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the realm, knighthood is among the highest honors one can receive. Knights of the realm, who are all addressed with the honorific “Syr,” are revered as champions, heroes, and paragons of
its former glory, or seeking to help travelers and remote communities beset by troubles.
Achieving knighthood in one of the courts requires a quest that proves one’s excellence in that court
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
long, snakelike tail. In the midst of a conversation with an especially tantalizing victim-to-be, Hulgaz can’t help but whip her tail back and forth with excitement.
Selfless heroes and true
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Folk Hero Origins
Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously. If you wish, you may roll on the Folk Hero
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
formidable adventurer.
See the “Uthgardt Lands” section of chapter 2 for details on each tribe’s territory and its activities that will help you choose your affiliation.
Skill
totem spirits were defeated by Uthgar and where the heroes of the tribes are interred—are sacred to you.
Your bond is undoubtedly associated with your tribe or some aspect of Uthgardt philosophy or
Folk Hero
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
disaster.
3
I stood alone against a terrible monster.
4
I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
5
I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
6
I broke into a tyrant
you.
Suggested Characteristics
A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their
Fighter
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opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the
around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
’ success and doesn’t need to be persuaded to help them. A patron might be a retired adventurer who seeks younger heroes to deal with rising threats, or a mayor who knows that the town guard can’t handle a
Patrons A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, providing help or rewards as well as quests and adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested interest in the adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
’ success and doesn’t need to be persuaded to help them. A patron might be a retired adventurer who seeks younger heroes to deal with rising threats, or a mayor who knows that the town guard can’t handle a
Patrons A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, providing help or rewards as well as quests and adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested interest in the adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
particular theme of your campaign or elements of your world. You can also create a background to help a player craft the story they have in mind for their character. This section describes, step by step, how you can create backgrounds tailored for your world and the heroes in it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
particular theme of your campaign or elements of your world. You can also create a background to help a player craft the story they have in mind for their character. This section describes, step by step, how you can create backgrounds tailored for your world and the heroes in it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Divine Intervention In some campaigns, gods are fond of meddling in mortal affairs, and heroes sometimes call on the gods for aid beyond what divine magic ordinarily provides. The gods sometimes also
on mortal heroes to act like heroes. With those principles in mind, you might have gods intervene in dire situations in one of these ways: Blessings. A god might bestow a Blessing (see “Supernatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Divine Intervention In some campaigns, gods are fond of meddling in mortal affairs, and heroes sometimes call on the gods for aid beyond what divine magic ordinarily provides. The gods sometimes also
on mortal heroes to act like heroes. With those principles in mind, you might have gods intervene in dire situations in one of these ways: Blessings. A god might bestow a Blessing (see “Supernatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Handbook can reflect the particular theme of your campaign or elements of your world. You can also create a background to help a player craft the story they have in mind for their character. Luca Bancone
You might alter the Sailor background to reflect a character’s youth on the seas of Greyhawk This section describes, step by step, how you can create backgrounds like the ones in the Player’s Handbook, tailored for your world and the heroes in it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Players Players who aren’t the Dungeon Master take on the roles of the heroes, also known as the characters or the adventurers. D&D plays best with four to six players in addition to the DM, but it’s
Coast website can help you find stores near you that host D&D events) Friends, family, community members, and work colleagues who enjoy gaming or fantasy Gaming clubs at schools Social media and online messaging sites Gaming conventions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Handbook can reflect the particular theme of your campaign or elements of your world. You can also create a background to help a player craft the story they have in mind for their character. Luca Bancone
You might alter the Sailor background to reflect a character’s youth on the seas of Greyhawk This section describes, step by step, how you can create backgrounds like the ones in the Player’s Handbook, tailored for your world and the heroes in it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Players Players who aren’t the Dungeon Master take on the roles of the heroes, also known as the characters or the adventurers. D&D plays best with four to six players in addition to the DM, but it’s
Coast website can help you find stores near you that host D&D events) Friends, family, community members, and work colleagues who enjoy gaming or fantasy Gaming clubs at schools Social media and online messaging sites Gaming conventions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
shares an Oztocan fable about a band of heroes who defended their homeland with the help of a giant. When the giant died, the heroes honored their mighty companion by building a tomb around his
excavation of Xeluan’s tomb. I don’t believe Tavio had anything to do with Rilago’s disappearance, but I can’t help but think Tavio knows something about it.” Aminta. “Tavio’s sister, Aminta, commands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted Heroes Ravenloft encourages you and your group to safely explore the thrill of all manner of ghost stories, mysteries, and other tales of terror. While chapter 4 guides DMs in how to craft
