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Player’s Handbook
mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
invisible with it.Soulblades are duergar combatants whose mastery of psionics allows them to manifest blades of psychic energy to slice apart their foes.
Duergar
Duergar are dwarves of the deep
the Underdark, all must cooperate to survive.
Among the duergar of the Forgotten Realms, creation is a fiercely passionate process. They tend to favor works that are sturdy and grand, but in a bare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Blood and Fortune The beholder holds gladiatorial tournaments whenever it needs a little violence to brighten its day. The winners of a tournament receive trophies, and wagers are made on the sly. A
single tournament has twelve combatants and consists of three fights with short rests in between. Failure to heed the following rules result in a combatant’s disqualification: All tournament
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and
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
with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at
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->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Monk Do not mistake my silence for acceptance of your villainy. While you blustered and threatened, I’ve planned four different ways to snap your neck with my bare hands.
— Ember, grand master of
flowers
Monks walk a path of contradiction. They study their art as a wizard does, and like a wizard, they wear no armor and typically eschew weapons. Yet they are deadly combatants, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, audience members can bet on which team will emerge victorious. At the conclusion of a match, audience members who bet on the winning team receive twice their initial bet. Entering the Coliseum It costs 15
talons to enter the coliseum as a combatant. A maximum of three combatants are allowed on the patrons’ team. If all three combatant slots aren’t filled by characters, the remaining slots are filled by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
attacked. They are among the bravest of the Citadel, and heroes who die in service to the Shieldbearers receive the city’s highest honors. Shieldbearers stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice to save
glory faded. Arayat grew up on the streets until luck brought him to the Radiant Citadel. He soon joined the Shieldbearers, which gave him meaning and purpose. Defying the odds, Arayat has survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
attacked. They are among the bravest of the Citadel, and heroes who die in service to the Shieldbearers receive the city’s highest honors. Shieldbearers stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice to save
glory faded. Arayat grew up on the streets until luck brought him to the Radiant Citadel. He soon joined the Shieldbearers, which gave him meaning and purpose. Defying the odds, Arayat has survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
dangles two feet off the floor. Tattered rugs are splayed out before it. Other furnishings include bare shelves and painted clay urns, all covered in dust and cobwebs.
The largest rug is a rug of
location. If the characters kill the slug creature in area 24, the ghost is laid to rest, and the characters receive XP as though they had defeated the ghost in combat. Treasure. When the ghost is laid to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, should they so choose. Ilmater’s priests take in the ill, the starving, and the injured, and his temples give most of what they receive to help offset the suffering of the world. His followers provide
. Priests of Ilmater who are on a quest to aid others can be recognized by their hair shirts, vests of coarse fur worn against the bare skin. It is taboo to harm such priests as they go about their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and champions. She speaks for Droaam, and is always interested in intrigues and plots. Sora Maenya is the commander of Droaam’s armies. It’s said that she can crush a giant with her bare hands, then eat
allies, or are they bitter rivals? Does Sora Kell support the nation of Droaam, or are the Daughters defying the wishes of their mother?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
buy magic items at the DM’s discretion, but you receive no discount. Chain of Command. You are part of a hierarchy that provides you with orders. If you cause trouble in your own nation, you answer to
lifestyle. You receive a small salary (as little as 1 sp per day) and food and housing on a military base. Or you receive 1 gp per day but rely on that money for room and board. With higher rank comes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
defying death at every turn. No matter what monster they confronted or what spells they braved, the three mortals emerged unscathed at every turn. Eventually, the trio journeyed into the Gray Waste and
quickly ascertaining that the winner of the contest would receive all of Jergal’s power, he chased off after the three skulls to make sure that the contest would be halted until he had a chance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
end of the dock, two gray, shark-like creatures fight over the remains of a pelican.
A woman with frayed robes and bare feet sits in a rocking chair at the base of the tower watching the fracas, her
away the shark-like creatures.
The woman is Topolah, a chaotic good mage. She is elated to receive visitors, especially since one of them is her old friend Krux. After welcoming Krux and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
description below as needed. This room is bare except for two wooden benches, set opposite each other against the longer walls. A handful of lizardfolk stand at attention, ready to move into action
Fifteen straw mattresses are placed around the room, each with a small wooden chest at its foot. A long table is in the center of the room, with benches to each side.
