Part II of my work on character sheet design. This week I show the benefits of a bit of forethought and get into #modalPlay.
@Homebrewandhacking also, gonna tag @Miniver, since this is a follow-up on a previous conversation.
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“Bob, a cunning fireweaver with a heart of gold” i.e. description and hook
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I gotta finish my blog post about FATE, obviously
The multimodal business is delicious and has me thinking about character sheets designed to use something like bullet journal “dutch doors”
@Miniver @Homebrewandhacking i might need to play with this a little, tho probably not re: actually cutting pages, etc...
@cour13r5 @Miniver @Homebrewandhacking Makes me think in a literal and figurative way of "MOSAIC Strict", a manifesto for modular RPG rules. M.S.'s modular rules, explicitly not referencing other rule modules, would seem like a good fit for a modular character sheet.
@Homebrewandhacking Apologies, I may have missed the essence. The "Dutch Doors" Jonathan proposed suggests a modal style.
This is the link
Essentially, I'm teaching Advanced Fifth Edition to players (basically an upgrade to DnD) and I've had very good results with it.
I was doing character generation last night and it seemed to be working with a player for whom 5e and A5e rules explanations have previously been Charlie Brown's teacher.
The Dutch Door bit is there is a frame at the top of each sheet but the horizontal sections work separately but with a shared purpose.
@Homebrewandhacking "Charlie Brown's teacher!" That is a big difference in your player's experience with your approach over the "wa wa waaa" previous introductions.
Well, they said they'd got it this week but next week was a different story.