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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
52–54 Helm of Comprehending Languages 55 Immovable Rod 56–57 Instrument of the Bards (Doss lute, Fochlucan bandore, or Mac-Fuirmidh cittern) 58–59 Lantern of Revealing 60–61 Nature’s Mantle 62–63 Oil
3 spell) 33–36 Folding Boat 37–40 Glamoured Studded Leather 41–44 Heward’s Handy Haversack 45–48 Horseshoes of Speed 49–52 Instrument of the Bards (Canaith mandolin or Cli lyre) 53–56 Ioun Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, commonly found performing in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
, or wealthy patrons. Bard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
12(+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, but are commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
, and wealthy patrons. Bard
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Girallon A girallon looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with gray skin and white fur. Its fangs and claws set it apart from a normal ape, revealing it to be a monstrous predator. Girallon
Large
monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR
18(+4)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
16(+3)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
give them a broad range of knowledge to support their schemes. Bards, rogues, and wizards are often drawn to this role. Safecracker. The “breaking” part of “breaking and entering” is the Safecracker’s
devices, including guild artisans and even sailors, also fall naturally into this role. Artificer or rogue makes a natural class choice for the Safecracker. Talker. From con artists to fences, anyone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Drowned Assassin Drowned Assassin
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3
)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
9 (−1)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +5
Skills Intimidation +5, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
9 (-1)
WIS
9 (-1)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +5
Skills Intimidation +5, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide. They’re commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +4, Wis +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
fast-talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone's suspicions with false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a blatant lie
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
fast-talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone’s suspicions with false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a blatant
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A Plague of Ghouls. Maurezhi are contagion incarnate. Their bite attacks can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 88 (16d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
17(+3)
CON
12(+1)
INT
11(+0)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
15(+2)
Skills
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
Snow Sphinx Camouflaged against the ice, a solitary snow sphinx is on the prowl. A shock of dark humanoid hair whips around a feline face, revealing piercing blue eyes that can freeze foes with a
Dex 13 +1 +4
Con 15 +2 +5
Mod Save
Int 15 +2 +2
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 16 +3 +3
Skills: Arcana +5, Athletics +6, Deception +6, Insight +5, Stealth +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
trespass on their territories. With no biological needs and supernatural patience, these monsters might wait unmoving for months, revealing themselves only when conditions are perfect to attack. They tend
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 11 +0 +0
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 11 +0 +0
Cha 7 −2 −2
Skills Stealth +4
Immunities Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
Tasha
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
still to appear as ordinary razorvine. When unassuming travelers pass by the seemingly inanimate plant, the blight strikes, revealing its twisted, humanlike form and lashing out with razor-sharp
.”
–Morte
Razorvine Blight Medium Plant, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
5 (−3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
engulfing its prey in a phantasmagorical nightmare. The key to defeating a dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards
)
Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
21 (+5)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
16 (+3)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a
weapons)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
8 (−1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Int
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is contagion incarnate. Its bite can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is allowed
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 88 (16d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
15 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Regardless of a couatl’s task, it prefers to remain hidden, revealing itself only as a last resort. Truth Tellers. A couatl can’t lie, but it can withhold information, answer questions vaguely, or
(natural armor)
Hit Points 97 (13d8 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., fly 90 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
18 (+4)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
18 (+4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Girallon A girallon looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with gray skin and white fur. Its fangs and claws set it apart from a normal ape, revealing it to be a monstrous predator.
Girallon
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
STR
18(+4)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
16(+3)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
12(+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
ft.
STR
4(−3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
13(+1)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
8(−1)
CHA
11(+0)
Senses darkvision 30ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Sylvan
Challenge 1 (200
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
despoiling bloodshed.
More ephemeral or permanent offenses, such as revealing a secret the mummy wished kept or killing an individual the mummy loved, can’t be so easily remedied. In such cases, a
(−1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
12 (+1)
Saving Throws Wis +2
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
). Quill thinks that if he can get close enough to Renekor, he can charm the beholder into revealing information on how to escape Wisteria Vale, or manipulate the beholder’s reality-warping magic to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
conceal his identity, revealing it only when the time has come to display his true power. He is always well-dressed, donning the fine clothing of a noble or wearing the armor and gear of a successful
)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Tactical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
., climb 40 ft.
STR
24 (+7)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
23 (+6)
INT
15 (+2)
WIS
22 (+6)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +13, Wis +13
Skills Arcana +9, Deception
trait: The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
19 (+4)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Str +11, Con +10, Cha +10
Skills Deception
rippling coils precedes the medusa rising up anew, the last of her shed skin dropping away, revealing glistening, unscarred scales.
Fighting Hythonia as a mythic encounter is equivalent to taking on two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills
dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 297 (17d20 + 119)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15
(+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +13, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills History +9, Perception +14, Persuasion +10, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Revealing a safe house, whether purposefully or by accident, causes you to lose favor with the syndicate and may see you banned from using them. Syndicate-Owned Businesses. The syndicate owns several
Backgrounds Burglar Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Outlander, Urchin Muscle Criminal, Entertainer, Outlander, Sailor, Soldier Con Artist Acolyte, Charlatan, Criminal, Entertainer, Noble, Urchin Cleaner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
families of those crippled or killed in service. However, the brothers’ kindness is not matched by their discernment, and the Three Old Toads frequently fall victim to grifters. Several times, these con
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
. Several times, these con artists have stolen enough money to threaten the Three Old Kegs with bankruptcy, and the brothers have been forced to find outside help to recover their lost funds and keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of Balduran stared back the way he had come. Prevented from
live-audience adventure. Rilsa Rael
Medium humanoid (human), neutral
Armor Class 15 (leather armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a set of cartographer’s tools, six pints of oil, an illustrated book about ropers, an emerald worth 250 gp, and a lantern of revealing. G5: Showroom This room is empty, but crumbling wall carvings
)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Int +8, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +8, Insight +6, Perception +6, Stealth +6
Senses darkvision