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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw
medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"force"} force damage and be stunned until the end of its next turn.A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship
, with the leech inside in larval form. A spore that remains attached to a ship for a few days punctures the hull and begins to develop a hard shell that roughly matches the color of the hull. The
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
overshadow their original race, if any, becoming their new race. A character might choose a lineage during character creation, their transformation having occurred before play begins. Or, events might
unfold during adventures that lead your character to replacing their race with this new lineage. Work with your DM to establish if you’re amenable to such a development and how such stories
Halfling
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
, even by the standards of his diminutive race, with the fluff of his curly brown locks barely cresting the three-foot mark, but his belly was amply thickened by his love of a good meal, or several, as
protecting their own lands, they protect us as well.”
Exploring Opportunities
Halflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
, their cry resonates with draconic power.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s
a dwarf saying that might be hyperbole, but certainly points to how difficult it can be for a member of a short-lived race like humans to earn a dwarf’s trust.
Elves. “It’s not wise
Kalashtar
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
-Lashtavar.
—Lakashtai, servant of the light
The kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams — spirits called quori
manipulate the folk of Khorvaire to eliminate kalashtar whenever possible.
Many kalashtar defend themselves from the Dreaming Dark by focusing on devotion to the Path of Light. Others, though, seek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
overshadow their original race, if any, becoming their new race. A character might choose a lineage during character creation, their transformation having occurred before play begins. Or, events might
unfold during adventures that lead your character to replacing their race with this new lineage. Work with your DM to establish if you’re amenable to such a development and how such stories unfold. WHAT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure Salamander raiders ambush Ameyali’s caravan on the road near Etizalan The adventure begins as the characters approach the town of Etizalan. Before they reach the community
fire snakes and two salamanders have ambushed three travelers from Etizalan. The three travelers use the priest stat block and fight to defend a wagon full of food, flowers, and colorful crafts. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
4 will be completed by the time the characters arrive at the Well of Dragons. Stage 5 begins soon after the heroes and their factional allies arrive, and becomes the focal point of this final battle against the cult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. The course is 480 feet long. Racing Rules. The race is divided into 6-second rounds. Once the race begins, the snails move along the track at remarkable speed, each one covering 80 feet per round by
, fast-paced sport that draws a lively crowd. Characters can participate in the race as snail jockeys, but it costs 1 ticket punch to enter. On the Story Tracker, jot down the names of any characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
4 will be completed by the time the characters arrive at the Well of Dragons. Stage 5 begins soon after the heroes and their factional allies arrive, and becomes the focal point of this final battle against the cult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to defeat or destroy creatures of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or
druids. 4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or destroy the servants of a particular deity. 5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants and interests of a particular deity. 6 Destroyer: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Race or Subrace This section teaches you how to modify existing races, as well as create new ones. The most important step in customizing or designing races for your campaign is to start
with the story behind the race or subrace you wish to create. Having a firm idea of a race’s story in your campaign will help you make decisions during the creation process. Ask yourself several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sports and Games The
Sharn Inquisitive
The Race of Eight Winds Begins!
Banners are flying across Dura today, and the streets are full of color. Walk through Oldkeep wearing brown and red, and
you’ll be invited to raise a glass to the Griffon; if you’re dressed in white and gold, the colors of the Hippogriff, you’d best be prepared to defend yourself.
