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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift.
On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms, vast
hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity.
Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
also form strong bonds with the elemental powers of Eldraine, allowing the mages to call on forces like the eastern wind or the fiery hearth.
“The high fae are capable of magic that would make
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift. On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms
, vast hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity. Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Relationships As students, the characters have the opportunity to cement friendships, establish rivalries, deepen bonds, and otherwise develop relationships with student NPCs in this book’s
adventures. Although these pursuits could be played out entirely with roleplaying, you can use the following Relationship rules to reinforce this aspect of the adventures. These rules provide characters with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Loyalty Having the adventurers leading an expanded party gives you the opportunity to use the optional loyalty rules in chapter 4, “Creating Nonplayer Characters,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. You
can track the loyalty scores of groups of NPCs, such as those belonging to each faction, rather than having to track NPCs individually. The characters must balance the goals and bonds of their followers in order to maintain and improve their loyalty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, Richard Whitters
Lead Rules Developer: Jeremy Crawford
Managing Editors: Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins
Editors: Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray
Editorial Assistance: Matt Sernett
. The Ring of Winter. 2012.
Lowder, James and Jean Rabe. The Jungles of Chult. 1993.
Novak, Kate and Jeff Grubb. Azure Bonds. 1988.
TSR, Inc. Fiend Folio. 1981
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
— Wizard Soldier While your players follow the steps of character creation as outlined in the Basic Rules, pay attention to the choices they make. The backgrounds they choose define who their
characters were before becoming adventurers, and also include roleplaying hooks in the form of ideals, bonds, and flaws — things that you, as the DM, want to know. For example, if a player chooses the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
built (either by you or your players) using the character creation and advancement rules in the Player’s Handbook. It’s easiest on you if you let the players create and run these supporting characters
. Encourage players to roleplay supporting characters as true to the NPCs’ personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws as possible, so that they don’t come across as automatons. If you don’t feel that an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Character Traits As the players choose backgrounds for their characters, they can use the following tables to help determine their characters’ personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Players
idea, I get wildly excited about it until I come up with another, better idea. 7 I live by my own set of weird and wonderful rules. 8 I can’t bring myself to trust most adults. Ideals d8 Ideal 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
resistance. 6 Every problem can be solved with the use of force. Devil Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Loyalty. I keep my vows to my superior and respect those who do the same. 2 Law. I might not like the rules
in the direst situation deserve respect. 6 Brutality. Overwhelming violence, and those who can deliver it, are worthy of obedience. Devil Bonds d6 Bond 1 I and my comrades fought well in the Blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
peoples can accomplish with the proper guidance.
Blue Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Order. Life is best when everyone is part of a hierarchy and rules are clear and consistent. (Lawful)
2
Display. One should never take risks or waste resources by using power if one can achieve the same results merely by the threat of power. (Any)
6 Loyalty. I don’t form bonds with those outside my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like the following: Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door Break free of bonds Push through a tunnel that is too small Hang on
lift. For a Tiny creature, halve these weights. Variant: Encumbrance The rules for lifting and carrying are intentionally simple. Here is a variant if you are looking for more detailed rules for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
might also call for a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like the following: Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door Break free of bonds Push through a tunnel that is too small Hang
a Tiny creature, halve these weights. Variant: Encumbrance The rules for lifting and carrying are intentionally simple. Here is a variant if you are looking for more detailed rules for determining how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
extra cost, and traveling on foot or by means the franchise provides). A majordomo is proficient in Charisma (Persuasion) and two skills of the DM’s choice. The DM is encouraged to use the rules for
band of ex-soldiers or reformed criminals) can add personality to the group. Consider using the rules in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, applying the results of a single set of rolls to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
take risks others might not. Fisher Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Camaraderie. Good people make even the longest voyage bearable. (Good) 2 Luck. Our luck depends on respecting its rules — now throw this
not fish the same spot twice in a row; suppress your greed, and nature will reward you. (Neutral) 6 Hard Work. No wave can move a soul hard at work. (Any) Fisher Bonds d6 Bond 1 I lost something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Wealth. Heaps of coins in a secure vault is all I dream of. (Any) 2 Smuggler’s Code. I uphold the unwritten rules of the smugglers, who do not cheat one another or directly harm innocents. (Lawful) 3
