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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to rule Faerûn
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
established himself
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Trace the Threads (1/Day). The hag can cast the Legend Lore spell, requiring no material components
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Destined Jaunt. The hag magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 30 feet of
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Goose Mother fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Multiple Heads. The Goose Mother has five heads. Whenever the Goose Mother takes 25 or more
, you can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of one of the Goose Mother’s eggs that isn’t destined to hatch into a goose or a giant goose (also described in that book).
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
can choose to succeed instead.Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Life Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation
traditionally called patriarchs, though they can be male or female. They are the oldest, wealthiest, and most influential oligarchs of the Orzhov Syndicate. They have been dead for centuries, but they refuse to
Sorcerer
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
;ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant
master it, or revel in its unpredictable nature? Is it a blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the baernaloth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The baernaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding
Folk Hero
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the
profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
. The wyrmling views you as its parent and is staunchly loyal to you and your allies.
Elemental. You become immune to one of the following damage types (choose immediately upon drawing this card
bargained with; it keeps its side of any bargain it makes, though it might twist the wording of any agreement to suit its purposes. If attacked, or if negotiations fail and you refuse the Fiend’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Heroic Destiny Great deeds lie in your future, and it will take extraordinary effort to kill you before you accomplish those deeds. Choose or roll a random destiny using the Heroic Destiny table
instead. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Heroic Destiny d6 Destiny
1 I’m destined to be the most skilled practitioner of a craft or trade
Juiblex
Legacy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Resistance (3/Day). If Juiblex fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Juiblex has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons
refuse to part with any of my possessions.”
41–60
“I’ll do everything I can to get others to eat and drink beyond their normal limits.”
61–80
“I
Genasi
Legacy
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
, or a member of a desert tribe, is an auspicious event. Most Athasians believe a given genasi is destined for greatness—or infamy.
Those living on the frontier, though, have a much harder
among the worlds of D&D: air genasi, earth genasi, fire genasi, and water genasi. Choose one of these subraces.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
: Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul
Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner’s kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed
enjoyable arguments there.
10
I regularly pick up refuse from beneath a Simic laboratory, and sometimes I talk to the researcher who dumps it there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
spellcasters, but they can enrich any character’s story. When using this table, you can either choose the entries that speak to you or draw cards from the deck. Sage Destinies Card Heroic Tie
Balance You were once a member of an order dedicated to keeping magical artifacts out of the hands of those who would abuse their power. Comet A seer predicted you’re destined for immense power. Do you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
)
3
Curiosity. I want to know about everything that enters my domain, especially oddities from the surface world. (Any)
4
Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
other and refuse to work together even if the fate of the world hangs in the balance. The adventurers must choose the NPC that is most likely to help them accomplish their goal. Friend Quandary. An
essential mission. Honor Quandary. A character is forced to choose between victory and a personal oath or code of honor. A paladin who has sworn an oath of virtue might realize that the clearest path to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Sorcerer The most important question to consider when creating your sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting character, you’ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline
blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
level 15 are with the party, they refuse to help the mind flayer and insist that the characters kill it. If the characters choose Marquox over them, the githzerai abandon the party and withdraw to level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Necropolis Encounters table (see chapter 3), refuse to rest in peace. Head to Head to Head Two rival factions of giant kin vie to claim the throne. An ettin and a fensir skirmisher (see chapter 6
thane who controls Hiatea’s Hearth fears their dynasty ending and seeks an alliance with the giants at the Endless Rockslide (in this chapter), but the giants there are plotting the thane’s downfall. Choose any of the encounter tables in chapter 3 to determine who controls the Endless Rockslide.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Sorcerer The most important question to consider when creating your sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting character, you’ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline
blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
left to you to choose, depending on the story you want to tell. Consult the Secrets of Phenax table, which presents several options for what divine secret Varyas’s eidolon might relate. The veracity
of this secret is up to you to decide, and learning more about it might color future adventures of your own design. Secrets of Phenax d6 Result
1 As a mortal, Phenax was destined to free the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
them or destroying them as they choose. A beholder’s spheroid body levitates at all times, and its great bulging eye sits above a wide, toothy maw, while the smaller eyestalks that crown its body
sometimes carves out a domain within or under a major city, commanding networks of agents that operate on their master’s behalf. Alien Lairs. Because they refuse to share territory with others, most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
like a bonfire in the darkness — and Zariel desires it. Such a character is likely destined to pass into the Upper Planes after death, and as such, they make a handsome prize for an archdevil to shape
choose not to try, read: Zariel grabs the sword by the blade and lets her fiendish blood cascade down its edge, snarling in pain. “With this final rite, I discharge my divine duty. Let my name be forever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
excuse for tyranny. Those who abuse power must be stripped of it, and soldiers have a responsibility to refuse immoral orders.
