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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food.Fire
surrounding Sanction are closely related to red dragons, resembling them in scale coloration and general shape. They are cruel and selfish creatures trained by the Dragon Armies to serve as mounts for
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
closely related to copper dragons. Wasteland dragonnels are lithe and quick, with scales the color of dull copper. These playful creatures defend their territory by flying out of a foe’s reach and
spitting potent acid, in an approximation of their copper dragon relatives.
Dragonnels
Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"slashing"} slashing damage.Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic, gem, and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking
themselves, they are willful creatures motivated by the desire for food and entertainment. In the wild, they are picky eaters with mercurial moods, inclined to toy with their prey before going in for the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
related to vrock;vrocks, vulturelike demons known for their covetousness and their capricious violence. According to these scholars, a flock of vrocks descended on a Material Plane world through a
from their backs, and the hair falls from their heads, leaving their beaked faces bare and wrinkled. Werevultures feed on carrion, as ordinary vulture;vultures do, and they have a covetous nature
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
adventuring. Your ideal is no doubt related to how you view the quest for knowledge and truth—perhaps as a worthy goal in itself, or maybe as a means to a desirable end.
Sage
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. . . everyone . . . is . . . compared . . . to me.
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and invoke their ancestors’ names in oaths and curses. To be clanless is the worst fate that can befall a dwarf.
Dwarves in other lands are
up the adventuring life might be motivated by a desire for treasure—for its own sake, for a specific purpose, or even out of an altruistic desire to help others. Other dwarves are driven by the
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Basic Rules (2014)
; slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me.
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social
work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
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My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
… compared … to me.
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.
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Ideal
tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
Tortle
Legacy
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The Tortle Package
related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
The character loses their masque charm. 7 The character’s date backs out at the last moment, or they’re encouraged to have someone unexpected attend the ball with them. 8 An unexpected emergency at a
Job or related to an Extracurricular takes up some of the character’s preparation time. This makes them 6d10 minutes late to the event. 9 The masquerade’s organizers require the character to show up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a feeling or an attitude. As with personal totems, a barbarian’s tattoos might or might not be related to an animal spirit. Each tattoo a barbarian displays contributes to that individual’s identity
. If your character wears tattoos, what do they look like, and what do they represent? Tattoos d6 Tattoo 1 The wings of an eagle are spread wide across your upper back. 2 Etched on the backs of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
foot. Bands consist of loosely related individuals, and when bands meet, membership frequently shifts. Lightfoot halflings typically excel at tasks related to travel — be it navigation, handling pack
flighty, easily distracted, fickle, and unreliable. But their friendships and courtships, if brief, tend to be genuine. The staid and stable life that most other people desire just isn’t part of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food. Dragon Army Dragonnel Dragonnels from the volcanic mountains surrounding Sanction are closely related to red dragons, resembling them in
Dragonnels Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Approaching the Wandering Emporium The Wandering Emporium travels on the backs of nine Huge infernal war machines similar to Demon Grinders, but with Flamethrowers and Styx Sprayers instead of
most while reserving the highest praise for his own beloved restaurant and spa, Infernal Rapture. There, he fulfills their every desire in an attempt to place them in his debt. If this doesn’t work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and false memories. Such revelations can play out in your adventures narratively at any pace you desire. Gradual Recovery. Lost memories might gradually reveal themselves in response to events in
adventures. As the characters encounter evidence of Bluetspur’s mind flayers, consider giving individuals access to information they shouldn’t logically possess or granting them advantage on rolls related
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic, gem, and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are
willful creatures motivated by the desire for food and entertainment. In the wild, they are picky eaters with mercurial moods, inclined to toy with their prey before going in for the kill. In some regions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
talking...to idiots,...which...almost...everyone...is...compared...to me. 7 I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. 8 I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets
not fall into the wrong hands. 3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. 4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
draconic whims. Most half-dragons are created by chromatic dragons who desire servants with some trace of their own might and grandeur. Half-dragons frequently command other servants of a villainous
Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits
Draconic Origin. The half-dragon is related to a type of dragon associated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
6 I . . . speak . . . slowly . . . when talking . . . to idiots, . . . which . . . almost . . . everyone . . . is . . . compared
not fall into the wrong hands.
