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2 DESIGN DAVID NOONAN C R E D I T S ADDITIONAL DESIGN FRANK BRUNNER, LUKE JOHNSON, ROBERT J. SCHWALB DEVELOPMENT TEAM ANDY COLLINS, JESSE DECKER, MIKE MEARLS, STEPHEN SCHUBERT EDITORS MICHELE CARTER, JOHN D. RATELIFF, M. ALEXANDER JURKAT, PENNY WILLIAMS EDITING MANAGER KIM MOHAN DESIGN MANAGER CHRISTOPHER PERKINS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER JESSE DECKER DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D BILL SLAVICSEK PRODUCTION MANAGERS JOSH FISCHER, RANDALL CREWS SENIOR ART DIRECTOR D&D STACY LONGSTREET ART DIRECTOR D&D KARIN JAQUES COVER ARTIST DAN SCOTT INTERIOR ARTISTS STEVE BELLEDIN, STEVE ELLIS, EMILY FIEGENSCHUH, CARL FRANK, RALPH HORSLEY, DAVID HUDNUT, MICHAEL KOMARCK, HOWARD LYON, MIKE MAY, JIM NELSON, LUCIO PARILLO, ERIC POLAK, STEVE PRESCOTT, MIKE SCHLEY, RON SPENCER, FRANZ VOHWINKEL, EVA WIDERMANN CARTOGRAPHER MIKE SCHLEY GRAPHIC DESIGNERS DEE BARNETT, KARIN JAQUES GRAPHIC PRODUCTION SPECIALIST ERIN DORRIES IMAGE TECHNICIAN CHRISTINA WILEY Som information in this book is takn from or drivd from ths sourcs: Complt Advnturr by Jss Dckr; Complt Arcan by Richard Bakr; Complt Divin by David Noonan; Complt Warrior by Andy Collins, David Noonan, and Ed Stark; and Dfndrs of th Faith by Rich Rdman and Jams Wyatt. Basd on th original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ruls cratd by E. Gary Gygax and Dav Arnson, and th nw DUNGEONS & DRAGONS gam dsignd by Jonathan Twt, Mont Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Bakr, and Ptr Adkison. This product uss updatd matrial from th v.3.5 rvision. This WIZARDS OF THE COAST gam product contains no Opn Gam Contnt. No portion of this work may b rproducd in any form without writtn prmission. To larn mor about th Opn Gaming Licns and th d20 Systm Licns, plas visit www. wizards.com/d20 U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of th Coast, Inc. P.O. Box 707 Rnton, WA EN EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS Hasbro UK Ltd Caswll Way Nwport, Gwnt NP9 0YH GREAT BRITAIN Plas kp this addrss for your rcords ISBN-10: First Printing: May 2006 ISBN-13: Sampl fil DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, DUNGEON MASTER, d20, d20 Systm, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Playr s Handbook, Dungon Mastr s Guid, Monstr Manual, all othr Wizards of th Coast product nams, and thir rspctiv logos ar tradmarks of Wizards of th Coast, Inc., in th U.S.A. and othr countris. This matrial is protctd undr th copyright laws of th Unitd Stats of Amrica. Any rproduction or unauthorizd us of th matrial or artwork containd hrin is prohibitd without th xprss writtn prmission of Wizards of th Coast, Inc. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual popl, organizations, placs, or vnts is purly coincidntal. Printd in th U.S.A Wizards of th Coast, Inc. Visit our wbsit at

Contnts Introduction...............................4 What You Nd to Play.....................4 Chaptr 1: Nw Classs.....................5 Nw Starting Packags..................5 Bguilr.

