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After a year of playing with her group once a month, she’s come to realize that she needs a cleaner, more efficient way to maintain her D&D character sheet. Not only is her current paper character sheet a mess (eraser holes, coffee stains, crinkles), but updating her information is tedious and confusing. This is especially true when she has to level up her character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53270fa6e4b0bc54fcdaf967/1558478392229-CWAX9LO03GD9VI7F9DEH/messy-dnd-character-sheet.jpg UXD Case Study - D&D The Problem Paper character sheets can become messy and unorganized over long D&D campaigns, which can result in inaccurate data and a confusing leveling up experience for players. 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