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Fighter
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him.
All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the
Fighter
As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane warriors
Paladin
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. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
, an impenitent paladin might be forced to abandon this class and adopt another, or perhaps to take the Oathbreaker paladin option that appears in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Class Features
As a paladin, you gain the following class features.
Goliath
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
The first goliaths lived on the highest mountain peaks—far above the tree line, where the air is thin and frigid winds howl. Distantly related to giants and infused with the supernatural
method you 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 can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
brief that history might be. The characters might have met in Neverwinter and traveled to Phandalin together, or they might have arrived in Phandalin separately and gotten to know each other while
staying at the local inn. Questions to Ask Here are some questions you can ask the players as they create characters: Are any of the characters related to each other? What keeps the characters together as a party? What does each character like most about every other member of the adventuring party?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Thrane Tower Departments including law, government, economics, sociology, religion, and related fields occupy offices at the lowest levels of Thrane Tower. The rest of the tower contains residences
aged orc scholar of religion (Medium, Neutral Good Mage), for her extensive work among the benevolent yuan-ti of Krezent (in the Talenta Plains), as well as a few brief forays into territory held by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
foot. Bands consist of loosely related individuals, and when bands meet, membership frequently shifts. Lightfoot halflings typically excel at tasks related to travel — be it navigation, handling pack
flighty, easily distracted, fickle, and unreliable. But their friendships and courtships, if brief, tend to be genuine. The staid and stable life that most other people desire just isn’t part of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
domains share the following format: Overview. Each domain has a brief overview with its Darklord’s name, the horror genres that inspire it (explored in chapter 2), distinctive hallmarks, and related Mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
want to give information to just one player. It might be information you think the character won’t want to share with the rest of the party, perhaps something related to elements of the character’s
. This approach is best if there’s a whole scene that plays out with just one character involved. Try to keep these scenes brief so other players don’t get bored or feel left out. Secret Message. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragonnels Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are
willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food. Dragon Army Dragonnel Dragonnels from the volcanic mountains surrounding Sanction are closely related to red dragons, resembling them in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
character’s background and class, use the appropriate tables to determine how you came to make those choices. Life Events. Your character’s existence until now, no matter how brief or uneventful, has been
from your infancy to today. When a result mentions such a person, you can use the supplemental tables to add needed details — such as race, class, or occupation — to that person. Some tables in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
fire damage doesn’t increase if the burning target is subjected to that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
down the characters’ resources with brief zombie attacks. If the characters feel completely overwhelmed, Talon priests with potions of healing might appear, or an officer can enlist characters to
deliver orders from General Drakov (likely related to the siege’s climax). As the battle reaches what you determine to be the halfway point, start rolling 2d6 on the Zombie Siege Encounters table and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Character and Party Creation Each player has options when it comes to choosing a character race, class, and background, though you may restrict certain options that are deemed unsuitable for the
characters came together to form an adventuring party. It can be helpful to assume that the characters know each other and have some sort of history together, however brief that history might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the surrounding streets and line the river.
