collectively ranger groves to have races

Beast Master Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The Beast Master archetype embodies a friendship between the civilized races and the beasts of the wild. United in focus, beast and ranger fight the monsters that threaten civilization and the wilderness alike.

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

communities are threatened. Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much

despite the rise and fall of empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling

Pastoral Pleasantries

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

Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet

empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling communities travel as a way of life, driving wagons or guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no permanent home.

Chapter 2: Guilds of Ravnica

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

crime family, the Orzhov Syndicate Raucous performance troupes collectively known as the Cult of Rakdos, which bends to the whims of a powerful demon Two widely divergent groups devoted to nature, the

of offspring. Members of certain races are also drawn to specific guilds, as noted in the description of each of guild.

Character Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

can dramatically shape adventurers’ lives. The following sections present a variety of options for creating characters with a tie to dragons: “Draconic Races” presents variant dragonborn race options to

give characters a draconic heritage strongly linked to the three great dragon families. “Subclass Options” allows monk and ranger characters to explore deeper ties with dragonkind. “Heroes of the

Rangers

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

talkative owl, the ranger had monitored the drow for several days, curious as to why a dark elf had wandered into the valley. At first, Montolio had assumed that the drow was somehow connected to Graul

, the chief orc of the region, but as time went on, the ranger began to suspect differently. — R.A. Salvatore, Sojourn Long have rangers walked the wilds of the Sword Coast and the Savage Frontier

Half-Orcs of the Shadow Marches

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Marches centuries ago, and the first half-orcs helped to cement the bond between these outsiders and the native orcs. Many Marchers feel that the half-orc carries the best traits of both races, with the

Marches have defended Eberron from aberrations and the daelkyr for thousands of years. As a druid, ranger, or barbarian, you could be a Gatekeeper initiate pursuing a quest in the wider world. The Cults of

Type

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

called elementals. Others have biological forms infused with elemental energy. The races of genies, including djinn and efreet, form the most important civilizations on the elemental planes. Other

elemental creatures include azers, invisible stalkers, and water weirds. Fey are magical creatures closely tied to the forces of nature. They dwell in twilight groves and misty forests. In some worlds

Type

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

, including the creatures simply called elementals. Others have biological forms infused with elemental energy. The races of genies, including djinn and efreet, form the most important civilizations on the

elemental planes. Other elemental creatures include azers, invisible stalkers, and water weirds. Fey are magical creatures closely tied to the forces of nature. They dwell in twilight groves and misty

Small and Practical

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

, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling

nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways despite the rise and fall of empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the

A Treasury of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Chapter 1 introduces draconic-themed options for adventurers, including three variant dragonborn races, two dragon-oriented subclasses (the Drakewarden ranger and the Way of the Ascendant Dragon monk

Sprite

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

Sprite In secret groves and shaded glens, tiny sprites with dragonfly wings flutter. For all their fey splendor, however, sprites lack warmth and compassion. They are aggressive and hardy warriors

.” — Tale of a half-orc ranger Forest Protectors. Sprites build little villages in the boughs of trees and willing treants, in verdant glades brightened by moss, wild flowers, and toadstools. Wild

3. Determine Ability Scores

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

a quick reference for what qualities are measured by each ability, what races increases which abilities, and what classes consider each ability particularly important. You generate your character’s

, paladin Racial Increases Mountain dwarf (+2), Dragonborn (+2), Half-orc (+2), Human (+1) Dexterity Important for: Monk, ranger, rogue Racial Increases: Elf (+2), Halfling (+2), Forest

Modes of Travel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

owes his life to an Emerald Enclave ranger who helped him after the two were stranded together on a monster-infested island in the Korinn Archipelago. This service repays Klarz’s debt to the Emerald

custody and returned to her ship, Stormsword gathers a crew of twenty half-trained scalawags (commoners of various races and alignments) and whips them into shape for the voyage, the completion of which

Monastic Orders

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

outside Luiren, where the teachings available only to halflings have been opened to students of other races who are willing to follow the path laid out by Yondalla. Hin Fist monks generally follow the

dwell, and they travel the countryside gathering information for isolated groves and fastnesses. They don’t ever seek to provoke violence, but are quite deadly when defending themselves, their charges, and their holy sites.

17. The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

above the middle of the floor. 17a. Temple of Ghaunadaur Ghaunadaur, a god of subterranean horrors, is respected and feared by many Underdark races, including drow. This temple contains the following

makes a sign with one of its hands; drow characters recognize these hand-signs that, collectively, spell out the Elvish phrase oloth elgg ssussun, which translates to “darkness slays light.” If a

Modifying a Class

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

different races or cultures. The bardic colleges might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn might be the only creatures capable of becoming sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be human

associated with different races or cultures. You decide how flexible you want to be in allowing a player character to break these restrictions. Can a half-elf live among the elves and study their bardic

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Baldur’s Gate. The proprietors, three wart-covered brothers in their late fifties known collectively as the “Three Old Toads,” are named Alstan, Brunkhum, and Klalbrot Wintersides — all neutral good

the tavern solvent. The Undercellar Beneath the Wide is a maze of storage chambers, ale cellars, and cobwebbed tunnels known collectively as the Undercellar. Archways, many with iron-barred gates and

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

proprietors, three wart-covered brothers in their late fifties known collectively as the “Three Old Toads,” are named Alstan, Brunkhum, and Klalbrot Wintersides — all neutral good male human commoners. The

Undercellar Beneath the Wide is a maze of storage chambers, ale cellars, and cobwebbed tunnels known collectively as the Undercellar. Archways, many with iron-barred gates and rusty but functional locks

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

groves where such trees stand as silent witnesses to the events of the world. At the base of such a tree, amid its immense, gnarled roots, the druids of Rillifane place their offerings. Carvings of

, often shaped in a way that is reminiscent of the full moon. Cups, bowls, cloak pins, and plates of silver are found at her shrines, as well as those dedicated to the Seldarine collectively. The

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

miners haunt the caves and tunnels under Kelvin’s Cairn, rarely emerging except to trade ore for food. Most of Icewind Dale’s inhabitants, however, live in ten permanent settlements collectively known

the valley walls far below the tundra, providing the dwarves with an apparently limitless supply of iron. Ironmaster is populated exclusively by dwarves. Members of other races are forbidden to set

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

permanent settlements in Icewind Dale collectively known as Ten-Towns. See chapter 2 for more information on this location, and the “Icewind Dale” section in this chapter for more information on the other

amuse her. She employs nine deputies (N male and female veterans of various races) who live in the village proper to help keep the peace. Tamalin also gives free room and board to adventurers who

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

with fire-hurling catapults aimed toward the Evermoors. Mornbryn was a ranger of some fame in the North centuries ago, and legend has it that his treasure-filled tomb is hidden somewhere close by. The

Damaran human veteran with 90 hit points), has turned the Troll in Flames — the local inn — into his personal headquarters, with six mercenaries (NE male and female veterans of various races and

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