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Player’s Handbook
Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge
Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources, such as scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural
individuals. They usually know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and
Dragonborn
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to the clan can result in expulsion and exile. Each dragonborn knows his or her station and duties within the clan, and honor demands maintaining the bounds of that position.
A continual drive for
give up on something. A dragonborn holds mastery of a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same commitment find it easy to earn the respect of a dragonborn.
Though
Elf
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of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds
enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry.
A Timeless Perspective
Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
drive the yetis out.
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An adult crystal dragon and an elf archmage have been friends for centuries and often go stargazing together on the peaks of their favorite mountains, but the dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
remaining watchful against evil. Silver dragons typically dwell amid snow-capped mountains, though aspirations and congeniality drive some to instead live among cosmopolitan societies. Disguised as
ambitions. Many collect treasures that reflect these interests, such as histories, ancient art, and the gear of famous champions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the races of the Five Nations could not be trusted with ruling Khorvaire. It was time for the Dhakaani to return and subjugate the other races to their firm hand once again. The Heirs of Dhakaan are
worship gods, and no clerics or paladins are among them. The Kech Volaar have picked up some of the elven traditions of wizardry, and all clans have bards known as duur’kala (dirge singers), but in general the Dhakaani don’t rely on magic on the battlefield.
Goliath
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away in the night to seek the cold will of fate.
In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in
, committed by the goliath. Goliaths assign and use nicknames with their friends of other races, and change them to refer to an individual’s notable deeds.
Goliaths present all three names when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
Court of Whispers The denizens of the Court of Whispers barter for current knowledge. Heralds, criers, bards, and griots buy and sell information from the fifteen founding civilizations active in the
. Powerful organizations and individuals from across the planes send agents to the Court of Whispers to collect information and do business on their behalf. Noteworthy examples include the Harpers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Sun Elves Sun elves, also known as gold elves, or Ar’Tel’Quessir, have a reputation for being arrogant and self-important. Many of them believe they are Corellon’s chosen people and that other races
, or noteworthy other races’ accomplishments might be, there is an inherent superiority to all things elven. This attitude colors sun elves’ relations with other elves, whom they see as diluted or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
maintaining the bounds of that position. A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate to
fail, and they push themselves to extreme efforts before they give up on something. A dragonborn holds mastery of a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Court of Whispers The denizens of the Court of Whispers barter for current knowledge. Heralds, criers, bards, and griots buy and sell information from the fifteen founding civilizations active in the
. Powerful organizations and individuals from across the planes send agents to the Court of Whispers to collect information and do business on their behalf. Noteworthy examples include the Harpers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
their traditions. This section presents the College of Lore subclass. College of Lore Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources
Bard Subclass 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
maintaining the bounds of that position. A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate
to fail, and they push themselves to extreme efforts before they give up on something. A dragonborn holds mastery of a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
to the town council to collect a reward of six potions of greater healing.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Death Knight-Dreadnaught.” Leilon Point Quest “Farmers in the small community of
to collect a reward of 750 gp.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Leilon Point.” Follow-Up Quests After the characters complete either one of the starting quests, the following two quests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other subterranean and surface-dwelling races. Gracklstugh’s Blade Bazaar might be the ideal place to find traders or explorers heading to the surface world. If Buppido or Hemeth isn’t with the party
Zuggtmoy’s spores drive him to seek a densely populated area where he can spread his contagion. It’s also possible the party arrives at Gracklstugh involuntarily. Duergar slavers scour the Underdark in search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shrieker A shrieker is a human-sized mushroom that emits a piercing screech to drive off creatures that disturb it. Other creatures use the fungi as an alarm to signal the approach of prey, and
various intelligent races of the Underdark cultivate shriekers on the outskirts of their communities to discourage trespassers. Shrieker
Medium plant, unaligned
Armor Class 5
Hit Points 13 (3d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
cults, one of which has an ancient dragon in its employ. The gnomes of Gnomengarde have offered to supply a magical weapon to drive off this beast should it trouble the town. Meet the gnomes at
Dumathoin’s Gulch, collect the weapon, and return to Leilon.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Dumathoin’s Gulch.” Icingdeath and Twinkle Quest “Two rival factions vie for control of the High
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
varied cultures and races, Faerûn is dominated by human lands, be they kingdoms, city-states, or carefully maintained alliances of rural communities. Interspersed among the lands of humans are old dwarven
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, no current guildmaster is human. But humans are lieutenants, advisors, and strategists in many guilds. Their ambition and drive propel them toward the top, but the sheer might of beings such as
shape the names of most of Ravnica’s humans. Humans sometimes borrow names from other races, but they have a rich pool of traditional names to draw from. The use of family names seems to be a peculiarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires. Subrace. Ancient divides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a way of life in this forested domain, with everyone from the bards of Skald to the actors of Emherst pursuing dazzling dreams. Here, the people live by a simple rule: never let an audience grow bored
mentor?
