2024 D&D Character Sheets Available to Download

The newly designed character sheets for Dungeons & Dragons are now available on D&D Beyond's website. The new sheets were created for use with the new 2024 revised 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons and were released as part of the early release launch of the 2024 Player's Handbook on D&D Beyond. Notably, the new character sheets are condensed from 3 pages to 2, contain attunement slots for magic items, and place various skill proficiency stats under their corresponding core ability score. Also, the new character sheet contains various technical updates, such as "Heroic Inspiration" replacing inspiration and "Species" replacing "Races." Please note that this is not a fillable PDF, so you'll have to print it and fill it out on your own.

This marks the first time since 2014 that D&D has updated its official character sheets, with print copies eventually going on sale in a couple of weeks. Also to come are several campaign tracker sheets that will be available as part of the to-be-released Dungeon Master's Guide.

 

[ezo]

I suppose you could save lines by writing always-prepared spells from subclass, species, and feats in their respective fields on the first page… Doesn’t seem like an ideal solution though.

You could also makes sure to limit your attack/damage cantrips to the first page. IME that would spare 2-3 lines from the second which really aren't necessary to be there IMO.

 

[ezo]

Also, I was thinking about making a change to the second page:

Decreasing the Equipment section and Magical Items section, probably the Coins as well and moving them all down a bit.

Then I would have room to remodel the Spellcasting Ability and Spell Slots sections, push them to the right-hand column, and move the Cantrips and Prepared Spells up.

This would give at least another 6, maybe 7, more lines for spells. If you include a few lines on the front for combat cantrips, you could probably squeeze 40 or so spells altogether.

However, at this point I am not certain it is worth it. Full casters rarely get that many spells unless you make it to a very high level.

Now, a Wizard's spellbook is a separate issue. And for that as a player I would have a third sheet to record the spells I have in my spellbook.

 

[ezo]

Another edit I would do is to include a section for Defense and/or one for Combat Notes (possibly split between offense and defense). Things like sneak attack, evasion, resistance to poison, etc. would be helpful there instead of scattered between class features, feats, and species traits.

 

[Charlaquin]

Also, I was thinking about making a change to the second page:
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Decreasing the Equipment section and Magical Items section, probably the Coins as well and moving them all down a bit.

Then I would have room to remodel the Spellcasting Ability and Spell Slots sections, push them to the right-hand column, and move the Cantrips and Prepared Spells up.

This would give at least another 6, maybe 7, more lines for spells. If you include a few lines on the front for combat cantrips, you could probably squeeze 40 or so spells altogether.

However, at this point I am not certain it is worth it. Full casters rarely get that many spells unless you make it to a very high level.

Now, a Wizard's spellbook is a separate issue. And for that as a player I would have a third sheet to record the spells I have in my spellbook.

You could borrow some technology from the 2014 sheet and put coins in small, vertically-oriented boxes within the equipment text box, rather than having their own horizontally-oriented text box.

 

[ezo]

This is my favorite sheet of all:

I've always liked it because it has all the things I think WotC's sheet either miss, put elsewhere, or summarize. The second page is just three columns where you can put whatever you want: equipment, magical items, descriptions, notes, etc.

While it still has skills grouped until abilities, that never bothered me since I know as DM (and player) they often are used that way and only occasionally mixed up.

It's attached in case anyone wants it.

 

[ezo]

You could borrow some technology from the 2014 sheet and put coins in small, vertically-oriented boxes within the equipment text box, rather than having their own horizontally-oriented text box.

I probably would. It is what I've usually done in the past. I'll often have a separate section of valuables, and coins either end up there or in equipment.

 

[Charlaquin]

I probably would. It is what I've usually done in the past. I'll often have a separate section of valuables, and coins either end up there or in equipment.

Ooh, I like them going in valuables, that makes sense to me.

 

[Gorck]

I was thinking about this some more a couple days ago and I conceived of a way to double the Cantrips & Prepared Spells list from 30 to 60. Just get rid of the columns for "Casting Time," Range," and the "Required Materiel" diamond (EDIT: and "Notes" Column) and make it two columns side-by-side:

 

[ezo]

I was thinking about this some more a couple days ago and I conceived of a way to double the Cantrips & Prepared Spells list from 30 to 60. Just get rid of the columns for "Casting Time," Range," and the "Required Materiel" diamond (EDIT: and "Notes" Column) and make it two columns side-by-side:

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Do you really need 60 though? Only Wizards can even use more than 40 or so at a maxium.

Seems overkill to me, personally, although you certainly could do it if you need the space for spells...

If you did, you would want something to denote prepared or not, as well.

I can try a full mock-up if you want tomorrow? Let me know.

 

[nooneimportant300]

For me I think I would have the spellcasting sheet and inventory sheets be separate sheets which can be expanded by just printing out more sheets. Who knows how many homebrew items or spells you'll get, so I just like being able to print out a new sheet whenever I need one.