3 Contnts Introduction What You Nd to Play Chaptr 1: Nw Classs Nw Starting Packags Bguilr Bguilr Spll List Dragon Shaman Duskblad Knight Ex-Knights Chaptr 2: Expandd Classs Nw Starting Packags Barbarian Bard Clric Druid Favord Soul Fightr Hxblad Marshal Monk Paladin Rangr Rogu Scout Sorcrr Swashbucklr Warlock Warmag Wizard Chaptr 3: Nw Fats Gnral Fats Crmony Fats Combat Form Fats Divin Fats Hritag Fats Mtamagic Fats Tactical Fats Chaptr 4: Nw Splls Dual-School Splls Th Polymorph Subschool Chaptr 5: Building Your Idntity Charactr Background Artisan Asctic Driftr Farm Hand Gladiator Guttrsnip Marinr Nobl Scion Soldir Tribal Origin Prsonality Archtyps Agnt Challngr Companion Crusadr Dardvil Explorr Innocnt Ladr Martyr Mrcnary Orphan Propht Rbl Rngad Royalty Sag Savag Skr Simpl Soul Stratgist Thorist Trickstr Wandrr Prsonality Traits Bing a Good Playr at th Tabl Managing th Paprwork Rolling Convntions Rspct th Spotlight Othr Concrns Talk About Your Charactr Chaptr 6: Th Advnturing Group Party Backgrounds Chartr Childhood Frindship Chosn Circumstanc Organization Building th Party Advnturing Party Basics Bing a Tam Playr Tamwork Bnfits What is a Tamwork Bnfit? Th Tam Rostr Tamwork Bnfit Dscriptions Awarnss Camp Routin Circl of Blads Crowdd Charg Cunning Ambush Cunning Ambush, Improvd Exprt Mountainrs Fo Hunting Group Tranc Indirct Fir Lik a Rock Massd Charg Missil Volly Stadfast Rsolv Suprior Tam Effort Tam Ml Tactics Tam Rush Tam Shild Manuvr Wall of Stl Chaptr 7: Affiliations Broadning Your Gam Th Two Catgoris of Affiliations Why Join an Affiliation? Mmbrship Has Its Privilgs Faturs of Affiliations Making Affiliations Dynamic Exampl Affiliations Bloodfist Trib Brightmantl Wapon Forg and Trading Consortium Caravan of Shadows Castl Mairo Th Chalic Darkspir Collg of Thaun Dragon Island Elvs of th High Forst Th Goldn Hlm Guild Th Land of Honor Mrata Kon Th On and th Fiv Rstnford Guild of Insurrs, Solicitors, and Bggars Rstnford Swrworkrs Guild Sharulhnsa, th Alabastr Towrs Sun Fan Th Thundr Sail Argosy Wintrvin Dwarvs Crating Your Own Affiliations Exampl of Play Chaptr 8: Rbuilding Your Charactr Rtraining Class Fatur Rtraining Fat Rtraining Languag Rtraining Skill Rtraining Spll or Powr Rtraining Substitution Lvl Rtraining Rbuilding Ability Scor Rbuilding Class Lvl Rbuilding Rac Rbuilding Tmplat Rbuilding Rbuild Qusts Rbuild Qusts in th Gam Th Gats of Dawn (Lvls 6 8) Th Ncrotic Cradl (Lvls 13 15) Appndix: Quick PC and NPC Cration Choos a Class Dtrmin Ability Scors Pick Your Rac Pick Your Skills Skill Priority Lists Pick Your Fats Miscllanous Charactristics Choos Equipmnt A la Cart Shopping Equipmnt by Lvl Pick Your Splls Suggstd Bard Splls Suggstd Clric Splls (Positiv Enrgy Channlrs*) Suggstd Druid Splls Suggstd Duskblad Splls Suggstd Favord Soul Splls Suggstd Hxblad Splls Suggstd Marshal Auras Suggstd Paladin Splls Suggstd Rangr Splls Suggstd Sorcrr Splls Suggstd Warlock Invocations Suggstd Wizard Splls Random Prsonalitis Sampl fil TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

4 INTRODUCTION 4 Introduction Whn you play a charactr in a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS gam, it s all about th choics you mak. Evry fact of your charactr that maks him or hr uniqu is th product of a conscious dcision on your part. Playr s Handbook II is all about xpanding your choics somtims in ways you might xpct (nw classs, nw fats) and othr tims in ways you might find surprising, such as a st of ruls for r-nginring your charactr (about which w hav mor to say blow). Chaptr 1: Nw Classs xpands th rostr of standard classs by four, with th addition of th bguilr, th dragon shaman, th duskblad, and th knight. Any of ths classs would b a fin choic if you want to play a charactr that dosn t fit any of th archtyps that ar rprsntd by th othr classs w hav publishd. Chaptr 2: Altrnat Class Options rvisits ightn of thos othr classs th lvn from th Playr s Handbook as wll as svn othrs (such as th scout and th favord soul) that mad thir dbuts in supplmnts. W look at ths classs with a frsh st of ys, providing for ach on an altrnat class fatur, thr nw starting packags, and a discussion of charactr thms that ar appropriat for th class in qustion. If you r intrigud by th ida of playing a clric who spontanously casts domain splls instad of cur splls, chck