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Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
pouch containing 10 gp
Longevity
You are 20d6 years older than you look, because you have spent that much time in the Astral Sea without aging.
Feature: Divine Contact
You gain the Magic
Initiate feat from the Player’s Handbook and must choose cleric for the feat.
In the Astral Sea, you crossed paths with a wandering deity. The encounter was brief and nonviolent, yet it made a
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
replaces the Ability Score Increase trait.
Appearance. Your tiefling might not look like other tieflings. Rather than having the physical characteristics described in the Player’s Handbook
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your tiefling
character, although Devil’s Tongue, Hellfire, and Winged are mutually exclusive.
Appearance. Your tiefling might not look like other tieflings. Rather than having the physical
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
the passage of time. Some are prone to melancholy, while others might display an absence of feeling. Many look for creative ways to occupy themselves. Whether they choose to live in quiet
that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list
Species
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
diminutive Humanoids who look like humans with pointed ears and diverse appearances. Kender have a supernatural curiosity that drives them to adventure. Due to this inquisitiveness, many kender find
other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
As a sell-sword who fought battles for coin, you’re well acquainted with risking life and limb for a chance at a share of treasure. Now, you look forward to fighting foes and reaping even
chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook).
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
look at the Artificer table to see which features you get at each level. The descriptions of those features appear in the “Artificer Features” section.
QUICK BUILD
You can make an
If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Player’s Handbook, here’s what you need to know if you choose artificer as one of your classes.
Ability Score Minimum. As a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and
with a drow matriarch for centuries. Each move represents what that player plans to do next in the competitors’ long struggle for domination in the Underdark.
2
A fire giant who
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sylvan, and encounters with human visitors prompted many of them to learn Common as well.
Infused with the magic of the Feywild, most fairies look like Small elves with insectile wings, but each fairy has
your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power.
From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called
and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
anything else you can think of!” Don’t Assume Character Actions. Don’t assume actions on the characters’ part. For example, don’t say “You step into the room and look up” unless the player has already told you that’s what their character is doing.
. That said, it can be helpful (especially with new players) to offer suggestions: “You can go through the door, search the chest, or look down the shaft.” Just make sure to finish by saying, “or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
anything else you can think of!” Don’t Assume Character Actions. Don’t assume actions on the characters’ part. For example, don’t say “You step into the room and look up” unless the player has already told you that’s what their character is doing.
. That said, it can be helpful (especially with new players) to offer suggestions: “You can go through the door, search the chest, or look down the shaft.” Just make sure to finish by saying, “or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the chasm’s depths.
Characters who look over the edge of the icy chasm can see stony projections resembling teeth, as well as a ledge 30 feet down. (A wider ledge 100 feet down is probably initially
leading down to area Z2, which leads to the uppermost ledge of the chasm. Alternatively, characters can use magic or climbing gear to lower themselves down into the chasm. Map 2.4: cackling chasm View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
generations of inhabitants. These paths are easily spotted by those who know how to look for them. Every living thing in Valachan generates wily camouflage, venom, spines, tricks, or traps. Nothing here is safe, defenseless, or as it seems.Map 3.14: valachan View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
generations of inhabitants. These paths are easily spotted by those who know how to look for them. Every living thing in Valachan generates wily camouflage, venom, spines, tricks, or traps. Nothing here is safe, defenseless, or as it seems.Map 3.14: valachan View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the chasm’s depths.
Characters who look over the edge of the icy chasm can see stony projections resembling teeth, as well as a ledge 30 feet down. (A wider ledge 100 feet down is probably initially
leading down to area Z2, which leads to the uppermost ledge of the chasm. Alternatively, characters can use magic or climbing gear to lower themselves down into the chasm. Map 2.4: cackling chasm View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as “hard on the stomach, especially when someone sticks a knife in there.” Customers are expected to look after themselves when fights break out, and one shouldn’t expect any help or sympathy from
harbor.
Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows:
Each player puts the agreed ante
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as “hard on the stomach, especially when someone sticks a knife in there.” Customers are expected to look after themselves when fights break out, and one shouldn’t expect any help or sympathy from
harbor.
Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows:
Each player puts the agreed ante
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, a player can simply tell you that an attack hits and how much damage it deals, perhaps adding some narration for good measure (see “Narration in Combat” later in this chapter). In the same way, if you
know each character’s AC, you don’t need to ask whether a monster’s attack hits. Help Players Keep Up. If a player isn’t sure what to do on their turn in combat, help the player decide by offering a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, a player can simply tell you that an attack hits and how much damage it deals, perhaps adding some narration for good measure (see “Narration in Combat” later in this chapter). In the same way, if you
know each character’s AC, you don’t need to ask whether a monster’s attack hits. Help Players Keep Up. If a player isn’t sure what to do on their turn in combat, help the player decide by offering a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Demon Wastes. Demon Ruin Features Map 4.7 what a demon ruin might look like. A demon ruin is an echo of grandeur swathed in flame and ravaged by time. Despite the rich appointments and impeccable
construction evident even in the broken remains of the building, the place carries the unmistakable air of anguish and torment. Map 4.7: Demon Ruin View Player Version Demon Ruin Adventures The Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
characters convince Ignis they mean her and her children no harm, the characters can peacefully look around the homestead for the ingredients they need. While the characters are collecting the ingredients
cruel villain. CHILDREN IN PERIL
Before running this adventure, check with each player to see if they’re open to playing in an adventure where children are in danger (though the villains intend to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Exploring the Town All location descriptions for the town of Skullport are keyed to maps 25 and 26. The town’s key features are summarized below: Everything has a deteriorated, haphazard look to it
on darkvision to see. Flameskulls are often mistaken from a distance for bobbing torches as they drift through town. View Player Version The town has no general store, and some merchandise that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Exploring the Town All location descriptions for the town of Skullport are keyed to maps 25 and 26. The town’s key features are summarized below: Everything has a deteriorated, haphazard look to it
on darkvision to see. Flameskulls are often mistaken from a distance for bobbing torches as they drift through town. View Player Version The town has no general store, and some merchandise that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Demon Wastes. Demon Ruin Features Map 4.7 what a demon ruin might look like. A demon ruin is an echo of grandeur swathed in flame and ravaged by time. Despite the rich appointments and impeccable
construction evident even in the broken remains of the building, the place carries the unmistakable air of anguish and torment. Map 4.7: Demon Ruin View Player Version Demon Ruin Adventures The Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
for player characters and monsters to use. Those spells are followed by suggestions on customizing the look of your spells. The chapter then offers a selection of new magic items, including artifacts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
characters convince Ignis they mean her and her children no harm, the characters can peacefully look around the homestead for the ingredients they need. While the characters are collecting the ingredients
cruel villain. CHILDREN IN PERIL
Before running this adventure, check with each player to see if they’re open to playing in an adventure where children are in danger (though the villains intend to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
in full view of everyone. If a player scoops up their dice before anyone else can see what they rolled, encourage that player to be less secretive. When a die falls on the floor, do you count it or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
in full view of everyone. If a player scoops up their dice before anyone else can see what they rolled, encourage that player to be less secretive. When a die falls on the floor, do you count it or