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Storm King's Thunder
powerful, frost-coated golden ring that can freeze the oceans and blanket the world in mountains of snow. Small folk know this artifact by another name: the Ring of Winter. The ring, which grants
runes. Unbeknown to Storvald, the runes are steering the frost giants not to Artus Cimber but to other, closer individuals who carry the Cimber bloodline â Artusâs living relatives, most of whom know nothing about the Ring of Winterâs whereabouts.Cold
Monsters
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
death, Bak Mei became obsessed with living an unending life. He began collecting texts on the subject, consulting with practitioners of the necromantic arts, and seeking audiences with dark forces.
The
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them
collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch
allies can be found in the strangest places.
Hoarded Arcana
In addition to material wealth, amethyst dragons delight in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far
other wicked Aberrations, remind amethyst dragons that allies can be found in the strangest places.
Hoarded Arcana
In addition to material wealth, amethyst dragons delight in collecting knowledge and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
wisdom to accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making
in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane
Gnome
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
beauties of the world in their long years, but gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they canât get in enough of the things they want to do and see.
Gnomes speak as if they canât
) risks and dreaming large.
Bright Burrows
Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Introduction This bestiary is for storytellers and world-builders. If you have ever thought about running a Dungeons & Dragons game for your friends, either a single nightâs adventure or a long
rooted in real-world mythology and fantasy literature. Other creatures are D&D originals. The monsters in this book have been culled from all previous editions of the game. Herein youâll discover classic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
end of the world and explores how these can enliven your campaign. This chapter is intended for the Dungeon Master, though characters might have a connection to the cult as ex-members, or as friends
or relatives of members.
Heralds of the Comet The Heralds of the Comet is a secret organization with a sinister agenda. Believing the multiverse is a flawed creation, members of this cult look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
of Lum the Mad, then incorporate that artifact into a powerful infernal war machine. To this end, both devils have placed competing agents into the world, tasking them with collecting as many of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Giant Lords Convinced that King Hekaton is dead or otherwise out of the picture, five giant lords have struck out into the world to reshape the ordning through their deeds, each hoping to be
she becomes the largest giant in the world, Guh believes the gods will reward her and elevate hill giants to the top of the ordning. Guh has spent the past four months gorging herself, while nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
world over find themselves infected with a strange disease. They believe Pharika is collecting their souls to harvest the secrets they hoard. The medusas seek advocates to end Pharikaâs plague.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the dawn of time. Primeval Relics. In the primeval ages, aboleths ruled a vast empire that spanned the oceans of the world. In those days, the aboleths used mighty magic and bent the minds of the
collected sentient creatures and magic at the abolethsâ command. Chuuls were designed to endure the ages of the world, growing in size and strength as the eons passed. When the abolethsâ empire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the world, so I signed on as a deckhand for a merchant ship. 3 One of my relatives was a sailor who took me to sea. 4 I needed to escape my community quickly, so I stowed away on a ship. When the crew
step up and do the right thing, I took my chance. 4 A parent or one of my relatives was an adventurer, and I was inspired by that personâs courage. 5 A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when I was born
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
or public outhouses, members of the Dungsweepersâ Guild make multiple rounds each day, collecting urine and excrement separately â for use in industry and agriculture, respectively. Take comfort that
the rest of the city each morning. Such is not typical behavior for driftglobes, I assure you! Lastly, no city in the world is as literate as Waterdeep. Oghmaâs priests from the Font of Knowledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
being in service to the gods called me to become a divine agent in the world. 2 I saw the injustice and horror in the world and felt moved to take a stand against them. 3 My god gave me an
but found I needed to work in the world, to bring the message of my faith to the darkest corners of the land. 6 I realize that my god works through me, and I do as commanded, even though I donât know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
world to world across the multiverse. Dwarves of Greyhawk The hill dwarves and mountain dwarves of war-wracked Oerth have endured many centuries of turbulence. Their outlook on the world is shaped
relaxed and open attitude toward the outside world. Because they dwell in regions that lack the towering peaks that their mountain kin favor, they build stone fortresses that start above ground and end in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
world to world and from one teller to another. Most tellings make a distinction between the main families of giants who are descended from the sons of Annam and the various other creatures whose
, ettins would have no connection to Annam and couldnât be considered kin of the giants. Most giants acknowledge ettins as distant relatives and consider them descendants of Grolantor (and thus distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
famous for upholding justice and helping the needy in his 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 death, Bak Mei became obsessed with living an unending life. He began collecting texts on the subject, consulting with practitioners of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
folk of the world. Emerald Dragon Wyrmling Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 Blood hawks routinely accost an emerald dragon wyrmling who lairs near the hawksâ nest.
