What do you do with the character sheets after a session?

[Animus]

A simple question, really. I'm curious.

 

[DragonLancer]

After each session, I (as DM) keep the character sheets.

 

[Crothian]

Each person is responsible for their own character sheet.

 

[Thanee]

Ritually burn them... ok, maybe not.

The players just keep them. Some are left at the place where we usually play. In rare cases, the DM keeps them together.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Jdvn1]

Each person takes his own character sheet. Some people have a knack for losing things, so they give their sheets to the GM.

 

[Animus]

Each person takes his own character sheet. Some people have a knack for losing things, so they give their sheets to the GM.

That's what I do as well. It's better to admit that you're prone to losing stuff and hand it over rather than show up one session without your character .

 

[el-remmen]

I prefer for players to be responsible for their own stuff.

As DM I am responsible for a lot more than one to three sheets of paper and one rulebook (the PHB) - so I don't think it is too much to ask of the others.

 

[Festivus]

I keep copies of the charsheets and spellsheets. I have a copier in my gaming room so if the players want a copy they can run one off, or better yet, I post up their sheets intersession in pdf form so that they are available for viewing from just about anywhere.

I even take it a step further, I have created binders for each of the players, within which are:

[ ] Character sheet (double sided page from Heroforge)
[ ] Spell sheet (single piece of paper from Spellforge)
[ ] Equipment certificates (slips of paper for magic items and expendables)
[ ] Copy of the table and house rules
[ ] Copy of anything they have ever sent to me (e.g. backstory, journals, etc)
[ ] Spell cards representing their spellbook / available spells (TheOtherGameCompany.com)
[ ] Initiative Card (GameMechanics.com)
[ ] Tokens representing any animals they control (e.g. a horse)

 

[werk]

IMC, I keep them. It prevents unauthorized editing, lost sheets, and is easy for me play the missing player's character as an NPC in case they don't show next time.

In campaigns I play in, I make the DM take them, for the same reasons.

 

[wayne62682]

IME, the players always keep their own sheets. The only time the DM has it is if (A) The player accidently forgets it, or (B) The player in question knows they will be unable to attend the next session and doesn't want to "fade into the background".

Regards,

Wayne