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Player’s Handbook
stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years.
Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and
strongholds into mountainsides and under the earth. Their oldest legends tell of conflicts with the monsters of mountaintops and the Underdark, whether those monsters were towering giants or
Species
Player’s Handbook
goliaths look like stone giants, while others resemble fire giants. Whatever giants they count as kin, goliaths have forged their own path in the multiverse—unencumbered by the internecine
conflicts that have ravaged giantkind for ages—and seek heights above those reached by their ancestors.
Goliath Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 7–8 feet tall)Speed: 35 feet
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
from a thornbearer's bow might rain down like a volley from a whole army.
While most satyrs are known for their high spirits, love of revels, and gregarious personalities, these outgoing people are
tactics and methods of ending conflicts as swiftly as possible. This often means turning the same skills that make them famed celebrants toward battle, be it captivating performances or the aim developed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
guarding its young.
A catoblepas’s stink, like the stench of death mixed with swamp gas and skunk musk, gives it away as being much more ghastly than its appearance suggests. When it is on the
pestilence and rot created catoblepases as embodiments of their influence, while other stories link them to misfortune. Some such tales claim that swamp-dwelling hags tend catoblepases like cattle
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Shape (3/Day). The veil keeper magically transforms to look and feel like a Medium Humanoid it has seen. Any equipment the veil keeper is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed, and the veil keeper
veil keepers protect their companions by weaving magical mirages that disorient foes. Rumors say that the most skilled irda veil keepers can keep entire enclaves hidden, guarding a community’s
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
soldier or knight who perished on the battlefield or died performing its sworn duty. It appears like a translucent version of its living self.
Task Driven. Although one is often mistaken for a ghost, a
master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with grayish-tan skin and white fur. Its vicious fangs and claws reveal it to be a monstrous predator.
Girallons are most common in temperate or warm forest
. A girallon that’s captured when young and carefully trained could end up in a seemingly unlikely place, such as guarding the entrance to a city’s thieves’ guild. Those who would
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
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Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned
racial pride and actually treat you like an equal, you can learn a lot from them.”
Halflings. “It’s hard to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Conflicts One way to ensure your campaign’s longevity is to come up with three compelling conflicts you can create adventures around. Introduce these conflicts early in the campaign. As the
campaign unfolds, focus adventures on different conflicts to keep the players’ excitement high. Use the Campaign Conflicts tracking sheet to record your campaign’s conflicts (with room to add details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rulebooks. Heroic Fantasy Conflicts. Heroic fantasy campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or to destroy monsters or villains. Consider conflicts like these
symbolize the decadence and corruption of civilization, and mages are the classic villains of these settings. Magic items are therefore rare and often dangerous. Consider conflicts like these to drive the
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound
regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they will abandon a settlement when it no longer serves their needs.
Most tortles like to see how other creatures live and
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
would prefer the position were filled by someone more like himself, but Bargrivyek was all he was left with after Maglubiyet’s conquest. Although both deities are ultimately beholden to
. Suitably (and somewhat ironically), the outward politeness and civility that they demonstrate among each other enables them to avoid conflicts in daily life. This same form of “courtesy&rdquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Roleplaying Lorinda Lorinda loves the trappings of motherhood and is off-puttingly maternal toward all those she encounters. She’s quick to dote on others, calling them unsettling pet names like
“lostling,” “caterpillar,” or “sweetskin.” She insists that others call her some variation of “mother.” Lorinda relishes the worship of Viktal’s people but treats them as livestock, guarding them fiercely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Limbo Outlands Adventures The Outlands is the closest the Outer Planes come to being like a world on the Material Plane. Adventurers can travel easily from one gate-town to the next, making a
tremendous variety of planar-themed adventures possible within the boundaries of the Outlands. Adventures in the Outlands often involve the conflicts between opposing planar influences. It’s much easier for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
player how they reconcile their choice with their character’s values. If the character feels strongly about a choice that conflicts with their values or alignment, their player might use this as a
particular order of the Mages of High Sorcery. If the player would like to change their choice, allow them to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
adventures you’re thinking about running to your prospective players. Note the in-world conflicts that might arise, the setting’s overall tone, and the themes you’d like to explore. (The “Every DM Is Unique
befall characters, including mind-control magic, helplessness, and death. That said, D&D is a game that has in-world conflicts and mayhem. Certain core elements of the game are difficult to ignore. For
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes.
Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any
might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.
