before boons detail constantly relatively

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon

particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

nomadic bands that travel constantly, lured by the open road and the wide horizon to discover the wonders of new lands and peoples. But even these wanderers love peace, food, hearth, and home, though home

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

faiths, are relegated to the Outer City’s Twin Songs neighborhood — but new ones arrive constantly, carried by travelers and proselytizers from far-flung lands. A character with this

;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels

creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants of my power. (Evil) 6 Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and I’m willing to wait and find out what that might be

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in

. Whether taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my

Travel between Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

multiverse to another. Wildspace systems aren’t fixed in certain locations in the multiverse. Because they’re constantly in motion, like corks bobbing in water, no reliable devices exist to help plot

a course from one Wildspace system to another. Fortunately for travelers, the nature of the Astral Sea makes such journeys relatively easy, as discussed in the next section.

Lords and Their Thralls

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

Lords and Their Thralls While the demons fight for domination among their own kind in the Abyss, the Material Plane is the most fertile ground for demons to acquire followers. Even a relatively weak

demon can demand obedience and worship from humans and other mortals through the threat of force. In turn, its magical abilities allow it to impart boons to its servants, making them more useful and

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

way of ensuring that the laws are obeyed. (Lawful) 5 Legislation. The law embodies excellence in its precision and detail. (Lawful) 6 Punishment. A public display of consequences

successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be perpetrator wants me dead. 5 One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I resent constantly being compared to that standard. 6 I’ve

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor

top of the map) provides the main access to the lair by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout

Benefits and Favors

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

, to more extraordinary boons, like audiences with powerful figures or exceptions from certain laws. Specific benefits are presented in more detail in the benefits section of each group patron. Beyond

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of

taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge

taking on a new form, making new allies, or trying a new strategy, flexibility keeps one youthful. (Chaotic) 5 Superiority. Weaker creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants

Xanathar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

subservience or drawn to the beholder by the promise of treasure, food, or power. Treachery within the ranks of the guild is common as servants vie for the beholder’s favor and affection. Such boons are

constantly, but even their ministrations can’t keep such a creature alive forever. Whenever the fish dies, panic spreads through the occupants of the lair as minions try to replace the fish before Xanathar

Enemies Everywhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Enemies Everywhere Elder brains seek stability and safety for their colonies, and a colony can remain in a relatively peaceful state for decades if it can evade discovery while it acquires food. Two

flayer colony is constantly on the alert for an incursion of gith, even if it has never had to fight them off before. Underdark predators, adventurers, and other kinds of formidable creatures are just

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor. 3 I secretly look forward to

by way of two sections of relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout the lair. Cobweb-Choked Tunnels. Adventurers who

Baphomet

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

his personality. Baphomet studies every detail of the mazes he creates and exults in the dread that overcome those who become lost in them. He tracks them at his leisure, striking only after the

victims’ hearts before descending for the kill. If the hunt claims a particularly powerful creature, Baphomet might bestow boons on the cultists as a reward. LOLTH EXTENDS HER WEBS The Demon Queen

Life Events

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

. Roll on the Boons table. 21–30 You fell in love or got married. If you get this result more than once, you can choose to have a child instead. Work with your DM to determine the identity of your love

add more detail to this friendly character and establish how your friendship began. 51–70 You spent time working in a job related to your background. Start the game with an extra 2d6 gp. 71–75 You met

Acolyte

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being from among those listed in appendix B or those specified by your DM, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious

some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme. d8 Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and

Around the Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

toward the Spire as “spireward.” This is a relative direction, as spireward in Automata is the opposite direction from spireward from Xaos. Adventures in the Outlands Chapters 5 to chapter 11 detail

to travel. Travel in the Outlands The Outlands is infinite in size and changes constantly. This makes the distances between locations and the time it takes to get from place to place variable. How

Acolyte

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being from among those listed in appendix B or those specified by your DM, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious

some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme. d8 Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

