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2025-11-30T01:39:42Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>24 Marble 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-09-14T00:34:13Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>18 Marble 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-08-17T00:48:11Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>15 Marble 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-07-13T04:07:30Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>12 Marble 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-05-18T05:10:55Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>26 Limestone 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-05-04T02:05:10Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>20 Limestone 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-04-06T00:54:58Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>12 Limestone 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-03-11T00:04:41Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>27 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-03-01T22:59:56Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>20 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-01-26T01:22:44Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>16 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-01-19T05:08:05Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>14 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-01-18T23:03:48Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>11 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2025-01-12T01:49:58Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>8 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2024-12-22T06:15:41Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>6 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2024-12-22T01:53:46Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>2 Basalt 1242</onlyinclude>

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2024-12-15T05:54:27Z

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[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>29 Flint 1242</onlyinclude>

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2024-12-08T04:02:31Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>24 Flint 1242</onlyinclude>

The Shielded Lands/Character Creation

2024-12-08T03:49:08Z

Underdark: /* General Rules */

[[Category:D&D]] [[Category:Rules]] [[Category:The Shielded Lands]]
These rules cover the rules for creating a new character for the [[The Shielded Lands]] campaign.
{{quote|So you have this soul, but you can't see it or touch it. And when you die, this invisible thing leaves your body and goes to a place you can't see. And you people think I'm crazy?|Xanathar}}
== General Rules ==
# Except as noted in these rules, all characters must conform to the 5e D&D rules for character creation found in the Player's Handbook
# The following sourcebooks are approved (in whole or part) for use in making a character for [[The Shielded Lands]]:
#* Player's Handbook (all)
#* Dungeon Master's Guide (death domain only)
#* Xanathar's Guide to Everything (all)
#* Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (all)<ref name="custom lineage">If using a completely custom lineage per the sidebar on TCoE 8, all racially-locked feats are forbidden to you</ref>
#* Elemental Evil Player's Companion (all)
#* The Tortle Package (all)
#* Volo's Guide to Monsters (non-monstrous racial options only)<ref name="non-monstrous">The non-monstrous options are Aasimar, Firbolg, Goliath, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Tabaxi, and Triton</ref>
#* Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (sub-class and spell options only)
#* Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (sub-class and racial options only)
#* Fizban's Treasury of Dragons (all)
# Unearthed Arcana (UA) material is subject to DM approval and will generally be rarely given:
#* None Yet
# Plane Shift (PS) material is not allowed
# Racial restrictions on classes (e.g., Bladesinger being elf only) can be ignored
# Anyone taking Fighter at first level gets an extra feat
# Hit points are to be calculated using Fixed Values<ref name="fixed-hp">This is the value inside the parentheses in after "Hit Points at Higher Levels" in the Class Features section of your class.</ref>

== Ability Scores==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Total point cost by ability score
! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost !! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost
|-
| 6 & below || 0<ref name="feat">Start with one, additional, feat for every starting ability score at or below this level</ref>|| 14 || 7
|-
| 7 || 0 || 15 || 9
|-
| 8 || 0 || 16 || 11
|-
| 9 || 1 || 17 || 14
|-
| 10 || 2 || 18 || 17
|-
| 11 || 3 || 19 || 21
|-
| 12 || 4 || 20 || 26
|-
| 13 || 5 || 21 || 32
|}
# Ability scores are to be generated using a point-buy system:
#* Each character is allocated 27 points that they may assign as they choose according to the cost chart on the right
#* Ability scores at or below 6 are granted an additional boon<ref name="feat" />
# New characters are created with the same XP as the rest of the party
# Score modifiers (e.g., racial or feat modifiers) are applied after this point buy
# Under normal conditions, ability scores may not rise above 20<ref name="bounded accuracy">Normal conditions include racial bonuses. For example, if a character buys an intelligence of 20 for 26 points, and then chooses to be a gnome, the final stat is 20, not 22. In this case, it would be recommended to buy only to an ability score of 18 instead.</ref>

== Backgrounds ==
# Characters should have two Personality Traits, an Ideal, a Bond, and a Flaw for flavor
#* This will not be required, but it is highly recommended to help RP the character
# Characters may use any of the standard backgrounds, traits, ideals, bonds, and/or flaws from the approved sourcebooks, above
# Characters may use the starting equipment for their class & background, or use the average roll for starting wealth according the chart in chapter 5 of the PHB<ref name="starting wealth">Player's Handbook: page 143</ref>
#* Players may buy/sell adventuring starting equipment per the standard rules for equipment in the Player's Handbook prior to their character's introduction to the campaign
# Characters should have a back-story that explains why they have come to the party's location

