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Player’s Handbook
prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes.
Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
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Player’s Handbook
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
You are descended from a master of the double-bladed scimitar, and some of that mastery has passed on to you. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Dexterity or Strength score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
While you are holding a double-bladed scimitar with two hands, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
A double-bladed scimitar has the finesse property when you wield it.
To gain
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi can draw upon their connection to the
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to
Ranger
Legacy
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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
Aasimar
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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
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers
Paladin
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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
Cleric
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to those chosen to fulfill a high calling.
Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric
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Aasimar
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Whether descended from a celestial being or infused with heavenly power, aasimar are mortals who carry a spark of the Upper Planes within their souls. They can fan that spark to bring light, ease
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Descended from efreet, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Fire, fire genasi channel the flamboyant and often destructive nature of flame. They show their heritage in their skin tones, which can
to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
value the bone marrow of young humans. They take pride in their overlarge, razor-sharp horns. Felhide Minotaurs The notoriously dour Felhide minotaurs are descended from the warlord Thyrogog of the
rites among the Felhide minotaurs involve devouring those who fell in battle, to remove their shame from memory and fuel the survivors’ revenge. Should another scavenger reach a fallen Felhide before the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Feat: Revenant Blade Prerequisite: Elf You are descended from a master of the double-bladed scimitar, and some of that mastery has passed on to you. You gain the following benefits: Increase your
Dexterity or Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. While you are holding a double-bladed scimitar with two hands, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. A double-bladed scimitar has the finesse property when you wield it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Icespire Hold, they descended into the lowlands. A tenday ago, a small band of them attacked the ranch, freeing the pigs before setting fire to the barn and the smithy. A few other animals, including
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creating a Tairnadal character, including a Valenar elf, think about your patron ancestor. Most Tairnadal pursue the same class as their patron, so if your character is a wizard, your ancestor was
whose patron ancestor was a bitter rival of yours? Also consider why you are traveling with a group of player characters (who are presumably not also members of your war band) instead of serving with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
willies.”
— A merchant’s account of his experience with the lizardfolk tribes of the Lizard Marsh
Lizardfolk
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield
territorial, they use camouflaged scouts to guard the perimeter of their domain. When unwelcome visitors are detected, a tribe sends a hunting band to harass or drive the trespassers off, or tricks them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
to that cave’s section. Caves of Chaos Cave Description Recommended Level A: Kobold Lair A band of kobolds stole a dragon egg, and it hatched! 1+ B: Mephit Lair Mischievous elementals lair in
Bugbear raiders plan an assault. 2+ I: Minotaur Lair A malevolent minotaur prowls this ruined cave. 2+ J: Gnoll Lair Vicious hunters scour this forsaken shrine. 2+ K: Shrine of Evil Chaos A dastardly cult performs unholy rites in this temple. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kalashtar The kalashtar have bonded with good-aligned quori spirits, which communicate with their hosts through dreams and visions. Descended from monks who offered their bodies as sanctuaries to
those quori escaping the evil of Dal Quor, the kalashtar now fight to herald in a new age of light and balance. Kalashtar
Medium humanoid (kalashtar), any alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 16
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Emerald Claw. The Odakyr Rites. The nation of Karrnath has a proud martial heritage, and its soldiers are unmatched in discipline. But in the early years of the Last War, Karrnath was crippled by famine and
as cannon fodder. Over decades, a high priest named Malevanor worked with the necromancers of the Blood of Vol to develop the Odakyr Rites, which grant Karrnathi undead the ability to make tactical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the day. Callaphe and her crew were welcomed there and fed by a band of Nyxborn centaurs when a storm drove them to the island, then found themselves stranded on a barren rock when the sun rose and the
island shifted to the mortal realm. Skathos The island of Skathos was once a sacred meeting place for a secret cult of Pharika whose rites revolved around consuming a magical flower native to the island. The island is now home to the medusa queen, Hythonia (described in chapter 6). (CHRIS RAHN)
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the Elemental Chaos. Giant Ancestors You might be distantly descended from giants and manifest the power of your ancestors in your class features or magic, which might explain your Rage as a
Heroes of the Giants Barbarians who harness the might of giants are not the only adventurers who draw power from giants. A character of any class can explore ties to giants in the following ways
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.
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12 (+1)
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14 (+2)
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12 (+1)
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8 (−1)
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help
with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties. Priest
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
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
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)
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14 (+2)
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16 (+3)
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14 (+2
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
grippli vocal cords) to address outsiders, but she can speak Common if there are no Primordial speakers in the group. She informs the party that a small band of yuan-ti arrived in the area over a month
friendly yuan-ti since the larger force of evil ones descended on the village. Pond Mother fears that either they have been disposed of, or they have been imprisoned in the old temple that lies north of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Dust Hulk Dust hulks are descended from enclaves of stone giants who lived in extreme environments, isolated from others. Elemental energy from the Plane of Air eroded their physical forms and slowly
hardly fair to the giants who still survive and thrive in the world, heirs of tremendous glory.
—Bigby
Dust Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Kraul Death Priest The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic
of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek. Kraul Death Priest
Medium humanoid (kraul), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
intended it. They mastermind elaborate schemes and perform dark rites in the hope of one day ruling the world. Yuan-ti Abomination
Large monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil
Armor Class 15