Build a hero · 2024 rules

Character Creator

Build a Dungeons & Dragons character step by step, following the 2024 Player’s Handbook order: class, origin, ability scores, then the details. Every number is worked out for you, and the to-do list shows anything still missing. New to the game? Read the New Player’s Guide first, or press Random hero to see a finished sheet.

📖 How-to guide

Step 1

Choose a class

Your class is your hero’s calling: what they do best in a fight and outside one. It sets your Hit Points, training, skills and special features.

Most first adventures start at level 1. Pick a higher level if your Dungeon Master asks you to.

Character level

Prefer paper?

Print your finished sheet from this page, or download the official sheets from D&D Beyond:

About this text

Full entries come from the free official rules: the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2.1) match your 2024 Player’s Handbook, and the 2014 rules (SRD 5.1) match your Starter Set and Dungeon Master’s Guide. Entries marked “Your library” list only names and basic facts from your own books, with the page to open.

Read the same 2024 rules free on D&D Beyond: Basic Rules — Character Creation.

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 ("SRD 5.2.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.