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"desc": "Here are the steps to make a character; each step is explored in detail:\n\n1. **Choose a Class.** Every adventurer is a member of a class. A class broadly describes a character's vocation, special talents, and favored tactics.\n\n2. **Determine Origin.** A character's origin includes two elements: background and species. How did the character spend the years leading up to a life of adventure? Who are the character's ancestors? You can also choose your character's languages.\n\n3. **Determine Ability Scores.** Much of what your character does in the game depends on the character's six abilities.\n\n4. **Choose an Alignment.** Alignment is a shorthand for your character's moral compass.\n\n5. **Fill in Details.** Using the choices you've made, fill in the remaining details on your character sheet.",
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"desc": "Choose a class, and write it on your character sheet. The Class Overview table summarizes the classes. See \"Classes\" for the classes' details.\n\n| Class | Likes | Primary Ability | Complexity |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Barbarian | Battle | Strength | Average |\n| Bard | Performing | Charisma | High |\n| Cleric | Gods | Wisdom | Average |\n| Druid | Nature | Wisdom | High |\n| Fighter | Weapons | Strength or Dexterity | Low |\n| Monk | Unarmed combat | Dexterity and Wisdom | High |\n| Paladin | Defense | Strength and Charisma | Average |\n| Ranger | Survival | Dexterity and Wisdom | Average |\n| Rogue | Stealth | Dexterity | Low |\n| Sorcerer | Power | Charisma | High |\n| Warlock | Occult lore | Charisma | High |\n| Wizard | Spellbooks | Intelligence | Average|\n\n### Write Your Level\n\nWrite your character's level on your character sheet. Typically, a character starts at level 1 and advances in level by adventuring and gaining Experience Points (XP).\n\n**Write Your XP.** Also record your Experience Points. A level 1 character has 0 XP.\n\n**Starting at a Higher Level.** Your GM might start you at a higher level. If you start at level 3 or higher, write your chosen subclass on your character sheet. See the \"Starting at Higher Levels\" section later in \"Character Creation\" for more information.\n\n### Note Armor Training\n\nYour class might give you training with certain categories of armor. Note your armor training on your character sheet. Armor training with a kind of armor means you can wear that armor effectively, gaining defensive bonuses from it. The categories of armor are described in \"Equipment.\"",
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"desc": "Determining your character's origin involves choosing a background, a species, and two languages.\n\nA character's background represents the place and occupation that were most 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.\n\n### Choose a Background\n\nChoose your character's background, and write it on your character sheet. You can choose any of the backgrounds detailed in \"Character Origins,\" and your GM might offer additional backgrounds as options.\n\nThe background you choose influences step 3, when you determine your character's ability scores. If you're having trouble choosing, the Ability Scores and Backgrounds table shows which backgrounds benefit which ability scores. Look for your class's primary ability there.\n\n| Ability | Background |\n|---|---|\n| Strength | Soldier |\n| Dexterity | Soldier |\n| Constitution | Soldier |\n| Intelligence | Acolyte |\n| Wisdom | Acolyte |\n| Charisma | Acolyte |\n\n**Record Your Feat.** A background gives you a feat, which grants your character particular capabilities. Feats are detailed in \"Feats.\" Write the feat on your character sheet.\n\n**Note Proficiencies.** Your background gives proficiency in two skills and with one tool. Record this information on your character sheet.\n\nYour class also gives proficiencies. Check your class description in \"Classes\" and note the proficiencies on your character sheet.\n\nThe features table in your class description shows your Proficiency Bonus (described in \"Playing the Game\"), which is +2 for a level 1 character. Note this number on your character sheet. You'll fill in other numbers connected to these proficiencies in step 5.\n\n### Choose Starting Equipment\n\nYour background and class both provide starting equipment. Any coins that you gain at this step can be immediately spent on equipment from \"Equipment.\"\n\nRecord your chosen equipment on your character sheet. Equipment is described in \"Equipment\", but for now you can just write it all down and look up the specifics in \"Equipment\" later. Note any coins you have left after purchasing your equipment.