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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to.
A
grinning cat is slain, 2d12;{"diceNotation":"2d12", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Whiskers"} of its whiskers can be retrieved for this purpose.Fade Back. The grinning cat becomes visible or makes part of
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
who died a century ago, after a long and nefarious career. Esvele Rosznar, a brash young noble, has recently adopted the Black Viper's persona to lead a secret life of crime. Like many other nobles
. When she throws back her cloak to reveal the costume she has put together, most folk toss their purses and flee. If that doesn't work, she usually needs only to draw her dagger. Of course, some of the
Halfling
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
Regis the halfling, the only one of his kind for hundreds of miles in any direction, locked his fingers behind his head and leaned back against the mossy blanket of the tree trunk. Regis was short
wide and wonder-filled world. For them, adventuring is less a career than an opportunity or sometimes a necessity.
Halfling Names
A halfling has a given name, a family name, and possibly a nickname
Urchin
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
recuperate. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some combination of each.
You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but
of questions.
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I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.
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I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms.
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Ranger
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the
whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
No career criminal in Baldur’s Gate operates without being aware of the Guild. Some studiously keep a low profile, carrying just the occasional smuggled load in with legitimate merchandise, or
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
goblin encourages them to follow him back to the last correct turn. The Goblin’s Riddles Upon meeting the characters (and to discourage them from attacking), the goblin makes it clear there is no way
path) or avoids the monster the group encounters (if the party chose the incorrect path), leading the characters back to the last correct chamber along the path after any battle. The goblin’s riddles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
goblin encourages them to follow him back to the last correct turn. The Goblin’s Riddles Upon meeting the characters (and to discourage them from attacking), the goblin makes it clear there is no way
path) or avoids the monster the group encounters (if the party chose the incorrect path), leading the characters back to the last correct chamber along the path after any battle. The goblin’s riddles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
goblin encourages them to follow him back to the last correct turn. The Goblin’s Riddles Upon meeting the characters (and to discourage them from attacking), the goblin makes it clear there is no way
path) or avoids the monster the group encounters (if the party chose the incorrect path), leading the characters back to the last correct chamber along the path after any battle. The goblin’s riddles
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate
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I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.
4
I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms.
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I eat like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Changing Gods If events in your character’s adventuring career warrant doing so, you can abandon the service of one god and turn to a different one. Once you abandon a god’s service, you can rarely
go back without performing some act of contrition. Your DM decides whether your new god will accept you as a champion and what you might have to do to prove your commitment. When you change gods, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Changing Gods If events in your character’s adventuring career warrant doing so, you can abandon the service of one god and turn to a different one. Once you abandon a god’s service, you can rarely
go back without performing some act of contrition. Your DM decides whether your new god will accept you as a champion and what you might have to do to prove your commitment. When you change gods, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Changing Gods If events in your character’s adventuring career warrant doing so, you can abandon the service of one god and turn to a different one. Once you abandon a god’s service, you can rarely
go back without performing some act of contrition. Your DM decides whether your new god will accept you as a champion and what you might have to do to prove your commitment. When you change gods, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
(60 feet from the group). He says he knows their quest is to slay a great monster. He’ll help them if they solve his two riddles. The first riddle is simple. All they have to do is catch him. He runs
around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
(60 feet from the group). He says he knows their quest is to slay a great monster. He’ll help them if they solve his two riddles. The first riddle is simple. All they have to do is catch him. He runs
around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
(60 feet from the group). He says he knows their quest is to slay a great monster. He’ll help them if they solve his two riddles. The first riddle is simple. All they have to do is catch him. He runs
around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
stinky trogs. Following the thessalhydra’s trail leads them into a cursed labyrinth, where they meet the Lost Knight. He will help them escape only if they prove themselves worthy by solving his riddles
her own quest and wants nothing to do with the characters. She shows them the way out of the Upside Down and into the thessalhydra’s lair. If the characters can beat the thessalhydra and bring its heads back to Sir Tristan, they have successfully finished this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
stinky trogs. Following the thessalhydra’s trail leads them into a cursed labyrinth, where they meet the Lost Knight. He will help them escape only if they prove themselves worthy by solving his riddles
her own quest and wants nothing to do with the characters. She shows them the way out of the Upside Down and into the thessalhydra’s lair. If the characters can beat the thessalhydra and bring its heads back to Sir Tristan, they have successfully finished this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
stinky trogs. Following the thessalhydra’s trail leads them into a cursed labyrinth, where they meet the Lost Knight. He will help them escape only if they prove themselves worthy by solving his riddles
