Saving Throw Tables

Different types of character and creature have different Saving Throw tables they may consult.

Which Table To Use?

A character uses the best Save they qualify for by their Level or HD. For example, a Level 9/11 Fighter/Thief would gain a Save vs. Paralyzation of 8 from Fighter and only 11 from Thief. As such, they use 8 for their base Save vs. Paralyzation.

Classless Characters (and Pseudo-Class Characters) use either the Unintelligent, Sentient or Sapient tables based on their Hit-Dice or Level. If the character uses any Arcane or Divine Spells (but not Abilities), they also qualify for the Wizard and Priest tables respectively. If the character has Hide in Shadows and Move Silently and one other Thief Skill gained by their race, they may qualify for the Rogue table.

If a Classless or Pseudo-Class character later takes a Class, they use either their Saving Throw from the original tables they qualified for or what they gain from Class levels, whichever is higher. For instance, a 12-1 HD Hill Giant gains a Save vs. Wand of 9 by default. If the character took the Mage Class and gained 5 levels, this would not increase their effective HD by 5 on the Sapient Creature Table, granting them an effective HD of 17 and Save vs. Wands of 5. Instead, it would allow them to choose between the Wizard Save vs. Wands of 11 (Level 5 Wizard) or 9 (12-1 HD Hill Giant).

Class Tables

Saving Throw Tables are divided between the Class Groups - Priest, Rogue, Warrior and Wizard. Any modifiers a character has from Class are not included here - Paladins, for instance, receive a +2 bonus to all Saving Throws.

Priest

Priest Saves
Level	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	12	16	15	19	17
1	10	14	13	16	15
2	10	14	13	16	15
3	10	14	13	16	15
4	9	13	12	15	14
5	9	13	12	15	14
6	9	13	12	15	14
7	7	11	10	13	12
8	7	11	10	13	12
9	7	11	10	13	12
10	6	10	9	12	11
11	6	10	9	12	11
12	6	10	9	12	11
13	5	9	8	11	10
14	5	9	8	11	10
15	5	9	8	11	10
16	4	8	7	10	9
17	4	8	7	10	9
18	4	8	7	10	9
19+	2	6	5	8	7

Rogue

Rogue Saves
Level	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	15	16	14	19	17
1	13	14	12	16	15
2	13	14	12	16	15
3	13	14	12	16	15
4	13	14	12	16	15
5	12	12	11	15	14
6	12	12	11	15	14
7	12	12	11	15	14
8	12	12	11	15	14
9	11	10	10	14	11
10	11	10	10	14	11
11	11	10	10	14	11
12	11	10	10	14	11
13	10	8	9	13	9
14	10	8	9	13	9
15	10	8	9	13	9
16	10	8	9	13	9
17	9	6	8	12	7
18	9	6	8	12	7
19	9	6	8	12	7
20	9	6	8	12	7
21+	8	7	4	11	5

Warrior

Warrior Saves
Level	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	16	18	17	20	19
1	14	16	15	17	17
2	14	16	15	17	17
3	13	15	14	16	16
4	13	15	14	16	16
5	11	13	12	13	14
6	11	13	12	13	14
7	10	12	11	12	13
8	10	12	11	12	13
9	8	10	9	9	11
10	8	10	9	9	11
11	7	9	8	8	10
12	7	9	8	8	10
13	5	7	6	5	8
14	5	7	6	5	8
15	4	6	5	4	7
16	4	6	5	4	7
17+	3	5	4	4	6

Wizard

Wizard Saves
Level	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	16	13	15	18	14
1	14	11	13	15	12
2	14	11	13	15	12
3	14	11	13	15	12
4	14	11	13	15	12
5	14	11	13	15	12
6	13	9	11	13	10
7	13	9	11	13	10
8	13	9	11	13	10
9	13	9	11	13	10
10	13	9	11	13	10
11	11	7	9	11	8
12	11	7	9	11	8
13	11	7	9	11	8
14	11	7	9	11	8
15	11	7	9	11	8
16	10	5	7	9	6
17	10	5	7	9	6
18	10	5	7	9	6
19	10	5	7	9	6
20	10	5	7	9	6
21+	8	3	5	7	4

Monsters

Unintelligent

Used for creatures with Unintelligent Type. These are the same as Sapient Saves, but with Level/HD halved.

