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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic
Mourning more or less intact and are thought to only be in stasis, waiting to be awakened. Cannith artificers are eager to track them down and determine whether they can be awakened or, at the very
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
amid shuffling cards, waiting for fate to turn foul—as it inevitably will.
Like all tarokka decks, the Tarokka of Souls is a lavishly illustrated collection of fifty-four cards, comprising the
. Choose one of the following effects:
Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour.
Woe. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
life. Beyond this, shared beliefs help to unite communities and to provide hope in difficult times. Appendix B of the Player’s Handbook provides concrete details about the primary religions of Eberron
you had a personal, transcendental experience? Do you believe that you have a divine destiny to fulfill, or are you still waiting for your purpose to be revealed? Choosing Archetypes
While the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
live births aren’t uncommon. A mating between yuan-ti of different types almost always produces eggs that hatch into yuan-ti of the weaker parent, so most choose partners of the same type in the
’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities.
The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the town’s security, has turned the town’s clockwork automatons against the populace. This quest, should you choose to undertake it, requires you to infiltrate Little Lockford, retrieve a security key
, and use it to power down the automatons. You are also empowered to stop Tixie Tockworth from doing further harm to the town. Start by meeting with the town’s mayor, Braith Broadfoot. She’s waiting for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of students, waiting nervously or trying out their best approximations of dance moves.
Several dozen students are already present at the Rose Stage, waiting for the dance lessons to begin. As soon
who moves as naturally as a cloud. A recent Strixhaven graduate, Nivall leads the students through 4 hours of dance lessons. First, though, Nivall asks everyone to choose their first dance partner or allow Nivall to pair them off.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your
city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Suggested Characteristics
Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
copy of a rare and valuable reference book, which gives you a benefit while you and the book are in your Bastion. You can choose one of the following options (your DM might make more options available
Intelligence (Nature) check you make when you take the Study action to recall lore about terrain, plants, animals, and the weather. The Old Faith and Other Religions. You have Advantage on any Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Mage Tower game. Another student is part of this scene—ideally a student the characters have interacted with, or you may choose another student from the “Fellow Students” section in chapter 3.
When
first second-year classes for the day. Nearby you see Bow’s End Tavern, where you’ll find friends waiting.
A student runs up to the characters, shouting and waving a flyer. Pausing to catch their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and stand largely outside existing power structures. And with so many mysteries of Eberron waiting to be discovered, those organizations are out in the dangerous places of the world quite a bit — just
half-elves of House Lyrandar, for example) include members of other races. When you start the adventure, have every character choose a dragonmarked house in addition to a race, class, and background
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
folk. As a member of this circle, your magic is influenced by the land where you were initiated into the circle’s mysterious rites. Bonus Cantrip When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one
sitting in meditation and communing with nature. During a short rest, you choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
left with the stranger as payment for Tymora’s favor. If it’s not, the stranger can choose to keep it (and the bad luck) or return it. Those who favor Tymora — as distinct from folk who invoke her name
inside out.
When Tyche returned home, she came across her dear friend, the goddess Selûne, waiting to speak with her. Also waiting for her were Lathander, who wished to regain her affections, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the Dragon Queen, if Severin fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Burning Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) fire damage
pseudodragon is never far from its master. During the ritual to summon Tiamat, it cowers on a ledge in the central spire of the Dragon Queen’s temple. If Severin is slain, Nelvik attempts to befriend Severin’s slayers, waiting for an opportune time to exact revenge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the Dragon Queen, if Severin fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Burning Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) fire damage
pseudodragon is never far from its master. During the ritual to summon Tiamat, it cowers on a ledge in the central spire of the Dragon Queen’s temple. If Severin is slain, Nelvik attempts to befriend Severin’s slayers, waiting for an opportune time to exact revenge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
character’s backstory, consider how the gods have influenced your life. The gods are pervasive in the stories and cultures of Theros, and even their devout followers shouldn’t feel bound to choose a faith
of the Akroan hunter Arissa. While waiting to claim her second place award, Arissa witnessed a Nyxborn bat-creature snatch an infant from the crowd. The hunter threw her javelin an impossible distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the Mask of the Dragon Queen, if Severin fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Burning Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) fire
. The pseudodragon is never far from its master. During the ritual to summon Tiamat, it cowers on a ledge in the central spire of the Dragon Queen’s temple. If Severin is slain, Nelvik attempts to befriend Severin’s slayers, waiting for an opportune time to exact revenge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their chosen religions and receive spells from the deities they worship. Sneaks survive by their wits and are often charlatans or petty thieves. Squires possess a modicum of martial training and are
group of Sneaks might all be detectives while a band of Disciples might face a terror unleashed upon a monastery. You can also allow players to choose their own survivors, as any survivor might fill a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
righting a single debt. Those who choose the Debt of Persecution aid good religions wherever possible. Followers of the Debt of Dereliction atone for abdications of duty by seeking out and eliminating cults
