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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below).
Life Support. Whenever you end your turn with 0 hit points, the docent can make a Wisdom
(roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell.
Personality. A docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bodies. Whatever their origins, reborn know a new life and seek experiences and answers all their own.
Faded Memories
Reborn suffer from some manner of discontinuity, an interruption of their lives or
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A memory brings with it the voice of someone once close to you. How do they advise you?
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You recall enjoying something that you can’t stand doing now. What is it? Why don’t
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do.
Other Lives Are Cheap
Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would
’ feelings if doing so could adversely affect the yuan-ti’s plans, but they understand humanoid psychology well enough to know that they can get away with this casual disregard for life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
world through your senses. It communicates telepathically with you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below). Life Support. Whenever you end your turn
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
world through your senses. It communicates telepathically with you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below). Life Support. Whenever you end your turn
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
back to life using a revivify spell or some other means. If you are running the adventure for inexperienced players, you can run one or more of the special NPCs yourself and use them to assist or advise
’ own characters, and the NPCs help bring the location to life. The players will be far more inclined to defend the location knowing that its inhabitants are more than just faceless figures with hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. It perceives the world through your senses. It communicates telepathically with you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below). Life Support. Whenever you
. Personality. A Docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s attached to, including acting as a translator. The Docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your Docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Guilds and Guild Law No aspect of life in Waterdeep goes untouched by at least one of its more than forty guilds. Virtually every profession has an associated guild, and there’s hardly a citizen of
strongly advise you to seek out a local solicitor and pay to be guided through the process. No guild of solicitors exists, so be sure your choice comes highly recommended by individuals you can trust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the area, which Krux is inclined to do unless the characters advise him to circle around the debris instead. If the Second Wind passes through the wreckage instead of going around it, the following
assistance.”
The will-o’-wisp was with Gargenhale’s fleet when the astral elves attacked. It stayed behind after the battle to feed on the life energy of the dying. It offers to guide the Second Wind to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Flesh Golem Dead Flesh Given New Life Habitat: Any; Treasure: Arcana Flesh golems are roughly human-shaped collections of body parts bound together by misused magic or strange science. They serve
exposed insides.
4 Parts serving unintended roles, like a body composed of dozens of hands.
5 Perfect features accented by beautiful stitching.
6 Visible mechanisms, bellows, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Battle Smith Commanding nothing less than the power to create life, many battle smiths turn their genius toward forging technologically remarkable puppies and kitties.
Maybe I’ve underestimated
and you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. The defender returns to life after 1 minute with all its hit points restored. At the end of a long rest, you can create a new steel defender if you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
investigate the interesting details they encounter in the world. When this happens, consider using a helpful NPC to take some of the pressure off. A wise elder might advise them that the situation is not as
invaders, lone messengers riding for the front lines, enemy war parties, and so on. A Life of Its Own. Sometimes a random encounter that starts off incidental can become important to the story. A random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. The steel defender returns to life after 1 minute with all its hit points restored. At the end of a long rest, you can create a new steel defender if
, reach 5 ft., one target you can see. Hit: 1d8 + PB force damage.
Repair (3/Day). The magical mechanisms inside the defender restore 2d8 + PB hit points to itself or to one construct or object within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Common Symbol
Aerdrie Faenya CG Air, rain, fertility, birth Life, Tempest, Trickery Bird silhouetted against a cloud
Angharradh CG Wisdom, growth, protection Knowledge, Life, War
Three interlocking circles
Alathrien Druanna N Runes, writing, spellcasting Arcana,** Knowledge A quill or glyph
Alobal Lorfiril CG Revelry, mirth Life, Trickery Wine glass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
officer (see appendix B) named Ardlic Vanse is seated at a desk, writing a report. He commands the forces here. He is terrified of his commander, Kansaldi Fire-Eyes, and will sacrifice his life and the
cell when the outpost was taken. He tells the characters anything they want to know about the fortress—such as how the gate mechanisms work—but only after he’s separated from Elgo (see below). South Cell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
disrepair. A character who inspects the lift and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check uncovers the lift’s broken mechanisms as well as its former power source: a dull and cracked shard
1st level or higher. The mechanisms in turn can be repaired with a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check; if the character has proficiency with tinker’s tools, this check is made with advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
seek to kill it. The aurochs is described in appendix A. The tanarukk is described below. An orc life is a god-ridden life. Luthic’s at birth, Luthic’s at death, and striving to prove themselves to
blades, tactical experts who advise their chief in matters of war. Blades lead from the front, wading into combat fearlessly while barking orders at lesser soldiers. A blade knows how to use orcish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
into a prosperous town. Above all else, he hates the Sea Princes and wants to see their realm and its slave trade scoured from the earth. Bond. Anders’s mother Petra was the center of his life, and
, patient killer. Ideal. When operating as Anders’ servant, Skerrin believes that it is the duty of those with experience and wisdom to advise the young. As an assassin, he holds that those strong enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
30 feet to a second floor that is even with the keep’s battlements. This upper room is filled with levers and pulleys that control the drawbridge and portcullis mechanisms. A creature can use an
the dining table are the ghostly figures of three dwarves: one wearing vestments and two in sturdy armor. They murmur to each other in somber tones.
