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Acquisitions Incorporated
can then be retracted automatically at the end of the attacking creature’s turn.
I’m going to give you a piece of advice. Don’t trust Acquisitions Incorporated. And never, ever, ever
trust Omin Dran. Wait, that’s two pieces of advice. You owe me.
Sometimes a goblin can’t catch a break. First, you fall in with a cult that works for the release of a death god. Then
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
agree to carry the leader into battle and offer advice during the fight. Followers of Yeenoghu also see leucrottas as a form of entertainment. They enjoy watching a leucrotta work almost as much as they
like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a leucrotta can mimic the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
labyrinthine corridors, iron walls, diabolical traps, and monstrous servants. Knowing he has enemies on all sides and fearing he’ll be displaced like Moloch, Geryon, and so many others, he almost never
acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun recruiting outsiders to deal with problem
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
addition to fighting on your behalf, this veteran cheerfully offers tactical advice, which is usually sound. Anyone who talks with the transformed keyrune or examines it closely can easily recognize that
ceratok, a horned creature much like a rhinoceros (and with the same statistics). It remains in its ceratok form for 1 hour.
Izzet Keyrune (Rare). Formed of carved and polished red and blue stone, the
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral
heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
shifter may have catlike eyes and delicate build, while a beasthide shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral.
ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. The traits of the beast within affect a shifter’s appearance as well. A swiftstride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
swiftstride shifter may have catlike eyes and delicate build, while a beasthide shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral.
pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. The traits of the beast within affect a shifter’s appearance as well. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the boar and the other is more like a bear, they’ll be quite different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character.
The Beast Within Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within: a totemic force that shapes their body and mind. Some shifters believe that these spirits are independent entities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Lower Northedge While poor, Lower Northedge is a significant step up from the slums of Lower Dura. The people of Lower Northedge don’t look for trouble, and they don’t like it coming to their
doorstep. North Market is one of the largest markets in Sharn, though it specializes in simple, everyday goods. The Stoneyard district has a significant shifter population; the Rat’s Nest is a tavern catering to shifters, while the Bear’s Rest is a shifter inn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, but if one has the aspect of the boar and the other is more like a bear, they’ll be quite different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character.
The Beast Within Wildhunt Shifter Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within, a totemic force that shapes their body and mind. Some shifters believe that these spirits are
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter
race, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lower Northedge Although it’s poverty-stricken, Lower Northedge is a significant step up from the slums of Lower Dura. The people of Lower Northedge don’t look for trouble, and they don’t like it
coming to their doorstep. North Market is one of the largest markets in Sharn, though in contrast to the Bazaar of Dura it mostly offers simple, everyday goods. Lower Northedge has a significant shifter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
or heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
features—a state they call shifting. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. A shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
or heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Shifter Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape
facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
campaign, refer to the advice in chapter 4. Keep the first adventure relatively short and simple, allowing plenty of time for the characters to get to know each other as the players roleplay. What’s
most important is that they begin to feel like an adventuring party and get comfortable with their abilities. The full scope of the campaign can unfold to them later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
massive sphinx statue carved from black stone. The statue’s pyramidal head is like a triangular blade tipped toward the sky. Its shadow creeps across the stone courtyard, pointing like a sundial at runes
.
