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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the effect on itself on a success.Third Form
Auril’s third form, called Winter’s Womb or the Queen of Frozen Tears by her most ardent followers, is a 3-foot-diameter ice diamond containing
all forms, from art objects and flowers to skilled artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar
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
invisible for the duration of the Invisibility Cloak.Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
release, and that the Lords' Alliance would acquiesce to the brotherhood's demands rather than risk an all-out attack on Revel's End. But by now, Gant has been incarcerated long enough to reasonably
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
innkeepers, rangers, and the clergy of gods that are aligned with the Harpers’ ideals.
The Order of the Gauntlet: One of the newest power groups in Faerûn, the Order of the Gauntlet has an
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
rage.
If intruders disturb its resting place, the fire scion’s cradle rises as a bipedal juggernaut of molten rock. Sometimes miners risk their lives to find rich veins of ore in a scion&rsquo
other effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But scions of giants’ gods boast a greater claim: they are
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
molten rock. Sometimes miners risk their lives to find rich veins of ore in a scion’s volcano, or misguided fire cultists offer sacrifices meant to appease or awaken the volcano, and the awakened
rolls.
If the scion dies, existing ore remains, but new veins of ore stop forming. The other effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(Costs 3 Actions). Each creature restrained by Arasta’s Web of Hair takes 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.A victim of the gods&rsquo
Nessian Wood. Now she broods on her unjust fate and the fickleness of the gods who left her cursed with monstrous immortality.
Arasta appears as a gigantic spiderlike creature, her few humanoid
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee
Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Maglubiyet conquered the goblin gods, a trickster deity was determined to get the last laugh. Although Maglubiyet shattered its essence, this trickster god survives in a splintered form as possessing spirits
possess another goblin. The only way to keep a nilbog from wreaking havoc is to treat it well and give it respect and praise.
Among fey courts, the risk of attracting a nilbog has given rise to the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
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
byzantine laws, or you could be a pilgrim who seeks the shrines of the gods of magic.
Kara-Tur. The continent of Kara-Tur, far to the east of Faerûn, is home to people whose customs are unfamiliar
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
background might aspire to greater things, not for themselves, but for their faith.
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary
;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
favorite fishing lure or oiled leather wading boots, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
FEATURE: HARVEST THE WATER
You gain advantage on ability checks made using
containing a pearl the size of your head claimed one of your fingers before jetting away; one day, you’ll find that clam.
6
It Swallowed the Sun. You once saw a fish leap from the water and
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp
want.
4
I’m a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
.)
Destroying the staff would release the spirits trapped inside it, but in that event, Khelben’s spirit can lodge itself inside any one piece of the staff that remains. The piece containing Khelben&rsquo
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
have camped on the petrified hulks of dead gods and narrowly escaped the psychic winds that sweep across the Astral Sea while also avoiding prolonged contact with the plane’s most dangerous
pouch containing 10 gp
Longevity
You are 20d6 years older than you look, because you have spent that much time in the Astral Sea without aging.
Feature: Divine Contact
You gain the Magic
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate has a modest academic community centered around the libraries of the High Hall and the various temples dedicated to gods of learning and innovation. Lecturers, researchers, and
answer, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
To determine the nature of your scholarly training, roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below.
d8
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
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
nomadic elves, the Harpers, and the priesthoods devoted to the gods of the First Circle.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the outlander background below as the basis for your
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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
proven to be a danger to them. The members of the enclave will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives in this effort.
In addition, as a guild
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE
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
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
inheritance, a set of traveler’s clothes, the tool you choose for this background’s tool proficiency, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: INHERITANCE
Choose or randomly
blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
3
The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
4
I have a weakness for the vices of the
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
of seaweed, a vial of jellyfish stingers, a glass bottle of unidentified slime, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
Clades and Projects
As a Simic researcher, you are part of a
confident in my ability to adapt to any situation and handle any danger.
5
I’ll take any risk to earn recognition for my scientific brilliance.
6
I have a tendency to take shortcuts in
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
desensitized to violence.
5
I would risk life and limb to discover a new culture or unravel the secrets of a dead one.
6
When I arrive at a new settlement for the first time, I must learn all its
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
a belt pouch containing 1 pp (an Orzhov-minted 10-zino coin)
Feature: Leverage
You can exert leverage over one or more individuals below you in the guild’s hierarchy and demand their help as
convinced that everyone I know is plotting against me.
3
I’ll brave any risk if the monetary reward is great enough.
4
I am convinced that I am far more important than anyone else is
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and
.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
advancement and expanding their territory. They believed themselves to be the most enlightened mortals in the world, and in their hubris they sought to become ever greater.
The serpent gods of the
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy.
Gods of the Orcs
Orcs believe their gods
Folk Hero
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Basic Rules (2014)
)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Defining Event
You previously pursued a simple
, or recuperate among other commoners, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for
Charlatan
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp
Favorite Schemes
Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam
a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and insults are my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The gods can tell characters to do things and even threaten to punish them if they don’t do things, but the gods can’t control mortal actions. Don’t Eliminate Risk and Danger. The intervention of a
Divine Intervention In some campaigns, gods are fond of meddling in mortal affairs, and heroes sometimes call on the gods for aid beyond what divine magic ordinarily provides. The gods sometimes also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
characters to do things, and even threaten to punish them if they don’t do things, but the gods can’t control mortal actions. Don’t eliminate risk and danger. The intervention of a god should never
Divine Assistance Storm-tossed and broken, foundering,
Callaphe cried out to Thassa.
Tritons came swiftly to save her,
bringing her north to the Lindus.
—The Callapheia
The gods are fond of
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the impending nuptials. That behavior alone is alarming enough. However, under the demon queen’s influence, the myconids and other fungi release clouds of spores as they move through the tunnels of
procession a wide berth. Characters making their way toward Araumycos can avoid much of the risk by following Basidia’s advice and staying away from the myconid march. If not, they run the risk of falling under Zuggtmoy’s sway (see “Random Encounters” in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
8. Fungi Cavern This cave has hindered Nezznar’s explorations. The drow suspects that the mine’s magic workshops are close by, but he’s reluctant to risk dealing with the monsters here. Dense carpets
or a light source. Poison Gas. Whenever a creature attempts to cross the cavern, the carpets of fungi that cover most of the floor release poisonous gas into the air. Each creature in the cavern must
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is replaced with the peace and quiet of the world of the dead. Cultists. Worshipers of Orcus are heretics and blasphemers who see the gods of the multiverse as cruel, unjust creatures. They resent
that mortals must suffer and die at the whims of these entities. In Orcus, they see the promise of release from pain without the demand of obedience. In the state of undeath that Orcus offers, they will