\n\n### Choose a Species\n\nChoose a species for your character. The following species options are detailed in \"Character Origins\": Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goliath, Halfling, Human, Orc, and Tiefling. Once you've chosen a species, write it on your character sheet. Then record your species' traits.\n\nYour character's size and Speed are determined by the character's species; record these in the appropriate places on your character sheet as well (you may write just the first letter of your size).\n\n### Imagine Your Past and Present\n\nLet your character's background and species inspire how you imagine their past. That past fed into the character's present. With that in mind, consider answers to the following questions as your character:\n\n- Who raised you?\n- Who was your dearest childhood friend?\n- Did you grow up with a pet?\n- Have you fallen in love? If so, with whom?\n- Did you join an organization, such as a guild or religion? If so, are you still a member of it?\n- What elements of your past inspire you to go on adventures now?\n\n### Choose Languages\n\nYour character knows at least three languages: Common plus two languages you roll or choose from the Standard Languages table. Knowledge of a language means your character can communicate in it, read it, and write it. Your class and other features might also give you languages.\n\nThe Standard Languages table lists languages that are widespread in the setting. Every player character knows Common. The other standard languages originated with the first members of the most prominent species in the setting and have since spread widely.\n\n| 1d12| Language|\n|---|---|\n| — | Common |\n| 1 | Common Sign Language |\n| 2 | Draconic |\n| 3–4 | Dwarvish |\n| 5–6 | Elvish|\n| 7 |Giant|\n|8|Gnomish|\n|9|Goblin|\n|10–11|Halfling|\n|12|Orc|\n\nThe Rare Languages table lists languages that are either secret or derived from other planes of existence and thus less widespread in the worlds of the Material Plane. Some features let a character learn a rare language.\n\n| Language| Language|\n|---|---|\n| Abyssal| Primordial*|\n| Celestial| Sylvan|\n| Deep Speech | Thieves' Cant |\n| Druidic | Undercommon |\n| Infernal| |\n\n (Primordial includes the Aquan, Auran, Ignan, and Terran dialects. Creatures that know one of these dialects can communicate with those that know a different one.)",
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"desc": "To determine your character's ability scores, you first generate a set of six numbers using the instructions below and then assign them to your six abilities. \"Playing the Game\" explains what each ability means.\n\n### Generate Your Scores\n\nDetermine your ability scores by using one of the following three methods. Your GM might prefer you to use a particular one.\n\n**Standard Array.** Use the following six scores for your abilities: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8.\n\n**Random Generation.** Roll four d6s and record the total of the highest three dice. Do this five more times, so you have six numbers.\n\n**Point Cost.** You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. The cost of each score is shown on the Ability Score Point Costs table. For example, a score of 14 costs 7 of your 27 points.\n\n| Score | Cost | Score | Cost |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| 8| 0| 12| 4|\n| 9| 1| 13| 5|\n| 10| 2| 14| 7|\n| 11| 3| 15| 9|\n\n### Assign Ability Scores\n\nOnce you've generated six scores, assign them to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma, keeping in mind your class's primary ability. Fill in the ability modifiers as well.\n\nIf you're using the Standard Array option, consult the Standard Array by Class table for suggestions on where to assign scores for your character's class. The table puts the highest scores in a class's main abilities. If you used a different method to generate the scores, you may still use this table to guide where you place your highest and lowest scores.\n\n| Class | Str. | Dex. | Con. | Int. | Wis. | Cha. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Barbarian | 15| 13| 14| 10| 12| 8|\n| Bard| 8| 14| 12| 13| 10| 15|\n| Cleric| 14| 8| 13| 10| 15| 12|\n| Druid| 8| 12| 14| 13| 15| 10|\n| Fighter| 15| 14| 13| 8| 10| 12|\n| Monk| 12| 15| 13| 10| 14| 8|\n| Paladin| 15| 10| 13| 8| 12| 14|\n| Ranger| 12| 15| 13| 8| 14| 10|\n| Rogue| 12| 15| 13| 14| 10| 8|\n| Sorcerer| 10| 13| 14| 8| 12| 15|\n| Warlock| 8| 14| 13| 12| 10| 15|\n| Wizard| 8| 12| 13| 15| 14| 10|\n\n### Adjust Ability Scores\n\nAfter assigning your ability scores, adjust them according to your background. Your background lists three abilities; increase one of those scores by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.