== Starting at Higher Levels ==
For cases where the character is joining at a level higher than level 1, use the chart below to determine the amount of extra starting gold. This gold is in addition to the normal starting equipment received for the character's class and background.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Extra Starting Gold by Level
|-
! Level Range !! Amount of extra gold
|-
| 1 - 4 || 0 gp
|-
| 5 - 10 || 638 gp
|-
| 11 - 16 || 6,375 gp
|-
| 17 - 20 || 21,375 gp
|}

This gold can be used to purchase equipment at the normal PHB prices prior to the character's introduction.

== Notes ==
<div class="references-small"> <references /> </div>

The Shielded Lands/Character Creation

2024-12-08T03:48:58Z

Underdark: /* General Rules */

[[Category:D&D]] [[Category:Rules]] [[Category:The Shielded Lands]]
These rules cover the rules for creating a new character for the [[The Shielded Lands]] campaign.
{{quote|So you have this soul, but you can't see it or touch it. And when you die, this invisible thing leaves your body and goes to a place you can't see. And you people think I'm crazy?|Xanathar}}
== General Rules ==
# Except as noted in these rules, all characters must conform to the 5e D&D rules for character creation found in the Player's Handbook
# The following sourcebooks are approved (in whole or part) for use in making a character for [[The Shielded Lands]]:
#* Player's Handbook (all)
#* Dungeon Master's Guide (death domain only)
#* Xanathar's Guide to Everything (all)
#* Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (all)<ref name="custom lineage">If using a completely custom lineage per the sidebar on TCoE 8, all racially-locked feats are forbidden to you</ref>
#* Elemental Evil Player's Companion (all)
#* The Tortle Package (all)
#* Volo's Guide to Monsters (non-monstrous racial options only)<ref name="non-monstrous">The non-monstrous options are Aasimar, Firbolg, Goliath, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Tabaxi, and Triton</ref>
#* Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (sub-class and spell options only)
#* Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (sub-class and racial options only)
#* Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
# Unearthed Arcana (UA) material is subject to DM approval and will generally be rarely given:
#* None Yet
# Plane Shift (PS) material is not allowed
# Racial restrictions on classes (e.g., Bladesinger being elf only) can be ignored
# Anyone taking Fighter at first level gets an extra feat
# Hit points are to be calculated using Fixed Values<ref name="fixed-hp">This is the value inside the parentheses in after "Hit Points at Higher Levels" in the Class Features section of your class.</ref>

== Ability Scores==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Total point cost by ability score
! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost !! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost
|-
| 6 & below || 0<ref name="feat">Start with one, additional, feat for every starting ability score at or below this level</ref>|| 14 || 7
|-
| 7 || 0 || 15 || 9
|-
| 8 || 0 || 16 || 11
|-
| 9 || 1 || 17 || 14
|-
| 10 || 2 || 18 || 17
|-
| 11 || 3 || 19 || 21
|-
| 12 || 4 || 20 || 26
|-
| 13 || 5 || 21 || 32
|}
# Ability scores are to be generated using a point-buy system:
#* Each character is allocated 27 points that they may assign as they choose according to the cost chart on the right
#* Ability scores at or below 6 are granted an additional boon<ref name="feat" />
# New characters are created with the same XP as the rest of the party
# Score modifiers (e.g., racial or feat modifiers) are applied after this point buy
# Under normal conditions, ability scores may not rise above 20<ref name="bounded accuracy">Normal conditions include racial bonuses. For example, if a character buys an intelligence of 20 for 26 points, and then chooses to be a gnome, the final stat is 20, not 22. In this case, it would be recommended to buy only to an ability score of 18 instead.</ref>

== Backgrounds ==
# Characters should have two Personality Traits, an Ideal, a Bond, and a Flaw for flavor
#* This will not be required, but it is highly recommended to help RP the character
# Characters may use any of the standard backgrounds, traits, ideals, bonds, and/or flaws from the approved sourcebooks, above
# Characters may use the starting equipment for their class & background, or use the average roll for starting wealth according the chart in chapter 5 of the PHB<ref name="starting wealth">Player's Handbook: page 143</ref>
#* Players may buy/sell adventuring starting equipment per the standard rules for equipment in the Player's Handbook prior to their character's introduction to the campaign
# Characters should have a back-story that explains why they have come to the party's location

== Starting at Higher Levels ==
For cases where the character is joining at a level higher than level 1, use the chart below to determine the amount of extra starting gold. This gold is in addition to the normal starting equipment received for the character's class and background.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Extra Starting Gold by Level
|-
! Level Range !! Amount of extra gold
|-
| 1 - 4 || 0 gp
|-
| 5 - 10 || 638 gp
|-
| 11 - 16 || 6,375 gp
|-
| 17 - 20 || 21,375 gp
|}

This gold can be used to purchase equipment at the normal PHB prices prior to the character's introduction.

