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Charlatan
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather
: Disguise kit, Forgery kitEquipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked
Rogue
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
would rather make one precise strike, placing it exactly where the attack will hurt the target most, than wear an opponent down with a barrage of attacks. Rogues have an almost supernatural knack for
class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Everybody’s always trying to get a leg up on somebody in Baldur’s Gate. One group’s con artist might be another’s revolutionary. Or maybe you’re just in it for yourself
one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
prey on the rich, whether pickpockets or con artists. The community where you plied your trade might have been one of Faerûn’s great metropolises, such as Waterdeep or Baldur’s Gate
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4
I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5
I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6
I don’t pay attention to the risks
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes.
3
It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth
could be hidden.
4
I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5
I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6
I don’t pay
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
kenku, constant attempts to mimic noises can come across as confusing or irritating rather than entertaining. You can just as easily describe the sounds your character makes and what they mean. Be clear
.
Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Actions This part of the stat block specifies what the ship can do on its turn, using its special actions rather than the actions used by creatures. It even relies on its actions to move; it doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Hauntings of Halvhrest House The House of Lament is a catastrophically haunted structure. It doesn’t rush to reveal its terrors, though. Rather, its history, threats, and phantasmal inhabitants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers. Spy
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 27 (6d8)
Speed 30 ft
.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5, Perception +6, Persuasion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Medium Armor Master Prerequisite: Proficiency with medium armor You have practiced moving in medium armor to gain the following benefits: Wearing medium armor doesn’t impose disadvantage on your
Dexterity (Stealth) checks. When you wear medium armor, you can add 3, rather than 2, to your AC if you have a Dexterity of 16 or higher.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
feet of your movement. Climbing doesn’t cost you extra movement. You can make a running long jump or a running high jump after moving only 5 feet on foot, rather than 10 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Survivors Terror doesn’t come just for the brave and prepared—often quite the opposite. Some of the most harrowing horror stories involve the least likely heroes, individuals who find their simple
lives transformed into waking nightmares. In most horror adventures, your players will employ familiar, adventure-ready characters. That doesn’t need to be the case, though. Instead, for short, low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
convoluted plots to thwart the evil designs of their enemies. A guardian naga doesn’t seek out violence, warning off intruders rather than attacking. Only if its foes persist does the naga attack
)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +7, Int +7, Wis +8, Cha +8
Damage Immunities poison
Condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, becoming neutral good or neutral evil. A neutral good water weird tries to frighten away interlopers rather than kill them, while a neutral evil water weird kills its victims for pleasure and might
turn against its summoner. A water weird loses its evil alignment if its waters are cleansed with a purify food and drink spell. Elemental Nature. A water weird doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thwarted his criminal ventures by capturing him. Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords’ Alliance
Brotherhood but rather hatched by Gant himself, who intended to impress his superiors by pulling it off. For a long time, Gant held out hope that the Arcane Brotherhood would apply pressure to secure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, planes of existence and their native inhabitants, famous figures in a setting and their homelands, and so forth. Lowering the Difficulty If your party doesn’t include characters with considerable magical
between the lists or lower the DCs of the puzzle’s hint checks. Raising the Difficulty Rather than using common spells the characters might be familiar with, a more challenging version of this puzzle might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Names and Surnames The naming conventions among the people of Khorvaire tend to follow language, rather than being linked to race. A Brelish dwarf who doesn’t speak Dwarvish might also carry a name
with a human origin rather than a traditional Dwarvish name. Most citizens of Khorvaire have a given name followed by a surname. A surname associated with the Common language is usually either a family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their lair’s comfort. Rather than retiring to crypts, they seek filthy or inaccessible fissures, places any living soul would avoid. For a few moments after feeding, nosferatu are lucid and capable
life is long dead. Nosferatu
Medium Undead
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (9d8 + 45)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
