The Obsidian TTRPG Character View Plugin is a plugin for the Obsidian note-taking app that allows users to create and view character sheets for tabletop role-playing games, with a focus on the format of 'fantasy statblock'. This plugin is primarily designed for Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) but might be should hopefully be somewhat adaptable for other TTRPG systems as well.
- Create and manage character sheets, syncing them with notes and using an extension of the 'fantasy statblock' format.
- View character sheets in a visually appealing and organized manner.
- Customize character attributes,
abilities, and equipment(not yet).
To install the Obsidian TTRPG Character View Plugin, follow these steps:
Since this plugin is still in Beta, it's not available in the community plugin browser yet.
But you can install the latest release using BRAT.
- Install the latest version of BRAT and enable it.
- (Optional but recommended) In the BRAT settings, turn on Auto-update plugins at startup at the top of the page.
- Add the GitHub repository path from this plugin
- Click the "Add Plugin" button.
Or you can install it manually:
- Download the latest release from the Repository's Releases
- Extract the zip file into
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/so that themain.jsfile is in<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-ttrpg-character-view-plugin/ - Enable the plugin in the Obsidian settings.
To use the Obsidian TTRPG Character View Plugin, follow these steps:
- Open the Character View
- If you've already got a file with a statblock, you can use this by selecting it. It needs to have the tag you set in the settings (default is #dnd-character).
- Use and change the chracter in the view.
- If you want to save your changes, do so in by clicking on the save button.
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. Contributions are welcome!
This plugin is available under the MIT License.