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Welcome!

Over the years, The Only Sheet plus [referred here as TOS+ or 'The Sheet'] has become one of the best (if not the best) AUTOMATED and DYNAMIC Character Sheet for players and Game Masters of both Pathfinder RPG and 3.5 OGL!! Much work has been done to create a sheet that could handle the complexity of the Stacking Rules.

This Wiki is dedicated to TOS+ and its newer siblings, TOS FIVE for the 5th edition, and TOS 2nd for Pathfinder 2e. Most of the information that applies to TOS+, also applies to its newer siblings!

Acknowledgments

There are many people who have contributed one way or the other, to make this Sheet what it is today. Each time a bug was found, an idea voiced or a proposal sent, that action brought the Sheet closer to perfection - which is a goal by itself. Here I would like to Thank all those wonderful people who have contributed to this project, in one way or the other. One special hug goes to my friend Tammy, who was the first one to encourage me in this. I have to bow to Patransom wisdom, whose initial suggestions and idea led to the creation of TOS+! LordVorp for is awesome coding skills, shai-hulud for for his dedication to the project and CGM3 for holding the title as the most creative voice!!

So to all of you, and to those I do not name here, I say:

THANK YOU !

Introduction

The Only Sheet+ is a Microsoft Excel¹ workbook which has been designed² to automate many aspects of character maintenance for players of the 3.5 OGL game published by Wizards of the Coast. This whole project started in November 2003, when I was preparing a character for a new campaign. After searching on the Web for all available sheets, I realized that the sheets available were of poor quality - they were ugly in almost all cases, and very complex to use. I then decided to do my own self-calculating Excel character Sheet while keeping in mind two important aspects: It had to be easy to use and it had to be great looking!

The Only Sheet is entirely based on the System Reference Document, which is part of the Open Game License.

¹ TOS+ requires a modern version of Excel on a PC. It is not compatible non-Microsoft spreadsheets nor on the MAC edition of Excel.

² Designed with the Newbie in mind - you do not have to be an Excel Expert to use The Sheet!

Demo Versions

Three managers can be downloaded for free and serves as demonstrator version for the main managers.

3.5 OGL/Pathfinder 1st edition : TOS CORE is a fully working version for both the 3.5 edition and the Pathfinder. It contains ONLY the CORE stuff and can be downloaded HERE.

5th edition : The TOS FIVE Demo can be downloaded HERE. It is build as a demo version of the TOS FIVE manager. PLEASE NOTE that the DEMO only contains the SRD shared by Wizards of the Coast. The FULL version gives you more, as shared resources created by users on the Community Forums!

Pathfinder 2nd edition : TOS 2nd CORE edition is a fully working version for Pathfinder 2e. It contains all the stuff from the CORE Rulebook and is FREE! It can be downloaded HERE.

Target Audience

Results of the Age Poll

Who is this character sheet for?

This character Sheet is intended for mature people who wish to save time creating and maintaining their Characters or NPCs - time which is better spent actually playing!! Users of the TOS managers are people who are looking for top notch quality, in a professional product line. it is not intended to use on a "mobile" telephone.

As seen in the results of the Age Poll, over 80% of registered users are 40+!

Subscription

When you purchase any of the TOS Managers (TOS+, TOS FIVE or TOS 2nd PRO edition), you will immediately be able to download the purchased manager from the Website. As a bonus, Subscription time is also granted. See the purchase page for details.

While active, your Subscription grants you:

  • Free updates to your TOS Manager for the duration of your subscription (provided through the Website)
  • Technical Support (provided through the Community Forum)
  • You can download Ancestries, Classes, Races, Add-Ons etc from the Community Forum

You do not need to have an active Subscription to enjoy the use of any of the TOS Managers, but you will not gain technical support, nor access to the shared content found on the Community Forum.

Personal Key

Usually within 24 hours of purchase, you should receive a notification that your Personal License Key is ready on your My Account section of the Website: Use that Personal License Key to unlock the full potential of the Manager by using the "Enter License Key" button available on the Welcome sheet.

Community Forum

Follow the instructions HERE to gain access to the community forum. For an overview of the content of the forum, visit THIS link.

Discord Community

Consider joining the TOS Discord community. Here is the invitation link: https://discord.gg/Kvx4YkD

History

Visit the TOS+ History section to learn how TOS+ evolved over the years!

The Logos

Many thanks for the generous artists who have given me authorization to use their work to represent the Sheet!

The logo for TOS 2nd was created by the very talented artist Manthos Lappas, but owned by Matthew Fletcher, for his Gladiators of Dragon Isle (upcoming) game.

The logo for TOS FIVE is The Skyland Adventurers from PortBaron (designer) and ArtGutierrez (creator). Both have granted permission to use this wonderful image!

The Logo for TOS+ is based on the image "Uruk Chieftan of Barad Dur", created by Martin McKeown.

The Logo for the older TOS is based on the image "Here Comes Trouble", created by Erik Hilliker.

OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a

You can view the OGL License here.