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High Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of at least the basics of magic. In many of the worlds of D&D, there are two kinds of high elves. One type (which includes the gray elves and

other races. The sun elves of Faerûn (also called gold elves or sunrise elves) have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their eyes are golden, silver, or black. Moon elves

Yestabrod

Monsters Out of the Abyss

. On a successful save, the creature can’t be infected by these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a

random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D) that lasts until the creature is cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way, the

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the cradle but ends the grapple. Rolling Hills (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge

", "rollAction":"Rolling Hills"}. The cradle magically creates a wave of dirt that extends from a point on the ground within 120 feet of itself. The wave is up to 30 feet long, up to 30 feet tall, and

Bridesmaid of Zuggtmoy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

saving throw. On a successful save, the creature can’t be infected by these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also

gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D) that lasts until the creature is cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way

Chamberlain of Zuggtmoy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D) that lasts until the

Mizzium Apparatus

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

channel and control their magic. This apparatus is a collection of leather straps, flexible tubing, glass cylinders, and plates, bracers, and fittings made from a magic-infused metal alloy called mizzium

you cast by rolling on the table for the level of the spell slot you expended. If the slot is 6th level or higher, roll on the table for 5th-level spells. If you try to cast a cantrip you don’t

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

infected by these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of madness (determined by rolling on the Madness

save, the creature is infected with a disease called the influence of Zuggtmoy for 24 hours. While infected, the creature is charmed by her and can’t be reinfected by these spores.Protective

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster

Richten’s tale is a sad one. A scholar and doctor from a land called Darkon, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ingrid, and together they had a son, Erasmus. When he was fourteen, Erasmus was

Chapter 4: Personality and Background

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

Chapter 4: Personality and Background Characters are defined by much more than their race and class. They’re individuals with their own stories, interests, connections, and capabilities beyond those

that class and race define. This section expounds on the details that distinguish characters from one another, including the basics of name and physical description, the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer points of personality and alignment.

Githyanki

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

psionic powers and built a great city called Tu’narath. They have since spread throughout the multiverse, starting in outposts outside the Astral Plane, called creches, where time passes and their

by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The &ldquo

Chapter 4: Personality and Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Chapter 4: Personality and Background Characters are defined by much more than their race and class. They’re individuals with their own stories, interests, connections, and capabilities beyond those

that class and race define. This chapter expounds on the details that distinguish characters from one another, including the basics of name and physical description, the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer points of personality and alignment.

Shifter

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape, but

choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

an aptitude for it? Do you have a natural talent, or did you simply study hard and practice incessantly? Did you encounter a magical creature or an ancient tome that taught you the basics of magic

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history—is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose and then might never be used again. However, many

of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called

regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to

The Empire's Rise and Fall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

The Empire’s Rise and Fall Five thousand years ago, the people (mostly humans) who lived in a collection of small fishing villages called the Alliance of Seventon struck an alliance with the elven

kingdom of Eaerlann. The Eaerlanni elves taught the humans about magic. Following this advancement, the alliance renamed itself Netheril, after King Nether the Elder, and all citizens learned the basics

Portal Basics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Portal Basics Most portals aren’t always open. Instead, they open at certain times, when a particular condition is met, in response to a command word or phrase, or when a traveler is holding a

particular object called a portal key. When a creature with a portal’s key crosses a portal’s threshold, the portal remains open until the start of that creature’s next turn. Portals are usually invisible

Introducing the Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

Introducing the Game Once the players have familiarized themselves with their characters, you’re ready to introduce the game. Now that you’re familiar with your characters and the basics of the rules

and add a number to it. This is called a D20 Test, and the number you add indicates how good or bad your character is at what they’re trying to do. The result tells me whether your character succeeds

Iggwilv's Cauldron

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

cauldron has the following random properties: 1 minor beneficial property (determined by rolling on the Minor Beneficial Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide) 1 minor detrimental

property (determined by rolling on the Minor Detrimental Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide) Iggwilv's Cauldron Gold;Gold Cauldron. The gold cauldron has the following properties

High Elf

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

High Elf As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of at least the basics of magic. In many of the worlds of D&D, there are two kinds of high elves. One type (which includes the gray elves

and other races. The sun elves of Faerûn (also called gold elves or sunrise elves) have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their eyes are golden, silver, or black. Moon elves (also

High Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

High Elf As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of at least the basics of magic. In many of the worlds of D&D, there are two kinds of high elves. One type (which includes the gray elves

and other races. The sun elves of Faerûn (also called gold elves or sunrise elves) have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their eyes are golden, silver, or black. Moon elves (also

