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gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a
sight of the servant, starting with those threatening the artifact— preferably using the servant, if possible.
Self-Destruct. By inputting a specific series of lever pulls and button presses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Duergar Traits As a duergar, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a dwarf for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a dwarf
colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. Duergar Magic. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the enlarge/reduce spell on yourself with this trait, without requiring a material component. Starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Starting the Adventure When this adventure begins, the characters are in Neverwinter. Consider telling the characters that they’ll all join the same wagon headed to Phandalin, whether it’s because
they’re working for the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker (see the “Meet Me in Phandalin” adventure hook above) or they have another reason to go to the frontier town. No matter the characters’ motivation, allow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 5: Equipment The marketplace of a large city teems with buyers and sellers of many sorts: dwarf smiths and elf woodcarvers, halfling farmers and gnome jewelers, not to mention humans of
. Starting Equipment When you create your character, you receive equipment based on a combination of your class and background. Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces based on your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Some races also have subraces, such as mountain dwarf or wood elf. The Races section provides more information about these races.
The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an
, the racial traits of lightfoot halflings make them exceptional rogues, and high elves tend to be powerful wizards. Sometimes playing against type can be fun, too. Halfling paladins and mountain dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
whom are 9th level. Give players who choose from these options time to read over their character sheets before starting the adventure. Premade Characters Name Species Class Cathartic Human Cleric
Dunil Halfling Rogue Ethelrede Human Fighter Flemin Dwarf Monk Rustle Berrydust Gnome Wizard Weslocke Tiefling Warlock Cathartic Fay Dalton View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Dunil Fay Dalton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Some races also have subraces, such as mountain dwarf or wood elf, as well as the less widespread races of dragonborn, gnomes, half-elves, half-orcs, and tieflings. Chapter 2 provides more information
wizards. Sometimes playing against type can be fun, too. Halfling paladins and mountain dwarf wizards, for example, can be unusual but memorable characters. Your race also increases one or more of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dwarf Subrace: Mark of Warding If you’re a dwarf with the Mark of Warding, you have this subrace, with the following traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1. Warder’s
the alarm and mage armor spells with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast the arcane lock spell with it. Once you cast any of these spells with this trait, you can’t cast that spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Starting Points Sharn holds the potential for endless adventures. The City of Towers can serve as the foundation of a single adventure or an entire campaign. Defining a starting point is a way to
performs twice a week and the barbarian has a huge bar tab to resolve. This section explores three different starting points. Callestan is in Lower Dura. It’s a dangerous district riddled with crime and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Mark of Warding Traits If you’re a dwarf with the Mark of Warding, you have this subrace, with the following traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1. Warder’s Intuition
alarm and mage armor spells with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast the arcane lock spell with it. Once you cast any of these spells with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
choose different classes so that the adventuring party has a range of abilities. It’s less important that the party include multiple backgrounds or species; sometimes it’s fun to play an all-Dwarf party or
the larger campaign. Starting Level. What level are the characters when they start? Many D&D campaigns start the characters at level 1. If you want the characters to be a bit more resilient and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
for your campaign. Use them as a starting point for your own ideas. Outcast or Ambassador? Consider how a monstrous character’s native culture views the character. Is the character an outcast, a spy
, an ambassador, or something else? Work with the player to determine how the character ended up as an adventurer. The character’s bond is a great starting point to consider for this question. How did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
travel time to 7 hours if they use dogsleds. As the characters pass through Bryn Shander, Caer-Dineval, and Caer-Konig, they can pick up each town’s starting quest if they haven’t gotten them already
weather is clear) see evidence of dwarf activity, such as tracks that lead up to tunnels carved into the valley’s slopes. Several hundred shield dwarves live in subterranean halls that connect to these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Starting Out A doppelganger in the guise of Gargosh meets the characters at the appointed hour: When you spot the young dwarf at the agreed-upon time and place, he seems beside himself with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Starting the Adventure If the characters are 1st level, use the adventures at the start of chapter 6 to get them to 3rd level, at which point they’re ready for the main adventure (which begins with
wagonload of valuable ore from the newly reopened Wave Echo Mine to Bethendur’s Storage in Red Larch, where it should be picked up by a caravan bound for Secomber. The dwarf has heard that the market
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Path of the Battlerager Known as Kuldjargh (literally “axe idiot”) in Dwarvish, battleragers are dwarf followers of the gods of war and take the Path of the Battlerager. They specialize in wearing
the Dash action as a bonus action while you are raging. Spiked Retribution Starting at 14th level, when a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the attacker takes 3 piercing damage if you are raging, aren’t incapacitated, and are wearing spiked armor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Note this number on your character sheet. You’ll fill in other numbers connected to these proficiencies in step 5. Choose Starting Equipment Your background and class both provide starting equipment
. The following species options are detailed in “Character Origins”: Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goliath, Halfling, Human, Orc, and Tiefling. Once you’ve chosen a species, write it on your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Finding Torg’s You can randomly determine the location of the merchant company by rolling a d10 and consulting the Starting Town table (see "Starting Town"). Roll again if the result is the
adventure’s starting town. Conversely, you can forgo the roll and pick a town you like. Bremen and Dougan’s Hole are good choices because they’re small and isolated. The characters can either visit towns one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Phandalin Quests The job board outside the townmaster’s hall is where adventurers can learn about quests. Each quest can be given to the players when that quest becomes available (see “Starting
Mine might be able to forge a truce between the wererats and the miners, ending their conflict so that the mine can be reopened.
