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stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years.
Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and
settings have such communities.
Dwarf Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–5 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
horns crudely painted on them to make them look like minotaurs. The broad-mouthed amphora is large enough to hold roughly 55 gallons of wine.
He claims that he was a great king who was cursed by Mogis
after he defied his war advisors by making his sickly but beloved child his heir. He was cast out and has since become tragically obsessed with finding a worthy heir.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
commanders or as advisors to those who created them. They emerge from gold, red, or amethyst dragon eggs, wingless but possessed of an arsenal of eldritch power. Like their dragon progenitors
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, the quori ends it as a bonus action, or the quori is forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the quori reappears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
members understand the ways of magic. In Dal Quor, the hashalaq quori are typically found as advisors to the Kalaraq Quori;kalaraq. They also serve as judges, policing the quori and ensuring that the rivalries of the Tsucora Quori;tsucora never threaten the greater plans of the Dreaming Dark.Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their incredible intellects and stores of information that many seek them out, including demon lords. Some sibriexes act as advisors and oracles, manipulating demons into serving their ends, while others
turn into short tusks.
41–45
The target’s skin develops bark-like scales, granting it a +1 bonus to AC but reducing its Charisma by 2 (to a minimum of 1).
46–50
The
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
massive, chimera-marked military forces of his house for his own ends, but he’s surrounded by aggressive advisors who would like to see a Deneith ruling all Khorvaire. House Deneith is also caught in an escalating rivalry with House Tharashk, as it edges into the mercenary trade.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Directions on the Planes Surreal locations like Sigil and the Outlands don’t exist on planets with clearly defined cardinal directions. Nevertheless, maps and descriptions throughout this adventure
refer to north, south, east, and west for ease of use. See Sigil and the Outlands for details on navigating these settings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nature of the horror is on display. Ghost Story Settings d8 Setting
1 A realm where speaking to spirits is just like speaking with the living
2 A graveyard city-state where all living
Ghost Story Settings Suffering, tragic death, or a villain’s monstrous evil manifest subtly in the places ghost stories are set. Typically, a setting’s hauntings are revealed slowly, until the full
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
holds the worlds of settings like Dragonlance, Eberron, the Forgotten Realms, and Greyhawk. There’s also room for any world your group creates. Magic and physical laws shape this plane’s diverse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
unknown in other settings, such as Eberron’s warforged, soldiers created and imbued with life to fight in the Last War. Some worlds are dominated by one great story, like the War of the Lance that plays
have been published as official settings for the D&D game. The legends of the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Greyhawk, Dark Sun, Mystara, and Eberron settings are woven together in the fabric of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
unknown in other settings, such as Eberron’s warforged, soldiers created and imbued with life to fight in the Last War. Some worlds are dominated by one great story, like the War of the Lance that plays
have been published as official settings for the D&D game. The legends of the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Greyhawk, Dark Sun, Mystara, and Eberron settings are woven together in the fabric of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
aggressive advisors who would like to see a Deneith ruling all Khorvaire. House Deneith is also caught in an escalating rivalry with House Tharashk, as it edges into the mercenary trade.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
peoples and monsters that inhabit the worlds on the Material Plane originated. After the First World was shattered by a great cataclysm, the many worlds were formed like reflections or (in some cases
been published as official campaign settings for the D&D game over the years, many of which are shown on the D&D Settings table in chapter 5. If your campaign takes place in one of these settings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Noteworthy Features Those familiar with Dementlieu know the following facts: The city’s decadent aristocrats keep a busy social calendar, fluttering like butterflies to multiple events each day
the hands of Lord Governor Marcel Guignol. He hears counsel from a group of five advisors drawn from the ranks of the aristocracy, including Duchess Saidra. With this council, he writes laws that a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Setting Just like an adventure’s setting (as described in chapter 4), a campaign setting is an essential part of a campaign’s premise, shaping the kinds of stories that unfold there. As the
your needs, which has the added benefit of challenging your players’ expectations. The D&D Settings table describes several established campaign settings. D&D Settings Setting Description Dark Sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
out more about them in Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes.) Devils like to tempt mortals with treasure and magic items. Magic items bestowed by devils usually have a devilish cast to them. They’re made of
Guide for examples). Devils might also agree to serve mortals for a time, acting as advisors and bodyguards. Lesser Devils A lesser devil can offer any or all of the following: Up to 500 gp worth of art
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Saltmarsh region or adapting it to a variety of D&D settings. Use that information to place it in your campaign or on the shores of your choice. These adventures make perfect side quests for ongoing
campaigns. If you run published D&D campaigns, like Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, the higher-level adventures presented here are an ideal way to extend the campaign. The adventures in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Goblins Goblins are small, black-hearted, selfish humanoids that lair in caves, abandoned mines, despoiled dungeons, and other dismal settings. Individually weak, goblins gather in large — sometimes
and bugbears, like to bully goblins into submission. Goblins are lazy and undisciplined, making them poor servants, laborers, and guards. “If you want soldiers or thugs, hire hobgoblins. If you want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
for decades. Built for tales of swords and sorcery, the Realms initially grew and flourished in Ed’s D&D campaign, which featured heroes like the Knights of Myth Drannor in the Dalelands. Ed also
played host to a vast number of game products, novels, video games, and more, making it one of the most widely visited fantasy settings ever created. The lost portals to the Realms have returned and
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.
