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  2. Dungeons & Dragons gameplay - Wikipedia

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    In the early editions of D&D, there are five categories of saving throws, based on the form of the potential damage: Paralysis, Poison, or Death Magic; Petrification or Polymorph; Rods, Staves, Wands – against magical devices; Spells; Hexes; Breath Weapons – such as with dragons or gorgons

  3. Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    Mechanically, 5th edition draws heavily on prior editions, while introducing some new mechanics intended to simplify and streamline play. Skills, weapons, items, saving throws, and other things that characters are trained in now all use a single proficiency bonus that increases as character level increases.

  4. Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    The main categories of magic items in 4th edition are: armor, weapons, implements, rings, potions, and wondrous items ("a catch-all category"). Some magical items could only be used in a specific body slot and a "character can wear only one magical item per slot — a character can't use two arm slot items (say, bracers of defense and a shield ...

  5. Attribute (role-playing games) - Wikipedia

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    A measure of how physically strong a character is. Strength often controls the power and/or damage of melee attacks, the maximum weight the character can carry, and sometimes hit points. Armor and weapons might also have a Strength requirement to use them. Constitution aka Stamina, Endurance, Vitality, Recovery ...

  6. Magic in Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    [77] [78] The spell's ability to cause automatic damage makes it one of the most-used spells. [79] In the initial release of 4th edition, magic missile required an attack roll. The July 2010 update changed this back to an automatic hit, albeit with a lower amount of damage. Meteor Swarm: Four meteors fly forward and explode like Fireballs. One ...

  7. Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    A breath weapon is the cone or line shaped weapon exhaled by dragons in D&D. Each type of dragon has a different breath weapon. The chromatic dragons have one breath weapon and the metallic dragons have two. Other dragons and semi-dragons frequently have breath weapons. One example is the dragon turtle's cone of steam breath weapon.

  8. Dungeon Master's Guide - Wikipedia

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    The original Dungeon Masters Guide was reviewed by Don Turnbull in issue #16 of the magazine White Dwarf (December 1979/January 1980). Turnbull commented mostly on the size of the book, "I would say that only the most severe critic could point at a minor omission, let alone a serious one."

  9. Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    The cleric character class first appeared in the original edition of Dungeons & Dragons. [2] [3]: 18 In the original edition, the class is described as gaining "some of the advantages from both of the other two classes (Fighting-Men and Magic-Users) in that they have the use of magic armor and all non-edged magic weapons (no arrows!), as well as a number of their own spells.