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The Book of Many Things
You were living a difficult life before your destiny suddenly changed through a miraculous turn of good fortune. Perhaps a benevolent deity gave you precisely what you most desired. You might have
stumbled across a Deck of Many Things and drawn a card with a potent, positive effect. Or maybe you inherited a modest fortune from a distant relative you didn’t know you had.
Regardless, you
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to
osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed
, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
her worshipers’ rituals. The process usually transformed subjects into the spindly creatures her devotees expected, but occasionally, an elf changed into a choldrith: an arachnid Monstrosity able
, colonies can be found in remote, gloomy areas of the surface world, warring against Lolth’s enemies.
The cult of Lolth still creates chitines as the need arises. Outside the presence of a choldrith
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Candlekeep Mysteries
distant homeland to the east of Faerûn. As he grew older, learned more about the world, and began to feel the weight of old age, his worldview changed dramatically. Motivated by his growing fear of
past by giving me an unending future.”
Bond. “I will lead my students to a life unstained by the problems of the world. We will rise above all into eternity.”
Flaw. “I am
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will.
Divine Resurrection. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her crystalline form shatters and
against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will.
Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body turns to slush and melts
, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults
like the priest of osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will.
Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body collapses into shards of
Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
instructors at Horizon Military Academy.
6
I competed with a fellow student for the attention of a mentor at Horizon Military Academy.
7
The person who recruited me into the legion changed the
.
5
An adolescent relative ran off to join the Gruul in an act of rebellion and has not yet returned.
6
I once befriended an Izzet scientist, and we’re still cordial though the
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hideous laughter. Tasha’s magic-fueled ambitions brought her into contact with demons and demon lords, which she subjugated and used against her enemies. Tasha became known on the world of
a spectacular domain for herself. Gradually, Iggwilv transformed into a Fey creature, though she outwardly appears human. Her disposition changed over time as well, as she became less interested in
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
achieve this immortality.
The Aereni are isolationists who have little interest in the world beyond their island. The Five Nations are a place of chaos and war. With this in mind, what has caused you to
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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
achieve this immortality.
The Aereni are isolationists who have little interest in the world beyond their island. The Five Nations are a place of chaos and war. With this in mind, what has caused you to
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
The entire world of Ravnica is a sprawling metropolis, but you are a native of the wild areas that still exist — the abandoned districts, the rubblebelts, the overgrown parks, and the crumbling
ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization
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Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
world.
THAT-WHICH-ENDURES
That-Which-Endures is a nameless, faceless, mysterious entity, something between a multiverse-spanning primordial spirit and an over-god. It represents the amoral and all
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the
Guild. If either of them ever finds out, your life as you know it will be over.
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A close friend or relative joined the Guild and vanished mysteriously. You’ve worked your way into the lower
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Ideal
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Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Creativity. Half the world’s troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative
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Izzet Contacts
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Contact
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An older relative is a member of the guild’s board of directors.
2
I know a sprite who carries important messages among the guild’s
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Tools, Herbalism Kit, Traveler's Clothes, 8 GP; or (B) 50 GP
On the fringes of the civilized world, parents warn their children not to wander away from their homes, especially at night. The many
kept you as a pet. Whatever your story, you can’t remember your time away. But that doesn’t mean you weren’t changed by it.
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Basic Rules (2014)
habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could.
But at least the relative largeness of the apartment
beauties of the world in their long years, but gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they can’t get in enough of the things they want to do and see.
Gnomes speak as if they can’t
races
kingdoms of the elves and dwarves recognized the danger of human migration, it was already too late. The bloodshed that followed changed Etharis forever.
The success of humans is owed to their adaptability
positions of power within their societies. Many have asserted their claim to the High Throne of Altenheim, wishing to control the most powerful empire in the world. Known as the Era of Descent, the years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
particular cause. Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t know where their power
bloodline. You are related to some powerful creature, or you inherited a blessing or a curse. 2 You are the reincarnation of a being from another plane of existence. 3 A powerful entity entered the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
particular cause. Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t know where their power
bloodline. You are related to some powerful creature, or you inherited a blessing or a curse. 2 You are the reincarnation of a being from another plane of existence. 3 A powerful entity entered the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reason, the world changed, and their vast empires vanished. All that remains of them are ruins and the scattered lizardfolk, bullywug, and aarakocra tribes, barbaric descendants of those who once ruled the world.
