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Candlekeep Mysteries
animals, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): animal messenger, barkskin
Feline Agility. When K’Tulah moves on her turn in combat, she can double her speed until the end of the turn. Once she uses
collected painstakingly over the past decade is my pride and joy.”
Flaw. “I don’t like feeling trapped.”
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
toddler, except for the black-feathered wings sprouting from the faerie’s shoulders. When engaged in combat, faerie pests wield thought-manipulating magic alongside sharp blades coated in
moss than most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie;pixies or Sprite;sprites.
Mischievous Stealth. The faerie takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
combat, irda seekers can momentarily cloak themselves as they dart around the battlefield.
Irda
The Dragon Queen created the irda long ago. While most irda embraced their wicked creator’s
minions.
Distantly related to oni, ogre;ogres, and other giant folk, irda have shimmering skin that ranges through shades of indigo and sea green. Their innate magic provides them with limited shape
Fighter
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Fighter
As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane warriors
mastery with weapons and armor, and a thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.
Well-Rounded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aftermath of the Last War Droaam is barely a decade old. The treaty nations refuse to acknowledge its sovereignty; according to the terms of the Treaty of Thronehold, it’s a rebellious territory of
bandits and fugitives, and outlanders have to watch their step. Tensions remain high on the border with Breland, resulting in constant skirmishes and raids. Deeper within the nation, the Daughters of
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Fist or the Watch. If you do, you have responsibilities related to your post. For as long as you perform these responsibilities, you gain benefits. If you stop performing your responsibilities, though
I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation.
5
I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
6
I enjoy being
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical power they wield: power to heal the sick and injured, to smite the wicked and the
. 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
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized
who’ve known each other for over a decade might consider each other friends or enemies, but the strength of this sentiment is much fainter than any comparable human emotion. Since most of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
throughout the plane are curtains of vaporous color, and passing through a curtain leads a traveler to a region of the Border Ethereal connected to a specific Inner Plane, the Material Plane, the Feywild
, or the Shadowfell. The color of the curtain indicates the plane whose Border Ethereal the curtain conceals; see the Ethereal Curtains table. Ethereal Curtains d8 Plane Color of Curtain 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ethereal Plane The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fogbound dimension. Its “shores,” called the Border Ethereal, overlap the Material Plane, the Feywild, the Shadowfell, and the Inner Planes, and every
location on those planes has a corresponding location on the Ethereal Plane. Visibility in the Border Ethereal is usually limited to 60 feet. The plane’s depths comprise a region of swirling mist and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Celestials Various Celestials watch over the Outlands, particularly those reaches that border the Upper Planes. Angels and archons (presented later in this book) are particularly common. Some seek to
corner of the Outlands overrun by demons. 2 Wearing grim armor and displaying a rust-colored horn, a unicorn influenced by Acheron challenges all it encounters to mortal combat. 3 A fallen deva, now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
with the following changes: K’Tulah speaks Common and Druidic, and she has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. When K’Tulah moves on her turn in combat, she can double her speed until the end of the
research I’ve collected painstakingly over the past decade is my pride and joy.” Flaw. “I don’t like feeling trapped.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Combining Game Effects (p. 252) This is a new subsection at the end of the “Combat” section: Different game features can affect a target at the same time. But when two or more game features have the
fire damage doesn’t increase if the burning target is subjected to that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
surprise their enemies in the next combat. The players gain advantage on any ability checks related to their current task. Each character gains inspiration. If the players fail this objective, their allies
Narrative Combat Instead of resolving the battle with miniatures, you’ll guide your players through a series of tough dilemmas, each leading to a different battlefield encounter. Their actions on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in chapter 9, “Combat”). Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency with the battleaxe
make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in chapter 9, “Combat”). Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency with the
make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you had to defeat in single combat to complete your instruction. 2 Your master was kindly and taught you to pursue the cause of peace. 3 Your master was merciless in pushing you to your limits. You
suspect that the two of you might be related. 6 Your master was kind and generous, never critical of your progress. Nevertheless, you feel you never fully lived up to the expectations placed on you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
