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Soldier

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, ConstitutionFeat: Savage AttackerSkill Proficiencies: Athletics and IntimidationTool Proficiency: Choose one kind of Gaming SetEquipment: Choose A

precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.

Jingle Jangle

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

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her collection. She also gives keys as gifts to those who need them. Jingle Jangle seeks a quiet life far away from locked doors and the intrigues of the fey courts. She moved to Telemy Hill to enjoy

Doomguard Doom Lord

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

ash.Doom lords are the highest-ranking members of the Doomguard, embodying the multiverse’s inevitable collapse into dust. Doom lords’ mere presence snuffs the life from weaker foes, and the stoutest walls crumble before them.Necrotic

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

action to scrape off the burning fuel. 3–4: Lightning Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5

wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune to this effect.Hellfire engines are

Chondathan Freebooter

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Wisdom Feat: Skilled Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Sleight of Hand Tool Proficiency: Weaver's Tools Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger, Weaver's Tools

of compulsory military service, you bristled at that authoritarian attempt to control your life. You forsook your nationhood, discarded your given name, and worked as a freebooter with the first ship

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

16 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. On a successful save, the creature is frightened until the end of its next turn. Life Drain. The demilich targets up to three creatures that it

can see within 10 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or take 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType

Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

ground and faced your ancestors, and twenty fell before his singing blades. You are no Dhakaani of old, and a mere twenty of you will bring no honor to the Taeri.” The warlord hissed in fury, and his

flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as she danced

Creating Your Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Creating Your Character If you create a kender character, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase

one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or

Shadowmoor Expert

backgrounds

Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence, CharismaFeat: Shadowmoor HexerSkill Proficiencies: Acrobatics and DeceptionTool Proficiency: Glassblower's ToolsEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) Dagger

. Regardless of where you tread, you keenly understand that friendship is a rare commodity. You believe that knowing who to trust and who to keep at arm’s length isn’t just practical— it’s often a matter of life or death.

Regional Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

section. These effects end 1d6 days after the ritual ends or is interrupted: Clinging to Life. Death saving throws are made with advantage. Grievous Wounds. Any creature that scores a critical hit

Regional Effects Murgaxor’s ritual wreaks havoc on the equilibrium of life and death, creating the following regional effects in the Ruins of Caerdoon and the fortress, which is detailed in a later

Basic Statistics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

any passengers who might ride along. Passengers don’t generally engage in running a ship, but they also don’t need to be mere bystanders. Seasick merchants and marines thoroughly capable of facing

vessel can move each round. Ability Scores A ship has the six ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma) and the corresponding modifiers. The Strength of a ship

Traveling to the Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

cover that ground at a moderate pace. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the

to go. Day 1 The first day’s travel is by foot through tangled marsh. The ground is what passes for dry in the mere: even “solid ground” is soggy, with water very near the surface. Lizardfolk porters

Wight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

them beyond death. Unlike mere zombies, they retain the memories and evil agendas they harbored in life. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight continues its villainous ways, but it is now

Wight Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Habitat: Desert, Planar (Shadowfell), Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Armaments Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains

Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Soldier FABIÀ SANS Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution Feat: Savage Attacker (see chapter 5) Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Intimidation Tool Proficiency: Choose one kind of

for war as soon as you reached adulthood and carry precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity

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

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity If you’re running a campaign shaped by a strict code of honor or cosmic horror, consider adding one or both these new ability scores: Honor and Sanity. These

standard array of ability scores, add one 11 to the array for each optional ability you add. If your players use the optional point-buy system, add 3 points to the number of points for each optional

Hellfire Engine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

in mere hours unless powerful magic-wielders intervene on their behalf. The archdukes of the Nine Hells would like nothing better than to modify this magic so it works against demons, too, but that

affected creature or another creature within 5 feet of it can take an action to scrape off the burning fuel. 3–4: Lightning Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 18

Legend of the Nine Gods

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

Wongo the su-monster found out how Moa had betrayed him, he vowed to catch the jaculi and eat him up. All the while, Unkh the flail snail lived deep under the earth. The noise of the other animals

fighting made her slither up to the surface, and when day dawned over her shell, the light blinded Ubtao and made his eyes water. Life returned to Omu, and the people built shrines to honor the animals who’d saved them.

Specter

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

life in forlorn places, carrying on forgotten through the ages of the world. Undying Hatred. Living creatures remind the specter that life is beyond its grasp. The mere sight of the living overwhelms a

specter with sorrow and wrath, which can be abated only by destroying said life. A specter kills quickly and mercilessly, for only by depriving others of life can it gain the slightest satisfaction

Bodak

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

Bodak A bodak is the undead remains of someone who revered Orcus. Devoid of life and soul, it exists only to cause death. Marked by Orcus. A worshiper of Orcus can take ritual vows while carving the

demon lord’s symbol on its chest over the heart. Orcus’s power flays body, mind, and soul, leaving behind a sentient husk that sucks in all life energy near it. Most bodaks come into being in this way

