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Start A Quest! · October 5 · 32 min

This sheet is not your D&D character; it's just a stat block

D&D character sheets are supposed to help us play the game — but what if we’ve been designing them backwards? We look at D&D character sheet design, playtesting, and what games like Pendragon, Fate, and Zombie World can teach us about making character sheets actually matter at the table. Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PSUL2YJe6EU And sign up for the newsletter: https://www.start-a-quest.com ▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼ 1. Zombie World https://magpiegames.com/collections/zombie-world 2. Fate Core https://fate-srd.com/fate-core 3. Dungeon World https://www.dungeon-world.com/ 4. XCOM 2 https://2k.com/games/xcom/xcom-2/ 5. Pendragon https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/

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D&D character sheets are supposed to help us play the game — but what if we’ve been designing them backwards? We look at D&D character sheet design, playtesting, and what games like Pendragon, Fate, and Zombie World can teach us about making character sheets actually matter at the table.

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PSUL2YJe6EU

And sign up for the newsletter: https://www.start-a-quest.com

▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Zombie World https://magpiegames.com/collections/zombie-world

2. Fate Core https://fate-srd.com/fate-core

3. Dungeon World https://www.dungeon-world.com/

4. XCOM 2 https://2k.com/games/xcom/xcom-2/

5. Pendragon https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/

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