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College of Glamour Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey

, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others. The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of legend. These bards

Steel Crane

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Unarmored Defense. While Steel Crane is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, his AC includes his Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Steel Crane makes three attacks. Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack

it to grapple a creature. Anytime on his turn, he can release a creature grappled by the whip (no action required). Heal Self (Recharges after a Long Rest). Steel Crane regains 2d8 + 4

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

—knowledge of the people who constructed the monument and the mythic saga it depicts. A stern human warrior bangs his sword rhythmically against his scale mail, setting the tempo for his war chant

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

Instrument

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

critical factor, of course; the best ones make the best music, and some bards are continually on the lookout for an improvement. Perhaps just as important, though, is the instrument’s own entertainment

value; those that are bizarrely constructed or made of exotic materials are likely to leave a lasting impression on an audience. You might have an “off the rack” instrument, perhaps because it’s all you

College of Glamour

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

legend. These bards are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that

College of Glamour The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs

Eldeen Characters

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

fey creatures. Bards and archfey warlocks are often found among the Greensingers, and the Circles of Dreams works well for Greensinger druids. The Gatekeepers protect the natural world from unnatural

to release bound elementals. Barbarians are often found among the Ashbound, and Berserker and Storm Herald are logical paths. The Children of Winter believe that death is a natural part of life. This

Bard Subclasses

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

Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve

Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow

Major Items, Rare

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

elementals Wondrous item No Bracers of defense Wondrous item Yes Brazier of commanding fire elementals Wondrous item No Cape of the mountebank Wondrous item No Censer of controlling air elementals Wondrous

teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of

Bladesinging

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

Bladesinging When faced with the endless onslaught of magical possibilities, many wizards suffer identity crises. Some overcome, some break, and some become sword-bards. Tasha Bladesingers master

, a bladesinger uses a series of intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many who have observed a

L1. Stele Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Crane carries a red wooden key that unlocks the door to area L3. Steel Crane Medium humanoid (human) Armor Class 17 (Unarmored Defense) Hit Points 76 (9d8 + 36) Speed 40 ft. STR 13 (+1

, Stealth +7 Damage Resistances poison, psychic Senses passive Perception 16 Languages Common Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Unarmored Defense. While Steel Crane is wearing no

Lost Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

a great many sacrifices to function. Tabaxi thieves might try to steal the jewel and bear it safely back to Maztica, perhaps trading it for the release of enslaved loved ones. Conversely, a villain

of the bards (area 48), and Unkh’s robe of scintillating colors (area 55). If, in your estimation, a player did an extraordinary job roleplaying a trickster god’s flaw, the god’s spirit might reward

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

others. News and gossip are carried between population centers by caravans and ships that bring in supplies for trade and by traveling bards and minstrels who recount (or invent) stories to inform and

, heedless or unknowing of the danger, unlock a ruin or a tomb and release an ancient evil into the world? Most of the people who populate the continent have little or no knowledge of lands outside Faerûn

Silverquill Student

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

bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in

way to succeed. 4 I’ve mastered the art of using humor as a defense, and I always have a charming joke ready. 5 I always wait before speaking, analyzing the situation for whichever angle is most

Modifying a Class

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

faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up for the loss of proficiencies—something like the monk’s Unarmored Defense class feature, but

firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four

Neverlight Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

colony Defense: Spore servants and awakened zurkhwoods Commerce: None Organizations: Seven myconid circles; Zuggtmoy’s servants Myconids have lived in Neverlight Grove for untold generations

transformed myconid can release the spores in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that

Menzoberranzan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the drow dispatch a well-armed defense force to destroy the surface dwellers. Racing ahead of this drow force is a high elf from Silverymoon named Khalessa Draga. A deep cover agent of the Lords

release her prisoner. If the characters refuse to turn back, Ryzliir kills Aljanor and orders her own force to attack. If the characters leave Aljanor behind or allow him to die, members of the party’s

M10. Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check, the brain warns them of the risks of tampering with the journal (see below). It then negotiates for the characters’ aid, claiming that only it can safely release

constructed from an augmented beholder’s or astral dreadnought’s eye set within a mechanical socket. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check or Dexterity check made with thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, 1 lizardfolk subchief,* 2 lizardfolk scaleshields,* 1 lizardfolk render,* 8 lizardfolk These lizardfolk remain here until encountered, unwilling to jeopardize the queen’s defense by leaving. 42 3

reinforcements. 43a 1 sahuagin The sahuagin remains here unless the characters release it. 43e 1 lizardfolk commoner The commoner remains here unless the characters release it. If that happens, it

Sundabar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

of power shifts toward the surface and into human hands. The city is descended from the citadel of Sundbarr, a stronghold of Delzoun constructed two thousand years ago around a strange volcanic rift

were meeting in was crushed. Despite the best efforts of Aleina Brightlance of Silverymoon’s Knights in Silver to organize a defense, and the valiant efforts of the Sundabar garrison, orcs streamed

Ship of the Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

words, Gargenhale tells any belligerent or opportunistic characters that his crew has already died once—and they won’t hesitate to do so again in defense of their ship. In conversation, Gargenhale is

sensitive to holy praise. While aboard the ship, bards and other musicians are allowed to play only secular tunes. Article 3: Coward’s Consequence. Those who abandon their post or shirk their duty

West Wall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

upward, crafting streets of magically calcified strands of spider silk from the cavern floor to the vaulted roof above. Hollow, cocoon-like dwellings are constructed both above and below the layers of

before being caught in a web and cocooned by a giant spider (to be devoured later). If the characters come to the slave’s defense, the bugbears attack them. Statue of Lolth See “Duthcloim” for more information.

