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Player’s Handbook
Core Fighter Traits
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mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Explosive Core. When the spore is subjected to Fire damage, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the spore takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
":"Explosive Core", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.
Rolling Mass. The spore doesn’t need to expend extra movement to move through Difficult Terrain.Multiattack. The spore makes four Tendril
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
both banks of the Tartyx River. These multiheaded hounds of the Underworld breathe gouts of molten rock that sear and imprison those who trespass upon the borders of life and death. Most cerberi have a
of the dead. Such isn’t the case for mortals, though, and they eagerly set upon those who tread too close to the Underworld’s borders.
Feared by the living and the dead, cerberi patrol
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6
);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Slam. Melee Weapon
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Death Burst. When the elemental dies, it explodes in a burst of colored light. Each creature within 5 feet of the elemental must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1
elemental mascot, a mage draws power from a blend of all the natural elements, extracting their vibrant colors to craft a swirling outer shell before imbuing its core with a planar spirit. As creatures of
Feats
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table.
Rune Spells
Rune
Spell
Cloud
Fog cloud
Death
Inflict wounds
Dragon
Chromatic orb
Enemy
Disguise self
You’ve studied the magic of Giant runes, granting you the following benefits:
Comprehend Languages. You learn the comprehend languages spell. You can cast this spell without expending a spell
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This set of 1d4 + 2 small paint pots contains pigments mixed from crushed luminescent gemstones. This magical paint bestows temporary magical gifts on creatures with runes drawn on their skin with
this paint.
One paint pot contains enough pigment to paint one rune. A creature can spend 10 minutes to paint one of the following runes onto itself or another creature:
Journey Rune. Difficult
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
living and the dead, cerberi patrol both banks of the Tartyx River. These multiheaded hounds of the Underworld breathe gouts of molten rock that sear and imprison those who trespass upon the borders of
life and death. Most cerberi have a boundless hunger for fresh meat, especially the flesh of humanoids. Villains have been known to exploit that hunger by luring cerberi away from the river and setting them loose on mortal settlements.Fire, Necrotic
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
flesh meld’s core. The stench of death surrounds a flesh meld.
When a creature is consumed by a flesh meld, the creature’s mind is merged into the flesh meld’s consciousness. More
Amorphous. The flesh meld can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing.
Aura of Death. At the start of each of the flesh meld’s turns, each creature within 5 feet of it must
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
each: circle of death, enervation,* phantasmal killer,symbol;symbol (discord only)2/day each: finger of death, harm, mental prison,*power word pain*1/day each: power word kill, power word stun, symbol
;symbol (death only), weird* Spell from Xanathar’s Guide to EverythingMultiattack. Ygorl makes three attacks: two with its scythe, and one with its Entropic Touch.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +14
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
at his core, the seneschal didn’t return as a skeletal knight but rather as an intangible spirit. Caradoc’s Undead form suits him well, allowing him to possess the living and use unwilling
;The safest place to be is behind the toughest warrior in the room.”
Bond. “In life and in death, I’m the only one who matters.”
Flaw. “Who can resist a little drama
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
damage whenever the eater of hope hits it with an attack. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and isn’t cursed.An eater of hope is bitter to the core, resentful of all forms
death. The worst of these hateful dead, through ages of bitterness, gradually transform into fiends, the tormentors of the Underworld. The people of Theros know these fiends as demons.
