Unearthed Arcana : Dungeons and Dragons Rulebook

by COLLINS, ANDYDECKER, JESSE

• ISBN13: 9780786931316
• ISBN10: 0786931310
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Summary

Defenses Wrought of Mortar and Magic Heroes need impregnable fortresses to assault, wondrous towers to explore, and majestic castles to protect. This book is stocked with everything needed to design any fortified structure imaginable, including: Over 150 new magic items. More than two dozen magical augmentations for stronghold walls. Rules for magic portals, mobile strongholds, and trap creation. Five complete strongholds, including maps, ready for immediate use. Players and Dungeon Masters who want to create customized strongholds will find all the construction materials they need within these pages. To use this accessory, a player or Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook.

Author Biography

Andy Collins's most recent credits include the Epic Level Handbook, Draconomicon, Complete Warrior, and contributing to the D&D Player's Handbook v.3.5.

Jesse Decker has written numerous articles in relation to the D&D game, and his most recent credit is the D&D Arms and Equipment Guide.

David Noonan's most recent credits include the D&D accessories Stronghold Builder's Guidebook, Hero Builder's Guidebook, Complete Warrior, and the Urban Arcanaª Campaign Setting.

Rich Redman's most recent credits include contributing to Deities and Demigods, Defenders of the Faith, Monster Manual II, Savage Species, and the D&D Arms and Equipment Guide.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Races	p. 5
Environmental Racial Variants	p. 5
Elemental Racial Variants	p. 15
Reducing Level Adjustments	p. 18
Bloodlines	p. 19
Racial Paragon Classes	p. 32
Classes	p. 47
Variant Character Classes	p. 47
Specialist Wizard Variants	p. 59
Spontaneous Divine Casters	p. 64
Class Feature Variants	p. 65
Prestigious Character Classes	p. 69
Gestalt Characters	p. 72
Generic Classes	p. 76
Building Characters	p. 79
Alternative Skill Systems	p. 79
Complex Skill Checks	p. 81
Character Traits	p. 86
Character Flaws	p. 91
Spelltouched Feats	p. 92
Weapon Group Feats	p. 94
Craft Points	p. 97
Character Background	p. 100
Adventuring	p. 109
Defense Bonus	p. 109
Armor as Damage Reduction	p. 111
Damage Conversion	p. 112
Injury	p. 113
Vitality and Wound Points	p. 115
Reserve Points	p. 119
Massive Damage Thresholds and Results	p. 119
Death and Dying	p. 121
Action Points	p. 122
Combat Facing	p. 124
Hex Grid	p. 128
Variable Modifiers	p. 129
Bell Curve Rolls	p. 132
Players Roll All the Dice	p. 133
Magic	p. 135
Magic Rating	p. 135
Summon Monster Variants	p. 136
Metamagic Components	p. 139
Spontaneous Metamagic	p. 151
Spell Points	p. 153
Recharge Magic	p. 157
Legendary Weapons	p. 162
Item Familiars	p. 170
Incantations	p. 174
Campaigns	p. 179
Contacts	p. 179
Reputation	p. 180
Honor	p. 185
Taint	p. 189
Tainted Prestige Classes	p. 191
Sanity	p. 194
Test-Based Prerequisites	p. 210
Level-Independent XP Awards	p. 213
Afterword: When Worlds Collide	p. 216
Variant Checklist	p. 219
Sidebars: (BtC = Behind the Curtain; HR = House Rule)
Aquatic Race Level Adjustments	p. 7
Subraces and Paragon Classes	p. 32
HR: Skilled Half-Elves	p. 40
Paragon Classes in Your Game	p. 46
Multiclassing and Variant Classes	p. 48
Urban Tracking [General]	p. 56
HR: Spontaneous Domain Casting	p. 64
BtC: Spontaneous Casting	p. 65
HR: Druid Domains	p. 68
Unique Spells	p. 71
HR: Fractional Base Bonuses	p. 73
Skill Knowledge [General]	p. 81
