Give your character every advantage. When you sit down to create a character, let your mind do the work -- don't just leave it to the dice. The Hero Builder's Guidebook puts at your fingertops everything you need to know before your character's first adventure. With this book, you will: Maximize your charactger's potential with step-by-step character advancement guides Create a compelling backstory for your characer, including family, friends, and enemies Pick from more than 70 variants to the class descriptions in the Player's Handbook Choose personality traits to bring your character to life at the gaming table Both players and Dungeon Masters benefit from the detailed character backgrounds in this book.