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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the stalker has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn yet.
Nimble Escape. The stalker can take the Disengage or Hide
or clambering across rooftops. They favor ambush tactics and avoid confrontations with stronger forces, relying on their superior mobility to make their escape.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature that is Large or bigger, it takes an extra 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing
"} slashing damage when used with two hands. If the target is a creature that is Large or bigger, it takes an extra 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"+1 Longsword
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
(spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand
part, she utilizes an instrument of dragonborn design in combat. Known as a war lute, this unique item comes replete with hidden storage and powerful weaponry.
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks almost like a
performance. Duelists and pirates typically belong to this archetype.
A Swashbuckler excels in single combat, and can fight with two weapons while safely darting away from an opponent.
Swashbuckler
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks almost like a
performance. Duelists and pirates typically belong to this archetype.
A Swashbuckler excels in single combat, and can fight with two weapons while safely darting away from an opponent.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Draconic Devotion. While Red Ruin can see a Dragon that isn’t hostile to her, she has advantage on attack rolls.
Mounted Combat Master. When Red Ruin is mounted and a creature targets her
, leading to speculation about her actual identity. She also speaks little, relying on sharp hand gestures to direct dragonnel-riders in flight.Fire
Bard
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master
Instrument of the Bards
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The
Rogue
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue
Magic Items
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
The top of this magic quarterstaff is shaped like a spider. It deals an extra 1d6 poison damage on a hit when used to make a weapon attack.
Spells. The staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Acererak spread these rumors, relying on combat between Pentival and Tarnhem to weaken them both, after which he could capture and imprison them for his own purposes. Pentival uses the half-red dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Acererak spread these rumors, relying on combat between Pentival and Tarnhem to weaken them both, after which he could capture and imprison them for his own purposes. Pentival uses the half-red dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.
The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings
the flow of the game right back to step 1.
This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a mighty dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.
The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings
the flow of the game right back to step 1.
This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a mighty dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Acererak spread these rumors, relying on combat between Pentival and Tarnhem to weaken them both, after which he could capture and imprison them for his own purposes. Pentival uses the half-red dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the Guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature under the
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
beauty of the ocean. (Good)
6
Code of Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures. (Lawful)
Topaz
dragons decorate their lairs with mirrors to make them look bigger and brighter, as well as fabric and objects in golden shades that complement their scales. They obsessively organize their hoards but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.
The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings
the flow of the game right back to step 1.
This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a mighty dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the Guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature under the
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
true menace to evildoers.” Flaw. “Retire? My goodness, no. I’ll retire when I’m dead.” Combat Notes Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
true menace to evildoers.” Flaw. “Retire? My goodness, no. I’ll retire when I’m dead.” Combat Notes Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the Guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature under the
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
true menace to evildoers.” Flaw. “Retire? My goodness, no. I’ll retire when I’m dead.” Combat Notes Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
that has a bard spell on it—including spells gained from the Magical Secrets feature, which are treated as bard spells for that character. Does using College of Valor’s Combat Inspiration add to the damage of an attack count as a damage die for purposes of critical hits? Yes.
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
that has a bard spell on it—including spells gained from the Magical Secrets feature, which are treated as bard spells for that character. Does using College of Valor’s Combat Inspiration add to the damage of an attack count as a damage die for purposes of critical hits? Yes.
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
that has a bard spell on it—including spells gained from the Magical Secrets feature, which are treated as bard spells for that character. Does using College of Valor’s Combat Inspiration add to the damage of an attack count as a damage die for purposes of critical hits? Yes.
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an






