Heroes of the Fallen Lands - Create and Play Clerics, Fighters, Rogues, and Wizards!

Oct 5, 2026

Heroes of the Fallen Lands is a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition roleplaying game book that supports creating and playing adventurers including clerics, fighters, rogues, and wizards. It introduces a roleplaying framework and the most important rules, then explains core gameplay mechanics such as turns, encounters, exploration, actions, movement, attacks, damage, healing, and saving throws. It also guides character creation by class, role, race, ability scores, equipment, alignment, personality, appearance, background, languages, and the gods.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages370

Reading Time9 h 30 min

AccessFree to download

INTRODUCTION

A Roleplaying Game

The Most Important Rule

Two Basic Rules

CHAPTER 1 GAME OVERVIEW

A Fantastic World

Players

The Dungeon Master

The Adventure

Tiers of Play

How to Play

Encounters

Exploration

Taking Your Turn

Example of Play

Checks

The Structure of a Turn

Triggered Actions

Action Points

Movement

Attacks

Attack Results

Damage Rolls

Durations

Saving Throws

Default Attack Powers

Hit Points and Healing

Dying and Death

Rest and Recovery

Short Rest

Extended Rest

CHAPTER 2 MAKING CHARACTERS

Character Creation Steps

Class

Role

Race

Ability Scores

The Abilities

Determine Ability Scores

Selecting Equipment

Filling in the Numbers

Other Character Details

Alignment

Personality

Appearance

Background

Languages

The Gods

Gaining Levels

Step-by-Step Advancement

Retraining

CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING POWERS

Power Types

Usage Types

Power Formats

Attack and Utility Types

Areas of Effect

Choosing Targets

Range and Areas of Effect

Line of Effect

Line of Sight

Keywords

Power Sources

Schools of Magic

Accessories

Damage Types

Effect Types

CHAPTER 4 CHARACTER CLASSES

The Classes

Cleric

Fighter

Rogue

Wizard

Paragon Path

Epic Destiny

HEROES OF THE FALLEN LANDS CREATE AND PLAY CLERICS,FIGHTERS,ROGUES,AND WIZARDS! Mike Mearls◆ Bill Slavicsek◆ Rodney Thompson HEROES OF THE FALLEN LANDSTCREATE AND PLAY CLERICS,FIGHTERS,ROGUES,AND WIZARDS! Design Mike Mearls,Bill Slavicsek,Rodney Thompson Additional DesignJeremy Crawford,James Wyatt DevelopmentAndy Collins,Jeremy Crawford,Stephen Schubert EditingMichele Carter,Greg Bilsland,JenniferClarke Wilkes,Scott Fitzgerald Gray Managing EditingKim Mohan D&D R&D/Book Publishing DirectorBill Slavicsek D&D Creative ManagerChristopher Perkins D&D Senior Creative Art DirectorJon Schindehette D&D Brand TeamLiz Schuh,Kierin Chase,Laura Tommervik,Shelly Mazzanoble,Chris Lindsay,Hilary Ross Special Thanks Art Director Bill Rose Kate Irwin U.S.,CANADA,ASIA,PACIFIC,&LATIN AMERICAWizards of the Coast LLCP.O.Box 707Renton WA 98057-0707+1-800-324-6496 CREDITS Jason A.Engle EUROPEANHEADQUARTERSHasbro UKLtdCaswell Way Newport,Gwent NP90YHGREAT BRITAINPlease keep this address for your records 987654321 First Printing:September 2010 620-24752000-001 EN ISBN:978-0-7869-5620-3 DuNGEONs&DRAGONs,D&D,WizARDS OF THE CoAsT,Dungeons &Dragons Encounters,Dungeons &Dragons Essentials,Dungeon Master'sKit,Heroes of the Fallen Lands,Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms,MonsterVault,Rules Compendium,all other Wizards of the Coast productnames,and their respective logos are trademarks ofWizards of the Coast LLCin the U.S.A.and other countries.AIl Wizards charactersand the distinctive likenesses thereof are property of Wizards of the Coast LIC.This material is protected under the copyright laws of theUnited States ofAmerica.Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without theexpress written permission of Wizards ofthe Coast LIC.Any similarity to actual people,organizations,places,orevents included herein ispurely coincidental.Printed in the U.S.A.02010 Wizards of the Coast LLC. Graphic DesignersLeon Cortez,Yasuyo Dunnett,Keven Smith Cover IllustrationRalph Horsley Interior Illustrations Eric Belisle,Eric Deschamps,Emrah Elmasli,Wayne England,Carl Frank,David Griffith,Brian Hagan,Ralph Horsley,Tyler Jacobson,Kekai Kotaki,Howard Lyon,Lee Moyer,JimNelson,William O'Connor,Eric Polak,ChrisSeaman,John Stanko,Anne Stokes,FrancisTsai,Eva Widermann,Ben Wootten Cartographer Publishing Production SpecialistAngelika Lokotz Prepress ManagerJefferson Dunlap Imaging TechnicianCarmen Cheung Production Manager Cynda Callaway D&D 4th Edition DesignRob Heinsoo,Andy Collins,James Wyatt Building on the design of previous editions by E.Gary Gygax,Dave Arneson,David“Zeb”Cook,Jonathan Tweet,Monte Cook,SkipWilliams,Richard Baker,Peter Adkison WIZARDS OF THE COAST,BELGIUMIndustrialaan 11702 Groot-BijgaardenBelgium+32.070.233.277 INTRODUCTION…5 A Roleplaying Game……………………………5 The Most Important Rule………………………7 Two Basic Rules…………………7 CHAPTER 1 GAME OVERVIEW…………9 A Fantastic World…………………………………………9 Players…………………………………………………10 The Dungeon Master………………………11 The Adventure……………………………………11 Tiers of Play…………………………………12 The Heroic Tier………………………………………12 The Paragon Tier……………………………13 The Epic Tier………………………………………13 The Essentials Products…………………………13 How to Play…………………………15 Encounters………………………………………………15 Exploration…………………………………………15 Taking Your Turn………………………………16 Example of Play……………………………………17 Playing the Game……………………………19 Checks………………………………………………………19 The Structure of a Turn………………………21 Triggered Actions………………………………22 Action Points………………………………………23 Movement………………………………………23 Attacks………………………………………………………………23 Attack Results…………………………24 Damage Rolls…………………………………25 Durations……………………………………25 Saving Throws…………………………………25 Default Attack Powers………………………26 Hit Points and Healing…………………………27 Dying and Death……………………………28 Rest and Recovery…………………………………29 Short Rest…………………………29 Extended Rest……………………29 CHAPTE

FAQs

What does Heroes of the Fallen Lands help players do?

It helps players create and play adventurers such as clerics, fighters, rogues, and wizards, then teaches core gameplay and rules for taking turns, encounters, exploration, and resolving actions.

What topics are covered in the game overview?

It covers tiers of play, how to play, encounters and exploration, the structure of a turn, triggered actions and action points, movement and attacks, attack results and damage, saving throws, healing, and rest and recovery.

How does the book support character creation?

It provides character creation steps covering class, role, race, ability scores, equipment selection, alignment, personality, appearance, background, languages, the gods, and advancement including gaining levels and retraining.

Oct 5, 2026

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