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Aasimar
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
;provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies
between two worlds. The angels that guide them see the world from a distant perch. An aasimar who wishes to stop and help a town recover from a drought might be told by an angelic guide to push forward
Lizardfolk
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emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk.
Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or
plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Hapless Soft Ones
At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on
Gnome
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whenever they can. Their homes are well hidden by both clever construction and simple illusions. Welcome visitors are quickly ushered into the bright, warm burrows. Those who are not welcome are
over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans and others who are “stuffy” about
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Basic Rules (2014)
her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions.
Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the
a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chamber Campaign Themes In a campaign featuring the Chamber, the adventurers might initially carry out simple tasks on behalf of a disguised dragon or secret Chamber agent, not necessarily doing
for the world in the long term, or a short-term triumph that carries tremendous risk for the world in the distant (or not too distant) future. Another possibility is that the adventurers are openly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sky, anchored in ends so distant she couldn’t perceive them, their middle parts revolving angrily like pieces of string rolled between a child’s fingertips. She glanced down, wondering what supported
the simple act of respiration.
— Richard Baker, Condemnation
The Astral Plane is the realm of thought and dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach the Outer Planes. It is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, which consists of forty or fifty simple log buildings. Crumbling stone ruins surround the newer houses and shops, showing how this must have been a much larger town in centuries past.
Phandalin’s
residents are quiet, hard-working folk who came from distant cities to eke out a life amid the harsh wilderness. They are farmers, stonecutters, blacksmiths, traders, prospectors, and children. The town
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stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world.
Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through
are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons.
Delvers into Secrets
Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the first time, read the following text: A hollow, mocking voice reaches you, echoing as if from far away. “I’ll give you a simple choice, my misguided knights. You can join Lady Silvra, and I’ll
Channel Divinity disables the haunted trap, the scream that follows sounds distant and weak. The sound is harmless and thereafter the room is normal. If the haunted trap wouldn’t be disabled, treat this as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
been captured and imprisoned in a menagerie.
2 Investigate reports of unnatural horrors infesting the Nessian Wood.
3 Plant a golden acorn in a distant grove guarded by monsters.
4
wood for mortals’ use. Nylea doesn’t care if the characters are opposed by simple peasants, or by monsters beyond the characters’ ability to cope with. They might need to get creative, calling upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Towers and siege engines bristle across these rising walls, and even from a distance, you can make out regimented patrols of armored figures. Simple structures and homes squeeze between the town’s
daunting fortifications. Your mimir chimes as you draw closer, its glowing eyes pulsing in time with a distant drumbeat.
If the characters draw near Rigus in their walking castle, the gate-town’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, appearing as a clear window or a fog-shrouded passage, and interplanar travel is as simple as moving through the portal. Other portals are locations—circles of standing stones, soaring towers, sailing ships
where they want to go. Most portals exist in distant locations, and a portal’s location often has thematic similarities to the plane it leads to. For example, a portal to Mount Celestia might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ago that are distant or even ancient history to humans might have been experienced firsthand by many elves who are still alive. And an elf’s memory of such events is likely more accurate than a well
humans to comprehend. An elf seldom becomes sentimentally attached to physical objects such as manufactured structures and furnishings, except those of personal significance, for the simple reason that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
path of conductor stones. The rail links most major cities and is a simple way to travel long distances.
An elemental airship uses a fire or air elemental, bound into a ring that holds the ship
flame never goes out, but metal shutters allow a lantern to be dimmed or shut down.
Speaking stones allow communication between distant communities. A short message can be sent from one stone to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Noble Quarters This suite belongs to Melissara Shadowdusk, a distant cousin of the Shadowdusk twins, and her deranged husband, Derrion. 10a. Melissara’s Chamber Melissara. A middle-aged woman
. Derrion’s Chamber Derrion. A middle-aged man with a scarred face (Derrion Shadowdusk) is pacing about the room anxiously.
Furnishings. These include a simple bed to the west, a dresser filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kalaman’s harbor. Small local fishing ships vie for harbor space alongside mighty seafaring vessels, some from far-off lands. Every day there’s a 10 percent chance a merchant ship from a distant land puts
replaced by simple buildings aligned along muddy streets. They now house hundreds who can’t find lodgings within the city’s walls. Wyhan’s Apothecary Wyhan (lawful evil, human mage) is a black-robed Mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to open it were simple, nothing elaborate or complex. Each of the five dragon heads surrounding and guarding the Portal must be propitiated with the correct phrase. Each must be spoken to in the proper
another. Some portals function like doorways, appearing as a clear window or a fog-shrouded passage, and interplanar travel is as simple as stepping through the doorway. Other portals are locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
bardic colleges of the distant past, particularly the seven elder colleges: Fochlucan, Mac-Fuirmidh, Doss, Canaith, Cli, Anstruth, and Ollamh. These seven are said to be the origin of the instrument of
have developed some bellows-powered versions. Songhorn: A recorder, a simple type of flute, usually carved from wood. Tantan: A tambourine, a popular instrument with halflings and humans south of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a destination without being seen by the villain’s forces. 5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 6 Establish trade with a distant town. 7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 8
Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
island, giving rise to all manner of magical properties. Island Environments While a mystical island could be a simple spur of rock and sand jutting from the ocean depths, there’s the potential to make
with tempting or treacherous illusions.
