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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
wilderness and among barbarians and rangers, and many Scouts serve as the eyes and ears of war bands. Ambusher, spy, bounty hunter — these are just a few of the roles that Scouts assume as they range
the world.
Scout Features
Rogue Level
Feature
3rd
Skirmisher, Survivalist
9th
Superior Mobility
13th
Ambush Master
17th
Sudden Strike
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
wilderness and among barbarians and rangers, and many Scouts serve as the eyes and ears of war bands. Ambusher, spy, bounty hunter — these are just a few of the roles that Scouts assume as they range
the world.
Scout Features
Rogue Level
Feature
3rd
Skirmisher, Survivalist
9th
Superior Mobility
13th
Ambush Master
17th
Sudden Strike
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes
communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Minotaur
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Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
—perhaps they were once thought of as gods—who established the minotaurs’ place in the world. Every minotaur in Ravnica claims descent from one of these heroes. The Ordruun line is
minotaur heroes are full of other names as well: those of the retainers, allies, lovers, servants, enemies, and others who played roles, however small, in the lives of the heroes. Almost every minotaur
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the
world.
Perhaps instead you were taken in by the scholars of the Vault of the Sages or the Map House in Silverymoon, and now you have struck out to increase your knowledge and to make yourself available
Centaur
Legacy
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Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
. Though they are smaller than a human rider mounted on a horse, they fill similar roles as cavalry warriors, messengers, outriders, and scouts.
Affinity for Nature
Centaurs have an affinity for the
natural world. Among the guilds that share that affinity, centaurs favor the rubblebelts of the Gruul Clans and the wide plazas of the Selesnya Conclave over the undercity tunnels of the Golgari and
Half-Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
leather, carefully tooled in the intricate designs the elves loved. But no elf in the world of Krynn could grow a beard . . . no elf, but . . .
“Tanis?” said Flint hesitantly as the man
between these two worlds.
In most parts of the world, though, half-elves are uncommon enough that one might live for years without meeting another. Some half-elves prefer to avoid company altogether
Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
.
— Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of
magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.
Slender and Graceful
With their unearthly grace and fine features, elves appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a
wide variety of adaptations and augmentations that their heritage is hard to ascertain. The Simic NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a
wide variety of adaptations and augmentations that their heritage is hard to ascertain. The Simic NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster
Warlock
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world. Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through
shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ongoing plot. All franchises need servants and hirelings to do mundane jobs, and NPCs the characters already know are a great fit for these roles. Employ these NPCs to make the world feel more familiar and real to the players and characters alike.
Familiar Faces This campaign provides many NPCs for you to do with as you please. They all have roles to play in the encounters and events of the adventure, but what happens to them after that is up
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo
;Kurtulmak: God of Kobolds” sidebar). In the world they occupy, kobolds are often bullied and enslaved by larger creatures — or, when they live on their own, they are constantly fearful of
Bard
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ongoing plot. All franchises need servants and hirelings to do mundane jobs, and NPCs the characters already know are a great fit for these roles. Employ these NPCs to make the world feel more familiar and real to the players and characters alike.
Familiar Faces This campaign provides many NPCs for you to do with as you please. They all have roles to play in the encounters and events of the adventure, but what happens to them after that is up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Adventures Dragons are not in your world. You are in theirs.
-Fizban
When you want a dragon encounter to be the goal or focal point of an entire adventure, how do you craft that adventure
to highlight the dragon’s importance, grandeur, and terrifying power? When you’re using the adventure hooks in this book, dragons will fall broadly into three roles: monster, schemer, or power. Think about those categories as you consider the role you want a dragon to play in your adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Adventures Dragons are not in your world. You are in theirs.
