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D&D House Rules.tex

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 \documentclass{article}
 \usepackage{multicol}
 \usepackage{float}
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 \usepackage{fontspec}
 \usepackage{titlesec}
 \usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{tabularx}
+\usepackage{pdflscape}
 \usepackage{multirow}
 
+\newcommand{\Tstrut}{\rule{0pt}{2.6ex}}       % "top" strut
+\newcommand{\Bstrut}{\rule[-0.9ex]{0pt}{0pt}} % "bottom" strut
+\newcommand{\TBstrut}{\Tstrut\Bstrut} % top&bottom struts
+
 \geometry{a4paper,margin=0.6in,left=0.4in,right=0.4in}
 
-\setmainfont[BoldFont=MoneroGothic]{Futura}
+% \setmainfont[BoldFont=MoneroGothic]{Futura}
+\setmainfont[BoldFont=Futura Std Bold]{Futura Std}
 
 \title{D&D House Rules}
 \author{Nikolaj Gade}
@@ -51,43 +64,65 @@
     \begin{center}
       \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
         \hline
-        \textbf{Ability Score} & \textbf{Point cost}   \\ \hline
+        \textbf{Ability Score} & \textbf{Point cost} \TBstrut \\ \hline
-        5 & -6   \\ \hline
+        5 & -6   \TBstrut \\\hline
-        6 & -5  \\ \hline
+        6 & -5  \TBstrut \\\hline
-        7 & -5 \\ \hline
+        7 & -5 \TBstrut \\\hline
-        8 & -4   \\ \hline
+        8 & -4   \TBstrut \\\hline
-        9 & -2  \\ \hline
+        9 & -2  \TBstrut \\\hline
-        10 & 0     \\ \hline
+        10 & 0     \TBstrut \\\hline
-        11 & 2    \\ \hline
+        11 & 2    \TBstrut \\\hline
-        12 & 4   \\ \hline
+        12 & 4   \TBstrut \\\hline
-        13 & 6    \\ \hline
+        13 & 6    \TBstrut \\\hline
-        14 & 10    \\ \hline
+        14 & 10    \TBstrut \\\hline
-        15 & 14    \\ \hline
+        15 & 14    \TBstrut \\\hline
-        16 & 20    \\ \hline
+        16 & 20    \TBstrut \\\hline
       \end{tabular}
     \end{center}
 
-  \end{minipage}\hfil
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
     \section{Permitted Character Options}
     All races, classes, subclasses, spells, and feats published by WotC are permitted
+  \end{minipage}\hfil
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
+    \section{Background}
+    You may choose a background from the books, or you may simply choose 2 skill proficiencies and 2 languages/tools.
+
+    \section{Starting Equipment}
+    You also start with an amount of gold to buy equipment for, as well as some magic items. 2 consumables count as 1 magic item for this purpose:
+
+    \vspace{5mm}
+
+    \begin{center}
+      \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
+        \hline
+        \textbf{Level} & \textbf{Starting Gold} & \textbf{Magic Items} \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        1-4 & Starting equipment & 1 common \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        \multirow{2}{*}{5-10} & \multirow{2}{*}{200+6d10*10 gp} & 1 uncommon \Tstrut \\
+        &  & 2 common \Bstrut \\ \hline
+        \multirow{3}{*}{11-16} & \multirow{3}{*}{2.000+8d10*100 gp} & 1 rare \Tstrut \\
+        &  & 2 uncommon \\
+        &  & 2 common \Bstrut \\ \hline
+        \multirow{4}{*}{17-20} & \multirow{4}{*}{10.000+10d10*300 gp} & 1 very rare \Tstrut \\
+        &  & 1 rare \\
+        &  & 2 uncommon \\
+        &  & 4 common \Bstrut \\ \hline
+      \end{tabular}
+    \end{center}
 
     \section{Additional Ability Score Improvements}
     You get an additional Ability Score Improvement at character levels 8 and 16. These cannot be used to gain feats.
 
-    \section{Background}
-    You may choose a background from the books, or you may simply choose 2 skill proficiencies and 2 languages/tools.
-
     \section{Hit Points}
     When leveling up, you roll for Hit Points. Any roll of 1 on the die is rerolled.
 
+
   \end{minipage}
   \end{center}
 
   \newpage
   \begin{center}
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{.47\textwidth}
   \part*{Gameplay rules}
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
     \section{Advantage \& Disadvantage}
     Advantage stacks. Double, triple etc. advantage/disadvantage exists.
 
@@ -107,7 +142,7 @@
     Only bludgeoning and psychic damage may be used non-lethally.
 