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

own, which giff have learned to channel through their weapons. Most giff have no idea where this so-called astral spark comes from, but they feel its presence most strongly when they are in Wildspace

. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which

Scrivening and Symbology Exam: Glyph of Warding

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Scrivening and Symbology Exam: Glyph of Warding During their second year at Strixhaven, the characters are enrolled together in a course called Scrivening and Symbology, which is held in a lecture

hall in the Biblioplex (one of the areas marked B7 on map 3.1 in chapter 3). The course covers the basics of recognizing, deciphering, and understanding the magic behind arcane scripts and symbols. Over

Initiative Legacy

Rules

foe who is unaware that combat is starting, that foe is surprised.Initiative Order. A combatant's check total is called their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from

Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.

Saving Throw

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Saving Throw A saving throw—also called a save—represents an attempt to avoid or resist a threat. You normally make a saving throw only when a rule requires you to do so, but you can decide to fail

the save without rolling. The result of a save is detailed in the effect that allowed it. If a target is forced to make a save and lacks the ability score used by it, the target automatically fails. See also chapter 1 (“D20 Tests”).

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

-Lashtavar. —Lakashtai, servant of the light The kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams — spirits called quori

an orphan kalashtar raised among strangers. The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks. Consider rolling or selecting a trait from the Kalashtar Quirks table

Saving Throw

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Saving Throw A saving throw—also called a save—represents an attempt to avoid or resist a threat. You normally make a saving throw only when a rule requires you to do so, but you can decide to fail

the save without rolling. The result of a save is detailed in the effect that allowed it. If a target is forced to make a save and lacks the ability score used by it, the target automatically fails. See also “Playing the Game” (“D20 Tests”).

Using These Rules

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

. Part 2 details the rules of how to play the game, beyond the basics described in this introduction. That part covers the kinds of die rolls you make to determine success or failure at the tasks your

that characters can become associated with. Appendix D explores the multitude of worlds and alternate dimensions of reality, called the planes of existence. Finally, players can use the character

Vision and Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

something there. Light The presence or absence of light determines the category of illumination in an area, as defined below. Bright Light. Bright Light lets most creatures see normally. Even gloomy days

provide Bright Light, as do torches, lanterns, fires, and other sources of illumination within a specific radius. Dim Light. Dim Light, also called shadows, creates a Lightly Obscured area. An area of

Upper Central

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Upper Central Upper Central is defined by wealth and prestige and heavily patrolled by both the Sharn Watch and private security agents, so crime there leans more toward elaborate heists than back

-alley muggings. Lucrative targets such as the Kundarak Bank of Sharn (with its supposedly impenetrable storage facility called the Vaults) and Aurora Gallery (a magic item auction house) remain far

Five-Tavern Center

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

taverns are called Stones, Even Keel, the River’s Mouth, the Grumpy Moose, and the Black-Bearded Brother. The taverns are old and poorly maintained. Characters who hang out in the taverns are likely to

hear a rumor or two, which you can determine by rolling on the Ten-Towns Rumors table (See "Ten-Towns Rumors").

Vision and Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

trying to see something there. Light The presence or absence of light determines the category of illumination in an area, as defined below. Bright Light. Bright Light lets most creatures see normally

. Even gloomy days provide Bright Light, as do torches, lanterns, fires, and other sources of illumination within a specific radius. Dim Light. Dim Light, also called shadows, creates a Lightly Obscured

The D20

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

die, a d20, to determine success or failure. Every character and monster in the game has capabilities defined by six ability scores. The abilities are Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence

and tells players whether their ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws succeed or fail. The target number for an ability check or a saving throw is called a Difficulty Class (DC). The target

Life in the Big City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

tremendous scope of its sprawl, and its borders (if it has any) are unknown, except possibly to those who live near the edges. The story of Ravnica focuses on its core. Sometimes called the city proper

headquarters. It is the focus of chapter 3. A huge avenue called the Transguild Promenade runs through all ten districts, making it the most notable landmark for navigation through the city’s heart

Saving Throws

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Saving Throws A saving throw—also called a save—represents an attempt to evade or resist a threat, such as a fiery explosion, a blast of poisonous gas, or a spell trying to invade your mind. You

resist the effect, you can choose to fail the save without rolling. Ability Modifier Saving throws are named for the ability modifiers they use: a Constitution saving throw, a Wisdom saving throw, and

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