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;luck of the halflings” in action. When a halfling is in mortal danger, an unseen force seems to intervene on the halfling’s behalf. Many halflings believe in the power of luck, and they
territorial mob of halflings like those in the Dark Sun setting.
Halflings who prefer to live underground are sometimes called strongheart halflings or stouts. Nomadic halflings, as well as those who
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Blade lieutenants lead subordinates on raids on behalf of the Lord of Blades. Soldiers who fail to meet a lieutenant’s demands are harshly disciplined
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Blades of Eberron
In the aftermath of Eberron’s Last War, a warforged called the Lord of Blades rose to fill the power vacuum left in the devastated Mournland. The Lord of Blades&rsquo
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
College of Swords Features
Bard Level
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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a
Richten’s tale is a sad one. A scholar and doctor from a land called Darkon, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ingrid, and together they had a son, Erasmus. When he was fourteen, Erasmus was
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with
those who enter her domain unbidden almost never go unnoticed, for Arasta can sense the slightest vibration along her web hair, and her children act as spies on her behalf.
Lair Actions
On initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The D20 Does an adventurer’s sword swing hurt a dragon or just bounce off its iron-hard scales? Will the ogre believe an outrageous bluff? Can a character swim across a raging river? Can a character
them, are the basis for almost every d20 roll that a player makes on a character’s or monster’s behalf. Ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws are the three main kinds of d20 rolls, forming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Lower Central Lower Central seems to exist in blissful ignorance of the power struggles raging above it, and it’s a largely peaceful place. One exception is a street gang called the Broken Mirror
in the inn district called Boldrei’s Hearth. The radiant idol at the heart of this cult seduces its followers into acts of robbery, kidnapping, and even ritual murder to prove their loyalty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
-temple called Bathalang Puno, a massive, mighty, sacred tree that was long ago burned by invaders. In the years that followed the tree’s desecration, evil spirits infested the island. These foul
, strangling roots enveloped it and poured poison into its being for centuries. When Pangil ng Buwan awoke not long ago, its corruption caused it to hate all it once loved. After raging across Lambakluha, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Para-elemental Planes The regions where the Elemental Planes collide and their elemental substances overlap are called Paraelemental Planes. Plane of Ash On the Plane of Ash, also called the Great
few dozen feet, and the battering winds make travel difficult. Here and there, ash clusters into floating realms where outlaws and fugitives take shelter. Plane of Ice The Plane of Ice, also called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
. The rest of the cultists at the Wayside Inn see Backes as their leader however, to be protected and obeyed in any circumstance. The local cultists have received orders to kidnap a local bard, Tarbin
. This results in foul weather and raging skies appearing right above the inn, while the rest of the area is sunny and calm. If the adventurers can intervene in time, they can stop the ritual and save Leilon from destructive weather in their immediate future.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Axe from the Grave An Adventure for 6th-Level Characters Famed bard Froderic Dartwild is dead, and his beautiful mandolin, called Golden Axe, has been stolen from his grave. Even worse, Froderic has
risen as a zombie, terrifying the hamlet of Toadhop. In this heist, the characters must track down Golden Axe from the music school owner who stole it and return it to Froderic so the bard can rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fairness, but when her bloodlust is piqued, she transforms into the raging knight called Malkan and sows discord across the plains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
frost giant named Harshnag lives on Mount Sar north of Waterdeep, and he is sometimes called upon when the Sword Coast faces dire threats. The player characters could fly the citadel to him or—in a more
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
frost giant named Harshnag lives on Mount Sar north of Waterdeep, and he is sometimes called upon when the Sword Coast faces dire threats. The player characters could fly the citadel to him or—in a more
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
living storehouses of history and folklore. Bards know a great deal, and they tend to be willing to share what they know, or at least barter for it. The arrival of a renowned bard is a special occasion
, akin to the visit of a dignitary. A bard can reasonably expect at least a hot supper and a clean place to sleep from a local landlord or inn in exchange for a few songs or stories. A noble might host a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
frost giant named Harshnag lives on Mount Sar north of Waterdeep, and he is sometimes called upon when the Sword Coast faces dire threats. The player characters could fly the citadel to him or—in a more
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
confident her guidance can get them there. Called the Fallbacks, the team includes Anson, a human Fighter too stubborn to stay down; Cazrin, a self-taught, human Wizard determined to test her
theoretical mettle against the real world; Baldric, a dwarf Cleric who refuses to tie himself to a single deity when he can trade favors with them all; Lark, a tiefling Bard with as many secrets as songs; and Uggie, a pet otyugh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Candlekeep with another group of adventurers, given to them by a villager who found it among her grandfather’s old possessions. Her grandfather—a traveling bard in his youth—claimed to have written it
death of a mountain village called Vermeillon by slow, unknown means. Following a terrible accident in the platinum mine, survivors and other villagers began disappearing. Eventually Vermeillon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Adventure Background Froderic Dartwild—Frody to those who knew him well—was a gifted human bard born and raised in the hamlet of Toadhop. He could play the mandolin by age three and performed
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
vessels and captains in mind who frequently travel along the Sword Coast, transporting goods on behalf of merchants, as well as carrying travelers. Both are trustworthy and should be traveling toward
galley called the Ice Floe, which is specially outfitted to break through the icy waters of the far north.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the Dessarin Valley.
