monks score with only apart from for land

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

proficiency above, Explorer's Pack, and 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP Monks use rigorous combat training and mental discipline to align themselves with the multiverse and focus their internal reservoirs of

power. Different Monks conceptualize this power in various ways: as breath, energy, life force, essence, or self, for example. Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess or as a subtler

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

. But Bards’ depth of knowledge and mastery of magic sets them apart. Becoming a Bard... As a Level 1 Bard Gain all the traits in the Core Bard Traits table. Gain the Bard’s level 1

; — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — &mdash

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

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

a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Rogue. An NPC of the DM’s choice becomes Hostile toward you. You don’t know the identity of this NPC

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

for their families. Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding population, secluded from anything that might impede their spiritual progress. Others are sworn to isolation, emerging only to

. Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their ability to magically harness the energy that flows in their bodies. Whether channeled as a striking display of combat prowess or a subtler focus of

Brain Breaker

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Creature Sense. The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each

one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner

Infected Elder Brain

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one

’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner

Crackling Jasper

Equipment

, shoot tiny flames, and sometimes burst apart with a bang. Obojimans are known to put crackling jasper into tin cans tied to poles during festivals to scare away mischievous spirits. Crackling jasper is found near hot springs and lava tubes within the Land of Hot Water.

Sea Elf Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

as many perils in their watery world as other elves face on dry land, but none are as deadly as the sahuagin. The animosity between these two races stems from the sahuagin’s ferocious

with them — in the grip of a blood frenzy, sahuagin will tear apart even others of their own kind!

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You lived in seclusion—either in a sheltered community such as a monastery, or entirely alone—for a formative part of your life. In your time apart from the clamor of society, you found

contemplative sort of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off the land while shunning the company of other people, look at the outlander

Barbarian Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

character, think about where your character comes from and his or her place in the world. Talk with your DM about an appropriate origin for your barbarian. Did you come from a distant land, making you a

? Perhaps you were a prisoner of war, brought in chains to another land and only now able to win your freedom. Or you might have been cast out from your people because of a crime you committed, a taboo you

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of magic

set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel—to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane warriors

these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons or on archery (or finesse weapons). Your next-highest score should

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as

well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

; — — 7th +3 Ranger Archetype Feature 5 4 3 — — — 8th +3 Ability Score Improvement, Land’s

relief from solitude that they offer? QUICK BUILD You can make a ranger quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who

Control Water Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

includes a shore, the flooding water spills over onto dry land. If you choose an area in a large body of water, you instead create a 20-foot tall wave that travels from one side of the area to the other

. Part Water. You cause water in the area to move apart and create a trench. The trench extends across the spell's area, and the separated water forms a wall to either side. The trench remains until the

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

water—must remain in equilibrium. If one element were to gain power over the others, the world could be destroyed, drawn into one of the elemental planes and broken apart into its component

. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background. The Druid Table Level ProficiencyBonus Features

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as

well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in

Fairy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

a special physical characteristic that sets the fairy apart. For your fairy, roll on the Fey Characteristics table or choose an option from it. You’re also free to come up with your own

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

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Jester. You gain 10,000 XP, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws. Key. A

property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears

Training and Asceticism

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

return for some kindness that the monks had performed for their families. Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding population, secluded from anything that might impede their spiritual

Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek

Training and Asceticism

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

return for some kindness that the monks had performed for their families. Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding population, secluded from anything that might impede their spiritual

Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek

Speed Legacy

Rules

. 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

distance), such as a hedge or low wall. Otherwise, you hit it. When you land in difficult terrain, you must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to land on your feet. Otherwise, you land

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

time apart from the clamor of society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of the answers you were looking for. Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit

contemplative sort of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off the land while shunning the company of other people, look at the outlander

Monastic Icon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

flowers to honor this living spirit of the sea. 3 Ki-rin. Your monastery sees its main purpose as watching over and protecting the land in the manner of the ki-rin. 4 Owlbear. The monks of your

certain creatures with special regard, either because the creature is tied to the order’s history or because it serves as an example of a quality the monks seek to emulate. If your character’s monastery

Creating a Monk

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

monastery’s threshold? Did your parents promise you to the monastery in gratitude for a service performed by the monks? Did you enter this secluded life to hide from a crime you committed? Or did you

result of the structured life of a monastic community and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost always lawful in alignment. Quick Build You can make a monk quickly by following these

Sea Elf

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

traits in common, in addition to the traits they share with other elves. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Sea Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, trident

face on dry land, but none are as deadly as the sahuagin. The animosity between these two races stems from the sahuagin’s ferocious territoriality. They simply won’t abide any other intelligent society

The Monastery

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

. Though the vast majority of those recruits have perished or been imprisoned at the hands of the Grand Master, twenty-five monks — all a motley assemblage of evil humanoids — currently occupy various areas

Master. Wherever they are initially stationed, the monks all gather together if a general alarm is sounded, or to witness an audience in the central abbey (area M3). Each monk is a cultist that carries

Githzerai Monk

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

Githzerai Monk Githzerai monks pursue control of their minds by honing their physical and psionic talents. They might be found beyond githzerai sanctuaries, testing themselves amid the dangerous

extremes of the multiverse. Githzerai Monk Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral AC 14 Initiative +4 (14) HP 38 (7d8 + 7) Speed 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 12 +1 +3 Dex

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon to tolerate the djinni’s presence by driving off a clan of cyclops;cyclopes harassing the dragon. 4 Reunited after years apart, an adult topaz dragon parent and young dragon child

Lair Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their lairs in caves set into sea

Hermit

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

of a massive wave, carrying a swarm of toothy sharks, crashing over the land and tearing apart everything in its path. Maybe someone in town can help. 4 The land around town is too dangerous to remain

Goblinoids

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

howled in the human language. “The battle is done! By my sword, I claim this place and name it Rhukaan Draal, the crown city of Darguun, the land of the people!” — Don Bassingthwaite, The Doom of

was crippled by a long conflict with the daelkyr and their aberrant armies; even though the daelkyr were defeated, the seeds of madness took root in the empire and tore it apart. Today there are four primary goblinoid cultures in Khorvaire.

Creating a Fighter

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

Creating a Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane

. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons or on archery (or finesse weapons). Your next-highest score should be Constitution, or

Gricks

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

, legendary magic items, or powerful supernatural beings. Grick Gricks tend to be solitary hunters, but young gricks might lurk near dozens of their brood mates for years before gradually drifting apart

. Grick Medium Aberration, Unaligned AC 14 Initiative +2 (12) HP 54 (12d8) Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 14 +2 +2 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con 11 +0

Variant Human: Mark of Passage

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

Variant Human: Mark of Passage If your human character has the Mark of Passage, the following traits replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait in the Player’s Handbook. Ability Score Increase

. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1. Courier’s Speed. Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet. Intuitive Motion. When you make a

Noteworthy Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Noteworthy Features Those familiar with Hazlan know the following facts: The wizard Hazlik rules Hazlan. His apprentices have free rein to exploit the land and its people to further their magical

your relationship with magic? Do you avoid magic, knowing the danger it represents? Did you learn enough to aid in practical activities or to set you apart from those with no magic? Did you embrace

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