This is a guide to the Pokémon Tabletop Adventures v3 character sheet.

The Basics

Note: An active attempt is made to ensure this page is 100% up-to-date with the sheet's latest features, but if it's not the changes should be mentioned in the character sheet changelog.

• Feel free to report any bugs you find to the #pta-tool-dev channel in the community discord server

• Where possible, the PTA 3 Character Sheet uses American English spellings - this is intended to maintain a consistent approach with the game rulebooks and the source material.

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Adding the Character Sheet to a Game

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On the Game Creation screen, underneath the large blue “I’m Ready, Create Game!” button, is the “Optional: Choose a Character Sheet” section. Located here is a drop-down menu that lists all the character sheets built either by Roll20 officially or created by the community. These sheets are sorted under their respective RPG Systems in alphanumerical order. Once selected, a preview of the character sheet will load upon the creation page for you to review as well as showcase relevant information about the sheet, such as the sheet’s creator and its key features.

The Pokemon Tabletop Adventures v3 sheet can be found under: Pokemon Tabletop Adventures → Pokemon Tabletop Adventures 3.

Sheet Features

General

Pages

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The PTA3 sheet has two pages - one for the character information and general use, and one for showing configuration options.

The two grey buttons at the top of the sheet control which page is viewable, and utilise an attribute-backed CSS visibility system to change what is presented.

Tooltips

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Various fields in the character sheet have tooltips that contain the name of the underlying attribute. Other fields where they have been added are marked with an info icon: ℹ

Color Schemes

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One of the flashier features of the PTA3 sheet, all 18 of the types present in the Pokémon franchise, including a bonus 19th option for Typeless, have their own color scheme based on their traditional color in the video games.
Each color scheme is determined by a relevant type selection and controls the segments background color, the color of foreground elements such as field labels and info icons, and the color used as backgrounds for text areas.

The overall sheet color scheme is determined by the first type of the Pokémon character (blue for Water-types, green for Grass-types, etc.), and can be changed in the 'Configuration' page for Trainer characters.

As Pokémon moves have a type of their own separate from that of whatever is using them, the move fields are also displayed in the color scheme matching the type selected for the move.

Character stats and skills are similarly color-coordinated, providing at-a-glance recognition of which stat supports each skill. This can be seen in the color of the stat ball, the color of the skill total, and the color the skill is highlighted when the mouse hovers over it.

Color schemes are reflected in any roll template output to the chat log as well - if you roll a Speed skill or generic check, the roll template header color has the same hue as the stat and skill fields.

Collapsible Sections

There can be a lot of information in a well-fleshed-out character sheet - a higher level Trainer has an extensive list of Trainer Features, and can even know quite a few Pokémon Moves, which leads to a lot of scrolling in the character sheet.
While we didn't make the character sheet able to hide complete sections, we did choose to implement a show/hide feature similar to the 5e by Roll20 sheet.

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Collapsible sections can be hidden by clicking on the '-' button that will display at all times when those sections are open. They can then be shown again by clicking on the '+' button that appears when the cursor hovers above that section of the character sheet; collapsible sections have borders around them to help identify their boundaries for this purpose.

Currently, the sections that can be hidden and collapsed are:

• Base stat entry grid
• Trainer & Pokémon PC Origin Features
• Trainer & Pokémon PC Class Features
• Moves

The intention for this is that having the section shown in full is considered to be the configuration state, and the section will show all of its options in full, and when it is hidden it is the display state, with the bare minimum options shown. Collapsible sections default to their configuration state, so when you add a new Class Feature or Move, you can get right down to providing the relevant information.

Configuration

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The sheet has a few configuration options, which can be found under the Configuration page.
Each configuration option is well-described in the character sheet, but for the sake of posterity, and providing some tips on how best to leverage the options therein.

Tooltips provide the default values for each option - (except for the "Skill Modifier Selection" option; see below for more info) - in case of unintended changes.

Character Type

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This setting will change which options are available to use on the 'Character' page.
The Pokémon Character Class option is best used to represent the Pokémon class from the PHB2, but can also be used for other things, and is especially suited to custom classes.

The selection here is managed via a dropdown field - the options are Trainer, Pokémon, Pokémon (Character Class), and each have their major features detailed below.

Type & Background Color

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This setting will update the first type for Pokémon-type characters and change the character sheet color theme for all types of characters.

This option is selected via a 19-option-long drop-down field; remember that you type with your keyboard to focus an option and press return to select it!

• Note: Both variants of Pokémon characters have two types that can be selected - only the first type influences the color theme, but both are used for determining STAB damage (see the feature below) - this allows you to customise your dual-typed Pokémon sheets, and have a different background color if you so desire!

Initiative Macro

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If a Token is associated with a character, they will automatically gain an 'initiative' token action. By clicking the token action on the top left of the screen, the token will automatically roll the macro above and add the token to the turn order. By default, it will use the character's speed stat, plus 1/100th of the initiative tie-breaker, which defaults to 1d20.

This was added to allow us, the developers, to make the life of the players (and especially the GMs!) easier; you'll be able to add your various tokens to the turn tracker without needing to know how macros work.

