Ready-To-Play First Level Character Sheets
If you want a ready-to-play first level character for fifth edition dungeons and dragons, simply select your character sheet below. Pick the race and class you want, download the filled-in character sheet and you will be ready to play.
This is an update to the Quick Play Character Sheets I posted in 2014 (find them HERE). I completely overhauled them, primarily by putting them onto the latest version of my form-fallible character sheets (find them HERE). While I was at it I corrected mistakes and added more information. I also gave each character a name, added the Artificer class and added a character sketch (from images I found freely on the internet – I make no claim to them).
I used the suggested quick build from the Player’s Handbook as a guide to fill in the information.
You can change any of the information and continue to use the sheet as your character advances in level. You can find box-by-box instructions HERE.
Changing the level will only update the next level XP goal, the proficiency bonus and all of the fields that are effected by the changed proficiency bonus. You will have to make all other adjustments that may be needed for the new, higher level character.
I used the standard array [15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8] for ability scores. I placed the first two scores in the abilities as suggested in the Player’s Handbook for the quick build for the class, and I put the others where I thought best for the class. I then adjusted them based on the character’s race.
For all the rest of the information, I used my best judgment to create what I thought would be a “typical” build for each race and class.
Dragonborn:
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Dwarf
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Elf
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Gnome
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Half-Elf
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Halfling
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Half-Orc
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Human
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Tiefling
Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Enjoy.
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome.
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omg! this is so useful thank you
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Glad I could be of help.
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This was made 6 years after the original and its still incorrectly showing gnomes as being shorter than halflings. Halflings are shorter than gnomes.
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Thanks Rook. I never noticed. I had always thought of Gnomes as being shorter, but you are absolutely right. Halflings aren’t much shorter, but they definingly are shorter. Although I didn’t create the original image, I have just corrected it.
Thank you very much.
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Thank you so much! This saved me while trying to get some friends into D&D
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You are very welcome. I’m glad it helped.
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Human Rogue is giving a 404 error, just FYI
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I just fixed it . Thank you.
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I love almost everything about this! I’m making a binder with every race/class combo to have on the fly when I GM (for NPC stats, PC death/new character creation etc) and this is saving me sooooo much time! Tysm!
The only issue I have with this is the inconsistent capitalization haha. Especially on the equipment weapon and spell sections. Driving my OCD up a wall but otherwise fantastic job!
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Thank you, and “sorry ’bout that”.
Fortunately for you, these are editable so you can correct them to your heart’s desire.
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You are my hero. Thank you so much for putting this together.
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You are very welcome.
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I run an after school D&D club. This will be so helpful for new players! I like to get them rolling dice immediately instead of getting bogged down in the fine details of character creation.
Once they have a sense of who their character will be, they can edit or start fresh with their own concept. Thank you.
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I’m very glad that you find these helpful. Thank you for introducing new players to the game.
Good luck,
May all your rolls be natural 20s.
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Whoa, detailed work! Kudos, and thank you! My regards -> Andre M. Pietroschek
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You are surely welcome.
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Why are they all men?
Was going to use these for an afterschool D&D thing, but there are literally no female characters???
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This is easy.
There is absolutely no difference in the rules for female characters.
These pdf files are form fallible, so it is easy to make changes.
Simply add “fe” in front of where it says “male” to change it to female.
Seriously, you may want to change or remove the image and you may want to change the name.
NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO CHANGE.
It may not be easy to find an image of the female character you have in mind, but a diligent web search should come up with something if you don’t feel your artistic skills are up to the task of drawing one yourself.
Earlier editions of D&D had some different rules for female characters, restrictions to their maximum strength and things like that. D&D 5E does not.
Here is what I would do for for an afterschool D&D thing:
I would download all of the ones provided here. On each of them I would delete the sex, the name and the image. I would provide the kids with printed copies of the sheets. I would tell the kids to write in their characters sex, the name they want them to have and, if they want to, they can draw a picture of their character.
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