How to Create a Character Sheet
Sarah DuPage
AIU Online
Thesis
The following is a how-to on creating a character for Pathfinder. The follow paper has abbreviations that will be shown in parentheses and will be used throughout the paper to make it easier to understand. Each thing that is listed on the sheet will be put in bold lettering to show the parts to look for while filling out the character sheet.
Pathfinder: Tabletop Role-Playing Game
How to Create a Character Sheet Pathfinder is a tabletop role-playing game, much like the popular Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). It is also known as PF, which is the abbreviation for Pathfinder. In order to make a proper character to play such a game, there are certain steps on which you need to follow to ensure that you have done everything properly. It may seem a bit difficult to begin with, but with practice, you can soon do it without thinking. The items you will need for such a thing are dice, which are polyhedral, or more than the typical six sides. The dice that are used to play PF are classified by number, and called “d” when it comes to rolling the dice. The dice usually used are a coin used for d2, or 2 sided die, d3 (three-sided), d4 (four-sided), d6 (six-sided), d8 (eight-sided), d10 (ten-sided), d12 (twelve-sided), d20 (twenty-sided), and the percentile die d100 (ranges from 10 to 100 going by tens; ten-sided). Most of the time, the only die you will need is a d20, for most of the others are used to calculate damage during a game. You will also need a piece of paper, or if you are tech-savvy, there is websites that have pre-made character sheets. The most popular site is Myth-Weavers (link at the end of the page), which has more than just PF, but works the same. Now, onto the character creation process. There are many things that you need to take into consideration when creating a character. What