First off, I really don’t care for the default 5E character sheets. I feel like there is never enough space to convey what you want and things aren’t where I would personally prefer them.

I generally enjoy making my own custom character sheets, but I am about to join an in-person game as a player and I was thinking of being a bit extra about my sheet. I’ve seen some advertisements for notebooks or folios that are relatively small/lightweight but have multiple pages so there’s room for all your features and gear. When I saw these ads I didn’t pay them too much attention because I almost never play as a character and when I do, it’s never usually in person. Because of that, I do t recall what they were called or where to get them.

Anyone got any suggestions for cool stuff you being to in-person games to keep track of your character? I’m not really just looking for a simple pdf of an alternative sheet, but more like physical books, notepads, dice towers/holders, or clipboards that I can bring to game night.

Thanks in advance

  • Aielman15
    7•10 months ago

    When I play online, I always use Emmet Byrne’s custom class sheets. They are more clean and detailed than the official ones: skills are grouped per corresponding ability, and class and subclass features get each their own box to fill so that everything is tidy and very easy to read. You can take a look at the sheets at this Imgur link, and download them on DM’s Guild (while the suggested price is a few dollars, you can pay what you want, including $0).

    When I play irl, I use Pravelli’s pocket character sheet. I have a very small handwriting, so the small writing space doesn’t bother me, and the size of the sheet allows me to put it in my pocket or my wallet, which is very handy indeed. You can take a look at this Imgur link, read the instructions here, and then download it on DM’s Guild (THIS is the link to the character sheet, and THIS to the matching spellbook). Again, the suggested price is a few dollars, but you can download it for free if you don’t want to pay. Feel free to donate a few dollars out of your pocket if you want to reward the creators’ efforts.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•10 months ago

      Thanks for the links and the reply! I actually adore those class sheets and I paid more than a couple bucks to the creator when I first found them. I play with a lot of new players and young players, so having all the class features spelled out right on the sheet is a huge help. Also I prefer organizing the skills by ability like that. Definitely a +1 from me on those sheets.

      I like that printable, foldable sheet as well. I might check it out, but my small writing can be hard for my aging eyes to parse. We’ll see!