Halls of Heroes - Player Guide for Eberron Setting - v1.2 - Player Guide

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Halls of Heroes is an organized play system for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, designed to let characters move between adventures and DMs under shared principles. This player guide specifies rules for official Halls of Heroes games in the Eberron setting, outlining required materials and giving step-by-step character creation guidance. It explains how to choose race and class options, generate ability scores, select background and alignment rules, and manage equipment, gold, trinkets, and optional faction selection.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time22 min

AccessFree to download

The Basics

Settings

Purpose of this Player’s Guide

Needed Material to Play

Creating Your Character

Step 1: Choosing A Race and Class

Step 2: Determining Ability Scores

Step 3: Character Description

Step 4: Choose Equipment

Step 5 (Optional) Select a Faction

HALLS OF HEROES AN ORGANIZED PLAY CAMPAIGN FOR D&D 5E PLAYER GUIDE for EBERRON SETTING v1 .2 Effective Date: 2019-November-19 Website: [hallsofheroes.com](hallsofheroes.com) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HallsofHeroes/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/HallsofHeroes/) [Twitter:](Twitter: @Halls_of_Heroes.)[ ](Twitter: @Halls_of_Heroes.)[@Halls_of_Heroes](Twitter: @Halls_of_Heroes.)[.](Twitter: @Halls_of_Heroes.)[ ](Twitter: @Halls_of_Heroes.)[Reddit at](Reddit at /r/HallsOfHeroes)[ ](Reddit at /r/HallsOfHeroes)[/r/HallsOfHeroes](Reddit at /r/HallsOfHeroes)[ ](Reddit at /r/HallsOfHeroes)Discord: [https://discord.gg/Kf8sEen](https://discord.gg/Kf8sEen) THE BASICS Halls of Heroes is an organized play system for Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition, continuing the spirit of the first seven seasons of Adventurers League. As with all organized play, the players and DM follow a shared set of principles so that characters may move from adventure to adventure and from DM to DM freely. Settings Halls of Heroes currently has two settings: Forgotten Realms ( FR) and Eberron ( EB) . This document details the rules for players in the Eberron setting. Purpose of this Player’s Guide This document is a comprehensive guide to all the rules used by players for official Halls of Heroes games in the E berron setting. In case of differences between rules and guidelines from other sources and this guide, the guide takes precedence for D& D Halls of Heroes play. NEEDED MATERIAL TO PLAY In order to participate in D& D Halls of Heroes games, the following is needed: ● The D&D Basic Rules. This PDF document is available for free on the Wizards of the Coast website. It contains all the basic rules of the game, and you can create a character with it. Additional options for characters are available in the fifth edition Player’s Handbook ( PHB), and other resources listed under Character Creation, below. ● Character Sheet. There will be official Halls of Heroes character sheets but players can use any D& D character sheet they want. ● An Adventure Logsheet. This can be formatted logsheet or any paper where you need to keep track the same information each session of play. You will need to track experiences, gold, downtime, renown, magic items, and notes to keep your character up to date. CREATING YOUR CHARACTER To create a character for D& D Halls of Heroes, follow the steps below. All characters begin at 1st level. Step 1: Choosing A Race and Class The following options are available for character creation and advancement: ● Player’s Handbook ( PHB) (All races, classes, and spells) ● Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica (GGR)( Minotaur) ● Mordenkainen ’s Tome of Foes ( MTF)(Githyanki and Githzerai) ● Rising from the Last War ( RLW) (All classes and races, including dragonmarks.) ● Volo ’s Guide to Monsters (VGM)(Aasi mar, Kobold, Lizardfolk) ● Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron (WGE) (All classes and races, including dragonmarks.) ● Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (XGE)(all classes and spells. No Tortles) For those accustomed to the Forgotten Realms setting, it should be noted that there is not a PHB+1 rule here. You may mix and match from these resources as you like. The following variant or optional rules are available when creating your character: ● Variant Human Traits ( PHB) ● Variant Dragonmark Sub races ( RLW) Options presented in other resources--such as Death Domain found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide ( DMG) or content from the various Unearthed Arcana articles--aren’t allowed for play unless you possess specific campaign documentation that indicates otherwise. Step 2: Determining Ability Scores When generating a character’s ability scores you can use one of the following methods: ● Standard Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) ● Variant: Customizing Ability Scores ( PHB) . helpful calculator Step 3: Character Description Write a description and choose a background for your character.

FAQs

What is the Halls of Heroes player guide used for in the Eberron setting?

It defines the official rules Halls of Heroes players follow when running games in the Eberron setting, and it takes precedence if other sources differ.

What materials are needed to participate in Halls of Heroes games?

Players need the D&D Basic Rules, an official Halls of Heroes character sheet (or any D&D character sheet), and an adventure logsheet to track progress and rewards.

What are the key steps for creating a character?

Character creation begins at 1st level and includes choosing race and class options, determining ability scores, writing a character description and background, selecting starting equipment and gold, and optionally joining a faction.

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