Character Generator

This page is designed to quickly and efficiently create characters (both PC's and NPC's) for the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. I have blended the rules from the first and second editions of the game, and kept what I liked from each. You will find bards, half-orcs, and assassins on this page. Simply click on your preferred method to generate characters, and enjoy!

The "Keep Scores" button will generate a character sheet, along with the appropriate saving throws, using a Perl program It also saves the generated character to another database, and can be viewed by yourself, or others, on subsequent visits by using the See Saved Characters button. If you return to this page from the Perl-generated page, the form will be reset.

You can read more about what this page does, and what I hope for it to do, under the next table.

STR
INT
WIS
DEX
CON
CHA


Character Class
Race
Single Class

Level
Hit Points

Multi-Class

Levels
Hit Points

Name Alignment THAC0

So far this page accurately generates:

  • Hit Points (Single and Multi-Classes)
  • Base THAC0 for all classes and lowest THAC0 for Multi-Classes
  • Racial bonuses/penalties for ability scores
  • Exceptional Strength for Warrior Classes with an 18 STR
  • Monk character abilities are based on an old Dragon Magazine article. They use d6 for hit points, and their abilities are different.
  • Bard abilities are taken from the 2nd Edition rules.
It also has several checks in place to prevent characters which would not normally be allowed.
  • Alignment Checks
    • Paladins may only be Lawful Good
    • Thieves may not be Lawful Good
    • Monks must be Lawful
    • Bards must be some form of Neutral
    • Rangers must be Good
    • Druids must be True Neutral
    • Assassins must be Evil
  • Races and Classes
    • Checks races and classes against each other and disallows incompatable matches (Dwarf with Magic-User, for example). Similarly checks multi-classed characters against races.
The Perl program that this page accesses also currently generates information for characters.
  • Generates Thieving Abilities (for Assassins and Monks as well, in their altered states). Also figures in dexterity bonuses and racial bonus/penalties.
  • Generates spells, by level and number, for Magic-Users, Illusionists, Clerics, and Druids, Paladins, and Rangers, and Bards.
  • Generates Base Saving Throws by class and level. Assigns lowest scores for Multi-Class saves.

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