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What is the primary creature type in D&D for most player characters?
What is the primary creature type in D&D for most player characters?
Which of the following is NOT a recognized creature type in D&D?
Which of the following is NOT a recognized creature type in D&D?
What does the choice of size affect in character creation?
What does the choice of size affect in character creation?
Which of the following factors should be considered when creating a character's heritage?
Which of the following factors should be considered when creating a character's heritage?
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What aspect of a character may evolve with each decision made during heritage creation?
What aspect of a character may evolve with each decision made during heritage creation?
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Which statement about the spell 'cure wounds' is true?
Which statement about the spell 'cure wounds' is true?
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What is vital to consider when defining the heritage of a character?
What is vital to consider when defining the heritage of a character?
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What is the first step in building a heritage for a character?
What is the first step in building a heritage for a character?
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What is the benefit of the trance feature?
What is the benefit of the trance feature?
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Which of the following is true about charm resistance?
Which of the following is true about charm resistance?
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Which feature allows you to cast a spell using spell slots?
Which feature allows you to cast a spell using spell slots?
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What does the claws feature provide for a character?
What does the claws feature provide for a character?
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What is the effect of fey cunning?
What is the effect of fey cunning?
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Which spell can you cast once with the fey step feature?
Which spell can you cast once with the fey step feature?
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What is the climbing speed granted by the feline ancestry?
What is the climbing speed granted by the feline ancestry?
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What type of damage resistance can a fiendish character choose?
What type of damage resistance can a fiendish character choose?
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What advantage do you gain when making a Wisdom check using an herbalism kit?
What advantage do you gain when making a Wisdom check using an herbalism kit?
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What does the Toxin Resilience trait provide?
What does the Toxin Resilience trait provide?
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What happens when you are reduced to 0 hit points while having the Relentless feature?
What happens when you are reduced to 0 hit points while having the Relentless feature?
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How does Natural Armor affect your Armor Class (AC)?
How does Natural Armor affect your Armor Class (AC)?
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What does the Toughness trait do to your hit point maximum?
What does the Toughness trait do to your hit point maximum?
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What do you gain proficiency in with Tool Proficiency trait?
What do you gain proficiency in with Tool Proficiency trait?
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What is one effect of the Durable trait when you take damage?
What is one effect of the Durable trait when you take damage?
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What is the base walking speed increase provided by the Skirmisher's Speed trait?
What is the base walking speed increase provided by the Skirmisher's Speed trait?
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What benefit does the Beast Tracker cantrip provide when making a Survival check to track beasts?
What benefit does the Beast Tracker cantrip provide when making a Survival check to track beasts?
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Which of the following skills can you gain proficiency in when choosing the Skill Proficiency option?
Which of the following skills can you gain proficiency in when choosing the Skill Proficiency option?
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What advantage does the Keen Senses trait provide?
What advantage does the Keen Senses trait provide?
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What does the Brave trait do?
What does the Brave trait do?
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What special ability does the Savage Attacks trait provide?
What special ability does the Savage Attacks trait provide?
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What can you do with the Aggressive trait?
What can you do with the Aggressive trait?
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Which spell can be cast using the Devout Magic trait?
Which spell can be cast using the Devout Magic trait?
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What does the Thief's Intuition ability modify?
What does the Thief's Intuition ability modify?
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Which proficiency allows your speed to remain unaffected by heavy armor?
Which proficiency allows your speed to remain unaffected by heavy armor?
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Which of the following skills can you choose for proficiency?
Which of the following skills can you choose for proficiency?
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How many skills can you select for proficiency from the listed options?
How many skills can you select for proficiency from the listed options?
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What type of armor do you have proficiency in if you choose Heavy Armor Training?
What type of armor do you have proficiency in if you choose Heavy Armor Training?
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Which skill would NOT be part of your proficiency choice?
Which skill would NOT be part of your proficiency choice?
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Study Notes
Heritage & Halfbreeds
- Heritages offer players the opportunity to build unique characters with diverse ancestries and backgrounds.
- Heritages include bloodlines, cultures, and exceptional events that shape a character's development.
- Players choose ability score increases, size, darkvision, bloodlines, cultures, languages, and 1st-level spells based on their chosen heritage.
- Every creature, including player characters, has a creature type; most player characters are Humanoid.
- Creature types include: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, and Undead.
Fey Heritage
- Fey Heritage represents characters with ties to the fey realm.
- Traits include:
- Trance: Allows for 4 hours of meditation in place of sleep, providing the same benefit as 8 hours of rest.
- Charm Resistance: Advantage on saving throws against charming effects and immunity to being put to sleep by magic.