Why Complex Checks?	p. 83
BtC: How Many Successes?	p. 85
BtC: Designing Traits	p. 89
BtC: Creating Flaws	p. 91
BtC: Spelltouched Feats	p. 93
HR: Adding a Favored Class	p. 100
Additional Favored Class [General]	p. 100
BtC: Class Defense	p. 110
BtC: Armor as DR	p. 112
Combo: Defense Bonus and Damage Reduction	p. 112
BtC: Damage Conversion	p. 113
BtC: Injury	p. 114
HR: Slower Magical Healing	p. 115
BtC: Vitality and Wounds	p. 117
HR: Out-of-Turn Dodge	p. 118
BtC: Reserve Points	p. 119
BtC: Massive Damage Rules	p. 120
BtC: Death and Dying	p. 121
BtC: Action Points	p. 122
HR: Luck Checks	p. 124
Combat Awareness [General]	p. 127
HR: Enhancement and Touch AC	p. 128
BtC: Variable Modifiers	p. 129
BtC: The Bell Curve	p. 132
BtC: Players Rolling Dice	p. 134
BtC: Summoning Lists	p. 138
HR: Metamagic and Sorcerers I	p. 140
BtC: Metamagic Components	p. 150
HR: Metamagic and Sorcerers II	p. 151
BtC: Spontaneous Metamagic	p. 152
HR: Daily Spell List	p. 153
BtC: Spell Points	p. 154
HR: Simplified NPC Spellcasters	p. 156
HR: Recharging Magic Items	p. 158
BtC: Recharge Magic	p. 159
HR: No Spell Resistance against Energy Damage	p. 174
BtC: Creating Incantations	p. 177
BtC: Who's Affected by Reputation?	p. 182
BtC: Honor and Alignment	p. 187
BtC: Taint	p. 193
It Came from Cthulhu	p. 195
Sanity Resistance	p. 197
Forbidden Knowledge	p. 198
Variant Rule: Insane Insight	p. 201
The Heal Skill and Mental Treatment	p. 202
HR: Puzzles and Hints	p. 207
BtC: Sanity	p. 208
BtC: Test-Based Prerequisites	p. 212
HR: XP Bonus Pool	p. 214
BtC: Level-Independent XP	p. 215
Numbered Tables
Reducing Level Adjustments	p. 18
Bloodline Levels	p. 20
Bloodline Strength	p. 30
Minor Bloodlines	p. 31
Intermediate Bloodlines	p. 31
Major Bloodlines	p. 31
Bloodline Trait Distribution	p. 31
The Drow Paragon	p. 33
The Dwarf Paragon	p. 34
The Elf Paragon	p. 35
The Gnome Paragon	p. 37
The Half-Dragon Paragon	p. 39
The Half-Elf Paragon	p. 40
The Half-Orc Paragon	p. 41
The Halfling Paragon	p. 42
The Human Paragon	p. 43
The Orc Paragon	p. 45
The Tiefling Paragon	p. 46
Variant Paladin Class Features	p. 54
Spells Known	p. 65
Ranger Favored Environments	p. 66
The Prestige Bard	p. 69
The Prestige Paladin	p. 71
The Prestige Ranger	p. 72
The Expert	p. 77
The Spellcaster	p. 78
Spellcaster Spells Known	p. 78
The Warrior	p. 78
Skills by Class	p. 80
Example Complex Skill Checks	p. 81
Character Traits	p. 86
Spelltouched Feats	p. 93
Sample Crafted Items	p. 98
Craft Points Gained by Level	p. 99
Item Creation Feats	p. 99
Defense Bonus	p. 110
Defense Bonus for Other Classes	p. 110
Creature Defense Bonuses	p. 110
Armor and Damage Reduction	p. 111
Natural Armor and Damage Reduction	p. 112
Magic Rating by Class	p. 136
Metamagic Components	p. 141
Spell Points per Day	p. 153
Bonus Spell Points	p. 154
Spell Point Costs	p. 155
General Recharge Times	p. 158
Spell Recharge Times	p. 160
The Battle Scion	p. 164
The Faith Scion	p. 166
The Spell Scion	p. 168
The Swift Scion	p. 169
Item Familiar Abilities	p. 171
Contacts	p. 180
Reputation Scores	p. 182
The Tainted Sorcerer	p. 193
The Tainted Warrior	p. 193
Sanity loss from Creatures	p. 196
Sanity Loss from Spellcasting	p. 196
Example Forbidden Tomes	p. 198
Duration of Temporary Insanity	p. 200
Short-Term Temporary Insanity Effects	p. 200
Long-Term Temporary Insanity Effects	p. 200
Random Indefinite Insanity	p. 201
Drugs	p. 203
Alternative Experience Point Progression	p. 214
Experience Award (Single Monster)	p. 214
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