creating retreat gave to have replaced

Mister Witch

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

that the work gave him a sliver of joy. When the old keeper died years later, Naeryx replaced him. The wealthy family that owned the clock tower didn’t pay Naeryx a lot of money for his work

Drakewarden (FToD)

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic. 2 A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways. 3 A

dragon gave you a geode or gemstone to care for. To your surprise, the drake hatched from that stone. 4 You ingested a few drops of dragon blood, forever infusing your nature magic with draconic

Drakewarden

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic. 2 A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways. 3 A

dragon gave you a geode or gemstone to care for. To your surprise, the drake hatched from that stone. 4 You ingested a few drops of dragon blood, forever infusing your nature magic with draconic

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

, mending 1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, expeditious retreat, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, invisibility,suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, protection from energy

well as this action. Her statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.Lhammaruntosz can take 3 legendary

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

creature to take his place. If the creature accepts, it is transformed into a noble djinni. The creature’s game statistics are replaced by those of Nafas (including this trait), though it

by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Mirages. Sapient creatures within 3 miles of the lair frequently see illusions of their hearts’ desires, be they fame, fortune, or

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

feared, but they will never be destroyed.” Jes agreed, and the traveler gave her his cloak. When she draped it over her children, their old faces melted away and they could be whoever they wanted to

havens in major cities and communities, but most prefer to wander the unpredictable path of the god known as the Traveler. In creating a changeling adventurer, consider the character’s relationships

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

exceed those of most mortal wizards. His expertise with magic gates allows him to travel far and wide to engage in magical research. He spends much of his time creating gates, moving them around, and

feet of him, turning the open space to solid, worked stone or vice versa. Halaster causes one door or archway within 30 feet of him to disappear and be replaced by a blank wall, or he restores a door

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

protection and durability 2 Fin Clade, focused on movement 3 Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic 4 Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super

.) Simic Guild Spells Spell Level Spells Cantrip acid splash, druidcraft 1st detect poison and disease, expeditious retreat, jump 2nd alter self, enhance

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

live for centuries, typically up to 500 years. Autognome History d6 Story 1 Your creator gave you autonomy and urged you to follow your dreams. 2 Your creator died, leaving you

, determined to find a greater purpose. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.) Like the Deck of Many Things, the Deck of Many More Things manifests differently on

feet. Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the

Topi

Monsters The Tortle Package

replaced with a leather bag that contains a live poisonous snake. The snake requires neither air nor sustenance, and it magically renders the topi’s claws venomous. When a topi dies, the snake

inside it dies too. The process of creating a topi is known only to a handful of evil priests and necromancers. Topis are more difficult to turn than ordinary zombies, and their spongy bodies make them

Barbarian Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

the closeknit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties. Creating a Barbarian When creating a barbarian

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from

was the trigger that led you away from your previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and eaten as part of the procedure. Undercover Empire The human civilization that gave rise to the yuan-ti was among the richest in the mortal world. It rapidly progressed in metalworking, using

of purebloods and slaves are thrown at opposing forces in the hope of allowing the malisons and abominations time to escape. Survival First Yuan-ti are likely to retreat or flee from conflict if

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

. Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them

Repeating Shot (pg. 22)

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

Repeating Shot (pg. 22) In the second paragraph, the first sentence has been replaced with the following: “If the weapon lacks ammunition, it produces its own, automatically creating one piece of magic ammunition when the wielder makes a ranged attack with it.”

Tsien Chiang

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

took pity on her and gave her shelter. With nowhere else to go, Chiang promised to serve the dragon. During the years that followed, Tsien Chiang attended the dragon, learning mysterious magic and

teach her dangerous magic. Eventually, Chiang could deny her revenge no longer. Among her mentor’s records, she had learned of a bell that could make its ringer’s dreams come true—but creating the bell

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

in a fight against monstrous foes are worth any extra burden. Coddled city folk might not know how to feed themselves or find fresh water in the wild, but they make up for it in other ways. Creating a

Ranger As you create your ranger character, consider the nature of the training that gave you your particular capabilities. Did you train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds together until you

Alignment in the Multiverse (p. 122)

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

Alignment in the Multiverse (p. 122) The first three paragraphs have been replaced with the following: For many thinking creatures, alignment is a moral choice. Humans, dwarves, elves, and other

people can choose whether to follow the paths of good or evil, law or chaos. According to myth, the gods who created these folk gave them free will to choose their moral paths. Alignment is an essential

Elise and the Unbreakable Heart

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

Elise and the Unbreakable Heart Above all else, Dr. Mordenheim’s objectives are finding Elise and recovering or re-creating the Unbreakable Heart. Elise. Dr. Mordenheim’s supposed beloved and

of Fire traits. She has immunity to cold damage. Elise’s heart has been replaced with the Unbreakable Heart. If this device is removed, Elise dies, even if it is replaced with another heart. Elise is

