containing race grown to have refer

Star Lancer

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

innards of one of these dead gods, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question

the githyanki interlopers, who promptly suggested an alliance. The winged creatures quickly developed a fondness for the githyanki. The githyanki refer to the winged creatures as star lancers (&ldquo

Ancient Deep Crow

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

cousins, the ancient deep crows. Whether these gargantuan specimens are elder deep crows grown to great size or some higher form that holds lesser deep crows in thrall remains to be determined. Ideally

of volcanic rock the creatures prize as roosts are common in such places, whose ambient warmth provides constant temperature regulation for the creature's eggs. Regional Effects The region containing

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

subterranean cities or settlements, you are probably a member of the race that occupies the place—but you might also have grown up there after being captured and brought below when you were a child

piece of jewelry worth 10 gp in the style of your homeland’s craftsmanship, and a pouch containing 5 gp Why Are You Here? A far traveler might have set out on a journey for one of a

Mage of High Sorcery

Backgrounds Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the world of Krynn, many refer to the Mages of High Sorcery as the Wizards of High Sorcery. The organization accepts more than wizards, though, with sorcerers, warlocks, and other spellcasters

included among their ranks. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of colored ink, an ink pen, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

wisdom in their leadership, for they can rarely count on a wisdom grown with age. Goliath Names Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newborn’s mother and father, a nickname

, committed by the goliath. Goliaths assign and use nicknames with their friends of other races, and change them to refer to an individual’s notable deeds. Goliaths present all three names when

Nurvureem

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

The region containing a legendary black dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: The land within 6 miles of the lair takes

dragon that drink such water regurgitate it within minutes. Fog lightly obscures the land within 6 miles of the lair. If the dragon dies, vegetation remains as it has grown, but other effects fade over 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days.AcidNecrotic

Witchlight Hand

Backgrounds The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

;re older, carnival life has lost some of its appeal. The daily routine has grown tedious, the cyclical nature of the carnival’s journey monotonous. The carnival no longer fills your heart with

Feywild Trinkets table), and a pouch containing 8 gp Carnival Companion Over the years, you have earned the friendship of another carnival fixture. Roll a d8 and consult the Carnival Companion table

Athlete

Backgrounds Mythic Odysseys of Theros

: Vehicles (land) Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A bronze discus or leather ball, a lucky charm or past trophy, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Favored Event

excel. Favored Event d8 Favored Event 1 Marathon 2 Long-distance running 3 Wrestling 4 Boxing 5 Chariot or horse race 6 Pankration (mixed

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

touching her webs. Each creature restrained by a web or Arasta’s Web of Hair must make a DC 21 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, Arasta gains knowledge of a creature’s name, race

The region containing Arasta’s lair is warped by her presence, which creates one or more of the following effects: Spiders and insects within 1 mile of Arasta’s lair serve as her eyes

Klauth

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

’s as supple as a cat. His body is covered in old, wicked-looking scars where scales have been torn away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that

must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its turn. While poisoned in this way, a creature is incapacitated. Regional Effects The region containing a

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Sylvan Equipment: A Selesnya insignia, a healer’s kit, robes, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins) Feature: Conclave’s Shelter As a

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

functionaries in Baldur’s Gate or Neverwinter, or you might have grown up in and around the castle of Daggerford. Even if you are no longer a full-fledged member of the group that gave you your start in

;Insight, PersuasionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: A set of fine clothes and a pouch containing 5 gp FEATURE: COURT FUNCTIONARY Your knowledge of how bureaucracies function lets you

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

instrument Languages: One of your choice Equipment: One set of traveler's clothes, a signet ring;signet, banner or seal representing your place or rank in the order, and a pouch containing 10 gp

themselves to put a proper heir on the throne of Tethyr and reestablish order in that kingdom. Since then they have grown to be the most popular knighthood in Tethyr, a nation that has hosted many knighthoods in fealty to the crown.

