Reproducible Handout

BUILD AN ADVENTURE

Charac t er Overvi ew
In Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), players create their own unique characters based on a set of different character
classes, races, and backgrounds. Then, working together as a team, the characters shape the game’s story to create
a unique adventure, facing challenges and solving problems together.
To begin your D&D adventure, you will create a character based on one of the five character classes featured in the
latest D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle This story is set in the Forgotten Realms — a world of fantasy
populated by elves, dwarves, halflings, humans, and other folk, as well as monsters and other fantastical creatures
like dragons. Use this overview to learn more about the different character classes brought together by this
adventure. Which will you bring to life as a character all your own?

CLERIC FIGHTER PALADIN ROGUE WIZARD

Those stirred by spiritual
forces often become
Clerics. Endowed with
sacred powers granted
by a higher power, a
Cleric can cast helpful
spells and heal both
diseases and dangerous
wounds. They are skilled
in combat but usually
stay behind the lines of
battle, ready to strike
should an enemy break
through. This blend
of martial and magical
abilities makes the Cleric
a valuable ally, especially
when dark powers
threaten the land.
Players eager for action Like the knights of Players who are not Drawing their power
may feel themselves old, Paladins draw on afraid to bend the from deep study in the
destined to become their faith to prevail rules may feel most at magical arts, Wizards
Fighters. Masters in battle. Heavily home among Rogues, command spells for
of a wide range of armed and armored, tricksters who are every occasion. They can
weapons and combat confident in the power usually the first to find devastate an opponent
styles, Fighters are of their sacred symbols, trouble and the last to with a wave of thunder,
prepared for any Paladins never tire get caught. Rogues are disappear in a cloud
situation, whether on in the struggle to masters of sneakiness of vanishing dust, or
the battlefield or in a vanquish evil. They are and cunning, able transport themselves into
monster’s lair. With the an unrelenting force for to pick the lock on a (or out of) a desperate
strength to wield the good wherever you find chest full of treasure or situation in the nick of
mightiest sword and them and unfailing allies pick apart an enemy’s time. Though usually
the speed to dodge the on any adventure. defenses. Yet, despite unskilled in the use of
quickest blows, Fighters their conniving ways, mundane weapons and
play an essential part in Rogues can always be armor, when defended
every adventure. counted on when their properly, a Wizard can be
allies need them most. the deciding member of
any adventure team.

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