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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Roughly marble sized, Ioun Stones are named after Ioun, a god of knowledge and prophecy revered on some worlds. Many types of Ioun Stones exist, each type a distinct combination of shape and color
Stones orbiting your head at the same time.
Each Ioun Stone orbiting your head is considered to be an object you are wearing. The orbiting stone avoids contact with other creatures and objects, adjusting
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
hails can potentially overwhelm the dragon, driving it to either morose despondence or passionate rage.
No two spirit dragons are exactly alike; each individual bears features distinct to the empire from
of ancient empires.
The region containing an adult or ancient spirit dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects:
Enchanted Acoustics. Creatures within 1 mile of
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dragons are exactly alike; each individual bears features distinct to the empire from which it hails. Roll on or choose a result from the Spirit Dragon Origins table to determine which lost realm a spirit
, creating the following effects:
Enchanted Acoustics. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair have Advantage on Charisma (Performance) checks that involve singing or playing music. Creatures other than the
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, driving it to either morose despondence or passionate rage.
No two spirit dragons are exactly alike; each individual bears features distinct to the empire from which it hails. Roll on or choose a
containing an adult or ancient spirit dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects:
Enchanted Acoustics. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair have Advantage on Charisma
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
potentially overwhelm the dragon, driving it to either morose despondence or passionate rage.
No two spirit dragons are exactly alike; each individual bears features distinct to the empire from which it
empires.
The region containing an adult or ancient spirit dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects:
Enchanted Acoustics. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair have
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
them to death in their full-body grip.
Boneless arise in a variety of forms. While the animate skins of specific creatures are the most common, foul spellcasters might create these horrors from the
scraps of failed experiments, necromantic slurries, heaps of discarded hair, abattoirs, and charnel concoctions. These origins don’t affect a boneless’s statistics but lend it distinct forms
Equipment
This poison bears a distinct scent and chemical message from Ivana Boritsi. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or experience the effects of a dream
within gift bouquets, allowing it to convey her message later.
Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or releasing the gas subjects creatures in a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind
… or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch
. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
—even items that wouldn’t normally fit in your satchel, but which fit within the chest. Thanks to Head Office striking deals you don’t want to know about with extraplanar creatures
you really don’t want to know about, there is no chance for the spell to end.
That Thing You Need
At rank 3, you can use a bonus action to reach into your living loot satchel and make a DC 15
Halfling
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
might be a wagon jostling along a dirt road or a raft floating downriver.
Small and Practical
The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring
;s going on behind their smiling faces—surely more than they ever let on.”
Humans. “Humans are a lot like us, really. At least some of them are. Step out of the castles and keeps
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and
your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is possible—including
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of
you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
;Selesnya. As a member of the Selesnya Conclave, you are surrounded by people and other creatures who share your worldview and your longing for deeper spiritual communion with the world, and you have a
for understanding the complexities of life.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Harmony. Nothing is more beautiful than
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
alterations in yourself or others, the result often displays the characteristics of fish, amphibians, or other water-dwelling creatures. Blue-green eddies of magical energy sometimes accompany your
in my communication.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Change. All life is meant to progress toward perfection, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
flourished in the tunnels. Each time the characters enter a distinct area of the mine, roll on the following table. 1d6 Encounter 1 Four Violet Fungi and one Rust Monster 2 One Giant Spider and two Swarms
those sounds and markings—the Hook Horror. The creature is hungry, but what it really wants is to find its way back to the Underdark. It retreats from a fight that is going badly for it. Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Severin’s Triumph Severin’s plan to bring Tiamat back to the world has been set up in five distinct stages: Assemble a treasure hoard worthy of Tiamat. Gather an army of dragons and other evil
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ontologically distinct from the gods that hail from the Outer Planes. But for practical purposes, they are divine—worshiped by mortal creatures, able to grant cleric spells to their followers, and both
Gods and Religion Most dragons aren’t what you’d call pious. To really embrace religion, one must believe one needs help.
-Fizban
Bahamut and Tiamat, the primordial dragons and the purported
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Severin’s Triumph Severin’s plan to bring Tiamat back to the world has been set up in five distinct stages: Assemble a treasure hoard worthy of Tiamat. Gather an army of dragons and other evil
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Tracking Adventurers sometimes choose their path by following the tracks of other creatures — or other creatures might track the adventurers! To track, one or more creatures must succeed on a Wisdom
challenging, unless the creature being tracked leaves a distinct trail. Additionally, the passage of time often makes tracks harder to follow. In a situation where there is no trail to follow, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
powerful creatures in the world. Dragons are also magical creatures whose innate power fuels their dreaded breath weapons and other preternatural abilities. Many creatures, including wyverns and
four distinct stages of life, from lowly wyrmlings to ancient dragons, which can live for over a thousand years. In that time, their might can become unrivaled and their hoards can grow beyond price
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
), Vyth (steel) LIZARDFOLK SPEECH
Lizardfolk can master Common, but their mindset results in a speech pattern distinct from other humanoids. Lizardfolk rarely use metaphors. Their speech is almost
always literal. They might pick up idioms, but only with some difficulty.
