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 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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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?