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

to life, and any magic carried by those adventurers is mysteriously inert. If the characters want to loot the bodies, any treasure they might be carrying is left to your determination. There is

gaping maw. Purple eldritch light seeps out of the maw, bathing the room in a sickly glow. Four massive tentacles covered in eyes and spines flail about the room and immediately reach for you. This

Cities and Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

have a talent for illusion and for binding elementals, and they incorporate both of these forms of magic into everyday life. Korranberg Nestled against the base of the Seawall Mountains, Korranberg is

musical culture. Trolanport With its crisscrossing canals and flooded streets, the capital of Zilargo serves as the center of the gnome shipbuilding industry and a nexus for trade. Scores of ships make

Random Encounters

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

and check the Snout of Omgar Encounters table for the appropriate terrain. After determining what the characters encounter, you can use the information presented below to bring the encounter to life

— Blood hawks 16–20 — Cannibals 21–25 01–15 Chwinga 26–30 — Dimetrodons 31–35 — Dolphins — 16–30 Eblis 36–40 — Flail snail 41–45 — Flying snakes 46–50 31–40 Geonids 51–55 — Giant lizards 56–60

Vampire Spawn

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

nonmagical attacks Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of

vampire spawn and then a vampire don’t change, except that the character’s Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores become 18 if they aren’t higher. In addition, the character gains the vampire’s

19. Storerooms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. Coffers. Rows of dusty niches line the walls. Roughly half of the niches contain small wooden coffers. The stove was given a semblance of life through an animate objects spell made permanent by a

walking speed of 30 feet, and the following ability scores: Strength 14, Dexterity 10, Constitution 10, Intelligence 3, Wisdom 3, and Charisma 1. It has blindsight out to a range of 30 feet and is

Quickling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

and teach them to mind her will, the queen sped up their internal clocks and shrank them. Her curse gave quicklings amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life—no quickling lives

collected for the poor, planting a stolen item in someone’s bag. Quicklings enjoy causing suffering that transcends mere mischief, especially when the blame for their actions falls on others and creates

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Life on the Road The stretch of road from Baldur’s Gate to Waterdeep is a journey of 750 miles. Horse-drawn or mule-drawn freight wagons cover 15 miles per day, depending on conditions. The animals

of her guards leave Baldur’s Gate secretly ahead of the caravan and ride north at a fast clip. They are headed for Castle Naerytar in the Mere of Dead Men and won’t be seen again until chapter 6. She

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

— 88–91 Talons 89–96 92–96 Throne 97–00 97–00 Void Each card’s effect is described below. Balance You can increase one of your ability scores by 2, to a maximum of 22, provided you also decrease

another one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

Spawn of Kyuss

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

Kyuss looks like an ordinary zombie. As it comes into clearer view, one can see scores of little green worms crawling in and out of it. These worms jump onto nearby humanoids and burrow into their flesh

imprisoned in an undead body drives a spawn of Kyuss insane. Corruption Without End. Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus’s intent to replace all life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary

Moonblade

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

bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it

The moonblade scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. 91–92 When you hit with an attack using the moonblade, the attack an extra 1d6 slashing damage. 93–94 When you hit a creature of a specific

Nautiloid Down

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

very interested in acquiring it. Complicating matters is the damage done by the crash to the nautiloid’s life support system, for once this system shuts down, the illithids are at risk of freezing to

to bury its immense bulk in the snow. Two carrion crawlers, Vorryn’s trained pets, scuttle through the snow near the ship. Characters who have passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 11 or higher are

The Drow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

looking to rise in the esteem of Lolth and her house. She considers command of a mere outpost a stepping stone in her ascension. The posting is beneath her, and she treats both it and her prisoners

otherwise routine raid. Ilvara’s healing magic saved his life but couldn’t undo the terrible damage wrought by the ooze’s acid. With his once-handsome face melted and scarred, and his sword hand twisted and

Meeting Kwalish

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

enhanced sphinx (whose machinery he created). This restores to normal any ability scores decreased by the sphinx (see area C2). Laboratory Fight If negotiations break down, or if the characters take

unkindly to Kwalish’s cavalier attitude toward life, they might decide to confront and attack him. Kwalish first creates a distraction by releasing the mephits and the mind flayer in his lab as an action

Reghed Nomads

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

and cracked by the wind, giving their faces the look of tough leather set in an expressionless mask. They dress in leather and furs. At one time, scores of Reghed tribes roamed the frozen north. Now

becomes king or queen wears that mantle for life. Most Reghed nomads hate orcs, and the Tribes of the Bear, the Elk, and the Tiger will set aside tribal rivalries to destroy them. These tribes will also

Encounters in the Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

(Perception) scores of 15 or higher spot a secret door within 5 feet of them. Otherwise, a secret door can be found by a character who examines the surrounding wall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom

C5 for details). C7. Olanthius’s Retreat This room is hidden behind a secret door. Characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 15 or higher spot the secret door once they get within 5 feet of

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

. Ability Scores and Modifiers Monsters, like player characters, have the six ability scores. A monster can’t have a score lower than 1 or higher than 30 in any ability. A monster’s score in any

ability determines its ability modifier, as shown in the Ability Scores and Modifiers table in the Player’s Handbook. If you can’t decide what a monster’s ability scores should be, look for comparable

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