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BASIC RULES D&D Basic Rules, Version 1.0, Released November 2018 Credits Lead Designers: Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls, Based on the original D&D game created by Christopher Perkins E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Design Team: James Wyatt, Rodney Thompson, Robert J. with Brian Blume, Rob Kuntz, James Ward, and Don Kaye Schwalb, Peter Lee, Steve Townshend, Bruce R. Cordell Drawing from further development by J. 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Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, DungeonsandDragons.com Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. 1 Contents Introduction Ch. 8: Adventuring ............................ 66 Time ..........................................................................................66 Worlds of Adventure ................................................................ 3 Movement ................................................................................66 Using These Rules .................................................................. 4 Speed ........................................................................................66 How to Play ............................................................................... 4 The Environment ...................................................................68 Adventures ................................................................................ 5 Social Interaction ..................................................................69 Part 1: Creating a Character Resting .....................................................................................70 Between Adventures .............................................................70 Ch. 1: Step-by-Step Characters ..............8 Ch. 9: Combat.................................... 72 Beyond 1st Level ....................................................................12 The Order of Combat ............................................................72 Ch. 2: Races ...................................... 13 Movement and Position ........................................................73 Actions in Combat ................................................................. 74 Choosing a Race .....................................................................13 Making an Attack...................................................................75 Racial Traits ............................................................................13 Cover .........................................................................................77 Dwarf ........................................................................................ 14 Damage and Healing ............................................................77 Elf ..............................................................................................15 Mounted Combat ...................................................................80 Halfling ....................................................................................18 Underwater Combat ..............................................................80 Human ......................................................................................19 Part 3: The Rules of Magic Ch. 3: Classes .................................... 22 Cleric ........................................................................................22 Ch. 10: Spellcasting ........................... 82 Fighter ......................................................................................26 Rogue ........................................................................................28 What Is a Spell? .....................................................................82 Wizard ......................................................................................31 Casting a Spell .......................................................................83 Ch. 11: Spells .....................................86 Ch. 4: Personality and Background ..... 35 Character Details ...................................................................35 Cleric Spells .............................................................................86 Inspiration ...............................................................................37 Wizard Spells ..........................................................................86 Backgrounds ...........................................................................38 Spell Descriptions .................................................................87 Ch. 5: Equipment ............................... 45 Part 4: Dungeon Master’s Tools Starting Equipment ..............................................................45 Wealth ......................................................................................45 Ch. 12: Monsters ............................... 110 Armor and Shields ................................................................46 Statistics ................................................................................110 Weapons ..................................................................................47 Legendary Creatures ..........................................................114 Adventuring Gear ..................................................................49 Monster Stat Blocks ............................................................115 Tools .........................................................................................52 Nonplayer Characters .........................................................162 Mounts and Vehicles .............................................................53 Ch. 13: Building Combat Encounters .. Trade Goods ...........................................................................54 165 Expenses .................................................................................54 Modifying Encounter Difficulty ........................................166 Trinkets ....................................................................................56 Fun Combat Encounters ....................................................166 Monsters by Challenge Rating .........................................167 Ch. 6: Customization Options ............. 58 Ch. 14: Magic Items ........................... Multiclassing ...........................................................................58 168 Feats .........................................................................................58 Using a Magic Item .............................................................168 Item Descriptions ................................................................168 Part 2: Playing the Game Appendices Ch. 7: Using Ability Scores ................ 60 Appendix A: Conditions ..................... Ability Scores and Modifiers ..............................................60 171 Advantage and Disadvantage ..............................................60 Appendix B: Gods of the Multiverse .... Proficiency Bonus ..................................................................60 172 Ability Checks .........................................................................61 Appendix C: The Five Factions ............ 174 Using Each Ability .................................................................62 Saving Throws .......................................................................65 Character Sheet .............................. 177 What Comes Next? ............................ 180 Contents 2 D&D Basic Rules (Version 1.0). Not for resale. Permission granted to print and photocopy this document for personal use only. Introduction The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is about together, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ru- storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. It shares ele- ined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple deep in a jungle, ments with childhood games of make-believe. Like those or a lava-filled