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Curse of Strahd
normal quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to regain a number of hit points equal to the damage dealt by the weapon. Each time a charge is spent, red blood oozes from the staff’s pores, and you
to the staff, blights and other evil plant creatures don’t regard you as hostile unless you harm them.
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
consume food by osmosis, the way an amoeba does, and excrete waste through tiny pores. They breathe by absorbing oxygen through another set of pores, and their limbs are strong and flexible enough to
grasp and manipulate weapons and tools. Although most plasmoids are translucent gray, they can alter their color and translucence by absorbing dyes through their pores.
Plasmoids don’t have
Eladrin
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
emotional state. For example, an eladrin might shift to autumn if filled with contentment, another eladrin could change to winter if plunged into sorrow, still another might be bursting with joy and become an
inspiration for characteristics of your own.
Autumn
d4
Autumn Personality Trait
1
If someone is in need, you never withhold aid.
2
You share what you have, with little regard for
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago
. 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’t work on a Construct or
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Faerûn for being eccentric, spoiled, venal, and, above all else, rich.
Whether you are a shining example of the reason for this reputation or one who proves the rule by being an exception, people
your family, possibly in line to become its leader one day. Or you might be one of any number of cousins, with less prestige but also less responsibility.
Skill Proficiencies: History
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Distant cousins of giants, the first firbolgs wandered the primeval forests of the multiverse, and the magic of those forests entwined itself with the firbolgs’ souls. Centuries later, that
, Giant, Humanoid, 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
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Once members of a people who escaped servitude to mind flayers, githyanki split from their cousins, githzerai, and fled to the Astral Plane. In that timeless, silvery realm, githyanki honed their
rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity.
Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved
some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
blood oozes from the staff’s pores, and you must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be afflicted with short-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Blight Bane
. While you are attuned to the staff, blights and other evil plant creatures don’t regard you as hostile unless you harm them.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries
Personality Trait
1
I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Githzerai migrated to the Everchanging Chaos of Limbo after the ancient schism that split their ancestors from their cousins, githyanki. Limbo is a roiling maelstrom of matter and energy, collapsing
, 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’t
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
The saurian lizardfolk are thought by some sages to be distant cousins of dragonborn and kobolds. Despite their resemblance to those other scaled folk, however, lizardfolk are their own people and
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
similar effects. As the Commune spell description states, gods aren’t necessarily omniscient. But they are tremendously knowledgeable, particularly with regard to their particular areas of influence. A sea
god can be reasonably expected to know anything that has happened in or on a sea, for example, and a martial god knows details about wars. Gods can reliably predict the future, at least in the short
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reputation across Faerûn for being eccentric, spoiled, venal, and, above all else, rich. Whether you are a shining example of the reason for this reputation or one who proves the rule by being an
your family, possibly in line to become its leader one day. Or you might be one of any number of cousins, with less prestige but also less responsibility. Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion Tool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
certain creatures with special regard, either because the creature is tied to the order’s history or because it serves as an example of a quality the monks seek to emulate. If your character’s monastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ordning are the xenophobic stone giants, who mostly live underground and regard the surface world as a realm of dreams. How well they sculpt stone determines their place among their peers. The lowest and
smallest of the true giants are the hill giants, as gluttonous as they are loathsome. Hill giants are dullards who live in fear of their more powerful giant cousins. In hill giant society, the biggest
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins.
Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
isolated or abandoned. For example, a forsaken child might unintentionally conjure a boggle and see it as a sort of imaginary friend. A boggle might also appear in the attic of a lonely widower’s house or
threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight. Oily Excretions. A boggle excretes an oil from its pores and can make its oil slippery or sticky. The oil dries up and disappears an hour later
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bit of an advantage in this regard, in that the NPCs placed under their command are all well-trained faction operatives, not raw recruits or mercenaries. However, some of these seasoned personnel might
. For example, Zhentarim mercenaries might be eager to torture prisoners for information unless the characters put a stop to it, and members of the Emerald Enclave might place a higher priority on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
ancestors that the monster will die by my hand.”
