Questions tagged [pregenerated-characters]
For questions about characters that are premade for the players by the GM or by the author of the scenario.
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Why does the Starter Set wizard have six spells in their spellbook?
One of the characters in the Starter Set is a 1st-level high elf wizard with an Int mod of +3. How does this character have 6 spells?
I understand that one is a ritual, but it has 5 more and not 4?
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Why does this WotC pregenerated human paladin have an Int modifier of +1 if their Int score is 11?
On this page, WotC provides a bunch of pregenerated characters.
I noticed that the level 1 human paladin (from the .zip file linked here) has an intelligence score of 11, but a modifier of +1.
How ...
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Are there mistakes on the pregenerated Starter Set wizard and ranger character sheets?
I am returning to D&D having not played since first edition and am trying to get my head around the character building process before I try and explain it to some new players.
I have been ...
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How can I handle my DM's requirement that I play a female character in his one-shot when I don't feel comfortable with doing so?
My DM is doing a one shot in-universe for a historical moment in our main campaign's world, and my DM is requiring that I play a female character. I'm not really comfortable with this, nor the ...
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Is the pregenerated dragonborn sorcerer's Charisma saving throw bonus wrong?
When looking at the Dragonborn Sorcerer's pre-generated character sheet, the character's Charisma saving throws seem to be wrong. For the level 1, 2, 3 and 4 sheets, I think it should be +5 instead of ...
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WotC Pre-rolled Level 1 Bard Character - Can't get it right in D&D Beyond
I'm trying to build the nifty 5E Half-elf Bard in D&D Beyond as shared on WotC's set of pregen character sheets.
However, I just can't seem to get the ability score values and the skill values to ...
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Why does the pre-gen Drow Rogue have a 0 Str modifier but a Strength score of 8?
I just began a campaign with the pre-gen characters from the WotC page, and we can't explain some stats.
One of them is this Drow Rogue STR modifier. As it has STR 8, it should be -1 instead of 0, ...
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How to balance a Communist pregen PC for a Paranoia one-shot?
I am designing a Paranoia one-shot with pre-generated characters. I'd like to make at least one of the characters belong to the Communist secret society. However, that group is so universally hated ...
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Does a Draconic Ancestry Sorcerer's Elemental Affinity apply to a Dragonborn's Breath Weapon?
I'm asking this after looking at the pregen characters on the Wizard's website.
http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/character_sheets
The first one, the Dragonborn Sorcerer, gains Elemental ...
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Why is the number of cantrips in the Starter Set pregenerated character sheets different from the number in the rulebook?
In the Starter Set rule book, it shows that the cleric has 5 cantrips (Guidance, Light, Resistance, Sacred Flame, Thaumaturgy), and the wizard has 6 (Dancing lights, Light, Mage hand, Prestidigitation,...
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Starter Set Cleric's Hit Points don't add up
In the Starter Set, the Hill Dwarf Cleric's character sheet shows a Hit Point maximum of 11. Shouldn't it be 10 from a 1d8 Hit Die and the Constitution bonus of +2?
