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Ziraj the Hunter

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, ending the effect on itself on a success.Ziraj is a half-orc hunter who wields an oversized bow that shoots correspondingly large arrows. He is the Master of Assassination for the Black Network. If Ziraj

Ziraj's prey, or Ziraj might come to their aid to eliminate a common enemy. He's the strong, silent type. The City Watch has received reports of a figure who haunts the rooftops of Waterdeep — a

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage. A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club

Specialists Fighters learn the basics of all combat styles. Every fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, wield a longsword or a greatsword, use a bow, and even trap foes in a net with some degree of

Plaintiff

Backgrounds Acquisitions Incorporated

Acquisitions Incorporated. At least that’s what the local magistrate said. But before a final ruling could be handed down, Acquisitions Incorporated offered you a job! Don’t know how to

’re talking about. With common folks who don’t know any better, you might be able to intimidate or deceive to get favors or special treatment.

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

skill with sword, bow, and strategy. Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and

humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version. Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw

and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was

Diplomats or Wanderers

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

get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent

Diplomats or Wanderers

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

get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent

Ruling Avernus

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

Ruling Avernus If Zariel is redeemed or killed, the first layer of the Nine Hells falls into chaos. You can decide which of the many powerful figures in Avernus make a play to replace Zariel, but any

will gleefully try to supplant their new and untested ruler. Ruling a layer of the Nine Hells as a mortal is effectively impossible. None of the devils of Avernus will knowingly serve anyone but a

Attack

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

Attack The most common action to take in combat is the Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists. With this action, you make one melee

Attack

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

Attack The most common action to take in combat is the Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists. With this action, you make one melee

Wight Lifedrinker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Languages Common plus one other language CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2) Traits Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls. Actions

Multiattack. The wight makes two attacks, using Necrotic Sword or Necrotic Bow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Drink Life. Necrotic Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit

Testing Phase

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

, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during

sometimes assume that “slaad” is a misspelling or mispronunciation. Calling these creatures “salads” is frowned upon. Frogs are common on campus and are often kept as pets

Tomb of Amun Sa

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

of this stone treasury. Several jars rest inside the boat, whose bow features an empty, fist-sized indent. A mural on the east wall depicts the boat sailing on the clouds with a glittering gemstone

in its bow. The containers in the boat are canopic jars. Magic Mural. This magic mural is a portal. A character who inspects the mural and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check can tell

Government

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

a matter, usually after much heated debate, it presents its position to the Council of Four. Three dukes and one grand duke make up this ruling council (see “Council of Four,” below, for more

information). The council also votes on matters, and in the case of a tie, the grand duke’s vote counts as two. Common belief holds that many parliament members, and possibly one or more of the dukes, can be

Government

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

a matter, usually after much heated debate, it presents its position to the Council of Four. Three dukes and one grand duke make up this ruling council (see “Council of Four,” below, for more

information). The council also votes on matters, and in the case of a tie, the grand duke’s vote counts as two. Common belief holds that many parliament members, and possibly one or more of the dukes, can be

Wight

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

Perception +3, Stealth +4 Resistances Necrotic Immunities Poison; Exhaustion, Poisoned Gear Studded Leather Armor Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13 Languages Common plus one other

, using Necrotic Sword or Necrotic Bow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Life Drain. Necrotic Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Slashing damage plus 4

Aundairian Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

(prestidigitation, mending, mage hand), every Aundairian should know a little magic. Magic Beats Mundane. Why use your hand when you could use mage hand? Who still uses a bow when you could use a

wand? “Sovereigns above, Wyllis. We’re days away from the Eleventh Century and you’re still shooting people with pointed sticks?” Show Some Style. Don’t settle for common clothes and a squalid meal when

Sprite Skirmisher

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Wis 13 +1 +1 Cha 11 +0 +0 Skills Perception +3, Stealth +8 Senses Passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2) Actions Needle Sword. Melee

Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) Piercing damage. Enchanting Bow. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 40/160 ft. Hit: 1 Piercing damage, and the target has the Charmed condition until the

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids

Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins. Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This

Where to Use Riddles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Where to Use Riddles Puzzle-loving antagonists and mischievous monsters are the most common ways to introduce a riddle. Here are some suggestions for how to incorporate riddles into adventures

inscrutable runes carved onto a cursed bow might hold the key to undoing the weapon’s evil magic. Locations. Mystical grottoes, forgotten temples, and secret hideouts might all be locked behind befuddling

The Code Legal

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

main body of which can be read in the Code Legal. This document is available in multiple languages at the Palace of Waterdeep, and (in the Common tongue) provided on request by the magisters at the

gates and in the harbor. Be aware that the Code Legal provides only an outline of typical sentences for various offenses, and magisters have broad discretion when meting out justice as they see fit. Any Masked Lord can overturn a magister’s ruling, but there’s rarely a Masked Lord around when you need one.

