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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Aurilâs worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale
, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their own flaws. Itâs appropriate for Auril to act as though sheâs
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Aurilâs worshipers know better than to
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that can harm her.
Aurilâs worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
Entertainer
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Playerâs Handbook (2014)
routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an entertainer.
d10
Entertainer Routine
1
Actor
2
Dancer
3
Fire-eater
4
Jester
5
Juggler
.
d6
Ideal
1
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
Lizardfolk
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
swamps they inhabit are filled with a staggering variety of threats. Lizardfolk focus on survival above all, without sentiment.
Lizardfolk assess everyone and everything in terms of utility. Art and
learned to laugh. You use this talent in response to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades.
6
You still donât understand how metaphors work. That doesnât stop
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
;
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an
less than perfection.
8
I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
d6
Ideal
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 1: This Is Your Life The character creation rules in the Playerâs Handbook provide all the information you need to define your character in preparation for a life of adventuring. What they
were the greatest influences on you during your formative years, for better or worse? To answer these questions and more, you can use the tables and the advice in this section to compose a well-developed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Levels 1-4: Local Heroes Characters in this tier are still learning the range of class features that define them, including their choice of specialization. But even 1st-level characters are heroes
characters navigate dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where they can expect to fight ruthless bandits, ferocious wolves, giant spiders, evil cultists, bloodthirsty ghouls, and hired thugs. If they face even a young dragon, theyâre better off avoiding a fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
devoured by the vermin and oozes that inhabit the sewers. Smaller tunnels channel wastewater into purification centers, where magewrights use magic to cleanse the water. A special unit of the Sharn Watch
valuable allies; there are no better guides to the sewers and what lies beneath them than one of the folk who live there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
your own Darklord, consider the relationship that will define their evil in your adventures: their conflict with your playersâ characters. Just as a Darklord is the inspiration for a domain, players
constantly refer to that personâs deeds and exampleâ into âIâm obsessed with a hero of my faith, and I must become exactly like them so I can take their place.â The more unreasonable, the better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
-open spaces define this quarter. River Quarter. The River Quarter encompasses taverns and entertainment venues, as well as the wharves along the Selintan River outside the city wall. Because itâs a
. Thievesâ Quarter. The buildings of the Thievesâ Quarter are slightly less run down than their Slum Quarter equivalents, and its people are marginally better off.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
might hail from any corner of Krynn. Below are just a few of the distinct human nations of Ansalon. You might be a member of any of these societies, or you can choose another home to define as you
inhabited by kender, scattered human tribes wander the Dairly Plains and coasts bordering the Blood Sea of Istar. Many inhabit ancient Istarian ruins, occasionally forced to grapple with half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
(see area S12), hoping the charactersâ greed gets the better of them. If that doesnât work, Keliphron tells them the dragon is harming the metallic creatures that inhabit its lair and urges the characters to intercede on the creaturesâ behalf.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the key to improving Icewind Daleâs climate. Since chwingas are known to inhabit Ten-Towns and have some ability to alter their natural surroundings, Dannika thinks she can learn a lot by studying
. She then tells them sheâs been looking all over town and hasnât found any chwingas. She suggests the characters might have better luck in one of the other settlements. She could continue the search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Asian martial-arts movies is a perfect match for D&D. Players can define the appearance of their characters and gear however they like for the campaign, and spells need only minor flavor changes so
that they better reflect such a setting. For example, when the characters use spells or special abilities that teleport them short distances, they actually make high-flying acrobatic leaps. Ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
â example. The Covenant is a pantheon of deities with a particular interest in Godsbreath. They have varied alignments and interests. This local pantheon is for you to define and might include gods
better. Although this sometimes encourages exaggeration, Godsbreathâs people believe you can hear truth in the telling of any tale, and all enjoy the art of a well-crafted boast. Stories of all kinds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Material Plane. But the landscape can change at a whim of the powerful forces that dwell on these planes, which can remake them completely, effectively erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill
celestial creatures, including angels, couatls, and pegasi. The Lower Planes are the home of fiends: demons, devils, yugoloths, and their ilk. The planes in between host their own unique denizens: the construct race of modrons inhabit Mechanus, and the aberrations called slaadi thrive in Limbo.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an entertainer. d10 Entertainer Routine 1 Actor 2 Dancer 3 Fire-eater 4 Jester 5 Juggler 6 Instrumentalist 7 Poet 8 Singer 9 Storyteller
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 who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
better off under their rule. There are ancient and primordial forces at work in Eberron. But there are also misguided patriots, religious extremists, and dragonmarked houses looking to wring a few more
for your character, something that helps define your motivations. But if you want to add a little hard-boiled flavor to your character, you might consider a few additional aspects: Do you have a debt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
element of your past that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be resolved right now. Another way to define a characterâs flaw is to roll on the Debts
settle things with House Tharashk, youâd better keep an eye out for bounty hunters. 9 You have an opportunity to join an influential secret society. But youâve got only one month to raise the membership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Yugoloths Yugoloths are fickle fiends that inhabit the planes of Acheron, Gehenna, Hades, and Carceri. They act as mercenaries and are notorious for their shifting loyalties. They are the embodiments
yugoloths demand much for their time and loyalty. Whatever promises a yugoloth makes are quickly broken when a better opportunity presents itself. Unlike demons, yugoloths can be reasoned with, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
-attitude or mannerisms, or the influence of his or her ability scores. A useful place to start thinking about personality traits is to look at your highest and lowest ability scores and define one trait
antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as âI will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt DoâUrden.â
Each of these characters also has an important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
lowest ability scores and define one trait related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score.
