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Tiefling
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
Dragonborn
Legacy
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wrestle down a dire bear himself. His familiar well-worn armor was gone, replaced by violet-tinted scale armor with bright silvery tracings. There was a blazon on his arm as well, the mark of some
calling in life.
Proud Dragon Kin
Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconic Gifts You know the proverb: don’t look a draconic gift in the mouth. Some say it’s because of the breath weapon. But really it’s the smell.
-Fizban
As described in chapter 3, the death
and easily hidden, but those who know to look can usually identify a dragonslayer (or another character who carries a draconic gift) by a telltale sign. The Draconic Marks table suggests some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sharn, and make it look like an accident. 3 Kill a target before she signs her last will and testament to assign her property to a new heir. 4 Rescue a dreamlily dealer with an aberrant mark who has been
. House Tarkanan Assignments d4 Assignment 1 Steal a satchel full of research on the War of the Mark, carried by a wizard who works at Morgrave University. 2 Kill a Karrnathi warlord who is visiting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, a solitary stone archway, provides a frame for the portal you just passed through. Glittering, deep-blue sand spreads before you in all directions. Great impact divots mark the passage of something
enormous. The trail leads toward a sudden transition in the terrain, where a forest of magenta trees climbs craggy hills that look like wizened faces.
Much farther in the distance, an impossibly tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the bell as the mark of the Cult of Chaos and an omen of future turmoil. If informed about the symbol’s meaning, Fazzir finds the revelation deeply troubling. The mark washes off easily, but its stain
admire Andrella and enjoy her goodhearted mentorship.
Rumors
“A dastardly bandit, Pral, accosts travelers along the trail. Apparently he’s quite handsome; I’m sure he’ll look even better behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
experience. Elder elves look for signs of this change in young elves and try to guide them through it. Most elven cultures mark the Drawing of the Veil with a ceremony of pride or celebration, as a way of
the world, to change things for the better (as they see it). Elves want to leave a mark on the world that future generations will remember. Over time, an adult elf can become accomplished in many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
five militia members, who look like they were clubbed to death. New-fallen snow has already begun to settle on their corpses.
These five people pursued the verbeeg for a while and then fell prey to
do so, but won’t venture inside.The snow-covered tusks of a mammoth mark the entrance to the verbeeg lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
forces thwarted an assault on the keep. After the onslaught, I was sickened to learn that many of the attackers’ weapons bore my maker’s mark. By selling to outsiders, I had unwittingly armed our enemies
about how nice they look.
Items for Sale Item Cost
Acid 25 GP
Antitoxin 50 GP
Ball Bearings 1 GP
Potion of Healing 50 GP
Healer’s Kit 5 GP
Hooded Lantern 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Nobles and monarchs of the Heartlands look to the High Festival of Winter as a day to commemorate or renew alliances. Commoners in the North, the Moonsea, and other, colder climes celebrate Deadwinter
peoples. Many tournaments and contests of skill are held on Shieldmeet, and most faiths mark the holiday by emphasizing one of their key tenets. The next Shieldmeet will be observed in 1492 DR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
but ignoring your arrival, they look on the returned chieftain with awe. One of the riders, her forehead marked with a tattoo of elk horns, dismounts.
She says, “My daughter’s vision was true. This
it means their survival.) Fennor adds, “All the ones with this liar’s mark!” She makes the fire symbol with her hands. Her uncanny knowledge also comes from her daughter’s vision. The berserker isn’t willing to share more about her child.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
wood into small figurines you mark with runes. 3 You engrave runes onto glass beads and thread them onto necklaces and bracelets. 4 You stitch runes into the hems of clothing. 5 You carve runes on a set
that legacy. 3 The old, traditional markings of runecraft look so boring. Why not give my runes some flair? 4 In my studies of runes, I strive to understand how great civilizations of the past fell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and takes their message to Yvandre. If he can see the writing on their skin resulting from the scrivener’s mark, Taresson recognizes the mark from having seen it on Machil Rillyn and promptly brings
Machil’s possessions have been stored away since his death. Anything of value was sold off years ago, but a few “worthless journals and letters” remain. She offers to let the characters look through her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
whose heads bear the mark of a lightning bolt, and which give a distinctive whistle when fired
2 A shield made from the shell of a giant turtle
3 A matching shortsword and dagger, decorated
to look like the upper and lower jaws of a carnivorous dinosaur
4 A battleaxe with its head shaped like the flowing hair of a dwarf warrior
5 A suit of armor made from the discarded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A group sponsored by a university might look very much like any other adventuring party, with a range of diverse skills and capabilities. The only significant distinction lies
academic mark, the Research Assistant’s fate is likely tied up in the success of another scholar or a specific project. Alternatively, the Research Assistant might just be along for the ride, helping a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
individual components mysteriously fail until they are all installed in the orrery housing once more.
The Ruins When the characters reach the top of the hill and get a closer look at the ruins of
pieces. Older humanoid remains were the source of the jackals’ meal. However, no intact corpses can be found among the rubble. Additionally, the walls of the still-standing structures bear a mark in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
A, B, and C, respectively. To track the ogres’ Hit Points, you can sort them by letter, then subtract damage from their Hit Points as they take it. Your records might look something like this after a
easier than subtracting, and you can track damage on a visible list of Initiative (such as a whiteboard) without revealing to the players how many Hit Points the monsters have. The tracking might look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
continue to pursue his horrid, apocalyptic vision of a world transformed into a barren, empty ruin, with only the decaying corpses of the last few surviving gnolls left to mark its passing. As creatures
greater than me; it is greater than us all. It is His mark. He made us. He drives us. He eats what we eat. He kills what we kill. He will come if we eat well. He will come if we kill well. He will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
withdrew the same huge amount of cash from company accounts the day before, but you have no memory of doing so.
