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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
thoughts of its dragon rival can become deeply obsessive, eventually pervading the beholder;beholder's dreams. If the rivalry lasts long enough, these fevered dreams can manifest as an eyedrake—a
;beholder's eye rays.
An eyedrake left to its own devices exhibits much of the stereotypical behavior of a young dragon, attempting to establish a lair and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics
’ magic aids those who are driven to fight for the way of peace.
Peace Deities
Example Deity
Pantheon
Angharradh
Elven
Berronar Truesilver
Dwarven
Boldrei
Eberron
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics
’ magic aids those who are driven to fight for the way of peace.
Peace Deities
Example Deity
Pantheon
Angharradh
Elven
Berronar Truesilver
Dwarven
Boldrei
Eberron
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
seer nearby. A hulk appears to have little will of its own and is driven to protect its master.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best
Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
’s most dramatic tool, but Orien also runs caravans and coaches across the length of Khorvaire. Dragonshard focus items ensure that the fastest vehicles are those driven by heirs with the Mark
this gift of the Mark of Passage. Orien heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the rivalry with House Lyrandar.
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants.
Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
current heads of the two families, Lamai Tyenmo and Kusa Xungoon, have vowed not to continue what is now a multigenerational rivalry. These family heads have even begun to seek each other’s counsel and
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
communication with an instructor who set me on the course of my life and research.
6
I had a romance with a chemister working in the Blistercoils.
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As an attendant, I had a fierce rivalry
An Orzhov banker financed my laboratory’s current work and expects great returns.
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I have a cousin in the Cult of Rakdos, and we get along quite well.
9
A former attendant from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
history. When this race died out, the nagas deemed themselves the rightful inheritors of their masters’ treasures and magical lore. Industrious and driven, nagas occasionally venture out from their
naga believes itself the master of all other creatures that inhabit its domain. Rivalry. Nagas have a long-standing enmity with the yuan-ti, with each race seeing itself as the epitome of serpentine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Conflict A premise can be a good starting point, but before you can turn it into an adventure, it needs a conflict worthy of the heroes’ attention. The conflict might be driven by a single
villain or monster, a villain with lackeys, an assortment of monsters, or an evil organization. But it need not involve the forces of evil; it could be a rivalry or disagreement between two families
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
focus items ensure that the fastest vehicles are those driven by heirs with the Mark of Passage, but the house also licenses unmarked teamsters. The Courier’s Guild of House Orien delivers mail and
, seeking to expand its use of teleportation, is working with Cannith to find ways to unlock and enhance this ultimate gift of the Mark of Making. Orien heirs may be caught up in these experiments or in the rivalry with House Lyrandar, or they may stay close to the ground and just keep moving.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Rival Explorers Morgrave University teems with unscrupulous adventurers and researchers driven by avarice. Additionally, the university itself has academic rivals—the University of Wynarn in Aundair
university deserves more renown than the “institute of relic hunting and grave robbing” that is Morgrave University. A Rival Explorers Arc The rivalry between the characters and their foils might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
also runs caravans and coaches across the length of Khorvaire. Dragonshard focus items ensure that the fastest vehicles are those driven by heirs with the Mark of Passage, but the house also licenses
strongest Orien dragonmarks can provide. So the house is working with House Cannith in an effort to unlock and enhance this gift of the Mark of Passage. Orien heirs might be caught up in these experiments or in the rivalry with House Lyrandar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
by binding the current barons and monarchs to their will or by tearing down the current systems and creating something new. In stories driven by action, the Aurum can fund expeditions to exotic lands
and use magical doomsday devices to hold cities for ransom. In adventures driven by intrigue, the Aurum provides an opportunity to explore the lure of gold, and how far the characters might go in the service of an amoral patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Drider A drider driven mad by the wailing winds covers its ears in a futile attempt to block out the noise. When the characters enter the room, it begins shrieking, “Make it stop!” in Elvish. If the
. The river’s current is not particularly strong, and characters can easily make their way upriver to area 9 to find the “pirate booty.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
1–10 Harmony 11–14 Tension or rivalry 15–16 Racial majority are conquerors 17 Racial minority are rulers 18 Racial minority are refugees 19 Racial majority oppresses minority 20 Racial minority
Tough warriors 9 Dark magic 10 Decadence 11 Piety 12 Gambling 13 Godlessness 14 Education 15 Wines 16 High fashion 17 Political intrigue 18 Powerful guilds 19 Strong drink 20 Patriotism Current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Shadow 10th Hidden Paths 14th Walker in Dreams Balm of the Summer Court At 2nd level, you become imbued with the blessings of the Summer Court. You are a font of energy that offers respite from
teleportation circle is special. Rather than opening a portal to a permanent teleportation circle, it opens a portal to the last location where you finished a long rest on your current plane of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
system.
