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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
access to privileged places in its guild’s headquarters and outposts. At the DM’s discretion, a character might be given a keyrune upon attaining a renown score of 25 in their guild
a winged thrull (see chapter 6 for the stat block) for up to 2 hours. If you don’t come from an Orzhov oligarch family, it serves you grudgingly, clownishly aping your movements and mannerisms
Wave
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Magic Items
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weapon, Wave happily accepts new converts.
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage
imprisoned a family of storm giants there, and the giants forged Wave in an act of devotion to—or rebellion against—that god.
Wave harbors a secret doubt about its own nature and purpose. For all
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless
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Acquisitions Incorporated
, allowing an individual to experience more of the world and grow in empathy and understanding. There is no pattern to any verdan’s mutations, as verdan from the same family can shift in drastically
.
Verdan make no differentiation between male, female, and family names, and often eschew family names altogether.
Verdan Names: Bronn, Crahma, Dolar, Dreeda, Duglee, Gruvald, Hulm, Jeal, Kalo, Klesh
Goliath
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individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
assigned by the tribal chief, and a family or clan name. A birth name is up to three syllables long. Clan names are five syllables or more and end in a vowel.
Birth names are rarely linked to gender
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
you following a proud family tradition? Where did you acquire your weapons and armor? They might have been military issue or family heirlooms, or perhaps you scrimped and saved for years to buy them
. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons or on archery (or finesse weapons). Your next-highest score should be Constitution, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
their name as their physical appearance changes — or, indeed, whenever the mood strikes them. Verdan make no differentiation between male, female, and family names, and often eschew family names
, Syrkart, Takat, Toit, Tubyna, Varr, Veriga, Wraq, Wural, Wurxee UNDERLYING IMPROVEMENTS
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
escape the squalor of your life. Did wanderlust finally call you away from your home? Perhaps you suddenly found yourself cut off from your family or your mentor, and you had to find a new means of
rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at Investigation or plan to take up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. Recently, Vinx got caught in a bind while pursuing a stolen family heirloom. When she gets loose, those goblins won’t know what hit them! Vinx Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Chaotic Good
AC 13 Initiative +2
(12)
HP 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 11 +0 +0
Wis 13 +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
might be a family secret. Noble Prodigy Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 148 (27d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 8 −1 −1
Dex 16
+3 +7
Con 12 +1 +5
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 15 +2 +2
Wis 14 +2 +6
Cha 19 +4 +8
Skills Perception +6, Persuasion +8
Senses Passive Perception 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
bodies, and delight in the feeling of running alongside herds and packs of other beasts. Clans and Community Centaurs sense the interconnectedness of the natural world. Thus, they celebrate family and
passed down through family lines. The name bestowed on a new foal is typically the name of the most recently deceased family member of the same gender, keeping alive the memory — and, the centaurs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are some characters who carry this mark. Noble Warlock (Archfey). Your parents run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never gotten your hands dirty with the family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Q9. Private Cellar An innocent halfling family, the Peabodys, brews beer in this cellar, which lies beneath their home on Fishgut Alley in the Dock Ward. Their cellar contains brewing supplies and
lots of worthless clutter. The halflings haven’t noticed the secret tunnel that leads to the Xanathar Guild hideout; it’s concealed beneath a large flagstone that requires a Strength score of 10 or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Yeti Yetis hunt alone or in small family groups. They avoid the settlements of other creatures but lurk near paths frequented by traders and herders to pick off unsuspecting prey. Yetis make their
Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 8 −1 −1
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 7 −2 −2
Skills Perception +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
without a long tail in the way. Strength and Zeal Minotaurs are zealous and love battle. They are found among the Gruul Clans, but the minotaurs of the Ordruun family line, long associated with the
generally quick to anger. They are passionate, loving their friends and partners fiercely, and they laugh loud and long at good jokes. Family and Guild Minotaur legends describe a small pantheon of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
status for an entire family. Children from all backgrounds study for the annual Imperial Exams, hoping to score high enough to be selected to fill a vacancy. Those who show aptitude for more
emperor’s family is determined by the preferences of the emperor. If the emperor publicly favors one spouse over another, the pecking order is reset accordingly, and everyone must quickly adjust their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Community. I strive to deepen the bonds of my family, companions, and neighbors. (Any)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Karametra when you expand the god’s influence in
, guild artisan, soldier, urchin Most champions of Karametra are advocates of community and family. They typically form tight-knit squads or surrogate families and take care of their people. Karametra’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Subrace Traits If your tiefling has a subrace, choose one of the following options — whichever one corresponds to the infernal being connected to the tiefling’s family. The traits of the chosen
subrace replace the tiefling’s Ability Score Increase and Infernal Legacy traits given in the Player’s Handbook. There is one exception: tieflings connected to Asmodeus. Those tieflings use the traits in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you
you to carry this power. Quick Build You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Favor table offers several suggestions for the nature of your connection to the god. Athreos’s Favor d6 Circumstance
1 A family member died bringing you into the world.
2 You don’t
Underworld, restoring a measure of order to the cosmos.
