Easily Fill Out Your D&D Character Sheet Like A 5e Pro With This Step

@JC I’m so glad to hear this blog was helpful! As of right now, we do not have a blog post on leveling up, but below I have typed up some of the most important basics. Do let me know if I’ve missed anything you were wondering about!

There is a section on your character sheet for recording your XP (it’s right beside the section for character alignment). XP in D&D works similarly to XP in video games: once you reach a certain amount, you gain a level (if you search “D&D character advancement,” you should find a table that displays all these numbers).

As you level up, you will get new abilities and spells. To identify which ones, you need only look at your class choice. The Players Handbook and many online resources have nifty tables that tell you exactly what abilities you’ll be getting and how many spells of what spell level you’re able to choose from.

You will notice that, at some levels, you receive what is called an “ability score improvement.” This simply means that you get an extra two points to place inside any Ability Score of your choosing. You can put both into one Score or put one point into two Scores. Remember that this will increase your Ability Score Modifiers, Saving Throws, and Skills, and may increase Initiative and AC. This blog can still act as a great guide for those increases!

The amount of Hit Dice you have will also increase. The amount is equal to your level. The type of Hit Dice you have will not change.

Finally, the moment you level up, you gain the opportunity to increase your HP Maximum. This is briefly touched on in the blog: “When your character levels up, you will roll one… Hit Die and add the number rolled to your Constitution Modifier. You then take this [new] number and add it to your current, total HP [Maximum].” This will give you your new HP Maximum.

Hit Dice are important for taking short rests. Rules as written, when you take short rests, you can roll anything from one to all of your Hit Dice (and add the number rolled to your Constitution Modifier) to regain HP. But remember: you don’t get the spent dice back until you long rest!

I hope this was helpful! Please do let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to know.