Dungeons and Dragons 2024 - The Basic Rules

The three main pillars of D&D play are social interaction, exploration, and combat. Whichever one...

All creatures — characters and monsters — have six abilities that measure physical and mental cha...

When the outcome of an action is uncertain, the game uses a d20 roll to determine success or fail...

Characters and monsters are good at various things. Some are skilled with many weapons, while oth...

When you do something other than moving or communicating, you typically take an action. The Actio...

During their adventures, player characters meet many different people and face some monsters that...

Exploration involves delving into places that are dangerous and full of mystery. The rules in thi...

Adventurers encounter many dangerous monsters and nefarious villains. In those moments, combat of...

Injury and death are frequent threats, as detailed in the following rules. Hit Points Hit Points ...

Choose a Character Sheet You'll record the main details of your character on a character sheet. T...

While going on adventures, your character gains experience, represented by Experience Points (XP)...

Your GM might start your group's characters at a level higher than 1. It is particularly recommen...

Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. With this rule, you have the option ...

When you make your character, you can roll once on the Trinkets table to gain a Tiny trinket, a s...

Core Barbarian Traits Primary Ability: Strength Hit Point Die: D12 per Barbarian level Saving Thr...

Bard Core Traits Primary Ability: Charisma Hit Point Die: D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficie...

Cleric Core Traits Primary Ability: Wisdom Hit Point Die: D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Profic...

Druid Core Traits Primary Ability: Wisdom Hit Point Die: D8 per Druid level Saving Throw Proficie...

Fighter Core Traits Primary Ability: Strength or Dexterity Hit Point Die: D10 per Fighter level S...

Monk Core Traits Primary Ability: Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die: D8 per Monk level Saving Th...

Paladin Core Traits Primary Ability: Strength and Charisma Hit Point Die: D10 per Paladin level S...

Ranger Core Traits Primary Ability: Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die: D10 per Ranger level Savi...

Rogue Core Traits Primary Ability: Dexterity Hit Point Die: D8 per Rogue level Saving Throw Profi...

Sorcerer Core Traits Primary Ability: Charisma Hit Point Die: D6 per Sorcerer level Saving Throw ...

Warlock Core Traits Primary Ability: Charisma Hit Point Die: D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Pr...

Wizard Core Traits Primary Ability: Intelligence Hit Point Die: D6 per Wizard level Saving Throw ...