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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving
ruins, preferring locations near subterranean bodies of water.
The region containing an adult or ancient deep dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only
, forgotten ruins, preferring locations near subterranean bodies of water.
The region containing an adult or ancient deep dragon’s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond
presence, creating the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can’t be damaged by
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep
;s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
their magic into creating breaks that are to their advantage. Whether those breaks are in a series of events, in obstacles, or in enemies depends on the needs in the moment. They crush enemies&rsquo
College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical study divide between those who see history as an unpredictable jumble of chance and those who believe events form a perfect—and predictable—pattern.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
structures and find the safest paths as they search. When confronted, they confound their foes by channeling the stasis of perfect order, creating resilient barriers of force and quashing hostile
magic.
Lorehold Scholars
The archaeomancers of Lorehold College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and
is washed away in a tide of gore and rage. These killers’ grisly work swiftly becomes the stuff of legends,striking fear into innocents across lands and over ages.
Creating a Relentless Killer
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fear into innocents across lands and over ages.
Creating a Relentless Killer
Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a
relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and signature methods. Roll or choose options from the Relentless Origins and Relentless Methods tables when creating your own
races
Lorwyn: First Light
Kithkin are short folk with stout legs, long arms, and sturdy torsos. Their broad faces; round ears; and large, expressive eyes lend them a vaguely ursine appearance.
Most kithkin are linked by an
temporarily or even permanently for a variety of reasons, often due to trauma suffered during the Phyrexian invasion (see Lorwyn: First Light). Regardless, kithkin typically believe that betraying their own is
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
good that even if some people you meet have heard of your homeland, they know merely the name and perhaps a few outrageous stories. You have come to this part of Faerûn for your own reasons, which
number of reasons, and the departure from his or her homeland could have been voluntary or involuntary. To determine why you are so far from home, roll on the table below or choose from the options
Rogue
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
any problem, demonstrating a resourcefulness and versatility that is the cornerstone of any successful adventuring party. Skill and Precision Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a
variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, your character might otherwise gain
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Fighter
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, some on fighting with two weapons at once, and some on augmenting their martial skills with magic. This combination of broad general ability and extensive specialization makes fighters superior
left behind. There are greater risks, perhaps, but also much greater rewards—few fighters in the city watch have the opportunity to discover a magic flame tongue sword, for example.
Creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Kithkin Kithkin are short folk with stout legs, long arms, and sturdy torsos. Their broad faces; round ears; and large, expressive eyes lend them a vaguely ursine appearance. Most kithkin are linked
kithkin
often find the land a terrifying place Some kithkin remove themselves from this empathic web temporarily or even permanently for a variety of reasons, often due to trauma suffered during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Skill and Precision Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Skill and Precision Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Giff are tall, broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like features. Some have smooth skin, while others have short bristles on their faces and the tops of their heads. As beings of impressive size and
blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Ghaash’kala Characters The Ghaash’kala are primarily orcs, but their numbers include a few half-orcs and members of other races. They devote their lives to guarding the Labyrinth and containing the
evils of the Wastes. When creating a Ghaash’kala character, consider the following: The Binding Flame. The Ghaash’kala worship Kalok Shash, the “Binding Flame.” Fundamentally the same religion as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Creation If your players are creating 1st-level characters for this adventure, consider setting aside the first game session for character creation. That way, the players can flesh out their adventuring party together and come up with reasons why their characters are friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Flavors of Fantasy Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy game, but that broad category encompasses a lot of variety. Many different flavors of fantasy exist in fiction and film. Do you want a horrific
selfish reasons. Technology and society are based on medieval norms, though the culture isn’t necessarily European. Campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Gatekeepers put the dragon’s teaching to the test, creating magical seals that bound the daelkyr in the depths of Khyber and protected Eberron against further incursion from the plane of madness
. Three prominent groups of orcs have survived into the present age: The Ghaash’kala are servants of the Silver Flame (which they call Kalok Shash, the “binding flame”), who devote their lives to battling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Types of Espionage Espionage activities can be classified in three broad categories: counterintelligence, covert action, and intelligence gathering. Your party might focus on one of those areas, or
, and eliminating enemy intelligence agents. 3 Misinformation. You are experts at creating false stories and bogus information to foil enemy spies. 4 Covert Elimination. When you disappear someone you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
participating in a fear-focused D&D adventure. Horror, as a genre, covers broad swaths of material. What you shrug off other players might find personally unsettling—everyone’s experiences and tolerances are
distinct and real, even if they differ from your own. Before creating a character, ask your DM and the rest of the group the aforementioned questions, along with any others that come to mind. Chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Alustriel traveled to Sigil. There she spent decades creating a private sanctum around the portal. Alustriel magically fused the portal in her sanctum with a Well of Many Worlds, destroying the magic item
, either her portal’s strange teleportation properties have gone unnoticed by Sigil’s Lady of Pain and her agents, or the Lady of Pain is allowing the portal to function this way for reasons of her own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Creating a Campaign The adventures in this book provide play across a broad range of levels. They can be strung together as a complete campaign using the Infinite Staircase to travel between them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
about themselves. When it’s in Lorwyn, Boreal Ridge is known by the same name. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Boreal Ridge for one of the following reasons: Creating a Masterpiece. An artisan at
the Ice Forge seeks assistance in creating an item the characters need. The artisan requires materials and the collaboration of other artisans, but quarrels have emerged about correct methods. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Blibdoolpoolp the Sea Mother, a figure with a human body but the head and claws of a crayfish, sees broad worship. Lacking information about what their other gods look like, kuo-toa priests invent
new forms for them, creating divine idols with whatever objects are at hand. But whether these kuo-toa priests draw power from belief or delusion, aberrant talent, or a stranger supernatural source
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Using This Book The Player’s Handbook is divided into three parts. Part 1 (chapters 1–6) is about creating a character, providing the rules and guidance you need to make the character you’ll play in
in this introduction. That part covers the kinds of die rolls you make to determine success or failure at the tasks your character attempts, and describes the three broad categories of activity in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Creating a Campaign While these adventures were never meant to be combined into a full campaign—over 30 years separates the newest from the oldest—they have been selected to provide play across a
broad range of levels. With a little work, you can run a complete campaign using only this book. Starting with The Sunless Citadel, guide your players through the adventures in the order that they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
hag appear in chapter 3 of this book. Green hags inhabit dismal forests, swamps, and moors. A green hag’s body, whether broad, narrow, fat, or thin, is topped with a tangled mane of hair. A green hag
thrives on creating despair and tragedy in the lives of her victims, using her skill with illusion magic to help in this goal. Destroying the hopes of others brings her unbridled joy. Night hags have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
travel in any direction from the center of the map, assuming clear terrain. As such, province scale is a useful scale for mapping a campaign’s starting area (see “Creating a Campaign,” later in this
chapter) or any location where you expect to track the adventurers’ movement in hours rather than days. The ground cover of an area this size will include broad stretches of one predominant terrain type
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Carefully review each “possible” encounter. Step 7. Devote any time you have left to creating improvisational aids. Three-Hour Preparation If you have three hours to prepare, add these steps: Step 8. Skim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annam’s spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Father’s other children. Known as the
or personal bodyguards of cult leaders. Examples of giants serving each of the Elemental Evil cults appear in chapter 6. Cult of Evil Earth. Giants who devote themselves to Ogrémoch and his earth cult