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Class Legacy

Rules

Class is the primary definition of what your character can do. It's more than a profession; it's your character's calling. Class shapes the way you think about the world and interact with it and your

larger game. A cleric, by contrast, might see himself as a willing servant in a god's unfolding plan or a conflict brewing among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith.

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

druidic circles. Many rangers, though, are independent almost to a fault, knowing that, when a dragon or a band of orcs attacks, a ranger might be the first—and possibly the last—line of

skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic. Healers and Warriors Divine magic, as the name suggests, is the

expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting enemy raiders, negotiating peace between warring nations, or sealing a portal that would allow a demon prince to enter the world

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

once, twice, three times. The devils’ heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band. — Geldon Parl, Of the Tyranny of

Dragons Aasimar bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

might value the yucca tree and cactus plants. DRUIDS AND THE GODS Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, but most druids are devoted to one of the many nature deities worshiped in

the multiverse (the lists of gods in appendix B include many such deities). The worship of these deities is often considered a more ancient tradition than the faiths of clerics and urbanized peoples

Tanarukks

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

, and its tusks and claws are razor-sharp. Because the skin of tanarukks is unnaturally tough, they rarely wear armor, preferring to rush into battle unencumbered, smashing their foes with a demon-forged

followers, and the violent orcs are prime candidates for corruption. A tribe pushed to the edge of destruction, its faith in its deities shattered, might beseech Baphomet to bless its next generation of

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to

to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the

Aasimar

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

once, twice, three times. The devils’ heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band. — Geldon Parl, Of the Tyranny of Dragons Aasimar

bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are born to serve as

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Citlán. Once the players are ready, describe their characters’ approach to the village. Read or paraphrase the following description: Clouds rush overhead and dust swirls across the road to the

group’s lookout; when he sees the characters, he assumes they’re either a rival band of bounty hunters or Paloma’s bandit allies. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

motivated by hunger, leaving more flesh for the rest of the war band. Gnoll Witherling Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 30 ft

Monstrosity, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 14 (studded leather) Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 8 (−1) WIS

Rubina Larkingdale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

delivering presentations in class. When she orates, one can almost imagine a hardened general marshaling her bloodied and exhausted troops for a final push against a far superior foe. Rubina is part

of the Strixhaven Show Band Association and has moved from playing to conducting. No previous student conductor has demanded and received such unwavering respect as Rubina. With merely a look and a

Gnolls

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

Gnolls A gnoll war band might include one or more of the special kinds of gnolls described in this section. When gnolls are weakened, they seek out isolated settlements, maim and disable its

inhabitants, and feed upon them as they rest and regain strength. — Elminster Flind A flind is an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll that commands and directs the war band it is a part of. It wields a

Mogis's Villains

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

, unambiguous foe. Mogis’s followers could be anything from a disgraced politician seeking revenge against their enemies to a roving band of minotaurs pillaging the countryside. Mogis’s faithful tend to

be at least partially blinded by dark emotions, a state that might make them easy to manipulate by the followers of clever deities. The servants of the god of slaughter aren’t all mindless brutes

Godsbreath Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

taking them to a new home. Those the gods saved named their new land Godsbreath, in honor of the deities who brought them across a vast sea to a new life. These inhabitants banded together to build strong

whose colorful houses perch on stilts. On the mainland, rising from the shore of Nightwater Cove, stands Promise, a town of brightly painted buildings and bustling trade. Northward lies a band of crimson

Acolyte

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Acolyte Acolytes are junior members of a clergy, usually answerable to a priest. They perform a variety of functions in a temple and are granted minor spellcasting power by their deities. Acolyte

Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 10 Hit Points 9 (2d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 10 (+0) CON 10 (+0) INT 10 (+0) WIS 14 (+2

Meeting Paloma

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

exhaustion. If the characters threaten to take her for the bounty, the dwarf veterans rush to protect her, and Rufina warns the characters that not just the villagers, but the folk of the entire region, will

turn against them if they proceed. Paloma Paloma Paloma (chaotic good, gnome assassin) leads a band of revolutionaries in the borderlands around San Citlán. She was falsely accused of rustling

17. The Boiling Bubble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

rush into the corridor, hopefully burning the idiot who made the hole for 2 (1d4) fire damage). Thereafter, any creature that enters the space with this stream of scalding water or that starts its turn

, which increase its challenge rating to 8 (3,900 XP): It has 161 (14d12 + 70) hit points. Its Strength and Constitution are 20 (+5). On one of its claws it wears a rune-covered copper band that makes it

