Local game stores host one weekly night of AL, and players can drop-in for one quick adventure. For those who don't know, AL is the officially-endorsed organized play system of Dungeons & Dragons. This is cleverly broken down into one page per level. After the pages dedicated to spells (which Romeo didn't need as he went for the swashbuckler subclass) and equipment/treasures, there is a more general notes section.
The most useful part when it came to recording Romeo was the back half of the journal. Someone who really wanted to record everything in the journal could even forgo lugging their Player's Handbook around. Between that and the info in the inside cover, there's definitely a feeling that the 5E Character Journal is meant to be all-inclusive. There are even two pages dedicated to the class table, with proficiency scores included.
After that are the parts that look like a familiar character sheet. These spaces are allotted for greater detail in a character's backstory, particularly bits pertaining to their ancestry, class history, and of course all the bonds and flaws stuff. Romeo's character sheet, with my personal touchesĪfter the introductory stuff is a few pages left relatively blank.
