This document has been subsumed by my my more expansive Grimoires and Inventories, and is therefore no longer updated: https://www.scribd.com/doc/265157521/D-D-5e-Grimoires-and-Inventories
This character sheet is adapted from my original version in two ways:
1) Moved the skill list from the back page to what was formerly the Character Notes space.
2) Copied into the now-empty back page my grimoire, sans header since it would be redundant.
The main idea was to eliminate the need for spellcasters of all kinds to need two sheets of paper. A side effect of that is that the first page can now be used as a single-sided character sheet. If you are like us and tend to make multiple characters for Encounters each season, then printing page 1 on both sides of a sheet of paper allows you to get two characters per page. And if you prefer to have the skills listed near the attributes, then you may well prefer this sheet to the original.
As always, I designed it with three major goals in mind:
* Earth- and wallet-friendliness. In other words: cheap to print.
* Only force the positioning of things that will be the present on every character or are tedious to hand-write every time: stat blocks; name, race, age, etc.; skills; and so forth.
* User-customizable depending player taste and character class. This includes having the lowest item on the front of the page be the column headings of the weapons table. That way it as long as needed, no more or less, yet still details out the math for new players and for ease of making changes as needed (leveling, magic items, etc.).
It may not be obvious, but I intended for the right margin to be used to track gained experience to keep the current experience spot from being erased into a hole. Naturally, you are free to do as you please since that is the whole point of the sheet.
It also has faint lines for the sake of people who find it difficult to write in a straight line without a guide.
Update 2014-11-12: In making my first multi-classed character, I discovered that my sheet was only slightly better for that purpose than Wizard's. I rearranged the top matter a bit to make room for listing multiple classes and their levels, leaving the original "Level" space for the character's total level. The largest difference is that in place of the checkboxes for keeping track of spent hit dice, there are now two boxes for tracking two types of hit dice – there wasn't room for a third one, or I would have included it.
Also, in putting a caster on a character sheet for the first time, I realized the grimoire could use some additions. Across the top there are now spaces for your spell attack bonus, saving throw DC, the maximum number of spells you can prepare each day (generally caster level + spellcasting ability modifier), and your spell slots. I also lightened the color of the headers so the bar wouldn't bleed through to the front of the sheet as much.
Update 2015-04-14: Added a small box for temporary HP.
Original Title
D&D 5e Customizable Mage or Single-page Character Sheet
This document has been subsumed by my my more expansive Grimoires and Inventories, and is therefore no longer updated: https://www.scribd.com/doc/265157521/D-D-5e-Grimoires-and-Inventories
This character sheet is adapted from my original version in two ways:
1) Moved the skill list from the back page to what was formerly the Character Notes space.
2) Copied into the now-empty back page my grimoire, sans header since it would be redundant.
The main idea was to eliminate the need for spellcasters of all kinds to need two sheets of paper. A side effect of that is that the first page can now be used as a single-sided character sheet. If you are like us and tend to make multiple characters for Encounters each season, then printing page 1 on both sides of a sheet of paper allows you to get two characters per page. And if you prefer to have the skills listed near the attributes, then you may well prefer this sheet to the original.
As always, I designed it with three major goals in mind:
* Earth- and wallet-friendliness. In other words: cheap to print.
* Only force the positioning of things that will be the present on every character or are tedious to hand-write every time: stat blocks; name, race, age, etc.; skills; and so forth.
* User-customizable depending player taste and character class. This includes having the lowest item on the front of the page be the column headings of the weapons table. That way it as long as needed, no more or less, yet still details out the math for new players and for ease of making changes as needed (leveling, magic items, etc.).
It may not be obvious, but I intended for the right margin to be used to track gained experience to keep the current experience spot from being erased into a hole. Naturally, you are free to do as you please since that is the whole point of the sheet.
It also has faint lines for the sake of people who find it difficult to write in a straight line without a guide.
Update 2014-11-12: In making my first multi-classed character, I discovered that my sheet was only slightly better for that purpose than Wizard's. I rearranged the top matter a bit to make room for listing multiple classes and their levels, leaving the original "Level" space for the character's total level. The largest difference is that in place of the checkboxes for keeping track of spent hit dice, there are now two boxes for tracking two types of hit dice – there wasn't room for a third one, or I would have included it.
Also, in putting a caster on a character sheet for the first time, I realized the grimoire could use some additions. Across the top there are now spaces for your spell attack bonus, saving throw DC, the maximum number of spells you can prepare each day (generally caster level + spellcasting ability modifier), and your spell slots. I also lightened the color of the headers so the bar wouldn't bleed through to the front of the sheet as much.
Update 2015-04-14: Added a small box for temporary HP.
This document has been subsumed by my my more expansive Grimoires and Inventories, and is therefore no longer updated: https://www.scribd.com/doc/265157521/D-D-5e-Grimoires-and-Inventories
This character sheet is adapted from my original version in two ways:
1) Moved the skill list from the back page to what was formerly the Character Notes space.
2) Copied into the now-empty back page my grimoire, sans header since it would be redundant.
The main idea was to eliminate the need for spellcasters of all kinds to need two sheets of paper. A side effect of that is that the first page can now be used as a single-sided character sheet. If you are like us and tend to make multiple characters for Encounters each season, then printing page 1 on both sides of a sheet of paper allows you to get two characters per page. And if you prefer to have the skills listed near the attributes, then you may well prefer this sheet to the original.
As always, I designed it with three major goals in mind:
* Earth- and wallet-friendliness. In other words: cheap to print.
* Only force the positioning of things that will be the present on every character or are tedious to hand-write every time: stat blocks; name, race, age, etc.; skills; and so forth.
* User-customizable depending player taste and character class. This includes having the lowest item on the front of the page be the column headings of the weapons table. That way it as long as needed, no more or less, yet still details out the math for new players and for ease of making changes as needed (leveling, magic items, etc.).
It may not be obvious, but I intended for the right margin to be used to track gained experience to keep the current experience spot from being erased into a hole. Naturally, you are free to do as you please since that is the whole point of the sheet.
It also has faint lines for the sake of people who find it difficult to write in a straight line without a guide.
Update 2014-11-12: In making my first multi-classed character, I discovered that my sheet was only slightly better for that purpose than Wizard's. I rearranged the top matter a bit to make room for listing multiple classes and their levels, leaving the original "Level" space for the character's total level. The largest difference is that in place of the checkboxes for keeping track of spent hit dice, there are now two boxes for tracking two types of hit dice – there wasn't room for a third one, or I would have included it.
Also, in putting a caster on a character sheet for the first time, I realized the grimoire could use some additions. Across the top there are now spaces for your spell attack bonus, saving throw DC, the maximum number of spells you can prepare each day (generally caster level + spellcasting ability modifier), and your spell slots. I also lightened the color of the headers so the bar wouldn't bleed through to the front of the sheet as much.
Update 2015-04-14: Added a small box for temporary HP.