Kenku Names
Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
adventures you’re thinking about running to your prospective players. Note the in-world conflicts that might arise, the setting’s overall tone, and the themes you’d like to explore. (The “Every DM Is Unique
, including mind-control magic, helplessness, and death. That said, D&D is a game that has in-world conflicts and mayhem. Certain core elements of the game are difficult to ignore. For example, taking damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D11. Sinking Palace The palace has two entrances: one on high ground to the northwest, the other overlooking the docks. Each entrance has two bullywugs (neutral) and a crocodile guarding it. These
sentries deny entry to anyone who doesn’t have an invitation from the bullywug king. This ramshackle hall is built around a big tree. Two of the tree’s limbs reach out through the walls like enormous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
undulate like a writhing snake. Each time one side gains an advantage, invariably its lines weaken somewhere else. Demons enter the Nine Hells by following the River Styx from the Abyss into Avernus
unreliable. Despite the difficulty of escaping the Lower Planes, combatants on both sides find their way to the Material Plane and other realms from time to time. Although the conflicts on these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and
strongholds into mountainsides and under the earth. Their oldest legends tell of conflicts with the monsters of mountaintops and the Underdark, whether those monsters were towering giants or subterranean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
for stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities
and strongholds into mountainsides and under the earth. Their oldest legends tell of conflicts with the monsters of mountaintops and the Underdark, whether those monsters were towering giants or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
able to perform simple yet important tasks, such as guarding eggs or patrolling for intruders. Broodguards can speak but rarely do so, preferring to use snake-like hisses and guttural noises. Yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
launched an assault on the sea elf city of Myth Nantar! Outrageous!
During these conflicts, each of you have assisted the Turmish in driving these foul undead creatures away, and in this endeavor you
strangeness remains unknown. The Turmish and Thayans are too busy with their conflicts to notice, and so it is up to you brave heroes to travel into the darkening and discover what evil has come to reside so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Sundabar Like Mirabar, Sundabar was a dwarven settlement atop which a human city was built. Sundabar’s recent fall should serve as an example to my fellow dwarves of what can happen when the balance
necessary for trade. Given that such trade is now a rare occurrence, most of the human realms see Sundabar as jealously guarding its wealth and cravenly hiding beneath the surface, while the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. An adventure typically hinges on the successful completion of a quest, and can be as short as a single game session. Longer adventures might embroil players in great conflicts that require multiple
on the aspects you enjoy and downplay the rest. For example, if you don’t like creating your own adventures, you can use published ones. You can also lean on the other players to help you with rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
when guild conflicts run hot, Ravnicans respect the sanctity of the Promenade as neutral ground. Beyond the core are an uncounted number of other districts, which originated as outlying cities that
in the city proper or beyond it, are the fundamental configurations that define Ravnica. They are informally divided into various quarters, neighborhoods, and the like. Some of these areas extend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, bestial features with ogre-like frames. Through both brute force and cunning, nalfeshnees compel cultists and weaker demons to serve them in the endless conflicts of the Abyss or in plots on the Material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or
, History, Nature, and Religion. Diplomat. Negotiating treaties, de-escalating conflicts, and issuing ultimatums are tasks that fall within the purview of the Diplomat, who typically puts their high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
example, some goliaths look like stone giants, while others resemble fire giants. Whatever giants they count as kin, goliaths have forged their own path in the multiverse—unencumbered by the internecine
conflicts that have ravaged giantkind for ages—and seek heights above those reached by their ancestors. Goliath Traits Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 7–8 feet tall)
Speed: 35 feet
As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
more than just a backdrop for adventures. Like Middle Earth, Westeros, and countless other fantasy worlds out there, it’s a place to which you can escape and witness fantastic stories unfold. A well
game you want to run, and helps you nail down a few important details about your world and its overarching conflicts. Chapter 2 helps you put your world in the greater context of the multiverse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
goliaths look like stone giants, while others resemble fire giants. Whatever giants they count as kin, goliaths have forged their own path in the multiverse—unencumbered by the internecine conflicts that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
gigantic, animate trees with wizened faces. Most have lived for centuries and know secrets of the natural world. They avoid becoming embroiled in the conflicts of shorter-lived creatures, but they’re
. 3 Home to a community of pixies or sprites. 4 The last lore keeper of lost druidic knowledge. 5 Rooted on a hero’s burial mound and animates trees that look like questing knights. 6 Scarred by a fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
evil mongrelfolk (see appendix D). They sleep under piles of musty animal furs. Both are loyal servants of the Abbot, yet not so good at guarding. If the characters seem friendly, the mongrelfolk escort
feet, 9 inches tall and squats instead of standing upright. He looks like a beardless dwarf with patches of donkey flesh covering his face and body. He has one human ear and one wolf’s ear, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
hair juts from the hood, and the figure holds a bone needle threaded with dark cord in its hand.
Farther to the west, a stone stair climbs the north wall, ending near the ceiling. A stone slab like a
counter juts from the wall across the room from the base of the stairs. It holds saws, knives, and other tools. Four skeletons stand beyond this tool bench, guarding a wide passage that exits the to






