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Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Frightened condition.
Flee, Fools! When a creature with the Frightened condition starts its turn within 60 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to stoke its terror, provided you can see the creature and it
the fastest available means. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.
Intimidating. You gain Proficiency in the Intimidation skill if you don’t already have it. You also gain Expertise in Intimidation.
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
Hermit
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and
background. On the other hand, if you want to go in a more religious direction, the acolyte might be what you’re looking for. Or you could even be a charlatan, posing as a wise and holy person and letting pious fools support you.
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
Species
One Grung Above
THIS IS NONCORE D&D MATERIAL
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.
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as redeemers.
While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Redeemers know that undead, demons
. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as redeemers.
While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Redeemers know that undead, demons
. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf
, enduring long hours and dismissive, sour-tempered treatment in order to gain the fine skills you possess today.
You are most likely a dwarf, but not necessarily—particularly in the North, the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
powerful beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the
questions asked. Living here isn’t comfortable, but it’s unlikely anyone will find you—and you can stay as long as you want.
Other Hermits
This hermit background assumes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Gold for Fools and Princes An Adventure for 7th-Level Characters A tunnel collapse traps miners deep within the Goldwarren, the great mine complex of the city-state of Anisa. But even more concerning
, a survivor of the disaster reports being attacked by a creature thought to be long extinct. The characters must aid in rescuing the miners, but to do so they’ll have to work alongside the rivals
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
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading purposes, few
to learn. (Neutral)
6
Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
So long as I have this token from my homeland, I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, the shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf
the craft, enduring long hours and dismissive, sour-tempered treatment in order to gain the fine skills you possess today. You are most likely a dwarf, but not necessarily—particularly in the North
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Part 5: Tharizdun’s Progeny At the height of the Styes’ long-ago glory, a local eccentric noble named Bryson Landgrave announced his intention to discover what lay on the underside of the world. To
the pit, the temple, all but a handful of workers, and Landgrave himself with it. Only the temple’s spire is still visible above the waves as a testament to what becomes of rich fools, and the site became known as Landgrave’s Folly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, though he suffers no fools. He has a charming smile for anyone who gives him a kind word or a good tip. His hunched shoulders have only a hint of the strength they once had, and his hands are
. I look forward to death when it finally comes.” Ideal. “Hard work won’t erase my losses, but it goes a long way toward easing them.” Bond. “I’ve poured decades of hard work into the Bored Weasel. It’s all I have.” Flaw. “I become surly and irritable when confronted with things beyond my control.”
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->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fools to be mocked or patronized. Her experience with humans tells her that they can be useful allies, but she also knows that they can be duplicitous. During this meeting, the queen makes it clear
rises steeply. If the characters have accumulated any treasure while in the lair, either from victims or from unoccupied areas, the queen demands its return. She doesn’t hold a grudge as long as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any) Bonds d6 Bond 1 So long as I have this token from my homeland, I can face any adversity in this strange land. 2 The gods of my
from me. 5 I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. 6 I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags. Expanded Spell List The Archfey lets you choose from an expanded
short or long rest. Misty Escape Starting at 6th level, you can vanish in a puff of mist in response to harm. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to turn invisible and teleport up to 60 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
fools, and the characters are fools for meddling in his business. Thrakkus spends most of the day in the butchery. At dusk, he retires to his apartment, where he stays until dawn or until someone comes
chaotic evil. He has these racial traits: He can use his action to exhale a 15-foot cone of fire (but can’t do this again until he finishes a short or long rest); each creature in the cone must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to revisit them now only in the hopes that in so doing, I can prevent any fools from following in our footsteps and sharing the fate of my fallen friends.
We’d made camp in the upper floor of the
. Melanora questioned how these grim remnants could linger for so long, but I dismissed it as the remarkable effect of the exceptionally dry climate. If only I had given more thought to this matter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the past
details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign. Suggested Characteristics Some hermits are well suited to a life of seclusion, whereas others chafe against it and long for company. Whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
— also known as Piergeiron’s Palace, and still called that by elderly and long-lived citizens (including many elves). Though not quite as large as the castle, the palace is far more comfortable and
long ago. Many other buildings in the ward are given over to city business, including several courts for magisters and the barracks of the City Guard. So many of the ward’s structures are offices and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
. For this callous lot, the common people are nothing more than fools to be bilked, clods undeserving of comfort and wealth due to their lack of comfort and breeding. For a few patriars, though, the
Hullhollyn family, and has membership in the Merchants’ League.
Jannath owns tin and copper mines.
Jhasso is part owner of the struggling Seven Suns Trading Coster, a long-standing trade organization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. For this callous lot, the common people are nothing more than fools to be bilked, clods undeserving of comfort and wealth due to their lack of comfort and breeding. For a few patriars, though, the
Hullhollyn family, and has membership in the Merchants’ League.
Jannath owns tin and copper mines.
Jhasso is part owner of the struggling Seven Suns Trading Coster, a long-standing trade organization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics
ground can go a long way toward spicing up an encounter. Consider setting your encounter in an area that would provide challenges even if a fight were not taking place there. What potential perils or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets
-game items are kept away from the play space. Perhaps phones and tablets are permitted as long as they are silenced and used away from the table. Additionally, not everyone is comfortable being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
: “So you have passed the first test. Perhaps you are not the fools you first seemed. But it will take the best tool of your most clever person to breach these crystal walls. Your time is running out
and flies out into the chamber. If the characters immediately attack it, the couatl calls them ingrates and fools, and then attacks back. If the characters don’t attack, the couatl smiles and thanks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
they slay their enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as redeemers. While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Redeemers know that
justice. Peace. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace. Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it is their environment or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
little use for those who won’t validate his superiority or help advance his goals. In this adventure, Kas fools Tasha and Alustriel, two incredibly powerful wizards. In addition to defeating Vecna, Kas
amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and Kas regains a number of hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
controlled by the Lords of Waterdeep long before you see its walls. If you’ve come from the south by the Trade Way, you’ll have met the City Guard at their post at Zundbridge. From the north by way of
the Long Road, you’ll have passed under their watchful eyes at the town of Rassalantar. And whether by land or sea, you’ll likely also have been spotted by the Griffon Cavalry — even if you have not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
who, if left to their own devices, will turn the cosmos into a demon-infested maelstrom. The powers of good are sentimental fools, too delicate and soft to do what must be done. In his mind, Asmodeus
has been chosen by the universe to protect it from annihilation. If Asmodeus were any less capable, his arrogance would have led to his undoing long ago. Yet still he sits atop his throne, having
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
fool of fools. Illithid brains are poisonous, and drive humans insane with a flood of memories at every bite. Er, ask me not how I know this.
— Elminster
Duergar Mind flayers have hated duergar
and easily controlled. The clever duergar threw off the long-ago attempt by the mind flayers to rule them and have been enemies of the illithids ever since. Grimlocks The first grimlocks were descended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
? Does replacing the feature affect how long the party can continue adventuring in a day? Does the feature consume resources provided elsewhere in the class? Does the feature work all the time, or is it
regained after a short rest, a long rest, or some other length of time? Armed with answers to these questions, you can start designing new features that replace the ones you are removing. It’s fine if