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This hollow metal crossbow was created by a team of kobolds and contains an enchanted ember at its core. The crossbow has 3 charges. While the crossbow has at least 1 charge, the inner ember burns
brightly when you hold the weapon. While it burns, the crossbow emits Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet, and any nonmagical Bolt fired from the crossbow catches
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of creation and destruction
to parley with Ygorl are known to have been driven to madness in the process.
Death and Destruction. Ygorl’s most notable possession is an adamantine scythe with the slaad word for death
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
cloud giants in the ordning—the set of values and expectations that determines their rank in giant society—is driven by wealth. Those cloud giants foolish or unlucky enough to have their
killed or driven away.
Calculating Masters. When a fog giant accumulates followers, it sets them to the task of rebuilding the giant’s collection of wondrous, expensive treasures. Its favored
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Player’s Handbook
Core Monk Traits
Primary Ability
Dexterity and Wisdom
Hit Point Die
D8 per Monk level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Strength and Dexterity
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 2
to fuel their determination and discipline.
Monks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely
Shifter
Legacy
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races
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed or
personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take
; but what you learn you pass on to the Guild.
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The inequality of Baldur’s Gate has driven you to take matters into your own hands. You steal from patriars and rich Lower City residents
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hobgoblins trace their origins to the ancient courts of the Feywild, where they first appeared with their goblin and bugbear kin. Many of them were driven from the Feywild by the conquering god
;Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;s petrified flesh came back to life as morkoths: tentacled monstrosities brimming with malice and greed.
Morkoths are driven by greed and selfishness mixed with a yearning for conflict. They hoard
fragments that make up the island’s core are also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most of the lair
Tabaxi
Legacy
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races
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders. Ultimate travelers, the inquisitive
.
Fleeting Fancies
Wandering tabaxi are mercurial creatures, trading one obsession or passion for the next as the whim strikes. A tabaxi’s desire burns bright, but once met it disappears to be
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
and ruin. But for the last few generations, some bands among the tribes were tempted to settle, make peace, trade, and even to build towns. Perhaps this is why Uthgar chose to raise up the totems
Uthgardt stands for.
Outlander
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2
I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Hapless Soft Ones
At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Personal Motives Not every conflict involves a fight between light and darkness. The vast majority of people are driven by simple motives: greed, fear, pride, or ambition. One person just wants to
few more pieces of gold out of Khorvaire, spies who will do anything to protect their nations, and petty criminals trying to build empires. Eberron holds a place for selfless heroes and truly vile villains, as well as everyone in between.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monk Core Monk Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Monk level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Acrobatics, Athletics
view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely slaying monsters and plundering treasure; they strive to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Monk JOSHUA RAPHAEL A Martial Artist of Supernatural Focus Core Monk Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Monk level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity
fuel their determination and discipline. Monks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely slaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but they’re not the only set of assumptions that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign concept by altering one or more of those core assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have done
It’s Your World In creating your campaign world, it helps to start with the core assumptions and consider how your setting might change them. The subsequent sections of this chapter address each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
driven here by war, even a small band of warforged. Westbridge is as safe as Callestan gets, while anything goes in Eastbridge. Westbridge has a significant halfling population. In Eastbridge, a group of
here. Callestan is an inner district, which means that it’s largely enclosed in one of the massive core towers of Dura Quarter. However, it’s large enough that it extends out to the walls of the tower. Many people live in or on the walls, in tenements or shops carved into the thick stone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the following boxed text to the players when the characters enter the Bleeding Citadel: A bright white light burns away the blood and grit staining your clothes. Restorative energy brings life to numb
path from the door to a raised dais carved with Celestial runes. Embedded in a stone atop the dais is a glowing longsword.
If Lulu died earlier in the adventure, add the following: Fluttering just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
If It Exists In D&D, There’s A Place for It in Eberron … But It May Not Be the Place You’re Used To. Eberron draws on the core elements of D&D. It’s a world of wizards and rogues, a setting with
driven by Gruumsh’s fury, and the gnolls aren’t tied to Yeenoghu. The exceptions to this rule are creatures whose identities are shaped by magic. Fiends and celestials embody pure ideals of good and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for years, though he issues proclamations and sends agents to collect taxes. Steam power driven by boiling sewers fuels clockwork inventions and massive cranes in the city of Ludendorf. The necessity
student’s experiments? Did you sell them the flesh rights to your body?
