bards before draw compels robes

College of the Moon

Classes Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

stories of the islands and their people. Bards of this college draw from the isles’ fey magic and the primal power of the moonwells to bolster their allies, protect the natural world, and inspire their bardic works.

Inspire Allies with Primal Tales The College of the Moon traces its origins to the ancient druidic circles of the Moonshae Isles, who entrusted the first Bards of this tradition with chronicling the

Deck of Miscellany

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

;️ Three dagger;daggers 4 ♥️ Four Oil (flask);flasks of oil 5 ♥️ Five silk robes 6 ♥️ Forgery kit 7 ♥️ Quarterstaff 8 ♥️ Fishing tackle

each card bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of

College of Creation (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there

Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as

College of Creation

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there

Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as

Thessalkraken

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

the water in the thessalkraken’s lair compels potential victims to draw near. Each creature within 120 feet of the thessalkraken must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or move 10 feet closer

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Sylvan Equipment: A Selesnya insignia, a healer’s kit, robes, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins) Feature: Conclave’s Shelter As a

. Contacts The Selesnya Conclave is all about connections, so its members cultivate contacts throughout the guild. The guild also engages in energetic recruitment to draw converts from other

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

With a pseudodragon curled on his shoulder, a young elf in golden robes smiles warmly, weaving a magical charm into his honeyed words and bending the palace sentinel to his will. As flames spring to

are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons. Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and

Schools of Magic

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

like these exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) might be so rare that a player character learns from a single mentor and never meets another character of the same class, in which case

hierarchy, he is allowed to wear the red and green robes of a master. Of course, when he wears these robes, his occupation is easily identified by those who know of the cabal. This recognition could be a

31. Northeast Guest Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

as one approaches the bed. If the characters draw back the shroud covering it, they find the charred skeleton of a human lying on the bed, clad in burned robes and clutching the blackened stub of a

Character Creation Options

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

Character Creation Options Next are four chapters of character-focused content: Chapter 6: Rogue. This chapter provides advice and new magic items suited to bards, rangers, rogues, and other

also includes character creation advice and magic items appropriate for clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with a connection to the divine. Chapter 9: Knight. Characters who draw the

A Bard's Muse

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

A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their

versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who

Deck of Miscellany

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

9 ♦ Manacles 10 ♦ Ten sheets of parchment 3 ♥ Three daggers 4 ♥ Four flasks of oil 5 ♥ Five silk robes 6 ♥ Forgery kit 7 ♥ Quarterstaff 8 ♥ Fishing tackle 9 ♥ Leather pouch containing 18 gp 10 ♥ 10

bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of yourself

Factions of Cynidicea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

sincerity and never speak their true intentions, advancing their goals through deceit and treachery. Mages wear silver masks of a smiling, round-faced boy—the face of Usamigaras—along with silvery robes

that draw attention away from their hidden wands. Each mage’s right palm bears a tattoo of a five-pointed star. Warriors of Madarua The ancient god Madarua presides over birth, death, and the shifting

Gala at the Cerulean Lyceum

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

filled with Janyans enraptured by the low-toned, hypnotic music of a group of bards. Xoese-Addae leads the characters to a private audience suite overlooking the quad, occupied by a single Janyan wearing

fine, billowing robes—this is Zisatta. Zisatta Zisatta The aloof Zisatta is a member of the High Court and commands Janya’s security forces, called the Billowing Patrol for their sable robes that

The Stone Bridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

— five dwarves in leather armor and a human in wizard’s robes. They appear to be sitting on the edge of the bridge, facing north and enjoying the view. When they see you, they stand, move away from

the edge of the bridge, and draw their weapons. The robed fellow pulls out a wand. The figures on the bridge include five thugs (male shield dwarves) and a mercenary mage named Cavil Zaltobar (male

College of Creation

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

creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance

College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares. Tasha Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That

K36. Dining Hall of the Count

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the characters take the groom figurine out of the room, read the following if they return to the room at a later time: Billowing drapes draw your

doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.

Modifying a Class

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

Disposing of Evidence

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

your nose. Just off the path is a hollow, petrified tree trunk filled with a viscous black ooze. Black tendrils extrude from the ooze, reaching toward two figures clad in white robes. These figures

abandon the wheelbarrow and take cover behind trees, hoping to draw the characters into melee range. Perhaps foolishly, they stay and fight—eager to put their new training to the test. If they are

Kenku

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

as vagabonds, driven by greed. They can perfectly imitate any sound they hear. Fallen Flocks. Kenku wear ill-fitting cloaks, robes, and rags. These garments cover the soft, sleek feathers of their

not to draw attention to their shameful forms. Once, the kenku held the wind in their wings, embracing the gusty sky and singing the sweet language of birdsong. Serving a master whose identity is

Thessalkraken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

beneath the water in the thessalkraken’s lair compels potential victims to draw near. Each creature within 120 feet of the thessalkraken must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or move 10 feet closer to the thessalkraken if able to do so.

