On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. —Gundren Rockseeker, Dwarf Treasure Hunter Genies of minerals and gemstones, dao embody the resolve of rock. Using innate magic, they move through the earth unimpeded, exploring depths inaccessible to most. Dao delight in the treasures of the earth, whether raw…

Characters earn an advancement toward their next level. If they decline the advancement, they do not earn any treasure but remain eligible to earn marks of prestige or other non-treasure rewards.

Magic Items for Starting Characters If you’re starting a campaign for characters above level 1, the Player’s Handbook offers suggestions for how many magic items such characters should start with and the rarity of those items. Consider these approaches to determining the items each character receives: DM Choice: Choose items for each character using your own judgment. Player Choice: Let the…

Type: Arcane Focus Cost: -- Weight: -- An Arcane Focus takes one of the forms in the Arcane Focuses table and is bejeweled or carved to channel arcane magic. A Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard can use such an item as a Spellcasting Focus.

Arcane Focuses

A writhing column consisting of a knotted mass of entwined rat-tails wobbles towards you. A score of drooling ratlings, their bodies twisted and merged together, support the bloated tail-spire. Their clawed feet scamper frantically to propel this horrendous heap of rat-flesh. Their beady eyes glimmer with eerie glow as the wiggling tails whip up volatile eldritch energy. Not to be confused with…

Sacred Services Handout May all who act with kindness and virtue Always stand upright. May neither claw nor steel nor darkness hurt you; Be shielded by the light.

Creature Type: Monstrosity Size: Medium (about 4–5 feet tall) Speed: 40 feet As a Worg, you have the following special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill, and you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Bite. Your formidable jaws are a natural weapon, which you can use to…

Some nefarious magic-users carry out forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality to…

This mark of prestige is granted to any character that completes the Queen’s Test in Part 2.

Wondrous Item, rare A Blast Disk holds destructive arcane power. A typical Blast Disk is about nine inches in diameter and one inch thick, made from layers of different metal; dragonshards are embedded in the surface of the disk and arcane symbols are engraved in its surface. Anyone studying the surface of the disk can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check corresponding to the save DC of the…

Dark Bargains weave Druskenvald’s essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into these…

A mass of flesh and tissue quivers and wobbles. Its multiple appendages include outstretched humanoid arms, wriggling tentacles, gangly limbs with talons, and clasping claws. The creature pulls itself forward, squealing and whining from multiple deformed mouths. Numerous multi-colored eyes in misplaced arrangements move and shift across the form. Tumors bulge and shrink within its mass. As the…

You touch a creature that has died within the last minute. That creature revives with 1 Hit Point. This spell can’t revive a creature that has died of old age, nor does it restore any missing body parts. Spell Tags: Healing Available For: Cleric (Legacy), Druid (Legacy), Paladin (Legacy), Ranger (Legacy), Artificer (Legacy), Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Artificer, Warlock (Legacy) - The…

A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function. A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until activated. To activate a Mechanical Wonder, you must wind the wonder with a handheld key unique to that wonder. It takes 1 minute to wind a Mechanical Wonder. While you wind it, you must take the…

The massive creature slumps forward on two stocky legs with bloated and bleeding feet. Its huge gut drags along the ground with several open sores weeping with puss and ichor. Its face is buried in multiple chins as acidic drool drips down them, running down its belly. It opens its mouth as it lets out a gurgling moan, and it reaches into one of its open sores, pulling out a pile of pus-covered…

Latching onto the Thin Places between realities, a cackling chorus of chaotic laughter in hysterical and dissonant tones tears through the minds of those who bear witness to the cosmic being. As it peers out with its three unblinking dark pools of eyes, it observes and surveys the realities as its mass of fleshy tendrils dangle from its slimy form. It ripples with black voidlike hues and splashes…

Deinocheirus is a giant ornithomimosaur from the Late Cretaceous (70 million years old) Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. A relative of Gallimimus, Ornithomimus, and Struthiomimus, it is both the largest and most bizarre member of its family. Design Philosophy Life is diverse. We find that the current 5.5e system of normal, proficiency, and expertise for saves/skills/attacks/etc. calculations based…

Towering over the other Deep Dregs is a muscle-bound warrior with a head shaped like a hammerhead shark. They carry a colossal shield made from the opalescent shell of some mollusk, and their gnarled hide is covered in algae and barnacles. A thick chain is wrapped around their wrists, attached to the massive, spiked harpoon they carry. Champions of the Duchess, Deep Knights tower over others of…

A perfect physical form of humanity stands before you, its flawlessly formed and muscle-bound flesh is tinted in a golden hue while its veins bulge and glow with octarine light. Their eyes emit cascades of light and their voice is a booming chorus. As swirls of fire, ice, and electricity crackle around them, they pulse with unbound energy. Perfect Transmogrification. Amongst Mutagenists, the…

Weapon (any), varies (requires attunement by a Ranger) These weapons are carved from bark, with a core of magical sap, and decorated with leaves from magical plants. Their hilts and shafts are bound in hair from a fey creature. This magic weapon channels the natural magic found in the elements of nature. While holding this magic weapon, you gain a bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it,…

Seugathi reality warpers create and destroy inhospitable environments by bending reality. A neothelid might spawn such a seugathi to create habitats for unique slaves or guests, or to destroy the ecosystem of a troublesome species. Darklands scholars refer to reality warpers as veterans among seugathis, but they’re more accurately compared to aggressive landscape architects.