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Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
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. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
few miles from where they were born.
You aren’t one of those folk.
You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are
discussed here are all sufficiently distant from the North and the Sword Coast to justify the use of this background.
Evermeet. The fabled elven islands far to the west are home to elves who have never
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
, while those of air or fire tend to be lighter. A given genasi might have some features reminiscent of the mortal parent (pointed ears from an elf, a stockier frame and thick hair from a dwarf, small
Shifter
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast
Gnome
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excitement. Their fair hair has a tendency to stick out in every direction, as if expressing the gnome’s insatiable interest in everything around.
A gnome’s personality is writ large in
his or her appearance. A male gnome’s beard, in contrast to his wild hair, is kept carefully trimmed but often styled into curious forks or neat points. A gnome’s clothing, though usually
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
same time, many verdan undergo changes in coloring as they age. Male verdan typically have little to no hair, while females sport shocks of wiry hair that they try to tame in a variety of styles. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
lands of the Silver Marches than in distant Turmish or Impiltur to the east — and even more distinctive in far-off Kara-Tur. Human physical characteristics, though, vary according to the ancient
. Calishite Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. They’re found primarily in southwest Faerûn. Calishite Names: (Male) Aseir, Bardeid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the School of Transmutation. Marambra Nyghtsteel is a striking woman with long auburn hair and an empty, distant gaze. She wears a black robe and holds a staff topped with a rune. A successful DC 10
handsome, slender man with thinning hair and a penetrating stare. He wears a plain black robe and many rings on his steepled fingers. Tattooed on his forehead is a tiny black rune. A successful DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
lands of the Silver Marches than in distant Turmish or Impiltur to the east — and even more distinctive in far-off Kara-Tur. Human physical characteristics, though, vary according to the ancient
. Calishite Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. They’re found primarily in southwest Faerûn. Calishite Names: (Male) Aseir, Bardeid
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
the air.
Long hair whipped by a conjured wind, a half-elf spreads his arms wide and throws his head back. Lifting him momentarily off the ground, a wave of magic surges up in him, through him, and out
;ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
has instructed her fellow korreds to ensconce themselves in stone, thus remaining in relative safety for the foreseeable future. Bitter End used iron shears to cut off locks of Argantle’s hair. The
hag fashions korred hair into iron ropes and uses them to manipulate her theater’s infernal contraptions. Bitter End uses a contraption called the Orrery of Tragedies to glimpse all possible futures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
tapers at the edge to form a rim. The Spindle is 200 miles across at its base and tapers to a peak 1,000 miles above sea level. Light. The shores of the Spindle are dimly lit. The distant sun provides
talent with illusory magic. Saerthe’s white skin is so pale as to be almost translucent, and their blonde hair is worn in a fashionable, immaculately manicured pompadour.
Quote: “I make talent look good.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Eerie Token. As a Bonus Action, you can create a magical token by harmlessly removing a lock of hair, detaching a nail, or using some other method. While the token
exists, you gain the following benefits: Distant Message. As a Magic action, you can send a telepathic message of 25 words or fewer to a creature holding or carrying the token, as long as you are within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Wyllow Wyllow is a moon elf druid with eyes as green as emeralds. Butterflies nest in her tangled black hair, and small critters gather around her feet. Over two hundred years ago, Wyllow fell in
of the surface world has faded from her mind. She is distant but kind toward those who pass harmlessly through her domain, but turns violent whenever her forest or its peaceful denizens are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
woman with a white cloak and graying hair.
“Are these the maniacs who’ve stirred up every nest of rats in this gods-forsaken city?”
“Commander Portyr!” says Zodge. “I was told you wouldn’t be in
?”
Until recently, Liara Portyr commanded a Flaming Fist outpost called Fort Beluarian on the distant tropical peninsula of Chult. Her uncle is Duke Dillard Portyr of Baldur’s Gate, one of the city’s two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Sir Ursas The warrior Sir Ursas strikes an imposing figure—a massive, muscular warrior with one arm replaced with a grizzly bear’s paw grafted at the elbow. He grows his dark hair long and shaggy
travels with the characters, and can magically teleport them to either the Temple of Moloch or the Tomb of Horrors, transporting the party to either location in the distant past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
marble or obsidian. 6 Your hair ripples as if moved by an unseen current. Sequestered Caverns You spent your formative years deep beneath the ground, sequestered far from the sun and wind of the surface
-forgotten memory or distant dream. Underground Quirk. Your time spent underground has changed you in some way, as determined by rolling on the Underground Quirks table. Underground Quirks d6 Quirk 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
famous for upholding justice and helping the needy in his distant homeland to the east of Faerûn. As he grew older, learned more about the world, and began to feel the weight of old age, his worldview
hair and deep green eyes, and carries himself with the grace of a dancer. A strip of cloth was torn from the left sleeve of Steel Crane’s white robe during the raid on Candlekeep, and Steel Crane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Where Are You From? The most important decision in creating a far traveler background is determining your homeland. The places discussed here are all sufficiently distant from the North and the Sword
distant parts of Faerûn. Those who leave behind Mulhorand’s sweltering deserts and ancient pyramids for a glimpse at a different life do so for many reasons. You might be in the North simply to see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
weather (cast as 1 action), water breathing
Storm giants are contemplative seers that live in places far removed from mortal civilization. Most have pale purple-gray skin and hair, and glittering
emerald eyes. Some rare storm giants are violet-skinned, with deep violet or blue-black hair and silvery gray or purple eyes. They are benevolent and wise unless angered, in response to which the fury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the bridge known as Wyrm’s Crossing, then to distant realms beyond.
