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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions— and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards conjure
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions— and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards conjure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
with other art forms, which produces the complex dance of the bladesingers as well as the enchanting music of their bards and the meticulous craftwork of their artisans. Sun elf adventurers often bring
Sun Elves Sun elves, also known as gold elves, or Ar’Tel’Quessir, have a reputation for being arrogant and self-important. Many of them believe they are Corellon’s chosen people and that other races
Dwarf
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them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This longevity grants them a perspective on the world that shorter-lived races such as humans and halflings lack.
Dwarves are solid and enduring like the
trade. They dislike boats, so enterprising humans and halflings frequently handle trade in dwarven goods along water routes. Trustworthy members of other races are welcome in dwarf settlements, though
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
existence, most often to the Material Plane. There they seek to bring a bit of their home plane’s splendor to other worlds.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a
.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
abandoned that path, you find yourself adrift. Or you might come from a segment of the Uthgardt that adheres to tradition, but you seek to bring glory to your tribe by achieving great things as a
in my life, even when they are far from me.
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An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
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I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ground and faced your ancestors, and twenty fell before his singing blades. You are no Dhakaani of old, and a mere twenty of you will bring no honor to the Taeri.”
The warlord hissed in fury, and
master of these skills? Do you have ancestors in the Undying Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
ridiculous seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history, their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great events down through time — knowledge so important that it is memorized and passed
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ground and faced your ancestors, and twenty fell before his singing blades. You are no Dhakaani of old, and a mere twenty of you will bring no honor to the Taeri.”
The warlord hissed in fury, and
master of these skills? Do you have ancestors in the Undying Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them?
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
single mistake can bring doom to an entire tribe, while an individual’s heroic effort can ensure the entire group’s survival.
Goliaths thus place a premium on self-sufficiency and
, committed by the goliath. Goliaths assign and use nicknames with their friends of other races, and change them to refer to an individual’s notable deeds.
Goliaths present all three names when
Aasimar
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Whether descended from a celestial being or infused with heavenly power, aasimar are mortals who carry a spark of the Upper Planes within their souls. They can fan that spark to bring light, ease
violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the races of the Five Nations could not be trusted with ruling Khorvaire. It was time for the Dhakaani to return and subjugate the other races to their firm hand once again. The Heirs of Dhakaan are
worship gods, and no clerics or paladins are among them. The Kech Volaar have picked up some of the elven traditions of wizardry, and all clans have bards known as duur’kala (dirge singers), but in general the Dhakaani don’t rely on magic on the battlefield.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
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Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
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Power. I hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
tradition fell when the colleges went into decline, but some bards dream of restoring it. College of Fochlucan The original College of Fochlucan once stood on the northeastern edge of Silverymoon. Many years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
others. News and gossip are carried between population centers by caravans and ships that bring in supplies for trade and by traveling bards and minstrels who recount (or invent) stories to inform and
varied cultures and races, Faerûn is dominated by human lands, be they kingdoms, city-states, or carefully maintained alliances of rural communities. Interspersed among the lands of humans are old dwarven
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
afloat until he is rescued. Halflings believe in the power of luck, and they abide by a great number of superstitions that they believe bring good or ill fortune. They attribute their unusual gift to
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
little to conceal an underlying brutality that hobgoblins practice on each other and perfect upon other races. Punishment for infractions of hobgoblin law are swift and merciless. Beauty is something
will result in death if the act will bring glory to the banner or the legion.
Honor the Gods. Hobgoblins give regular recognition to the deities left to them after Maglubiyet’s conquest. Idols
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
this baseline: a multitude of humanoid races coexist with humans in fantastic worlds. Adventurers bring magical powers to bear against the monstrous threats they face. These characters typically come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Sword Coast, for they know of their reputations and actions already. The dragons’ attitudes are effectively fixed in that regard. However, they know also that among all the humanoid races, leaders often
the factions’ battle against Tiamat. As such, if the dragons side with the humanoids, it will be as a statement of personal faith in the party — and in the party’s ability to bring all the factions into the fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other subterranean and surface-dwelling races. Gracklstugh’s Blade Bazaar might be the ideal place to find traders or explorers heading to the surface world. If Buppido or Hemeth isn’t with the party
of new “merchandise,” and they might deceive or outright capture the characters and bring them to their city’s slave markets. The random encounters in chapters 2 and 3 can easily set up this scenario.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Sword Coast, for they know of their reputations and actions already. The dragons’ attitudes are effectively fixed in that regard. However, they know also that among all the humanoid races, leaders often
the factions’ battle against Tiamat. As such, if the dragons side with the humanoids, it will be as a statement of personal faith in the party—and in the party’s ability to bring all the factions into the fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc. Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their hatred of the civilized races
of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to the plane of Acheron. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that wouldn’t be sufficient to bring about the desired end; somehow, they’ll have to trick the adventurer into doing it. Because the Lords of Dust so often work through pawns and minions, it might
take a while for adventurers to realize that an apparently unconnected series of encounters early in a campaign are actually all part of the complex schemes of the Lords of Dust. These fiends are so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
infiltrate a cult stronghold and claim the mask, then save a nearby village from the blue dragon that means to take the relic back. Mission to Thay The ritual that will bring Tiamat to Faerûn is too complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventure locations, such as a haunted house on the outskirts of town or a dungeon complex tucked in the nearby hills. Alexandre Honoré A time of sorrow can bring people together and even launch an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the forges grew quiet, the foundries cooled, and the dwarven masters left their workbenches to darkness and departed to other realms. When Vanifer was first drawn to the complex, she instructed her
believes that she can use this power to bring the other elemental temples to heel, allowing her to rule over all.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
infiltrate a cult stronghold and claim the mask, then save a nearby village from the blue dragon that means to take the relic back. Mission to Thay The ritual that will bring Tiamat to Faerûn is too complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires. Subrace. Ancient divides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
relationships with other deities of the natural world are more complex. Silvanus is sometimes thought of as her father and Eldath is considered her sister, but Mielikki walks her own path through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires. Subrace. Ancient divides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
instructions to bring back information and new ideas for the community. Most of these folk return to the burrow at the appointed time or even sooner, their curiosity having been satisfied. But a few
unique mind-set. Possessed of higher intelligence than most other races, a gnome can be an important source of knowledge, and can devise solutions for many problems an adventuring party encounters. A
Aarakocra
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it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An aarakocra who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses.
Confinement terrifies the
interacting with other races, aarakocra may use nicknames gained from people they meet or shortened forms of their full names.
An aarakocra of either gender may have one of these short names: Aera, Aial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
different races or cultures. The bardic colleges might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn might be the only creatures capable of becoming sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be human