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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
a lich.
A treacherous lieutenant named Kas the Betrayer;Kas brought Vecna’s rule to an end in a terrible battle. Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye, grisly Artifacts that
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Armor, Scimitar, Shortsword, Longbow, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Dungeoneer's Pack, and 11 GP; or (C) 155 GP
Fighters rule many battlefields. Questing knights, royal champions, elite soldiers, and hardened
broad ability and extensive specialization makes Fighters superior combatants.
Becoming a Fighter...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Fighter Traits table.
Gain the
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of words, both magical and
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
lightning strikes and searing lashes of flame meet the professors’ foes head on.
Professors who embrace the Prismari philosophy of expression focus on magic becoming art in the moment. Whether to
Prismari College believe that art is the truest form of spellcraft. They use magic to make splendid art, and they employ artistry to make their magic spectacular.Fire, LightningFlaming Leap. The
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading, which include biology
and necromancy. Brewing strange concoctions with medicinal properties, exploring the anatomies of monsters, and cataloging swamp flora are the kinds of studies you might pursue at Witherbloom College
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
trouble in the name of lifting the “curse.”
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Ettercap;Ettercaps captured a moonstone dragon wyrmling, who has so far avoided becoming dinner by teaching the ettercaps to create wild
Monk
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
nearby towns or villages and exchanging their service for food and other goods. As versatile warriors, monks often end up protecting their neighbors from monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an
seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom Student You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading
Witherbloom College. Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a book about plant
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in
the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in their prime. Tranquility seeps into the bones and souls of those who enter the plane. It is the heaven of well-earned rest, a place where tears of joy glisten on many a cheek. Optional Rule
: Overwhelming Joy Visitors spending any time on this plane risk becoming trapped by overwhelming sensations of contentment and happiness. At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a visitor must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Silverquill Student You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of
Silverquill, as are warlocks. Clerics with the Divine Domains of Light and Trickery also fit in well among the mages of Silverquill. A number of both paladins and rogues attend Silverquill College as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who
leave their cloisters take their work seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who
leave their cloisters take their work seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the Companion, was hailed as the savior of the city and rose to become its high overseer. Under Kreeg’s decades-long rule, Elturel embarked on a path to becoming not just a holy city but the holy nation of Elturgard.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studies and Philosophy Prismari College is dedicated to the arts. Its scholars view art as the fundamental form of self-expression and magic as a tool, a medium, and an inspiration. Prismari studies
improvisation, innovation, and rule-breaking, and they often favor elemental magic using fire, lightning, and earth. OCTAVIA, THE LIVING THESIS
Crafted as a graduate’s final project many years ago
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
spell learned through your Magical Secrets feature counts as a bard spell for you, so it can be replaced upon gaining a bard level later. But it must be replaced by a bard spell, according to the rule
that has a bard spell on it—including spells gained from the Magical Secrets feature, which are treated as bard spells for that character. Does using College of Valor’s Combat Inspiration add to the damage of an attack count as a damage die for purposes of critical hits? Yes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Scimitar, Shortsword, Longbow, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Dungeoneer’s Pack, and 11 GP; or (C) 155 GP Fighters rule many battlefields. Questing knights, royal champions, elite soldiers, and hardened mercenaries
extensive specialization makes Fighters superior combatants. Becoming a Fighter... As a Level 1 Fighter Gain all the traits in the Core Fighter Traits table. Gain the Fighter’s level 1 features, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Dungeoneer’s Pack, and 11 GP; or (C) 155 GP Fighters rule many battlefields. Questing knights, royal champions, elite soldiers, and hardened mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess
combatants. Becoming a Fighter... As a Level 1 Fighter Gain all the traits in the Core Fighter Traits table. Gain the Fighter’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Fighter Features table. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hurt those I love to accomplish my goals.” Bond. “I’ve devoted my entire life to becoming Empress Inaya’s heir.” Flaw. “I’ll stop at nothing to attain the throne.” Simbon, Prince of Anisa Prince Simbon
(neutral, human veteran) is loyal to Empress Inaya. His family seeks to ensure she chooses him as her heir, though he has never aspired to the position. But if one of Anisa’s own were to rule the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
remembering where you are in the list can bog the game down. If you want quicker combats, at the risk of those combats becoming unbalanced, try using the side initiative rule. Under this variant, the
Initiative Variants This section offers different ways to handle initiative. Initiative Score With this optional rule, creature don’t roll initiative at the start of combat. Instead, each creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of the Narrow Sea joined under the rule of the shaman-king Nether, becoming known as the empire of Netheril. The Netherese learned the use of magic from the Eaerlanni elves and became renowned wizards
. Ahghairon declared that wisdom, not strength of arms, would rule in the city from now on, and created the Lords of Waterdeep. These and other nations and great city-states rose to prominence along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to Asmodeus, which led to her becoming an archdevil worthy to rule Avernus. Mad Maggie is obsessed with Zariel’s cataclysmic saga and scours the wastelands of Avernus for more such relics. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, becoming neutral good or neutral evil. A neutral good water weird tries to frighten away interlopers rather than kill them, while a neutral evil water weird kills its victims for pleasure and might
. “Before you drink from a fountain or pool, toss a copper coin into it. It’s a small price to pay for your life.”
