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Elf

Species Player’s Handbook

Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed to usurp

the Kagonesti and the Tairnadal are wood elves of the Dragonlance and Eberron settings, respectively. Elf Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 5–6 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet

Sir Jared

Monsters The Book of Many Things

feet of him, Jared imposes disadvantage on the attack roll.Jared is a wandering knight who makes an excellent contact for groups that have Solar Bastion patronage. A former mercenary, Jared credits

Hilarion with helping him change his ways and use his skills for good instead of gold, but he feels unworthy of the organization and has grown lonely after so long away from the Solar Bastion.

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

"} to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Change Shape. The

refer to their tightly knit groups as kindnesses. A kindness of wereravens usually numbers between seven and twelve individuals. Not surprisingly, wereravens get along well with ravens and often hide

Selenelion Twin

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

.) Gleam and Glister were born during such an event, and they are blessed with magical abilities tied to moonlight (Gleam) and sunlight (Glister), respectively. The twins are easily distinguished by

the masks they wear; Gleam wears a crescent moon mask, and Glister wears a sun mask. Blessed by Corellon, the twins can each change their sex at the end of a long rest, though one twin rarely does so

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for

innkeepers, rangers, and the clergy of gods that are aligned with the Harpers’ ideals. The Order of the Gauntlet: One of the newest power groups in Faerûn, the Order of the Gauntlet has an

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups. Human Names and Ethnicities Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents

naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture

Rules of the Trial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

courtesy, and then sets out the rules of her test: Contenders may divide into small groups or choose to participate alone. Once groups are established at the trial’s start, alliances between contenders

Valachan. Losers rot where they fall in the jungle. Violations of the rules are punishable by death. Chakuna closes her domain’s borders while the trial is underway and can change the hunt’s rules on a

Vallaki

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Additionally, numerous factions are active within the town, including the Keepers of the Feather and the priests of Osybus (see “Travelers in the Mists” and “Other Groups,” respectively, later in this chapter).

Customizing the Puzzle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Customizing the Puzzle This puzzle explores how to use groups of objects to disguise a message. So long as your groups can be arranged in a logical order (like the gems being arranged alphabetically

in this puzzle), all you must do is adjust the number of items to correspond to a particular letter of the alphabet. Alternatively, perhaps another organizing principle orders your groups. For example

Campaign Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

around the characters and in response to their actions. World-shaking events force conflict. They set new events and power groups in motion. Their outcomes change the world by altering the tone of the

D&D game. Games stagnate when the story meanders too long without a change in tone, when the same villains and similar adventures grow tiresome and predictable, and when the world doesn’t change

Myconids

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

passage through their colonies. Circles and Melds. The largest myconid in a colony is its sovereign, which presides over one or more social groups called circles. A circle consists of twenty or more

Reproduction. Like other fungi, myconids reproduce by mundane sporing. They carefully control their spores’ release to avoid overpopulation.

Test Results

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Robes, the Red Robes, and the Black Robes, respectively. As it unfolds, give the character the opportunity to choose any order they please. If the character makes a surprising choice, consider asking the

particular order of the Mages of High Sorcery. If the player would like to change their choice, allow them to do so.

Combat Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Combat Encounters The following features can make a combat encounter more interesting or challenging: Changes in Elevation. Terrain features that provide a change of elevation (such as stacks of

force characters who normally attack at range to move around. Mixed Monster Groups. When different types of monsters work together, they can combine their abilities—just like characters with different

Where Next?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

negotiate for his release if the characters capture him. He suggests that it would be most unwise to oppose a duke of Baldur’s Gate without leverage. If the characters decide to attack Vanthampur Villa

D) usually operate as mixed groups of Banites, Bhaalites, and Myrkulites. Here are a few appropriate encounters for a party of four or five characters of 3rd to 5th level: Abduction Squad (for 3rd

Serpent Cults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

are born the serpent cults, groups of devout mortals who serve the yuan-ti either directly or in foreign outposts. Fanatical in their ideals, these cultists are willing to die for the yuan-ti and their

have a ritual that can change a human into a pureblood. They sometimes use the promise of this ritual as an enticement for power-hungry followers or a reward for their most devoted cultists. In

Tracking Monster Hit Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

onerous, but it helps to have a system for larger groups of monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, the easiest way to keep track of your monsters is to assign them unique

encounter with three ogres, you could use three identical ogre miniatures tagged with stickers marked A, B, and C, respectively. To track the ogres’ hit points, you can sort them by letter, then

Tracking Monsters' Hit Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Points a monster has remaining. It helps to have a system to track damage for groups of monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, one way to track your monsters is to assign them

mountain pass For example, in a combat encounter with three ogres, you could use three identical ogre miniatures tagged with stickers marked A, B, and C, respectively. To track the ogres’ Hit Points, you