How has the land scarred you? Have you suffered from frostbite in the wilderness? Do chemical or radiation burns scar your body? Did you sell a body part for coin? Did someone steal an organ from you while you slept?
classes
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seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater
lawful in alignment.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invaders’ connection to the circle. Missing
built the circle. She demands tribute in the form of magical metal treasure to allow the characters to access the circle. She also accepts a fragment from the core of a supposedly inert runic colossus (see chapter 6).
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from her back and she takes to
, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose you to carry this power.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
archway is 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. Six different runes are carved into it, each one inlaid with mithral, and a glowing mist fills the arch. Niches in the walls on either side of it contain empty
magic spell. Touching a sconce with an open flame causes a spectral fire to appear above the sconce. This flame sheds light and heat like a normal torch, and it burns until smothered. If a sconce is
classes
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paladins take their work seriously. A delve into an ancient ruin or dusty crypt can be a quest driven by a higher purpose than the acquisition of treasure. Evil lurks in dungeons and primeval forests
angel of death by the gods or driven by your need for revenge? The Gods of the Multiverse section lists many deities worshiped by paladins throughout the multiverse, such as Torm, Tyr, Heironeous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Campaign Events If you don’t want to build a world that focuses on the presence or absence of giants, you can instead build a campaign around world-shaking events that are instigated by giants. Storm
. Similar events might mark the start, middle, or end of a campaign as the actions of giants shake the world. The World-Shaking Events table offers inspiration for giant-driven events that can set or alter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Karametra’s Champions Karametra’s champions build community, advance civilization, and bestow bounty wherever they go in the name of their god. Karametra seeks to provide for all, end famine and
leaving their peaceful lives behind and looking for others to bring into the fold. And her pride in them is all the greater when they manage to build chosen families who journey with them to pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Limbo Limbo is a plane of pure chaos, a roiling soup of impermanent matter and energy. Stone melts into water that freezes into metal, then turns into diamond that burns up into smoke that becomes
slaadi live here and swim amid this chaos, creating nothing, whereas githzerai monks build entire monasteries with their minds. Optional Rule: Power of the Mind As an action, a creature on Limbo can make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A military unit, like most adventuring parties, incorporates a range of useful skills while covering each member’s weaknesses with another’s strengths. Thus, characters of any class
with the skills of a ranger or rogue. High Dexterity and Wisdom scores, combined with proficiency in the Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival skills, support this character’s core capabilities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
halfway through the spinning cylinder and then ignite the slippery oil with a flaming arrow. The oil burns for 2d4 rounds if the fire is not extinguished. On the first round, the burning oil deals 9
(worth 10 gp) and Snarla’s spellbook. The book contains the spells that she has prepared and no others. It is protected by an explosive runes glyph of warding that deals 5d6 fire damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
upon impact. A candle taken from its niche becomes an ordinary candle that doesn’t float and burns down as any normal candle would. 26b. Empty Closet Behind this door is an empty, 10-foot-square room
. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and defeat the creatures inside. If they do so, they can claim the Demon Grinder for themselves. The Demon Grinder is driven by the warlord Raggadragga, a wereboar with 120 hit points. He leads the
Knucklebone. If the characters defeat the Goreguts Gang, they can take possession of the Demon Grinder, which burns through its remaining fuel in 6 hours. Treasure. Raggadragga carries three soul coins that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Death Dog Two-Headed Spreader of Disease Habitat: Desert; Treasure: None Daren Bader ...and his sorrows will stalk your land like hungry dogs until the seas turn to sand and the sun burns to cinders
, favoring the wounded or infirm. They attack recklessly, infecting as many creatures as possible with their diseased jaws. If driven off, death dogs linger close to their victims, letting infection weaken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
A Note about Size As described in the Dungeon Master's Guide, magic items meant to be worn can fit a creature regardless of size or build. If your campaign features a lot of magic items made by
' techniques. Giant-Crafted Items
Beyond its size, a giant-crafted version of a magic item might look different from its traditional appearance. For example, runes and rune carving are central to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
driven the demilich insane, and it attacks anyone other than Halaster. Although powerful wards prevent the demilich from leaving Halaster’s tower, the tower is not considered its lair. Consequently
bottle causes an elder rune to appear in the air above it (see “Elder Runes”). The rune targets the creature that opened the bottle. If the bottle was opened with a mage hand spell or similar magic, the
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are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons.
Delvers into Secrets
Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and
their patrons in dreams or waking visions, or deal only with intermediaries.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a warlock quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability