bonding before define common replacing

Ancient Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.A Red Dragon’s Lair Red dragons lair in high mountains or

earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur. Rocky fissures within 1 mile of the dragon

Adult Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.A Red Dragon’s Lair Red dragons lair in high mountains or hills

earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur. Rocky fissures within 1 mile of the dragon’s

Klauth

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

damage and be knocked prone. Klauth can then fly up to half his flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its

legendary red dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Small earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water

Magic Items

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

Magic Items The world of Eberron thrums with the power of magic. Artificers, magewrights, wizards, and other spellcasters produce an abundance of magic items, particularly those with the common

objects created by the daelkyr. While not fully sentient, these symbiotic items are partially organic. Attuning to such an item reflects physically bonding with it. While these objects aren’t evil, some people might be disturbed upon seeing your living armor or tentacle whip!

Valenar Animals

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

understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can’t speak Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Bonding. The steed can magically bond with one creature it can see, immediately after spending at least 1 hour observing that

) CON 10 (+0) INT 9 (–1) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Perception +5 Senses passive Perception 15 Languages understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can’t

Session Zero

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

a troupe of adventuring Entertainers. The origins the players choose define who their characters were before becoming adventurers. Think about how the characters’ backgrounds might inform adventures

characters met, you can suggest the following options. Bonding Event. Some bonding event (such as a wedding, a festival, or a funeral) brings the characters together, whereupon they quickly discover a

Levels 1-4: Local Heroes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Levels 1-4: Local Heroes Characters in this tier are still learning the range of class features that define them, including their choice of specialization. But even 1st-level characters are heroes

, set apart from the common people by natural characteristics, learned skills, and the hint of a greater destiny that lies before them. At the start of their careers, characters use 1st- and 2nd-level

Lizardfolk Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Common words. Lizardfolk use active verbs to describe the world. A lizardfolk in cold weather might say, “This wind brings cold” rather than “I feel cold.” Lizardfolk tend to define things in terms of actions, rather than effects.

), Vyth (steel) LIZARDFOLK SPEECH Lizardfolk can master Common, but their mindset results in a speech pattern distinct from other humanoids. Lizardfolk rarely use metaphors. Their speech is almost

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the

relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers. Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe

Creating Your Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

are replacing your race with a lineage, replace any Ability Score Increase you previously had with these. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and

campaign. If you are replacing your race with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special

History

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

History Because elements of a ghost’s mortal life define and foreshadow the course of their death and undeath, a common aspect of a ghost-story adventure involves piecing together the history of the

First-Year Student

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

a student has selected a college, they trade their plain gray first-year uniforms for the trappings of their chosen school and begin honing—or even replacing—the magic they learned in their initial

13 (+1) INT 12 (+1) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 11 (+0) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages Common plus any two languages Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Corrupt Beyond Redemption

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Darklord, consider the depth of their greatest evil and what made it more significant, abominable, or poetic than more common forms of villainy. The following elements all might be aspects of this

other details. Those Harmed. The people the Darklord harmed need to feel real. Give them names. Imbue them with agency, and don’t define them as victims or props. The people who survived the Darklord’s

Cults of the Dragon Below

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

image of the holy symbol is one common example—a piece of volcanic glass—not something shared by all cults. There are warlocks who draw power from demon overlords and daelkyr cultists who serve mind

part of a cult, work with the DM to define your personal beliefs, along with the size and scope of your cult. Does your faith have wide support across the Shadow Marches? Or are you and your family the only people who share your particular beliefs?

Felidar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

(+3) CHA 14(+2) Saving Throws Dex +6, Wis +6, Cha +5 Skills Insight +6, Perception +6 Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 16 Languages understands Celestial and Common but

can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Bonding. The felidar can magically bond with one creature it can see, right after spending at least 1 hour observing that creature while within 30 feet of it. The

Tarkanan Assassin

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

Languages Common, thieves’ cant Challenge 2 (450 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The assassin’s spellcasting ability is Constitution (+4 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following

mark, replacing the spells in the stat block’s Innate Spellcasting trait. Aberrant Dragonmark Innate Spells d6 At Will 1/Day 1 Fire bolt (2d10) Burning hands (3d6) 2 Shocking

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one

resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two tribes will always prefer to expand in different directions if they come into contact, but they do happen. For example, two

Meloon Wardragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

adventuring party was attacked by monsters unleashed by Xanathar — including a number of intellect devourers. One of the creatures succeeded in magically devouring and replacing Meloon’s brain, turning the

) CHA 15(+2) Saving Throws Str +9, Con +6 Skills Athletics +9, Survival +6 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12 Languages Common, Deep Speech, telepathy 60 ft. Challenge