5 Nyx Shard. The island is a manifestation of Nyx, a recreation of a land from the distant past or completely from fiction.
6 Idyllic. The island has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
small landing with a stairway leading up and down. The Infinite Staircase changes appearance as it climbs and descends, going from simple stairs of wood or stone to a chaotic jumble of stairs hanging in
myriad doors. A distant and benevolent observer, Nafas hears wishes spoken throughout the multiverse—wishes he fulfills with the help of adventurers who happen upon his aeolian palace. Doors to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Life as a Halfling On the surface, halflings seem to be simple folk, but those who have lived with them or who have had a halfling in their company know that there is much more to the lives of these
, such appellations come about because in the distant past, a halfling matriarch or patriarch performed a memorable feat or displayed some amazing skill that led to a name that stuck. Clans with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
from a serene stretch of the Outlands. Blanketed in peace and contentment, Ecstasy is a pastoral gate-town of quiet contemplation and simple pleasures. Hundreds of monoliths, shaped from a variety of
reflect their demeanors: a flamboyant, golden disc for the Lightcaller and a closed, silver helmet for the coolly distant Nightwhisperer. The circadian monarchs swap places at dusk and dawn, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
stop them. In Eberron, the gods are distant and don’t directly intervene. The Silver Flame is a divine force of light, but it can only act through mortal champions. The few powerful benevolent NPCs
some other benefit. The rogue needs to cross a room full of enemies and wants to swing on the chandelier? As the DM, I’d let them make a simple Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to avoid opportunity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
murderer to his lair, for he seems to melt into the city’s fog after each slaying. Distant Shores Tendai and Khennen Shore (chaotic good human commoners) are a married couple that runs a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
are a proud and strong people with a fierce love of life and its simple pleasures. Demonstrate an outlook complementary to theirs, and they might make of you a comrade. Show fear or contempt, and
mighty hero Uthgar, a warrior without compare. During my time with his tribe, Gyrt spoke freely of the tales of Uthgar that have been passed down among his people. The saga begins in the distant past
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
murderer to his lair, for he seems to melt into the city’s fog after each slaying. Distant Shores Tendai and Khennen Shore (chaotic good human commoners) are a married couple that runs a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
patrons in Port Nyanzaru and more distant ports who are eager to pay a king’s ransom for the rarest of his ill-gotten gains.
The crew of the Stirge includes a first mate named Heel (NE male half-orc
tied up at this pier. Cargo is offloaded using the crane at the warehouse (area 4). The pier is covered in slick moss and perpetually in need of repair. Two small boats are kept here. One is a simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, you might allow them to make a DC 14 Intelligence or Wisdom check (perhaps modified by proficiency in Arcana, Nature, or Religion) to determine the nature of simple omens, with a success indicating that
1 29 The rousing blare of distant trumpets drowns out other sounds.
2 30 Clouds limned by sunlight take a form that resembles Iroas.
3 31 A character’s weapon or shield shatters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Simple or Martial Melee weapon of your choice with which you bond—or create a bond with a magic weapon you touch; you can’t bond with a magic weapon if someone else is attuned to it or another Warlock is
for your pact weapon only. With that feature, you can attack twice with the weapon instead of once when you take the Attack action on your turn. Visions of Distant Realms Prerequisite: Level 9+ Warlock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Otherworldly Leap Prerequisite: Level 2+ Warlock You can cast Jump on yourself without expending a spell slot. Pact of the Blade As a Bonus Action, you can conjure a pact weapon in your hand—a Simple
your pact weapon only. With that feature, you can attack twice with the weapon instead of once when you take the Attack action on your turn. Visions of Distant Realms Prerequisite: Level 9+ Warlock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
riding horse. 4 You found some money. You have 1d20 gp in addition to your regular starting funds. 5 A relative bequeathed you a simple weapon of your choice. 6 You found something interesting. You gain
with a potion of healing or a flask of acid, as you choose. 9 You found a treasure map. 10 A distant relative left you a stipend that enables you to live at the comfortable lifestyle for 1d20 years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
. Three deathlock wights (see appendix B) oversee six skeletons. They attack intruders. Aura. A detect magic spell reveals a transmutation aura on the whole area, which is a simple magical effect to control
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
The River Quarter The River Quarter began as a simple road linking the wharves on the Selintan River to a bustling market in front of the Black Gate, long before the Old City was walled. Its rapid
of their faith.
Rigid, Distant, and Authoritative. Disciplined to the edge of severity, they speak with calm authority and deep conviction. They believe in law above kindness, order above compromise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the pool lies the chimera’s meager treasure: 42 GP, 30 SP, a red garnet worth 100 GP, and a simple gold bracelet worth 25 GP. The chimera stole the garnet from the manticores in area G18. G17: The
Hellbloom Luke Eidenschink Falling water and birdsong echo through the ruined stone passages of this garden, mingled with eerie, distant animal calls. A prodigious flower blooms in the northwest corner