Co nt e nt s

P r e f a c e 4 Pa r t 2 171

C h a pt e r 7: U s in g A b il it y Sc o r e s ...........173
I n t r o d u c t io n 5
Ability S c o r e s and M odifiers........................................173
W orlds o f A dven tu re................................................................... 5 Advantage and D isadvan tage...................................... 173
U sing Th is B o o k ......................................................................... 6 P roficien cy B o n u s............................................................173
H ow to P la y ................................................................................... 6 Ability C h e ck s................................................................... 174
A d v en tu res.................................................................................... 7 U sing E ach A bility...........................................................175
Saving T h r o w s ................... ............................................. 179
P a r t 1 9
C h a pt e r 8: A d v e n t u r in g ...... ................ 181
C h a pt e r 1: S t e p -b y -S t e p C h a r a c t e r s ..... 11 T im e ........................................................ .. ................. 181
B eyon d 1st L ev el............................................................... 15 M ovem en t.......................................................................... 181
Th e E nvironm ent.......................... ......................... 183
C h a pt e r 2: R a c e s ........................................................ 17
S o c ia l In tera ction ........................................................... 185
C h oosin g a R a ce ................................................................ 17
R e s tin g ............................................................................... 186
D w a rf.................................................................................... 18
B etw een A dven tu res......................................................186
E l f...........................................................................................21
H alfling.................................................................................26 C h a pt e r 9: C o m b a t ................................................ 189
H u m an ..................................................................................29 The O rder o f C om b a t.....................................................189
D ra g o n b o rn ........................................................................ 32 M ovem ent and P o sitio n .................................................190
G n o m e ..................................................................................35 A ctions in C o m b a t.......................................................... 192
H alf-E lf.................................................................................38 M aking an A ttack............................................................ 193
H a lf-O rc.............................................................................. 40 C over................................................................................... 196
T ie flin g .................................................................................42 D am age and H e a lin g .....................................................196
M ounted C om bat............................................................. 198
C h a pt e r 3: C l a s s e s .................................................. 45
Underwater C om ba t....................................................... 198
B arbarian............................................................................ 46
B a r d ...................................................................................... 51 P a r t 3 199
C leric.....................................................................................56
D ru id .....................................................................................64 C h ap ter 10 : S p e l l c a s t i n g .................................201
F igh ter..................................................................................70 W hat Is a S p e ll? ...............................................................201
M o n k ..................................................................................... 76 Casting a S p e ll................................................................ 202
P a la d in .................................................................................82
C h ap ter 11: S p e l l s ..................................................... 207
R a n g e r..................................................................................89
Spell L ists..........................................................................207
R o g u e ....................................................................................94
Spell D e scrip tio n s...........................................................211
S o r c e r e r .............................................................................. 99
W a rlo ck ..............................................................................105
A ppe n d ix A: C o n d it io n s 290
W iz a r d ................................................................................112
Ch a pt e r 4: Pe r s o n a l it y a n d A p p e n d ix B:
Ba c k g r o u n d .................................................................. 121
G o d s o f t h e M u l t iv e r se 293
Character D etails............................................................ 121
In spiration ........................................................................ 125
B a ck g rou n d s.................................................................... 125 A ppe n d ix C:
C h a pt e r 5: E q u ip m e n t .........................................143 T h e Pl a n e s o f Ex is t e n c e 300
Starting E quipm ent....................................................... 143 The Material P lane....... ................. ...............................3 0 0
W e a lth ................................................................................143 B eyond the M aterial.................................. 301
A rm or and S h ie ld s .........................................................144
W ea p on s............................................................................ 146 A p p e n d ix D:
Adventuring G e a r ...........................................................148 C r e a t u r e St a t i s t i c s 304
T o o ls....................................................................................154
M ounts and V e h icle s..................................................... 155
A p p e n d i x E:
Trade G o o d s ..................................................................... 157
E x p en ses........................................................................... 157
In s p i r a t i o n a l R e a d i n g 312
T rink ets............................................................................. 159
In d e x 313
C h a pt e r 6: C u s t o m iz a t io n O p t io n s .... 163
M ulticlassing.................................................................... 163
F e a t s ...................................................................................165 C h a r a c t e r Sh e e t 317