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Alternate Feature:All-Nighter- You have a lot of experience going without food and sleep while trying to meet deadlines. [] Punctuate your horror tales with moments of relief, comedy, and fortuitous consequences. Curse of Strahd 5e Online. 0000039064 00000 n There's a new 5E sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons (also known as D&D, or DND), and it looks set to inject a good dose of gothic horror into the long-running TTRPG . They may use a default array (such as 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or use the point-buy system described in the rules. Setting Guides. Recommended college: Either, You have fey ancestry, granting you both unusual musical and magical ability. Since rangers dont receive supernatural abilities until 2nd level, magical ability does not have to be justified in your backstory if your character is unaware of these abilities. 0000008216 00000 n Why you shouldn't start ANOTHER thread about DDB not giving away free redeems on your hardcopy book purchases. Chris Perkins DMs and has done a great job integrating backstories, and adding some to characters who didn't have one. Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. H\n0E|"Cb !)CMRb,C}=34:_3(7i0wA\HzG]8/0BWBaq$;_aoM,>/w;D0B{;1V 8O19)%|moIxJQSF`l]U O8I62pFyaMx^! ?-5TgL=i8!XCgpB&OXGr~uB9_+#9#Sdy%WTgO{q~g? '/W+9cB[ Homebrew. 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H\n0} NCj"wf|YoB75f6S7;B6/M5tmx{9 >*/w~/sL=?0,$T|*i/oe? Tatyana's death and Strahd's curse. In this case, you can have your player characters meet in the mist or camping together, but I would caution against starting in Barovia near Krezk. Its not form fillable at the moment, but if there's a real demand for it, I can always work that up. The main themes of Curse of Strahd are being isolated and stuck in a strange, scary, and unforgiving place, trying to survive, and trying to escape. {#DMcAs;,26D1n9`B:Xf0d9({A.12s C\/ygJi&IH1b'8T^MN \vP endstream endobj 20 0 obj <>>>/Metadata 17 0 R/Outlines 11 0 R/PageLabels 14 0 R/Pages 16 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 21 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 12 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 594.0 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 22 0 obj <>stream Character Quick Search. 0000009684 00000 n We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Some ideas are below: Druid: Any kind of real-world pagan religion could be a background for a druid. This character chronicler was designed to inspire the crea trailer <<5DDAB1D2037E4EE3B64407F93A2A4750>]/Prev 118261>> startxref 0 %%EOF 89 0 obj <>stream If youre a new GM preparing to run Curse of Strahd, youll need to know: your players can either start at third level, or they can run through the introductory adventure "Death House." Monk Tradition: Way of the Force Curse of Strahd, one of the most popular Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game products of all time, split into three parts: a 224-page perfect-bound adventure for characters of levels 1-10, a 20-page Creatures of Horror booklet of new monsters that appear in the adventure, and an 8-page Tarokka Deck booklet. 0000068640 00000 n Scholar(AsSage) Youve spent your life acquiring knowledge. You can find a free Players Pack (including the log sheet, character sheet and table tent) at the DMs Guild. It grants you unusual abilities that you may or may not be aware of. Recommended path: Arcane Trickster, You touched something you shouldnt have. 2023 Wizards. Recommended circle: Land (any) or Moon, You have lycanthropic ancestry in your family tree. Recommended archetype: Assassin or Arcane Trickster, You have some kind of supernatural ancestry, or you encountered something supernatural in your past that granted you magical ability. 0000068806 00000 n 0000002104 00000 n Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Poisoners Kit or Alchemists Tools. Plot Hooks. ._2Gt13AX94UlLxkluAMsZqP{background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;position:relative;display:inline-block} . U+u4UXV;T*mF~VKZZ5 x. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} Feature:Researcher(Sagebackground) Recommended favored enemy: Humans. Its title? Tool Proficiencies: Hacking kit, artisans tools, or land vehicles. At first level you take the maximum; at later levels you gain the set amount as printed in the rulebook. Filters PC NPC abbey x 1 bartender x 1 berez x 2 blood of the vine x 1 blue water inn x 1 burgomaster x 5 child x 2 dancing crow inn x 1 doru x 1 dragon x 1 Haunted One, New Language Option: Patterna(the language of the Vistani). Thinking of starting ANOTHER thread asking why Epic Boons haven't been implemented? We'd love to know what questions or ideas you have in looking at adapting published campaigns for your own duet games! First of all, the Roll20 Curse of Strahd conversion includes the Castle Ravenloft maps and Tarokka deck addon, so no need to buy them separately. An edited form of these livestream play sessions will also be. Although if you're going Tomelock, Celestial is fun because it gives you two additional cantrips, so you can basically be Dr. Cantrip, but that's more just for the gimmick of getting as many cantrips as possible. Tool Proficiencies: Land vehicles or firearms. All races in the Players Handbookare legal. Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. Chamberlain. 0000054191 00000 n 0000049028 00000 n You make a living breaking into places and taking stuff that doesnt belong to you. Jewlery-making, glasswork or delicate metal work. One of my fellow players is taking his hand at DMing with Curse of Strahd and I am torn between being a Goliath Barbarian vs a Halfling Monk. vYUbsQ[[-xA^WxM^|tK|C[;RBRB1CNWK0L//afAf@S)j Aside from that, it's always handy to have a cleric. Recommended paths: Either, but confirm Totem with DM. This could be high school, college, grad school, whatever, but going to class and learning things takes up a majority of your life right now. The campaign will be gritty, graphic, and all things go. Tabletop Audio has Barovian Castle, Vampires Castle, and Barovian Village available for free through the Roll20 Jukebox. ._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{width:100%}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF,._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF{-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;max-width:100%}._1CVe5UNoFFPNZQdcj1E7qb{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:4px}._2UOVKq8AASb4UjcU1wrCil{height:28px;width:28px;margin-top:6px}.FB0XngPKpgt3Ui354TbYQ{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;margin-left:8px;min-width:0}._3tIyrJzJQoNhuwDSYG5PGy{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%}.TIveY2GD5UQpMI7hBO69I{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;color:var(--newRedditTheme-titleText);white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}.e9ybGKB-qvCqbOOAHfFpF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin-top:2px}.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5{font-weight:400;box-sizing:border-box}._28u73JpPTG4y_Vu5Qute7n{margin-left:4px} 0000009719 00000 n Ideally, your players' characters will have no prior knowledge of Barovia or Ravenloft. 0000005502 00000 n Mysterious Visitors assumes that your campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. Define in your backstory how you came by this knowledge, and what pushed you to seek more of it. Recommended patron: Great Old One, You are allowing some supernatural entity to possess you, in exchange for their aid in a personal matter. Id recommend simultaneously improving Strahds abilities alongside the characters starting at level 7-8, and especially once they have access to magic that generates sunlight. 0000024241 00000 n You may substitute Survival and/or Persuasion for Sleight of Hand or Stealth. Their chosen Oath should reflect the aims of this outside force. Good slap-bandage for making sure that wherever the party develops a hole, you're good to patch it up. Starting Level: 1st. Dynamic lighting and the Jukebox are your best friends in a horror game. Dragonborn (Turtle) 0000058977 00000 n Recommended favored enemy: Aberrations, Fiends, Monstrosities, or Undead. Recommended oaths: Devotion (celestial), Ancients (fey), Vengeance (any), Oathbreaker (fiend), You are a bounty hunter, private investigator, or otherwise skilled at tracking people down. Recommended oaths: Any, depends on the being, You are possessed by a celestial, fey or fiendish spirit that is granting you increased combat ability and divine powers, as long as you do not break your oath to it. It has also been updated to reflect Wizards of the Coast's June 2020 errata. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. As in previous seasons, this is my article about the guidelines for creating a legal character to play in official D&D Adventurers League adventures. The Dungeons & Dragons SRD rules are available by search in the sidebar, as well as any other content you own and have added to the game via Compendium Sharing. Ive looked at cleric, hexblade warlock, bloodhunter or maybe even another druid. The dark realm of the vampire Strahd is an extradimensional demiplane, created by the Dark Powers and encompassing the land of Barovia. Running Strahd Properly. Characters gain renown through completing missions for their factions, which allows additional opportunities for your characters. Keep in mind your characters connection to animals and the natural world when choosing an ancestry, however. Watch Crits for Breakfast, an adults-only RP-Heavy Roll20 Livestream at twitch.tv/afterdisbooty, And now you too can play with the amazing art and assets we use in Roll20 for our campaign atHazel's Emporium. Recommended archetype: Thief. You can also gain experience points for your characters by running adventures. