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Gray Dwarf (Duergar) Legacy

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

artistic value. Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are usually exiles. Check

obliterated by Moradin’s betrayal. The duergar lead bleak, grim lives devoid of happiness or satisfaction, but they see that as their defining strength — the root of duergar pride, as it were — rather than a drawback to be corrected.

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching

children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life. Of Two Worlds To humans, half-elves look

Half-Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them

. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.

Half-Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them

. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.

Arcadia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

the Storm Kings: the Cloud King, the Wind Queen, the Lightning King, and the Rain Queen. Each one lives in a castle surrounded by the type of weather that ruler controls. Arcadia is suffused with a

to the good of all. Buxenus Military forces gather their strength, amid pleasant valleys and orchards, to reclaim the lost layer of Menausus—now part of Mechanus. Arcadia Adventures Everything on

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. Mountains clawed the ruby sky. The Land of Teeth, Azuth had once aptly called it, surveying the endless jagged rocks. This was the Greeting Ground, the realm of horror that had claimed the lives of

Acheron, the Infinite Battlefield of LN, LE Mechanus, the Clockwork Nirvana of LN Arcadia, the Peaceable Kingdoms of LN, LG The planes with an element of good in their nature are called the Upper Planes

Stone Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. They are private creatures, hiding their lives and art away from the world. Inhabitants of a Stone World. Secluded caves are the homes of the stone giants. Cavern networks are their towns, rocky

virtue. They create intricate murals, paint sprawling murals across cavern walls, and indulge in a wide variety of other artistic disciplines. They esteem stone carving as the greatest of skills. Stone

The Long View

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

come to an end. Paradoxically, elves pay special interest to the ephemeral: a cloud of mayflies, bubbles in water, illusions, eclipses, rainbows, artistic performances, and so forth. They are

lives. It’s a rare elf who forms strong relationships with people of other races, particularly those whose life spans are much shorter. Humans like to believe that elves don’t form close bonds with

65. Underground Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

their smooth outer walls can’t be scaled without climbing gear or magic. The Mechanus chain (area 69) drives the machinery in this cavern, feeding power to the Soulmonger and to the many traps and

crossbows. Lurker in the Lake An aboleth named G’lyh’rul (guh-LEE-rool) lives in the lake. When Acererak enslaved it, the aboleth lost its mind and developed a split personality. Its dominant aspect

Copper Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

slay the dragon and plunder the dragon’s hoard. Connected Creatures Copper dragons are most interested in creatures they find entertaining or amusing, whether for their artistic abilities or

in return. The kindly copper dragon has grown fond of the companionship of Humanoids, although he does not know if he will ever grow accustomed to the brief nature of their lives. His last

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, mastery of an art ranks as the greatest virtue, and among all the arts, stone carving is held in highest regard. Most stone giants spend their lives in unending pursuit of the perfect artistic creation

athleticism and grace. Those who can’t infuse artistry into every aspect of their lives fall to the lowest rungs of the ordning and are often pushed literally to the perimeter of stone giant society

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

presence of one wyrmling indicates that more might be nearby. On the other hand, wyrmlings without adult dragons in their lives might become allies or as captives of other kinds of creatures. Such

set (all three parts of the Regalia of Evil, the Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna, and so forth) 4 Collect a complete set of artistic treasures, such as all the paintings of a great master

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

their family lives, and a wild huntress who wields the power of nature as a weapon of destruction as well as a source of bounty. Some myths suggest her mother hid her among firbolgs after her birth

. Stone giants frequently appeal to her as an artistic muse, trusting that her love of beauty will inspire their work. Karontor Karontor is the elder twin of Grolantor. In a handful of myths, Karontor

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Obedience is revered by all who pledge their lives to the Scarlet Order. His goals—and, by extension, the order’s goals—are shrouded in mystery and could one day tilt the balance of power across the

magic, and most people see evidence of it at some point in their lives. Magic permeates the cosmos and moves through the ancient possessions of legendary heroes, the mysterious ruins of fallen empires

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Order Who Discover Laws to Find Truth Factol: Hashkar Headquarters: High Courts Aligned Plane: Mechanus Members: Con artists, lawyers, spellcasters Epithet: Guvners The Fraternity of Order examines

Sigil with bold murals in avant-garde styles. The passion of their ideology fuels artistic innovation, sparking trends in writing, music, and dance that spread throughout the city. Faction Attire

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

sorrow 2 2 cairnwights* (attitude: 1d6 + 3) critiquing each other’s artistic works in progress 3 1 barrowghast* and 2 zombies (attitude for all: 1d4 + 1) prowling for living creatures to

slay 4 1 frostmourn* (attitude: 1d8 + 1) contemplating the many notches on its greataxe 5 1d4 shadows (attitude: 1d8) playing out the last moments of their lives as a shadow puppet show on

Hrakhamar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

of the firenewts’ militarized, theological society. The statue has little artistic merit (firenewts are passable smiths but poor artists). If the gold and silver are separated from the other metals

lives if a character makes a successful DC 10 Charisma (Intimidation) check. They know the forge is infested with firenewts, where the newts’ giant strider mounts are kept, and that two dwarf prisoners

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

existential dread with optimism and compassion, enriching the lives of those in and around the Hive through small acts of service. The faction maintains a network of safe havens throughout the ward where those

with a tiny cog for a cap. When placed on a flat surface, the cap rotates like the gears of Mechanus. Golden Gout. Imported from the Nine Hells, this spiced whiskey burns all the way down. Imbibers

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

path. 2 As the most powerful beings in creation, we have a duty to use our strength for the benefit of all. 3 I take what I want. I don’t care who gets hurt. 4 A giant lives for a few centuries, but

that all of their feats of metalworking and engineering are themselves forms of artistic expression. Beyond such accomplishments, true artwork is scarce among fire giants, and most of what exists is

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

). She lives north of town, in a mostly underground hovel on a ridge that overlooks the sea. Locals know that Dasharra raises griffons, trains them as mounts, and teaches people how to ride them. The

contents. Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence check realize that the giants are erasing all evidence of the cottage and using its stones to create something artistic and timeless in its place

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

rooms. Neighbor. A fish-headed creature named Shanzezim lives in area C10. Prisoner. The cultists locked a small creature in an adjacent room (area C11). Treasure. A silver bracelet set with seven

valuable tomes. A book describing the Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna is a masterpiece of writing and artistic illumination worth 450 gp. A book of nonsensical poetry titled Quite Good Verse has a gold

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