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the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons
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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Blood-Soaked Resolve. While Bloodied, the cultist has Advantage on saving throws.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Cursed Blade attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a use of
financial recompense. These cunning serial killers and mass murderers remain a step ahead of investigators, at least until the cultists’ zealous bloodlust overwhelms their senses.
Cultists
The
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
and identity, ultimately drawing out and devouring the unfortunate being’s soul. Breath drinkers avoid necrotic energy because it amplifies the void at the core of their existence, rapidly
causing the creatures to devour themselves.
Cunning stalkers, breath drinkers are usually solitary. Occasionally they serve powerful Far Realm entities or Elder Evils, consuming life and souls for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
existence. At the top of his tower he erected a planar beacon that shone into other worlds, drawing strange creatures like moths to a flame and paralyzing them for his studies. Over the years, the reclusive
investigate didn’t return, and the House of Thalivar became a shunned site at the heart of Leilon, drawing adventures from afar to plumb its mysteries for treasure. When the cataclysmic Spellplague wracked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, drawing on player character rules from the Player’s Handbook and other D&D books. This chapter adds to that wealth of options with the material in the following sections: “Race Option” presents the
owlin, a character race option perfect for playing an owl-like student. “Choosing a College” gives advice on building a character for adventuring in Strixhaven. “Strixhaven Backgrounds” presents a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
child, Edith made a pact with the hag, trading her little brother for all the candy she could ever want for herself. Impressed at Edith’s wit and callous resolve, the hag accepted, and Edith departed the
unpleasant folk on errands to the hag’s cottage, which she falsely claims is owned by her older sister. To avoid drawing suspicion, Edith moves her shop to a new town every few years.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
reveals that a sinister magical signature is drawing the mascots here—the sensation is something like a rotten-smelling tingle in the back of one’s nostrils. The exact nature of the unsettling latent magic
isn’t clear, but it seems to fundamentally involve drawing energy from living creatures. Wiltroot Hall Features The hall and surrounding grounds have the following features (areas not numbered are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dracolich retains its shape and size upon transforming, its skin and scales drawing tight to its bones or sloughing away to leave a skeletal form behind. Its eyes appear as glowing points of light
and actively plotting to keep its existence a secret, a dracolich is a cunning and challenging foe. Dracolich Phylacteries. Creating a dracolich requires the cooperation of the dragon and a group of
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM
, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone. It isn’t a building or a vehicle, which are composed of many objects. Time-Limited Object Interactions When time is short, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM
, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone. It isn’t a building or a vehicle, which are composed of many objects. Time-Limited Object Interactions When time is short, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
apartments have the following features:
Apartments. Each two-story apartment is a section of the same large tenement building. The apartments have identical amenities: a stove, a small drawing room
3: Private Apartments Residents and long-term visitors rent apartments in this tenement building. The complex’s most notable resident is also its landlord, a crotchety jeweler who invests in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
game sessions to resolve. When strung together, these adventures form an ongoing campaign. A D&D campaign can include dozens of adventures and last for months or years. A Dungeon Master gets to wear
mastery and world-building. The D&D rules help you and the other players have a good time, but the rules aren’t in charge. You’re the DM, and you are in charge of the game. That said, your goal isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guards are posted on the balcony and one guard patrols around the outside of the building at ground level. A character can avoid the notice of the exterior guards with a successful DC 12 Dexterity
, characters can resolve encounters without resorting to combat. Some examples are listed below, though the characters may come up with creative alternatives: Bluffing. A character can lie their way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
citizens should find themselves engaged in an ugly bit of skulduggery involving opening a tomb. Underneath the self-deprecating manner is a stern resolve. The Kraken Society paid good money for the orb
veterans are here. They fight as the party’s allies. The Orb. The crypt is a small stone building with a locked iron door. Nareen has the key; the Kraken Society agents don’t have a key, so they must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
search of new veins of ore and gemstones. Thanks to these expeditions, every building and significant object in the city is made from precious stones and metals, including the slender gemstone-inlaid
regenerates the land, pushing new hills up as the old ones erode to nothing. Plane of Earth Adventures Earth symbolizes stability, rigidity, stern resolve, and tradition. The plane’s position opposite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Jacqueline RenierJacqueline Renier A century ago, Richemulot was a lively place. In those days, not a building stood vacant as merchants from both ends of the Musarde set up shop along the broad
coins in their pockets, Renier let them die. As the last human soul expired in Pont-a-Museau, the Mists rose, drawing Richemulot into the Domains of Dread.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for battle. Map 4.3: Ruined Dhakaani Fort View Player Version Ruined Dhakaani Fort Adventures The Ruined Fort Adventures table offers some ideas for drawing a party to the location. Ruined Fort
said to hold a powerful magic item that was used by the ancient Dhakaani goblins against the daelkyr. 3 The party is hired to recruit several hill giants for a building project in western Breland. Step
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of the game, and it comes to the fore during social interactions. Your character’s quirks, mannerisms, and personality influence how interactions resolve. There are two styles you can use when
Roleplaying With this approach, you describe your character’s words and actions to the DM and the other players. Drawing on your mental image of your character, you tell everyone what your character does
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
of the game, and it comes to the fore during social interactions. Your character’s quirks, mannerisms, and personality influence how interactions resolve. There are two styles you can use when
Roleplaying With this approach, you describe your character’s words and actions to the DM and the other players. Drawing on your mental image of your character, you tell everyone what your character does
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creatures. Cruel Servants. Gargoyles are easily inspired by the cunning of an intelligent master. They enjoy simple tasks such as guarding a master’s home, torturing and killing interlopers, and anything
essence of the elemental prince, growing over long years into vaguely humanoid rock formations that resolve at last into the hard, cruel shapes of gargoyles.