5 Serving Athreos is your family tradition, a responsibility honored for countless generations.
6 You have died before, and in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Chaotic Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 82 (15d8 + 15)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +1
Dex 18 +4 +7
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
spirits that died with violent work left undone. Scarecrows might serve those who created them or might defend a place, family, or community from threats—whether physical or to their way of life.
Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
torment influences its behavior.
Banshee Sorrows 1d6 Torment Compels the Banshee To...
1 Appear prior to a family member’s death.
2 Haunt the site where it was executed.
3 Lament
Banshee Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 54 (12d8)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 40 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 1 −5 −5
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
relationships among people and gods. (Lawful and good)
6 Kinship. It’s essential to preserve the bonds of family—my own family first, and others after. (Lawful)
Earning and Losing Piety You
increase your piety score to Heliod when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Carrying out punishment on a fugitive from justice Exacting vengeance for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Clay Golem Follows Orders To...
1 Block the path of anyone who enters a site with a weapon drawn.
2 Defend any member of their creator’s family or community who is threatened in its
)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 20 +5 +5
Dex 9 −1 −1
Con 18 +4 +4
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 3 −4 −4
Wis 8 −1 −1
Cha 1 −5 −5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
a result from the Incubus Nightmares table to inspire these night terrors.
Incubus Nightmares 1d8 The Incubus’s Victim Has Dreams Of...
1 An angry family member or authority figure
)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 8 −1 −1
Dex 17 +3 +3
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 15 +2 +2
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, but usually choose new names for themselves as part of their transition into adulthood. They rarely use family names. Male Names: Aglar, Bellin, Dallid, Firellan, Kavin, Koplony, Lomar, Mathvan, Modar
, Ossya, Pierenn, Roya, Sestri, Triel, Uzana, Yaraghiya, Zlovol Vedalken Traits Your vedalken character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Vogler Invasion Encounters d10 Encounter 1–2 A family of four commoners gets separated from the other evacuees. Unless escorted to the wharf, they try to hide from the invaders. 3 An abandoned cat
(Perception) score of 14 or higher notice it. Unless alerted, the other characters are surprised when the kapak attacks. Direct Attack From between buildings sprint five cloaked invaders, their clawed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
shield guardians to eventually serve creatures other than their creators. A shield guardian’s command amulet might be passed down through a magic-using society or family for generations.
Kai
Carpenter
Shield Guardian Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 17 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 8 −1 −1
Con 18 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
crescent moon, seasons, or momentous events. Weretigers often view their abilities as a blessing or a family honor, and they use their shape-shifting abilities to defend something with historic
Monstrosity (Lycanthrope), Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed 30 ft., 40 ft. (tiger form only)
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 15 +2 +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
chambers, that indicate status, family connection, and community role. Since most non-loxodons can’t distinguish these underlying tones, let alone produce them, loxodons often translate them into titles
Loxodon Traits Your loxodon character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Age. Loxodons physically mature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fight off tyrants and establish freedom in your city.
4 Your family members have all been architects, going back several generations, and all worshiped Ephara.
5 You are a highly skilled
internal. (Any)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Ephara when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Defending a city from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. War forms bonds that are more real and lasting than the ties of love or family. (Any)
4 Heroism. The powerful must protect the weak. (Good)
5 Liberty. The strong mustn’t exploit the weak
. (Chaotic)
6 Excellence. People should look to me as an example of the best that mortal folk can be. (Any)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Iroas when you expand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sanguine moon, the symbol of Mogis’s red eye.
2 Your twin sibling is a champion of Iroas.
3 You successfully carried out a brutal vendetta against a rival family.
4 You proved yourself
obtained at any cost. (Evil)
6 Pride. No one can best me in my chosen endeavor and woe to those who try. (Any)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Mogis when you expand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
for you.) Contacts, in comparison, are simply people you know. They might be friends, rivals, or even family members, but their relationship with you is rarely as strong as with a bond. Although the
right hand of the guildmaster — or even becoming the master yourself! Your status in your guild is measured by your renown score. As you increase that score, you gain the opportunity to advance in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
on their family of contacts to offer support, right wrongs, and rebuild stronger than before. Adult Copper Dragon Huge Dragon (Metallic), Chaotic Good
AC 18 Initiative +11 (21)
HP 184 (16d12 + 80
)
Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft., Fly 80 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 23 +6 +6
Dex 12 +1 +6
Con 21 +5 +5
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 18 +4 +4
Wis 15