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Basic Rules (2014)
from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study
a master, following the more experienced bard until you were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced your musical magic? Perhaps you
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
result is a ravenous monster called a maw of Yeenoghu, which is wholly devoted to the demon lord.
A maw of Yeenoghu grows a mane of hair and hunches over like a gnoll. Its jaw grows and widens, and
relief, but the teeth quickly regrow. Cunning maws use this phenomenon as a ready supply of weaponry, throwing clusters of teeth at their foes.
A maw of Yeenoghu charges at its prey on all fours with its mouth wide open, scraping the ground like a plow.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through.
You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them
court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, following the more experienced bard until you were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced your musical magic? Perhaps you were a
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: The Tenebrous Stone
Forgotten Realms: The Tenebrous Stone Thwart cultists devoted to Orcus. A Deity (Ilmater) Adventure for Level 3 characters
Situation. A cult devoted to Orcus has hidden a demonic stone in a basalt
for Dungeons & Dragons. Access it at DnDBeyond.com/games and you’ll find this quickplay adventure already set up—complete with the map, monsters, and tokens ready for your party to play. Want to make it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
religions are very different from the traditional D&D pantheons. The monotheistic Church of the Silver Flame is devoted to fighting against evil in the world, but plagued by corruption in its own ranks
. The philosophy of the Blood of Vol teaches that divinity lies within all mortal beings and reveres the undead who have secured that immortality. Various cults are devoted to the demons and horrors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
chapter is for any D&D character who hopes or fears that they might one day face a dragon. But this chapter is also for the bard who has made a lifelong study of dragonsong, the cleric devoted to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
sun reckonings. Gurau offers to wait for the characters and hold on to any equipment the characters don’t want to take underwater. When the characters are ready to descend, Gurau explains what to expect
has been sent ahead to Xoese-Addae, an emissary of the High Court that rules Janya. He’ll meet the characters when they arrive. Once Gurau has shared these details, Kisaroua has little patience for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Without knowing what the other letters are, the writing is impossible to decode—even with magic—since it isn’t a meaningful message in its partial form. Buried in the Court of Orestes Although Khea can’t
tell the characters much more about the cipher, she recognizes the name Orestes. The line of verse, she says, could refer to the Court of Orestes, the legendary tomb of one of Phenax’s earliest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, following the more experienced bard until you were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced your musical magic? Perhaps you were a
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
trained by the Unseelie Court. The warriors of the court selectively bred the beasts to reinforce their ferocious and predatory nature, using them to hunt unicorns, pegasi, and other wondrous prey
attention of the Seelie Court. With blink dog companions at their side, fey hunters drove these predators to the fringes of the Feywild, where many crossed over to the Material Plane. To this day, displacer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of Solamnia character, consider playing a bard of the College of Valor (or the College of Swords from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) or a barbarian devoted to the ideals of the nature god Habbakuk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
embassy and a temple to the Undying Court. The priests of the Undying Court don’t share this information with outsiders, but many residents believe that an actual member of the Court—an ancient undead elf
Hope is a temple district; although the city’s most impressive churches and shrines are located in Upper Central, it’s commonly known that if you’re looking for a truly devoted priest, you should go to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
District Gates of Passage Built from Aereni densewood, this spire serves both as the embassy of Aerenal and a temple of the Undying Court. Aereni citizens who die in Sharn are interred in the temple
temple of the Silver Flame, this place once housed a hundred templars dedicated to protecting Sharn from supernatural threats. It has largely been abandoned; only a dozen devoted templars and adepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
slams the book closed as if to punctuate his question, regarding you for the first time.
Sleepy bullywug guards standing around their monarch snap to attention and ready their weapons.
