Not form fillable, but here is the official character sheet pdf:
- I’ll never not be salty about them not making a clean copy available in the actual book.
- It’s crazy that it took this long to get published.
- I really do not like them moving the skills under each attribute. It makes sense from an organizational perspective, but it makes each skill harder to find.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1804-start-playing-today-with-the-2024-d-d-free-rules
Available today on D&D Beyond, the 2024 D&D Free Rules provide a foundational introduction to the new 2024 core ruleset. This resource serves as a free experience for those looking to explore what the new 2024 Player’s Handbook has to offer. It currently contains four classes, each with one subclass, as well as the updated rules for play found in the 2024 Player’s Handbook.
Available here:
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One of the big changes in the new rules is that all classes now pick their subclass at level 3 instead of having the timing of the choice varied by class. This is a good change for rules simplicity and aligning all classes, but Ginny points out some issues this causes with respect to Warlocks. Because Warlocks get their spells via a patron and that player choice only happens at level 3, it means there’s a weird limbo period of disconnect. The player or DM knows what the patron choice will be but technically the character either doesn’t know or the patron does nothing for them in those first few levels.
A reply she commented on to her video seems like an interesting “workaround.” Honestly, I’d do something exactly like this or maybe do the inverse and have the patrons compete for the character’s “affections,” lol.
I’ve got a player who took Magic Initiate: Warlock at level 4, but is going to take level 5 as Warlock 1, and I’m going to lean into it that he’s just kind of…discovered mysterious powers, but doesn’t know the source yet. We’ll nail that down when he actually takes the class and chooses the patron, but powers are already manifesting.
Could do something similar with early levels, but it feels weird to force that.
He called out for help, for power, and someone answered the call, but who?
I actually don’t think it’s as big a deal as Ginny and some others think. From a pure roleplay/narrative perspective it’s wonky and not ideal but I think for most actual players it’s not something that really impacts them. Experienced players have a desired end-state ideal character in mind when they start out anyway so the level 3 choice is baked intro their concept of who they want to be right from the start. Inexperienced players are going to lean on the DM and other players for guidance.
But this is what you get when you have story elements tied to mechanical features and you move things around in an effort to “balance” them. The linked story stuff moves too, presenting issues like this.
This is a hell of a roleplaying hook for anyone who wants it. Mysterious visitors in dreams. Maybe a vision quest.
Yep, that’s exactly how I was planning to do this.