first tools

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

to the blazing heart of a great volcano. With the aid of Moradin, a god of creation, he first crafted four mighty tools: the Starmetal Pick, the Earthheart Forge, the Anvil of Songs, and the Shaping

Hammer. With these tools, he forged the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords. Armed with the Artifact, the prince brought peace to the dwarf clans, ending grudges and answering slights. The clans became allies

Mind's Eye Matter Smith

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, manifesting useful tools from nothing.Planar Smithing. The matter smith magically manipulates the energy of the plane of existence it’s on to produce one of the following effects (choose one or

shield that grants the matter smith a +5 bonus to its AC until the shield disappears at the start of the matter smith’s next turn. The first time a creature misses a melee attack roll against

Leprechaun

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Industrious. The leprechaun is proficient with all artisan’s tools and adds double its proficiency bonus to ability checks made with them. Reluctant Refusal. When a creature offers the

fixing and making things. Industrious and proud, leprechauns channel this creative energy into their tools, using them to quickly mend damaged objects, craft new ones from raw materials, and mold

The Hexblade

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to have forged the first of these weapons, many sages speculate that she and the force are one and that the weapons, along with hexblade warlocks, are tools she uses to manipulate events on the

Artificer

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

artificer isn’t your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as an artificer: light armor, medium armor, shields, thieves’ tools, tinker’s

and inventions. You can find everything you need to play one of these inventors in the next few sections. Artificers use a variety of tools to channel their arcane power. To cast a spell, an artificer

The Hexblade (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

to have forged the first of these weapons, many sages speculate that she and the force are one and that the weapons, along with hexblade warlocks, are tools she uses to manipulate events on the

Sailor - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the bottomless depths. Your first love is the distant line of the horizon, but the time has come to try your hand at something new. Discuss the nature of the ship you previously sailed with your

with all hands? What were your duties on board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your

Investigator

Backgrounds Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

keep hidden in the shadows. Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Insight, Investigation, or Perception Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves’ tools Equipment: A magnifying glass

, evidence from a past case (choose one or roll for a trinket from the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of Clothes, Common;common clothes, and 10 gp Path to Mystery Your first case

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other dragons. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners

chamber, draped in illusion spells and protected by traps and magical alarms. When triggered, those alarms summon the dragon’s minions and allies first, followed by the dragon. Underground River

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Although they view most other species as inferior to dragonkind, having worth only as servants or tools, the rare individuals who impress them can sometimes earn respect as partners—albeit

away in a more remote chamber, draped in illusion spells and protected by traps and magical alarms. When triggered, those alarms summon the dragon’s minions and allies first, followed by the

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp Criminal Origins Criminals are pervasive in Baldur

special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes. 3 It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain conditions are met. When you begin

My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots. 5 I protect those who cannot protect themselves. 6 I wish my childhood sweetheart had come

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Goblin, or Vedalken Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools Equipment: An Izzet insignia, one set of artisan’s tools, the charred

it was sabotage that destroyed my first laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek revenge against whoever did it. 4 I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to build one day

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

necessary. Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools or one musical instrument Languages: Choose one of Elvish, Loxodon, or

finally know peace. (Any) Bonds d6 Bond 1 I would give my life in the defense of the small enclave where I first encountered Mat’Selesnya. 2 I love beasts and

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards. These forty-four additional cards are known

Disintegrate spell destroys the chains instantly, freeing you. Another creature can also free you by succeeding on a DC 30 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Ring. A rare or rarer magic ring appears

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

under the mountains, deeper than any dwarf had ever delved, the young prince came to the blazing heart of a great volcano. With the aid of Moradin, the dwarven god of creation, he first crafted four

great tools: the Brutal Pick, the Earthheart Forge, the Anvil of Songs, and the Shaping Hammer. With them, he forged the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords. Armed with the artifact, the prince returned to the

Pirate Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? You spent your youth

Sailor Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? Skill

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

test, and make new acquaintances. Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend

and its siblings inherit whatever tools, weapons, and gifts their parents left behind. Each young tortle is expected to fend for itself. It leaves the place of its birth and finds its own corner of the

