Those of you with familiar with D20 games will no doubt have seen the stat block used for describing characters.
It's essentially a short hand character sheet, with all of the relevant stats included.
I've come up with a Decipher version of this, which I've found particularly useful as I can easily fit a character on an index card...here's an example;
Lt Commander Jena Parker Female Human, Starship Officer, Command Officer; Defence 8; Health 9; Damage 1d3 ; Initiative; Agl 9 (+1 )*, Int 11(+2 ), Per 8 (+1 ), Prs 8 (+1) *, Str 6 , Vit 8 ( +1); Quick +1 , Savv +1 , Stam +1, Will +4* ; SA Adaptable (Will +2), The Human Spirit, Skilled; PA Starship Duty, Commanding Presence, Starship/Starbase Protocol (Starfleet), , Starship Tactics, Command; ADV 10; PersDev/ ProfDev – Military Brat, Basic Commander; CP 4 ; R 0; Skills: Athletics (Climb, Swim, Run) +3*, Enterprise: Administration (Starfleet) +5*, Knowledge: Culture (Human) +6* ; Knowledge: Specific World (Mars) +6*, Language: Federation Standard +7, Knowledge: History (Federation, Mars) +6*, Knowledge: Politics (Federation) +6*, Energy Weapons (Phaser) +5*, Computer Use (Retrieve, Encryption) +5*, Knowledge: Law (Starfleet Regulations) +7*, System Operation (Command, Flight Control, Sensors) +7*, Negotiate (Bargain,Mediate) +6*, Repair +5*, Tactics (Klingon,Space) +6*, Unarmed Combat: Starfleet Martial Arts +1*, Science: Social (Anthropology) +5, Influence (Charm) +3*, Inquire (Interrogate) +3*, Investigate +3
Edges: Promotion 3, Fit, Command, Coordinator; Flaws:; Equipment: Starfleet Communicator, Starfleet Tricorder, Starfleet Phaser-Type II (5/20/50/100/+20 – Damage varies)
It's important to remember that the skill levels listed are the effective skill levels , including skill rank, attribute modifier and any other modifiers from edges or abilities. The initiative value will show if the character has any modifiers to initiative from abilities and so on. SA is Species Abilities, PA is Professional Abilities, ADV is Advancements, PersDev/ProfDev is Personal Development/Professional Development, CP is Courage Points and R is Renown.
I've found this format really useful and so thought I'd share.
Cheers
Renny