concept returning guides to have remain

Rod of Seven Parts

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

annihilation. Desperate to save themselves and their allies, powerful elemental beings called the Wind Dukes of Aaqa rose against Miska. Committed to the concept of law, the Wind Dukes descended from a

destroy the Rod of Seven Parts is to immerse the assembled rod in lava in the Abyss. It must remain in the lava for fifty years before it finally is consumed. A piece of the rod may be temporarily

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden. Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely summer, but weather conditions reflect the emotional tone of creatures in

or the Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

body and mind. Some shifters believe that these spirits are independent entities, and they may speak of Bear or Wolf as ancestors or guides. Most just see the beast within as a formidable expression

shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

unoccupied space within 5 feet of your new form. You remain transformed in this way for 2d12 days; nothing can alter your form while you’re under the effects of this card, but the Wish spell can end

additional cards to keep, returning the other to the deck. The magic of the card you keep takes effect immediately thereafter. Tree. Your skin immediately becomes rough, like tree bark. Your base AC now

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost. Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant

stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

Shepherds As caretakers of the land, firbolgs prefer to remain out of sight and out of mind. They don’t try to dominate nature, but rather seek to ensure that it prospers and survives according to its

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

for survival in the material world, but to keep Maglubiyet at bay in the conflict on the planes. Her children will remain in her care, and if need be she wouldn’t hesitate to take to the field

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

4. Describe Your Character

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

personality traits. Choose your character’s alignment (the moral compass that guides his or her decisions) and ideals. Chapter 4 also helps you identify the things your character holds most dear, called

. Your DM might offer additional backgrounds beyond the ones included in chapter 4, and might be willing to work with you to craft a background that’s a more precise fit for your character concept. A

Priests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

as the faiths they follow. Some obey gods and their servants, while others live by age-old creeds. Belief guides priests’ actions and their magic, which they use to shape the world in line with their

elder who speaks for the dead. 3 An exorcist who hunts wicked spirits. 4 A follower of a god no one has heard of. 5 A mediator and teacher of traditional ways. 6 A philosopher devoted to a concept

Underdark Natives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Underdark Natives Knowing that many of their NPC companions have homes in the Underdark can be an important part of the decision-making process that guides the characters through the early chapters

visit locations in the Underdark. Shuushar, Topsy, Turvy, Stool, Rumpadump, and Glabbagool would rather remain in the Underdark than suffer sunlight.

Using This Book

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

Using This Book This book is a gateway to using Eberron as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides players and the Dungeon Master through the process of creating characters and adventures set in

a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in

Leaving the Chasm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

they leave alive remain a potential threat to Ten-Towns. Real Adventure Hook If the characters retrieve the hook of fisher’s delight, they might decide to keep it, or they might try returning it to

Leaving the Chasm Once the characters get what they came for, there’s little reason to stay. In fact, characters who stay too long run the risk of encountering six gnolls returning from a hunt

Denizens

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

Denizens Ten stone giants reside in Deadstone Cleft when the adventurers arrive, including Thane Kayalithica. With the exception of the giant in area 6, who checks on the roc, the giants remain in

pursue fleeing enemies but otherwise remain here. area 6 1 stone giant If the giant hears the roc screeching in area 2, it investigates. Otherwise it remains here. area 9 2 stone giants, 16 mountain

Multiclassing

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

Multiclassing Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those classes to realize a character concept that might not be reflected in one of

primarily remain a member of your original class with just a few levels in another class, or you might change course entirely, never looking back at the class you left behind. You might even start

Multiclassing

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

Multiclassing Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those classes to realize a character concept that might not be reflected in one of

primarily remain a member of your original class with just a few levels in another class, or you might change course entirely, never looking back at the class you left behind. You might even start

Gricks

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

nearest prey, grabbing a fallen creature with its tentacles and dragging it off to eat alone. Roving Ambushers. Gricks remain in an area until the food supply dwindles, often because sentient creatures

intelligent prey, and expert guides know to look out for these telltale signs. Underdark explorers sometimes seal off the routes leading to and from a grick lair to starve them, then claim the wealth of the foul creatures’ victims.

Forest Gnomes

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

even with civilizations that seem friendly. Forest gnomes use their affinity with small animals and their knack for illusions to help them remain hidden. When necessary, a forest gnome community

gnomes who leave their people to become adventurers often draw upon their closeness to nature and their magical gifts to serve as guides, scouts, or mystics. Living close to nature also makes forest gnomes

Flight of the Dragonnels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

points toward the citadel and guides his mount to follow the path of a group of Dragon Army dragonnels returning from an attack. As the characters near the flying citadel, they must succeed on a DC 14

mountain of black stone and exposed dragon bones. Fissures riddle this foundation, creating tunnels that extend deep into the rock. Clystran guides his dragonnel close to one of these, a natural

