Human Elf Dwarf Halfling Dragonborn Tiefling Gnome Half Elf or Half Orc

Acolyte Charlatan Criminal Entertainer Folk Hero Gladiator Guild Artisan Guild Merchant Hermit Knight Noble Outlander Pirate Sage Sailor Soldier Spy Urchin (choose a background) (custom background)

seeking revenge. for glory and fame. to pay off a debt. to find something.

sold into slavery. lost something significant. orphaned or adopted. led a revolt. built something grand. accused of murder. saved a life. found a secret place. made a strange friend. had to leave town.

STR CON DEX INT WIS CHA

Barbarian Bard Cleric Druid Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger Rogue Sorcerer Warlock Wizard

a magical side-effect a domineering parent a curse or blessing a childhood accident a pact with a demon a job you took on a spell or potion time in captivity contact with a powerful item your unusual birth

Click to roll 5e Character

I have been working on a procedural character generator for 5e, as I find the system isn't necessarily built around making characters interesting, but it's involving learning a new language so is taking a while. I'll post it when it's done!SO! Here's a quick generator you can use now, with a reason to take non-minmaxed stats and a life event to add some inspiration for background colour.Why not grab a set of polyhedrals or use the button at the bottom to generate someone interesting?Hopefully this will help people like me roll up some unusual and interesting characters using the prompts, comments are always welcome and I'd love to hear your character stories below!Note I only use the PHB races, classes, and backgrounds here. Sorry but this is intentional as a) there are limited sides on a die and b) I'm not a fan of the bloat that comes with book after book of options.Check out @plaspoly on Twitter for this and more random generators!