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Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer

others might change clothes. A casual shape — one created on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history — is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a

Faerie Dragon (Younger) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

and expresses its delight by the twitching of its tail, its merriment fading only if it is attacked. Invisible Tricksters. The only warning of a faerie dragon’s presence is a stifled giggle

it “treasure” in the form of sweets, baked goods, and baubles in exchange for information or safe passage through its territory. The Colors of Age. A faerie dragon’s scales change

Faerie Dragon (Older) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

merriment fading only if it is attacked. Invisible Tricksters. The only warning of a faerie dragon’s presence is a stifled giggle. The dragon stays out of sight, watching invisibly as its victims

, and baubles in exchange for information or safe passage through its territory. The Colors of Age. A faerie dragon’s scales change hue as it ages, moving through all the colors of the rainbow. All

Adult Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, and Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically

creatures in the mist, warning such creatures of the danger. Gems and pearls within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair sparkle and gleam, shedding dim light in a 5-foot radius. If the dragon dies, these effects end immediately.Fire

Ancient Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

checks, and Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically

-evil creatures in the mist, warning such creatures of the danger. Gems and pearls within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair sparkle and gleam, shedding dim light in a 5-foot radius. If the dragon dies, these effects end immediately.Fire

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

alteration, causing your alignment to change. Lawful becomes chaotic, good becomes evil, and vice versa. If you are true neutral or unaligned, this card has no effect on you. Comet. If you single

you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it drops to 0 hit points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its

Roleplaying Hazlik

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

the slightest setback. Personality Trait. “Morality is a comfortable term for cowardice. Reality bends to those bold enough to learn its secrets.” Ideal. “Knowledge is worth any price.” Bond. “My discoveries will change magic forever, and I will be legendary.” Flaw. “My brilliance knows no rivals.”

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

spades Rogue Two of spades Balance Joker (with TM) Fool Joker (without TM) Jester Balance. Your mind suffers a wrenching alteration, causing your alignment to change for

tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it

Exact Change

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

Exact Change Difficulty: Hard This puzzle provides an elaborate, coin-based lock to any sort of door, vault, or other barrier. The door here is locked and has no handle. Instead, there is a slot in

the door with an engraving above it that reads, “Insert exact change here.” Nearby, a wooden bowl of coins rests atop a wooden table. The tabletop is engraved with nine squares in a three-by-three

Dread in Darkon

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

The party is forced to work with an evil being, one from the Darkon Rivals table or another Darklord. 5 The dead of Darkon wish to aid the characters, flocking to them in a growing legion

. 6 The characters suffer desperate, fractured dreams sent from mysterious allies or their future selves, warning them of calamity.

Warnings

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

Warnings Warnings are the first stage of an apocalypse. A warning can involve a divine voice or a messenger telling people that the end is near, that punishment is coming unless they change their

ways, or that they are heading down a path with disastrous consequences. The Apocalyptic Warnings table provides ideas for warnings that foretell disaster. Apocalyptic Warnings d12 Warning 1

Complications and Rivals

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

Complications and Rivals The franchise and downtime activities introduced in this section all incorporate the idea that such activities can introduce ongoing complications to the campaign, and that

anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are killed, some survivors change over several months until the

unnoticed by their larger rivals. If it’s lucky, a tribe of kobolds that is discovered by a group of larger humanoids might form a mutually beneficial arrangement, relying on the humanoids for

Sigil Calamities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

warning, barring anything and anyone from entering or exiting the City of Doors. 8 The Lady of Pain decrees that Sigil tolerates its factions no longer. They must disband or risk her wrath. Three factols come together and hire the characters to change the Lady’s mind.

unpredictably, and portals cease to function. The Incanterium is to blame. 3 Without warning, the Lady of Pain sends two-thirds of Sigil’s population to the Mazes. It’s up to the characters to figure

Deathly Interludes

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

afterlife awaiting them can be powerful. From a personal standpoint, this sort of interlude can serve to reinforce a character’s choices and actions or offer a warning of what’s to come if their priorities

don’t change. For characters who embrace heroic virtues and live as a beneficial force in the world, they might spend a few hours or days in the idyllic embrace of Ilysia. On the other hand, those who

Menzoberranzan

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

blaming a lack of faith in the Demon Queen of Spiders, as well as the power of the wizards. Chaos and agitation for change embroil the city, forcing the already weakened ruling houses to put down

challenges to their power even as they make concessions to their rivals. A civil war between the drow isn’t likely to remain contained within Menzoberranzan — or even the Underdark — as different sides look

E7: Temple Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

altar is a serene priest in sunny robes. The priest is, in fact, a gray slaad using its Change Shape ability to fool the characters. The slaad was sent here to kill them, plain and simple. It

Vault.” If you’re using the rivals described in this book’s introduction, their patron might be a STEAL operative. One of STEAL’s operatives, having recently acquired the gray slaad’s control gem, used

1. Entry Chamber

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

Wisdom (Perception) check notices an arrow slit concealed in a gap in the stairwell stones. The guards in area 5 watch the stairs through this slit, giving them a warning of the characters’ approach

the guards in area 5 to change shifts, allowing the characters to pass through here without being noticed. Spending 2 charges also causes Thacko to grow younger or older. Roll a d4. On a 1–2, the creature halves its hit points. On a 3–4, the creature doubles its hit points.

