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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
stories of the islands and their people. Bards of this college draw from the isles’ fey magic and the primal power of the moonwells to bolster their allies, protect the natural world, and inspire their bardic works.
Inspire Allies with Primal Tales
The College of the Moon traces its origins to the ancient druidic circles of the Moonshae Isles, who entrusted the first Bards of this tradition with chronicling the
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such
a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table
Equipment
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Whimsy
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Named after a strange document found in the ancient observatory, the Venus fly rat can draw blood from an unwary beast without any sensation
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no effect.
As soon as you draw a card, its magic
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Stench. Any
like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a leucrotta can mimic the
Backgrounds
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Prerequisite: Planescape Campaign
You subscribe to a philosophy that seeks to understand the nature of the planes or some hidden truth of the multiverse. You draw strength from your conviction and
(such as a bag of golden tea leaves or the tooth of a planar beast), a manifesto of your guiding philosophy, a set of common clothes in your faction’s style, and a pouch containing 10 gp worth of
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t know for sure, as that was so long ago that she’s
draconic beast with pale, leathery wings and emaciated skin; this mount uses the wyvern stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Dragon. An eerie, hollow silence heralds the champion’s arrival
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
made to maintain your concentration on divination spells.
Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another creature you can see within 15 feet of you
Beast
Wraith
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Broken One
Banshee
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Darklord
Vampire
5
Donjon
Mummy
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Executioner
Death knight
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Ghost
Ghost
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Horseman
Mummy lord
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Innocent
Ghost
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi can draw upon their connection to the
your character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Oath of Conquest The Oath of Conquest calls to paladins who seek glory in battle and the subjugation of their enemies. It isn’t enough for these paladins to establish order. They must crush the
most fiercely resisted by other paladins of this oath, who believe that the hell knights have wandered too far into darkness. Tenets of Conquest A paladin who takes this oath has the tenets of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
descendants have finally emerged, competing among themselves to determine which leader deserves the imperial crown. Once this is settled, they will turn to the conquest of Darguun and Khorvaire. The Dhakaani
, or druids. Their focus is on martial excellence, and their spiritual leaders are bards, who tell tales of past glory. Among the Dhakaan, goblinoids work together. Hobgoblins are the strategists and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Magic Initiate feat to learn a little druidic magic. Most of these traditions work with the druidic Circles of Land, Moon and Shepherd; Beast Totem barbarians; clerics with the Nature domain; or rangers
with the Hunter or Beast Master archetypes. Other classes or archetypes especially suited to a path are called out below. The Wardens of the Wood seek to maintain the balance between nature and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Character Creation Options Next are four chapters of character-focused content: Chapter 6: Rogue. This chapter provides advice and new magic items suited to bards, rangers, rogues, and other
also includes character creation advice and magic items appropriate for clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with a connection to the divine. Chapter 9: Knight. Characters who draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Torments Darklords in this genre draw their power from their biological changes or gain abilities that assist them in fulfilling their appetites. Their torment is rooted in the
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4 The Darklord can’t control their transformation into a beast and back.
5 The voices of those the Darklord have wronged scream endlessly from inside them.
6 The Darklord aches daily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Path of the Beast You have to respect anyone who lets their inner beast out for a brisk jog and healthy throat-ripping.
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Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a
bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian. Such a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, and bards and rogues certainly have a place on the plains. Outlander is a logical background, but you could easily be a bold folk hero, a dashing entertainer, or a clever charlatan. You could even be an
the form of dinosaurs. However, you could reflect a strong bond to spirits by playing an Archfey warlock, Nature cleric, Oath of the Ancients paladin, or a Beast Totem or Ancestral Guardian barbarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
chromatic.
Breathe, dragons—draw in the life-gift
breathed into you at the dawn of creation.
Breathe, dragons; sing of the outsiders,
war-bringer gods with their mortal adherents;
Teeming, they
conquest,
seeding the world with their legions of followers,
Each to their own habitation,
elves in their forests and dwarves in their mountains,
Orcs in their caverns and canyons,
goblins in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Ranger Subclasses A Ranger subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Ranger levels, as specified in the subclass. This section presents the Beast Master, Fey Wanderer, Gloom
Stalker, and Hunter subclasses. Beast Master Bond with a Primal Beast A Beast Master forms a mystical bond with a special animal, drawing on primal magic and a deep connection to the natural world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no
effect. As soon as you draw a card, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. Unless a card states otherwise, if you fail to draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
which leader deserves the Imperial crown; once this is settled, they will turn to the conquest of Darguun and Khorvaire. The Dhakaani are far fewer in number than the Ghaal’dar; they had to carefully
Dhakaani. The Heirs of Dhakaan are an agnostic society and don’t have clerics, paladins, or druids. Their focus is on martial excellence, and their spiritual leaders are bards, who inspire their warriors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a way of life in this forested domain, with everyone from the bards of Skald to the actors of Emherst pursuing dazzling dreams. Here, the people live by a simple rule: never let an audience grow bored
. To outsiders, life feels staged and surreal in Kartakass, as every plant and beast, every peasant and performer strives to prove their greatness. Trees and flowers burst into bloom and then wither
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Heroes of the Giants Barbarians who harness the might of giants are not the only adventurers who draw power from giants. A character of any class can explore ties to giants in the following ways
. Elements and Environments If your spells or class features draw on elemental forces or the magic of the land, you might use a connection to giants to tap into that power. A druid belonging to the Circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common. Subrace. The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and
wildhunt. Choose a subrace for your shifter. Beasthide Stoic and solid, a beasthide shifter draws strength and stability from the beast within. Beasthide shifters are typically tied to the bear or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Fortunes of Ravenloft The events of this adventure are part of dark twists of fate that a fortuneteller can discern with the cards of a tarokka deck. Before you run this adventure, you must draw
Queen of diamonds Tempter
Jack of diamonds Beast
King of clubs Donjon
Queen of clubs Raven
Jack of clubs Seer
Joker 1 Artifact
Joker 2 Horseman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
foes.
Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the elements. Then join the Circle of the...
Land to draw on the magic of the environment.
Moon to adopt powerful animal
preserve life, joy, and nature.
Vengeance to hunt down evildoers.
Ranger. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the...
Beast Master to bond with a primal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
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Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
doesn’t have to be a work of literature, but it can still draw on common themes that lend a distinctive flavor to its stories. Consider these examples: A campaign about confronting the inevitability of
confront not only the savagery of the bestial creatures of the world, but also the beast within — the rage and fury that lies in their own hearts. A campaign exploring the insatiable thirst for power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
elements. Then join the Circle of the...
Land to draw on the magic of the environment.
Moon to adopt powerful animal forms.
Sea to channel tides and storms.
Stars to gain powers in a starry form
. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the...
Beast Master to bond with a primal beast.
Fey Wanderer to manifest fey mirth and fury.
Gloom Stalker to hunt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the characters take the groom figurine out of the room, read the following if they return to the room at a later time: Billowing drapes draw your
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Battalion. This elite unit fought at the forefront of the Last War, and Brelish bards still sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end of the war, the battalion was split
snarling displacer beast surrounded by the words, “First in battle, last to fall”—the Redcloak insignia and motto—on the right. Allies. As part of Breland’s military forces, the Redcloaks can count on