\n\nSome players like to increase their class's primary ability, while others prefer to increase a low score.\n\n### Determine Ability Modifiers\n\nFinally, determine your ability modifiers using the Ability Scores and Modifiers table. Write the modifier next to each of your scores.\n\n| Score | Modifier | Score | Modifier |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| 3| −4| 12–13 | +1|\n| 4–5| −3| 14–15| +2|\n| 6–7| −2| 16–17 | +3|\n| 8–9| −1| 18–19 | +4|\n| 10–11| +0| 20| +5|",
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"desc": "Choose your character's alignment from the options below, and note it on your character sheet.\n\nThe game assumes that player characters aren't of an evil alignment. Check with your GM before making an evil character.\n\n### The Nine Alignments\n\nA creature's alignment broadly describes its ethical attitudes and ideals. Alignment is a combination of two factors: one identifies morality (good, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral).\n\nThe summaries of the alignments below describe the typical behavior of a creature with that alignment; individuals can vary from that behavior.\n\n_Lawful Good (LG)._ Lawful Good creatures endeavor to do the right thing as expected by society. Someone who fights injustice and protects the innocent without hesitation is probably Lawful Good.\n\n_Neutral Good (NG)._ Neutral Good creatures do the best they can, working within rules but not feeling bound by them. A kindly person who helps others according to their needs is probably Neutral Good.\n\n_Chaotic Good (CG)._ Chaotic Good creatures act as their conscience directs with little regard for what others expect. A rebel who waylays a cruel baron's tax collectors and uses the stolen money to help the poor is probably Chaotic Good.\n\n_Lawful Neutral (LN)._ Lawful Neutral individuals act in accordance with law, tradition, or personal codes. Someone who follows a disciplined rule of life—and isn't swayed either by the demands of those in need or by the temptations of evil—is probably Lawful Neutral.\n\n_Neutral (N)._ Neutral is the alignment of those who prefer to avoid moral questions and don't take sides, doing what seems best at the time. Someone who's bored by moral debate is probably Neutral.\n\n_Chaotic Neutral (CN)._ Chaotic Neutral creatures follow their whims, valuing their personal freedom above all else. A scoundrel who wanders the land living by their wits is probably Chaotic Neutral.\n\n_Lawful Evil (LE)._ Lawful Evil creatures methodically take what they want within the limits of a code of tradition, loyalty, or order. An aristocrat exploiting citizens while scheming for power is probably Lawful Evil.\n\n_Neutral Evil (NE)._ Neutral Evil is the alignment of those who are untroubled by the harm they cause as they pursue their desires. A criminal who robs and murders as they please is probably Neutral Evil.\n\n_Chaotic Evil (CE)._ Chaotic Evil creatures act with arbitrary violence, spurred by their hatred or bloodlust. A villain pursuing schemes of vengeance and havoc is probably Chaotic Evil.\n\n_Unaligned Creatures._ Most creatures that lack the capacity for rational thought don't have alignments; they are unaligned. Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they aren't evil; they are unaligned.",
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"desc": "Now fill in the rest of your character sheet.\n\n### Record Class Features\n\nLook at your class's feature table in \"Classes,\" and write down the level 1 features. The class features are detailed there too.\n\nSome class features offer choices. Make sure to read all your features and make any offered choices.\n\n### Fill In Numbers\n\nNote these numbers on your character sheet.\n\n**Saving Throws.** For the saving throws you have proficiency in, add your Proficiency Bonus to the appropriate ability modifier and note the total. Some players also like to note the modifier for saving throws they're not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier.\n\n**Skills.** For skills you have proficiency in, add your Proficiency Bonus to the ability modifier associated with that skill, and note the total. You might also wish to note the modifier for skills you're not proficient in, which is just the relevant ability modifier.\n\n**Passive Perception.