5 I strive to treat foes honorably, but not at the expense of
lie outright, though I choose my words carefully. I will fight to the death rather than break my word or abandon a comrade. (Lawful)
4 Discipline. Disorganization breeds defeat. I demand self
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
When the characters visit Viktal, roll or choose options from the Sights in Viktal table to set the tone of the village’s strangeness.
A visitor enjoys the hospitality
of Viktal during the Tithe
hexbloods (see chapter 1). Evasive locals refuse to say why.
3 Villagers harvest wings and chrysalises from caged moths, which are powdered and used to make “shift spice”—a pervasive ingredient in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Voice of War However the characters choose to respond to the army near Vogler, their plans are derailed by unexpected visitors. As the characters prepare, a messenger in black-and-red armor arrives
night. Refuse and die.
This is the Dragon Queen’s will.
Characters proficient in Religion recognize the name Takhisis as one of the gods of Krynn. A cleric of Takhisis or a character who succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
for every contingency. Leave nothing to chance!
2 Every copper wants to be a silver. Each bet is an opportunity.
3 I’m one of Lady Luck’s favored. Anything I try is destined to succeed
.
4 I’ve lost so much to gambling that I refuse to spend money on anything anymore.
5 Nothing is certain. Planning is a coward’s act.
6 I can’t be sure who I’ve swindled, cheated, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages all
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
of its turn.
Destined Jaunt. The hag magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 30 feet of itself.
Tangle Threads. The hag
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
discretion), you and your companions can stay for free in safe houses. Safe houses provide a poor lifestyle. While staying at a safe house, you can choose to keep your presence (and that of your
often. You can roll on the following table to determine your claim or choose one that best fits your character. d6 Accomplishment 1 Spirit of the Whale. You smuggled stolen dwarven spirits in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
accept the notion that anyone would refuse him. He assigns Gartokkar to be their liaison, orders badges of gold be given to them, and sends them off. Treasure The characters might be tempted to inspect
dragon had with them, but what the characters choose to tell him (and whether they intend to follow up on the dragon’s orders) is up to them. The power of the Keepers of the Flame derives in equal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
threatened and otherwise try to avoid contact, and hostile ones seek to attack and seize the characters’ ship. First, roll or choose an attitude on the Ship Attitude table, then roll on the appropriate
characters encounter it. Choose or roll for a ship’s disposition on the Ship Disposition table. Each disposition is described after the table. If you roll no special disposition, the ship is under no unusual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
this point, the party can choose to ally with one or the other for a 100-gp reward and a lifetime supply of free meals at their employer’s cart. The request from either vendor is the same: investigate
hired the party. If the characters refuse to get involved, one of the shopkeepers approaches them later under calmer circumstances, restating their concerns about their shop’s safety while making their offer again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
husband’s passion; for Iokaste, it’s strictly a means through which she can rub shoulders with the city’s elite. She requires the directors to choose plays and hire actors, while she spends her time “on
characters refuse, and makes good on its threat if the characters don’t share the wealth. The faerie dragon doesn’t have a hoard of its own, since it gives its earnings to unfortunate Waterdavians by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
” section in chapter 3 can issue this challenge. Why a Challenge? Choose one of the following grudges as the reason for the challenge: Dangerous. The Rival accuses the characters of causing the dangerous
academic year. The students who challenged the characters arrive at midnight. If the characters refuse even in the face of the Rival’s coercion, the Rival leaves. The next day, the characters learn that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
allies. If characters choose to bypass this group, a detour can get them around it with no difficulty. They could run into these stragglers again on their way back to Greenest. If characters attack, then
cultists are questioned, they refuse to talk unless someone succeeds at a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. They know it’s standard practice for a raiding party to leave behind a rearguard. They