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Bard Legacy

Classes 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

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her. Alignment. Neutral evil. Personality

. When their sister returned, the hags used this power to trap Iggwilv and her court in temporal stasis. The hags then carved up Iggwilv’s domain, splitting it between them. The sisters couldn&rsquo

Meeting Xoese-Addae

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

Meeting Xoese-Addae A figure with kelp-colored hair and stingray-colored skin approaches the characters, introducing himself as Xoese-Addae, an emissary of the High Court of Janya. Xoese-Addae is

Girscamen is charted, it’s Zisatta, who commands Janya’s security force. He offers to escort the characters to the Cerulean Lyceum, Janya’s great bardic college, where Zisatta and the other members of the

Noteworthy Sites

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

Court of Flowers The Court of Flowers is the vibrant heart of commerce and art in Zinda. The district hosts streets lined with multiple palatial homes, towers with overflowing gardens, and museums

-grandchildren who lead their own trades or are Kings of Coin. Their power stems less from magic and more from their far-reaching connections. Elucidarium The bardic college of Zinda, the Elucidarium, is the

Tiers of Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

characters make a greater impact on the world, they face greater danger whether they want to or not. Powerful factions see them as a threat and plot against them, while friendly ones court their favor in

hopes of striking a useful alliance. The tiers of play represent the ideal milestones for introducing new world-shaking events to the campaign. As the characters resolve one event, a new danger arises

Upper Northedge

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

playwright of the Diamond Theater responsible for these stirring stories? Her name is Luca Syara, but beyond that, she’s an enigma. There’s no such person on the rolls of the bardic colleges of Breland

Running Allies

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

the Bless spell or Bardic Inspiration. Perhaps the ally prefers to use the Help action, and if a character’s ability check or attack succeeds with the ally’s help, the ally grants an additional benefit

, gather valuable loot or information, or resolve old problems the characters have forgotten about or left behind.

The Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

eldritch machines or interaction with extraplanar entities. There are also manifest zones: places in the material plane where the barriers are thin and where some aspects of a plane can bleed through

travelers from across reality. Thelanis: The Faerie Court. Similar to the Feywild of the core cosmology, Thelanis is the plane of stories and the home of the fey. It is one of the easiest planes to

Zariel

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

a defeat that leads to her removal. For now, though, the devils are fighting with a berserker fury under her charge. Zariel leads their offensives herself, and her unyielding resolve coupled with the

and her court prefer to be left alone. She appears disinterested in becoming involved in the Blood War. Tiamat’s presence in Avernus has confounded sages for years. As with devils, she is unable to

Chase Complications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

pursuers to either divide their forces or allow some of the quarry to escape. If a pursuit splits into several smaller chases, resolve each chase separately. Run a round of one chase, then a round of

ones in this section. Otherwise, improvise as you play. Complications can be barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest

Fighter Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Superiority Die to bolster the resolve of a companion. Choose an ally of yours within 30 feet of yourself who can see or hear you. That creature gains Temporary Hit Points equal to the Superiority Die roll

Power Psi Warriors awaken the power of their minds to augment their physical might. They harness this psionic power to infuse their weapon strikes, lash out with telekinetic energy, and create barriers of

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. Silverymoon is an enlightened place, with a great library, breathtaking temples and shrines, and respected schools of magic, art, and music. Its beauty awes visitors and is the subject of many bardic songs

or barriers, so anyone traversing it is at the mercy of the wind. Suggested Encounter The first time the adventurers approach the midpoint of the bridge, they see a fire giant and a hell hound

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