** Sometimes your GM will determine whether your character notices something without asking you to make a Wisdom (Perception) check; the GM uses your Passive Perception instead. Passive Perception is a score that reflects a general awareness of your surroundings when you're not actively looking for something. Use this formula to determine your Passive Perception score:\n\n*Passive Perception* = 10 + Wisdom (Perception) check modifier\n\nInclude all modifiers that apply to your Wisdom (Perception) checks. For example, if your character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in the Perception skill, you have a Passive Perception of 14 (10 + 2 for your Wisdom modifier + 2 for proficiency).\n\n**Hit Points.** Your class and Constitution modifier determine your Hit Point maximum at level 1, as shown on the Level 1 Hit Points by Class table.\n\n|Class|Hit Point Maximum|\n|---|---|\n|Barbarian|12 + Con. modifier|\n|Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger|10 + Con. modifier|\n|Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Warlock|8 + Con. modifier|\n| Sorcerer or Wizard| 6 + Con. modifier|\n\nThe character sheet includes room to note your current Hit Points when you take damage, as well as any Temporary Hit Points you might gain. There's also space to track Death Saving Throws.\n\n**Hit Point Dice.** Your class's description tells you the die type of your character's Hit Point Dice (or Hit Dice for short); write this on your character sheet. At level 1, your character has 1 Hit Die. You can spend Hit Dice during a Short Rest to recover Hit Points. Your character sheet also includes space to note how many Hit Dice you've spent.\n\n**Initiative.** Write your Dexterity modifier in the space for Initiative on your character sheet.\n\n**Armor Class.** Without armor or a shield, your base Armor Class is 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If your starting equipment includes armor or a Shield (or both), calculate your AC using the rules in \"Equipment.\" A class feature might give you a different way to calculate your AC.\n\n**Attacks.** In the Weapons & Damage Cantrips section of the character sheet, write your starting weapons. The attack roll bonus for a weapon with which you have proficiency is one of the following unless a weapon's property says otherwise:\n\n*Melee attack bonus* = Strength modifier + Proficiency Bonus\n\n*Ranged attack bonus* = Dexterity modifier + Proficiency Bonus\n\nLook up the damage and properties of your weapons in \"Equipment.\" You add the same ability modifier you use for attacks with a weapon to your damage rolls with that weapon.\n\n**Spellcasting.** Note both the saving throw DC for your spells and the attack bonus for attacks you make with them, using these formulas:\n\n*Spell save DC* = 8 + spellcasting ability modifier + Proficiency Bonus\n\n*Spell attack bonus* = spellcasting ability modifier + Proficiency Bonus\n\nYour spellcasting ability modifier for a spell is determined by whatever feature gives you the ability to cast the spell.\n\n**Spell Slots, Cantrips, and Prepared Spells.** If your class gives you the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, your class features table shows the number of spell slots you have available, how many cantrips you know, and how many spells you can prepare. Choose your cantrips and prepared spells, and note them—along with your number of spell slots—on your character sheet.",
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"desc": "When you gain a level, follow these steps:\n\n1. **Choose a Class.** Most characters advance in the same class. However, you might decide to gain a level in another class using the rules in the \"Multiclassing\" section.\n2. **Adjust Hit Points and Hit Point Dice.** Each time you gain a level, you gain an additional Hit Die. Roll that die, add your Constitution modifier to the roll, and add the total (minimum of 1) to your Hit Point maximum. Instead of rolling, you can use the fixed value shown in the Fixed Hit Points by Class table.\n\n|Class|Hit Points per Level|\n|---|---|\n|Barbarian|7 + Con. modifier|\n|Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger|6 + Con. modifier|\n|Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Warlock|5 + Con. modifier|\n|Sorcerer or Wizard|4 + Con. modifier|\n\n3. **Record New Class Features.** Look at your class features table in \"Classes\", and note the features you gain at your new level in that class. Make any choices offered by a new feature.\n\n4. **Adjust Proficiency Bonus.** A character's Proficiency Bonus increases at certain levels, as shown in the Character Advancement table and your class features table in \"Classes.