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Soldier

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.

or B: (A) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Gaming Set (same as above), Healer's Kit, Quiver, Traveler's Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP You began training for war as soon as you reached adulthood and carry

Harrow Hawk

Monsters The Book of Many Things

of Many Things (see chapter 19)— seeks out harrow hawks, capturing them and training them as hunting animals. The Grim Harrow dispatches these Undead companions from the Gardens of Decay to

darkness, it teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see that is also in dim light or darkness. The hawk then has advantage on the first melee attack it makes before the end of the turn.

Hobgoblin Iron Shadow

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

receive secret training in the arts of magic and stealth. This indoctrination is a slow and arduous process; many aspirants don’t finish it, and years might go by during which the iron shadows

welcome no new members into their ranks. When a recruit’s training is complete, they are tasked with conducting assassinations and spy missions. GOBLINOIDS OF THE FEYWILD The goblinoid

Hobgoblin Devastator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

2/day each: fireball, fly, fog cloud, gust of wind, lightning boltHobgoblins with a prodigious talent for magic sometimes undergo grueling training to become hobgoblin devastators. Devastators are

peoples—goblin;goblins, hobgoblin;hobgoblins, and bugbear;bugbears—first appeared in the Feywild millennia ago, and they resided there until the god Maglubiyet conquered them. They then

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Ambusher. During the first round of combat, Pidlwick II has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't had a turn yet.Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType

place, the effigy didn't have Pidlwick's abilities, and it failed to entertain anyone. Even though Pidlwick himself had spent months training it, the effigy couldn't speak, and its movements were

Guard (Stranger Things)

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their duties vigilantly or distractedly. Some raise alarms at the first sign of danger and defend their charges with their lives. Others flee outright if their compensation doesn’t match the

danger they face. Guards are perceptive, but most have little martial training. They might be bouncers, lookouts, members of a city watch, or other keen-eyed warriors.

Sabre

Equipment

Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Sabre, you must take the Advanced Weapon Proficiency

miss with a Swift weapon, you have Advantage on the first attack roll you make with the weapon against the same target before the end of your next turn. If that attack hits, it also deals an extra 1d4 damage of the weapon’s normal damage type.

Elite Rapier

Equipment

Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Elite Rapier, you must take the Advanced Weapon

. When you miss with a Swift weapon, you have Advantage on the first attack roll you make with the weapon against the same target before the end of your next turn. If that attack hits, it also deals an extra 1d4 damage of the weapon’s normal damage type.

Side-handle Baton

Equipment

Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Side-handle Baton, you must take the Advanced Weapon

. When you miss with a Swift weapon, you have Advantage on the first attack roll you make with the weapon against the same target before the end of your next turn. If that attack hits, it also deals an extra 1d4 damage of the weapon’s normal damage type.

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

longsword and a handaxe. They are responsible for martial training as well as instruction in strategy and battlefield tactics. Bargrivyek’s priests wield his symbol, a flail with a head dipped in

pride. Such a feud can continue over generations in an ongoing cycle of retribution. Each legion has a list of grievances against any others it knows about, and any legions meeting for the first time view

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

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

’s training grounds. 6 One of my parents is a votary, tasked with protecting the temple gardens at the Vitu-Ghazi guildhall. 7 I had a romance with a well-known Selesnya healer

Do you gain proficiency in more saving throws when multiclassing?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

the class is your first. For example, if you gain a level in Cleric and choose the Protector option of the Divine Order feature, you gain proficiency with Martial weapons and training with Heavy armor

” section in the class’s introduction. This does not include saving throws. However, if a class grants additional proficiencies or training through one of its features, you also gain those, regardless if

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

abandon this careful approach. First, because of their hatred of gnomes, city kobolds often go out of their way to target gnomes’ houses and shops. Even in such cases, the kobolds’ fear of

Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.

Gaming Set (see chapter 6) Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Gaming Set (same as above), Healer’s Kit, Quiver, Traveler’s Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP You began training

Part 2: Test of Mettle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Spelljammer Corps training officer. Characters who played through the first Spelljammer Academy adventure met both officers; use the information in the accompanying sidebars to bring new player characters up to speed.

Part 2: Test of Mettle After breakfast, the characters travel to the main hall of Spelljammer Academy’s Simulations Deck, where they’re briefed on the upcoming training exercise before they’re led

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

: retrieving a meteorite of precious adamantine from H’Catha, a distant, disc-shaped world. The characters, having undergone training exercises, have been charged with commandeering a vacant tyrant ship for their first real mission. Others are either fresh recruits or freelancers hired by the faculty.