Ogrémoch doesn’t create gargoyles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Illig regards Gullop XIX as a witless buffoon unworthy of the crown and plans to declare himself the rightful king. He proudly shows off a drawing on the mud floor that depicts a crude image of Gullop XIX
the dagger. If Illig views the characters as coconspirators, he’s eager to hear what they think of his cunning plan. If they have a better one, he wants to hear it. If the characters try to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, and unyielding resolve. They are deliberate and slow to act, careful to consider their plans and gather their strength before beginning any new enterprise. Once earth cultists resolve to act, they
war pick of iron. When the medusa claimed Ironfang, his purpose finally became clear to him. He established his lair in the dungeon nearby and began building the Cult of the Black Earth. Traits. Unlike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Plane of Earth Earth symbolizes stability, rigidity, stern resolve, and tradition. The plane’s position opposite the Plane of Air in the ring of the Elemental Planes reflects its opposition to
. Thanks to their efforts, every building and significant object in the city is made from precious stones and metals, including the slender gemstone-inlaid spires that top most buildings. The city is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters. While an overly powerful ally is fine on rare occasion, the players should still feel like their characters are the true heroes of the story. If you’re building the ally as if it were a
, gather valuable loot or information, or resolve old problems the characters have forgotten about or left behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
in your game. Sourcebooks include things like new character options, new monsters, and inspiration for building your own adventures and campaigns. You can play D&D without any of these additional
screen sharing in combination with drawing programs, shared whiteboards, or similar tools as simple battle grids. Some DMs are comfortable with software that allows them to control lighting and show the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
double door to the keep, with its unwelcoming row of arrow slits and barred windows on the upper floor. To the east of the double door is a small, single-story building with a slanted, snow-covered
the castle without drawing suspicion. C4. Guard Towers The lower level of each tower contains three cultists at rest. The furnishings on this level include six wooden cots with furs and matching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in your game. Sourcebooks include things like new character options, new monsters, and inspiration for building your own adventures and campaigns. You can play D&D without any of these additional
screen sharing in combination with drawing programs, shared whiteboards, or similar tools as simple battle grids. Some DMs are comfortable with software that allows them to control lighting and show
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
L2. Living Quarters Members of the order live in a modest single-story building built on raised posts. Its shingled roof provides protection from the elements, and its sliding exterior wall panels
Immortal Lotus monks (see the accompanying stat block) are tending the garden and drawing fresh water from the well. If the monks are aware that the characters are nearby, they’re standing guard and ready to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
because they want to emulate him. Phenax’s Favor Phenax expects his champions to be cunning and self-sufficient, much as he was when he escaped the Underworld. He has great respect for a sound plan
daring robbery Obstruct champions of other gods Building or restoring a temple to Phenax Your piety score to Phenax decreases if you diminish Phenax’s influence in the world, contradict his ideals, or make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. You might primarily attempt to convince others through charismatic arguments, or through force of will or intellectual cunning. You might lead by example, or by extolling the examples of other people
franchise party. Noteworthy Decisionists: Donaar Blit’zen (“C” Team), Kelshi Annab Essential Functions: Receive one extra vote on franchise matters; resolve interparty conflicts Position Proficiencies: In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
step with the multiverse, one must act on instinct alone. Creating Your Own Faction
In Sigil, ideologies wax and wane over time, gaining popularity and drawing like-minded philosophers from one
include the following details:
A core philosophy centered on an assumption or fundamental truth about the multiverse or its workings
A building that serves as the faction’s headquarters in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
relentlessly and possess unflinching resolve. In the annals of Akros, tales abound of squads of stratians that defended a key location against a much larger force or crept behind enemy lines and wreaked havoc
DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Meletian Hoplite Meletian hoplites use a combination of cunning, faith, and magic to defend their coastal home. Most of these skilled soldiers serve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
his cunning;
A flash of his scarf, he’ll take off running.
Quick as a bolt, his long scarf trailing,
Gasping, grasping, you’ll end up flailing.
You’ll pout, you’ll moan, you’ll huff, you’ll sneer
(Intimidation) group check. If the group check succeeds, the brigands are cowed by the characters’ resolve and retreat into the swamp rather than risk getting whomped by the party. On a failed check, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
immediately. Otherwise, they mock the party but don’t fight except in self-defense. Roaming Ooze The presence of the Pudding King (see “The Pudding Court” later in this chapter) is drawing oozes to
features. Gnome Cunning. The wererat has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Innate Spellcasting. The wererat’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence