CORE MECHANICS

Contents

• Ability Scores
• Abilities And Spellcasters - The ability that governs bonus spells depends on what type of spellcaster...
• Ability Modifiers - Each ability, after changes made because of race, has a modifier ranging from -5 to +5.
• Table: Ability Modifiers And Bonus Spells
• The Abilities - Each ability partially describes your character and affects some of his or her actions.
• Charisma (Cha) - Charisma measures a character's force of personality, persuasiveness, personal...
• Constitution (Con) - Constitution represents your character's health and stamina.
• Dexterity (Dex) - Dexterity measures hand-eye coordination, agility, reflexes, and balance.
• Intelligence (Int) - Intelligence determines how well your character learns and reasons.
• Strength (Str) - Strength measures your character's muscle and physical power.
• Wisdom (Wis) - Wisdom describes a character's willpower, common sense, perception, and intuition.
• The Basics
• Dice - Dice rolls are described with expressions such as "3d4+3," which means...
• Multiplying - Sometimes a rule makes you multiply a number or a die roll.
• Rounding Fractions - In general, if you wind up with a fraction, round down, even if the fraction is one-half or larger.
• The Core Mechanic - : Whenever you attempt an action that has some chance of failure, you roll a twenty-sided die (d20).