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Changeling
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
changelings with suspicion.
A Hidden People
Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known.
Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised
havens in major cities and communities, but most prefer to wander the unpredictable path of the god known as the Traveler.
In creating a changeling adventurer, consider the character’s relationships
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
astral clouds.
Githyanki who reside in the Astral Plane can live indefinitely.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For
physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
A Hidden People Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known. Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised in stable communities
communities, but most prefer to wander the unpredictable path of the god known as the Traveler. In creating a changeling adventurer, consider the character’s relationships with people around them. Does
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
session and for creating situations that facilitate fun. Improviser. A big part of being the DM is deciding how to apply the rules as you go and imagining the consequences of the characters’ actions in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, consider the following genre tropes when creating your dark fantasy domain: Good does not always win. Evil individuals with great power and unopposed schemes might be the norm. The lines between good
and evil are blurred. Choices involve deciding which outcome is least bad. Corruption and suspicion flourish among organizations and individuals. Magic and magic items might be rarer or require a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
magic, from boons that imbue an individual with giant-like might to fantastic tales that can shape an adventurer’s entire life—giants can make both big and small impacts on a character’s story. The
following sections present a variety of options for creating characters with ties to giants: “Subclass Option” allows barbarians to explore ties to the nature of giants. “Backgrounds” presents two new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
session and for creating situations that facilitate fun. Improviser. A big part of being the DM is deciding how to apply the rules as you go and imagining the consequences of the characters’ actions in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
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
backstory for your character — an autobiography of sorts — that you can use to inform how you roleplay the character. Your DM can draw from this material as the campaign proceeds, creating situations and scenarios that build off your previous life experiences.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
within their own ranks, members of any faction might bristle at having to work alongside (much less take orders from) members of other factions. Chain of Command In addition to deciding how the
, and decisions might not get made quickly enough — or at all. Adding to the challenge of maintaining discipline is the ever-present threat of demonic madness growing among the ranks, creating problems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line. Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of room to dig
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
small settlement that’s home to one hundred residents. Most are rimekin, but a handful of flamekin and hardy kithkin also reside here. Perched on the edge of an unnatural cliff created during the
about themselves. When it’s in Lorwyn, Boreal Ridge is known by the same name. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Boreal Ridge for one of the following reasons: Creating a Masterpiece. An artisan at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Melding Myconids share everything through melding. Rapport spores carry a tiny bit of all myconids to the other myconids in their circle, to be absorbed and reside within them, and creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Creating a New Item If modifying an item doesn’t quite fulfill the need, you can create one from scratch. A magic item should either let a character do something they couldn’t do before or improve
several different abilities, but simply deciding that an item is always active or can be used a fixed number of times per day might be easier to manage. Power Level If you make an item that lets a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
and decentralized; their communities are few and likely to be found in isolated or dangerous environments. Aunties in Shadowmoor wander the lands, greeting those they meet with arbitrary tests, boons
believe their patron is Isilu. Others prove to be Sorcerers and are especially likely to manifest their power in the form of the Wild Magic Sorcery subclass. Playing a Boggart Use the Goblin species (see Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse) when creating a boggart player character.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a New Item If modifying an item doesn’t quite do the trick, you can create one from scratch. A magic item should either let a character do something he or she couldn’t do before, or improve
it has several different abilities, but simply deciding that an item is always active or can be used a fixed number of times per day is easier to manage. Power Level If you make an item that lets a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tairn, the Silaes Tairn, and the Valaes Tairn. All three lines roam the northern plains of Aerenal, having left the forest long ago, but the Valaes Tairn now reside mostly in Valenar, being the
creating a Tairnadal character, including a Valenar elf, think about your patron ancestor. Most Tairnadal pursue the same class as their patron, so if your character is a wizard, your ancestor was
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
, though some still reside within crumbling forts and overgrown castles that dot the wilds. In addition to the nonplayer character stat blocks found in the Monster Manual and other sources, see the Redtooth
werefox in this collection. Dwarves. The dwarves of Eldraine include miners, blacksmiths, and other artisans who value hard work and independence. These artisans take pride in creating intricate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.
