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Player’s Handbook
You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one
another species, though none of your statistics change. You can’t appear as a creature of a different size, and your basic shape stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of any firearm.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the giff fails a saving throw, it can choose to
join the ranks of the warlord’s army, which is mainly made up of mages who helm the ships of the fleet and provide magical firepower, sellswords of various species, and guns for hire in the form
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Horrid Plant Varieties. A horrid plant comes in one of three varieties (choose or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Horrid Plant Varieties"}): 1–2, dew drinker
. Some botanists theorize these plants are an invasive species from a faraway world. When still, horrid plants resemble ordinary (if vibrant) foliage.
Horrid Plant Varieties
The most infamous
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Needle Defense. Each time a creature makes a melee attack against a needle lord, it takes 2 piercing damage. A creature can choose to make an attack with disadvantage to avoid this damage.Multiattack
wrap around the corpse to animate it, causing it to rise and lurch about like a zombie.
Invasive Species. When a great battle is fought in a fey woodland, the plants of the wood sometimes take on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
of size that you can choose whether your character is Small or Medium. Speed. Your character’s species determines the character’s Speed. Special Traits. Each species gives a character special traits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
of size that you can choose whether your character is Small or Medium. Speed. Your character’s species determines the character’s Speed. Special Traits. Each species gives a character special traits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Origin Components Each part of your character’s origin reflects facets of your character, their life, and the circumstances that started them on the path to adventure. If you choose a background or a
species from an older book, see the sidebar “Backgrounds and Species from Older Books” in “Creating a Character” for how to use them with the options here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Origin Components Each part of your character’s origin reflects facets of your character, their life, and the circumstances that started them on the path to adventure. If you choose a background or a
species from an older book, see the sidebar “Backgrounds and Species from Older Books” in chapter 2 for how to use them with the options here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
formative for the character. The combination of background, species, and languages provides fertile soil for your imagination as you ponder your character’s earliest days. Choose a Background Choose
on the sample character sheet to note any coins you have left after purchasing your equipment, as well as treasure you acquire on your adventures. Choose a Species Choose a species for your character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
formative for the character. The combination of background, species, and languages provides fertile soil for your imagination as you ponder your character’s earliest days. Choose a Background Choose
treasure you acquire on your adventures. CHRIS SEAMAN Consider how your choices combine to set
your character on the path to adventure Choose a Species Choose a species for your character. The following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Background and one Species. Together, these form your character’s Origin. Name Your Character. Choose a name for your character. The name can be whatever you like. When you’re ready, introduce your character to the other players and your DM.
If You’re a Character Follow these steps to create your character: Choose your Class. Pick one of the classes from the D&D Beyond Basic Rules as your character’s Class. Choose your Origin. Pick one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Monks Thirteen monks of various species dwell in the Najkir Monastery, including Hierarch Anish, who is an aasimar. All monks are Lawful Neutral Commoners and Friendly toward visitors. They wear
wool robes and wooden clogs. Monk Names If you need a name for a monk, make one up or choose a name from the following list: 1d12
Name
1d12
Name
1 Avishal 7 Jeneira 2 Beltumil 8 Lukai 3 Cayem 9 Nezlen 4 Fenlah 10 Penth 5 Garu 11 Symus 6 Huett 12 Vaara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. You choose a class (such as Fighter or Wizard), a background (such as Soldier or Acolyte), and a species (such as Human or Elf). You also invent the personality and appearance of your character. Once completed, your character serves as your avatar in the D&D multiverse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Create Your Character Here are the steps to make a character; each step is explored in detail in this chapter: Choose a Class. Every adventurer is a member of a class. A class broadly describes a
character’s vocation, special talents, and favored tactics. Determine Origin. A character’s origin includes two elements: background and species. How did the character spend the years leading up to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Create Your Character Here are the steps to make a character; each step is explored in detail in this chapter: Choose a Class. Every adventurer is a member of a class. A class broadly describes a
character’s vocation, special talents, and favored tactics. Determine Origin. A character’s origin includes two elements: background and species. How did the character spend the years leading up to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
& Dragons using the building blocks in this book. Your character is a combination of game statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. You choose a class (such as Fighter or Wizard), a
background (such as Sailor or Acolyte), and a species (such as Human or Elf). You also invent the personality and appearance of your character. Once completed, your character serves as your avatar in the D&D multiverse.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12
other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
whom are 9th level. Give players who choose from these options time to read over their character sheets before starting the adventure. Premade Characters Name Species Class Cathartic Human Cleric
Appendix D: Premade Characters If a player doesn’t have a level-appropriate character to play, have them choose one from this section. The Premade Characters table summarizes the characters, all of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Chapter 3 offers twelve classes to choose from, along with forty-eight subclasses. Chapter 4: Character Origins. Background and species are key elements in defining a character’s origin, which further
shapes the character’s abilities beyond the choice of class. Background and species options are presented in chapter 4. Chapter 5: Feats. The feats in chapter 5 are special features that characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the following choices: Race. Choose one of the playable races detailed in this chapter, or pick a race from the Player’s Handbook and learn here how Eberron has affected that species’ development
. Dragonmark. Decide whether your character bears one of the mystical marks associated with the dragonmarked houses. Background. Choose the house agent background if your character has devoted themself to
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
need. You can roll a d6 or choose from the options in the Research Options table to determine your area of research.
