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Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

brown or hazel eyes. Halfling men often sport long sideburns, but beards are rare among them and mustaches even more so. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favoring bright

colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor. 3 A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to partner up on a seafood shipping business

. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners—albeit

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Svirfneblin hire the characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor. 3 A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to partner up on a seafood

other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

glasses. 3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke. 4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate. 5 Careful measurements. The distance between nostrils

long rest. Bead of Instant Karma At rank 3, one of the beads on your occultant abacus channels the power of instant karma, turning the occultant abacus into a rare magic item. As a reaction, you can

Tower of Storms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

3rd level, but lower-level characters can survive if they’re cautious and rest often. Before running this location, review the underwater combat rules in the Basic Rules.

Treasure

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

Treasure A cautious and skilled gang can follow in the tracks of a gnoll war band, keeping hidden and waiting for the creatures to move on after ravaging a village or a town. The gnolls leave the

town’s gold and gems and other durable goods battered and gnawed, but still intact, though they invariably ruin delicate or flammable objects in their fits of destruction. Gnolls do possess a basic

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat. In a couple of situations, kobolds might

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

Types of Treasure

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

Types of Treasure Treasure comes in many forms. Coins. The most basic type of treasure is money, including copper pieces (cp), silver pieces (sp), electrum pieces (ep), gold pieces (gp), and platinum

, rods, staffs, wands, weapons, and wondrous items. Magic items also have rarities: common, uncommon, rare, very rare, and legendary. Intelligent monsters often use magic items in their possession, while

Creating Magic Items

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

Rare 10 2,000 gp Very Rare 25 20,000 gp Legendary 20 100,000 gp * Halved for a consumable item The Magic Item Crafting Time and Cost table provides a basic framework, but

Common 3 days +2 Uncommon 1 +4 Rare 3 +6 Very Rare 8 +8 Legendary 16 +10 This ability to develop a schema represents remarkable talent. It could take House Cannith

E3. Courtyard and Temple Facade

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

forthright and honest to a fault. Norbus is gruff and excessively cautious. They banter like an old married couple. Each dwarf has ten days of rations, a waterskin, mining tools, and one of two matching

. Dust and Debris. The temple is choked with dusty rubble. Rubble-filled squares are difficult terrain (see the Basic Rules). Light. There are no light sources in the temple, since the dwarf priests of Abbathor relied on darkvision to see.

NPC Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Ryeback (RIE-bak) is a muscular giff in charge of the food served at the Academy (and on the rare occasion, he crews a ship). Like anyone else who runs a respectable galley, he’s a staunch believer in the

four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey, and lard. He’s raucous and brash and gives bear hugs so good you think he might break a rib (but in a good way). His gray skin is usually coated with

Small and Practical

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

’ skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown and wavy. They have brown or hazel eyes. Halfling men often sport long sideburns, but beards are rare

basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have little patience for dithering.

Garden

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

), ten vials of Perfume, or ten Candles Food Garden of delicious mushrooms or vegetables 100 days worth of Rations Herb Garden of rare herbs, some of which have medicinal uses Herbs that are used to

create either ten Healer’s Kits or one Potion of Healing Poison Garden stocked with plants and fungi from which poisons and antitoxin can be extracted Plants that are used to create either two vials of Antitoxin or one vial of Basic Poison

Medicine

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

. The basic services provided by Jorasco involve use of the Medicine skill and herbal remedies. The next tier of treatment is lesser restoration, offering immediate recovery from disease for those

priests of Boldrei often maintain charitable clinics, but most of these facilities only provide mundane healing. Resurrection is possible in Eberron, but it’s rare. House Jorasco has a handful of

Changeling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

foot in the fey realm. In their true form, changelings appear faded, their features almost devoid of detail. It is rare to see one in that form, for a typical changeling alters their shape the way

another playable species, though none of your game statistics change. You can’t duplicate the appearance of an individual you’ve never seen, and you must adopt a form that has the same basic

11. Wizard's Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Notes. Iarno is trying to master the art of brewing potions and concocting alchemical mixtures. The books and notes scattered around the room are basic texts on alchemy. Any character proficient in Arcana

telepathic bond, the mage (in area 12) knows the characters are coming and has time to prepare for them. Treasure Most of the materials in this room have no value, but three small bottles hold rare

Mimic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

chests, having learned that such forms attract a steady stream of prey. Imitative Predators. Mimics can alter their outward texture to resemble wood, stone, and other basic materials, and they have

mimics have only predatory intelligence, a rare few evolve greater cunning and the ability to carry on simple conversations in Common or Undercommon. Such mimics might allow safe passage through their

Size

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

residence to adjudicate disputes and collect taxes. Defense: The reeve might have a small force of soldiers. Otherwise, the village relies on a citizen militia. Commerce: Basic supplies are readily

administration. An elected town council represents the interests of the middle class. Defense: The noble commands a sizable army of professional soldiers, as well as personal bodyguards. Commerce: Basic

