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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
or B: (A) Artisan’s Tools (same as above), Fine Clothes, 20 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You are connected to one of the dragonmarked houses, but you haven’t (yet) manifested a dragonmark. You
of house leadership in the world. You might have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in the house you serve, plus allies or enemies in other houses.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s
duplicate himself, his allies, and even his rivals. Manshoon knows that keeping people guessing about hidden identities makes them easier to manipulate.
Manshoon usually wears a mask and concealing
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the most social and hospitable of dragons
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A crystal dragon wyrmling rides a sled pulled by a trained pack of wolf;wolves and frets about outgrowing this favorite
Cadaver Collector
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Sweeping the Dead
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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 know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
connected to one another.
False Appearance. If the yggdrasti is motionless and rooted in the ground at the start of combat, it looks just like a dead tree and has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover
Tree, yggdrasti look like gigantic, dead trees covered with barnacles. They fly through Wildspace and the Astral Sea with their topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
you get taken prisoner by a group of sociopathic adventurers who end up letting you die after you save their sorry lives. One minute, you’re a dead goblin named Splug. And then you’re alive
staff. When that happens, the collateral damage sometimes inspires some collateral damage of its own. No one is entirely sure how many times Splugoth the Returned has actually returned from the dead
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experienced 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 know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood
intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary creatures. On the rare occasion that one forms nonhostile relationships with other beings, it is almost
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a fierce affirmation of the cycle.
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
Languages
animate dead, plant growth
4th
giant insect, grasping vine
5th
cloudkill, insect plague
Golgari magic is often accompanied by a sickly green glow and a rotting
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of
protected that its inner defenses have never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the treasures within to attract adventurers who can put the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their
never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the treasures within to attract adventurers who can put the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
key between her hunched shoulders that rotates quickly when she’s in a good mood and slows down as her mood sours. When she is furious, the key comes to a dead stop.
Alignment. Neutral evil
.
Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing his appearance), animate dead, detect magic, hold monster
rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and diseased plants to
destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected Creatures
Topaz
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
laughter
2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person, ray of enfeeblement
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, Leomund's tiny hut, vampiric touch (see “Actions” below)
4th level (2 slots
Reghed Glacier. The orb was recently stolen by Nass Lantomir, one of Vellynne’s rivals in the Arcane Brotherhood. Vellynne intends to get it back before resuming her quest to find Ythryn
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior.
Connected Creatures
Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time and rarely cultivating
the worlds.
Ancient Amethyst Dragon Connections
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A yuan-ti cult known as the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since.
2
You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less
contradictions, fills your hours.
4
You tend to some part of the city’s forgotten history: the unmarked graves in Cliffside Cemetery, the crumbling remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive of time’s paths and possibilities.
Ancient time dragon;Ancient time dragons can create temporal gates connected
dragon’s hoard might find invaluable historical information from eras past.A Time Dragon’s Lair
Time dragons often lair in the ruins of ancient civilizations or temples to dead gods and do
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
of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that create illusions
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
missile, shield, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion
Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen of the Dead.
The Mark of Death
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They all hope to ascend to godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior.
Connected Creatures
Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time
dragons’ echoes across the worlds.
Adult Amethyst Dragon Connections
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving
treasures within to attract adventurers who can put the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary creatures. On the rare occasion that one forms nonhostile
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
know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that create
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish
civilizations or temples to dead gods and do their utmost to preserve these historical sites. A time dragon’s insatiable desire for knowledge means it’s likely to have more than one such lair.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Rival Explorers Morgrave University teems with unscrupulous adventurers and researchers driven by avarice. Additionally, the university itself has academic rivals—the University of Wynarn in Aundair
characters in different ways. If the characters are altruistic researchers seeking to expand the frontiers of knowledge, their rivals should be greedy, selfish, and ruthless—the worst representatives of
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
ward off diseases if they are worn.
Don’t stand inside a ring of stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle.
Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
intent on destroying the homes of all intelligent creatures in the dragon’s territory, and desperate locals seek to find out what’s behind the dragon’s wrath.
Connected
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Artisan’s Tools (same as above), Fine Clothes, 20 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You are connected to one of the dragonmarked houses, but you haven’t (yet) manifested a dragonmark
of house leadership in the world. You might have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in the house you serve, plus allies or enemies in other houses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Complications and Rivals The franchise and downtime activities introduced in this section all incorporate the idea that such activities can introduce ongoing complications to the campaign, and that
anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Rivals Explode If the party fails at the Market Games or reaches dead ends in its investigations, the Tyenmo-Xungoon rivalry comes to a head when Lamai and Kusa get into a public scrap at one of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Occasionally called Many-as-One by its multitude of wererat thralls, the hive mind’s combined intellect rivals that of a god. If the Us was ever connected to an elder brain, its psychic link has long
Planar Parade). The Lady of Pain pays little attention to what goes down in Undersigil, though nothing in or under the City of Doors is beyond her reach. Dead factions, banished from the city above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
their dead to be interred within this nexus of giants’ magic. Many giants hold strong beliefs and taboos about the grotto. Some might put aside a deadly enmity with their rivals to defend it against






