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Whisper Jar

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

The entire family tree of every royal line, extant or lost, in Faerûn 7 A moment-by-moment review of your favorite Jim Darkmagic stage performance 8 The sound of raucous applause

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

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

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

cast spells that require material components, which limits its options. Its list of prepared spells shows only those spells it can cast. Although it has no 2nd-level spells available, the ghost can use

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

above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

tail in the way. Strength and Zeal Minotaurs are zealous and love battle. They are found among the Gruul Clans, but the minotaurs of the Ordruun family line, long associated with the Boros Legion

generally quick to anger. They are passionate, loving their friends and partners fiercely, and they laugh loud and long at good jokes. Family and Guild Minotaur legends describe a small pantheon of heroes

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

an established place in the hierarchy of the Boros Legion. You can requisition simple equipment for temporary use, and you can gain access to any Boros garrison in Ravnica, where you can rest in safety

lifestyle between adventures. Boros Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Boros Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your

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

family) with interests 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

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes. Family Matters A goblin tribe is organized in a four

-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the

Orzhov Representative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

you can work your way into a more prominent position. Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value

positions of power. Orzhov Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Orzhov Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class

Fisher

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Oweland and her family are the informal leaders of the fishing industry in Saltmarsh. You can always count on the Owelands for minor aid and can gain access to Eda if the need is obvious and imminent.

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

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users. Creating Your Character At 1st

your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature

Gaining Spells

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

have access to, if any; whether you always have certain spells prepared; and whether you can change the list of spells you have prepared.

Gaining Spells Before you can cast a spell, you must have the spell prepared in your mind or have access to the spell from a magic item, such as a Spell Scroll. Your features specify which spells you

Gaining Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

have access to, if any; whether you always have certain spells prepared; and whether you can change the list of spells you have prepared.

Gaining Spells Before you can cast a spell, you must have the spell prepared in your mind or have access to the spell from a magic item, such as a Spell Scroll. Your features specify which spells you

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

access to privileged places in its guild’s headquarters and outposts. At the DM’s discretion, a character might be given a keyrune upon attaining a renown score of 25 in their guild

a winged thrull (see chapter 6 for the stat block) for up to 2 hours. If you don’t come from an Orzhov oligarch family, it serves you grudgingly, clownishly aping your movements and mannerisms

Spellcasting (p. 10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Spellcasting (p. 10) The second paragraph ends with a new sentence: “The monster is considered a member of that class when attuning to or using a magic item that requires membership in the class or access to its spell list.”

Faceless

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve

, when to laugh. 8 I behave like an extreme opposite of my persona. d6 Ideal 1 Justice. Place in society shouldn’t determine one’s access to what is right. (Good

Maneuver Options

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

Maneuver Options If you have access to maneuvers, the following maneuvers are added to the list of options available to you. Maneuvers are available to Battle Masters but also to characters who have a special feature like the Superior Technique fighting style or the Martial Adept feat.

Druid Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Druid Spells When druids prepare their spells, they have access to the entire spell list for their class. Given that fact, beware of making all of these new spells available to a player who is easily

overwhelmed when presented with many options. For such a player, consider adding only story-appropriate spells to druid’s list. For example, if the player’s druid is from a coastal region, you could

Sacred Oath

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

, 15th, and 20th level. Those features include oath spells and the Channel Divinity feature. Oath Spells Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain access to these spells at the levels specified

in the oath description. Once you gain access to an oath spell, you always have it prepared. Oath spells don’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain an oath spell

Sacred Oath

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

, 15th, and 20th level. Those features include oath spells and the Channel Divinity feature. Oath Spells Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain access to these spells at the levels specified

in the oath description. Once you gain access to an oath spell, you always have it prepared. Oath spells don’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain an oath spell

Bonus Feats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Bonus Feats If the DM decides to allow the giant foundling and rune carver backgrounds, all characters in the campaign gain access to a bonus feat. If you select one of those backgrounds, you gain

the bonus feat specified in that background. If the background you choose doesn’t provide a feat, you gain a bonus feat of your choice from the following list (these feats appear in the Player’s Handbook): Skilled Tough

