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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
see within 120 feet of itself. The grenade explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point, creating one of the following effects (robot’s choice):
Concussion Grenade. Each creature
even while subduing opponents.
Robots
Robots are Constructs created for heavy labor, menial tasks, or routine security. Despite robots’ hardy construction, their circuitry is prone to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spell attack roll missing the swarm, the swarm causes that spell to hit another creature of its choice within 30 feet of it that it can see.Gremishka;Gremishkas are the vicious products of mistakes made
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Despite their feral appearances, gremishkas are cunning creatures. They might imitate the sounds of whimpering children or wounded animals to coax victims into tight quarters. While they favor
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and hippopotamus parts. Despite its ungainly physiology, a catoblepas resembles a natural animal in its behavior, ambling through its marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Champion Challenge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Donaar causes each creature of his choice that he can see within 30 feet of him to make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a
come to realize that reinforcing Donaar's self-congratulating sense of draconic entitlement makes it remarkably easy to win his favor.
Despite his easily massaged vanity, the dragonborn sometimes shows
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
).
Liquefaction Ritual. The shator can perform a 1-minute ritual that turns all willing farastu demodand;farastus and kelubar demodand;kelubars of its choice within 60 feet of itself into a living liquid form. Each
liquefied in this way, a demodand has the paralyzed condition despite any immunity to that condition, it has immunity to all damage, and any curse affecting it is suspended.
Magic Resistance. The shator
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Strike (Thunder)", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} damage (the high fae’s choice).
Negotiate Life (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from followers. Despite having an austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following mysterious whims, journeying to
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Aura of Overwhelming Splendor. The high fae radiates dazzling and mollifying magic. Each creature of the high fae’s choice that starts its turn within 5 feet of the high fae must succeed on a
);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Stunning Soliloquy"}. The high fae unleashes a string of magical words. Each creature of the high fae’s choice within 30 feet of
Gladiator
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
inexpensive but unusual weapon or a musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
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I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat.
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I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
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Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.
Entertainer
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
Proficiencies: Acrobatics, PerformanceTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of musical instrumentEquipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or
likely repeat.
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I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
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Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.
Ezmerelda d'Avenir
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monsters
Curse of Strahd
that she can see within 30 feet of her. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be cursed. While cursed, the target has vulnerability to one type of damage of Ezmerelda’s choice
, a Vistana, is the protégé of Rudolph van Richten—despite the fact that her first encounter with the vampire hunter was anything but pleasant.
Witness to Tragedy. When Ezmerelda
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
character’s origin and give you the ability to create many different types of characters. Despite that versatility, a D&D race that has the Ability Score Increase trait includes little or no choice—a lack
that can make it difficult to realize certain character concepts. The following subsections address that lack by adding choice to your character’s race, allowing you to customize your ability scores, languages, and certain proficiencies to fit the origin you have in mind for your character.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
type of musical instrumentEquipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
follow me around.
4
I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat.
5
I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
6
Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above
the favored choice, but in the end when we each received a “golden ticket” to give to one creature. Despite jeers from my coworkers, it was clear to me what my choice would be. Grung for life!!! Since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
dominated Khorvaire for thousands of years. They founded the Five Nations and make up the majority of the population in these countries. Despite their relatively short lifespan—or perhaps because of it
Lhazaar pirate with a knack for the mystic arts. The variant human presented in the Player’s Handbook provides an additional opportunity to capture some of the flavor of Eberron. Does your choice of skill proficiency and feat reflect the culture you were raised in?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
options: Agent. You have a close, ongoing relationship with your house. The house agent background is a good choice if you are actively working for the house. Alternately, you could take the noble
, but you also don’t have responsibilities. Guild artisan is a good choice to reflect basic house training, but you could choose entertainer for the Mark of Shadow, sailor for the Mark of Storms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
don’t possess classes as detailed in the Player’s Handbook. Despite this, you can make a survivor marginally more powerful by increasing its level. The stat blocks present the survivors as they are at
Progression table. A survivor that advances from 1st to 2nd level and from 2nd to 3rd level gains access to the player’s choice of Survivor Talents (see the section below). Survivor Progression Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
blue or violet. They lack external ears, their noses are broad and flat, and they are partially amphibious. Cool Rationality Despite being talkative, vedalken keep their personal lives private, and they
is 30 feet. Vedalken Dispassion. You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws. Tireless Precision. You are proficient in one of the following skills of your choice
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine radiance
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
him up until she decides what to do with him. Your choice of main villain determines Lady Gralhund’s motivation, which is a secret held by her and Hrabbaz, her loyal half-orc bodyguard: If Xanathar
about to do so again. Rallying despite his injuries, he manages to kill the two inattentive Gralhund guards who were watching over him and alert the other Zhents on the estate, who begin dispatching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
are those that individuals devise for themselves. Despite having massive claws and overwhelming physicality, glabrezus excel at using flattery and misdirection to coerce victims into isolating
the mortal’s soul is surely condemned to the Abyss. Your companion’s life, or what you’ve journeyed through infinity in search of! Make your choice.
