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Player’s Handbook
: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion
Weapon Proficiencies
Simple and Martial weapons
Armor Training
Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and Shields
Starting
definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world&rsquo
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
. A girallon that’s captured when young and carefully trained could end up in a seemingly unlikely place, such as guarding the entrance to a city’s thieves’ guild. Those who would
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie
others is often difficult because I’m so easily distr… oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver?
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I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers.
3
A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of kobolds, sending
other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict.
4
I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe.
2
Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the
medusa’s lair.
3
Maintain a planar crossing from which great power flows while also curtailing the effects of that power as it infuses the world.
4
Seek out a new generation of
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
in the shadows. Order agents tend to be proficient in Religion, and frequently seek aid from law enforcement friendly to the order’s ideals, and the clergy of the order’s patron gods.
The
: In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its reputation among the common people. The faction draws employees and associates
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of Thronehold gave them freedom, but many still struggle both to find a place in the post-war world and to relate to the creatures who created them.
The typical warforged shows little emotion. Many
delight in exploring their feelings, their freedom, and their relationships with others. Most warforged have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with the folk of the world.
Emerald Dragon Wyrmling Connections
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Connected Creatures"}
Connected Creatures
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Blood hawk;Blood
An emerald dragon wyrmling has been captured by scheming duergar, who plan to use the wyrmling as bait to lure the wyrmling’s parents out of their lair.
Fire, Psychic
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
labyrinth of my thoughts.
3
I might disagree with other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict.
4
I have no interest in going to the surface world
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A young deep dragon has captured a number of kuo-toa and has decided to try them out as servants instead of eating them.
2
A young deep dragon maintains the guise of a handsome Humanoid
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
You’ve always been fascinated by the glitter and glamor of city life, so different from the slow pace of life in your homeland. Now you’re here, ready to make your mark in the world, but
them. Alone or accompanied by a handful of equally bereft survivors, you must navigate a new life that you never asked for.
4
You were captured by kidnappers and taken far from your home. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
vast stores of treasure, knowledge, and captives on their islands. Some of these prisoners are the descendants of people captured generations before; they might know of no other world outside their
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil
between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric&mdash
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the creature and its place in the world.
If you fail the check, this
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
;gelatinous cubes and ochre jelly;ochre jellies.
2
A band of minotaur;minotaurs in service to Baphomet has captured a sapphire dragon wyrmling to learn from the wyrmling’s strategies
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
4
A crystal dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A crystal dragon who has guarded a
and hunters.
2
A young crystal dragon has adopted a group of kobold;kobolds and is trying to teach them the value of a good practical joke.
3
A young crystal dragon has captured a pack of
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
time apart from the clamor of society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of the answers you were looking for.
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign.
Buldur’s Gate Feature: The Real City
You know the Baldur’s Gate most Baldurians ignore, the dog-eat-dog world of the
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
you owe allegiance to.
Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical
again in ruins, Dove Falconhand decided to reform the group with the primary goal of building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monster Manual (2014)
world. Their warriors were legendary, their empires always expanding. Yuan-ti temples stood at the centers of ancient metropolises, reaching ever higher in prayer to the gods they longed to emulate. In
time, the serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
have a fascination with tales and objects from the surface world, particularly plants and other natural items. They gather in the depths of the Underdark near routes used by merchants and other brave
the surface world. But when they have superior numbers or engage creatures that appear weak, blindheims will often ambush to take what they want.
Strange Outcasts. The blindheims speak of an ancient era
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and
.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers shows up.
Lashers. The closest thing a
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Ability Scores: Strength, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Convincing Inquisitor
Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion and Religion
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Tools
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Club
back. Your former peers don’t take kindly to people leaving their ranks. Those you persecuted have not forgotten your deeds. But life must still be lived, and there’s more than one way to find and destroy the evil in the world.
