WotC Dndbeyond character Quickbuikder released.

darjr · 2026-03-24T18:37:28+0000

Mentioned in their roadmap earlier. The interesting thing to me is that this is the place they’ll be more experimental with new technology.

Behind the Screen: The New Quickbuilder and Future Character Builder Concepts

Step behind the proverbial DM screen and help shape future improvements to the D&D Beyond character builder.

www.dndbeyond.com

There is a walkthrough video

Zaukrie · 2026-03-24T18:40:47+0000

Great start! Also, looks great.

bedir than · 2026-03-24T18:42:50+0000

It's almost like the Cards system in Heroes from the Borderlands.

Zaukrie · 2026-03-24T18:46:27+0000

bedir than said:
It's almost like the Cards system in Heroes from the Borderlands.

That was my thought. I really wish we could get cards for actions and spells that had a dry erase spot on them for bonuses and stuff. Like, I really think the starter set was onto something.

darjr · 2026-03-24T18:53:26+0000

How’s it working on desktop?

mearls · 2026-03-24T18:59:57+0000

darjr said:
How’s it working on desktop?

It works great! Just built a dragonborn paladin. The background I took gave me wizard spells (shield, blade ward), so I had a nifty, very tanky character. with a few clicks. This is really cool!

Here's a link:

D&D Beyond Character Sheet

The World's most intelligent Dungeons and Dragons Character Sheet.

www.dndbeyond.com

I think backgrounds do pose a bit of an issue in this format, since there are so many of them and the feat benefits are non-obvious, but the interface is great.

Zaukrie · 2026-03-24T19:01:55+0000

It didn't equip my armor or weapons, so you'd have to do that (I only tried one PC). Overall, it seems like a really good tool. It also appears to be level 1 only. I'd like to be able to ask for a level 7 PC, for a one shot or whatever, eventually.

mearls · 2026-03-24T19:03:12+0000

Like if I could play D&D right now with that character, I 100% would.

mearls · 2026-03-24T19:05:09+0000

Zaukrie said:
It didn't equip my armor or weapons, so you'd have to do that (I only tried one PC). Overall, it seems like a really good tool. It also appears to be level 1 only. I'd like to be able to ask for a level 7 PC, for a one shot or whatever, eventually.

I wonder if accounting for all the decisions you need to make while levelling is a blocker. DDB used to offer random characters, but they were hilariously unplayable. We used to do them for whacky one shots ("I'm a gnome barbarian with an 8 strength who put all his ASIs into Charisma!")

Zaukrie · 2026-03-24T19:07:46+0000

mearls said:
I wonder if accounting for all the decisions you need to make while levelling is a blocker. DDB used to offer random characters, but they were hilariously unplayable. We used to do them for whacky one shots ("I'm a gnome barbarian with an 8 strength who put all his ASIs into Charisma!")

At some point, if you want to support one shots, this is a big deal. IMO, of course.

But, yes, they'd need some better logic than I see in many games I play.....