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Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her clan, and bringing dishonor

. Five types of draconians, corresponding to the five types of metallic dragons, fought for Takhisis in the War of the Lance: auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

BREAKING YOUR OATH A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls

, paladins are rarely of any evil alignment. Most of them walk the paths of charity and justice. Consider how your alignment colors the way you pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

;re always welcome at the Three Old Kegs, where the Three Old Toads are glad to greet you with a smile and a mug of ale. The Watch. If you serve in the Watch, you’re required to conduct a

strong and like breaking things. 7 I have a crude sense of humor. 8 I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success. d6 Ideal 1

Interacting with Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM

rules glossary. Breaking Objects As an action, you can automatically break or otherwise destroy a fragile, nonmagical object, such as a glass container or a piece of paper. If you try to damage something more resilient, the DM might use the rules on breaking objects in the rules glossary.

Interacting with Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Interacting with Objects Interacting with objects is often simple to resolve. The player tells the DM that their character is doing something, such as moving a lever or opening a door, and the DM

Rules Glossary. Breaking Objects As an action, you can automatically break or otherwise destroy a fragile, nonmagical object, such as a glass container or a piece of paper. If you try to damage something more resilient, the DM might use the rules on breaking objects in the Rules Glossary.

Sacred Oaths

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

actual swearing of the oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has always been true in the paladin’s heart. BREAKING YOUR OATH A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but

Sacred Oaths

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

actual swearing of the oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has always been true in the paladin’s heart. BREAKING YOUR OATH A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but

Mantol-Derith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. Even the chief negotiators of each enclave return to their centers of power periodically, leaving representatives to conduct business. Everyone in Mantol-Derith is there to trade, negotiate, and, of

disguising of goods by any means, and no use of magic during negotiations and haggling. The punishment for breaking any covenant is equally straightforward: the violator is wrapped in chains and tossed into the Darklake. Recent events in Mantol-Derith have rendered these rules moot.

Chimera

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

Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Actions Multiattack. The chimera makes three attacks: one with its bite, one with its horns, and one with its claws. When its fire breath is available, it can use the breath in

: 10 (1d12 + 4) bludgeoning damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon head exhales fire in a 15

Self-Sufficient Clans

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

Self-Sufficient Clans To any dragonborn, the clan is more important than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct

the five types of metallic dragons, fought for Takhisis in the War of the Lance: auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

Breaking the Archetypes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Breaking the Archetypes To the uninitiated, fighters are the simpletons of the adventuring world, flailing away with their weapons while taking repeated blows to the head. But those folk know

, providing a boon to your franchise’s standing in the community. Any franchise could do worse than having you as its public face — especially when your sense of quiet resolve is needed to quietly resolve some unexpected business disaster.

Hoard Quirks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

unleashed on any who plunder the dragon’s treasure. Such a curse typically affects not only those who steal from the hoard, but anyone else who comes into contact with the treasure. Moreover, breaking the

throws against dragons’ breath weapons and Frightful Presence. 3 Each affected creature gains vulnerability to the damage type of the breath weapon of the dragon who cursed the hoard. 4

Rival Explorers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

characters solve this problem by breaking the curse rather than killing the rivals, but either way, these foils no longer trouble the characters after they resolve this situation. (A rival group at these levels might consist of an Archmage, an Archpriest, a Spy Master, and a Warrior Commander.)

The Scarlet Sash

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

scolds those who display bad manners or foolish behavior. She can easily mimic the sound of breaking glass, which she likes to use to create a distraction. Personality Trait. “I can be trusted with a

make a decision, that’s it. No one can change my mind.” Ideal. “Evil might be everywhere, but as long as there’s breath in my body, I will never stop pecking at its heels.” Bond. “Madrina is the mother

Fireside Contests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

character must complete the contest’s objective before the other competitors. The objective for each contest is included in the contest descriptions that follow. Opponent and Conduct. One Fireside giant

awards the party a potion of flying. Stone Giant’s Resolve Each competitor must sit or stand atop a wooden post beneath a roaring waterfall. If a competitor’s body ceases to be in contact with the

Breaking the Chains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Breaking the Chains Eight chains of infernal iron anchor Elturel to its binding posts, and each of those chains must be broken to free the city. If all the chains are broken, Elturel remains floating

tells Arkhan as such. Read or paraphrase the following: A shroud of confusion passes over Arkhan’s face, dissolving his bravado. He mutters to Tiamat under his breath, “Is that wise, my queen?” Then his

14. Venom Distillery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

can’t withstand it. Xopal uses the zombies as test subjects; once he’s overcome their immunity, he plans to conduct further tests on live yuan-ti. Bottled Poisons The presence of so many poisons makes

damage on a failed save. Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath or don’t need to breathe. Among the poisons is a stoppered bronze jug used for fermenting jungle roots into soporific

32. Umbraxakar's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. His Lightning Breath becomes Shadow Breath, dealing necrotic damage instead of lightning damage. A humanoid reduced to 0

domain to Undermountain where it belongs. Characters can try to turn Umbraxakar back into a bronze dragon by ending his despair and breaking Shar’s hold over him. To accomplish this, they must present the

