class refuge given to have refer

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can cast one of the spells on the following table

skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their patrons; some serve their patrons grudgingly; and some seek to undermine their patrons even as they wield the power their patrons have given

level 1 features, which are listed in the Warlock Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine your available spell slots. Warlock Features Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features

Simic Hybrid

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

called Simic hybrids, though they sometimes refer to themselves as guardians. Extensive Adaptation A hybrid’s biological enhancements can change its appearance drastically, though most hybrids

usually bears the name given by their human, elf, or vedalken parents. Some hybrids assume a new name after their transformation - a name chosen personally or by those who transformed them.

Leedara

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed and frightened. She otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class

fellow priest, Isolde, drawn into the grim fate of the wicked Knight of Solamnia, Lord Soth;Lord Loren Soth. When Soth failed his gods-given quest to prevent the Cataclysm, he became cursed to exist

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

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

) Feature: Rubblebelt Refuge You are intimately familiar with areas of the city that most people shun: ruined neighborhoods where wurms rampaged, overgrown parks that no hand has tended in decades, and the

Stalagma Steelshadow

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary

60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone, forming structures and other objects as it wishes

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Protruding from her feathery owl’s head is a pair of curved goat horns. A cloak and cowl made of pristine white snow conceals much of her tripartite form, which her worshipers refer to as the

loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

, while those of air or fire tend to be lighter. A given genasi might have some features reminiscent of the mortal parent (pointed ears from an elf, a stockier frame and thick hair from a dwarf, small

of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

class feature For you, the spells on the Selesnya Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells

Members of the Selesnya Conclave refer to their magic as “doruvati,” a Sylvan word meaning “gift.” When you use these gifts of Mat’Selesnya, graceful swirls of green and

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

given to me so that I could use them to benefit the world. (Good) 3 Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the

Kender

Species Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

them. Altered by unbridled magic, a group of gnomes were transformed and given almost supernatural curiosity and fearlessness. These were the first kender. Originating on the world of Krynn, kender are

use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action

its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone, forming

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary

’s or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Given days or longer to work, the dragon can make clouds and fog within its lair as solid as stone

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We spent three months tracking the green dragon before locating the forest in which it sought refuge. On our second day in that place, we woke to find the dragon’s head placed in the center

forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game. Kenku Names Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of

clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to the kenku by describing this noise. Examples of this type of name include Smasher, Clanger, Slicer, and Basher

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1

the Positive Energy Plane by the ancient hero whose skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given this power for some lofty purpose. Or you might decide that the power gives you the right to do what you want, to take what you want from

20th +6 20 Sorcerous Restoration 6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.

Satyr

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of the fey realm has given them an innate ability to perform, to delight, and to resist magical intrusion. While they’re usually found in the Feywild, satyrs do wander to other planes of

, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith of a single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms, for example, might include druids who

the world from the incursion of aberrations. Class Features As a druid, you gain the following class features.

Special Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

is always cast at its lowest possible level and can't be cast at a higher level. If a monster has a cantrip where its level matters and no level is given, use the monster's challenge rating. An innate

drow mage. A monster's innate spells can't be swapped out with other spells. If a monster's innate spells don't require attack rolls, no attack bonus is given for them. Spellcasting A monster with the

Special Traits

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

is always cast at its lowest possible level and can’t be cast at a higher level. If a monster has a cantrip where its level matters and no level is given, use the monster’s challenge rating. An innate

drow mage. A monster’s innate spells can’t be swapped out with other spells. If a monster’s innate spells don’t require attack rolls, no attack bonus is given for them. Spellcasting A monster with the

Xaryxis Is Destroyed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

vines that were choking their world have shattered and collapsed. Among the world’s inhabitants, shock at the sudden reprieve has given way to relief and jubilation. The destruction of Xaryxis forces

what’s left of the Xaryxian Empire to take refuge in the Astral Sea, where the astral elves still have numerous ships and strongholds. Xeleth and Xedalli had one clone apiece, making it likely that at least one sibling will survive the adventure with a hunger for revenge.

