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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

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What is Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition?

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is the world's most popular tabletop roleplaying game, where players create heroic adventurers and explore fantastical worlds filled with magic, monsters, and mystery. Using a d20-based system, players roll a twenty-sided die plus modifiers to determine the outcome of attacks, skill checks, and saving throws.

How Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition works

Character creation in D&D 5e starts with choosing a race: Human (+1 to all scores), Elf (DEX + free cantrip), Dwarf (CON + resilience), Halfling (DEX + Lucky), Dragonborn (STR + breath weapon), Gnome (INT + magic resistance), Half-Elf (CHA + versatility), Half-Orc (STR + Relentless Endurance), or Tiefling (CHA + innate spells). Each race grants ability score bonuses, traits, and proficiencies.

Key game mechanics

12 classes: Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

9 races (SRD): Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Dragonborn, Gnome, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Tiefling

6 ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma

d20 system: Roll d20 + modifier vs. Difficulty Class (DC) or Armor Class (AC)

Proficiency bonus: Scales from +2 to +6 across levels 1–20

Advantage/disadvantage: Roll 2d20 and take higher or lower instead of flat modifiers

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