Immortal Nature
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
terrain, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): Bigby's hand, geas, wall of force
6th level (2 slots): chain lightning, globe of invulnerability, programmed illusion
7th level (2 slots): finger of death
casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
2
The
Characteristics
Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
tremendous scope of its sprawl, and its borders (if it has any) are unknown, except possibly to those who live near the edges. The story of Ravnica focuses on its core. Sometimes called the city proper
, this core is divided into ten districts, each of which is a huge urban environment in its own right. The districts are named in simple numerical order from the First to the Tenth. No correlation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creature that reveals themself to be lying about who they are. In her guise as duchess, Saidra dons a bird-like mask and fashionable scarlet gowns. As the Red Death, she is nothing more than a
crimson-tinged shadow. Closing the Borders. When Duchess Saidra wants to close the borders of her domain, the Mists don’t rise. Rather, those who try to leave find themselves roaming the lands of
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ramya’s Powers and Dominion Reborn as a death knight, Ramya desperately tries to hold on to or retake the Sapphire Throne in a cycle of victory and loss with her equally uncompromising siblings
thousands of them having died in her service. These soldiers’ loyalty follows them into death. Any living soldier who dies in Ramya’s service returns to life as an Undead warrior—a skeleton or wight—on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
). Each time you gain a level, you can replace one of the runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table. Rune Spells Rune Spell Cloud Fog cloud Death Inflict wounds Dragon Chromatic orb
Rune Shaper Prerequisite: Spellcasting Feature or Rune Carver Background You’ve studied the magic of Giant runes, granting you the following benefits: Comprehend Languages. You learn the comprehend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Fighter NÉSTOR OSSANDÓN LEAL A Master of All Arms and Armor Core Fighter Traits Primary Ability Strength or Dexterity Hit Point Die D10 per Fighter level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and
—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
It’s Your World In creating your campaign world, it helps to start with the core assumptions and consider how your setting might change them. The subsequent sections of this chapter address each
, but they’re not the only set of assumptions that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign concept by altering one or more of those core assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have done
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Fighter Core Fighter Traits Primary Ability Strength or Dexterity Hit Point Die D10 per Fighter level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Constitution Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Acrobatics
with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it. Fighters master various weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the investigation into the death of her husband and son, Empress Inaya seeks adventurers to find new leads. 2 A deadly illness, introduced by bandits to weaken trade, ravages camels throughout the
borders with giant scorpions. Empress Inaya hires the characters to secretly infiltrate Tarikh and make the rogue king see sense.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
next game (assuming the participant wants to keep playing). Life and Death Life and death is a dice game played between the house (represented by a dealer) and a player. While up to five players can
life and death, they can opt to push their luck on their next bet. In this case, they bet everything they won on the last roll (their ante plus the winnings from the house). If they win, the house
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
saved from certain death give a quick show of gratitude before running toward the hazy borders of Lulu’s memory and disappearing. Character Death The Idyllglen memory is as real to the characters as any location, and they can die here.
Idyllglen Features The town of Idyllglen has the following general features. Borders The characters are confined to the part of Idyllglen shown on map 4.2. Beyond the edges of the map, everything is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invaders’ connection to the circle. Missing
built the circle. She demands tribute in the form of magical metal treasure to allow the characters to access the circle. She also accepts a fragment from the core of a supposedly inert runic colossus (see chapter 6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes. This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of Esclarotta
, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
deny their existence. Much of the World Is Untamed. Wild regions abound. City-states, confederacies, and kingdoms of various sizes dot the landscape, but beyond their borders the wilds crowd in. People
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
borders, boundaries, and that which is “neither.” Those who undertake journeys, especially dangerous ones, often drop a coin into a fountain or a body of water in apotropaic acknowledgment of the River
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes.
This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of
Esclarotta, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan. Losers rot where they fall in the jungle. Violations of the rules are punishable by death. Chakuna closes her domain’s borders while the trial is underway and can change the hunt’s rules on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the borders between life and death as emotionlessly as he does. If one of his servants falters, Athreos is quick to revoke his blessings.
customs unique to their cultures and preserve the memories of the departed. Beyond the mortal world, the River Guide opposes any who disrupt the cycle of life and death, behavior that occasionally brings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
body of elemental ice with a core of lightning that animates them. If a galvanice weird is destroyed, the ice shatters and lightning crackles outward in a dangerous explosion. Still, most Izzet
1 (200 XP)
Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Theros, drawing in multiple gods and threatening the idea of civilization itself. Player characters who are champions of other gods could find themselves marked for death by hunters who have a grudge
blames Iroas for stirring up the conflict and puts Setessa under her protection, expanding the borders of the Nessian Wood to encompass all of Setessa, creating a near-impenetrable fortress filled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
one of the corpses. (The gnome is really a troll named Xlorp, transformed by the runes in area 11b.)
In its current form, the troll has the statistics of an unarmored (AC 12), chaotic evil deep gnome
character who examines the bodies and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals that four drow are covered in burn marks consistent with lightning strikes, three were torn to pieces by large claws, and one was crushed to death (a victim of the behir’s coils).






