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Player’s Handbook
to shape-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence
shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of
Species
Player’s Handbook
Cherished and guided by gods who value life, home, and hearth, halflings gravitate toward bucolic havens where family and community help shape their lives. That said, many halflings possess a brave
).
Halfling communities come in all varieties. For every sequestered shire tucked away in an unspoiled part of the world, there’s a crime syndicate like the Boromar Clan in the Eberron setting or a
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, Esvele gossips about the Black Viper's exploits to lend credence to the villain's mystique.
The Rosznar family was convicted of slave trading — highly illegal in Waterdeep — and banished over a hundred
houses don't have skeletons in their closets. But just because of a little family squabble that went public, the Rosznar name has been said with a sneer for a century. As part of the family's constant
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the child’s terrified family and community face painful decisions of what to do about the seemingly remorseless
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Dzaan might have become a force to reckon with in the brotherhood had his quest for power not led him to Icewind Dale, where he was killed by the people of Easthaven after making a few too many enemies
tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter. If this change occurs, the simulacrum
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and
was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces.
3
It was marked by a fiend before
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and signature methods. Roll or choose options from the Relentless Origins and Relentless Methods tables when creating your own
, unique monstrous slayers.
Relentless Origins
d6
Origin
1
It was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member
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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Kit, Fine Clothes, Hooded Lantern, Oil (3 flasks), 2 Pouch;Pouches, String, Tinderbox, 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Maybe you needed the money. Maybe you longed for a family, no matter how dubious. Or maybe
;s leaders insist the organization is more like a family than a shadowy syndicate, few families exhibit as much dishonesty, nepotism, and corruption as this one. You’ve honed your cunning, reflexes, and blade to climb the guild’s ranks.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the
. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The drow uses Spellcasting.Among drow followers of Lolth, each noble house is led by a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god
’s will while also advancing the interests of the family. Matron mothers embody the scheming and treachery associated with the Queen of Spiders. Each stands at the center of a vast conspiratorial web
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to throw caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items for my hoard.
3
No matter how old I get, I always delight in harmless pranks and tricks.
4
I’ve always been mature for my
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Connected Creatures
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An abandoned moonstone dragon wyrmling is being raised by a family of faerie dragon (older);faerie dragons, who eagerly encourage
Dragonborn
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Basic Rules (2014)
Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could
DRACONIANS
In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians
Folk Hero
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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
after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
9
A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
10
Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call
.
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Ideal
1
Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2
Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they
times in its life.
Tortles don’t have surnames or family names.
Male and Female Names: Baka, Damu, Gar, Gura, Ini, Jappa, Kinlek, Krull, Lim, Lop, Nortle, Nulka, Olo, Ploqwat, Quee, Queg, Quott, Sunny, Tibor, Ubo, Uhok, Wabu, Xelbuk, Xopa, Yog
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
affairs of other guilds is a great way to get squashed like a bug. (Neutral)
Bonds
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Bond
1
I cherish the finger of a family member who was petrified by a
bother to couch my opinions in flattering words.
5
I can’t help but pocket any trinket or coin I come across, no matter how worthless.
6
I’m convinced that I’m better and
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Acquisitions Incorporated
-encompassing power of entropy — the force that unknowingly and uncaringly changes order into chaos, and that breaks matter and time down into its component parts so that all can be rebuilt. Some
, allowing an individual to experience more of the world and grow in empathy and understanding. There is no pattern to any verdan’s mutations, as verdan from the same family can shift in drastically
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away from society. You may, if you wish, choose or roll an origin event from the Hermit Origins table.
d8
Life
of Seclusion
1
You led an ill-fated expedition into the Riverveins. Your friends were swept away by flooding, and you’ve never been able to shake the guilt of causing their deaths over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
owns the cabin now is out of sorts, to say the least. The family that lives there—a father, a mother, and their three daughters—is staying with neighbors until this grave matter is resolved.
