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Incarnation of Transience

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

(4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spectral Stampede", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage. If the target is the incarnation’s size or smaller, it has the Prone

through an empty village. Incarnations of Nature Incarnations of nature embody abstract ideas such as curiosity, relief, or terror. Incarnations of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

—over and over again. Tormented by the Dark Powers, Strahd is haunted by visions of his lost family and tarnished nobility. The count spends long years brooding in the depths of Castle Ravenloft, but

. [hover]), or he returns to his vampire form. Anything he is wearing transforms with him. While in bat or wolf form, Strahd can’t speak. His game statistics, other than his size and Speed, are

Izek Strazni

Monsters Curse of Strahd

parents succumbed to their grief, leaving him an orphan. He became a sociopath. Other children ruthlessly mocked him because of his dead family and his missing arm, but he was a large boy and had no

Ireena Kolyana, although Izek doesn’t know her name. Family Is Forever. Izek has dreams of Ireena. If he spots her, he tries to take her by force to the burgomaster’s mansion. If he

Ox

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Beast of Burden. The ox is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity.Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

, some of them domesticated and others feral. In many cultures, cattle are almost like family to the folk who tend to them.

Jim Darkmagic

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

disappears if it takes any damage, after 1 hour, or when Jim uses this feature again.James Winifred Darkmagic III is the scion of a mysterious, multiplanar wizarding family. Jim's arcane pedigree has long

wizard, or perhaps “that strange old man in the village,” Jim's original penchant was not for the magic of scroll or spell, but for the stage. As an entertainer and purveyor of the “Jim Darkmagic

Deep Rothé

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Beast of Burden. The rothé is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity.Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

sages attribute the ability to the centuries rothé have spent in the Underdark, where ambient magic slowly transforms everything. Cattle Many kinds of cattle roam the multiverse, some of them domesticated and others feral. In many cultures, cattle are almost like family to the folk who tend to them.

Titanothere

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Beast of Burden. The titanothere is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity.Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit

", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition if it is a creature.Titanotheres are a family of enormous

Rosie Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Brave. Rosie has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Halfling Nimbleness. Rosie can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than hers. Evasion. If Rosie is

complex than merely seeking after adventure. She has long sought for ultimate meaning in the stars, and to seek justification for her belief that her bonds to her expansive family are reflected in the

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your village

Wrestling. You fought in hand-to-hand combat with an immense lobster. 2 It Dragged the Boat. You nearly caught a fish of monstrous size that pulled your boat for miles. 3 Fins of Pure Gold

Giant Foundling

Backgrounds Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Though you aren’t a Giant, you grew up among giants. Maybe you were an orphan taken in by a sympathetic family of stone giants who raised you as one of their own. Or perhaps you lived in a lost

magic inherent in the site of your home, or some verdant blessing of growth placed on you—caused you to grow to a remarkable size for your kind. With the aid of this magic, you have learned how to

Halfling

races Player’s Handbook

Cherished and guided by gods who value life, home, and hearth, halflings gravitate toward bucolic havens where family and community help shape their lives. That said, many halflings possess a brave

and adventurous spirit that leads them on journeys of discovery, affording them the chance to explore a bigger world and make new friends along the way. Their size—similar to that of a human

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

hair. Gruul centaurs cut their hair in rough, spiky styles. The upper bodies of centaurs are comparable to human torsos in size, and their lower equine bodies average about 4 feet tall at the withers

, they celebrate family and community as microcosms of that greater connection. Among the Gruul, they have a strong clan identity, and Selesnya centaurs are fiercely loyal to their individual communities

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

practicing the same trade. However, your guild might instead be a loose network of artisans who each work in a different village within a larger realm. Work with your DM to determine the nature of your

family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

tactics that make them excellent commanders as well as valuable shock troops. Horns and Hooves Minotaurs are barrel-chested humanoids with heads resembling those of bulls. Their horns range in size

tail in the way. Strength and Zeal Minotaurs are zealous and love battle. They are found among the Gruul Clans, but the minotaurs of the Ordruun family line, long associated with the Boros Legion

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s plans to triumph over rivals. A draegloth is an ogre-sized, four-armed biped with purple skin and pale hair. Two of its arms are muscular, tipped with sharp claws; the other two are the size and

toward her house—and a sign of the demon lord’s disregard for the family’s rivals, who were not thus gifted. The creation prompts the leaders of the house to begin crafting new plans

Deep Crow

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

the familiars of evil arcane casters, abandoned in the subterranean depths and left to grow to enormous size. Others claim these creatures were once normal crows transmuted by vile essence and viler

doesn't struggle, the deep crow takes it back to its lair to be devoured at leisure. Creatures that do struggle might be repeatedly dropped from a height to soften them up a bit. Family Ties. Deep crows

Korolnor Scepter

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

unknown for the longest time until a storm giant queen, Neri, found it in a barnacle-covered shipwreck at the bottom of the Trackless Sea. The Ruling Scepters are all roughly the same size and shape, but

(hidden in the Sea of Fallen Stars), the Sondarr Scepter (location unknown), the Torglor Scepter (held by the Ryscelsar noble family of Halruaa), the Ultoksamrin Scepter (lost in the ruins of Myth Ondath near the Great Glacier), and the Xothaerin Scepter (location unknown).