Adventure Hooks Spelljammer Academy: Realmspace Sortie! follows directly after the events of Spelljammer Academy: Trial by Fire. In this adventure, the characters are given their first assignment

Appendix A: Scoring Sheet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Appendix A: Scoring Sheet Use the following to keep track of scoring during the training exercise in part 2 of the adventure. Empty Check Box☐ Plotting a course of the first attempt: 1 point Empty

Check Box☐ Mitigating the damage of the electrical storm on the first attempt: 1 point Empty Check Box☐ Entering the asteroid cluster without damaging the ship: 1 point Empty Check Box☐ Exiting

Creating a Fighter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

warriors around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your

Creating a Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Adventure Hooks Trial by Fire follows the events of Orientation, the first adventure in the series. Characters who did not participate in the first adventure are assumed to have completed their

orientation and are assigned to join the other characters’ training team. Playing in the Adventurers League You can play the Spelljammer Academy adventures as a part of the D&D Adventurers League

End Simulation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

melts away, and you find yourselves in one of the magical chambers of the Simulations Deck, your memories slowly fitting back into place. You recall being warned that your first experience of a

last battle makes a good testing ground for new recruits. End simulation!” The characters remember meeting the hadozee training officer Boatswain Tarto (see the sidebar), and that the battle has been

Creating a Fighter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

warriors around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your

Creating a Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane

Gaining Ranks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Gaining Ranks You choose your character’s position when the character first joins an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. Your character’s position rank is equal to your franchise’s rank. Starting

from rank 1, you gain specialized training (including new proficiencies), special equipment, and your rank 1 position feature. Then, as the franchise grows, the scope of your position grows with it

Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war. You grew up on the streets surrounded by similarly ill-fated castoffs, a few of them

(see “Equipment”) Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Gaming Set (same as above), Healer’s Kit, Quiver, Traveler’s Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP You began training for war as

Wandslingers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Wandslingers The Last War saw a dramatic increase in the use of magic in battle. Aundair was the first nation to field units of arcane dragoons, but as the war continued cantrip specialists could be

found in the armies of most nations. Due to the considerable training required to master magic, this has remained an elite specialty. The common soldier wields a spear or crossbow but it’s not unusual

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people. Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish

patience needed to learn and practice wizardry, and they fare poorly even when given access to the necessary training and knowledge. Sorcerers are less prevalent among them than in many other races, and

Mission Briefing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

team of cadets, all of you gathering in the main hall where today’s training officers—Saerthe Abizin and Boatswain Tarto—stand waiting. A few members of the other squad murmur excitedly, but a glare

forward to welcome the cadets and provide the details of the upcoming training exercise. In addition to testing each cadet’s skills and talents, the exercise is also a friendly competition between

Fellowship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

to Saerthe Abizin, the Spelljammer training officer. Before you head out, though, your first stop is the academy refectory for a hearty breakfast. Found on the Cadet Quarters level, the refectory is

calling it “gunpowder chowder.” In addition to the characters, another group of cadets are receiving their first training assignment today. There’s talk that the training officers might combine the two

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Background As basic training at Spelljammer Academy comes to its conclusion, the characters are required to complete their first mission aboard a spelljamming ship. As luck would have it, orders have

Adolescence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Adolescence Most elves experience their First Reflection in their second or third decade. It marks the beginning of the period when an elf must focus on acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for

world and to reinforce the principles of any training or practice undertaken while awake. At the same time, the memories of long ago that came so easily during childhood now arise less and less

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

owlbears’ hunting, eating, mating, fighting, and living habits requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check. Owlbear Companions. Writing short essays on common methods for taming, training, and

prey serve as their beds and playgrounds. Owlbears attack with their razor-sharp beaks and claws. Many scholars believe a kooky wizard created the first owlbear in a breeding experiment gone awry

Darrett's Orders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Darrett’s Orders As the characters settle into their lodgings, Darrett enters. After greeting them warmly, he shares the following information: He spent much of the morning demonstrating his training

from this experience and hopes it’ll one day help him become a true Knight of Solamnia. After this, the characters have the rest of the day to do as they please. They’ll receive their first mission in the morning.

Greta Gorunn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Greta Gorunn Chaotic Good Dwarf First Year (Lorehold) Greta is often heard long before she is seen, as her raucous laughter echoes through the university’s halls. Enjoying a reputation as a golden

fervent member of the Strixhaven Iron-Lifters Society, she has already started to break long-held records in both powerlifting and weightlifting. When not training or competing (or occasionally studying

Guard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

first sign of danger and defend their charges with their lives. Others flee outright if their compensation doesn’t match the danger they face. They’re perceptive, but most have little martial training

Simulation Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

with a training version of a spelljamming helm and creates complex illusions designed to test cadets’ speed, skill, and ability to work together in a crisis. Saerthe Abizin accompanies the characters to

characters to gather around the training helm atop the platform. Once the characters are in position, read or paraphrase the following: Saerthe steps back from the platform, holds their palms outward, and

The Red Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

places of warfare to educate generals and kings in the arts of strategy and battlefield tactics. Many of the leaders they approached turned them away at first, but it soon became apparent that those

and training. Her priests believe that drilling one’s troops in a temple courtyard is a form of propitiation that the Red Knight looks upon with special favor.

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