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Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
We spent three months tracking the green dragon before locating the forest in which it sought refuge. On our second day in that place, we woke to find the dragonâs head placed in the center
adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names, and instead identify the
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great
the goliath concept of fair play.
A permanently injured goliath is still expected to pull his or her weight in the tribe. Typically, such a goliath dies attempting to keep up, or the goliath slips
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
downtime activities that take weeks or even months to complete, you can give your campaign a longer time line â one in which events in the world play out over years. Wars begin and end, tyrants come
they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Firbolg Names Firbolg adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names
to their lands by whatever name the surrounding folk use, as a matter of tact and hospitality, but among their own kind they simply call it âhome.â Sometimes firbolgs adopt the nicknames or titles outsiders give them under the assumption that those who need names can call them whatever they wish.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
undetected and donât give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobblerâs house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
pity for adults who canât take care of themselves, though a sick or injured individual is treated, as a result of the goliath concept of fair play. A permanently injured goliath is still expected to
have ever meet an elderly goliath, and even those goliaths who have left their people grapple with the urge to give up their lives as their physical skills decay. Because of their risk-taking, goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Your DM might offer additional backgrounds beyond the ones included in chapter 4, and might be willing to work with you to craft a background thatâs a more precise fit for your character concept. A
background gives your character a background feature (a general benefit) and proficiency in two skills, and it might also give you additional languages or proficiency with certain kinds of tools. Record this information, along with the personality information you develop, on your character sheet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for a romantic encounter with Duhg. Gahg has brought along some fragments of metal that she hopes will impress Duhg, who had been planning to give Gahg a cask of honey mead. If the characters try to
after locating Duhg. If only one verbeeg survives contact with the characters, it wonât rest until it has revenge for the death of its potential mate. A verbeeg is smart enough not to act rashly against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
element and give details on how to flesh out your world with gods, factions, and so forth. The assumptions sketched out above arenât carved in stone. They inspire exciting D&D worlds full of adventure
, but theyâre not the only set of assumptions that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign concept by altering one or more of those core assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have done
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
long as Renaer is with them, but he gives them a folded sheet of parchment with the Code Legal written on it and encourages them to read it. (Give the players a copy of the Code Legal handout in
appendix C, if you havenât done so already.) If the characters ask for the Watchâs help in locating Floon, Staget makes it clear that he wonât send a force into the sewers in search of someone who might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up for the loss of proficienciesâsomething like the monkâs Unarmored Defense class feature, but
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
you receive a cancer diagnosis or a similar health news, you probably appreciate that concept a little more than other people. Watching someone you love waste away is a terrible thing. You want a
magic button to bring things back to the way they should be, this person you love so much restored to who they really are rather than what cancer is grinding them down into. Itâs easy to give in to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
characters seem friendly, he asks them for help in locating one. In exchange, he offers his magic, agreeing to cast raise dead up to three times on their behalf, or give them each the benefit of his
canât be convinced otherwise. The Abbot shares his beliefs openly, claiming that his decisions are based on the Morninglordâs guidance. He will give visitors a tour of the abbey if they seem friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
weapons appear in a campaign. Does this versatility extend outside the melee theme of the feature? It sure does, but weâre willing to occasionally bend a design concept if doing so is likely to increase
, but the feature doesnât give that creature the ability to telepathically reply. In contrast, the telepathy ability that some monsters have (MM , "Telepathy") does make two-way communication possible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of place, both attracting curious stares and expressing plenty of curiosity of their own about the strange ways of Khorvaireâs cities and towns. As you make a Talenta halfling character, give some
concept of âfacts.â To you, everything is a story, and truth is in how you tell it. 7 You are annoyed by buildings and tools designed without consideration for small people. 8 You seek vengeance for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Personal Characteristics Fleshing out your characterâs personality â the array of traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give a person a unique identity â will help you bring him or her
your imagination. Youâre not bound to those options, but theyâre a good starting point. Personality Traits Give your character two personality traits. Personality traits are small, simple ways to help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
or paraphrase the following: âLooking to make some coin, eh? So am I. Iâve got a little trick planned thatâll cinch the race in my favor, winning me a thousand talons at least. You want in? Iâll give
locating Sunshroudâs stall, a character must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to pour the potion into the feed bucket. On a failed check, Sunshroud and its jockey notice the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
their power doesnât fall into corrupt hands; however, sheâs only one person, and things slip her notice. Asteria might task the characters with locating a wayward deck andâif itâs in the hands of someone
, Asteria can give the creature advantage on the saving throw (no action required). This trait doesnât function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Manual guide you. Once you have a monster concept in mind, follow the steps below. Step 1. Name A monsterâs name should be given as much consideration as any other aspect of the monster, if not more. Your
Playerâs Handbook. Step 3. Type A monsterâs type provides insight into its origins and nature. The Monster Manual describes each monster type. Choose the type that best fits your concept for the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
give. They have the skills to negotiate with subemployees, temporary hirelings, seasonal staff, and other humanoid (usually) resources. When staff members have problems, the secretarian is the one
, a metal bell, and a set of fine clothes. My daughter Certainty created the secretarian role. Proved it out as a concept. I told her we didnât need them. I was wrong.
