most some with only advance faeries for like

Faerie Borrower

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie;pixies or Sprite;sprites.

they are often boastful and love to mock their victims, faerie borrowers are quick to dart away from losing battles on their nimble wings. The throng of faeries flitted from castle to castle, leaving

Faerie Pathlighter

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie

human lives, sometimes to help (like a classic fairy godparent) and sometimes to harm. In the wilds of Eldraine, faerie pathlighters often serve as protectors for the lost, the glow of their guiding

Faerie Pest

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

moss than most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie;pixies or Sprite;sprites. Mischievous Stealth. The faerie takes the Hide action.

annoyance, fear, and pain. They are perhaps the most mercurial of the faeries and are happy to follow anyone who promises the opportunity to menace someone new. A faerie pest could be mistaken for a human

Amidor the Dandelion

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

tears as faeries collect morning dew. Let me lift your spirits like a seed on the breeze!” Ideal. “The pursuit of true love compels me! Never shall I wilt if I have such a cause to champion

Dragonborn of Tiamat

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

their draconic heritage—chromatic, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote

themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.

Dragonborn of Bahamut

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

consider their draconic heritage—chromatic, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote

themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hour, as its head takes on fiendish aspects. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell; don’t count that time. When the cursed target’s

all vargouilles for 1 hour.Shrieking, flapping, and hideous to behold—with a body like a severed head and wings in place of ears—vargouilles boil out of the Abyss to infest other planes

High Fae Mage

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

spell slot used to cast it is not expended.High fae mages are some of the mightiest magic users among the faeries of Eldraine. These skilled spellcasters have mastered the arcane art of dealmaking

among the fae, magically negotiating themselves advantages in battle. Like many high fae, these mages draw power from the latent energy found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. However, high fae mages

Shadar-kai Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Sworn to the Raven Queen’s service, the mysterious shadar-kai venture into the Material Plane from the Shadowfell to advance her will. Once they were fey like the rest of their elven kin, and

now they exist in a strange state between life and death. Eladrin and shadar-kai are like reflections of each other: one bursting with emotion, the other nearly devoid of it.

Dragonborn of Sardior

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic

Tsucora Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

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 the body. The target is immune to this

tipped with a vicious stinger. They are cruel and calculating, enjoying the power they wield over others as they concoct elaborate schemes to advance their own positions and discredit their rivals

Faeries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Faeries Faeries are fickle pranksters in Lorwyn and Shadowmoor. They live for petty intrigues and use illusion magic to conduct their capers. Faeries have an insectile appearance, though in Lorwyn

they are more elf-like. To use a Lorwyn faerie in your game as a nonplayer character, use the Pixie or Sprite stat block. See chapter 1 for information about creating a faerie player character.

Lives of Whimsy and Wandering

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Lives of Whimsy and Wandering Lorwyn is home to elves, goblin-like boggarts, merfolk-like merrow, halfling-like kithkin, and genasi-like flamekin and rimekin. These peoples live peacefully in

. Minute faeries flit from village to village causing mischief, while ancient treefolk travel to share their wisdom. Enormous giants seek new frontiers to explore, and friendly changelings, who can take

Faeries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

trees, mushrooms, and moss than most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with

Faeries The faeries of Eldraine are winged, elfin creatures similar to sprites or pixies. Unpredictable, unreliable, and amoral, they lurk in the wilds and harass travelers they perceive as intruders

Insular and Suspicious Outlooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Insular and Suspicious Outlooks Like in Lorwyn, Shadowmoor residents include elves, boggarts, merrow, kithkin, flamekin, and rimekin. However, these individuals tend to be more suspicious and insular

. Chaotic, donkey-headed noggles steal from anyone they meet. Faeries, treefolk, and giants roam the land, but are generally crueler than their Lorwyn kin. Shadowmoor’s wilderness is stalked by

Storytelling

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

and expand an overarching plot. Engage players who like storytelling by... Using their characters’ backstories to shape the stories of the campaign. Making sure encounters advance the story. Making

Storytelling Players who love storytelling want to contribute to a narrative. They like it when their characters are heavily involved in an unfolding story, and they enjoy encounters that are tied to

Dragonborn Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

such dragons’ attitudes and behavior. Others consider their draconic heritage—chromatic, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as

much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.

The Forge of Fury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

ready to take on the challenges of a ruined dwarven fortress. Like its predecessor, The Forge of Fury is tailored to provide increasingly tougher threats as the characters make their way through the

fortress. Those who survive the experience can expect to advance to 5th level—seasoned adventurers ready to strive for greater glory and renown.