In life, the three ghosts were an adventuring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
be on hand to observe and advise. If the characters find themselves in legal trouble, a councilor might come to the party’s aid with a writ of pardon. Fighters and sorcerers are plentiful in the Lords
.”) Interaction Traits: Ponderous, curious Pledged Resources: The army of Silverymoon (the Knights in Silver) and Silverymoon conscript troops Taern Hornblade has lived an unnaturally long life by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
be on hand to observe and advise. If the characters find themselves in legal trouble, a councilor might come to the party’s aid with a writ of pardon. Fighters and sorcerers are plentiful in the Lords
.”) Interaction Traits: Ponderous, curious Pledged Resources: The army of Silverymoon (the Knights in Silver) and Silverymoon conscript troops Taern Hornblade has lived an unnaturally long life by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
be on hand to observe and advise. If the characters find themselves in legal trouble, a councilor might come to the party’s aid with a writ of pardon. Fighters and sorcerers are plentiful in the Lords
.”) Interaction Traits: Ponderous, curious Pledged Resources: The army of Silverymoon (the Knights in Silver) and Silverymoon conscript troops Taern Hornblade has lived an unnaturally long life by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conservatory Schedule table). Chandeliers. Simple rope-and-pulley mechanisms allow the chandeliers to be raised or lowered from the mezzanine (area C6). Paintings. The painting above the mantelpiece
) stolen from Froderic Dartwild’s grave. C16: Attic Gray sheets cover old furniture in this dusty attic.
Characters who spend at least 1 minute searching the attic find two life-sized wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
mechanisms connected to the Spirit Sump’s circular control stations. As an action, a character at a control station can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check to repair that station’s pump, doing
this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A Humanoid that dies in the reservoir rises from its corpse as a hostile specter 1d4 hours later unless the Humanoid is restored to life or its body is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the fireplace with the den (area N4k). Ernst Larnak lurks in the den and eavesdrops on any conversation that Lady Wachter has with the characters, so that he can advise her after they depart. N4j
ghastly sight awaits those who peer into the room: Across from the door, a fire sputters and struggles for life in the hearth, above which hangs a framed family portrait: a noble father and mother
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
or with a lot of friends — preferably both. The place takes its name from the life-sized wooden mermaid hanging above the incongruous reception desk, a dozen blackened and withered hands nailed to its
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
or with a lot of friends — preferably both. The place takes its name from the life-sized wooden mermaid hanging above the incongruous reception desk, a dozen blackened and withered hands nailed to its
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
rest of my life in the cold darkness of space, surrounded by books and skitterwidgets.”
Ideal. “Knowledge is power, and most people are undeserving of it. Not me, though. I am knowledge incarnate
mechanisms are inaccessible; what’s needed here is a delicate touch and a keen ear. See the “Variant: Skills with Different Abilities” section in the Player’s Handbook for guidance on how one makes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
beyond the ability of any of the characters. Falaster Fisk, a spy imprisoned in the dungeon (area V29), can advise the characters that taking the box to Candlekeep is their best bet for learning what
say an unkind word about the Vanthampurs for the rest of her life. The prisoner in the southern cage is Kaejil Orûnmar (neutral evil male human commoner), a tax collector who has been giving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ledge built into the southeast wall has a life-size statue of a bearded human wizard standing atop it. The wizard looks angry and is leveling a stone wand at the door to area K9. Statue. The statue
her present form. The gargoyle retains fragmented memories of the life of Lady Gondafrey, a native Waterdavian who served in the City Watch. After identifying Duhlark Kolat as a suspect in several local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
daelkyr. The daelkyr are masters of flesh-shaping, and they altered existing life forms—often beyond recognition—to create soldiers for their wars against the peoples of Khorvaire. When a character
abilities when they view the world through those eyes. Beholderkin often advise or lead Belashyrra’s cults, and cultists typically treat these aberrations as divine beings. Belashyrra
Medium aberration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
statues here springs to life. The statue uses the stone golem stat block but is Medium and hostile, attacking whichever creature took the item. The statue remains active until the triggering item is
engraving of a leering skull.
The platinum circles are the locking mechanisms for the crypt doors. A character who can read Draconic sees the letters a through z in Draconic on each circle. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
far side of the narrow ledge. Normally, moving a lever up or down causes its cage to ascend or descend at a rate of 1 foot per second; at present, however, the mechanisms that raise and lower the
characters while Warduke is on the party’s side. In the face of certain defeat, Kelek begs for mercy and offers to reveal a secret about Zybilna in exchange for his life and freedom. If the party agrees, Kelek