An info-dense yet artsy character sheet specifically for a Light Domain Cleric of Helm (all files linked below). I wanted something that could be used at higher levels and helped you keep track of all your cleric skills.
Overall, I had to do a lot of syntax butchery to make things fit, so hopefully all the skills and spells listed still make sense! I tried to reference the relevant Player’s Handbook and DM’s Guide page numbers when possible.
I worked on this at a high resolution, which, unbeknownst to me, means that when your canvas is at 100% zoom, it’s much bigger than it will be in real life. Very obvious in hindsight, but it does mean that the text is smaller than I intended overall. I still find it legible, but will admit it’s not super accessible to anyone with visual impairment.
Spell sheet: While I really like spell cards, at higher levels they can be unwieldy. Tables broken down by spell role are a good solution in my opinion, though it can be a tedious to fill them in. I made a sortable, filterable spreadsheet to help with this (huge shout out to u/Zolo49‘s creation of spell reference sheets, they did the lion’s share of the work, I just tweaked the cleric sheet to better suit this project).
The spell slot tracking wheel has a lot of negative space (because the spell page is so dense with info, I kept the art to a minimum on this one and resisted the urge to embellish said negative space), but I’m really pleased with how it conveys spell level and slot progression from levels 1 to 20!
Something I didn’t know prior to doing this project is that some spells do still require components! I hope most DM’s are chill and don’t worry about it, but if a campaign is very low magic and/or you’re concerned with component verisimilitude (u/hillermylife made a reddit post arguing for the fun plot hook possibilities of component acquisition!), I included the component info when a holy symbol is not enough.
Session notes sheet: Both unlined and lined, print out the one you like best!
Files
Pre-made 1st-Level Character PDFs – Stout Halfling – Standard Array of Stats, except high stat is 16 instead of 15 (does anyone else feel like anything less than a +3 in your prime requisite stat is a drag?):
Melee style (high strength, scale mail, more traditional cleric)
Ranged style (high dexterity, low strength, more an itinerant priest with some combat abilities than a trained holy warrior)
Even though paladins are supposed to be the charismatic god-botherers, it’s fun and logical from a roleplaying perspective that a cleric adventurer would be a good communicator, as I imagine they have more frequent dealings with the hoi polloi, but that is just one flavor of the class. The cloistered, socially awkward cleric is also a fun archetype, but these pre-gens are not that.
Photoshop Files
I left all these filled in for a level one character to put text where it belongs.
Page 1 – Class, Actions, Character Basics
Page 2 – Equipment, Money, Character Details
Page 3 – Spells
Light Cleric-Specific Spell Sheet – Make a copy so you can personalize (File>Make a Copy). Use to fill in spell sheet
Page 4 – Session Notes:
Lined (Forgot to save this as a PSD, so this is just the standalone PDF, my bad)
Resources/Sources
D&D Beyond Marketplace – Player’s Handbook > Light Cleric
Roll20 D&D 5th Edition Compendium – for details on spell stuff
Fonts
Brushes
Kyle T Webster’s Inkbox: Classic Cartoonist – Available free if you’re subscribed to Photoshop/Fresco (I bought his ultimate brush pack years ago, I don’t know how the new subscription model works), the closest free version is his Basic Inker, which you can get on his Gumroad.
Kyle T Webster’s Inkbox: Ultimate Pencil Hard – Available free if you’re subscribed to Photoshop/Fresco (I bought his ultimate brush pack years ago, I don’t know how the new subscription model works), the closest free version is his Pencil 3C, which you can get on his Gumroad.
Inspiration & Reference Images
Custom Character Sheet (especially the AC/Initiative/Speed bubbles) by Fishsticxz