many lies, I place a high value on friendship. (Any) 6 Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any) Smuggler Bonds d6 Bond 1 My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
improve a clan’s capabilities. Berronar Truesilver The Matron of Home and Hearth is the patron of family, honor, and law. She lays out the rules for managing a dwarf clan. Berronar’s code establishes the
the bonds that create dwarven society and culture. Berronar’s priests arrange marriages, using a process that finds the best matches and is designed to ensure that each generation of a clan is stronger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
initial volley of boulders. Their job is to distract the town’s defenders and engage enemy archers in melee combat. The axe beaks act on the orcs’ initiative count. Rules for mounted combat can be found
players run their NPCs during the battle is up to them, but encourage the players to review their NPCs’ ideals, bonds, and flaws. For more information on how to use and run these NPCs, see the “Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
an organization might come with concrete benefits such as access to an organization’s information, equipment, magic, and other resources. See “Renown” in chapter 3 for rules you can use to track
who rules his own nation in the Flanaess. Gods of Greyhawk Name and Epithet Home Plane Typical Worshipers Symbol Beory, Heart of Oerth* Material Plane Farmers, herders Green disk Berei of the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
for reinforcing the conventions of a particular genre. Under this approach, think of the motifs of a genre as personality traits, flaws, and bonds that can apply to any of the adventurers. For
your campaign is one where you let the dice fall where they may. It’s a good option for gritty campaigns or ones where the DM focuses on playing an impartial role as a rules arbiter. Variant: Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
15 Wisdom (Perception) check. To open it, one must press a nearby wall carving shaped like an eye. When this is done, the secret door swings inward, revealing a curved hallway (area X8) beyond. X3
vases and purple tapestries that bear Xanathar’s symbol. Jutting from the curved roof of the alcove is a spectral eyestalk (scrying sensor). A secret door is hidden in the south wall. If Xanathar is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always
, magically negotiating themselves advantages in battle. Like many high fae, these mages draw power from the latent energy found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. However, high fae mages also form strong bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
curved glass. Frost covers the glass, partially blotting out the swirling purple mist of the demiplane beyond. Simulacrum. If it hasn’t been summoned elsewhere, Manshoon’s simulacrum (see appendix B
concealed behind a steel mask that bears a smiling visage. The simulacrum attacks anyone it doesn’t recognize. Extreme Cold. The rules for extreme cold (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) apply in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a giant raven, attack the characters. Rules for mounted combat appear in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook. Suggested Encounter (Night) Characters who explore Raven Rock in the dead of night
vengeance. The reigning king of Ruathym is First Axe Vok Dorrg (CE male Illuskan human priest), a blind and vindictive old man who worships Valkur, a lesser god of the sea. The king rules from the Hall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
rules in this book’s introduction. V8: Garrison All manner of undead creatures—mostly skeletons and zombies—impatiently mill around this area. They look ready for a fight.
The vault’s Undead soldiers
skeletons guard this curved hallway. Beyond them, heavy, round metal doors seal five doorways. A brown stain covers the ground in front of the northernmost door.
The two minotaur skeletons attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
for the rules of conduct (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2). Dubhforgail assumes the characters are Kelek’s minions and demands that they bring her the cake that Kelek promised her (“Eight tiers
table ringed by high-backed chairs. Between the table and a curved wall of tall, slender windows stands a motionless, white-haired wizard wielding a staff that has glittering frost erupting from its tip
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
: Passage of Death Four duergar corpses are strewn about this curved passage.
Six duergar explorers—two mages and four warriors—came to the Briny Maze a few months ago. The mages were disciples of
following blessing. This blessing adheres to the rules for blessings presented in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Blessing of the Solipsistic Mind. You access esoteric truths from an ancient tome by focusing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, with six arms and a gleaming curved sword in each hand; from the waist down, the statue’s body is serpentine. Two statues depicting large cobras with jade scales sit in alcoves to the east.
If one or
Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. False Treasures. The items on the pedestals are false re-creations of treasures that can be found throughout the complex. A creature that touches one of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
out of air (see the suffocation rules in the Player’s Handbook). As an action, a creature trapped under the water’s surface or another creature within reach of it can make a DC 20 Strength (Athletics
-foot-long, curved wooden pole with a mobile consisting of three ornaments dangling at the top of it. Each ornament appears to be a triangular piece of white wood with an Elvish letter carved into it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
gong and striker (25 gp), five silver bells (5 gp each), a large silver chalice (50 gp), and a curved wooden horn. 14–17. Shaman’s Quarters These rooms, though not identical, are very similar. The
native language of the lizardfolk. You decide the time required to acquire this new language. (The downtime rules in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything provide some guidelines.) The Nature of the