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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
fallen civilizations and great calamities.
Nagpas still fear the Raven Queen and do their best to avoid her and her agents. When it’s impossible to do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager
patient and pursue several schemes simultaneously, so if one plan goes awry, they can shift their focus to another. Typically, nagpas emerge from the shadows only when they can deliver a finishing blow
classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as knives or
poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures.
Mastermind Features
Rogue Level
Feature
3rd
Master of Intrigue, Master of Tactics
9th
Insightful Manipulator
13th
Misdirection
17th
Soul of Deceit
classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as knives or
poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures.
Mastermind Features
Rogue Level
Feature
3rd
Master of Intrigue, Master of Tactics
9th
Insightful Manipulator
13th
Misdirection
17th
Soul of Deceit
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
own life. Life is fleeting, but the regiment endures for generations or even centuries.
A Whiff of Gunpowder. Muskets and grenades are the favorite weapons of every giff. The bigger the boom, the
, clerics, and other kinds of spellcasters, but they’re so infrequent that most giff mercenary units have no magical capability. Typical giff are as smart as the average human, but their focus on
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
. The mizzium apparatus described in chapter 5 is a magical version of this gear.
The chaos bolt spell is a favorite of Izzet spellcasters because of its unpredictable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you
other wizard? Perhaps you’re simply eager to put your newfound magical skills to the test in the face of danger.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
First Session: Character Creation Dungeons & Dragons is a game that requires several hours to play, but you can stop the game at any time and continue it later. The first session should focus on
them come up with explanations for how their characters came together to form an adventuring party. If you have only one player, work with that player to come up with their character’s backstory, then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
typically includes the following material: Any restrictions or new options for character creation, such as new or prohibited races. Any information in the backstory of your campaign that the characters
would know about. If you have a theme or direction in mind for the campaign, this information could include seeds hinting at that focus. Basic information about the area where the characters are
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
.
Creating a Wizard
Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had
other wizard? Perhaps you’re simply eager to put your newfound magical skills to the test in the face of danger.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a wizard quickly by following these suggestions. First
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
.
Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their ability to magically harness the energy that flows in their bodies. Whether channeled as a striking display of combat prowess or a subtler focus of
accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to your home?
As a result of the structured life of a monastic community and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost always
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you
other wizard? Perhaps you’re simply eager to put your newfound magical skills to the test in the face of danger. Quick Build You can make a wizard quickly by following these suggestions. First
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Back in Etizalan, Ameyali is eager to hear the characters’ story. So long as the volcanic threats to the region have ended, she rewards the characters with 250 gp each regardless of whether her town’s
water. If the characters fail to stop Izel’s plan, the tlexolotl completes his offerings, and volcanoes across Tletepec begin erupting as numerous other tlexolotl awaken—some larger and more powerful than Izel. How the characters contribute to saving the region could be the focus of future adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
pets and servants. Only Ivan’s sister, Kristina, was exempt from his bullying and wicked tricks. Over time, Kristina proved precocious and eager to learn. Ivan, however, became stubbornly obsessed with
the last living member of the Dilisnya family, and the Mists closed in around Borca. Ivan Dilisnya in his favorite clockwork pram
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Characters The characters are the focus of every D&D adventure, and their players are your partners in developing their characters’ epic journeys. By working with your players to understand
from a character’s backstory. As characters continue to adventure, they’ll find different goals to pursue, such as finding a lost relic, honoring an ancestor, avenging a fallen mentor, or defeating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
spiritual leader of the Eldeen Reaches, is a tree. Most of the powerful people in the world focus on selfish goals. If an angry dragon attacks Sharn, there’s no one else to deal with the problem: the
fate of the city is in your hands. Consider a dynamic backstory when developing your character and choosing your background, whether you take a background from the Player’s Handbook or the house agent
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers in the hopes of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually
, particularly in volcanic regions. Over time, their psychic presence seeps into the land surrounding their lairs, expanding their awareness and subconsciously luring their favorite food—giant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of pitting them against fire giant rivals.
Hoarded Histories
Emerald dragons prize knowledge, particularly local histories that focus on magical events and individuals. They usually know of places
awareness and subconsciously luring their favorite food—giant lizard;giant lizards—to settle and thrive in the region.
