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Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Masked Lords of Waterdeep don this ensemble when meeting with one another. This raiment renders each lord indistinguishable from the others. The ensemble consists of three pieces — a helm
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Lord’s Robe. This elegant robe functions as a ring of free action, and it creates the illusion that you have a nondescript, androgynous humanoid build and stand 6 feet tall.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
gnolls. Their noses can’t stand the scent of perfumes, and their ears can’t abide words spoken aloud in Celestial. They don’t cast reflections in mirrors unless they want to.
Unlike
normal vampires, gnoll vampires don’t have coffins where they rest, and they have no such places to return to when their corporeal bodies are destroyed. They are undeterred by running water, and
Monsters
Locathah Rising
*Circle spells don’t count against spells prepared.
Water Walk. Gar can stand and move on liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground.
Watery Fall. When Gar drops to 0 hit points, his body
Knight
Legacy
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or
Noble
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
people don’t realize how much they need me.
3
I’ve seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has.
4
I stand in opposition, less the wicked go unopposed.
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chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
Tortle
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Species
The Tortle Package
set out on their own.
Beliefs
Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
Skill Proficiencies:
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I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.
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I like to talk at length about my profession.
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I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal perfection through contemplation and rigorous
serve as spies or assassins at the command of their leader, a noble patron, or some other mortal or divine power.
The majority of monks don’t shun their neighbors, making frequent visits to
Goliath
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
essence of their ancestors’ mountainous home, goliaths stand between 7 and 8 feet tall and have a wide array of skin tones resembling different types of stone.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level
, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn
Reborn
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Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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4
A memory brings with it the voice of someone once close to you. How do they advise you?
5
You recall enjoying something that you can’t stand doing now. What is it? Why don’t
’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
learned to laugh. You use this talent in response to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades.
6
You still don’t understand how metaphors work. That doesn’t stop
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
ward off diseases if they are worn.
Don’t stand inside a ring of stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle.
Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must
infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
using any of your speed. Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half your speed. For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet of movement to stand
up. You can’t stand up if you don’t have enough movement left or if your speed is 0. To move while prone, you must crawl or use magic such as teleportation. Every foot of movement while crawling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
using any of your speed. Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half your speed. For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet of movement to stand
up. You can't stand up if you don't have enough movement left or if your speed is 0. To move while prone, you must crawl or use magic such as teleportation. Every foot of movement while crawling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Lord’s Ensemble Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a creature with a humanoid build) The Masked Lords of Waterdeep don this ensemble when meeting with one another. This raiment renders
Waterdeep. It functions as an amulet of proof against detection and location. Lord’s Robe. This elegant robe functions as a ring of free action, and it creates the illusion that you have a nondescript, androgynous humanoid build and stand 6 feet tall.
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds
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Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
spellcasters can stand up to a giant in direct confrontation. One might do harm to a giant, but odds are it will survive the one or two spells that can be thrown at it before a well-placed boulder or the swing
neck. On the other side of the field, giants understand that smaller foes will try to target their legs and lower bodies. Thus, when they head into a fight against human-sized opponents, they don
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a
ancient strongholds in the youth of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the pain of others.
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I enjoy testing other people’s patience.
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I can’t stand it when things are predictable, so I like to add a little chaos to every situation.
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Flaws
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Flaw
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My family is prominent in another guild. I enjoy my wild life, but I don’t want to embarrass them.
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I couldn’t hide my emotions and opinions
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
darkness.
Whatever their origin and their mission, paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the forces of evil. Whether sworn before a god’s altar and the witness of a priest, in a
turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
The Cause of Righteousness
A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
of a female dwarf in a gown stands atop a stone dais in the middle of the courtyard, her arms outstretched in a welcoming gesture, her face carved with a warm smile. Unlit stone braziers stand in each
guards from area D2. These eight dwarves don disguises to look like robed dwarves attending a private wedding ceremony. The oni, Obratu, is also present and uses Change Shape to appear as a female
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area M9). Disguises The Sacred Stone monks normally wear hooded robes and gargoyle masks made of gilded tin that cover their faces. If the characters acquire these articles, they can don the monks
cultists don’t have an organized response to an attack. Most of the monastery denizens are fatalistic, inclined to stand their ground and fight it out with intruders instead of trying to escape and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(Melissara Shadowdusk) sits in an easy chair in the northeast corner, reading and muttering to herself.
Other Furnishings. A canopied bed and an armoire stand against the south wall, and a silk curtain
Deep Speech. Derrion stores his weapons and plate armor on the equipment racks. If he doesn’t have time to don his plate armor, he makes do with a chain shirt (AC 15). Derrion accompanies Melissara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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The following boxed text assumes that Spellix has had time to don his disguise before the characters open the door. If they catch him in the act, modify the description accordingly: This ten-foot
facilitate the characters’ escape, or he can command the goblins to stand down and allow the characters to leave the fort unmolested. If Manafek (see area K6) is still alive, she might show up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has. 4 I stand in opposition, lest the wicked go unopposed. 5 I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Elemental Evil. The cultists are planning the widespread death of innocents across this region, and I won’t stand for it.
“My spies infiltrated Nulb, a village near the temple, and stole a record book from
you don them, ask me your questions.”
The queen snaps her fingers, and an elven man in green-and-gold courtier attire emerges from behind a nearby curtain. In his arms are enough sets of black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
. I must not fail them as everyone else has.
4 I stand in opposition, lest the wicked go unopposed.
5 I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me.
6 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
arrive. Two must awaken, then stand and move to join any battle; they have AC 12, since they have no time to don armor. Reinforcements. If trouble takes the soldiers in this room unaware, sounds of
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Four hobgoblins and one hobgoblin captain stand guard here, dressed in flame-red tabards with the symbol of elemental fire on the chest. They challenge anyone approaching from the west, but they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stand beyond the wall with open sacks, waiting to catch whatever food the goblins and bugbears toss over the wall. Meanwhile, the remaining six ogres and thirty goblins lurk in the darkness outside the
humanoid that is magically transformed to Large size can don or doff a goblin hucker in 10 minutes. The sling of the trebuchet is big enough to hurl a rock, a flaming cask of pitch, or a similarly sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of armored warriors stand at attention, one on either side of the north door.
The two statues are suits of animated armor. Both statues awaken if either door to this room is opened. Created to
ancient civilization.
A thin layer of sand coats the floor; it grows thicker near the two enormous stone doors on the north wall. Two spoked platforms stand beside the doors.
The doors to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-diameter crystal sphere rests on an ornate stand.
See appendix D for a description of the Ythryn mythallar and its magical properties. The first time a creature tries to attune to the mythallar
peace.” Cursed Crown. Ivira can’t remove the crown from her head. Any other creature that touches it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by it and use its next action to don
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
dwarves don’t keep a close watch from the arrow slit to the north, since they know that the gargoyles in area B1 and Nartham’s guards in area B4 stand watch. If alerted by serious fighting or unusual
chasm. The chasm continues beyond the west wall, and a narrow ledge hugs the south wall of the expanse. Six huge stone pillars still stand in this chamber, and the ceiling here is almost fifty feet high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Strength checks because of the steep incline of the tracks. 7. Upper Landing Two kobolds stand guard near some old crates. One keeps an eye on the cart track, while the other watches the stairs to the
overlooking the dragon’s lair. The kobolds don the ceremonial wooden masks and capes before addressing their overlord. If characters put on the masks and capes before peering into area 14, and they make