her own quest and wants nothing to do with the characters. She shows them the way out of the Upside Down and into the thessalhydra’s lair. If the characters can beat the thessalhydra and bring its heads back to Sir Tristan, they have successfully finished this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Twenty-Two Riddles Here are twenty-two riddles you can use in any campaign. Each riddle’s answer is the name of a card from the Deck of Many Things: In daylight, my gray cloak flies high. At night
the answer! Moon
Though always shiny, in daylight I hide. At night, I’m one of many spread far and wide. Click to see the answer! Star
Clutch your purse, call the guards, but don’t turn your back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Twenty-Two Riddles Here are twenty-two riddles you can use in any campaign. Each riddle’s answer is the name of a card from the Deck of Many Things: In daylight, my gray cloak flies high. At night
the answer! Moon
Though always shiny, in daylight I hide. At night, I’m one of many spread far and wide. Click to see the answer! Star
Clutch your purse, call the guards, but don’t turn your back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
what to make of you but gives you work to keep you busy 2 A career bureaucrat who insists you file paperwork in multiple offices in order to get anything done 3 A junior professor who might be more
7 A tired senior professor whose only joy in academia is seeing what you bring back from your adventures 8 An eager researcher who wants to come with you on every adventure because second-hand reports are always incomplete and unsatisfying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
what to make of you but gives you work to keep you busy 2 A career bureaucrat who insists you file paperwork in multiple offices in order to get anything done 3 A junior professor who might be more
7 A tired senior professor whose only joy in academia is seeing what you bring back from your adventures 8 An eager researcher who wants to come with you on every adventure because second-hand reports are always incomplete and unsatisfying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
what to make of you but gives you work to keep you busy 2 A career bureaucrat who insists you file paperwork in multiple offices in order to get anything done 3 A junior professor who might be more
7 A tired senior professor whose only joy in academia is seeing what you bring back from your adventures 8 An eager researcher who wants to come with you on every adventure because second-hand reports are always incomplete and unsatisfying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
academic knowledge exceeds that of many colleagues, and students call him an excellent lecturer. But his lack of significant field experience has held him back. Word is circulating that he plans a truly
ambitious expedition to the far south of Xen’drik, which almost certainly will either make or break his career. He might hire the characters or their rivals to accompany him on this expedition. Cullen Cole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
academic knowledge exceeds that of many colleagues, and students call him an excellent lecturer. But his lack of significant field experience has held him back. Word is circulating that he plans a truly
ambitious expedition to the far south of Xen’drik, which almost certainly will either make or break his career. He might hire the characters or their rivals to accompany him on this expedition. Cullen Cole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
few small difficulties early in your career, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputation after one agonizing night when the fates conspired to bring about your theatrical ruin. The ways
on with the show (if possible) or promising to come back tomorrow with a new performance that’s guaranteed to please. Embarrassments d6 Embarrassment 1 The time when your comedic song, “Big Tom’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
few small difficulties early in your career, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputation after one agonizing night when the fates conspired to bring about your theatrical ruin. The ways
on with the show (if possible) or promising to come back tomorrow with a new performance that’s guaranteed to please. Embarrassments d6 Embarrassment 1 The time when your comedic song, “Big Tom’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
academic knowledge exceeds that of many colleagues, and students call him an excellent lecturer. But his lack of significant field experience has held him back. Word is circulating that he plans a truly
ambitious expedition to the far south of Xen’drik, which almost certainly will either make or break his career. He might hire the characters or their rivals to accompany him on this expedition. Cullen Cole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
few small difficulties early in your career, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputation after one agonizing night when the fates conspired to bring about your theatrical ruin. The ways
on with the show (if possible) or promising to come back tomorrow with a new performance that’s guaranteed to please. Embarrassments d6 Embarrassment 1 The time when your comedic song, “Big Tom’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Twenty-Two Riddles Here are twenty-two riddles you can use in any campaign. Each riddle’s answer is the name of a card from the Deck of Many Things: In daylight, my gray cloak flies high. At night
the answer! Moon
Though always shiny, in daylight I hide. At night, I’m one of many spread far and wide. Click to see the answer! Star
Clutch your purse, call the guards, but don’t turn your back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Why Are You Here? As a resident of Clifftop, you’ve got a reputation. What is it, and how did you earn it? Are you a new prodigy, or an old retired hero who’s just getting back into the game? As
always, consider your background. If you’re a soldier, you might have had a celebrated career. As an entertainer, you might perform at one of the theaters of Upper Menthis between adventures. If you’re a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Tall Tales Some folks are content to merely listen to stories of giants and other enormous peoples and creatures. For others, these tall tales become the basis of their entire adventuring career
says giants and other enormous creatures are stories for children. You hope to slay such a creature and bring back proof of their existence out of spite.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Why Are You Here? As a resident of Clifftop, you’ve got a reputation. What is it, and how did you earn it? Are you a new prodigy, or an old retired hero who’s just getting back into the game? As
always, consider your background. If you’re a soldier, you might have had a celebrated career. As an entertainer, you might perform at one of the theaters of Upper Menthis between adventures. If you’re a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Tall Tales Some folks are content to merely listen to stories of giants and other enormous peoples and creatures. For others, these tall tales become the basis of their entire adventuring career
says giants and other enormous creatures are stories for children. You hope to slay such a creature and bring back proof of their existence out of spite.