Noteworthy Sites

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

Noteworthy Sites Dayawlongon is a tropical archipelago whose waters hold massive whirlpools that make boat travel between the islands challenging. Winding rivers, deep jungles, and mountains define

connect many of the region’s islands. Travelers are common, and the most traveled skybridges hold small communities where they can rest and resupply. Legend holds that the bones of enormous bakunawa

Character and Party Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

include multiple backgrounds, as sometimes it’s fun to play an all-soldier party or a troupe of adventuring entertainers. The backgrounds they choose define who their characters were before becoming

helping the players flesh out the details. For example, if the characters came together to overcome a common foe, the identity of this enemy needs to be determined. If a funeral gathered the group, the

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

origins: Common, which functions as a shared tongue throughout the Land of the Mists. Beyond this, all the other languages noted in the Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual are spoken among the Domains of

, but their words are understandable. DM Option: Domain Languages. If you want to highlight the differences between domains, you can do away with Common and decide that the inhabitants of each domain

Creating a Race or Subrace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

increasing the diversity of options for a particular race, rather than replacing some options with other ones. The following example walks through the creation of an elf subrace: the eladrin. This

have darkvision. Instead of resistance to fire damage, we give them resistance to radiant damage to reflect their celestial nature. However, radiant damage isn’t as common as fire damage, so we give

Why a Monstrous Character?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

three questions. Rare or Mundane? Consider how common orc, goblin, and similar adventurers are in your setting. Are they regarded as no stranger than elves or dwarves? Are they met with suspicion? The

architects of grand, heavily fortified edifices, which other folk dwell in for a price. The cultural notes in chapter 1 are the standard D&D depiction of these creatures, but by no means do they define them

Life in Godsbreath

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

’ example. The Covenant is a pantheon of deities with a particular interest in Godsbreath. They have varied alignments and interests. This local pantheon is for you to define and might include gods

examples of common given names in Godsbreath: Feminine. Aba, Bilah, Diya, Emilene, Essie, Sukie Masculine. Cato, Ellis, Kumber, Mobe, Saffran, Sogo Gender-Neutral. Deland, Holston, June, Madel, Winter Surnames. Godskith, Grayshore, Hilltop, Longkin, Riveridge

Wuxia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Asian martial-arts movies is a perfect match for D&D. Players can define the appearance of their characters and gear however they like for the campaign, and spells need only minor flavor changes so

of a wuxia campaign. The Wuxia Weapon Names table lists alternative names for common weapons from the Player’s Handbook and identifies their real-world cultural origins. An alternative name changes

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the

from the Standard Languages table, or choose one that is common in your campaign. With your DM’s permission, you can instead choose a language from the Exotic Languages table or a secret language

Life and Outlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are

placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

shapes and abilities. The common forms that are familiar to demonologists represent broad trends, but individual demons defy those tendencies. For instance, a vrock might crawl out of an oil slick in the

discuss such matters use the term “layer” to define a certain part of this infinite expanse. That nomenclature, to the extent that it implies a particular configuration, is misleading. The Abyss is a

Documancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

of thing. In time, this hunger to define and make official the rhythm of daily life found its expression in documancy, a kind of mystic bureaucratic art founded by Omin Dran. Anything you put a

you with hints whenever you try to solve a puzzle or decipher clues involving writing. Documancy Satchel At rank 2, your documancy satchel becomes a common magic item, allowing you to magically send and

Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Perks With a guild as your group’s patron, you gain the following perks. These perks require an annual contribution of 15 gp paid to the guild (replacing the 5 gp per month cost for characters with the

quest to create something perfect that will define their life’s work and secure their legacy. They lose sight of right and wrong in pursuit of the finest materials and exciting opportunities. 2

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

pair-bonding occurs in a tribe other than at the moment when coupling takes place. At other times, males and females are more or less indifferent toward one another. All orcs consider mating to be a

occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake

Cultists of the Dead Three

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

) 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

Skills Intimidation +5, Perception +4 Condition Immunities frightened Senses passive Perception 14 Languages Common Challenge 2 (450 XP) Tactical Discipline. The iron consul has advantage

Howling Hatred Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Languages Auran, Common Challenge 1 (200 XP) Spellcasting. The knight is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It knows

Perception 9 Languages Common Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Guiding Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the initiate gains advantage on the next ranged attack roll it makes before

Tresendar Manor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

stand, but most have been burned or smashed to the ground. The older masonry of the manor walls had been crumbling for some time. New stonework was replacing the old, but everything has been smashed to

she finishes a long rest). She has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. She speaks Common and Orc. Gildha repeatedly mutters something in a low voice, but she has something in her mouth that makes it

Presto

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

of prepared spells, replacing any of the spells there with spells from your spellbook. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Wizard spells. Spellcasting Focus. You

, Common; on a 4–5, Uncommon; on a 6, Rare. The DM chooses the item, which disappears after 1 hour if it’s not consumed or destroyed before then.

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