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Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
adventuring. Your ideal is no doubt related to how you view the quest for knowledge and truth—perhaps as a worthy goal in itself, or maybe as a means to a desirable end.
Sage
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Personality Trait
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I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to
dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A crystal dragon who has guarded a mountain pass for
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who
tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6
I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons&rsquo
.
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A crystal dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A crystal dragon who has guarded a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
has guarded a mountain pass for decades unexpectedly retires to the Elemental Plane of Air. Monstrous forces immediately move into the area—and might take control of the pass unless the dragon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
crystal dragon who has guarded a mountain pass for decades unexpectedly retires to the Elemental Plane of Air. Monstrous forces immediately move into the area—and might take control of the pass
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.
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Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the
work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4
My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
I’ve been searching my whole
Spell Scroll
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
A Spell Scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without Material components. Otherwise
produce an area of harmless cold.
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The caster suffers a minor but bizarre effect related to the spell. Such effects last only as long as the original spell’s duration, or 1d10 minutes for
Wand of Orcus
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to a range of 120 feet.
The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common.
Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus
imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded.
Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.
Goliath
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races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
The first goliaths lived on the highest mountain peaks—far above the tree line, where the air is thin and frigid winds howl. Distantly related to giants and infused with the supernatural
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, sea elves navigated the currents and explored the
increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Charisma of 16. Aphelion can speak and read all languages. It appears as a shifting, face-like arrangement of complex, technological shapes. Aphelion has extensive knowledge of astronomy, spacefaring
, and any subject you deem related to its purpose. When making an Intelligence check to recall lore from its areas of expertise, Aphelion has a +10 bonus to its roll (including its Intelligence modifier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
). The course covers the anatomy, abilities, and dispositions of monsters commonly encountered while adventuring. Students read popular accounts related to Aberrations, Monstrosities, and Oozes, as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sea Elf Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, the sea elves navigated the deepest currents
any beast that has an innate swimming speed. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Aquan. SAHUAGIN: DANGER FROM THE DEPTHS
The sea elves face as many perils in their watery world as other elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
adventures rests within the walls of Candlekeep is reason enough for an adventurer to seek out this legendary book and claim a cozy corner to read about the escapades of Alkazaar and his dungeon-delving
perhaps procure for the library the fabled Nether Scroll that Alkazaar believed the golem once guarded. Alternatively, an ogre named Little One (see the “Little One” sidebar in the “Candlekeep” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character
these colleges is right for your character? Consider these approaches: Read the college descriptions in chapter 1, and choose the college that appeals to you. Read the descriptions of backgrounds and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Trench of Love Lost The region around Janya is well guarded, but dangers still occasionally slip past the Billowing Patrol. Following Xoese-Addae, the trip to the Trench of Love Lost takes 2½ hours
deep sea whales. No spirits or ghost ships make an appearance, though. As the characters near the trench, read or paraphrase the following description: Meadows of feathery, pale-pink sea lilies move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
being frightened. Halfling Nimbleness. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling. The Halfling
halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling. Subrace. The two main kinds of halfling, lightfoot and stout, are more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Docks The docks of Saltmarsh are the beating heart of the town. The fishing trade and related commerce that keep the town alive are based here. The docks have recently undergone a series of
is almost constantly busy; it’s rare to see the large piers unoccupied. Guarded warehouses are a common sight in this district, and it is considered suspicious behavior to walk near those places at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
being frightened. Halfling Nimbleness. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling. The Halfling
halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling. Subrace. The two main kinds of halfling, lightfoot and stout, are more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure The adventure begins when the characters arrive in the town of Promise or, if they are already there, as they explore the Awakening Festival. Read or paraphrase the following
history of the land. They also have advantage on Intelligence (History) checks related to the Awakening Song made for the rest of the adventure. During the festival, stalls throughout the community sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
2. What Is Dead May Never Die As the characters descend into the lower decks of this ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: As you proceed belowdecks, it becomes much easier to swim as
the hull protects you from the the strong currents outside. Many boxes and barrels are present here, somewhat waterlogged but largely intact.
This ship served as a tender vessel, bringing supplies to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
unpredictable currents and eddies of the river. For a price, these pilots are willing to carry passengers from plane to plane. Some of them are fiends, while others are the souls of dead creatures from
plane, there can be multiple doors to the Infinite Staircase, though entrances aren’t common knowledge and are occasionally guarded by devas, sphinxes, yugoloths, and other powerful monsters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
he sees no need for outsiders to be involved in sacred matters. The archpriest dismisses his son’s concerns with a negligent wave, telling Glooglugogg that he must flow with the currents of the
, where Bloppblippodd awaits them. Describe the scene to the players as given in that area, then read the following boxed text; if none of the characters speak Undercommon, the exchange is gibberish to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
adventure to further detail the city. Read or paraphrase the following when you’re ready to begin: The city of Sagorpur is teeming with onlookers enjoying the Shankha Trials. The final event of this great
the surrounding streets and line the river.
If the characters don’t already know the information in “The Shankha Trials” section, now’s a perfect time for them to learn it. This might be related by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
proficiency bonus Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Firbolg Traits Your firbolg character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1. Age. As humanoids related to
words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Giant.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Themberchaud’s Lair At the far southeast corner of Gracklstugh’s cavern, the entrance to Themberchaud’s lair is guarded by the Keepers of the Flame. Not that anyone would be foolish enough to
too. The dragon speaks Dwarvish to its servants as the characters approach. Read the following: As the duergar priests lead you to a building carved from the stone just outside a huge cave entrance, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
proficiency bonus Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
adventures. As the characters encounter evidence of Bluetspur’s mind flayers, consider giving individuals access to information they shouldn’t logically possess or granting them advantage on rolls related
to their hidden memories, doled out as you deem appropriate. This might take the form of allowing the character to navigate an alien installation, operate an inscrutable device, or read an otherworldly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
about their fate in hopes of receiving an answer from the sages. Unknown to outsiders, the sages’ talents come from their best-guarded secret: a series of ancient, magical tomes called the Books of
, inherited the magic required to read these books from the line of sages who came before him—but this magic prevents him from turning more than one new page per day, allowing only a peek at the future
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
on one’s familiarity with its intricate network of caverns, passages, and currents. Experienced navigators know how to find and read ancient duergar runes carved along the Darklake’s tunnels, though
Underdark, all water travel involves either rowing at 1½ miles per hour, or floating with prevailing currents at 1 mile per hour. Characters can work in shifts to row more than 8 hours per day, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Skeleton Gate When the characters get close enough to make out the details of the green door, read: This twelve-foot-high, ten-foot-wide door is made of green stone, its surface carved with grinning
against the contagion spell. The hag reveals the following information (and nothing more) once an agreement is reached: “Hidden on this level of the dungeon is a library of lost lore, guarded by an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
. Other visitors are questioned at the front gate, an impressive double door of copper-sheathed ironwood guarded by four guards and two mages in the Heralds of Dust. Creatures can enter the Mortuary
5 Open casket Flower from a grave 6 Pile of ashes Dead creature’s keepsake When the characters enter the Mortuary for the first time, read or paraphrase the following text: An unsettling chill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Camp When the characters approach Camp Carrionclay, read the following: Ahead, the smells of rotting fish and burning flesh hang thick in the air. A fortified camp sits atop cliffs jutting from the
quippers. I2: Main Entrance A large, hastily made wooden gate blocks access to the camp. The area is guarded by three imposing figures with twisted draconic features.
The camp’s only gate is watched by