Initiative Tie-Breaker

This is included so that you can, if you wish, add it to the character's speed when determining their initiative order. (Note this isn't an official rule, but it's helpful when characters have the same speed!)
For best results, leave this as something you can add to a die-roll.

This is a bit of a fun field - the default value adds a d20 to the initiative check, but it can be used to add near-enough any value, including attributes from other character sheets. Just plug in any value that Roll20 can use in a die-roll, and you're good to go!

• Note: The default initiative macro adds 1/100th of the value this field evaluates to, so remember to alter that if you want to add whole numbers to your initiative.

• Sheet Trivia: Originally added to the character sheet so that one of the authors could use it with the group initiative API script, this has since been incorporated into the baked-in initiative macro by the other author.

Skill Modifier Selection

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This setting allows you to change the stat each skill is associated with. Select the skill you want to modify with the left field, and then assign the stat you want to use with the right field. Use this for features like the Ninja's "Ninjutsu".

This option is a bit complicated, but it essentially allows you to control which stat is added to your skills. Have a feature that allows you to make Acrobatics checks with your Attack stat? This is where you would change that. Currently, it doesn't let you automatically add a second or more stat to a skill, and we still don't have something for auto-rolling twice and taking the best result, but we can do this, and it even changes the associated skill color on the 'Character' page.

Custom Ball Default

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This setting allows you to specify a default modifier to be used for the Custom Ball when capturing pokémon. You can use an attribute for this value.

The '"Capture Pokémon"' skill (detailed later) has a Custom Ball option - this option allows you to choose what the modifier query has as its default value. Like with the initiative tie-breaker, this does not necessarily have to be a number or attribute confined to this character sheet - go crazy!

Character Data Import & Export

These are probably the two features we're most proud of with the character sheet - they're also quite important, so they have a much larger section dedicated to their explanation.

Auto-Calculations

The character sheet has been developed such that it should minimise the amount of book-keeping that players and GMs have to do to interact with it. This means that a lot of fields have their values calculated, and even though some of these may be editable by the user directly, and certainly nearly all of them are via the Attributes & Abilities tab of a character sheet, they're also re-calculated when the character sheet opens. This also helps to maintain a consistent behavior for the sheet.

Stats

There are multiple ways to modify a character's stats, and because of this we decided to provide a way to differentiate visually between "current stats", "base stats", and "temporary stat changes".

• Current stats, shown above the stat entry grid, and alongside HP, are used to determine the stat modifiers for that character and should be used for references to stats, such as Defense when determining if an Attack-based move hits a character.
• Base stats are the regular "nothing has happened" stats that a character has. For Pokémon, these are usually the same for every individual of that species.
• Conditions such as Burned, Paralyzed, and Poisoned apply a -2 penalty to one of the stats; checking these afflictions on serves not only as a reminder to the player, but also updates the "current" stats.
• Nature, which is available only to Pokémon and Pokémon PC characters, is a series of read-only values which indicate the effects of the chosen nature on the character's stats. This can be changed used the drop-down in the top info section.
• Temporary Stat Changes are the primary field for making in-combat changes to a character; moves such as Crunch that lower Defense should have their effects applied to this row, and it is for that reason that this row is shown even when the stat entry grid is collapsed.

Skill Totals

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For all characters, the total modifier to skill values is calculated by the character sheet. This value is based on three things:

1. The modifier for the associated stat - (such as Speed for Acrobatics, and Attack for Athletics)
2. The number of skill talents assigned to this skill - (remember that you get a +2 for the first talent, and then an extra +3 for the second talent, but the order they're clicked doesn't make a difference)
3. The user-defined skill bonus field, which takes a numeric value and can be both positive or negative - (this can, and presently should, be used to modify skill values when using homebrew rules that change how skills are calculated)

The skill total field is displayed on the left, with a colored background matching its stat to help players identify how their stats are affecting their skills. The skill name serves as a rollable button, and will also color its background to match the associated skill whenever the mouse hovers over it.

Attacks and Moves

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In Pokémon parlance, "Move" means attack. In PTA3, it also means to move on the grid, but hopefully context clues can help with identifying which meaning is intended. (For what it's worth, there is an effort to refer to "attacks" rather than "moves", but it's not a design goal so it is not enforced.)

As such a large and customisable part of the game, Moves take up a significant portion of the character sheets capabilities and development efforts; as such the repeating section is one of the most complicated in the sheet.

Customisation Options

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Each move has a lot of customisation, and the move fields can be a little complicated, so here's a breakdown of the function of each part of the section.

The first row:

1. Name: The name of the move, which appears as a title in the roll template and in the rollable button when the move is collapsed
2. Quick Roll: a button to easily and quickly roll the accuracy and damage for that move without any modifiers, and with neutral effectiveness
3. Move Usage: a counter for how many times this move has been used. It is user-editable, although there are also buttons that manipulate it to either increment or reset to 0.

