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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Options The campus of Strixhaven draws a student body from across the world—or many worlds. With your DM’s permission, you can create just about any Strixhaven character you can imagine
, drawing on player character rules from the Player’s Handbook and other D&D books. This chapter adds to that wealth of options with the material in the following sections: “Race Option” presents the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in “Feats”). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Character Creation From the folk hero dreaming of liberating their people from a tyrannical blue dragon’s reign to the idealistic acolyte who imagines purging the world of Tiamat’s corruption, many
chapter is for any D&D character who hopes or fears that they might one day face a dragon. But this chapter is also for the bard who has made a lifelong study of dragonsong, the cleric devoted to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in chapter 5). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
span, members of all species reach physical maturity at about the same age. Your character can be any age that isn’t beyond their species’ normal life span. Parts of a Species A species includes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
span, members of all species reach physical maturity at about the same age. Your character can be any age that isn’t beyond their species’ normal life span. Parts of a Species A species includes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Character Species The Dhampir species is presented below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Character Creation The Mists of Ravenloft drift across worlds, sowing fear and abducting unsuspecting souls. These forces don’t claim individuals at random, though. The fear of innocents, the turmoil
nightmares. This chapter explores how to create a character prepared to face the horrors of Ravenloft, while also forging ties to the haunted pedigrees and grim fates common to the Domains of Dread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Creation If your players are creating 1st-level characters for this adventure, consider setting aside the first game session for character creation. That way, the players can flesh out their adventuring party together and come up with reasons why their characters are friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Classes Character class provides a character’s most exciting capabilities. This chapter offers twelve classes, each of which contains four subclasses—all summarized below. Barbarian. Storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Character Details
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->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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Character Names Part of your campaign style has to do with naming characters. It’s a good idea to establish some ground rules with your players at the start of a new campaign. In a group consisting
names, that’s fine. If the group would rather take the characters and their names a little more seriously, urge Bob’s player to come up with a more appropriate name. Player character names should match
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure: Friends of Afsoun. A character knows the famed actor Afsoun Ghorbani, head of the Silent Roar, or is connected to
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 14th level when this chapter begins. They gain a level after they retrieve the fourth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from Death House.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 15th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the fifth piece of Rod of Seven Parts from the upper level of Three Moons Vault.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Advancement The characters should be 12th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the second piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from the hertilod.
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->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->Heroes of the Borderlands
Character Advancement Though there are quests to complete in the Keep on the Borderlands, the characters don’t gain levels in this section. Each quest offers its own reward, usually in the form of gold or favors.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Character Advancement In this chapter, level advancement is handled as follows: The characters start this chapter at 2nd level, having gained a level after the events in chapter 2. They advance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Advancement The characters should be 10th level when the chapter begins. Advancement is handled as follows: The characters gain a level after reaching the entrance to the Endless Void. The characters gain a level once they vanquish all three mind flayer fanatics.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Player Character A player character is a character controlled by a player. See also “Creating a Character”.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Player Character A player character is a character controlled by a player. See also chapter 2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure. Elemental Attacks. Ameyali, the assembly chief of Etizalan, requests aid to defend her city from attacks by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Character Advancement At the end of many of the adventure’s chapters, each character receives enough experience points to advance 1 level, putting them at the level they should be for the next
chapter. Much of part 2 can transpire in any order, with the characters advancing 3 levels, as detailed in chapter 4. At the conclusion of chapter 14, characters gain multiple levels at once. The Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Character Backgrounds The backgrounds in this section are suitable for those whose past is intertwined with vampires or the company such creatures tend to keep. Each feat referenced is described in the “Feats” section later in this chapter. Backgrounds are further explained in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Character Creation A shared campaign’s guidelines for character creation might include definition of which races and classes players can choose from, how players generate ability scores, and which alignments players can choose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Character Options This section contains a feat and spells for characters who combine cards and arcane magic, as well as narrative prompts to help you create your character and guide their story.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following suggestions to involve the characters in this adventure’s plot: The Dead Return. The characters are heading to San Citlán to enjoy the food, parades, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Character Alignment Some common misconceptions about alignment can cause conflicts between players and DMs. The following sections can help you navigate how player characters interact with alignment
. Actions Indicate Alignment A character might think they’re good and profess to believe that senseless slaughter is wrong, but if that character repeatedly engages in senseless slaughter, the