5 You feel the pleasant tickling of feathers, then look up to find a cockatrice
pocket again.
Learning from the Best Over the long years of study it took you to become a wizard, the arcane master you studied under left an indelible mark on you. Possibly a physical one. Kind or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters demand a reward, the noble frowns and gives them an insignia bearing the mark of his or her house, then instructs the characters to visit the noble’s estate “when the light of Narbondel reaches
drow nobles. If the characters look like they could use his help, Dalfred does whatever he can to assist them. The orphaned daughter of a drow merchant and a human slave, Shinzi was adopted by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
characters in its investigation. If they agree to help, the mind flayer asks them to look for clues and question suspects. (In the meantime, the mind flayer quietly casts detect thoughts, focusing on every
what look like ancient treasure maps. A similar map, stolen by Ethlynn while Quintus was visiting the privy, is stuffed in her spidersilk handbag. (Ethlynn insists Quintus gave the map to her, which he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
resemble Halaster (see “Stonecloaks”) and is hostile toward any creature that doesn’t look like the Mad Mage. When the golem hits a creature with one of its mallets, the target must succeed on a DC 17
-foot-high cavern has a large question mark carved into the east wall. If anyone asks a question in this cave, a whispering voice replies with an answer dsetermined by rolling percentile dice and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ceiling, and when you look up, you see a distorted view of the room you left behind.
Characters standing near the wall carving can see characters trapped in the maze but can’t hear them. Similarly
source of the gift cannot be confirmed without consulting a higher power, but the mark can be removed with a lesser restoration spell or similar magic. These gifts otherwise follow the rules for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
rest of the village. Headstones sit at odd angles, some toppled completely. Small cairns, rather than inscribed headstones, mark the graves toward the back.
Characters who take time to read the
be carved at the same time, the stonemason was unable to complete all the work before she was taken by the meenlocks. Characters who look for Lorna Grosvenor’s grave can find it in the section at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
spidery aspect. Some neogi use magic — the result of a pact between the neogi and aberrant entities they met during their journey from their home world. These entities look like stars and embody the
. Neogi mark themselves and their slaves through the use of dyes, transformational magic, and tattoos intended to signify rank, achievements, and ownership. By these signs, each neogi can identify its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
-seekers come pouring in by the dozens. Trieltan folk tend to see these occasional influxes of gold-hungry seekers the way other settlements look upon periodic plagues of locusts: aggravating, inevitable
gnomes will certainly rise up in defense of their homes and neighbors when called upon. Some of the rural settlements mark the former locations of mines that have been played out. It isn’t uncommon for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
circle, at the least. Arcane Orders Its mighty towers and floating spires mark Sharn as a symbol of mystic power and achievement. Soon after the founding of the city, the greatest wizards of Breland chose
. Members of the Esoteric Order look down on Starlight wizards, and in turn the guild members often mock the wizards of the Esoteric Order and play pranks on them. The Guild of Starlight and Shadows has its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
for any creature that doesn’t have a swimming speed. Corpses. Characters can identify the corpses as those of two half-elves who look like siblings. Any character who uses an action to examine the
surrounding stone. The floor is slick with moisture but not flooded. This place was once a bedroom. Stains on the floor mark where once stood a bed, a desk, a table, and chairs. The splintered remains of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
paraphrase the following: A blinding flash leaves an indelible mark in your brain as you step into the lens. When your vision clears, you find yourselves in the corner of a stone chamber filled with
parts, all on the small side. The second table holds a tiefling restrained with leather straps. She struggles against the bonds with a wild look on her face.
Standing near the tiefling’s table is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
take risks and explore the world to make their own mark on it. He has been known to give a bit of aid to halflings in dire straits, turning them invisible for a time or intervening so that they can’t
this assertion, halflings look for signs from their departed loved ones. One might be thinking about catching butterflies with his grandmother long ago, when suddenly a butterfly lands on his hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Bare hooks and pale rectangles mark places on the walls where paintings once hung. Standing in the southwest corner near a single door is a stuffed wolf, its glassy gaze fixed on a stone staircase
. Trapped Secret Door. A secret door disguised to look like a section of wood-paneled wall is hidden behind the suit of armor. A character can detect the secret door by searching the wall and succeeding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Lizardfolk” encounter is just one of the many business opportunities that mark a long-running Acquisitions Incorporated campaign. Forward-thinking adventurers can make a deal with Thetsis and her tribe
. Either way, he doesn’t look up as he speaks in a voice that sounds like a goat choking on sawdust.
“Fortune has strange and wonderful and terrible things in store for you. So I am here as fortune’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
look important at a glance. Lord Viallis leaves them here to test security; if any of them go missing, Viallis knows his temple has been infiltrated by a spy or a thief. A character who spends at least
, both of which hold woodcarving tools and strange wooden objects.
Cultists work here to craft the wooden symbols that mark membership in the cult—a distended tongue with a torn root. Fifty newly carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Celanil are known for taking the initiative in beautifying their surroundings without asking or expecting others to follow suit. If a shrine to the gods is beginning to look somewhat untidy, her
the Seldarine, as a reminder to the passing faithful of the importance of Remembrance. The priests advise those in their care to look into the mirror in order to deepen the trance of Remembrance. In