Ideals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
, enabling just enough of the wolves to survive that they arenât wiped out completely. Human barbarians also inhabit the High Moor, living mostly on its western fringes with large herds of sheep and
plenty, the local humans know well that the elves protect them and punish trespassers who poach in the forest. Even barbarians know better than to hunt here, as they donât wish to draw Melandrachâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Celestials. The Lower Planes are the home of Fiends. The planes in between host their own unique denizens: for example, modrons are Constructs that inhabit Mechanus, and slaadi are Aberrations that thrive
or other powerful forces that dwell on the plane, which can remake the realm completely, erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill those forcesâ needs. Distance is a virtually meaningless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
of thing. In time, this hunger to define and make official the rhythm of daily life found its expression in documancy, a kind of mystic bureaucratic art founded by Omin Dran. Anything you put a
better process Head Office communications, as well as to understand what pleases your superiors. You can cast the augury spell, with the spellâs omens of weal or woe based solely on the perspective of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in the houseâs ruined walls and shattered windows.
What He Wants. The smuggler wants to expand his operation and eventually inhabit a more secure location to better pursue his magical studies. Heâd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and a dragon are oblivious to the destruction theyâre causing Delve into the Past The best reason for delving into the past is to discover a path to a better future.
âDiancastra
In the world of
whatever monsters have taken up residence in the ruins in the centuries since the giants abandoned them. In Xenâdrik, living giants still inhabit some of their ancient ruins, though they have fallen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hundreds of years ago on the Purple Rocks. The humans who inhabit these islands cast their young into the sea as part of a ritual to appease Slarkrethel. These sacrificed offspring resurface and return
lost souls to its organization with the promise of a better life. Its agents are evil and grasping. When they are not gathering information for the kraken, they lurk in the shadows and indulge in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rare or better magic item, the dragon shares this fact and points the characters in the right direction. She then advises them to follow the bats, adding a few barbs about how theyâd be doomed without
that direction. Planar Nexus. Rumor has it the caverns are a nexus of planes, and many monsters now inhabit them. The caverns have more than one level. Rockslide A faint splintering sound echoes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with attracting the attention of another dragon.
8 I feel an obligation to protect the creatures that inhabit my territory (except the ones I eat).
9 I am trying to collect an extremely
: Ingeloakastimizilian, Imvaernarhro, Kârshinthintl, Claugiyliamatar. Commonly known as âOld Gnawbone,â
Claugiyliamatar is often seen with a
mangled corpse hanging from her mouth Many dragons are better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
better served by having the franchise change headquarters at different stages. Characters might start out in a ship, then move to a castle, then take possession of a unique magical headquarters in
! Pirates killed the previous owners, and Head Office picked it up for an excellent price. Most of the holes in the hull are repaired, and the sails are only a little bit moldy. Even better, thereâs a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ropes. Level 3. Pterafolk Nest This level is 240 feet above ground. A ladder clinging to the west face of the spire connects this level to the one below. Pterafolk elders inhabit this area. Theyâve
constructed a traditional nest thatâs better sheltered from wind and rain. The southwest chamber is home to four elder pterafolk (13 hit points each; see appendix D). They spend most of their time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
great peninsula of Aglarond juts out into the Inner Sea, and that body of water and the forests of the Yuirwood define much of the nationâs character. A realm of humans living in harmony with their elf
, who are better trained than their predecessors were. A few of Sembiaâs less scrupulous former soldiers have taken to banditry, which offers other Sembians more opportunities for guard work. Thay. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
can harm her. Aurilâs worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist conceals her
you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her. Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also