Layered Levels (and other things)

[crazedsanity]

A character should first be built from a base record, containing their initial stats: abilities, HP, speed, etc; a separate record (or set of records) represents each level separately. If done properly, it should allow a user to:

• build a character to level 20, but then show what the stats are at 5th (so the character can be built in advance)
• easily make changes at a specific level (e.g. swap a chosen feat)
• allow one character to be leveled separately in multiple campaigns, without changes in one campaign affecting the character in another (changing base record values would be tricky)

[crazedsanity]

Another thing that might be useful, besides just layering levels, is the ability to apply a template. For instance, if a character is an afflicted werewolf, or has some other template that gets added, it can be done using a layer. The layer should be able to be applied and/or removed at any time.

[jmarkwar]

You can also use layers to hold spell effects. Example Bulls strength is a layer that gives +4 strength

[crazedsanity]

As discussed earlier, a layer could also be used to hold information such as loot stashes. There are quite a few possibilities to consider.

[crazedsanity]

A way I thought of to test this: use all the character sheets assigned to a specific campaign (for a specific user) and treat them as layers, applying them in some arbitrary order. This has the added benefit of beingg able to edit a given "layer" without having to create a special interface to do so.

[crazedsanity]

character sheet layers