Loxodon

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

guilds is their sense of the size of the community they belong to. For loxodons in the Selesnya Conclave, their community is the world and all living beings in it—everything valuable, meant to live

’s resonant nasal chambers, that indicate status, family connection, and community role. Since most non-loxodons can’t distinguish these underlying tones, let alone produce them, loxodons

Fighter

classes Basic Rules (2014)

combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike. Trained for Danger Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively

are you following a proud family tradition? Where did you acquire your weapons and armor? They might have been military issue or family heirlooms, or perhaps you scrimped and saved for years to buy

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

stature. But they soon learned that their kind were fated to eventually undergo a dramatic, painful, and random growth spurt that sees them transformed to hobgoblin size over a period of days. At the

, allowing an individual to experience more of the world and grow in empathy and understanding. There is no pattern to any verdan’s mutations, as verdan from the same family can shift in drastically

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the

no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. 2 I worked the land

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon. 6 A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area when a sapphire dragon took up residence

nearby. Ridding the village of the spiders means tampering with the dragon’s food supply. 7 A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

can be convinced to return. 6 A royal heir goes missing while secretly visiting a crystal dragon. The heir’s family, the heir’s friends, and the dragon all want to find the heir, but

dragon’s lair, so the dragon will never want for conversation. 2 A family of yeti;yetis seized an adult crystal dragon;adult crystal dragon's lair and hoard, and the dragon seeks help to

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting

size and strength makes them natural soldiers, though, and with their stoic demeanor, they can encourage others and become great leaders. Many earth genasi live underground, where they can be in their

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

stole from the dragon. 6 A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area when a sapphire dragon took up residence nearby. Ridding the village of the spiders means

retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it. Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.

The Village of Uskarn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

The Village of Uskarn Uskarn is a small fishing village of nine hundred souls. Though the place is primarily a human settlement, a handful of elves, dwarves, and gnomes have also made their homes

here. Most of Uskarn’s inhabitants earn a living fishing in the shallows of the adjacent bay or venturing farther out to sea if they’re after more impressive catches. The village boasts an unusually

Keening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Keening Darklord: Tristessa Hallmarks: Banshee, silent village The forbidding land of Keening is dominated by Mount Lament, at whose base lies the village of Anwrtyn, where all the residents are deaf

the night. In life, Tristessa dwelled under Mount Arak in Tepest (detailed earlier in this chapter), but she was exiled for crimes against her people. In death, she endlessly seeks to be reunited with the family slain by her misdeeds.

Settlements

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

such potions for sale. Settlements by Size Settlement Population Range Max. GP Value Village Up to 500 20 GP Town 501–5,000 2,000 GP City 5,001 and higher 200,000 GP Do I Need a Settlement Map

settlements as a home base, in or near which they can build their Bastions when they are of high enough level to do so (see chapter 8). The Settlements by Size table provides population ranges for

Keening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Keening Darklord: Tristessa Hallmarks: Banshee, silent village The forbidding land of Keening is dominated by Mount Lament, at whose base lies the village of Anwrtyn. The people of Anwrtyn deafen

Tepest (detailed earlier in this book), but she was exiled for crimes against her people. In death, she endlessly seeks to reunite with the family slain by her misdeeds. David Astruga The deadly shrieks of the banshee Tristessa echo through the mountainous domain of Keening

Odaire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Odaire Darklord: Maligno Hallmarks: Evil toys, village of children The toymaker Guiseppe had his wish for a family granted when his creation, the marionette Figlio, came to life. A proud father

, the toymaker presented his son to all the people of his village, Odaire. The local children loved Figlio, but their skeptical parents said the marionette was nothing but a toy. Over time, this doubt

Odaire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Odaire Darklord: Maligno Hallmarks: Evil toys, village of children The toymaker Guiseppe had his wish for a family granted when his creation, the marionette Figlio, came to life. A proud father, the

toymaker presented his son to all the other people of his village, Odaire. The local children loved Figlio, but their parents were skeptical, saying the marionette was nothing but a toy. Over time

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres. Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy

Chapter 1: This Is Your Life

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

experience before deciding to become an adventurer? What were the circumstances of your birth? How large is your family, and what sorts of relationships do you have with your relatives? Which people

backstory for your character — an autobiography of sorts — that you can use to inform how you roleplay the character. Your DM can draw from this material as the campaign proceeds, creating situations and scenarios that build off your previous life experiences.

Developing a Darklord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

when creating your Darklord’s backstory: What was the first depraved act the Darklord chose to commit, and how did their ideal encourage them down this path? Was the Darklord rewarded or celebrated for

friends and family rejected them? Did the Darklord think this was warranted or an unreasonable judgment? How did they react? When and how did these acts attract the attention of the Dark Powers? How did the Dark Powers use these acts to craft the perfect prison domain for the Darklord?

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

1 I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would carry with me everywhere … except it’s the size of a building, and it might eat me. 2 In my laboratory, I

discovered something that I think could eliminate half the life on Ravnica. 3 The other researchers in my clade are my family — a big, eccentric family including members and parts of many species

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