confidant resolve gives to have reflect

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life. Tiefling Names Tiefling names fall into

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

insults with vengeance. Like the branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life. Tiefling Names Tiefling names fall into

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or

get into places their normal forms couldn’t enter. Their immunity to poison gives all yuan-ti a tactical advantage in dealing with other creatures. A pureblood serving as a food taster for a

Occupants of the Tower

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

to their cause. Each tower sage has magical tattoos on their arms: glowing constellations that magically update to reflect that sage’s hierarchy within the tower’s prophetic order. Though Piyarz claims

sanctum, Shalfey remains the true head of the tower. His only surviving confidant is Hadley, who runs the tower’s ferry. Hadley knows Shalfey still lives; he feigns loyalty to Piyarz while subtly

Cultist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Cultist Doomsayer and Fanatic Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it gives them remarkable resolve in the

The Powers of the Mark

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

The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark

About This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

friends and foes. Chapter 1 gives an overview of life and study at Strixhaven. It introduces the main features of the central campus and each of the five colleges. Chapter 2 is your guide to creating a

. Whether student adventurers get caught up in a duel with their rivals or face a dreaded mage hunter, the stat blocks in this chapter give you the information you need to resolve the situation.

Eldeen Characters

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

if you’re not a spellcaster, the Magic Initiate feat can provide you with a few spells to reflect a basic initiation into the druidic mysteries. A Land with No Lords. The Reachers are fiercely

independent. They broke with Aundair, and they bow to no monarch. The folk of the Reaches value talent over titles. The Eldeen people respect the guidance of the druids, but they all work together to solve their problems; no one gives orders to a Reacher.

The Powers of the Mark

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

The Powers of the Mark Each dragonmark grants a set of abilities that reflect the inherent powers of the mark. Your dragonmarked race gives you a set of traits derived from the magic of your mark. If

Flumph

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

to strangers. These tentacled, telepathic creatures jet through the air in short bursts, venting gases with a sound that gives them their name. Rather than speaking, flumphs communicate

telepathically and by changing color to reflect their moods. Flumphs dwell in psychically charged regions or near creatures with psionic magic. They harmlessly feed off psychic energies, but in doing so, they

Actions in Exploration

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

in action.) In such situations, have the characters take turns, though it’s usually not necessary to roll Initiative as you would in a combat encounter. Resolve one character’s actions before moving

attributes to provide direction. A character who succeeds on an Intelligence (Investigation) check might notice a clue that gives the players a hint to the puzzle’s solution.

Encounters

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

situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you need it. Sometimes the players

characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s actions. In combat, everyone takes

Individual Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

, Runara invites the character to consider how their reaction to the zombies on the beach might reflect their destiny—or not. If the character talks to Runara after having completed one or more of the

Dragon’s Rest seeking rest and new resolve. Runara welcomes the character and encourages them to talk to Tarak and Varnoth, who both know about escaping lives of corruption and violence. She also

Polvarth Plateau

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

hundred feet in diameter. Shafts of light cut through the leafy canopy overhead and reflect off thin streams of water that trickle along and between the tree’s gnarled, thick roots. As you approach the

trunk of the tree, the satyrs gambol ahead of you, elated to be back in their safe haven. Suddenly, the tree seems to come awake. It gives off a guttural noise—and then it speaks! “Pardon my rudeness

Cult Members

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

gives them remarkable resolve in the face of threats. Cultists perform much of a cult’s mundane work, which might include evangelism, criminal acts, or serving as sacrifices. Cultist Medium or Small

Fomorian

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

Fomorian The most hideous and wicked of all giantkind are the godless fomorians, whose deformed bodies reflect their vile demeanors. Some have facial features randomly distributed around their

. One by one, the giants fell as their bodies were warped to reflect the evil in their hearts. Stripped of their grace and magical power, the wretched horrors fled from the light, delving deep

Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Ghosts of Saltmarsh The adventures in this book are meant to interact with Saltmarsh. They were designed as stand-alone adventures but can be adapted to reflect the ambitions of the town’s factions

distraction afforded by the lizardfolk and the looming sahuagin threat gives the Scarlet Brotherhood the opportunity to bring more agents into town, posing as mercenaries brought in by Anders to protect the

Lorehold Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, and your spell effects might reflect the appearance of the reference books you study. Building a Lorehold Character Any class or subclass that deals with knowledge of the past can be a good fit in

to Everything) or a paladin whose Oath of the Ancients gives a concrete link to history. Suggested Characteristics. Methodical historians and daring adventurers alike can be found among the ranks of

Introduction

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

to collapse under our weight? Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve whether

they want their adventurers to do. Will they walk across the dangerously weathered drawbridge? Tie themselves together with rope to minimize the chance that someone will fall if the drawbridge gives

