Don't know if someone already brought this up, but I just reviewed the 5e rules and you don't add your proficiency bonus to the actual damage of the weapon, you only add the ability modifier to damage. Proficiency in a weapon only applies to the attack roll of an attack using the proficient weapon. For example, if character has Proficiency in Longsword (with a Proficiency bonus of 2) and strength ability modifier of plus 3, he would roll for attack of d20 + 5, but the damage (if attack equaled or went above AC) would be 1d8 + 3 slashing damage.

With the stats and how they work, there is a chart that explains it with tomatoes Strength is being able to crush a tomato. Dexterity is being able to dodge a tomato. Constitution is being able to eat a rotten tomatoe. Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting tomatoes in a fruit salad. Charisma is selling a tomato based fruit salad. Easiest way to explain their use.

I cannot begin to tell you how helpful this was. I was so confused and overwhelmed when I first started out, but this made it so easy to understand.

I've literally spent about 7 hours attempting figuring out how to do it and failing. And no-one thought to tell me to just watch this??? RIP- Anyways TYSM

Let me tell you its SO hard to find a good explaination on how to make a character and you saved me omg, my first dnd game is only 2 days away 😭

You're a LIFESAVER! After hours of trying, this video got me making my first ever character.

Finally a good video on how to create a character sheet

Thank you for making this video because I just started to get back into dnd and I needed to remember how to create a character.

thank you so much

Stephen, you are 7 different kinds of awesome, Thank You for this! It has been decades since my last campaign and trying to jump back in has been more problematic than I realized. I really appreciate your pace, and the examples you give without over explaining! You give enough info for the player to decide for themselves along with page numbers in the HB for quick reference! The overhead view is perfect for a half blind gamer like myself! Hell, I even picked the same class, and we have pretty much the same handwriting, lol (Thank Shar for erasers!-) This is a great video for someone just getting into tabletop, as well as a concise refresher course for an old school head looking to slang some dice! Thank you again Stephen +50xp with a D12 for Good Karma!

TIP: Use a pencil to fill it out so you can erase and adjust as levels/modifiers/bonuses change. Also, I didn't hear it mentioned but Initiative box is Dex Modifier (and gets added to d20 roll when rolling for initiative)

Thank you so much your tutorial was amazing and I really found it easy to understand cant wait to share with my players. From a newbie DM just getting into DnD this helped alot.

Just watched this and it helped me create my character. Thank you!! I am playing D&D tomorrow evening for the first time since 20 years ago.

Thank you for such an awesome breakdown - very simple and straightforward. Also, great character name 👍🏽

Thank you for the guide! It helped me alot and i'll be sure too look at this video again if i have any trouble, great video!

Thanks for this! Trying to figure the game out myself and have a excited kid dying to get playing, had no idea where to begin with the character sheet so only for this video id still be lost!

If you can't refer to the player handbook and see the chart for ability score modifiers, then use this formula (x is the ability score): (x-10)/2 rounded down. An example would be that an ability score of 13 would be (13-10)/2 rounded down or a +1 ability score modifier.

Super newbie, this was so helpful thanks so much for taking the time to record and share it. Fingers crossed for my half ork (lost as a child and raised by people) Fighter

Thank you so much this was so helpful for making my first character

Thank you for this video it was type of explanation, and information that I needed.

Thanks mate for the tutorial , it was the first time i create a player and your video help me for that . Have a good day :)

Just watched it, awesome video, took a minute to understand because I'm actually creating a caster as opposed to my traditional melee character. So I needed to hop back and forth on a few things...but over all this is a great resource tool. Now to help my wife build her character lol

Best video I've found about filling a character sheet. This needs more views.

Dude that you so much for this I was completely lost but I watched this and it was great keep up the great work 👏 👍

Omg I spent hours looking for a video to do this This is amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Helped so much❤ 🙏 Need the help I watched other vids but they were too fast and you go at a steady pace.

Thanks! I’m making a human paladin! Can’t wait to play as him!

