We do this by taking the midpoint of the lowest and highest die roll. If you’re curious, greatsword was a better choice anyhow.īecause we don’t have the choice of value when rolling gold, we take the average value for comparison. For example, if a barbarian gets a choice between a greataxe (30 gp) and any martial weapon, they will take a greatsword (50 gp). Odds of rolling at least a certain amount of gold with 2/3/4/5d4 x 10:īecause choice is in our hands with chosen equipment, we take the maximum value for comparison. Rolling more dice makes rolling average more likely. Then, you multiply the result by 10 (except in the case of the austere Monk). If you choose you roll, you will roll a certain number of d4s. Variance in Rolled GoldĪs expected, there’s variance in rolling your gold. In this case, you can maximize your value by taking the most expensive option in the class, although it might not be the best option for your character.
Oftentimes you’ll be offered a choice of a class of weapons, such as any martial melee weapon.
Even before factoring in the free ammunition that comes with the crossbow, its value (25 gp) is significantly higher than the handaxes (5 gp each). This isn’t always an equal trade in terms of value.įor example, a Fighter is offered the choice between light crossbow and two handaxes. If you choose to take the equipment, you may be offered a selection of different equipment. We’re not going to have an exact fit, since there is variance for both chosen equipment and rolled gold. Except, the gold value doesn’t really match the value of the starting equipment. Players can choose from a list of equipment or roll starting gold to purchase their equipment. If you don’t want to use my sheet, you can just reference the equipment on page 2 to use on your preferred character sheet.In 5th Edition D&D, a character’s starting equipment is primarily determined by their class.
You will not likely want to buy a mount or other animal, tack, harness, drawn vehicle, or any trade goods – but if you do there are tables with prices listed for those as well.Ģ) Download a Ready-To-Play first level character sheet for whichever race and class you want to play. You can equip your character using your starting gold to purchase what you like. You simply roll five 4 sided dice, add the result together and multiply by 10.Ģ) Go shopping! Using the tables for “Armor”(p. If you would rather select all of your own equipment you can do this:ġ) Go to the “STARTING WEALTH BY CLASS” table (on page 143) to determine your starting gold. Look under “Equipment” in this section to find a list of the rest of your equipment and starting gold pieces.
Look under “Equipment” in this section to find your list of starting equipment.Ģ) Then go to the section for the background that you have chosen (“Acolyte” in this example is on page 127). If you want to simply use the standard equipment do this:ġ) Go to the “Class Features” section for your chosen class (“Cleric” in this example is on page 57). Here is an example using the 5E version of the Player’s Hand Book to equip a Cleric with an Acolyte background: First you must choose a class and a background for your character. Even using an on-line tool such as “D&D Beyond” can be confusing. Many that are new to this game find equipping their character to be difficult.