— X the Mystic’s 2nd rule of dungeon survival
Water Weird
Large elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
footsteps, and birds fill the sky with their pleasing songs. Evil Empyreans. A few empyreans have turned to evil after venturing to the Lower Planes and becoming corrupted, or as the result of being cursed
by evil gods. An evil empyrean can’t survive long on the Upper Planes and usually retreats to the Material Plane, where it can rule over a kingdom of mortals as an indomitable tyrant. Immortal Titans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
raids, she risks her best warriors and marauders becoming experienced and powerful enough to challenge her rule. Also, if she sends out too many raiding parties at one time, the security of Tu’narath
fight constantly for survival, and in that respect the lives of all githyanki became easier. The mission laid out by Vlaakith in her grand proclamation remains of utmost importance. Her rule remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
children of his late sister Yarlithra. These former paladins of Torm abandoned their faith long ago, becoming death knights. Over the years, Halaster Blackcloak has kept his eye on the Shadowdusks
Waterdeep — so that he can secretly rule the city using them as puppets. As such, he encourages the Shadowdusks to consolidate power in preparation for a triumphant and bloody return to Waterdeep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
be established only through the rule of law. Its moral stance is fundamentally good, as it strives to protect the innocent and powerless from oppression and exploitation. At the same time, members of
House Dimir. The Boros are becoming increasingly aware of the possibility that their guild could be undermined from within. Security at garrison buildings is vigilant, with angels watching the entrances at all times for spies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Prismari Scholars The scholars of Prismari College believe that art is the truest form of spellcraft. They use magic to make splendid art, and they employ artistry to make their magic spectacular
. Prismari Students The students of Prismari College—first as apprentices and then as pledgemages—see no distinction between magic and art. No two Prismari students have the same style of spellcasting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
city. Becoming a vengeful warlord, Ras Nsi attempted to conquer Mezro with an undead army but was defeated. Rather than seek redemption, he sought revenge and was stripped of his god-given powers
. “I seek to bring about the end of this world and rule the next one.”
Bond. “The yuan-ti of Chult are mine to command. They will help me rule an empire.”
Flaw. “I will do anything and betray
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
lifetime, the isle of Gwynneth has become ever more fey and mysterious, home to the elven realm of Sarifal, under the rule of High Lady Ordalf. Sarifal shares the island with the reclusive mountain
is unthinkable that rule should fall to her. Oman’s Isle The last time I set foot on Oman’s Isle was just after the Moonshaes had unified, and it was a peaceful, lovely place. It had sheep, farms, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Relationships Some dragons rule sprawling criminal organizations devoted to plundering the surrounding region and swelling the dragons’ hoards. Others govern peaceful and prosperous towns
sent off to find other jobs or becoming the dragon’s next meal. Depending on the size of the commercial enterprise, the dragon might have subordinates who are responsible for certain aspects of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic
, and so I joined a war college. 2 I squired for a knight who taught me how to fight, care for a steed, and conduct myself with honor. I decided to take up that path for myself. 3 Horrible monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
different races or cultures. The bardic colleges might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn might be the only creatures capable of becoming sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be human
. 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->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
was once known as the Sun Prince, but his heart grew cold when his betrothed betrayed him and escaped, her soul becoming one of the stars. Ever since, the wrathful prince has sought to reunite with
Faerûn. These fiends include the Archdevils of the Nine Hells and their most powerful dukes, the Demon Lords of the Abyss, and the ultroloths who rule over yugoloth armies. Such deals need not be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
behind when the others escaped the mind flayers’ rule. They eventually also got away, but not before becoming demented and contorted. The derro tell their own story of flight and survival in the