OD&D Character Sheets

[Falconer]

Click on the image on the left to download a PDF recreation of the original TSR OD&D character sheet (which was never sold), based on the scan from the Acaeum shown on the right. As you can see, it is an inexact recreation, but I think it gets the job done and captures the functionality and flavor. 

       

Post any others you have made!

[Finarvyn]

How 'bout this one?


I know I had one somewhere with an OD&D type logo on it. WB fans might recognize something similar as well...

[murquhart72]

Thank you, Falconer! I've been looking for those sheets. Now that I have a PDF I can print at will on either green or goldenrod ;D

I recognized the Swords & Wizardry too, also classy (just needs to be copied onto cards).

[thegreyelf]

I dunno, Falconer, it looks pretty darned exact to me...

[Deleted]

EXALT to you, Falconer. Sheet downloaded!

[Fandomaniac]

Very cool Falconer! I exalt thee!

[tombowings]

I've been using this character sheet for the last couple month and it's been working well.

[Falconer]

Someone just posted this on the Acaeum. As you can see, these were done by Games Workshop. I think it’s neat—a little crowded for my tastes, especially since some of the boxes (esp. magic and equipment) are too small to write in. But I appreciate how it doesn’t have saving throws or a to-hit chart on it!

[murquhart72]

As much as I love the simplicity of TSR's original sheet, there's something missing: You can put armor class and damage with your stuff under equipment, but where might one list things like a character's hit points, race or other notes

[Falconer]

Aug 12, 2010 19:41:13 GMT -6 murquhart72 said:

As much as I love the simplicity of TSR's original sheet, there's something missing: You can put armor class and damage with your stuff under equipment, but where might one list things like a character's hit points, race or other notes

Race: I put it with Class (so Class might be Dwarf Fighter, for example).

Hit Points and Armor Class: Since I print these out at 93%, there is a nice margin at top where I have the players record HP and AC in nice big letters. (Though if they are new to D&D, playing at first level, I don’t need them to record their AC “number” at all, they can just report to me what armor they are wearing and I will know where to find them on the chart.)

Other Notes: There is plenty of space under the five large fields (gold, for example, or spells if you are non-spellcaster for example) where you can record any campaign details or draw a picture or whatever you want.

[murquhart72]

I wonder how the "old boys" did it back in '76? MAN, wouldn't I love to see a pic of this sheet in it's original form all filled out by Rob or Gary or whoever!

[Falconer]

A character sheet of Robilar was auctioned off on eBay. And it was one of these style sheets (from the OP). I hope a scan of it is included on that CD-ROM he was talking about selling!

[harami2000]

Robilar's was a recreated character sheet rather than a 1976 "original", I believe. That caused some fuss at the time with the auction...

Fwiw I haven't seen too many in original format on period printed character sheets from that far back; a couple of Steve Marsh's on AWG sheets, some from over here on GW sheets and possibly a few others. For 1975 only a few partial scribbles rather than any complete used-in-game sheets, IIRC.

[Falconer]

Aug 13, 2010 15:05:14 GMT -6 harami2000 said:

Robilar's was a recreated character sheet rather than a 1976 "original", I believe.

Well, as long as it was meticulously recreated, I don’t see how it matters.

[harami2000]

Aug 13, 2010 15:49:49 GMT -6 Falconer said:

Well, as long as it was meticulously recreated, I don’t see how it matters.

For reference only. Not that I'd expect anyone to claim a 21st century recreation to be any more than a simulacrum of something from the 1970s if the original source material was lacking.

[Finarvyn]

Aug 13, 2010 15:05:14 GMT -6 harami2000 said:

I haven't seen too many in original format on period printed character sheets from that far back

Heck, our group never even owned those sheets back then. We just used regular lined notebook paper or index cards. (The idea of spending actual money for character sheets was strange to us. We didn't have real jobs and would rather spend any lawn-mowing money on game books, not character sheets. Thank goodness for word procesors and the internet so I can make or download some for cheap. )

[abecross]

edit: I can't get photobucket to work right,

[verhaden]

This caught my eye on an eBay auction. Never seen it before. Homemade?

