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The Book of Many Things
few words. He shares leadership of the guild with Boss Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra
mean nothing to him now. The violence grates on him, and he no longer empathizes with Delour’s fantasies of revenge. Instead, Augustus secretly longs to end his curse and integrate into society
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
occupied and uses the cradle’s initiative count.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If the cradle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The cradle has advantage on
day to day, ranging from pleasantly sunny to brutal hailstorms.
If the scion dies, these effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all
"} necrotic damage. The lich regains a number of hit points equal to the amount of damage that the creature takes.Lichen liches are undead remnants of powerful druids.
A lichen lich looks like a
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The scion deals double damage to objects and
of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls.
Extreme Weather. The weather within 1 mile of the scion dramatically shifts day to day, ranging from pleasantly sunny to brutal hailstorms
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
Equipment
weapons score Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Fighting Chain, Brutal, you must take the Advanced
Equipment
Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
Proficiency feat.
This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Brutal. This weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Material goods, especially precious gems and gold, have little appeal to them. What use are such things when winter lingers and food runs short?
Natural Druids
Firbolgs have a talent for druidic magic
, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic.
Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only
Orc
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, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
,” or “go this way.” A orc raiding party might leave such a sign in its wake, as an aid to other warriors that travel through the same area later on. Mountain guides, druids, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
temples, but druids and their followers still gather to honor the cycles of nature and to ensure the natural balance isn’t threatened. People who dwell in or near wild lands do well to learn if a druid
where the circle meets, all given equal voice. Numerous circles are found across Faerûn, usually made up of no more than a dozen or so druids, plus their allies. They include the High Dance, guarding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over nature. Instead, they see themselves as extensions of nature’s indomitable will.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Improvement 4 +2 3 9 +4 Brutal Strike 4 +3 3 10 +4 Subclass feature 4 +3 4 11 +4 Relentless Rage 4 +3 4 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 +3 4 13 +5 Improved Brutal Strike 5 +3 4 14 +5 Subclass feature
5 +3 4 15 +5 Persistent Rage 5 +3 4 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 +4 4 17 +6 Improved Brutal Strike 6 +4 4 18 +6 Indomitable Might 6 +4 4 19 +6 Epic Boon 6 +4 4 20 +6 Primal Champion 6 +4 4 Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Improvement 4 +2 3 9 +4 Brutal Strike 4 +3 3 10 +4 Subclass feature 4 +3 4 11 +4 Relentless Rage 4 +3 4 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 +3 4 13 +5 Improved Brutal Strike 5 +3 4 14 +5 Subclass feature
5 +3 4 15 +5 Persistent Rage 5 +3 4 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 +4 4 17 +6 Improved Brutal Strike 6 +4 4 18 +6 Indomitable Might 6 +4 4 19 +6 Epic Boon 6 +4 4 20 +6 Primal Champion 6 +4 4 Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over nature. Instead, they see themselves as extensions of nature’s indomitable will.
Weapon Property
A Brutal weapon is designed for maximum damage. Brutal weapons score Critical Hits on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If your Critical Range is already increased, instead increase it by 1 point (such as
from 19-20 to 18-20). When you score a Critical Hit with a Brutal weapon against a creature, the weapon deals one additional die of damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Forest Shrine Forest shrines honoring Nylea are found in the woodlands of Theros. These places have few features made of stone or steel. Instead, the druids and nymphs who care for the shrines use
worshipers prefer to let nature flourish untamed at her holy sites. (RALPH HORSLEY) The druids that occupy a shrine sometimes leave for days at a time to go on a mission, but they never leave the place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions in Greyhawk Instead of the Forgotten Realms factions, the Flanaess has its own set of knightly orders, mage guilds, and elite societies that serve as power groups the player characters can
druids of the Flanaess belong to a great order known as the Old Faith. Each region of the continent falls under the purview of a Great Druid, who in turn oversees a hierarchy of lower-ranking druids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
might be hired to lead a caravan through a treacherous mountain pass or the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale. A druid might volunteer to help a village prepare for a long, brutal winter. Barbarians and
druids who live as hermits might appear from nowhere to help defend a town against marauding orcs. Members of the Emerald Enclave know how to survive and, more importantly, to help others do the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
strange, life. These druids believe that life and death are parts of a grand cycle, with one leading to the other and then back again. Death isn’t the end of life, but instead a change of state that sees
touching my stuff, though.
