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Returning 35 results for 'Beyond 1st Level; Character Advancement'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Beyond 1st Level As your character goes on adventures and overcomes challenges, he or she gains experience, represented by experience points. A character who reaches a specified experience point total advances in capability. This advancement is called gaining a level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Beyond 1st Level As your character goes on adventures and overcomes challenges, he or she gains experience, represented by experience points. A character who reaches a specified experience point total advances in capability. This advancement is called gaining a level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Beyond 1st Level (p. 15) In the second sentence of the third paragraph, “add the total” is now “add the total (minimum of 1).”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Advancement This adventure assumes the characters are 1st level when it begins. The First-Year Level Advancement table summarizes when the characters gain levels during the adventure. First
-Year Level Advancement Level Reached When Characters… 2nd Complete the first Magical Physiologies Exam 3rd Complete the “Campus Daredevils” section and explore Captain Dapplewing’s Manor 4th Finish the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 5th level when this chapter begins. In this chapter, characters can advance to 7th level and no further. Advancement is handled as follows: The
characters gain a level when they discover the location of Zorzula’s Rest and determine that they must confront Ruxithid the Chosen and the Sawplee goblins there. The characters gain a level when they defeat Ruxithid and learn of a larger, more sinister plan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Andir Beyond 1st Level (p. 214) In the 5th- and 9th-level rows, in the Proficiency Bonus sections, “the bonus to hit of his spell attacks” is now “the bonus to hit of his Quarterstaff and spell attacks.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving the following milestones rather than defeating monsters: Encountering a
Faction. After the characters first encounter the leader of one of Cynidicea’s three factions (detailed in the following section), everyone in the party who survives the encounter gains 1 level. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Character Advancement The adventure assumes that the characters start at 1st level. If your players are more interested in exploration and social interaction than combat, or if you want to make the
stasis or destroy Iggwilv’s Cauldron, everyone in the party receives enough XP to advance 1 level. If you follow this method of character advancement, characters who start the adventure at 1st level might reach 8th level by the adventure’s conclusion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 3rd level when the chapter begins. The characters gain a level when they confront King Grol and learn the location of the lost mine of Phandelver.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 11th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the first piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from Web’s Edge in the Underdark.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Character Advancement The characters should gain a level when they reach area H39 for the first time, regardless of the route by which they get there. Thus, if they were 8th level at the start of this chapter, they will be 9th level when they enter Ythryn for the first time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Advancement In these adventures, the characters receive experience points for achieving story milestones, rather than for defeating monsters. Each adventure tells you when the characters advance to the next level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Character Advancement In this adventure, the characters can gain levels by completing caves. To complete a cave, the characters must explore every area within it. The characters gain levels by
achieving the following milestones: Completing Two Caves. After the characters fully explore two caves, they advance to level 2. Completing Three More Caves. After the characters fully explore a total of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Advancement This adventure assumes the characters are 8th level when it begins. The Fourth-Year Level Advancement table summarizes when the characters gain levels during the adventure
. Fourth-Year Level Advancement Level Reached When Characters… 9th Finish exploring the Detention Bog and retrieve the missing crates 10th Descend into the basement of the Fortress of Caerdoon (before encountering Murgaxor)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Advancement This adventure assumes the characters are 6th level when it begins. The Third-Year Level Advancement table summarizes when the characters gain levels during the adventure. Third
-Year Level Advancement Level Reached When Characters… 7th Quell the panicked students as they prepare for the Magister’s Masquerade 8th Finish the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Iriad Beyond 1st Level (p. 217) In the 5th- and 9th-level rows, Iriad’s passive Perception score now increases by 2 rather than 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 7th level when this chapter begins. In this chapter, the characters can advance to 9th level and no further. Advancement is handled as follows: The
characters gain a level after facing the fragment guardian in either Talhundereth or Gibbet Crossing. The characters gain a level once they overcome the guardians of all three obelisk fragments in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving the following milestones rather than defeating monsters: Obtaining the
Star or Saving Shalfey. When the characters either obtain the star from the derro lair or rescue Shalfey (whichever occurs first), everyone in the party gains 1 level. This advancement occurs only once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Character Advancement In this chapter, level advancement is handled as follows: Characters start this chapter at 8th level, having gained a level at the end of chapter 5. They advance to 9th level
during their exploration of the City of Lost Names—likely after reforging the dragonlance at the Temple of Paladine. After escaping the Threshold of the Heavens and the city, they advance to 10th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters must be 20th level when this chapter begins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 18th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they navigate Pandesmos Outlook and arrive at Carapace Ridge, where the war between the forces of Kas and Vecna rages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 17th level when this chapter begins. They gain a level once they retrieve the seventh and final piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from the casino’s Ruby Sanctum.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 16th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the sixth rod piece from the Tomb of Wayward Souls.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 1st level when the chapter begins. The characters gain a level when they finish exploring the Cragmaw hideout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Character Advancement The characters gain a level if they contribute to the dragon’s destruction. If they’re not 7th level by the end of this chapter, lure them to some of the locations in chapter 2 so that they can gain enough levels before continuing with the later chapters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Advancement You can track experience points or simply allow characters to level up when they reach certain points in the adventure. Ideally, the characters should fall within the desired
level range as they experience each chapter, as shown in the Suggested Character Levels table. Suggested Character Levels Chapter Suggested Level 1. A Friend in Need 1st–2nd 2. Trollskull Alley 2nd 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Character Advancement The Levels of Undermountain table lists the dungeon’s levels and the character levels for which they’re designed. It’s okay for characters to enter a dungeon level that’s
award XP for overcoming traps and for exceptional roleplaying with key NPCs. The Bonus XP Awards table provides recommended XP awards for such interactions. Bonus XP Awards Character Level
XP Award
1st–4th
50
5th–10th
250
11th–16th
1,000
17th–20th
2,500
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Character Advancement Characters begin the adventure at 1st level and gain XP by defeating monsters. After each game session, add up all the XP earned and distribute it evenly among the party members
for each chapter of the adventure, as shown in the Suggested Character Levels table. Suggested Character Levels Chapter Suggested Level 1. Port Nyanzaru 1st and higher 2. Land of Chult 1st–6th 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Character Advancement Experience Points (XP) fuel level advancement for player characters and are most often the reward for completing combat encounters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Character Advancement In this chapter, level advancement is handled as follows: Characters begin this chapter at 10th level, having gained a level at the end of chapter 6. They advance to 11th level after completing the “Flight of the Dragonnels” section and reaching the flying citadel.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Character Advancement In this chapter, characters can advance to 6th level and no farther. Level advancement is handled as follows: The characters gain a level if they defeat Xardorok Sunblight. The
characters gain a level if they accomplish any two of the following feats: find the chardalyn dragon’s flight plan in area X4, free the myconid sovereign in area X19, or destroy the heart of the red dragon in area X24.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 4th level when the chapter begins. The characters gain a level when they defeat Nezznar the Spider.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 19th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they learn the location of Vecna’s Ritual of Remaking.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 13th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the third piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from the graymatter engine of Landro.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Character Advancement In a shared campaign, characters gain levels not by accumulating experience points but by reaching experience checkpoints. This system rewards every character (and player) for
completes an adventure designed for a tier higher than the character’s current tier, the character is awarded 1 additional checkpoint. For example, if a 2nd-level character completes a 6th-level adventure