Game Mechanics

Detailed documentation for gameplay numbers plus how this website stores and enforces those mechanics.

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Classes

Fighter

HP	10
AC	14
Attack	Longsword 1d10
Spell (1/day)	Charge Attack: Rush to target and add +1d8 + STR damage on hit.

Rogue

HP	8
AC	12
Attack	Dagger 1d8
Spell (1/day)	Sneak Attack: On setup hit, deal +3d8 + DEX extra damage.

Wizard

HP	6
AC	10
Attack	Quarterstaff 1d6
Spell (1/day)	Magic Missile: 3 missiles that always hit 1D4 + Intelligence modifier.

Ranger

HP	10
AC	12
Attack	Shortsword 1d8
Spell (1/day)	Bleeding Arrow: Target bleeds for 1d6 damage at the start of each round.

Druid

HP	8
AC	12
Attack	Staff 1d6
Spell (1/day)	Healing Bloom: Small area heal: allies regain 1d6 + WIS HP.

Paladin

HP	10
AC	14
Attack	Sword 1d8
Spell (1/day)	Holy Weapon: Melee hits gain +3d6 + CHA radiant damage for battle.

Ability Scores

Ability Score	Modifier
4-5	-3
6-7	-2
8-9	-1
10-11	+0
12-13	+1
14-15	+2
16-17	+3
18	+4

Ability	Related Skills
Strength	Athletics
Dexterity	Pick Pockets, Stealth
Constitution	No default skill checks
Intelligence	History, Spellcraft
Wisdom	Spot, Survival
Charisma	Bluff, Performance

Skills

Skill	Ability	Description
Spellcraft	Intelligence	Understand spell structure, magical effects, and arcane signatures.
Bluff	Charisma	Convince with a lie, fake confidence, and detect a bluff from others.
Athletics	Strength	Climb, jump, swim, shove, and other feats of power.
History	Intelligence	Remember people, places, legends, and past events.
Spot	Wisdom	Notice hidden clues, traps, tracks, and details.
Performance	Charisma	Sing, act, dance, tell stories, or entertain a crowd.
Pick Pockets	Dexterity	Steal small items quietly or plant an item without being noticed.
Stealth	Dexterity	Move quietly, hide, and avoid being seen.
Survival	Wisdom	Track creatures, forage food, and travel safely outdoors.

Races

Human: +1 to two ability scores.
Elf: +2 Intelligence.
Dwarf: +2 Constitution, move 20 ft, +2 Spot checks.
Halfling: +2 Dexterity, move 20 ft, +2 Stealth.
Gnome: +2 Wisdom, move 20 ft, +2 Bluff.
Make up your own race: +1 to two ability scores. If short, move 20 ft and +2 to one skill.

Leveling HP

Level 1 HP: Base HP + Constitution modifier.

Each level after: add Half Base HP + half the Constitution modifier (rounded up).

Per-level formula: floor(Base HP / 2) + ceil(CON modifier / 2).

Leveling Up

Each level, add +1 to one ability score.
Each level, add +1 to one skill.
Magic ability unlock level is class-based by character level (minimum 0, capped at 20).
Weapon dice scale by level: 1-4 = 1 die, 5-9 = 2 dice, 10 = 3 dice.
Melee damage adds Strength modifier. Missile damage does not add an ability modifier.
Spell damage now uses recommended damage by spell level (not class magic die), and control options can be used as alternatives to raw damage.

Fighter Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	0	Charge Attack	Full Round	1/day	Rush to target and add +1d8 + STR damage on hit.
2	1	Iron Fist	Full Round	1/day	Counter and knock out.
3	2	Cleave	Full Round	1/day	Hit second enemy after first.
4	3	Disarm	Full Round	1/day	Force dropped weapon.
5	4	Whirlwind Attack	Full Round	1/day	Strike all enemies in melee for 1d8 + STR each.
6	5	Trip Attack	Full Round	1/day	Knock prone + disadvantage.
7	6	Battle Cry	Full Round	1/day	Team damage buff + fear check.
8	7	Shield Bash	Full Round	1/day	Follow-up bash deals 3d12 + STR and staggers target.
9	8	Haste	Full Round	1/day	Take 2 actions this round.
10	9	Toughness	Concentration	1/day	Take half damage in battle.