\" When your Proficiency Bonus increases, increase all the numbers on your character sheet that include your Proficiency Bonus.\n5. **Adjust Ability Modifiers.** If you choose a feat that increases one or more of your ability scores, your ability modifier also changes if the new score is an even number. When that happens, adjust all the numbers on your character sheet that use that ability modifier. When your Constitution modifier increases by 1, your Hit Point maximum increases by 1 for each level you have attained. For example, if a character reaches level 8 and increases their Constitution score from 17 to 18, the Constitution modifier increases to +4. The character's Hit Point maximum then increases by 8, in addition to the Hit Points gained for reaching level 8.\n\n## Tiers of Play\n\nWith each new level, characters acquire new capabilities that equip them to handle greater challenges. As characters advance in level, the tone of the game also changes, and the stakes of the campaign get higher. It's helpful to think of a character's (and a campaign's) arc in terms of four tiers of play, describing the journey from a level 1 character just beginning an adventuring career to the epic heights of level 20. These tiers don't have any rules associated with them; they point to the fact that the play experience evolves as characters gain levels.\n\n### Tier 1 (Levels 1–4)\n\nIn tier 1, characters are apprentice adventurers, though they are already set apart from the broader populace by virtue of their extraordinary abilities. They learn their starting class features and choose a subclass. The threats they face usually pose a danger to local farmsteads or villages.\n\n### Tier 2 (Levels 5–10)\n\nIn tier 2, characters are full-fledged adventurers. Spellcasters gain iconic spells such as *Fireball*, *Lightning Bolt*, and *Raise Dead*. Most weapon-focused classes gain the ability to make multiple attacks in a round. The characters now face dangers that threaten cities and kingdoms.\n\n### Tier 3 (Levels 11–16)\n\nIn tier 3, characters have reached a level of power that makes them special among adventurers. At level 11, many spellcasters learn reality-altering spells. Other characters gain features that allow them to make more attacks or to do more impressive things with those attacks. These adventurers often confront threats to whole regions.\n\n### Tier 4 (Levels 17–20)\n\nAt tier 4, characters achieve the pinnacle of their class features, becoming heroic archetypes. The fate of the world or even the order of the multiverse might hang in the balance during their adventures.",
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"desc": "Your GM might start your group's characters at a level higher than 1. It is particularly recommended to start at level 3 if your group is composed of seasoned D&D players.\n\n### Creating Your Character\n\nCreating a higher-level character uses the same character-creation steps outlined in this chapter and the rules for advancing beyond level 1 provided in the \"Level Advancement\" section. You begin with the minimum amount of XP required to reach your starting level. For example, if the GM starts you at level 10, you have 64,000 XP.\n\n### Bonus Feats at Level 20\n\nA GM can use feats as a form of advancement after characters reach level 20 to provide greater power to characters who have no more levels to gain. With this approach, each character gains one feat of their choice for every 30,000 XP the character earns above 355,000 XP. Epic Boon feats are especially appropriate for these bonus feats, but a player can choose any feat for which their level 20 character qualifies.\n\n### Starting Equipment\n\nThe GM decides whether your character starts with more than the standard equipment for a level 1 character, possibly even one or more magic items. The Starting Equipment at Higher Levels table is a guide for the GM.\n\nAlso, check with your GM about what equipment is available for you to buy with your starting money. For example, the firearms described in \"Equipment\" are too expensive for level 1 characters, but they might be available for purchase if your GM allows them.\n\n|Starting Level|Equipment and Money|Magic Items|\n|---|---|---|\n|2–4|Normal starting equipment|1 Common|\n|5–10|500 GP plus 1d10 × 25 GP plus normal starting equipment|1 Common, 1 Uncommon|\n|11–16|5,000 gp plus 1d10 × 250 GP plus normal starting equipment| 2 Common, 3 Uncommon, 1 Rare|\n|17–20|20,000 GP plus 1d10 × 250 GP plus normal starting equipment| 2 Common, 4 Uncommon, 3 Rare, 1 Very Rare|",
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