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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
one incident set all the many races of elves on their present paths, determined their unique life cycle, and triggered an unflagging hatred between the drow and the elves of the Material Plane. No other event has had such momentous impact on elven history as the one that began it all.
Chapter 2: Elves The most ancient tales speak of elves as the children of the god Corellon. Unlike many similar myths involving other races, these tales are true. Elves are all descended from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
multiverse hail from different worlds and include many kinds of sapient life forms. A player character’s species is the set of game traits that an adventurer gains from being one of those life forms
across the multiverse and contribute to many different cultures. Members of most species live for about 80 years, with exceptions noted in the text about the species in this chapter. Regardless of life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Benefactor Few rogues make it far in life before needing someone’s help, which means thereafter owing that benefactor a significant debt. If your character’s backstory doesn’t already include a
personage of this sort, you could work with your DM to determine why a benefactor has appeared in your life. Perhaps you benefited from something your benefactor did for you without realizing who was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A set of fine clothes and a pouch containing 5 gp
than the circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position. You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, although many have a fascination with metal items that have a silvery finish. Amethyst dragons favor treasures with particular scholarly or philosophical value as a part of their hoard, including fine
Dragon Art Objects d8 Object
1 A complex orrery of the planes of existence made of engraved movable plates of precious metals and set with gemstones
2 A two-foot-long rod of pale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Tortle Race I caught a big fish.
Now I search for a good friend
To share my lunch with.
— Tortle haiku
What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure
. Tortles are born near sandy coastlines, but as soon as they’re able to walk on two legs, they become nomad survivalists eager to explore the wilderness, experience its many wonders, put their skills to the test, and make new acquaintances.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend what little time they have left
skills. When a tortle nears the end of its natural lifespan, it seeks out a mate and procreates. Tortles lay their eggs (numbering as few as one or as many as a dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Life on Ansalon While Krynn holds many lands and cultures, the War of the Lance and adventures surrounding that conflict unfold on the continent of Ansalon. Here are a few details regarding everyday
life there. Travelers approach the town of Gateway, a community sheltered amid the roots of a toppled Vallenwood tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Moradin Myths told on many worlds describe Moradin (MORE-ah-din) crafting all the peoples of the Material Plane in his great workshop in Mount Celestia (see chapter 6), causing them to spring to life
from inert metal when he cooled the heated castings with his breath. These myths are the source of Moradin’s appellation, “All-Father.” Many peoples across the multiverse, including many dwarves, worship Moradin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
many more pieces need to be collected. Sometimes the correct number is obvious (the number of pieces in a chess set or cards in a deck, for example), but consider having an item found early on be
dragon, a prophet, or a rare creature
10 Pieces of a chess set or another board game, or cards from a deck of playing cards, a tarokka deck, or a deck of many things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
my foes.
In truth, this “virtuous” calling began as an obsessive effort to destroy a vampire that murdered my child, and it has become for me a tedious and bleak career. Even as my life of hunting
who think me a hero will change their minds when they know the whole truth about my life as a hunter of the unnatural. Nevertheless, I must reveal, here and now, that I have been the indirect yet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A giant-sized hunting horn scrimshawed with elaborate patterns, the pewter only slightly tarnished
7 A stained glass window still set within a fragment of wall depicting the many deaths of an
Green Dragon Treasures Green dragons relish gems and jewelry whose palettes reflect their chosen forest environments, favoring viridescent colors and bursts of floral brilliance. Many develop vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Noble NOOR RAHMAN Ability Scores: Strength, Intelligence, Charisma
Feat: Skilled (see chapter 5)
Skill Proficiencies: History and Persuasion
Tool Proficiency: Choose one kind of Gaming Set
(see chapter 6)
Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Gaming Set (same as above), Fine Clothes, Perfume, 29 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You were raised in a castle, surrounded by wealth, power, and privilege. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Many performers moonlight as assassins, spies, and thieves, given their talents and resources, and as such many amphitheaters contain hidden shrines to Phenax. Amphitheater Adventures Adventures in
place where the rich and poor relax together, the characters can impress, blackmail, bribe, or steal from people of all walks of life. The Amphitheater Adventures table presents ideas for adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
inside the work. Joining of Two Worlds Written in Common, Xanthoria begins with a set of scientific essays about symbiotic relationships in nature before deteriorating into confusing ramblings on the
merits and similarities of life and death. It describes the author’s numerous experiments both natural and unnatural. One of the more thorough studies details the life cycle of a worm-like parasite that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
adventure, is set in the world of Greyhawk. Princes of the Apocalypse draws many inspirations from the original adventure, but this is not the same adventure in a new edition. New story elements such
Greyhawk Many long-time D&D players regard Oerth, the world of the Greyhawk campaign setting, as the natural and proper home for the Elemental Evil campaign. The Temple of Elemental Evil, the classic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.
nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Heart of Ashes An Adventure for 8th-Level Characters Ghalasine is under a terrible curse. An evil spellcaster has enacted a ritual to siphon life from the city’s people and reduce the city itself to
ritual, thereby saving Ghalasine. The city of Ghalasine lies in ruins, but it’s not
too late to undo the damage and set things right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Personalities Although the NPCs the characters lead are ostensibly allies, many belong to different factions, and old grudges and differences in ethos aren’t easily set aside. Personality conflicts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
City Goblins Goblins dwell in most of the major cities of the Five Nations. When humans first came to Khorvaire, they enslaved many goblins and built their cities on the foundations of Dhakaani ruins
. Galifar ended the practice of slavery, and these goblins are now citizens of the Five Nations. Gifted goblins can be found in all walks of life, and goblins served in the armies of the Five Nations during the Last War.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Acquisitions Incorporated franchise has given many wayward and lost souls a new lease on life. Those who scoffed at you or kicked you while you were down might soon be kissing up to you. And who knows? Being an incredible jackass could work in your favor!
situation. You could have Lady Fate’s disfavor. Or you might be an incredible jackass. But whatever your circumstances, you are now entering a new phase of your life. The earning potential of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Variety in All Things Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among the common races. They have widely varying tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands where they have
settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
sustain all life in the multiverse. Clerics who tap into this domain are masters of healing, using that life force to cure many hurts. Existence itself relies on the positive energy associated with this
is favored by a god, pantheon, or religious order. This section presents the Life Domain subclass. Life Domain Soothe the Hurts of the World The Life Domain focuses on the positive energy that helps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. (The mortal Acererak still ostensibly pledges his own faith to Vecna at this time.) Since arriving at the tomb along with many of his girallons, Phenex has magically grafted on a second set of arms, making him resemble something of a girallon himself.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
How to Use These Rules The best thing about being a DM is that you get to invent your own fantasy world and bring it to life, and nothing brings a D&D world to life more than the creatures that
the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, which demonstrates how to take a bunch of monsters and build an exciting adventure around them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
simply because your business acumen was weak, you lost everything. With failure, however, comes experience. You’re free of that old life, having made some connections and learned your lessons. Prepared to
pursue the life of an adventurer, your insight into the world of commerce brought you into the sphere of Acquisitions Incorporated — and a franchise just might be in your future. Skill Proficiency
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Individual clans and kingdoms of dwarves might revere some, all, or none of these deities, and some have other gods unknown (or known by other names) to outsiders. THE LIFE AND DEATH DOMAINS
Many
Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Kianna’s pact set up early in the season. He keeps an eye out for people who might not be a good fit for life in the Rattle—and Kianna seemed to have things on her mind other than farming. When Kianna and
spent many seasons in the Rattle and is dedicated to helping others thrive—in part to rid himself of the guilt of leaving a friend behind when he escaped a bulette attack during his first season
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
life span greater than that of even dragons and elves. The oldest, wisest, and most powerful hags are called “grandmothers” by other hags. Some grandmothers are nearly as powerful as some of the
archfey. Hags of lower but still respectable status are called “aunties.” An auntie gains her status from being very old, a member of a powerful coven, directly serving a grandmother, or having many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
questing. There are many legends about Selûne, chief among them being the tale of the battle at the beginning of time between Selûne and her sister, Shar. The Tears of Selûne, the cluster of starry
lights that follow the moon around the sky, are thought to be brought about by the goddess’s joy, sorrow, or both. Milk, a symbol of motherhood, is used in many rites performed by the worshipers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of a raven in 1282 DR, the Year of the Many Mists. The raven bore the book in its talons, set it on the ground within Candlekeep’s walls, and pecked at its covers until an Avowed acolyte, witnessing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Lairs This section expands on “Dragon Lairs” in chapter 4. If there is a map of a sample lair for a dragon of that kind, it is accompanied by discussion of the lair’s important features. Many
can adjust the scale on the lair maps to suit the needs of the dragon lairing there. If you use these maps for a wyrmling’s lair, you might set the scale to 5 feet per square, but for an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
mind, while creatures with supernatural powers have that mind-set in their nature. How these abilities are related to the Weave remains a matter of debate; many students of the arcane believe that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. 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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Umizu Umizu is a welcoming city, and many citizens hail from far-flung lands. Humans are the most numerous, with skin tones ranging from pale to medium brown, and with hair and eyes ranging
dress based on class. Ancestor Spirits Respect for the spirits infuses daily life. Native residents keep shrines to their ancestors in their homes and leave out offerings at dawn and dusk. They