What do you use your talents, work, or travels to hide? Does insecurity or doubt drive you to excel? Did someone best you in your field of mastery? Does a vice, curse, or rumor color your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Short or Long Rest. College of Lore MIKE PAPE College of Lore Subclass Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources, such as
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires. Subrace. Ancient divides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fearsome claws, crushing horns, and fiery breath, chimeras are tempests of ferocity, driven by their three heads’ conflicting instincts. Their heads agree on little but their desires to feed and to drive
, and claws. Owing to their draconic instincts, chimeras are greedy creatures that hoard treasures within cavernous lairs. They’re undiscerning about what they collect, gathering shiny objects
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
different races or cultures. The bardic colleges might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn might be the only creatures capable of becoming sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
warm to creatures of other races that don’t try to do them harm, in large part due to the lack of guile that goes along with their innocent nature. Appearance doesn’t matter; what counts is a creature’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
them easy for Rezmir and other high-ranking cultists to manipulate, but they are not well liked or trusted by the other races. Hunters who bring in antelope and other large game from the grasslands
feed the camp. The cultists and their allies eat most of it, but some is stored in the cave to feed the hatchlings. The cult has been ranging far and wide on small raids to collect treasure. Greenest
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of the world. Their hut villages thrive in forbidding grottoes, half-sunken ruins, and watery caverns.
Territorial Xenophobes. Lizardfolk deal and trade with other races only rarely. Fiercely
territorial, they use camouflaged scouts to guard the perimeter of their domain. When unwelcome visitors are detected, a tribe sends a hunting band to harass or drive the trespassers off, or tricks them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
unanticipated situation that requires quick, decisive action. In that vein, dwarf emissaries and merchants are expected to use Abbathor’s tricks when they deal with humans, elves, and other races. When
a dwarf offers a piece of merchandise for sale to an outsider, that merchant is expected to drive a hard bargain, even if the item is in truth an inferior example of its kind. Fortunately for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
role these races play in your setting should determine the kinds of reactions that such characters meet. Don’t be afraid to push things to an extreme. An orc character might have to venture into town
the bond drive the character to adventure? The character’s trait, flaw, and ideal can also play a role in fleshing out the story. Friends or Enemies? Figure out what special ties the character has to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
pause between two great moments in their history. The mission of this scholarly order is to collect the accumulated learning of the past and preserve it so a future giant civilization can build upon
Xen’drik in Eberron), members of the Hidden Rune venture into the ruins of these lost civilizations to collect any writings, technology, and artifacts they find. On worlds with no historical record of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
makes them easy for Rezmir and other high-ranking cultists to manipulate, but they are not well liked or trusted by the other races. Hunters who bring in antelope and other large game from the grasslands
feed the camp. The cultists and their allies eat most of it, but some is stored in the cave to feed the hatchlings. The cult has been ranging far and wide on small raids to collect treasure. Greenest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, but they also collect characters to participate in specific terrifying adventures. Ravenloft can claim a soul for one night of terror or for an inescapable nightmare, whichever suits the needs of your
that the most terrifying possibilities come to pass. As a result, even the most familiar races, magic items, and monsters in the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual have places in Ravenloft, but with twists that make them creepy or mysterious.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
vault. Hill dwarves are more perceptive and empathic than their kin. They rely on their intuition and insight to guide them in relationships with other races. To offset the disadvantage of not being
development, armies of gold dwarves returned to drive the drow from the region. At the site that would come to be known as the Great Rift, they shaped the underground canyons and passages to their needs, and