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Free Basic Rules (2024)
Playing the Game
Character Creation
Classes and Subclasses
Character Origins
Feats
Equipment
Spells
Rules Glossary
Gameplay Toolbox
Magic Items
Monsters
1
Playing the Game
Rhythm of Play
 
1
Exceptions Supersede General Rules
 
1.1
The Six Abilities
 
2
Ability Descriptions
 
2.1
Ability Scores
 
2.2
Ability Modifiers
 
2.3
Round Down
 
2.4
D20 Tests
 
3
Ability Checks
 
3.1
Ability Modifier
 
3.2
Proficiency Bonus
 
3.3
Difficulty Class
 
3.4
Saving Throws
 
3.5
Attack Rolls
 
3.6
Armor Class
 
3.7
Rolling 20 or 1
 
3.8
Advantage/Disadvantage
 
3.9
Roll Two D20s
 
3.10
They Don’t Stack
 
3.11
Interactions with Rerolls
 
3.12
Heroic Inspiration
 
3.13
Proficiency
 
4
Proficiency Bonus
 
4.1
The Bonus Doesn’t Stack
 
4.2
Skill Proficiencies
 
4.3
Skill List
 
4.4
Skills
 
4.5
Determining Skills
 
4.6
Saving Throw Proficiencies
 
4.7
Equipment Proficiencies
 
4.8
Actions
 
5
Actions
 
5.1
One Thing at a Time
 
5.2
Bonus Actions
 
5.3
Reactions
 
5.4
Social Interaction
 
6
Roleplaying
 
6.1
Ability Checks
 
6.2
Exploration
 
7
Adventuring Equipment
 
7.1
Vision and Light
 
7.2
Obscured Areas
 
7.3
Light
 
7.4
Special Senses
 
7.5
Hiding
 
7.6
Interacting with Objects
 
7.7
What Is an Object?
 
7.8
Time-Limited Object Interactions
 
7.9
Finding Hidden Objects
 
7.10
Carrying Objects
 
7.11
Breaking Objects
 
7.12
Hazards
 
7.13
Travel
 
7.14
Travel Pace
 
7.15
Marching Order
 
7.16
Vehicles
 
7.17
Combat
 
8
The Order of Combat
 
8.1
Combat Step by Step
 
8.2
Initiative
 
8.3
Your Turn
 
8.4
Ending Combat
 
8.5
Movement and Position
 
8.6
Playing on a Grid
 
8.7
Difficult Terrain
 
8.8
Breaking Up Your Move
 
8.9
Dropping Prone
 
8.10
Creature Size
 
8.11
Creature Size and Space
 
8.12
Moving around Other Creatures
 
8.13
Making an Attack
 
8.14
Cover
 
8.15
Ranged Attacks
 
8.16
Range
 
8.17
Ranged Attacks in Close Combat
 
8.18
Melee Attacks
 
8.19
Reach
 
8.20
Unseen Attackers and Targets
 
8.21
Opportunity Attacks
 
8.22
Mounted Combat
 
8.23
Mounting and Dismounting
 
8.24
Controlling a Mount
 
8.25
Falling Off
 
8.26
Underwater Combat
 
8.27
Impeded Weapons
 
8.28
Fire Resistance
 
8.29
Damage and Healing
 
9
Hit Points
 
9.1
Resting
 
9.2
Damage Rolls
 
9.3
Critical Hits
 
9.4
Saving Throws and Damage
 
9.5
Damage against Multiple Targets
 
9.6
Half Damage
 
9.7
Damage Types
 
9.8
Resistance and Vulnerability
 
9.9
No Stacking
 
9.10
Order of Application
 
9.11
Immunity
 
9.12
Healing
 
9.13
Dropping to 0 Hit Points
 
9.14
Instant Death
 
9.15
Character Demise
 
9.16
Falling Unconscious
 
9.17
Knocking Out a Creature
 
9.18
Death Saving Throws
 
9.19
Stabilizing a Character
 
9.20
Temporary Hit Points
 
9.21
Lose Temporary Hit Points First
 
9.22
Duration
 
9.23
They Don’t Stack
 
9.24
They’re Not Hit Points or Healing
 
9.25
No Chapter
You are at the start
No Chapter
You are at the end
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