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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Though you aren’t a Giant, you grew up among giants. Maybe you were an orphan taken in by a sympathetic family of stone giants who raised you as one of their own. Or perhaps you lived in a lost
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You were found as a baby by a family of nomadic giants who raised you as one of their own.
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A family of stone giants rescued you when you fell into a mountain chasm, and you have
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
of great kindness and compassion.
Half-Orc Names
Half-orcs usually have names appropriate to the culture in which they were raised. A half-orc who wants to fit in among humans might trade an orc
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
and raised in a different world from the one that most folk know—one that grants you privilege but also calls you to fulfill a duty befitting your station. Your bond might be associated with your
family alone, or it could be concerned with another noble house that sides with or opposes your own. Your ideal depends to some extent on how you view your role in the family, and how you intend to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and
wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count
Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t betrayed him. Fearing that their master would eventually consume their
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich
faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t betrayed him. Fearing that their master would eventually consume their souls, the disciples
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In
response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t betrayed him
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd
von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t betrayed him. Fearing that their master would eventually consume their souls
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon’s lair.
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Powerful infernal creatures have opened a portal in the middle of a city square
their army in battle centuries ago.
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An ancient sapphire dragon guards the phylactery of a lich who helped the dragon establish a lair centuries before becoming Undead.
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Lolth the Spider
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Stored in a leather pouch, this unique deck contains twenty-two colored cards made of some strong but unknown metal, each of which features a design printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you
tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it
Druid
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
elements. Thus, druids oppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promote one element to the exclusion of others.
Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant
character lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
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I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
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I was, in fact, raised by wolves.
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Ideal
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constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
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Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)
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Bond
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My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
smear the blood of my enemies over my skin.
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I was, in fact, raised by maaka.
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HarrRRAAGGHH! [I rarely form a coherent sentence and prefer to express myself by breaking things
siblings or ancestors.]
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Flaw
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If you question my courage, I will never back down.
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HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! [My anger in battle led to the death of a loved one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
concerned about Markos and fear his recent studies have led him down a troubled path. One of Markos’s family members hires the characters to travel to Delphi Mansion and stop Markos from doing anything that
gp to each character for delivering The Celestial Codex safely to Vasil Talistrome, plus an extra 150 gp each if the characters bring Markos home. (The family strongly prefers him to be alive but pays to have him raised from the dead if necessary.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
battle to come.
The Cult of the Dragon discovered the Well of Dragons long ago. Lava tubes snaking beneath the now-dormant volcano formed natural corridors connecting caverns that the cult enlarged for
their own use. Within the central caldera, they raised a ritual space for creating dracoliches from dragons drawn to the site knowing they would soon die. Under Severin’s leadership, the caldera and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
battle to come.
The Cult of the Dragon discovered the Well of Dragons long ago. Lava tubes snaking beneath the now-dormant volcano formed natural corridors connecting caverns that the cult enlarged for
their own use. Within the central caldera, they raised a ritual space for creating dracoliches from dragons drawn to the site knowing they would soon die. Under Severin’s leadership, the caldera and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
high elves. Wood elves are found among the rangers and druids of the Eldeen Reaches and stalking the darkest alleys of Sharn. As an elf born and raised in Khorvaire, your character has grown up among the
shorter-lived races. You might not be as concerned with history and tradition as the Aereni and Tairnadal; you could even live your life entirely in the moment, with no care for your family or your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tempus The Foehammer, the Lord of Battles Tempus is a war god concerned with brave conduct during war, using force of arms over talk for settling disputes, and encouraging bloodshed. The god of war
