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This is an AD&D character record sheet. The readme file follows:



          THE LUNE CHARACTER SHEETS FOR AD&D 2ND EDITION.

                                  by
                            Graeme Adamson
                        ([e-mail])


FILES IN THIS ARCHIVE:

There are three primary files in this archive:

CHRREC12.WPT   This is a character sheet template for WordPerfect 6.x
               for Windows, and is designed to be typed on. Approx size
               is 524kb.
CHRREC-L.WPD   This is the same document, but designed to be printed out
               and written on. Approx size is 530kb.
CHRREC-S.WPD   This is a short version of CHRREC-L.WPD, for NPCs and
               lower level or temporary characters. Approx size is
               156kb.

Major differences between the three: CHRREC12.WPT is designed with
tables consisting of large blocks for freeform multiline text entry.
CHRREC-L.WPD has these blocks divided by horizontal lines, to make it
easier to write in. CHRREC-S.WPD is a very cut down version of CHRREC-
L.WPD.

Other files in the archive are this README file, and some TrueType
fonts; Optimum and Becker Medium are essential for correct display of
the character sheets, and Heidelberg can be used to replace
the Becker. Be sure to install Optimum and Becker Medium before loading
the documents.


HOW THE FILES WERE DESIGNED:

The character sheets are done in WordPerfect 6.x for Windows, and
consist of many tables with custom line types on a grey page background.
They are all for A4 size paper; a fair bit of work will be needed to
convert to other paper sizes (that's revenge for the Americans
programming applications that default to Letter size paper). Because of
the extensive formatting, redraws are not very fast. All text has been
set up as styles, so you can change the fonts by changing the relevant
styles. The table lines are set up as table line/fill styles, so they
can also be changed by changing the relevant style. All character sheets
have a grey page fill; if you don't want it, simply use
Format|Page|Border/Fill to remove it. The heading style has been done in
red to make it easier to locate places where the style has been used. In
CHRREC12 most of the pages have been named, so you can go to a page by
using the "Go To" command (Ctrl-G), and picking the page from the list.


CONVERTING TO OTHER FORMATS:

Can't be done. I used WordPerfect because no other wordprocessor I tried
supported the features I needed (in particular, being able to join table
cells vertically as well as horizontally). I tried Microsoft Word, Lotus
Ami Pro, and Symantec Q&A Write (Q&A Write could join cells vertically,
but the table functions were too time consuming - I do however have a
complete character sheet in Q&A Write format (.qw) if anyone wants).
There is no point in trying to convert the documents to other formats,
as it will come through looking like garbage. If Word had been able to
support what I needed, I would have used it, because it uses a more
widely used format, and runs a lot faster (WordPerfect runs like treacle
on my 486DX2-66 with 32MB of RAM).


CAMPAIGN SPECIFIC NOTES:

These character sheets have been entered for my specific campaign (The
World of Lune), so there are bound to be parts that are non-standard,
and some areas might be lacking.
*  I don't use experience points in my campaign, so if you want to keep
   track of XPs, you may have to create a section to keep them in.
*  I use the Perception and Comeliness abilities in my campaign. If you
   don't use them, simply delete the relevant rows in the table.
*  I can't be bothered to keep track of encumbrance aside from a rough
   look at charcter sheets to see if equipment looks too heavy, so you
   may need to put in ENC values alongside the items if encumbrance is a
   rule you enforce.
*  I use pummelling rules that were published in a Dragon magazine years
   ago (issue 83), so I have a small section to cover that on Page 4. I
   also use a variant of the Oriental Adventures martial arts system, so
   I have a page dedicated to that.
*  Because we don't use Psionicists per se in my campaign, we don't have
   specific class/kit details for the psionicist class. There are some
   points on the psionics page that differ from the vanilla AD&D rules.


