before birth doing class respond

Sorcerer

Classes Player’s Handbook

power, while others trace it to strange events in their personal or family history. The blessing of a dragon or a dryad at a baby’s birth or the strike of lightning from a clear sky might spark a

your available spell slots. Sorcerer Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sorcery Points Cantrips Prepared

Noble Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

melee weapon.Nobles wield great authority and influence as members of the upper class, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels

in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth.

Orond Gralhund

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

melee weapon.Nobles wield great authority and influence as members of the upper class, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels

in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth.

Magister Umbero Zastro

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the noble must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Nobles wield great authority and influence as members of the upper class

, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth.

Lord Khaspere Drylund

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

upper class, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble's statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren't of noble birth.

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This

present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening

those who lack such power. Perhaps your power links you to a powerful individual in the world—the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position. You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps you

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

grouse and whine about the hardships of the wild, rangers respond with some mixture of amusement, frustration, and compassion. But they quickly learn that other adventurers who can carry their own weight

Senses 10 4 3 3 3 1 19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 4 3 3 3 2 20th +6 Foe Slayer 11 4 3 3 3 2 Class Features As a ranger, you gain the following class features.

Reaction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Reaction When a new sorcerer enters the world, either at birth or later when one’s power becomes evident, the consequences of that event depend greatly on how its witnesses react to what they have

seen. When your sorcerer’s powers appeared, how did the world around you respond? Were other people supportive, fearful, or somewhere in between? Reactions d6 Reaction 1 Your powers are seen as a

Chapter 1: This Is Your Life

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

don’t do is account for all the circumstances that shaped your character during the years between your birth and the start of your career as a member of a class. What did your character accomplish or

experience before deciding to become an adventurer? What were the circumstances of your birth? How large is your family, and what sorts of relationships do you have with your relatives? Which people

Creating an Artificer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

role played by artificers in the campaign and the sort of organizations you might have ties to. ARTIFICERS IN OTHER WORLDS Eberron is the world most associated with artificers, yet the class can be

found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class

Noble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Noble Nobles wield great authority and influence as members of the upper class, possessing wealth and connections that can make them as powerful as monarchs and generals. A noble often travels in the

company of guards, as well as servants who are commoners. The noble’s statistics can also be used to represent courtiers who aren’t of noble birth. Noble Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment

Red Slaad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

slaad if the host had the ability to cast 3rd level spells or higher — within 2d12 hours. Red Slaad Large aberration, chaotic neutral Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33

one slaad egg to term at a time. Over three months, the egg moves to the chest cavity, gestates, and forms a slaad tadpole. In the 24-hour period before giving birth, the host starts to feel unwell

Creating an Artificer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

role played by artificers in the campaign and the sort of organizations you might have ties to. ARTIFICERS IN OTHER WORLDS Eberron is the world most associated with artificers, yet the class can be

found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class

Courtier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Courtier In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather

than the circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position. You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps

Giant Elk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Giant Elk The majestic giant elk is rare to the point that its appearance is often taken as a foreshadowing of an important event, such as the birth of a king. Legends tell of gods that take the form

of giant elk when visiting the Material Plane. Many cultures therefore believe that to hunt these creatures is to invite divine wrath. Giant Elk Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural

Slaad Tadpole

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Slaad Tadpole Birth and Transformation. Slaadi have horrific cycles of reproduction. Slaadi reproduce either by implanting humanoid hosts with eggs or by infecting them with a transformative disease

Armor Class 12 Hit Points 10 (4d4) Speed 30 ft. STR 7 (−2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 10 (+0) INT 3 (−4) WIS 5 (−3) CHA 3 (−4) Skills Stealth +4 Damage

Duergar Hammerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

duergar’s pain into energy that powers the device, which is typically used to dig tunnels and repel invaders. Duergar Hammerer Medium construct, lawful evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 33

the hammerer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction. Siege Monster. The hammerer deals double damage to objects and structures. Actions Multiattack. The hammerer makes two

Playing a Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

classes in mind, but any class will do. Team Up. Your character joins the other players’ characters to form an adventuring party. These adventurers are allies who face challenges and fantastical

respond to them however you can imagine, guided by the rules. Although the DM controls all the monsters you encounter, the DM isn’t your adversary. The DM guides your party’s journey as your characters become more powerful.