Tysm! This was incredibly helpful. Making first character and the book wasnt good with explaining. (Wood Elf Rouge)

thank you for this informative video! im making my first tiefling character :)

amazing! simple for even me to follow along

Thank you so much for this plus My first character ia a kenku wizard because i was told that i couldn't play as a kenku, it would be to hard so here i am doing that here in a couple days now

Great video. Thanks so much, incredibly helpful

Finally been looking for this type of video thankyou

Thank you so much! I’m an absolute beginner and this really helped.

Thanks! Just what I was looking for. I'm making my first character ever (Human Monk).

Thank you so much I was so confused and had no idea how to even do anything

Thanks so much! Im going to have a play date soon about this game so thanks so much!

This was a amazing tutorial

Thank you this really helped me out

you are a life saver. Thanks for making this :>

great guide little note, he meant your initiative is your dexterity modifier

thank you! im starting to get into DnD and im making a wood elf fighter!

Thanks so much! This is helped me so much!!!!!!

this was helpful thank you so much!!

one helpful tip when making a physical character sheet, mark your death saves and health in pencil and lightly, if you ever plan on levelling up the same should go for your stats, mods, proficiency bonus, and EXP. Casters should avoid ever inking prepared spells for obvious reasons(I find it most helpful to have my spells in the form of cards so I can easily sort, find, and pick out).

tysm!!! this helped me make my dragonborn sorcerer >:)

Wished I saw this earlier... I just got a whole day with my best friend just trying to figure out how to fill it in since none of us knew anything

Great video

Thank you so much, this video was very informative :D

Thanks that was so helpful

his attack damage is a minimum of 7 plus the d6? that seems pretty powerful. ive been getting very bad attack damage with level one characters.

Thank you! Had a hard time getting clear answers online as most people are intitled and like “it’s in the book are you dumb”

Thank you my cleric half elf thanks you

What class should I use for a skinwalker character?

Thank you very much

Good video my dude

Thank you terry

What do u do for insperation?

Thank you

Thx I subbed

Where did it state the initiative bonus? I can’t find it for the life of me

😊thank you

If you determine your initiative by rolling a d20, how did your character get a -1? I'm learning from scratch here.

thank you a lot

"That'll be our armour." My tortle fighter, who can't wear armour by default:

good vid, thx

OMG tysm

I had common and draconic as my languages (I was Dragonborn)

quick question: do you NEED the players handbook for this? I am new to being a dm and am on a very tight budget.

thank you

Thanks

TYSM

Best way to explain stats is the tomato method. Strength- ability to crush a tomato Dexterity- ability to dodge a tomato Constitution- ability to eat a rotten tomato Intelligence- knowing a tomato is a fruit Wisdom- Knowing not to make a tomato based fruit salad Charisma- ability to sell a tomato based fruit salad.

If you write a script for your video it will keep you from bouncing around like you are here. It helps the flow and makes a more accessible experience.

One thing I didn't quite get it. He said that AC usually goes like 10 + DEX. So, Terry, would have 19 AC without armor - which is actually better than the 16 from the Chain Mail. Shouldn't Terry not use an armor, then? Am I missing something here?

Thank u

Could you maybe make an eladrin character sheet tutorial your explanation is so good but I'm still too dumb💀

why do you always add 1 to the ability scores??

I'm here after Grisha's video about my irl character

I used my goes level sheet on super lego logan adventures on uploaded video 📹

What does saving throws mean?

Why is the initiative -1?

Is the spell casting page important at all or does it matter

19:20 im pretty sure he meant dexterity if that was confusing for anyone

Warforged barb here

For the viewer, increase the playback speed to get through this faster.

Should have called him Vanilla Terry xD

D&d has cast confused it's very effective

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For who are watching, never right in pen

Hello Stephen

Why do you write sideways?

This video is best viewed at 1.5x playback

It helps but you just leave us at that point we're you left there's still like 10 boxes left

dude there are so many boxes

im not even dumb enough not to get it

Where do you find inspiration and why was half this so confusing thank got I bought a book before hand your video helped a lot but some that threw me off much love and I do thankyou

this sounds like homework, why the fuck am i doing this

Why did he put farmer as his characters background. Farmer isn’t a real background

Just a little tip guys, most ability score modifiers aren't used it dnd sessions. So you don't need to fill it out if you don't know what your doing