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Hey Everyone! I've been working on a rifts campaign
for my friends who aren't familiar with Rifts at all
the most difficult part has been character creation
which as we all know can get a bit complicated. I
already have a few home rules in place that simplify
the process which have helped us a lot but I also
discovered that the character sheet hosted on the
palladium website is hard for them to understand
It lacks simplicity, organization and doesn't speak
in their RPG visual vocabulary. to fix this I created a
rifts character sheet that is formatted in the same way
as the Dungeons and Dragons 5E character sheet
and I found that it sorted a lot of the problems I was
having with character creation. can I share that here
or would it be in violation of any copy right rules
I would like some feedback from experienced
rifts players and maybe even some people familiar
with DND 5E could provide some feedback. Any help
would be appreciated.

EDIT: So I couldn't find anything banning posting
your own character sheets in the rules and since
I'm not including book material or sharing licensed
material I figured I would just go for it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ok76gpznfl5q ... 2.PDF?dl=0

there is a link to a Dropbox download with the
character sheet in its most recent form I
designed it so that anyone who is familiar with
D&D would be able to read it easily. Every
page is formatted in such a way to allow for
maximum diversity and simplicity. the one
page I need the most help with is the vehicles
page it's mostly blank because I'm not certain
what the bare minimum requirements for a
vehicle sheet would be. thanks for any help
and if you have any ideas i'll take them into
consideration.

I just use the generic Phase World character sheet. I did go through the effort of making an extra-long spell/ psionics sheet by printing one off, folding it in half, taping that half to another (covering the equipment bit at the bottom half), then ran off a few copies. That ensures I have enough room for spells/ psionics/ powers that use PPE, plus the equipment portion on the last sheet.

So I've run my own sheet through a few play tests and worked with my players to refine it a little more.
this version has a better setup for skills a few errors fixed and a mech/power armor page. I also added a
rules reminder for how I home brewed skills to work in my games.
Any feedback is super needed!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/izndpwqab2inr ... 3.pdf?dl=0

and for those of you wondering why I just don't use a plane sheet. I feel like they are all pretty bad, especially after
playing Dnd 5e. I know Rifts isn't really a game meant to be streamlined but I have already seen improvements in
playtime using this sheet. Having visual reference helps players scan their abilities faster and even familiarize themselves with skills each round a little faster.

So as a Graphic designer i'm always looking for ways to make
character sheets and game play materials satisfying and pleasant
experiences. So I've decided I will also share my other game
creations here as well. I would prefer feedback if you use them
or try them out as i'm actively trying to streamline rifts for my
players and expand upon existing concepts with visual aid and
clear formatting.

My second creation is a Large unit roster sheet. My party
currently is in command of a small army so I made them basicaly
a unit roster sheet that reflects the groups stats

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzfr1ad18ffff ... s.pdf?dl=0

The third resource I produced is to help players with larger vehicles.
since there isn't a sheet for tracking spaceship or vehicle stats I
made one and it has helped us in a few tank battles already.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9ga52icwtsj1 ... t.pdf?dl=0

The fourth resource I made is npc stat cards they are the size of
standard playing cards and I use them to quickly build small
npc's that players may only encounter once. or twice I use these
every game and thought I would share em.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hhtxgosiksz43 ... s.pdf?dl=0

if you have any questions let me know and any advice I'm ready to take it.

That's a nice character sheet: clean, simple, and flexible. You may find a few other useful resources in my signature below: Although most of my maps are of Palladium Fantasy, I've done up a few maps for Rifts that cover Atlantis, the British Isles, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. All are canon-accurate (as far as I know). I've also made some disposable NPC generators that can be great time-savers for GMs.

My most-recent creations are Spell Selector Tools that are great time-savers for spell-casting characters and NPCs. Those are on my Patreon page.

So I had some free time (like a lot of it) So I did some more edits to my rifts character sheet and made it a PDF form fillable. I could really use someone
who is way more familiar with what is needed for rifts sheets to go over it. It was a fun learning experience making it form fillable. If it helps you build a character let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y4ag4utoanpjb ... F.pdf?dl=0

Download is by drobox if anyone has any questions or finds any bugs or thinks I need more additions to this sheet let me know.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3fs9km42cf13q ... 5.pdf?dl=0

I'm on version 19 of my character sheet now. I still have a long ways to go and a few more pages to add as well as some interactive features. But here is the latest beta for anyone who my want to test it out. Also I've been getting lots of feedback on the Rifts reddit so if you want the most updated version it most likely will be there.