     \section{Potions}
-    Drinking a potion, or pouring a potion into an unconscious person's mouth is a bonus action.
+    Drinking a potion, or pouring a potion into an unconscious person's mouth is a bonus action. Removing a potion from your own inventory is an object interaction, but removing a potion from someone else's is an action.
 
     \section{Goodberries}
     Eating more than one goodberry in a single round only provides you with the effects of one.
@@ -118,14 +153,8 @@
     \section{Ammunition}
     Mundane ammunition is not tracked. This includes thrown items.
 
-    \section{Inspiration}
-    Inspiration can be expended after any failed d20 roll rolled by any player to re-roll.
-
   \end{minipage}\hfil
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{.47\textwidth}
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-    \section{Initiative}
-    If you have not taken your turn in the current round of combat, you are allow to reduce your initiative to any number between 0 and your current initiative. Your initiative cannot be raised again.
-
     \section{Unseen Attack}
     An attack against a creature that cannot see the attacker has advantage if and only if the attacker is able to see the target.
 
@@ -143,32 +172,81 @@
     \section{Ritual Spells}
     Paladins may cast prepared spells as a ritual, provided the spell has the ritual tag.
 
+    \section{Initiative}
+    If you have not taken your turn in the current round of combat, you are allow to reduce your initiative to any number between 0 and your current initiative. Your initiative cannot be raised again.
+
     \section{Recognizing a Spell}
     Recognizing a spell while it is being cast can be done as a free action. It is done by rolling an intelligence (arcana) roll with a DC equal to the spellcasting DC of the caster.
 
-    \section{Counterspell}
-    When casting Counterspell at 4th level or higher, decrease the DC of the check to succeed by 1 for each spell slot level above 3rd.
-
     \section{Wild Magic}
     When a wild magic sorcerer casts a spell that does not require an attack roll, they still roll a d20. On a natural 1, a wild magic surge occurs.
 
     \section{Absence}
     Barring a TPK, an absent player's character cannot die (There have been exceptions to this, but it's really a case-by-case thing).
+
+    \section{Inspiration}
+    Inspiration can be expended after any failed d20 roll rolled by any player to re-roll.
   \end{minipage}
   \end{center}
 
   \newpage
   \begin{center}
-  \part*{Reincarnate Expanded Table}
+  \part*{Gameplay rules p. 2}
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{.47\textwidth}
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-    \vspace*{-60pt}
+    \section{Mind Flayer Brain Extraction}
-    When using the spell Reincarnate, the \textbf{Race} table is used instead of the one supplied in the spell description.
+    When a mind flayer PC extracts a brain, roll 1d20 plus the Intelligence modifier of the creature being eaten to see what you learn:
-
-    The options with a * mean you'll have to roll on the corresponding table.
 
     \hspace{10pt}
     \begin{center}
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.6\textwidth}
+      \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
+        \hline
+        \textbf{D20+Int} & \textbf{Result}   \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        $\leq$ 5  & 1 unimportant piece of information \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        6-10      & 2 unimportant pieces of information \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        11-15     & 1 important piece of information \TBstrut \\ \hline
+        16+       & 2 important pieces of information \TBstrut \\ \hline
+      \end{tabular}
+    \end{center}
+
+    On a natural 20, you may also learn a language that the creature knows that you don't.
+
+    \section{Echo Knight Movement Clarification}
+    An echo knight's shadow has the same movement speed as the knight, and movement expended before the shadow is summoned is also expended for the shadow.
+  \end{minipage}\hfil
+  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
+    \section{Lycanthropes on a Full Moon}
+    On a full moon, lycanthrope PCs will fight to stay in control of their transformed form. Roll a Wisdom saving throw, and consult the following table:
+
+    \hspace{10pt}
+    \begin{center}
+      \begin{tabular}{|m{1.65cm}|m{6cm}|}
+        \hline
+        \textbf{Wis Save} & \textbf{Result}   \\ \hline
+        $\leq$ 5  & You rampage and attack your party. You do not gain a long rest, and get a level of exhaustion. \\ \hline
+        6-10      & You rampage without attacking your party. You do not gain a long rest, and get a level of exhausiton. \\ \hline
+        11-15     & You rampage without attacking your friends. You're able to calm down after a few hours and gain a long rest. \\ \hline
+        16+       & You're in full control. You gain a long rest. \\ \hline
+      \end{tabular}
+    \end{center}
+
+    \section{Thrown Weapons}
+    Thrown weapons, when thrown, count as ranged weapons for the purposes of Deflect Missiles, Sneak Attack, and the Skulker feat. They do not count as ranged weapons for the purposes of the Archery fighting style or the Sharpshooter feat.
+
+  \end{minipage}
+  \end{center}
+
+  \begin{landscape}
+    \newpage
+    \begin{center}
+    \part*{Reincarnate Expanded Table}
+    \begin{minipage}[t]{.3\textwidth}
+      \vspace*{-50pt}
+      \section{Race}
+      When using the spell Reincarnate, this table is used instead of the one supplied in the spell description.
+
+      The options with a * mean you'll have to roll on the corresponding table.
+
+      \vspace{5pt}
       \begin{center}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
@@ -186,8 +264,8 @@
           41-46 & Gnome* \\ \hline
           47-50 & Goblinoid Lineage* \\ \hline
           51-52 & Goliath \\ \hline
-            53-56 & Half-elf \\ \hline
+          53-58 & Half-elf \\ \hline
-            57-62 & Half-orc \\ \hline
+          59-62 & Half-orc \\ \hline
           63-68 & Halfling* \\ \hline
           69-88 & Human \\ \hline
           89-90 & Kobold \\ \hline
@@ -198,11 +276,9 @@
           97-98 & Triton \\ \hline
           99-00 & Yuan-ti \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
+
-      \end{minipage}\hfill
+        \vspace{5pt}
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.40\textwidth}
+
-        \vspace*{-145pt}
-        \begin{center}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
           \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Aasimar}   \\ \hline
@@ -210,11 +286,14 @@
           3-6 & Protector \\ \hline
           7-10 & Scourge \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
+      \end{center}
+    \end{minipage}\hfil
+    \begin{minipage}[t]{.2\textwidth}
 
