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Lizardfolk
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have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes
Elf
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accomplished, and you have to appreciate their achievements. If only they could slow down and learn some refinement.”
Elf Names
Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some
humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version.
Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin
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appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
common or uncommon magic weapon with which you are proficient, or a spell scroll featuring a spell of a level you can cast, appears in your hands. The DM chooses the weapon or spell, which you
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Elf Names Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some time after the hundredth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names. On declaring adulthood, an
name, typically a combination of other Elvish words. Some elves traveling among humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version. Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Elf Names Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some time after the hundredth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names. On declaring adulthood, an
name, typically a combination of other Elvish words. Some elves traveling among humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version. Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. The common folk aren’t accustomed to seeing members of these races, and they often react with curiosity, wariness, or wonder.
. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
turn or on someone else’s. The Opportunity Attack, described later in this chapter, is the most common type of Reaction. When you take a Reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your
imagine. How does your character react to those situations?
This advice comes with one important caveat: avoid character choices that ruin the fun of the other players and the DM. Choose actions that delight you and your friends.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
turn or on someone else’s. The Opportunity Attack, described later in this chapter, is the most common type of Reaction. When you take a Reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your
imagine. How does your character react to those situations?
This advice comes with one important caveat: avoid character choices that ruin the fun of the other players and the DM. Choose actions that delight you and your friends.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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broodguards and exceedingly rare anathemas have their place in the hierarchy as well.
All yuan-ti can interbreed. Females usually lay clutches of eggs, which are stored in a common hatchery, although
common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Transcendent Order Conduit Members of the Transcendent Order train to act without thinking, eliminating thought behind action. Conduits react with the cadence of the multiverse. Their sharp reflexes
, Perception +7
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common plus one more language
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Instinctive Reflexes. The conduit has advantage on initiative rolls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
action, and speaks Common and Auran. If the characters approach the swan at the end of the jetty, she bows her head, introduces herself as Feathereen, and explains that she can take the characters
attempt to propose to the mermaid Palasha. “He was about to declare his love for the mermaid in front of everyone, when the words left him with a gasp! It was most unusual, and he hasn’t spoken a word
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
interested not only in punitive justice, but also in the establishment of fair and equitable relationships among people and gods, in service to the common good. He also takes an interest in the bonds of
, who both have a degree of the arrogance he demonstrates. Thassa and Nylea, by contrast, aren’t bothered by his efforts because they see themselves as being safely outside his reach. He could declare
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
twice at folk they interact with. But the small towns and villages that dot the countryside are different. The common folk aren’t accustomed to seeing members of these races, and they often react with curiosity, wariness, or wonder.
draconic ancestry. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage plus
3 (1d6) force damage.
Reactions
Magic Allergy (1/Day). Immediately after a creature within 30 feet of the gremishka casts a spell, the gremishka can spontaneously react to the magic. Roll a d6 to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, Tletepecs make great efforts to sustain the common culture and values that unite them, embodying that culture in their food and festivals. Spicy dishes are a specialty; the hotter the feeling on the
react to these unique tastes. Leadership Each Tletepec village is ruled by a rotating assembly, a group of five rulers led by an assembly chief. The chief is chosen through a series of trials that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(first in Bullywug and then in Common), “Push the note under the door.” The bullywug is referring to the secret message the characters received in area D6. If the characters comply, the bullywug lifts the
. Illig regards Gullop XIX as a witless buffoon unworthy of the crown and plans to declare himself the rightful king. He proudly shows off a drawing on the mud floor that depicts a crude image of Gullop XIX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a vicious swing of its weapon before the target can react. Steeped in Slaughter. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap has to soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a redcap is
Athletics +6, Perception +3
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Iron Boots. While moving, the redcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
get in a vicious swing of their weapon before the target can react. Redcaps’ desire to slay is rooted in their will to survive. To sustain their unnatural existence, they must soak their hats in the
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Iron Boots. The redcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Outsize Strength. While grappling, the redcap is
Orc
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rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
react to them.
