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Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Wizard Traits Primary Ability Intelligence Hit Point Die D6 per Wizard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Intelligence and Wisdom Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana

pursue lives of crime or domination. But the lure of knowledge calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most

Flesh Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Berserk. If the core inside the colossus is destroyed, the colossus goes berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the colossus attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near

adamantine skeleton, creating a grisly colossal construct. Inside the flesh colossus’s chest is a stone sphere infused with spirits from each elemental plane acting as its core. To this day, some of

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on). Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring

favored element. When they emerge from their caves, they might roam the hills and mountains or lay claim to old ruins. Appropriate backgrounds for earth genasi include hermit, outlander, and soldier

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild. If either of them ever finds out, your life as you know it will be over. 6 A close friend or relative joined the Guild and vanished mysteriously. You’ve worked your way into the lower

Characteristics Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization

joined the Cult of Rakdos. 9 A distant relative is trying to recruit me into the Selesnya Conclave. 10 I stopped a Simic biomancer from trapping wild beasts to perform vile experiments on them.

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds. 2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult

. Emerald Dragon Lairs Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandoned—and ideally forgotten—by other creatures. They are most

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the apartment

gave Burgell room to pack in all his gnome-sized gear. The front room was his workshop, and it contained a bewildering miscellany of tools: hammers, chisels, saws, lockpicks, tinted lenses, jeweler&rsquo

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

. Suppressing a giggle, a gnome waggles her fingers and magically lifts the key ring from the guard’s belt. In a moment, the keys are in her hand, the cell door is open, and she and her

, while others take up a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have learned and perfected their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety

. Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it. Kenku adventurers, despite their relative

Gnome

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

Gnome Skinny and flaxen-haired, his skin walnut brown and his eyes a startling turquoise, Burgell stood half as tall as Aeron and had to climb up on a stool to look out the peephole. Like most

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the

Gnome

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

Gnome Skinny and flaxen-haired, his skin walnut brown and his eyes a startling turquoise, Burgell stood half as tall as Aeron and had to climb up on a stool to look out the peephole. Like most

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the

The Sunless Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

opportunistic creatures common to lightless dungeons infested the subterranean ruins. At the core of the old fortress, Belak stumbled upon the Twilight Grove. He discovered at the grove’s heart the Gulthias

echoing, broken halls house malign creatures. Evil has taken root at the citadel’s core, which is deep within a subterranean garden of blighted foliage. Here a terrible tree and its dark shepherd

Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Wizard BILLY CHRISTIAN A Scholarly Magic-User of Arcane Power Core Wizard Traits Primary Ability Intelligence Hit Point Die D6 per Wizard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Intelligence and

lives of crime or domination. But the lure of knowledge calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most Wizards

Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Wizard Core Wizard Traits Primary Ability Intelligence Hit Point Die D6 per Wizard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Intelligence and Wisdom Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana, History, Insight

calls even the most unadventurous Wizards from the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most Wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient

Optional Encounter: Ghost of Pfingston Nezzelech

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

Optional Encounter: Ghost of Pfingston Nezzelech When the characters decide to leave the Daask excavation site and return to the City of Towers, Old Sharn’s ruins reveal one final surprise. The ghost

of a gnome inquisitive who died when the old city collapsed during the War of the Mark rises from the rubble and looks quizzically at the party. This encounter is optional; its purpose is to provide

Flesh Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

adamantine skeleton, creating a grisly colossal construct. Inside the flesh colossus’s chest is a stone sphere infused with spirits from each elemental plane acting as its core. To this day, some of

these ancient flesh colossi guard abandoned ruins, sites sacred to giants, and lost treasures—and possibly the procedure to create new examples of their kind. Flesh Colossus Gargantuan Construct

Castle Avernus

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

shattered castle, causing new halls and rambling stairs to form between fractured floors. These surreal ruins can’t conceal the magical radiance hanging at the castle’s core—a vestige of the magical force

Wizard

classes Basic Rules (2014)

circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

knowledge and power calls even the most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts

Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the Dessarin River, carrying the barge traffic (and river piracy) that interests the Cult of the Crushing Wave. The gnome town of Tulvar replaces Westbridge, while the Etterboek takes the place of

corner of the Flanaess. In the classic Greyhawk adventure, the temple wasn’t built on top of dwarven ruins. Omit any mention of the ancient realm of Besilmer and the underground ruins of Tyar-Besil

Beyond the City Walls

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

of the swamp. Cairn Hills. Hidden among the hills north and east of the city are ancient tombs and half-buried ruins that attract adventurers, bandits, cultists of Elemental Evil, and monsters. Castle

Greyhawk. Travelers who follow the Selintan River westward from the city come to a stone bridge. From there, they must travel several miles northeast to reach the ruins of Castle Greyhawk. Built by

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

corpse’s ears for three days to ward off any retribution, and then bury or burn them. Three ravens is always a good sign. It is good luck to spit where you are about to sleep. Gnome bones can

Quentin Togglepocket

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

Quentin Togglepocket Quentin Togglepocket (lawful evil, gnome noble) has a Mephistophelian aspect to his appearance. He dresses garishly, slicks back his wavy hair, curls his mustache, and cultivates

years ago when, in a major tournament, he lost the final gambit (and the entire prize) to a relative newcomer: a young tiefling named Verity Kye. Quentin never forgave Verity for what he felt was a

