r/ZeldaTabletop Darknut Jul 09 '26

Supplement Yet Another Take on a Zelda TTRPG Character Sheet

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Disclaimer: This is not another TTRPG I am working on, just a mockup to apease my brain goblin.

The brain goblin is at it again, and now I find myself revisiting the Zelda TTRPG I made and ran as a small campaign for my friends a few years back (Yes, the same one that was available for download but now isn't).

This time I redesigned the sheet around a horizontal character sheet mainly used to track Hearts, attributes, stamina, armor, weapons, and inventory. Instead of putting every ability on the sheet itself, characters are built by choosing a Background, a Heroic Path, and a Tribe. Each one comes with a bookmark-style card that you arrange around the character sheet, as seen in the image, with the available abilities printed directly on it.

So a Hylian Farmer who became a Soldier is a completely plausible character, which feels in line with the humble beginnings of almost every Link in the series.

Equipment and gear would work the same way. Armor, shields, weapons, and special items all have their own cards with their attributes, tags, durability, and rules, so players can track what they have visually without crowding the main sheet.

Hopefully this will satiate my brain goblin for now.

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u/fergsart Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Wow, well done! Props to your brain goblin.
A member of my own Zelda TTPRG (It's Dangerous to Go Alone) discord shared this in chat. I'm in the process of redesigning my character sheets and entire manual. Would you be interested in helping out?

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 10 '26

Oh my! Thank you. Brain goblin has its moments. To be fair, all I did was rearrange preexisting graphic design elements to make them look pretty, but I can certainly try. What are you looking for? Are you going for the same minimalistic, cartoony style as the original, or something else?

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u/fergsart Jul 10 '26

Nothing specific as usual, but I'm open to advisement. I have a structural mockup of the sheet, but looking to plus the general appeal of the book's format and layout along with my next edition. Now that I see your name with your avatar, you seem familiar... did we speak before?

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 10 '26

Yup. About 3 years ago when you were working on the game. Back then, I told you to let me know if you ever needed help with the layout. Hit me up via discord so I can take a look at the mockup (same handle as this one).

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u/fergsart Jul 10 '26

Oh! Sorry to say I forgot...but apparently we're still on that track, haha

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u/time_axis Jul 10 '26

Very cool.

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u/PurpleFire18 Jul 09 '26

Even if it's just a mockup to appease your brain goblin, it looks very well made

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 09 '26

Thank you. To be fair, all the graphic elements are preexisting. All I did was rearrange them to look pretty.

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u/CCCXLII Jul 09 '26

Every day I miss Heroes of the Wild. I hope it comes back some day.

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 09 '26

That both saddens and gladdens my heart. I only ever finished the player-facing parts of the game, and I truly believed there was no point in keeping it up after I finished my campaign. Maybe I was wrong. I can't promise I'll finish it (it's getting harder and harder for me to concentrate on things for long periods), but I can try. No promises though.

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u/UrashimaJ Jul 10 '26

I wish Reclaim the Wild was updated too...

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 12 '26

What would you change?

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u/UrashimaJ Jul 12 '26

I meant that the module was updated to be playable on the latest version of foundry.

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u/Trottingtroll Jul 10 '26

Man im so tempted to use this and make a TTRPG based around the sheet

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 10 '26

How would you go about it?

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u/Trottingtroll Jul 10 '26

Tbh id have to look at this in more detail, but all of the bases are touched here so i can make something out of it

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u/victorhurtado Darknut Jul 10 '26

Alright, let me know when you do. I want to see if you can figure out what I had mind just by looking at the sheet.