Pick the Half-Orc race. This will give your Fighter +2 Str and +1 Con. You will also get access to the Savage Attack power. For weapons, Fighters should take a Greataxe, as, when paired with the Half-Orc’s Savage Attack ability, this will give you an additional bonus on any criti...
DnD Goliath DnD Half-Elf DnD Halfling DnD Half-Orc DnD Human DnD Orc DnD Tiefling The races from 2014 are still compatible with the new 2024 rules. For example, let’s say you want to use one of the 2024 classes, but youreallywant to play an Aarakocra, which can only be found in ...
In the 5th edition, there are 9 core races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Tiefling, and Dragonborn. Q: What are the differences between D&D races? A: Each race has its unique strengths, weaknesses, abilities, and cultural background. Some races excel in ...
In dnd 5e, resurrecting characters is a walk in the park at higher levels, but it’s not something that I think should be taken lightly. I devised this table of possible consequences for resurrecting a character (please note that I intend for all of these to be curable or customisable wit...
A half-orc snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the face of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow...
Other half-orc traits such as Relentless Endurance and Savage Attacks also mesh well with your goals of dealing lots of damage and not dying. Mountain dwarves are excellent barbarians, as they gain an unprecedented +2 bonus to both Strength and Constitution. Humans are also iconic barbarians, ...
Half-orc “4'10"” 4 10 +2d10 2 10 140 ×(2d6) lb. 2 6 Tiefling “4'9"” 4 9 +2d8 2 8 110 ×(2d4) lb. 2 4 NOTE: I’m using emacs with ess in org-mode, and this allows me to name the sheet with #+TBLNAME: so that I can pass it into the header argument of ...
Swashbuckling fantasy a la The Three Musketeers, but in a more fantastic world with centaurs (sorry, half-horses), ogres, and pixies. I love the mechanic for conflict: there are card decks to simulate fencing, sorcery, and that most dangerous of duels, verbal repartee! If you like the ...
Themes and tone: make sure that the encounter reflects the campaign’s theme and tone. This will make it feel more consistent with the world! Link it to the story: sure, you can give them some wolves to fight… and then reveal that they were the pets of an important NPC they’ll mee...
Demi-humans had a unique option to “multiclass” inAD&D, which washandled differently than multiclassing in modernD&D. Only demi-human characters could multiclass, and this meant they would start as more than one class and advance in those classes concurrently. A Half-Orc could play a Cle...