bards broader diffusing constant record

Whisper Jar

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own

, which you play back liberally Whispered Encyclopedia At rank 2, your whisper jar becomes an uncommon magic item that can tap into the broader lore of Acquisitions Incorporated. As a bonus action

Bard

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

Campaign Conflicts

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

campaign unfolds, focus adventures on different conflicts to keep the players’ excitement high. Use the Campaign Conflicts tracking sheet to record your campaign’s conflicts (with room to add details

has a broader reach and represents a greater threat. The threshold of a new tier can also be an opportunity for characters to realize the scale of a conflict they’ve been dealing with—to realize, for

Natural Druids

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ magical heritage also expresses itself in other ways; those who become bards preserve the clan’s lore, and firbolg sorcerers defend their communities. Firbolg wizards arise when a clan becomes

. Firbolg barbarians are rare except among clans that face constant threats from evil humanoids and other invaders. Firbolg clerics and paladins are usually dedicated to nature gods and are seen as

Prepare to Be Scared

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

for everyone at the table. If your character laughs in the face of every danger, they undermine the adventure’s threats and its broader atmosphere. When creating and playing your character, consider

might they throw themself into battle, perhaps recklessly or for too long? Record a default reaction on your character sheet so you can respond consistently when shocking events occur. Beyond this

Loremonger

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

important lore gained during the characters’ travels, and reporting on competitors’ goals and methods. Noteworthy Loremongers: Mabannok Kovri Essential Functions: Record names, dates, and vital

. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own observations, like a verbal notebook with unlimited space. The whisper jar records as fast as a creature can speak into it, and whispers back

Getting Players Invested

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

players share, and record them in your campaign journal, as these details might be useful inspiration for later adventures. Scott Murphy In the Dragonlance setting, Tanis and Tika call their local inn

threats. But every so often, at least once every three to five levels, give the characters a break—a low-stakes session or adventure that has nothing to do with the overarching plot or broader perils

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

laird, who rules over his or her own holdings and directs the clan in dedicating its efforts toward a particular trade or craft. A caste of priests called thuldar officiate all rituals and record the

campaign, blind to the corruption that festers around them. GRACKLE-LUNG The constant smog in Gracklstugh causes grackle-lung in living, breathing creatures, resulting in persistent, wracking coughs

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature

runes. Living creatures wither and rot within the entropic energy emanated by Ygorl’s magic. After the fifth artist dispatched to record Ygorl ’s appearance failed to return, I let the matter rest

Platinum Room Locations

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

). 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

characters’ unique situation is a result of a planar imbalance caused by a group of modrons lost in the Outlands. She hopes that by manipulating the data these modrons record, she can profitably influence

Talhundereth Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, first eliminating water and then conjuring clean water to replace it. The oven maintains a constant temperature suitable for cooking. These furnishings are too heavy to be moved. The only people who

and deliver it to the fanatics in Illithinoch (see later in this adventure). Record if this happens, as it alters how the characters confront the mind flayer fanatics in chapter 8.

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

inedible, Grandlejaw grudgingly decided to tolerate the water weird. The water weird’s constant, frenetic motion keeps the water bubbly, which the hydra enjoys. Kellikilli likes fighting alongside a

the specters, the mind flayer fanatics send minions into the crypt to recover the obelisk fragment. Record if the fanatics get the fragment, as it alters how the characters confront the mind flayer

The Fissure

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

, even with constant scrubbing. Additionally, any savvy thief operating in the civilized settlements of the Sword Coast recognizes that a character covered in this dye fell victim to a trap. Those thieves

record them on your balance sheet at the original cost minus depreciation due to the minor dismemberment or occasional consumption of staff. — Môrgæn Ahghairon’s Dragonward. Waterdeep is protected by

Chromatic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

an avalanche as it attacks. Overlords and Minions. Blue dragons covet valuable and talented creatures whose service reinforces their sense of superiority. Bards, sages, artists, wizards, and assassins

dragon’s favored treasures are the sentient creatures it bends to its will, including significant figures such as popular heroes, well-known sages, and renowned bards. Among material treasures, a green

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