— Omin Dran
Majordomo A majordomo administers a franchise headquarters. They typically reside within the headquarters and seldom leave it, sending out communications through a dedicated messenger (at no
creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Makes Perfect Rock gnomes who take a more scientific approach to inventing are the ones responsible for creating technological devices that make life easier. Even an invention as simple as a new kind
reside in Bytopia and on other planes far from the Material Plane, locales where they can access and harness powerful energies. They have unlocked secrets of the multiverse that enable them to fashion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
unswerving loyalty, without which that fiendish plane would become as anarchic as the Abyss. At the same time, it is in the nature of devils to scheme, creating in some a desire to rule that eclipses
power and boons they can provide. A soul is usually forfeited when a mortal dies naturally, for devils are immortal and can wait years for a contract to play out. If a contract allows a devil to claim a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
marching against a rival lord. Demon lords only rarely elevate demons to the highest ranks, fearful of inadvertently creating rivals to their own power. Abyssal Invasions. Wherever they wander across the
performing ever greater acts of depravity, furthering the demon lord’s ambitions in exchange for magic and other boons. However, a demon regards any mortals in its service as tools to use and then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
-rin of fierce demeanor might have two horns or a set of antlers like those of a great stag. I was awed to tears at the mere sight of my first ki-rin, and I’ve met gods.
— Volo
Bringers of Boons
moves up to its half speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
Lair of Luxury On the celestial planes, ki-rins reside in lofty, elegant aeries filled with luxurious objects. In the world, a ki
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the
deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the humanoid can’t gain another from this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players and the DM. Group Design When selecting a feature, the characters must make decisions together — meaning the players must do the same. Deciding on the features of a headquarters should be a team
in chapter 1 of this book. Part of that feel comes from the substantial benefits that characters gain from franchise features and company positions — mechanical boons, magic items, access to powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a
morning. Longtime regulars and merchants who reside in the Upper City get most of the prime placements, while those who are less established — or stingy with Hiller’s expected bribes — get undesirable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Mortuary, which used to reside in the ward, have been bitten off by the neighboring Lady’s and Hive Wards, respectively. Still, the Lower Ward remains a necessary industrial powerhouse in the City of
Great Foundry shelter the Mind’s Eye. The leaders of manufacturing in Sigil, the Seekers express their desire to reshape the multiverse through their crafts, creating tools and materials that in turn mold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. To the edge of the niche are two large nests made of hair, dry fungus, and refuse.
Creature. Balsag the bugbear and his two giant rat “hounds,” named Grip and Fang, reside in a natural stone
widens, creating a cavern-like chamber. Small, two-foot-diameter holes riddle the node. A dim fiery glow shines out of one such hole.
Creature. In the glowing hall rests a fire snake. Belak used magic to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
darkness, and the caves and grottoes where they live are kept dark most of the time. They don’t prefer to use illumination for any purpose that’s not related to creating or displaying art. Most of a
the chamber inside each stone giant settlement where they “reside.” A dead (or sometimes merely dying) stone giant is carried into the ancestors’ chamber and leaned upright against the end of one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a
. Longtime regulars and merchants who reside in the Upper City get most of the prime placements, while those who are less established — or stingy with Hiller’s expected bribes — get undesirable places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
cover this area and hang as freestanding walls inside it show a super-realistic reflection of everything in the room, including the other mirrors—quickly creating a confusing cascade of images. Any
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
lashed to the bones, creating a makeshift staircase. Several odd backpacks lie in a pile on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
The vertical tunnel leads to area A20 of the Temple of Howling Hatred
venerated the Eye, long before the days of Besilmer. The elemental prophets come here to seek visions and boons from the Eye, although it is a fickle and uncommunicative power that rarely responds in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the city’s more desperate credit risks, along with its outright thieves. Stolen treasures from innumerable heists reside in the Counting House’s vaults alongside legitimate deposits, protected by the
forest of green to grow up over the garbage, rusting away debris and creating soft lawns and thickets shot through with small recesses and tunnels where the old refuse had piled high. This revamped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
desperate credit risks, along with its outright thieves. Stolen treasures from innumerable heists reside in the Counting House’s vaults alongside legitimate deposits, protected by the bank’s walls
creating soft lawns and thickets shot through with small recesses and tunnels where the old refuse had piled high. This revamped space he dedicated as a public park, arguing that the poor need to feel