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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged
Magic action to peer into the orb’s depths. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed save, the
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At Will: Friends, Silent Image
1/Day: Hold PersonAraneas are reclusive shape-shifters. An aranea’s natural form resembles
their foes long enough to skitter to safety.
Roll or choose a result from the Aranea Crafts table as inspiration for an aranea’s crafting talent.
Aranea Crafts
1d6
The Aranea Is
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and understand the moments of
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and understand the moments of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
disease or become poisoned. At the end of each long rest, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points while
wave of fear in advance of their attacks that leaves their victims terrified and rooted in place.
Creatures bitten by rutterkins are exposed to a terrible disease that infects them with the corrupting
Orb of Dragonkind
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
speak its command word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check. On a successful check, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you become charmed by the orb
for as long as you remain attuned to it.
While you are charmed by the orb, you can’t voluntarily end your attunement to it, and the orb casts suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging you to
Species
One Grung Above
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These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing.
Grungs are aggressive froglike
lethargic and compliant. A creature afflicted in this way over a long period of time becomes a shell of its former self and can be restored to normalcy only by magic.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Their breath weapon, a blast of heat, is believed to be an echo of long-lost Sardior's breath.
Dragonborn Champions
The connection between dragonborn and their draconic ancestors manifests in a
, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic
Book of Vile Darkness
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powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within.
Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried rises the
; Kas has earned many epithets during his long existence. He is a vampire, legendary swordfighter, and ruthless warlord, and he is driven primarily by one thing: his hatred for Vecna.
Kas resembles a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shifter Traits Your shifter character has the following traits. Age. Shifters are quick to mature both physically and emotionally, reaching young adulthood at age 10. They rarely live to be more than
70 years old. Alignment. Shifters tend toward neutrality, being more focused on survival than concepts of good and evil. A love of personal freedom can drive shifters toward chaotic alignments. Size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Shifter John Thack Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape fully, but
they can enhance their animalistic features temporarily in a process they call “shifting.” Shifters resemble humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their facial features
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within.
Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Shifter Traits Your shifter character has the following traits. Age. Shifters are quick to mature both physically and emotionally, reaching young adulthood at age 10. They rarely live to be more than
70 years old. Alignment. Shifters tend toward neutrality, being more focused on survival than concepts of good and evil. A love of personal freedom can drive shifters toward chaotic alignments. Size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Way of the Long Death Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and
required) to have 1 hit point instead. Touch of the Long Death Starting at 17th level, your touch can channel the energy of death into a creature. As an action, you touch one creature within 5 feet of you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, negotiate with non-players to reserve the space in advance. You can also reduce distracting stimuli by turning screens off, covering decorations, and moving unnecessary objects away. Music Consider
, atmospheric, or instrumental music. Choose options without lyrics and that aren’t recognizably tied to popular media. Create playlists in advance. If you can subtly control volume, slowly raise it when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
completing three quests in this chapter and advance to 4th level after completing five quests in this chapter. Once the characters reach 4th level, they no long gain levels by completing the quests
Character Advancement In this chapter, level advancement is handled as follows: The characters advance to 2nd level after completing their first quest in this chapter. They advance to 3rd level after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shifter Shifters are tied to primal spirits, which most of them refer to as the beast within. They are lithe of form and have bestial features: large eyes, flat noses, pointed ears, and light fur
+5, Insight +4, Nature +2, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Shifting (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Goblinoids — bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins — ruled Khorvaire long ago, before the madness of the daelkyr undermined them. After serving as mercenaries in the Last War, they now seek a place in the world’s
-threatening evils for centuries. Shifters draw on their distant lycanthropic heritage to manifest bestial traits for short periods of time. Warforged are artificial lifeforms built to fight in the Last War. Created as tools of battle, they now seek a place and purpose beyond war.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Tracking Position at Long Range If combat erupts between two groups that are hundreds of feet away from each other, try the following techniques to keep track of who’s where: Note Paper. List all
combatants on a piece of paper, and keep a running tally of each creature’s distance from the party’s starting point (the party starts at 0 feet). As the characters advance, increase their numbers; as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
peace. The conflicts, the anger, and the pain of the long war remain, however, and the new nations seek every advantage as they prepare for the next war to break out on the continent. Dragonmarked
