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Step-by-step guide to creating Homebrew Sheets

Content Addition · Statblocks template creator (studio) · Created by aburnstorm
accepted

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

I see that others have tried to raise a similar request as well, but I think we have been requesting this support in the wrong manner.  What I am looking for (and what I think some others are looking for as well) is help on creating sheets/statblocks for homebrew material.  The current "how to" and help guides are not really useable for us non-programmers.    

How does this feature request address the current situation?

A bit of an in-depth guide on how to create our own sheet within World Anvil from absolutely scratch would be a huge help.  And if links were necessary, maybe they could be provided to third-party sites about how to better understand how block templates/blocks/sheets all interrelated and could be built appropriately.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

I guess secondary benefits would including helping us newbies get involved in the community a little more.  I love the world-building aspect, but in order to get my players onto World Anvil I need to be able to have workable tools for them in the system.  As a non-programmer I'm not able to drive my players to the tool without being able to build them some better-looking blocks/stats/sheets.

Follow up


The Team's Response

Hello guys!   So yes, better documentation is needed so I am accepting this. The reason it has not been done before is because there are already plans to upgrade the system.   What I will do is that I will create for you a good video tutorial starring yours truly to go through the basics of creating a sheet and what you will need and I will probably support it with a doc outlining.
Current score

90/300 Votes · +19720 points

Votes Cast

  • +20

    by Lenosallose
    on 2021-12-28 23:57
  • +300

    by hypnotoadie
    on 2021-12-28 07:55
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    by Lukepscott
    on 2021-12-28 02:52
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    by WolfofWinter
    on 2021-12-27 13:00
  • +100

    by Aurynleid
    on 2021-12-27 06:55
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    by Mo2ha
    on 2021-12-27 02:51
  • +50

    by Arietty
    on 2021-12-26 02:30
  • +100

    by Mcwingamer
    on 2021-12-25 23:43
  • +200

    by Goddess_Of_Luck
    on 2021-12-25 09:49
  • +300

    by ReginaCaeli
    on 2021-12-25 05:45
    The how-to guides out there make my head spin. I'm not sure if asking someone from WA to make a guide would make it any easier for me to comprehend what I am supposed to be doing or not. I tend to design my own character sheets in Adobe, per campaign, but I always fail to figure out how translate that level of customization to WA. If it can be made easier, I'm all for it.
  • -300

    by Justin Hamersly
    on 2021-12-25 02:18
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    by Vespie
    on 2021-12-25 02:13
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    by penguinman000
    on 2021-12-24 20:22
  • +100

    by david12king
    on 2021-12-24 17:22
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    by Eraellas
    on 2021-12-23 18:33
  • +100

    by alexgauthier
    on 2021-12-23 14:27
  • +10

    by rgpil
    on 2021-12-23 14:09
  • +300

    by Knuffel
    on 2021-12-23 10:10
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    by Diabboru
    on 2021-12-23 07:52
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    by A Fluffy Mlem
    on 2021-12-23 02:05
  • +300

    by Only Duo
    on 2021-12-22 19:57
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    by Ratha
    on 2021-12-22 01:57
  • +50

    by RothgarIronfist
    on 2021-12-21 22:50
  • +50

    by A Fierce Skeleton
    on 2021-12-21 18:31
    There are tutorials that exist that do explain how to do this. But I would like to see a more "in-house" document, so to speak.
  • +50

    by shibi6913
    on 2021-12-20 17:49
  • +300

    by technicolormage
    on 2021-12-20 05:26
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    by xSpazztic
    on 2021-12-20 01:17
  • +300

