Best Character Sheets for Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)

We all want to live the life of a heroic adventurer, but there’s always a bit of paperwork to do before you can set off. Although Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition saved some of the crunch of previous versions, having the best character sheet for you will massively improve your gaming experience. Here are our picks for the best character sheets for the current installment of Dungeons & Dragons.

The best Dungeons & Dragons character sheets for the 5th edition

A good character sheet will do more than just present your adventurer’s information. It can also do a lot of the heavy lifting of building your character or even playing for you. Many of the hands on this list calculate your ability modifiers, your initiative bonus, and even keep track of your inventory for you, freeing your mind to actually play the game.

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Bundle of Emmet Byrne character sheets

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This set of Emmet Byrne character sheets immediately caught our eye as a valuable download. Once you get it, you have the option to download over 80 character sheets for each class and all the bonuses that come with it. Also included are backstory sheets, spell and ability sheets, and more. Everything is fully customizable, so you can even change the basic layout to suit your needs. These are top notch character sheets.

Jordan Jones character sheet

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The Jordan Jones Character Sheet is a nice little update for those looking for more room for class and racial abilities. Each section of the sheet is nicely filed so that everything is easy to understand. It has been revised ten times since it was first published, showing Jones’ commitment to getting his formula right.

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Cleric specific sheet

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For any clergyman looking for some love, this character sheet is tailored just for you. At first glance, it might look like a reorganized standard character sheet (which we’re a fan of, by the way), but it’s the included inventory and spell list that made it a quality bow set for us. The inventory gives you more than enough space to describe your items and take notes, and the spell sheet lists each cleric spell by level so you can quickly check off which ones you already have.

Compact character sheets by Phil Morlan

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If you’re like Phil Morlan, you don’t like having tons of sheets of paper with notes scribbled all over the place. That’s why he created this condensed sheet that doesn’t waste space with unnecessary content. You have plenty of space to write down the important information about your character that you need to know, although you don’t have space to describe those traits.

Current standard

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The Current Standard character sheet is neatly compiled and categorizes every aspect of D&D in the right place. Skill Trials sit right next to their point modifiers, and there’s even an additional sheet dedicated to your companions, familiars, or pets.

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Fully loaded BA Morrier character sheet

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BA Morrier’s sheet contains slots for honor, hero points, and other information you don’t often see on character sheets. You can quickly check off a bard’s musical instrument, thieves’ tools, disguise sets, and more. Sure, you’ll never touch some of the content that’s included, but this character sheet casts a broad shadow that at least has something you’ll need.

Drawing sheets of the index card

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For the minimalist gamer who just wants the necessary information right in front of them. This sheet is the size of an index card and is not intended to replace the other sheets on this list, but rather as a substitute for quick reference. Only the most basic and useful information is included on these cards.

landscape character sheet

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If you find that typical character sheets don’t have enough space to write down the information you want, consider this landscape sheet. It’s essentially the official character sheet lying on its side. There’s an immediately noticeable gain in space for your inventory and gear, and it also includes landscape-mode background spell sheets.

Official Character Sheets

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While we’ve featured many community-made character sheets in this list, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the official character sheets that you can download from the D&D official site. You can download the normal sheet, but the site also has some pre-made sheets for specific characters if you want to quickly create a character.

Pixel art character sheet

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Everything else on this list was included primarily for its practical use during a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Granted, this pixel character sheet was only included as an aesthetic change, especially for all you old-school video game fans out there. It is a basic sheet that also comes with a magic sheet.