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Characters originating during the Curse of Strahd storyline season can use the following rules for character options: D&D Basic Rules (all rules except rolling ability scores and hit points, rolling for starting wealth, some alignment restrictions) D&D Player's Handbook (all rules except rolling abil - Your character can move between the adventures as you like (although its strongly recommended you finish one adventure with your character before starting a new adventure). JavaScript is currently disabled. Background information to help ready new . Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Investigation or Animal Handling. Right now, the party consists of a Barb/Druid who rages into a bear, a Bladesinger wizard, and ranged artificer, and a Paladin. Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. You should check them out. The story origin you choose limits your character creation and advancement options. Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family. A lot of DMs will go by the book and make the people of Barovia weary/unwelcoming to non human/human passing races, so if this is something you want to utilise, tell the players they won't have a great time playing beast races etc. I see. Curse of Strahd. Its time for the fourth season of theD&D Adventurers Leagueto begin. Players do not roll their characters hit points. Decent emergency healing, the warlock's useful sustained damage capabilities, and all the flexibility that comes with Invocations. car, crowbar or other equipment needed to break into an abandoned house, burner phone. . gYpV:+_W+ Character Sheets. Read this first to learn why you shouldn't. I'm DMing Curse of Strahd right now. Thread starter darjr; Start date Feb 20, 2016; darjr I crit! It grants you unusual abilities that you may or may not be aware of. Skill proficiencies: Pick two from Occult, History, Religion, Nature, Medicine or Investigation. Hz'G endstream endobj 29 0 obj <> endobj 30 0 obj <>stream Recommended tradition: Way of Shadow, You are descended from an outsider of one of the elemental planes. Bound by Fate. Youve always had problems controlling your temper, and are notorious for getting into fights. Speaking from a standpoint of pure mechanical efficacy, I'd probably go for the Celestial warlock. Updated: Editied based on the Unearthed Arcana: Ranger Rework. Where do you originate? Here are some ideas: JavaScript is currently disabled. The nature of this deal can be discovered throughout the adventure. On the way back to town, a dire wolf attacked Izek and bit off his right arm. These are just examples, feel free to make up your own crazy reasons for why your guy has superpowers. Recommended circle: Moon, You have fey or plant ancestry in your family tree. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. Recommended archetype: Hunter, You have fey or lycanthropic ancestry that grants you an affinity with animals. D&D 5E Curse of Strahd Character Sheet and players pack on DMSGuild. A few miscellaneous notes on locations, things to remember, and further suggestions: Castle Ravenloft is a massive dungeon crawl that will drain your characters resources, but they may never need to go there. Ragebear McMemebuildtechnicallyhas access to restorative magic, but he's very unlikely to use it in combat since it'd involve sacrificing his multi-turn build-up to Ragebear state. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} You tend to be vaguely uncomfortable in cities. Id recommendat the leastencouraging your players to long rest. Preparing to take a character into Curse of Strahd and having them die in the optional introductory adventure may feel like an anticlimax to your players. Before running the hook, establish who the player characters are and how/if they know each other in their initial setting. A canny DM will try to ensure that Strahd has answers for that, though. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, Appropriate artisans tools, cell phone, wallet with Wealth d2. I would ideally like to have a party of five players. Clerics drown in artifacts in CoS. That would be good from a meta perspective. There are many shapeshifters in Barovia, from vampires to hags to werewolves, and each has a rollable token on the Roll20 virtual tabletop. Curse of Strahd. This article is for first-time Curse of Strahd dungeon masters to act as a sort of Barovia for Beginners to help you build immersion and enable fun for your players in Ravenloft. Student- Youre in school! It grants you unusual abilities that you may or may not be aware of. The Vampyr is a mysterious entity that first spread the secret of vampirism and is responsible for Strahd's curse. That means by right-clicking you can change the appearance of that characters token. Salesman- You work in sales, retail, customer service or some other job that requires you to be friendly and personable pretty much all the time. Like so many RPG video game sandboxes, the mists surrounding Barovia act as a warning: leaving the playable area that limits the narrative of the game, but they are especially unique in one regard: they act as both barrier and catalyst for adventure. You may substitute Sleight of Hand proficiency with Insight proficiency if your scheme does not involve Sleight of Hand, and you may substitute forgery kit proficiency with hacking kit proficiency if your scheme involves computers. Character Creation | Curse of Strahd | Obsidian Portal Character Creation Character Creation I will need backstories but they don't have to be extensive. Recommended college: Lore, You are a natural leader, and have always been an excellent public speaker. This character chronicler was designed to inspire the creation of player characters for the Curse of Strahd campaign and includes documents for both Dungeon Masters and players alike. I'm a newer DM but have a good sense for most all of the general rules and styles of dnd and would like to run the Curse of Strahd. Recommended school: Illusion or Enchantment, You know monsters exist, and hunt them on occasion. These are the official backgrounds available. if your small-town sheriff is super good at hunting aberrations in the Underdark, I want to know why). The first session will be character creation. You can indicate that you are a member of a rare elf subrace for the purpose of roleplaying, but you can use only the subrace traits for elves given in the Players Handbook. HTkPWA}6t%u Recommended patron: Any, At a desperate time in your life, you sold your service to a supernatural entity in exchange for a favor. .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Your character may know about the occult world or they may not, but if they do your backstory should specify why. Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. 0000086438 00000 n You must be a dwarf to take the Path of the Battlerager primal path, and you must be an elf or half-elf to take the Bladesinging arcane tradition. Great resource in Curse of Strahd. After explaining this to the players, explain it's a gothic horror setting, tell them to think Bram Stoker's Dracula, Castlevania etc for character inspiration. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} purchasing our adventures and supplements in our shop. If you dont have a healer (or they dont have that ability yet, like paladins or rangers), consider adding a potion of healing or two to the hidden room in the library. Recommended origin: Wild Magic. 0000015489 00000 n You may only select spells from legal rules sources according to your story origin. more content. Experience in an urban setting is just as valid, and a ranger may choose Urban as their favored terrain in their Natural Explorer ability. All sidebars and optional rules in the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide are legal for D&D Adventurers League play, with the exceptions noted here. It also includes a stat block for Sanity, since that is what our DM is adding into the mix. Curse of Strahd Character creation. -or- You can use this standard array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) and assign them to the abilities you choose. you must be an elf to take the Bladesinging arcane tradition I believe half-elf is fine too, three months late, but you can create a custom background as well. The following rules options are either not allowed, or are restricted in some way: The Winged variant granting a fly speed for tieflings is not legal for D&D Adventurers League play. Character Names Just make sure you keep an up-to-date log sheet of any and all experience points and gold you gain! Your character might not even realize their powers until starting the adventure. Maybe you own a school, or maybe its just a hobby, but you are likely a black belt in something. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} People just really seem to like following you. Finding a pdf copy of the PHB isn't hard, or if you're interested in a particular class, ask me and I'll run down your options with you. From there, they must find a way to escape. We are playing through the new Curse of Strahd adventure for D&D. We play every Thursday from 3:30 - 7:30 pm Pacific time. Feb 20, 2016 #1 The Curse of Strahd character sheet and AL log sheet and table tents, the players pack, is up on DMSGuild. All rights reserved. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, backpack, winter blanket, whatever tool youre proficient with, Wealth 1. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, cell phone, laptop/tablet computer or notebook and pens. First of all, the Roll20 Curse of Strahd conversion includes the Castle Ravenloft maps and Tarokka deck addon, so no need to buy them separately. Recommended domains: Life, Light or War for celestial, Light, Tempest, or Death for fiendish, Trickery for fey, You are a member of a wiccan coven, a druidic sect or a cult that reveres the natural world or nature spirits. So Im rolling up a new character. Recommended circle: Land (underdark), You were always a jock, star athlete, all that jazz. In the first edition of thePlayers Guideduring the Tyranny season, characters could start with maximum gold and select their own equipment. I personally leave this part out, I prefer to play the locals as wary of all outsiders merely because they know all outsiders are likely the playthings of Strahd. Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer - Welcome to the Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer! The campaign begins with adventurers being drawn into the mysterious mists and emerging in the dark, nightmarish land of Barovia. During character creation, players can select the fol-lowing background for their characters, with the DM's approval. New Races Post in the comments below! Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The Wild Magic origin, in particular, works well for someone just granted magical ability they cant quite control yet. Players may choose any non-evil alignment for their character. You can gain experience points by playing adventures. Recommended favored enemy: Beasts. You might have military, police or leadership experience, and you know how to give orders. Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion or Performance. 0000005820 00000 n Heres an overview of the gods commonly worshipped aroundHillsfar and Elventreefor if youre playing the D&D Expeditions games. Members of the Zhentarim or Lords Alliance may choose to be Lawful Evil. System Reference. DMs and players can decide whether or not to start with it, but either way, players will enter Barovia proper at level three. Something owns you, and you got magic abilities out of the deal. H\n0l/)BJ\AHL+m$|~lq~6!_[92wwwi,Ou}8YWZn6xY#>ll&?_|MakS*o%ia?7r_R{6}Z-]`1k*EIL~+_[Z\+rdvd5XVccc,g9wys 5rk"E/"EA/_g>=m(zQ:+ Recommended tradition: Way of the Four Elements, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. League adventures tied to the Curse of Strahd storyline. 0000002294 00000 n ENHANCE your Curse of Strahd game with 30 character secrets! Keeping level 1 characters alive is no small task, and "Death House" monsters have high armor classes and hit hard. oh, and grats on RC, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen (December 6, 2022), Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Available now), Journeys through the Radiant Citadel (Available now). Ravaged Mind 0000087026 00000 n 0000010688 00000 n Only stipulation stats wise, is I cant start with a stat higher than 18 after racial bonuses. Youve picked up a few incantations here and there that have been very helpful. Exoticplayer character races (dragonborn, gnomes,half-orcs, kenku, tabaxi, etc) are almost always Outlanders. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} The available backgrounds are listed below. All characters begin atLevel 1and have0 Experience Points. If the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide is a legal source for you, the following restrictions apply: Most characters in theForgotten Realmsfollow a deity. If you really want more information than you could ever use on the Forgotten Realms, do a Google search for "Forgotten Realms wiki." Even if your character knows nothing of druidics and magic when starting the adventure, they should still have some wilderness experience or affinity. Haunted One- You dont have to choose this background to have had a harrowing supernatural event occur in your characters life. Monk: While monks focus on martial arts, they have several abilities that can be considered magical. H\n0\/*-HiZtH#@/xqI}HPVvqmgiUQM7}=4c_vPyfg3\p7guJ8`v. During their adventures, Wizards may copy new spells into their spellbooks from scrolls they find that dont come from a rules source outside of their Story Origin, but no character can otherwise select a spell not from a legal source. After all: their ally or an artifact may be very nearby! 0000078643 00000 n You believe they are either a gift from your god or a temptation towards evil. 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