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Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
picks and hammers in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves.
Short and Stout
Bold
common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
divination (to find raw materials and foresee threats to the tribe).
The main reason why kobolds depend on arcane magic rather than divine is Kurtulmak’s imprisonment, which makes it difficult for
responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit.
Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
(minimum of 1 temporary hit point). You also gain additional benefits that depend on your shifter subrace, described below. Once you shift, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common. Subrace. The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and wildhunt. Choose a subrace for your shifter.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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broodguards and exceedingly rare anathemas have their place in the hierarchy as well.
All yuan-ti can interbreed. Females usually lay clutches of eggs, which are stored in a common hatchery, although
common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
dead ones — wait for adventurers intrepid enough to come and claim them. Faerûn is filled with rich history and wondrous tales of adventure and magic, but the lifeblood of its common people is
agriculture and trade. Most rural folk depend on farming to eat, and Faerûnians who live in cities ply skilled trades or use brawn to earn their keep, so they can purchase the goods and food provided by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
between two small, stone outbuildings, to either side of which stretches a five-foot-high, three-foot-thick wall of jumbled stones held together with mortar. Blocking the road are iron gates attached
protruding wolf’s snout and fangs. His arms and hands are human, but his legs and feet are leonine, and he has a donkey’s tail. He can barely speak Common, and his laugh sounds like a donkey’s bray. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, each has a military rank. Promotions don’t depend on age but are granted by a superior as a reward for valor. Muskets and grenades are
Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Firearms Knowledge. The giff’s mastery of its weapons enables it to ignore the loading property of muskets and pistols.
Headfirst Charge. The giff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure in Red Larch Red Larch serves as the starting point for two different adventure narratives in this book. The clues and rumors provided by the NPCs in Red Larch depend on which phase of the
the Swinging Sword Inn (area 2), thinks the town’s troubles might have a common source. Quarry workers at Mellikho Stoneworks (area 18) say that mysterious figures wearing stone masks watch them when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
clockwork gains a climbing speed of 30 feet. 9 Vocal Resonator. The clockwork gains the ability to speak rudimentary Common or Gnomish (creator’s choice). 10 Water Propulsion. The clockwork gains a swimming
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks that aren’t adamantine. Never depend on something built by a gnome. You can always rely on a gnome to take a good idea and make it impractical.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
(minimum of 1 temporary hit point). You also gain additional benefits that depend on your shifter subrace, described below. Once you shift, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest
. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common. Subrace. The beast within shapes each shifter physically and mentally. The four major subraces of shifter include: beasthide, longtooth, swiftstride, and
Orc
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serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
centuries, but the same inflexibility can bring problems when applied to the unpredictable dangers of the world. A clan might continue to depend on the same plan for defending its stronghold that has
. When dwarves, humans, and elves have a common enemy, they all find a way to work together for the common good.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
giff has a military rank. It must follow orders from those of superior rank, and it can give orders to those of lower rank. Promotions don’t depend on age but are granted by a superior as a reward for
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DEX
14(+2)
CON
17(+3)
INT
11(+0)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
12(+1)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Headfirst Charge. The giff can try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for
placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Ghallanda agent you know a lot of innkeepers and bartenders. The degree to which such acquaintances will be willing to help you out will depend on your current standing in your house. Suggested
great pride in my personal appearance.
8 I’m critical of monarchies and opposed to any restrictions on the houses.
d6 Ideal
1 Common Good. My house serves a vital function, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
castle in this snarled, confusing maze would depend more on luck than skill. This trail doesn’t make travel easy; the lizardfolk’s trail is still treated as difficult terrain. It only shows the direction
chosen character, but he doesn’t want any of his comrades to know. He speaks enough pidgin Common to converse in simple terms, in case no one in the party speaks Draconic. How Snapjaw goes about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
purple energy. As soon as you step through the door, though, all the strangeness stops.
You see a perfectly ordinary inn, its common room featuring five round tables. Two of those tables are
blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Athletics +4, Perception +2
Damage Resistances poison
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common
)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Athletics +4, Insight +3, Survival +3
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Orc
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
placed to be phosphorescent mushrooms.
