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Rogue
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but
an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Hadozees’ progenitors were mammals no bigger than house cats. Hunted by larger natural predators, they took to the trees and evolved wing-like flaps that enabled them to glide from branch to
use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to
Bard
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experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a bard, you gain the following class features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is a creature that is Large or bigger, it takes an extra 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
+1 Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
front of the ship also acts as a devastating ram. Provide the players with that handout for easy reference. Hammerhead Ship Summary Armor Class 15 (wood) Cargo: 30 tons Hit Points: 400 Crew: 15
appendix B. The ship is equipped with two ballista and a mangonel, each on a rotating mount. The tentacles at the ship’s bow also act as a piercing ram. Squid Ship Summary Armor Class 15 (wood) Cargo
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fractal as its mascot, and many a Quandrix student can be found playing fetch with a fractal companion in between lessons. Fractal Mascot
Small Construct, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit
5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) force damage, or 6 (2d4 + 1) force damage if the fractal is Medium or bigger.
Bonus Actions
Augment. The fractal’s size increases by one category. While the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
either spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a short or long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. The Bigger They Are. Starting at 3rd
Spellcasting or the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Handling Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. Mark of Handling Spells Spell Level Spells 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a short or long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. The Bigger They Are. Starting at 3rd level
the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Handling Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. Mark of Handling Spells Spell Level Spells
1st animal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
size. Blistercoil Weird
Medium elemental, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 40 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
15(+2)
INT
available. While the weird is Large or bigger, it makes Strength checks and saving throws with advantage.
If the weird starts its turn at Gargantuan size, the weird releases energy in an explosion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Hulking Crab Much bigger than a giant crab, a hulking crab has a body 15 to 20 feet in diameter. Its shell is often covered with coral, anemones, ship wreckage, or some other sort of detritus
salvaged from the ocean floor. Hulking Crab
Huge Beast, Unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 76 (8d12 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
8 (–1)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of the Playactors Drama Guild who can handle weightier roles that more melodramatic actors can’t. This has caused friction within the guild as members vie for parts. Rubina’s stage presence extends to
delivering presentations in class. When she orates, one can almost imagine a hardened general marshaling her bloodied and exhausted troops for a final push against a far superior foe.
Rubina is part
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
going to class, doing homework, and studying for exams. Optional rules in chapter 3 reinforce the importance of study in the adventures. The characters are also subject to the authority of the
, sleep, study, socialize, and adventure as part of a community of students, faculty, and staff. The school is like a town, where a relatively small cast of characters can play significant roles over the course of the campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
largest kruthik in the hive undergoes a metamorphosis, forming a cocoon around itself and emerging several weeks later as a hive lord — a bigger and smarter kruthik with the ability to spray digestive
acid from its maw. The hive lord claims the largest chamber of the lair and keeps several adult kruthiks nearby as bodyguards. Kruthik Hive Lord
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in your group might have different relationships with your patron, though; consider some or all of these roles for your characters: Agent. The Agent doesn’t receive direct communications
immortal’s grand plans, but is ready to make sure those with such roles play them. This is often a character with no magical ability or sometimes from a scholarly background, such as a sage or hermit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Kraul Warrior Kraul society is organized into well-defined roles and castes. The vast majority of the kraul occupy various tiers of soldiery, from commanders and elite troops down to the lowliest
kraul warriors serve the guild as scouts and shock troops.
Kraul Warrior
Medium humanoid (kraul), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
covered in thick, shaggy hide, often in vibrant colors, such as sky blue or deep violet. Giant Ox Huge Fey, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (10d12 + 40)
Speed 40 ft
bigger than you tries to drain every drop of blood from your body. Nope, nope, nope. Time to go home.
—Bigby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
servitor roles, and while most train as warriors, a few, such as Nezznar, become skilled wizards. Nezznar the Black Spider
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 11 (14 with mage armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial tacticians. Regardless, their appearance is so common around the Lorehold campus that they have become the college’s
mascots. Spirit Statue Mascot
Medium Construct, Any Alignment
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
9 (−1)
CON
15 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of
people defined by their roles and professions, such as mages, pirates, and warriors. They include members of varied species. Monstrosities are unnatural creatures with strange origins, such as mimics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of
as balors and hell hounds. Giants are towering beings with humanlike shapes, like cyclopes, fire giants, and trolls. Humanoids are people defined by their roles and professions, such as mages, pirates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Plateau. They’re popular sites for student gatherings and class meetings on the rare occasions that Sharn’s notoriously rainy weather lets up. Beyond the courtyards, the “ground floor” contains lecture
—professors who are colorful characters and might have interesting roles to play in a Morgrave expeditions campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
leader of a criminal enterprise, the lord of a plasmoid community, or the captain of a spelljamming ship. Regardless of the roles they secure for themselves, plasmoid bosses need no small amount of
charm and wit, in addition to their strength and size, to stay in power for long. Plasmoid Boss
Large Ooze, Any Alignment
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 82 (11d10 + 22)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Worker Robot Worker robots are built for physical labor such as hauling cargo, construction, and maintenance, though some worker robots fill public-facing service roles. Antigravity technology and
Worker Robot Medium Construct, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
9 (−1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
frame. Cultists summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel. Star Spawn Mangler
Medium aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Neogi Void Hunter A neogi void hunter is bigger than a typical adult neogi and often fills the role of captain aboard a nightspider (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide). The void hunter pledges fealty
. Neogi Void Hunter
Medium Aberration (Warlock), Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
16 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Kraul Death Priest The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic
of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek. Kraul Death Priest
Medium humanoid (kraul), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A military unit, like most adventuring parties, incorporates a range of useful skills while covering each member’s weaknesses with another’s strengths. Thus, characters of any class
can find a home in such a unit, and a diversity of different skills and backgrounds benefits the group as a whole. Consider some or all of these roles for characters in your party: Commander. Every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
enclave comes under attack. Established Gender Roles. Male svirfneblin are bald, while females have stringy gray hair. Traditionally, females run the enclaves while males scour the outskirts in search of
xorn enticed to service with the promise of gems to feed on. Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin)
Small humanoid (gnome), neutral good
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 16 (3d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
serve her fall into two distinct roles that parallel Hiatea’s dual nature. At home, primeval wardens tend the hearths and tutor the young. Primeval wardens who patrol the borders of firbolg communities
are fierce hunters who guard against external threats and incursions. Firbolg Primeval Warden Medium Humanoid (Druid), Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (hide armor, shield)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight. Boggle
Small fey, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4
bonus action, the boggle can create an invisible and immobile rift within an opening or frame it can see within 5 feet of it, provided that the space is no bigger than 10 feet on any side. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
enchantments, turning enemies into friends. They also know a handful of useful spells. Dryad
Medium fey, neutral
Armor Class 11 (16 with barkskin)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0
second tree. Both trees must be Large or bigger.
Actions
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+6 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage, or 8 (1d8 + 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
the specialties of many giff regiments. The bigger the boom, the brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the greater the glory for the one wielding the weapon. Giff mercenaries have
50 percent chance of also exploding. Check each keg only once per turn, no matter how many other kegs explode around it. Giff
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (breastplate)
Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
. The boggle creates an invisible and immobile rift within an opening or frame it can see within 5 feet of it, provided that the space is no bigger than 10 feet on any side. The dimensional rift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creatures they classify as edible, including humanoids. They tend to avoid bigger creatures that they have little hope of carrying away.
A grell will sometimes allow adventurers to wage war on the other
aberration, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
11