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Player’s Handbook
until you or your allies deal damage to the target. The Charmed target pursues the suggestion to the best of its ability. The suggested activity can continue for the entire duration, but if the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends for the target upon completing it.
involve anything that would obviously deal damage to the target or its allies. For example, you could say, “Fetch the key to the cult’s treasure vault, and give the key to me.” Or
Spells
Player’s Handbook
throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration or until you or your allies deal damage to the target. Each Charmed target pursues the suggestion to the best of its ability. The suggested activity
achievable and not involve anything that would obviously deal damage to any of the targets or their allies. For example, you could say, “Walk to the village down that road, and help the villagers
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
best way to deal with harengon brigands is to outnumber them or give them a good kicking. They flee quickly when the tables are turned against them.
Harengons
Harengons are rabbit-folk native to the
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
surviving populace fleeing into the wilds. A young prince, Will Kenrith, does his best to reunite the shattered realm, but a return to its former glory seems far off.
Even in the shattered remnants of
.
Knights of Eldraine channel their devotion to the virtues of the realm into magical power that infuses their attacks. Most knights deal extra radiant damage with these attacks, but some knights
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a single soul to the coin. Because each soul coin has a unique soul trapped within it, each has a story. A creature might have been imprisoned as a result of defaulting on a deal, while another might
answer you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic.
Freeing a Soul. Casting a spell that removes a curse on a soul coin frees the soul
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
control, but it takes Strahd’s requests and actions in the most favorable way.
Each time Strahd or his companions deal damage to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on
amusing himself as best he can, terrorizing Barovia’s people and savoring the fear and worship he commands.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksBite. Melee
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the
Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one
.
Connected Creatures
Topaz dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature proves itself useful to a topaz dragon, it
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
saving throws, and the creature’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics
dragons rarely tolerate any company but their own, and they are usually indifferent at best even toward their own kind. Moreover, their unpredictability means that even if a creature proves itself
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
by their goddess to deal with the adult sapphire dragon who has been hunting her holy spiders.
5
A forgetful and nearsighted adult sapphire dragon believes a blue dragon wyrmling is actually the
, and secret chambers that allow them to traverse the entire lair without ever being seen by intruders. The best-defended sapphire dragon lairs have no easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and
Half-Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace.
— Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity
Eladrin
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
’t stay still.
d4
Spring Flaw
1
You overdrink.
2
Toil is for drudges. Yours should be a life of leisure.
3
A pretty face infatuates you in an instant, but your
the best way to solve problems.
2
Overwhelming force can accomplish almost anything. The tougher the problem, the more force you apply.
3
You stand tall and strong so that others can lean
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
8
I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me
money. (Evil)
5
People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6
Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
d6
Bond
Backgrounds
Acquisitions Incorporated
Acquisitions Incorporated goes about its business. Why deal with the rest, when you can work for the best?
Perhaps the rival did not treat you as well as you were hoping, or you washed out of that organization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Knocking a Creature Out Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe, rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, the attacker can
knock the creature out. The attacker can make this choice the instant the damage is dealt. The creature falls unconscious and is stable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Knocking a Creature Out Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe, rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, the attacker can
knock the creature out. The attacker can make this choice the instant the damage is dealt. The creature falls unconscious and is stable.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
8
I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me
. (Evil)
5
People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6
Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
d6
Bond
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Traits
d8
Trait
1
I try never to let my judgment become clouded by emotion.
2
I have infinite patience with the dolts and boors I’m forced to deal with every day
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6
A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
7
I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
goblinoid things. But then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have
portable!
2
You sleep best while mostly submerged in water.
3
Money is meaningless to you.
4
You think there are only two species of humanoid: lizardfolk and meat.
5
You have
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
.
Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Special Favors A reward might be a favor the characters can call on at some future date. Special favors work best when the individual granting them is trustworthy. A Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral NPC
will do whatever can be done to fulfill an obligation when the time comes, short of breaking laws. A Lawful Evil NPC does the same, but only because a deal is a deal. A Neutral Good or Neutral NPC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, when Elturel was conquered by a vampire lord. A priest of Torm named Thavius Kreeg appealed to any power to help him save his holy city. In that instant, Zariel emerged from a pillar of fire and
offered him a deal, which Thavius readily accepted. In the sky over Elturel, a radiant sphere called the Companion appeared, blazing like a second sun. Powered by a planetar imprisoned within it, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
from his exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage. A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club
sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
from his exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage. A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club
sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
maximum, you suffer instant death. Stabilizing a Creature The best way to save a creature with 0 hit points is to heal it. If healing is unavailable, the creature can at least be stabilized so that it
Dropping to 0 Hit Points When you drop to 0 hit points, you either die outright or fall unconscious, as explained in the following sections. Instant Death Massive damage can kill you instantly. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dropping to 0 Hit Points When you drop to 0 hit points, you either die outright or fall unconscious, as explained in the following sections. Instant Death Massive damage can kill you instantly. When
death saving throw failure. If the damage is from a critical hit, you suffer two failures instead. If the damage equals or exceeds your hit point maximum, you suffer instant death. Stabilizing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
power of the characters. Vorpal Shards. Even while keeping the idea that the grand master’s claw shards are from a vorpal sword, you might wish to mitigate their threat of an instant kill by having them
deal an extra 6d8 slashing damage instead. You might also have the shards be from a polymorph blade, a blade of the medusa, or some other type of weapon. Another option is to allow decapitated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
feet, and once on each of your turns, you can deal extra radiant damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra radiant damage equals your level. Once you use
evil — a desire that is, at its best, unflinching and, at its worst, all-consuming. Many scourge aasimar wear masks to block out the world and focus on containing this power, unmasking themselves only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Special Favors A reward might come in the form of a favor that the characters can call on at some future date. Special favors work best when the individual granting them is trustworthy. A lawful good
or lawful neutral NPC will do whatever can be done to fulfill an obligation when the time comes, short of breaking laws. A lawful evil NPC does the same, but only because a deal is a deal. A neutral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Additional Considerations Here are some other things for characters to consider as they plan their heist: Fire Protection. Many creatures and hazards in the hold deal fire damage. Timing Arrival. The
the fortress via the plane shift spell. Doing so might first require characters to spy on the hold’s activities. Avoiding Confrontation. Vrakir is a powerful adversary. The characters are best off avoiding a confrontation with him, at least until the Book of Vile Darkness is out of his grasp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace.
— Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but
truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace.
— Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman,
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but
truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the city it rules has a hand in almost every business deal across the region. The Mastermind archetype is the perfect way to represent an ambitious member of Greyhawk’s thieves’ guild. Willing to take
economic power. Rakes and bravos are common throughout the cities of the Flanaess. A Swashbuckler can thus originate from almost any city, but among the Rhennee in particular, Swashbucklers are common. As travelers along waterways, they have learned that a quick, mobile approach to combat works best.