Kenku Names
Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of
.
Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities and
were built in hills or mountains, and the families who trace their ancestry to those settlements call themselves hill dwarves or mountain dwarves, respectively. The Greyhawk and Dragonlance settings have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
for stone and metal and for living underground. The god also made them resilient like the mountains, with a life span of about 350 years. Squat and often bearded, the original dwarves carved cities
settings have such communities. Dwarf Traits Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4–5 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet
As a Dwarf, you have these special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
coastal location or a short voyage away from seaside locales. Here are some suggestions for placing it in a few classic D&D settings.
Eberron. On Khorvaire the isle is located on the north coast of
of the Emerald Claw will surely follow.
Forgotten Realms. Abbey Isle lies off the west coast of the Dragon Reach, and a mariners’ guild from the Dalelands would like to control the island to help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
-seeking arrows will never find lack of use. Rangers like to work alone, but it is convenient when others are around to draw the arrows to themselves.
— Môrgæn
Control of the Market The notion of
are their own thriving ecosystem. As a ranger who spends part of your time in urban settings, you quickly learn to seek out the companionship of some of the many beasts that inhabit those settings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
aesthetics unbound from those of mortal worlds. Just as other D&D settings highlight certain concepts but can host any genre of adventure or style of play, the same is true of Planescape. Adventures
in Planescape campaigns often focus on the following themes: Backstage of Reality. Planescape adventures provide glimpses of the daily lives of unfathomable beings—like gods, angels, and demons—and how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconian Mastermind The rarest and most powerful of the draconians are the masterminds—spellcasters and strategists who most often serve as military commanders or as advisors to those who created
them. They emerge from gold, red, or amethyst dragon eggs, wingless but possessed of an arsenal of eldritch power. Like their dragon progenitors, masterminds have a breath weapon—a billowing cloud of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
The Forgotten Realms Just like a fantasy novel or movie, an adventure is set in a larger world. In fact, the world can be anything that the DM and players can imagine. It could be a swords-and
D&D settings are somewhere between those two extremes: worlds of medieval high fantasy with knights and castles, as well as elven cities, dwarven mines, and fearsome monsters. The world of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
halflings and dwarves and elves. Want an otyugh? Orcs? Goblins? Paladins? They’re all there. Eberron draws on the same basic elements as other settings, but it often diverges from the traditional
found his way to Eberron from the core cosmology. But the DM can always say “No, there is no version of Gruumsh in my Eberron.” This comes to a critical point. Nothing is set in stone. Like every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
have been updated for the current edition of the game, revealing deadly shores for brave crews to explore anew. Along with these adventures returns one of D&D’s most famous seaside settings: the port
deadly sea monsters; random vessels, their crews, and cargo; or islands brimming with untold mysteries. Concluding the appendix are a variety of underwater locations — like deadly reefs and sunken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing
courts and other settings of power. Speak up! It’s really hard to hear you over the screaming. Nope. It’s no use. I’ll have to stop the screaming. Disintegrations all around, then.
College of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
had horns crudely painted on them to make them look like minotaurs. The broad-mouthed amphora is large enough to hold roughly 55 gallons of wine. When Antigonos spies the characters, he hails them
Mogis after he defied his war advisors by making his sickly but beloved child his heir. He was cast out and has since become tragically obsessed with finding a worthy heir. Whether Antigonos’s tale is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
is iconic to many D&D settings. In your own world, you can replace Ostoria with another giant empire or adapt it to create your own origin story.
VONINHEIM, THE LOST CAPITAL
Voninheim (“Titan
assailed it and flowed around it, until only its iron spires jutted above the ice like great, gray fangs. Eventually the relentless ice buried it utterly, and Voninheim was abandoned. Many giants seek to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
symbolize the decadence and corruption of civilization, and mages are the classic villains of these settings. Magic items are therefore rare and often dangerous. Consider conflicts like these to drive the
rulebooks. Heroic Fantasy Conflicts. Heroic fantasy campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or to destroy monsters or villains. Consider conflicts like these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spend combat actions doing things that are fundamentally creepy, like chanting to sinister gods or regurgitating their last meal. Use another creature as the opening act for the true threat. A
quash stereotypes. Don’t use cliché accents, especially to represent marginalized people. Matter-of-factly provide opportunities for everyone to be exceptional. Magical settings bear no resemblance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Dragons like to know as much as they can about the lands around their lairs and the inhabitants of those lands, and posing as a more innocuous creature is an easy way to gather such information. Many
personalities, shape-shifted dragons can easily end up in positions of leadership—either overtly as mayors, high priests, the heads of knightly orders, or crime bosses or behind the scenes as advisors