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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that Squirt is animate.
Unusual Nature. Squirt doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
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Bond. “I’m running on fumes here. I need oil.”
Flaw. “I’m too tired to fly today. You carry me.”Poison
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
. Therefore, nothing surprises me.”
Ideal. “To know all things is the goal of the most powerful oracles. And I will be the most powerful oracle of all.”
Bond. “This temple was
and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical drinks are spoiled — wine turning to vinegar, for instance.
Divination spells cast within the lair by creatures other
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
there.
3
I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path.
4
I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule.
5
I think far ahead, a detachedness
should be remembered, not their instrument. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
I do everything for my family. My first thought is keeping them safe.
2
What I do, I do for the world. The
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
criminal background below as the basis for your bounty hunter’s traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a bounty hunter.
For instance, your
bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
determines the properties of your inheritance and how they figure into the item’s history and importance. For instance, the object might be a minor magic item, or one that begins with a modest
inheritor.
Your bond might be directly related to your inheritance, or to the person from whom you received it. Your ideal might be influenced by what you know about your inheritance, or by what you
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
as a clan crafter. (For instance, consider the words “guild” and “clan” to be interchangeable.)
Your bond is almost certainly related to the master or the clan that taught
. (Evil)
5
People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6
Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
d6
Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
suit your identity as a bounty hunter. For instance, your bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain your reputation for being dependable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
identity as a clan crafter. (For instance, consider the words “guild” and “clan” to be interchangeable.) Your bond is almost certainly related to the master or the clan that taught you, or else to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as a faction agent. (For instance, consider the words “faith” and “faction” to be interchangeable.) Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an object that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Warlock If a Warlock uses Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, does that weapon have to be a Melee weapon, and can the Warlock change the weapon’s form? The Warlock’s Pact of the Blade
example, you can create a Greataxe, and then use the feature again to create a Javelin, which causes the Greataxe to disappear. You can also use Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, turning it
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo
instance, the chief of one tribe might be the only one that has the right to stain its tusks with red ochre, while the warriors of another tribe rub streaks of ash into their garments to signify their safe
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
agent. (For instance, consider the words “faith” and “faction” to be interchangeable.)
Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an
)
6
Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
I would die to recover an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
pact weapon. This magic weapon doesn’t have to be a melee weapon, so you could use the feature on a +1 longbow, for instance. Once the bond is formed, the magic weapon appears whenever you call your
. If a warlock uses Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, does that weapon have to be a melee weapon, and can the warlock change the weapon’s form? The warlock’s Pact of the Blade feature lets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the nature of the linked spirit. Typically, a kalashtar knows the name and nature of their spirit, but for some—for instance, an orphan kalashtar raised among outsiders—may know nothing of their
spirit or the source of their psychic gifts. The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks of behavior. You can roll or select a trait from the following table. Kalashtar Quirks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with. The Drakewarden Origin table offers examples. Drakewarden Origin d6 Origin
1 You studied a dragon’s scale or claw, or a trinket from a dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that
there, watching you.
Draconic Gift 3rd-Level Drakewarden Feature The bond you share with your drake creates a connection to dragonkind, granting you understanding and empowering your presence. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
memorable NPC, one sentence for each of the following: Occupation and history Appearance Abilities Talent Mannerism Interactions with others Useful knowledge Ideal Bond Flaw or secret Although the material
table. The alignment connections here are suggestions only; an evil character could have beauty as an ideal, for instance. NPC Ideals d6 Good Ideal Evil Ideal 1 Beauty Domination 2 Charity Greed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
.” Bond. “While Janya and Djaynai are separate nations, we must defend our Djaynaian kin.” Flaw. “I’m enraged by any suggestion that I am not Djaynaian.” What Zisatta Knows Zisatta rises without
its own realm.” Bond. “We serve Janya by defining the future instead of dwelling on the past.” Flaw. “Cross me and you’ll regret it more than you can imagine.” Caught in the Middle Both Zisatta and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly there. 3 I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path. 4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an
instrument. (Any) Faceless Bonds d6 Bond 1 I do everything for my family. My first thought is keeping them safe. 2 What I do, I do for the world. The people don’t realize how much they need me. 3 I’ve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
instance that set me upon my path.
4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule.
5 I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
6 I cultivate a
)
5 Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any)
6 Anonymity. It’s my deeds that should be remembered, not their instrument. (Any)
Faceless Bonds d6 Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
choice from the skills available to Fighters at level 1. Level 7: Know Your Enemy As a Bonus Action, you can discern certain strengths and weaknesses of a creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself
. Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Wizard spells. Spellcasting Focus. You can use an Arcane Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Level 3: War Bond You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
these skills. For instance, you might spot hidden messages in a map, identify when the map was made to determine if geographical features have changed since then, and so forth. Nature. Your familiarity
Determine a map’s age and origin 10 Estimate direction and distance to a landmark 15 Discern that a map is fake 15 Fill in a missing part of a map 20 Cobbler’s Tools Although the cobbler’s trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Intelligence (Arcana) check to further discern that when an item is empowered, the altar also draws in the life force of creatures near it. When any magic item is placed on the altar for 1 minute, it
(Medicine) check to realize that the victim is still alive. An identify spell can be used to discern the whereabouts of the soul and how to cure the condition, temporarily or permanently. Placing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, except for one thighbone. If the characters disturb Saint Markovia’s remains, add: A ghostly form appears above the dust, so faint that you can barely discern more than part of a face. From this
attempt to discern its maximum weight allowance can do so accurately with a successful DC 15 Intelligence check. If its wearer is light enough (accounting for gear), the apparatus can be used to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with that individual. Bimz prefers to bond with a party member that did not directly attack it, is good-aligned, and also did not directly attack its lizardfolk master. If no character meets all those
fall into the wrong hands and have concealed as much of the real meaning of the request as possible — for instance, using words like “goods” instead of “weapons.” The two desk drawers are locked; a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight to discern the intruders’ secrets. Ssarnak communicates via telepathy. If detected, it prefers to negotiate and will betray the Redbrands
telepathic bond, Glasstaff (in area R12) knows the characters are coming and has time to prepare for them. Treasure. Most of the materials in this room have no value, but three bottles hold rare reagents