-Fizban
When you want a dragon encounter to be the goal or focal point of an entire adventure, how do you craft that adventure
to highlight the dragon’s importance, grandeur, and terrifying power? When you’re using the adventure hooks in this book, dragons will fall broadly into three roles: monster, schemer, or power. Think about those categories as you consider the role you want a dragon to play in your adventure.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 1: Mysterious Patron Have a friendly patron whose true identity is somewhat mysterious befriend the adventurers early in their careers and send them on each adventure in sequence. The patron
takes the adventurers under his metaphorical wing and sends them on adventures to deal with draconic concerns, great and small, across the world. The patron might feign surprise when an adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons that are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds comes to a
student’s mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlock’s thirst for knowledge and power can’t be slaked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
found their place in the world and have begun to involve themselves in the dangers that surround them. Dedicated spellcasters learn 3rd-level spells at the start of this tier. Suddenly characters can fly
for the rest of their careers. The fate of a region might depend on the adventures that characters of levels 5 to 10 undertake. These adventurers venture into fearsome wilds and ancient ruins, where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
as the faiths they follow. Some obey gods and their servants, while others live by age-old creeds. Belief guides priests’ actions and their magic, which they use to shape the world in line with their
ideologies. Roll on or choose a result from the Priest Roles table to inspire different sorts of priests. Priest Roles 1d10 The Priest Is... 1 An ascetic who keeps wicked spirits at bay. 2 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
as the faiths they follow. Some obey gods and their servants, while others live by age-old creeds. Belief guides priests’ actions and their magic, which they use to shape the world in line with their
ideologies. Roll on or choose a result from the Priest Roles table to inspire different sorts of priests. Priest Roles 1d10 The Priest Is... 1 An ascetic who keeps wicked spirits at bay. 2 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Dungeon Master The Dungeon Master (DM) is the creative force behind a D&D game. The DM creates a world for the other players to explore, and also creates and runs adventures that drive the story
helps the other players visualize what’s happening around them, improvising when the adventurers do something or go somewhere unexpected. As an actor, the DM plays the roles of the monsters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
found their place in the world and have begun to involve themselves in the dangers that surround them. Dedicated spellcasters learn 3rd-level spells at the start of this tier. Suddenly characters can fly
for the rest of their careers. The fate of a region might depend on the adventures that characters of levels 5 to 10 undertake. These adventurers venture into fearsome wilds and ancient ruins, where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons that are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds comes to a
student’s mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlock’s thirst for knowledge and power can’t be slaked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons that are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds comes to a
is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlock’s thirst for knowledge and power can’t be slaked with mere study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 1: Mysterious Patron Have a friendly patron whose true identity is somewhat mysterious befriend the adventurers early in their careers and send them on each adventure in sequence. The patron
takes the adventurers under his metaphorical wing and sends them on adventures to deal with draconic concerns, great and small, across the world. The patron might feign surprise when an adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons that are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds comes to a
is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlock’s thirst for knowledge and power can’t be slaked with mere study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
spare your life. The DM assumes the roles of any characters who are participating in the interaction that don’t belong to another player at the table. Any such character is called a nonplayer character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Dungeon Master The Dungeon Master (DM) is the creative force behind a D&D game. The DM creates a world for the other players to explore, and also creates and runs adventures that drive the story
helps the other players visualize what’s happening around them, improvising when the adventurers do something or go somewhere unexpected. As an actor, the DM plays the roles of the monsters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
spare your life. The DM assumes the roles of any characters who are participating in the interaction that don’t belong to another player at the table. Any such character is called a nonplayer character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is to amass the power they need to defeat a powerful enemy that threatens the world. Their goal in the second example is to defend something they care about by destroying whatever threatens it. The
Nine Dread Princes reside, with each of these dungeons stocked with enough monsters and hazards to advance the adventurers two or three levels. The adventurers spend their whole careers fighting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
spare your life. The DM assumes the roles of any characters who are participating in the interaction that don’t belong to another player at the table. Any such character is called a nonplayer character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
other inhabitants of the world. Interaction takes on many forms. You might need to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that it will
spare your life. The DM assumes the roles of any characters who are participating in the interaction that don’t belong to another player at the table. Any such character is called a nonplayer character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
that exist (or existed) in the real world. You can find descriptions of these creatures in dictionaries or other educational sources, or you might create new roles for them in your D&D worlds. Use these
blocks in this appendix represent fantastical versions of real-world animals:
Blood Hawk: Excessively aggressive hawklike avians known for stealing gems
Flying Snake: Winged, venomous snakes often