Nightmare Logic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, and the nature of domains and Darklords all claim part of the answer, but ultimately they reflect aspects of the same cause: nightmare logic. Ravenloft is inherently a vast nightmare. Most of those

how long will that remain certain? The answers are for you to decide. THIS BOOK GIVES CHARACTERS NIGHTMARES Ravenloft is a setting designed to bring nightmares to life—for characters, not for

Introduction

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

to collapse under our weight? Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories, a way of determining the consequences of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve

gives way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? Then the DM determines the results of the adventurers’ actions and narrates what they experience. Because the DM can improvise to react to

At the Brine Widow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

.” Verity’s custom bag was given to her by a friend after Verity won her first professional tournament (ironically enough, the tournament where she defeated Quentin). When Verity gives the party the

bag of holding, she doesn’t provide them with the command word. Verity’s Map The map Verity gives to the characters is a hand-drawn floor plan of the casino and the employee-only areas, as shown in map

How to Play

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

resolve those actions. Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But

. You generate a number between 1 and 100 by rolling two different ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9. One die (designated before you roll) gives the tens digit, and the other gives the ones digit. If

Caer Locations (C10-C19)

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

Caer Locations (C10-C19) C10. Servants’ Quarters This room is for servants to rest, bathe, and clean their uniforms, and the furnishings reflect as much. After taking over the castle, the cultists

to help Caer-Dineval resolve its fishing disputes with Easthaven and Caer-Konig. The one calling the shots is a tiefling named Kadroth, who answers to someone named Levistus. C15. Old Library This room

Spindle Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

sits in the middle of the chamber. A sliver of light streaming down on it from a hole in the cavern’s ceiling gives it a dark-blue sheen. Hovering near the meteorite are two identical creatures, each

spectators can’t decide which of them should guard the meteorite, and they are anxious for someone to help resolve their dispute. The gazers were drawn to the cavern by the spectators’ argument but lack the

When Clans Collapse

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

individuals in a clan to fall prey to occasional bickering and infighting. Abbathor’s influence affects some dwarves more than others, and even those with the strongest resolve can be tempted to

, dwarves of other clans rally against the threat without question. The standoffish diplomacy that marks their normal relations gives way to an unshakable alliance. An attack on one dwarf clan is an

Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

protection, for instance, since you can’t attune to more than one copy of an item at a time. Do magic weapons give you a bonus to attack and damage rolls? A magic weapon gives you a bonus to attack rolls

Dungeon Master’s Guide will reflect that intent. When using a rope of entanglement, do I keep holding one end in my hand, or does the entire rope wrap around the target? You are still holding the rope

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

by a large, dirty cloth. When a character steps on the cloth, it gives way, dumping the character into the pit, at which point the pit is no longer hidden. A creature that falls into the pit takes 1d6

’ recommendation. Advantage/Disadvantage. Sometimes a D20 Test is modified by special situations called Advantage and Disadvantage, which reflect positive and negative circumstances, respectively

(Mis)Fortune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

appears to trigger the duergar’s sudden growth and battle prowess, but they drink only to firm up their resolve. See “Development” below.) The duergar are too inebriated to turn invisible. Because night

third pressure plate lights up a sign reading “Loosest Slots In Faerûn!” When the characters round a last corner beyond the third sign, read: The darkness of the tunnel suddenly gives way to light

Finding Droki

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

screams in fright and knocks his feet together, activating his boots of speed. If a chase ensues, resolve the outcome using the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Droki has advantage

, except if the characters take his satchel. Treasure Killing or incapacitating Droki gives the characters the chance to rummage through his belongings. He wears boots of speed and a hat that is one of a

Feywild Trinkets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

which a nugget of coal magically appears each day at dawn 27 Tiny wooden stool (sized for a pixie or sprite) that gives splinters to those who hold it 28 Tiny clockwork dragonfly that slowly beats its

played 69 Silvered pinecone 70 Flask of spectral glowworms that change color to reflect the mood of the flask’s holder 71 Wooden apple painted blue 72 Tuning fork that sounds the tone for the F key 73

Halflings

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

the favor of Yondalla, believing that, now and then, the divine will of the goddess tips the balance of fate in their favor (or gives it a hearty shove when the occasion warrants). Naturally Innocent

moment to pause and reflect in such a place, or stop for a quick snack. Set flowers in your cap or hair to protect against evil faeries. When the hair on your neck stiffens or the skin on your arm

Feywild

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

the memories of their visit are hazy. You can use these optional rules to reflect the strange magic that suffuses the plane. Memory Loss. A creature that leaves the Feywild makes a DC 10 Wisdom saving

become years Feywild Adventures The Feywild gives physical expression to powerful emotion and excels at metaphor. When characters venture into the Feywild, they might find themselves robbed of a

Hags

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

Hags Hags represent all that is evil and cruel. Though they resemble withered crones, there is nothing mortal about these monstrous creatures, whose forms reflect only the wickedness in their hearts

Motherhood. Hags propagate by snatching and devouring human infants. After stealing a baby from its cradle or its mother’s womb, the hag consumes the poor child. A week later, the hag gives birth to a

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