Names confuse them, unless they are descriptive. They tend to apply their own naming conventions to other creatures using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creatures, and dramatic poisons activated by innocuous secondary triggers. Through suggestion and by subtly exposing targets to her chemicals, Ivana convinces victims she’s practically omnipotent. Use the
. The following example combines an inhaled poison and the dream spell, creating a tool Ivana uses to manipulate her agents. Ivana’s Whisper (Inhaled). This poison bears a distinct scent and chemical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Notes to Myself (as Dungeon Master) We should be able to finish this story in one night (maybe a long weekend if Dustin really gets caught up in the roleplaying), but don’t rush it. As long as
environment (like traps) — and the dice reveal how things turn out! All creatures written with an underline can be found in the Monsters section of the rulebook. Don’t worry too much about getting the rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
they came from. Transport Disks. Inlaid near one edge of each platform is a distinct 20-foot-diameter magical disk of intricately woven copper, iron, and silver. A creature standing on one of these disks
feet to the destination, where it hovers for 1 minute or until no more creatures or objects are on it, then returns to its original position. A creature who succeeds on this check automatically succeeds on future attempts to fly any disk to the same destination.
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
dwarfhold, the orcs will butcher any dwarf that stands against them, but it’s really all about the property—they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away.
Strength Respects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
been able to get too close, but they say we’ll face dozens or even hundreds of skeletons and zombies all around this part of the fortress. They have a few wagons, or perhaps large creatures, with them
? “And let the Red Wizards establish a stronghold here in the Western Heartlands? No, we must repel them here and now.” Can You Pay More? “The city sponsoring you has authorized hazard pay of 1,000 GP each. Plus, you can split my 1,000 GP hazard pay among yourselves. I really need your help.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
is the castle’s pilot and protector. If the giant dies, all the magic of the castle will be undone. The human dragon-cult people don’t really understand dragons the way that kobolds do. Dragons are
fine creatures, but grumpy. They say the treasure here is for the queen of all dragons, to keep her from being grumpy. A red-robed wizard is working with the cultists, and his room (area 12) is off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
is the castle’s pilot and protector. If the giant dies, all the magic of the castle will be undone. The human dragon-cult people don’t really understand dragons the way that kobolds do. Dragons are
fine creatures, but grumpy. They say the treasure here is for the queen of all dragons, to keep her from being grumpy. A red-robed wizard is working with the cultists, and his room (area 12) is off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
-sniff icon (5 gp)
7 Planetar shaving set (15 gp)
8 Unexpurgated holy texts with all the really naughty bits (10 gp)
Clerical Routine You might pray for your spells each day at dawn, by
creatures, the changing weather, the shapes of buildings, other stuff.
3 In secret, you curse the burden your deity has placed on you.
4 You wonder often if you’re worthy of your deity’s gifts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, suspended within a churning realm known as the Elemental Chaos. These planes are all connected, and the border regions between them are sometimes described as distinct planes in their own right. At their
elemental spirits barely recognizable as creatures. The creatures usually called elementals dwell here, including the Elemental Princes of Evil (primordial beings of pure elemental fury) and elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
mysterious sylvan creatures that occasionally get up to harmless pranks. As a warlock of the Archfey, you know better — and are perfectly suited to lay the truth down whenever you can. You and your magic
franchise needs to get down and dirty to succeed. The Great Old One Everybody’s met that one mind-addled poet at the end of the bar spouting all kinds of nonsense. But only you can really appreciate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
; they’re just playful and really like persimmons. The wynlings have no loyalty to Kasem, but they also don’t understand why anything they’ve done is wrong. If the characters show the wynlings to Lamai
confronted with the wynlings, the creatures are clearly friendly with him. Kasem then confesses he sowed discord between the Tyenmo and Xungoon families to make it easier to buy their stalls.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
creatures into thinking they’re breathing? In the Astral Sea, one can never be certain. All that really matters is that a creature can survive indefinitely in the Astral Sea, never aging and never feeling
can move in any direction at a flying speed in feet equal to 5 × its Intelligence score. Astral Sea Navigation One doesn’t need a map to navigate the Astral Sea. Here, all creatures are blessed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
faithful to the precepts of their alignment. Lawful good (LG) creatures can be counted on to do the right thing as expected by society. Gold dragons and paladins are typically lawful good. Neutral good (NG