The
see, Frody died almost a month ago. Everyone in town attended his funeral. Now, he’s crawled from his grave and returned to the cabin where he was born and where he spent his childhood. The family that
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting
accustomed to a variety of different people.
GENASI ON ATHAS
Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
2
I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3
The first thing I do in a
everyone. (Good)
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Bond
1
I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
2
My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3
Something
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
among the people as living embodiments of his power. Perhaps they needed a reminder of who they were and from whence they came. The Chosen of Uthgar led bands back to the old ways, and most of your people
Uthgardt stands for.
Outlander
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Personality Trait
1
I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2
I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
known as patriars and grew wary of the influx of strangers settling beyond their walls. The creation of various additional taxes on trade and travel led to violence breaking out between the Upper City
— behind the original walls of Gray Harbor — and the Lower City, built on the slopes leading down to the Chionthar River. Patriar houses were ransacked, family heirlooms were lost forever, and heirs were
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
known as patriars and grew wary of the influx of strangers settling beyond their walls. The creation of various additional taxes on trade and travel led to violence breaking out between the Upper City
— behind the original walls of Gray Harbor — and the Lower City, built on the slopes leading down to the Chionthar River. Patriar houses were ransacked, family heirlooms were lost forever, and heirs were
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in
traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2
Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Candy Cottage Andrew Kolb East of Hubbleton lies an untamed stretch of lofty trees teeming with wildlife. After setting fire to Edith’s confectionery, Briochebane fled into the forest, where she
caught the scent of a trail of candy and indulged her sweet tooth, but the trail led her into the clutches of the hag Uncle Nibblecheek. The characters’ investigation leads them down the same path. Uncle Nibblecheek’s cottage stands in a picturesque grove far from Hubbleton.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
concerned about Markos and fear his recent studies have led him down a troubled path. One of Markos’s family members hires the characters to travel to Delphi Mansion and stop Markos from doing anything that
Hired by Markos’s Family Shortly after Markos stole The Celestial Codex from the library of Vasil Talistrome, the incident was reported to Markos’s wealthy family. Several family members are
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Gang Mentality
Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The
instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
matter how much bugbears might drain a tribe of resources, these creatures are a potent force. Followers of Hruggek. Bugbears worship Hruggek, a lesser god who dwells on the plane of Acheron. In the
absence of their goblinoid kin, bugbears form loose war bands, each one led by its fiercest member. Bugbears believe that when they die, their spirits have a chance to fight at Hruggek’s side. They try
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Lord Soth Lord Soth is a death knight in the Dragonlance setting—a former Paladin who allowed his pride to lead him into evil. Offered an opportunity to redeem himself by averting a cataclysmic event
, his pride again led him to abandon his quest and allow the devastation of his world. His mortal life ended in that cataclysm, but he rose from the ashes into undeath and retreated to his cursed
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
here, but now you’re on your own. 5 Some great threat or calamity forced your family to flee its homeland and seek out a new, safe place to live. You led your family to Baldur’s Gate after hearing
on the path to Baldur’s Gate fully understanding the complex social morass that awaits. You enter the city an outsider, and it’s likely that — no matter how long you spend in the city — you’ll leave an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Dannell to explain why she reaches out to them. Have your players determine this connection before the adventure begins. Here are some possibilities: Dannell Family Friend. Dr. Dannell hails from a family
occult acumen. Once the characters have determined their connection to Dr. Dannell, read the following out loud to get this adventure started: No matter your business this morning, a grave halfling
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Barbarian The Path of the Battlerager is somewhat difficult to incorporate into a setting because of its idiosyncratic nature. It provides a good match for pit fighters, berserkers, and gladiators
order in your world, especially one focused on cruelty or fury. For the tiger and elk totems, conversion is simply a matter of replacing them with more suitable animals (if necessary).
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setting is appropriate for this adventure, as long as they aren’t higher than 11th level. The beginning of this adventure takes place in the city of Neverwinter on the world of Toril (in the Forgotten
Realms campaign setting). If a character is from a different world or is from somewhere else in that setting, work with the player to devise a reason why that character is in Neverwinter and answers