People of Setessa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

caring for the animals there. Some of these men never peregrinated, but others left and then returned to Setessa. The women of the polis form a tight-knit community where property is held in common. There

but wander the world as men do. They gather information for the Ruling Council, search out routes for peregrination (including identifying sympathetic individuals and households who will mentor young

San Citlán Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

commodity, as hammers ring out and forge fires roar in the city’s ironworks at all hours. Discontent among the common people has given rise to revolutionaries in the borderlands who are determined to fight

the Trecena—the city’s ruling council—to bring an end to corruption. Outrage recently reached a fever pitch as the city reels from political instability wrought by the death of a high-profile

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

Actions

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

. Melee and Ranged Attacks The most common actions that a monster will take in combat are melee and ranged attacks. These can be spell attacks or weapon attacks, where the "weapon" might be a

be a single melee attack. Ammunition A monster carries enough ammunition to make its ranged attacks. You can assume that a monster has 2d4 pieces of ammunition for a thrown weapon attack, and 2d10 pieces of ammunition for a projectile weapon such as a bow or crossbow.

Actions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, as described in the Player’s Handbook. Melee and Ranged Attacks The most common actions that a monster will take in combat are melee and ranged attacks. These can be spell attacks or weapon attacks

its ranged attacks. You can assume that a monster has 2d4 pieces of ammunition for a thrown weapon attack, and 2d10 pieces of ammunition for a projectile weapon such as a bow or crossbow.

The Golden Stag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants

speak that language, it switches to Elvish, and if no one responds again, it tries heavily accented, pidgin Common. It assures them that they are on the right track, and they must continue following the

The Golden Stag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants

speak that language, it switches to Elvish, and if no one responds again, it tries heavily accented, pidgin Common. It assures them that they are on the right track, and they must continue following the

Fall of Elturel

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

High Overseer, Thavius Kreeg. Ravengard did not go eagerly, however. It took months of persuasion by his fellow dukes — the other three members of Baldur’s Gate’s ruling Council of Four — to convince

common rabble. Not long after Ravengard arrived in Elturel, the city was dragged down into the Nine Hells — wiped off the map. Given the distance between the two cities, it’s no surprise that the

Yuan-ti Abomination

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

intended it. They mastermind elaborate schemes and perform dark rites in the hope of one day ruling the world. Yuan-ti Abomination Large monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil Armor Class 15

Perception +5, Stealth +6 Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic Challenge 7 (2,900 XP

Skeletons

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

Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9 Languages Understands Common plus one other language but can’t speak CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2) Actions Shortsword. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit

saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Multiattack. The solar makes two Flying Sword attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Slaying Bow. Flying Sword. Melee or

Life in Djaynai and Janya

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

peoples eschew eating meat. Djaynaian clothing combines rough-spun and delicate materials, and it is common to see linen with lace or damask with crocheted fabrics in the same outfit. Most Djaynaians wear

instruments such as the lute-like guembri, akoting, and xalam; the musical bow known as the berimbau; and the sonorous atabaque drum. Names Djaynaians and Janyans use only single names publicly

Sprite

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

+0 +0 Skills Perception +3, Stealth +8 Senses Passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2) Actions Needle Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft

. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) Piercing damage. Enchanting Bow. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 40/160 ft. Hit: 1 Piercing damage, and the target has the Charmed condition until the start of the sprite’s next turn

Life in Zinda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

displaying magic. The poor eat grains and roots served on palm leaves spread upon straw floors. Faith and Ancestors Though Zinda welcomes the practices of all citizens, the city’s one common faith involves

Coin The Kings of Coin are the ruling council of Zinda, a collection of six elders from affluent families that represent specific trades. Their meetings occur weekly at the gilded collection of offices

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