Starting Quests When the characters first visit the job board, there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
step 5. Choose Starting Equipment Your background and class both provide starting equipment. Any coins that you gain at this step can be immediately spent on equipment from chapter 6. In addition, you
species options are detailed in chapter 4: Aasimar, Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goliath, Halfling, Human, Orc, and Tiefling. Once you’ve chosen a species, write it on your character sheet. Then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
named in the book include Mayor Lei Duvezin, a kind and talented dwarf smith named Tormun, and his wife, Blenyss. Seventy years ago, an explosion rocked the platinum mine, collapsing the tunnels and
wake of the catastrophe, another horror plagued the village as people began to disappear, starting with the survivors—not all at once, however. One or two would vanish in a single night, then a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Streets of Sharn The Street Events tables starting with "Lower Sharn Street Events" are filled with random events the characters can witness while they wander around Sharn. You can expand on an
a large piece of wood that could serve as a maul approaches you and politely asks if you have any copper to spare. 03–04 Down a nearby alleyway, a dwarf punches a goblin in the stomach, then walks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Opposition
2 Alchemist’s Insight, Obviator’s Lenses
3 Advanced Preparations, Travel Alchemical Kit
4 Enhanced Lenses, Obviate the
Opposition
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1 obviator, you gain proficiency with alchemist’s supplies. Head office also grants you the use of alchemist’s supplies (two glass beakers, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure Hooks This adventure is designed for 3rd-level characters, but see the “Starting the Adventure” section for more options. When the players create characters, encourage each of them to
location of a forgotten dwarf stronghold beneath the Sumber Hills. The character earns inspiration each time he or she discovers one of the four temples in ancient Tyar-Besil.
Suspicious Fellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Resources: Waterdeep’s army and conscript troops Lady Laeral is present starting with the second council, at which point she becomes the Open Lord of Waterdeep. She is one of the Seven Sisters—legendary
adventurers and taking a firm leadership role in the council. Ambassador Connerad Brawnanvil Lawful good male shield dwarf fighter Ideals: Honor, respect (“A sturdy axe, a strong hand to hold it, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that were contained within; the other is not in the dogs’ reach and contains enough rations to feed four people for three days. Starting the Ascent. The wind has obliterated the tracks made by
dwarf named Oobok (see “Foaming Mugs”). Another belongs to a dwarf named Barthoom, who was killed farther up the mountain a month ago (see “Ruined Camp”). F3. Yeti Den. The floor of this cave is 5 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Resources: Waterdeep’s army and conscript troops Lady Laeral is present starting with the second council, at which point she becomes the Open Lord of Waterdeep. She is one of the Seven Sisters—legendary
adventurers and taking a firm leadership role in the council. Ambassador Connerad Brawnanvil Lawful good male shield dwarf fighter Ideals: Honor, respect (“A sturdy axe, a strong hand to hold it, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a crew compartment within, from which up to two Medium creatures can control it—and potentially execute a spree
unattuned creatures within sight of the servant, starting with those threatening the artifact—preferably using the servant, if possible. Self-Destruct. By inputting a specific series of lever pulls and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Resources: Waterdeep’s army and conscript troops Lady Laeral is present starting with the second council, at which point she becomes the Open Lord of Waterdeep. She is one of the Seven Sisters—legendary
adventurers and taking a firm leadership role in the council. Ambassador Connerad Brawnanvil Lawful good male shield dwarf fighter Ideals: Honor, respect (“A sturdy axe, a strong hand to hold it, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
often visits the local shrine to Tempus, which only enhances her reputation as a pious woman. Lady Morwen’s features are only now starting to age, as though catching up with her white hair. Most folk of
within a few generations.
Phalorm. Dwarf, elf, and human monarchs all shared the rule of Phalorm, also known as the Realm of Three Crowns, which was founded nearly a thousand years ago in the High
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inside. Money collected from ticket sales is placed in a small slot in a magic floor safe that can only be opened by a dwarf bearing the Mark of Warding. T13. Bathroom The bathroom contains six stalls
, each with a toilet, and a 3-foot-high pillar at the center of the room with a cleansing stone embedded in its top. T14. Station Platform The sound of lightning rail trains stopping and starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
accompany the characters on their journey if invited.
Treasure. The pouch Mallyn found contains 10 GP.
Attitudes. Every creature has a starting attitude toward the characters: Friendly, Hostile
players that he holds out his hand expectantly for the characters’ gold.
Dario Jelusic Haldryck
Dwarf Innkeeper
Stat Block: Noble
Jovial and accommodating, Haldryck is a fast friend to
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
parts scattered everywhere. Turuko (Medium, Lawful Neutral Priest Acolyte) is sitting quietly at a table, while Kobort (Medium Warrior Veteran) is next to him, eating a plate of sausages. Their starting
Spugnoir’s big book, which he always reads from, is a spellbook. He’s a mage in disguise! Why would he hide such a thing?
Furnok of Ferd
N male (he/him) dwarf (hill)
Furnok is a middle-aged dwarf, over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
battle against monsters invading from the Underdark. Close inspection shows that the wall carvings depict a dwarf slaughtering minotaurs and grimlocks. The name Hendrel Foebreaker is inscribed in the
enters this chamber. The cultists avoid the area. Treasure If any character is currently under the blessing of Hendrel Foebreaker (area F10), the shining apparition of a stern dwarf warrior in golden mail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is starting to fear (rightfully) that Caerhan is dead, however, and if the characters treat him kindly, he might be convinced to join them. Gorkoh carries standard goblin weapons, plus three potions
sky to return the favor the heroes once did for her.
10. Shrine of Destruction In this final area of the caverns, the characters discover the missing City Watch guard, the dead dwarf who caused all