If the characters don’t already know the information in “The Shankha Trials” section, now’s a perfect time for them to learn it. This might be related by
eyes. After brief deliberations, the trial judges produce a great conch shell trophy, the Riverine’s Shankha. A judge bows, then beckons Nisha forward. Amid cheering and fanfare, she accepts the trophy and takes her place as the newest champion of the Shankha Trials. Amanisha Manivarshi
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horror Content Survey Take advantage of the time before your first game session to learn about your players’ thoughts related to horror adventures. To do this, create a brief list of questions
Romantic in-character dialogue Themes of mental and physical health involving the body and the mind Real-world religion and politics, or analogs of them Topics related to real-world social or cultural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Cause of Death 1 Unknown 2 Murdered 3 Killed in battle 4 Accident related to class or occupation 5 Accident unrelated to class or occupation 6–7 Natural causes, such as disease or old age 8 Apparent
angry god, or killed by a hatching slaad egg Class d100 Class 01–07 Barbarian 08–14 Bard 15–29 Cleric 30–36 Druid 37–52 Fighter 53–58 Monk 59–64 Paladin 65–70 Ranger 71–84 Rogue 85–89 Sorcerer 90–94
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
), feats, and roleplaying suggestions that can connect characters of any class to a draconic theme. Chapter 2 discusses magic related to dragons, including new spells, magic items, and draconic gifts
dragons of the worlds of D&D. It introduces the gem dragons—a family of five dragon kinds—as well as a variety of other Dragons and dragon-related monsters, character options, and inspirations. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
haunted traps. However, the Channel Divinity class feature and the remove curse spell can disarm a haunted trap. To use Channel Divinity to disarm a haunted trap, a character uses an action to present
dispel evil and good. Some haunted traps might also be disarmed in nonmagical ways related to the history of a haunted area. Such methods might be as simple as wearing the clothes of a haunted house’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, Dean Tullus doesn’t show up for class. After 10 minutes of uncertainty, one of the dean’s teaching assistants steps in to administer the Exam. Each character
makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Magical Devices and Their Functions. Matching a list of magical devices with their functions requires a successful DC 18 Intelligence (History
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Titanothere Titanotheres are a family of enormous mammals related to rhinoceroses. Some of them lack any horns on the face, while others have one, two, or more horns of various shapes and sizes. Some
. Titanothere Huge Beast, Unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (13d12 + 52)
Speed 50 ft.
STR
25 (+7)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
19 (+4)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
proficiency in two abilities: one tied to the character’s class and one tied to the character’s background. The Ability Proficiencies by Class table suggests a proficiency for each class, and you choose which
Proficiencies by Class Class Ability Check Barbarian Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom Bard Any one Cleric Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Druid Intelligence or Wisdom Fighter Strength, Dexterity, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Star Angler Distantly related to scavvers, star anglers are astral predators that resemble hulking, golden anglerfish with iridescent fins and tails. A star angler lacks eyes, and its hide is dotted
their demises. Star Angler Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 119 (14d10 + 42)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic, gem, and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are
, swooping in to make attacks with its beak and claws before flying out of reach. Dragonnel
Large Dragon, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d10 + 9)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of
categorization and have no rules of their own, but certain game effects might refer to them. Lists of monster groups related by descriptive tags appear in appendix B.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character
time. The events of the adventure might throw you together more or less at random. You could all be taking the same class, you might be working the same campus job, or you could be introduced by mutual friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Paladin The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level
, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
) check also learns that the sick student was summoned to Dean Tullus’s office earlier in the day, shortly before the reception. During the meeting, Dean Tullus addressed the student’s chronic lateness to class; the student recalls that the conversation was brief and cordial.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Patriars Patriars are the elite upper class of the city, a rank defined largely by money and lines of vague, increasingly inconsequential heritage. Many nobles claim generations of lineage, dating to
’ lives cheaply. For some nobles, this assessment holds true. These patriars are class-conscious dilettantes who spend their money on frivolous bets, debauched entertainment, and risky business ventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Playing a Temporary Character Playing a new character for a brief period can be fun and liberating, giving the player a chance to experiment with new class features in a low-stakes environment. For
end of a session so the player whose character has been imprisoned can make a temporary character between sessions. A player who is happy with an iconic combination of background and class might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
noted on your character sheet. The most common actions you can take are described in the "Actions in Combat" section later in this chapter. Many class features and other abilities provide additional
can’t decide what to do on your turn, consider taking the Dodge or Ready action, as described in "Actions in Combat." Bonus Actions Various class features, spells, and other abilities let you take an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Goliath Giant-Kin Goliaths are Humanoids distantly related to giants. Infused with the supernatural essence of their ancestors’ mountainous home, goliaths have the strength and fortitude to garner a
sweetest.
—Diancastra
Goliath Giant-Kin Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 18 (half plate, shield)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
noted on your character sheet. The most common actions you can take are described in the Actions in Combat section. Many class features and other abilities provide additional options for your action
taking the Dodge or Ready action, as described in "Actions in Combat." Bonus Actions Various class features, spells, and other abilities let you take an additional action on your turn called a bonus