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; plans under the weight of time and lash out with magical energy that often takes the appearance of books, scrolls, and sheets of parchment.
Lorehold Scholars
The archaeomancers of Lorehold
College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical study divide between those who see history as an unpredictable jumble of chance and those who believe events form a perfect—and predictable—pattern.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
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Leather pouch containing 18 gp
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10 crossbow bolts
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Three book;books, written in Common, about random historical events
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Canvas Tent
each card bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
gather and inspire followers, protecting their people and guiding them to fulfill the medusa’s divine purpose. The Divine Purpose table offers suggestions for motivations. Roll on the table, or use
filling books, scrolls, tablets, or stranger archives—such as magical crystals that hold captured memories or the voices of those long dead. You can use this lair and the lair actions described for
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature
are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t
by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
inspire your portrayal of distinctive emerald dragon characters.
Emerald Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I repeat
a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds.
2
An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and
to inspire your portrayal of distinctive topaz dragon characters.
Topaz Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I seek
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Topaz dragons often come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw
Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive topaz dragon characters.
Topaz Dragon Personality Traits
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Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master.
Although kenku can’t create new things, they have
Adult Deep Dragon
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monsters
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Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
surrounding a legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Quick Nonplayer Characters When you need to create a nonplayer character, draw a card and let it inspire distinctive features of the NPC. For example, if the card depicts a person, the NPC might
Ancient Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6 miles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Once victims draw close, mimics strike, lashing out with their sticky pseudopods and toothy mouths. After consuming victims, mimics usually relocate, change form, and await their next meal. Use the
following list to inspire mimics’ shapes: Altar
Bell
Boulder
Cauldron
Chair
Chandelier
Chest
Cot
Door
Floor mat
Giant gemstone
Gravestone
Heap of leaves
Keg
Ladder
Lectern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Church of the Silver Flame
The Silver Flame
The Silver Flame is force of light holding foul demons at bay. Those who seek to defend the innocent from evil may draw on the power of the Flame
. Battle supernatural evil with steel, fire, and magic. Every mortal soul can be guided to the light. Inspire and guide others to virtuous behavior; force is a last resort. Listen to the Voice of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Handbook. Herein, you’ll find the following sections: Peoples of Krynn. Learn about the peoples of Krynn and how they might inspire your next character. Race Option. Play as a kender, a character race
your character, and choose from two new backgrounds: the Knight of Solamnia and Mage of High Sorcery. Feats. Draw on the power of magic, honor, or the gods with this selection of feats. Subclass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklord and domain creation process in this chapter, with each new decision draw from the deck to help inspire your choices. Take note of the drawn card’s name, physical orientation, and suit. A card drawn upside down represent the opposite of its original meaning.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
new forms for them, creating divine idols with whatever objects are at hand. But whether these kuo-toa priests draw power from belief or delusion, aberrant talent, or a stranger supernatural source
, some power answers their petitions. Roll twice on or choose results from the Kuo-toa Deity Features table to inspire how kuo-toa represent a deity. Kuo-toa Deity Features 1d10 The Deity’s Head Is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
could be one of the three described here, or one of your own devising. Nature. You feel a kinship with the natural world, and its beauty and mystery inspire you. For you, a tree is deeply symbolic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
putting an end to the threat. investigation and cleverness take center stage in these adventures, though as in the noir stories that inspire the genre, there’s plenty of room for action. Occult detective
misleading? What clarifying evidence will the characters discover in the course of their investigation? How are the villain’s deeds terrifying or suggestive of a larger plot? Are the characters threatened? How might the characters trap the villain, draw them out, or predict their next move?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
with Rage, and wade into hand-to-hand combat. Then follow the Path of the Berserker to unleash raw violence. Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of
, shape-shift, and control the elements. Then join the Circle of the Land to draw on the magic of the environment. Fighter. Master all weapons and armor. Then embody the Champion to strive for peak combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K30. King’s Accountant Dusty scrolls and tomes line the walls of this room. More scrolls and books lie scattered on the floor, around four heavy wooden chests fitted with study iron locks. The only
all the books for Strahd, recording the vampire’s riches and conquests. Lief has been here longer than he can remember. He is grumpy because Strahd doesn’t allow him to know about all his treasures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
crossbow bolts 3 ♣ Three books, written in Common, about random historical events 4 ♣ Canvas tent 5 ♣ 50 feet of coiled silk rope 6 ♣ Two crowbars 7 ♣ Healer’s kit 8 ♣ Eight gems worth 5 gp each 9
bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of yourself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fractured psyches that sow discord where they haunt. Poltergeists telekinetically move objects in the places they lurk. Roll on or choose a result from the Poltergeist Activities table to inspire how
. 8 Uncannily stacks books, furniture, or utensils. Poltergeist Medium or Small Undead, Chaotic Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 22 (5d8)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover)
Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Tree to tap into cosmic vitality.
