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Player’s Handbook
, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Thieves' Tools, Burglar's Pack, and 8 GP; or (B) 100 GP
Rogues rely on cunning, stealth, and their foes’ vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation. They
one precise strike than wear an opponent down with a barrage of blows.
Some Rogues began their careers as criminals, while others used their cunning to fight crime. Whatever a Rogue’s relation
Classes
Player’s Handbook
;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Eldritch Invocations
Cantrips
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Classes
Player’s Handbook
regions of unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat.
Becoming a Druid...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the
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Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Cunning Speaker
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Boon of Dread. Eerie whispers can now be heard around the priest. Any non-Undead creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the priest must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be
frightened of the priest until the start of the creature’s next turn.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ectoplasmic Boon. When any creature starts its turn within 10 feet of the priest, the priest can reduce that creature’s speed by 10 feet until the start of the creature’s next turn, until
which the creature is covered by ectoplasm.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Spectral Boon. It can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain, but it takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Wraithlike","rollDamageType
":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside a creature or an object.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls
Vampiric Boon. When the priest deals necrotic damage to any creature, the priest gains a number of temporary hit points equal to half that necrotic damage. The priest’s speed also increases by
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives a boon it already has. If it receives a new
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Blazing Boon. All fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage.
Illumination. The priest sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an
): blur, flaming sphere
3rd level (1 slot): fireball
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to
Deathly Boon. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Combining the roles of advisor, protector, and beloved, some favored consorts are content with a supporting role, while more ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to
claim the throne themselves.
Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their priestess and are relied on to provide useful advice. No position of
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
her role as an agent, so she devised a plan to take power for herself. Over five years she took careful stock of Clan Axebreaker’s wealth and, in one fell swoop, used her network of lieutenants to
steal away most of the clan’s gold, leaving only a pittance.
Prisoner 13 is a cunning schemer, ruthless and patient. She listens and watches, absorbing every detail she can, and shares as
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert
a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this way might find that the head will emit a shout when an enemy gets too close (in the fashion of an alarm
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Out of the Abyss
Deception and Demon Lord of Illusions. He uses every trick, every ounce of demonic cunning, to manipulate his enemies—mortal and fiend alike—to do his will. Fraz-Urb’luu can create
shoulders. He can assume other forms, however, from the hideous to the beautiful. Often the demon lord becomes so immersed in playing a role that he loses himself in it for a time.
Many of the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
ridiculous seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history, their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great events down through time — knowledge so important that it is memorized and passed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Entertainment While true bards are uncommon, magewright entertainers learn to weave magic into their performances. Illusion is a common tool, used both to enhance a mundane performance or as an art
form in its own right. A gymnastic performance might incorporate jump or feather fall. The effects of the thaumaturgy cantrip—booming voice, influence flames, spontaneous sounds—are a boon for any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
give them a broad range of knowledge to support their schemes. Bards, rogues, and wizards are often drawn to this role. Safecracker. The “breaking” part of “breaking and entering” is the Safecracker’s
, and Persuasion. The charlatan background is perfect for Talkers, but criminals, urchins, and others can fill the role with the right skills. Bards are a natural fit for the job as well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
for rangers, Milil or Corellon for poets and bards, and so forth. Many half-elves worship Sune or Hanali Celanil in appreciation for the love their parents felt for one another, and the two goddesses
are seen as boon companions. Some half-elves are drawn to outsiders such as Auril, Eldath, Erevan Ilesere, and Ilmater, or to nature gods like Mielikki, Rillifane Rallathil, and Silvanus. Half-elves from Aglarond often choose Chauntea, Selûne, or one of the Seldarine as their patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Boon option produces a special creature or an object that reflects your patron’s nature.
Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a typical familiar. Its default form can be a
to regain all your expended spell slots from your Pact Magic feature. Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again. YOUR PACT BOON
Each Pact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Boon option produces a special creature or an object that reflects your patron’s nature.
Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a typical familiar. Its default form can be a
to regain all your expended spell slots from your Pact Magic feature. Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again. YOUR PACT BOON
Each Pact
Druid
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.
Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over
, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.
Creating a Druid
When making a druid, consider why your character has such a close bond with nature. Perhaps your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in both Persuasion and Intimidation prove helpful in this role. Bards, paladins, and sorcerers have both the requisite talents and the ability to supplement their interrogations with magic
backgrounds such as criminal, sage, soldier, or urchin, regardless of the role they play in a group. Consider some or all of these roles for characters in your party: Client. When a routine investigation goes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
pledge their souls to him a single chance to escape from danger, but some cunning folk strike a deal with Levistus, pledging their souls to him in return for escape at a future date. This boon takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Eldritch Invocations Cantrips Prepared Spells Spell Slots Slot Level 1 +2 Eldritch Invocations, Pact Magic 1 2 2 1 1 2 +2 Magical Cunning 3 2 3 2 1 3 +2 Warlock
3 5 15 +5 Mystic Arcanum (level 8 spell) 9 4 13 3 5 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 4 13 3 5 17 +6 Mystic Arcanum (level 9 spell) 9 4 14 4 5 18 +6 — 10 4 14 4 5 19 +6 Epic Boon 10 4 15 4 5 20 +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you qualify. Boon of Fate is recommended. Level 20: Eldritch Master When you use your Magical Cunning feature, you regain all your expended Pact Magic spell slots.
Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Eldritch Invocations Cantrips Prepared Spells Spell Slots Slot Level 1 +2 Eldritch Invocations, Pact Magic 1 2 2 1 1 2 +2 Magical Cunning 3 2 3 2 1 3 +2 Warlock
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- 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
boon or a nuisance, since the Cabal of Thar-Zad has a fearsome reputation. If you go this route, you can treat schools of magic, bardic colleges, and druid circles as organizations, using the guidelines
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can be a crucial skill, which many characters in this role combine with magical means of scrying to learn about their enemies and objectives. Bards and wizards make natural Investigators, especially
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, the elves are hesitant to attack possible guests of Neronvain or Chuth, but they remain suspicious. The elves are terrified of Chuth, and the cunning dragon has convinced them that he will free them
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
firsthand experience with the creatures, cultures, forces, and histories being investigated, and the best way to get that is in the field. This role is similar to the Scholar, but the Field Researcher is
ballrooms, boardrooms, and seedy taverns, willing to do whats necessary to get what they need. Those in this role often exude Charisma and might be adept with the Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, the elves are hesitant to attack possible guests of Neronvain or Chuth, but they remain suspicious. The elves are terrified of Chuth, and the cunning dragon has convinced them that he will free them in
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Eberron’s humanoid populations is a boon to this group, which wants to destabilize all of them. Many of the intense battles near the end of the war might have been avoided, if not for Dreaming Dark
influence across Khorvaire, carrying its corruption into new populations. THE ROLE OF DREAMS
If you plan to use the Dreaming Dark as a major villain in your campaign, it can be helpful to establish