Rogue Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	2	Sneak Attack	Full Round	1/day	On setup hit, deal +3d8 + DEX extra damage.
2	3	Disguise Self	Full Round	1/day	Change appearance.
3	4	Triple Attack	Full Round	1/day	Make 3 attacks; each deals 1d6 + DEX on hit.
4	5	Wall Run	Full Round	1/day	Run on walls this turn.
5	6	Crippling Strike	Full Round	1/day	Slow and weaken target.
6	7	Shadow Step	Full Round	1/day	Teleport between shadows.
7	8	Sap Strike	Full Round	1/day	Knock target unconscious.
8	9	Spinning Blades	Full Round	1/day	Attack all nearby enemies.
9	10	Vanish	Quick	1/day	Brief invisibility and move.
10	11	Poisoned Strike	Full Round	1/day	Inflict 1d8 poison damage at the start of each round.

Wizard Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	4	Magic Missile	Full Round	1/day	3 missiles that always hit 1D4 + Intelligence modifier.
2	5	Absorb Elements	Full Round	1/day	Reduce fire/cold/lightning/acid damage by half + INT.
3	6	Lightning Bolt	Full Round	1/day	Line blast deals 3d6 + INT lightning to each target hit.
4	7	Mirror Image	Concentration	1/day	Create 3 illusion copies.
5	8	Fireball	Full Round	1/day	Area explosion deals 2d8 + INT fire damage.
6	9	Invisibility	Concentration	1/day	You or ally turns invisible.
7	10	Cone of Cold	Full Round	1/day	Wide cone deals 2d10 + INT cold damage.
8	11	Dispel Magic	Full Round	1/day	End one magical effect.
9	12	Chain Lightning	Full Round	1/day	Hits up to 4 targets for 3d10 + INT lightning each.
10	13	Polymorph	Full Round	1/day	Transform a target into harmless animal.

Ranger Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	1	Bleeding Arrow	Full Round	1/day	Target bleeds for 1d6 damage at the start of each round.
2	3	Animal Companion	Concentration	1/day	Companion assists each turn.
3	4	Piercing Arrow	Full Round	1/day	Line shot deals 1d8 + DEX to each enemy hit.
4	5	Camouflage	Concentration	1/day	Harder to detect in nature.
5	6	Jump Attack	Full Round	1/day	Leap up to 30 ft and strike for 4d8 + DEX damage.
6	7	Spike Trap	Full Round	1/day	First target triggers 1d8 + DEX damage and reduced speed.
7	8	Volley	Full Round	1/day	Area attack deals 2d6 + DEX to enemies in zone.
8	9	Web	Concentration	1/day	Area restraint control.
9	10	Called Shot	Full Round	1/day	Add +2d6 damage and apply prone, root, or disarm.
10	11	Call Animal Pack	Concentration	1/day	Summon full animal pack.

Druid Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	3	Healing Bloom	Full Round	1/day	Small area heal: allies regain 1d6 + WIS HP.
2	4	Speak with Animals	Full Round	1/day	Talk with animals.
3	5	Wild Shape (Small-Medium)	Full Round	1/day	Transform into natural animal.
4	6	Healing Tree	Concentration	1/day	Concentration summon heals 1 HP each round on touch.
5	7	Tree Stride	Full Round	1/day	Teleport between trees.
6	8	Call Lightning	Concentration	1/day	Each round strike one target for 2d20 + WIS lightning.
7	9	Wild Shape (Tiny-Huge)	Full Round	1/day	Expanded wild shape forms.
8	10	Healing Blessing	Concentration	1/day	Aura heal: allies regain 1d6 + WIS each round.
9	11	Conjure Animals	Full Round	1/day	Summon animal group.
10	12	Wall of Thorns	Full Round	1/day	Barrier deals 4d8 + WIS and slows creatures crossing.

Paladin Abilities by Level

Level	Spell Level	Ability	Cast Speed	Usage	Effect
1	1	Holy Weapon	Concentration	1/day	Melee hits gain +3d6 + CHA radiant damage for battle.
2	2	Divine Sense	Full Round	1/day	Sense unholy creatures.
3	3	Bless	Concentration	1/day	Buff up to 3 allies.
4	4	Healing Light	Full Round	1/day	Heal one ally for 1d8 + CHA hit points.
5	5	Blinding Smite	Full Round	1/day	Next melee hit deals 3d8 + CHA radiant and blinds.
6	6	Lay on Hands	Full Round	1/day	Touch heal for 2d8 + CHA and cleanse 1 poison/disease.
7	7	Holy Stomp	Full Round	1/day	Nearby enemies take 1d8 + STR radiant and fall prone.
8	8	Turn the Unholy	Full Round	1/day	Flee or stun undead/fiends.
9	9	Interception	Full Round	1/day	Reduce ally hit damage by 1d10 + STR and take the rest.
10	10	Divine Shield	Full Round	1/day	Temporary immunity.

