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Race

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● In D&D, race refers to any intelligent humanoid species

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● dwarf ● gnome

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● elf ● half-elf
● halfling ● half-orc
● human ● tiefling
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Every race has an ability score increase

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Every race has a base walking speed,

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Dwarf: darkvision, dwarven resilience,
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Elf: darkvision, fey ancestry, trance (high elf:
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Halfling: lucky, brave, nimbleness, (lightfoot:
naturally stealthy; stout: resilience)
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Proficiency represents a character’s
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Perception.

Half-orc characters should fill in Intimidation.

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Your background is what you were

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before you became an adventurer
● acolyte ● noble
● charlatan ● outlander

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Your background gives you two skill

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Your background grants you two

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background

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Backgrounds have suggested

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personal characteristics. Roll
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Your class is your character’s calling—it’s the primary

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definition of what he or she can do
● Barbarian: a fierce warrior of primitive background who can enter a rage
● Bard: an inspiring magician whose power echoes the music of creation

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● Cleric: a champion who wields divine magic in service of a higher power
● Druid: a priest wielding the powers of nature & adopting animal forms

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● Fighter: a master of martial combat, skilled with weapons & armor
● Monk: a master of martial arts, harnessing the power of the body in pursuit
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Paladin: a holy warrior bound to a sacred oath
Ranger: a wilderness warrior who uses martial prowess & nature magic
Rogue: a scoundrel who uses stealth & deceit to outfox obstacles & foes
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● Sorcerer: a spellcaster who draws on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline
● Warlock: a wielder of magic derived from a deal with an extraplanar entity
● Wizard: a scholarly magic-user capable of manipulating reality
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Your character has six ability scores:

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● Strength measures bodily power & athleticism
○ Important for barbarian, fighter, paladin

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● Constitution measures endurance & health
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● Intelligence measures reasoning & memory

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● Charisma measures force of personality
○ Important for bard, sorcerer, warlock
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ability scores:
● Standard Array: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8 10

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Initiative determines the order in combat.

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is determined by your character’s class. Add
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● Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, Warlock: d8

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Hit points (hp) measure how tough your

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Your class grants you two saving

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throw proficiencies. Fill in the
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Saving throws are the same as their
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Your class grants more skill proficiencies,

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usually chosen from a short list

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Your Armor Class (AC) is the number

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enemies have to roll to hit you in combat

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Your have various abilities unique

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your background feature

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bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or
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Spellcasting ability
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● Cleric, Druid: Wisdom

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Spell save DC
● 8 + proficiency bonus + spellcasting modifier

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● Bard, Druid, Warlock: 2 cantrips
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● Bards (4), sorcerers (2), and warlocks (2) know spells
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of times you can cast spells before resting.
Everyone has 2, except warlocks who have 1