Respect for the Players

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

to make players much more careful about what they say, which can dampen the atmosphere and discourage humor. Other DMs let players change their minds freely. This creates a more relaxed mood at the

table, which might slow the pace of the game. A common compromise is to rule that players can retract or change anything their characters did up until the point they learn the consequences of their

Thassa's Champions

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

, or lands affected by (or starved of) water. She makes a fantastic patron for sea-based campaigns, but also land-based journeys where the characters might spread Thassa’s desire for change and

discovering ancient knowledge. The campaign might begin with Thassa warning the characters about an impending attack or disaster involving a seaside community, leaving them to convince others and organize a

Chapter 1: Rise of Elemental Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

to change. This year brought an unseasonably warm and stormy spring. Tales spread of flooding, windstorms, wildfires, and tremors. These troubles have a source known to few in the North: Elemental Evil

four cults venerates a powerful entity of air, earth, fire, or water: a Prince of Elemental Evil. Like their princes, the four cults are rivals, yet they all serve a mysterious force they call the Elder

Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

, increase their personal power, and befuddle the minds of their enemies. Mind whisperers are elusive, manipulative, unpredictable, and willing to cheat or kill comrades and rivals alike if doing so

: detect thoughts, hypnotic pattern Bonus Actions Change Shape. The yuan-ti transforms into a Medium snake or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.

Respect for the Players

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

to make players much more careful about what they say, which can dampen the atmosphere and discourage humor. Other DMs let players change their minds freely. This creates a more relaxed mood at the

table, which might slow the pace of the game. A common compromise is to rule that players can retract or change anything their characters did up until the point they learn the consequences of their

Tyranny of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

must change the timing of events so that the Tyranny of Dragons story and the events that precipitate Storm King’s Thunder happen concurrently, with Annam the All-Father breaking the ordning to stir

orchestrated the king’s abduction. Although they share a disdain for dragons, Blagothkus and Countess Sansuri are bitter rivals. If the characters intend to confront Sansuri (see chapter 9, “Castle of

Furygale Repository

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Furygale Repository When the characters arrive at the Furygale Repository, they find a warehouse-like structure with walls that slowly change shape and color, as if melting and reforming. Floating

warning signs around it read, “Danger: Elemental Forces.” A cavernous opening in the south wall provides access to the interior. When the characters enter, read or paraphrase the following text: The

Wave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage equal to half its hit point maximum. The weapon also functions as a trident of fish command and a weapon of warning. It can confer the benefit of a

innate swimming speed. The trident regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. Weapon of Warning This magic weapon warns you of danger. While the weapon is on your person, you have advantage on

Optional Rules

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

. Nevertheless, devils trade silver to those wishing to eliminate rivals in their path. Bargain-Basement Death Saves Whenever a character fails a death save in the Nine Hells, an archdevil may

on this plane, a visitor that isn’t evil must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to lawful evil. The change becomes permanent if the creature doesn’t

Conspiracy in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Conspiracy in Baldur’s Gate The characters are all that’s left of a group that strove to change Baldur’s Gate and failed. Now the city’s leaders or other powerful figures seek to stamp out the last

motes of their movement. Perhaps they were rebels, or members of a union or some clandestine organization. Regardless, their rivals didn’t get where they are by being oblivious or merciful. Conspiracy

Conspiracy in Baldur's Gate

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

Conspiracy in Baldur’s Gate The characters are all that’s left of a group that strove to change Baldur’s Gate and failed. Now the city’s leaders or other powerful figures seek to stamp out the last

motes of their movement. Perhaps they were rebels, or members of a union or some clandestine organization. Regardless, their rivals didn’t get where they are by being oblivious or merciful. Conspiracy

Faerie Dragon

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

attacked. Invisible Tricksters. The only warning of a faerie dragon’s presence is a stifled giggle. The dragon stays out of sight, watching invisibly as its victims contend with its pranks. When its fun

territory. The Colors of Age. A faerie dragon’s scales change hue as it ages, moving through all the colors of the rainbow. All faerie dragons have innate spellcasting ability, gaining new spells as they

Black Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

adventurers to defend it. Ancient Black Dragon Connections d4 Connected Creatures 1 An ancient black dragon, after studying blasphemous texts dedicated to alien gods, issues a warning that

to become an elder brain dragon (described in chapter 6), so the elder brain can wreak ruin upon its rivals. 3 The decades-long machinations of an ancient black dragon and an evil archmage are

Xaos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

are hewn from obscure materials anchored to semi-stable foundations, and its roads are tumbling waves of cobblestone that upend and rearrange themselves without warning. Locals can’t even agree on

. Regardless of its form, the gate isn’t hard to identify; chaos swells around the portal—the eye of a maelstrom of change. CoupleOfKooks “Chaos, much like order, begins in the mind. Refuse its entry into

World-Shaking Events

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

defined by the prominent leaders, innovators, and tyrants of the day. These people change the world and etch their signatures indelibly on the pages of history. When they rise to power, they shape the

thing that has been consistently true about the world, which is now no longer true due to this leader’s rise or influence. This is the biggest change that occurs when the new leader takes power and

Commoners and Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

their hands dirty, while the Apothecary Alliance and Brethren of Barbers don’t need to throw a punch to strike fear into rivals. From carpenters to grocers, the Forgeworkers’ Lodge to the Wisewoman

unclear, and if an individual doesn’t have a license marking them as one or the other, any duke or peer can unilaterally change a non-citizen’s status, effectively sentencing them to imprisonment or

House Agent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in your house and you may encounter one of them when you interact with a house business. As a Lyrandar agent you may know the captain of an airship; as a

a whole, but I would do anything for my old mentor. 5 I believe my house needs to evolve to survive, and I need to lead that change. 6 I am determined to impress the leaders of my house

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