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College of Swords

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most

College of Swords (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most

Credits

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Ross, F. Wesley Schneider, James Wyatt Lead Graphic Designer: Trish Yochum Graphic Designers: Trystan Falcone, Emi Tanji Cover Illustrators: Wylie Beckert, Magali Villeneuve Interior Illustrators

the Last War (2019), and Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020). On the Cover Spellbook in hand, the wizard Tasha casts a spell on a brew bubbling in her magic cauldron, in this painting by Magali

Credits

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Yochum Graphic Designer: Trystan Falcone Cover Illustrators: Clint Cearley, Simen Meyer Interior Illustrators: Mark Behm, Zoltan Boros, Filip Burburan, Christopher Burdett, Sidharth Chaturvedi

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history. HINCHEL OR On the Cover Vajra Safahr, Karlach, Minsc, Boo, and Jarlaxle array themselves for battle in the ruins of Myth Drannor in this majestic illustration from Billy

Credits

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Yochum Cover Illustrators: Ekaterina Burmak, CoupleofKooks Cartographers: Francesca Baerald, Mike Schley Interior Illustrators: Wade Acuff, Joanna Barnum, Olivier Bernard, Bruce Brenneise

spearing On the Cover Asteria ponders the magic, mystery, and mayhem of the Deck of Many Things in this menagerie of moments by Ekaterina Burmak. On the Alt-Cover Asteria wields

Credits

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, Christopher Perkins, F. Wesley Schneider Cultural & Sensitivity Consultant: Tanya DePass Graphic Designers: Trystan Falcone, Emi Tanji, Trish Yochum Cover Illustrators: Hydro74, Magali

Winninger Director of Global Brand Marketing: Brian Perry Global Brand Manager: Shelly Mazzanoble Senior Marketing Communications Manager: Greg Tito Community Manager: Brandy Camel ON THE COVER

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Cover Illustrators: DZO, Antonio José Manzanedo Cartographer: Mike Schley Consultants: Rico Corazón, Siena East, Nivair Gabriel, Sara Thompson Interior Illustrators: Lily Abdullina, Wade

inspiration: Lost Mine of Phandelver. 2014. On the Cover Goblins with psionic powers steal a piece of a mysterious obelisk from the sleepy town of Phandalin in this breathtaking cover by

Credits

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Murin, Zack Stella Cover Illustrators: Cynthia Sheppard, Olena Richards Cartographer: Dyson Logos Interior Illustrators: Carlo Arellano, Francesca Baerald, Eric Belisle, Olivier Bernard

writers and editors for decades to come. This book is dedicated to his beloved memory. On the Cover Bigby’s grasping hand steals a giant goose’s golden egg from its cloud giant keepers in this

Credits

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Consultant: Patrick Rothfuss Cultural Consultant: Shiaw-Ling Lai Cover Illustrators: Hydro74, Tyler Jacobson Cartographers: Stacey Allan, Will Doyle Interior Illustrators: Helder Almeida, Tom

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Credits

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Olson, Joshua Morris Special thanks to Farai Chideya, Renee Knipe, Carlos Luna, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Stephanie Nudelman, Jessica Price, Diego Valdez ON THE COVER A mischievous wynling soars

Credits

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Additional Design: Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee, Chris Sims, Matt Sernett Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Shauna Narciso Cover Illustrator: Raymond Swanland Graphic Designers: Emi Tanji, Bree Heiss

, Pieter Sleijpen ON THE COVER Aerisi Kalinoth, the air prophet, unleashes the Cult of the Howling Hatred on the Dessarin Valley. A defiant Harper wizard named Zelraun Roaringhorn stands against her

Credits

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Developer: Jeremy Crawford Editors: Judy Bauer, Kim Mohan Senior Graphic Designer: Trish Yochum Graphic Designers: Matt Cole, Trystan Falcone Cover Illustrators: Ekaterina Burmak, Hydro74

: Brandy Camel Social Media Marketing Managers: Nicole Olson, Joshua Morris This adventure is dedicated to Alex Raymond and Lorenzo Elliott Semple Jr. On the Cover Prince Xeleth, who is

Credits

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

: Trish Yochum Graphic Designer: Trystan Falcone Cover Illustrators: Hydro74, Tyler Jacobson Interior Illustrators: Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Zoltan Boros, Christopher Burdett, Paul Scott Canavan

Rebbeck, Bill Rose, David Schwartz, Rebecca A. Smith, Jayson Thiry, and the hundreds of play- testers who helped make this adventure more fun ON THE COVER Auril the Frostmaiden claims her