is random in his favors, meaning that his chaotic nature favors all sides equally. Lord Tempus might be an army’s ally one day, and its enemy the next. He might seem to manifest before a battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
positions: Becklin Uth Viharin. The knight is deeply concerned. She’s heard rumors of strange armies in the east, and now there’s a strange army close to her home. As the most experienced military leader in
. Allow the characters to guide the decision of Vogler’s leaders, who will largely support any plan that doesn’t involve a preemptive strike or bringing battle into the village.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Temple of Tiamat The map of the caldera shows the outline of where the Temple of Tiamat will appear when it is raised by the Red Wizards’ magic. That job will be finished by the time the
characters and their allies arrive to do battle with the cult. A mind-numbing structure has pushed up from beneath the tangled bones to tower above the blasted volcano. Partly volcanic ash fused with dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Temple of Tiamat The map of the caldera shows the outline of where the Temple of Tiamat will appear when it is raised by the Red Wizards’ magic. That job will be finished by the time the
characters and their allies arrive to do battle with the cult. A mind-numbing structure has pushed up from beneath the tangled bones to tower above the blasted volcano. Partly volcanic ash fused with dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
can restore the characters to life so they can continue waging war for the forces of good. Surprisingly, dying in this battle might give the characters an advantage. When the attackers report to
Severin that the meddling adventurers are dead, they’ll be written off as a threat. If the raised characters make an effort to keep out of sight of the cult’s spies, their next blow against the cult could come as a complete surprise. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
can restore the characters to life so they can continue waging war for the forces of good. Surprisingly, dying in this battle might give the characters an advantage. When the attackers report to
Severin that the meddling adventurers are dead, they’ll be written off as a threat. If the raised characters make an effort to keep out of sight of the cult’s spies, their next blow against the cult could come as a complete surprise. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Goblinoids Hoisting the head by the fading plumes of the ruined helmet, still tied under the chin by a cord, Haruuc raised it in one hand and his bloody sword in the other. “Your lord is dead!” he
howled in the human language. “The battle is done! By my sword, I claim this place and name it Rhukaan Draal, the crown city of Darguun, the land of the people!”
— Don Bassingthwaite, The Doom of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
war campaign isn’t generally concerned with the specifics of troop movements, but instead focuses on the heroes whose actions turn the tide of battle. The characters carry out specific missions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the basilisks from their hooks and lead them into battle like war hounds. If the alarm has not been raised but combat ensues here, one broodguard runs to sound the gong in area 9. If the triceratops is
supply wagons. Soakosh is fat and has a forked tongue. He’s rarely seen without a bag of his favorite food at hand: candied grung eggs. If the alarm is raised, Soakosh commands the broodguards to unchain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
invested in their own affairs and have little interest in Eberron. Demons and angels battle one another in Shavarath, but they’ve been doing this since before humanity existed, and they dare not leave
their posts to fool around elsewhere. Exceptions do exist, such as the daelkyr and the Dreaming Dark, but by and large these natives of other planes are exclusively concerned with where they live. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
immediate threat from raiders loose in the keep, since it’s more a probe that got out of hand rather than a full-scale assault. Escobert is most concerned about resealing the sally port, and he seeks out
the characters for that job. To secure the sally port, characters must battle through two groups of foes. The first fight occurs against three acolytes, three kobolds, and one ambush drake (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Battle supernatural evil with steel, fire, and magic. Every mortal soul can be guided to the light. Inspire and guide others to virtuous behavior; force is a last resort. Listen to the Voice of the
Khyber at any time. Zealots may go too far in the pursuit of evil and priests may be more concerned with mundane power than faith. But the majority of those who follow the Silver Flame stay true to its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Iroas’s Influence Iroas personifies the glory of victory, honorable combat, and physical competition. He is the unspoken bond between soldiers on the eve of battle, the courage of the standard
bearer holding colors aloft in the midst of battle, and the exultation that comes after a hard-won victory. Iroas pushes his followers to excel in their chosen fields, particularly war and athletics, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Characters from the Wastes If you’re from the Demon Wastes, you likely fall into one of two categories. Ghaash’kala. You’ve been raised in one of the harshest lands in Eberron and spent your entire
, who poses a more immediate threat to Khorvaire? Either way, you are a stranger in a strange land: a savage used to a constant battle for survival in a world shaped by demons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Adventure Background The bronze dragon Skalanthas was raised by House Daamos, a human noble family. When he was a wyrmling, a valorous human knight named Ishyllia Daamos trained him to fight by her
side. After he grew, Skalanthas served as her mount. When Ishyllia died in battle fifteen years ago, the distraught Skalanthas fled House Daamos in his grief. Skalanthas found solace at a monastery on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Heliod’s Champions Heliod’s champions are a means to accomplish his goals. In the world, Heliod is concerned with law and order, justice and fidelity. On a larger scale, he seeks to establish his
campaign, the characters might stand alongside other defenders of a polis against attacking monsters and receive Heliod’s blessing at a crucial moment to turn the tide of battle. Hailed as heroes by