paizo.com - Character Codex (4E)


Haldir, Wed, Sep 3, 2008, 06:23 PM

has anyone gotten this? Just curious on how it matches up with the 4e character sheets (not hard there) RM


Riley, Fri, Sep 5, 2008, 05:08 PM

I looked at a paper copy of this at the FLGS. I really liked the layout of the character sheet, and I haven't been impressed by any of the others I've seen so far. It's a fairly straightforward layout, and not overly cluttered with calculations like the WOTC form. A question for the makers (or sellers) of this PDF: Is this a form-fillable, or otherwise editable, PDF? If yes, it'd definitely be worth the $5. Or more. Nah, scratch that. I'm just gonna buy one right now, and I'll let you know.


Riley, Fri, Sep 5, 2008, 06:05 PM

20 pages: 1: front cover 2: PHB weapon chart (for reference, not your character) 3: 1st page of character sheet It’s similar to the WOTC char sheet, but less cluttered, and more useful. The upper 1/3 is about the same as WOTC’s, but the Movement/Senses/Attack Workspace has been replaced with a Hit Points/Second Wind/Saving Throw section. The lower 2/3rds is divided into 2 columns. The left column is a ‘Power Index’, listing powers by At Will, Encounter, Daily, and Utility. The right column has sections for (from top to bottom): Action Points, Movement, Senses, Attack and Damage Workspaces, and Basic Attacks. 4: 2nd page: Skills, Feats, Magic Item Index (including slots), Race Features, Class/Path/Destiny Features, Languages Known, Rituals. 5: Weapons & Equipment, as well as a classic 1e-style Wealth section Then it gets on to the less essential ‘Character Folio’ pages: 6: Title, description, illustration, and ‘Comrades in Arms’ (which’d be good for that horse and your animal companion) 7: History 8: Allies, Enemies, Family/Clan History Then back to a good page: 9: Advancement (a place to list hit points, score increases, powers, and feats added or swapped at each level) And again to the fluff: 10: Stronghold/Hideout (mostly a piece of graph paper to map said location) 11: Dominion (Hex paper to map it!) 12: Campaign Notes/Legends & Lore 13-16: Adventure Journal (same on each page) 17: House Rules (mostly blank with lines) 18: top half is a nice, simple one-fold table card to put your init, passive skills, and defenses on. Bottom half is the OGL. 19: Armor table and castle-and-village illustration 20: Back cover The good: I really like the layout The small disappointment: it’s not form-fillable, and in fact, the 1st page is a single image. Any form-building is going to need to be done on one’s own. On the bright side, copy and paste is enabled, so that is possible.


Wamulus (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 07:58 AM

I picked it up at Gen Con (as well as the DM Character Codex) and found it much better than the PHBs char sheet.


Riley, Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 07:25 AM

CORRECTION/UPDATE TO MY PREVIOUS POST: The Character Codex is now form-fillable! I downloaded it today, and it is extremely convenient / nice. Thanks to Goodman for updating this product. And thanks to Paizo for emailing me about the update!