mortals score with only arises from for lack

Wave

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Aquan. Personality. Wave zealously encourages mortals to worship sea gods and has a habit of humming sea chanteys. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to further the weapon’s objectives in the

K'thriss Drow'b

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team's hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the essential lack of meaning

uses the stat block of a poisonous snake with these changes: It has an Intelligence score of 12 (+2). It has telepathy out to a range of 30 feet.

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

constantly stymied by politically shrewd rivals. Bael prefers to make servants out of his adversaries, and mortals bound to his service earn their wretched place by falling victim to his superior

destroys demons he defeats. Bael also welcomes mortals into his service if they can provide him with an advantage in his politicking. He recruits savvy individuals and relies on them to represent his

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

stop drawing from the deck, regardless of how many cards you initially declared. Lance. All your ability scores increase by 1, to a maximum of 20. Mage. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a

Wave Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods. Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the

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

Aasimar Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Whether descended from a celestial being or infused with heavenly power, aasimar are mortals who carry a spark of the Upper Planes within their souls. They can fan that spark to bring light, ease

wounds, and unleash the fury of the heavens. Aasimar can arise among any population of mortals. They resemble their parents, but they live for up to 160 years and often have features that hint at their

Skill Expert

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Skill Proficiency. You gain

proficiency in one skill of your choice. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you have proficiency but lack Expertise. You gain Expertise with that skill.

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

have been known to retreat from intrusions into their woodland homes, confident that they can simply wait the invaders out. But when the need arises, elves reveal a stern martial side, demonstrating

who fall short of their high expectations—which is most non-elves. Still, they can find good in just about anyone. Dwarves. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs. But what they lack in humor

Observant

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence or Wisdom 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Keen

Observer. Choose one of the following skills: Insight, Investigation, or Perception. If you lack proficiency with the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Search. You can take the Search action as a Bonus Action.

Resilient

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability score by 1

Boon of Skill

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. All-Around Adept. You gain

proficiency in all skills. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you lack Expertise. You gain Expertise in that skill.

Resilient

feats

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability score by 1

Keen Mind

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lore Knowledge. Choose

one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion. If you lack proficiency in the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Study. You can take the Study action as a Bonus Action.

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals. The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane

a planar convergence. Elemental energy saturates any creatures in the area and might alter their nature enough that their offspring with other mortals are born as genasi. Heirs to Elemental Power

Crossbow Expert

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Ignore Loading. You ignore the

them, you can load a piece of ammunition into it even if you lack a free hand. Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with crossbows

Dual Wielder

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Strength or Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20

. You can draw or stow two weapons that lack the Two-Handed property when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger

Resilient

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

Resilient General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in which you lack saving throw proficiency. Increase the chosen ability

score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Saving Throw Proficiency. You gain saving throw proficiency with the chosen ability.

Skill Expert

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

Skill Expert General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Skill Proficiency. You

gain proficiency in one skill of your choice. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you have proficiency but lack Expertise. You gain Expertise with that skill.

Boon of Skill

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

Boon of Skill Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30. All-Around Adept

. You gain proficiency in all skills. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you lack Expertise. You gain Expertise in that skill. WAYNE ENGLAND

Keen Mind

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

Keen Mind General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lore Knowledge

. Choose one of the following skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion. If you lack proficiency in the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Study. You can take the Study action as a Bonus Action.

Exploration and Adventure

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

. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs. But what they lack in humor, sophistication, and manners, they make up in valor. And I must admit, their best smiths produce art that approaches elven quality.” Halflings

seem when the need arises.” Humans. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then you look at

Observant

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

Observant General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Intelligence or Wisdom 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of

20. Keen Observer. Choose one of the following skills: Insight, Investigation, or Perception. If you lack proficiency with the chosen skill, you gain proficiency in it, and if you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. Quick Search. You can take the Search action as a Bonus Action.

Customizing Your Origin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

character’s origin and give you the ability to create many different types of characters. Despite that versatility, a D&D race that has the Ability Score Increase trait includes little or no choice—a lack

that can make it difficult to realize certain character concepts. The following subsections address that lack by adding choice to your character’s race, allowing you to customize your ability scores, languages, and certain proficiencies to fit the origin you have in mind for your character.

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their

give up their lives as their physical skills decay. Because of their risk-taking, goliath tribes suffer from a chronic lack of the experience offered by long- term leaders. They hope for innate

Exploration and Adventure

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

. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs. But what they lack in humor, sophistication, and manners, they make up in valor. And I must admit, their best smiths produce art that approaches elven quality.” Halflings

seem when the need arises.” Humans. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then you look at

Q9. Private Cellar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

lots of worthless clutter. The halflings haven’t noticed the secret tunnel that leads to the Xanathar Guild hideout; it’s concealed beneath a large flagstone that requires a Strength score of 10 or

higher to be lifted. Development If the characters ascend out of the cellar and enter the Peabodys’ small house, the halflings are initially alarmed but can be easily calmed. Upon learning of the secret trapdoor, they vow to seal it up again but allow the characters to make use of it if the need arises.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

him to grant spells to mortals and for those mortals to receive his favor. Furthermore, kobolds are so frail that a single hit from a human’s weapon can kill one of them, so a tribe has little

lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one

Wave

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

this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage equal to half its hit point maximum. The weapon also functions as a trident of fish command and a weapon

conversation. Personality. When it grows restless, Wave has a habit of humming tunes that vary from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods. Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the

Dual Wielder

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

Dual Wielder General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Strength or Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of

. You can draw or stow two weapons that lack the Two-Handed property when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Crossbow Expert

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

Crossbow Expert General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Ignore Loading

into it even if you lack a free hand. Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with crossbows. Dual Wielding. When you make the extra attack

Wave

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

telepathically with its wielder and speaks Aquan. Personality. Wave zealously encourages mortals to worship sea gods and has a habit of humming sea chanteys. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to further

Saving Throws

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

it. Other times, a situation arises that clearly calls for a saving throw, especially when a character is subjected to a harmful effect that can’t be hedged out by armor or a shield. It’s up to you to

decide which ability score is involved. The Saving Throws table offers suggestions. Saving Throws Ability Used For… Strength Opposing a force that would physically move or bind you Dexterity

Keranos as Campaign Villain

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

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

over their lack of vision, or by a consuming need to trigger unrestrained creative impulses that have far-reaching effects, by anger at a real or perceived slight. His will might be expressed through

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