- Cantrip: Proficiency with the friends cantrip.
- Innate Magic: Choose one 1st-level spell from the divination or enchantment school of magic to cast once per long rest.
- Fey Step: Allows casting the misty step spell once per short or long rest.
- Fey Cunning: Advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
- Magic Resistance: Advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.
Fiend Heritage
- Represents characters with fiendish bloodlines or ancestry, perhaps through a deal with a fiend.
- Traits include:
- Cantrip: Learn one cantrip from the warlock spell list.
- Fiendish Resistance: Resistance to cold, fire, or lightning damage.
- Innate Magic: Choose one 1st-level spell from the warlock spell list to cast once per long rest.
Feline Heritage
- Represents characters with feline ancestry or feline traits.
- Traits include:
- Claws: Deal 1d4+ Strength modifier slashing damage when attacking with unarmed strikes.
- Cantrip: Learn a cantrip from the warlock spell list.
- Climb Speed: Climbing speed of 30 feet.
- Feline Leap: Long jump of 20 feet and high jump of 10 feet.
- Innate Magic: Choose one 1st-level spell from the warlock spell list to cast once per long rest.
Stout Heritage
- Represents characters with an ancestry that includes dwarves, orcs, or giants, known for their sturdiness.
- Traits include:
- Toxin Resilience: Advantage on saving throws against poison and disease.
- Poison Resistance: Resistant to poison damage.
- Natural Armor: AC calculated as 12 + Constitution modifier.
- Relentless: If reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, drop to 1 hit point instead, usable once per long rest.
- Toughness: Hit point maximum enhanced by 1, increasing by 1 per level.
- Durable: When taking damage, use a reaction to roll a d12 and add Constitution modifier, reducing damage by the total, usable once per short or long rest.
Skirmisher Heritage
- Represents characters specializing in ambush tactics.
- Traits include:
- Skirmisher's Speed: Base walking speed increased by 5 feet.
- Lethal Strike: When dealing damage with a melee weapon attack, roll one additional damage die on a critical hit.
- Beast Tracker: Double proficiency bonus on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track beasts.
- Keen Senses: Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.
Mage Heritage
- Represents characters raised in a society with a strong arcane tradition.
- Traits include:
- Cantrip: Learn one cantrip from the wizard spell list.
- Learned Magic: Choose one 1st-level spell from the wizard spell list to cast once per long rest.
- Destructive Spell: Once per short or long rest, deal extra damage equal to level to a single target of a spell used to damage a creature.
- Natural Armor: Thick skin grants AC of 12 + Constitution modifier, unaffected by shield usage.
- Skill Proficiency: proficiency with: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion.
Waterborne Heritage
- Represents characters who feel at home with the sea.
- Traits include:
- Tool Proficiency: Proficiency with one tool: carpenter’s tools, navigator's tools, or vehicles (water).
- Cantrip: Learn one cantrip from the cleric spell list.
- Beast Tracker: Double proficiency bonus on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track beasts.
- Devout Magic: Choose one 1st-level spell from the cleric spell list to cast once per long rest.
- Skill Proficiency: Proficiency with: Religion, History, Insight, Persuasion, Deception, or Medicine.
Warrior Heritage
- Represents characters raised in a society dedicated to warfare.
- Traits include:
- Brave: Advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
- Aggressive: Use bonus action to move towards a visible or audible enemy, ending the movement closer to the enemy, cannot use this feature to move further away from an enemy.
- Savage Attacks: Roll one additional damage die on a critical hit with a melee weapon.
- Combat Training: Proficiency with two simple weapons of your choice.
- Martial Training: Proficiency with 2 martial weapons of your choice.
- Light Armor Training: Proficiency with light armor.
- Medium Armor Training: Proficiency with light and medium armor.
- Heavy Armor Training: Speed is not reduced when wearing heavy armor.
Criminal Heritage
- Represents characters raised outside the bounds of the law.
- Traits include:
- Tool Proficiency: Proficiency with a gaming set and choice of tools: thieves' tools, disguise kit, forgery kit, or poisoner's kit.
- Expert Forgery: Advantage on checks to forge or duplicate objects.
- Thief's Intuition: Roll a d4 and add to ability checks using thieves' tools.
- Cantrip: Learn one cantrip from the bard spell list.
- Merge with Shadows: Cast the pass without trace spell once per long rest.
- Skill Proficiency: Proficiency with: Deception, Insight, Investigation, Performance, Slight of Hand, or Stealth.
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Test your knowledge on character creation and heritages in role-playing games. This quiz covers the significance of bloodlines, cultures, and the unique traits associated with different fey ancestors. Explore how these elements influence gameplay and character development.
