both believe diffusing class ranging

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

structured life of ascetic withdrawal helps them cultivate the physical and mental focus they need to harness their power. Other Monks believe that immersing themselves in the vibrant confusion of life helps

1 features, which are listed in the Monk Features table. Monk Features Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

Wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any

Class Features Cantrips Prepared Spells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 +2 Spellcasting, Ritual Adept, Arcane Recovery 3 4 2 — — — — — — &mdash

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic

determine your available spell slots. Bard Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

knowledge and power calls even the most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

necessary, using their magic to bolster their swords and armor. Their spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging knowledge of many

22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a bard, you gain the following class features.

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

leave the Dimir and join this guild, but there is no escaping the Dimir. 8 I chose this guild at random or on a lark. Dimir Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class

feature For you, the spells on the Dimir Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

Artisan d8 Personality Trait 1 I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can’t help it—I’m a perfectionist. 2 I’m a snob who looks down on

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

religions of the world. They believe that every living thing and every natural phenomenon—sun, moon, wind, fire, and the world itself—has a spirit. Their spells, then, are a means to

Ashbound, for example, believe that arcane magic is an abomination against nature, the Children of Winter venerate the forces of death, and the Gatekeepers preserve ancient traditions meant to protect

Minotaur

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Minotaurs are barrel-chested humanoids with heads resembling those of bulls. Blessed with a supernaturally strong sense of direction, minotaurs make great navigators. Some sages believe minotaurs

you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

crowds. They're also natural swimmers. Most giff believe they originated on one world, but their home world is now the stuff of legend, because no living giff has seen it or knows where it is. The

. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which

Life in Umizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Life in Umizu Umizu is a welcoming city, and many citizens hail from far-flung lands. Humans are the most numerous, with skin tones ranging from pale to medium brown, and with hair and eyes ranging

gender. Titles such as “daimyo” are gender-neutral, as are most names. Clothing varies by class status rather than gender—instead, people express their gender through perfumes. Bright citrus scents

Armor and Shields

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

Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging

effectively, however. Your class gives you proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on any ability check, saving throw, or attack

Satyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

. Horns sprout from their heads, ranging in shape from a pair of small nubs to large, curling rams’ horns. Satyr Medium fey, chaotic neutral Armor Class 14 (leather armor) Hit Points 31 (7d8

Locathah Hunter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Locathah Hunter The far-ranging locathah hunter is trained in tracking and stalking prey on land and in water. They often serve as leaders to small bands of locathah or emissaries for their people

(such as the hunter found in Danger at Dunwater). Their colorful, poisoned, and fast-loading crossbows rarely miss a target. Locathah Hunter Medium humanoid (locathah), neutral Armor Class 14

Chapter 4: Adventures in Sharn

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

be a place of unrelenting action, ranging from soarsleds speeding between the towertops to confrontations in the dungeon depths far beneath the city’s lowest tier. Fallen angels, sinister shapeshifters

A shifter shopkeeper in Lower Northedge is being harassed by ruffians who believe that she and her family are lycanthropes. 5 A dragonmarked baron is found dead in her Upper Central mansion

Campaign Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

The death of a storm giant sets off a wide-ranging struggle among various giant leaders to fill the resulting power vacuum. 3 A cataclysmic disaster (such as a volcanic eruption, unending winter, or

by Humanoids, marking each people’s first awareness of the other and the lands they inhabit. 8 A small but growing number of giants believe the adventurers might be the fulfillment of an ancient

Phenax as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Phenax’s Divine Schemes Phenax’s activities can have a wide-ranging impact on both the pantheon and the mortal world. The Phenax’s Divine Schemes table offers examples of the ways in which Phenax’s

Returned. If he succeeds, the balance of life and death will be shattered. 3 Phenax vanishes. For a time, it’s believe the god has been killed or grew bored and left Theros. In fact, though, Phenax

Orcs

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

Orcs Orcs are burly raiders with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks. Gruumsh One-Eye. Orcs worship Gruumsh, the mightiest of the orc deities and their creator. The orcs believe that in

whence they came, their bloodlust satisfied. Ranging Scavengers. Their lust for slaughter demands that orcs dwell always within striking distance of new targets. As such, they seldom settle permanently

Cloud Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

humans with hair ranging from silver to blue and with skin in cloudlike shades from stark white to twilight hues. Curved canines grow in their upper jaws, extending past their lower lips. In battle, they

these giants believe they possess similarly lofty status or purpose. Some view themselves as godlike beings who can manipulate and steal from terrestrial beings with impunity. Others claim their long

