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Classes
Player’s Handbook
more attuned to its origin, developing distinct powers that reflect its source.
Sorcerers are rare. Some family lines produce exactly one Sorcerer in every generation, but most of the time, the
Gain the Hit Point Die from the Core Sorcerer Traits table.
Gain the Sorcerer’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Sorcerer Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8
;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I speak slowly and deliberately, pausing to reflect after (or sometimes in the middle of) each utterance.
2
I am more
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I speak slowly and deliberately
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
how toughs gather at the Blushing Mermaid or how brash patriars congregate at the Helm and Cloak. After a successful performance, you may meet an enthusiastic member of the crowd — someone of an
Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds
Goliath
Legacy
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
mock folk who rely on society’s structures or rules to maintain power.
Survival of the Fittest
Among goliaths, any adult who can’t contribute to the tribe is expelled. A lone goliath has
Tabaxi
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders. Ultimate travelers, the inquisitive
mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
Elf
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
skill with sword, bow, and strategy.
Hidden Woodland Realms
Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and
might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Optional Rules Each of the Outer Planes has peculiar characteristics that make traveling through it a unique experience. A plane’s influence can affect visitors in various ways, such as causing them
to take on personality traits or flaws that reflect the disposition of the plane, or even shift alignment to more closely match the native inhabitants of the plane. Each plane’s description includes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
on large vinyl mats. Most virtual tabletops for online play simulate miniatures and grids in a digital environment. The following sections expand on the rules in the Player’s Handbook for depicting
while keeping the easy counting of a grid. Dungeon corridors with straight walls and right angles don’t map easily onto hexes, though. Creature Size and Space A creature’s size determines how much space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
plans to improve I’Cath. By night, she rules over her people’s dreams. Tsien Chiang’s four supernatural daughters wander the city by day and gather at the Palace of Bones at night. The streets and
is more valuable in the city than gold. Jiangshi haunt the streets of I’Cath, tearing down whole districts and rebuilding them. Tsien Chiang rules the city from the Palace of Bones. By day, she drafts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
closely tied to the distant land of Xen’drik. The following optional rules are a way to explore this aspect of the setting. Optional Rule: Common Languages
Common is the language of the Five Nations
regions or cultures. The DM may change the languages assigned to a monster or NPC to reflect this.
Giant is the common tongue of Xen’drik. It is rarely encountered on Khorvaire. Monsters in Khorvaire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragonborn race in the Player’s Handbook is the most direct way to reflect a character with dragons somewhere far back in their ancestry. But for players who want to try a more nuanced approach, this
section offers three variant dragonborn race options that can be used to create a character with clear connections to a specific draconic ancestry. When you’re making a new character using one of these races, use the rules under “Creating Your Character” to fill out the details.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Using and Tracking Conditions Many rules and features in the game apply conditions to creatures. You can also apply conditions on the fly when it makes sense to do so. For example, the Poisoned
condition can reflect a variety of impairments, from influenza to intoxication. You can track monsters’ conditions wherever you track their Hit Points. Players should track any conditions affecting their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
unexpected direction? How did the DM handle it? Rules Adjudication. To what extent did the DM lean on the rules to adjudicate outcomes? Did the DM adjudicate situations wisely or in ways that made the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the Plane of Faerie, and that the memories of their visit are hazy. You can use these optional rules to reflect the strange magic that suffuses the plane. Memory Loss A creature that leaves the Feywild
Optional Rules: Feywild Magic Tales speak of children kidnapped by fey creatures and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their parents years later without having aged a day, and with no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body
unexpected direction? How did the DM handle it? Rules Adjudication. To what extent did the DM lean on the rules to adjudicate outcomes? Did the DM adjudicate situations wisely or in ways that made the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
miniatures or other tokens, follow these rules.
Squares. Each square on the grid represents 5 feet.