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

Dillon Editors: Judy Bauer, Kim Mohan Senior Graphic Designer: Trish Yochum Graphic Designers: Matt Cole, Trystan Falcone Cover Illustrators: Bruce Brenneise, Hydro74 Interior Illustrators

. 1982. On the Cover Illustrator Bruce Brenneise depicts a nautiloid traveling through Wildspace, undoubtedly transporting mind flayers to an unsuspecting world. On the Alt-Cover

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Design: Trystan Falcone, Emi Tanji, Trish Yochum Cover Illustrators: Scott M. Fischer, Anna Podedworna Interior Illustrators: Helder Almeida, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Zoltan Boros, Christopher Burdett

, Colin and Scott Bennie. Islands of Terror. 1992. Nesmith, Bruce and Andria Hayday. Ravenloft: Realm of Terror. 1990. Perkins, Christopher. Curse of Strahd. 2016. ON THE COVER In the shadow of

Credits

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Credits

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Credits

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. On the Cover Sigil’s enigmatic ruler, the Lady of Pain, looms before the planar metropolis and its curving skyline in this painting by Tyler Jacobson. On the Alt-Cover On this cover

Credits

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Credits

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Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020). ON THE COVER The wizard Mordenkainen soars through the Astral Plane astride a ki-rin—unaware of the astral dreadnought slinking toward them—in this painting

Build Your Group

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

Investigator or a Confiscator right under a target’s nose—or provide cover to agents with different specialties as they do their jobs. A high Charisma, proficiency with the disguise kit (or access to spells that

cloak or disguise one’s appearance), and proficiency with skills such as Deception, Performance, and Sleight of Hand all greatly benefit the Chameleon. Bards and rogues, as well as characters with

Targets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into

magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane magic. These spells rely on

College of Swords

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

College of Swords Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and

lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and

Manor Locations

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

ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case

books on the desk cover research about the Underdark and beholders, with notes written by Quill scribbled in the margins. The statue is actually a stone golem. If a character attempts to take Quill’s

Conservatory Locations

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

Joster who’s allowed to enter this area. Dark curtains cover the windows of this room, which looks like it might have been a chapel, though most of the decor is gone, leaving empty niches and pedestals. A

duration of the spell). Once the glyph is triggered, the trunk is safe to open. Treasure. The trunk contains, among personal items and clothing of little value, the instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin

Tomb Locations

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

, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The noise of breaking down the doors can be heard by all creatures on the tomb’s lower level. These creatures remain in their respective locations but are

their crossbows at intruders who traverse the hallway without an Onyx Scar escort. The arrow slits give the thugs three-quarters cover. No guards are stationed behind the eastern arrow slits. The

Forge Level (X16-X26)

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

in battle with Xardorok and appear to be winning, these duergar help by attacking the other duergar on their respective platforms; if Xardorok appears to be winning, these duergar stay out of the

-quarters cover. The heart is a Large object with AC 13, 27 hit points, vulnerability to cold damage, and immunity to fire and psychic damage. The heart stops beating when reduced to 0 hit points, rendering

Temple of Tharizdun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

weapons on hand). They have half cover while in the rubble, and they engage in melee only if the characters come to them or attempt to open the doors into the temple. T4. Chuul-Haunted Hallway This

a tightly sewn oilcloth — an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) found by a cultist years before. The lyre is the cult’s greatest treasure, and has been kept as a gift for the leader that the cultists

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

different areas of the city’s catacombs as their respective hideouts. Trapped Lockbox. A character who inspects the shelves and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds a small ebony

The Seldarine

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

where carved or painted stars cover the ceiling of a cave. On the planes that have hosted one of these rare events, elf priests consecrate and maintain temples devoted to the Mysteries. Often these

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

Fortress Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

ceiling, two each to your left and your right. This area is empty, quiet, and peaceful. 21. Blademaster’s Quarters Dark green tiles cover the walls and floor of this room, and the ceiling is tiled

unlocked coffers contain 40 gp and a silver hand mirror (15 gp). 33. Priestess’s Quarters Gray tiles cover the floor and walls of this room, while the ceiling has white tiles. A small table and bench sit in

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

white and black specimens among them. Glistening spiderwebs cover the rosebushes. The webs belong to three ettercaps that recently crawled up from the forest of Thither. They lurk under the soil

Iron Lion The iron lion, Envy, is one of two guardians that Zybilna created to watch over her garden in her absence. When Zybilna became frozen in time, her guardians appeared from their respective

Platinum Room Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

activated, creating a connection with area P1 (see the “Guards” section earlier in this chapter). On entering this area, read the following description: Colorful silks and mosaic patterns cover the

). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes

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