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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven.
Univocal Speech. When the guide speaks, any creature that knows at least one language and can hear the guide understands what it says.
Unusual Nature. The guide doesn’t require air, food
campus guides lead gaggles of prospective students on tours. The guides’ gold and silver chassis are built in shapes reminiscent of the star arches surrounding Strixhaven. Embedded in their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. The zombie doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Javelin. Melee Weapon Attack: +1;{"diceNotation":"1d20+1","rollType":"to hit
Vellynne Harpell has Icewind kobold guides in her employ, including a pair that died and were turned into zombies using animate dead spells. The cold climate helps to preserve their dead flesh.Poison
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
dead that it torments and occasionally feeds upon.
Overseers of the Underworld. Nightmare shepherds are Nyxborn, drawn from the god-energy of Erebos to be guides of the dead, shepherding them to one of
the Underworld. The people of Theros know these fiends as demons.
Immortal Nature. A demon of Theros doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.
FIENDS OF THEROS
On Theros, the term “demon
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
master of these skills? Do you have ancestors in the Undying Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them?
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
.
Although thri-kreen don’t sleep, they do require periods of inactivity to revitalize themselves. During these periods, they are fully aware of what’s happening around them.
Thri-kreen
member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation.
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
feelings about them.
To members of other races, vedalken often seem cold, even emotionless. That assessment isn’t fair—they feel emotion every bit as intensely as other folk do, but they are
skilled at not displaying it. Cool rationality guides their actions, they make and follow careful plans, and they are patient enough to do nothing when the ideal outcome relies on such inaction
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
, 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
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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
into the eyes of the stunned onlookers. She smiled behind her spirit veil, counting the blades arrayed against her.
“But forty will.”
Elven culture began on the distant continent of Xen
master of these skills? Do you have ancestors in the Undying Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them?
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
path to satisfy their obsessions become wandering tinkers and minstrels.
These tabaxi work in small troupes, usually consisting of an elder, more experienced tabaxi who guides up to four young ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
business that unfolds here and the cash that moves through its counting houses would make any merchant of Baldur’s Gate or Waterdeep jealous. It’s also a colorful, musical, aroma-filled, vibrant city in
its own right. Other than trade, the biggest attractions are the weekly dinosaur races through the streets. Locals and visitors alike wager princely sums on the races’ outcomes. The city also boasts
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
set out on their own.
Beliefs
Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
races that don’t favor this method of marking time are aware of it, with the result that it is recognized across nearly all races, languages, and cultures. A year on Toril consists of 365 days. In the
tenday have no special names. Instead, they are denoted by counting from the beginning of the period (“first day,” “second day,” and so on). Days of the month are designated by a number and the month
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
No Competition The company’s mounting successes have led, of course, to imitators and rivals. The Six, counting among their number a certain left-for-dead goblin now named Splugoth the Returned, have
and planned expansion across the multiverse, Acquisitions Incorporated shows no signs of slowing down. (Because that would likely require self-reflection and measured responses that are historically
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
member of the party has likewise been given the finest horse available. Guides are available to help, and the party has a splendid map showing the exact location of the great timber fortress of the chief
, some motivational power behind this unusual banding of different races of giants. Finally, the party has been instructed to keep any and all loot they chance upon, this being their reward for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven Campus Guide With cheerful dispositions and a knack for walking backward, Strixhaven campus guides lead gaggles of prospective students on tours. The guides’ gold and silver chassis are
built in shapes reminiscent of the star arches surrounding Strixhaven. Embedded in their chests are holographic maps of the university’s campuses, which the guides use to provide directions. However
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
several high-stakes dinosaur races. He lost more than he won but caught the eye of the merchant prince Jobal, who convinced him there was more profit in wilderness exploration. Kwilgok the tortle (see
“Tortles”) became a guide and, like all legitimate guides in Port Nyanzaru, gives a slice of his earnings to Jobal. Kwilgok travels with a cantankerous ankylosaurus named Deadly Treasure. The tortle
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Finding a Guide Guides can be retained in Port Nyanzaru or Fort Beluarian. All Port Nyanzaru guides must register and serve under the auspices of Jobal, who takes a princely cut of their earnings and
findings. The Zhentarim also have a black market network in the city that provides guides. Jobal is aware that this network exists and makes it abundantly clear that guides who fail to register with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Adventurers at Heart Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root
form meaningful friendships. They have no inbred animus toward people of other races. In fact, a tortle will often seek out friendships with non-tortles to learn new customs and new points of view.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Race or Subrace This section teaches you how to modify existing races, as well as create new ones. The most important step in customizing or designing races for your campaign is to start
the race compelling from a storytelling standpoint? What is the race’s relationship to the other playable races? What classes and backgrounds are well suited to members of the race? What are the race’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Eberron campaign but the monsters, spells, classes, feats, or other game material in these books require adaptation for use in modern campaigns. City of Stormreach: (3.5E) Stormreach is an adventurer’s
important locations, events, organizations, races, and features of the Eberron campaign setting, this gives a sense of what a player character might know about the world, while providing additional character
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, politicians, and caretakers. Deep gnomes sometimes forget this is not the case with other races, and that males are capable of careful thought just as much as females can fight.