Spotted Lion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

-colored spots. Spotted lions gather in prides to hunt enormous prey ranging from giant elk to mammoths. Stone and cloud giants often keep these massive beasts as pets and hunting companions. Brynn

Metheney Spotted Lion Huge Beast, Unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 66 (7d12 + 21) Speed 60 ft. STR 23 (+6) DEX 14 (+2) CON 17 (+3) INT 5 (−3) WIS 13

Spirit Statue Mascot

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial tacticians. Regardless, their appearance is so common around the Lorehold campus that they have become the college’s

mascots. Spirit Statue Mascot Medium Construct, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8) Speed 30 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 9 (−1) CON 15 (+2

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

appreciation for the finer things! — Volo Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

Derro Raider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

derro believe such acts are sanctioned by their despicable god, Diirinka, who delights in cruelty and destruction. Derro Raider Small Aberration, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 12 (leather armor

Greater Zombie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Greater Zombie Many of those who brave the Tomb of Horrors believe they have reached their ultimate destination when they disturb a skeletal figure inside a secluded crypt. It is, in fact, a greater

undead, neutral evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 97 (13d8 + 39) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 17 (+3) INT 4 (–3) WIS 6 (–2) CHA 6 (–2) Saving

Quandrix Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Quandrix Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these

student magically gazes into the intricate patterns of nature Building a Quandrix Character Any spellcasting class or subclass can work well for a Quandrix character. Both the scholarly focus of wizards

Rip Tide Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

. They believe that using water to kill their enemies, such as through ritual drowning, earns them Olhydra’s favor. Rip Tide Priest Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil Armor Class 13 (chain shirt

Giant Elk

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

of giant elk when visiting the Material Plane. Many cultures therefore believe that to hunt these creatures is to invite divine wrath. Giant Elk Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural

Centaur

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

tents. Centaur migrations span continents and take decades to repeat, so that a centaur tribe might not retread the same path for generations. These long-ranging patterns can lead to conflict when

its days. Centaur Large monstrosity, neutral good Armor Class 12 Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 50 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 9 (−1

Secret

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You believe that, in the final analysis, the gods are nothing more than ultrapowerful mortal creatures. 3 You acknowledge the power of the gods, but you think that most events are dictated by pure

chance. 4 Even though you can work divine magic, you have never truly felt the presence of a divine essence within yourself. 5 You are plagued by nightmares that you believe are sent by your god as

The D20

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

The D20 Does an adventurer’s sword swing hurt a dragon or just bounce off its iron-hard scales? Will the ogre believe an outrageous bluff? Can a character swim across a raging river? Can a character

.) Apply circumstantial bonuses and penalties. A class feature, a spell, a particular circumstance, or some other effect might give a bonus or penalty to the check. Compare the total to a target

Orog

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

Orog Orogs are orcs blessed with a surprisingly keen intellect that ordinary orcs believe is a gift from the orc goddess Luthic. Like Luthic, orogs prefer to live underground, although the scarcity

foremost — because they believe that the gods have strength beyond reason, and physical might is all they respect. Servants of Darkness. Mistrusted by orcs, some orogs form independent mercenary war

Kraken Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Kraken Priest A kraken can seem godlike to folk who have witnessed its fury. Those who believe that its might comes from being a divine entity and those who seek to appease the monster through its

veneration sometimes find themselves infused with special abilities, to serve thereafter as kraken priests. Kraken Priest Medium humanoid (any race), any evil alignment Armor Class 10 Hit Points

Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

even among their allies. Indeed, members of other races sometimes thoughtlessly treat gnomes as second-class citizens, perhaps thinking highly of their gnome friends but rarely giving credit to gnomes

, goblinoids, and orcs, but gnomes and kobolds share a special hatred for each other. Both races believe in a legend that, long ago, the deity Garl Glittergold tricked the kobold god Kurtulmak, collapsing the earth and trapping him in an endless underground maze and earning his everlasting enmity.

Spirit Naga

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

Spirit Naga Spirit nagas live in gloom and spitefulness, constantly plotting vengeance against creatures that have wronged them — or that they believe have wronged them. Lairing in dismal caverns and

evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20) Speed 40 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 17 (+3) CON 14 (+2) INT 16 (+3) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 16

Githyanki Star Seer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Githyanki Star Seer Githyanki star seers believe that the stars are the eyes of the multiverse. They use their magic to contact ancient stellar entities such as Acamar, Caiphon, and Hadar, hoping to

Alignment Armor Class 13 (mage armor) Hit Points 110 (17d8 + 34) Speed 30 ft. STR 11 (+0) DEX 11 (+0) CON 14 (+2) INT 19 (+4) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 14 (+2

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