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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to
Halfling
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communities are threatened.
Pastoral Pleasantries
Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much
protecting their own lands, they protect us as well.”
Exploring Opportunities
Halflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from starvation. You
. (Lawful)
3
Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic)
4
Perfection. To measure a being and find it lacking is the greatest disappointment. (Evil)
5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
experimental potions and elixirs, build and test mechanical constructs, and hire locals to participate in controlled experiments — all in the spirit of invention and innovation. High-ranking members
Gond The High House of Wonders, located in the Upper City, serves as the city’s temple of Gond, a god of innovation and invention. Within the walls of the temple, clergy members are permitted to brew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
experimental potions and elixirs, build and test mechanical constructs, and hire locals to participate in controlled experiments — all in the spirit of invention and innovation. High-ranking members
Gond The High House of Wonders, located in the Upper City, serves as the city’s temple of Gond, a god of innovation and invention. Within the walls of the temple, clergy members are permitted to brew
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
it was sabotage that destroyed my first laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek revenge against whoever did it.
4
I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to build one day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dangerous, she doesn’t build them with violence in mind. She’s particularly interested in devices for long-distance communication and inventions that mechanize the work of farm animals. Personality Trait
. “The faster I talk, think, and invent, the faster I can improve my designs.” Ideal. “Not only can I make that, I can make it better!” Bond. “Through invention, we make a more interesting world.” Flaw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Gnomengarde’s foremost inventors, they are trying to dream up an invention that will cure King Korboz’s madness. Fibblestib’s proposal is a “sanity ray.” Dabbledob thinks that’s dumb, and wants to build
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Karametra’s Champions Karametra’s champions build community, advance civilization, and bestow bounty wherever they go in the name of their god. Karametra seeks to provide for all, end famine and
village whose crops are failing.
3 Defend or found an orphanage.
4 Teach a settlement to defend itself from wild beasts.
5 Reunite an orphan with living relatives.
6 Convince
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
part of the giants’ fall—an invention of Annam’s sons and a distortion of Annam’s will for them. In other stories, it is a consequence of their fall—a punishment Annam inflicted on the giants after
different kinds might not recognize each other as kindred at all. All these giants build a range of social structures in the same manifold ways other peoples do, without regard to an overarching ordning.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
desired direction of travel. Limbo conforms to the will of the creatures inhabiting it. Very disciplined and powerful minds can create whole islands of their own invention within the plane, sometimes
slaadi live here and swim amid this chaos, creating nothing, whereas githzerai monks build entire monasteries with their minds. Optional Rule: Power of the Mind As an action, a creature on Limbo can make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and tools to diagrams etched into the floors and walls. Although most workshops are controlled by House Cannith, that house is not the only group of artificers who build and operate such locations
build specialized workshops for those purposes. Arcane Workshop Adventures Characters might find their way to an arcane workshop for a variety of reasons. Some possibilities are outlined in the Arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Weapon Invention attack of a kobold inventor (see appendix D). After the characters find three traps, they spot a kobold disappearing down a well-hidden staircase on the outskirts of the bazaar. If they
of treasure. Two kobold inventors and ten kobolds are also present. Statistics for the kobold scale sorcerer and kobold inventor appear in appendix D. The kobolds rally to defend Kakarol. While they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
their favor, and they hire adventurers to secure it. Final Key A storm giant offers the characters a stunning reward if the characters can use the Star Forge (in this chapter) to build him a machine
. Creatures from the Frost Giant Encounters and Elemental Air Encounters tables (see chapter 3) defend the observatory. History Lesson A rock gnome mage has pieced together accounts from ancient sites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
four articulated metal legs.
