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*[https://www.learningdnd.com/resource/unearthed-arcana-list/ Unearthed Arcana], although a lot of UA material is superceded by the playtested material in Xanathar's Guide (when in doubt, ask the GM)
*[https://www.learningdnd.com/resource/unearthed-arcana-list/ Unearthed Arcana], although a lot of UA material is superceded by the playtested material in Xanathar's Guide (when in doubt, ask the GM)
*[https://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/EE_PlayersCompanion.pdf Elemental Evil Player's Companion]
*[https://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/EE_PlayersCompanion.pdf Elemental Evil Player's Companion]
*[http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/sc-adventurers-guide Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide]
*Selected Homebrew Materials
*Selected Homebrew Materials



Revision as of 22:10, 28 October 2018

via the memphisgamers wiki

Sage Advice

WotC publishes a monthly column with errata and official rulings on certain things. Answers from each column are compiled into this document.

(above link is from here, which also has book-specific errata compilations)

Character Creation

Acceptable Sources

Feats

  • Allowed in place of ability score increases at sufficient level or at character creation for variant humans

Classes

  • Disallowed: Monk
  • Newly Allowed: Warlock

Racial

  • Disallowed: Tiefling, Dragonborn, Goliath, Gensai, monsters and "all that nonsense", or any race from the non-core sourcebooks that isn't also in the PHB (subraces of races that exist in PHB are, so far, fine)
  • Altered: Gnome, Elf, Halfling
  • Newly Allowed: Half-Elf

Elf

All elves belong to the "sidhe" subrace.

  • +1 Intelligence OR +1 Wisdom
  • Elven Weapon Training
  • You are proficient in saving throws against death. One per short rest, you may remove one death-save failure as a bonus action. You need not be conscious to activate this ability.
  • You do not gain a Silver Swan wondrous item.

Halflings

  • There is no halfling language. Instead, halflings may choose one human, demihuman, or monster language.

Available Subraces: Boat Halfling, Road Halfling

  • Boat Halfling
    • +1 Constitution
    • You have advantage on all checks made to swim and to hold your breath.
  • Road Halfling
    • As Lightfoot.

Gnomes

  • Hakani Gnomes
    • As Rock Gnome, except:
      • Replace attribute bonuses with +2 Intelligence and +1 Charisma (Or +2? DMG/PHB contradict. Naturally.)
  • Wild/Island Gnome
    • As Forest Gnome, except:
      • Replace attribute bonuses with +1 Constitution, +1 Dexterity, +1 Wisdom
      • Replace "Natural Illusionist" with "Mask of the Wild" from Wood Elf entry.
  • Breaker Gnomes
    • [???]
      • [???]
      • Not suitable for PCs.

Spells

  • Spells from Core Rule Books, Unearthed Arcana, Xanathar's, and Elemental Evil Player Companion Guide only.
  • Healing Spirit is banned.