Four lizardfolk warriors receive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
grand, but in a bare, stripped-down fashion that favors geometric forms. The strongholds they design are blocky and stark, and the weapons they forge are blatantly tools of violence. While others may
decry their creations as cold and bare of ornamentation to the point of austerity, duergar see them as honoring the materials used and honest about their purpose. Duergar Despot Duergar despots replace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
yet, Glaive and one of her blade scout companions attack the characters from both ends of this narrow tunnel. After all combatants have taken a turn, the attackers flee into Landro and hide for another
receives this vision gains the benefits of a short rest. No character can receive the vision more than once. L11: Workshop Fine tinkering tools, woodcarving equipment, and metal plates hang from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
unconscious, and will die if they don’t receive healing within the next hour. I3: Blessings Memorial Murals of people making offerings to the gods cover this room’s walls. At the chamber’s center stand
(Athletics) check. Treasure. The obsidian altars are bare except for four ruby-encrusted torch sconces, two on each altar. The sconces are easily removed, and each is worth 750 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
can help themselves, such as the characters, receive only this benefit from the cavern. If the characters inquire about the whereabouts of Juliana and Orlando, disembodied voices tell them their
warrior’s neck. Scattered on the floor beneath the skeleton are 8 pp, 22 gp, and a yellow topaz (250 gp). C4: Living Mud Cavern This cavern is large and irregular in shape. The bare rock floor forms a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
black marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping red marble staircase at the other.
The door to a cloakroom on the east wall is slightly ajar; the black cloaks inside are damp.
The hall is bare of
open to reveal a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading to the attic. D16: Attic Hall This bare hallway can be accessed by the staircase behind the secret doors in areas D11 and D15a. D17: Spare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
in death-defying feats. Beneath, on an island of bare stone floating amid a misty expanse, stands a plain archway and a circular desk attended by a well-dressed tiefling. Luminous symbols on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
releases arena combatants from area X7. Ten human bandits and five bugbears (all members of the Xanathar Guild) guzzle ale and heckle combatants from the bleachers, while two goblins serve up salted rat
with leather straps, are two humans (commoners) dressed like homeless men. One looks dead, and the other gibbers like a madman. The third table is bare except for an area of sticky blood at one end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. (A gift from one family member to another doesn’t prove anything about the family’s largesse.) No cloud giant truly believes that it’s better to give than to receive; a family does so only with an
accounting, brewing, and medicine, are allowed to continue plying their trades. Skilled slaves receive better treatment, at least in the sense that an owner uses less force with a delicate tool, but as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
save for two small, bare tables standing against the west wall and an ornate rug in front of the window. Resting next to the rug is a wooden candlestick holding the melted stump of a red candle. A long
divination magic around the circle on the floor. A creature standing fully inside the circle feels the unsettling presence of a Far Realm entity and can choose to receive an omen from that entity, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
beyond the curtain: Phlegethosian Spa. The northernmost chamber is where patrons receive therapeutic massages (10 gp for an hour) or relax in the wood-sided sauna for free. A locked double door in
contains an L-shaped desk, atop which sits a candlestick and a thick, open ledger. Other furnishings include cushioned chairs and two bare bookshelves.
The ledger on the desk magically tracks all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the Feywild, they petitioned spellcasters to transport them to the palace, arriving in the ring of standing stones (area P4). They had hoped to receive audiences with Zybilna upon their arrival but
. The pricking of the needles isn’t severe enough to deal damage, but a character can’t grasp the crown with bare hands for longer than 1 minute before the discomfort becomes unbearable. A character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
despondent if her advice is ignored. Lulu refuses to do anything but the bare minimum to help the characters until her confidence in their good judgment is restored. If the characters mention their interest in
characters receive a telepathic message from an unfamiliar female voice, saying, “Bring Lulu here, and I’ll let you inside.” Only when the characters return with Lulu can the doors be opened. If Lulu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bavlorna’s shoddy, home-stitched garments. The other one is bare except for an ugly, black pointed hat that is, in fact, a darkmantle. It attacks anyone other than Bavlorna who touches it. If it makes
covered in a layer of straw.
This is Bavlorna’s aviary, where she uses taxidermy birds to send and receive messages from her coven sisters. Outside two of the room’s windows are small wooden balconies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
combatants. While Qunbraxel fights, the mind flayer telepathically berates the characters with dire warnings and predictions such as the following: “The ritual will devastate Phandalin! You bear witness to
Qunbraxel considers worthy, the mind flayer hopes to join the Ilvaash fanatics and receive power and insight from the Far Realm. The mind flayer fanatics had little intent on welcoming Qunbraxel into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
before entering it. A bronze torch glowing with a magical light lies next to the corpse of a bare-chested man with a shield in the shape of a crab shell and a broken shark-toothed sword. Several
the ogre skeleton.
This room houses three Emberhorn minotaurs waiting to receive the “blessing of Imix” (the ability to breathe clouds of burning embers). The ogre was a minion of the earth cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, unarmored brute with a greatclub and a scarred face — towers above his opponent but is gravely wounded. The smaller figure is muscular and bare-chested. He clutches a bloody dagger in one hand and a
is leaderless and vulnerable.” “The Dead Three cultists receive regular payments from my brother, Amrik, who runs his own moneylending business out of a tavern called the Low Lantern. My mother doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
on the east wall above the counter. A third hook is bare.
When the office is staffed, a visitor can secure an upstairs bed for 5 cp per night (5 sp for a private room). Accommodations can also be
and receive similar messages from those spies. If one or more characters interrupt the oni, it politely asks them to leave. If they refuse, it shoos away the ravens and attacks the characters. The oni’s






