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Tutorials to Roll20's [[Character Sheet Development]]-framework, & tips to get started. See also the [[Character Sheet Development/Complete Examples|Sheet Examples]] & [[Character Sheet Development/Sheet Templates|Sheet Templates]].__NOTOC__</noinclude>
 
=Tutorials=
 
 
 
==[[GiGs]]==
 
==[[GiGs]]==
 
In 2022, [[GiGs]] started writing a Roll20 Sheet Author Guide at [https://cybersphere.me/ cybersphere.me], breaking it down by topic. Articles are simple & approachable. As of May 2024, there are lots of articles, and in many cases their take on a topic is more useful than the community wiki page/section on the same thing. [[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 12:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 
In 2022, [[GiGs]] started writing a Roll20 Sheet Author Guide at [https://cybersphere.me/ cybersphere.me], breaking it down by topic. Articles are simple & approachable. As of May 2024, there are lots of articles, and in many cases their take on a topic is more useful than the community wiki page/section on the same thing. [[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 12:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
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* [https://cybersphere.me/guide-to-the-guide/ Guide to the Guide] shorter rundown of some general sheet author stuff.
 
* [https://cybersphere.me/guide-to-the-guide/ Guide to the Guide] shorter rundown of some general sheet author stuff.
 
** [https://cybersphere.me/publishing-sheets-to-github/ Publishing Sheets to GitHub]
 
** [https://cybersphere.me/publishing-sheets-to-github/ Publishing Sheets to GitHub]
** [https://cybersphere.me/html-building-blocks/ HTML – The Building Blocks] - further split into smaller pages
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* [https://cybersphere.me/html-building-blocks/ HTML – The Building Blocks] - further split into smaller pages
*** [https://cybersphere.me/inputs-and-attributes/ Inputs and Attributes]
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** [https://cybersphere.me/inputs-and-attributes/ Inputs and Attributes]
** [https://cybersphere.me/guide-to-rolltemplates-and-translations/ RollTemplates and Translation] Aug. & Dec. 2023
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* [https://cybersphere.me/guide-to-rolltemplates-and-translations/ RollTemplates and Translation] Aug. & Dec. 2023
** CSS
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* CSS
*** [https://cybersphere.me/hiding-and-revealing-things-with-css/ How To Hide and Reveal Things With CSS]
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** [https://cybersphere.me/hiding-and-revealing-things-with-css/ How To Hide and Reveal Things With CSS]
*** [https://cybersphere.me/avoid-using-inline-styles/ Avoid Using Inline Styles]
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** [https://cybersphere.me/avoid-using-inline-styles/ Avoid Using Inline Styles]
*** [https://cybersphere.me/dont-use-table-use-grid/ Don’t Use TABLE – use GRID]
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** [https://cybersphere.me/dont-use-table-use-grid/ Don’t Use TABLE – use GRID]
 
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==[[A Sheet Author's Journey]]==
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{{:Sheet Author's Journey}}
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==Other==
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* {{yt.be|v-sJ_Qr-0CM Roll20 custom sheet step by step}} 5min (Sept. 2021) by GM Mike
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* [https://www.debigare.com/creating-a-paranoia-25th-anniversary-edition-character-sheet-for-roll20/ Creating a Paranoia 25th Anniversary Edition character sheet for Roll20] Blog post
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* {{yt.be|k6wDQJnGJCk PT1 coding a Roll20 Character Sheet}} 40min (April 2021)
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* {{yt.be|1=NXE1EQ4eJ48?t=1205 Working on a Roll20 Sheet for Romance of the Perilous Land}} 120min stream, by "Live from Pellam's Wasteland" - show basics on how HTML work in Roll20, create from scratch.
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* {{yt.be|UxDQ5oa-Ocs Roll20 tutorial custom character sheet I made my own Roll20 custom character sheet}} 8 min (Sept 2021) -- explains the sheet editor, and how they made their sheet
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=Resources=
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==Translation==
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See [[Character Sheet Translation]] for how internationalization of sheets work.
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==Tools==
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To truly test sheets, one needs to do so inside Roll20 using either available tool, and any try at offline/local testing will lack connection to Roll20's backend & the default CSS libraries/styling Roll20 has for character sheet elements.
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* [[Sheet Sandbox]]
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* [[Sheet Editor]]
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* [[VS Code]] Great cross-platform code editor, which even have a few Extensions specifically for Roll20 sheet development.
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==See Also==
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* [[Character Sheet Development/Bugs & Quirks]]
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* [[Character Sheet Development/Common Mistakes]]
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* [[Character Sheet Development/Complete Examples|Sheet Examples]]
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* [[Character Sheet Development/CSS]]
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** [[Designing Character Sheet Layout]]
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** [[Image use in character sheets]]
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* [[Sheet Author Tips]]
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* [https://github.com/Roll20/roll20-character-sheets Character Sheet Repository]
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[[Category:Character Sheet Creation]]
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Revision as of 20:10, 14 July 2024

GiGs

In 2022, GiGs started writing a Roll20 Sheet Author Guide at cybersphere.me, breaking it down by topic. Articles are simple & approachable. As of May 2024, there are lots of articles, and in many cases their take on a topic is more useful than the community wiki page/section on the same thing. Andreas J. (talk) 12:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Below are listed a few highlights: