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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the blink of an eye.
House Orien
Leader: Kwanti d’Orien
Headquarters: Journey’s Home (Passage, Aundair)
The House of Passage manages land transportation. The lightning rail is the house
project while keeping an eye on house operations. He travels across western Khorvaire in his personal lightning rail coach, the Silver Unicorn—a reference to the house’s unicorn emblem.
House
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
warrior devoted to a pantheon of elven deities called the Seldarine. In this role, she defended the Feywild against dragons, demons, and other threats. In time, her heroics caught the eye of an
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below to
determine your role:
d8
Specialty
1
Officer
2
Scout
3
Infantry
4
Cavalry
5
Healer
6
Quartermaster
7
Standard bearer
8
Support staff (cook
Orc
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
in the form of savagery and relentlessness, as orcs ravage and kill to appease the gods in order to avoid their terrible retribution.
At the pinnacle of the orc pantheon is Gruumsh One-Eye, who
orcs can be dominated by evil creatures of immense power, and they accept this subservient role either because they are forced to or because it offers them a measure of security while they engage in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
training exercise has two optional roles (Captain and Shipmate) and one mandatory role (Spelljammer). A team can have multiple Shipmates, but only one Captain and only one Spelljammer. Try to limit
the players’ discussion of role assignments to a maximum of 10 minutes. Use the recommendations in the “Know Your Role” sidebar to guide them. The roles for the training exercise are as follows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
ornament their bodies with delicate, metalwork embellishments. Role in Sigil. In the Great Foundry, the Mind’s Eye oversees the creation of tools and parts that most take for granted. The Athar and the
all divine power. Faction Attire. Defiers wear geometric, starry fabrics that hint at their astral ties. They adorn their outfits with silver chains and broken holy symbols. Role in Sigil. The Athar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
makeshift galley in one of the Cargo Deck’s chambers. Petty Officer Ryeback keeps a weather eye on the characters and serves mostly in an advisory role throughout the mission. Feel free to use him as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
might take on the role of crime lords or business owners. They often surround themselves with luxury as if they were aristocrats among their smaller neighbors. They sometimes take on the role of
the world in solitude offer prayers and homage to me, and I keep an eye on them as best I can. We are not that different.
—Diancastra
Exiles d6 Adventure Hook 1 Characters get entangled in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Orcs Orcs are burly raiders with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks. Gruumsh One-Eye. Orcs worship Gruumsh, the mightiest of the orc deities and their creator. The orcs believe that in
the mountains, set the forests aflame, and carved great furrows in the fields. Such was the role of the orcs, he proclaimed, to take and destroy all that the other races would deny them. To this day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
rail line across the blasted landscape. Indeed, he spends most of his time away from his headquarters in Aundair, trying to raise funds for the project while keeping an eye on house operations. He
expanding role of Lyrandar airships threatens the house’s business. Baron Kwanti would like to be able to offer more instantaneous transportation, but long-distance teleportation is a service only the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters as NPCs Named monsters that play a significant role in an adventure deserve the same attention you would give to a humanoid NPC, with mannerisms as well as ideals, bonds, flaws, and secrets
have magic rings on them. The Xanathar’s speech is slow and deliberate, and it prefers to turn its central eye away from creatures it speaks to. Like all beholders, it sees other creatures as inferiors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
there simply so that Sir Baerdren can keep his eye on her and ensure that she doesn’t sabotage the templars from within?
Fixer. The Fixer might work for a religious order for entirely non-religious
demons they are hunting. Characters with access to divination magic (including clerics with the Knowledge domains as well as wizards) might excel at this role. Many Scholars come from the sage background
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
‘Gygax,’ and for her role in crafting Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale, one of the artifacts appearing in the first edition Dungeon Masters Guide. When operated, this magical-mechanical marvel would shoot eye rays of different colors and effects, and produce songs able to work magical wonders.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Isolde Isolde with the sword Nepenthe Isolde was a holy warrior devoted to a pantheon of elven deities called the Seldarine. In this role, she defended the Feywild against dragons, demons, and
other threats. In time, her heroics caught the eye of an archfey named Zybilna, who had forged secret pacts with some of the fiends Isolde and her companions had slain. Rather than be angry at Isolde
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
remaining booty. Eye Tyrants An eye tyrant is a solitary beholder that has suppressed its xenophobia and paranoia and chooses to live as the leader or ruler of a community or an organization that
includes other creatures. This doesn’t mean that the eye tyrant likes, respects, or understands the creatures it chooses to associate with, but it does distinguish between individuals of other races and
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
out of sight on a high tree branch in the form of a leopard, a human peers out of the jungle at the strange construction of a temple of Evil Elemental Air, keeping a close eye on the cultists&rsquo
, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.
Creating a Druid
When making a druid, consider why your character has such a close bond with nature. Perhaps your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
carrying tomes or mysterious-looking magic devices, bustle about the immense compound. The largest building is patterned with inscribed eyes. A larger, more detailed eye is carved above the building’s
the temple, read: Several priests are present in the temple, all with a third eye tattooed on their foreheads, and all wearing simple yellow robes belted at the waist with a sash. Many carry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to Undermountain.