    by TheSneakyDestroyer
    on 2021-12-19 21:45
  • +200

    by Sullie98
    on 2021-12-19 18:58
  • +50

    by Pete Nelson
    on 2021-12-19 04:57
  • +300

    by PhilosoShy
    on 2021-12-19 04:24
  • +50

    by Starharper
    on 2021-12-18 21:33
  • +300

    by Baalon
    on 2021-12-18 13:40
  • +300

    by Nubs
    on 2021-12-18 08:04
  • +100

    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2021-12-18 00:26
  • +300

    by CristalViper
    on 2021-12-17 23:16
  • +200

    by Jherden
    on 2021-12-17 22:16
  • +50

    by Wanderspeak
    on 2021-12-17 19:49
  • +300

    by Cosmos Darkstar
    on 2021-12-17 18:00
  • +300

    by mirrorsand
    on 2021-12-17 16:52
  • +300

    by GMatchStick
    on 2021-12-17 06:14
  • +50

    by Castle59361
    on 2021-12-17 06:08
  • +300

    by Maltacrai
    on 2021-12-16 23:37
  • +300

    by RibenLARP
    on 2021-12-16 16:14
  • +10

    by A Uncontrollable Dragon
    on 2021-12-15 20:17
  • +300

    by Buzzard
    on 2021-12-15 01:10
  • +300

    by LordGalakrond
    on 2021-12-14 06:27
  • -200

    by Virusbomb
    on 2021-12-14 03:18
  • +300

    by ccpadilla
    on 2021-12-14 02:29
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    by after_xero
    on 2021-12-13 23:57
  • +300

    by allanadeluca
    on 2021-12-13 19:19
  • +200

    by Naerlm
    on 2021-12-13 09:51
    This, this is the thing I need the most :)
  • +200

    by Shadowfell
    on 2021-12-13 04:47
  • +300

    by ArcticEagle
    on 2021-12-13 04:00
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    by Jbag
    on 2021-12-13 02:59
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    by Katahdan
    on 2021-12-13 02:45
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    by Yuna_Nightshade
    on 2021-12-12 20:38
  • +50

    by Noxnoceo
    on 2021-12-12 20:28
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    by Septimus540
    on 2021-12-12 17:55
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    by Racussa
    on 2021-12-12 16:38
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    by BCGR_Wurth
    on 2021-12-12 15:54
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    by Twaren Stormborn
    on 2021-12-12 11:50
  • +300

    by Snake__Venom
    on 2021-12-12 10:04
    Because I don't often make sheets I basically need to re-learn everything every time. A well done guide would be very much appreciated, even if it takes time to create.
  • +100

    by Silverlite_Sword
    on 2021-12-12 02:35
    I homebrew a lot so this would be really helpful for me.
  • +300

    by MrGunn
    on 2021-12-11 20:48
    We very much need this capability.
  • +300

    by JaenJaenJaen
    on 2021-12-11 19:34
  • +300

    by Rahjar
    on 2021-12-11 17:52
  • +200

    by Kondoriano
    on 2021-12-11 17:14
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    by illxliterate
    on 2021-12-11 16:45
  • +300

    by Hotshot922
    on 2021-12-11 05:34
  • +300

    by Scalenex
    on 2021-12-11 03:16
    Every time I try to make a character sheet template for my home brew game I end up metaphorically banging my head against the wall. A simple guide would be helpful like you have with many other features here.
  • +100

    by mastergentleman
    on 2021-12-11 01:58
  • +300

    by SpecterN7
    on 2021-12-11 01:41
    I can say that for my group, we have heavily modified the base rules, which makes using the available character sheets unhelpful. Even as a developer, I would love a guide.
  • +100

    by TheTinyTyro
    on 2021-12-11 01:33
  • +300

    by Gamez
    on 2021-12-10 21:31
    I think a guide on sheets would be very useful.
  • +300

    by A Enfeebled Dryad
    on 2021-12-10 19:10
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    by J B Dorman
    on 2021-12-10 08:50
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    by Amancham
    on 2021-12-10 07:13
  • +10

    by RelevantTuna6
    on 2021-12-10 02:03
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    by PenumbraDei
    on 2021-12-09 23:48
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    by Hitthere
    on 2021-12-09 22:26
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    by Jontaro
    on 2021-12-09 17:04
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    by Spiveystrange
    on 2021-12-09 16:56
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    by Uruschk
    on 2021-12-09 15:47
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    by A Adorable Elf
    on 2021-12-09 14:38
  • +300

    by ss2020
    on 2021-12-09 03:51
  • +100

    by Lucifer__oO
    on 2021-12-09 01:53
  • +100

    by Ryder1478
    on 2021-12-08 23:11
  • +20

    by Tijmuhn
    on 2021-12-08 22:04
  • +300

    by DColquitt42
    on 2021-12-08 21:00
  • +300

    by aburnstorm
    on 2021-12-08 17:47