on archery-related combat styles and spells or take the Sharpshooter feat. Any Thrane could take the acolyte background to reflect a strong connection to the church, or the soldier background based on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
by taking the Magic Initiate feat. Archery is a devotional practice of the Silver Flame, so as a martial Thrane you might focus on archery-related combat styles or take the Sharpshooter feat. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
town to town to crack tough cases the local authorities can’t handle. Such a campaign emphasizes puzzles and problem-solving in addition to combat prowess. A larger mystery might even set the stage for
the greater mystery only once in a while; individual adventures might be at best tangentially related to that theme. A diet of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so be sure to mix up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this role, as are paladins—as long as they aren’t asked to do things that violate the tenets of their oaths. Marshal. Combat is the specialty of the Marshal, who focuses on enforcing the law of the
that extends to protecting the border from incursions, but more often a Warden contend with monstrosities and wild beasts that threaten the populace, magical corruption that harms the land, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Ella doesn’t participate in the combat. Gnolls. The gnolls fight to the death, cackling maniacally all the while. Cart and Dretches. The cart is a Large object with AC 15, 27 hit points, and immunity to
distract enemies in combat. A character who makes a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can convince the mastiff to stay out of the fight and find shelter. Hezrou. On its turn, the demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Gatekeepers, and you’re on a quest to combat a daelkyr-related threat beyond the bounds of the Shadow Marches. 2 House Tharashk recruited you from the Marches to serve as a mercenary in the Last
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
the poisoned condition and resistance to poison damage. They have a +4 bonus to Intelligence (History) checks related to the origin of stonework. Their attacks with picks or hammers are treated as a
the stone slab in area 2. If approached, the handlers refer characters to Moghadam in area 1. If combat breaks out, they flee to area 2 and release the umber hulks, ordering them to dispose of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
) is highly intelligent and quite the boaster. In ancient lore it was considered to be related to the moon, a fact of which it is quite proud. During combat the slug will detail, in Olman, what it has
very slippery—moving across this difficult terrain costs 3 feet of speed for every 1 foot traveled). Any sudden actions, including those necessary for combat, might result in the character taking a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
goats, the soil being too thin and too poor for farming. They aren’t Uthgardt or related to them, but they might have some distant ties to the Northlanders, as they seem to be of Illuskan stock. They
Secomber, on the border between the North and the settlements of the Western Heartlands. Built over the ruins of Hastarl, capital of the ancient kingdom of Athalantar, Secomber is a quiet place where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
central role in the life of the Talenta halflings. You might flavor your spells and class features as dinosaur-related: you could have a clawfoot companion, take on a fastieth form, name your combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Here are some questions you can ask the players as they create characters to get a sense of the party’s relationships: Are any of the characters related to each other? What keeps the characters together
perform tasks both in and out of combat, including things such as setting up camp and carrying gear. Ideally, a sidekick’s abilities should complement those of the main character. For example, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
potential for combat, while “Nature Spirits” presents a fun quest without the danger. The quests in this chapter are designed to get the characters exploring Ten-Towns and the nearby wilderness, while
not be related.
7 In Good Mead, the town speaker was recently killed by a nine-foot-tall giant. Rumor has it the giant stole a shipment of honey mead, without which a handful of taverns in Ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in Limbo. As with the Elemental Planes, one can imagine the perceptible part of the Outer Planes as a border region, while extensive spiritual regions lie beyond ordinary sensory experience. Even in
. Coupleofkooks Layers of the Outer Planes Most Outer Planes include a number of distinct realms. These environments are often imagined as a stack of related parts of the same plane, so travelers refer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds who’ve known each other for over a decade might consider each other friends or enemies, but the strength of
being distantly related to dragons. A female can lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches. Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
a magical bubble and are pulled into the Border Ethereal (see chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). During the ritual, you tell a story of your future journey, relating details of what will be
find a map either related to your current mission or inspiring a new one. On a success, you find a map with a prominent landmark. The map has information on the natural terrain within one mile of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
regions or nations that border the North, while others are prevalent in parts of the world far from the Sword Coast. Arkaiun Short in stature with tan skin and dark hair, the Arkaiuns dwell primarily in
; (surnames) Archer, Gareth, Leed, Kendrick, Morgan, Waters Gur Related to the Rashemi, Gurs are stout, dusky-skinned, and dark-haired. They consider themselves “children of Selûne,” and most of them