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Dungeon Master’s Guide
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud.
Vile Speech. While the book is on your
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers.
Mercanes conduct most of their
by underlings or bodyguards.
Mercanes will conduct business with anyone, fairly and reliably, provided the other party has neither harmed nor swindled another mercane in the past. Mercanes have a
Dragonborn
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the
than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her clan, and bringing dishonor
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These
blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Paladin
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
sacred glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
following tables. These traits override any conflicting personality trait, ideal, bond, or flaw.
Personality Traits
D8
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I treat all beings, even enemies, with respect
conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful)
6
Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good)
Bonds
D6
BOND
1
I have a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes
aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that are represented by a special card reading detailed in chapter 1, “Into the Mists.” Before you run the adventure, you need to conduct that reading to determine the location of several items that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
creations of one or more deities whose portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly
fingers.
Mercanes conduct most of their business in Wildspace and the Astral Sea. To a mercane, commerce can take many forms, from the trading of goods and services to the trading of ideas and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bonus is +3, and the Fighter’s AC is 18, so the roll needed is 15 (18 − 3). Finding 15 in the “Normal” column and reading across to the “Out of 8” column, the DM gets a result of 2/8—two of the zombies
hit. Using the zombies’ average damage (4 Bludgeoning damage), the Fighter takes 8 Bludgeoning damage. After seeing the Fighter mauled by zombies, the Bard casts Shatter, centering the spell on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
moment’s contact with such a place is enough to plunge a mortal mind into madness. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: beings that are eternally hungering, searching, warring, sometimes
cultists hasten to gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide the blazing star spawn into the world. The cultists who blaspheme reality by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Other Immortal Beings The Korranberg
CHRONICLE
Eldeen FRACAS Fulfills Prophecy
“In the darkest night of the Dragon Below, storm and dragon are reunited, and they break together upon the legions
Reaches, where an upstart warlord led a barbarian army from the Demon Wastes on a mission of plunder.
For all your news needs, be they ageless riddles or breaking modern developments, keep reading the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
conjure spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control. Guiding Whispers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Mercane Mercanes are the mysterious, magical creations of one or more deities whose portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant
robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers. Mercanes conduct most of their business in Wildspace and the Astral Sea. To a mercane, commerce can take many forms, from the trading of goods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
advisor to Open Lord Laeral Silverhand. See appendix B for more information on these NPCs. Harpers prefer to conduct their business in bustling inns and taverns such as the Yawning Portal, or in quiet
overwhelmed, one or more Harpers come to their rescue. A Harper rescue team usually consists of a bard (see appendix B) or a mage, plus 1d4 + 3 spies or veterans.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing
pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct yourself before gods and mortals. Your oath and alignment might be in harmony, or your oath might represent standards of behavior that you have not yet attained.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and space, altering the perceptions and reality of all beings within its walls.
Bigger on the Inside. The notion of space works strangely in Gravenhollow. The interior of the library continually
location within it.
A Place of Peace. Visitors to the library of Gravenhollow are expected to conduct themselves with decorum, and to refrain from arguments and violence. Creatures that incite conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Pharika as Campaign Villain As a campaign villain, Pharika might conduct experiments in mortal resilience and curiosity, tests that unfold over generations. The characters might spoil one of these
cosmos. Unfortunately, her mutagenic mist causes them to transform into beings they’ve glimpsed from beyond Theros.
2 Seeking to understand more about the Returned, Pharika begins granting them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Zombie Escape Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Groans fill the air as moaning humanoid figures covered in dried bird droppings sprint toward you on the road. As these beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Doppelganger Shape-Shifting Infiltrator Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Individual Doppelgangers are supernatural beings with the ability to shape-shift into any humanlike form. Their mind
-reading abilities aid them in creating near-perfect disguises and plucking secrets from unguarded minds. Occasionally, doppelgangers use their shape-shifting ability in more overt ways, transforming into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing
pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct yourself before gods and mortals. Your oath and alignment might be in harmony, or your oath might represent standards of behavior that you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the diary, dated just over five years earlier, change in tone as Sarah worries about the strange conduct of Lord Yellowcrest, and his habit of spending too much time with ancient books in his study
heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for all of us. I assure you that House Vadalis will conduct a full investigation of this incident and work to regain the trust of the good people of Fairhaven.”
The Cults of the Dragon Below are
recognize the true nature of the beings they serve. A cult of Rak Tulkhesh might truly believe their lord will bring peace to the world, even if that peace must begin with bloody war. Joining such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic
abilities through trial and error. 2 I was a gifted performer and attracted the attention of a master bard who schooled me in the old techniques. 3 I joined a loose society of scholars and orators to learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
at each individual fragment of the Prophecy as a self-contained challenge, and they explore how a certain series of actions might fulfill the Prophecy. The immortal beings who are truly invested in
kindling in the midst of despair is one obvious reading of these words. However, the reference to fires earlier in the verse doesn’t require that the embers here be positive—this could refer to a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
in myriad lesser forms throughout the multiverse. Some of these wondrous items had fewer cards—typically only the thirteen cards used in Istus’s reading for Asteria. Occasionally a deck manifested as
quest to find and destroy every manifestation of the deck so they can end their doomed existence (see chapter 19 for more on these beings). To combat these dangers, an angel founded the Solar Bastion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
silently spend the day reading ancient memoirs or writing messages for their own descendants. (RYAN BARGER) MYTHS OF ATHREOS
Athreos eternally performs a remarkable labor, ferrying mortal souls to the
mortal to delay their death or temporarily return from the Underworld. These individuals were restored as living beings (not as Returned) to complete particular tasks. As a record of these exceptions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
The Darkening At the beginning of the adventure, set the scene by reading following boxed text aloud: For the last few moon cycles, a war has waged among those who dwell above the waves. The lands
called Turmish and Thay are at war. This conflict has become so violent and strange that it’s even spread beneath the waves. Those from Thay summon foul undead beings to do their bidding, and even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
initiation, which includes a solemn oath of secrecy, learn deeper truths that build upon the basic tenets of the group: Preexistent Souls. The souls of mortal beings have always existed and aren’t part of
Things is key to the destruction of the multiverse. Performing a reading with this Deck of Many Things won’t simply reveal the future; it will determine the future, setting a date for the arrival of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with dead spell is cast on his head (which would need to be taken somewhere away from the tower’s spell drain effect), Yan reveals that he was banished from his clan for stealing. A half-elf bard named
great harm to the Vistani and begs the characters to warn his people. He doesn’t know where his body is. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s in a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
with each other, those who aim for the top of their ordning challenge all manner of beings in games of chance and wit. A destiny gambler is a cloud giant who has won increasingly high-stakes wagers
against other giants, smaller folk, and even beings from the Outer Planes. Destiny gamblers wear half masks that cover their eyes. The masks’ runic magic allows these giants not only to see normally, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Faces of Evil. Ancient beings with origins in the Feywild, hags are cankers on the mortal world. Their withered faces are framed by long, frayed hair, horrid moles and warts dot their blotchy skin
other, but they abide by an ageless code of conduct. Hags announce their presence before crossing into another hag’s territory, bring gifts when entering another hag’s dwelling, and break no oaths