Char­ac­ter Sheet PDF

Roll 4d6 for each stat, add up the best three. Refer to the abil­ity tables in the PHB pp. 9–13 after choos­ing race and apply­ing the appro­pri­ate changes.

Dwarf: Con +1, Cha –1

• +1 save vs rods, staves, wands and spells per 3.5 points of Con
• Save vs poi­son same as vs rods, staves, wands
• Lan­guages: Com­mon, Dwarf, Gnome, Gob­lin, Kobold, Orc
• Infrav­i­sion 60′
• Can detect grades, con­struc­tion, traps in stonework (PHB 16)
• Ogres, trolls, giants, etc. suf­fer –4 penalty to hit dwarves

Elf: Dex +1, Con –1

• 90% resist sleep, charm spells
• +1 to hit with bows, swords
• Lan­guages: Elf, Gnome, Halfling, Gob­lin, Hob­gob­lin, Orc, Gnoll, Com­mon, plus one other lan­guage per point of Int above 15
• Infrav­i­sion 60′
• One-in-six chance to detect secret doors, two-in-six if actively search­ing (range 10′)
• Sur­prise on 1–4 on 1d6 if alone or ahead of the party

Gnome

• +1 per 3.5 points of Con save vs rods, staves, wands and spells
• Lan­guages: Com­mon, Gnome, Dwarf, Halfling, Gob­lin, Kobold, and can speak with bur­row­ing mammals
• Infrav­i­sion 60′
• Can detect grades, etc. in stonework (PHB 16-is dif­fer­ent from dwarves)
• +1 to hit goblinoids
• Giants, trolls, etc. suf­fer –4 to it gnomes

Half-Elf: Cha +1 (house rule)

• 30% resist sleep, charm spells
• Lan­guages: Com­mon, Elf, Gnome, Halfling, Gob­lin, Hob­gob­lin, Orc, Gnoll, plus one lan­guage for every point of Int above 16
• Infrav­i­sion 60′
• 1-in-6 chance to detect secret doors, etc; 2-in-6 if actively seek­ing them (range 10′)

Halfling: Str –1, Dex +1

• +1 save vs wands, staves, etc. per 3.5 points of Con
• Save vs. Poi­son same as vs. wands, staves, etc.
• Lan­guages: Com­mon, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Halfling
• Infrav­i­sion 30′-60′
• 75% chance to detect down/or up grades in pas­sages; 50% chance to tell direc­tion underground.
• Sur­prise on 1–4 on 1d6

Half-Orc: Str +1, Con +1, Cha –2

• Infrav­i­sion 60′
• Lan­guages: Orc, Com­mon, two more

Classes: A Run-Down

See PHB 19 for hit dice, armor & weapon restric­tions. Weapon pro­fi­cien­cies table PHB 37

Cleric: PHB 20

• Hit Dice: d8
• Min­i­mum Wis 9, +10% exp if Wis >15
• Begin with 2 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, add 1 per 4 lev­els gained
• One first-level spell per day start­ing off plus bonus spells from Wis­dom Table II PHB 11
• Can use any armor; any shield; and clubs, flails, ham­mers, maces and staffs
• Uses holy sym­bols, wor­ships a deity, must stick with an alignment
• Can turn undead
• Gains fol­low­ers at 8th level, strong­hold at 9th

Druid: PHB 20

• Hit Dice: d8
• Sub­class of Cleric
• Min­i­mum Wis 12, Cha 15; +10% exp if both exceed 15
• Begin with 2 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, add 1 per 5 lev­els gained
• Two first-level spells per day start­ing off plus bonus spells from Wis­dom Table II PHB 11
• Can only wear leather armor; wooden shields; club, dag­ger, dart, ham­mer, scim­i­tar, sling, spear or staff
• Ded­i­cated to true neu­tral­ity, bal­ance, nature
• +2 save vs. fire, lightning

Fighter: PHB 22

• Hit Dice: d10
• Min­i­mum Str 9, Con 7; +10 exp if Str >15
• Can use any armor; any shield; any weapon
• Begin with four weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, add one per three levels

Pal­adin: PHB 22

• Hit Dice: d10
• Min­i­mum Str 12, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 17; +10% exp if Str and Wis >15
• Can use any armor; any shield; any weapon
• Begin with 3 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, add one per three levels
• Must be Law­ful Good
• Detect Evil 60′
• +2 to all sav­ing throws
• Immune to disease
• Lay hands once per day, heal 2 hp
• Cure dis­ease once per week
• Con­tin­u­ous pro­tec­tion from evil 1” radius (+2 to all sav­ing throws vs. evil crea­tures; evil crea­turse suf­fer –2 to hit)
• Restric­tions on armor, weapons, trea­sure they can own (PHB 22–24)

Ranger: PHB 24

• Hit Dice: 2d8
• Min­i­mum Str 13, Int 13, Wis 14, 14 Con; +10% exp if Str, Int, Wis >15
• Must be good alignment
• Can use any armor; any shield; any weapon
• Begin with 3 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, add one per three levels
• +1 damage/level against ettins, ogres, gob­li­noids, gnolls, trolls
• Sur­prise on 1–3 on 1d6; are sur­prised only on a 1 on 1d6
• Track­ing abil­ity (PHB 24)

Magic User: PHB 25

• Hit Dice: d4
• Min­i­mum Int 9, Dex 6; +10% exp if Int >15
• Can use no armor or shields; dag­ger, dart and staff
• Begin with 1 weapon pro­fi­ciency, gain one every 6 levels
• Can use 1 first-level spell per day start­ing off; PHB 10 or DMG 39 for spells known (in spell book)

Illu­sion­ist: PHB 26

• Hit Dice: d4
• Min­i­mum Int 15, Dex 16
• Can use no armor or shields; dag­ger, dart and staff
• Begin with 1 weapon pro­fi­ciency, gain one every 6 levels
• Can use 1 first-level spell per day start­ing off; PHB 10 or DMG 39 for spells known (in spell book)
• Their spells are wicked awesome

Thief: PHB 26

• Hit Dice: d6
• Min­i­mum Dex 9; +10% exp if Dex >15
• Can use leather armor; no shields; and clubs, dag­gers, darts, slings, and swords
• Begin with 2 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies; gain one per four levels
• Thief table PHB 28
• Back stab at +4 (sur­prise and from behind) for dou­ble damage
• Speak a spe­cial “Thieves Cant”

Assasin: PHB 28

• Hit Dice: d6
• Min­i­mum Str 12, Int 11, Dex 12
• Evil align­ment
• Can use leather armor, any shield, and any weapon
• Begin with 3 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, gain one per 4 levels
• Assas­si­na­tion table DMG 75; fee sched­ule PHB 29
• Can spy: DMG 18; Sim­ple 50%, Dif­fi­cult 30%, Extra­or­di­nary 10% at first level

Spy: Home­brew, but refer to PHB 28

• Hit Dice: d6
• Min­i­mum Str 12, Int 13, Dex 12
• Any align­ment
• Can use leather armor, any shield, and any weapon
• Begin with 3 weapon pro­fi­cien­cies, gain one per 4 levels
• Assas­si­na­tion table DMG 75; can­not assas­si­nate for profit—only as part of the mission
• Add 5% to all spy rolls DMG 18; Sim­ple 55%, Dif­fi­cult 35%, Extra­or­di­nary 15% at first level