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Feats
Player’s Handbook
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Shield Training)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Shield Bash. If you attack a
creature within 5 feet of you as part of the Attack action and hit with a Melee weapon, you can immediately bash the target with your Shield if it’s equipped, forcing the target to make a
magic-items
This massive tower Shield requires a Strength score of 17 or higher in order to adequately wield it. The Shield is of dwarven make and functions as a small battlement, granting you a +1 bonus to
Armor Class while you wield it. This bonus is in addition to the Shield’s normal bonus to AC.
Shield Plant. As a Bonus Action, you can plant this Shield on the ground in your space to barricade
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
A human in clanging plate armor holds her shield before her as she runs toward the massed goblins. An elf behind her, clad in studded leather armor, peppers the goblins with arrows loosed from his
exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage.
A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club
classes
Player’s Handbook
Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Chain Mail, Shield, Longsword, 6 Javelin;Javelins, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 9 GP; or (B) 150 GP
Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the
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Aura of
Feats
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You manifest scales and claws reminiscent of your draconic ancestors. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Your
scales harden. While you aren’t wearing armor, you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.
You grow retractable claws from the tips
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background. Third, choose the light, prestidigitation, ray of frost, and shocking grasp cantrips, along with the 1st
-level spells shield and magic missile.
The Sorcerer Table
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feats
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Infernal Pact Feat)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Constitution or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Devil
’s Flesh. Your skin thickens and assumes a scaled, leathery texture. While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier plus the
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine radiance
quickly by following these suggestions. First, Strength should be your highest ability score, followed by Charisma. Second, choose the noble background.
The Paladin Table
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feats
Player’s Handbook
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+ Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a
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Somatic Components. You can perform the Somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a Shield in one or both hands.
classes
Player’s Handbook
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer's Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP
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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
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Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Pit
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Plant
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Priest
42
Prisoner
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Puzzle*
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Ring
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Rogue*
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Ruin*
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Sage*
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Shield
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Ship
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Skull*
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Staff
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): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shield Master General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Shield Training) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Shield Bash. If
you attack a creature within 5 feet of you as part of the Attack action and hit with a Melee weapon, you can immediately bash the target with your Shield if it’s equipped, forcing the target to make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Variant Human: Mark of Sentinel If your human character has the Mark of Sentinel, the following traits replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait in the Player’s Handbook. Ability Score
Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Sentinel’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Insight) or Wisdom (Perception) check, you can roll a d4 and add the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Mark of Sentinel Traits If your human character has the Mark of Sentinel, the following traits replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait in the Player’s Handbook. Ability Score Increase. Your
Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Sentinel’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Insight) or Wisdom (Perception) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
separates them into three categories: light armor, medium armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors supplement their armor with a shield. The Armor table shows the cost, weight, and other properties of the common
types of armor and shields used in the worlds of D&D. Armor Proficiency. Anyone can put on a suit of armor or strap a shield to an arm. Only those proficient in the armor's use know how to wear it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
shield dwarves of northern Faerûn, as well as the ruling Hylar clan and the noble Daewar clan of Dragonlance, are mountain dwarves. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2. Dwarven Armor Training. You have proficiency with light and medium armor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +0
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Perception +2
Gear Chain Shirt, Shield, Spear
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages
Guards Guard Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 13 +1 +1
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 12 +1 +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
shield dwarves of northern Faerûn, as well as the ruling Hylar clan and the noble Daewar clan of Dragonlance, are mountain dwarves. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2. Dwarven Armor Training. You have proficiency with light and medium armor.
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
crystal.
While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits:
You have a +1 bonus to AC.
Your Strength score is 18 (this has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher).
You have
armor as a shield guardian that has stored a magic missile spell cast using a 4th-level spell slot. When the armor is reduced to 0 hit points, its defenses are rendered inert and it can be safely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. (This is included above.) Shield Bash. If you attack a creature within 5 feet of you as
Style Feature) While you’re wearing Light, Medium, or Heavy armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. (This is included above.) Shield Master General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Shield Training) You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
−1
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 10 +0 +0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 8 −1 −1
Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Stealth +6
Gear Leather Armor, Scimitar, Shield
Goblins Goblin Minion Small Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 7 (2d6)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 8 −1 −1
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
-toa Whip Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 11 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con 14
+2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 11 +0 +0
Skills Perception +6, Religion +3
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Truesight 30 ft.; Passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
might be a family secret. Noble Prodigy Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 148 (27d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 8 −1 −1
Dex 16
+3 +7
Con 12 +1 +5
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 15 +2 +2
Wis 14 +2 +6
Cha 19 +4 +8
Skills Perception +6, Persuasion +8
Senses Passive Perception 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Carpenter
Shield Guardian Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 17 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 8 −1 −1
Con 18 +4
Shield Guardian Device-Controlled Magical Bodyguard Habitat: Urban; Treasure: None An intimidating magical automaton, a shield guardian obeys its master’s commands and protects its master from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
similar wardens. Guard Captain Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 18 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Athletics +6, Perception +4
Gear Breastplate, Javelins (6), Longsword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
War Caster General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by
creature. Somatic Components. You can perform the Somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a Shield in one or both hands.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Quick Build You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background. Third
, choose the light, prestidigitation, ray of frost, and shocking grasp cantrips, along with the 1st-level spells shield and magic missile. The Sorcerer
— Spell Slots per Spell Level —
Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
"Trinkets" table at the end of the Equipment section).
Your Strength score limits the amount of gear you can carry. Try not to purchase equipment with a total weight (in pounds) exceeding your
Strength score times 15. "Using Ability Scores" has more information on carrying capacity.
Armor Class Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your character avoids being wounded in battle. Things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +7 Dex 15 +2 +5 Con 16 +3 +6 Ability Score Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 12 +1 +4 Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Athletics +10, Performance +5
Gear Shield, Spears (3
of Shield Bash.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Piercing damage.
Shield Bash. Strength Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature within 5 feet that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
type of armor. For example, if you wear Leather Armor, your base AC is 11 plus your Dexterity modifier, whereas your AC is 16 in Chain Mail. Strength. If the table shows a Strength score in the
Strength column for an armor type, that armor reduces the wearer’s speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the table shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
type of armor. For example, if you wear Leather Armor, your base AC is 11 plus your Dexterity modifier, whereas your AC is 16 in Chain Mail. Strength. If the table shows a Strength score in the
Strength column for an armor type, that armor reduces the wearer’s speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the table shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
extremes of the multiverse. Githzerai Monk Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +3
Dex
15 +2 +4
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 13 +1 +3
Wis 14 +2 +4
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Insight +4, Perception +4
Senses Passive Perception 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
without fear of being followed by githyanki or mind flayer foes. Githzerai Zerth Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score
Mod Save
Str 13 +1 +4
Dex 18 +4 +7
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +6
Wis 17 +3 +6
Cha 12 +1 +1
Skills Arcana +6, Insight +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Initiative +2 (12)
HP 10 (3d6)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 8 −1 −1
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 10 +0 +0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 8 −1 −1
Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Stealth +6
Gear Leather Armor, Scimitar, Shield, Shortbow
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages Common, Goblin
CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2