out pag 37 for th particulars. Playr s Handbook II would not b a book worthy of its titl if it didn t prsnt nw fats and splls. Chaptr 3: Nw Fats contains mor than 100 additions to th vast slction of fats in th D&D gam, and Chaptr 4: Nw Splls prsnts a similar numbr of nw choics for spllcastrs of all sorts. This book starts to blaz its own trail in Chaptr 5: Building Your Idntity, which contains dozns of brif discussions on how to add mor dpth and ralism to your charactr s background and prsonality, plus som advic on how bst to fulfill your rol as a playr at th gaming tabl. Chaptr 6: Th Advnturing Group taks a stp back in prspctiv, focusing on th charactrs who collctivly mak up a particular kind of party. How did ths wouldb hros com togthr in th first plac, and what part dos ach on of thm play in a wll-roundd group of advnturrs? Th chaptr also includs a fw nw tamwork bnfits, xpanding on a concpt that was introducd in Dungon Mastr s Guid II. Charactrs ar dfind not only by who thy ar as individuals and by th othr PCs thy travl with, but also by th rlationships thy form with likmindd individuals whos hritag or intrsts compl thm to follow a common caus. Chaptr 7: Affiliations dscribs a nw kind of group that charactrs can blong to thy ris or fall in status within thir affiliations according to thir dds and thir qualifications, and th most motivatd and succssful of thm all can vn advanc to a ladrship position. In addition to a numbr of fully flshd-out xampl affiliations, this chaptr provids guidlins for playrs and DMs who want to crat affiliations that ar uniqu to thir campaign. Prhaps th most intriguing nw concpt in this book is prsntd in Chaptr 8: Rbuilding Your Charactr. Whil many DMs and playrs hav cratd hous ruls for handling situations involving th rslction of fats, rallocation of skill ranks, altring ability scors, and so forth, th D&D gam has nvr bfor had official ruls on th topic of rvising your ntir charactr. So whthr your dwarf fightr just rgrts a singl bad fat choic or wishs h wr actually a half-orc barbarian or an lf sorcrr, Chaptr 8 offrs ruls and advic that covrs th subjct of charactr rbuilding from start to finish. Finally, an xtnsiv Appndix sts forth an fficint mthod for quick gnration of nw playr charactrs or NPCs, which (among othr things) stramlins th procss of slcting skills and fats. Th nxt tim you nd a charactr in a hurry or vn if you don t chck out this systm. WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY Playr s Handbook II maks us of th information in th thr D&D cor rulbooks: Playr s Handbook (PH), Dungon Mastr s Guid (DMG), and Monstr Manual (MM). It also includs matrial that xpands upon som of th contnt of svral supplmnts, including Complt Warrior, Complt Divin, Complt Arcan, Complt Advnturr, and Miniaturs Handbook. Although possssion of any or all of ths supplmnts will nhanc your njoymnt of this book, thy ar not strictly ncssary for you to mak us of th vast majority of this book. pqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqrs SWIFT AND IMMEDIATE ACTIONS s pag 103) is a swift action. Casting a spll with a casting tim Th Miniaturs Handbook introducd th concpt of a nw action of 1 swift action dos not provok attacks of opportunity. typ: th swift action. Likwis, Expandd Psionics Handbook introducd Immdiat Action: Much lik a swift action, an immdiat anothr nw action typ: th immdiat action. Som action consums a vry small amount of tim, but rprsnts a of th class faturs, fats, splls, and itms in Playr s Handbook largr xpnditur of ffort and nrgy than a fr action. Unlik II us ths concpts. A dscription of how thy work follows. a swift action, an immdiat action can b prformd at any Swift Action: A swift action consums a vry small amount of tim vn if it s not your turn. tim, but rprsnts a largr xpnditur of ffort and nrgy than Using an immdiat action on your turn is th sam as using a a fr action. You can prform on swift action pr turn without swift action, and counts as your swift action for that turn. You cannot affcting your ability to prform othr actions. In that rgard, a swift us anothr immdiat action or a swift action until aftr your nxt action is lik a fr action. Howvr, you can prform only a singl turn if you hav usd an immdiat action whn it is not currntly swift action pr turn, rgardlss of what othr actions you tak. your turn (ffctivly, using an immdiat action bfor your turn is Casting a quicknd spll a swift action. In addition, casting any quivalnt to using your swift action for th coming turn). You also spll with a casting tim of 1 swift action (such as blad of blood; cannot us an immdiat action if you ar currntly flat-footd. pqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqrs Sampl fil

