diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index dc24e98..9c9b4b2 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ def choose_container(string, argname, allownew, adding):
                 kwargs['containercallback'] = func
                 kwargs['argname'] = argname
                 handler.read_answer(new_container_callback, 'newcontainer', kwargs)
+            elif len(options) == 0:
+                # no options to show
+                handler.send('You don\'t seem to have anything with you.')
+                return False
             else:
                 handler.send(string, options=options, allowedit=True)
                 handler.read_answer(func, argname, kwargs)
@@ -193,12 +197,14 @@ def need_role(role, errormessage):
 @read_args('How are we going to call the game?', 'name')
 @choose_template('Please choose a game template. This will only affect the default character sheets and dices.', 'template')
 def newgame(handler, name, template):
+    template, skip_sheet = db.convert_template(template)
     gameid = db.new_game(handler.dbc, handler.sender_id, handler.username, name, handler.chat_id, handler.groupname, template)
     if gameid is None:
         handler.send(newgame_already_started_usage())
         return False
 
-    db.add_default_items(handler.dbc, handler.sender_id, gameid, template)
+    if not skip_sheet:
+        db.add_default_items(handler.dbc, handler.sender_id, gameid, template)
     handler.send('New game created: {}.'.format(name))
 
 
diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index b9bab86..2798b23 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ db_version = 1
 ROLE_PLAYER = 10
 ROLE_MASTER = 20
 game_templates = OrderedDict([('fae', 'Fate Accelerated RPG'),
-                              ('dnd', 'Dungeons & Dragons')])
+                              ('fae-blank', 'Fate Accelerated RPG (empty character sheet)'),
+                              ('dnd', 'Dungeons & Dragons'),
+                              ('dnd-blank', 'Dungeons & Dragons (empty character sheet)')])
 room_container = 'room'
 rolls_container = 'rolls'
 
@@ -61,6 +63,17 @@ def init():
     db.commit()
     close_connection(db)
 
+def convert_template(template):
+    """
+    The blank versions of the character sheets use the same templates (same dices)
+    but treat treat the sheet creation differently (...by skipping it)
+    """
+    if template == 'fae-blank':
+        return 'fae', True
+    if template == 'dnd-blank':
+        return 'dnd', True
+    return template, False
+
 def new_game(db, admin, playername, gamename, groupid, groupname, template):
     """
     Creates a new game.
@@ -71,6 +84,7 @@ def new_game(db, admin, playername, gamename, groupid, groupname, template):
     """
     if template not in game_templates:
         raise
+
     c = db.cursor()
     try:
         query = c.execute('''INSERT INTO Games(version, lastactivity, gamename, template) VALUES (?, datetime('now'), ?, ?)''', (db_version, gamename, template))