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an

is level-headed even in the face of bizarre circumstances, while a character with low Sanity is unsteady, breaking easily when confronted by eldritch horrors that are beyond normal reason. Sanity

L14. Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

scribbling notes to herself while cursing various “unappreciative” child workers under her breath. If Bavlorna Blightstraw fled Downfall in chapter 2, she is slumped against the wall under the stairs and

, ownership, and reciprocity in detail (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2). Twilight Tides is a fat, wrinkled book about navigating the oceans of the Feywild. After two books were stolen from her

8. Gray Alchemist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

closed peepholes at dwarf’s-eye height. Opening the peepholes allows one to see into the room beyond. The bar is easily lifted from this side, but breaking down the door requires a successful DC 20

, one potion of greater healing, one potion of fire breath, and one potion of psychic resistance. Depending on whether or not Droki delivered his parcel and took his payment, the desk contains either a

Finding Droki

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

screams in fright and knocks his feet together, activating his boots of speed. If a chase ensues, resolve the outcome using the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Droki has advantage

a holy symbol of Laduguer, set with a carving depicting an arrow breaking on a shield. Characters not sanctioned by the Keepers of the Flame to carry the symbol will be arrested by the guards (see

Courthouse: Summer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

veterans, a Watch sergeant and eleven constables. They demand that the characters surrender their weapons and come along quietly. For guidance on how to handle character arrests, see “Breaking the Law

”. The characters are charged with disturbing the peace, a minor offense that carries a fine and results in an edict. The charge stems from their conduct in encounter 3, “Street Chase.” Depending on how

Maelstrom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

is tinted blue on the map. Submerged areas are tinted blue from wall to wall. Characters who can’t breathe underwater must hold their breath in a submerged area. While submerged, they are also

withstand tremendous amounts of pressure and force, and aren’t easily broken. Each window has AC 15, 60 hit points, a damage threshold of 20, and immunity to psychic and poison damage. Breaking a

Traditionalists

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

Eda’s home. She would protect it to her dying breath and wants its people to prosper. Flaw. Eda is suspicious of outsiders, and she is too quick to trust those familiar to her. Gellan Primewater

it means breaking the law. Gellan secretly believes that even if he is caught, he can spend his way back into the town’s good graces by throwing the biggest, most extravagant festival Saltmarsh has

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

. Use your judgement to resolve any plans that the players devise and award them appropriately (see “Narrative Combat”). If the gate is demolished, the players must hold the line alongside the defenders

storm! Ularan Mortus has sent his dragon to crush his enemies. Claugiyliamatar is an ancient green dragon, except her breath weapon deals necrotic damage instead of poison damage as a result of

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Harmonium. Residents of the Clerks’ Ward claim it’s the safest and most honest ward in Sigil. Conflict usually occurs on paper, and structured forums for debate allow folks to resolve disagreements

breath and clearly hiding something on their person, a teenage tiefling spy begs the characters to help them avoid two oncoming Harmonium peacekeepers (see Morte’s Planar Parade). 4 A drunk elf

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

possible. The contest ends when the majority of one team can’t hold their handstands and either give up or fall over. Resolve the contest using DC 10 Strength (Athletics) group checks: each team

drawn in the snow 50 feet away from them. The first team to roll its boulder across the finish line wins. Resolve the contest with a series of simultaneous DC 15 Strength (Athletics) group checks. With

How to Play

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

resolve those actions. Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But

examples of rule-breaking are more conspicuous. For instance, an adventurer can’t normally pass through walls, but some spells make that possible. Magic accounts for most of the major exceptions to the

Paladin Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

features at certain Paladin levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Paladin level or lower. Breaking Your Oath A Paladin tries to hold to the

highest standards of conduct, but even the most dedicated are fallible. Sometimes a Paladin transgresses their oath. A Paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks absolution, spending an all-night vigil

Paladin Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Paladin level or lower. Breaking Your Oath A Paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most dedicated are fallible

Chromatic Dragons

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

battlefield, capable of annihilating whole armies with her five breath weapons, her formidable spellcasting, and her fearsome claws. Tiamat’s most hated enemy is Bahamut the Platinum Dragon, with whom

immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours. Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in a 90-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 22

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

away at the ice, breaking through it after 1 hour. (The more characters who help, the more quickly the ice is removed.) The noise is loud enough to attract the ice troll in area D9. If the characters

frozen next to the treasure pile is a crag cat (see appendix C) that was killed by Arveiaturace’s breath weapon and placed here as a trophy. Treasure. Arveiaturace’s treasure pile is buried under four

Gnome Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

send an omen to nudge a group of gnomes in a certain direction, or even manifest an avatar in the middle of a gnome burrow. When Garl makes one of these rare appearances, it is to resolve a dispute that

example of what befalls mortals who conduct themselves the same way. For the gnomes, this niche is filled by Urdlen, also known as the Glutton for its selfish and cruel behavior. Though the details

The Grand Dame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

balcony overhead. Creaky staircases lead down to area 5. Guests often congregate here in the evening to schmooze and conduct illicit business dealings. 11. Bridge Captain Storn and six of his deckhands are

stationed here from dusk until dawn, taking turns at the wheel. If trouble arises somewhere else on the ship, the captain takes the wheel and sends one or more crew members to resolve the situation

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