Dungeon Loot Progression (1-10)

Event loot is generated from a recommended dungeon-level budget and split across scenes with heavier rewards later in the dungeon. Gold is represented as Gold Pieces item stacks, and magic rewards try to pick real catalog items before falling back to level/type placeholders.

These are recommendations for pacing and preparation. DMs can tune quantities based on party size, optional encounters, and campaign economy.

Dungeon Level	Gold Range	Consumable Rewards	Equipable Rewards
1	50-100 GP	1 x level 1	1 x level 1
2	100-200 GP	1 x level 1, 1 x level 2	1 x level 2
3	150-300 GP	2 x level 2	1 x level 2, 1 x level 3
4	220-380 GP	1 x level 2, 1 x level 3	2 x level 3
5	300-500 GP	2 x level 3, 1 x level 4	2 x level 4
6	420-680 GP	1 x level 3, 2 x level 4	1 x level 4, 2 x level 5
7	560-860 GP	2 x level 4, 2 x level 5	1 x level 5, 2 x level 6
8	760-1120 GP	2 x level 5, 2 x level 6	1 x level 6, 2 x level 7
9	980-1450 GP	2 x level 6, 2 x level 7, 1 x level 8	1 x level 7, 2 x level 8, 1 x level 9
10	1250-1800 GP	1 x level 7, 2 x level 8, 1 x level 9, 1 x level 10	1 x level 8, 1 x level 9, 2 x level 10

On campaign completion, loot can be manually claimed into character inventories. Characters then equip or use those rewards from inventory.

Rating Conversions

Use these quick words to create monster stats on the fly. A typical easy monster is usually Normal / Normal / Normal / Normal, while a main boss can be Excellent / Excellent / Excellent / Excellent.

This keeps setup fast while still following the same class and level progression used by the website.

Stat	Rating	Value
HP	Bad / Normal / Good / Excellent	6 / 8 / 10 / 12
AC	Bad / Normal / Good	10 (no armor) / 12 (light armor) / 14 (heavy armor)
Attack Damage	Bad / Normal / Good / Excellent	1d4 / 1d6 / 1d8 / 1d10
Magic Power	Bad / Normal / Good / Excellent / Excellent+	d4 / d6 / d8 / d10 / d12

Six Class Ratings

Class	HP	AC	Attack Rating	Attack Die	Magic Rating	Level 1 Spell Level
Fighter	10	14	Excellent	1d10	Bad	0
Rogue	8	12	Good	1d8	Good	2
Wizard	6	10	Normal	1d6	Excellent+	4
Ranger	10	12	Good	1d8	Good	2
Druid	8	12	Normal	1d6	Excellent	3
Paladin	10	14	Good	1d8	Normal	1

Attack Damage by Character Level

Final attack damage = class attack die multiplied by level dice count.

Character Level	Dice Count	Example (Good = 1d8)
1-4	1 die	1d8
5-9	2 dice	2d8
10	3 dice	3d8

Recommended Spell Power by Spell Level

Effective spell level uses per-class progression. Level-1 starts are Fighter 0, Rogue 2, Wizard 4, Ranger 2, Druid 3, and Paladin 1. Progression is capped at level 20.

The same progression controls class defaults in character creation and level-up, and you can override picks with any unlocked shared class spell.

These are guidance targets for spell tuning and encounter balance. They are recommendations, not required fixed output for every spell.

AOE spells, auto-hit spells, and spells that do not require a save should be set to less than half of the recommended single-target damage at that spell level.

Spell Level	Recommended Damage	Recommended Control Alternative
0	2d6	1 foe disadvantage for one round
1	3d6	1 foe stunned for one round
2	3d8	1 foe dazed for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)
3	4d6	Up to 2 foes disadvantage for 1d4 rounds
4	4d6	1 foe disadvantage for 1d4 rounds
5	3d10	1 foe restrained for 1d4 rounds
6	4d8	Up to 2 foes restrained for 1d4 rounds
7	3d12	1 foe stunned for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)
8	2d20	1 foe paralyzed for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)
9	5d8	Up to 3 foes stunned for 1 round
10	4d12	1 foe incapacitated for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)
11	5d10	Up to 3 foes restrained and slowed for 1d6 rounds
12	8d8	Up to 4 foes stunned for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)
13	3d20	Large area lockdown: all foes restrained for 1d4 rounds (save ends each round)