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Character Sheet

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	also "Stat Block."		also "Stat Block."
	===Character Sheet===		===Character Sheet===
	A character sheet is a paper or digital record that		A character sheet is a paper or digital record that you use to track your character's information. See also "Character Creation."
	you use to track your character's information. See
	also "Character Creation."		(See Also: [[Wiki Character Sheet]])

	===Charmed (Condition)===		===Charmed (Condition)===
	While you have the Charmed condition, you experience the following effects.		While you have the Charmed condition, you experience the following effects.

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Dehydration (Hazard)

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	full amount of water required for a day. See also		full amount of water required for a day. See also
	"[[Exhaustion]]."		"[[Exhaustion]]."
	{\|		{\|class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Water Needs per Day'''		\|+'''Water Needs per Day'''
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	\|[[Medium]]\|\|1 gallon\|\|[[Gargantuan]]\|\| 64 gallons		\|[[Medium]]\|\|1 gallon\|\|[[Gargantuan]]\|\| 64 gallons
	\|}		\|}

	===Difficult Terrain===		===Difficult Terrain===
	If a space is Difficult Terrain, every foot of movement		If a space is Difficult Terrain, every foot of movement

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Malnutrition (Hazard)

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	item, or a phenomenon that a rule labels as magical.		item, or a phenomenon that a rule labels as magical.
	===Malnutrition (Hazard)===		===Malnutrition (Hazard)===
	A creature needs an amount of food per day based		A creature needs an amount of food per day based on its size, as shown in the Food Needs per Day table. A creature that eats but consumes less than half the required food for a day must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the day's end. A creature that eats nothing for 5 days automatically gains 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the end of the fifth day as well as an additional level at the end of each subsequent day without food.
	on its size, as shown in the Food Needs per Day table.
	A creature that eats but consumes less than half
	the required food for a day must succeed on a DC
	10 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 Exhaustion
	level at the day's end. A creature that eats nothing
	for 5 days automatically gains 1 Exhaustion level at
	the end of the fifth day as well as an additional level
	at the end of each subsequent day without food.

	Exhaustion caused by malnutrition can't be removed		Exhaustion caused by malnutrition can't be removed until the creature eats the full amount of food required for a day. See also "[[Exhaustion]]."
	until the creature eats the full amount of		{\|class="wikitable"
	food required for a day. See also "Exhaustion."
	{\|
	\|+'''Food Needs per Day'''		\|+'''Food Needs per Day'''
	\|-		\|-
	!Size!!Food!!rowspan=4\|     !!Size!!Food		!Size!!Food!!rowspan=4\|     !!Size!!Food
	\|-		\|-
	\|Tiny\|\|1/4 pound\|\|Large\|\|4 pounds		\|[[Tiny]]\|\|1/4 pound\|\|[[Large]]\|\|4 pounds
	\|-		\|-
	\|Small\|\|1 pound\|\|Huge\|\|16 pounds		\|[[Small]]\|\|1 pound\|\|[[Huge]]\|\|16 pounds
	\|-		\|-
	\|Medium\|\|1 pound\|\|Gargantuan\|\|64 pounds		\|[[Medium]]\|\|1 pound\|\|[[Gargantuan]]\|\|64 pounds
	\|}		\|}

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Attack (Action)

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	and "Equipment" ("[[Armor]]").		and "Equipment" ("[[Armor]]").
	===Attack (Action)===		===Attack (Action)===
	When you take the Attack action, you can make one		When you take the Attack action, you can make one attack roll with a weapon or an [[Unarmed Strike]].
	attack roll with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike.

	'''''[[Equipping and Unequipping Weapons]].''''' You can		'''''[[Equipping and Unequipping Weapons]].''''' You can either equip or unequip one weapon when you make an attack as part of this action. You do so either before or after the attack. If you equip a weapon before an attack, you don't need to use it for that attack. Equipping a weapon includes drawing it from a sheath or picking it up. Unequipping a weapon includes sheathing, stowing, or dropping it.
	either equip or unequip one weapon when you make
	an attack as part of this action. You do so either
	before or after the attack. If you equip a weapon
	before an attack, you don't need to use it for that attack.
	Equipping a weapon includes drawing it from
	a sheath or picking it up. Unequipping a weapon includes
	sheathing, stowing, or dropping it.

