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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Ability Scores: Dexterity, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Mark of Shadow
Skill Proficiencies: Deception and Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Disguise Kit, Fine
pursue that power as an artist or performer, always alert for secrets even as you regale the world with story, song, acrobatics, or art. Or you might foster ties to the secretive espionage arm of your house: the Serpentine Table.
Monsters
Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Domain). If Lord Soth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Lord Soth has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other
over.
Soth was trapped in Sithicus, escaped, and was trapped again, perpetuating a cycle of despair. Soth’s story and where characters encounter him are for you to detail in your adventures
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
: 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hooked Spear", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is Medium or smaller, the derro can choose to deal no
themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story that duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the histories of
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears
everyone deserves a chance to write their own story on their own terms, and her deeds have inspired countless heroic tales.
Even after so many years, Asteria maintains a joyous wanderlust and passion for
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
inheritance, a set of traveler’s clothes, the tool you choose for this background’s tool proficiency, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: INHERITANCE
Choose or randomly
determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so important, and what is its full story? You might
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’t have a unified story of how they were created, but they all have a sense of being mystically connected to the natural world. Carrying their shelter on their backs gives tortles a special
, and many tortles enjoy adorning their shells in distinctive ways.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you
Adult Red Dracolich
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dracolich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The dracolich has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dracolich takes a lair action to cause
Adult Red Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its
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Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair Actions
On
Ancient Red Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its
control.
Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears.
Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that
you like to identify what event set you on the path to adventure. If nothing on the table appeals to you, work with your DM to create an origin story for your character.
Like gnomes, autognomes can
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the following effects (choose one or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spiked Chain"}):
1–2: Decay. The target takes 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType
spontaneously appear about her lair, every object and apparition being a metaphoric representation of some story—great or small—that was saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside
Bard
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Basic Rules (2014)
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ten other people each day.
FISHING TALE
You can tell a compelling tale, whether tall or true, to impress and entertain others. Once a day, you can tell your story to willing listeners. At the DM
table to help determine the theme of your tale or choose one that best fits your character. Alternatively, work with your DM to create your own fishing tale.
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Tale
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Lobster
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Klauth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a
dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The medusa makes one Constrict attack, one Final Blade attack, and one Snake Hair attack. Alternatively, it makes two Wrathful
Euryale’s story and unwavering conviction.
These medusas are divinely empowered champions, drawing their power from a cosmic truth, the will of a deity, or the primal forces of nature. They
Entertainer
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
3
I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13
sung from the heart, a lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Choose Your Villain When you run this adventure, you choose its main villain at the outset. Your choice determines the season of the year in which the story takes place, as well as the antagonists in
several of the encounters in chapter 4. The villain you choose opposes the player characters, while the villains you don’t choose become part of the backdrop and could help the characters or hinder
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold.
Creating a Moonstone Dragon
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an
high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Details In a horror story, there’s no telling where danger might be lurking. A leering gargoyle might be a monster in disguise, or merely a fiendish sculpture. A mirror hanging on a wall might have
the power to transfix all who gaze into it, or it might be nothing out of the ordinary. In a horror story, taking the time to describe an object in detail draws attention to it, makes one suspicious of
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
. You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership determines a portion of your starting equipment and is also where most of your contacts come from
have documentation, established acquaintances, and disguises that allow you to assume that persona and fit into the secondary guild.
Whenever you choose, you can drop this identity and blend into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the villains in ghost stories are often spirits or haunted places, they also could be the individuals who provoked a haunting to begin with. Choose from or roll on the Ghost Story Villains table to
it—might seem straightforward, ghost story plots can explore philosophical issues like the burden of ancestry and the nature of the soul. Choose from or roll on the Ghost Story Plots table to inspire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous life, some or all of which was spent in Icewind Dale. (Roll on the table in the spell’s description to determine your character’s previous race, or choose a race from the table that you like, then flesh out the story of your previous life.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Adventure Structure The characters are drawn into the adventure by one of two adventure hooks. You choose which hook to use. Both hooks are described in “Beginning the Adventure,” later in this
several appendices wherein you’ll find rules for new magic items, stat blocks for new creatures, and other goodies. At the end of the book is a Story Tracker you can use to keep track of story developments as they occur. Advice on how to use the Story Tracker appears later in this introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Rank By default, a franchise rank is gained at each tier of play (beginning at level 1 and advancing when the average party level reaches level 5, 11, and 17). The DM might choose to
increase or decrease the level of play at which franchise tiers are gained, or tie advancement to story or campaign goals. Each franchise rank provides characters the opportunity to operate in a larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Feature: Inheritance Choose or randomly determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so
important, and what is its full story? You might prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does. The Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
: Disguise Kit
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Disguise Kit, Fine Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Though you have seen wealth, fame, and beauty as a child of House Phiarlan, you consider knowledge (and the
power it brings) the greatest treasure of all. You might pursue that power as an artist or performer, always alert for secrets even as you regale the world with story, song, acrobatics, or art. Or you might foster ties to the secretive espionage arm of your house: the Serpentine Table.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Adventure Hooks Use one of the following adventure hooks to draw the characters into the story: Back to the Realm. This hook continues the story of the Dungeons & Dragons animated series and assumes
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
having trouble coming up with a story for how their characters met, they may choose an option from the Party Origin table or let a d6 roll choose it for them. You should spend part of session zero
campaign. If there are multiple players in the group, you should encourage them to choose different classes so that the adventuring party has a range of abilities. It’s less important that the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears. Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that
you like to identify what event set you on the path to adventure. If nothing on the table appeals to you, work with your DM to create an origin story for your character. Like gnomes, autognomes can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Darklord’s past and personality. Choose or randomly generate prompts to develop your Darklord further, or use the table entries as inspiration. To build a Darklord, follow these steps: Step 1: Choose
inspire your Darklord’s origin story. Step 3: Determine Their Identity. What monstrous form does your Darklord’s evil take? Turn to each genre chosen in step 1, then consult that genre’s respective
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dungeon Master’s Guide, you’ll find advice for how to create adventures and even create whole worlds. Guide the Story. You narrate much of the action during play, describing locations and creatures that
the adventurers face. The players decide what their characters do as they navigate hazards and choose what to explore. Then you use a combination of imagination and the game’s rules to determine the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Story. You narrate much of the action during play, describing locations and creatures that the adventurers face. The players decide what their characters do as they navigate hazards and choose what to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
class’s story since the class first appeared in Eldritch Wizardry (1976) and the original Player’s Handbook (1978). The idea is that druids prefer to be protected by animal skins, wood, and other
natural materials that aren’t the worked metal that is associated with civilization. Druids don’t lack the ability to wear metal armor. They choose not to wear it. This choice is part of their identity as a