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Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
truly insane worship Juiblex and tend to its slimes and oozes. Those who offer themselves up to the demon lord are engulfed by it and become vaguely humanoid, sentient oozes. The bodies of these former
saving throw or become restrained. When a creature enters the area for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there, that creature must make the same save. A restrained creature is stuck as long as it
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does.
The Dungeon Master is free to use your inheritance as a story
oppress the people. (Chaotic)
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Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil)
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Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
life of a gnome, whether one is investigating the nature of magic or trying to invent a better back scratcher. Questions about the world fill a gnome’s head: how an insect flies, a fish swims, or a
grasshopper jumps — they want to figure it all out! But it’s not just nature and its workings that intrigue them; gnomes become obsessed with all sorts of topics. In particular, they have a keen
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Most kenku use a combination of overheard phrases and sound effects to convey their ideas and thoughts.
By the same token, kenku have no ability to invent new ideas or create new things. Kenku can
copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
languages can add an element of mystery to inscriptions and tomes that characters encounter. You might invent additional secret languages, besides Druidic and thieves’ cant, that allow members of certain
. In a region where one race has subjugated another, the language of the conquerors can become a mark of social status. Similarly, reading and writing might be restricted by law to the upper classes of a society.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Scholar’s Pack, and 5 GP; or (B) 55 GP Wizards are defined by their exhaustive study of magic’s inner workings. They cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular
schools of magic. Renowned Wizards such as Bigby, Tasha, Mordenkainen, and Yolande have built on their studies to invent iconic spells now used across the multiverse. The closest a Wizard is likely to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
veterans and you want to surprise them, you can either modify an existing item or come up with something new.
Modifying an Item The easiest way to invent a new item is to tweak an existing one. If a
could deal lightning damage instead of fire, for example. One capability can replace another, so a potion of climbing can easily become a potion of stealth.
You can also modify an item by fusing it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ideas and thoughts. By the same token, kenku have no ability to invent new ideas or create new things. Kenku can copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Daggers, Arcane Focus (Quarterstaff), Robe, Spellbook, Scholar’s Pack, and 5 GP; or (B) 55 GP Wizards are defined by their exhaustive study of magic’s inner workings. They cast spells of explosive
magic, particularly the categorization of spells into schools of magic. Renowned Wizards such as Bigby, Tasha, Mordenkainen, and Yolande have built on their studies to invent iconic spells now used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
or the bounty of nature? Is it your family or the colorful festivals? Feel free to invent customs and rural celebrations that hold significance for you.
How do you feel about Mother? Do you
devotedly follow the deity? Did you sacrifice an eye to her to become one of Mother’s Minders? Are you a hexblood that she created? Or do you follow your village’s customs out of expectation or fear?
Who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Adventure Hooks Players can invent their own reasons for visiting Phandalin, or they can use the following adventure hooks. The character hooks tied to backgrounds also provide characters with
’ notice. Gauntlet Trainee. You have pledged yourself to the Order of the Gauntlet, a devout and vigilant group that seeks to protect others from evildoers. Before you become a full-fledged member
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
be the only way to ensure that its power can’t be used for evil. Artifact Properties In addition to its defined properties, an Artifact might have other properties that are either beneficial or
detrimental. You can choose such properties from the tables in this section or determine them randomly. You can also invent new beneficial and detrimental properties. These properties typically change each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Background The wealth of Zinda is defined by the jeli flower. This opalescent moonflower has graceful pink leaves and wide petals, and it’s used to produce a sweet black wine. The flower was brought
to the land several years ago and flourished, now growing exclusively around Zinda. The March of Vice festival originally honored the city’s entire wine trade, but jeli wine has recently become the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aurum NPCs Aurum Concordians are defined by their wealth and power. When you create an Aurum NPC, consider the source of that person’s wealth and how it is expressed. The dwarf Antus ir’Soldorak is
. Members of the Aurum become villains if their quest for greater influence, personal power, and wealth victimizes the innocent. Whether villains or allies, all Concordians wield significant political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, because while they are often left alone by those who fear them, they also become targets of discrimination, or outright attacks, from those who feel threatened by them. This prejudice against the race
they live, half-orcs usually find themselves defined by others in terms of their usefulness as heavy laborers and soldiers. It is the rare and fortunate few who are judged by their character and their deeds rather than their ancestry.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Crew Members A ship requires a number of able-bodied sailors to crew it, as specified in its stat block. A crew’s skill, experience, morale, and health are defined by its quality score. This score
score. If the check total is between 1 and 9, the crew’s quality score decreases by 1. If the check total is 0 or lower, the crew mutinies. They become hostile to the officers and might attempt to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
notes on new places you invent. Local Color A settlement might serve as a place where the characters stop to rest and to buy supplies. A settlement of this sort needs no more than a brief description
. For an event-based adventure, note the NPCs who play a part in the adventure. This work is adventure preparation as much as it is world building, and the cast of characters you develop for your adventure — including allies, patrons, enemies, and extras — can become recurring figures in your campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
others. News and gossip are carried between population centers by caravans and ships that bring in supplies for trade and by traveling bards and minstrels who recount (or invent) stories to inform and
believe that any stalwarts willing to risk their lives on behalf of complete strangers should be lauded and rewarded. But such adventurers, if they become successful, amass wealth and personal status
