Actor Sheet Basics

In Foundry, characters are represented by Actors. An Actor includes all the data relevant to that character. SR5 provides five different kinds of actors: Character, Spirit, Sprite, Vehicle/Drone, and IC. There is a sixth type, Critter, but it is primarily a legacy hold over; the Character type Actor has all the same functionality and more.

The Actor sheet allows you to manage a character. It is divided in several sections which are described in detail below. The sheet calculates a lot of things automatically, however you are still able to override these statistics for total control. See [Active Effects](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Active-Effects) and the [Misc Tab](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Actor-Sheets#misc-tab).

^{A Character-type Actor Sheet in SR5 v0.14.1 under FVTT v10.312. Ignore the English/Native/12-ranks thing, that's just the author of this page abusing the system to record things there isn't a better way to do yet.}

General Tips

Before getting into details about each section of the Character Actor sheet, here are some general tips for using an Actor sheet. To learn more about tests, see the [Testing and Rolls section](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Testing-and-Rolls)

• Many text-only entries (attributes and skills, etc.) on an Actor sheet are clickable and will prompt to roll a Test.
  • SHIFT+Click will roll without prompting for details.
  • CTRL+Click will post the description and other data to chat without rolling.
  • Entries with Icons behave the same way as text-only when you click on the icon, including SHIFT+Click and CTRL+Click. If there's no Action built-in (e.g. a SIN, a Lifestyle) or configured, clicking on an icon is the same as CTRL+Click - it shares the description to chat.
• Reset a Condition Monitor or other similiar counter bar (Edge) by right clicking on it. It doesn't have to be a filled-in box, anywhere in the bar will do.
• To quickly get a character's data in, check out the [Chummer character importer](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Chummer-Import)
• To add predefined items from Chummer's raw XML datafiles, check out the [item compendium importer](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Item-Compendium-Import)
• Double clicking the top bar will minimize the sheet. Useful if you have multiple characters to manage.
• To add ad hoc dice pool modifiers without using [Active Effects](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Active-Effects), check the [Misc Tab](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Actor-Sheets#misc-tab).

1. 1. Embedded Items

Most tabs on an Actor sheet can have embedded [Items](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Item-Sheets). These Items function in generally similar ways.

• Clicking an Item's icon will prompt a Test using that item (if it has a Test configured), otherwise it behaves as CTRL+Click.

 * SHIFT-Click will trigger a roll without prompting for details.
 * CTRL-Click will send the items description and details to chat without rolling.

• Clicking on an Item's name will expand and show the description and data.
• These items can be altered in place via three small buttons to the right of the name.
  

 * **Source** is the page-with-folded-corner button and opens the PDF or web reference embedded in the item.
 * **Edit** is the pencil-on-paper button, and does what you would expect.
 * **Delete** is the trash-can button, and does what you'd expect, too.

1. 1. Foundry Permissions

Access to [Actor](https://foundryvtt.com/article/actors/) information in Foundry is controlled by ownership permissions.

• **None** means the user cannot see the Actor in the sidebar at all and cannot view the Actor sheet.
• **Limited** will allow a user to see the Actor in the sidebar, the description from the [Bio Tab](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Actor-Sheets#bio-tab) and the Metatype set on the [Misc Tab](https://github.com/SR5-FoundryVTT/SR5-FoundryVTT/wiki/Actor-Sheets#misc-tab).
• **Observer** will let the user see the entire sheet, but change nothing.
• **Owner** gives the user full control - GM users always count as Owner for everything.