â Omin Dran
Sending Stone Also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
thatâs a more precise fit for your character concept.
A background gives your character a background feature (a general benefit) and proficiency in two skills, and it might also give you additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Faith in Diversification Despite their supposed wisdom, many common clerics fail to grasp the simple concept of using the best tool for the job. To the devoted priest of Tempus, every problem is just
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5 Youâre convinced your deity isnât all-knowing, because they clearly have no idea what you really get up to.
6 Your deity gives you power and you give them glory â at any cost.
7
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
your character can speak by default, and your background might give you access to one or more additional languages of your choice. Note these languages on your character sheet.
Choose your languages
Underworld traders Elvish
Personal Characteristics Fleshing out your characterâs personalityâthe array of traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give a person a unique identityâwill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
jets of flame in every hall and room. SAMPLE DUNGEON MAP Walls Some dungeons have walls of masonry. Others have walls of solid rock, hewn with tools to give them a rough, chiseled look, or worn smooth
noises such as the clanging hammers of a forge or the din of battle can reverberate through an entire dungeon. Many creatures that live underground use such sounds as a way of locating prey, or go on alert at any sound of an adventuring partyâs intrusion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are
to tie their victims to saplings and slowly roast them over a fire, or put them in a giant cook pot to make stew. Fortunately for the prisoners, the koboldsâ almost comedic preparations sometimes give
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
â in the Garden of Welcome. Phylo offers to give them a peek the next day if they want. If Sarith is with the characters, he suggests they accept this offer, saying that keeping on the sovereignâs
questions they have. The sovereign describes this entity in favorable terms, using âsheâ and âherâ as it does so. Because myconids have no concept of gender, this unusual speech is further indication of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
sure the characters understand the unpredictable nature of the componentsâ magic, you give them good incentive to be cautious about using them. And if the power of the components threatens to derail
the Tresendar Manor dungeons. Splugoth wanted creatures with keen scent to make another attempt at locating any franchise dead. Treasure. Hamebiâs satchel holds 50 gp and a potion of climbing. Searching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
season might come to trade during the next. They do understand the concept of belonging to a larger group, and that those groups might be in conflict. After all, each tribe of Uthgardt has its ancestral
how their hunting goes, and give them a chance to brag. Be appreciative, but not obsequious. Tell them you have heard of the prowess of the Uthgardt people â their hunting skills and strength first
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
if they donât understand what they have learned. Effects Designing a trapâs effects is a straightforward process. The tables for saving throw DCs, attack bonuses, damage, and the like give you a
environment are critical when it comes to properly locating a trap. A swinging log trap thatâs meant to knock characters aside is a mere inconvenience on a typical forest path, where it can be easily
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
1 hit point and no will to fight. Upon seeing the characters, it throws up its hands and says in Ignan, âI give up.â In return for being left alone, Xind is willing to tell the characters about
offerings, causing other tlexolotls to stir. Izel doesnât understand or care that the awakening tlexolotls endanger the regionâs populace. The Elemental has little experience with Humanoids or the concept of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
give the sisters food and water within 10 minutes, one of them dies. The surviving sibling then makes it her lifeâs mission to seek revenge on everyone involved, including the adventurers who failed
half-elves return to Phandalin at a later date to give the party rare herbs worth 100 gp. Franchise Opportunity. If rescued and treated well, the Splintfig sisters might become franchise business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
hen house,â and she should reply with âOnly to a small fox.â When you locate her, tell her that itâs safe to âMove the cargo along the Platinum Road.â And thatâs it. Sheâll give you the treasure to get
meet with the tavernâs regular patrons â who are no less criminal in many cases. Locating Oppal. When the characters enter the tavern, all the tables are occupied, but several empty stools stand at the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players to embrace the roles and enjoy the concept of momentarily placing their NPCâs secret goal as a top priority. Players might be more willing to take this on if you let them know that the scenario
Cloaks as an NPC, give her the stat block of a spy with these changes: She has the following attack option: Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) slashing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
malfunctioning magic, and so forth. The DM approves the headquarters concept and decides how large or small the initial structure can be, as well as any useful features. DMs and players can work together
how adding those built-in campaign benefits to the regular magic gained during adventuring will give the characters a boost in power.
For an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign meant to feel and play