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Player’s Handbook
connection to the Lower Planes is the tiefling’s fiendish legacy, which comes with the promise of power yet has no effect on the tiefling’s moral outlook.
A tiefling chooses whether to
embrace or lament their fiendish legacy. The three legacies are described below.
Abyssal
The entropy of the Abyss, the chaos of Pandemonium, and the despair of Carceri call to tieflings who have the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
effect on itself on a success.Professors of chaos wield magic inspired by the ebb and flow of chance. They study the course history has taken, looking for breaking points in the flow of events, and focus
their magic into creating breaks that are to their advantage. Whether those breaks are in a series of events, in obstacles, or in enemies depends on the needs in the moment. They crush enemies&rsquo
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
strike out on its own. Whether these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing chaos is unclear.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Githzerai migrated to the Everchanging Chaos of Limbo after the ancient schism that split their ancestors from their cousins, githyanki. Limbo is a roiling maelstrom of matter and energy, collapsing
and reforming without purpose or direction, until a creature exerts deliberate will to stabilize it. Through their potent psionic power, githzerai carved a home for themselves amid the chaos. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Alignment A creature’s alignment reflects its disposition. Alignment indicates whether a creature leans toward law or chaos and good or evil, or whether a creature is neutral. Any Alignment. Some
law, chaos, good, or evil. Unaligned. Many creatures of low intelligence have no comprehension of law or chaos, good or evil. They don’t make moral or ethical choices, but rather act on instinct. These creatures are unaligned, which means they don’t have an alignment.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
creature might be willing to negotiate. Alignment indicates whether a creature leans toward law or chaos and good or evil or whether a creature is neutral. Any Alignment. Some creatures, such as the
commoner, can have any alignment. In other words, you choose the creature’s alignment. Depending on the creature, its alignment entry might indicate a tendency or aversion toward law, chaos, good, or evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Wild Magic The Forgotten Realms has a long history of magical disasters and uncontrolled surges of power that alter creatures or the land itself. Whether caused by a Netherese wizard trying to become
god of magic, deities being forced to walk the earth during the Time of Troubles, or the chaos of the Spellplague, the magical chaos unleashed by such events has created a legacy of wild magic
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
they use for everyone who shares your origin.
The folk of Kara-Tur occasionally travel to Faerûn as diplomats or to forge trade relations with prosperous merchant cartels. You might have come
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If you are a true Underdark native, you might have come to the surface as an emissary of your people, or perhaps to escape accusations of criminal behavior (whether warranted or not). If you aren&rsquo
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
information on destruction and creation, whether abstract or dedicated to practical applications. They are fascinated by magic that creates objects from nothing, animates Undead, destroys matter, or
Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
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Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
people can choose whether to follow the paths of good or evil, law or chaos. According to myth, the gods who created these folk gave them free will to choose their moral paths.
Alignment is an essential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
storms of chaos
And claimed a mote of matter,
Shapeless, unformed, and ever-changing.
The All-Father mocked her and easily shaped it,
Making a fertile field.
But soon he scowled, not
satisfied, and reshaped it
Into a storm-tossed sea,
Then a fiery furnace-peak.
At last, Diancastra, laughing, said to him,
“Forsake your cunning craft!
Chaos is a canvas for creation, unbounded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, whether that phenomenon takes the form of a disease, a venom, a drug, or the passage of years. Her cures are reliable but come at a cost. In some cases, that cost is pain as the medicine courses
alchemists. Pharmacists offer prayers to her while crafting potions, as do the ill or infirm before imbibing a supposed remedy. Likewise, a body’s slow transformation is sacred to her, whether it be the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
The Order of Combat A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a
DM determines whether anyone involved in the combat encounter is surprised.
2. Establish positions. The DM decides where all the characters and monsters are located. Given the adventurers' marching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Nimuel. Thank you for answering my call.” The woman pauses, looking around at the chaos, before addressing you again. “Follow me. I know a place where we won’t have to worry about others overhearing
home’s residents (a commoner) unconscious with 0 hit points. On a successful check, they find the resident coughing but largely unharmed. Whether found conscious or restored by healing, the resident
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Planar Influences The Outer Planes are home to powerful forces of good and evil, chaos and order. Over time, these forces can alter creatures exposed to them. Due to their proximity to the Outer
steeped in the energy of an Outer Plane—whether such a place be in the Outlands, on the Material Plane, or elsewhere. This section provides customization options for creatures exposed to the energies of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Personality Lolth is a cruel god. She loves chaos and hurting the innocent, especially those who oppose her power-hungry ideals. The suffering of others delights her, and if that pain benefits her
without question; whether she delivers on her vows depends on her whims. The Spider Queen often allies with other gods or powerful demon lords, though she does so only for personal gain. At the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Dark Six
The Dark Six
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe it one you inherently believe in the other; the only question is whether you
Sovereigns represent values tied to civilization: Law, community, trade, industry, agriculture, honor in war. The Dark Six embody dangerous concepts: Death, chaos and change, the destructive powers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Order of Combat A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a
DM determines whether anyone involved in the combat encounter is surprised.
