bards being dark choose races

Great Old One Patron

Classes Player’s Handbook

Unearth Forbidden Lore of Ineffable Beings When you choose this subclass, you might bind yourself to an unspeakable being from the Far Realm or an elder god—a being such as Tharizdun, the

Chained God; Zargon, the Returner; Hadar, the Dark Hunger; or Great Cthulhu. Or you might invoke several entities without yoking yourself to one. The motives of these beings are incomprehensible, and the

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose any 3 skills

Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Tool Proficiencies Choose 3 Musical Instruments Armor Training Light armor Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, 2 Dagger

Criminal

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, IntelligenceFeat: AlertSkill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand and StealthTool Proficiency: Thieves’ ToolsEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) 2 Daggers, Thieves

’ Tools, Crowbar, 2 Pouches, Traveler’s Clothes, 16 GP; or (B) 50 GP You eked out a living in dark alleyways, cutting purses or burgling shops. Perhaps you were part of a small gang of

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

and earnest debate, he demonstrates an equal flair for planning and forethought, mad combat moves (involving leaping off high places whenever possible), and dark vengeance. Viari's career as an

adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a giant single-handedly — and lost

Leomund's Tiny Hut Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside.Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Tiny Hut Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside. Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Nightbringer

Magic Items Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

This heavy mace has a dark oaken handle and a head of blackened steel trimmed with gold. In combat, the mace’s head is wreathed in inky black energy. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage

attuned to Nightbringer: Blessing of the Dragon Queen. You are immune to the charmed and frightened conditions, and you gain immunity to one of the following damage types (choose when you attune to the

Bard Legacy

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

Oath of Vengeance Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

that which has gone wrong. To these paladins — sometimes called avengers or dark knights — their own purity is not as important as delivering justice. TENETS OF VENGEANCE The tenets of

with a choice of fighting my sworn foes or combating a lesser evil, I choose the greater evil. No Mercy for the Wicked. Ordinary foes might win my mercy, but my sworn enemies do not. By Any Means

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

can’t use this property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil

, such as lore about demons. When you do so, double your proficiency bonus on that check. Dark Speech. While you carry the Book of Vile Darkness and are attuned to it, you can use an action to recite

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their

shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, the Dark Powers of the Domain of Dread lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the

Dark Powers released Kas. From there, Kas set out to ruin his former master. Should Kas fail, the Dark Powers will reclaim him. The crown is made of burnished and entwined metal rods. To attune to it

Variant Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

characteristics described in the Player’s Handbook, choose 1d4 + 1 of the following features: small horns; fangs or sharp teeth; a forked tongue; catlike eyes; six fingers on each hand; goat-like legs

; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.

Variant Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

, choose 1d4 + 1 of the following features: small horns; fangs or sharp teeth; a forked tongue; catlike eyes; six fingers on each hand; goat-like legs; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.

Iggwilv the Witch Queen

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Boon of Immortality. Iggwilv is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Iggwilv fails a saving throw, she can choose to

start of her turn. Witchcraft. Iggwilv uses Spellcasting or Fey Step. Dark Speech (Costs 2 Actions). Iggwilv utters a phrase in a forbidden language and targets one or two creatures she can see within

Encephalon Cluster

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the cluster fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The cluster has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

the attacker, it then makes one Slam attack against that attacker.An encephalon cluster pays no heed to an elder brain or its mind flayer progenitors. This grotesque creature shambles through dark

Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the specter fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The specter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

exhaustion.Like dark mirrors of Eldraine’s archons (see “Archon of Boundaries”), specters appear as shrouded figures mounted on horrific flying beasts. It is easy to look at a

Aasimar Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

choose or use as inspiration to create your own. Aasimar Celestial Features d6 Celestial Feature 1 A dusting of metallic, white, or charcoal freckles 2 Metallic, luminous, or

dark eyes 3 Starkly colored hair 4 An unusual hue tinting your shadow 5 A ghostly halo crowning your head 6 Rainbows gleaming on your skin Creating Your Character At

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

choose: Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight. True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in the book. Dark Magic

property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as lore about

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal) Subrace Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of

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

Haunted One

Backgrounds Curse of Strahd: Character Options

with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its

toll, isolating you from most people and making you question your sanity. You must find a way to overcome it before it destroys you. Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation

Nightmare Beast

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes

the beast’s mouth, and its large red eyes glow in the dark. The creature smashes through structures and fortifications with ease, and it doesn’t hesitate to rend foes with its claws and

Rezmir

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

, Rezmir can deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Dark Advantage"} damage when she hits with a weapon attack, provided Rezmir has advantage on the attack roll

disintegrates into a pile of ash. Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If Rezmir fails a saving throw while wearing the Black Dragon Mask, she can choose to succeed instead.Greatsword (Hazirawn). Melee Weapon Attack

Strahd, Master of Death House

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Strahd fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Master of the House. When Strahd is reduced to 0 hit points, he dissolves into mist and immediately

Zarovich was a prince, a soldier, and a conqueror. His thirst for power never sated, Strahd made a pact with the Dark Powers to become immortal. Meanwhile, Strahd’s evil deepened, until in a jealous

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the mummy lord’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes

. Regional Effects A mummy lord’s temple or tomb is warped in any of the following ways by the creature’s dark presence: Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Sul Khatesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Master of Magic. Sul Khatesh has advantage on

as the Lords of Dust — scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And as they grow stronger, they gain more influence

Valin Sarnaster

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

as the immortal heir of Savras’s realm. The Canopic Being came into her possession years ago, and an obsession with the dark rituals therein set the oracle on her present course. Valin has

, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in Valin’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

, telekinesis, teleport 1/day each: dominate monster, greater invisibility Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Graz’zt fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Graz&rsquo

Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and curve of his body, every

Diderius

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in the mummy lord’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell

’s temple or tomb is warped in any of the following ways by the creature’s dark presence: Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

damage if it fails. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the demilich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Turn Immunity. The demilich is immune to effects that turn undead.Howl (Recharge

curse on a success.The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark

Elf Traits

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

elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of these subraces. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further

Harengon

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dangers during adventures. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race such as the

languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every

Satyr

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

existence, most often to the Material Plane. There they seek to bring a bit of their home plane’s splendor to other worlds. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a

. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, shadar-kai can live to be over 750 years old. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical

character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is

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