Eye of the Spider Prerequisite: Complete the “Search for Kressando Rosznar” quest News of Kressando Rosznar’s death is leaked to the publishers of several local broadsheets, along
, Falkir Gravelfist, is believed to have stolen a famous emerald called the Eye of the Spider from the Mirabarran embassy in Waterdeep weeks prior to his disappearance. Joroth believes Falkir is dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder might be able to use magic items that must be held to activate, such as wands; the beholder is assumed to be using its telekinesis eye ray to move and point the item in the same way that a
treat it as clutter. Circumstances might change the role of a piece of treasure — a staff of the python used to prop up a stone block trap might be given as a gift if the beholder acquires a minion who can attune the item.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Why Do You Need 200 Gold Pieces? A flaw or regret is something that shapes your personality, something that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be
you settle things with House Tharashk, you’d better keep an eye out for bounty hunters.
9 You’ve got an opportunity to join an influential secret society. But you’ve only got one month to raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
need a name for any NPC who plays a prominent role in your campaign. You can pick a given name and a surname from any of the accompanying tables; a name can include options from different tables. If
describe the NPC’s most distinctive physical features. You can start with the basics—skin, hair, and eye colors, as well as the NPC’s species. The NPC Appearance table can also help you identify one or two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Athar, the Bleak Cabal, and the Mind’s Eye—are locked in debate in a public forum, such as the Trianym outside the Hall of Speakers. The quarrelers consist of a strident Athar null, an apathetic Bleak
Cabal void soother, and an uplifting Mind’s Eye matter smith (see Morte’s Planar Parade for these stat blocks). Their dispute concerns the legitimacy of gods in the grand scheme of the multiverse. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
palanquin as far as the eye can see. 4 Double Dealer. The leader of a noble family has turned against their nation, secretly opposing their liege for personal gain or ethical reasons. 5 Ambitious
suggests a variety of parts you might play in an aristocrat’s agenda and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Aristocrat Retainer Roles Role Backgrounds Advisor Acolyte
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
half-joking.
What They Want. To do her job and do it well.
Stalwart, Shrewd, Dauntless. Vera takes her role and the duties of the City Magistrates seriously, so much so that it often puts her at
. The characters will not be paid for their work, but they will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the area and keep an eye out for suspicious activity. Quiet Permission, to a Point
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Elemental Eye, Vizeran also despises Lolth and her influence over the drow. He would like nothing more than to show up Gromph and prove to the drow that Lolth has used them for her own gain. Of course
outlawed alliance of drow mages known as the Council of Spiders, but was careless and nearly executed for his ambition. Exiled from Menzoberranzan, he was taken in by Vizeran, who plays the role of a shadowy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
1 An amethyst dragon seeks a rare type of crystal found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan.
2 A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which rests within an amethyst
in chapter 6).
Eldenser prefers the role of silent observer to doing anything that might give away his presence. In this fashion, he has inhabited countless weapons over long years, including many belonging to famous adventurers whose exploits the dragon has seen firsthand.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
element of your past that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be resolved right now. Another way to define a character’s flaw is to roll on the Debts
settle things with House Tharashk, you’d better keep an eye out for bounty hunters. 9 You have an opportunity to join an influential secret society. But you’ve got only one month to raise the membership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fluidly between roles, and a few choose a special role that Setessans view as standing outside the dichotomy of gender, living in Ophis Tower. The warriors of Ophis Tower are martially trained as women are
lost an eye and several fingers before they were rescued and brought to Setessa, where they have devoted themselves to saving others in a similar plight. The “Little Bears” of Setessa Children in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Orcus! Although Orcus doesn’t have a significant role in this adventure, players might wonder what the Demon Lord of Undeath is up to. In the heart of a alien cavern glistening with slime, scores of mind
the east. Baphomet, the Horned King The demon lord Baphomet doesn’t play a significant role in this adventure. However, a character seeking clues to the Horned King’s whereabouts receive the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
small folk than meets the eye. The members of a halfling community have a set of shared values and purposes, whether they are tucked away in a hillside burrow or occupying a neighborhood of their own
strives to collect everyday objects that played a significant role in an exciting story (such as “the rolling pin that Aunt Hattie used to chase away a bugbear” or “the shoes that Timtom wore when he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creator or Intended User 1 Aberration. The item was created by aberrations in ancient times, possibly for the use of favored humanoid thralls. When seen from the corner of the eye, the item seems to
inlays, and gold or silver filigree adorn its surface. 5 Prophecy. The item features in a prophecy: its bearer is destined to play a key role in future events. Someone else who wants to play that role
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Sentries. The duergar power of invisibility plays a significant role in their society. The potential presence of unseen spies everywhere enforces honesty among duergar. Slaves rarely, if ever, talk or act
affairs of Gracklstugh and the opportunity to recruit new servants from outside the Keepers of the Flame, using his outings to rekindle forges and smelters as a means to keep an eye out for promising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the room is not in use, a lone goblin stands guard inside the room near the eastern door, which is sealed shut with a wooden crossbar and has a shuttered peephole at goblin eye level. If someone knocks
him for an enemy. If asked how he ended up in his current predicament, Spellix tells them he’s a method actor training for the role of a goblin warlord in a play. (He can’t help himself—he lies about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
moves in to finish the job. DWARVES AND ALE
Dwarves have a reputation for being able to consume great quantities of ale. Although drinking plays a significant role in their culture, it is a mistake
-seeing eye of Gruumsh is ever vigilant for signs that Moradin’s children have faltered. Duergar The evil dwarves of the Underdark are responsible for the constant undercurrent of peril in the life of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
turned a blind eye to their troubles. Their loyalty to the king runs second to their desire for peace and quiet. Eda Oweland Eda (CG female human noble) is the current senior member of the town
to mask his efforts to shield his smuggling operation. Personality Traits. Gellan loves to play the role of the foppish dandy. He enjoys fine wine, good food, and the latest fashions. He is a patron