-          \vspace{5pt}
+      \begin{center}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-            \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Astral Lin.}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Astral}   \\ \hline
           1 & Giff \\ \hline
           2 & Githyanki \\ \hline
           3 & Githzerai \\ \hline
@@ -224,6 +303,7 @@
         \end{tabular}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
+
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
           \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Beastfolk}   \\ \hline
@@ -238,12 +318,9 @@
           9 & Tabaxi (Cat) \\ \hline
           10 & Tortle \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
-      \end{minipage}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
+
-        \begin{center}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
           \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Birdfolk}   \\ \hline
@@ -251,11 +328,33 @@
           3-4 & Kenku \\ \hline
           5-6 & Owlin \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
-      \end{minipage}\hfill
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-        \begin{center}
 
+        \vspace{5pt}
+
+        \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
+          \hline
+          \textbf{D100} & \textbf{Dragonborn}   \\ \hline
+          01-07 & Black \\ \hline
+          08-14 & Blue \\ \hline
+          15-21 & Green \\ \hline
+          22-28 & Red \\ \hline
+          29-35 & White \\ \hline
+          36-41 & Amethyst \\ \hline
+          42-47 & Crystal \\ \hline
+          48-53 & Emerald \\ \hline
+          54-59 & Sapphire \\ \hline
+          60-65 & Topaz \\ \hline
+          66-72 & Brass \\ \hline
+          73-79 & Bronze \\ \hline
+          80-86 & Copper \\ \hline
+          87-93 & Gold \\ \hline
+          94-00 & Silver \\ \hline
+        \end{tabular}
+      \end{center}
+    \end{minipage}\hfil
+    \begin{minipage}[t]{.2\textwidth}
+      \begin{center}
+        \vspace*{-50pt}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
           \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Dwarf}   \\ \hline
@@ -263,35 +362,8 @@
           3-6 & Hill \\ \hline
           7-10 & Mountain \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
-      \end{minipage}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
-      \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
-        \hline
-        \textbf{D100} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\textbf{Dragonborn}}  \\ \hline
-        01-07 & \multirow{5}{*}{Chromatic} & Black \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        08-14 &  & Blue \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        15-21 &  & Green \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        22-28 &  & Red \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        29-35 &  & White \\ \hline
-        36-41 & \multirow{5}{*}{Gem} & Amethyst \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        42-47 &  & Crystal \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        48-53 &  & Emerald \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        54-59 &  & Sapphire \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        60-65 &  & Topaz \\ \hline
-        66-72 & \multirow{5}{*}{Metallic} & Brass \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        73-79 &  & Bronze \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        80-86 &  & Copper \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        87-93 &  & Gold \\ \cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
-        94-00 &  & Silver \\ \hline
-      \end{tabular}
-    \end{center}
-  \end{minipage}\hfil
-  \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-    \begin{center}
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-        \begin{center}
 