Tasha
Druids of the Circle of Spores find beauty in decay. They see within mold and other fungi the ability to transform lifeless material into abundant, albeit somewhat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
your character sheet. Choose your languages from the Standard Languages table, or choose one that is common in your campaign. With your DM’s permission, you can instead choose a language from the
Exotic Languages table or a secret language, such as thieves’ cant or the tongue of druids. Dwarvish Alphabet Some of these languages are actually families of languages with many dialects. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
all part of the spirit world, and they’re all around you. Do you believe that the spirits guide your actions? Do you show respect to the spirits of a location? Talentan shamans tend to be druids of the
Guide to Everything). Hermit and outlander are natural backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults spirits instead of books. Warriors and shamans both wear masks to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. MULTICLASSING EXAMPLE
Gary is playing a 4th-level fighter. When his character earns enough experience points to reach 5th level, Gary decides that his character will multiclass instead of continuing to
, martial weapons Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical instrument of your choice Cleric Light armor, medium armor, shields Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, and they’re all around you. Do you believe that the spirits guide your actions? Do you show respect to the spirits of a location? Talentan shamans tend to be Shepherd or Moon druids, often assuming
. Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder is nearly unassailable thanks to the combination of its peerless intellect and the brutal effects of its eye rays. Some of the behaviors and motivations that beholders exhibit are analogous to
is the natural companion to eternal vigilance. Beholders are among the few creatures that can shape reality in their vicinity. In addition, beholders don’t truly sleep when they rest. Instead, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Ravnican society. They shun the centers of civilization, which they see as a source of oppression and weakness, and instead haunt Ravnica’s alleyways, abandoned zones, and ruins. They want to see the
brutal state in which only the strong survive and the strongest rule. In a world covered with city streets and towering buildings, the Gruul are the most out of place, the most ill at ease, and the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Ulmed, once hunted monsters alongside a then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich. When the priests of Osybus corrupted Strahd, Ulmed forsook the vampire and refocused the inquisition’s mission. Instead
inquisitors’ zealous and sometimes brutal methods inspire terror in many communities throughout the multiverse. Each Ulmist inquisitor belongs to one of three orders that harness the power of psionics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, one of Candlekeep’s sages and the foremost expert on Xanthoria—both the book and its mysterious author: Your guide does not return. Instead, you are greeted by a robed wood elf with brown hair and a
, which is known among druids for its rare fungal growths. Zelyth assumed the book had been lost and took possession of it. Quiet and unassuming, Zelyth concentrates on training new acolytes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
hybrids of those two forms. They scare off or sabotage those who threaten the wilds, and they frequently aid Fey, druids, or spirits of the wilderness, as many owe their magical nature to such forces
Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Werebear under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Prismari Character Any class or subclass that wields elemental forces of cold, fire, lightning, and wind can be a good fit in Prismari. Druids and sorcerers are common in Prismari, and wizards who study the
beset with such an overwhelming sense of ennui regarding my art. Nothing quite captures my attention anymore. 6 Instead of confronting my negative emotions, I channel them into explosive artistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and the cult of scientific advancement at any cost. The harsh landscape feeds into this with both brutal cold and deadly creatures. Are the “whales” the mighty steamships of Ludendorf hunt for food
inherit his dying father’s factory in Ludendorf. Instead, Udo Schaller paid assassins to murder his son and had his brain transplanted into Ruprekt’s young body, with the help of Dr. Mordenheim. Udo’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of brutal military campaigning, he defeated his rivals and forged a nation. Retiring from war, Strahd settled in the beautiful valley where he’d won his greatest victory. There, in the way of his
. Instead, horrified by Sergei’s murder, Tatyana fled Strahd, ultimately leaping from the height of Castle Ravenloft to escape him and vanishing into the Mists. At the same time, traitors from among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Druid Subclasses A Druid subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Druid levels, as specified in the subclass. Druids form loose associations, which they call circles. This
comprises mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites. These Druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to whisper primal secrets in Druidic. The circle’s wisest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Lichen Lich Lichen liches are the undead remnants of powerful druids. A lichen lich looks like a skeleton covered with fungi and bark-like lichen. A lichen lich has vines writhing within its chest
Perception 21
Languages Common, Druidic, Sylvan
Challenge 18 (20,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of swamp animals or plants might form amid your spell effects. Building a Witherbloom Character Druids and warlocks make up most of Witherbloom’s student body. A few wizards (mostly those who study the
the Witherbloom Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook, for your starting trinket. Witherbloom Trinkets d6 Trinket 1 A black bird-shaped mask, trimmed with