5 fil pl Illus. by R. Horsly Sa m his chaptr introducs four nw standard classs, ach dsignd to ﬁll a spciﬁc nich in th gam. Lik any nw classs, thy provid playrs with mor options whn it s tim to mak charactrs and provid DMs with nw potntial fos to pit against th PCs. Bguilr: Th warmag (dscribd in Complt Arcan) is an arcan spllcastr who focuss on a tightly thmd group of splls. Th bguilr taks that ida and dos for nchantmnt and illusion splls what th warmag did for vocation. With a dash of transmutation thrown in, th bguilr is th ultimat vrsatil spllcastr, with a trick or solution for vry ncountr. Dragon Shaman: Drawing on th ancint powr of dragons, th dragon shaman provids powrful boosts to vry charactr in th party. Th dfnsiv and augmntation abilitis of this class allow a group with a dragon shaman to advntur without a clric. Duskblad: This class provids ml combat abilitis and arcan spllcasting in qual masur. Although othr ways to achiv this mix of powrs xist, including multiclass charactrs and prstig classs, th duskblad offrs this combination from 1st lvl and throughout all lvls of play. Knight: Skilld with armor and shild, a knight controls th battlﬁld in ways that no ﬁghtr or paladin vr could and can nsur that fos cntr thir attacks on th knight rathr than on mor vulnrabl allis. No othr mlorintd class has so much dfnsiv prowss or ability to inﬂunc what fos do in combat, aspcts of th gam that ar usually th provinc of spllcastrs. Whil an abl ml combatant, th knight is diffrnt in play from all prvious ml combat classs bcaus of his controlorintd abilitis. NEW STARTING PACKAGES On of th faturs of Playr s Handbook II is a nw tratmnt for starting packags, xpanding on th concpt bhind th starting packags prviously prsntd in th Playr s Handbook and othr publications. Th nw classs dscribd in this chaptr and th ightn othr classs discussd in Chaptr 2 hav thr starting packags for you to choos from. Each packag has an vocativ titl that dscribs th charactr s rol in th party (such as Dfndr or Controllr ) to giv you an ida of th concpt bhind it. Som dscriptions appar mor than onc for xampl, both th ﬁghtr and th rangr hav a starting packag calld Th Archr. Som of ths titls match thos in Tabl A 3: Fat Progrssions by Party Rol (starting on pag 209), but such similaritis do not ncssarily xtnd to th fats rcommndd. A rac is spciﬁd for ach packag, but you can adjust th dtails to ﬁt any rac without too much troubl. 5

CHAPTER 1 NEW CLASSES 6 Each packag spcifis a rac, ability scors (which includ racial modifirs), skills, fats, gar, and if appropriat, splls and class faturs.

6 CHAPTER 1 NEW CLASSES 6 Each packag spcifis a rac, ability scors (which includ racial modifirs), skills, fats, gar, and if appropriat, splls and class faturs. Th skills all hav maximum ranks 4 ranks in ach class skill and 2 ranks in ach cross-class skill. (Cross-class skills ar dsignatd by th lttrs cc. ) Splls in parnthss ar availabl only if your charactr s ky ability scor for spllcasting is high nough to grant a bonus 1st-lvl spll (or, if th charactr is a wizard, hr Intllignc bonus is high nough to grant bonus splls in hr spllbook). Th class faturs sction appars only for charactrs who hav optional class faturs availabl at 1st lvl, such as clrics (domains), druids (animal companions), and sorcrrs and wizards (familiars). You can us ths starting packags in any way you lik. You ar wlcom to swap on skill for anothr, on fat for anothr (providd that your charactr mts th prrquisits), on spll for anothr, or on pic of gar for anothr of roughly quivalnt valu (within 5 gp). With a coupl of xcptions, th starting packags in this book us only information availabl in th Playr s Handbook. Thus, if you hav accss to othr rulbooks, you might want to swap out a fw fats or wapons for options providd in thos publications. Th class faturs ar likwis customizabl. Most packags includ th standard advnturr s kit backpack, blt