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Player’s Handbook
deepest self. For every Barbarian, their Rage is a power that fuels not just battle prowess, but also uncanny reflexes and heightened senses.
Barbarians often serve as protectors and leaders in their
features, which are listed in the Barbarian Features table.
Barbarian Features
Level
Proficiency Bonus
Class Features
Rages
Rage Damage
Weapon Mastery
1
+2
Rage, Unarmored
Rogue
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Basic Rules (2014)
class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but
an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What
Barbarian
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fierce animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling reservoir of anger at a world full of pain. For every barbarian, rage is a power that fuels not just a battle frenzy but also uncanny reflexes
Champion
Unlimited
+4
Class Features
As a barbarian, you gain the following class features.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an
occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen.
Variant Entertainer: Gladiator
A gladiator is as much an
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Hadozees’ progenitors were mammals no bigger than house cats. Hunted by larger natural predators, they took to the trees and evolved wing-like flaps that enabled them to glide from branch to
use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
part of them expressed to an extreme. To define a persona, feel free to choose characteristics from other backgrounds, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
that class and race define. This section expounds on the details that distinguish characters from one another, including the basics of name and physical description, the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer points of personality and alignment.
Chapter 4: Personality and Background Characters are defined by much more than their race and class. They’re individuals with their own stories, interests, connections, and capabilities beyond those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
that class and race define. This chapter expounds on the details that distinguish characters from one another, including the basics of name and physical description, the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer points of personality and alignment.
Chapter 4: Personality and Background Characters are defined by much more than their race and class. They’re individuals with their own stories, interests, connections, and capabilities beyond those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Transcendent Order Conduit Members of the Transcendent Order train to act without thinking, eliminating thought behind action. Conduits react with the cadence of the multiverse. Their sharp reflexes
border on precognition, allowing them to unconsciously act before their foes. Transcendent Order Conduit Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 18 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 97
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
proficiencies: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie. On your character sheet, record all the features that your class gives you at 1st level.
2. Choose a Class bruenor Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough your character is in combat and other dangerous situations. Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short for Hit Point
Dice). At 1st level, your character has 1 Hit Die, and the die type is determined by your class. You start with hit points equal to the highest roll of that die, as indicated in your class description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is a creature that is Large or bigger, it takes an extra 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
+1 Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
.
Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fractal as its mascot, and many a Quandrix student can be found playing fetch with a fractal companion in between lessons. Fractal Mascot
Small Construct, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit
5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) force damage, or 6 (2d4 + 1) force damage if the fractal is Medium or bigger.
Bonus Actions
Augment. The fractal’s size increases by one category. While the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
either spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a short or long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. The Bigger They Are. Starting at 3rd
Spellcasting or the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Handling Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. Mark of Handling Spells Spell Level Spells 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the ocean in Tammeraut’s Fate, retains its fighting reflexes despite its rotting flesh. Drowned Ascetic
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
world and take on the challenges that lesser women and men can’t stand against. Class is the primary definition of what your character can do. It’s more than a profession; it’s your character’s
calling. Class shapes the way you think about the world and interact with it and your relationship with other people and powers in the multiverse. A fighter, for example, might view the world in pragmatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
you can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items. Thief’s Reflexes When you reach 17th level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a short or long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. The Bigger They Are. Starting at 3rd level
the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Handling Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. Mark of Handling Spells Spell Level Spells
1st animal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
size. Blistercoil Weird
Medium elemental, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 40 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
15(+2)
INT
available. While the weird is Large or bigger, it makes Strength checks and saving throws with advantage.
If the weird starts its turn at Gargantuan size, the weird releases energy in an explosion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Levels 1-4: Local Heroes Characters in this tier are still learning the range of class features that define them, including their choice of specialization. But even 1st-level characters are heroes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
character of that class, including how to assign your highest ability scores, a background suitable to the class, and starting spells.
Hit Points and Hit Dice Your character’s hit points define how tough
2. Choose a Class Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely to employ
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Character Options Each player has options when it comes to choosing a character race, class, and background. These options are summarized in the Character Options table. If there are multiple players
— Wizard Soldier While your players follow the steps of character creation as outlined in the Basic Rules, pay attention to the choices they make. The backgrounds they choose define who their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Hulking Crab Much bigger than a giant crab, a hulking crab has a body 15 to 20 feet in diameter. Its shell is often covered with coral, anemones, ship wreckage, or some other sort of detritus
salvaged from the ocean floor. Hulking Crab
Huge Beast, Unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 76 (8d12 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
8 (–1)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 1: This Is Your Life The character creation rules in the Player’s Handbook provide all the information you need to define your character in preparation for a life of adventuring. What they
don’t do is account for all the circumstances that shaped your character during the years between your birth and the start of your career as a member of a class. What did your character accomplish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items. Thief’s Reflexes When you reach 17th level, you have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Red Ruin Known for her incredible awareness and reflexes, the dragonnel-flying ace Red Ruin leads the Red Dragon Army’s airborne forces. Her actual name is unknown, leading her allies to refer to her
identity. She also speaks little, relying on sharp hand gestures to direct dragonnel-riders in flight. Red Ruin
Medium Humanoid, Lawful Evil
Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 150 (20d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
largest kruthik in the hive undergoes a metamorphosis, forming a cocoon around itself and emerging several weeks later as a hive lord — a bigger and smarter kruthik with the ability to spray digestive
acid from its maw. The hive lord claims the largest chamber of the lair and keeps several adult kruthiks nearby as bodyguards. Kruthik Hive Lord
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
, Investigation, Nature, or Religion) check. Utilize Use a nonmagical object. Player characters and monsters can also do things not covered by these actions. Many class features and other abilities provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
, Investigation, Nature, or Religion) check. Utilize Use a nonmagical object. Player characters and monsters can also do things not covered by these actions. Many class features and other abilities provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
covered in thick, shaggy hide, often in vibrant colors, such as sky blue or deep violet. Giant Ox Huge Fey, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (10d12 + 40)
Speed 40 ft
bigger than you tries to drain every drop of blood from your body. Nope, nope, nope. Time to go home.
—Bigby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Mordent is a quiet domain of peaceful country estates that sprawl across rolling moors. Landowners of the aristocratic class maintain a pretense of being the benevolent custodians of the land and
its hard-working farmers, fishers, and laborers. From the loftiest families to the lowliest workers, Mordent’s people cling to traditions that define the order of society and each person’s place in it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Neogi Void Hunter A neogi void hunter is bigger than a typical adult neogi and often fills the role of captain aboard a nightspider (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide). The void hunter pledges fealty
. Neogi Void Hunter
Medium Aberration (Warlock), Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
16 (+3
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
places of the world and take on the challenges that lesser women and men can’t stand against.
Class is the primary definition of what your character can do. It’s more than a profession; it’s your
character’s calling. Class shapes the way you think about the world and interact with it and your relationship with other people and powers in the multiverse. A fighter, for example, might view the world in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
where you can write your character’s name.
Species, Background, and Class. Each character in D&D has a species, background, and class that help determine who a character is and what they do best
, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Each of the ability scores governs a specific characteristic. Strength is physical might; Dexterity is agility, reflexes, and balance; Constitution is health and