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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
’t do so again for a year and a day.
You can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of a golden egg. A giant goose’s egg can be a great way to give characters an item
egg is empty, but the inside of the shell is inscribed with a poem or an intricate illustration.
2
The gold shell encloses a candy egg.
3
The egg holds a small toy goose that makes a loud
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
cousins, the ancient deep crows. Whether these gargantuan specimens are elder deep crows grown to great size or some higher form that holds lesser deep crows in thrall remains to be determined. Ideally
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and others who work with words. House Sivis has an especially close relationship with House Kundarak, as Kundarak letters of credit must be notarized with a Sivis arcane mark.
House Sivis takes great
pains to maintain the trust of its clients and holds a position of absolute neutrality in all disputes, whether between houses or nations. Sivis gnomes are typically friendly, curious, and engaging
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
As a child, you were inquisitive when your playmates were possessive or raucous. In your formative years, you found your way to one of Faerûn’s great institutes of learning , where you
of knowledge.
The most well known of Faerûn’s fonts of knowledge is Candlekeep. The great library is always in need of workers and attendants, some of whom rise through the ranks to
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
hermitage gave you access to a unique and powerful discovery. The exact nature of this revelation depends on the nature of your seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, the deities, the
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from starvation. You
Reflection. Muddied water always clears in time. (Any)
6
Hope. The horizon at sea holds the greatest promise. (Any)
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BOND
1
I must visit all the oceans
The Great Old One
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only in legends. Its motives are incomprehensible to mortals, and its knowledge so immense and ancient that even the greatest libraries pale in comparison to the vast secrets it holds. The Great Old One
Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings.
Sage
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Basic Rules (2014)
, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.
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Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the
of oneself. (Any)
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Bond
1
It is my duty to protect my students.
2
I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3
I
Dragonborn
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Basic Rules (2014)
best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear
give up on something. A dragonborn holds mastery of a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same commitment find it easy to earn the respect of a dragonborn.
Though
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hobgoblins associate only with images of conflict and warfare.
The iron grip their philosophy holds on their hearts blinds hobgoblins to the accomplishments of other peoples. Hobgoblins have little
for the achievement to mean anything, a hobgoblin must abide by the race’s code of honor in doing so.
Glory can be earned by discovery of great resources (such as finding a new vein of iron or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
holds, and more than half the defenders survive. At least one enemy general is slain. Great Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, and most of the defenders survive. Both enemy generals and the dragon are slain. Battle Flowchart
enemy general survives. Pyrrhic Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, but the defenders are decimated. At least one enemy general survives. Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
holds, and more than half the defenders survive. At least one enemy general is slain. Great Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, and most of the defenders survive. Both enemy generals and the dragon are slain. Battle Flowchart
enemy general survives. Pyrrhic Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon holds, but the defenders are decimated. At least one enemy general survives. Victory The ruinstone remains hidden. Leilon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Lost Children As beings of unfettered emotion and potential, children are of great importance to Zybilna. The archfey sees to it that any children held captive by the Hourglass Coven are liberated
, rid of unhappy memories, and escorted back to their homes by pixie courtiers. The same holds true for any children who were sequestered by Zybilna’s protective magic (see “Children of Prismeer” in chapter 2).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Lost Children As beings of unfettered emotion and potential, children are of great importance to Zybilna. The archfey sees to it that any children held captive by the Hourglass Coven are liberated
, rid of unhappy memories, and escorted back to their homes by pixie courtiers. The same holds true for any children who were sequestered by Zybilna’s protective magic (see “Children of Prismeer” in chapter 2).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Akirrans whisper that the interior holds a door between this world and the land of the dead. In front of this wonder, a giant statue of Anu, the Great Jackal, overlooks parched riverbeds. A small order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Akirrans whisper that the interior holds a door between this world and the land of the dead. In front of this wonder, a giant statue of Anu, the Great Jackal, overlooks parched riverbeds. A small order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Introduction AN ADVENTURE SUPPORTING EXTRA LIFE
A fallen clock tower holds components from an ancient artifact. Upon discovery of the components, competing agents look to launch expeditions to
great the risks, finding the components demands the effort, for whoever does so can reassemble the fabled Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad!
Adventure design by Bart Carroll
In support of Extra Life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Introduction AN ADVENTURE SUPPORTING EXTRA LIFE
A fallen clock tower holds components from an ancient artifact. Upon discovery of the components, competing agents look to launch expeditions to
great the risks, finding the components demands the effort, for whoever does so can reassemble the fabled Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad!
