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Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
insects or spiders. Applying the paint in this way takes 1 minute.
For the next 8 hours, the marks change to reflect your mental state. A creature that can see you and makes a successful DC 10 Wisdom
just saw around the corner, grief at the loss of a friend, or happiness derived from pride in your performance in combat. A dark elf has advantage on this check.
Tiefling
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his
ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.
Infernal Bloodline
Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
commoner’s clothes, a book of research notes, an ink pen, a bottle of squid ink, a flask of oil (made from blubber), a vial of acid (derived from digestive juices), a vial of fish scales, a vial
in my communication.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
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Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Change. All life is meant to progress toward perfection, and
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his
ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.
Infernal Bloodline
Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice, whereupon Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Third Form);third form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her second form was destroyed. Her initiative count doesn’t change
ice with which to combat foes. These weapons are supernaturally resilient until Auril discards them, whereupon they break and melt like normal ice.
Auril the Frostmaiden
Auril the Frostmaiden is a
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate
)
3
Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4
Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
claim: they are Annam’s grandchildren, and they occupy a privileged place among giants. On some worlds, these scions ruled the first empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On
an action to break away the ice. A creature hindered by ice has its speed reduced to 0.
Lightning Bolts. Bolts of lightning strike down. Each creature in the cylinder must succeed on DC 25 Dexterity
races
Player’s Handbook
Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed to usurp
to shape-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence
Urchin
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life?
Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of
. (Lawful)
3
Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4
Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon.
Change Shape. Lhammaruntosz magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge
Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity.
In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
away. Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Second Form);second form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her first form disappeared. Her initiative count doesn’t change.
Innate
, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
affected only once. The area of each arcane burst then acts as an antimagic field for 1 hour. Sul Khatesh and spells she casts are unaffected by these fields.
Change Shape. Sul Khatesh magically
silver flame that bound the overlords in Khyber once more. These bonds have held for countless generations, but the overlords still yearn to break free and reclaim the world above.
As long as the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
"} to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spawned Ranged Weapon","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Change Shape. Rak
their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a silver flame that bound the overlords in Khyber once more. These bonds have held for countless generations, but the overlords still yearn to break free
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
island.
A morkoth may allow a visitor to bargain for something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a
warped by the creature’s presence, creating the following effects:
Alter Water. With a thought (no action required), the morkoth can initiate a change in the water within its lair that takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kobold Names Kobold names are derived from the Draconic tongue and usually relate to a characteristic of the owner, such as scale color, distinctive body parts, or typical behavior. For example, “Red
Foot,” “White Claw,” and “Scurry” are Common translations of often-used names. A kobold might change its name when it becomes an adult, or add additional word-syllables after important events such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark. If
be your fiendish patron, the source of all your magic. These descriptions add flavor to your character but don’t change your character’s abilities, beyond the dragonmark spells added to your spell list
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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I never change my mind once it’s made up.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Order. The law is meant to ensure
see me slip up and break the law.
5
A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be useful.
6
The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal genius to use in the Izzet.
7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, but no less potent. But on some worlds, the investiture of draconic power is accompanied by some kind of physical manifestation, especially if it’s derived from slaying a dragon. It might be small
possibilities of what these marks might look like. Draconic Marks d4 Visual Manifestation
1 One or both of the character’s eyes change color to resemble the dragon’s eyes or scales.
2 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark
be your fiendish patron, the source of all your magic. These descriptions add flavor to your character but don’t change your character’s abilities, beyond the dragonmark spells added to your spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
don’t need their spellbooks to cast spells, but will be unable to change their prepared spells without them. As such, give wizard characters some leeway in determining which spells they had previously
. The iron collars can be broken with a successful DC 20 Strength check. The collars have 12 hit points. A character who fails a check to break a collar, break a set of manacles, or escape from a set of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Tiers of Play As characters grow in power, their ability to change the world around them grows with them. It helps to think ahead when creating your campaign to account for this change. As the
increasingly powerful. This approach also allows you to break your design work down into smaller pieces. Create material such as adventures, NPCs, maps, and so on for one tier at a time. You only need to worry
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are killed, some survivors change over several months until the
this traitor onto their winged kin.
