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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
create illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals
tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive emerald dragon characters.
Emerald Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spells that create illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon
Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive emerald dragon characters.
Emerald Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to
inspire your portrayal of distinctive emerald dragon characters.
Emerald Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
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I repeat
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk of the world
Entertainer
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or
.
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Ideal
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Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
2
Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep
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Ideal
1
Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
2
Kindred. All dragons are kin to one
Young Deep Dragon
Legacy
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monsters
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Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to
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Ideal
1
Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours
Lizardfolk
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a unique mannerism.
Lizardfolk Quirks
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Quirk
1
You hate waste and see no reason not to scavenge fallen enemies. Fingers are tasty and
learned to laugh. You use this talent in response to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades.
6
You still don’t understand how metaphors work. That doesn’t stop
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
odds aren’t in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the opportunity to study their opponents and
implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has been encountered before, it is likely
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, entertain them, and even inspire them. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your
less than perfection.
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
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Ideal
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good
Adult Deep Dragon
Legacy
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
1
Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
2
Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lizardfolk Personality You can use the Lizardfolk Quirks table to determine a personality quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a unique mannerism. Lizardfolk Quirks d8 Quirk 1 You hate
species of humanoid: lizardfolk and meat. 5 You have learned to laugh. You use this talent in response to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades. 6 You still don’t understand how
Ancient Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
1
Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better than they can discern yours. (Any)
2
Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
do while we bring our missing family home.”
Voices in the crowd rise as they declare support for one prince or the other. Most of the folk wearing the grimy tunics of miners are impressed when Kirina
come directly from King Diara. Personality Trait. “I’m happiest when I’m working with my hands.” Ideal. “Though I might have more responsibility, I’m no better than anyone else who works in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
grasslands and foothills. You can simply declare that the party makes the uneventful journey, or you can offer some reason why they would want to visit Triboar. The town is a good place for them to resupply
the characters to deliver a letter to Darathra Shendrel, the lord protector of Triboar. In the letter, Harbin demands that the lord protector do a better job of patrolling the territory between their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
“Raised by wolves” trait in the outlander background, roll again. In addition, you can use the Lizardfolk Quirks table below to determine a personality quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a
to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades. 6 You still don’t understand how metaphors work. This doesn’t stop you from trying to use them at every opportunity. 7 You appreciate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
people out of darkness. Inspire people to be better than they are. Even the smallest change is a victory, yet lightbringers—the followers of this path—hope that this is merely a step on a greater journey
light. Violence is never the answer, and the only way to defeat evil is to redeem it. Lightbringers seek to inspire those who live in fear and enlighten those whose evil is driven by ignorance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
this matter, simpler is better!
-Fizban
Use the Bronze Dragon Personality Traits and Bronze Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive bronze dragon characters, and use the Bronze
’ military technology, especially magic armaments and siege engines—the bigger, the better!
8 Conflict drives evolution. By sparking wars between nations, I contribute to the advancement of their
Goblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Gold Dragon Use the Gold Dragon Personality Traits and Gold Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive gold dragon characters, and use the Gold Dragon Spellcasting table
to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Gold Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I prefer to parley before combat. If villains can be reformed without violence, all the better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
on or choose a result from the Gorgon Command Keys table to inspire the word or signal that temporarily neutralizes a gorgon. Notable among my eccentric ancestor’s scattered designs was a schematic of
a swamp-dwelling bovine monster and an ominous note: “Do better.”
—Lum the Maestro, A Mind of Metal
Gorgon Command Keys 1d6 Gorgon Won’t Attack Those That... 1 Cast a particular spell in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table
people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature.
Deep Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Understanding. True power comes from the ability to discern other creatures’ motivations better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Red Dragon Use the Red Dragon Personality Traits and Red Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive red dragon characters, and use the Red Dragon Spellcasting table to
are so few foes and so little prey worthy of me.
2 The worship of smaller creatures pleases me, though their weakness is pathetic—how can they do other than adore me?
3 Nothing is better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Otyugh Garbage-Heap Gourmand Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Any Néstor Ossandón leal Otyughs live to eat—the more disgusting the meal, the better. They consider all non-otyughs that come within reach
to inspire how an otyugh tempts prey close. Otyugh Lures 1d4 To Attract Potential Meals, the Otyugh... 1 Disguises its tentacles with garbage puppets. 2 Sings an enticing song in Otyugh. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Some players enjoy roleplaying and interaction more than others. Whatever your players’ tastes, your lively portrayal of NPCs and monsters can inspire players to make just as much investment in
discussed in the Introduction. Players who like acting thrive in interaction situations, and it’s fine to let those players take the spotlight. They often inspire other players by their example, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Copper Dragon Use the Copper Dragon Personality Traits and Copper Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive copper dragon characters, and use the Copper Dragon
mine.
2 I love music. It is truly the universal language, able to express ideas far better than mere words alone.
3 I find the notion of trade and barter fascinating, and sometimes even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
centers on the purpose of communication. Is it to help others or further a personal agenda? Does literature selflessly better society or selfishly advance one’s own goals? The college’s perspective of
—to uplift and empower others, to shine light on the evils of society, and to inspire the best in those around them. The college’s perspective of shadow focuses on the power of language to stab, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Illig regards Gullop XIX as a witless buffoon unworthy of the crown and plans to declare himself the rightful king. He proudly shows off a drawing on the mud floor that depicts a crude image of Gullop XIX
the dagger. If Illig views the characters as coconspirators, he’s eager to hear what they think of his cunning plan. If they have a better one, he wants to hear it. If the characters try to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
own lives much too highly to risk them when the odds aren’t in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the
opportunity to study their opponents and implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
touched by the Elemental Planes. Prismari College offers breathtaking views to inspire its artists Uvilda Mistcoiler, Dean of Perfection Uvilda Mistcoiler (neutral good genasi Prismari professor of
insightful feedback, which she tailors to each individual. After a review, she often offers a small piece of advice that alters the student’s point of view and work forever—for the better. Uvilda
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Master can’t always predict what the characters will do in a mystery adventure. A villain whose actions are “crime spree,” “one and done,” or “serial crimes” might inspire you to craft a mystery
other clues pointing in a different direction, or come across evidence that absolves the suspect. It’s better to populate your adventure with too many clues than too few. If the adventurers solve the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bounty off your head. It’s also an opportunity to establish an element that can be part of a character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawnshop, you declare that your
settle things with House Tharashk, you’d better keep an eye out for bounty hunters. 9 You have an opportunity to join an influential secret society. But you’ve got only one month to raise the membership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
declare their status and ornament themselves with claws and small bones taken from defeated opponents. While intensely territorial, the Ironmanes sometimes offer their services as guards or guides
the grasslands for countless generations. They know the way of Oreskos’s beasts and seasons better than any. Both mystical and knowledgeable, the Sun Guides read the messages in plant growth and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
1 Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Tiebreaker
2 Absentee Ballot, Coin of Decisionry
3 Better Odds, Inspired Decision
4 Charming Misdemeanor, Clandestine Kit
Proficiencies
can detect your manipulation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check. Better Odds When you reach rank 3, your coin of decisionry gains a measure of actual divination power and becomes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
background. They might inspire you to heights of heroism, or lead you to act against your own best interests if they are threatened. They can work very much like ideals, driving a character’s
antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as “I will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt Do’Urden.”
Each of these characters also has an important