Kenku Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kenku Names Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of noises and phrases. Kenku names tend to break down into three categories that make no

distinction between male and female names. Kenku thugs, warriors, and toughs adopt noises made by weapons, such as the clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to

Heirs to Elemental Power

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

descent tend to be heavier, while those of air or fire tend to be lighter. A given genasi might have some features reminiscent of the mortal parent (pointed ears from an elf, a stockier frame and thick

, or assuming leadership of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in the households of their genie parents.

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

the symbols used are rarely the same between different tribes and often make little sense to other creatures. Some possible status symbols are given in the Status Symbols table. A caste or a boss

Time in the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

name. For example, sages would record an event as occurring on “1 Mirtul” or “27 Uktar.” People might also refer to a given day by its relationship to the current date (“two tendays from today”) or the nearest holiday (“three days past Greengrass”).

Appendix: Class Options in Other Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Appendix: Class Options in Other Worlds The class options in this book are designed for the Forgotten Realms, but they can be easily transported to other official D&D worlds or to a world of your own

settings discussed. Instead, take them in the spirit of advice given from one DM to another on how to integrate these new character options into your campaign.

Difficulty Class

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

Difficulty Class It’s your job to establish the Difficulty Class for an ability check or a saving throw when a rule or an adventure doesn’t give you one. Sometimes you’ll even want to change such

Nearly impossible 30 The numbers associated with these categories of difficulty are meant to be easy to keep in your head, so that you don’t have to refer to these rules every time you decide on a

Schools of Magic

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

Schools of Magic The rules of the game refer to the schools of magic (abjuration, illusion, necromancy, and so on), but it’s up to you to determine what those schools signify in your world. Similarly

, a few class options suggest the existence of magic-using organizations in the world — bardic colleges and druid circles — which are up to you to flesh out. You could decide that no formal structures

5. Choose Equipment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

such items are detailed in chapter 5 "Equipment." Instead of taking the gear given to you by your class and background, you can purchase your starting equipment. You have a number of gold pieces (gp

5. Choose Equipment Your class and background determine your character’s starting equipment, including weapons, armor, and other adventuring gear. Record this equipment on your character sheet. All

What If Everyone Dies?

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

What If Everyone Dies? Misadventure can wipe out an entire group. (You’ll sometimes hear players refer to this as a “total party kill” or “TPK.”) Such a catastrophe doesn’t have to end the whole game

they can be raised from the dead or given proper burials. If the dead characters have Bastions (see chapter 8), the stand-in party could consist of hirelings from those Bastions.

Shifter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Shifter Shifters are tied to primal spirits, which most of them refer to as the beast within. They are lithe of form and have bestial features: large eyes, flat noses, pointed ears, and light fur

over much of their bodies. When a shifter fully embraces the beast within by “shifting,” these features become even more pronounced. Shifter Medium humanoid (shifter), any alignment Armor Class 14

Space Hamster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

Space Hamster The first space hamsters were created by wizards who used magic to shrink giant space hamsters to wee size, leading their creators to refer to them as miniature giant space hamsters

, where they are known simply as hamsters. They keep their telepathic ability hidden from most other creatures they come near. Space Hamster Tiny Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Good Armor Class 15

Albino Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Albino Dwarves The albino dwarves of Chult were driven from their subterranean homes by volcanic activity, and those who didn’t seek refuge in Port Nyanzaru adapted to living in the jungle. They make

forge metal, but they seldom have the means to do so. Albino Dwarf Warrior Medium humanoid (dwarf), any alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 30 (4d8 + 12) Speed 25 ft. STR 13

Awakened Shrub

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

Awakened Shrub An awakened shrub is an ordinary shrub given sentience and mobility by the awaken spell or similar magic. Awakened Shrub Small plant, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 10 (3d6

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