Player's Handbook

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• Glossary
• Step-by-Step Player Character Generation
• Errata (PHB)

Ch 1: Player Character Ability Scores

• Player Character Ability Scores
• Rolling Ability Scores
• The Ability Scores
  • Strength · Dexterity · Constitution · Intelligence · Wisdom · Charisma
• What the Numbers Mean

Ch 2: Player Character Races

• Player Character Races
  • Minimum and Maximum Ability Scores
  • Racial Ability Adjustments
  • Class Restrictions and Level Limits
  • Languages
• Dwarves · Elves · Gnomes · Half-Elves · Halflings · Humans
• Other Characteristics

• Character Race Tables
  • Table 7: Racial Ability Requirements
  • Table 8: Racial Abilities
  • Table 9: Constitution Saving Throw Bonuses
  • Table 10: Average Height and Weight
  • Table 11: Age · Table 12: Aging Effects
  • Table 13: Class Ability Minimums

Ch 3: Player Character Classes

• Player Character Classes
  • Class Ability Score Requirements
• Warrior: Fighter · Paladin · Ranger
  • Table 14: Warrior Experience Levels
  • Table 15: Warrior Melee Attacks per Round
  • Table 16: Fighter's Followers
  • Table 17: Paladin Spell Progression
  • Table 18: Ranger Abilities
  • Table 19: Ranger's Followers
• Wizard: Mage · Illusionist · Specialist Wizards
  • The Schools of Magic
  • Table 20: Wizard Experience Levels
  • Table 21: Wizard Spell Progression
  • Table 22: Wizard Specialist Requirements

• Priest: Cleric · Druid
  • Priests of Specific Mythoi
  • Table 23: Priest Experience Levels
  • Table 24: Priest Spell Progression
• Rogue: Thief · Bard
  • Skill Explanations
  • Table 25: Rogue Experience Level
  • Table 26: Thieving Skills Base Scores
  • Table 27: Thieving Skill Racial Adjustments
  • Table 28: Thieving Skill Dexterity Adjustments
  • Table 29: Thieving Skill Armor Adjustments
  • Table 30: Backstab Damage Multipliers
  • Table 31: Thief's Followers
  • Table 32: Bard Spell Progression
  • Table 33: Bard Abilities
• Multi-Class and Dual-Class Characters

Ch 4: Alignment

• Alignment
  • Law, Neutrality, and Chaos
  • Good, Neutrality, and Evil
  • Alignment Combinations
  • Non-Aligned Creatures
  • Playing the Character's Alignment
  • Changing Alignment

Ch 5: Proficiencies

• Proficiencies (Optional)
  • Acquiring Proficiencies
  • Training
  • Table 34: Proficiency Slots
• Weapon Proficiencies
  • Effects of Weapon Proficiencies
  • Related Weapon Bonus
• Weapon Specialization
  • Cost of Specialization
  • Effects of Specialization
  • Table 35: Specialist Attacks Per Round

• Nonweapon Proficiencies
  • Using What You Know
  • Secondary Skills
• Nonweapon Proficiencies
  • Using Nonweapon Proficiencies
• Nonweapon Proficiencies Tables
  • Table 36: Secondary Skills
  • Table 37: Nonweapon Proficiency Groups
  • Table 38: Nonweapon Proficiency Group Crossovers
  • Table 39: Tracking Modifiers
  • Table 40: Movement While Tracking
  • Table 41: Weapon Construction

Ch 6: Money and Equipment

• Money and Equipment
• Starting Money
• Table 44:Equipment Lists
  • Clothing
  • Daily Food and Lodging
  • Household Provisioning
  • Transport
  • Animals
  • Services
  • Tack and Harness
  • Miscellaneous Equipment
• Weapons
  • Weapons Descriptions
  • Weapons List
    • Table 45: Missile Weapon Ranges

• Armor
  • Armor Sizes
  • Getting Into and Out of Armor
  • Creatures with Natural Armor Class
  • Armor List
    • Table 46: Armor Class Ratings
• Encumbrance (Optional Rule)
  • Basic Encumbrance (Tournament Rule)
  • Specific Encumbrance (Optional Rule)
  • Encumbrance and Mounts (Tournament Rule)
  • Magical Armor and Encumbrance
  • Effects of Encumbrance
  • Encumbrance Tables
    • Table 47: Character Encumbrance
    • Table 48: Modified Movement Rates
    • Table 49: Carrying Capacities of Animals
    • Table 50: Stowage Capacity

