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Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

hence the reason for your return to society. Work with your DM to determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign. Other Hermits This hermit background assumes a

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

creature she sees when she awakens after a long rest. See the stat block for details. Hourglass Coven The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of time: one reflects

regains all of its shared spells. Alter Size. Skabatha magically shrinks herself to Tiny size (between 4 and 8 inches tall) or returns to her normal size. If Skabatha lacks the room to return

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding. With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons

catalog all its details in a journal. 6 You mistakenly assume that surface folk know about and are impressed by your people’s history. Triton Names Most triton names have two or three

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

superseding event. Suddenly directionless and unable to return to your homeland, you have lingered, adrift, in this wretched city. Feature: Discovery The quiet seclusion of your extended

past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and hence the reason for your return to society. Work with your DM to

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily

The Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

foes, at which point the deep friendships between them forge the kind of fighting force needed to overthrow tyranny and eradicate evil. Harper scouts engaged in charting and blocking off Underdark

contest. Zelraun’s experience gives him a +9 modifier to his Intelligence checks. Zelraun loans the shield guardian and its control amulet to the first character to beat him at the game. If Zelraun proves

Region Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

characters explore the wilderness during the day and camp or return to the keep at night. Getting Started. This section provides setup instructions for the DM and introduces the region to the characters with

thematic read-aloud text. Encounters. This section presents encounters that might occur in the region. Each encounter’s text details what challenge the characters must overcome.

Reception at Bow's End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Reception at Bow’s End The night the characters return to Strixhaven, there’s a welcoming reception at Bow’s End Tavern. This event gives students the opportunity to socialize with friends and learn

. The event concludes with a student getting ill (see “One Too Many?”)—foreshadowing events later in this adventure—and disgruntled students demanding the characters face them in a magical contest (see “The Challenge”). This challenge works best if it comes from a character’s Rival.

Traveling the Skybridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

spread to the few travelers the party meets. Most people are headed away from Kalapang, believing the bakunawa will return. As the characters near the skybridge, read the following description: A

Intelligence (History) check know the details about skybridges from the “Noteworthy Sites” section at the end of this adventure. Any travelers the characters pass are also happy to share these details.

Torm's Bridges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

characters approach either bridge, they can make out the initial details of the rift and can see the guards blocking the path. Read the following to set the scene: A rift in the earth divides Elturel into

Unity of Self

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

character receives a flood of sensations and their memories as this missing piece of themself returns. Among these are any other details about the character the player wants to be true—such as how the

they create now. This is now their one and only character—who they truly are and have always been. The other incarnations aren’t used again, and the details in the “Glitch Characters” section in the

Mortuary Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Outlands for details on the Mortuary. Multiversal Glitch The Mortuary is a dangerous place for 3rd-level characters. If a character dies, refer to the “Running Glitch Characters” section in this

book’s introduction. If all the characters die at once, they reappear back in the morgue. Morte heckles them on their return.

A Tense Evening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

her camp. She promises to return by the following dawn. The “Cudgel’s Report” section details what Cudgel learns. Mayor Raven is eager to learn more about Gragonis’s meeting in the woods west of town

Using the Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

. Return this information to the dwarf known as Varrin Axebreaker, who will brief you on the details of the mission. Good luck, operatives.” Closing the music box causes the golden key to vanish.

Rockblight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. Since the return of the svirfneblin to Blingdenstone, the deep gnomes have studiously avoided sections of the old city that Ogrémoch’s Bane and Neheedra inhabit, blocking it off from the rest of the

Using the Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. Return this information to the dwarf known as Varrin Axebreaker, who will brief you on the details of the mission. Good luck, operatives.” Closing the music box causes the golden key to vanish.

Blingdenstone Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

clear the debris blocking the way into the domains of the Pudding King. The Goldwhisker Clan Chipgrin doesn’t know about the Pudding King’s deal with Juiblex, but he knows the Pudding King can command the

Neverlight Grove. If the characters have already been in Neverlight Grove and witnessed the horror of Zuggtmoy, they can discard this idea or brave a stealthy return to the corrupted myconid haven

15. Wind Tunnel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

15. Wind Tunnel Carved birds soar across the walls of this corridor. Blocking the passage near its northern end is a large adamantine propeller with five sharp blades. With a successful DC 15

is ejected north of the propeller. If the propeller is jammed for 3 consecutive rounds, it breaks down and becomes nonfunctional. At dawn the next day, Withers sends tomb dwarves to repair the damage and return the trap to its operational state.

