Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara
Class Build – Multi Class Wizard/Rogue
Source: Players Handbook (5e-wiz-ph-49)
For one of my new gamers they are building a monk using the kensai option that is part of my campaign setting so I thought I would make a post about all the linked content so its all in one place and will make referencing it easier.
Where to Start – Race
Race is one of the most inportant aspects of character creation as it points to solutions of class, homeland and background options that work well with the charcter concept.
There are a few different options in my setting for taking on character races, here is a link to the source material for my players – DnD Races Page.
Player was happy with Human of Air (Heldannic).
Class Options – TBA?
Base racial options for the character are as follows.
The player has chosen to go with Monk and Kensai.
Selecting Attributes
This has been left with the player to decide, when I have the details I will add them in here as part of the character build walk through.
Attributes have 27 point buy, starting with a base of 8.
- Total Points (27)
- Strength gains – costing
- Dexterity gains – costing
- Constitution gains – costing
- Intelligence gains – costing
- Wisdom gains – costing
- Charisma gains – costing
STR 8 () DEX 8 () CON 8 () INT 8 () WIS 8 () CHA 8 ()
After Point by add the following racial changes: +2 Dex, +1 Wis
STR 8 () DEX 8 () CON 8 () INT 8 () WIS 8 () CHA 8 ()
Backgrounds
The character background options for consideration suitable for Ierendi:
Languages
For mystara there are two common languages, Alpahtian and Thyatian. Not everyone know both languages. A good trade language is the Traladara language used as a core for a few countries in the region as well.
- Racial Languages: Makai and Common (either Thyatian)
- Makai Extra Language:
- National Starting Languages: Common (Thyatian), Elven (Alfheim) and Traladaran
- Background Languages –
Name and Sex
The name of the character will be left to the player with the sex of it also being up to the player. Playing a male of a female has not impact on what the character can do, just how they will be perceived in different encounters.
Choice of Background and Quirks
I left the choice of quirks and background to the player.
Weapons Mastery
These are concepts that exist in the setting of Mystara that I have adapted to 5th edition and expanded. Here are all the options available to the character and when they kick in.
- Weapons Mastery –
Secret Crafts
Secret Craft Options available to the character.
- Secret Crafts: (Starting) Your choice of secret crafts include: Airologist, Waterologist
- (1st)
- (2nd) tba
- (3rd) tba
Spell Lists
Available from certain levels a paladin can selects spells from them when they gain new spells each level.
House Rule – In my setting, Sorcerers learn 1 cantrip for each Tier that they have achieved (a tier is every 5 character levels) with 3 extra cantrips at first level. Cantrips can come from the secret crafts they have learnt.
Character Advancement
- Creating a 1st level Wizard
- Advancing to 2nd level Wizard
- Advancing to 3rd level Multi
- Advancing to 4th level Multi
- Advancing to 5th level Multi
- Advancing to 6th level Multi
- Advancing to 7th level Multi
- Advancing to 8th level Multi
- Advancing to 9th level Multi
Creating a 1st level Wizard
- Downtime – One activity each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 1
- Proficiency Bonus +2
- Attunement Slots – 3
- Renown at Starting City +1
- Secret Craft: Gain one craft at Initiate.
- Weapons Mastery: Training available up to Skilled Only.
- Player Choices:
- Racial Options:
- Attributes:
- Class Options:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 2nd level Wizard
- Downtime – One activity each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 1
- Proficiency Bonus +2
- Attunement Slots – 3
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Gain one craft at Initiate
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 3rd level Multi
- Downtime – One activity each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 1
- Proficiency Bonus +2
- Attunement Slots – 3
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Gain one craft at Initiate.
- Weapons Mastery – One weapon upgrade.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 4th level Multi
- Downtime – One activity each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 1
- Proficiency Bonus +2
- Attunement Slots – 3
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Gain one craft at Initiate.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 5th level Multi
- Downtime – One activity each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 1
- Proficiency Bonus +3
- Attunement Slots – 3
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Gain one craft at Initiate.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 6th level Multi
- Downtime – Two activities each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 2
- Proficiency Bonus +3
- Attunement Slots – 4
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Upgrade one craft to 1st Circle.