Oliekintara (Sphinx of Lore) has watched over the Temple of Sands for centuries. Few except the bravest or most desperate seek the sphinx’s advice, which she never gives freely. In conversation, Oliekintara is aloof and soft-spoken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
your players’ imaginations by describing a horror indirectly in stages. Chapter 5 features advice or making familiar monsters more frightful. Also consider the following elements when describing
moves? What parts do characters see before the whole comes into view? Up Close. What does it smell like? How does it breathe? Does it cool the air around it or bring heat wherever it goes? How does it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
The Role of Rules Why even have a column like Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The game’s rules
running. There are times, though, when the design intent of a rule isn’t clear or when one rule seems to contradict another. Dealing with those situations is where Sage Advice comes in. This column
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
while the characters traverse the tunnel. The tunnel continues for what feels like forever before the ceiling suddenly begins to rise. The walls frame an impossibly tall canyon that slowly widens, the
air becoming hot and heavy with the scent of sulfur. Glowing vents of magma fill a huge cavern with a dull red glow. From somewhere ahead, you hear a deep, echoing caw, sounding like the call of some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
remain in residence. High Hope, Middle Northedge Daca’s Watch A dwarf named Daca has been sitting on a pillar in Northedge for over a century, offering advice and encouragement. Though she doesn’t claim
to be a priest, many believe that Daca is blessed and guided by Boldrei. High Hope, Middle Northedge The Bear’s Rest A modest inn maintained by a beasthide shifter named Leara, who usually gives a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
. The tracks indicate that two people walked into the cave within the last hour on their tiptoes. Guiding Player Choices
The adventure here provides advice on how to handle characters doing two very
likely activities at the cave entrance. Just like players might ask questions during the adventure hook, players might do anything in a situation—and there’s no way to account for everything in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
hand and how to pursue it: Adviser NPCs. A helpful NPC in a social interaction can offer advice and suggestions to the characters. Such an NPC might be the patron who initially sent the characters on
two encounters like this ahead of time. The DM’s Role. If the characters can’t figure out how to solve an encounter or aren’t sure what to do next, you can remind the players of things their characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
owlin, a character race option perfect for playing an owl-like student. “Choosing a College” gives advice on building a character for adventuring in Strixhaven. “Strixhaven Backgrounds” presents a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Master’s Guide. The Monster Manual, like the Dungeon Master’s Guide, is a book for DMs. Use it to populate your D&D adventures with pesky goblins, stinky troglodytes, savage orcs, mighty dragons, and
help you use the monsters in this book in interesting ways, as well as advice for modifying monsters and creating your own. If you’ve never run a D&D adventure before, we recommend that you pick up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
does it serve in your game? How big is it? Who lives there? What does it look, smell, and sound like? Who governs it? Who else holds power? Is it part of a larger state? What are its defenses? Where
characters care about the settlement? The guidelines in this section are here to help you build the settlement you want for whatever purpose you have in mind. Disregard any advice here that runs counter to your vision for a settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
odd feature draws tourists from the higher wards. The proprietor is a shifter named Whiskers. He runs a side business as a fence, buying and selling unusual goods. Rumors say that Whiskers is some sort
district often sleep around the General. The Silvermist Theater stands on the west side of the Bridge. Like the Anvil, it’s a remnant of Callestan’s glory days; a fine theater that’s a rotting shadow of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
frog-like humanoids.
An invisible gray slaad paces inside the salt pentagram. Magical wards prevent the slaad from disturbing the salt or leaving the circle’s confines. If another creature attacks the
on the characters before leaving the room in search of its control gem, not knowing that it is kept in area 28. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Wongo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
more like a shovel than a blade. They listen attentively if characters offer advice but show no sign of comprehending what they’re told.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and senses, tell players everything they need to know. Published adventures often include text in a box like this, which is meant to be read aloud to the players when their characters first arrive at
more details about what their characters find. The “Narration” section in chapter 2 offers more extensive advice and examples of narration. Step 2: Let the Players Talk Once you’re done describing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lac Dinneshere, and she wants the characters to take a boat and search for them. She knows where the fishers like to fish and urges the characters to search that part of the lake first. If they heed
Imdra’s advice, they find the fishers’ boats pulled up on the ice within short walking distance from a frozen cave previously hidden under snow and ice. This cave, the characters soon discover, is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
experiments. Beware creatures that look like puddles of eyes and mouths. Beware the thing that has hooks for hands. And beware the mansion itself, for it transforms weirdly. Most of all, stop Markos
feet from the characters. But she can provide helpful advice if the characters get stuck and don’t know what to do. If you choose not to have Elra accompany the characters, her head fades away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
something more like a shovel than a blade. They listen attentively if characters offer advice but show no sign of comprehending what they’re told.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
that occur at a time of your choosing. When you use the deck in this way, drawing from it is less like pulling the lever on a cosmic slot machine and more like allowing a character to select a new
in this book include advice to help you work the effects of their cards into your campaign story. Using the deck’s effects as events in your campaign poses an interesting question: is the deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
it could be rooted in the way you feel about the world and your role in it. Secrets d6 Secret 1 An imp offers you counsel. You try to ignore the creature, but sometimes its advice is helpful. 2
holy symbol that represents that divinity.
Some clerics, especially in a world like Eberron, serve a whole pantheon, rather than a single deity. In certain campaigns, a cleric might instead serve a