Changing Svirfneblin
require a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the group check succeeds, the attitude of the svirfneblin shifts by one. If characters are rude or act in a way to make the deep gnomes more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
assigns Aazon the task of escorting the adventurers to whichever guides interest them. Jobal doesn’t require payment up front, since all guides in Port Nyanzaru are required by law to pay him a fair
Soulmonger’s death curse. She covers her rotting flesh with scarves and bandage wrappings, and she is predisposed to help any adventurers actively trying to end the death curse. Jobal Deals in guides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
rather than their feelings about them. To members of other races, vedalken often seem cold, even emotionless. That assessment isn’t fair — they feel emotion every bit as intensely as other folk do, but
they are skilled at not displaying it. Cool rationality guides their actions, they make and follow careful plans, and they are patient enough to do nothing when the ideal outcome relies on such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and outlook of these people are now shared by members of many races. In particular, lightfoot halflings frequently hear the call of the wild and become rangers, often acting as guides and protectors of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to secure one before they enter the jungle. Volo might also suggest that characters partake in the dinosaur races (see “Things to Do”).
If characters visit Wakanga O’tamu, he gives them the wizard’s
more information on guides and their rates, see “Finding a Guide."
Map 1.1: Port Nyanzaru View Player Version
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel
falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature. Those of other humanoid races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
or Ranged Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d6 − 2) piercing damage.
Icewind Kobold Zombie The necromancer Vellynne Harpell has Icewind kobold guides in
hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. The zombie doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Javelin. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fruits of their labors with the same love that members of other races reserve for their children. A dwarf’s works are built to last for centuries, to carry a legacy into the world long after the dwarf is
akin to making first contact all over again. Establishing trade with this “new” human outpost would require forming new relationships, a process that could take weeks or months. The elves’ chaotic
Orc
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hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are
other humanoid races. At 6 years old a kobold is considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
trained warriors to join an expedition to Chult. You’ve always wanted to visit Port Nyanzaru and see the dinosaur races. They say the jungles are full of riches and danger—two things you crave. Noble
Player’s Handbook Your family owes a favor to a merchant named Syndra Silvane. She’s calling in the favor and asking for help. The family is counting on you to fulfill its promise, and you’ve heard rumors
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
different races or cultures. The bardic colleges might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn might be the only creatures capable of becoming sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be human
associated with different races or cultures. You decide how flexible you want to be in allowing a player character to break these restrictions. Can a half-elf live among the elves and study their bardic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
level of the undercity is mostly dwarves, with some few humans. The mixing of races is due to convenience of trade, preference, or skill; just as some few humans like to mine, to imbibe strong dwarven
secret of treating their metal with everbright. The technique has been imitated by other races, to varying degrees of success. Armor, weapons, and other metal objects to which everbright is applied
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
responsibilities that don’t require a lot of your attention. For example, Clapperclaw’s main duty might be to carry Squirt, while Amidor might spend nearly all its time watching over the other guides and whispering
leader of their company of guides, which at this point might also include Clapperclaw the scarecrow and Squirt the oilcan. If you feel burdened by all these nonplayer characters, give them