6 (−2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the Ancestral Guardian Rather than calling upon the spirits of your ancestors, you are in communion with the franchise executives and corporate raiders who have traveled your path before. These paragons
known as Mistress Leafwind
Path of the Totem Warrior Unlike your wilder cousins, your connection to the spirit world is a little less woodsy and a little more civilized. However, that doesn’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
vampiric mist doesn’t require air or sleep. Vampiric Mist Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
6 (–2)
DEX
16 (+3
)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
6 (–2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
7 (–2)
Saving Throws Wis +3
Damage Resistances acid, cold, lightning, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Kruphix as Campaign Villain As a campaign villain, Kruphix is most likely trying to maintain or restore the balance of power among the gods. He doesn’t know the future, and his actions sometimes have
status quo rather than overturn it, so his schemes often begin as reactions to the activities of another god. The Kruphix’s Divine Schemes table presents a few examples of how Kruphix’s inflexible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
especially bright, so he fights with his heart rather than his wits. Age has drained much of the strength from Elkhorn’s body. Strongheart has urged Elkhorn to retire, but the old dwarf stubbornly
true menace to evildoers.” Flaw. “Retire? My goodness, no. I’ll retire when I’m dead.” Combat Notes Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
15 (+2)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
12 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +9, Wis +6, Cha +5
Skills Perception +10, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities
radiant
Condition Immunities blinded
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages Draconic
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
edicts, hurling bricks at troublemakers and subduing them by causing the streets to sprout grasping cobblestone hands. When dabus communicate, rather than speaking or signing words, they create esoteric
. Dabus Medium Celestial, Typically Lawful Neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 20 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
, or otherwise take active measures to improve its defensive position. Constructed Nature. A helmed horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Helmed Horror
Medium construct, neutral
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +6, Wis +3, Cha +2
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Damage
Immunities radiant
Condition Immunities blinded
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Draconic
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
undeath. Being duplicitous and cowardly at his core, the seneschal didn’t return as a skeletal knight but rather as an intangible spirit. Caradoc’s Undead form suits him well, allowing him to possess
, Neutral Evil
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 110 (20d8 + 20)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
1 (−5)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
15 (+2)
WIS
13 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
too headstrong for her own good. She longs to claim her throne and will eagerly use adventurers to make that happen. Her tone is almost always condescending, and she doesn’t take kindly to backtalk
life, Na considers himself one of them. He dresses like an aarakocra and prefers to speak Auran rather than Common.
MWAXANARÉ’S TRAITS
Ideal. “One day, I shall rule Chult as queen.”
Bond. “I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
careful instructions explaining how such tasks are accomplished.
Although they lack the intellect they possessed in life, skeletons aren’t mindless. Rather than break its limbs attempting to batter its
way through an iron door, a skeleton tries the handle first. If that doesn’t work, it searches for another way through or around the obstacle.
Skeleton
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
spelljamming ship tries to enter the ship’s air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a
confrontation. Feyr
Large Aberration, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 88 (16d10)
Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Bloodshed Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 18 (plate armor)
Hit Points 280 (33d8 + 132)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
21
(+5)
Saving Throws Str +12, Dex +7, Con +10
Skills Athletics +12, Intimidation +11, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Most deadbark dryads would rather fight to the death than allow any intrusion into their homes. Deadbark dryads are most often found on Krynn, but occasionally they are found on other worlds where
magic and trees are plentiful. Deadbark Dryad Medium Fey, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 187 (22d8 + 88)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, wererats prefer light weapons and use ambush tactics rather than fighting as a pack. Although a wererat can deliver a nasty bite in its rat form, it favors that form for stealthy infiltration and escape
rather than combat.
A wererat clan operates much like a thieves’ guild, with wererats transmitting their curse only to creatures they want to induct into the clan. Wererats that are accidentally cursed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Toughs Tough Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 14 +2 +2
(XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The tough has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the tough’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Owl Owl
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
3(−4)
DEX
13(+1)
CON
8(−1)
INT
2(−4)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
7(−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Flyby. The owl doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it flies