Paragraph Block

Physical Description

Tall and lean with weathered hands that tell stories of decades working the forge. Silver hair pulled back in a practical bun, with a few rebellious strands always escaping. Sharp green eyes that miss nothing.

Figure 1 - Paragraph Block in View Mode

A multi-line text field with formatting support for detailed character information like backstories, physical descriptions, and personality notes.

Paragraph Blocks aren't just for character sheets — you can also add them to chapter scenes for descriptions, notes, or any longer-form text per scene. See Chapter Block Types.

Formatting

Style

A tall, lean figure with sharp features and penetrating grey eyes. Known for his iconic deerstalker cap and Inverness cape when working cases.

Personality: Brilliant but eccentric, with a tendency toward boredom when not engaged in challenging work. Often dismissive of conventional thinking.

Notable skills: Master of deduction, disguise, and forensic science. Proficient violinist and skilled boxer.

Figure 1.1 - Paragraph Block in Edit Mode with formatting toolbar

Use the toolbar buttons to format your text:

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
Block styles via the Style dropdown: Paragraph, Quote, Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3
Bulleted and numbered lists
Indent and decrease indent (move text back to the left)
Hyperlinks to external websites
Inline images
Horizontal line (a divider across the block)
Undo and redo

Common Uses

Physical descriptions and mannerisms
Backstory and history
Personality and quirks
Motivations and goals
Relationship descriptions

Tip: Create separate Paragraph Blocks for different aspects (one for appearance, one for personality, one for backstory) rather than one massive block.

@ Mentions

Type @ to create clickable links to other characters, locations, items, chapters, notes, or arcs. This makes it easy to navigate between related content directly from your character sheets.

Untitled Note

Note • Dialogue fragments to work in somewhere: **Holmes...

Watson's character development

Note • Track Watson's arc across stories: - [ ] **Milita...

Baskerville plot threads resolution

Note • ## Plot Threads to Resolve - [x] **Hugo Baskervil...

Sherlock Holmes

Character • Primary

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Figure 2 - @ Mention dropdown showing search results

When you type @, a dropdown menu appears with search results. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the options, then press Enter to select. A clickable link is automatically inserted into your text.

Tip: The @ mention system works in any Paragraph Block throughout Penpoint (and well beyond; see @Mentions for everywhere it works). Write "Trained under @MasterKai before joining @Sarah's rebellion" to create quick links to other characters.

Note: Paragraph Blocks don't appear in Cards View (a compact visual layout for your character list). Use Text Blocks for brief info that should display on cards.

Configuration

To configure a Paragraph Block, go to Settings > Character Sheet Setup and click on the block to reveal its settings panel.

Configure Paragraph Block

Block Title

Include in Quick Create

Figure 3 - Paragraph Block configuration panel

Block Title: Custom title for this paragraph block (e.g., "Physical Description", "Backstory", "Personality")
Include in Quick Create: When enabled, this block appears in the Quick Create form (the streamlined form for adding new characters quickly)