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;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
unable to use the Dash action, cannot climb, or cast spells other than cantrips until the start of its next turn.
Keen Hearing. The dire corby has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
Dire Cacophony. Any creature other than a dire corby that starts its turn within 60 feet of a dire corby and can hear it must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wound they receive.
Trolls
Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll
case for dire troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions, some fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.
Wild Shape (Recharges after a Short or Long rest). As a bonus action, Walnut can assume the shape of a dire wolf. She can stay in
statistics are replaced by the statistics of the dire wolf, except she retains her alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Her attacks in beast form are magical. While in
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
artificer spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, mending, message, shocking grasp
1st level (4 slots): alarm, cure wounds, identify, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, Melf's
master alchemist and creator of monsters, whose own blood was said to possess dire magical properties.
He is vainglorious, egotistical, and utterly ruthless in furthering his research. His career began
Bard
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
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
still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of bards is an attempt to snatch and harness those echoes, subtly woven into their spells and powers. The greatest strength of bards is their sheer
Hobgoblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits.
Implacable Gods
Hobgoblins revere two
of Nomog-Geaya, as well as standards and flags with his image or symbol, receive a bow or salute at all times except emergencies. Bargrivyek’s peacemakers receive due deference regardless of
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots):comprehend languages, fog cloud
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Creatures
1–3
1d4 + 2 dire wolf;dire wolves
4–6
1d6 + 3 ghoul;ghouls
7–9
1d4 + 2 Strahd zombie;Strahd zombies (in the appendix)
10–12
2d4 swarm of bats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Dire Corby Heralded by the ominous, deep rumbling of their strange song, great packs of dire corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things
. Even the mightiest creatures of the Underdark hide within fortified lairs or step aside from a dire corby flock, knowing of how these creatures’ bizarre song disrupts, disorients, and ultimately
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people.
Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish
goblin is a sorcerer with the wild magic origin whose every casting, including cantrips, is accompanied by a wild magic surge. Use the mage stat block in the Monster Manual to represent this goblin, adding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, but are commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, healing word, heroism, sleep, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, shatter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
appropriate, reflecting their love of intrigue. Classes that specialize in melee combat are rare among the Zil. The soldiers of Zilargo include rogues, bards, wizards, and artificers. The Trust. In
active agent, you could receive missions tied to your current adventures. If you and your companions are fighting the Emerald Claw, you might have a secondary assignment to eliminate a specific Claw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
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
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, commonly found performing in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, healing word, heroism, sleep, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, shatter
Song of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
temple complexes. A temple is overcome when its prophet is defeated or the monsters in its shrine are eliminated.
After the characters defeat the first prophet, run “Dire Tidings” when they return to
leave, assume the cultists’ effort to destroy a town in “Reckless Hate” causes great damage without the characters on hand to stop it. When “Race to Destruction” is triggered, the characters receive a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
by the ability to cast at least two cantrips, typically drawn from the sorcerer or wizard spell list. A common wandslinger also knows a single 1st-level spell, which they can cast once per long rest
. An exceptional wandslinger may know up up to three spells of up to 3rd level. A wandslinger’s spells and cantrips are almost always combat spells with an immediate effect, such as fire bolt, ray of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list (the three
needn’t be from the same list). While the book is on your person, you can cast those cantrips at will. They don’t count against your number of cantrips known. If they don’t appear on the warlock spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list
(the three needn’t be from the same list). While the book is on your person, you can cast those cantrips at will. They don’t count against your number of cantrips known. If they don’t appear on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bonus action, Walnut can assume the shape of a dire wolf. She can stay in this form for 3 hours or until she reverts to her normal form as a bonus action. She automatically reverts if she falls
unconscious, drops to 0 hit points, or dies.
While transformed, Walnut’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the dire wolf, except she retains her alignment, personality, and Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire trolls. Vaprak the Destroyer Although
. Dire Troll Trolls kill and eat almost anything—including, in rare cases, other trolls. This cannibalism has the effect of causing a troll to grow to an unusually large size. The resulting dire
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the
, choose the hermit background. Level
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Known
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
whims of the gods and petition them for glimpses of their vast insight. This gift also comes with a curse, though, which typically takes the form of dire insights. Consult the Oracle Curse table to
determine what unwanted revelations you receive. The gods seek mortal oracles to act as their agents. As a result, most oracles devote themselves to the service of a single god and learn to ignore the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
guild. Members of House Dimir ultimately receive their orders from this source without having any idea of who issued the order or why. Messages to agents are funneled through thought strands (see
plans mean something dire for the Ravnican populace. To House Dimir, knowledge is power. The guild hungers to learn everything it doesn’t already know, especially the weaknesses of its adversaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
, which doesn’t count against the number of bard cantrips you know. For you, it has a range of 60 feet when you cast it. Spiritual Focus 3rd-level College of Spirits feature You employ tools that aid
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
the Attack action on your turn. Moreover, you can cast one of your cantrips in place of one of those attacks. Song of Defense 10th-level Bladesinging feature You can direct your magic to absorb damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. If no one in the party understands Undercommon, the dire warning is just loud gibberish to them. The cantrip was cast by Hanne Hallen, a young drow allied with House Mizzrym. Hanne has the
, +5 to hit with spell attacks). She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): minor illusion, ray of frost
1st Level (2 slots): shield, mage armor
Hanne’s mother, Zhora
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
either decrease your number of declared draws by two or receive a rare or rarer wondrous item, which appears in your hands. The DM chooses the item.
Statue. You immediately have the petrified
1 year passes, the revenant kills you, or you use a Wish spell to banish it permanently to the afterlife.
Warrior. Your Strength score increases by 2 to a maximum of 22.
Well. You learn three cantrips of your choice from any spell list.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock The forging of a pact between a warlock and a patron is no minor occasion — at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A
13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It regains its expended spell slots when it finishes a short or long rest. It knows the following warlock spells:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
host, and they receive obedience and deference from many quarters. Their ability to lay waste to entire formations with a single use of magic allows them to gain far more glory in battle than a single
. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, fire bolt, ray of frost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, the god of war, to receive his divine power. From their homeland of Kayolin, the five siblings each set out on their own path to bring Kiri-Jolith’s message directly to the Dragon Armies. Hrigg’s path
.
6th 38 (7d8 + 7) Potent Cantrips. Hrigg adds his Wisdom modifier to the damage he deals with any cantrip. 7th 44 (8d8 + 8) Spellcasting. Hrigg gains one 2nd-level spell slot. He also learns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, enlarge/reduce, Melf’s acid
butterfly swarm is an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp). The yellow sapphires carried by the animal-headed guards fit into the pillars in area 8. Each gemstone is worth 1,000 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
“Terracotta Warriors” below). To steal Shagambi’s treasures, characters must move quietly. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Unkh or Wongo receive advice when entering
heaped around Shagambi’s bones: 200 gp, five moonstones (50 gp each), the fine music box activated by the trap (250 gp), and an instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin). The instrument turns to dust and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
receive cold receptions. The Speaker Each year, on the day of the first full moon after the autumn equinox, matriarchs from all the leonin prides gather at Tethmos to select a monarch, who acts as a
Swiftclaws, and many bards and wizards come from these prides as well. Speaker Brimaz looks beyond Oreskos and wonders
if there is a future for his people in the outside world
(PETER MOHRBACHER)