Creating a Ranger

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

Creating a Ranger As you create your ranger character, consider the nature of the training that gave you your particular capabilities. Did you train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds together

Creating a Rogue

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

Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past — or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry

you away from your previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the coin you needed to

24. Collapsed Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

24. Collapsed Areas A tremor caused a collapse in this section of the dungeon, wrecking two rooms (areas 24a and 24c) and creating a small maze of tunnels (area 24b). 24a. Guard Post A foul stench

sixteen troglodytes in varying stages of decay. Feasting on the remains are seven drow ghouls that were created by Vlonwelv to devour the dead. The ghouls retreat into the back tunnels when one or more drow enter the room. If a drow is not among those who enter, the ghouls attack.

Chapter 8: Arena of Blood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

the previous session can be fought, or the characters can retreat to the safety of their ship. After thanking the characters for their timely rescue, Warwyck Blastimoff informs them that the

coalition to defeat the Xaryxian Empire doesn’t exist—but that a mercane arms merchant named Vocath might be the key to creating one. If the characters want to form a coalition, they must first persuade

Roleplaying Major Ursa

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

through the undead, but finding it’s the problem. We didn’t catch up with the pirates till after they’d left the island. They’d taken as good as they gave. They were a miserable, sorry lot when we

when you want to give information to the players, particularly if they retreat from the Skull Dunes and return to the lighthouse. The major can offer suggestions and occasional helpful hints. These

Aftermath of the Last War

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

with Karrnath left farms and cities such as Shadukar devastated and abandoned, home only to the lingering undead left behind after the Karrnathi retreat. For most, these grim reminders of war

wound. The Council of Cardinals is determined to hold onto this prize, but it is a bitter point of contention with Aundair and a constant source of tension and violence. In creating a Thrane character

Topi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Topi Topis are similar to zombies. Before a topi is animated, its corpse is shrunk until it stands only 2 feet tall, and its heart is cut out and replaced with a leather bag that contains a live

poisonous snake. The snake requires neither air nor sustenance, and it magically renders the topi’s claws venomous. When a topi dies, the snake inside it dies too. The process of creating a topi is known

Uthgardt Shaman (p. 243)

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

: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardians The first paragraph of descriptive text has been replaced by the following: The Uthgardt are

fall (Black Raven, Griffon, Sky Pony), expeditious retreat (Elk), divine favor (Great Worm, Sky Pony), beast sense (Red Tiger), stoneskin (Thunderbeast), druidcraft and plant growth (Tree Ghost). In the

Melding

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

Melding Myconids share everything through melding. Rapport spores carry a tiny bit of all myconids to the other myconids in their circle, to be absorbed and reside within them, and creating a

becomes a more extravagantly festive place. The quiet, contemplative joy of the mushroom folk’s way of life is being inexorably replaced by decadent, enraptured euphoria — and the madness that euphoria hides.

Disaster Horror

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

or villain might be replaced by cascading catastrophes like those brought about by a meteor strike or volcanic eruption. Regardless of a hero’s power, the best-timed critical hit or the most powerful

horrifying than the provoking disaster. When creating adventures inspired by disaster horror, ask yourself the following questions: What is the disaster? Is it natural, a supernatural event, or the effect

Section 1. Call to Action

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

gave the adventurers a tuning fork, tuned to the plane of Pandemonium to lead them directly to the portal. The Gith Capacitor appears to be a diamond the size of a gith head, with runes engraved into

CHASE! The initial purpose here is to set the scene and put the adventurers directly into the action. There is no point to creating an extra decision point at the beginning of the adventure when we know they’re going.

Nylea's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

on anyone who kills it outright. 3 A mage who lives in a secluded grove has been using a magic item to transform interlopers into boars. She claims that Nylea gave her this item. 4 A druid

uses magic on fields near the border of the forest, creating animated plants to drive off farmers. 5 A scout has taken to hunting and eating sapient beings. What could have caused this gruesome

Creating a Rogue

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

Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past — or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry

led you away from your previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the coin you needed to

Creating a Ranger

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

Creating a Ranger As you create your ranger character, consider the nature of the training that gave you your particular capabilities. Did you train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds together

Damming the Styx

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

and attack. One minute after the last shatterstick is activated, the combined seismic activity of all the shattersticks triggers a huge rockfall that fills the gully, creating a dam. With the polluted

Shummrath to retreat to some far corner of Avernus to escape Bel’s wrath. Development If the characters successfully dam the River Styx, they can return to the Mirror of Mephistar to claim recompense

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