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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The high fae makes two Fae Blade attacks and uses Vexing Prank once.
Fae Blade
. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fae Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d8+5", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
can’t be targeted by divination magic or features that would read its mind or determine its creature type.Multiattack. The infiltrator makes two Poison Blade attacks and can use Beguiling
Whisper.
Poison Blade. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Poison Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate. To interact with creatures of other sapient species, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy.
Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design
, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Fae Blade attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Stunning Soliloquy if available.
Fae Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fae Blade
"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d8+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fae Blade", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Stunning Soliloquy (Recharge 5–6
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate. To interact with creatures of other sapient species
, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy.
Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
, indicating to other thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate. To interact with creatures of other
sapient species, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy.
Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
impossible to duplicate. To interact with other folk, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a
member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
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wyrmling has befriended a white dragon wyrmling. The wyrmlings’ parents, who are ancient rivals, regard the relationship with concern.
4
A crystal dragon wyrmling encourages nearby farmers to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
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I speak slowly and deliberately
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Basic Rules (2014)
shadow on a balcony a stone’s throw away. She slides her blade free of its cloth-wrapped scabbard and peers through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable in the grip of sleep
important mission beyond the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
mandibles and wave their antennae, indicating to other thri-kreen what they are thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this method of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate
blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
league of city-states known as the Lords’ Alliance. Lord Dagult Neverember rules over the city, even though he isn’t the true heir to Neverwinter’s crown. He supports the alliance’s efforts to establish
civilization throughout the North, although his primary concern is to rebuild the city and its economy. The most direct route to Neverwinter from the Dessarin Valley is to head west along the trail from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Exploring Mount Ironrot Use the following rules when the characters travel around Mount Ironrot. Regional Effects Mount Ironrot is affected by these environmental phenomena: Impeded Navigation. In
food to forage in the Mournland, and monsters are everywhere. If the party lingers too long between locations, introduce random encounters with creatures such as blazebears (see appendix A) or blade scouting parties (see the “Blade Scouting Party” section later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
surest sign of Lolth’s approval. No tactic is outside the rules in this ongoing conflict. Raids against another house’s outlying property (farming caverns, trade caravans, or hunting parties) are
commonplace. Rumors about disloyalty, conspiracies with surface elves, or heresy against Lolth are circulated so frequently that no one knows what to be sure of. Assassinations, both by blade and by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Class Features When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features for that level. You don't, however, receive the class's starting equipment, and a few features have additional rules when
eldritch invocation Thirsting Blade doesn't give you additional attacks if you also have Extra Attack. Unarmored Defense If you already have the Unarmored Defense feature, you can't gain it again from another class.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
envision him. Tempus’s favor might be randomly distributed, but over the centuries his priests have made an effort to spread and enforce a common code of warfare — to make war a thing of rules, respect for
reputations, and professional behavior. This code, called Tempus’s Honor, has the purpose of making conflicts brief, decisive, and as safe as possible for those not directly involved. The rules in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
about Decks of Many Things than anyone else alive. She has encountered many factions that concern themselves with the decks, defeating hierophants of the Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12), dueling
Sending Stones; the other half of the pair is held by Euryale.
Actions
Multiattack. Asteria makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction.
Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Poison Blade attacks.
Poison Blade. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage.
Reactions
Uncanny
assassin makes one Poison Blade attack.
Vanishing Escape (Costs 3 Actions). The assassin creates a sudden distraction, such as a cloud of disorienting smoke or flash of dazzling light, filling a 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Blade Bazaar This marketplace is named after the most abundant goods the duergar offer, but the shops here sell almost everything available in the city, along with stalls set up by visiting merchants
unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
their trade. Some Arcane Tricksters use their talents as pickpockets and burglars, while others are pranksters.
Level 3: Spellcasting You have learned to cast spells. See chapter 7 for the rules on
spellcasting. The information below details how you use those rules as an Arcane Trickster.
Cantrips. You know three cantrips: Mage Hand and two other cantrips of your choice from the Wizard spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
ideals. Discipline is key, and the order is distinctly more structured and hierarchical than the Harpers. The top concern of both groups is the Cult of the Dragon. In the past, the cult was more active
to the east and it was focused on creating dracoliches. Its shift to the Sword Coast and new emphasis on living dragons and on Tiamat are cause for concern. The cult is on the move and it’s up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
anyone who shares its ideals. Discipline is key, and the order is distinctly more structured and hierarchical than the Harpers. The top concern of both groups is the Cult of the Dragon. In the past
, the cult was more active to the east and it was focused on creating dracoliches. Its shift to the Sword Coast and new emphasis on living dragons and on Tiamat are cause for concern. The cult is on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
that something has happened to the bariaurs. Bkol shares his concern with the characters and asks them to come with him to meet Tyrza Bonebreaker, Glorium’s leader. Hero among Heroes Read the following
happened at Grakenok: Sytri. A silent, masked woman wearing Doomguard armor, Sytri is a chaotic good Doomguard rot blade (see Morte’s Planar Parade). She unfurls a carpet of flying measuring 3 feet by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
knows that demons at large in the world are bad for business. The organization thus views the possible presence of the demon lords in the Underdark with the same concern as any other external threat
Resources: Zhentarim thugs
Graceful and elegant as a blade, Davra Jassur ostensibly recruits promising new talent for the Zhentarim. But she also deals with internal problems, ensuring those problems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, and they’ve grown increasingly common in recent years. In Eberron: Rising from the Last War, only a character of a particular species could have each dragonmark. Those rules reflected the common
Draconic Prophecy, or it could be an aberrant mark that happens to duplicate an established one. You’ll probably never meet an NPC in the world like you, and House Jorasco might not claim you. To build a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you play by the rules of the game, the Trust ignores you. Outsiders find this casual acceptance of preemptive assassination to be terrifying, but the Zil genuinely trust the Trust. Zil gnomes live
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
quite happy with it. Their streets are safe, and as long as you play by the rules of the game, the Trust won’t target you. Outsiders find this casual acceptance of preemptive assassination to be
eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or a blade. Typically, a target will never even see the agent that kills them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the characters’ reaction to this revelation or whether they offer to look for Filch, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. Cyran
. Blade Scouting Party As they pass between scorched thickets, the characters are ambushed by violent followers of a bloodthirsty warmonger called the Lord of Blades. These scouts have orders to search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Class Features When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features for that level. A few features have additional rules when you’re multiclassing. Check the information about multiclassing
included in each of your classes’ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
blackness equivalent to darkness (a 2nd-level spell). A hag carefully shepherds her use of weird magic because the items in her repertoire are often impossible to duplicate or replace. To reflect this fact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
shove option in the combat rules, the sanctuary spell does end on you, since you have made an attack. Can I hand a shadow blade to another PC? It only says the blade dissipates as I throw or drop it. No
of 1, assuming you cast goodberry with a 1st-level spell slot. Can you use green-flame blade and booming blade with Extra Attack, opportunity attacks, Sneak Attack, and other weapon attack options
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Narration in Combat Although it’s important that the players understand what’s going on in terms of the rules, the game can get dull if everyone uses only “gamespeak”: “That’s an 18 to hit,” “You hit
; now roll damage,” “11 points,” and “OK, now we’re to Initiative count 13.” Instead, use the rules and your knowledge of the scene to help your narration. If 18 is barely a hit, but the 11 points of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Class Features When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features for that level. A few features have additional rules when you’re multiclassing. Check the information about multiclassing
included in each of your classes’ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class