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
emotions captured in the Feywild in the form of seasons—affinities that affect the eladrin’s mood and appearance. An eladrin’s season can change, though some remain in one season
Season
1
Autumn: peace and goodwill, when summer’s harvest is shared with all
2
Winter: contemplation and dolor, when the vibrant energy of the world slumbers
3
Spring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Background Backgrounds are designed to root player characters in the world, and creating new backgrounds is a great way to introduce players to the special features of your world
. Backgrounds that have ties to particular cultures, organizations, and historical events from your campaign are particularly strong. Perhaps the priests of a certain religion live as beggars supported by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
remains of Habbakuk, a god on the world of Krynn and one of the many gods Vecna intends to destroy as part of his ritual. Any character with proficiency in the Religion skill recognizes the feather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hermit PEDRO CARDOSO Ability Scores: Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Healer (see chapter 5)
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine and Religion
Tool Proficiency: Herbalism Kit
Equipment: Choose
well beyond the outskirts of the nearest settlement. In those days, your only companions were the creatures of the forest and those who would occasionally visit to bring news of the outside world and supplies. The solitude allowed you to spend many hours pondering the mysteries of creation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hermit PEDRO CARDOSO Ability Scores: Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Healer (see chapter 5)
Skill Proficiencies: Medicine and Religion
Tool Proficiency: Herbalism Kit
Equipment: Choose
well beyond the outskirts of the nearest settlement. In those days, your only companions were the creatures of the forest and those who would occasionally visit to bring news of the outside world and supplies. The solitude allowed you to spend many hours pondering the mysteries of creation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cackling Chasm A chasm in the foothills of the Spine of the World mountains gets its name from the cackling gnolls that take shelter inside it. Most who hear the maniacal cackles know well enough to
fisher and her magic fishing pole (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns”) or after agreeing to undertake a quest for the town speaker of Caer-Konig (see “Gnoll Heads”). A gnoll captured in the wilderness can also lead the characters here (see “Wilderness Encounters").
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cackling Chasm A chasm in the foothills of the Spine of the World mountains gets its name from the cackling gnolls that take shelter inside it. Most who hear the maniacal cackles know well enough to
fisher and her magic fishing pole (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns”) or after agreeing to undertake a quest for the town speaker of Caer-Konig (see “Gnoll Heads”). A gnoll captured in the wilderness can also lead the characters here (see “Wilderness Encounters").
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Background Backgrounds are designed to root player characters in the world, and creating new backgrounds is a great way to introduce players to the special features of your world
. Backgrounds that have ties to particular cultures, organizations, and historical events from your campaign are particularly strong. Perhaps the priests of a certain religion live as beggars supported by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
remains of Habbakuk, a god on the world of Krynn and one of the many gods Vecna intends to destroy as part of his ritual. Any character with proficiency in the Religion skill recognizes the feather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
culture might have its own array of gods. In most D&D settings, there is no single god that can claim to have created humanity. Thus, the human proclivity for building institutions extends to religion
. A single charismatic prophet can convert an entire kingdom to the worship of a new god. With that prophet’s death, the religion might wax or wane, or the prophet’s followers might turn against one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
culture might have its own array of gods. In most D&D settings, there is no single god that can claim to have created humanity. Thus, the human proclivity for building institutions extends to religion
. A single charismatic prophet can convert an entire kingdom to the worship of a new god. With that prophet’s death, the religion might wax or wane, or the prophet’s followers might turn against one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
because those schemes impact the world as a whole, not because the dragon is interested in the characters individually—at least not initially. As the characters become powers in their own right
, dragons are more likely to take personal notice of them. The “Dragon Campaigns” section that follows discusses the world-ranging implications of putting dragons in positions of power and central story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
because those schemes impact the world as a whole, not because the dragon is interested in the characters individually—at least not initially. As the characters become powers in their own right
, dragons are more likely to take personal notice of them. The “Dragon Campaigns” section that follows discusses the world-ranging implications of putting dragons in positions of power and central story