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Tortle

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” These turtle folk live on many worlds, most often journeying up and down coasts, along waterways, and across the sea. Tortles don

’t have a unified story of how they were created, but they all have a sense of being mystically connected to the natural world. Carrying their shelter on their backs gives tortles a special

Minotaur

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

powerful backs, and some have long patches of hair on their chins and cheeks. Their legs end in heavy, cloven hooves, and they have long, tufted tails. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you

height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

Privelege Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every

, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

instrument Languages: One of your choice Equipment: One set of traveler's clothes, a signet ring;signet, banner or seal representing your place or rank in the order, and a pouch containing 10 gp

honest. Knights of the Silver Chalice. The Knights of the Silver Chalice was formed by edict of the demigod Siamorphe in Waterdeep a century ago. Siamorphe’s ethos is the nobility’s right

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every

among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond.) Variant Feature

Artificer Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

is tied to their tools and their talents, and few other characters can produce the right tool for a job as well as an artificer. Artificers in Many Worlds Throughout the D&D multiverse

result of the wondrous ingenuity of artificers. Creating an Artificer To create an artificer, consult the following subsections, which give you hit points, proficiencies, and starting equipment. Then

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Feywild. Sometimes they adopt new forms for the sake of mischief or malice, and other times they don a new identity to right wrongs or delight the downtrodden. In their true form, changelings appear faded

character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

;s wing, a tattered piece of a Boros banner (a souvenir from a famous battle), a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 2 gp (Boros-minted 1-zino coins) Feature: Legion Station You have

) 2 Justice. Achieving justice requires establishing fair, equitable, and compassionate relationships within a community. (Good) 3 Protection. It isn’t right for innocents to

Day 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the cult’s contraband on their backs along this portion of the trail, and their tracks can be plainly seen where the path crosses wet ground. Much of the path is through mucky, cold, knee-deep water

. On those stretches, blaze marks are cut into trees to keep porters on the right course. No skill checks are needed to avoid getting lost as long as characters stick to the trail. If characters leave

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to

strongholds, and then decorated with uniquely orcish accessories. A war wagon is a source of great pride for a war chief, comparable to a human army’s banner or flag. Many are clad in armor and

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

legion is organized into units called banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the

strong, while in another such a force numbers just twenty. One banner might have four warriors mounted on worgs led by a fist, while a fist in another banner of the same legion might lead ten mounted

Past Life

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

inspiration, consider how the Darklord is a reflection of the players’ characters. You might also look ahead to the “Genres of Horror” section to see if any of these types of horror seem right for your

Darklord’s childhood like? Whom did the Darklord care about? Who cared about the Darklord? Who hurt the Darklord? Whose respect or love did the Darklord crave? What did the Darklord value? Consult the

S12. Courtyard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

S12. Courtyard The thick fog that fills this courtyard swirls, as if eager to escape. The courtyard is surrounded by a fifteen-foot-high curtain wall on which stand several guards with their backs to

shaft and scuttles up to attack anyone who shines a light down on him. Mishka Belview. Mishka stands 5 feet tall and has a wiry, spindly build. He has three red spider eyes on the right side of his face

Creating an Artificer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Creating an Artificer To create an artificer, consult the following subsections, which give you hit points, proficiencies, and starting equipment. Then look at the Artificer table to see which

Magical Tinkering, Spellcasting — — 2 2 — — — — 2nd +2 Infuse Item 4 2 2 2 — — — — 3rd +2 Artificer Specialist, The Right Tool for the Job 4 2 2 3

Umber Hulk's Shell Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

stay here, Alion shares a tale from another traveler with them. Roll a d6 and consult the Leilon Tales table to determine which tale Alion knows or pick a tale the characters haven’t heard yet. Leilon

dragon? Apparently, a few travelers from Neverwinter saw one fly north along the coast with a dolphin in its claws. They say those metallic dragons are good. I hope they’re right.” 6 “You ever

Finding the Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

characters by Bannik (see the “Iggwilv’s Verse” section) hints the characters should turn their backs to Iggwilv’s Horn, meaning they should search to the south. From there, they can find the caves using the

characters in the right direction. By conversing with these creatures, the characters can narrow their search. Follow the Bats. Thousands of bats fly out of the Lost Caverns at dusk to hunt and return at

Chapter 1: Playing the Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

under our weight? Jared: All right, one at a time. Phillip, Gareth’s looking at the gargoyles? Phillip: Yeah. Is there any hint they might be creatures and not just decorations? Jared: Make an

interaction, exploration, and combat. Rules Glossary If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its definition, consult the rules glossary, which is appendix C. This chapter provides an

Rumors and Legends

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

percentile dice and consult the table below to determine what the character learns. False rumors are in italics. Also see appendix F for even more potential rumors of the Barrier Peaks. Barrier Peaks

sacrifice there to Ogrémoch. 71–80 Daoine Gloine was found in the Barrier Peaks, all right, but it’s long been deserted. Its last residents left ages ago, though a few of their descendants are said to

Getting the Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

have snowshoes slung over their backs and ice picks fastened to their belts, and two of them have thick beards. The third holds up a gloved hand and says, through a thick wool scarf in a raspy voice

briefly described below: Hruna speaks for the group in a voice made raspy by years of smoking. She has lost her right ear and two fingers to frostbite. Korux stares in silence and doesn’t talk much

Nonhuman Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

tyranny LE War Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets

, god of storms CE Tempest Three lightning bolts radiating from a central point Tempus, god of war N War Upright flaming sword Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice LG War White right gauntlet

Planar Portals

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

into further adventures as they chase down a key item, scour old libraries for commands, or consult sages to find the right time to visit the portal.

H3. Hall of Rainbows

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

presenting a stone golem to a young man dressed in royal finery. One of the wizards embeds a sapphire shard in the right palm of the young man. Ancient script labels the young man, and a larger

man with a blue stone embedded in his right palm and a blue dragon and its army of monsters and men. The dragon is wounded in one eye. Three wizards wearing peculiar hats accompany the young man. The

Sigil Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help

be forged. What Do You Think? Having reached an impasse, the philosophers turn their attention to the characters, asking them to weigh in. The debate resolves in one of three ways: One of You Is Right

Mayor Duvezin's House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Map 5.2: mayor duvezin's house View Player Version H1. Entryway Dust covers everything in this wide hallway. Moth-eaten cloaks hang from hooks on the left-hand wall. To the left and the right, hallways

windows, the only light within the house. The cloaks are too decayed to be of any use. H2. Assembly Room Chairs are arranged in staggered rows with their backs to the door, facing a podium in the

Bronze Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon wyrmling from sacrifice at the hands of a cult, and the two now travel together in search of wrongs to right. 3 A bronze dragon wyrmling’s murdered tutor rose as a revenant, and the dragon

of smaller species to fight for justice beneath the dragon’s banner. 6 Dragonborn pirates bribe a young bronze dragon into helping them steal ship cargoes for a sizable cut of the profits

Plaintiff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

bad situation. 4 The law doesn’t protect the honest and the hard working. I’m going to do whatever needs to be done to make things right. 5 I’m always in the wrong place at the wrong time

Acquisitions Incorporated are my allies. We have each other’s backs. 6 My legal counsel is my best friend. I owe all my forthcoming opportunities to their hard work. d6 Flaw 1 The

Hazards

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

things right, lest they risk mutiny or worse. Each day a ship spends dealing with a crew conflict requires those aboard to make a group check. The check’s DC is randomly determined or chosen from the

compare that check to the DC. Determine how many of the group’s checks succeeded — the officers’ and the crew’s — then consult the Crew Conflict Check Results table. Crew Conflict DCs DC Description

Commoners and Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

criminal behavior by drubbing both accuser and accused, it’s important that common folk have someone to watch their backs. That’s why the people of Baldur’s Gate created crews — collections of likeminded

the Right Pashas of Little Calimshan, the Crossed of Wyrm’s Crossing, the Gravemakers of Tumbledown, or the Bloomridge Dandies. By far the most important crew to travelers, however, is the Gateguides

Commoners and Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

criminal behavior by drubbing both accuser and accused, it’s important that common folk have someone to watch their backs. That’s why the people of Baldur’s Gate created crews — collections of like-minded

as the Right Pashas of Little Calimshan, the Crossed of Wyrm’s Crossing, the Gravemakers of Tumbledown, or the Bloomridge Dandies. By far the most important crew to travelers, however, is the

Terrain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the former lair of a fearsome predator, the characters can potentially gather useful material for crafting among the bones. When the party enters a boneyard, roll a d20 and consult the table to

of the pit requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Slime or Mold As the adventurers pass through a small cavern, they encounter a patch of slime or mold. Roll a d6 and consult the

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

of the World, wherein they consult a divine oracle. The oracle requires that the adventurers retrieve some lost relics buried under Uthgardt ancestral mounds scattered throughout the North. If the

sense of growing urgency and point characters in the right direction. Starting at 5th Level You can begin the adventure with 5th-level characters by skipping over chapter 1 and starting in one of the

Broken King Antigonos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

to attempt the test. Doing so requires the creature to climb into the amphora while Antigonos holds it upright. After someone has entered the amphora, roll a d20 and consult the Test of the Amphora

and silver crown (worth 85 gp), amphora (worth 25 gp to the right buyer, such as a vintner), and tattered robes (worthless), Antigonos carries a backpack worn at his belt like a pouch. It holds 16 cp, a large carnelian (worth 75 gp), and an etching of a bookish-looking minotaur youth.

11. Eye of Annam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. Treasure The dead cloud giant wears a +2 breastplate that resizes to fit its wearer and has an opal of the ild rune (see appendix B) clutched in its frozen right hand. The ghost doesn’t object if one of

appears on few maps, and few folk know of it. Characters who consult with a member of the Surveyors’, Map & Chartmakers’ Guild in Waterdeep or any learned sage in Everlund or Silverymoon can procure a

Step 5: Add Flavor

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

flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics

outdoor encounters — especially the tables for obstacles, traps, and tricks. Finally, consult the random encounter tables in the next section of this book for inspiration.

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

overwhelming number of such item-keyed portals. Learning and meeting a portal’s requirements can draw characters into further adventures as they chase down a key item, scour old libraries for command words, or consult sages to find the right time to visit the portal.

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