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Glyph of Warding
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another object covering the glyph, approaching within a certain distance of the glyph, or manipulating the object on which the glyph is inscribed. For glyphs inscribed within an object, the most common
or drow), or alignment. You can also set conditions for creatures that don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a certain password.
When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
restrictions (see “Alterations to Magic”).
Arcane Recovery (1/Day). When he finishes a short rest, Halaster recovers all his spell slots of 5th level and lower.
Legendary Resistance (3
effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty
Human
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pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their
Barbarian
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of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another.
These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury
stranger in the area of the campaign? Or is the campaign set in a rough-and-tumble frontier where barbarians are common?
What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you lured to settled lands
Elf
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Species
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humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version.
Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin
, Jelenneth, Keyleth, Leshanna, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia
Family Names (Common Translations
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Sylvan
Equipment: A Selesnya insignia, a healer’s kit, robes, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
Feature: Conclave’s Shelter
As a
voices and actions aligned in common purpose. (Good)
3
Order. Like a well-pruned tree, society thrives when everything is kept in good order. (Lawful)
4
Life. Preserving life and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
drow call Araurilcaurak, its vault soaring a thousand feet above the stone floor. Drow dwellings and strongholds are carved from massive stalagmites and stalactites, connected with delicate-looking bridges of hardened spider silk and lit with coldly glowing eldritch fires.
Map 15.1: Menzoberranzan
Menzoberranzan Population: 20,000 drow plus thousands of slaves (of various races)
Government: Matriarchal theocracy worshiping Lolth, the Demon Queen of Spiders
Defense: Large standing army of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and the entrance to the priestess’s tower. The swaying bridges are difficult terrain for non-drow.
Falling. A creature pushed off the stairs, a bridge, or the edge of a platform must attempt a DC 10
Velkynvelve The drow outpost is located high in a cavern, built 100 feet above the rocky floor. The outpost consists of a series of small caves in the cavern walls and four “hanging towers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
10. Guard Tower The fourth hanging tower, connected by rope bridges to the slave pen and the walkway alongside the priestess’s tower, serves as a guard tower for observing the cavern, the western
passage, and the slave pen. The lower chamber of the tower is occupied by two drow and one drow elite warrior on guard duty. It contains a zurkhwood table and three chairs, a smaller side table, and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally
the lair returns to normal levels over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. The increased Hit Die recovery ends immediately. The existing abundance of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
offering plentiful opportunities for sky gazing. Though ice and snow are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in
increased Hit Die recovery ends immediately. The existing abundance of quartz crystals remains, but new crystals form at a normal rate.Cold, RadiantChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Drow The garrison at Velkynvelve consists of twelve drow, five drow elite warriors, a junior drow priestess named Asha (use the priest stat block in the Monster Manual, but add the Fey Ancestry
, Innate Spellcasting, and Sunlight Sensitivity features of the drow stat block), and the outpost’s commander, a senior drow priestess of Lolth named Ilvara. The drow have the assistance of a pack of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Eastmyr Eastmyr bridges the gap between prosperous Duthcloim and the down-and-out despair of the Braeryn. It is home to common merchants, tradesfolk, mercenaries, and crafters either making their way
formerly high-profile drow forced out of their homes and holdings. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Eastmyr district, roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
violence, illness, or otherwise. You are aware of nonmagical recovery techniques, common resources, and misinformation. You know how to speak to sympathetic doctors, clergy, and local leaders and can convince them to shelter one person (other than yourself) at a modest lifestyle for up to one month.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
proven true when the demon lord Demogorgon emerged from the Clawrift, obliterating the rope bridges that once extended across it. Bregan D’aerthe spies are assessing the damage from their base in a ruined
drow compound overlooking the Clawrift. (The compound was once House Oblodra, a powerful drow house that was destroyed by Lolth over one hundred years ago during the Time of Troubles.) Mistrift This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for trade. This leaves the labyrinthine streets and knotted bridges between intertwined compounds eerily empty. Common folk often disappear among these streets, the victims of magical guardians, escaped test subjects, or wizards who see the magically deficient as stock for their experiments.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
What the Prisoners Know Allow the characters to freely mingle and interact with their fellow prisoners or even the drow guards, although the guards rarely talk to the “surface-dweller scum.” Of all
the prisoners, only Eldeth and Jimjar speak fluent Common. The others speak Undercommon (or at least understand it). Ront knows some Common, while Derendil speaks Elvish. Stool’s rapport spores can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Common with an Elvish accent and exchange hand signals when they think no one is looking. A drow character recognizes the hand signals as Drow Sign Language. The changes wrought by the magic of the
Discovering the Drow Any character who spends 1 hour observing a ship’s crew can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. With a successful check, the character notices that most crew members speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Drow Crews Icingdeath and Twinkle each have a crew of forty neutral drow sailors. Drow have a reputation as evil, subterranean slavers and are not generally trusted by humanoids living on the surface
). The sailors are focused on the task of sailing the ship and engage with the characters as little as possible. While the characters are aboard, the drow spend most of their time working on the decks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with a natural affinity for the arcane arts may also become drow mages, although they are much less common. Drow Mage
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit
Drow Mage Privileged drow males who lack the strength and fighting prowess to train as warriors have no recourse but to pursue the study of magic. For them, it is a matter of survival. Female drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
swarm, its mouth closes, and it can’t release another swarm until 1 hour has passed. COMMON DROW PHRASES
The following are a few key drow phrases you can use when roleplaying dark elves.
Oloth plynn
dos! (“Darkness take you!”), a common drow curse.
Ssussan! (“Light!”), another drow curse.
Xun izil dos phuul quarthen, lueth dro. (“Do as you are ordered, and live.”)
Lolth tlu malla. (“Lolth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
approach, a series of rickety towers can be seen, lashed together by rope and plank bridges set in haphazard patterns. Even above ground, the kuo-toa build in line with their three-dimensional aquatic
them.
Bridges and Platforms. Bridges and platforms are haphazardly strung throughout the city, connecting various levels of structures with each other as well as crisscrossing open spaces. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
retreated to their respective enclaves with their goods and livestock. A stream runs nearby, crossed by two stone bridges leading to the drow and Zhentarim enclaves. The stream is 5 feet deep and fed by the
stalactites onto leather tarps covering clusters of merchant stalls west and east of the trench. Beyond these marketplaces are well-tended gardens of mold and fungi, crystal walkways, and stone bridges. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Tier Breche The Great Stair of Tier Breche rises from the floor of Menzoberranzan to the cavern housing the three branches of the Academy: Melee-Magthere, a pyramid-shaped edifice where drow warriors
are trained; Arach-Tinilith, a spider-shaped cathedral where drow priestesses worship their demon goddess; and Sorcere, a magnificent tower where drow mages learn to master the magical arts. Non-drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Braeryn The Braeryn (also known as “the Stenchstreets”) is a shantytown of ramshackle structures overlooking garbage-choked alleyways, inhabited by the dregs of drow society. Fallen priestesses
, bankrupt merchants, escaped slaves, and the homeless or maimed are common here, as are visitors to the city who wish to go unnoticed. The population of the Stenchstreets has swelled in the wake of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Menzoberranzan The characters might decide to visit Menzoberranzan before heading to Gravenhollow, either to learn what the drow know about the arrival of the demon lords or to assess their
involvement in recent events. March on Menzoberranzan If the characters advance their expeditionary force toward the drow city, word of their approach reaches Menzoberranzan two days before their arrival, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
19.
Cutthroat Politics. Drow politics are cutthroat and rife with intrigue. When drow work together, it is typically to destroy a common foe and ensure their own survival, and such alliances are
Drow Children of Lolth. The drow worship Lolth, a deity who resides in the Abyss. Known as the Spider Queen or the Demon Queen of Spiders, she is the figure around which the drow have built their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sparsely populated, the area is so vital to the city’s survival that drow patrols are common here. Roll for random encounters as the characters cross this district. You can roll a d20 and consult the
notable leaders of the great houses and their honored heroes were cast into the lake, dressed in full regalia and weighed down with stone spars. Many less important drow have been sent by rivals to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. The north half comprises Northfurrow District, where common workers and the clans devoted to minor crafts make their home, and Darklake District, open to foreigners and where the city’s merchants
engage in trade with visitors. As befits a major settlement in a dangerous realm, Gracklstugh places no restrictions on the weapons or gear characters can carry or trade. Twelve stone bridges lead to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
loose and showing them how to develop a long-lasting self-discipline. Primeval Hatred One of the most fervent passions in an elf is the animosity that surface elves and drow hold for one another
. This hatred dates back to when the primal elves surrendered their mutable forms in response to Lolth’s promises. They split into two factions: the drow, who believed that Corellon had held them back and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
4. Drow Enclave The drow use Mantol-Derith to trade exquisite and exotic goods according to their rarefied tastes. Rare perfumes, potions, distilled beverages, and other alchemical products are some
of their regular goods, as well as common and uncommon magic items. House Baenre controls the flow of merchandise here, placing and removing chief negotiators as their efficiency wanes. Sirak Mazelor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
-relief sculpture of a humanoid skull with a black sapphire embedded in each eye socket.
Words of Unwelcome. Carved into the frame above the door are the words “GO AWAY!” written in Common.
Alarm
of a tiny black spider etched into each one. Two drow vampires are trapped in the gemstones and are magically released the first time a creature other than Ezzat opens the door or pries either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
long ago. It speaks Common and Undercommon but doesn’t have much to say to the living. The wraith killed the three drow (two females and one male) and turned their spirits into specters. Each drow
29. Abandoned Apartment When various tunnels and rooms in the dungeon collapsed, these chambers were almost cut off. A narrow tunnel provides the only entrance. After the drow ran afoul of the wraith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
halfling 2 1d4 darkmantles 3 1d4 drow and 1d4 quaggoth slaves 4–8 2d4 giant spiders 9 1 mimic 10 1 spectator 11–12 Web break Cocooned Halfling The characters find a still-living lightfoot halfling
and attack the party. Drow and Quaggoth Slaves These hateful drow and their murderous quaggoth slaves are navigating the Silken Paths on their way through the Underdark. If Derendil is with the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
dragon named Nurvureem, who has established her lair in the caverns beneath the manor. Her favorite shape is a beautiful female drow. In this form, Nurvureem lures adventurers into the manor and
stalks them. She sometimes poses as a drow captive of a dragon, desperate to avoid being eaten and willing to pay with her treasure to be rescued. The Harpers have learned her secret, and do their best to