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

a patriar’s scion in an illegal duel. The family swore revenge, and you fled to the slums rather than risk bringing their wrath down on your kin. 6 You aren’t originally from Baldur

hermitage gave you access to a unique and powerful discovery. The exact nature of this revelation depends on the nature of your seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, the deities, the

Known and Prepared Spells

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

Known and Prepared Spells Before a spellcaster can use a spell, he or she must have the spell firmly fixed in mind, or must have access to the spell in a magic item. Members of a few classes

, including bards and sorcerers, have a limited list of spells they know that are always fixed in mind. The same thing is true of many magic-using monsters. Other spellcasters, such as clerics and wizards

Special Traits

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

Druid Circle feature of the druid. The monster is considered a member of that class when attuning to or using a magic item that requires membership in the class or access to its spell list. A monster can

feature. The monster has a list of spells known or prepared from a specific class. The list might also include spells from a feature in that class, such as the Divine Domain feature of the cleric or the

Special Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

or access to its spell list. A monster can cast a spell from its list at a higher level if it has the spell slot to do so. For example, a drow mage with the 3rd-level lightning bolt spell can cast it

for any cantrips included in the feature. The monster has a list of spells known or prepared from a particular class. The list might also include spells from a feature in that class, such as the

Known and Prepared Spells

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

Known and Prepared Spells Before a spellcaster can use a spell, he or she must have the spell firmly fixed in mind, or must have access to the spell in a magic item. Members of a few classes

, including bards and sorcerers, have a limited list of spells they know that are always fixed in mind. The same thing is true of many magic-using monsters. Other spellcasters, such as clerics and wizards

Location and Timing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Location and Timing This attack can occur in any settlement the characters are staying in or passing through. Ideally, use a location where one or more characters have homes or family. After the

second cult attack, allow the characters to complete one or two chapters of the adventure before the cult makes this final attempt on their lives. Because this attack is an all-out assault, the characters should have full access to spells, healing, and other resources.

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

even be stripped of your position. Azorius Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Azorius Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of

see me slip up and break the law. 5 A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be useful. 6 The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal genius to use in the Izzet. 7

Location and Timing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Location and Timing This attack can occur in any settlement the characters are staying in or passing through. Ideally, use a location where one or more characters have homes or family. After the

second cult attack, allow the characters to complete one or two chapters of the adventure before the cult makes this final attempt on their lives. Because this attack is an all-out assault, the characters should have full access to spells, healing, and other resources.

Chapter 3: Spells

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

found as treasure. When a DM adds spells to a campaign, clerics, druids, and paladins require special consideration. When characters of those classes prepare their spells, they have access to the

entire spell list for their class. Given that fact, the DM should be cautious about making all of these new spells available to a player who is overwhelmed when presented with many options. For such a

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a

Hint Checks

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

discussing how they must have gotten a misprinted menu because the prices don’t seem right, or bemoaning the fact that the menu doesn’t list items in alphabetical order. Intelligence (History) DC 15. The

character recalls stories of how secret messages used to be sent through taverns using common items anyone could access, such as menus. Wisdom (Perception) DC 15. The character notices the prices on the menu don’t make much sense. For example, why is rabbit stew so much cheaper than corn and lentil stew?

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

but earn a living by buying and selling the works of others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be a large merchant consortium (or family) with interests

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

gain access to the records and inner workings of any noble court or government you encounter. You know who the movers and shakers are, whom to go to for the favors you seek, and what the current

Character Backgrounds

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

, cloistered scholar, courtier, faction agent, far traveler, inheritor, mercenary veteran, urban bounty hunter, and Waterdavian noble. If you have access to this book, consider making its background options

background from the Player’s Handbook or the Waterdavian noble background from the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. House Amcathra. The Amcathras are a Tethyrian family that specializes in horse breeding

Metamagic Options

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

Metamagic Options A Sorcerer uses transmuted spell 3rd-level sorcerer feature When you choose Metamagic options, you have access to the following additional options. Seeking Spell If you make an

during the casting of the spell. Transmuted Spell When you cast a spell that deals a type of damage from the following list, you can spend 1 sorcery point to change that damage type to one of the other listed types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, thunder.

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