before bring devising could rearing

Morgrave Conflicts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

greed as they undertake expeditions and explorations in competition with rival adventurers. Emerald Claw. Adventures can bring characters into conflict with sinister forces such as the Order of the

supplement these conflicts with others from Eberron: Rising from the Last War —such as the Dreaming Dark, the Heirs of Dhakaan, or Cults of the Dragon Below—or scenarios of your own devising. The sites

Heraldic Sign

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

organization or a cause, and thus might already travel under a banner of some sort. If that’s not the case, consider devising a heraldic sign that symbolizes an aspect of your nature or speaks to what you

bring to your enemies 5 A phoenix in a ring of fire, an expression of an indomitable spirit 6 Three drops of blood beneath a horizontal sword blade on a black background, symbolizing three foes you have sworn to kill

A Bard's Muse

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

could be one of the three described here, or one of your own devising. Nature. You feel a kinship with the natural world, and its beauty and mystery inspire you. For you, a tree is deeply symbolic

. You are on a quest to identify the essence of true love. Though you do not disdain the superficial love of flesh and form, the deeper form of love that can inspire thousands or bring joy to one’s

Weird Magic

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

age and renown might know unique rituals that can temporarily or permanently alter or transform a creature, bring back the dead for a limited time, rewrite memories, or siphon emotions. At the other end

of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the

Greyhawk Conflicts

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

, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you

use these conflicts, look for opportunities in your adventures to introduce creatures in service to the three villainous groups. Give goals to these villains that bring their operatives into conflict

Vistani

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

domain’s borders. Most bands make their living primarily through craftwork (especially delicate silversmithing), horse rearing, and trading wares carried between domains. Meetings between Vistani bands are

ways, particularly between domains. One might glimpse their fortune, but such things endlessly shift. Every soul makes their own fate. Views of Vistani Their travels across domains bring many Vistani

Life Span

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

adult dragons are rearing a clutch of wyrmlings, the younger dragons often divide the adults’ territory among them. A single wyrmling might thus hunt an area covering only a few square miles, but the

magic item or art object to build a hoard around 3 Acquire minions who will bring food and treasure 4 Establish dominance over other wyrmlings in the same brood 5 Secure a partnership

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

. 50. Ashardalon’s Shrine Dragon-carved granite blocks line this chamber’s walls and ceiling, though many are crumbled and broken, leaving stony debris on the floor. A huge marble statue of a rearing

Goblin, saying, “Aid us, Protector of the Twilight Grove!” Development. Sometimes the twig blights in area 55 attack the goblins out of sheer malice. Thus, a call from the goblins doesn’t bring all the

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

one corner of the town square stands the Great Shalarn, a black stone statue of a famous war stallion bred in Amphail long ago. Gelded by a prankster, the rearing stone horse is often painted in

name a few. Where the road spans the Black Raven River, south of Raven Rock, stands a stone bridge with broken statues of rearing horses at each end. Bryn Shander Bryn Shander is the largest of ten

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

collapsed, filling the southern section with rubble. The western wall is in much better shape than the other walls, and it holds a stone door with a rearing dragon carved in relief on it. The door has

a single keyhole, situated in the rearing dragon’s open mouth. Dragon Door. The door that is carved to look like a dragon has a mechanical lock as well as an arcane lock spell cast on it. The

Roleplaying a Giant

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

the best steel from the forge. When fire is controlled, it is the giants’ most powerful tool; when it rages unchecked, it can bring down forests and lay waste to cities. Because of the destructive

by strength and strength alone, and there is no difference in physical prowess between the genders of frost giants. (Most child-rearing duties are handled by the elderly of both sexes, not solely by

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