The second row:

1. Range: Currently for reference purposes only, although there are plans to add this to roll templates. A text field for denoting what the range of the move is.
2. Type: Defaulting to "Normal", this is a drop-down selector for picking the type of the move. This is used to indicate the damage type when a move is rolled, and also to style the roll template and character sheet accordingly. If this matches either of the character's two Types (for Pokémon characters only), the sheet also applies the STAB of +4 to damage rolls, unless the move is an Effect category move.
3. Category: Another drop-down selector, this should be changed to either "Attack", "Special Attack", or "Effect" depending on the move. This is used to determine which stat is added to accuracy and damage, and if damage is even shown. This is also used to determine which stat is indicated in the accuracy check section of the roll template.
4. Frequency: Used for reference purposes only, this is a drop-down where the player can set the frequency a move can be used. Note that the Move Usage field can incrememnt above this limit.
5. Damage: Two paired fields, a number entry and a drop-down. Select the number of dice of damage, and then select the dice size. If this is left at 0, the damage dice are omitted from the damage roll display, although that doesn't necessarily mean the move will deal 0 damage - static modifiers can still apply, and effectiveness will continue to add dice if necessary.

The third row:

1. Accuracy Modifier: a number added to the accuracy check everytime this move is rolled. Use this for moves like "Supersonic", where the description denotes an accuracy penalty.
2. Extra Damage: a number added to the damage roll everytime this move is rolled, unless the category is Effect. Use this to assign bonus damage from passives such as "Iron Fist" and for static-damage moves like "Seismic Toss" - although take care to ensure that the total damage is correct, not this field.
3. Scatter: select the number of additional attacks this move makes - the default is "None", which is correct for the majority of moves. This changes which roll template is used to display this move.

The fourth row:

1. Effect Threshold 1: a value used to indicate when the effect takes place. This is the number the accuracy check total score needs to exceed to apply the effect, such as 18 for the Stunned effet with "Bite".
2. Effect 1: a drop-down for selecting the particular effect applicable. Note that effects are not automatically applied to other character sheets, and that this option only changes the roll template.
   Only the first effect field can be a critical hit, and this option should be used only for moves that have a customised critical hit target in the move description, such as "Slash" and "Karate Chop".
3. Effect Threshold 2: the same as above, but for a secondary effect.
4. Effect 2: the same as above, but this field does not have '"Critical Hit"' as an option.

The final elements:

1. Accuracy Roll: a preview of the moves total roll for accuracy, before any additional modifiers are applied. This is what the Quick Roll button will use for the accuracy check.
2. Damage Roll: a preview of the moves total roll for damage, before any additional modifiers and before effectiveness is applied. This is what the Quick Roll button will use for damage.
3. Notes: a text field that will output into the roll template if not left blank, which can display any additional notes that the other fields do not already render moot. This can and will roll dice and perform calculations within inline rolls.
4. Roller: A button shaped like an encircled d20, which will roll the move and ask for modifiers and effectiveness.

• Sheet trivia: The quick roll button was developed because one of the developer's partners hated having to confirm there were 0 temporary modifiers everytime they rolled a move.

Options When Collapsed

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When collapsed, Moves are super-condensed:

1. Name: a rollable button that has the same full roll as the d20 button in the expanded view.
2. Quick Roll: a rollable button that has the same streamlined behavior as in the expanded view
3. Move Usage: the same controls as the expanded view.

Attributes

The character sheet is powered by a lot of attributes; see below a complete list of them, including those, for whatever reason, that aren't shown in the "Attributes & Abilities" section of the character sheet.

Repeating Field Attributes

There are two repeating fields in the character sheet, that have attributes themselves. Listed here are the attributes for an individual field in each of those repeating sections.

Repeating Features

The name of this repeating section is repeating_features.

Repeating Moves

The name of this repeating section is repeating_moves.

Roll Templates

The character sheet has a few different roll templates included in it for serving different needs, and they'll be discussed in detail below, along with tips for customising them for bespoke abilities and macros.

• Note: all roll template fields that display text can also receive at least basic HTML; use this to get creative with customising your output, although keep in mind this isn't a tested feature.

Move Rolls

There are a total of four different roll templates dedicated to handling chat-log output for moves; the most important facet to them is the number of accuracy and damage rolls that each one supports.

The character sheet will determine which template to use based on the "Scatter" value selected for the move, as detailed in the Moves section.

Single-Hit Moves

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The vast majority of moves will use this template, and it outputs a single pair of accuracy check and damage/effects/notes.

The parameters for the template are detailed below:
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Multi-Hit Moves

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Used for the various scatter-type moves, these roll templates roll accuracy and damage pairs in bulk, which means there is less clutter in the chat log.

A lot of the fields are similar to the single-hit roll template, but those that differ are explained below:
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• The dual-hit-move-roll template uses only accuracy & damage 2
• The triple-hit-move-roll template uses only accuracy & damage 2 and 3
• The multi-hit-move-roll template uses all 5 of the accuracy and damage pairs

Skill Rolls

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There is one template for rolling skill checks, the skill-roll template. Most commonly used to simply throw down a label and roll value, with the name of the skill as the header of the template.

The parameters for the template are:
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Feature Output

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Sometimes you need to simply output some text, and this is covered with the feature-output roll template.

The parameters for the template are:
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