[kesher]

These must be homemade---ODD doesn't have any +'s to hit or damage...

They're nicely minimalistic, though!

[verhaden]

That and the thief skills point to Greyhawk, at the very least.

[coffee]

Weapons do have + to hit and + to damage -- and they're not always the same, either.

But yeah, Greyhawk introduced Thieves, so it seems to post-date that.

[foxroe]

Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I figured this was not a "raise-able offense"... ;D

Inspired by the original sheet, and Falconer's perfect recreation, and the desire to add the "missing" info, I made a similar sheet. It's designed to be printed out on a single portrait-oriented, letter-sized sheet of paper, then folded in half; plenty of white space for notes and it makes a convenient little folder for scratch paper. Plus, it fits in the original box.

Attachments:

[spectresghost]

Nice work. Very clean and simple.

[coffee]

May 7, 2011 9:00:55 GMT -6 foxroe said:

Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I figured this was not a "raise-able offense"... ;D

Inspired by the original sheet, and Falconer's perfect recreation, and the desire to add the "missing" info, I made a similar sheet. It's designed to be printed out on a single portrait-oriented, letter-sized sheet of paper, then folded in half; plenty of white space for notes and it makes a convenient little folder for scratch paper. Plus, it fits in the original box.

Very nice!

Have an exalt, and thanks for sharing.

(And don't worry about thread necromancy -- it's totally acceptable around here.)

[Deleted]

Aug 13, 2010 13:44:04 GMT -6 murquhart72 said:

I wonder how the "old boys" did it back in '76? MAN, wouldn't I love to see a pic of this sheet in it's original form all filled out by Rob or Gary or whoever!

We didn't use character sheets. I still have Gronan's original character sheet... it's a piece of lined three-hole paper.

The other authentic option is a piece of paper torn out of a spiral notebook, with the crufties still along the side.

Gronan

[Aplus]

Here's one I did. Nothing special, but perhaps someone will like it:

OD&D Digest Character Sheet

[foxroe]

As in the other thread, excellent sheet, Aplus! I like sheets that can be printed out landscape and folded in half. They make for convenient original-box-sized sheets, and one can also shove adventure scraps and maps into the formed "folder"... provided your character survives, of course.

Quick question: You have "Luck" listed under the six attributes on your sheet. How does that work IYG?

[Aplus]

Oops! I meant to put a version without luck, but totally forgot!

Anyways, here's how I use Luck:

Luck is rolled up just like the other abilities (I use 3d6 in order, but allow 1s to be rerolled).

Luck can be used to adjudicate things that don't fit neatly into one of the other abilities.
Is that item I need buried at the bottom of my backpack, or is it sticking out of the top and easy to grab?
Did that slovenly trull get pregnant?
It's just sort of a catch-all, and the referee can use it for what ever he likes. To see if PCs notice things, etc.

Further, at the beginning of every adventure, each player rolls 3d20. For each die that comes up equal to or less than their luck score, they get a luck point. There are no actual rules for luck points. It is up to the player to negotiate uses for them. Possible uses (but boring examples) include rerolling a bad roll, turning a regular hit into a crit, having a particular mundane item in your pack (even though it's not on your character sheet), etc.

And finally, due to it's nature, the luck score may be completely rerolled from time to time. It's use is very flexible.

This one one of the things from DCC that will probably stay in my games from here on out. It is very useful. Although they didn't invent it, that's where I was exposed to it. Jim Ward uses luck points in Metamorphosis Alpha as well, although there is no luck stat.

There is a long history of ability modification - Arduin being probably the chief example. I think changing up the standard six ability scores to suit your game is something I wish there was more of. Whether it's Luck, Comeliness, Ego, or whatever, just run with it!

[Aplus]

Here is another one, this one full-size. I remembered to take luck off this time, and unless I messed something up, it contains only LBB stuff.

OD&D LBB Character Record (8.5x11)

[Koren n'Rhys]

Ha, Nice! I love the border from the coloring book.