Page 5 - D&D - Player's Handbook

CONTENTS

Preface .... .' ..................................................................................... 4 Chapter 5: Backgrounds ...................................................... 145
City Watch ......................................................................... 145
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms ...................................... 7 Clan Crafter ...................................................................... 145
The Sword Coast and the North ..................................... 7 Cloistered Scholar .......................................................... 146
Tori! and Its Lands ............................................................. 9 Courtier ............................................................................. 146
Time in the Realms .......................................................... 14 Faction Agent ................................................................... 147
A Brief History ................................................................... 15 Far Traveler ...................................................................... 148
Magic in the Realms ........................................................ 18 Inheritor ............................................................................ 150
Religion in the Realms .................................................... 19 Knight of the Order ........................................................ 151
The Gods of Faen1n ......................................................... 23 Mercenary Veteran ......................................................... 152
Urban Bounty Hunter .................................................... 153
Chapter 2: The Sword Coast and the North .................... 43 Uthgardt Tribe Member ................................................ 153
The Lords' Alliance .......................................................... 43 Waterdhavian Noble ....................................................... 154
Dwarfholds of the North ................................................. 58
Island Kingdoms ............................................................... 66 Appendix: Class Options in Other Worlds ..................... 155
Independent Realms ........................................................ 73 Dragonlance ..................................................................... 155
The Underdark .................................................................. 99 Eberron ............................................................................. 155
Greyhawk .......................................................................... 156
Chapter 3: Races of the Realms ........................................ 103 Homemade Worlds ......................................................... 157
Dwarves ............................................................................ 103
Elves ................................................................................... 105 Index .......................................................................................... 158
Halflings ............................................................................ 108
Humans ............................................................................. 110 Sidebars
Dragonborn ...................................................................... 112 Regions of the Realms ..................................................... 11
Gnomes ............................................................................. 114 Coin of the Realms ........................................................... 13
Half-Elves ......................................................................... 116 The Calendar of Harptos ................................................ 15
Half-Ores .......................................................................... 117 Weave-Affecting Magic .................................................... 19
Tieflings ............................................................................ 118 The Earthmother .............................................................. 27
The Legend of Knucklebones, Skull Bowling,
Chapter 4: Classes ................................................................. 121 and the Empty Throne ..................................................... 31
Barbarians ........................................................................ 121 The Legend ofTyche and Her Twin Daughters ......... 40
Primal Paths ................................................................ 121 The Gods of Mulhorand .................................................. 41
Bards ................................................................................. 122 Note to the DM: Making the Realms Yours ................ 44
The Harpers ................................................................ 123 Ruined Kingdoms of the North ..................................... 48
Bardic Colleges ........................................................... 123 Everbright ........................................................................... 50
Musical Instruments .................................................. 124 The Wards of Waterdeep ................................................ 54
Clerics ................................................................................ 125 Fallen Dwarven Kingdoms and Their Marks ............ 58
Divine Domain ............................................................ 125 The Dirge ofDelzoun ...................................................... 60
Druids ................................................................................ 126 The Canticle of Gauntlgrym ........................................... 61
Druid Circles ............................................................... 126 Valkur, Hero-God of the Northlanders ........................ 68
Fighters ............................................................................. 127 Fort Morninglord .............................................................. 80
Martial Archetype ...................................................... 128 The Uthgardt Tribes and Their Territories ................ 93
Monks ................................................................................ 129 Lost Tribes of the Uthgardt... ......................................... 94
Monastic Orders ......................................................... 129 The Cavern of Menzoberranzan ................................. 101
Monastic Traditions ................................................... 130 Dwarf Clans of the North ............................................. 103
Paladins ............................................................................ 131
Rare Elf Su braces .......................................................... 106
Paladin Orders ............................................................ 132 Ghostwise Halflings ....................................................... 110
Sacred Oath .................................................................. 132 Option: Human Languages .......................................... 112
Rangers ............................................................................. 133 Ladi.es of the Golden Hills ............................................ 114
Rogues ............................................................................... 134
Deep Gnome Feat... ........................................................ 115
Roguish Archetypes .................................................. 135 Half-Elf Variants ............................................................. 116
Sorcerers .......................................................................... 136 Tiefling Variants .............................................................. 118
Sorcerous Origin ........................................................ 137 Aasimar ............................................................................. 119
Warlocks ........................................................................... 138 Spiked Armor .................................................................. 121
Patrons in the Realms ............................................... 138 Uthgardt Totems ............................................................. 122
Otherworldly Patron .................................................. 139 The Moonstars ................................................................ 124
Wizards ............................................................................. 140 The Harpers and Druids ............................................... 127
Wizardly Groups ......................................................... 140 Swashbucklers and Two-Weapon Fighting .............. 136
Arcane Tradition ......................................................... 141 Arcane Spellcasters ....................................................... 137
Cantrips for Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Wizards ..... 142 Mage Sigils ....................................................................... 141
Bladesinger Styles .......................................................... 142
Knightly Orders of FaerO.n ........................................... 151
Mercenaries of the North .............................................. 152
Barbarian Tribes of FaerO.n ......................................... 154