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

: A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner’s pick, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site

, and a pouch containing 25 gp Dust Digger Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL As

be some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme. d8 Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the

Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies

Anthropologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

: Two of your choiceEquipment: A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler’s clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a pouch containing 10 gp

and the ways of their people, who eventually treated you as one of their own. One culture had more of an influence on you than any other, shaping your beliefs and customs. Choose a race whose culture

Uthgardt Tribe Member

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

in the Chondalwood, or the magic-hating human tribes of the sweltering jungles of Chult. You might have grown up in one of the tribes that had decided to settle down, and now that they have

tattoos marking your loyalty to Uthgar and your tribal totem, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp FEATURE: UTHGARDT HERITAGE You have an excellent knowledge of not

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

Flying Polyp

monsters

horrible elder race of half polypous, utterly alien entities... They were only partly material and had the power of aerial motion, despite the absence of wings... Suggestions of a monstrous plasticity

Shadow Out of Time Almost nothing is known of the dreaded flying polyp. The details of their culture, the motivations behind their actions, and even the name they use to refer to themselves are

Ancient Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Effects The region containing a legendary black dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: The land within 6 miles of the lair

of the dragon that drink such water regurgitate it within minutes.Fog lightly obscures the land within 6 miles of the lair. If the dragon dies, vegetation remains as it has grown, but other effects fade over 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days.Acid

Adult Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Effects The region containing a legendary black dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: The land within 6 miles of the lair

of the dragon that drink such water regurgitate it within minutes. Fog lightly obscures the land within 6 miles of the lair. If the dragon dies, vegetation remains as it has grown, but other effects fade over 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days.Acid

Dagon

monsters

Dagon is a deep one who has grown to enormous size. Perhaps millions of years old, this cruel tyrant of the undersea realm strives to free Cthulhu from his deep slumber in the sunken city of R

to town. Hidden Horrors. While Dagon is considered the most powerful of the deep ones, other, similarly ancient creatures have gained similar levels of power. Deep one writings refer to Mother Hydra

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could

proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

adventurers are usually the survivors of a flock that has sustained heavy losses, or a rare kenku who has grown weary of a life of crime. These kenku are more ambitious and daring than their fellows

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

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform

particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward

Star Lancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question the githyanki interlopers, who promptly

suggested an alliance. The winged creatures quickly developed a fondness for the githyanki. The githyanki refer to the winged creatures as star lancers (“vah’k’rel” in the Gith tongue) and came to

Star Lancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question the githyanki interlopers, who promptly

suggested an alliance. The winged creatures quickly developed a fondness for the githyanki. The githyanki refer to the winged creatures as star lancers (“vah’k’rel” in the Gith tongue) and came to

Appendix B: Character Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

determine a name. Even though names are associated with races in this appendix, a character might not have a name from their own race. For instance, a half-orc might have grown up among dwarves and

character race in the Player’s Handbook or a real-world ethnic or language group, with a focus on groups from antiquity and the Middle Ages. You can select from the possibilities here, or use dice to

Appendix B: Character Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

determine a name. Even though names are associated with races in this appendix, a character might not have a name from their own race. For instance, a half-orc might have grown up among dwarves and

character race in the Player’s Handbook or a real-world ethnic or language group, with a focus on groups from antiquity and the Middle Ages. You can select from the possibilities here, or use dice to

Languages

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Languages If your character’s race has the Languages trait, that trait includes languages that your character is assumed to know, usually Common and the language of your ancestors. For example, a

halfling adventurer is assumed to know Common and Halfling. Here’s the thing: D&D adventurers are extraordinary, and your character might have grown up speaking languages different from the ones in your

Languages

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Languages If your character’s race has the Languages trait, that trait includes languages that your character is assumed to know, usually Common and the language of your ancestors. For example, a

halfling adventurer is assumed to know Common and Halfling. Here’s the thing: D&D adventurers are extraordinary, and your character might have grown up speaking languages different from the ones in your

2. Roc's Nest

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

2. Roc’s Nest The stone giants refer to the roc of Deadstone Cleft as the Jotunglang (meaning “the giant above”). To sneak past the gargantuan bird, the party must succeed on a DC 14 group Dexterity

a scratched-up wooden chest containing 4,500 sp as well as 1d3 magic items. Roll on Magic Item Table H in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the first item, and on Table B for any other items.

2. Roc's Nest

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

2. Roc’s Nest The stone giants refer to the roc of Deadstone Cleft as the Jotunglang (meaning “the giant above”). To sneak past the gargantuan bird, the party must succeed on a DC 14 group Dexterity

a scratched-up wooden chest containing 4,500 sp as well as 1d3 magic items. Roll on Magic Item Table H in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the first item, and on Table B for any other items.

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