5 A group of mages who follow Ephara want to build a city on an island, heedless of the current residents.
6 An oracle (see chapter 6) leads a cadre of scholars secretly destroying
few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Ephara’s urn is a fountain of blessings
(NOAH BRADLEY) Ephara’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source
1/8 Guard MM
1/2 Anvilwrought raptor MOoT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
obscured. Roll again on this table, ignoring another result of 1 or 2. 3 The current increases along a narrow stretch of the river. Dukha urgently asks the characters to help row the boat upstream. All of
times. 6 Six swamp spirits (use the mud mephit stat block) emerge from the river, demanding that the characters hand over their shiniest valuables. They can be driven off with force or a successful DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation) check. 7–10 No encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, slippery stone that require successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks to climb. Currents. In locations near steep waterfalls, rapid currents exist. Whenever a creature enters a strong current for
the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be carried 10 feet in the direction of the current, as indicated by arrows on the Plunging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics’ magic aids
those who are driven to fight for the way of peace. Peace Deities Example Deity Pantheon Angharradh Elven Berronar Truesilver Dwarven Boldrei Eberron Cyrrollalee Halfling Eldath Forgotten Realms
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
rather than among other creatures, including my own kind.
4
I sometimes become consumed by philosophy.
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I believe I am superior to others of my caste.
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I am driven by wanderlust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Eyedrake When a beholder contends with a dragon for power and wealth, its thoughts of its dragon rival can become deeply obsessive, eventually pervading the beholder’s dreams. If the rivalry lasts
and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own. Eyedrake
Large Aberration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
one trapped creature at random to accommodate the new prisoner. The Prisoners of the Mirror table lists the mirror’s current prisoners and summarizes how they react if set free or spoken to. Otherwise
against them. Prisoners of the Mirror Cell Prisoner Notes Reaction if Released 1 A’tan (CN male Chultan human commoner) Omuan merchant trapped shortly after the fall of Omu; driven insane by his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, and blessings the god might bestow. Serving Two or More Masters Often, each of the characters in an adventuring party is the champion of a different god—or no god at all. What brings the characters
be less important than the urgency of their current situation, and they might forge lasting friendships that transcend their religious allegiances. Quests A mortal champion is a vessel of divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kalakeri’s borders as detailed in “The Mists” at the start of this chapter, but she can do so only while she controls the Sapphire Throne. If her faction is driven out of Jadurai, the domain’s borders remain in their current state until she regains control.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Number of Feathers Characters who try to identify the hecklers can spot Kettlesteam in her current guise with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the kenku’s Charisma (Deception) check. See
“Catching Kettlesteam” later in the chapter if the characters try to corner her. Helping Palasha If she is driven from Silversong Lake by heckling, Palasha takes refuge in the river near the Hall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
healers will roam the streets offering free examinations and blessings. If you’re new to Sharn, have no fear! This isn’t the outbreak of disease it appears to be; it’s how Sharn observes the Lady’s Day
driven mad by the ghosts of those who died when the tower fell. Others claim that House Vadalis has been trying to magebreed super-soldiers, and the Ravers are the result of failed experiments. Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a lively debate on the current state of the Race of Eight Winds. Detention is run by a halfling who calls herself Brandy. She claims to be a excoriate, driven from House Ghallanda after refusing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
sorties into civilized areas to secure goods — and to wreak havoc. The first leader of the Gruul was Cisarzim, a cyclops who was purportedly the ancestor of Borborygmos, the current guildmaster. Cisarzim
gradual expansion of the city, however, has driven the Gruul into smaller and smaller refuges. ITCHING FOR A FIGHT
Gruul goblins live in colonies scattered at the edges of Gruul territory and civilized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Spells
1st command, identify 3rd augury, suggestion 5th nondetection, speak with dead 7th arcane eye, confusion 9th legend lore, scrying Blessings of Knowledge At 1st level, you learn two
its current emotions and what it is actively thinking about) when it is within 60 feet of you. This effect lasts for 1 minute. During that time, you can use your action to end this effect and cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
target of resentment and complaints from other giants. Surtur Surtur is the elder twin of Thrym, and rivalry has driven the two gods from the moment of their birth. Surtur is generally depicted as the
take by force) sacrifices for Grolantor from their kin, with a minimum of ritual or prayer involved. Hiatea Hiatea is Annam’s second child, after Stronmaus, and the companionship and friendly rivalry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. You might find yourself driven to annihilate the undead, to defeat fiends, and to protect the innocent. At times, your heart might also be filled with a longing for the celestial realm of your
your choice that is within 30 feet of you takes radiant damage equal to 2d8 + your Charisma modifier, and it is blinded until the end of the current turn. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as “I will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt Do’Urden.”
Each of these characters also has an important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
North, where winters are cold and monsters and human barbarians regularly stream out of the mountains to pillage outlying settlements, large nations are rare indeed, particularly in the current state
Waterdeep — extend their influence into nearby regions, often creating or accepting vassal settlements, but in the end, these realms are cities, driven to consider their own protection and future