score simple adventures

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, or Stealth Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Light property Tool Proficiencies Choose one type of Artisan

to fuel their determination and discipline. Monks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely

Ranger

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Animal Handling, Athletics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and

; 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2 5 3 — — — — 5 +3 Extra Attack 3 6 4 2 — — — 6 +3 Roving 3 6 4 2 — — &mdash

Rogue

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Finesse or

1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6 5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6

Fighter

Classes Player’s Handbook

Choose 2: Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, Perception, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light

Fighter Subclass 2 3 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 5 +3 Extra Attack, Tactical Shift 3 4 6 +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 7 +3 Subclass feature 3 4 8

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training None Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) 2 Dagger;Daggers, Staff

; — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Memorize Spell 4 9 4 3 2 — — &mdash

Sorcerer

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training None Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 2 Dagger;Daggers

; 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 5 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Sorcerous Restoration 5 5 9 4 3 2 — — &mdash

Barbarian

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Animal Handling, Athletics, Intimidation, Nature, Perception, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and Shields Starting

Defense, Weapon Mastery 2 +2 2 2 +2 Danger Sense, Reckless Attack 2 +2 2 3 +2 Barbarian Subclass, Primal Knowledge 3 +2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 +2 3 5 +3

Paladin

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and Shields Starting

; — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2 5 3 — — — — 5 +3 Extra Attack, Faithful Steed 2 6 4 2 — — — 6 +3 Aura of

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light armor Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather

Warlock Subclass 3 2 4 2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 5 2 2 5 +3 — 5 3 6 2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 5 3 7 2 3 7 +3 — 6 3 8 2 4 8

Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain Shirt, Shield

prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Tool Proficiencies Choose 3 Musical Instruments Armor Training Light armor Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, 2 Dagger

; — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — &mdash

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Arcana, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Tool Proficiencies Herbalism Kit Armor Training Light armor and Shields

; — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Wild Resurgence 2 3 9 4 3 2 — &mdash

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with

Lineages

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

In the Land of the Mists, power and dread lie in the simple question “What happened to me?” The following lineages are races that characters might gain through remarkable events. These

unfold during adventures that lead your character to replacing their race with this new lineage. Work with your DM to establish if you’re amenable to such a development and how such stories

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Mimicry. The wereraven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chattering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a

afflicted with lycanthropy. The following text applies to wereraven characters specifically. A character cursed with wereraven lycanthropy gains a Dexterity of 15 if his or her score isn’t

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

the language. You can find mercenary work between adventures sufficient to maintain a comfortable lifestyle (see “Practicing a Profession” under “Downtime Activities” in

a crude sense of humor. 8 I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success. d6 Ideal 1 Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

an established place in the hierarchy of the Boros Legion. You can requisition simple equipment for temporary use, and you can gain access to any Boros garrison in Ravnica, where you can rest in safety

lifestyle between adventures. Boros Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Boros Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons. Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and

determine how big a part your pact will play in your character’s adventuring career. Your patron’s demands might drive you into adventures, or they might consist entirely of small favors you can

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

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

. QUICK BUILD You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at

Thrown Weapon Master

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Strength or Dexterity 13+) You excel at thrown weapons. You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1

, to a maximum of 20. Multithrow. When you take the Attack action to make a ranged attack roll using a Simple weapon that has the Thrown property, you can make two additional ranged attacks using

Monster Hunter

classes

Skill Proficiencies Choose 3: Athletics, History, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, and Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training

Response 2 3 +2 Monster Hunter Subclass: Hunting Guild 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2 5 +3 Expert Strike 3 6 +3 Improved Monster Grimoire 3 7 +3 Hunting Guild

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater

lawful in alignment. QUICK BUILD You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed

quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Strength or Constitution. Second, choose the acolyte background. The Cleric Table

Weapon Master Legacy

Feats Player’s Handbook (2014)

You have practiced extensively with a variety of weapons, gaining the following benefits: Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. You gain proficiency with four weapons of your choice. Each one must be a simple or a martial weapon.

Weapon Master

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity Score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Mastery Property. Your training

with weapons allows you to use the mastery property of one kind of Simple or Martial weapon of your choice, provided you have proficiency with it. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change the kind of weapon to another eligible kind.

Harengon

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dangers during adventures. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race such as the

fairy or the harengon in this section, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2

Orcish Fury

Feats Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Your inner fury burns tirelessly. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20. When you hit with an attack using a simple or martial

Horror Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

monsters can be a simple matter, though, and enhances the atmosphere of horror adventures. Six simple techniques can transform a stat block straight out of the Monster Manual (or other source) into a

. Monstrous Traits. Simple tweaks to a monster’s stat block can enhance its horror. Monstrous Minions. Simple traits can reflect a monster’s relationship to the evil master it serves.

Riddles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Riddles A riddle is a verbal puzzle. Riddles can be simple or complex, brief or protracted, and low stakes or deadly. This section includes basic guidance for DMs who want to design and use riddles in adventures.

Adventure Duration

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

, adventures in a shared campaign are designed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of play, assume the characters can complete the following: Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or

can be different for each group. For more narrative adventures, try to focus on simple but flexible encounters or events. For instance, an adventure requires the characters to protect a high priest of

Riddles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Riddles A riddle is a verbal puzzle. Riddles can be simple or complex, brief or protracted, and low stakes or deadly. This section includes basic guidance for DMs who want to design and use riddles in adventures.

Linking Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Linking Adventures A campaign in the style of an episodic television show rarely needs story links between its adventures. Each adventure features its own villains, and once the characters complete

experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures

Linking Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Linking Adventures A campaign in the style of an episodic television show rarely needs story links between its adventures. Each adventure features its own villains, and once the characters complete

experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures

Horror Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

monsters can be a simple matter, though, and enhances the atmosphere of horror adventures. Six simple techniques can transform a stat block straight out of the Monster Manual (or other source) into a

. Monstrous Traits. Simple tweaks to a monster’s stat block can enhance its horror. Monstrous Minions. Simple traits can reflect a monster’s relationship to the evil master it serves.

Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Survivors Terror doesn’t come just for the brave and prepared—often quite the opposite. Some of the most harrowing horror stories involve the least likely heroes, individuals who find their simple

lives transformed into waking nightmares. In most horror adventures, your players will employ familiar, adventure-ready characters. That doesn’t need to be the case, though. Instead, for short, low

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