Research Options
d6
Clade/Project
1
Hull Clade, focused on
discovered something that I think could eliminate half the life on Ravnica.
3
The other researchers in my clade are my family — a big, eccentric family including members and parts of many species
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
about these races. The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an important way, by establishing a general appearance and the natural talents gained from culture and ancestry. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
. Some races also have subraces, such as mountain dwarf or wood elf. The Races section provides more information about these races.
The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks manifest on certain members of a few species, represented in the rules by variant race options: For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race
. For dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, the dragonmark replaces your subrace. So, if you’re making an elf character, you can choose to take the Mark of Shadow instead of being a wood elf or a high
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners—albeit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Alter Self Level 2 Transmutation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You alter your physical form. Choose one of the
, facial features, sound of your voice, hair length, coloration, and other distinguishing characteristics. You can make yourself appear as a member of another species, though none of your statistics change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Alter Self Level 2 Transmutation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You alter your physical form. Choose one of the
, facial features, sound of your voice, hair length, coloration, and other distinguishing characteristics. You can make yourself appear as a member of another species, though none of your statistics change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, while the Mark of Shadows can weave illusions. You can’t buy or choose to develop a dragonmark; each mark is tied to bloodlines within specific species, as summarized in the Dragonmarks and Their Houses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
books include ability score increases. If you’re using a species from an older book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background.
Also, if the background you choose doesn’t
, while others prefer to increase a low score. Backgrounds and Species from Older Books
Backgrounds in older D&D books don’t include ability score adjustments. If you’re using a background from an older
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. If you’re using a species from an older book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background.
Also, if the background you choose doesn’t provide a feat, you gain an Origin feat
. Backgrounds and Species from Older Books
Backgrounds in older D&D books don’t include ability score adjustments. If you’re using a background from an older book, adjust your ability scores by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
up of mages who helm the ships of the fleet and provide magical firepower, sellswords of various species, and guns for hire in the form of giff shock troopers. Giff Warlord
Medium Humanoid, Any
can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The giff makes two Morningstar attacks.
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Choose your favorites, and make them part of your D&D play. Along with the Player’s Handbook (2024) and Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024), the Monster Manual is part of D&D’s foundation and requires those
appear alongside other monsters and can represent individuals of any Humanoid species.
Improved Organization. Monsters are now organized alphabetically by their name. Variations on the same monster are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
strategy. A quick death in combat is its own kind of courtesy.
6 I trust my gut. I’d rather act on incomplete information than be hamstrung by indecision.
7 I’m fascinated by other species
lie outright, though I choose my words carefully. I will fight to the death rather than break my word or abandon a comrade. (Lawful)
4 Discipline. Disorganization breeds defeat. I demand self
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
the players provide just their characters’ names, classes, and species.
Character Actions. A character's actions hold the potential for either success or failure. Can you hit a monster with your
characters are the heroes you can play in this adventure. The words and numbers on the sheets describe who the characters are, what they’re good at doing, and other important information. Choose the hero
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
you like, you can roll 1d6 to determine which table to choose a name from, then roll 1d12 to get a name. You can also alter or combine names, pull from a book of names, or use a name inspired by a movie
Scramblewise 8 Golly Sunnyhill 9 Mimsy Tallgrass 10 Pumpkin Timbers 11 Quarrel Underbough 12 Sybilwick Wimbly Stat Block Craig J Spearing Choose a stat block from the Monster Manual to represent the NPC’s