“A powerful shadow dragon called the Dark Lady lairs underneath Rundreth Manor, right here.” She points to a spot on the map. “One of our agents saw robed cultists leaving the
the dark. If the characters request payment, the contact is authorized to negotiate on her faction’s behalf. Tailor the reward to the characters’ needs. While the characters are traveling to and from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
replica) for use in the secret chest spell. A fighter might commission a blacksmith to forge a special sword. A bard might pay a tailor to make exquisite clothing for an upcoming in front of the duke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
replica) for use in the secret chest spell. A fighter might commission a blacksmith to forge a special sword. A bard might pay a tailor to make exquisite clothing for an upcoming performance in front of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the halflings” in action. When a halfling is in mortal danger, an unseen force seems to intervene on the halfling’s behalf. Many halflings believe in the power of luck, and they attribute their unusual
like those in the Dark Sun setting. Halflings who prefer to live underground are sometimes called strongheart halflings or stouts. Nomadic halflings, as well as those who live among humans and other tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
storied “luck of the halflings” in action. When a halfling is in mortal danger, an unseen force seems to intervene on the halfling’s behalf. Many halflings believe in the power of luck, and they attribute
halflings like those in the Dark Sun setting. Halflings who prefer to live underground are sometimes called strongheart halflings or stouts. Nomadic halflings, as well as those who live among humans
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
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A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Manual) called batterboars roam the rubblebelts; each batterboar can grow to be the size of a mammoth (as in the Monster Manual), and the passage of a herd can shake the ground and topple buildings
summon raging fire elementals that blaze ahead of marauding Gruul bands. Or they transform the rubble and detritus of civilization into earth elementals, twisted through with choking vines, that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
glittering array of stars and auroras bedecks the sky. The Plane of Water is an endless sea, called the Sea of Worlds, dotted here and there with atolls and islands that rise up from enormous coral reefs that
, called the Sea of Light because of the sunlight filtering down into the water. Aquatic humanoids craft castles and fortresses in the coral reefs. The marids are the distant stewards of this region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Bard There is nothing I would like to do more than explain to you why I’m standing here with stolen goods and my rapier sticking out of this still-warm corpse, officer. I assure you, I have a
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
emerges from death and decay. Gruul Clans. Raging against civilization and its defilement of the natural world, the loose alliance of the Gruul Clans is led by the cyclops Borborygmos. Izzet League. Led by
spirits often called the Ghost Council. Cult of Rakdos. The demonic Cult of Rakdos is the jester in Ravnica’s culture, using satire and performance to skewer the powerful and embolden the weak. But it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
behind the walls of the High City. Elmandar’s Star Charts is run by a retired elf adventurer who once served as the
spelljammer aboard a space galleon called the Eclipse (shown here as a model) The
an update at no charge. Gaspar’s Reclamations Gaspar’s Reclamations specializes in recovering magic items, gems, and works of art on behalf of its clients. The firm makes a living by charging a modest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
united in their dedication to their god and his ideals. A Purphoros campaign might begin with the adventurers being called together by a priest of Purphoros or a master smith to lend aid with an urgent
matter. From there, the characters’ victories on behalf of Purphoros might arouse the ire of Heliod’s followers. Given Purphoros’s impulsiveness, conflict with the followers of other gods can quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
culminate in a journey called peregrination, where they wander the world until they find a new place to call home. The few men who reside permanently in Setessa live in the Amatrophon, training and
gods have more important concerns than the day-to-day governance of a human polis. So a five-member council attends to the daily tasks of leadership on the deity’s behalf. The council is made up of