;Kurtulmak: God of Kobolds” sidebar). In the world they occupy, kobolds are often bullied and enslaved by larger creatures — or, when they live on their own, they are constantly fearful of

, since food is relatively scarce in such areas. Partly out of fear and partly because their eyes are sensitive to sunlight, kobolds prefer the security of a cave to living in the open air, and can be

Life in the City of Blades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

outsiders. The gray dwarves constantly try to manipulate contracts to take advantage of foreign merchants, looking for any excuse to enslave random visitors who appear weak or vulnerable — including

Gracklstugh. Law and Order Minor crime is relatively rare in Gracklstugh. The duergar live by a strict code of honor, and their laws are few, simple, and practical. Both guards and regular citizens can be

Citadel Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

as an assortment of pleasure craft—are allowed to dock here. Guards patrol the imperial docks constantly. Imperial Palace From the upper floors of this stone and crystal palace, the ruling family has

servants have dwellings in the low quarter. Here, too, are relatively cheap lodgings for visitors. Military Quarter Members of the imperial navy and the imperial guard maintain residences in the military

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

all boons from Maglubiyet that must be cultivated and unleashed upon the enemy. Only Results Matter. Devastators study a simplified form of evocation magic. Their training lacks the theory and context

that other folk study, making them skilled in battle but relatively illiterate on the finer points of how and why their magic works. The Academy of Devastation believes that an academic approach to

The Xanathar Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

constantly wary of betrayal. The only allies it considers relatively safe are individuals that it (or its predecessor) has worked with for years, and most of these are creatures it has no reason to fear

Enemies All Around

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

did. Nowadays, red dragon lairs and dwarven strongholds are far enough apart that the dwarves don’t have to worry constantly about being attacked. But occasionally, a young red dragon sets out to

by creatures it can catch in the open, including the travelers that enter and exit the place. On occasion, this state of (relatively) peaceful coexistence is shattered when a devious rival dragon with

Staff

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

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

, who slowly applies those features to the headquarters. A majordomo of a franchise modeling itself after a spy organization might constantly invent devices for the franchise, making continuing progress

Secondary Tables

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

Secondary Tables These tables add detail to many of the results on the Life Events table. The tables are in alphabetical order. Adventures d100 Outcome 01–10 You nearly died. You have nasty scars

by a diviner. Roll twice on the Life Events table, but don’t apply the results. Instead, the DM picks one event as a portent of your future (which might or might not come true). Boons d10 Boon 1 A

Appendix D: Magic

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter. The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively

rituals and ceremonies in chilling detail. Nestled among these descriptions is a spell that wizards can learn (frost fingers, described later in this appendix) and a poem called “Rime of the Frostmaiden

Fort Beluarian

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

care of the animals, to the extent that’s possible in this climate, while complaining constantly about the impossibility of taking proper care of horses in this climate. 7. Jousting Field The main

in command to Liara Portyr, and she’s responsible for every detail of the day-to-day functioning of the fort. If a soldier breaks the rules, Gruta decides on the punishment. If a patrol is overdue from

Fane Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

pools of water or atop ledges along the walls. Those walls are covered by huge growths of shelf fungi. Water drips constantly from above. The influences of elemental earth and elemental water meet in

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

Headquarters Features

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

to create a map of the headquarters and its surroundings. Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide can help detail both wilderness and urban locations. LIFESTYLE EXPENSES Whenever characters are in

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

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

relatively simple and businesslike. Once a question has been asked, Lurg asks for a mandatory “donation” of 100 gp, no matter what the question is. One of his tower hands then collects the payment. Once

rise from the Tower of the Heavens. Six members of the Griswill Garrison (lawful neutral, gnome guards) are stationed at each watchtower, for a total of thirty-six guards. The guards constantly watch for

Tomb Locations

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

use the room to replay up to 10 minutes of any past event they are aware of, whether personal or historical. The event plays back in perfect detail along the wall of the chamber for all to see and

spell or similar magic: “I obsess about the past, and I’m constantly trying to go back to undo my mistakes.”

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