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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
Classes
Player’s Handbook
magic available in the present age.
Becoming a Wizard...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Wizard Traits table.
Gain the Wizard’s level 1 features, which are listed
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother.
BECOMING A HAG
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag, either one of
their own kind or that embodies the hexblood’s nature. This requires that both the hag and hexblood be in the same place and consent to the lengthy ritual—circumstances most hexbloods shun but
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently, they might set foot on the twisting path toward
becoming an eldritch lich.
Like other liches, eldritch liches are spellcasters who have cheated death, but an eldritch lich does so by allowing a Great Old One to implant a Far Realm parasite in the lich
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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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
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; scales are dull yellow-orange and have a cloudy or filmy look. As they age, their scales harden and clarify, becoming translucent and faceted, and ranging from bright yellow to rich amber in color
dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
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
their way. On adventures, a rogue is likely to mix an outwardly cautious approach — few rogues enjoy combat — with a ravenous hunger for loot. Most of the time, in a rogue’s mind, taking up arms
against a creature is not about killing the creature but about becoming the new owner of its treasure. The following sections explore certain facets of what it means to be a rogue, which you can use to add
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creeping Transformations Lily Abdullina The ritual in the Far Realm targeting Phandalin is almost complete,
and its people and places have already begun to suffer Phandalin has changed since the
characters’ last visit. The mind flayer fanatics of the godlet Ilvaash have begun their ritual, and the open rifts to the Far Realm directly beneath the town have accelerated the townsfolk’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the vulnerable and the defenseless. Many members adhere to a tradition of getting a ritual scar or tattoo after each successful deployment, designed to represent a pivotal moment in that quest. The
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
the vulnerable and the defenseless. Many members adhere to a tradition of getting a ritual scar or tattoo after each successful deployment, designed to represent a pivotal moment in that quest. The
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->Out of the Abyss
can be placed in any location. Wherever the players decide to place the talisman, their characters must travel to that location while Vizeran makes his final preparations for the ritual. Given their
characters might choose to stay with Vizeran during the nine-hour performance of the ritual, whether to guard against treachery or to reclaim Gromph’s grimoire once the ritual is done. If this is the case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
chances of becoming the empress’s next heir. At Kirina’s behest, Kedjou crafted the ritual that brought the aurumvoraxes to the Goldwarren. In exchange for positioning Kirina to become Inaya’s heir, Kedjou
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, debased their flesh by 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 body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
). BECOMING A HAG
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag, either one of their own kind or that embodies the hexblood’s nature. This requires that
both the hag and hexblood be in the same place and consent to the lengthy ritual—circumstances most hexbloods shun but might come to accept over the course of centuries. Once a hexblood undergoes this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
adorn the adjacent walls.
To unlock sarcophagus, the characters must perform a simple ritual at the shrine while wearing the frog masks. The wall frescoes reveal what must be done. Advice from the
. Cautious Obo’laka warns against trying on the masks. Wise Shagambi is convinced that the frescoes are clues to understanding the power of the wall shrine. Frescoes Four frescoes line the east wall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
extremely cautious, always on the lookout for monsters and other dangers. 5 You always see the bright side of a situation. 6 You like to collect mementos of your travels. Halfling Ideals d6 Ideal 1
becoming a wandering rogue for hire. 4 You talked to a nice faerie in the woods, and all of a sudden you were a thousand miles from home. 5 Your village elder told you so many stories about being a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contains the following: Purple Flames. The walls are lined with rusty iron sconces, each holding a torch coated in black wax that burns with a purple flame.
