Which looks better?

[ThisAdamGuy]

[THIS POST HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY THE VOID]

 

[Cipiteca396]

Of those, A.

I'd prefer something like:

LEVEL 3 GOLIATH RAT
? [STR ^(RAGE); AGI ^(RAGE); LAST STAND]
? [INT v(RAGE); FROSTBITTEN; BLOODLOSS; STUNNED]​

If the initial problem is that you didn't account for having too many status conditions, then you should go all in and add a shit ton of them for stress testing. I'd also advise changing out the words for icons, but that's just going the extra mile for no reason.

 

[Empress_Omnii]

I like A and D best

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

D

 

[Jessie_Emilyn]

A and D both feel clean but B starts to feel a bit messy compared to them and C just feels too much with the double "Status:" just makes me think, why aren't these just a single entry together? While I voted D since it was a single vote only I think both A and D are the best.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

It's hard to believe I'm more than 600 pages into my litrpg, and this is the first time I've had to describe a character with more than one status effect on them. Before, I was doing it like this:

But that doesn't lend itself very well to multiple status effects. So, which of these options do you think looks the best?
A


B


C


D

Center that shit and make it a tower!

 

[Anarchy666]

Either A or D. I like them both equally.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Center that shit and make it a tower!

It already is centered?

 

[Representing_Tromba]

It already is centered?

Yes, but option D does it best.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Yes, but option D does it best.

The problem there is that it would be the only one that isn't...how do I even say this? It's the only attribute(?) that isn't all the same line. I used the Goliath rat because it was the simplest example, but if I were to incorporate it on a person's stat sheet, it would look like this:

ELISE KITCHNER
LEVEL 8 IMPWARDEN (FLAME)
HUMAN
STRENGTH: 8
DEXTERITY: 8
CONSTITUTION: 8
SPIRIT: 24
INFLUENCE: 32
STATUS:
ENRAGED
FROSTBITTEN
SOME OTHER THIRD THING
AND A FOURTH THING​

You see what I mean? It goes from
STRENGTH: 8
to
STATUS:
ENRAGED
And personally, that's the kind of thing that would drive my OCD nuts.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

The problem there is that it would be the only one that isn't...how do I even say this? It's the only attribute(?) that isn't all the same line. I used the Goliath rat because it was the simplest example, but if I were to incorporate it on a person's stat sheet, it would look like this:

You see what I mean? It goes from
STRENGTH: 8
to
STATUS:
ENRAGED
And personally, that's the kind of thing that would drive my OCD nuts.

Fair.

 

[LightHikari]

A

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

It's hard to believe I'm more than 600 pages into my litrpg, and this is the first time I've had to describe a character with more than one status effect on them. Before, I was doing it like this:

But that doesn't lend itself very well to multiple status effects. So, which of these options do you think looks the best?
A


B


C


D

Question, why do you put Lv 3 before the name? Wouldn’t the inverse be better?

GOLIATH RAT LEVEL 3

instead of

LEVEL 3 GOLIATH RAT

We first know who before what.

 

[Alski]

Question, why do you put Lv 3 before the name? Wouldn’t the inverse be better?

GOLIATH RAT LEVEL 3

instead of

LEVEL 3 GOLIATH RAT

We first know who before what.

In a world where levels mean power, looking to the level first is generally more important.

 

[eternalparticle]

Would you be comfortable with changing the format? 600 pages in, it might be a little difficult tho...

Anyway, I have some ideas for how a character profile window should look, which might help you (maybe) and others:

Spoiler: Large/Full profile

────────────────────────────
Name: XYZ
Race: Human (Ascendant)
Class: Arcanist
Level: 47 | Tier: Gold
Title: Dragon Slayer
────────────────────────────
HP: 6,969 / 6,969
MP: 6,767 / 6,767
Stamina: 1,234 / 1,234
────────────────────────────
Attributes:
STR: 69 DEX: 69 INT: 69
WIS: 67 VIT: 67 CHA: 96
────────────────────────────
Status Effects:
+ Arcane Focus (Active)
+ Resonance Surge (5m)
- Mana Corrosion (2m)
────────────────────────────
Skills:
• [Astral Transposition Lv.5]
• [Silent Step Lv.3]
• [Worldscript Invocation Lv.1]
────────────────────────────
Resistances:
Arcane +30% | Mental +20% | Physical -10%
────────────────────────────

Spoiler: Small/Brief Profile

[ Lv.47 | XYZ ]
HP: 6,969 / 6,969 • MP: 6,767 / 6,767 • STA: 1,234 / 1,234
Status: Arcane Focus (Active), Resonance Surge (5m), Mana Corrosion (2m)​

This is what OP is looking for ?

Spoiler: Only lvl, name, status

[ Name: GOLIATH RAT ]
[ Level: 3 ]
[ Status: Enraged | Frostbitten ]​

If you can't already tell then, yes I love square brackets. The other thing I'd say is using m dashes is a very good way of arranging stuff. There is no need of keeping all caps (depends). Symbols can be added too. And if you wanna feel fancy (aimed at anyone writing a litrpg) you can replace hp/mp/sta numbers with graphic bars.

Spoiler: Fancy

[ Name: XYZ ]
Classification: Human | Class: Arcanist
Level: 47 | Tier: Gold
Status: Enraged | Frostbitten
HP: ██████████ 100% MP: ██████████ 100% ST: ████████░░ 85%​

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

In a world where levels mean power, looking to the level first is generally more important.

Depends on the scaling, I guess.

Do you fear a Lv 1 Elder Archdemon Dragon, or a Lv 500 Cute Little Ladybug more?

 

[Alski]

Depends on the scaling, I guess.

Do you fear a Lv 1 Elder Archdemon Dragon, or a Lv 500 Cute Little Ladybug more?

In a world where 'number go up' its totaly the ladybug.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

In a world where 'number go up' its totaly the ladybug.

 

[NotaNuffian]

I pick A.




And C is out for sure.

 

[akif313]

Option B looks cleanest. Keeps things readable without feeling too cramped or repetitive.