bards before draw contract replaces

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

Quandrix Professor of Substance

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

properties of growth. Their magic alters and replaces the equations that describe the natural world, including creatures, space, and substance. Through these manipulations, the professors change their size

options: Expand. The professor becomes Large if there is sufficient room for it to grow. It has advantage on attack rolls and on ability checks and saving throws that rely on Strength. Contract. The

Sensory Stone

Magic Items Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

longer than 6 seconds experienced by a creature of your choice within 30 feet of yourself, infusing the essence of that experience into the stone. This replaces any sensation already stored within the

stone. Siphon Sensation. As a bonus action, you can draw on the stone’s magic to end the charmed or frightened condition on yourself, destroying the stone in the process.

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

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

pouch, stitched with images of heroes and whimsical creatures. Where the teeth fall, they bring legends to life. Using the Teeth. While you are holding the pouch, you can use an action to draw one tooth

. Roll on the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar table to determine which tooth you draw, and you can either sow the tooth or implant it (both of which are described later). If you don’t sow or implant the

Nature's Veil

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

Nature’s Veil 10th-level ranger feature, which replaces the Hide in Plain Sight feature You draw on the powers of nature to hide yourself from view briefly. As a bonus action, you can magically

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

Demonic Boons

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

organization, they are united in their desire to draw power from the bottomless evil of the Abyss. The following entries outline boons that a DM can grant to monsters and NPCs dedicated to a particular demon

is of the same level as the spell it replaces. A typical demon can impart boons to a number of creatures equal to the demon’s number of Hit Dice. In contrast, demon lords have no limit on the number

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

Magical Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

remain in the necropolis for too long are likely to contract an arcane blight (see below). Arcane Blight Any humanoid that spends 12 hours in the necropolis must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving

throw or contract an arcane blight. This magical disease transforms the humanoid into a nothic, but only after the victim experiences hallucinations and feelings of isolation and paranoia. Other symptoms

Documancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Documancer Contracts have mystical power. Break my contract and I’ll use your bones for my next quill. — Documancer’s warning Every great Acquisitions Incorporated quest begins with a contract from

Head Office — and a franchise’s documancer is most likely the one who controls and channels the power of that contract. A documancer bears the responsibility of managing each of a franchise’s quests

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

Mammon

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

bound by any contract emerge from the River Styx as lemures. Roving bands of soul-mongers patrol the river’s banks, harvesting the newly created devils. On its arrival, each soul passes through the

amount of gold that is needed to incite the greed of mortals is a minuscule drain on Mammon’s treasury, but the transactions that he and his followers consummate draw in more souls than the efforts of

Baalzebul

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

talent for lying is well suited. Never forget that devils can speak lies to you at will, even though one might promise not to. Only a contract with the devil — one that it will try to get you to sign

— can make it speak true. Even then, its talk will be leavened with vagueness to lead you to draw the wrong conclusions. A Maze of Information Every edict, policy statement, scientific treatise, and

Respect for the DM

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

. The Social Contract of Adventures You must provide reasonably appealing reasons for characters to undertake the adventures you prepare. (See “Draw In the Players” in chapter 4 for advice on this

Quandrix Scholars

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

philosophy, manipulating physical dimensions and properties of growth. Their magic alters and replaces the equations that describe the natural world, including creatures, space, and substance. Through these

if there is sufficient room for it to grow. It has advantage on attack rolls and on ability checks and saving throws that rely on Strength. Contract. The professor becomes Small. Its walking speed

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

Brimstone Hold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

of its magically binding employment contract prevent Nebukath from taking direct action against Vrakir, his forces, or his property (for example, by attacking the hold’s defenders). If Nebukath

contract no longer prevent the arcanaloth from seizing the artifact, and Nebukath attempts to steal the book from the characters. Treasure. The office’s three paintings are worth 100 gp each, or five times

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

chamber (area N15). Zalryr aims to “draw secrets from the depths of the mortal soul.” Cult Worship. The cultists all serve Vecna, whom they refer to as the Whispered One. Delvin’s Fate. Zalryr uncovered

Silent Sound Lighthouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

-Pint has some slack with Head Office, so that their last missed franchise payment didn’t draw the same immediate attention as the missed payment from the Phandalin franchise.) As with the timepiece of

contract between Acquisitions Incorporated and the Order of the Stout Half-Pint. The franchise was established two years ago, and has been doing well by all accounts. A wall calendar with the name “Wizzy

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the shield’s only magic, and that it did exactly what she intended it to do: draw in business. Still, it appears that there’s more to the shield’s story, for recently both Aurayaun and the shield

devils Kyrix and Valisog. For years Mandorcai upheld his side of the contract by bringing the fiends mortal sacrifices, until an accidental breach of contract let the devils haul him screaming into

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

the shield’s only magic, and that it did exactly what she intended it to do: draw in business. Still, it appears that there’s more to the shield’s story, for recently both Aurayaun and the shield

knowledge and his magical manor in a bargain with the twin chain devils Kyrix and Valisog. For years Mandorcai upheld his side of the contract by bringing the fiends mortal sacrifices, until an accidental

Monastery Locations

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

sandstone. Eventually the walls draw in so closely that you can reach out and touch either side, but then the narrow space opens into a hidden canyon in the heart of the hills. A sprawling monastery

the characters kill this group of monsters and leave the dungeon without defeating Hellenrae, within 1d3 days she replaces these guards with six duergar. The duergar also arrive if the characters kill

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