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Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
picks and hammers in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves.
Short and Stout
Bold
common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
burning river.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water)
Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a
rise over the ocean.
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I am no common criminal; I am a mastermind.
D6
IDEAL
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Wealth. Heaps of coins in a secure vault is all I dream of. (Any)
2
Smuggler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their presence makes nearby brigands reluctant to raid the village directly. Because so many big-city folk settled here, rumors persist of cached treasure buried or otherwise hidden all over Beliard, but
inn: the venerable, popular, and several-times-expanded Watchful Knight. The inn was originally named for an inoperative helmed horror that stood in the common room, but the creature mysteriously
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Factions of the Sword Coast
The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally
dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
offering plentiful opportunities for sky gazing. Though ice and snow are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in
dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice Passage. The dragon can open a passage through a wall of ice or snow that is up to 5 feet thick, creating an opening up to 30 feet
Kobold
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
retaliation usually prevents them from trying to directly harm the gnomes, but they might spit in the milk, balance dishes on tables so they’re easily knocked over and broken, or scatter sewing
were in their presence. Kobolds fall all over themselves to obey orders from a dragon, even if they are dangerous orders. Although kobolds usually don’t worship Tiamat directly, they recognize her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
way. Perytons are common threats in the region, and ettins sometimes descend from the mountains to raid farmsteads. Night Travel If the characters ignore Paloma’s warning and travel at night, after a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Iceshield Orcs Orc raids are common occurrences throughout the frontier, as small bands of orcs steal livestock or waylay the occasional supply wagon. In recent days, a tribe hiding in the rough
ride from Yartar. Although the folk who live in the area are hardy and independent, capable of handling the occasional raid, the reports of organized orc war bands have them worried. The farmers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the adventurers can pass on to their descendants. This section details the most common marks of prestige that adventurers might acquire during a campaign. The best rewards in an adventure are directly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
sorcerers. This legacy often lies dormant for generations, then suddenly manifests under the right (or wrong) circumstances. These wild mages are more common recently in lands directly affected by the Spellplague, including Halruaa, Mulhorand, and pockets of Cormyr and the Sword Coast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
might be compromised. So she addresses the problem by not dealing with it directly, but by trying to encourage her indolent followers to find purpose in meaningful activities that don’t involve plundering
and killing. She isn’t always successful in that effort. Merciless Marauders When Vlaakith decrees that another githyanki raid is in the offing, Tu’narath comes alive with anticipation. The knights
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
in zeal and ingenuity. Kobold warriors use hit-and-run tactics to raid their enemies and defend their homes. Kobold Warrior Small Dragon, Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 7 (3d6 − 3)
Speed
Daggers (3)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The kobold has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Hobgoblin Warrior Conqueror of Every Horizon Hobgoblin warriors might hunt and raid alone or with trained pets, goblin gangs, or other allies. They employ simple tactics and exploit every advantage
ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The hobgoblin has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kobold Warrior Kobold warriors use hit-and-run tactics to raid their enemies and defend their homes. To avoid danger, they frequently employ haphazard traps. Kobold Warrior Small Dragon, Neutral
Wis 7 −2 −2
Cha 8 −1 −1
Gear Daggers (3)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The kobold
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
attempting to gather a crew to raid the dragon’s lair.
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A ship wrecks near an adult topaz dragon;adult topaz dragon's lair. The dragon claims what’s left of the cargo and tries to ransom
charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Cancellation. The dragon chooses an active spell of 5th level or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
leaders might be goblin raid masterminds, bombastic magic-users, or those capable of making the loudest noises. Hobgoblins and forceful humanoids might also command ornery groups of goblins, directing
. Since then, hordes of these more martial-minded goblins have flourished, with some finding their ways to Material Plane worlds. These vicious invaders seek to sow ruin in preparation for their god’s conquest. Bree-yark!
—Approximate translation from Goblin to Common: “Hey, rube!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Hobgoblin Warrior Hobgoblin warriors might hunt and raid alone or with trained mastiffs, worgs, goblin gangs, or other allies. They employ simple tactics and exploit every advantage their allies
, Longbow, Longsword, Shield
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The hobgoblin has Advantage on an attack roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
supernatural forces. From dismal ruins and bleak hinterlands, they raid vulnerable communities and ambush travelers. Ogres covet food and treasure, and they spitefully destroy art, books, clockwork
60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Giant
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Greatclub. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage.