Denizens

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

adventurers herself. If her true nature is revealed, she tries to snatch the Korolnor Scepter (see appendix B) from Serissa’s clutches before fleeing the stronghold and returning to her lair in Anauroch

giants protect Nym and Mirran, who retreat to areas 6 and area 30, respectively, if seriously threatened. The crab and the other giants remain here. 15 Serissa, Uthor, Iymrith, 2 hill giants Uthor

Leonin of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, friendships, romances, teaching, or otherwise. Leonin women tend to remain part of their mothers’ prides, while males often leave to join new prides when they find partners. Councils of matriarchs

declare their status and ornament themselves with claws and small bones taken from defeated opponents. While intensely territorial, the Ironmanes sometimes offer their services as guards or guides

Getting to Avernus

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

, choosing to remain at Candlekeep for a few days before returning to Baldur’s Gate. Characters can use Candlekeep’s library to learn more about the Nine Hells. Chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide

remain in Candlekeep for a while, Sylvira is happy to accommodate them. However, Reya Mantlemorn becomes more impatient the longer they stay. Falaster Fisk parts company with the characters at this time

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

other creatures, because such objects are more likely to be in good condition and thus more useful or valuable. When they go after items that aren’t free for the taking, kobolds try to remain

lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one

11. Disposal Cave

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

met Halaster several times over the years and carved his visage after many of those occasions. Though the giants’ memories of him never last, the faces in this cavern remain. The giants have begun

using the cavern to store the bodies of creatures they’re forced to kill. With the duergar and the drow returning to Undermountain in force and the bullywugs on level 8 becoming more aggressive, such

Eternal Garden Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden. Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely

Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature’s memories. Time. Time

The Balance

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

concept they espouse as the Balance, and they seek to maintain equilibrium across the cosmos above all. Mordenkainen and his compatriots are among its most notable devotees. Since a true appreciation of

follower might aid in consigning one city to domination by a devil cult while driving demonic cultists from another. For the sake of the Balance, the cosmos must remain in a static state where neither

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth

revisiting. Within these pages you’ll find Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat woven together into a complete campaign. While the original adventures remain as their own distinct sections

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Press’s veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth

revisiting. Within these pages you’ll find Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat woven together into a complete campaign. While the original adventures remain as their own distinct

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Press’s veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth

revisiting. Within these pages you’ll find Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat woven together into a complete campaign. While the original adventures remain as their own distinct

Gates of Gravenhollow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

which the entire expeditionary force can enter along with the characters. The golems turn their heads to watch new arrivals but otherwise remain still. The basilisk Veldyskar guides the characters in

The Krigvind

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

empty holds where prisoners, slain whales, and stolen goods are kept. Storvald is returning angry from not having caught a single whale, and that anger intensifies when he realizes that Svardborg has

around the iceberg to check on Cryovain’s mate in the temple of Thrym (area 4). Five frost giants remain aboard the Krigvind — four to man the ballistae and one to guard Cryovain (see the “Dragon in Chains” section). Map 7.3: Krigvind View Player Version

Notable Locations

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

travelers remain confined in the foreign quarter. Merchants from across Khorvaire trade for exotic Riedran goods, while envoys from many nations negotiate with the emissaries of the Inspired. To enter

outsiders or the Inspired. It is the de facto capital of Adar and the abode of the Keeper of the Word, who guides the kalashtar people. High in the mountains, the monastery is reached by winches and lifts

Captured by the Yuan-ti

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

malison), 4 yuan-ti broodguards, 3 swarms of poisonous snakes The yuan-ti remain here, pulling reinforcements from area 2. The swarms are confined to the pits. 2 Soakosh (yuan-ti pureblood), 4 yuan-ti

and basilisks leave to investigate. The triceratops stampedes toward area 1 if attacked or threatened with fire. 4 1 bone naga, 2 minotaur skeletons The undead remain here. 5 Fenthaza (yuan-ti

Battle on the Crater Rim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

attacking the characters as long as the fire giants remain at the Star Forge. In this case, Akaanvaerd might fly ahead to soften up the fire giants before the characters arrive, or he might retreat for a few

hours to lick his wounds before returning to incinerate anyone still in his lair. Akaanvaerd is supremely proud and frames any alliance brokered with the characters as strictly a favor on his part. Any insinuation to the contrary garners his scorn and foils any attempts at negotiation.

Returning to Kalaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Returning to Kalaman As the characters near the gates of Kalaman, read the following text: A crowd mills at the gate ahead, dozens of commoners murmuring and excitedly looking past the closed

enter Castle Kalaman’s courtyard, read the following: Castle Kalaman’s courtyard is largely deserted, as most of the city’s defenders remain with the troops west of the city. Near the covered cloisters

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

you receive a cancer diagnosis or a similar health news, you probably appreciate that concept a little more than other people. Watching someone you love waste away is a terrible thing. You want a

this volume proves successful, more shall be in the offering. I remain, Mordenkainen the Mage Ready’reat, CY 576

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