Cult Ritual. Six human cultists of Shar
the rats swarm over him. If he takes damage, Jian panics and is swiftly devoured by the rats. If the swarm loses more than half its hit points, it scatters and flees. 7b. Ritual Preparation Table. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of a ritual that can free a servant after the mummy lord is destroyed. The last page of the book appears to be a list of those who have undergone this rite to become a mummy lord’s servants—but it
by becoming a mummy lord, using the rituals described in the book. The list of names in the back of the book is written by many scribes, since it includes creatures bonded to other mummy lords before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 14: The Labyrinth More of the components needed for Vizeran’s demon summoning ritual can be found in the depths of the Labyrinth — a snarl of twisting tunnels and caves extending
it takes a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Survival) check to avoid becoming lost, rather than a DC 10 check. Spellcasters must contend with the effects of the faerzress for as long as they are in the Labyrinth, also as discussed in chapter 2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the manner in which our fellow mages suffer at the hands of the matron mothers and mistresses of the drow. Gromph has always hungered for power, and not even becoming Archmage of Menzoberranzan was
was crafting a unique ritual — one that somehow drew on the energy of faerzress to channel incalculable arcane power. When Gromph performed this ritual, the walls between the planes shuddered. Then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
If the Characters Decline If the characters are suspicious, or if they are being particularly cautious, they might not want to hand over the Rod of Seven Parts or rest in their quarters. Below are
others that he can fortify the artifact to prevent it from shattering again when the characters use it to stop Vecna’s ritual. If the characters insist on keeping the rod, Alustriel and Tasha approach them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
— and the madly ambitious might even seek out the means of becoming a demon lord. Ever-Changing Layers The physical nature of the Abyss is something that few mortal minds can understand. Those who
out of existence or connecting to different layers at random. Rituals exist that travelers can use to attune a portal to a certain domain. However, the exact specifications of such a ritual vary for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Eldritch Lich From beyond the stars, a Great Old One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently
, they might set foot on the twisting path toward becoming an eldritch lich. Like other liches, eldritch liches are spellcasters who have cheated death, but an eldritch lich does so by allowing a Great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
lichdom on a whim, and the process of becoming a lich is a well-guarded secret. Wizards that seek lichdom must make bargains with fiends, evil gods, or other foul entities. Many turn to Orcus, Demon
Prince of Undeath, whose power has created countless liches. However, those that control the power of lichdom always demand fealty and service for their knowledge. A lich is created by an arcane ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Zuggtmoy!
Joined together, heart to heart,
Becoming one ’til death do part!
Hail! Hail! Hail!
The entourage is composed of twelve bridesmaids of Zuggtmoy and six chamberlains of Zuggtmoy(see
appendix C for both), all of which are lost in their own reverie. They are in the midst of conducting an obscene ritual of some sort — like a parody of a wedding ceremony. Zuggtmoy’s thralls make their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient shadow dragon by way of an eldritch ritual. If the ritual succeeds, the dragon will be elevated to a status akin to that of a Great Old One.
2 An ancient shadow dragon is harried by
indistinguishable from the dragon’s other grim baubles.
4 An ancient shadow dragon courts Tiamat, enacting the Dragon Queen’s every demand in hopes of gaining her affection—and becoming her first shadow dragon consort.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
roam unchecked throughout the jungle. That was not the end of Ras Nsi, however. Bitter over his loss of power, he forged an alliance with the yuan-ti lurking in the ruins of Omu and underwent a ritual
of transformation, becoming a yuan-ti malison. As a yuan-ti, Ras Nsi imposed his terrible will on the evil snake people and became their leader. Beneath the cracked and broken streets of Omu lies a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
victories.
7 It doesn’t matter if the whole world’s against me. I’ll always do what I think is right.
8 I have morbid interests and a macabre aesthetic.
9 I have a personal ritual
there.
10 I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies.
11 I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
becoming a brain in a jar (see appendix C). The three wizards have been driven mad by their undead existence. Dispelling the illusion drives them into a furious rage. Visitors who ruin the ball in any
.
Veneranda This ritual room is designed to serve a grisly purpose: the transformation of a living creature into a brain in a jar. Veneranda, a neutral evil Netherese wizard, extracted her own brain to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is a sweet, purple sludge flowing through shallow troughs from which grells sup. Cautious of risking the wrath of an unknown number of grells deprived of their gastronomic satisfaction, the mind
their bolstering rune here. Bashudu is irate at the betrayal but has lost too much of its vital essence to Naruv’s ritual. Bashudu dies a few minutes after meeting the characters. If the characters
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
horrible ritual to become a powerful yuan-ti malison — retaining his human head and torso and gaining a serpentine lower body. With Ubtao gone from the world, Ras Nsi and his new yuan-ti followers began
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
thousand years before. Under the direction of the most powerful priests, the ritual that creates a mummy can be increased in potency. The mummy lord that rises from such a ritual retains the memories
magic that once controlled a terrified populace, and the dark gods reward dead priest-kings’ prayers by imparting divine spells. Heart of the Mummy Lord. As part of the ritual that creates a mummy lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
their masters, drawn from the sorcerer or wizard lists. Suddenly, the paladin feels like a different class. Be cautious when changing the warlock spell list. Since warlocks regain their spell slots
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