Zox Clammersham is using the scaladar under his control to build the Simulacrux and to defend it, should it come under attack. The Simulacrux is designed to replicate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Monster Manual). The flying spiders are giant spiders that have wings and a flying speed of 40 feet. They zip around the cavern and build web nests in the caps of zurkhwood mushrooms. The drow cut down
zurkhwood when they need to build furniture or rafts, while gardens of barrelstalk and trillimac provide food, water, and parchment (see “Fungi” for more information on barrelstalk, trillimac, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is to amass the power they need to defeat a powerful enemy that threatens the world. Their goal in the second example is to defend something they care about by destroying whatever threatens it. The
and using it to defeat a cosmic threat. Example 2: Agents of X You can also build a campaign around the idea that the adventurers are agents of something larger than themselves — a kingdom or secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
face a common threat or to complete a conquest. Such unifications can be the beginning of undersea kingdoms with dynasties lasting hundreds of years. Merfolk Settlements. Merfolk build their settlements
slow pulsing movements lend merfolk settlements an otherworldly aesthetic. Merfolk defend their communities with spears crafted from whatever materials they can salvage from shipwrecks, beaches, and
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling
maintaining no permanent home. Exploring Opportunities Halflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a wide and wonder-filled world. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
kin, Xocopol dislikes the tendency of Humanoids to build settlements near the volcanic mountains. The awakening tlexolotls, however, have made the small folk of these lands the lesser of two evils
what’s happening there. If the characters are willing to do so, Xocopol offers to travel with them and defend them along the way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gods the locals revere. To quickly build a pantheon for your world, create a single god for each of the eight domains available to clerics: Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery
-pointed star
Erathis, goddess of civilization and invention
LN
Knowledge
Upper half of a clockwork gear
Gruumsh, god of destruction
CE
Tempest, War
Triangular eye with bony protrusions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Shipwright You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from
Careful Lines. A ship must be balanced according to the laws of the universe. (Lawful) 3 Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic) 4 Perfection. To measure a being and find it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
conforms to the will of the creatures inhabiting it. Creative imaginations can create whole islands of their own invention within the plane, sometimes maintaining those places for years. A nonsapient
, whereas githzerai build entire monasteries with their minds. As a Magic action, a creature in Limbo can make an Intelligence check to mentally move an object within 30 feet of itself that is on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Trickery Gold nugget
Gelf Darkhearth CN Frustration, destruction War Broken anvil
Nebelun CG Invention, luck Forge,* Knowledge, Trickery Bellows and lizard tail
Rill
worked together to replace it with a stronger one made of iron, but her resentment over the mishap lingers. Gnomes build their homes in hidden and defensible places because Gaerdal teaches them these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
amounts of stone became available for building. The laborers also took the time to build a tavern, the Miner’s Respite, and spend their off hours there drinking, swapping tales, and gambling. The game
area. The lizardfolk are not only guarding their territory, they are protecting a young black dragon. It has ordered them to keep its existence secret while it seeks to build an army of followers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
rambunctious inventor named Professor Orbys Bumblewing (chaotic good, gnome mage), the facility is a hub of aeolian research and invention. Within the domed observatory, Bumblewing and her colleagues aim to
gate-town. Bedlam Adventures d4 Adventure Hook 1 The winds puppeteer the contents of an armory in the Bleakheights. A goblin shopkeep pays the characters to defend their shop’s wind chimes from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
god favors towers and hanging gardens that lift the verdant natural world up toward Nyx in her honor. In the Nessian Wood, Setessans build watchtowers that serve the dual purpose of military defense
secrets, weapons, soldiers, and prisoners, any of which the characters could liberate or defend. If the characters take over a watchtower, they could try to keep it for themselves. The Watchtower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and
go through half-hearted parodies of life, impeded by distraction and ennui. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, revolution, overthrow 6 Extinction or depletion 7 New organization 8 Discovery, expansion, invention 9 Prediction, omen, prophecy 10 Myth and legend 1-2. Rise or Fall of a Leader or an Era Eras are often
, Expansion, Invention Discoveries of new lands expand the map and change the boundaries of empires. Discoveries of new magic or technology expand the boundaries of what was once thought possible. New
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fortresses defend routes to lower layers. Azzagrat Graz’zt’s corrupt, decadent city is split across layers 45, 46, and 47. The Demonweb On layer 66, Lolth’s web snares all and hides portals to other planes
figure into the schemes of the Spider Queen. Lolth’s servants also build dungeons amid the webbing, trapping and hunting Lolth’s hated enemies within crisscrossing corridors of web-mortared stone. Far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
more information on Uthgardt shamans.) Uthgardt hunt and forage for food. With one notable exception among the tribes, they don’t build houses or permanent settlements, preferring a nomadic lifestyle
occasionally to defend their territory, which includes the surrounding mountains, the Fell Pass, the Frost Hills, the Lurkwood, and the northern reaches of the Silver Marches. The Great Worms also venture into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
efficiency, stoicism, and hard work, and these values are exemplified in their capital. Everything the duergar make or build has a purpose and function; the only aesthetic they value in architecture is
Underdark, but isn’t aware of the threat’s danger or extent. The giants will rise to defend Gracklstugh if any demons dare to invade, but they are unaware of the danger creeping into the city from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
(level 1–4, dangerous threat) The crossbow trap is a favorite of kobolds and other creatures that rely on traps to defend their lairs. It consists of a trip wire strung across a hallway and connected to a
triggers the trap. Falling Portcullis Simple trap (level 1–4, moderate threat) Some folk who build dungeons, such as mad wizards in search of new victims, have no intention of allowing their visitors to make