The Days of Thunder Tens of thousands of years ago, empires of reptilian, amphibian, and avian peoples — known in Elvish as Iqua’Tel’Quessir, the creator races — dominated the world. They built great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reason, the world changed, and their vast empires vanished. All that remains of them are ruins and the scattered lizardfolk, bullywug, and aarakocra tribes, barbaric descendants of those who once ruled the world.
The Days of Thunder Tens of thousands of years ago, empires of reptilian, amphibian, and avian peoples — known in Elvish as Iqua’Tel’Quessir, the creator races — dominated the world. They built great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the spell Tasha’s hideous laughter, Tasha’s life is one of the most storied in the D&D multiverse. Raised by Baba Yaga, the Mother of Witches herself, Tasha adventured across the world of Greyhawk and
became the friend and sometimes enemy of other famous adventurers, like Mordenkainen. In time, she ruled as the Witch Queen and later changed her name to Iggwilv—a figure of legend who is whispered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the spell Tasha’s hideous laughter, Tasha’s life is one of the most storied in the D&D multiverse. Raised by Baba Yaga, the Mother of Witches herself, Tasha adventured across the world of Greyhawk and
became the friend and sometimes enemy of other famous adventurers, like Mordenkainen. In time, she ruled as the Witch Queen and later changed her name to Iggwilv—a figure of legend who is whispered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
fulfill noble quests—but the invasion of the horrific Phyrexians from another world changed all that and left the kingdom in ruins. The realm and the wilds of Eldraine were introduced to players of Magic
About Eldraine Eldraine is a storybook world of quests and castles, knights and wizards, wicked warlocks and fantastical creatures. Once, valiant knights would venture from five royal courts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
fulfill noble quests—but the invasion of the horrific Phyrexians from another world changed all that and left the kingdom in ruins. The realm and the wilds of Eldraine were introduced to players of Magic
About Eldraine Eldraine is a storybook world of quests and castles, knights and wizards, wicked warlocks and fantastical creatures. Once, valiant knights would venture from five royal courts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
course for the Rock of Bral. Now is the time for you to determine where the Rock of Bral is situated relative to the characters’ home world. Once you’ve determined the Rock of Bral’s location in
few hours. Otherwise, assume the Rock orbits another world or is situated in a nearby asteroid belt and requires several days to reach. In this chapter, the Moondancer is intercepted by an astral elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
course for the Rock of Bral. Now is the time for you to determine where the Rock of Bral is situated relative to the characters’ home world. Once you’ve determined the Rock of Bral’s location in
few hours. Otherwise, assume the Rock orbits another world or is situated in a nearby asteroid belt and requires several days to reach. In this chapter, the Moondancer is intercepted by an astral elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
end of the story, they succeed or fail, and the world is shaken again by the way the characters changed it for good or ill. At the beginning of a D&D campaign, world-shaking events create instant
Putting Events in Motion World-shaking events can happen at any time in a campaign or story arc, but the biggest incidents naturally fall at the beginning, middle, and end of a story. That placement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
the players choose the premade characters that accompany this adventure. Long ago, the characters were transported to the Realm, a world filled with magic and monsters. With magic items they received
from a powerful being called Dungeon Master, the characters undertook many adventures before finally returning to their own world. Years passed, and these exploits became the gossamer memories of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
the players choose the premade characters that accompany this adventure. Long ago, the characters were transported to the Realm, a world filled with magic and monsters. With magic items they received
from a powerful being called Dungeon Master, the characters undertook many adventures before finally returning to their own world. Years passed, and these exploits became the gossamer memories of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
end of the story, they succeed or fail, and the world is shaken again by the way the characters changed it for good or ill. At the beginning of a D&D campaign, world-shaking events create instant
Putting Events in Motion World-shaking events can happen at any time in a campaign or story arc, but the biggest incidents naturally fall at the beginning, middle, and end of a story. That placement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
History of Ravnica More than ten thousand years ago, a war tore across the world of Ravnica. Ten armies battled for control of the world in a conflict that ended with the creation of a magical
Ravnica. The text of the Guildpact spelled out specific roles for each guild within the infrastructure of Ravnica, allowing the city to grow while the guilds coexisted in relative peace. But the true