Javelin. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
directly related to items on display in the room, as the trophies provide clues to research a wide variety of other subjects. The work takes 7 days. When the research concludes, the hireling obtains up to
number rolled is odd, the hireling finds nothing useful. If the number rolled is even, the hireling finds a magic item. Roll on the Implements—Common table in chapter 7 to determine what it is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Metallic Warbler Metallic warblers resemble songbirds and serve as clandestine agents of their creators, keeping watch over communities without directly intervening. Their telepathic bond lets them
, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands Common and Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
than seek out a portal or use a more direct spell. Only a few things can sever a traveler’s silver cord, the most common being a psychic wind (described below). The legendary silver swords of the
githyanki also have this ability. A character who travels bodily to the Astral Plane (by means of the plane shift spell or one of the rare portals that leads directly there) has no silver cord.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Perception 8
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely
.
Actions
Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
Dropped Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, one target directly below the kobold. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
will be found by the giants (a 10 percent chance after the first raid, 20 percent following the second, and so forth). A nearby ravine leads directly from the safe cave to the spiny, broken heap of
. There is a limit, though, to how far they can push their luck. Each time they venture forth from their refuge to raid the fire giant hall, there is a 10 percent cumulative chance that the hidey-hole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, or effigies to caricature public figures, or sometimes play pranks on those individuals directly in the streets. Rakdos Lampooner
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 12 (leather
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Spellcasting. The lampooner is a 4th-level Rakdos spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
(+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saves Str +7, Wis +6
Skills Perception +6
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Common plus
target automatically succeeds on its saving throw if the command is directly harmful to itself, such as commanding it to walk into fire.
A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a successful save.
Ekaterina Burmak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
the rats that infest Dunbarrow and countless other regions in the wilds of Eldraine. When ogres venture from the wilds to raid nearby settlements, an ogre chitterlord often leads the way, calling rats
Common, Giant
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Speak with Rats. The ogre can verbally communicate simple concepts to ordinary rats and giant rats.
Actions
Multiattack. The ogre makes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contains a missive addressed to Muiral and signed with an H. The message, which is written in Common on a rolled-up sheet of parchment, invites Muiral to be a guest lecturer at Dweomercore (level 9
). Mirror Gate to Level 6. The mirror is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Carved into its frame are dozens of lidless eyes and the following phrase in Common: “The gate cannot hide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
short hallway widens into a square room with a plain set of furniture. Each piece has been carved directly from the rock that makes up this place. A pair of beds line opposite walls, while a table with
knickknacks sit here and there — everyday items common to someone’s tidy and simple home.
If the characters make a point of poking around, they spot a trace of blood or other signs of violence on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
claim to have little in common with one another. However, that’s an exaggeration; the people of Shankhabhumi share unifying traits and experiences. Clothing and Accoutrements The folk of Shankhabhumi
tight, ropelike wrap of a Shankha Trials contestant, and the practical, gathered garments of a laborer or river navigator. Wavy or curly hair is common in the region; people rub it to a shine with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from one plane into the Astral Plane, and there search out a color pool leading to the desired destination. Characters can also use plane shift to reach a different plane more directly. Most often
, though, characters use portals — either a portal that links the two planes directly or a portal leading to Sigil, City of Doors, which holds portals to all the planes. Two planar features connect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
(−1)
WIS
7 (−2)
CHA
8 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 1/8 Proficiency Bonus +2
Pack Tactics. The kobold has
(−1)
Skills Arcana +4, Perception +0
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 1/4 Proficiency Bonus +2
Inquiring Mind (1/Day). The kobold can cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
people from expressing themselves.
2 A guard imprisons people who worship gods opposed to Ephara, such as Phenax and Nylea.
3 A noble is building a new development directly in a forest, where
work that they deem antithetical to proper society.
Ephara’s Monsters Ephara isn’t often associated with monsters. Even so, a few monsters common in urban settings might be involved with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
as oracles seek insights from interpreting the divine, so too do gods occasionally seek to manipulate the world through oracles. Sometimes a god might speak directly, be it with dramatic
Languages Celestial, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Blessings of the Gods. While the oracle is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier. In addition, a creature that