Duergar Screamer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

these devices, their beards shorn and their ongoing agony channeled into psionic energy that powers the screamer. Duergar Screamer Medium construct, lawful evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit

screamer, and the screamer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction. Actions Multiattack. The screamer makes one drill attack and uses its Sonic Scream. Drill. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

Jacqueline Renier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

boulevards of Pont-a-Museau. As wealth trickled into the merchants’ coffers, those of low birth began to taste the benefits of nobility. Renier saw how the city was changing and tried to convince her

family of the danger it posed. The burgeoning middle class sapped her family’s authority, transforming them from lords over the commoners into mere landlords. But Renier’s family surrendered to the times

Hippogriff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

don’t lay eggs but give birth to live young. Dragons, griffons, and wyverns have a taste for hippogriff meat and frequently prey on these creatures. Flying Mounts. A hippogriff raised in captivity

Large monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 13 (+1) CON 13 (+1) INT 2 (−4) WIS 12

Pterafolk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. Pterafolk have 20-foot wingspans and give birth to live young. Ancient rituals once bestowed upon pterafolk the ability to assume the forms of pteranodons and wingless lizardfolk, but those rituals

have long been forgotten. Pterafolk Large monstrosity, neutral evil Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 13 (+1

Pegasus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

of elven gods. These gods have been known to send pegasi to the Material Plane to aid those in need. Pegasi Nests. Pegasi mate for life, build their nests in hard-to-reach locations, and give birth to

live young. Pegasus Large celestial, chaotic good Armor Class 12 Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21) Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 15 (+2) CON 16 (+3) INT

Oculorb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Oculorb Many oculorbs are dreamed into existence by beholders. The Far Realm’s strange power can pervade a beholder’s dreams, resulting in the birth of an oculorb. Oculorbs resemble a slimy

conglomeration of eyes in many sizes and shapes. They are dreaded even by the beholders that birth them. An oculorb is a tangle of negative emotions—the fury, melancholy, and obsession of its creator, all

Chapter 3: Player Options

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

sleep? Acq Inc allows employees to work all night if that fits their skill set. And if it was ordained at your birth by the seers and mystics that your destiny would one day see you bathe in the blood

this chapter, all with a special focus on commerce or Acquisitions Incorporated itself. Worried about whether a specific class or subclass has what it takes to make it in a cutthroat mercantile

Canoloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

always do exactly as asked—never any more, never any less. With senses sharp enough to pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges

relevant loophole. —Mordenkainen Canoloth Medium Fiend (Yugoloth), Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 120 (16d8 + 48) Speed 50 ft. STR 18 (+4

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

and must respond to summons and commands from the wearer of the spurs. Narzugon Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil Armor Class 20 (plate armor, shield) Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45) Speed 30 ft

Neo-Otyugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

of control to split off a straggler from a party, then attack.. Neo-Otyugh Huge aberration, neutral Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 150 (12d12 + 72) Speed 30 ft. STR 20 (+5

. This form of telepathy doesn’t allow the receiving creature to telepathically respond. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The neo-otyugh’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12

Otyugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

gaping maw. It uses a limited form of telepathy to urge sentient creatures toward their lairs, sometimes by pretending to be something else. Otyugh Large aberration, neutral Armor Class 14

it that can understand a language. This form of telepathy doesn’t allow the receiving creature to telepathically respond. Actions Multiattack. The otyugh makes three attacks: one with its bite and

Skitterwidget

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Medium construct Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 85 (10d8 + 40) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 18 (+4) INT 3 (-4

cuter than their parents. A skitterwidget strives to protect nearby kiddywidgets, whether it gave birth to them or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or

Drow Priestess of Lolth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Drow Priestess of Lolth Female drow with blood ties to a noble house are molded and trained from birth to become priestesses of Lolth. The Spider Queen doesn’t allow male drow to hold such positions

Class 16 (scale mail) Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 13 (+1) WIS 17 (+3) CHA 18 (+4) Saving

Canoloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges. Furthermore, they emit a magical distortion field that prevents creatures close to

, they rarely rise to the bait. Canoloth Medium fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 120 (16d8 + 48) Speed 50 ft. STR 18(+4) DEX 10(+0

Piercer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer that misses its

join in the feast. Piercer Medium monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9) Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 13 (+1) CON 16

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