The internet is full of resources for D&D. A large majority of I said resources are for the DM, but there are some player resources out there. Like everything else in life, some are excellent and some garbage. Starting this week, Dump Stat will throw its hat into the ring and provide players of all levels of experience a variety of resources to use in-game and out.

It only makes sense to start with a beginner’s sheet for the new player. Be warned - this post will seem incredibly boring to the veteran player.

Upon returning to D&D in 5th edition, It took me all of 10 seconds to realize the game was completely different than the one I played back in 2nd edition. Had I been smart, I would have created a quick reference guide for all the terms I either didn’t know or had forgotten. Instead, I relied on a series of post notes and scribbles in a notebook to try and figure out what I should do every turn. Thank the gods the group I play with had a seemingly bottomless well of patience since I forgot half my action options seemingly every other turn.

D&D Beyond is a big help, but for this first cheatsheet, we are assuming that the player knows nothing of D&D and needs to learn such basics as movement and what actions are available to the player. Remember, this is for the newest of new players, so it’s been ‘dumbed down’ somewhat. Hopefully down the road, I’ll be able to create additional cheat sheets with more detail to them.

For those of you who just want to get to the good stuff

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