before beyond deities creating relatively

Young Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving

ruins, preferring locations near subterranean bodies of water. The region containing an adult or ancient deep dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects

Deep Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only

, forgotten ruins, preferring locations near subterranean bodies of water. The region containing an adult or ancient deep dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond

presence, creating the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can’t be damaged by

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving copies of forgotten lore, fungal ingredients for cures or plagues, or maps to lost Underdark locales.Deep Dragon Lairs Deep

;s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can

Leonin Iconoclast

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.While leonin don't deny the existence of the gods, most denounce them, believing the deities are more likely to spread

one another and the land. Only in recent times have some leonin started guardedly looking beyond their homeland and wondering what role they might take in the wider world. Most leonin hunters are tribal

Path of the Zealot Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Some deities inspire their followers to pitch themselves into a ferocious battle fury. These barbarians are zealots — warriors who channel their rage into powerful displays of divine power. A

gods who inspire zealots are deities of combat, destruction, and violence. Not all are evil, but few are good. Path of the Zealot Features Barbarian Level Feature 3rd Divine Fury

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their

Hollyphant

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

, creating a trumpet sound that can be heard out to a range of 600 feet. The trumpet also creates a 30-foot cone of energy that has one of the following effects, chosen by the hollyphant: Trumpet of Blasting

Planes. Good-aligned deities and angels use them as messengers and helpers. Hollyphants treasure friendship and honesty. A hollyphant looks like a miniature elephant with luminous gold fur and small

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

is washed away in a tide of gore and rage. These killers’ grisly work swiftly becomes the stuff of legends,striking fear into innocents across lands and over ages. Creating a Relentless Killer

Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

nymphs and convincing them to aid in creating phenomenal works. In some tales, a smith finds an oread and allows it to relish in the destruction of a novel or remarkable item. In recompense, the

times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature might employ nymphs as messengers, guardians, or scouts. Immortal Nature. A nymph doesn't require food, drink, or sleep. Fire, Poison

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

fear into innocents across lands and over ages. Creating a Relentless Killer Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a

relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and signature methods. Roll or choose options from the Relentless Origins and Relentless Methods tables when creating your own

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

moving through its front. Anything that does so is transported to the destination, appearing in the unoccupied space nearest to the portal. Deities and other planar rulers can prevent portals created

threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck from the usual flow of time and have a flexible view of what is, what was, and

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Outer Planes, ki-rins in service to benevolent deities take a direct role in the eternal struggle between good and evil. In the mortal world, ki-rins are celebrated far and wide as harbingers of destiny

violet eyes. In a breeze or when aloft, the creature’s scales and hair appear to blaze with a holy, golden fire. Beyond their coloration, ki-rins vary in appearance based on the deity each one

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

skill. Likewise, a fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery

combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike. Trained for Danger Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

. Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

immense power. Creating a Sapphire Dragon Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters. Sapphire

hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels

. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic. Healers and Warriors Divine magic, as the name suggests, is the

expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting enemy raiders, negotiating peace between warring nations, or sealing a portal that would allow a demon prince to enter the world

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As

the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Time Dilations. Time fluctuates within 3 miles of the lair. Short rests taken within this area take 10 minutes or 2 hours

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in

combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality

Mark of Hospitality Halfling

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

familiar menu and providing similar services. But many Ghallanda heirs take pride in creating their own unique businesses. There are also many independent restaurants, inns, and taverns licensed by

beyond providing creature comforts to travelers. Every one of the house’s enclaves—which are more numerous than those of any other dragonmarked house—is a sanctuary beyond the legal

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers. Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world

existence of deities; they merely see the gods as mercurial and ultimately unworthy of adoration. The Leonin and the Gods table suggests the range of attitudes that leonin might adopt toward the gods

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future

Divine Rank

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, depending on their influence there. Greater deities are generally the oldest gods of a pantheon, responsible (at least in myth) for creating or parenting the other gods. Their provinces are major areas

of nature and mortal life, such as agriculture, the sun, and death. Greater deities are ultimately beyond mortal understanding, and they’re often known by different names across regions, cultures, and

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

exceed those of most mortal wizards. His expertise with magic gates allows him to travel far and wide to engage in magical research. He spends much of his time creating gates, moving them around, and

master of Undermountain, Halaster can alter the entire dungeon to some extent. His lair actions and regional effects don’t extend beyond Undermountain. Lair Actions On initiative count 20

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers. Creating a Druid When making a druid, consider why your character has such a close bond with nature. Perhaps your

might value the yucca tree and cactus plants. DRUIDS AND THE GODS Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, but most druids are devoted to one of the many nature deities worshiped in

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

mission than merely slaying monsters and plundering their treasure. Creating a Monk As you make your monk character, think about your connection to the monastery where you learned your skills and spent

important mission beyond the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to

First Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Many campaigns begin with a published adventure and then develop organically as the characters explore beyond the scope of the adventure. If you’re creating your own adventure for the start of your

campaign, refer to the advice in chapter 4. Keep the first adventure relatively short and simple, allowing plenty of time for the characters to get to know each other as the players roleplay. What’s

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed

energy. And they are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios. Creating a Topaz Dragon Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables

Duergar

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Underdark and beyond. Like other dwarves, duergar typically have a life span of 350 years. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power. Creating a Sapphire Dragon Use

significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor. 3 I secretly look forward to

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear, which can contain ancient relics of immense power. Creating a Sapphire Dragon Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire

call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor. 3 I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive

by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios. Creating a Topaz Dragon Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive

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