Cult of the Black Earth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

living rock and soil. They believe the earth thirsts for the blood of those who don't venerate it before all other powers and beings. The Cult of the Black Earth appeals to those who draw their fortunes

or dirt to feel close to their favored element. Black Earth initiates know the secret of creating armor from magically shaped stone, and even their robes include stone pauldrons or masks. Prophet of

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

red tattoos. Two humans in simple red robes accompany him. “Welcome to the answering ceremony,” the tattooed man intones, “where astrology and prophecy intertwine to answer all. What is your question

the color of his robes. Lurg’s desk drawer is locked and magically trapped. Lurg carries its key (see area T4), and only he knows the password to safely unlock the drawer: “Struve.” As an action, a

The Streets of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

entry to make it the start of an encounter or adventure, though not every event needs to draw the characters into a longer story. Each table is meant to be used on a different level of Sharn: the lower

the robes of an oracle approaches and promises to give you the answer to all of life's problems for 42 copper crowns. 43–44 A human and an elf kiss passionately in an alley near your path. They notice

Palace of Spires Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

tomb (area P12). Disturbance. Sounds of combat or other loud, alarming noises in this area draw the attention of Juliana and Orlando in area P6 as well as Argus and Hamish, a pair of former adventurers

. Juliana and Orlando (neutral good, human nobles with Armor Class 11 and no armor or weapons) recline together here on the suspended couch, relaxing and chatting. They’re dressed in bright lounging robes

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies

. Several individuals in gray robes slumber here peacefully despite the flickering torchlight. Seven cultists sleep in these two chambers. Each cultist wears a hooded gray robe that has a desiccated

Possible Visions

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

everything started. An imperious drow archwizard in spider-silk robes casts a mighty conjuration spell. As the ritual draws toward its conclusion, a web of faerzress energy expands outward. The wizard seems

recall the symbol well enough to draw it, so that another more knowledgeable character can discern its significance. Zuggtmoy’s Arrival The characters can inquire about Zuggtmoy or the events in

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at

, on his statue in the City of the Dead, and atop the altars of the House of Wonder. Bards perform songs in honor of the wizard all over the city. The Open Lord visits taverns and inns throughout

Tomb Locations

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

a long braid. She is dressed in the simple yellow robes, belted sash, and leather sandals of the priesthood of Savras, and bears the customary third-eye tattoo on her forehead. Naive curiosity

area T6, hoping to draw the characters to the false tomb and the other golems waiting there. Canopic Golem Large construct Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 252 (24d10 + 120) Speed 30 ft

E: Wakenreth

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

, while the walls are sculpted with empty burial niches. A door stands to the southeast. Sconces on the walls shed light tinged a faint green. The characters draw the attention of two hostile wraiths that

nonmagical white robes of a Mage of High Sorcery. E3: Third Level The room’s shattered walls stand frozen in time, hovering a heartbeat away from falling apart. A sizable hole gapes in the room’s floor. To

Ascendant Factions

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

might be true deities that oversee everything, but such beings are beyond comprehension. They assert that worshipers of the gods draw their power from unknowable sources—false gods simply take the

matching robes. They are often accompanied by small attendants—mephits, imps, and homunculi who carry their tomes of order. Role in Sigil. The Fraternity of Order reviews, studies, and adjudicates the

The Seldarine

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

be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold

least a century. More than a few elves claim to have experienced this benefit, and the truth of it is attested by many bards — sometimes in all earnestness, sometimes with a knowing wink. Priests of

Harrowhall Locations

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

skeletons, many still wearing rusted armor or tattered robes. Gremorly dumped the corpses of those he killed into the moat. A character who examines these remains and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom

moth-eaten blanket and a side table. Levitating a few inches off the bed is a cross-legged ghost wearing light robes, seemingly meditating. The ghost’s eyes snap open. “We have visitors,” the ghost

Tool Descriptions

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

arise in relation to geographic locations, are familiar to you. Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity. Cartographer’s Tools Activity DC

you draw on your knowledge of leather to pick out details that others would overlook. Identify Hides. When looking at a hide or a leather item, you can determine the source of the leather and any

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

robes watches over this chamber. An inscription at the base of the statue reads, in Elvish: “It is not surrender. Live to fight again another day.” Treasure. A weapon rack in the room holds a black

water makes the floor difficult terrain in this area. The sloping rubble descends to area V13. V15: Lunar Shrine A larger-than-life alabaster statue of a humanoid in flowing robes watches over this

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