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake. Such an event is rare in the extreme, but its consequences can lay low entire nations that are unable to

rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close

Navigation

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

thorny bushes choke the streets. Statues representing the trickster gods leer from many junctions. Cautious characters can move through the city at a rate of 200 feet every 5 minutes. Even if they

1d6 giant wasps 3–4 2d6 stirges 5–6 1d3 swarms of poisonous snakes Plant Discovery The ruin contains one or more rare plants, determined by rolling a d6 and consulting the Plant Discovery table

Gnome Adventurers

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

of a rare metal, willing to travel the world high and low in search of it. Even a deep gnome might be born with an irrepressible urge to leave the Underdark and join a group to pursue a life of shared

cautious, brings a sense of duty rather than a sense of humor to an adventuring group. With their grit and iron will, deep gnomes meet adversity with hammers, picks, and their dour, dry wit — or no wit at all — as their weapons of choice.

Listening Post Conversations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Ward introduces them to the five other group members and provides basic details about each person, described below. Each of these five individuals is initially Indifferent toward the characters. A

or an Intelligence (Nature) check to impress Zakia with knowledge about rare herbs or monsters. A person who is Friendly toward a character helps decipher clues in the song lyrics and imparts the

Kobold Lair Locations

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

in the text, err on the side of leniency and fun. Whenever you think a rule might be necessary, see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules. Repeat this process for the other areas in this cave, modifying it

attitude toward the characters: Friendly, Hostile, or Indifferent (see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules). Regardless, creatures defend themselves in combat. As an Influence action, a character can

Hag Lairs

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

Hag Lairs No matter what form it takes, a hag’s home is a manifestation of her basic nature. It is ugly, eerie, or unnerving in some way, often incorporating some aspect of decay, such as a dead tree

her final resting place. If she is outmatched, or wants to vacate her lair quickly for some other reason, she uses a mix of her innate spellcasting, rare magic, guile, and the assistance of minions to

Small and Practical

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

rare among them and mustaches even more so. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favoring bright colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re

concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have

King's Dark Lanterns

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

must be cautious in choosing their allies, and the King’s Dark Lanterns is no exception. Its most trustworthy allies include the following facets of the Brelish government: King Boranel. The King’s Dark

branches of the Citadel are there for you. Enemies. Rare is the espionage agency that is loved. Even within Breland, the populace views the Dark Lanterns with suspicion, and powerful people outside

Fey Contracts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

indebted to look to the killer to make good on the creature’s unfulfilled debts. Fey are understandably cautious when collecting debts from a person who is prone to violence. They usually make their

. Major Magic Item. You gain a very rare magic item that is yours to keep, or a legendary magic item for 5d12 days. Safety. One creature that previously regarded you as an enemy no longer remembers you

Occultant

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

glasses. 3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke. 4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate. 5 Careful measurements. The distance between

rest. OCCULTANT ABACUS Bead of Instant Karma At rank 3, one of the beads on your occultant abacus channels the power of instant karma, turning the occultant abacus into a rare magic item. As a

Birth of a Beholder

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

images of itself or of other beholders (which might or might not actually exist). On extremely rare occasions when a beholder dreams of another beholder, the act creates a warp in reality — from which

, and they like it that way. When a solitary beholder dreams another beholder into existence, the creatures’ basic nature often means that the first thing they do is try to destroy one another. A

Solitary but Social

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

seek greater power to combat a formidable threat, they suppress their basic nature and come together to do their work. The result is a coven. Being part of a coven gives each individual hag more

of their lives. Fortunately for humanity and the rest of the world, such an occurrence is rare. Rarer still, but not unheard of, is for a hag to repeat this process twice or more in short succession

Fellowship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Academy (and on the rare occasion, he crews a ship). Like anyone else who runs a respectable galley, he’s a staunch believer in the four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey, and lard. He’s

Battle Balloon

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

rare in Acquisitions Incorporated, which is thought to hold no more than five in its fleet. But the unparalleled usefulness of these craft in commerce — and in combat — makes the company-standard

privately financed or loaned out by Head Office under extraordinarily cautious terms, battle balloons can be customized with unique equipment — different siege weapons, lifting and cargo gear, and so forth

Structured Society

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

predicated on where a particular form of yuan-ti lies along the ladder of transformation. The basic form of yuan-ti society is a pyramid with abominations at the top, malisons in the middle level, and

exceedingly rare yuan-ti known as anathemas look much like abominations, but larger, with clawed hands, and six snake heads sprouting from where the head should be. Each anathema is the product of a

Elemental Vessels

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

elementals that uses Khyber dragonshards. This closely guarded procedure requires delicate engineering, arcane skill, and rare materials from around the world, and different workshops employ varying esoteric

Elemental Piloting an elemental vessel requires effective communication between the pilot and the bound elemental. The elemental controls the vehicle’s movement, and everything from basic propulsion to

Meeting the Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

in the din. Visitors to the cloister are rare, and the kobolds’ curiosity is insatiable; they keep asking questions until the characters insist they stop. When the characters quiet the kobolds (or if

, heal, and get information they need for the next part of their adventures. In addition, they can buy any of the equipment described in the Basic Rules from Myla (see “Kobolds”). During their time at

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