	'''''[[Moving between Attacks]].''''' If you move on your		'''''[[Moving between Attacks]].''''' If you move on your turn and have a feature, such as Extra Attack, that gives you more than one attack as part of the Attack action, you can use some or all of that movement to move between those attacks.
	turn and have a feature, such as Extra Attack, that
	gives you more than one attack as part of the Attack
	action, you can use some or all of that movement to
	move between those attacks.

	===Attack Roll===		===Attack Roll===

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Size

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	If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or GM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example, if two effects occur at the start of a player character's turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.		If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or GM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example, if two effects occur at the start of a player character's turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.
	===Size===		===Size===
	A creature or an object belongs to a size category:		A creature or an object belongs to a size category: [[Tiny]], [[Small]], [[Medium]], [[Large]], [[Huge]], or [[Gargantuan]]. A creature's size determines how much space the creature occupies in combat. An object's size affects its Hit Points. See also "[[Breaking Objects]]" and "Playing the Game" ("Combat").
	Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.
	A creature's size determines how much space the
	creature occupies in combat. An object's size affects
	its Hit Points. See also "Breaking Objects" and "Playing
	the Game" ("Combat").
	===Skill===		===Skill===
	A skill is an area of specialization associated with		A skill is an area of specialization associated with

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Study (Action)

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	The Areas of Knowledge table suggests which		The Areas of Knowledge table suggests which
	skills are applicable to various areas of knowledge.		skills are applicable to various areas of knowledge.
	{\|		{\|class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Areas of Knowledge'''		\|+'''Areas of Knowledge'''
	\|-		\|-
	!!Skill!!Areas		!Skill!!Areas
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Arcana]]\|\|[[Spells]], [[magic items]], eldritch symbols, magical traditions, planes of existence, and certain creatures ([[Aberrations]], [[Constructs]], [[Elementals]], [[Fey]], and [[Monstrosities]])		\|[[Arcana]]\|\|[[Spells]], [[magic items]], eldritch symbols, magical traditions, planes of existence, and certain creatures ([[Aberrations]], [[Constructs]], [[Elementals]], [[Fey]], and [[Monstrosities]])
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	\|[[Religion]]\|\|[[Deities]], religious hierarchies and rites, holy symbols, cults, and certain creatures ([[Celestials]], [[Fiends]], and [[Undead]])		\|[[Religion]]\|\|[[Deities]], religious hierarchies and rites, holy symbols, cults, and certain creatures ([[Celestials]], [[Fiends]], and [[Undead]])
	\|}		\|}

	===Stunned (Condition)===		===Stunned (Condition)===
	While you have the Stunned condition, you experience the following effects.		While you have the Stunned condition, you experience the following effects.

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Suffocation (Hazard)

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	===Suffocation (Hazard)===		===Suffocation (Hazard)===
	A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 plus its Constitution modifier (minimum of 30 seconds) before suffocation begins. When a creature runs out of breath or is choking, it gains 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the end of each of its turns. When a creature can breathe again, it removes all levels of Exhaustion it gained from suffocating.		A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 plus its Constitution modifier (minimum of 30 seconds) before suffocation begins. When a creature runs out of breath or is choking, it gains 1 [[Exhaustion]] level at the end of each of its turns. When a creature can breathe again, it removes all levels of Exhaustion it gained from suffocating.
	===Surprise		===Surprise===
	If a creature is caught unawares by the start of combat, that creature is surprised, which causes it to have [[Disadvantage]] on its [[Initiative]] roll. See also "Playing the Game" ("[[Combat]]").		If a creature is caught unawares by the start of combat, that creature is surprised, which causes it to have [[Disadvantage]] on its [[Initiative]] roll. See also "Playing the Game" ("[[Combat]]").

	===Swimming===		===Swimming===
	While you're swimming, each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in Difficult Terrain). You ignore this extra cost if you have a Swim Speed and use it to swim. At the GM's option, moving any distance in rough water might require a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check.		While you're swimming, each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in Difficult Terrain). You ignore this extra cost if you have a Swim Speed and use it to swim. At the GM's option, moving any distance in rough water might require a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check.