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

gave Burgell room to pack in all his gnome-sized gear. The front room was his workshop, and it contained a bewildering miscellany of tools: hammers, chisels, saws, lockpicks, tinted lenses, jeweler&rsquo

unlikely to find the burrows in the first place. Gnomes who settle in human lands are commonly gemcutters, engineers, sages, or tinkers. Some human families retain gnome tutors, ensuring that their pupils

Ghostlight Passenger

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more comfortable with the dead than the living. Feat: Ghostlight Medium Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: Smith's Tools Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Smith's Tools

the deep and lasting connection that you have. Your first trip on the train might have been a near death experience from which you were saved, or perhaps you did die in earnest but were resurrected

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch

always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong. 2 I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. 3 The first thing I do in a

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

all life except for kobolds. He especially hates Garl Glittergold, gnomes, and fey creatures that enjoy playing pranks. He taught the first kobolds how to mine, tunnel, hide, and ambush. He is

races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Signaling for her companions to wait, a halfling creeps forward through the dungeon hall. She presses an ear to the door, then pulls out a set of tools and picks the lock in the blink of an eye. Then

. QUICK BUILD You can make a 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

Rest Warden

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to you, and you don’t suffer their meddling in the rest of your charges. Feat: Grave Keeper Skill Proficiencies: Religion, Survival Tool Proficiency: Mason's Tools

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Mason’s Tools, Hooded Lantern, Oil (3 flasks), Shovel, Soap, Traveler’s Clothes (with thick gloves and dark-colored hood), 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP Building a Rest

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

tools. The first weapon attack roll you make in any encounter is made with disadvantage. 00 All creatures of a particular type other than humanoid (as chosen by the DM) are incapable of acting

concentration can be concentrated on by a remote user. The Infernal Machine’s effects have a spell save DC of 14 or the attuned user’s spell save DC, whichever is higher. Summon Monster. When first

Wicker Weaver

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: Weaver's Tools Equipment:Choose A or B: (A) Quarterstaff, Weaver's Tools, Basket (with dry reeds ready to weave), Book (druidic lore), Iron Pot, Traveler's Clothes, 19 GP; or (B) 50 GP Building a

1 A crescent woven from wicker and laced with silver wire 2 A glass bauble that was the first payment you received for your hedge wisdom 3 A Tiny figure made of acorn caps from the

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

people who became yuan-ti were one of the original human civilizations. Their society built great temples of stone and forged metal into armor, tools, and weapons. In their ceremonies they paid homage to

one city-state were killed and eaten to create the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the

12. Dwarven Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

12. Dwarven Tools These hallways are lined with crumbling stone tables and shelves upon which rest sturdy dwarven anvils, whetstones, tongs, hammers, chisels, and other tools. Arch Gate to Level 5

: Touching the arch with a dead twig or branch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be 8th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to

Optional Rule: Multiclassing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Proficiencies Gained. If artificer isn’t your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as an artificer: light armor, medium armor, shields, thieves’ tools, tinker’s tools

17. Flooding Pit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

can also make a DC 18 Dexterity check using those tools, cracking open the slab on a success. Creatures The first pit contains four humanoid skeletons. The second contains two umber hulk exoskeletons

, the outline of a door on the south wall of each pit can be seen. Flooding Trap The first two pits are trapped, such that anyone trying the false door at the bottom causes a stone slab to slide across

Optional Rule: Multiclassing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Proficiencies Gained. If artificer isn’t your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as an artificer: light armor, medium armor, shields, thieves’ tools, tinker’s tools

12. Dwarven Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

12. Dwarven Tools These hallways are lined with crumbling stone tables and shelves upon which rest sturdy dwarven anvils, whetstones, tongs, hammers, chisels, and other tools. Arch Gate to Level 5

: Touching the arch with a dead twig or branch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be 8th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to

Starting Equipment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

studded leather armor or scale mail thieves’ tools and a dungeoneer’s pack If you forgo this starting equipment, as well as the items offered by your background, you start with 5d4 × 10 gp to buy your

artificer. Proficiencies Gained. If artificer isn’t your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as an artificer: light armor, medium armor, shields, thieves

17. Flooding Pit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

can also make a DC 18 Dexterity check using those tools, cracking open the slab on a success. Creatures The first pit contains four humanoid skeletons. The second contains two umber hulk exoskeletons

, the outline of a door on the south wall of each pit can be seen. Flooding Trap The first two pits are trapped, such that anyone trying the false door at the bottom causes a stone slab to slide across

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