3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Deck Wondrous Item, Rare (+1), Very Rare (+2), Legendary (+3) (Requires Attunement by a Cleric or Paladin)
The backs of these cards are inscribed with glyphs representing the Inner Planes, the Outer
and transform into a shelter made of cards. The shelter can be shaped however you desire, but it must fit in a 40-foot cube centered on a point within 30 feet of you. The shelter has one door and up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
through passion and labor into something usable. Purphoros is primarily associated with forging, metallurgy, and related activities. It was his followers who first brought bronze to Theros, and a few
Purphoros, deeply involved in the project of civilization. Purphoros’s desire to overturn the established order with violence stands in stark contrast to their measured ways. As a result, Purphoros stands aloof from them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Carousel A procession of wooden unicorns stands motionless on a circular wooden platform. Fairgoers clamber onto the unicorns’ backs, and a female centaur sets the ride in motion. The unicorns shake
, can supply the characters with clues related to the hags (see “Riddle of the Carousel” below). Diana tells them that they must “speak to the unicorns,” but to earn their trust they must learn the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of the Nine Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek across a single layer
. Coupleofkooks Layers of the Outer Planes Most Outer Planes include a number of distinct realms. These environments are often imagined as a stack of related parts of the same plane, so travelers refer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
magical aspect that affects any creatures that walk into the region. If the effect isn’t instantaneous and isn’t related to a spell, it can be dispelled with dispel magic cast as a 5th-level spell (or at a
, either unwittingly or with the intent of exploring, apply the effects described below according to the areas they enter. Unless otherwise noted, creatures can leave an area whenever they desire, by either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
of a baleful Vistani curse. More tragically, the nature of this hex is such that I have not borne the brunt of it; instead, far worse, those who surround me have fallen victim to it!
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into a vampire. He begged me to end his curse, which I did with a heavy heart. The darkness had torn him from my loving arms forever, and I foolishly believed that the curse had exacted its deadly toll. I wept until an insatiate desire for vengeance filled the bottomless rift in my heart.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Material Plane. They have one critical advantage compared to their mortal contemporaries: Glasya’s knowledge of the law. She knew that in many cases, procedures that devils observed and obeyed as laws
whatever they desire can be obtained without violating a legal precedent. Her petitioners want power, money, and love, but they want to come by it within the bounds of the law. An ambitious prince who is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
no nobles to be petitioned or placated. Those seeking to create a home or start a business can simply do so, and even those without skills or money can use their hands and backs to provide until they
have no skills to speak of, and many have no wealth, but all come with the desire to work and to enrich themselves in the process. New stores and workshops open by the tenday, and workers without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Black Network have no desire to become agents and errand-runners for some petty god and her dragon cohorts. This viewpoint makes the Zhentarim an interesting addition to the characters’ possible
. The Black Network backs any plans that increase the likelihood of defeating the cult. Any and all alliances are fine, as are any outcomes that add to the council’s strategic resources. Rian doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Black Network have no desire to become agents and errand-runners for some petty god and her dragon cohorts. This viewpoint makes the Zhentarim an interesting addition to the characters’ possible
. The Black Network backs any plans that increase the likelihood of defeating the cult. Any and all alliances are fine, as are any outcomes that add to the council’s strategic resources. Rian doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Black Network have no desire to become agents and errand-runners for some petty god and her dragon cohorts. This viewpoint makes the Zhentarim an interesting addition to the characters’ possible
. The Black Network backs any plans that increase the likelihood of defeating the cult. Any and all alliances are fine, as are any outcomes that add to the council’s strategic resources. Rian doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom he considers
their backs and in their canoes. Second, they tend the giant lizards that are used to drag or carry especially heavy loads through the mere. Third, they do most of the hunting, fishing, and gathering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
second-best day of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom
work camp to the castle on their backs and in their canoes. Second, they tend the giant lizards that are used to drag or carry especially heavy loads through the mere. Third, they do most of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
demonstrating just how superior a giant’s strength is compared to smaller creatures. Such a boss might run a protection racket, a group of highway robbers, or a kidnapping ring. A giant boss might even take to
Search for clues pointing to the location of the Adze of Annam (described in chapter 5) or some other artifact related to the gods of the Ordning. Sovereign A giant who rules over a settlement of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
traditions? Can a dwarf stumble into a warlock pact despite having no connection to a culture that normally produces warlocks? As always, it’s better to say yes and use the player’s desire as an
any new option you add should be compared to existing options to make sure it’s no more or less powerful, yet remains distinctive in flavor. Like anything in class design, be prepared to playtest your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
knights and nobles. Calder Moore Fortresses on the backs of dragon turtles rise from
the depths, heralding the return of a long-lost dynasty Epic Fantasy Conflicts. Conflicts like these highlight the
the stage for the whole campaign. The characters might uncover clues to this mystery from time to time, while individual adventures might be only tangentially related to it. Consider conflicts like