I play mostly organized play (AL) so here are some of the things I would like to see.
faction details: faction, renown in faction, number of secret missions completed, names of mods for secret missions, rank in faction, and mentor relationships
adventuring log: dci number, adventure, adventure code, date, dm/dm dci, location played, self calculating xp, gold, renown, downtime, number of magic items, notes for details....xp, gold, renown should also update other parts of character sheet.
story awards: special area to record acquired story awards
formatting in free text areas.
some general ideas
relationship tree: build a tree that links to your other characters or other player characters that you adventure with.
social media links and posting
importing/exporting of pages/content
ability to save multiple images of character to sheet
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Former AL Sr. LC for DFW. Co-coord for AL at Common Ground, Dallas.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but as a DM I would like to be able to give out Feats to my players from time to time (RARELY) for doing something considerably substantial or notable in the game world or if they are receiving a temporary feat/buff from a deity (like Resilience) kind of like some other games will give you a buff for fighting along side a major npc.
Currently, outside of taking a note about it on the character sheet I don't see a way to add a feat for a player.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but as a DM I would like to be able to give out Feats to my players from time to time (RARELY) for doing something considerably substantial or notable in the game world or if they are receiving a temporary feat/buff from a deity (like Resilience) kind of like some other games will give you a buff for fighting along side a major npc.
Currently, outside of taking a note about it on the character sheet I don't see a way to add a feat for a player.
This is confirmed for the character sheet revamp! :)
I've never seen an official answer to this: will the PDF export sheet also be getting a revamp when the new character sheet rolls out? The current PDF export is only usable at the table if you manually edit it to include brief descriptions of class abilities, feats, etc. (Or at the very least, a PHB page number.) Will this be addressed at all? I've watched each monthly developer livestream looking for hints, but all you ever show is the online sheet, not the PDF export. Give me a sign!
I've never seen an official answer to this: will the PDF export sheet also be getting a revamp when the new character sheet rolls out? The current PDF export is only usable at the table if you manually edit it to include brief descriptions of class abilities, feats, etc. (Or at the very least, a PHB page number.) Will this be addressed at all? I've watched each monthly developer livestream looking for hints, but all you ever show is the online sheet, not the PDF export. Give me a sign!
Yes, I recall in one of the dev streams Adam saying that they will not be releasing the revamp until the PDF export and mobile version are perfected along with the desktop version. Maybe February? The original PDF export was an uber quick fix due to user demand, and was not originally planned for. Now they know how high the demand is, so part of the work on the revamp is also for a PDF export that works.
Why has this been promised over a year ago, and no updates on when it might be coming out?
Because if they release something unfinished, we'll all whine about the bugs. They show updates to the sheet every dev update, and it looks better every time. When they release it, they want it excellent and functional. The most recent dev update confirmed, as Tophloph stated, that they confirmed a Q2 release, so before the end of June.
And the goodies they enticed us with to preorder MToF? What happens to that when the book comes out and we still don’t have a revamped character sheet?
And the goodies they enticed us with to preorder MToF? What happens to that when the book comes out and we still don’t have a revamped character sheet?
You can already use backdrops? You get special backdrops no one else gets if you preorder MToF? You can go in your sheet right now and swap backdrops for other class options. :)
By pre-ordering on D&D Beyond, you will receive exclusive character portrait frames, sheet backdrops, and theme colors to be used with upcoming character sheet updates.
Both frames and backdrops are already available on the character sheet. The only thing that will be different is the theme colors. On the character sheet click on your name to show the dropdown menu. Change Frame and Change Backdrop both can be clicked and edited.
The book hasn’t released yet. The preorder bonus comes out when the book is released. I thought that your post was asking how we were going to use the preorder bonuses if the sheet revamp wasn’t released yet so I apologize for the misunderstanding.
The point is an advertised feature of the preorder is that you get those things to use in the upcoming character sheet revamp. So one would expect it to be out, but then again, they have it hedged such that you'll get this stuff once it comes out.