Adventure design by Bart Carroll
In support of Extra Life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, but three still spark with knowledge. Meditation Chamber. The great dome still holds the ocean at bay, but the air inside is fouled by time and rot. After each hour spent within the dome, a creature
retreat’s flooded library holds five crystalline, coral archives that contain knowledge preserved in crackling lightning. The formations are 10 feet across and 20 feet high. Two are shattered and useless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, but three still spark with knowledge. Meditation Chamber. The great dome still holds the ocean at bay, but the air inside is fouled by time and rot. After each hour spent within the dome, a creature
retreat’s flooded library holds five crystalline, coral archives that contain knowledge preserved in crackling lightning. The formations are 10 feet across and 20 feet high. Two are shattered and useless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
greatest cities of Galifar. Traditionally loyal to family and clan, dwarves who were born outside the Mror Holds tend to transfer their fierce clan loyalty to their new homes — and particularly to the
edifices of stonework that symbolize the permanence and stability of those places. A Brelish dwarf might feel a deep, personal connection to the towers of Sharn or the great walls of Wroat; some dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
miser counting coins. Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside
from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Interesting Things About Thrane Flamekeep is the capital of Thrane and the seat of the Silver Flame. The Keeper of the Flame dwells in the great Cathedral of the Silver Flame, which holds a pillar of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
miser counting coins. Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside
from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
greatest cities of Galifar. Traditionally loyal to family and clan, dwarves who were born outside the Mror Holds tend to transfer their fierce clan loyalty to their new homes — and particularly to the
edifices of stonework that symbolize the permanence and stability of those places. A Brelish dwarf might feel a deep, personal connection to the towers of Sharn or the great walls of Wroat; some dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Interesting Things About Thrane Flamekeep is the capital of Thrane and the seat of the Silver Flame. The Keeper of the Flame dwells in the great Cathedral of the Silver Flame, which holds a pillar of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites The Voice of
Karrnath
Mror Holds: Birthplace of abomination!
It’s been exactly seventy years since the Iron Council declared the Mror Holds’ independence from Karrnath. King
our nation, we call on all true Karrns to demand that Regent Moranna unleash our full might on the Mror Holds and cleanse this horror!
The Mror Holds spread across the Ironroot Mountains. Most Mror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites The Voice of
Karrnath
Mror Holds: Birthplace of abomination!
It’s been exactly seventy years since the Iron Council declared the Mror Holds’ independence from Karrnath. King
our nation, we call on all true Karrns to demand that Regent Moranna unleash our full might on the Mror Holds and cleanse this horror!
The Mror Holds spread across the Ironroot Mountains. Most Mror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
now missing data on the following gate-towns: Automata
Curst
Excelsior
Faunel
Glorium
Rigus
Sylvania
The mimir is also missing data on the last Great Modron March (see “The Last Great
Modron March”). This information still exists, but it’s inaccessible until the data on the gate-towns is restored. Restoring the Mimir’s Data Dave Melvin R04M the Missing Monodrone The mimir holds the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
now missing data on the following gate-towns: Automata
Curst
Excelsior
Faunel
Glorium
Rigus
Sylvania
The mimir is also missing data on the last Great Modron March (see “The Last Great
Modron March”). This information still exists, but it’s inaccessible until the data on the gate-towns is restored. Restoring the Mimir’s Data Dave Melvin R04M the Missing Monodrone The mimir holds the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the dwarves for their Dragonmoots of old—great hunts during which clans would come together to end the perceived threat of a particular dragon. Centuries before, Otaaryliakkarnos’s niece was killed
in a Dragonmoot, and with the long ancestral memory of the metallic dragons, she holds all dwarves responsible. Attitude. Neutral. If the party includes one or more dwarves, Otaaryliakkarnos is instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
tell of a great migration that led the ancient dwarves to Khorvaire from “a land of endless ice.” Many believe this refers to the arctic lands of the Frostfell, while others claim that the first
cherish the memory of this ancient nation, for all dwarves in Khorvaire are descended from exiles driven from the realm below — which was later destroyed by the daelkyr. Particularly in the Mror Holds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aberrant Dragonmarks Your sigil creates, child of Cannith. Mine holds the power to destroy.
—Rotting Bal, Tarkanan enforcer
The twelve dragonmarks are predictable, and their powers are generally
common and some held great powers. Aberrant leader Halas Tarkanan could devastate cities with powerful earthquakes. The Lady of the Plague wielded disease and commanded hordes of vermin. The