you should be mindful of as a player and that will help you create a character prepared to participate in suspenseful adventures. But it all begins with one question: Are you sure?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the player characters. Here are some ways to keep the party feeling like heroes, even when the cast of characters grows. Sometimes our paths cross with others’ in the most fortuitous ways, bringing us
out orders in the heat of battle. This is especially useful for allies who serve as the bodyguard for a wizard character or who partner with a rogue character to help the rogue perform sneak attacks. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
shares an Oztocan fable about a band of heroes who defended their homeland with the help of a giant. When the giant died, the heroes honored their mighty companion by building a tomb around his
excavation of Xeluan’s tomb. I don’t believe Tavio had anything to do with Rilago’s disappearance, but I can’t help but think Tavio knows something about it.” Aminta. “Tavio’s sister, Aminta, commands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Players Players who aren’t the Dungeon Master take on the roles of the heroes, also known as the characters or the adventurers. D&D plays best with four to six players in addition to the DM, but it’s
: Game or hobby stores (the Store Locator on the Wizards of the Coast website can help you find stores near you that host D&D events) Friends, family, community members, and work colleagues who enjoy gaming or fantasy Gaming clubs at schools Social media and online messaging sites Gaming conventions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
foray into the temple. In so doing, they learn that a silver dragon has been trying to sow division in the cult and keep it from doing too much evil in the world—until heroes arrive who can help the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
foray into the temple. In so doing, they learn that a silver dragon has been trying to sow division in the cult and keep it from doing too much evil in the world—until heroes arrive who can help the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the player characters. Here are some ways to keep the party feeling like heroes, even when the cast of characters grows. Sometimes our paths cross with others’ in the most fortuitous ways, bringing us
out orders in the heat of battle. This is especially useful for allies who serve as the bodyguard for a wizard character or who partner with a rogue character to help the rogue perform sneak attacks. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Players Players who aren’t the Dungeon Master take on the roles of the heroes, also known as the characters or the adventurers. D&D plays best with four to six players in addition to the DM, but it’s
: Game or hobby stores (the Store Locator on the Wizards of the Coast website can help you find stores near you that host D&D events) Friends, family, community members, and work colleagues who enjoy gaming or fantasy Gaming clubs at schools Social media and online messaging sites Gaming conventions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragons in Play This chapter is intended for the Dungeon Master. The ideas and tables herein can help inspire you as you prepare to use dragons in your D&D game, whether you’re building a single
campaign. It includes tables to help you craft dragon personalities, as well as discussions of dragon aging, reproduction, and death; dragons’ relationship to undeath and religion; and draconic shape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters with ease. Fortunately for the heroes, the goal of Vizeran’s plan isn’t to fight multiple demon lords, but to turn them against each other. With the right combination of preparation, timing, and
fight alongside them in this last battle. Most of the heroes’ allies are of limited use against the demon lords — creatures immune to many forms of attack, including nonmagical weapons. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
efforts have now become the adventure’s main story. Distressed and unsure how to help the victims, let alone find and stop the criminals, townmaster Harbin Wester asks the characters to investigate these
, where a goblin leader who calls himself Ruxithid the Chosen receives orders from powerful overlords. John Grello When the heroes return to Phandalin, a different
group of goblins is terrorizing the townspeople
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
efforts have now become the adventure’s main story. Distressed and unsure how to help the victims, let alone find and stop the criminals, townmaster Harbin Wester asks the characters to investigate these
, where a goblin leader who calls himself Ruxithid the Chosen receives orders from powerful overlords. John Grello When the heroes return to Phandalin, a different
group of goblins is terrorizing the townspeople
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Haunted Heroes Ravenloft encourages you and your group to safely explore the thrill of all manner of ghost stories, mysteries, and other tales of terror. While chapter 4 guides DMs in how to craft
you should be mindful of as a player and that will help you create a character prepared to participate in suspenseful adventures. But it all begins with one question: Are you sure?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Folk Hero Baldur’s Gate is a city badly in need of heroes, and every so often, one rises from among its own. Ordinary people who rise to greatness are beloved in local history, but the popular
Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual. Folk Hero Origins Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Supernatural Gifts Most heroes of Theros have some kind of supernatural aid to help them achieve their goals. Often this aid comes from the gods, but some heroes might find their support from other
beings, such as the sphinx Medomai, an oracle like Atris or Kydele, or a repository of mystical knowledge. Some heroes are born with supernatural power or born as a result of supernatural events. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters with ease. Fortunately for the heroes, the goal of Vizeran’s plan isn’t to fight multiple demon lords, but to turn them against each other. With the right combination of preparation, timing, and
fight alongside them in this last battle. Most of the heroes’ allies are of limited use against the demon lords — creatures immune to many forms of attack, including nonmagical weapons. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Supernatural Gifts Most heroes of Theros have some kind of supernatural aid to help them achieve their goals. Often this aid comes from the gods, but some heroes might find their support from other
beings, such as the sphinx Medomai, an oracle like Atris or Kydele, or a repository of mystical knowledge. Some heroes are born with supernatural power or born as a result of supernatural events. A