Establish positions. The DM decides where all the characters and monsters are located. Given the adventurers’ marching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Running This Chapter This chapter begins after the characters retrieve the final piece of the Rod of Seven Parts from Avernus. Whether the characters are carrying the previous six rod pieces or those
return to their allies at the sanctum in Sigil. The characters’ return to the sanctum triggers the next part of the story. This chapter’s early scenes include the chaos caused when Kas steals the Rod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
opportunity to meet Dean Tullus in the adventure presented in chapter 5. Plargg, Dean of Chaos Plargg (chaotic good orc Lorehold professor of chaos) is the current Dean of Chaos. Specializing in military
tactile way to read texts. Plargg believes that history is full of unpredictable, war-filled chaos and that his students must be ready for anything. He teaches that no rewards come without risk, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
business plan ever developed — and that plan has your name all over it. As a conjurer, your utility to your franchise knows no bounds, whether you’re creating the right tool for the job, summoning
gift of the diviner, able to tap into the flow of time to read portents of the future. Your divinations help negate the risks for your franchise, whether in business deals or dangerous treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
exceptions: his eldest adult children, Akriel and Casimir. Both children aren’t lycanthropes and have complicated relations with their father, seeking to both earn his favor and surpass his greatest
resentment. Casimir, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Harkon and seeks to make his own way in life. Whether at the whims of his father or the Mists, though, he always finds his way back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, forcing the adventurers to close the portal while dealing with a villain at the same time. 8 The dungeon begins to collapse while a villain attempts to escape in the chaos. 9 The adventurers must choose
whether to pursue a fleeing villain or save an NPC they care about or a group of innocents. 10 Just when the characters think the main threat is defeated, it transforms into a different monster or a more powerful form.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
between different planes is largely theoretical. No being in the multiverse can look down and see the planes arranged like a diagram in a book. No mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched
Plane; the Transitive Planes; a single undifferentiated Elemental Plane, where all four elements churn in chaos; an Overheaven, where good deities and Celestials dwell; and an Underworld, where evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
own creation, whether those tales are set in the university or elsewhere in the D&D multiverse. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. A few creatures are gathered under a group
Humanoid 4 Lorehold Professor of Chaos Humanoid 7 Lorehold Professor of Order Humanoid 7 Mage Hunter Monstrosity 5 Oracle of Strixhaven Humanoid 15 Oriq Blood Mage Humanoid 9 Oriq Recruiter Humanoid 4 Pest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Crimes and Chaos Harbin describes the crime scenes once the characters accept his quest. The following places can be found on map 2.1 in chapter 2: Barthen’s Well, behind Barthen’s Provisions, where
of the goblins—whether from the four crime scene investigations or from the random mischief occurring around town—are captured, bribed, or charmed by the characters, the goblins may impart some helpful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
; they had minds of their own and pursued secret purposes. The deck sought to sow chaos and topple powerful leaders regardless of whether they were good or evil. Characters who helped the deck pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
allegedly collected from “those who were there”: survivors, traveling merchants, and (in secondhand accounts) residents of nearby settlements. It is unclear whether it is a fictional tale, folklore, or
patchwork story claims that the village is still there, though whether anyone inhabits it is a mystery. The volume’s writer muses over the decline of the village, speculating about the fate of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
relations with prosperous merchant cartels. You might have come here as part of some such delegation, then decided to stay when the mission was over. Mulhorand. From the terrain to the architecture to
. If you are a true Underdark native, you might have come to the surface as an emissary of your people, or perhaps to escape accusations of criminal behavior (whether warranted or not). If you aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
look at a diagram in a book. No mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched between Bytopia and Arcadia, but it’s a convenient theoretical construct based on the philosophical shading among
Outer Planes). Below the Material Plane is the Elemental Chaos, a single, undifferentiated elemental plane where all the elements clash together. At the bottom of the Elemental Chaos is the Abyss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
kidnappee has quickly adjusted to the decadent life of an amoral wizard.
8 The moon over Hazlan shatters and plummets toward the ground. Whether caused by a mighty spell gone awry or a domain
-spanning illusion, the sight throws Toyalis into chaos. Residents demand that the characters help them flee the disaster.
9 One of Hazlik’s apprentices needs agents to search for a suspected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
typically take out their frustration on their creator’s enemies, rather than on their creator. A draegloth that can’t suppress its ambitions might abandon its creator and strike out on its own. Whether
these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing chaos is unclear. Draegloth
Large Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 123 (13d10 + 52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
whether she’ll share what she knows. The Daughters and the War Droaam emerged as a nation in the final decade of the Last War. King Boranel of Breland brokered an uneasy truce with Droaam, but the other
nations of Khorvaire have refused to recognize the Daughters’ sovereignty. Most leaders believe Droaam will soon collapse into chaos, or that Breland will gather its strength and crush the Daughters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
.
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe in one, you acknowledge the existence of the other. The only question is whether you fear the Six or revere them
. The Traveler asserts that chaos drives evolution and that change makes us stronger. The Traveler is a trickster and the giver of dangerous gifts. Some artificers worship the Traveler, seeing it as the lord of innovation, but the gifts of the Traveler always have unexpected consequences.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
adventurers’ intentions. Chaos in the City The influence of the demon lords grows ever stronger in Gracklstugh. Paranoia and fear are rampant, with duergar barricading themselves in their homes and
agents of that order use increasingly brutal methods to ferret out and eliminate the Gray Ghosts — or anyone believed to associate with them. Whether due to the intervention of the adventurers, the