Right and Wrong

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

larger or smaller groups, you can adjust the encounters using the guidelines given in chapter 3, “Creating Adventures,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Or maybe you’ll adjust them anyway to keep things

interesting. And never forget that you can change up any aspects of the adventure to make them a better fit for your campaign. Swap monsters around to keep the players guessing, or make use of the

Animal Lord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

they defend. They frequently change into giant, idealized versions of the animals they’re associated with—albeit with glowing eyes. When contending with people, they sometimes appear as humanlike beings

lords can summon spectral animals, channel spiritual energy, and exhibit powers associated with one of three broad groups: foragers, hunters, or sages. These powers are tied to an animal lord’s

Workers' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

, with the two groups blaming each other for every worksite mishap and grievance. They flee into the tomb if threatened, but fight with picks and shovels if cornered. Each worker uses the cultist stat

the stone slab in area 2. If approached, the handlers refer characters to Moghadam in area 1. If combat breaks out, they flee to area 2 and release the umber hulks, ordering them to dispose of the

Mogis's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

a formerly peaceful polis. 3 Organize disparate groups of bandits and criminals into a cohesive fighting force. 4 Hunt down a famous defender of the law who champions Iroas. 5

characters, now deeply indebted to the god of slaughter, realize that he will not release them willingly from his service. At this point, the characters might seek freedom from Mogis’s service. Iroas or

Tactics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

groups of warriors. If they have time, they prepare the battlefield with small bolt-holes for them to hide in and simple pit traps to hamper their opponents. Standard kobold tactics include the

obvious places as false “treasure,” prompting intruders to open the container and release a swarm. In a combat involving large numbers of kobolds (such as ten or more), consider spreading out their

Example Observatory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

12, and chapter 17, respectively. Library The library on the second floor of this observatory holds books of extraterrestrial esoterica, plus astronomical references like star charts, almanacs, and

nap) to watch the stars in peace. Using a crystal orb in an adjacent room, resident astronomers can change the illusion to simulate the view of the night sky from any point on the planet at any time of

Splitting Loyalties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

or the Silent Roar. The Brightguard approaches them first, but characters might change their loyalties. How the characters manage relationships with these factions affects how the adventure unfolds

they defend the order and its members like lions protect their prides. They resent other revolutionary groups whose violent ways cause the people to distrust the Silent Roar by extension. Many Silent

Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Elf Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed to usurp

wood elves of the Dragonlance and Eberron settings, respectively. Elf Traits Creature Type: Humanoid Size: Medium (about 5–6 feet tall) Speed: 30 feet As an Elf, you have these special traits

Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Elf MIKE PAPE Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed

Tairnadal are wood elves of the Dragonlance and Eberron settings, respectively. JEDD CHEVRIER A ship departs from a city built by high elves Elf Traits Creature Type: Humanoid Size: Medium (about 5–6

The Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and

groups. Their primary focus is places where the natural world and civilization intersect, because that’s where the natural order is most easily upset. Humanoids and monsters alike can become a threat

The Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and

groups. Their primary focus is places where the natural world and civilization intersect, because that’s where the natural order is most easily upset. Humanoids and monsters alike can become a threat

The Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

, the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and

groups. Their primary focus is places where the natural world and civilization intersect, because that’s where the natural order is most easily upset. Humanoids and monsters alike can become a threat

Adventures in Hazlan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

release the unborn antimagic entity within. 5 One of Hazlik’s apprentices sends multiple groups to capture a star spawn emissary (see chapter 5) that emerged from a meteor in Moonstone Valley. But

Zariel's War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

select group of devils and mortal followers who seek to cause strife and destabilize harmonious communities serve as Zariel’s chief corruptors. By funding evil groups, making and distributing weapons

— to fight face-to-face against the demon hordes in the Blood War. But the burden is a heavy one, and if given the chance, Zariel could be convinced to set it aside, release Elturel, and return to the

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

of faerzress-infused stone. The change in the faerzress brought on by the arrival of the demon lords has left the xorn confused and easily angered. It tries to bargain for metal or gems to eat, and

rolling a d4 and consulting the Beneath the Yellow Mold table. Tampering with the mold-encrusted object causing the yellow mold to release its deadly spores. Beneath the Yellow Mold d4 Encounter 1 A

Neverlight Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, experiencing little or no change in their lives until recently. Now their world is being altered faster than many of the fungus folk can keep up with — as is their world view, twisted by the chaotic

transformed myconid can release the spores in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that

Inside the Swarm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

prerequisite for leadership, as demonstrated by the rule of the current guildmaster, the elf lich Jarad Vod Savo. Assassination is seen as a perfectly valid means of effecting political change, which is how

Jarad’s sister, Savra, took control of the guild before him. Various groups of people and monsters coexist within the swarm, their relative power waxing and waning with the years, and through it all

Human Names and Ethnicities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern

migrations of the earliest humans, so that the humans of the Silver Marches have every possible variation of coloration and features. In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely

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