Emerald dragons use the features of their lairs to confuse and imperil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
give an initial focus to the campaign—setting a tone and giving players an initial investment in the story. The player characters may be meeting in a tavern—but it’s their favorite tavern. The bard
you’re a folk hero, did you deal with a thug causing trouble in your favorite tavern—earning you the gratitude of the owner and the enmity of the villain? This is a collaborative process and the goal is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
encounter by shifting focus right before a character makes an ability check or opens a chest, leaving everyone eager to hear what happens next. Ability Checks in Exploration When a character tries to do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
itself augmented by some of his favorite demons, such as barlguras, dretches, hezrous, or manes. The Lord of Savagery also has a special affinity for maw demons, which share his insatiable hunger
largely ignore these animals. They tend to gather around fangs in battle, eager to partake of Yeenoghu’s blessing and its horrid transformation. Leucrottas Brought forth during Yeenoghu’s ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mastermind Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as
knives or poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures. Oh, please. If anyone is a mastermind around here, it’s me. You’re like a master doofus or a master dummy. No, you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
operations epitomizes the all-inclusive nature of an Acq Inc campaign. No matter what your favorite type of character, there’s something for you in this chapter. Or, if you like, you can engage with
this chapter, all with a special focus on commerce or Acquisitions Incorporated itself. Worried about whether a specific class or subclass has what it takes to make it in a cutthroat mercantile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mastermind Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as
knives or poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures. Master of Intrigue When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit, the forgery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
into port here, its crew eager to sell unique wares and tell tales of danger on the sea. Meulara’s Oddities Meulara’s Oddities is a small shop piled with trinkets. Its shopkeeper, Meulara (chaotic
tavern is a favorite of Kalaman’s soldiers, and most evenings, dozens of off-duty troops relax here. The inn’s owner, Jesen Thold (neutral good, human veteran), is a friend of Marshal Nestra Vendri
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
ally a couple of distinguishing personality traits or mannerisms—such as greed, a love of beer, or a favorite expression—to make it easier to roleplay the ally on a moment’s notice. If you don’t want
the players to have the ally’s character sheet or stat block, you can ask them what they’d like the ally to do and fulfill their requests. The ally might be eager for instruction, dutifully carrying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
them. Two forces of evil rise nearby, eager to control the region around Leilon and eventually the Sword Coast. The first is a cult of Talos, god of storms, led by the priestess Fheralai Stormsworn
Mortus in exchange for help finding and seizing the body of a living dragon to inhabit. The people of Leilon are completely unaware of these threats, as they focus on more immediate dangers, like the wild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to avoid her and her agents. When it’s impossible to do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager to please and thereby escape further attention from her cold gaze. All the original thirteen
ways and making them unwitting accomplices in their own destruction. Nagpas are extraordinarily patient and pursue several schemes simultaneously, so if one plan goes awry, they can shift their focus to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
characters like the most and let them be the focus of the characters’ interactions with the kobolds: Agga speaks little and has no patience for nonsense. She keeps the rest of the kobolds organized and in
directions to channel it. He loves to ask questions about everything other people are doing. Kilnip has terrible insomnia and sleeps only a few hours each day. She is always tired but an eager
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
scholars and an alcove with a table covered in candles. To the south, in another alcove, stands a crystal sarcophagus.
The library holds the collected writings of Iedcaru’s scholars. The majority focus on
radishes—a favorite of Zaythir’s. W4: Bedrooms The following bedrooms surround the main room: W4a. This room has a single bed, a desk, and a cabinet containing loose robes. W4b. This room has two beds, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
single step. Followers of the Eternal Flame cult surround themselves with the largest fires they can create. Their favorite tactic involves using magic to open volcanic fissures or vents and channel
her wiles, using them as she needs and discarding them the moment they lose their usefulness. It’s a testament to her natural talent that many of her victims are pathetically eager to bask in the glow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
is gone, and it’s not coming back. Too many in Djaynai focus on the glories of the past, obsessed with searching for ancient lore that might restore that glory. The Night Revelers seek to surpass the
, the character stuns the group with some insight, and several philosophers ask the character to sign their favorite journals. Djeneba’s Offer After the characters interact with the Night Revelers or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Whiff of Gunpowder. Muskets and grenades are the favorite weapons of every giff. The bigger the boom, the brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the more giff love a weapon. Their
have no magical capability. Typical giff are as smart as the average human, but their focus on military training to the exclusion of all other areas of study can make them seem dull-witted to those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
snares (see appendix A) emerge from the throat and attack. Swallowed by the Nematode several days ago, they are eager to feed. The intellect snares focus their attacks on different creatures when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
smells and tastes like your favorite beverage, essence of dreamlily is a Sarlonan opiate. First imported to help manage pain during the Last War, it’s now the most commonly abused substance in Sharn
Gate for decades (recently they’ve aligned with Daask, but their focus is their home district) The Quiet Folk Goblins who live in the sewers below Tavick’s Landing and avoid violence, using stealth and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
charmingly banters with the characters, trying to learn more about why they’re in the region. He offers little in return but is eager to hear about recent events in Kalaman. Expedition Members The elven
the Dragon Army, Zhelsuel scoffs at their eagerness to rush to their deaths. Zhelsuel ultimately demands the characters leave and not return. He commands the expedition, specifically Dalamar, to focus