== Notes ==
<div class="references-small"> <references /> </div>

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2024-11-03T04:43:27Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>4 Sandstone 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-10-06T00:54:35Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>3 Sandstone 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-09-22T05:00:13Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>30 Diorite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-09-01T00:07:54Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>16 Diorite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-08-04T00:50:34Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>15 Diorite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-07-20T22:37:25Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>14 Diorite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-06-30T00:50:13Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>8 Flint 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-06-02T00:40:03Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>7 Flint 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-26T00:08:43Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>5 Flint 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-19T00:41:35Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>1 Flint 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-12T04:38:19Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>31 Granite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-12T00:00:44Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>26 Granite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-05T06:23:36Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>9 Granite 1212</onlyinclude>

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2024-05-04T23:22:55Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>29 Sandstone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-04-14T00:50:07Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>25 Marble 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-03-10T05:27:57Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>24 Marble 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-03-03T02:06:01Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>24 Limestone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-02-25T05:27:18Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>23 Limestone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-02-25T01:57:34Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>19 Limestone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-02-04T06:00:17Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>18 Limestone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-01-27T20:23:30Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>13 Limestone 1211</onlyinclude>

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2024-01-14T06:33:31Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>30 Basalt 1211</onlyinclude>

The Shielded Lands/Campaign Rules

2024-01-14T06:33:07Z

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2024-01-07T07:27:18Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>11 Basalt 1210</onlyinclude>

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2023-12-31T01:52:24Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>10 Basalt 1210</onlyinclude>

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2023-12-17T05:35:36Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>10 Granite 1210</onlyinclude>

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2023-12-03T05:18:34Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>3 Sandstone 1209</onlyinclude>

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2023-11-19T01:44:23Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>2 Marble 1209</onlyinclude>

The Shielded Lands/Campaign Rules

2023-11-05T04:34:29Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]] [[Category:Rules]] [[Category:The Shielded Lands]]
<onlyinclude>These rules govern [[The Shielded Lands]].</onlyinclude>

== General Rules ==

# Every player is allowed one character at a time, created according to the [[The_Shielded_Lands/Character_Creation|character creation]] rules.
# Time will be tracked according to the campaign calendar<ref name="week">Weeks and workweeks, such as referenced in downtime activities, are 8 days long.</ref>
#* The current campaign date is [[Template:The_Shielded_Lands/Date|{{The_Shielded_Lands/Date}}]].
# The entire party has one XP value, which is used to determine every character's level (e.g., when the party has 2,700 XP, the entire party is level 4).
# Magical items are not "identified" during a short rest. Rather, a character can spend one hour to attune to the magical item to determine what effects it may have and how to use it.
#* This does not reveal the name of the item, or any secret effects, nor does it consume any of the charges (if any) the item has.
#* This is done in lieu of a short rest, during the same time period.
#* The identify spell works per RAW.
# Falling unconscious due to 0 HP requires death saves per RAW. If the character survives, they gain a level of exhaustion upon waking.
# To use the help action with a skill check, the helper must be proficient in the skill being checked.
# The spell <code>Counterspell</code> does not exist and may not be taken under any circumstances.
# Some feats have been adjusted, as listed below:
#*; Mage Slayer
#*: The attack made as a reaction from this feat occurs before the spell triggering the feat finishes casting. This means that successfully causing damage to the spell caster will require a concentration save to finish casting the spell. Failing this concentration save results in the spell being lost but the spell slot still having been spent.
#*; Revenant Blade
#*: This feat is not restricted by race.
# Some minor adjustments have been made to certain sub-classes, as listed below:
#*; Arcane Archer
#*: Arcane Shot can be used Proficiency bonus times per short rest instead of just twice. You are still limited to one use per turn.
# The spell <code>Disintegrate</code> will disintegrate magical items that are not artifacts or otherwise explicitly protected against disintegration.
# If a dead character is revived, that character returns with 0 levels of exhaustion.

