more some with only access from for life

Boss Augustus

Monsters The Book of Many Things

were slain by monster hunters when he was young, and he traveled from town to town for most of his life, fleeing whenever townsfolk discovered his true nature. Delour and Pyrite accepted Augustus in a

way he’d never experienced before. When the three of them created the Moonstalkers guild, Augustus relished his new life of crime. But over time, his passion has faded. The riches they gathered

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

action. He otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body

;The safest place to be is behind the toughest warrior in the room.” Bond. “In life and in death, I’m the only one who matters.” Flaw. “Who can resist a little drama

Starlight Apparition

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts

ghost. While a ghost is doomed to haunt the place where it died until some promise or goal it couldn’t achieve in life is fulfilled, the goal of a starlight apparition is to help someone else

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

otherwise uses the controlled body’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. If the carrionette’s body is destroyed, both the

. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and

Leedara

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed and frightened. She otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class

after the possession ends. Change Shape. Leedara magically assumes the appearance she had in life, and her creature type changes to Humanoid, while retaining her other game statistics. This

Whisper Jar

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

;Tabaxi on a Hot Tin Roof 2 The life’s work of the loremonger who owned the jar before you 3 Every courageous thought you’ve ever had, to cover for how scared you are most of

again until the next dawn. Whispered Arcana Also at rank 4, your whisper jar gains access to even more magic. By whispering the name of one of the following spells into the jar as an action, you can

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features: Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair

, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region. If the dragon dies, the populations of aquatic life near the lair return to normal levels over the course of 1d10

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features: Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of

region. If the dragon dies, the populations of aquatic life near the lair return to normal levels over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. The

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any

gold-chased shelves. Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50-foot drop and on the left by

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or

tucked into chests stacked on gold-chased shelves. Clifftop Path. A second exit from the cave allows the dragon quick access to the lair and leads to a narrow path bordered on the right by a sheer 50

Thessalar

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

equal to the amount the item would normally heal. Greater Restoration (1/Day). Thessalar can cast greater restoration if he has access to alchemical supplies. Spellcasting. Thessalar is an 18th-level

of life, resulting in such creatures as the thessalhydra and the owlbear. In recent years, he has also researched the prolonging of life—namely his own. Thessalar hopes that by becoming a lich

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

15 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 19 Constitution saving throw or take 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

: LIBRARY ACCESS Though others must often endure extensive interviews and significant fees to gain access to even the most common archives in your library, you have free and easy access to the

majority of the library, though it might also have repositories of lore that are too valuable, magical, or secret to permit anyone immediate access. You have a working knowledge of your cloister’s

Dybbuk Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

life. While possessing the corpse, the dybbuk retains its hit points, alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, telepathy, and immunity to poison damage, exhaustion, and being charmed and frightened

. It otherwise uses the possessed target's game statistics, gaining access to its knowledge and proficiencies but not its class features, if any. The possession lasts until the temporary hit points are

Mark of Shadow Elf

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

The illusions that I weave dazzle and deceive. Sometimes that deception eases your burdens, letting you forget your troubles for a moment. But I can also ease your burdens by ending your life

and established House Phiarlan in Khorvaire. These elves are expert entertainers, giving them access to all manner of places and secrets. Known to few, there has always been an elite force of spies and

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

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Mercenaries, private guards, Watch soldiers, and members of the Flaming Fist number among just a few of the many soldiers on the streets of Baldur’s Gate. War has been your life for as long as

usually gain access to friendly military encampments and fortresses where your rank is recognized. BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: CITY GUARD You may choose to currently serve in either the Flaming

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

case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what

Githyanki

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cultivated over eons in the Astral Plane. Now all githyanki can use their psychic bond with that plane to access splinters of knowledge left behind by beings who travel, live, and die among the silver

rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead. Life Span The typical life span of a player

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

you if a good case can be made for your innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the guild, if you are a member in good standing. Such

. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.

Soldier Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

War has been your life for as long as you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the

horses for temporary use. You can also usually gain access to friendly military encampments and fortresses where your rank is recognized. Suggested Characteristics The horrors of war

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

advantage on death saving throws. The armor has further capabilities that can be powered either by energy cells or by your own life energy. You can use a bonus action to draw power from an energy cell

), but doesn’t gain access to the user’s knowledge, features, or proficiencies. Freeing a creature trapped inside the armor first requires defeating the armor’s automatic defenses

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. 5 While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or

serve. 2 Svirfneblin hire the characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor. 3 A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of

they serve. 2 Svirfneblin hire the characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor. 3 A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

fishing tackle. If you have access to a body of water that sustains marine life, you can maintain a moderate lifestyle while working as a fisher, and you can catch enough food to feed yourself and up to

You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your village

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are

access to a secret network of supporters and operatives who can provide assistance on your adventures. You know a set of secret signs and passwords you can use to identify such operatives, who can

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

souls who manage to find isolation amid its tumult. 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

number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away from society. You may, if you wish, choose or roll an origin event from the Hermit Origins table. d8 Life

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer

footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

— for goblins, life is short. Goblins seek to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit

patience needed to learn and practice wizardry, and they fare poorly even when given access to the necessary training and knowledge. Sorcerers are less prevalent among them than in many other races, and

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

all life except for kobolds. He especially hates Garl Glittergold, gnomes, and fey creatures that enjoy playing pranks. He taught the first kobolds how to mine, tunnel, hide, and ambush. He is

earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the guild, if you are a member in good standing. Such connections might require the donation of

across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

life, your relationships with your former fellows can be an advantage for you and your adventuring comrades. You might undertake missions with your new companions that further the interest of the

organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer. Skill Proficiencies:

Entering and Leaving the House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

access to the dungeon. A creature touching the deck from which the Void card was drawn knows the House of Cards can be accessed in the following ways: Life Force. As an action, a creature touching the

Entering and Leaving the House While the House of Cards exists, spells such as Plane Shift can access it if the caster knows where they’re trying to go. But the Deck of Many Things can also provide

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth

characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor. 3 A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to partner up on a seafood shipping business

Dealing with Death

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

options. A new party member should start at the same level as the other characters in the party and have gear of similar value. It’s also possible for dead characters to be brought back to life. The

most common way is through spells such as Revivify and Raise Dead. It’s up to you to decide how easy it is for characters to access those spells if they can’t cast them. The Player’s Handbook offers suggested prices for spellcasting services.

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