Speed. Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed
between two things—whether creatures or objects—start counting squares from a square adjacent to one of them and stop counting in the space of the other one. Count by the shortest route.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
actions in the game don’t change the nuts and bolts of the rules, but they make all the difference in the feel of a campaign. Similarly, a class doesn’t need new rules to reflect a cultural influence; a
that they better reflect such a setting. For example, when the characters use spells or special abilities that teleport them short distances, they actually make high-flying acrobatic leaps. Ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Setting the Tone Clifftop runs with the idea that the player characters are known as adventurers. They’ve accomplished remarkable feats and beaten impossible odds. One way to reflect this is to start
the characters off at a higher level than usual. With the DM’s approval, use the following rules to create a Clifftop adventurer. You begin at 5th level. You start with 600 gp in addition to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
those rules to these aquatic dragons.) Dragon Turtle Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I speak slowly and deliberately, pausing to reflect after (or sometimes in the middle of) each utterance
Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
favorite works. Distinguished Society of Fine Artists Skills: Performance or Sleight of Hand Member: Cadoras Damellawar, Nora Ann Wu These painters, sculptors, printmakers, and mosaic artists gather to
game of dragonchess discuss the latest in strategy, compete against one another, and test out homemade variations of game rules. Dragonsguard Historical Society Skills: Arcana, History Member: Bhedum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
should also consider using miniatures. The Player’s Handbook offers simple rules for depicting combat using miniature figures on a grid. This section expands on that material. Tactical Maps You can draw
hexagons (often called hexes), which combines the easy counting of a grid with the more flexible movement of using no grid. Dungeon corridors with straight walls and right angles don’t map easily onto hexes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the core of the rules of the game. All three follow these simple steps. Roll the die and add a modifier. Roll a d20 and add the relevant modifier. This is typically the modifier derived from one of
the six ability scores, and it sometimes includes a proficiency bonus to reflect a character’s particular skill. (See Chapter 1 for details on each ability and how to determine an ability’s modifier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
explained in the Rules Glossary). These different modes of movement can be combined with your regular movement, or they can constitute your entire move. However you’re moving with your Speed, you deduct
noted in the monster’s stat block. See the Rules Glossary for more about Speed as well as about special speeds, such as a Climb Speed, Fly Speed, or Swim Speed. Difficult Terrain Combatants are often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, you can move a distance equal to your Speed or less. Or you can decide not to move. Your movement can include climbing, crawling, jumping, and swimming (each explained in the rules glossary). These
the rules glossary for more about Speed as well as about special speeds, such as a Climb Speed, Fly Speed, or Swim Speed. Difficult Terrain Combatants are often slowed down by Difficult Terrain. Low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
’ tactics and stat blocks. Note any special rules that apply to the setting of the encounter. For social interaction encounters, make notes about the nonplayer characters (NPCs) in the encounter—their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that they resolve with special rules. Mage Tower Cheer Squad Skills: Perception, Persuasion Member: Zanther Bowen With their coordinated cheers, outfits, and school spirit, these cheerleaders inspire
, which is distributed across the campus. Student-Mages of Faith Skills: Insight, Religion Member: Melwythorne, Shuvadri Glintmantle These pious students of many faiths gather to share prayers and theological debates and to celebrate one another’s high holidays.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
’ tactics and stat blocks. Note any special rules that apply to the setting of the encounter. For social interaction encounters, make notes about the nonplayer characters (NPCs) in the encounter—their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
opportunity to converse with the adventurers before making their decisions as to whether they will support Bruenor’s plans. To play out these meetings, use the social interaction rules provided in
the Underdark to gather additional information, but he knows that success requires the support of the other factions — particularly the Zhentarim. He doesn’t, however, have the power to command the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Class Features When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features for that level. A few features have additional rules when you’re multiclassing. Check the information about multiclassing
included in each of your classes’ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Class Features When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features for that level. A few features have additional rules when you’re multiclassing. Check the information about multiclassing
included in each of your classes’ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
GRID
If you play out a combat using a square grid and miniatures or other tokens, follow these rules.
Squares. Each square on the grid represents 5 feet.
Speed. Rather than moving foot by foot
that fills its space.
Ranges. To determine the range on a grid between two things—whether creatures or objects—start counting squares from a square adjacent to one of them and stop counting in the space of the other one. Count by the shortest route.