Unintelligent Saves
Level/HD	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	16	18	17	20	19
1	16	18	17	20	19
2	14	16	15	17	17
3	14	16	15	17	17
4	14	16	15	17	17
5	14	16	15	17	17
6	13	15	14	16	16
7	13	15	14	16	16
8	13	15	14	16	16
9	13	15	14	16	16
10	11	13	12	13	14
11	11	13	12	13	14
12	11	13	12	13	14
13	11	13	12	13	14
14	10	12	11	12	13
15	10	12	11	12	13
16	10	12	11	12	13
17	10	12	11	12	13
18	8	10	9	9	11
19	8	10	9	9	11
20	8	10	9	9	11
21	8	10	9	9	11
22	7	9	8	8	10
23	7	9	8	8	10
24	7	9	8	8	10
25	7	9	8	8	10
26	5	7	6	5	8
27	5	7	6	5	8
28	5	7	6	5	8
29	5	7	6	5	8
30	4	6	5	4	7
31	4	6	5	4	7
32	4	6	5	4	7
33+	3	5	4	4	6

Sentient

Used for creatures with Sentient Type. These are the same as Sapient Saves, but with Level/HD halved for all Saves besides Save vs. Paralyzation/Poison/Death.

Sentient Saves
Level/HD	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	16	18	17	20	19
1	14	18	17	20	19
2	14	16	15	17	17
3	13	16	15	17	17
4	13	16	15	17	17
5	11	16	15	17	17
6	11	15	14	16	16
7	10	15	14	16	16
8	10	15	14	16	16
9	8	15	14	16	16
10	8	13	12	13	14
11	7	13	12	13	14
12	7	13	12	13	14
13	5	13	12	13	14
14	5	12	11	12	13
15	4	12	11	12	13
16	4	12	11	12	13
17	3	12	11	12	13
18	3	10	9	9	11
19	3	10	9	9	11
20	3	10	9	9	11
21	3	10	9	9	11
22	3	9	8	8	10
23	3	9	8	8	10
24	3	9	8	8	10
25	3	9	8	8	10
26	3	7	6	5	8
27	3	7	6	5	8
28	3	7	6	5	8
29	3	7	6	5	8
30	3	6	5	4	7
31	3	6	5	4	7
32	3	6	5	4	7
33+	3	5	4	4	6

Sapient

Used for creatures with Sapient Type.

Sapient Saves
Level/HD	Save vs. Para/Pois/Death	Save vs. Rods/Staves/Wands	Save vs. Petri/Poly	Save vs. Breath/Cloud/Spray	Save vs. Spells/Raw Magic
0	16	18	17	20	19
1	14	16	15	17	17
2	14	16	15	17	17
3	13	15	14	16	16
4	13	15	14	16	16
5	11	13	12	13	14
6	11	13	12	13	14
7	10	12	11	12	13
8	10	12	11	12	13
9	8	10	9	9	11
10	8	10	9	9	11
11	7	9	8	8	10
12	7	9	8	8	10
13	5	7	6	5	8
14	5	7	6	5	8
15	4	6	5	4	7
16	4	6	5	4	7
17+	3	5	4	4	6

Items

X reflects that no Save is taken against this form of damage.

Item Saves by Damage
Material	Acid	Crushing Blow	Normal Blow	Disintegration	Fall	Intense Heat	Heat	Cold	Intense Energy	Energy
Bone	11	16	8	19	6	9	3	2	8	2
Cloth & Textiles	12	15	10	19	X	18	13	2	18	2
Glass	5	20	12	19	14	7	4	6	17	2
Leather & Flesh	10	18	16	19	2	10	4	3	13	2
Metals	13	7	2	17	3	7	2	2	12	2
Oils	16	X	X	19	X	19	17	5	19	16
Paper	16	14	12	19	X	19	19	2	19	2
Potions	15	X	X	19	X	17	4	13	18	15
Pottery & Brittle Mineral	4	18	10	19	11	5	2	4	2	2
Rock & Crystal	3	17	4	18	8	4	2	2	14	2
Rope & Fibers	12	18	16	19	X	12	6	2	12	2
Wood (Thick)	8	10	4	19	2	8	5	2	9	2
Wood (Thin)	9	13	8	19	2	12	9	2	10	2