Hello, I found a weird bug after I started a campaign and got a player's character to join.
You can see their character and sheet which is fine. However, you can click Edit character on the Campaign screen and the Anvil (edit) when viewing the actual sheet.
It seems fine at first, and just shows the basic details of creation rather than the actual content to edit it. However, I found and tested (with the friend on hand) that you're able to directly edit their character. If you click the side arrows to go back and forth, you browse through the basic detail slides to the ACTUAL slides and can directly edit them. I was able to add and equip some equipment to the person.
Going to assume it's not intentional... but is it?
I'll try to grab some screenshots when I get a moment to better show what I'm talking about.
To add to what Filcat said, it should only be the DM and the owner of the character that can edit. Other players should not be able to edit each others character sheets.
It's intentional to be able to fully edit their character? I can understand why from a DM's point of view, but is there anything that should reflect that the DM made edits?
Yes, confirmed that it is fully intentional that a DM may edit any characters that are part of a campaign they are running.
No, there isn't an audit trail to warn people.
It's a fairly common practice within my social group, for the DM to collect character sheets at the end of a session and keep them between games, for a variety of reasons, like if the player misses a session, their character sheet is still available. I've known DMs to sometimes make small changes to sheets and not tell the player, just wait to see when they notice. Seems a similar situation to me.
DM edits the characters in accordance to the player. It is possible that in a campaign the DM does not touch once those sheets, in others the DM can give items, XP and so on. It all depends on how the DM and the players want to play.
Yes, I mean, I don't do that, either. Unless it comes necessary because a player is missing or forget something.
I think it can be useful in situations where items are of interest only for one player: a letter from that character's faction, or written in a language it only knows. The DM can just put these items in the inventory and say: "Ehi look what you got!".
Don't forget that for some people, they may not know how exactly to set up their character, especially if they are new. So as the DM, I'm able to go in and fix a few things (they forgot to equip their weapon, didn't add starting gold, whatever) without having to just tell them about it and hope they fix it eventually.
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Hello, I found a weird bug after I started a campaign and got a player's character to join.
You can see their character and sheet which is fine. However, you can click Edit character on the Campaign screen and the Anvil (edit) when viewing the actual sheet.
It seems fine at first, and just shows the basic details of creation rather than the actual content to edit it. However, I found and tested (with the friend on hand) that you're able to directly edit their character. If you click the side arrows to go back and forth, you browse through the basic detail slides to the ACTUAL slides and can directly edit them. I was able to add and equip some equipment to the person.
Going to assume it's not intentional... but is it?
I'll try to grab some screenshots when I get a moment to better show what I'm talking about.
Yes, it is intentional.
To add to what Filcat said, it should only be the DM and the owner of the character that can edit. Other players should not be able to edit each others character sheets.
If there isn't then that would be a good suggestion to the dev team, just so that players can see if the DM has modified their character.
Perhaps creating an entry in the other notes section showing that so and so changed this on this date at this time?
Thanks for the answers! I'll submit something to the Focused Feedback thread for Campaign Manager.
Yes, confirmed that it is fully intentional that a DM may edit any characters that are part of a campaign they are running.
No, there isn't an audit trail to warn people.
It's a fairly common practice within my social group, for the DM to collect character sheets at the end of a session and keep them between games, for a variety of reasons, like if the player misses a session, their character sheet is still available. I've known DMs to sometimes make small changes to sheets and not tell the player, just wait to see when they notice. Seems a similar situation to me.
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DM edits the characters in accordance to the player. It is possible that in a campaign the DM does not touch once those sheets, in others the DM can give items, XP and so on. It all depends on how the DM and the players want to play.
I'm not currently planning to mess with their sheets, but these are great reasons to have it as an option though!
I just found it initially weird that it's an option and since this is in beta still I wanted to be sure it was intentional or not.
I'll have to think about how to use this creatively now. :)
Yes, I mean, I don't do that, either. Unless it comes necessary because a player is missing or forget something.
I think it can be useful in situations where items are of interest only for one player: a letter from that character's faction, or written in a language it only knows. The DM can just put these items in the inventory and say: "Ehi look what you got!".
Don't forget that for some people, they may not know how exactly to set up their character, especially if they are new. So as the DM, I'm able to go in and fix a few things (they forgot to equip their weapon, didn't add starting gold, whatever) without having to just tell them about it and hope they fix it eventually.