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

that all other creatures they meet join them, releasing a cloud of spores if anyone refuses to do so. They can release this cloud once, and any creature within 30 feet of one or more of the myconids

fight only in self-defense. Two-Headed Trolls Warped by Demogorgon’s presence in the Underdark, these trolls have each grown a second head. As part of its Multiattack routine, a two-headed troll can

Sample Traps

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

of the area is filled with rubble and becomes difficult terrain. Falling Net Mechanical trap This trap uses a trip wire to release a net suspended from the ceiling. The trip wire is 3 inches off the

pounds of weight is placed on the pressure plate, causing the statue to release a 30-foot cone of fire. Each creature in the fire must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) fire damage

Lyn Armaal, Level 3

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

. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled

). She would even agree to release Felgolos from custody. She has no honor, however, and will break her word or attempt to reclaim what’s hers as soon as the children are safely returned to her. If any

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

staircase constructed to navigate it. Labyrinth Encounters d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 behir 12 2d4 flumphs 13 Gnoll pack 14 1d4 grells 15 1d4 hezrous 16 4d8 manes 17 2d4 minotaurs 18 1

afflicted with madness, Kurr can’t bring himself to kill any living creature except in self-defense. If the characters spare his life, Kurr can act as a guide, for he has explored a great deal of the

Automata

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

standing disc, which lies at the end of Modron Way—a wide, spireward-facing road paved with shimmering metal plates. Constructed around the opposite side of the gate is Concord Terminus, an interplanar

the accused based on the absurdity of their defense—the more illogical the argument, the lighter the penalty. Adventures in Automata The Automata Adventures table offers suggestions for encounters and

Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Calimshan have found a home away from that southern nation, and largely depend on themselves for trade, culture, and defense. Buildings have also been constructed along Wyrm’s Crossing over the Chionthar

. Defense of the Upper City is handled by the Watch, the official constabulary of the city’s elite. Their duty is to defend the patriars and enforce their laws, and little else. For the rest of

1: Outer Gatehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

enter the keep. Gatehouse Features The gatehouse has the following features: Drawbridge. The keep’s first line of defense is a steep ditch, 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep, in front of the fortress

in both towers must be turned to release or tighten the drawbridge’s chains. The portcullis operates in a similar manner. Services. Each location offers unique services. Shops typically offer

Elturgard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

, outside assistance is essential to the continued defense of the realm. FORT MORNINGLORD Several years ago, the entire complement of paladins at Fort Morninglord simply disappeared in a calamitous

fear of what evil they might release into the world. The fort remains sealed today, and guards occupy a fortified encampment nearby to patrol this area and serve as a deterrent to adventurers and

Example Traps

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

trap uses a trip wire to release a weighted, 10-foot-square Net suspended from the ceiling. The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches between two columns or trees. The first creature

lid Duration: Instantaneous This 10-foot-deep pit has a hinged lid constructed from material identical to the surrounding floor. When a creature moves onto the lid, it swings open like a trapdoor

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

trap uses a trip wire to release a weighted, 10-foot-square Net suspended from the ceiling. The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches between two columns or trees. The first creature

Duration: Instantaneous This 10-foot-deep pit has a hinged lid constructed from material identical to the surrounding floor. When a creature moves onto the lid, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

something else entirely. Both Konrad and Rugga are in constant agony. They can communicate telepathically out to a range of 60 feet. Their communications consist of pleas to release them from their torment

vines by attacking their root in the center of the room. Treat the root as an immobile, Medium object with AC 15 and 100 hit points. When the root is reduced to 0 hit points, the vines release spores

Manor Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

alongside a bowl of magenta punch. Damien, a constructed commoner, is here preparing food for Quill’s party. If he notices the characters and they appear to be friendly, he offers to take them to

ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case

Locations in Vogler

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

in about 5 minutes. The local militia is largely composed of retired farmers and fishers who exhibit more zeal than skill in the village’s defense, but they all take the bell’s sounding very seriously

. Vogler’s Crossing South of Vogler, an incomplete stone bridge begins to stretch across the Vingaard River. Half-constructed before the Cataclysm using techniques lost in the ages since, the bridge

7. The Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

, defilers! Now you shall join me in my eternal resting!” The monument is constructed from several parts. A great stone slab, 20 feet long by 10 feet wide, rests upon a 4-foot-thick monolith of rock of similar

about. This part of the regeneration process requires 2 rounds, during which time the corpse has AC 12 and 27 hit points. (If they have not been removed, the corpse benefits from the bracers of defense

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