The horns of Lorwyn elves are stubby like a goat’s or curved like a ram’s, but always ridged. Their pointed ears are long and slender. In Lorwyn, elves value beauty above all, though what any given elf deems beautiful can seem arbitrary. Some Lorwyn elves assume authority over the land’s other peoples, using their fallen empire to support their claims. These elves blame the fall of their empire…
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…
| Skill | Ability | Example Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Dexterity | Stay on your feet in a tricky situation, or perform an acrobatic stunt. |
| Animal Handling | Wisdom | Calm or train an animal, or get an animal to behave in a certain way. … |
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…
Lolth’s worship is matriarchal, and only female drow can rise to become priestesses of the Spider Queen or rule a noble house.
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…
Bring Light to Banish Darkness The Light Domain emphasizes the divine power to bring about blazing fire and revelation. Clerics who wield this power are enlightened souls infused with radiance and the power of their deities’ discerning vision, charged with chasing away lies and burning away darkness. The Light Domain is associated with gods of truth, vigilance, beauty, insight, and renewal. Some…
Devas are emissaries of divine will. These immortal messengers adopt the shapes of mystical beasts or idealized, winged mortals. As with all angels, their true forms are known only to the gods they serve. Rather than literal correspondence from a god, a deva conveys an allegory or quest to mortals, tasking them with delivering something to its rightful place. While the angel might be called on in…
Dark Bargains can also come about during play in a campaign. There might be times where inscrutable powers have their own designs and see an opportunity for a character to further those ends in exchange for gifts. Others might be willing to negotiate a bargain as an alternative price to death or worse. In these cases, the GM might alter terms of the bargains, such as increasing, lessening, or…
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Parry. If you’re holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus…
*Stat blocks for these creatures (except the card drawer) appear in the Monster Manual.
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,…
| Investment | Item Rarity |
|---|---|
| 150 GP | Common |
| 600 GP | Uncommon … |
Drow of Lolth defend cities in the Underdark and raid the surface in the name of the Spider Queen. Drow of Lolth Throughout the vast Underdark, in cities such as Menzoberranzan, many drow worship Lolth, the Spider Queen. Exiled from the surface world millennia ago, these drow now consider the Underdark to be their true home. Their insidious schemes include raiding the surface, plotting against…
Throughout the vast Underdark, in cities such as Menzoberranzan, many drow worship Lolth, the Spider Queen. Exiled from the surface world millennia ago, these drow now consider the Underdark to be their true home. Their insidious schemes include raiding the surface, plotting against each other, and preparing for ultimate war.
Striking down with the fury of a storm, an armor-clad Human releases a powerful bolt of lightning from his sword to cleave through the impending horde. Holding a ball of quicksilver in his hand, a Dwarf describes the appearance of his bounty to a local merchant, magically changing the silver’s shape to better describe his quarry. Twirling in place, a maelstrom of flames leap from an Elf’s cloak,…
Your study of blood magic and life force has borne fruit, granting you the following benefits. Blood Lash. You learn the Blood Bolt * cantrip. Your spellcasting ability for it is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose the ability when you select this feat). Bottled Life. When you finish a Long Rest, you can perform a 1-minute ritual to transfer some of your life essence into a vessel for…
This species is part of the Lorwyn: First Light. You can unlock it by purchasing the book in our marketplace.