== Travel Rules ==

While traveling distances in the world, you can only travel a certain distance per day when using your normal walking pace:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Travel Distances
|-
! Pace !! Speed !! Other Effects
|-
| Fast || 30 miles || -5 passive Perception
|-
| Normal || 24 miles ||
|-
| Slow || 18 miles || Able to use Stealth
|}

These speeds are subject to change when traveling over harder to traverse terrains or during adverse weather conditions.

== Resting Rules ==

# Days on [[Liras]] are 24 hours long.
# You can undertake strenuous activities (such as adventuring or working) for 8 hours per long rest without penalties.
# Once you exceed 8 hours, you must make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour past (e.g., Forced March) for each hour that contained strenuous activity. The DC is 10 for the 9th hour, and it increases every hour by 2. Failing a save incurs a level of exhaustion.
#* This escalation is reset to DC 10 after completing a rest<ref name="short rest reset">Thus, after completing a short rest during the 12th hour (and after attempting the DC 16 check), the save for the 13th hour is at DC 10.</ref>
# Benefits bestowed by completing a rest (such as restoring hit points and spell slots) are granted only after successful completing the rest.
#* Effects which prevent a character from gaining the benefits of a rest still have taken the rest for the purposes of determining forced march checks.
# Failed rests must be restarted from the beginning.

=== Short Rests ===

# Short rests are 1 hour in length and no sleep or eating is required.
# Any amount of strenuous activities interrupting the rest causes it to immediately fail.

=== Long Rests ===

# Long rests are a minimum of 8 hours in length and can only provide benefits once per 24 hours.
# Any amount of strenuous activities interrupting the rest lengthens the required rest time by 2 hours for each interruption that occurs.
# One continuous hour of strenuous activity causes the rest to fail.
# Immediately after completing a successful long rest in which the entire rest was not spent sleeping<ref name="sleep synonyms">or other similar state, such as the elf's trance</ref>, the character must attempt a Constitution saving throw. The DC is 20 - twice the number of hours spent sleeping.<ref name="no sleep">If you have a feature or ability that renders your character not needing to sleep/trance at all (such as having consumed a potion of watchful rest), this check is skipped</ref><ref name="short long rest">If you have a feature or ability that shortened the length of a long rest (such as the elf racial ability), the DC is scaled proportionally (e.g., 20 - 4 times the hours trance-ing for elves)</ref> Failing the saving throw incurs one level of exhaustion.<ref name="short sleep">This is incurred after the long rest benefits are conferred</ref>
# After completing a long rest, one day's worth of food/rations and water must be consumed or the rest confers no benefits.

== Downtime Rules ==

Downtime activities will generally be handled per Xanathar's Guide to Everything pages 125-134.

== Using Spell Scrolls ==

# Anyone who is literate (Intelligence >7) can attempt to use any spell scroll in their possession.
# All spell scrolls are one-use items that are destroyed with their use.
# Costly material components are already accounted for in the scribing of spell scrolls, so they are not necessary when cast from a spell scroll.
# If the spell on the spell scroll is on your classes' spell lists and is of a spell level you can cast, you can cast the spell off the spell scroll with no additional checks.
# Otherwise, you must pass an Arcana(Intelligence) ability check to successfully cast the spell. The DC is set by:
#* If the spell is on your character's spell list but is above the spell levels you can normally cast: the DC of the check is 10 plus the level of the spell.
#* If the spell is not on your character's spell list and at a spell level you can normally cast (has slots): the DC of the check is 12 plus the level of the spell.
#* If the spell is not on your character's spell list and is above the spell levels you can normally cast: the DC of the check is 15 plus the level of the spell.
# If you fail to cast the spell scroll, you must make an Intelligence saving throw of the same DC as casting it. If you fail that saving throw, a scroll mishap will happen.<ref name="dm">The DM shall have the list and describe the effect in this case</ref>

== Rules Updates ==
# These rules may change from time to time.
# Generally, at least one weeks notice will be given before changes are made.
# Any characters already in the party that complied with the previous version of the ruleset is grandfathered into the new rules, though any new characters must comply with the latest version of the ruleset at the time of their introduction.