—Gerrzog, glabrezu of the Infinite Staircase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
point where his expedition was lost, despite its members’ formidable knowledge and skill. Working their own way into the Barrier Peaks, the characters eventually arrive at Kwalish’s first laboratory
peaks surrounding Halruaa, a land known for its magical technology, are a good choice. Alternatively, campaigns making use of the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist adventure might look for a location closer to the city, including the Greypeaks or the Nether Mountains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
background. Consider the following options. Agent. You have a close, ongoing relationship with your house. The house agent background is a good choice if you are actively working for the house. Alternately
don’t have many special privileges, but you also don’t have responsibilities. Guild artisan is a good choice to reflect basic house training, but you could choose entertainer for the Mark of Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Greataxes and Handaxes. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of those weapon
gain a Barbarian subclass of your choice. The Path of the Berserker subclass is detailed after this class’s description. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Barbarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
walls of spellcasters’ homes or the surrounding lands. Despite their feral appearances, gremishkas are cunning creatures. They might imitate the sounds of whimpering children or wounded animals to coax
, plus 7 (2d6) force damage.
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Spell Redirection. In response to a spell attack roll missing the swarm, the swarm causes that spell to hit another creature of its choice within 30 feet of it that it can see.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Catoblepas The catoblepas is as loathsome as the vile swamplands in which it lives, a conglomeration of bloated buffalo, dinosaur, warthog, and hippopotamus parts. Despite its ungainly physiology, a
catoblepas resembles a natural animal in its behavior, ambling through its marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Memories of Dae Won-Ha Despite being driven by sorrow and rage, the gwishin of Dae Won-Ha is willing to speak to the characters. Her initial communication is limited to mournful statements like
supernatural gift detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Memory of the Ancestors. This charm calls the spirit of one of your ancestors to inhabit one weapon of your choice and watch over you. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Hidden Helm A 10-foot-square, 1-foot-thick secret door conceals this room. Despite its size, the door swings open easily. Beyond the secret door is a circular room with a 20-foot-high, domed
around the vessel as though you were standing in a location of your choice aboard it. Drawback. While attuned to the helm, you cannot expend your own spell slots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tairnadal most often encountered in Khorvaire. Despite sharing a homeland with the Aereni, the Tairnadal have distinct religious traditions, revering their patron ancestors rather than the Undying Court. In
for the death of a friend or ally? Or have you turned away from your people, either by choice or because of the actions of a rival? Double-Bladed Scimitar The double-bladed scimitar is the signature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
the mastery properties of two kinds of Simple or Martial Melee weapons of your choice, such as Greataxes and Handaxes. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can practice weapon drills and change one of
Subclass You gain a Barbarian subclass of your choice. The Path of the Berserker, Path of the Wild Heart, Path of the World Tree, and Path of the Zealot subclasses are detailed after this class’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
realize that reinforcing Donaar’s self-congratulating sense of draconic entitlement makes it remarkably easy to win his favor. Despite his easily massaged vanity, the dragonborn sometimes shows the
, Donaar causes each creature of his choice that he can see within 30 feet of him to make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature can’t willingly move more than 30 feet away from Donaar. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
dragonborn history is shared by those who believe that dragonborn are superior to other races and thus should be the masters of dragons and not the other way around. Despite their differing conclusions, a
Bahamut or Tiamat — and so they have no predetermined side in the conflict between those gods. Every individual dragonborn, regardless of one’s particular draconic ancestry, makes a personal choice in matters of ethics and morality.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
believe is right in the moment. Purphoros’s Favor Purphoros is notoriously impulsive, often selecting champions based on momentary whims. Despite this seemingly blasé attitude, he is dedicated to all his
over him that made you the perfect choice in the moment he tapped you? The Purphoros’s Favor table offers a handful of suggestions. Purphoros’s mood is highly changeable, and having his favor doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Rather, their highest pursuit is preserving mortal choice, despite the sorrowful knowledge that mortals sometimes choose ruinous paths. Symbols Left to Right: Paladine, Branchala, and Habbakuk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
choice). Can a monk use Stunning Strike with an unarmed strike, even though unarmed strikes aren’t weapons? Yes. Stunning Strike works with melee weapon attacks, and an unarmed strike is a special
type of melee weapon attack. The game often makes exceptions to general rules, and this is an important exception: that unarmed strikes count as melee weapon attacks despite not being weapons. When a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
turns all willing farastus and kelubars of its choice within 60 feet of itself into a living liquid form. Each liquefied demodand becomes enough liquid to fill a flask. A demodand’s liquefaction lasts
until a shator uses an action to end it or a creature opens a container holding the liquid. While liquefied in this way, a demodand has the paralyzed condition despite any immunity to that condition