so you’ll have plenty of cantrip-heavy and less exciting turns in between to make up for your explosive actions. And, given the lack of armor and puny hit dice, a careless Sorcerer can easily get downed before they’ve had a chance to change the tide of ...
Ability score modifiers are bonuses or penalties to dice rolls as a result of a character’s DnD stats.Each ability score value has a corresponding modifier, which will apply to dice rolls made when using that ability. For instance, a character with a Strength of eight has a -1 penalty on...
These tend to be a bit less common, though Dragonmarked characters tend to be able to add dice to skill checks. Any magical item that grants numerical bonuses to ability checks passes the test, too. Tomes and items used to boost ability scores—such as Belts of Giant Strength—will ...
When in doubt, the dice be damned and apply the rule of cool. If it's fun or funny, roll with it. Keep the pace of play moving. This approach is similar to ExTSR's shock treatment for a "rules light" approach to D&D as explained here. I've used an ...
One of the main factors in determining whether you can find a hidden creature or object is how well you can see in an area, which might be lightly or heavily obscured, as explained in chapter 8. Constitution Constitution measures health, stamina, and vital force. Constitution Checks Constitutio...
But if nobody ever explained this to your friend properly, he might think it means "roll 4d6; do that 7 times, then drop the lowest 4d6." If your friend did make this mistake, it would dramatically increase his odds of getting the stats you showed us. Doing a few An...
Although avatars may take many different forms, the number that can be created and the frequency with which they may be replaced depend upon a power's stature (explained previously). The statistics for a deity's avatar given in Faiths & Avatars are for the most common avatar form or forms...
poorly when it comes to unlocking things like, well, doors. The image of this group of adventurers clamoring to open things has thankfully been translated into the on-screen version. While not outright used in the show, dice can be found hidden throughout in the form of buildings and ...
Race, Class & Hit Dice: Self explanatory. Unit Size: How many members are in a unit. Unit Hit Points: multiply the average hp (as listed in the monster manual) by the Unit Size. If you don’t know the average hp (like, if they’re not monsters), then just roll up hp for one...
Wild Talents are explained in chapter 1, pages 19-21 of The Complete Psionics Handbook. (You do have The Complete Psionics Handbook, don't you?) Any character of any race or class may have a Wild Talent. The chances of having one aren't very good, but hey, you're the one rolling ...