2 An emerald
are paranoid by nature, Raulothim became especially so after having witnessed the arrival of planar travelers in Faerûn. Fearing that an invasion of his world by interplanar armies was inevitable, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
know that reclaiming their rightful place in the world is possible only after the githzerai and githyanki have been eliminated and the remaining humanoids have been turned into docile slaves. To that
end, each colony conducts research into the nature of the world and the creatures that inhabit it. The mind flayers examine all facets of reality, seeking any knowledge that could give them the edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Glory of the Giants Myths, fairy tales, folklore, and fantasy literature throughout the real world depict a tremendous range of giants. Some tales suggest that the humans of past ages were gigantic
their puny relatives. In the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, the story of the giants is a tragic one that echoes this whole range of fantasy and myth. Begotten by the mighty god Annam, who intended them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
mistake. He explains how The Scrivenerâs Tale came to Candlekeep under the condition that no one ever open it, and that it has been shelved with other dangerous volumes for ten years. While collecting
spells. Personality Trait. âI crave new experiences, perspectives, and ways of connecting ideas.â Ideal. âThe gods have hidden the great truths throughout the world and tasked us with finding them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
statistics for his Greatsword attack). Yurlâs apron pocket holds the key to area O7, along with a handful of animal teeth heâs been collecting. Pantry Door. The door to area O7 is locked. A character can
Heavens is âBy her will: the world.â Dragon Army engineers have completed the majority of their work, shoring up the foundations of the cityâs most intact districts. Treasure. A key Hask carries opens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
collecting such essences from remnants of dead gods and mortals that were strewn throughout the Shadowfell. From these metaphysical fragments she formed her new home, a twisted castle that the shadar-kai
characters. On entering the Fortress of Memories, or encountering the Raven Queen, a character can find themselves transported to a strange fairy tale world pulled from their experiences, filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
subterranean civilization. Whatever she demands, the drow do.
Drow are seldom seen by the surface world. Though they plot to destroy the elves that banished them, they no longer see themselves as
of the house are blood relatives, while the middling ranks are flush with drow from weaker families that have sworn fealty to the greater house. Clinging precariously to the bottom rung of a houseâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
relatives), and also with representatives of the middle class, such as traders and artisans. A lord mayor of noble birth is appointed to head the town or city council and to perform the same administrative
bureaucratic empire, or a remote realm ruled by an iron-fisted tyrant. Consider how your settlement fits into the bigger picture of your world or region â who rules its ruler, and what other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
mastery of our traditional crafts. (Good) 3 Strength. No other race can match the strength of giants, and none should dare to try. (Evil) 4 Lordship. Giants are the rightful rulers of the world. All
make my way among the lesser creatures of the world. 6 Humans have proven their worth in the world and earned a measure of respect from giantkind. Giant Flaws d6 Flaw 1 The ordning is too restrictive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
despair, sites where giants delved too deeply into necromantic magic, or areas where the Negative Planeâs life-consuming influence seeps into the world.
Death Giant Encounters d10â Encounter
their dreams. These creatures can appear on the surface rather than in typical stone giant tunnels. Perhaps theyâre following the giants on a quest to the âdream worldâ that is the surface, or maybe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
carnival is our opportunity for a new life, far away from the gloomy world we came from.â
Flaw. âIâm too confident in my own authority to see the seeds of doubt in the carnival staff.â
Nib the
everything!â
Ideal. âJoy. Just look at the world around us! Isnât it amazing?â
Bond. âMy ancestors. One day I will grow into an enormous tree and they will be so proud!â
Flaw. âOops! I simply cannot keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
carnival is our opportunity for a new life, far away from the gloomy world we came from.â
Flaw. âIâm too confident in my own authority to see the seeds of doubt in the carnival staff.â
Nib the
!â
Ideal. âJoy. Just look at the world around us! Isnât it amazing?â
Bond. âMy ancestors. One day I will grow into an enormous tree and they will be so proud!â
Flaw. âOops! I simply cannot keep a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
sealing off area H8 has been opened. (See âOpening the Doorâ and âGuardian Battleâ below for more information.) If this is done, Zyrian screams as he passes on from the world. If the characters attack
Zyrian at once, he fights back and begins to speak, saying, âYou shall not free her! I will protect the free peoples of the world against the Princess of the Shadow Glass until the end of time!â If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
this world and the faerie realm of the Feywild is thought to be weak on this day. Though this phenomenon provokes caution in rural areas (with folk avoiding woodlands, putting offerings of food on
occasion of the Fair Seas Festival. During this time, there is much feasting on seafood, the harbor is strewn with flower petals, and City Guards go from tavern to tavern collecting offerings for Umberlee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
into the mud like a cylindrical stone taproot. Here are the buildingâs legendary vaults, where the cityâs patriars and merchants from across the world store items too valuable to be trusted to lesser
cases are shuffled in through an entrance in the building next door to avoid suspicion, where a group of thugs presides over several dozen filthy cots, collecting Jopalinâs fees and dispensing his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, extending down into the mud like a cylindrical stone taproot. Here are the buildingâs legendary vaults, where the cityâs patriars and merchants from across the world store items too valuable to be trusted
several dozen filthy cots, collecting Jopalinâs fees and dispensing his moonflower supply. The paranoid Jopalin himself lives in a lavish and heavily booby-trapped loft above the cafĂ©. Low Lantern This