before back devote champion related

Dragonborn of Bahamut

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

especially from evil dragons. A champion of Bahamut has a distinctive pair of platinum wings and a breath weapon suffused with radiant energy. Dragonborn Champions The connection between dragonborn

consider their draconic heritage—chromatic, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote

Drow Arachnomancer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

magic, etherealness, faerie fire, fly, insect plague, invisibilityDrow spellcasters who seek to devote themselves wholly to Lolth, the Spider Queen, sometimes walk the sinister path of the arachnomancer

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The drow magically transforms into a Large spider, remaining in that form for up to 1 hour, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are

Arkhan the Cruel

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage if the javelin was used to make a melee attack.Arkhan the Cruel is an evil dragonborn champion of Tiamat. Arkhan believes he can use the Hand of Vecna to unlock the

many allies as possible. Should one or more of his comrades fall in battle, Arkhan uses revivify and raise dead spells to bring them back to life as soon as possible. If Arkhan finds himself overwhelmed

Werevulture

Monsters The Book of Many Things

related to vrock;vrocks, vulturelike demons known for their covetousness and their capricious violence. According to these scholars, a flock of vrocks descended on a Material Plane world through a

werevulture polymorphs into a vulture-humanoid hybrid, into a vulture, or back into its humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its humanoid form if it dies.

Valenar High Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the

the patron ancestors formed a bond with you. Now it is your duty to follow in the footsteps of your patron, living your life as they lived theirs, allowing this champion to live on through you. This

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven

mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most

Valenar Wood Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the

the patron ancestors formed a bond with you. Now it is your duty to follow in the footsteps of your patron, living your life as they lived theirs, allowing this champion to live on through you. This

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

adventuring. Your ideal is no doubt related to how you view the quest for knowledge and truth—perhaps as a worthy goal in itself, or maybe as a means to a desirable end. Sage d8

work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dwarf clans and brought peace. His axe ended grudges and answered slights. The clans became allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered

to poison damage. The range of your darkvision increases by 60 feet. You gain proficiency with artisan’s tools related to blacksmithing, brewing, and stonemasonry. Conjure Earth Elemental

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Regis the halfling, the only one of his kind for hundreds of miles in any direction, locked his fingers behind his head and leaned back against the mossy blanket of the tree trunk. Regis was short

more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces or one from another source.

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. 4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole

life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool

dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal. 3 Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back streets to safety. The patriar repaid your

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the

that god. Did you enter this service willingly? Or did the god choose you, impelling you into service with no regard for your wishes? How do the temple priests of your faith regard you: as a champion or

Impiety

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Impiety Not every hero chooses the life of a divine champion. Leonin, in particular, are known for rejecting the worship of gods. If you don’t devote yourself to a god, you don’t have a piety score

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion. The Cause of Righteousness A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it

back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information. 2 Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy. 3

Ghaash'kala Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Ghaash’kala Characters The Ghaash’kala are primarily orcs, but their numbers include a few half-orcs and members of other races. They devote their lives to guarding the Labyrinth and containing the

Silver Flame, Kalok Shash is a harsh faith that requires all able-bodied folk to fight in the endless war against the forces of darkness. Sacred Champions. As a Ghaash’kala, you are a champion of the

Clerics and Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

demands won’t be refused. Most heroes in a Theros campaign, and all clerics, are assumed to devote themselves to a god’s cause, acting as that god’s champion. All the characters in a party might serve

domain appropriate to that deity for their Divine Domain feature. Often, heroes choose to devote themselves to particular gods either out of piety or self-interest. Sometimes, though, the gods choose

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device

at a time. If a third creature tries to attune to it, nothing happens. The servant’s controls are accessed by a hatch in its upper back, which is easily opened while there are no creatures

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound

it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An aarakocra who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses. Confinement terrifies the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to being distantly related to dragons. A female can

Piety

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Piety Being a god’s champion carries no benefits in and of itself. Each god’s description in this chapter paints a picture of the god’s typical champion, including ideas for how a player character

score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from

Changing Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

go back without performing some act of contrition. Your DM decides whether your new god will accept you as a champion and what you might have to do to prove your commitment. When you change gods, you

Artifacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

harmed by its creator’s wrath. 2 Recover a god’s weapon that has been stolen by another god’s champion in an attempt to frame the weapon’s owner for cruel acts. 3 Wrest back a god’s weapon

Nyx. Where they appear, these weapons change the tide of wars and the course of history. Typically a deity bestows their weapon only on a favored champion or devotee. Depending on the champion’s piety

Karametra's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

nonnegotiable. She lavishes fortune and prosperity on those who serve her, but she will not be ignored. It is rare for her to abandon a champion, but neither will she allow a champion to abandon their

its highest calling when human communities make use of it. (Lawful) 3 Humility. I put the needs of others above my own and strive to lead through service. (Any) 4 Protection. I devote

Tattoos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

a feeling or an attitude. As with personal totems, a barbarian’s tattoos might or might not be related to an animal spirit. Each tattoo a barbarian displays contributes to that individual’s identity

. If your character wears tattoos, what do they look like, and what do they represent? Tattoos d6 Tattoo 1 The wings of an eagle are spread wide across your upper back. 2 Etched on the backs of your

Erebos's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

involve themselves in. Erebos’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal 1 Capture a hero who came back to Theros as a Returned and send them back to the Underworld. 2 Find out why those who die in a

priest of Heliod who is said to be immortal because of the sun god’s blessing. 6 Take an aging champion of Iroas who has pledged their soul to Erebos in exchange for a glorious death on one last

Achieving Victory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Achieving Victory If the adventurers succeed, they achieve a great victory with two demon lords banished back to the Abyss. The creatures under the demon lords’ influence eventually return to normal

afflicted by demonic corruption. The myconids also declare their intention to cleanse their home of Zuggtmoy’s lingering influence. The removal of Juiblex from the Underdark causes most oozes and related

Worshiping Erebos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

in which worshipers make a symbolic journey into the Underworld. The supplicants enter a cave, offer prayers and sacrifices to Erebos in utter darkness, and slowly make their way back to the surface

mourned her lover, Pero. She entered the Winter Nexus, a cave on the edge of Setessa that leads to the Underworld, and played a love song to lure Pero’s soul back to the mortal world. When Erebos saw this

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

the surrounding streets and line the river. If the characters don’t already know the information in “The Shankha Trials” section, now’s a perfect time for them to learn it. This might be related by

eyes. After brief deliberations, the trial judges produce a great conch shell trophy, the Riverine’s Shankha. A judge bows, then beckons Nisha forward. Amid cheering and fanfare, she accepts the trophy and takes her place as the newest champion of the Shankha Trials. Amanisha Manivarshi

Creating a Paladin

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

Creating a Paladin The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level

forth to smite evil? Are you a glorious champion of the light, cherishing everything beautiful that stands against the shadow, a knight whose oath descends from traditions older than many of the gods

Characters from the Wastes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

turned your back on the vile traditions of your demon-worshipping clan? Or are you the champion of one of the fiendish Overlords—but sworn to hunt down and destroy the servants of a different archfiend

Knight

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

Chondathan knight of Helm) is a Waterdhavian noble and a champion of the god of watchfulness. She and her squire recently rescued a couple of children trapped under the wreckage of a barn that had been

Jordeth Tavilson (LN male Illuskan knight of Tyr), a believer in swift justice, has a gash in his armor and a broken lute strapped to his back. The lute belonged to his squire, who perished in a recent

Where is Fheralai Stormsworn?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Where is Fheralai Stormsworn? This champion of the Cult of Talos is onboard the dreadnaught when the characters arrive. You can place her anywhere on the ship or have her move between locations. If

drops Fheralai to fewer than half her maximum hit points or she feels outmatched, she tries to abandon the vessel and flee to safety. Don’t worry if Fheralai dies or is captured here, as her cultists use divine intervention to bring her back later in the campaign!

Godefroy's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

escaping his undead existence. However, he can’t grasp even its basic workings and is frustrated by every delay and malfunction related to the device. FOUNDATIONS OF HORROR Three years after the 1983

release of the adventure Ravenloft, the sequel adventure, Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill, debuted. The adventure pulled back the Mists on the domain of Mordent, a realm of terrors beyond Barovia

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