bards builders diffusing could ruin

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Humming as she traces her fingers over an ancient monument in a long-forgotten ruin, a half-elf in rugged leathers finds knowledge springing into her mind, conjured forth by the magic of her song

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

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

: A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner’s pick, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site

Shovel 3 Hat 7 Sledgehammer 4 Hooded lantern 8 Whip FEATURE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its

Feature: Historical Knowledge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Feature: Historical Knowledge When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or

Feature: Historical Knowledge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Feature: Historical Knowledge When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or

Feature: Historical Knowledge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Feature: Historical Knowledge When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or

O'-wells

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

O’-wells These magic wells are scattered throughout Hither. Their builders and their original purpose have been long forgotten. In the days when Zybilna ruled over her domain, the wells served as

Bavlorna’s ruin. They are unable to move more than a few hundred yards from their well, but they’re eager to help strangers who are willing and able to avenge them. These will-o’-wisps have the following

O'-wells

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

O’-wells These magic wells are scattered throughout Hither. Their builders and their original purpose have been long forgotten. In the days when Zybilna ruled over her domain, the wells served as

Bavlorna’s ruin. They are unable to move more than a few hundred yards from their well, but they’re eager to help strangers who are willing and able to avenge them. These will-o’-wisps have the following

O'-wells

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

O’-wells These magic wells are scattered throughout Hither. Their builders and their original purpose have been long forgotten. In the days when Zybilna ruled over her domain, the wells served as

Bavlorna’s ruin. They are unable to move more than a few hundred yards from their well, but they’re eager to help strangers who are willing and able to avenge them. These will-o’-wisps have the following

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave

to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave

to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave

to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

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

, heedless or unknowing of the danger, unlock a ruin or a tomb and release an ancient evil into the world? Most of the people who populate the continent have little or no knowledge of lands outside Faerûn

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

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

, heedless or unknowing of the danger, unlock a ruin or a tomb and release an ancient evil into the world? Most of the people who populate the continent have little or no knowledge of lands outside Faerûn

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

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

, heedless or unknowing of the danger, unlock a ruin or a tomb and release an ancient evil into the world? Most of the people who populate the continent have little or no knowledge of lands outside Faerûn

Brass Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

sunlight in. They respect skillfully wrought stonework and often take over canyon fortresses and similar structures when they’re abandoned by their original non-dragon builders. Brass dragons are also

Dragon Lair Features The brass dragon lair shown in map 5.4 is an ancient ruin located within rough, stony canyons in a desert environment. The lair has the following features: Column Guardians. Massive

Brass Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

sunlight in. They respect skillfully wrought stonework and often take over canyon fortresses and similar structures when they’re abandoned by their original non-dragon builders. Brass dragons are also

Dragon Lair Features The brass dragon lair shown in map 5.4 is an ancient ruin located within rough, stony canyons in a desert environment. The lair has the following features: Column Guardians. Massive

Brass Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

sunlight in. They respect skillfully wrought stonework and often take over canyon fortresses and similar structures when they’re abandoned by their original non-dragon builders. Brass dragons are also

Dragon Lair Features The brass dragon lair shown in map 5.4 is an ancient ruin located within rough, stony canyons in a desert environment. The lair has the following features: Column Guardians. Massive

Mount Ironrot Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Each time the characters investigate one of the colossi shown on map 4.1, read or paraphrase the following: What was once a massive, bipedal war machine made of stone, metal, and wood now lies in ruin

founder as a gesture of respect; they are grateful to the village’s original builders for creating this space they can use to mourn. Mill. The millstones have been removed from this mill, leaving an

Mount Ironrot Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Each time the characters investigate one of the colossi shown on map 4.1, read or paraphrase the following: What was once a massive, bipedal war machine made of stone, metal, and wood now lies in ruin

founder as a gesture of respect; they are grateful to the village’s original builders for creating this space they can use to mourn. Mill. The millstones have been removed from this mill, leaving an

Mount Ironrot Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Each time the characters investigate one of the colossi shown on map 4.1, read or paraphrase the following: What was once a massive, bipedal war machine made of stone, metal, and wood now lies in ruin

founder as a gesture of respect; they are grateful to the village’s original builders for creating this space they can use to mourn. Mill. The millstones have been removed from this mill, leaving an

Alignment

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

townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take

exploit to bring you to ruin or cause you to act against your best interests. More significant than negative personality traits, a flaw might answer any of these questions: What enrages you? What’s the

Alignment

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

townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take

exploit to bring you to ruin or cause you to act against your best interests. More significant than negative personality traits, a flaw might answer any of these questions: What enrages you? What’s the

Alignment

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

townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take

exploit to bring you to ruin or cause you to act against your best interests. More significant than negative personality traits, a flaw might answer any of these questions: What enrages you? What’s the

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

What was once a serene crypt now lies in ruin. Two chipped stone pillars brace the vaulted ceiling. Tombs are cracked open, and reanimated corpses prowl the room. At the center of the room’s back wall

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

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

What was once a serene crypt now lies in ruin. Two chipped stone pillars brace the vaulted ceiling. Tombs are cracked open, and reanimated corpses prowl the room. At the center of the room’s back wall

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

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

What was once a serene crypt now lies in ruin. Two chipped stone pillars brace the vaulted ceiling. Tombs are cracked open, and reanimated corpses prowl the room. At the center of the room’s back wall

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

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and

area, see the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse. Sundabar Mirabar’s sister-city is a shattered ruin. An orc horde destroyed this once-mighty fortress city during the War of the Silver Marches, wiped

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and

area, see the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse. Sundabar Mirabar’s sister-city is a shattered ruin. An orc horde destroyed this once-mighty fortress city during the War of the Silver Marches, wiped

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and

area, see the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse. Sundabar Mirabar’s sister-city is a shattered ruin. An orc horde destroyed this once-mighty fortress city during the War of the Silver Marches, wiped

Chromatic Dragons