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
your world might worship a patron deity, performing secret missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a rogue character can choose
who specialize in that school are gnomes. Different human cultures produce warlocks with different pacts, and so on. Similarly, different cleric domains might reflect entirely separate religions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the main stage (area R3). There, Quentillius Antiphiun Melentor III (neutral human first-year student; see the “Fellow Students” section) instructs a waiting participant to “tag in” to the ongoing
on Stage A character who wants to perform chooses a character prompt and whatever costume pieces catch their eye and then heads to the east side of the stage (area R3). After waiting a short while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Yeth Hound Granted by powerful fey to individuals who please them, yeth hounds serve evil masters like hunting dogs. Yeth hounds fly in pursuit of their prey, often waiting until it is too exhausted
. If the master of a pack is killed, the hounds seek and choose a new master, typically an individual of great evil such as a vampire, a necromancer, or a hag. A yeth hound stands about 5 feet tall at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
is stolen (see “Stolen Goods” below). Roleplaying Nezzarum. Nezzarum has been waiting here in the hope that adventurers would come and defeat Xia and her cult, knowing that he isn’t strong enough to
command, so if you roll the same result twice, roll again or choose a different option from the table. If the characters fulfill all three of his commands, Nezzarum’s attitude toward them shifts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flying speed of 30 feet, and it can hover. It has blindsight out to a range of 60 feet and is blind beyond this radius. It can’t speak or hear, and it can’t be blinded or deafened. 1b. Waiting Room This
the characters choose to deal with the bone devil rather than give up their magic items, the headmaster leads them south through areas 2, 3, 6, 38, 39, and 46. It waits for them in area 46b while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
lifeless heaps. Colossal Survivors. Some warforged colossi survived the Day of Mourning more or less intact and are thought to only be in stasis, waiting to be awakened. Cannith artificers are eager to track
colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The colossus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The colossus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
) include the following: “Are you alive or just waiting to be conjured?” “Get out of my extradimensional space!” “There’s a knot in the Weave! I can’t untie it!” “Halaster’s not home right now
sidebar outlines several possible goals for Halaster. Choose one you like, or randomly determine Halaster’s goal by rolling a d6. His goal can change at any time without explanation; he is the Mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, he or she emerges safely at the foot of the tower. Each time the characters choose a wrong path, they emerge at one of the other maze areas described below, which you can use in any order you like. If
the sundial while others take a path, that path leads back to the sundial where the character is waiting. Moreover, that character swears that the others have been gone for 1d6 hours — long enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Tomb Inhabitants A grim pageant of monstrous residents lurks in the tomb, waiting to greet visitors. Withers and the Tomb Dwarves Withers, Acererak’s undead custodian, oversees the undead maintenance
five levels of the tomb has its own skeleton key. A skeleton key can be encountered in any of the locations marked with a skull symbol on the level map. You choose a skeleton key’s location. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
deck. There these foul spirits dwell still, trapped within a nether-realm hidden amid shuffling cards, waiting for fate to turn foul—as it inevitably will. Like all tarokka decks, the Tarokka of Souls
creature you can see within 15 feet of you. Choose one of the following effects: Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. Woe. The creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
or she emerges safely at the foot of the tower. Each time the characters choose a wrong path, they emerge at one of the other maze areas described below, which you can use in any order you like. If
the sundial while others take a path, that path leads back to the sundial where the character is waiting. Moreover, that character swears that the others have been gone for 1d6 hours—long enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or Kubazan receive advice when entering this area: Fickle I’jin suggests waiting for the sarcophagus to turn gold before trying to open it. (Gold is I’jin’s favorite color
charms in “Other Rewards,” chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Black Key. The recipient gains a charm of nine lives. When you drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, you can choose to drop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
magic, hold monster, mirror image, mislead, raise dead, teleport, wall of fire
1/day each: imprisonment, meteor swarm
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Bel fails a saving throw, he can choose to
Bel’s terms, an imp named Balakros is waiting for them when they return to the surface. Bel instructs the imp to help the characters reach the sibriex. The imp has performed this task before and knows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
wrath, patiently waiting for the day when they deliver others into her power. Olhydra
Huge elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 324 (24d12 + 168)
Speed 50 ft., swim
following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: wall of ice
3/day: ice storm
1/day: storm of vengeance
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Olhydra fails a saving throw, she can choose to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
else agrees.)
2 By asking the players to choose their characters’ marching order, the DM cleverly pivots away from the withered shrubs. The players don’t realize their characters are in danger
, and the DM is waiting for the right time to reveal the hidden monsters.
Jared: OK, who’s second?
Phillip: Gareth will go second.
Maeve (as Mirabella): I’ll be third in line.
Amy (as Auro
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
clans, each with its own chieftain and tribal shaman. The chieftains of a particular tribe choose one among them to become the great chief of the tribe, with power comparable to a monarch. The Uthgardt
people. A spirit mound is where members of the tribe gather to revere Uthgar, honor their ancestors, make sacrifices to their totem animal spirit, and choose a new great chief when the old one dies