Ch 7: Magic

• Magic
• Wizard Spells
  • Schools of Magic
  • Learning Spells
  • Illusions
• Priest Spells

• Casting Spells
  • Spell Components
• Magical Research
• Spell Descriptions
  • Wizard Spell List
  • Priest Spell List

Ch 8: Experience

• Experience
  • Group Experience Awards
  • Individual Experience Awards
  • Training Experience
  • Where's the Specific Info?

Ch 9: Combat

• Combat
  • More Than Just Hack-and-Slash
  • Table 51: Combat Modifiers
• Definitions
• The Attack Roll
  • Figuring the To-Hit Number
  • Modifiers to the Attack Roll
  • Impossible To Hit Numbers
  • Weapon Types vs. Armor Modifiers (Optional Rule)
• Calculating THAC0
• Combat and Encounters
• The Combat Round
  • What You Can Do in One Round
• The Combat Sequence
• Initiative
  • Standard Initiative Procedure
  • Initiative Modifiers
  • Group Initiative (Optional Rule)
  • Individual Initiative (Optional Rule)
  • Multiple Attacks and Initiative
  • Spellcasting and Initiative
  • Weapon Speed and Initiative (Optional Rule)
    • Magical Weapon Speeds
• Attacking with Two Weapons
• Movement in Combat
  • Movement in Melee
  • Movement and Missile Combat
  • Charging an Opponent
  • Retreat
• Attacking Without Killing
  • Punching and Wrestling
  • Overbearing
  • Weapons in Nonlethal Combat
  • Nonlethal Combat and Creatures
• Touch Spells and Combat
• Missile Weapons in Combat
  • Range
  • Rate of Fire
  • Ability Modifiers in Missile Combat
  • Firing into a Melee
  • Taking Cover Against Missile Fire
  • Grenade-Like Missiles
  • Types of Grenade-Like Missiles

• Special Defenses
• Parrying (Optional Rule)
• The Saving Throw
  • Rolling Saving Throws
  • Saving Throw Priority
  • Voluntarily Failing Saving Throws
  • Ability Checks as Saving Throws
  • Modifying Saving Throws
• Magic Resistance
  • Effects of Magic Resistance
  • When Magic Resistance Applies
  • Successful Magic Resistance Rolls
• Turning Undead
  • Evil Priests and Undead
• Injury and Death
  • Wounds
• Special Damage
  • Falling
  • Paralysis
  • Energy Drain
  • Poison
• Healing
  • Natural Healing
  • Magical Healing
  • Herbalism & Healing Proficiencies
• Character Death
  • Death From Poison
  • Death From Massive Damage
  • Inescapable Death
  • Raising the Dead

Ch 10: Treasure

• Treasure
• Treasure Types
• Magical Items
• Dividing and Storing Treasure

Ch 11: Encounters

• Encounters
• The Surprise Roll
  • Effects of Surprise
• Encounter Distance
• Encounter Options

Ch 12: NPCs

• NPCs
• Hirelings
• Followers
• Henchmen
• Player Character Obligations

Ch 13: Vision and Light

• Vision and Light
  • Limits of Vision
  • Light
  • Infravision
  • Using Mirrors
  • Table 62: Visibility Ranges
  • Table 63: Light Sources

Ch 14: Time and Movement

• Time and Movement
• Movement
  • Jogging and Running (Optional Rule)
  • Cross Country Movement
• Swimming
  • Holding Your Breath

• Climbing
  • Calculating Success
  • Climbing Rates
  • Types of Surfaces
  • Actions While Climbing
  • Climbing Tools
  • Getting Down
    • Table 65: Base Climbing Success Rates
    • Table 66: Climbing Modifiers
    • Table 67: Rates of Climbing

Appendix

• Notes on Spells · Spell Index
• Wizard Spells
  • Wizard Spells by School
• Priest Spells
  • Priest Spells by Sphere