Trouble at the Docks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

, and one of those ships is mine. Pity I can’t reach it. Would you be good enough to help me? I promise to return the favor.” Captain Elaina Sartell, a chaotic good bandit captain, commands the

ten thugs blocking her path work for him. Traevus and his thugs are indifferent toward the party but turn hostile if the characters try to force their way onto the Moondancer with Captain Sartell in

Need a Lift?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

character who suspects that “Vilroy” is hiding something can make a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the changeling’s Charisma (Deception) check. A character who wins the contest detects slight

differences in the sergeant’s facial expressions, suggesting that she’s not the same person the party interacted with previously. Jas doesn’t have details of any prior conversations the party had with the

Reunion in Sigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

revelation, the characters receive a message via a Sending spell from Alustriel offering to provide more help once the characters are ready. If the characters don’t plan to return to Sigil, encourage them to

do so. If the characters return to the sanctum in Sigil, Alustriel and Tasha convey the following information: Demiplanes. Alustriel and Tasha know that Vecna’s plans for the multiverse hinge on the

Artifacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

score, the mortal can tap into hidden properties of the weapon (see chapter 2 for details on piety). Alternatively, those who don’t worship the weapon’s divine owner often find themselves cursed for

from a divine champion who needed it but refuses to return it. 4 Destroy a god’s weapon and channel the energy released to create a new magic item or work a miracle. 5 Reforge a god’s

13. Umberlee's Chosen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

, blocking them in. If anyone is hesitant to enter, he’ll beckon for them to come forward, asking them to converse with him. In this regard, his demeanor is regal, but gracious and non-hostile. “Please. Come

characters to complete this combat, and exit the chamber. While they’re in combat here, Gar has proceeded to the final encounter that begins with his assault on the kraken priests. See below for more details

The Farmers' Story

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

clearly is preparing to return to Promise for the Awakening Festival. They also share that Kianna had been behaving strangely, growing increasingly convinced that her dead friend was speaking to her

. The farmers can also relate details from the adventure’s background or about Cradlelace Lake if asked. Although the farmers can’t reward the characters with much in the way of wealth, they gift the

Passing Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

uneventfully, tell the players that and move on. Don’t make the players spend time discussing which character cooks what for dinner unless they enjoy such descriptions. It’s OK to gloss over mundane details

and return to the action as quickly as possible. Expect players to discuss the events of the game, spend time planning, and engage in long conversations in character. You don’t need to be involved in

A Multiversal Glitch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

themselves, their true memories return, and their place in the multiverse solidifies, unlocking lost abilities and revealing the characters’ actual nature. The “Glitch Characters” section provides details on creating and running characters affected by this multiversal glitch.

Theft in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details

d6 Theft Details 1 You did it for the prestige as much as the money. It took months to plan and even longer to get everyone into place. The High Hall is locked down tight every evening. Its

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds

protection from invaders and in return providing services such as excavating new living spaces and disposing of trash. If it’s unlucky, the tribe is enslaved by the other humanoids, and the kobolds

Meeting the Governor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

families have sent numerous adventurers in search of the couple; the few that returned did so empty-handed. Governor Folcarae can also relate the legend of the Eternal Garden, but she doesn’t know details

about its inhabitants or dangers—she doubts it even exists. In exchange for Juliana and Orlando’s safe return, she promises a reward of 5,000 gp.

Chapter 2: Giants in Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

escape. In return, she taught me the rudiments of rune carving. —Bigby Intended for the Dungeon Master, this chapter explores key aspects of giants’ life and society. The ideas and tables included

the relationships between giants and other kinds of creatures. “Organizations” details organizations that unite giants across the lines of the ordning, bringing them together around common goals and

Theft in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6

Theft Details 1 You did it for the prestige as much as the money. It took months to plan and even longer to get everyone into place. The High Hall is locked down tight every evening. Its crypts

Quest Goals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

case, the characters return to the location of the first encounter in this adventure: the Wayside Inn. Some of the descriptions, details, and actions in this encounter are meant to echo that first

Passing Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

players spend time discussing which character cooks what for dinner unless they enjoy such descriptions. It’s OK to gloss over mundane details and return to the action as quickly as possible. Expect

Starting the Story

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

approach is a cliché, but it is an effective one. Use the following two tables to generate a couple of details, then tailor the particulars of the quest and the quest giver to suit the adventure you plan

to run. A Mysterious Stranger Offers a Quest d8 Objective 1 Recover a particular item 2 Find and return with an NPC or monster 3 Slay a terrible monster or NPC 4 Guard a person while they perform

Step 1: Choose a Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

in more details about your class later. Choosing your class is the most important decision you make in creating a character, and it informs many of the decisions you make in later steps. You’ll return to your class’s description in “Character Classes” several more times before you’re done.

Step 1: Choose a Class Choose a class, and write it on your character sheet. The Class Overview table summarizes the classes. See “Character Classes” for the classes’ details. Class Overview Class

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