might score with only adherents for for loner

Hammer of Thunderbolts

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or die. Might of Giants. The Strength score bestowed by your Belt of Giant Strength or Gauntlets of Ogre Power increases by 4, to a maximum of 30.

Wish

Spells Player’s Handbook

the wish, the greater the likelihood that something goes wrong. This spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might be achieved only in part, or you might suffer an unforeseen consequence as a

result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain were dead might propel you forward in time to a period when that villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from the

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to

lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check. At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your ability scores again

. Mark of Darkness. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, you acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign of your devotion to vile darkness. An evil rune might

Miirym

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was

essence roils with the promise of breath weapons and spells of destruction. Adventurers who explore the passages beneath Candlekeep might encounter Miirym, who’s more interested in news of

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22. Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it

bargained with; it keeps its side of any bargain it makes, though it might twist the wording of any agreement to suit its purposes. If attacked, or if negotiations fail and you refuse the Fiend’s

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

access to privileged places in its guild’s headquarters and outposts. At the DM’s discretion, a character might be given a keyrune upon attaining a renown score of 25 in their guild

Dead Three Scion

monsters

—and often to all three. Sometimes the scion commands a single cult with an uneasy mix of adherents of each god, but a scion might lead separate cults from the shadows, playing them against each other and coordinating their efforts to bring the greatest amount of misery to a region.Necrotic

Myrkul and gained a portion of malevolent divine power from each. A scion of the Dead Three might have seized this power in a sinister ritual or had it thrust on them by an evil Artifact or a god’s

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your

darkness. An evil rune might appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a

Wave Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

weapon, Wave happily accepts new converts. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage

its devotion to the sea gods, Wave fears that it was intended to bring about a particular sea god’s demise. This destiny is something Wave might not be able to avert.

Variant Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait.

Eye and Hand of Vecna Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the world. The Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna might be found together or separately. The eye looks like a bloodshot organ torn free from the socket. The hand is a mummified and shriveled left

neutral evil, and you gain the following benefits: Your Strength score becomes 20, unless it is already 20 or higher. Any melee spell attack you make with the hand, and any melee weapon attack made

Variant Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

replaces the Ability Score Increase trait. Appearance. Your tiefling might not look like other tieflings. Rather than having the physical characteristics described in the Player’s Handbook

tiefling character, although Devil’s Tongue, Hellfire, and Winged are mutually exclusive. Feral. Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Dexterity score increases by 2. This trait

Fury of the Frost Giant

Feats Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

You’ve manifested the icy might emblematic of frost giants, granting you the following benefits: Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Wisdom score by 1, to a

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

crystal. While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits: You have a +1 bonus to AC. Your Strength score is 18 (this has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher). You have

. It is found with one energy cell attached, containing 2d10 charges. POWERED ARMOR OPTIONS Depending on where and how it appears in the adventure, you might wish to modify the features of Kwalish

Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

character might be nocturnal. Or perhaps your character is simply prone to rise later, embodying the common nickname of night owl. Creating Your Character If you create an owlin 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

Shifter

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral. Most shifters resemble a particular kind of lycanthrope. You can

choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, their features almost devoid of detail. It is rare to see a changeling in that form, for a typical changeling changes their shape the way others might change clothes. A casual shape—one created

on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history—is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose and then might never be used again. However, many

Initiative Legacy

Rules

tied monsters, and the players decide the order among tied characters. The DM decides the order if the tie is between a monster and a player character.Sometimes a DM might have combatants use their

Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.

Air Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with bluish-white energy spilling out. An air genasi’s hair might blow in a phantom wind or be made entirely of clouds or vapor. Genasi Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental

. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule

Tabaxi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Still others have unique patterns or might style their fur to their preferences—or might even be hairless! Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member

of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s

Kender

Species Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

others might become professional thieves. Creating Your Character If you create a kender character, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When

themselves falling through portals to other planes and worlds. Kender sometimes amass impressive collections of curiosities. Some might collect mundane knickknacks or relics from magical sites, while

Githyanki

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

children can reach adulthood. A lanky people with skin tones of yellows, greens, and browns, githyanki complement their physical prowess with psionic might, instilled in them by mind flayers and

race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the Sword Coast or in the North have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling more than a

you might or might not choose to share. Although you will undoubtedly find some of this land’s ways to be strange and discomfiting, you can also be sure that some things its people take for

Creating a Paladin

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

? Or are you an embittered loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done great evil, sent as an angel of death by the gods or driven by your need for revenge? Appendix B lists many deities

refuges of goodness and beauty. Or you might have known from your earliest memories that the paladin’s life was your calling, almost as if you had been sent into the world with that purpose stamped on

Astral Elf

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

the passage of time. Some are prone to melancholy, while others might display an absence of feeling. Many look for creative ways to occupy themselves. Whether they choose to live in quiet

’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your

The Balance

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

eternity. A third point of view exists, held by those who take both sides at their word and strive to make sure that neither outcome ever comes to pass. The adherents of this viewpoint refer to the

magical power to keep the extremists of the Blood War in check. To an outside observer, a disciple of the Balance might act cruelly or heartlessly one day, and benevolent and caring the next. A

Welcome to Lorwyn-Shadowmoor

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Lorwyn counterpart, Eirdu, Isilu avoids interactions with Shadowmoor’s denizens. Those who look carefully might spy Isilu along Shadowmoor’s horizon, its neck rising majestically to showcase a head that

provides them with wisdom they wouldn’t otherwise possess. Isilu’s adherents invoke its blessings with contemplation at sites marked by standing stones. They believe that where there is quiet, there is the moon’s inspiration. To represent Isilu in your game, use the Ancient Black Dragon stat block.

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears. Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that

fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be

the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only

Running This Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

. The party can inquire at the nearby Fireside Monastery for more details about their giant adversary and the Star Forge. The monastery’s adherents offer the characters useful information, plus additional

crater, the characters might face Brimskarda’s minions around the Star Forge. In the Star Forge itself, the characters meet Brimskarda, who is loath to give up her prisoner without a fight. The adventure ends when the characters rescue the kidnapped smith.

Creating a Paladin

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

? Or are you an embittered loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done great evil, sent as an angel of death by the gods or driven by your need for revenge? Appendix B lists many deities

refuges of goodness and beauty. Or you might have known from your earliest memories that the paladin’s life was your calling, almost as if you had been sent into the world with that purpose stamped on

Speed Legacy

Rules

slippery vertical surface or one with few handholds requires a successful Strength (Athletics) check. Similarly, gaining any distance in rough water might require a successful Strength (Athletics) check

. Your Strength determines how far you can jump. Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately

Kruphix as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

dire consequences that he can’t predict and wouldn’t willingly cause. The campaign might begin with the misbehavior of another god or gods, then escalate when Kruphix delivers a punishment that seems

might end with the adventurers convincing him that his current actions don’t serve the balance among the gods. Kruphix’s mind isn’t easily changed, though, and the adventurers might need to produce

Werebear

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

monstrous natures and reject their violent impulses. In humanoid form, they are large, muscular, and covered in hair matching the color of their ursine form’s fur. A werebear is a loner by nature, fearing

what might happen to innocent creatures around it when its bestial nature takes over. When a werebear transforms, it grows to enormous size, lashing out with weapons or claws. It fights with the

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