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Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Rakdos Guild Spells
in a show. We’ve been on good terms ever since.
5
I came from the Gruul and still have relatives there.
6
An Izzet technician provides pyrotechnics for my performances.
7
An
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
macabre bargains, necromantic influences, and encounters with mysterious immortals might have transformed your character. The Dhampir Origins table provides suggestions for how your character gained their
restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, your character might otherwise gain
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
those of various undead or constructs. The Reborn Origins table provides suggestions for how your character became reborn.
Reborn Origins
d8
Origins
1
You were magically
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
table provides ideas for how your character might have come to Baldur’s Gate.
d10
Origin
1
Someone stole something precious from your people. You tracked the thief to the city
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
your character.
D6
HARDSHIP
1
Nearly Drowned. You hid underwater to avoid detection by enemies and held your breath for an extremely long time. Just before you would have
mood is jovial and optimistic.
D6
IDEAL
1
Teamwork. Success depends on cooperation and communication. (Good)
2
Code. The marines’ code provides a
Membership in the Ebon Syndicate provides perks—one of which is the motivation that comes with the understanding that the Syndicate kills those who fail too often. You gain the following
benefits.
Quick Strike. On your first turn after an Initiative roll, add 1d4 to the first damage roll you make. This extra damage increases to 2d4 at character level 9, and to 4d4 at character level 16
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have
Weretiger
Swiftstride
5
Werewolf (wolflike)
Longtooth
6
Werewolf (doglike)
Wildhunt
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human
Aasimar
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
;provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies
that it knows about.
As part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider the nature of that character’s angelic guide. The Angelic Guide tables offer names and natures that you can use to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Chapter 1: Character Options When you create a character for a campaign or an adventure set in Wildspace or the Astral Sea, you can choose from any of the options that the D&D game provides
, including those described in this chapter. As always, you should check with your DM before creating a character to make sure the options you prefer are available. Spacefaring adventurers leave their damselfly ship behind
and explore a new world in pursuit of their latest quest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Chapter 1: Character Options When you create a character for a campaign or an adventure set in Wildspace or the Astral Sea, you can choose from any of the options that the D&D game provides
, including those described in this chapter. As always, you should check with your DM before creating a character to make sure the options you prefer are available. Spacefaring adventurers leave their damselfly ship behind
and explore a new world in pursuit of their latest quest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Chapter 1: Character Options When you create a character for adventures set in Sigil or the Outlands, you can choose from any options the D&D game provides, including those described in this chapter
. As always, check with your DM before creating a character to make sure the options you prefer are available. Kai Carpenter Planar adventurers flee Mercykiller enforcers over the roofs of Sigil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
What happens after level 20? Is there a cap to character levels? The highest level a character can reach is level 20. The “Bonus Feats at Level 20” sidebar in chapter 2 of the Player’s Handbook provides some ideas for how DMs can use feats as a form of advancements for level 20 characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Chapter 1: Character Options When you create a character for adventures set in Sigil or the Outlands, you can choose from any options the D&D game provides, including those described in this chapter
. As always, check with your DM before creating a character to make sure the options you prefer are available. Kai Carpenter Planar adventurers flee Mercykiller enforcers over the roofs of Sigil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
What happens after level 20? Is there a cap to character levels? The highest level a character can reach is level 20. The “Bonus Feats at Level 20” sidebar in chapter 2 of the Player’s Handbook provides some ideas for how DMs can use feats as a form of advancements for level 20 characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Know Your Fears Knowing what frightens your character provides insight into their past and can motivate their behavior. A character’s fear of cats might stem from a terrible sight they witnessed at
their grandmother’s home, while a fear of earthquakes might hearken back to the experience of being trapped after a tremor. Consider two or three things that unsettle your character, what they tell you about their past, and if those fears shape who they are now.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Hint Checks Any character has the option of making these ability checks to receive a hint: Charisma (Persuasion) DC 15. The goblin provides a hint in the form of a synonym of the riddle’s answer (for
example, “lizard” for “newt”). Intelligence (Investigation) DC 10. After a few riddles are answered correctly, a character notices that all the answers relate to eyes. Wisdom (Insight) DC 15. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Know Your Fears Knowing what frightens your character provides insight into their past and can motivate their behavior. A character’s fear of cats might stem from a terrible sight they witnessed at
their grandmother’s home, while a fear of earthquakes might hearken back to the experience of being trapped after a tremor. Consider two or three things that unsettle your character, what they tell you about their past, and if those fears shape who they are now.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This section provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Hint Checks Any character has the option of making these ability checks to receive a hint: Charisma (Persuasion) DC 15. The goblin provides a hint in the form of a synonym of the riddle’s answer (for
example, “lizard” for “newt”). Intelligence (Investigation) DC 10. After a few riddles are answered correctly, a character notices that all the answers relate to eyes. Wisdom (Insight) DC 15. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This section provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Big Heroes, Big Stories The remnants of giants’ power, ancient and strong, echo throughout the worlds, touching the lives of individuals regardless of their background. This section provides various ways to narratively tie your character to the myth and might of giants.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This chapter provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Creation Before starting this adventure, consider spending your first game session helping your players create characters. This adventure recommends 10th-level characters to start, so make
sure your players have appropriately leveled characters before play begins. Chapter 1 provides instructions for starting this adventure with 7th-, 8th-, 9th-, or 11th-level characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
thresholds, the character’s level increases. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance on awarding XP. See also “Creating a Character” (“Level Advancement”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This chapter provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Character Creation Before starting this adventure, consider spending your first game session helping your players create characters. This adventure recommends 10th-level characters to start, so make
sure your players have appropriately leveled characters before play begins. Chapter 1 provides instructions for starting this adventure with 7th-, 8th-, 9th-, or 11th-level characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Feats This chapter offers a collection of feats, which are special features not tied to a character class. A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that gives a character special
capabilities. It embodies training, experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. The sections below explain the parts of a feat and list a variety of feat options separated into categories. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Feats This chapter offers a collection of feats, which are special features not tied to a character class. A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that gives a character special
capabilities. It embodies training, experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. The sections below explain the parts of a feat and list a variety of feat options separated into categories. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Big Heroes, Big Stories The remnants of giants’ power, ancient and strong, echo throughout the worlds, touching the lives of individuals regardless of their background. This section provides various ways to narratively tie your character to the myth and might of giants.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
thresholds, the character’s level increases. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance on awarding XP. See also “Creating a Character” (“Level Advancement”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Trade Talk Thessalar’s fixation on monster design provides an opportunity for bonding with any character with insight into that topic—or who can fake it well enough, either using suitable roleplaying
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->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Rogue The Mastermind matches well with any character of cunning, intelligence, and insight who might be involved in court intrigue. But it also serves as a good way to portray a cunning pirate
captain from the Blood Sea Isles. The Swashbuckler provides another option for characters who hail from that region. Serving as pirates or mariners plying the Blood Sea, a Swashbuckler’s emphasis on speed and light armor is ideal for an environment where heavy armor is little more than a deadly anchor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Trade Talk Thessalar’s fixation on monster design provides an opportunity for bonding with any character with insight into that topic—or who can fake it well enough, either using suitable roleplaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Using These Rules The D&D Basic Rules document has four main parts.
Part 1 is about creating a character, providing the rules and guidance you need to make the character you’ll play in the game. It
character attempts, and describes the three broad categories of activity in the game: exploration, interaction, and combat.
Part 3 is all about magic. It covers the nature of magic in the worlds of D