#dnd tutorial

The first thing to do is choose race and class.

Race is what you are, and class is what you do!

For example: Elf Fighter. Elf is the race, fighter is the class.

Here’s a list of all the races: http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/lineage

And here’s a list of all the classes:

These are the most important facets of your character. There are practically infinite combinations, so choose some, and have fun!

Next, rolling stats.

Roll 4 six sided die. Then drop the lowest number, and add them all together. Do this 6 times, and make the results under the six stats below.

Strength: physical… strength of a character. Self explanatory.

Dexterity: the flexibility and speed of a character.

Constitution: the physical body’s immune system and durability.

Intelligence: the book smarts of a character. Ex: you know how many tomato’s you can shove into your mouth.

Wisdom: the general common sense of a character. Ex: knowing not to shove tomato’s into your mouth, because that’s dumb.

Charisma: your character’s likability, persuasiveness, etc.

Then, convert those numbers into modifiers. That’s done by using this simple chart:

10-11=+0

12-13=+1

14-15=+2

16-17=+3

18=+4

Etc.

Note that you can increase the values of the preconverted stats depending on race and class.

Constructing other stats!

HP= Constitution + (one roll of your class’ hit dice, max value at level one.)

Armor Class: if someone rolls to hit you, they need to roll above this number on the D20 to hit!= Dexterity +armor + accessories.

Spell save DC: if you cast a spell that demands the target make a saving throw, this is the value they must beat to succeed: 8 + Proficiency bonus (2 at level three, 3 at level five, etc) + Spell Stat (depends on class)

Spell Modifier: what you add to an attack roll using a spell= proficiency bonus + Spell Stat

Attack modifier: proficiency bonus + Strength (unless stated otherwise)

Now for the next fun part! Background!

Use the previous link to get to the list.

Depending on what background (general job/backstory) you have, you get to choose a basis on traits and items that a character can have!

Last part: proficiency

The initial proficiency bonus at level 3 is 2. And increases by one every two levels.

Every stat has skills that depend on them. They are

You add your mod to each skill, and you can choose a number of skills to also add your proficiency bonus to, depending on class, race, and background.