As a race, orcs have no noteworthy universal social traits, but some commonality does exist in the crude written communication that all orcs employ and in the way that they use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
declare their status and ornament themselves with claws and small bones taken from defeated opponents. While intensely territorial, the Ironmanes sometimes offer their services as guards or guides
share tales and study the lore of their people. As a result, some of the greatest leonin storytellers and historians number among the Swiftclaws. Fighters and rogues are also common among the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
blackmailing the Masked Lords, he hopes to oust Laeral Silverhand as Open Lord and take her place, kill the Blackstaff, reduce the Masked Lords to mere vassals, and declare himself the Wizard-King of
Common, Draconic, Goblin, Infernal, Orc, Undercommon
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
this deck from a riffler in the Feywild many years ago (rifflers are presented in chapter 21). Oddlewin doesn’t declare the number of card draws when he uses the deck for fortune-telling, so the cards
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Goblin, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the
card beyond your declared draws. Jester. You gain proficiency in a skill of your choice for the duration of the adventure, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws. Key. A common
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a lever that juts from a wall. An instant later, golden lightning leaps between the spheres, catching the shackled goblin in its path. Before you can react, the goblin transforms into a wooden mask
, Vig shouts in Common, “Leave me to my fate! Bitter End can do worse than turn me into a mask!” As an action, a character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock on either cage or the shackles
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
their minds and bodies. It follows, too, that leonin aren’t inclined to carry grudges. A warrior might react with sudden violence to an insult, but when the fight is over (and the leonin’s
end of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Leonin.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
laugh or feel emotionally engaged and to incorporate those things into your roleplaying. Being the NPC Imagine how a character or monster you bring to life would react to the adventurers. Consider what it
talk in haughty drawls. Let a pirate NPC say, “Arrrr, maties!” in your best Long John Silver voice. Let intelligent monsters unfamiliar with Common stumble along with awkward grammar. Let drunkards
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, they react with groveling obeisance, each member of the tribe eager to show the barghest that it isn’t worthy of being devoured. SOUL FEEDING
A barghest can feed on the corpse of a humanoid that
., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Abyssal, Common, Goblin, Infernal, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Shapechanger. The barghest can use its action to polymorph into a Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
metal frame to hold a beaker in place over an open flame, a glass stirring rod, a small mortar and pestle, and a pouch of common alchemical ingredients including salt, powdered iron, and purified water
(including common attack methods or tactics), financial information, lair location, allies or foes, romantic entanglements, sense of humor, or favorite songs. Alchemist’s Insight At rank 2, you can use an
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, peaceful realm, where many races live together for common knowledge, celebration, and defense. The city is peopled primarily by the “goodly” races (humans, dwarves, gnomes, elves, halflings, and half-elves
— though given how widely known Taern’s hopeless love for the High Lady was, and the long years he took to overcome his grief, it’s not certain how he would react upon receiving proof of her survival
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
location’s inhabitants react to the characters’ arrival.
No encounter has a predetermined outcome. For example, characters who explore Umbrage Hill are likely to encounter a manticore. Although
more common, it’s not safe for her to be alone. Urge Adabra to return to Phandalin. Once she’s safe, visit Townmaster Harbin Wester to claim a reward of 25 gp.” If the characters undertake this quest
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and among those who practice the custom of writing the name of the deceased on a sheet of parchment and placing it in the corpse’s mouth. This rite is common in places where an individual’s grave or
— l promise to serve and guide you as your seneschal until you grow comfortable with the position.” Then, before the stunned trio could react, the Lord of the Dead asked, “Who among you shall rule
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her AC 9. She speaks Common, Giant, and Goblin, though her vocabulary is limited to monosyllabic words. An unarmed goblin, Snert, is stuck in the folds of Guh’s flesh. While stuck, the goblin is
Grudd Haug, putting the entire den on alert; see the Grudd Haug Roster table for notes on how the den’s occupants react. With the conch, the characters might try to escape the den. The surviving denizens
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Scene. Read the boxed text aloud. Then say, “Roll Initiative!” to signal the start of combat. Roll once for both centipedes, which act on the same turn.
Players React. In combat, the characters and
the centipedes act on their turns. Use the “Combat” section in the D&D Beyond Basic Rules to run this encounter.
A4: Common Area This common area contains straw beds and a pile of junk. Five
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
his facility with languages, and he is often called upon by the town’s various organizations to assist with translations. He is fully literate in Common, Dwarvish, Gnomish, Elvish, and Halfling; he
town guard in case of an emergency. He is loath to use it, as the locals might react to his seizure of power with an open revolt. Personality Traits. Caution guides Eliander’s thoughts and his every