King
of the Soggy Court are allowed to speak with Bavlorna (a falsehood he knows to be untrue), and he invites the characters to join the group. If they accept, he instructs them to proceed to the palace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
thoughtful leader of his people, devoted to the vision that he and his wife share of a Blingdenstone rebuilt and reborn. Quartermaster Senni takes the count and measure of everything, ensuring her
other svirfneblin to recognize Clan Goldwhisker’s right to remain in Blingdenstone. The Pudding King’s “Court” The so-called Pudding King holds court in the deepest sections of Blingdenstone. He was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
anywhere, as a seed of madness takes root in a community or court … and spreads. As if dragons and demons aren’t trouble enough, stories say there are fiends lurking in mortal dreams. According to these
lycanthropes, clever doppelgangers, and cults devoted to the Dark Six. There are stories of a cabal of assassins with aberrant dragonmarks and elves twisted into creatures of nightmare. And that’s not to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Ythana Morr is frequently accused of corruption and nepotism, but there are smaller places of worship around the city devoted to the true principles of the faith. The hermit Gaia watches over the
Blood of Vol. The Gates of Passage in Upper Northedge is a temple of the Undying Court. The Overlook district of Upper Dura holds the Shrine of il-Yannah, dedicated to the Path of Light.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aerenal from almost any threat. However, the ascendant councilors can exercise power beyond Aerenal only by acting through devoted mortals—paladins and clerics of the Undying Court. Undead Nature. An
Undying Court is what sustains the undying of Aerenal, but devotion is a finite resource. As such, each elf that becomes an undying must earn their afterlife. If an undying elf leaves Aerenal, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
before Illig is ready to pull off his attempted coup, Illig and his allies become suspicious of them unless the party succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) group check. On a failed check
crate are seven woodland animal carcasses, which the bullywugs intend to deliver to Bavlorna (an amateur taxidermist) once Illig is installed as the new king of the Soggy Court. Development. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
efficiency, coordinating their efforts to eliminate spellcasters and other obvious threats. Dhakaani squads are utterly devoted to their kech leaders and their empire. All are bound by the principles of
ruthless. Goblinoid NPCs d8 NPC 1 A hobgoblin bard of the Kech Volaar leads an elite team of dungeon delvers to recover Dhakaani artifacts from ancient ruins. 2 A remarkably intelligent goblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
observe the Path of Light, and the Undying Court guides the elves of Aerenal. Religion is especially important for a paladin, cleric, or druid, yet any character can have faith in a higher power
made a vow during the Last War, pledging your devotion if a disaster was averted … and it was. 5 You’re devoted to your religion, but you’ve never been formally educated in its ways. You follow your own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
ascend a winding road through a forested and mountainous country. Ahead, atop a sheer-walled stone plateau, looms a great and stoic keep. Armed sentries along the outer wall peer down at you, ready to
live and train in this enclosed court. 14: Fortress The castellan governs the keep from this stronghold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
, she felt the mood at court change. The twins’ father wasn’t a noble, and one of her trusted advisers, Lord Invido, suggested this consort might try to usurp her throne. But it was Invido himself who
. Ignis was ready to fight for her family and throne, but Invido had already turned the other nobles against her. Outnumbered and afraid for her children, she fled. Arthur and Ignis could never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are many paths you can take. The more relics you deliver, the more paths you will have to choose from. Several evil giant lords stand ready to oppose you. You can ruin all of their plans by defeating
court of King Hekaton!” HEKATON’S CONCHS
King Hekaton crafted magic conch shells and gave them to various giant lords so that they could appear before him at his imperial summons. When he wanted to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
wish to use their strange diplomacy as a cloak and a shield, to protect them against the vigilance of others until they are ready to put their plans, whatever they may be, into fruition. The Court of
Serpent Hills, where we were taken prisoner by yuan-ti patrolling the borders of their domain. The half-elf was hauled away in slaver’s chains, but for some reason I was taken to the court of Jarant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
young bard three tables over.
Then all the noise is eclipsed by a shout: “Ya pig! Like killin’ me mates, does ya?” Then a seven-foot-tall half-orc is hit by a wild, swinging punch from a male human
whose shaved head is covered with eye-shaped tattoos. Four other humans stand behind him, ready to jump into the fray. The half-orc cracks her knuckles, roars, and leaps at the tattooed figure — but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
any conflicting personality trait: “I suspect most Ten-Towners are members of a secret cult devoted to the Frostmaiden.” This paranoia can be ended on a creature by any spell that removes a curse
chairs, and colorful streamers hang from the rafters. A curtained window looks down on area T6. T10. Small Claims Court Residents of Easthaven come here to settle claims for petty crimes. Rows of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
glaciers and howling ice storms. Mephistopheles holds court here with the ice devils that make up his retinue. Operating from his great tower, the icy citadel of Mephistar, he conducts a never-ending
would otherwise go to the gods or be cast adrift somewhere other than the Nine Hells. If you are already a creature of Law and Evil devoted to no other entity, your damned spirit is of meager value
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
themselves to the highest standards of conduct, and some—for better or worse—hold the rest of the world to the same standards. Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use their
certain spells ready; when you reach a Paladin level specified in the Oath of Devotion Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared. Oath of Devotion Spells Paladin Level Spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
promises of power in the dreams of a giant whose hunger surpasses other giants’. In any case, the result is a ravenous monster called a maw of Yeenoghu, which is wholly devoted to the demon lord. A maw of
chew on anything within reach. Some maws desperately rip the teeth from their mouth for relief, but the teeth quickly regrow. Cunning maws use this phenomenon as a ready supply of weaponry, throwing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
characters, Zhong Yin claims to be a scholar of ancient Xing history. In truth, the scholar is an Imperial Ghost, a spy of the court. Zhong Yin serves Secretary Wei and is currently helping with the
the center of the city when the characters are ready to depart. The Minister of Finance, Deng Bo Huan, is straightforward but friendly. He verifies the characters’ contract and pays them each their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Proficiencies by Class Class Ability Check Barbarian Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom Bard Any one Cleric Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Druid Intelligence or Wisdom Fighter Strength, Dexterity, or
as my family’s ambassador to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature to me now.” This simple system relies heavily on players developing their characters’ histories. Don’t let it result in