Additionally (Correct me if I'm wrong)... XGTE came with backdrops for preorders, didn't it? They were delivered on the day of release. You can expect to have access to your preorder backdrops on day of release, not beforehand.
It's unacceptable for them to continue to skate on the 'oh, we want to make sure it's ready' excuse. They had a time-frame, they missed it, and now they're significantly missing it again. Makes me glad I haven't dropped any more money on a legendary bundle (which I won't anyway until they fix granular sharing - it's a must have for me) or I'd be even more disappointed than I am by only having bought character option books.
Significantly missing it again? The current timeframe is Q2, that means through the end of June. They are not hiding behind an excuse. Look at the current pdf export. They released it because the community wanted it so bad before it could be properly worked on and it sucks. They have every right to hold off on releasing until it is a quality product. Sorry you have an issue with that, but I think it is a very smart move. I do not regret supporting this platform and buying the legendary bundle one bit.
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I play mostly organized play (AL) so here are some of the things I would like to see.
some general ideas
Former AL Sr. LC for DFW.
Co-coord for AL at Common Ground, Dallas.
AL Characters:
My character sheet wishlist at this point is just wishing they'd get the dang thing out already, I'm so impatient!
DM: The Cult of the Crystal Spider (Currently playing Storm King's Thunder)
Player: The Knuckles of Arth - Lemire (Tiefling Rogue 5/Fighter 1)
She/Her Player and Dungeon Master
Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but as a DM I would like to be able to give out Feats to my players from time to time (RARELY) for doing something considerably substantial or notable in the game world or if they are receiving a temporary feat/buff from a deity (like Resilience) kind of like some other games will give you a buff for fighting along side a major npc.
Currently, outside of taking a note about it on the character sheet I don't see a way to add a feat for a player.
I've never seen an official answer to this: will the PDF export sheet also be getting a revamp when the new character sheet rolls out? The current PDF export is only usable at the table if you manually edit it to include brief descriptions of class abilities, feats, etc. (Or at the very least, a PHB page number.) Will this be addressed at all? I've watched each monthly developer livestream looking for hints, but all you ever show is the online sheet, not the PDF export. Give me a sign!
Why has this been promised over a year ago, and no updates on when it might be coming out?
The character sheet revamp? They are currently shooting for q2 release. It was talked about during the development stream.
And the goodies they enticed us with to preorder MToF? What happens to that when the book comes out and we still don’t have a revamped character sheet?
Both frames and backdrops are already available on the character sheet. The only thing that will be different is the theme colors. On the character sheet click on your name to show the dropdown menu. Change Frame and Change Backdrop both can be clicked and edited.
Sorry, nope. I preordered MToF, and the only option I get is change backdrop, and it’s only class backdrop. There isn’t any option to change frame.
The book hasn’t released yet. The preorder bonus comes out when the book is released. I thought that your post was asking how we were going to use the preorder bonuses if the sheet revamp wasn’t released yet so I apologize for the misunderstanding.
No worries! At least I know nothing is going wrong... yet! 😂 Thx for the assist anyway!
The point is an advertised feature of the preorder is that you get those things to use in the upcoming character sheet revamp. So one would expect it to be out, but then again, they have it hedged such that you'll get this stuff once it comes out.
Additionally (Correct me if I'm wrong)... XGTE came with backdrops for preorders, didn't it? They were delivered on the day of release. You can expect to have access to your preorder backdrops on day of release, not beforehand.
It's unacceptable for them to continue to skate on the 'oh, we want to make sure it's ready' excuse. They had a time-frame, they missed it, and now they're significantly missing it again. Makes me glad I haven't dropped any more money on a legendary bundle (which I won't anyway until they fix granular sharing - it's a must have for me) or I'd be even more disappointed than I am by only having bought character option books.
Significantly missing it again? The current timeframe is Q2, that means through the end of June. They are not hiding behind an excuse. Look at the current pdf export. They released it because the community wanted it so bad before it could be properly worked on and it sucks. They have every right to hold off on releasing until it is a quality product. Sorry you have an issue with that, but I think it is a very smart move. I do not regret supporting this platform and buying the legendary bundle one bit.