How do you digitally fill out a Chronicle Sheet?

[Ravingdork]

I've been given chronicle sheets with the information typed in digitally a few times. How do you do that? Whenever I attempt to add text to a Chronicle digitally, I get a "this document is protected" prompt.

[logsig]

Most any PDF tool can add text to PDFs despite the protection - e.g. browsers such as Chrome or Edge, or Adobe Acrobat Reader (free version works fine).

But many GMs use RPGChronicles.net, especially online, to generate Chronicles with far less manual labor. See here.

[Ravingdork]

LOL. I just had my players sign up for Paizo, then for Society, then Foundry, then Forge. If I ask them to sign up for something else YET AGAIN just so we can roleplay, they're going to revolt!

[Pirate Rob]

Don't have them sign up then, just put in their info into RPG chronicles yourself.

I've never had trouble with locked PDFs but you could always "print" the chronicle sheet into a new PDF and then work from there.

[Ravingdork]

That's strange. I could have sworn the website said players needed to sign up.

[Super Zero]

They never do, but if they don't they won't be able to see or edit their own information. After all, the system doesn't know they're the person who put it there if they don't create an account.

[Ravingdork]

If I put their information in the system, then they later sign up, would they be able to see and edit their information that I entered previously?

[Gary Bush]

Ravingdork wrote:

If I put their information in the system, then they later sign up, would they be able to see and edit their information that I entered previously?

Maybe if they use the same email address. But not likely.

[Ravingdork]

Doesn't seem like a very good system if that doesn't work.

[Super Zero]

It's the system to accommodate users without accounts. No, it's not going to show you someone's contact information because you claim that it's yours.

Only the logged-in GM or that specific logged-in user can see or edit that. That's a good thing. It's a little bit of extra safety that probably isn't necessary, but it's nice that they thought it out.

But now I'm not even sure what you're asking for. You can use it as a sign-in sheet and have the players fill it out, or you can do it yourself to just automate filling out Chronicles. Why are you filling it out and then giving out the link after?

[Ravingdork]

I've only ever seen it used in game shops where players waste 15 minutes scanning a QR code, creating new accounts/signing in, and filling out lengthy forms--where someone will inevitably mess something up.

Compared to the 15 seconds it takes to write your Society ID number on the sign in slip.

I wasn't aware that the GM could do it all themselves on the app prior to this conversation.