The lights are proper lamps flanking two massive stone gates blocking the tunnel. Before you get a chance to examine the intricate carvings on the gates
). “Well.” The duergar removes his helmet, revealing the gray skin of his kind. He musses his white beard as he walks closer, switching to Common as he lowers his voice. There is a discomfiting glint in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains for clerics who serve the god, and a common symbol of the god. Each of the gods in the table is described below. Halfling Deities Deity
Alignment Province Suggested Domains Common Symbol
Arvoreen LG Vigilance, war War Crossed short swords
Brandobaris N Adventure, thievery Trickery Halfling footprint
Charmalaine N
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to the lair is a
occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
pulling the lever a second time. This trap is designed to isolate a single enemy in the western part of the room, blocking it from its allies with the spikes. Creatures can see through the gaps between
once knew. O8. Duergar Quarters Small rooms flank a central common area where crates and sacks are stashed against the west wall. The doors of the two southern rooms are open, and each room is empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Formation Tactics. The soldier has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, frightened, grappled, or restrained while
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 25
Languages Common, Sphinx
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. Isperia’s innate spellcasting ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X4. No ability check is needed to find either secret door from inside the tunnel. DUERGAR NAMES
Here are some names
door behind the brazier in the southwest corner. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X3. No ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
written in Common and describes births, deaths, and other family events between 1239 DR, the Year of the Bloodied Sword, and 1422 DR, the Year of Advancing Shadows. Of particular note is the little-known
remaining) are fighting off an attacking force of Zhents consisting of three thugs (each with 20 hit points remaining). The Zhents are trying to get to area G16, but the guards are blocking them. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
series of experiments, and in between cast sequester spells on the doppelganger as a precaution to keep it from escaping. If questioned, Xerophon speaks Loross but switches to Common if no one in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
smaller, weaker creature that preceded him. Lludd speaks Common and Giant in addition to Draconic. The behir lurks on a rufous ledge near the entrance to the chamber, waiting for morsels worthy of his
enters his lair—especially hardened adventurers. When he notices the characters, Lludd greets them in Common. Parleying with Lludd. If the characters converse with Lludd, he offers to point them toward a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, blocking a short staircase that climbs to a turret, is a ten-foot-tall marble statue of a reindeer.
The statue is a stone golem that guards the way to area P12. Zorhanna, her simulacrum, or someone
(marked C on map 12.2). She is a chaotic good, elf archmage who speaks Auran, Common, Draconic, Elvish, and Sylvan. She has expended all her 6th-level and higher spell slots trying to escape from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
deposits form frozen curtains, cascades, and other fantastical shapes in vibrant hues.
This colorful cavern is the lair of a chimera named Chossos and a gorgon named Fossus. Chossos speaks Common
gp and 700 sp. L17: Boulder Heap Small, rounded boulders are carefully stacked here, blocking the entrance to a wide tunnel.
The boulders are obviously not a natural formation. Chossos (see area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
return to her human form. Zala has no interest in Markos’s current activities and little knowledge about them. Zala speaks Common, Deep Speech, and Elvish. If the characters attack her, Zala responds in
represent the casks in area D23, the crossed-out one representing the cask blocking a secret door.) A bubbling green potion contains
a Far Realm surprise D20: Component Storage This walk-in closet contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, she breathes poison gas at them, takes to the air, and returns to her hidden lair. If the characters restrain themselves, she tells them (in Common) to travel north to the Valley of Khedrun and search
Mirabar and continues for hundreds of miles southward through the Dessarin Valley, meeting the High Road just north of Waterdeep. Many towns and villages lie along the route and depend on the relative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
common element — that Daoine Gloine was populated by creatures made of living glass, tended to by kenku in love with those creatures’ shining beauty. These occasional tales drove more explorers — including
Kwalish’s own expedition — to seek out the route to Daoine Gloine and learn the truth of who dwelled there. As is often the case, the common tales had more sinister origins. In ages past, the kenku
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it
“spittlespew” written on it in Common. (This is the password to open the cauldron in area D18.) Bavlorna keeps various mementos and trinkets in the cupboard, including: Loose buttons of various shapes, colors