Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'player start'.
Other Suggestions:
plane start
player spark
player state
player share
player star
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Regeneration. The wereraven regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the wereraven takes damage from a silvered weapon or a spell, this trait
doesn’t function at the start of the wereraven’s next turn. The wereraven dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack (Human or Hybrid Form
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
target is restrained and takes 15 (3d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"3d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacles","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns
saving throw. On a failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player’s character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
functionaries in Baldur’s Gate or Neverwinter, or you might have grown up in and around the castle of Daggerford.
Even if you are no longer a full-fledged member of the group that gave you your start in
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
Skill Proficiencies:
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
sort looking for a fresh start and a new family among the bold Bloodaxes.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, PersuasionTool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land
chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook).
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
form. He is then paralyzed until he regains at least 1 hit point. After 1 hour in his coffin with 0 hit points, he regains 1 hit point.
Regeneration. Strahd regains 20 hit points at the start of his
turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from Holy Water (flask);holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Commanding Spores. The dragon releases spores around a
with a drow matriarch for centuries. Each move represents what that player plans to do next in the competitors’ long struggle for domination in the Underdark.
2
A fire giant who
backgrounds
GM, letting you as a player discover the cause alongside your character.
Suggested Story Threads. This background presents a paradox when considering threads to weave through a campaign, since the
GM can insert existing nonplayer characters into the thread to strengthen these connections. The Amnesiac Story Threads table suggests events and people who can be the start of these threads.
Amnesiac
Morkoth
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of the morkoth's turns, and the morkoth can't use its tentacles on another target.
Hypnosis. The morkoth projects a 30-foot cone of magical
failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player's character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short time, so it can be recovered
Inspiration
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Rules
Time. You can never have more than one instance of Heroic Inspiration. If something gives you Heroic Inspiration and you already have it, you can give it to a player character in your group who lacks
a reward for making the game more fun for everyone playing.Other rules might allow your character to gain Heroic Inspiration independent of the DM's decision. For example, Human characters start each day with Heroic Inspiration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, if two effects occur at the start of a player character’s turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.
Simultaneous Effects If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or DM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, if two effects occur at the start of a player character’s turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.
Simultaneous Effects If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or DM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, if two effects occur at the start of a player character’s turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.
Simultaneous Effects If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or DM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, if two effects occur at the start of a player character’s turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.
Simultaneous Effects If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or DM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Simultaneous Effects Most effects in the game happen in succession, following an order set by the rules or the DM. In rare cases, effects can happen at the same time, especially at the start or end
of a creature’s turn. If two or more things happen at the same time on a character or monster’s turn, the person at the game table — whether player or DM — who controls that creature decides the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Simultaneous Effects Most effects in the game happen in succession, following an order set by the rules or the DM. In rare cases, effects can happen at the same time, especially at the start or end
of a creature’s turn. If two or more things happen at the same time on a character or monster’s turn, the person at the game table — whether player or DM — who controls that creature decides the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Lycanthropes (p. 207) In the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar, the start of the second paragraph now reads, “A non-lycanthrope humanoid hit …”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Lycanthropes (p. 207) In the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar, the start of the second paragraph now reads, “A non-lycanthrope humanoid hit …”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Death Saving Throw A player character must make a Death Saving Throw (also called a Death Save) if they start their turn with 0 Hit Points. See also chapter 1 (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Death Saving Throw A player character must make a Death Saving Throw (also called a Death Save) if they start their turn with 0 Hit Points. See also “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Death Saving Throw A player character must make a Death Saving Throw (also called a Death Save) if they start their turn with 0 Hit Points. See also “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Death Saving Throw A player character must make a Death Saving Throw (also called a Death Save) if they start their turn with 0 Hit Points. See also chapter 1 (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Filler Scenes Use cards to fill in the narrative of your game. For example, you might ask each player to draw a card at the beginning of the session; then, you or the player (or both of you working
together) can use those cards as brainstorming material, setting the scene at the start of the session or describing an event that occurred during a period of downtime between adventures. Alternatively, you can draw cards during the session to help you generate story beats during an ongoing adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Filler Scenes Use cards to fill in the narrative of your game. For example, you might ask each player to draw a card at the beginning of the session; then, you or the player (or both of you working
together) can use those cards as brainstorming material, setting the scene at the start of the session or describing an event that occurred during a period of downtime between adventures. Alternatively, you can draw cards during the session to help you generate story beats during an ongoing adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
new player is completely unfamiliar with the D&D game. In that case, have that player start with a 1st-level character. If the rest of the party is significantly higher in level, consider taking a short
New Players When a new player joins the group, allow the new player to create a character of a level equal to the lowest-level member of the party. The only exception to this guideline is when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
new player is completely unfamiliar with the D&D game. In that case, have that player start with a 1st-level character. If the rest of the party is significantly higher in level, consider taking a short
New Players When a new player joins the group, allow the new player to create a character of a level equal to the lowest-level member of the party. The only exception to this guideline is when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Survival Gear”, for more information about cold weather clothing. Trinkets Appendix A provides a table of trinkets appropriate for characters who start their adventuring careers in Icewind Dale. A
player whose character has a trinket can roll on this table instead of the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Survival Gear”, for more information about cold weather clothing. Trinkets Appendix A provides a table of trinkets appropriate for characters who start their adventuring careers in Icewind Dale. A
player whose character has a trinket can roll on this table instead of the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook.
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->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->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to them. Between the Sharn Watch and private security forces, this is a bad place to start trouble, and player characters who appear suspicious may be challenged by guards.