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Centaur
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hair. Gruul centaurs cut their hair in rough, spiky styles.
The upper bodies of centaurs are comparable to human torsos in size, and their lower equine bodies average about 4 feet tall at the withers
natural world. Among the guilds that share that affinity, centaurs favor the rubblebelts of the Gruul Clans and the wide plazas of the Selesnya Conclave over the undercity tunnels of the Golgari and
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spiritual guidance at times.
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Roll an additional Gruul contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
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An Izzet scientist blames the Gruul for the destruction of his life’s
Equipment: A Gruul insignia, a hunting trap, an herbalism kit, the skull of a boar, a beast-hide cloak, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins
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him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life.
Tiefling Names
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reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
literally give new life to the ruin of the city. These elementals are intensely destructive, but they last only as long as the magic used to summon them persists. Giants Nearly all the Gruul Clans include
Gruul Creatures Many dangerous creatures haunt the rubblebelts and other places the Gruul Clans inhabit. Beasts Gruul territory is full of beasts of all sizes. Herds of giant boars (see the Monster
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Cleric Though the worship of gods isn’t widespread in Ravnica, clerics dedicated to more abstract principles do exist, primarily within the Azorius Senate, the Boros Legion, the Gruul Clans, the
Orzhov Syndicate, and the Selesnya Conclave. They most often use their guild insignia as holy symbols. Cleric Subclass Guild Forge Domain* Boros Knowledge Domain Azorius Life Domain Boros, Selesnya
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You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
, rot, and rebirth. You have spent your life in the slow churn of that ecosystem, in the dark places of the city where the messy parts of existence are on display. There is little squeamishness among the
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deeper meaning.
The typical warforged has a sexless body shape. Some warforged ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity.
The more a warforged develops its
chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor.
Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Cart
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Backgrounds Can you have more than one background? No. You can have only one background. It establishes key aspects of your life before you embarked on a life of adventure. If none of the backgrounds
available matches your character concept, talk with your DM and use the guidelines in the Player’s Handbook to customize your own background.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
can be said to underlie the Gruul way of life, it is about living in the now, with little concern for forethought, planning, or speculation. Impulse drives the actions of the Gruul Clans. They want to
Inside the Clans As a collection of disparate clans, the Gruul have no single leader and no headquarters. But the Gruul respect strength and are willing to follow a strong individual who points them
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him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling is a firm friend or ally for life.
Tiefling Names
Tiefling names fall into
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Life on the Rock Bral is populated by an outlandish collection of traders, rogues, mercenaries, pirates, nobles, and entrepreneurs. Generally, law enforcement is sporadic, which means that order is
an elusive concept. Most folks who call the Rock home adhere to two principles: mind your own business whenever possible, and enough gold can fix anything.
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messenger, calm emotions, warding bond
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plant growth, speak with plants
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aura of life, conjure minor elementals
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awaken, commune with nature
or injury in any creature saddens me.
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I have much to be proud of, but I am still just one strand in the grand, interwoven tapestry of life.
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Nature offers rich and abundant metaphors
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As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer
footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, Lazav, wears many faces. Golgari Swarm. An elf lich named Jarad guides the Golgari Swarm’s masses as they lurk in the undercity, where they process the city’s waste and see to the new life that
emerges from death and decay. Gruul Clans. Raging against civilization and its defilement of the natural world, the loose alliance of the Gruul Clans is led by the cyclops Borborygmos. Izzet League. Led by
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Choose a guild and refer to its description in chapter 2 for suggestions on building the party around it. 2 Classic Party. Boros or Selesnya cleric (Life Domain), Azorius or Boros fighter (Champion
. Simic druid, Izzet fighter, Izzet wizard, Simic monk 5 Skulkers Party. Golgari druid, Golgari fighter or ranger, Dimir rogue or monk, Dimir wizard 6 Chaos Party. Gruul druid, Gruul barbarian, Rakdos
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to obey the dictates of an ancestor on the Ghost Council.
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I value my worldly goods more highly than my mortal life.
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An oligarch publicly humiliated me, and I will exact revenge on
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An Azorius arrester is always snooping into my family’s business transactions.
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A Boros paladin saved my life, to my everlasting shame.
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I know a shopkeeper who is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny.
Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon
doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 8: Fates Tinnel Lovitt A character who draws the Fates card from a Deck of Many Things gains the chance to rewrite the events of their life. This card is an example in miniature of the deck
from tragedy. Following them is a selection of personality traits and life events inspired by the Deck of Many Things. These traits and events reflect the influence of fate and destiny on your
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the Simic. Centaurs celebrate life and growth, and the birth of a foal is always cause for festivities. At the same time, they revere the traditions of the past, and among both the Gruul and the
various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. Most centaurs style their hair and their tails in a similar way. Selesnya centaurs favor long, flowing hair. Gruul
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Imagine a perfect world: one in which nature and civilization exist in harmony, adapted to each other; one in which life is shaped to match its environment and the environment is shaped to match life
a set of beliefs about the nature of life. Simic members’ bonds and flaws derive from their scientific research — including their creation of new life forms, which they can become very
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, crafter, and explorer — and an outcast among its kind. Sgothgah’s life changed forever when it encountered and consumed a cult of lunatics who worshiped Tharizdun, an ancient deity of darkness. As it read
aboleth mulled over the concept of Tharizdun in idle moments, and eventually those thoughts flowered into something alien and repulsive to most aboleths: religious faith.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Soul’s Shape Before tasking characters with retrieving it, determine what form the pharaoh’s ka takes. It might be a physical object, a living creature, or a spiritual concept that needs to be
6 The manifestation of a joyous song sung by Muhar’s people
7 The soul of an innocent healer who resembles the pharaoh as he was in life
8 The soul of a character, perhaps one with an Echoing Soul (a Dark Gift detailed in chapter 1)
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Appendix E: Concept Gallery Just as most adventurers don’t walk into a dragon’s lair without a plan, neither were D&D’s iconic monsters developed without considerable forethought. This gallery
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Appendix E: Concept Gallery Just as most adventurers don’t walk into a dragon’s lair without a plan, neither were D&D’s iconic monsters developed without considerable forethought. This gallery
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
Firbolg
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heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.
In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common
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
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Life’s an experiment, and I can’t wait to see what happens.
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I pepper my speech with the incomprehensible jargon of my trade, like mizzium droplets inserted into a weird-field
. (Chaotic)
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Power. Someday I’ll find or create the magic that will make me the most powerful being in Ravnica. (Evil)
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I have dedicated my life
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
The Returned Walking the Path of Phenax doesn’t restore a soul to its life. Those who return from the Underworld are hollow shells inhabited by grim and purposeless spirits. These Returned are
. Their second life is theirs to do with as they please, but it’s typically a confused, cursed life, plagued by frustration, bitterness, loneliness, and melancholy. Such leads many Returned along dark paths
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Appendix E: Concept Gallery Just as most adventurers don’t walk into a dragon’s lair without a plan, neither were D&D’s iconic monsters developed without considerable forethought. This gallery
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
with mortals under such life-and-death circumstances. Boros paladins are the members most likely to converse with the angels and be charged with implementing their plans. The garrison commanders who
on constant alert for military threats. They work to maintain their fortifications to ensure that they aren’t overrun by Gruul marauders. Construction proceeds on new strongholds near Gruul territories
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guild is all that really matters. (Any)
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Hedonism. Death comes for everyone, so take as much pleasure as you can from every moment of life. (Neutral)
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Creativity. I strive to
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My family is prominent in another guild. I enjoy my wild life, but I don’t want to embarrass them.
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I couldn’t hide my emotions and opinions
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. Adventure became less of a priority as they settled into domestic life. 5 Obsessed with the concept of the multiverse, the characters studied the realms that make up existence, traveling between
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embodying a concept. Their final work was the Material Plane, where all ideas would become manifest: a realm that could know war and peace, life and death, order and chaos. But cruel Khyber sought ultimate
dragonshards wrapped around the planet, said to be the source of magic. Eberron is the world, the source of all natural life. And Khyber is the Underdark and the source of aberrations and fiends, forever
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
present them with even more hurdles to overcome. The often bizarre, unfeeling, and surreal elements of corporate and business life can add a degree of danger or absurdity to even the most run-of-the
villain is the head of Evil Incorporated, just begging for some market volatility. Money, as they say, makes the world go around. And as is true in real life, so it goes in the fantasy realm. The far
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
concept of how long they’ve lived, how many times they’ve died, or why they returned to life. Should a Darklord fall, the temporary defeat lasts until they’re restored by the Dark Powers. In their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Good and Evil Weirds. Like most elementals, a water weird has no concept of good or evil. However, a water weird bound to a sacred or befouled source of water begins to take on the nature of that site
. “Before you drink from a fountain or pool, toss a copper coin into it. It’s a small price to pay for your life.”
— X the Mystic’s 2nd rule of dungeon survival
Water Weird
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