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Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses

opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted

, an impenitent paladin might be forced to abandon this class and adopt another, or perhaps to take the Oathbreaker paladin option that appears in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Class Features As a paladin, you gain the following class features.

Goliath Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

The first goliaths lived on the highest mountain peaks—far above the tree line, where the air is thin and frigid winds howl. Distantly related to giants and infused with the supernatural

method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can

Lizardfolk

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can

the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses

’t be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. Simic Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class (AC) includes its natural armor, Dexterity, gear, and other defenses. See the Player’s Handbook for information on Armor Class.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class (AC) includes its natural armor, Dexterity, gear, and other defenses. See “Playing the Game” for information on Armor Class.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses. Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

Inhuman Intellect

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

related, finding or fabricating a pattern out of supposed or actual randomness. By thinking of all these possibilities — however implausible they might be — and extrapolating its own actions in response

adventurers arrive at its lair with summoned angel allies or enslaved demons, by breaking through the floor, by teleporting or riding dinosaurs, or girded with layers of magical defenses and armed with

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people. Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

Dragonnels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Dragonnels Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are

willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food. Dragon Army Dragonnel Dragonnels from the volcanic mountains surrounding Sanction are closely related to red dragons, resembling them in

Combining Game Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.

Divine Domain

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

Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides

Divine Domain

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

Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides

Combining Game Effects (p. 252)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

fire damage doesn’t increase if the burning target is subjected to that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.

During the Siege

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

horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the

deliver orders from General Drakov (likely related to the siege’s climax). As the battle reaches what you determine to be the halfway point, start rolling 2d6 on the Zombie Siege Encounters table and

Giant Skeleton

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

Giant Skeleton The animated skeleton of a giant is deadly not only because of its size and strength, but because it has defenses normally possessed only by undead of much greater power. GIANT

SKELETON Huge undead, neutral evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 115 (10d12 + 50) Speed 30 ft. STR 21(+5) DEX 10(+0) CON 20(+5) INT 4(−3) WIS 6(−2

Fighter

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

and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses

sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons

Fighter

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

and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses

sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons

Titanothere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Titanothere Titanotheres are a family of enormous mammals related to rhinoceroses. Some of them lack any horns on the face, while others have one, two, or more horns of various shapes and sizes. Some

. Titanothere Huge Beast, Unaligned Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 136 (13d12 + 52) Speed 50 ft. STR 25 (+7) DEX 10 (+0) CON 19 (+4) INT 2 (−4) WIS 12 (+1

Giant Skeleton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

skeleton of a giant — deadly not only because of its size and strength, but because it has defenses normally possessed only by undead of much greater power. Undead Nature. A skeleton doesn’t require air

, food, drink, or sleep. Giant Skeleton Huge undead, neutral evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 115 (10d12 + 50) Speed 30 ft. STR 21 (+5) DEX 10 (+0) CON 20 (+5) INT 4

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, Dean Tullus doesn’t show up for class. After 10 minutes of uncertainty, one of the dean’s teaching assistants steps in to administer the Exam. Each character

makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Magical Devices and Their Functions. Matching a list of magical devices with their functions requires a successful DC 18 Intelligence (History

A Treasury of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

), feats, and roleplaying suggestions that can connect characters of any class to a draconic theme. Chapter 2 discusses magic related to dragons, including new spells, magic items, and draconic gifts

dragons of the worlds of D&D. It introduces the gem dragons—a family of five dragon kinds—as well as a variety of other Dragons and dragon-related monsters, character options, and inspirations. This

Supplemental Tables

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

Cause of Death 1 Unknown 2 Murdered 3 Killed in battle 4 Accident related to class or occupation 5 Accident unrelated to class or occupation 6–7 Natural causes, such as disease or old age 8 Apparent

angry god, or killed by a hatching slaad egg Class d100 Class 01–07 Barbarian 08–14 Bard 15–29 Cleric 30–36 Druid 37–52 Fighter 53–58 Monk 59–64 Paladin 65–70 Ranger 71–84 Rogue 85–89 Sorcerer 90–94

Disarming Haunted Traps

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

haunted traps. However, the Channel Divinity class feature and the remove curse spell can disarm a haunted trap. To use Channel Divinity to disarm a haunted trap, a character uses an action to present

dispel evil and good. Some haunted traps might also be disarmed in nonmagical ways related to the history of a haunted area. Such methods might be as simple as wearing the clothes of a haunted house’s

Skill Variants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

proficiency in two abilities: one tied to the character’s class and one tied to the character’s background. The Ability Proficiencies by Class table suggests a proficiency for each class, and you choose which

Proficiencies by Class Class Ability Check Barbarian Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom Bard Any one Cleric Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Druid Intelligence or Wisdom Fighter Strength, Dexterity, or

Star Angler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Star Angler Distantly related to scavvers, star anglers are astral predators that resemble hulking, golden anglerfish with iridescent fins and tails. A star angler lacks eyes, and its hide is dotted

their demises. Star Angler Large Monstrosity, Unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 119 (14d10 + 42) Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. STR 21 (+5) DEX 15 (+2) CON 17 (+3) INT

Dragonnel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic, gem, and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are

, swooping in to make attacks with its beak and claws before flying out of reach. Dragonnel Large Dragon, Typically Neutral Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 58 (9d10 + 9) Speed 30 ft

Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of

categorization and have no rules of their own, but certain game effects might refer to them. Lists of monster groups related by descriptive tags appear in appendix B.

Choosing a College

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character

time. The events of the adventure might throw you together more or less at random. You could all be taking the same class, you might be working the same campus job, or you could be introduced by mutual friends.

Creating a Paladin

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

Creating a Paladin The most important aspect of a paladin character is the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level

, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing

Patriars

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

Patriars Patriars are the elite upper class of the city, a rank defined largely by money and lines of vague, increasingly inconsequential heritage. Many nobles claim generations of lineage, dating to

’ lives cheaply. For some nobles, this assessment holds true. These patriars are class-conscious dilettantes who spend their money on frivolous bets, debauched entertainment, and risky business ventures

Aurumach Rilmani

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

the Outlands, manifesting gleaming blades to destroy those that threaten multiversal stability. Aurumach Rilmani Large Celestial, Typically Neutral Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 285

defenses of a creature it can see within 120 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or become cursed until the end of the aurumach’s next turn. The next time the

Goliath Giant-Kin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Goliath Giant-Kin Goliaths are Humanoids distantly related to giants. Infused with the supernatural essence of their ancestors’ mountainous home, goliaths have the strength and fortitude to garner a

sweetest. —Diancastra Goliath Giant-Kin Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 18 (half plate, shield) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 16 (+3

Tortles

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

pounds. Males and females are nearly identical in size and appearance. They don’t wear clothing other than belts and harnesses for carrying tools and supplies. Natural Defenses. A tortle can retreat into

weapons they manufacture for themselves. They prefer simple melee weapons and crossbows. Tortle Medium humanoid (tortle), lawful good Armor Class 17 (natural) Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 30

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