- Weapons Mastery – One weapon upgrade. Expert training available.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 7th level Multi
- Downtime – Two activities each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 2
- Proficiency Bonus +3
- Attunement Slots – 4
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Upgrade one craft to 1st Circle.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 8th level Multi
- Downtime – Two activities each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 2
- Proficiency Bonus +3
- Attunement Slots – 4
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Upgrade one craft to 1st Circle.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Advancing to 9th level Multi
- Downtime – Two activities each week of downtime
- Character Tier – Tier 2
- Proficiency Bonus increases to +4
- Renown +1
- Secret Craft: Upgrade one craft to 1st Circle.
- Weapons Mastery – One weapon upgrade.
- Player Choices:
- 8 Weeks Downtime (all characters get to spend 8 weeks downtime besides gaining a level)
- 1st Week –
- 2nd Week –
- 3rd Week –
- 4th Week –
- 5th Week –
- 6th Week –
- 7th Week –
- 8th Week –
Magical Items
I handle magical items differently in my world. Each character gains these options are new levels (2nd and beyond) and will only get to make the choice once their character is complete. All Items ar either random or selected by the GM.
- Tier 1 – 2x Common Item or 1x Uncommon Item or Upgrade 1 item
- Tier 2 – 2x lower tier or 2x Uncommon Item or 1x Rare Item or Upgrade 1 item
- Tier 3 – 2x lower tier or 2x Rare item, or 2x Very Rare Item or Upgrade 1 item
- Tier 4 – 2x lower tier or 2x Very Rare Item, 1x Legenday Item or Upgrade 1 item.
Items Gained in the course of the campaign –
Finished Example
This uses my annotated stat block to show how I lay out PCs and NPCs for reference, and showing how its works for me. This is what players need to provide for ongoing reference of characters.
Multi
Camdu
Medium (), chaotic
Fighter 9
- Armour Class:
- Hit Points: tba (7d?+?)
- Speed: 30 ft
STR 8 () DEX 8 () CON 8 () INT 8 () WIS 8 () CHA 8 ()
- Saving Throws:
- Weapon and Armour:
- Tools:
- Skills:
- Senses:
- Languages:
ABILITIES
Actions (1 per round)
- Attack Action (ph192) – you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
- Dash (ph192) – you gain extra movement for the round equal to your speed.
- Disengage (ph192) – Your movement does not provoke an attack of opportunity this turn.
- Dodge (ph192) – Until the start of your next turn, attack rolls against you have disadvantage. Dex saving throws have advantage. These last unless you are incapacitated, or your speed is reduced to zero.
- Help (ph192) – You can aid another giving advantage on the next ability check, or attack roll if you are within 5 ft of the target.
- Hide (ph192) – You make a Dexterity (Stealth) check to hide.
- Ready (ph193) – You can hold an action to use as a reaction. Set a trigger, if that trigger occurs either complete the action or you lose it and your reaction. Spells require concentration to ready and can be broken.
- Search (ph193) – Either make a Wisdom (Perception) or an Intelligence (Investigation) check to find something.
- Use an Object (ph193) – Allows you to interact with one of more objects on your turn.
Bonus Actions (1 per round)
- Two Weapon Fighting (ph195) – If attacking with a light weapon in one hand, you can make a melee or thrown attack with a second weapon in your other hand. You don’t add the modifier to this attack unless it is negative.
Reactions (1 per round)
- Opportunity Attack (ph195) – You can make one attack against a hostile creature that moves out of your reach.
Available Attack Options
Equipment
- Armour –
- Weapons –
Feats –
Companions
- Name ()
- Notes
- Background:
- Age: Height: Proficiency Bonus:
- Characteristics:
- Personality:
- Ideal:
- Bond:
- Flaw:
- Personal Goals:
- Downtime:
- Character Variations:
- Weapons Mastery: Base DC = 8 +abil mod
Conclusion
More details to come.
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Barbarian – Totem Warrior (Plamin, Camdu),
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Druid – Circle of Dreams (Woodfey), Circle of the Tree of Life (Seasonfey),
Fighter – Battlemaster (Seashire), Eldritch Knight (Kerendan), Weapons Master (Lani), Weapons Master (Stonebound),
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