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  • Multi-Action Penalties

    The primary actions a character takes become less effective the more times they use those actions in a round. The basic example for this is attacks: after using an attack action, you receive a cumulative -5 penalty on further attack actions. This rule extends the concept: if you cast a spell using 2 actions then…

  • Thoughts on Magic Items

    Powerful magic items come into existence by being commissioned. An individual or organization approaches an artificer or master craftsman with a specific request and the item is made to spec. In addition to the time and expertise of the craftsman, creating magical items typically requires rare and expensive components. Additionally, magical items are complicated to…

  • Concentration

    Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends, unless an alternate effect for losing concentration appears in the spell description. If a spell must be maintained with concentration, that fact appears in its Duration entry, and the spell specifies how long…

  • Armor and Shields

    D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging from leather armor to chain mail to costly plate armor, with several other kinds of armor in between. The Armor table collects the most…