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Prone (Condition)

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	While you have the Prone condition, you experience the following effects.		While you have the Prone condition, you experience the following effects.

	'''''Restricted Movement.'''''' Your only movement options are to crawl or to spend an amount of movement equal to half your Speed (round down) to right yourself and thereby end the condition. If your Speed is 0, you can't right yourself.		'''''Restricted Movement.''''' Your only movement options are to crawl or to spend an amount of movement equal to half your Speed (round down) to right yourself and thereby end the condition. If your Speed is 0, you can't right yourself.

	'''''Attacks Affected.''''' You have Disadvantage on attack rolls. An attack roll against you has Advantage if the attacker is within 5 feet of you. Otherwise, that attack roll has Disadvantage.		'''''Attacks Affected.''''' You have Disadvantage on attack rolls. An attack roll against you has Advantage if the attacker is within 5 feet of you. Otherwise, that attack roll has Disadvantage.

	===Reach===		===Reach===
	A creature has a reach of 5 feet unless a rule says otherwise.		A creature has a reach of 5 feet unless a rule says otherwise.

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	===Hit Point Dice===		===Hit Point Dice===
	Hit Point Dice, or Hit Dice for short, help determine a player character's Hit Point maximum, as explained in "Character Creation." Most monsters also have Hit Dice. A creature can spend Hit Dice during a Short Rest to regain Hit Points. See also "Short Rest."		Hit Point Dice, or Hit Dice for short, help determine a player character's Hit Point maximum, as explained in "Character Creation." Most monsters also have Hit Dice. A creature can spend Hit Dice during a [[Short Rest]] to regain Hit Points. See also "Short Rest."
	===Hit Points===		===Hit Points===
	Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is		Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is
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	If an effect, such as Wild Shape or the ''[[Polymorph]]'' spell, lets you shape-shift, its description specifies what happens to you. Unless that description says otherwise, any ongoing effects on you—conditions, spells, curses, and the like—carry over from one form to the other. You revert to your true form if you die.		If an effect, such as Wild Shape or the ''[[Polymorph]]'' spell, lets you shape-shift, its description specifies what happens to you. Unless that description says otherwise, any ongoing effects on you—conditions, spells, curses, and the like—carry over from one form to the other. You revert to your true form if you die.
	===Short Rest===		===Short Rest===
	A Short Rest is a 1-hour period of downtime, during		A [[Short Rest]] is a 1-hour period of downtime, during
	which a creature does nothing more strenuous than		which a creature does nothing more strenuous than
	reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. To start		reading, talking, eating, or standing watch. To start
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	in the way specified in its description.		in the way specified in its description.

	'''''Interrupting the Rest.''''' A Short Rest is stopped by the following interruptions:		'''''Interrupting the Rest.''''' A [[Short Rest]] is stopped by the following interruptions:
	* Rolling Initiative		* Rolling Initiative
	* Casting a spell other than a cantrip		* Casting a spell other than a cantrip
	* Taking any damage		* Taking any damage
	An interrupted Short Rest confers no benefits.		An interrupted [[Short Rest]] confers no benefits.
	===Simultaneous Effects===		===Simultaneous Effects===
	If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or GM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example, if two effects occur at the start of a player character's turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.		If two or more things happen at the same time on a turn, the person at the game table—player or GM—whose turn it is decides the order in which those things happen. For example, if two effects occur at the start of a player character's turn, the player decides which of the effects happens first.

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	'''''Exhaustion Reduced.''''' If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.		'''''Exhaustion Reduced.''''' If you have the Exhaustion condition, its level decreases by 1.

	'''''Special Feature.''''' Some features are recharged by a Long Rest. If you have such a feature, it recharges in the way specified in its description.		'''''Special Feature.''''' Some features are recharged by a [[Long Rest]]. If you have such a feature, it recharges in the way specified in its description.

	'''''Interrupting the Rest.''''' A Long Rest is stopped by the following interruptions:		'''''Interrupting the Rest.''''' A Long Rest is stopped by the following interruptions: