8.1 - Quick Reference

Quick Reference

Character Creation

Step	Choice	Mechanical Result
1	Ancestry	Chassis: size, Speed, senses, inherited traits
2	HeritageLineage	One physical or supernatural sub-race expression
3	Ancestry knackHeritage	One narrowregional awareness,people; habit,one language or physicaldialect expressionand two Heritage Expressions
4

Culture One language and Cultural Practice 5 Native D&D background Exactly the benefits granted by the campaign's selected background system 65 Level-1Ancestral talentDetail and Trait One narrow physical ribbon and one ancestry, versatile-heritage,lineage, or universal talentlevel-1 Trait 76 ComplicationFlaw Optional story pressure; no permanent power

Quick and Custom Routes

A lineage's Quick Package recommends its Ancestral Detail and level-1 Trait. Take both for a ready-to-play build or replace either with an eligible option. Quick Packages never grant extra features.

Trait and Talent Advancement

Gain one ancestryAncestral talentTrait at level 1 and one Ancestral Talent at levels 1, 5, 9, 13, and 17.

Ability Scores

V4.0 grants no ability-score increases. Use the campaign's normal character-creation and background rules. A 2024-style background may grant ability-score options; a 2014-style background normally does not.

Common Formulas

Ancestry Save DC: 8 + proficiency bonus + named ability modifier

Once per long rest: One use, all uses return after a long rest.

Proficiency-bonus uses per long rest: Uses equal proficiency bonus, all uses return after a long rest.

Versatile HeritageLineage

Aasimar, Tiefling, and Mixed HeritageLineage replace the heritagelineage of a base ancestry. They do not replace or duplicate the ancestry chassis.