Dozens of Flaming Fist soldiers are trying to control an angry mob of commoners eager to leave the city. Armed with only a vague
description of Captain Zodge — a tall man with long black hair and a leather eye patch — it takes you a while to find him. A fight breaks out between soldiers and commoners, and you finally spot the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
beautiful frost giant with pale blue skin, cold blue eyes, and crackling blue flames for hair. When she is happy, everything around her seems bright and warm. When she’s unhappy, her surroundings become
(750 gp); a delicate, multicolored, blown-glass lily trimmed with gold (1,250 gp); and a rolled-up painting of the Battle of Emridy Meadows, a conflict that transpired on a distant world called Oerth (2,500 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, scantily clad man, his scarlet apparel designed to accentuate his trim figure and bountiful chest hair. A flashy rapier hangs from his stylish belt.
“Welcome aboard the Eyecatcher,” he says
and speed. Zord visits the distant island of Lantan about once a year. During his last visit, he purchased four nimblewrights from a Lantanese wizard. He keeps two aboard his flagship, and one aboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of many battles for tunnel territory, and despite being so young that not a hair of his beard was white, his knowledge of tunnel-fighting tactics rivaled my own. Their war with the duergar isn’t
abundance of adamantine among the Ironmaster dwarves and of my friend’s innocence about the wider world. Apparently, the dragon-worshiping humans of the distant island of Tuern have long given raw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
your own. Hunt for Magic Items and Spellbooks Obaya Uday, a neutral good Chultan priest of Waukeen (god of trade), has traveled from the distant city of Port Nyanzaru on behalf of a wizard named Wakanga
initial descent into Undermountain and asks them to keep an eye out for Kressando, a 22-year-old man with fair skin and dark curly hair, trained in the arts of stealth and thievery. She also tells
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
who enters his establishment. Geld CG male (he/him) rock gnome
Short even for a gnome, Geld is quite compact, with a long, silky mane of black hair reaching his waist. His constant movements make it
(Baklunish)
Fine, dark hair frames an unnervingly youthful golden face, with a V-cut bob and a scar slashing from forehead to chin, distorting her otherwise handsome features. Onella’s muddy green eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
destabilize the region, weaken the crown, and clear the way for the Scarlet Brotherhood to seize control. The Brotherhood arranges for the Solmor ships to meet with eager merchants in distant ports who
Brotherhood agent in town. Tall, lean, tan, with short silver hair, he speaks in precise, measured statements of a man who has a keen eye for detail. He is dispassionate and takes a protective stance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
hair. 41–50 You were poisoned by a trap or a monster. You recovered, but the next time you must make a saving throw against poison, you make the saving throw with disadvantage. 51–60 You lost
with a potion of healing or a flask of acid, as you choose. 9 You found a treasure map. 10 A distant relative left you a stipend that enables you to live at the comfortable lifestyle for 1d20 years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
contains a prison where the city’s most hardened criminals are incarcerated. The captain-general of the City Watch is Sental Nurev, a tall, human Warrior Veteran (Neutral Good) with thinning blond hair
isn’t at all ostentatious.
The High Tower Inn’s human proprietor, Erlynn Goodfellow, is a soft-spoken, middle-aged, pot-bellied Mage (Lawful Good) with gray hair, bright-blue eyes, and platinum-rimmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
lurk inside the crypts here. Once each wraith is defeated, it turns into an incorporeal elven spirit. One spirit quickly fades away, while the other—a woman with light-gray hair and pale eyes—floats
in a distant, hollow voice: Her name is Jentida. She was a guard in a Silvanesti delegation sent to the Istarian city of Onyari. She doesn’t know what the City of Lost Names is (as she’s unaware Onyari
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
1 29 The rousing blare of distant trumpets drowns out other sounds.
2 30 Clouds limned by sunlight take a form that resembles Iroas.
3 31 A character’s weapon or shield shatters
turns a rich gold color.
4 50 A character’s hair grows several inches and braids itself.
5 51 Glowing green threads create a pattern or follow a path in the air.
6 52 A character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
his kind—a lean, purple-skinned figure in flowing robes, his horns protruding from a voluminous tuft of white hair atop his head. Shunned by the Lady of Pain and ostracized by his kin for declaring
temporary glow or shifting pattern—but some designs function as spell scrolls that burn away once used, singeing hair, fur, or scales in the process. As a devotee of Aoskar and longtime resident of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
chin on its chest. A thin stream of drool trails from its mouth onto its bloodstained leather loincloth. On the floor at its feet is a bloody greatclub with tufts of hair and bits of metal stuck in it
Stream To the north along the frozen stream, the tunnel splits, with one way continuing north and the other veering east. The stream follows the dark northward tunnel. Light from a distant fire is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Peering into the water’s depths reveals thin, pale faces staring back, dark monsters swimming past, and glimpses of distant realms. A creature can wade through the water safely, but any creature that
) with long hair stands in the middle of the room. The elf, Carisso, is holding a crystal goblet of water. Tied to his belt is a glass-handled rapier (actually a +1 rapier). A goblin (noncombatant) stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
skulls and pelts of various mountain-dwelling creatures. Seated by the fire is a wizened goliath with long white hair. A yeti fur cloak is draped over her stooped shoulders, and a tiger-sized feline
in the northern end of this chamber. The goliaths have little use for valuables, except for clan members who want to visit Ten-Towns or other more distant settlements and need some form of currency to