Wizards of the Coast 5e Character Sheet: An official, fillable character sheet for your character from Wizards of the Coast. This is great for players who have resources from physical D&D books, and who know how to create a character already without needing much help. D&D Beyond: The best p...
Many committed D&D players will use websites like Hero Forge to create custom minis of their character, but any simple token or object will do. For example, in our early games, we used Monopoly pieces to represent our characters. The same goes for maps. A sheet of paper or a whiteboard...
Character creation in Roll20 for Dungeons & Dragons takes several forms. In its native state, players and GMs create a blank character sheet that is assigned to a player. From there, players can manually fill in the sheet with drag-and-drop available options from the campaign compendium or w...
For players, we have digital character sheets that will enable them to create their character, manage their skills, abilities, and inventory, and roll dice at the click of a button. The character sheet even takes care of the math for you! To get started with your character, sign up for ...
Initiative: During a formal combat setting players will roll Initiative by rolling a d20 and adding on your initiative modifier from your character sheet. This number will determine the order in which players and monsters take action during combat. Hit Points: Hit points (HP) are your health....
Firstly, you may simply need to remind someone what happened last session. Players will always appreciate a recap, and it might even be you who needs the help. Secondly, notes help you plan story points. If you know everything about your players’ character backstories, you can weave this...
The die-rolling question is actually super easy if you’re not completely f$&%ing insane and paranoid. Everyone’s got dice. Just let everyone roll dice on their desk and announce the results. And let everyone keep their character sheet however they want. As long as they can see it, no...
Everything you need to know to create a D&D character Dungeons and Dragons, also known as D&D, is a tabletop role-playing game in which you and your friends play as fantasy characters on a quest of your choosing. The first step in your...
D&D character sheet: getting started The first step to creating a D&D character sheet is, well, acquiring one! There are a number of ways to do just that, and none will take up more than 5 minutes of your time. For this guide, we’re going to point you to three of the best ways...