Kobold Names
Kobold names are derived from the Draconic tongue and usually relate to a characteristic of the owner, such as scale color, distinctive body parts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
penalty associated with this; it’s just something to consider when describing your actions. As long as your DM approves, you could justify the abilities of an arcane class as being derived from
training. This doesn’t change the way these features function; it means that instead of making a pact with a fiend, your warlock has a connection to an elite order of arcaniers that share these abilities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Leosin Erlanthar The monk is tied to a stake at the back of the camp (area 3). He has been severely beaten, and he has been denied food and water in an effort to break his spirit. Rezmir knows from
fell in with the raiders when they retreated, hoping to learn more about the cult’s plans and the location of their camp. Rezmir spotted him after the sun came up, and the monk was quickly overpowered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Leosin Erlanthar
Leosin Erlanthar
The monk is tied to a stake at the back of the camp (area 3). He has been severely beaten, and he has been denied food and water in an effort to break his
and fell in with the raiders when they retreated, hoping to learn more about the cult’s plans and the location of their camp. Rezmir spotted him after the sun came up, and the monk was quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
paladin uses a flail as her main weapon, you could change a holy avenger so that it’s a flail instead of a sword. You can turn a ring of the ram into a wand, or a cloak of protection into a circlet
powerful (and probably increases its rarity), but it won’t break your game.
Finally, remember the tools that are provided for modifying items in chapter 7, "Treasure." Giving an item an interesting minor property, a quirk, or sentience can alter its flavor significantly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
from this table to determine the characters’ interactions. Reception Activities d6 Activity 1 Catching Up. The student wants to talk about their recent break, which they spent reading everything by
character for help talking to or pranking this student. 6 Drama. The student is anxious about something that happened during their break or about the impending academic year (perhaps the masquerade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Keranos’s Champions Keranos sees his champions as tools to bring insight and change to the world. He doesn’t contemplate the moral or ethical consequences of his insights, believing that such
.
2 Break down a ruling structure that stifles ingenuity and creativity.
3 Bring together lost icons of power to create an incredible storm with the might to halt a greater threat.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
they’ve heard to their masters. 5 Kaleidoscopic. This domain is a riot of everchanging colors. Plants come in a dazzling array of colors, flowers change color to suit the prevailing mood, and Fey wear
, toads, and insects break into multipart harmonies that sometimes crescendo into a symphonic rapture of melodious tweets, trills, chirps, and whistles. Fey in this domain are just as musically inclined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Elf Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed to usurp
-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Elf MIKE PAPE Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed
able to shape-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Friendship. I never leave a friend behind. (Good) 2 Empathy. No creature should be made to suffer. (Good) 3 Wanderlust. I prefer to take the less traveled path. (Chaotic) 4 Changeability. Change is
good, which is why I live by an ever-changing set of rules. (Chaotic) 5 Honor. A deal is a deal, and I would never break one. (Lawful) 6 Rule of Three. Everything in the multiverse happens in threes. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. If a warlock uses Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, does that weapon have to be a melee weapon, and can the warlock change the weapon’s form? The warlock’s Pact of the Blade feature lets
pact weapon to you, and you can’t change the magic weapon’s form when it appears. For example, if you bond with a flame tongue (longsword) and send the weapon to an extradimensional space, the weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it.
In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe
campaign, and you want to give them a change of pace before they get immersed in the next act of the unfolding drama. Or they’re traveling halfway around the world, and you’re looking for something to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
be cracked open at a place where a waterfall once flowed down its side but has since frozen. We have already found the waterfall. All we need now is the magic to break open the glacier.”
Vellynne
, including the ability to change the weather. (“Think of what that could mean for Icewind Dale!” Vellynne adds excitedly.)