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
flame, or a crackling bolt of lightning. On nothing more than a whim, Corellon’s body could become a school of fish, a swarm of bees, or a flock of birds. When consorting with other gods, Corellon often
example of Corellon’s wild, ever-shifting ways. As these primal reflections of Corellon changed their nature and defined themselves, they came to see Corellon and Lolth in new lights. They now viewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lyrandar Airship The airship is the most advanced elemental-powered vehicle on Eberron, the pride of House Lyrandar and the forerunner of the magical advances that many hope will become commonplace
Works A standard airship (at least as far as standards have been defined for this relatively new creation) looks similar to an oceangoing ship but is rigged with control fins and rudders rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
beneficial or detrimental. You can choose such properties from the tables in this section or determine them randomly. You can also invent new beneficial and detrimental properties. These properties
. If you fail a DC 20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you become an NPC under the DM’s control until the intruding life force is banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. 21
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hunting. Some individuals feel a calling to a particular deity’s service and claim that god as a patron. Particularly devoted individuals become priests by setting up a shrine or helping to staff a holy
site. Much more rarely, those who feel such a calling become clerics or paladins invested with the responsibility of true divine power. Shrines and temples serve as community gathering points for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
spell on the cleric spell list, as well as any domain spell from their domains). They also have broad influence over aspects of the world associated with their portfolios, beyond what can be defined
to lend their aid against a god who has become a threat to the mortal world, hoping to get the gods to band together to restrain or punish the offender. Kruphix or Klothys might be able to force a god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
slaughter as they devour the corpses of both their victims and the gnolls killed in battle. During this time, the hyenas that follow a pack of gnolls feast until they become bloated, then burst open
, preferably by messenger bird. Do not tell the spies of your suspicions. Invent a story, such as the search for an outlaw or some other deception.
If a spy fails to report, you must strike quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Hands, dedicated to Gond, presents an altogether less peaceful experience. Here, all the great innovative minds of the city invent and experiment, attempting to create everything from flying machines
figures important to the city’s history. I hesitate to mention a last location in the Sea Ward, and I will not reveal where to find it, for reasons that will soon become apparent. There is a house in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Patriars Patriars are the elite upper class of the city, a rank defined largely by money and lines of vague, increasingly inconsequential heritage. Many nobles claim generations of lineage, dating to
nobles are usually quickly identified and become targets of the Guild or other criminals. More than one patriar on a mission of mercy has disappeared into the Lower City, never to be seen again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Khorvaire. In contrast to the Sovereign Host, the church maintains a defined structure and creed. Archbishops monitor regions; cardinals lead the church; and the ultimate authority is the Keeper of the
than compassion as the primary tool for rooting out evil. And in Thrane, the church has become the ruling body. While still driven by Tira’s principles of redemption and sacrifice, the intrusion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
11. The Court of Cemanahuac (Say-man-AH-wok, place surrounded by water) Describe the features of this room as the characters become able to see them or examine them. The text assumes the characters
.
A short hall ending in descending steps leads to the central chamber, which is flooded. A dark, foul pool covers the entire floor. A central hall, flanked by narrow aisles, is defined by two rows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
people will pay more for than merriment, happiness, and fun. As a cleric worshiping Lliira, you open yourself up to become a vessel for the goddess’s joy — for a price, of course. Because surely, if joy
consistent amount of the follow-up action that your franchise is famous for. Sune The wise know that people are defined by their desires as much as anything else, and the Princess of Passion is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and only touched in dreams. Dolurrh: The Realm of the Dead. When a mortal soul dies, it is drawn to Dolurrh. It is a place defined by despair and apathy; over time, memories are leached out of the
ghosts become more common. Resurrection spells are easier to perform, but carry the risk of bringing back unwanted spirits. Fernia: The Sea of Fire. This plane encompasses both the raw elemental force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Patriars Patriars are the elite upper class of the city, a rank defined largely by money and lines of vague, increasingly inconsequential heritage. Many nobles claim generations of lineage, dating to
nobles are usually quickly identified and become targets of the Guild or other criminals. More than one patriar on a mission of mercy has disappeared into the Lower City, never to be seen again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character’s turns, he or she can make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a success, the character regains control until he or she rolls another 1. Important Layers The layers of the Abyss are defined by the
resemble his dead realm of Thanatos, and all creatures would become undead under his control. Under its black sky, Thanatos is a land of bleak mountains, barren moors, ruined cities, and forests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
beloved monarch or a despised tyrant—by addressing them as “Your Majesty.” In recent years, Xaos has become a haven for the Sha’sal Khou, a group of githyanki and githzerai who fervently believe in
transformations don’t harm Xaos’s inhabitants. Noteworthy Sites Xaos has no defined districts and few steady landmarks. Aside from a handful of local anchors—structures built on stable, neutral-aligned areas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
from within the earth, and then they figure out what they can create or invent using those resources. The discovery of a new vein of metal — whether tin, copper, silver, or gold — makes rock gnomes
gnome might make snapping critter constructs with sharp teeth and claws. Gnome artificers can become famous, with their works highly sought after by nobles, wizards, and other collectors. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, who slowly applies those features to the headquarters. A majordomo of a franchise modeling itself after a spy organization might constantly invent devices for the franchise, making continuing progress
hireling cost of 2 gp per day). Hiring crew can become a cooperative roleplaying activity. Potential crew might hear of Acquisitions Incorporated or the party’s exploits and come to interview with the