Gameplay & Combat
The type of roll made when deciding the order of combat.
What is Initiative
A figurine, picture, or object that represents a character on a map.
What is a Miniature?
The act of taking the greatest of two rolls.
What is Advantage
The type of class that mainly utilizes weaponry in combat.
What is a Martial Class?
The limited number of spells able to be casted before resting.
What is a spell slot?
A type of ability check that is forced upon a character. (Resisting poison, staying on balance, dodging an explosion)
What is a Saving Throw
Multi-faced polyhedrals that determine outcomes made in the game.
What is a Dice set?
Any characters that do not belong to any players at the table.
What is an NPC?
Leveling into a class different from the chosen starting class.
What is Multiclassing?
Requirements to cast a spell taking verbal, somatic, or material needs.
What are Components?
An instant response to some form of trigger (movement, action, etc.) that can occur on someone else's turn.
What is a Reaction?
A physical representation of an area where combat is taking place, typically consisting of a 1" grid.
What is a Battle-Map?
The added bonus to any such applicable check and or save.
What is Proficiency?
A specialty of each class that branches into a specific area of the class.
Casting a spell using a higher level spell slot than that of the spell.
What is an Upcast?
The baseline number for an attack to hit a target.
What is Armor Class (AC).
One of the three core books that are essential for building a character and understanding the rules to the game.
What is the Player's Handbook
An extended period of downtime at least 8 hours long that allows regaining of half a character's total number of Hit Dice.
What is a Long Rest?
A talent or area of expertise that provides abilities beyond what a class can provide.
What is a Feat?
A spell able to be cast at will, without need for preparation or spell slots.
What is a Cantrip?
A "difficulty scaling" is determined by a given number representing the level required for a party of 4 to take down.
What is a Challenge Rating (CR).
What to take to immerse yourself easier and to not drive me crazy.
What are notes?
The type of leveling that awards player characters for actions outside of combat and the system that we will use.
What is Milestone Leveling.
A Homebrewed class-related option available in this campaign.
What is the Blood Hunter Class, Gunslinger Fighter Subclass, or Oath of the Open Sea Paladin?
A special type of spellcasting that extends the casting time of any applicable spell by 10 minutes, without the expense of a spell slot.
What is a Ritual cast?