Rage of Demons

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

, every nerve singing with the tension in the air all around you. Finally, a swirling light begins to flare in the darkness. A barely audible humming shakes you to the core, rising and falling like a

involving Jimjar, the deep gnome gambler they met in the drow slave pen in chapter 1 of the adventure. “Jimjar” isn’t at all who he appears. He is, in fact, a god or other great power in disguise — or

Kalaman Troops

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

missions while the army advances. Darrett won’t send his soldiers into uncertain danger, such as caves or ruins. Combat Encounters Avoid involving Kalaman’s troops in encounters meant for the

. Rookledust’s tent is filled with strange contraptions and unfinished projects. The gnome is often here, tinkering with the fargabs (see appendix A) and other inventions. Other Tents. Guard posts, hospital tents, supply tents, and other accommodations fill out the camp.

Shadow of Soth

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

Shadow of Soth Lord Soth has brought the Cataclysmic flame from beneath Castle Kalaman to the ruins. In chapter 7, characters encounter the fruit of Soth’s efforts to reanimate dead dragons

get at whoever’s in charge in there!” Rookledust encourages the characters to find the Dragon Army’s leaders within the city rather than pursing Soth. The gnome is confident that Kalaman’s forces

Core Assumptions

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

Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god

world, leaving it rich with places of adventure and mystery. Ancient civilizations and their knowledge survive in legends, magic items, and their ruins. Chaos and evil often follow an empire’s

Aboleth

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

Aboleth Ageless Alien Mastermind Habitat: Underdark, Underwater; Treasure: Relics Kev Walker A gnome cultist consults an all-knowing aboleth In aquatic abysses, aboleths dream of dead empires and

multiverse’s earliest eons. Their secrets are innumerable and unfathomable. Aboleths lurk in places awash in primordial mysteries: the ruins of aquatic empires, hidden magical nexuses, or weak places

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

Hucreles in good shape (of good mind and body), she offers to double the reward. Solving a Mystery. The goblin tribe infesting the nearby ruins, called the Sunless Citadel, though no one knows why) sells a

wretched goblins could ever possess such a wonder, and how they steal every sprouting sapling grown from the enchanted fruit’s seed. Moreover, you wish to find this rumored tree of healing, hoping to heal an ailing friend or relative.

Nautiloid Locations

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

themselves across the floor using oversized face-tentacles. The fourth is a lumbering monstrosity made of stitched-together parts from goblins, dwarves, and reindeer. The three gnome squidlings (Rin, Rix

, and Zglarrd) are supposed to be cleaning up the cargo hold but are just pushing junk around and annoying Dredavex’s flesh golem. Unless one of the gnome ceremorphs is leading the party through the

Black Dragon Adventures

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

to lie in the ruins where a black dragon dwells. 7 A group of adventurers and a black dragon are hunting the same treasure in the ruins of a partially sunken city. 8 A black dragon with

butchering. 5 Kobolds dwelling under a tropical city serve as safecrackers and tunneling burglars to amass treasure for their beloved black dragon wyrmling master. 6 A gnome relic hunter

Build Your Group

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

Korranberg Chronicle Exposed! Who really pulls the strings behind the ostensibly unbiased news coverage of the Korranberg Chronicle? The Chronicle’s publisher, a wily Zil gnome named Cassia Lorridan

sensational story. High Intelligence and proficiency in Investigation often aids the core work of the Snoop, and knowledge of Arcana, History, or Religion can be helpful for background research. Divination

A World of Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

A World of Giants Your first decision in building a campaign world around the significant place of giants is whether the giants are flourishing in the present or inhabiting the ruins of their past

that puts the focus on the world inhabited by the giants of old, which might or might not include a significant number of living giants. The core idea of such a campaign might be that giants dominate

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

, explorers, and — above all — survivors. Leaders of Blingdenstone By deep gnome tradition, Blingdenstone is governed jointly by a king and queen, but the svirfneblin have had no true sovereigns while living as

priesthood serving the deep gnome deities Segojan Earthcaller (the god of deep earth and nature) and Callarduran Smoothhands (the god of stone and mining). The Stoneheart Enclave is in charge of summoning

Chapter 1: What Is Eberron?

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

worse. This chapter explores these core themes and the ways that they can affect the stories or characters you create in Eberron. Here’s a quick overview of what lies ahead. A Magical World. From

warforged and airships to the mighty dragonmarked houses, magic is a part of the world and its stories. Pulp Adventure. Whether you’re leaping from an airship or battling demons in forgotten ruins, Eberron

Random Encounters

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

as a “Duergar Patrol” encounter instead. Random Encounters in Gracklstugh d20 Encounter 1–2 Abusive duergar guards 3–4 deep gnome (svirfneblin) merchant* 5–7 derro rioters* 8–9 drow emissary* 10–12

adornment’s sake is something duergar society frowns upon, the guards’ violent response was unnatural — a hint of the growing madness festering inside the City of Blades. Deep Gnome Merchant A female

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