== Notes ==
<div class="references-small"> <references /> </div>

Template:The Shielded Lands/Date

2023-11-05T04:23:41Z

Underdark:

[[Category:D&D]][[Category: The Shielded Lands]]
The campaigns current date is <onlyinclude>31 Limestone 1209</onlyinclude>

The Shielded Lands/Character Creation

2023-11-04T18:54:53Z

Underdark: /* General Rules */

[[Category:D&D]] [[Category:Rules]] [[Category:The Shielded Lands]]
These rules cover the rules for creating a new character for the [[The Shielded Lands]] campaign.
{{quote|So you have this soul, but you can't see it or touch it. And when you die, this invisible thing leaves your body and goes to a place you can't see. And you people think I'm crazy?|Xanathar}}
== General Rules ==
# Except as noted in these rules, all characters must conform to the 5e D&D rules for character creation found in the Player's Handbook
# The following sourcebooks are approved (in whole or part) for use in making a character for [[The Shielded Lands]]:
#* Player's Handbook (all)
#* Dungeon Master's Guide (death domain only)
#* Xanathar's Guide to Everything (all)
#* Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (all)<ref name="custom lineage">If using a completely custom lineage per the sidebar on TCoE 8, all racially-locked feats are forbidden to you</ref>
#* Elemental Evil Player's Companion (all)
#* The Tortle Package (all)
#* Volo's Guide to Monsters (non-monstrous racial options only)<ref name="non-monstrous">The non-monstrous options are Aasimar, Firbolg, Goliath, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Tabaxi, and Triton</ref>
#* Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (sub-class and spell options only)
#* Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (sub-class and racial options only)
# Unearthed Arcana (UA) material is subject to DM approval and will generally be rarely given:
#* None Yet
# Plane Shift (PS) material is not allowed
# Racial restrictions on classes (e.g., Bladesinger being elf only) can be ignored
# Anyone taking Fighter at first level gets an extra feat
# Hit points are to be calculated using Fixed Values<ref name="fixed-hp">This is the value inside the parentheses in after "Hit Points at Higher Levels" in the Class Features section of your class.</ref>

== Ability Scores==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Total point cost by ability score
! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost !! Starting Ability Score !! Total Point Cost
|-
| 6 & below || 0<ref name="feat">Start with one, additional, feat for every starting ability score at or below this level</ref>|| 14 || 7
|-
| 7 || 0 || 15 || 9
|-
| 8 || 0 || 16 || 11
|-
| 9 || 1 || 17 || 14
|-
| 10 || 2 || 18 || 17
|-
| 11 || 3 || 19 || 21
|-
| 12 || 4 || 20 || 26
|-
| 13 || 5 || 21 || 32
|}
# Ability scores are to be generated using a point-buy system:
#* Each character is allocated 27 points that they may assign as they choose according to the cost chart on the right
#* Ability scores at or below 6 are granted an additional boon<ref name="feat" />
# New characters are created with the same XP as the rest of the party
# Score modifiers (e.g., racial or feat modifiers) are applied after this point buy
# Under normal conditions, ability scores may not rise above 20<ref name="bounded accuracy">Normal conditions include racial bonuses. For example, if a character buys an intelligence of 20 for 26 points, and then chooses to be a gnome, the final stat is 20, not 22. In this case, it would be recommended to buy only to an ability score of 18 instead.</ref>

== Backgrounds ==
# Characters should have two Personality Traits, an Ideal, a Bond, and a Flaw for flavor
#* This will not be required, but it is highly recommended to help RP the character
# Characters may use any of the standard backgrounds, traits, ideals, bonds, and/or flaws from the approved sourcebooks, above
# Characters may use the starting equipment for their class & background, or use the average roll for starting wealth according the chart in chapter 5 of the PHB<ref name="starting wealth">Player's Handbook: page 143</ref>
#* Players may buy/sell adventuring starting equipment per the standard rules for equipment in the Player's Handbook prior to their character's introduction to the campaign
# Characters should have a back-story that explains why they have come to the party's location

== Starting at Higher Levels ==
For cases where the character is joining at a level higher than level 1, use the chart below to determine the amount of extra starting gold. This gold is in addition to the normal starting equipment received for the character's class and background.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Extra Starting Gold by Level
|-
! Level Range !! Amount of extra gold
|-
| 1 - 4 || 0 gp
|-
| 5 - 10 || 638 gp
|-
| 11 - 16 || 6,375 gp
|-
| 17 - 20 || 21,375 gp
|}

This gold can be used to purchase equipment at the normal PHB prices prior to the character's introduction.

== Notes ==
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