If you’re new to Sharn, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. On the world of Krynn, kender are a race of Humanoid creatures with pointed ears. They are similar to halflings on other worlds and about the same size. For more information about kender, see
failed to defend her charge. The tree turned fetid without the artifact, and Gazaia became angry, vengeful, and grief-stricken. Gazaia’s Anger. If the characters refuse Gazaia’s offer and fail to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
last consignment was offloaded only a short while ago, another one is not expected for some time — perhaps during the next new moon, which begins in about two weeks’ time. The council arranges for
willing to board the Sea Ghost with the characters, though they defend themselves and the fishing boat if it is attacked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
from the first wave of the attack, magical fog surrounds the fortress. This fog begins at the edge of the map and extends several hundred feet beyond the map’s edge. The area within the fog is Heavily
Obscured, and the fog can’t be blown away. The fog doesn’t dissipate until the characters defeat the horde’s warlord. Light. This adventure begins on a sunny afternoon, but a thin, magical fog covers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. 3 The actions of the adventurers or a villain result in a cataclysmic event that the adventurers must escape. 4 The adventurers race to the site where a villain is bringing a master plan to its
, forcing the adventurers to close the portal while dealing with a villain at the same time. 8 The dungeon begins to collapse while a villain attempts to escape in the chaos. 9 The adventurers must choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Lady Wachter’s Wish Ernst Larnak (see area N4) begins shadowing the characters. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notice him doing so. If they confront him, he
sighted leaving. The Vistani, worried that the characters might be more than a match for them, send one emissary on horseback to race ahead of the characters and inform Strahd. If Arrigal is alive, he makes the ride himself. Otherwise, the rider is a young Vistana bandit named Alexei (see area N9c).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
begins, make photocopies of the six NPCs corresponding to the location you’ve chosen. These NPCs are gathered in appendix D. Each NPC comes with a brief description, personality traits (a bond, an
ideal, and a flaw), and a stat block. When the giant attack begins, give one NPC to each player and tell the player where the NPC is at the start of the encounter, as noted in the encounter description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
include druids and paladins who fight to defend the world from demons and aberrations. The Valenar elves are fierce warriors, and the Talenta halflings are brave nomads who cross the plains on dinosaur
plane of dreams, imbued with wisdom and telepathic talent. Shifters draw on their distant lycanthropic heritage to manifest bestial traits for short periods of time. A diverse race shaped by the beasts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Jammer Leech A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship, with the leech inside in larval form. A spore that
remains attached to a ship for a few days punctures the hull and begins to develop a hard shell that roughly matches the color of the hull. The shell is affixed to the ship by a glue-like substance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
place to protect and defend the settlements of the nearby coast. If the characters depart Firewatch Island before nightfall and the drowned ones’ second attack, the undead become a greater threat. Now
’ assault but fail to close the rift, the evil influence of the pit strengthens and begins to extend outward. All those who have drowned in the bay are gradually harvested by the remaining drowned ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Running the Encounter Use the following guidance for running and resolving the encounter between the characters’ hammerhead and the githyanki ship. The Battle Begins Using the side initiative variant
only one ballista attack each round. The rest of the crew—six githyanki pirates using the bandit stat block, but which are resistant to psychic damage—leave their stations to defend the ship, taking the characters on in combat. See appendix C for the squid ship’s layout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
another leader — one who is loyal to the Old Ways — will arise among the Gruul before the End-Raze begins.
Druid of the Old Ways
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (hide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
characters’ foray into the citadel begins with an incursion into the most accessible areas of the fortress, where a tribe of kobolds has taken up residence. The characters can avoid strife with the kobolds by
themselves the owners of the place. They defend themselves aggressively against intrusion, making it difficult to avoid combat with them. Hidden Grove. Eventually, the characters discover the lower level of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
defend that square until they are destroyed. Once all the skeletons in a square have been destroyed, that square is cleared of buried skeletons (but other skeletons could still pursue the party into
skeletons. Once they slay twenty or more skeletons, phase two begins. Phase Two. All the skeletons within 2 squares of the party animate and attack. Rather than assail the characters individually, half the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Extremiton is also gathering thralls of every race to help defend the colony if the neothelid is destroyed or fails in its task. City of the Mind Extremiton can sense intelligent creatures within 2 miles of it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, war has come to Silvanesti. When the Dragon Armies besieged the realm, the leader Lorac Caladon, Speaker of the Stars, ordered his people to evacuate. Lorac then attempted to defend the kingdom with
possible to find individual members—or even small enclaves—of folk like dragonborn, halflings, tieflings, or any other race in Ansalon. Perhaps such individuals stepped through a portal and found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
property. In chapter 2, the characters explore their new home in Trollskull Alley and attract the attention of factions interested in recruiting them for special missions. Chapter 3 begins days or
with some secondary villains, culminating in a bloody confrontation at a noble estate. In chapter 4, the characters race to find the gold. The encounters in this chapter and the order in which they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Seek the Keep Characters have random encounters with raiders when they enter Greenest, but this one should be their first mission of the chapter. It begins when a terrified human family (father
race across the street into more shadows, and a woman carrying a round shield and a broken spear turns and faces back in the direction from which they came. Seven kobolds stream out of the alley on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Seek the Keep Characters have random encounters with raiders when they enter Greenest, but this one should be their first mission of the chapter. It begins when a terrified human family (father
race across the street into more shadows, and a woman carrying a round shield and a broken spear turns and faces back in the direction from which they came. Seven kobolds stream out of the alley on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Undercity Medusa The medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of
the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or druids. 4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or destroy the servants of a
particular deity. 5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants and interests of a particular deity. 6 Destroyer: The item craves destruction and goads its user to fight arbitrarily. 7 Glory Seeker