Hi there,
Just wondering if there is a way to track what changes were made to a character sheet and when. A central log would be very useful for both players and ST, for example to make sure that experience is being added and used correctly over time.
Thank you!
Yes, I think that this would be a great addition. At present, I help you with the current means by which you can obtain most of the infomraiton:
On the Storyteller Level, you will need to create a Chronicle under the Chronicles Tab you will get once you entire VtM Game Area (pretty much how you get VtM Characters). When your players join the Chronicles have them add their characters. When this happens you will see an OPEN button next to each character. Without the player granting you access to make changes, you can just view their Character Sheets on Demiplane. If they do not, you can not make changes in their actual character sheet, but you CAN copy Character To Your Own Profile (provided you have the space) and then see the entire process to that date. Regardless of the method you use, ST can:
(1) Hover Over The Mini-Portrait At The Top, Get Gear Icon, Click On Itā¦ they you are in the Character Builder:
GETTING STARTED > Gets You Name & Sea Of Time (Vampireās Age: Childer, Neonate, etc).
CREATION: Click On Creation will open up the Creation Process To Get The Base Character:Attributes & Skills || Disciplines & Powers || Predator Type || Advantages & Flaws
Click Each Section Shows What They Chose w/in Demiplanes Rules Bound Creation Process
CONCEPT & LORE: Character Details & Beliefs (Note: LORE aka Lore Sheets > See Above Advantages)
PROGRESSION
EXPERIENCE: Where Charcters Add (or Subtract) XP AND EXP SPENT
EXP SPENT: Gives A Summary List Of XP Character Spent On What Thing. |
If they used the In Memoriam process for Creating Ancilla then at the top will be WHITE TEXT like:
EXP Spend Requirements
+18 EXP - Skills
+10 EXP - Disciplines
If they used basic method of creation, there will only be EXP SPENT (White Text) and the list of the XP Spent in Red Text. For example:
EXP Spent
+3 Specialty:
+6 Carthago Delenda Est
+6 Average Ally
+6 7-15 Vessels
+3 Bloodhound
+3 Occult Specialty:
Obviously, ST does required you to keep your own records. In our Chronicle, we award XP at the end of each game session - we note who was present and any unique XP (such as for unique performance, for Reasonance, etc.,). In AD&D/D&D, we called it an adventure log (GMs) and players notes (party scribe) were you will need to track Date | Characters Present | Session XP || PC Total XP.
So, regardless of whether or not your players give you permission to modify their sheets, from within the players in the Chronicle Section - you can OPEN > COPY then review things - if you have tracked their total XP over time, you can see if their running total is accurate AND you can see how thinsg got spent.
So, at present, all of that is possible for you to do. I apologize if I shared too much, but since I may not return to this post again and others might have the same questions - I am overly informative - so sorry in advance, if it is too much.
ADDED THOUGHTS:
I would always make the players create their Character and then add something to their name (i.e., Michael Black [CORE]. It presents their CORE CHARACTER, which you as the GM should copy and print out . Then, in the CHARACTER Section, click on the 3 Dots in the Character Bar > Make Copy, which they should put their name and ST Name or Chronicle (i.e., Michael Black [J-Chicago Nights]) which is their active character on which changes are made - so the baseline (CORE) character is always persevered.
If you want to be very specific and you have a subscription (can create tons of characters), you can create a copy of their original and then track XP on your copy of their character and any changes they make on their character must be shared and approved by you - which you make on YOUR COPY of their Character Sheet (which should match when you spot check them).
FINALLY, I have found that not all PRE-GEN characters from mini-chronicles are pure baseline characters as some have a few more things added that would cost XP. SO, if they are using a pre-gen that is not in Demi-Plane, I recommend that YOU attempt to create it using the official rules and any thing that does not fit - give PRE-GAME XP to get them to their starting point.
It can take some doing as their are often multiple ways to get to a place some cost more than others, but that is a longer process than I care to go into here. It is the reason that I have asked Demi-Plane to add a couple more of the āFREEā short Introduction Chronicles (or at least their PRE-GEN CHARACTERS so that process can be made EASY).
CHEERS 
Thanks for the request! Iāll pass this along to our dev team so they can look into it further.
I checked with our dev team and this log is currently available through the Progression tab within the builder and the Experience drawer on the character sheet itself. You can access the Experience drawer by clicking where it says Experience on the sheet.
Hi Eve. Thank you for getting back to me. The feature you describe does have a list of all xp spent, but that is not quite what I was asking about.
I was wondering if there was a way to track every edit to the sheet in chronological order, for both things added and removed. In my group we had the issue of players getting too caught up in the moment and forgetting to write down xp awarded to them, for example. It would be helpful if there was a simple log to review and correct things like this. This would also empower STs to monitor changes the players make to their sheets over time and help correct any mistakes.
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Iāve passed it on to the devs!