pouch, bdroll, flint and stl, two sunrods, tn days worth of trail rations, 50 ft of hmpn rop, and watrskin. (Monks don t gt th sunrods bcaus thy hav too fw gp at 1st lvl.) BEGUILER You know m. I m as good as my word, and my lif is an opn book. said with a straight fac by Anastria Nailo, half-lf bguilr Som hold truth to b th gratst virtu, but it can do mor damag than fiction. Evryon livs in a constant stat of dcption. Whit lis, fals smils, and scrt thoughts kp socity running smoothly. Honsty is a virtu only up to a crtain point. Bguilrs undrstand ths idas bttr than anyon, and thy us dcption, misundrstanding, and scrts as skillfully as a soldir mploys wapons of war. Bguilrs s lying and manipulation as tools. Just as a hammr can b usd to build a hous or crack a skull, dcit and th ability to control othrs can b usd for good or ill. A li whisprd in th right ar can ruin livs, but a dishonst smil and honyd words can opn doors, turn fos into frinds, and vn nd wars. Bguilrs hav rputations as raks, thivs, spis, and puppt mastrs, but thy can also b diplomats, pacmakrs, or hroic ladrs who giv hop in dsprat situations. If you dlight in manipulating othrs, ithr to thir disadvantag or for thir own good, thn th bguilr is th class for you. Mor than any othr kind of charactr, you rly on Charisma-basd skills to chang th ractions of othrs, whil your othr class abilitis nabl you to catch othrs off guard with dvastating spll-basd attacks. MAKING A BEGUILER As a bguilr, you possss many usful skills and splls. If your advnturing group lacks a rogu, you mak a grat substitut for all but th rogu s ml combat strngths. If th group lacks a wizard or othr arcan castr, you can also fill that rol with your command of illusions and nchantmnts, although you lack a wizard s array of splls that dal damag and you possss lss spllcasting vrsatility. Your main stratgy should b to control nmis, bolstr your allis, and tak command of th battlfild. Abilitis: Bguilrs hav quick wits, dft hands, and complling prsonalitis. You nd a high Intllignc to gt th most from your splls and skills. A high Charisma hlps you b mor convincing in your dcptions, whil a high Dxtrity hlps you with th snaky tasks you ar likly to pursu. Don t nglct Constitution; although you hav th sam Hit Di as a rogu, your Constitution scor influncs your ability to cast dfnsivly and thus how wll you can us your surpris casting class fatur. Racs: Bguilrs can b found among any rac, but gnoms and half-lvs sm to most apprciat th bguilrs flxibl philosophy about truth. Bing trickstrs and inquisitiv by natur, gnoms gravitat to th bguilr class du to th intrsting dds it allows thm to accomplish. Half-lvs, trappd as thy ar btwn th worlds of lvs and humans, find that a bguilr s abilitis hlp thm bttr xist in both. Humans, lvs, and halflings also fostr bguilrs in thir midst, but dwarvs and half-orcs rarly bcom mmbrs of th class. Dwarvs tnd to dislik dissmbling, and half-orcs typically lack th mntal disciplin and likabl prsonality rquird to mak a good bguilr. Alignmnt: Th bguilrs outlook about truth is nithr good nor vil, and bguilrs of all alignmnts walk th world. Nvrthlss, thos wll practicd in th arts of dcption and manipulation rarly put much stock in othrs laws, and thy oftn display a slf-cntrd attitud. Lawful good bguilrs ar lik lawful good ncromancrs rar and forign vn to thir fllows. Starting Gold: 6d4 10 gp (150 gp). Starting Ag: As wizard (PH 109). CLASS FEATURES Your splls and skills mak you wll suitd to spionag and dungon dlving. In addition to bing abl to find and disarm traps your group might ncountr, you can charm and confound guards, turning what could b dangrous ncountrs into simpl stps toward your goal. In combat, you can us your splls to trick and outmanuvr fos. Wapon and Armor Proficincy: Bguilrs ar proficint with all simpl wapons plus th hand crossbow, rapir, shortbow, and short sword. Bguilrs ar proficint with light armor, but not with shilds. Splls: A bguilr casts arcan splls, which ar drawn from th bguilr spll list on pag 11. Whn you gain accss to a nw lvl of splls, you automatically know all th splls for that lvl on th bguilr s spll list. You can cast any spll you know without prparing it ahad of tim. Essntially, your spll list is th sam as your splls known Sampl fil

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