Paolo is the group’s leader, and he travels with four of his cousins: Dolores, Raqua, Senedicto, and Yomas. They were raised together and share Paolo’s
team succeed. Personality Trait. “Everything I do and say has a purpose. I’ve no time for frivolities.” Ideal. “I want to be a living example of a true Dayawlongo: one who gives everything for family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
) folk do the best they can to help others according to their needs. Many celestials are neutral good. Chaotic good (CG) creatures act as their conscience directs, with little regard for what others
types of creatures are associated with metaphysical planes of existence—specifically the Outer Planes—that embody certain alignments. For example, most devils hail from the Nine Hells, a plane of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
typically have two syllables. Within each clan, siblings and cousins of the same generation often share one syllable of their name. For example, a couple might have a son named Ji-Min and a daughter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
them to measure their reactions. For example, pixies might tie a dwarf’s boots together, create illusions of strange creatures or treasures, or use dancing lights to lead interlopers astray. If the
guide their “guests” along a safe route or invite them to a tiny yet satisfying feast prepared in their honor.
Opposed to Violence. Unlike their fey cousins, the sprites, pixies abhor weapons and would sooner flee than get into a physical altercation with any enemy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
according to their needs is probably Neutral Good. Chaotic Good (CG). Chaotic Good creatures act as their conscience directs with little regard for what others expect. A rebel who waylays a cruel baron’s tax
capacity for rational thought don’t have alignments; they are unaligned. Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they aren’t evil; they are unaligned.
Alignment and Personality Alignment can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventurers are in a living world. Strive for responses and actions that introduce twists into the game. For example, an old woman whose family was killed at the hands of an evil wizard might regard
the party’s wizard with grave suspicion. However you roleplay a character or monster, the classic advice for writers holds true: show, don’t tell. For example, rather than describe an NPC as shallow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
cousins of hill giants) or of hill giants who were transformed by Demogorgon. Goliaths and Firbolgs In addition to all these creatures classed as Giants, two Humanoid kinds also claim distant kinship to
distant, but some individuals among both peoples hold giants in high regard and even worship the divine children of Annam—especially his daughters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
creatures act as their conscience directs with little regard for what others expect. A rebel who waylays a cruel baron’s tax collectors and uses the stolen money to help the poor is probably Chaotic Good
are savage predators, for example, but they aren’t evil; they are unaligned.
Alignment and Personality Alignment can shape a character’s personality, goals, and core beliefs. Looking at the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. For example, a forsaken child might unintentionally conjure a boggle and see them as a sort of imaginary friend. A boggle might also appear in the attic of a lonely widower’s house or in a hermit’s
check.
Bonus Actions
Boggle Oil. The boggle excretes nonflammable oil from its pores, giving itself one of the following benefits of its choice until it uses this bonus action again:
Slippery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
WORLDS
The tale of Ostoria is drawn from the Forgotten Realms. Think of it as a good example of how giants developed on many worlds, as it captures their rise and fall from prominence in a manner that
Giant Pantheon When Ostoria fell, Annam disowned his children, swearing never to regard the giants again until they returned Ostoria to its past prominence and reclaimed their rightful positions as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
) folk do the best they can to help others according to their needs. Many celestials are neutral good. Chaotic Good. (CG) creatures act as their conscience directs, with little regard for what others
fiends. Both types of creatures are associated with metaphysical planes of existence—specifically the Outer Planes—that embody certain alignments. For example, most devils hail from the Nine Hells, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, any eladrin can change their season. An eladrin might choose the season that is present in the world or perhaps the season that most closely matches the eladrin’s current emotional state. For example
characteristics of your own. Autumn d4 Autumn Personality Trait 1 If someone is in need, you never withhold aid. 2 You share what you have, with little regard for your own needs. 3 There are no simple meals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote
their lives to steady work, refining their skills and improving their inner selves while they transform rock and ore into wondrous creations. Lifetimes of Glorious Labor Dwarf artisans regard the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
specific good assets canceling out cult assets. Give the players free reign on matching assets, but weigh in on whether a specific plan has merit if you feel the need. For example, the players might
can have an enormous impact on the battle. Metallic Dragons. The metallic dragons will be outnumbered by their chromatic cousins. However, they cooperate with allies better than the evil dragons do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins
tribes will always prefer to expand in different directions if they come into contact, but they do happen. For example, two neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
any spells that the item can produce. Moreover, the character must meet a level minimum determined by the item’s rarity, as shown in the Crafting Magic Items table. For example, a 3rd-level character
particular spell required. You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created. For example, a character might need alchemist’s supplies to brew a particular