assortment of monsters and other challenges. A World of Magic. The technology of Eberron has developed not through the advance of science but by the mastery of magic. The widespread use of magic pervades life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
monstrous enforcers, but the organization also draws members from the destitute populace of Sharn—largely goblins and shifters, but also humans, dwarves, and any other humanoid who feels that the current
guerrilla tactics, using only as many combatants as necessary to get a job done, never staying in one place too long, and quickly retreating back to their turf. Though the Boromars still control much
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
village’s hospitality to the characters for as long as they wish. With Sunset-Is-Nigh defeated, the corruption lifts from the forest. Redwood Grove’s spirits quiet, and its stream is no longer poisoned. The
village’s gratitude and a reminder of their impressive deed. If the characters defeat the dragon, each of them earns an additional 400 XP, or you can simply advance them to level 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
run away and regroup, or take short or long rests between encounters, if they’re going to survive. In this chapter, you decide how quickly the characters advance in level. Treat the following as
surviving a close encounter with Arveiaturace the White Wyrm. Once the characters reach 7th level, they should no long gain levels by exploring locations or surviving random encounters in this chapter. Instead, direct them to the locations described in chapters 5 through 7.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
end of this adventure takes place during a citywide celebration called the Night of the Remembered, when the deceased visit their loved ones. Establish the festival in advance if the characters don’t
already know about it. The adventure assumes that the characters take only a day or so to get from Milpazul to San Citlán. If you add more time, or if the characters need to take a long rest after the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
willing to do so, the exchequers at the Palace of Waterdeep make exchanges with no associated fee. The queue there can be quite long, necessitating that you make an appointment — often a day or more in
advance. For a swifter transaction, I recommend any member of the Guild of Trusted Pewterers and Casters, or of the Jewelers’ Guild. Both have the most reliable scales and abide by guild-wide rates of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
effect determined by your domain. Some domains grant you additional effects as you advance in levels, as noted in the domain description. When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose which effect to
create. You must then finish a short or long rest to use your Channel Divinity again. Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws. When you use such an effect from this class, the DC equals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Remarkable Villains Eberron is rich in villains, from two-bit hoods to continental masterminds. It might be a long time before you’re ready to face the sinister leader behind the Order of the Emerald
Claw in battle. But part of the flavor of pulp adventure includes recurring villains who closely match the heroes—rivals who advance in power as you do. To create a compelling villain, the DM and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
seconds later, a uniformed giff bursts through the foliage with a musket in one hand and a look of panic on his face. “Apologies in advance!” he shouts as he makes his way to the rope ladder.
Pellets
of radiant light fly through the air, narrowly missing you as several starfish-like plant creatures creep out of the jungle and advance threateningly.
Warwyck Blastimoff, a lawful good giff shipmate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, the Gatekeepers have shared Vvaraak’s wisdom and druidic magic with humans, shifters, and others who came to Khorvaire. New interpretations of Vvaraak’s teachings gave birth to new druid sects: the
Wardens of the Wood, the Greensingers, and the Ashbound. Today, the Gatekeepers are one of the smaller sects, and many of the sites of their long-ago battles have been abandoned and forgotten. But some Gatekeepers still remain in the Shadow Marches and the Eldeen Reaches, continuing their vigil to this day.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
patrolling the laboratory section (areas 1 to 23). On a 3–4, it patrols the temple section (areas 24 to 39). There are no fixed mechanics for encounters with the thessalhydra, but feel free to have
. Accustomed to inspiring fear, and having grown somewhat lazy in its guardian role, it is usually content to let foes flee from it rather than pursuing. Each time the characters finish a long rest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Council of Spiders Many drow wizards have long sought a means of increasing their power and influence, frustrated that the arcane arts are viewed as secondary to the divine magic of Lolth’s
Lolth’s will. The disappearance of Gromph Baenre and the involvement of Vizeran DeVir in fending off the demonic invasion offers wizards of the council an unparalleled opportunity to advance their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
never direct and is always paved with death. A male drow can advance in standing as a combatant, a consort, or both. Physical beauty and fitness are highly prized in male drow, and those who are
females of their houses. Even the most intelligent, strong-willed, and devious male will never be more than a second-class citizen in any drow city or house. That situation will never change as long as Lolth reigns as their queen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Shadar-kai Sworn to the Raven Queen’s service, the mysterious shadar-kai venture into the Material Plane from the Shadowfell to advance her will. Once they were fey like the rest of their elven kin
until you finish a long rest. Starting at 3rd level, you also gain resistance to all damage when you teleport using this trait. The resistance lasts until the start of your next turn. During that time, you appear ghostly and translucent.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
you need for as long as you’re here.”
Gwenhumara needs one tree bark sample from each of the grove’s redwoods to brew effective Antitoxins. The elf hands the characters six glass Vials with rubber
Antitoxins among themselves. If the characters explore Redwood Grove and collect the six samples for Gwenhumara, give them a reward of 100 XP each, or simply advance them to level 2. The characters should be level 2 before entering the dragon’s lair.