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
@@ -307,40 +379,10 @@
         \end{tabular}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
-          \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
-            \hline
-            \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Gnome}   \\ \hline
-            1-2 & Deep \\ \hline
-            3-6 & Forest \\ \hline
-            7-10 & Rock \\ \hline
-          \end{tabular}
 
-          \vspace{5pt}
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-            \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Halfling}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Fey}   \\ \hline
-            1-2 & Ghostwise \\ \hline
-            3-6 & Lightfoot \\ \hline
-            7-10 & Stout \\ \hline
-          \end{tabular}
-
-          \vspace{5pt}
-          \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
-            \hline
-            \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Shifter}   \\ \hline
-            1 & Beasthide \\ \hline
-            2 & Longtooth \\ \hline
-            3 & Shiftstride \\ \hline
-            4 & Wildhunt \\ \hline
-          \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
-      \end{minipage}\hfill
-      \begin{minipage}[t]{.45\textwidth}
-        \begin{center}
-          \vspace{-58pt}
-          \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
-            \hline
-            \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Fey Lin.}   \\ \hline
           1 & Centaur \\ \hline
           2 & Changeling \\ \hline
           3 & Fairy \\ \hline
@@ -348,9 +390,10 @@
         \end{tabular}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
+
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-            \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Genasi}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Race}   \\ \hline
           1 & Air \\ \hline
           2 & Earth \\ \hline
           3 & Fire \\ \hline
@@ -361,43 +404,84 @@
 
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-            \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Goblinoid Lin.}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Gnome}   \\ \hline
+          1-2 & Deep \\ \hline
+          3-6 & Forest \\ \hline
+          7-10 & Rock \\ \hline
+        \end{tabular}
+
+        \vspace{5pt}
+
+        \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
+          \hline
+          \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Goblinoid}   \\ \hline
           1-2 & Bugbear \\ \hline
           3-4 & Goblin \\ \hline
           5-6 & Hobgoblin \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
+
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-            \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Rare Lin.}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Halfling}   \\ \hline
+          1-2 & Ghostwise \\ \hline
+          3-6 & Lightfoot \\ \hline
+          7-10 & Stout \\ \hline
+        \end{tabular}
+      \end{center}
+    \end{minipage}\hfil
+    \begin{minipage}[t]{.2\textwidth}
+      \begin{center}
+        \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
+          \hline
+          \textbf{D6} & \textbf{Rare race}   \\ \hline
           1-2 & Kalashtar \\ \hline
           3-4 & Simic Hybrid \\ \hline
           5-6 & Verdalken \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
-        \end{center}
-      \end{minipage}
 
         \vspace{5pt}
+
         \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
           \hline
-        \textbf{D100} & \textbf{Tiefling}   \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Shifter}   \\ \hline
-        1-20 & Asmodeus (Non-variant) \\ \hline
+          1 & Beasthide \\ \hline
-        21-28 & Baalzebul \\ \hline
+          2 & Longtooth \\ \hline
-        29-36 & Dispater \\ \hline
+          3 & Shiftstride \\ \hline
-        37-44 & Fierna \\ \hline
+          4 & Wildhunt \\ \hline
-        45-52 & Glasya \\ \hline
+        \end{tabular}
-        53-60 & Levistus \\ \hline
+
-        61-68 & Mammon \\ \hline
+        \vspace{5pt}
-        69-76 & Mephistopheles \\ \hline
+
-        77-84 & Zariel \\ \hline
+        \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
-        85-89 & Feral \\ \hline
+          \hline
-        90-94 & Devil's Tongue \\ \hline
+          \textbf{D10} & \textbf{Tiefling}   \\ \hline
-        95-99 & Hellfire \\ \hline
+          1 & Asmodeus \\ \hline
-        00 & Winged \\ \hline
+          2 & Baalzebul \\ \hline
+          3 & Dispater \\ \hline
+          4 & Fierna \\ \hline
+          5 & Glasya \\ \hline
+          6 & Levistus \\ \hline
+          7 & Mammon \\ \hline
+          8 & Mephistopheles \\ \hline
+          9 & Zariel \\ \hline
+          10 & Rare Variant* \\ \hline
+        \end{tabular}
+
+        \vspace{5pt}
+
+        \begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
+          \hline
+          \textbf{D4} & \textbf{Rare tiefling}   \\ \hline
+          1 & Feral \\ \hline
+          2 & Devil's Tongue \\ \hline
+          3 & Hellfire \\ \hline
+          4 & Winged \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
       \end{center}
     \end{minipage}
     \end{center}
+  \end{landscape}
 
 \end{document}