Zealot to rage in union with a god.
Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of...
Dance to harness agility in
. Then harness the...
Life Domain to be a master of healing.
Light Domain to wield searing, warding light.
Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief.
War Domain to inspire valor and chastise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the diary, dated just over five years earlier, change in tone as Sarah worries about the strange conduct of Lord Yellowcrest, and his habit of spending too much time with ancient books in his study
appeared to me as bubbling blood. Lord Viallis stood next to it motionless, one of his vile books in hand, and muttered something I could not hear. I slipped away quickly, though I fear he might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of...
Dance to harness agility in battle.
Glamour to weave beguiling Feywild magic.
Lore to collect knowledge
wield searing, warding light.
Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief.
War Domain to inspire valor and chastise foes.
Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adventure Hooks The Solar Bastion offers many opportunities for driving adventures in your campaign, whether or not a Deck of Many Things appears. Use these ideas to inspire adventures that feature
Bastion, who believes the gems came from a draw of the Gem card from a Deck of Many Things. Haddick asks the characters to help trace the origin of the emeralds and, if the deck is responsible, determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
This gruff scribe prefers the company of books over people.
Bookworm. Dwern has read more books than anyone else in the keep.
Curmudgeonly. Dwern is ill-tempered toward younger people—which, to
him, are most people.
Rumors
“The guild house’s library boasts a modest but impressive collection of books on history and magic.” (True)
“There’s an ancient statue somewhere in the forests north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Planar Adventure Situations You can use the Planar Adventure Situations table instead of the tables in the “Adventure Situations by Level” section in chapter 4 to inspire adventures that draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurers, as the characters soon discover. Approaching the Nest As the characters draw closer, they see a broad expanse of detritus and guano spread out below the nest. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Perception) check, a character notes that a great amount of that detritus appears to be shredded parchments and bound books — all works destroyed by Raah in various fits of pique. Either before or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
what excites them most, you can craft stories they want to see their characters star in. You can also more effectively draw players into adventure plots (see “Draw In the Players” in chapter 4) if you
this goal? What is a reward the character will be excited to receive that also moves them closer to their ambition? Use the answers to these questions to develop new character goals and to inspire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
thrives at the heart of healthy communities, between friendly nations, and in the souls of the kindhearted. The gods of peace inspire people of all sorts to resolve conflict and to stand up against those
over the signing of treaties, and they are often asked to arbitrate in disputes. These clerics’ blessings draw people together and help them shoulder one another’s burdens, and the clerics’ magic aids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
of animal bones you can throw in different formations. 6 You draw runes into candles, melting the wax to smooth over the engravings. Feature: Rune Shaper You gain the Rune Shaper feat (described
later in this chapter). Nikki Dawes Orc Rune Carver Building a Rune Carver Character Scholarly pursuits, ancient mysteries, or a fateful encounter might inspire a character to pursue the secrets of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
seeking love might fixate on a young beauty. A child might become an object of fascination for a vampire obsessed with youth and potential. Others surround themselves with art, books, or sinister items
the control of the vampire that created them. If a true vampire allows a spawn to draw blood from its own body, the spawn transforms into a true vampire no longer under its master’s control. Few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
light. Firelight glints off a poker beside the fireplace, and the walls are lined with ancient books. A huge painting hangs above the mantelpiece in a gilded frame. The firelight illuminates the portrait
—an exact likeness of Ireena Kolyana.
Phillip (as Gareth): How old does the painting look?
Maeve (as Mirabella): I’m going to check the books!
Jared: OK, I’ll get to those in a second. Russell