FILLING IN THE SHEETS ON COMPUTER:

CHRREC-L and CHRREC-S aren't designed to be filled in on computer, but
rather to be printed out and written on. Use the following guidelines
when filling out CHRREC12 in WordPerfect:
*  Table cells not intended to be typed in have been locked using Table|
   Format|Cell|Lock. Simply reverse the procedure on any cell you want
   to modify.
*  The standard font used throughout is Optimum 11 point roman. Headings
   are in Optimum 11 point Bold. To make sure that anything you type in
   is not bold, press END to get pass the closing BOLD code. A space has
   been placed at the end of each heading, after the colon.
*  If you find that a particular section is too small (e.g. Mannerisms
   and Tendencies), expand the section by increasing the cell height in
   0.6cm increments (that's 0.2362204724409 [approx] inches for those of
   you using Dark Ages measurement units), and decrease the height of
   another cell by the same amount. For example, on page one, you could
   increase the size of "Mannerisms and Tendencies" from 1.8cm to 2.4cm,
   and decrease "Marks, Scarring and maiming" from 1.8cm to 1.2cm.
*  Any page that you don't need in your character sheet (e.g. the spells
   pages for non-spellcasters), delete by placing your cursor somewhere
   on the page, using Edit|Select|Page to select the entire page, and
   pressing Del. All pages from Page 9 onward are optional, so merely
   delete the ones you don't need.


PRINTING THE CHARACTER SHEETS:

I created the sheets to print nicely on a 600dpi HP Laserjet 4. They
still print well on a 300dpi laser, but the grey shading may not come
out too well. I've never tried printing them on inkjet or bubblejet
printers, but it probably take a while. Forget about using any sort of
dot matrix printer, unless you don't mind poor quality, and have lots of
time and priner ribbons on your hands. I strongly recommend a 600dpi
laser printer for best results.


KNOWN PROBLEMS AND CAVEATS:
*  You will need WordPerfect 6.0a or 6.1 or later with a Windows printer
   driver loaded to use these character sheets. WordPerfect 6.0 is too
   unstable and will crash very frequently. The WordPerfect printer
   drivers can't print these tables properly, so that excludes the DOS
   version of WordPerfect 6.
*  I have encountered a problem where in the "Name and Titles" box, if
   you type a name followed by a space, WordPerfect stops dead in its
   tracks. This may be a problem only on my PC (I'm running WordPerfect
   6.1 under Windows NT Workstation 3.5), but if you do encounter such a
   problem, use a hard space (Ctrl-Space) instead of a space.
*  I don't know how much memory your printer will require, but I'm
   pretty sure it will be more than 2MB. If you get "Out of memory"
   errors on your printer, remove the grey background from the document,
   and try again. My printer has 14MB of RAM, so I've never had a
   problem.
*  These documents will generate large print files (typically 4.2MB), and
   take a long time to print (typically 30 minutes to 90 minutes on my
   setup).
*  If you have imported a bitmap into the document as a character
   picture, and it prints in black-and-white instead of in shades of
   grey, this procedure should correct it:
   Select the graphic, select Graphics|Edit Box. The graphics feature
   bar should pop up. Click on Tools on the feature bar, click the
   bottom right icon on the resulting floating box, select Print
   Parameters, and choose WordPerect dithering and Error Diffusion. This
   should correct the problem.
*  If you discover any problems, please let me know at
   [e-mail].


SUGGESTIONS:
If you have any suggestions regarding the sheets, please let me know at
[e-mail].


DOCUMENT CONTENTS:

This is what sections CHRREC12 and CHRREC-L contain, along with any
notes regarding what data needs to be entered.


PAGE 1: THE CHARACTER
Player & campaign details
Character name and titles
Abilities: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Comeliness, Intelligence,
   Wisdom, Charisma, and Perception (4 physical, 4 mental)
Character Profile: Race, sex, skin/hair/eye colour, handedness, real and
   apparent ages, vision and hearing, alignment, character goals,
   strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, mannerisms and
   tendencies, general appearance, marks/scarring/maiming.
Status and origins: Class, kit, social class, birthplace and date,
   patron deity, family, children, affiliations (e.g. Member of Thorad
   Thieves' Guild), and any titles or honours granted.


PAGE 2: CHARACTER'S SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Skills: Languages and non-weapon proficiencies, including ability to
   read and write (R/W on sheet), cost in NWP slots, and score.
Racial Abilities
Detection: e.g. detect secret doors, evil, magic by any means, be it
   racial, class, magical or psionic.
Class skills: e.g. a paladin's special abilities
Class restrictions: e.g. no more than 10 magic items etc.
Other skills: i.e. skills from any other source
Sage skills: e.g. a high-level mage may have sage-like skills in
   dweomercraft.