Morak's Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Morak’s Quest Characters who survive the perils of the Dripping Caves and return to Nightstone should advance to 4th level. Once he is safely back in the village, Morak Ur’gray takes stock of the

can give the quest in his place. Choose whichever quest you like. Your choice will determine whether the characters visit Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, or Triboar in the next leg of the adventure (see

Character Advancement

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

designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3 checkpoints. Playing time might seem like an odd way to measure experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with how a shared campaign is meant to

advance to the next level. At level 5 or higher, reaching 8 checkpoints is needed to advance to the next level. At the end of a play session, characters must level up if they have reached enough

Shadar-kai

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Shadar-kai Sworn to the Raven Queen’s service, the mysterious shadar-kai venture into the Material Plane from the Shadowfell to advance her will. Once they were fey like the rest of their elven kin

, and now they exist in a strange state between life and death. Eladrin and shadar-kai are like reflections of each other: one bursting with emotion, the other nearly devoid of it. Shadar-kai Traits

Gathering Samples

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Gathering Samples After the elves have answered any questions the characters might have, Gwenhumara makes the following offer: “Before you do anything else, I would like to inure you against the

stoppers to store the samples. Once the characters have retrieved the samples, Gwenhumara can brew up to ten vials of Antitoxin each day. It’s up to the characters how they’d like to distribute those

Game Customization

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

technology do you prefer? Do you enjoy solving in-game puzzles and riddles? Do you like to track experience points, or would you rather have your character advance in level when I tell you to? House

player any or all of the following questions: Which of the three pillars of adventuring (combat, exploration, roleplaying) interest you the most? How much humor do you like in the game? What level of

The End?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

forget to write,” she says with a grin. Far above you, in the space above Toril, a mothlike ship appears. Its purpose unknown, it waits, biding its time… Character Advancement The characters advance to

saving it! Light of Xaryxis, the adventure in Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, picks up the action right where this story left off. If you’d like to keep your adventure set in the Forgotten Realms or

Something in Between

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

action key, or do the players need to be thoughtful and cautious? Do you like to plan thoroughly in advance, or do you prefer improvising on the spot? Is the game full of varied D&D elements, or does it

questions: Are you a fan of realism and gritty consequences, or are you more focused on making the game seem like an action movie? Do you want the game to maintain a sense of medieval fantasy, or do

The Aartuks of Aruun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

of radiant light fly through the air, narrowly missing you as several starfish-like plant creatures creep out of the jungle and advance threateningly. Warwyck Blastimoff, a lawful good giff shipmate

seconds later, a uniformed giff bursts through the foliage with a musket in one hand and a look of panic on his face. “Apologies in advance!” he shouts as he makes his way to the rope ladder. Pellets

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Background Two archdevils—Zariel and Bel—have longed battled for control over Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. To advance their cause, both archdevils plan to rebuild the Infernal Machine

characters separately, hoping to engage them to collect more of the needed missing components. Through their own research of legends, ancient texts, journals, and the like (as well as spying on one another

Franchise Tasks in the Campaign

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

during the campaign. When the characters return from adventuring, they take on some of the responsibility for bookkeeping, maintenance, long-term planning, and the like, making franchise staff

downtime to advance the timeline of the campaign. Ongoing Activities A more wide-open approach to franchise tasks sees the characters direct those activities at any point during the campaign, alongside

Tracking Initiative

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

whiteboard on a wall or propped up nearby A battle mat you use for miniatures Folded index cards for each character and each group of identical monsters, placed like tents in Initiative order across the top of

aware of the order of play. Players know when their characters’ turns are coming up so they can plan their actions in advance. An open list also lets the players know when the monsters act in the fight, although you can hold off on adding monsters to the list until they take their first turns.

Wizards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

academies or universities of wizardry, such as those in Evermeet or Halruaa, or in the great cities of the North like Waterdeep or Silverymoon. With the intensity of their study and practice, wizards tend

to become increasingly solitary as they advance in their Art, having fewer peers with whom they can share their insights, if they choose to share them with anyone at all. Thus great wizards often take

Vargouille

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Vargouille Shrieking, flapping, and hideous to behold—with a body like a severed head and wings in place of ears—vargouilles boil out of the Abyss to infest other planes of existence, such as

, attached like a tick. The precautions a mortal takes to control a summoned demon rarely account for a stowaway, enabling the vargouille to escape into the world. Vargouilles that roam free on the

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

six 1st-level characters, who should advance to approximately 15th level by the time they reach the final showdown with the goddess Tiamat herself. In the course of this adventure, you’ll face an evil

them—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the

. But even these orcs are trained in combat, and all of them are expected to act like warriors if the lair is attacked or threatened. Their numbers are augmented by any orogs in the tribe, which are

Introduction

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

1st-level characters, who should advance to approximately 15th level by the time they reach the final showdown with the goddess Tiamat herself. In the course of this adventure, you’ll face an evil

—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince them to

Introduction

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

six 1st-level characters, who should advance to approximately 15th level by the time they reach the final showdown with the goddess Tiamat herself. In the course of this adventure, you’ll face an evil

them—yet they need not do so alone. Groups like the Harpers, the Lord’s Alliance, and even the wicked Zhentarim might be rallied to oppose the Cult of the Dragon, but only if clever souls convince

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