Shoosuva

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

after a Yeenoghu-worshiping war band achieves a great victory, emerging from a billowing, fetid cloud of smoke as it arrives from the Abyss. In battle, the demon wraps its slavering jaws around one

victim while lashing out with the poisonous stinger on its tail to bring down another. A creature immobilized by the poison becomes easy pickings for any nearby members of the war band. Each shoosuva

Standalone Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Beloved 3 Rival −2 First-year students rush to class carrying armloads of books— and all their excitement for the start of a new academic year

Chapter 3: Classes

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

among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith. Your class gives you a

world and take on the challenges that lesser women and men can’t stand against. Class is the primary definition of what your character can do. It’s more than a profession; it’s your character’s

Champion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Champion One of the most remote locations inside White Plume Mountain is the hideout of a band of criminals led by the fallen champion Sir Bluto, an alleged mass murderer and a fugitive. Sir Bluto

and his companions will do everything in their power to ensure that anyone who happens upon their sanctum doesn’t live to tell of it. Champion Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 18

Gingerbrute

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

report feeling a burst of energy like a long-lasting sugar rush. Gingerbrute Tiny Construct, Typically Chaotic Neutral Armor Class 14 Hit Points 18 (4d4 + 8) Speed 60 ft. STR 13 (+1) DEX

Flind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Flind When the demon lord Yeenoghu (appears in this book) wants to create a particularly fearsome war band leader, he transforms an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll into a demonic warrior known

as a flind. A war band of demon-worshiping gnolls typically contains only one flind, and that creature sets the war band’s path. Because of its special connection to Yeenoghu, a flind uses demonic

Sharwyn Hucrele

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Sharwyn Hucrele A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now finds herself enslaved deep inside the Sunless Citadel, an unwitting supplicant of the Gulthias Tree

Hucrele Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil Armor Class 16 (Barkskin trait) Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 13 (+1) CON 14 (+2) INT 16 (+3) WIS 14 (+2

Demons

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

accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Maw Demon Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft. STR

alongside its master. A gnoll that has been gifted with a shoosuva is second only to a flind in status within a war band. Shoosuva Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor

Athar Null

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Athar Null The Athar deny the legitimacy of gods, believing the so-called deities are merely powerful spellcasters. To combat false gods, Athar nulls train to negate the powers of those with magic

. Nulls work in the shadows, serving as assassins and spies for the Athar. Athar Null Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (leather armor) Hit Points 84 (13d8 + 26) Speed 30 ft

Broken Silence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Broken Silence For hundreds of years, the world of Krynn has been bereft of those who call upon the favor of the gods. Legends say deities turned away from the world after the Cataclysm, and the

steadfast followers. Characters who draw their magic from gods won’t have access to spells or magical class features until the end of the encounter, as this prelude details a meeting with their deity

Running Glitch Characters

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

full suite of options would make the adventure less exciting, don’t have the incarnation reappear until after the group finishes a long rest, or have the incarnation reappear with their class features

or adventure milestones. Characters shouldn’t be able to manifest new incarnations customized to overcome specific challenges. DON’T RUSH ETERNITY The multiverse might be falling apart, but there’s

Running the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the blast of a horn, they all rush the structures simultaneously. The battle is on. The war band includes forty orcs led by a lone orog and his second-in-command, an orc Eye of Gruumsh. When the orcs

Dire Troll

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, they do fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer. As with many lesser deities, Vaprak’s true nature is something of a mystery, but it is always portrayed as a horrid, misshapen

, greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. It’s given to fits of mindless destruction and is constantly paranoid about the plots and ambitions of other deities. Among trolls, Vaprak is believed to

Harrow Hawk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

world to another. The Grim Harrow—a band of Undead beings created by the Deck of Many Things (see chapter 19)—seeks out harrow hawks, capturing them and training them as hunting animals. The Grim

Hawk Tiny Undead, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 25 (10d4) Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. STR 5 (−3) DEX 16 (+3) CON 10 (+0) INT 2 (−4) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 7 (−2) Skills

Creating a Paladin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Creating a Paladin The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level

, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing

Peace Domain

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

forces that try to prevent peace from flourishing. See the Peace Deities table for a list of some of the gods associated with this domain. Human Cleric of Peace Clerics of the Peace Domain preside

those who are driven to fight for the way of peace. Peace Deities Example Deity Pantheon Angharradh Elven Berronar Truesilver Dwarven Boldrei Eberron Cyrrollalee Halfling Eldath Forgotten Realms

Gnoll Tactics

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

numerous they rush forward in waves. The creatures will crawl over their own dead to climb a castle’s walls and kill all within it. A commonly held belief is that a fortress besieged by gnolls needs

their jaws. Leave No Survivors A band of gnolls lives in a state of eternal war with everything it encounters, aside from fellow worshipers of Yeenoghu. To keep from being detected between major raids

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