PAGE 3: COMBAT ABILITIES
Combat: Thac0, combat bonuses, modifiers
Armour: armour type and class, AC bonuses
Hit points: HP, Con bonus, all scores back to Lvl 1
Resistances: e.g. elves vs Sleep/Charm, paladins vs disease, from any
   source
Training: Weapon proficiencies, specialisation, combat skills (e.g.
   sword-and-shield specialisation)
Saving Throws: Saves, all adjustments.


PAGE 4: WEAPONS
Melee weapons: includes all modifies, damage, length etc.
Missile weapons: ditto
Pummelling: for pummelling and kicking, using the system from Dragon
   Magazine 83 (article by Roger Moore).
Special weapons notes


PAGE 5: STEEDS & FOLLOWERS
Steeds
Animal followers
Last will & testament
Followers
Propert owned
Obligations owed to people


PAGE 6: PEOPLE KNOWN
Companions, Friends, Foes and Enemies, Impartials


PAGE 7: MAGIC AND SPECIAL ITEMS
Armour & shields, Weapons, Rings, Rods/staves/wands, miscellaneous; does
not include scrolls.


PAGE 8: CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Clothing: everyday, formal and other
Equipment: including location
Wealth: Gems, jewellery, other items


PAGE 9: SPECIAL CLOTHING
More space for specialised or additional clothing.


PAGE 10: SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
More space for eqipment

<PAGES FROM HERE ONWARD ARE NOT NUMBERED>

PAGE: MAGE DETAILS
Kit, school of magic, number of spells, casting level
Typical spell selection, spells level 1 to 9


PAGE: SPELLBOOK SPELLS 1 TO 4
Spells in spellbook, levels 1 to 4


PAGE: SPELLBOOK SPELLS 5 TO 9
Spells in spellbook, levels 5 to 9


PAGE: SCROLL SPELLS
Any scroll spells


PAGE: CLERIC DETAILS
Deity
Major and minor spheres
Special powers and restrictions applying to faith
Kit
Armour and weapons permitted by faith
Dress required by faith
Duties expected
Holy symbol description
Typical spell selection, spell levels 1 to 7


PAGE: PSIONICS
Because we don't use Psionicists per se in my campaign, we don't have
specific class/kit details for the psionicist class.

Primary and two secondary abilities (in my campaign we don't use a fixed
   Wis, Int and Con, but allow psionic characters to choose what their
   primary and secondary abilities are, from Int, Wis, Cha and Con.
Psionic strength point recovery rate
Attack and defence modes known
Attack vs defence mode adjustments
Disciplines, sciences and devotions known
Notes
Insanity type (in my campaign, all psionic characters are subject to a
   mild form of insanity, such as dipsomania, claustrophobia,
   kleptomania, agoraphobia, and others; this manifests occasionally
   when under stress).


PAGE: MARTIAL ARTS
In my campaign we use a martial arts system based on the system in
Oriental Adventures, expanded slightly. Contact me at
[e-mail] if you would like a copy of the system.

Martial arts style: number of attacks, damage per attack, base AC,
   weapons associated with style.
Style manoeuvres: manoeuvres taught by style
Style background and origins
Proficiencies and manoeuvres: those learned by the character, with
   number of slots used.
Weapons used
Notes


PAGE: ROGUE SKILLS
Class & Kit
Kit bonuses & hindrances
Rogue skill modifiers: by kit, dex, race, magic and armour
Rogue skills: skill, total score, score by level (i.e. keep track of all
   scores back to 1st level).
Special tools
Notes


PAGE: COATS-OF-ARMS AND SYMBOLS
Personal coat-of-arms (diagram) and description
Personal symbol or likeness: character picture or symbol
Motto
Holy symbol: diagram, of patron deity
Coats-of-arms or symbols of associated organisations: diagrams of signs
   of any affiliated organisations.


PAGE: HOLY WARRIORS (PALADINS & PALADIN-LIKE CLASSES)
Kit
Armour and weapons permitted by religious order
Dress required
Duties expected
Holy symbol
Deity
Minor and major sphere of deity
Special powers and restrictions
Typical spell selection, spell levels 1 to 7


PAGE: NOTES
A blank notes page which can be used for character backgrounds,
character personality profiles, history, adventuring journals, items to
be remembered etc.
To copy the page, use Edit|Select|Page, Edit|Copy, move to the last
(blank) page, and go Edit|Paste. Then delete any text you have in the
new page and start typing.


Graeme Adamson                              [e-mail]
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