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Entertainer

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

B: (A) Musical Instrument (same as above), 2 Costumes, Mirror, Perfume, Traveler's Clothes, 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP You spent much of your youth following roving fairs and carnivals, performing odd jobs

for musicians and acrobats in exchange for lessons. You may have learned how to walk a tightrope, how to play a lute in a distinct style, or how to recite poetry with impeccable diction. To this day, you thrive on applause and long for the stage.

Knight Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

landowner who cares deeply about the people who live and work on your land, keenly aware of your responsibility to them. Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate title and determine how much

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes

little interest in what people say about it. Ongoing Mutations Because the verdan have not dwelled long in the world, they are still discovering new things about themselves. Chief among these

Urban Bounty Hunter

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area. Suggested Characteristics Use the tables for the

it more difficult to pursue a personal agenda that doesn’t fit with the group’s objectives — but on the other hand, you can take down much more formidable targets with the help of

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer

changelings use this gift as a form of artistic and emotional expression. It’s also an invaluable tool for grifters, spies, and others who wish to deceive. This leads many people to treat

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

landowner who cares deeply about the people who live and work on your land, keenly aware of your responsibility to them. Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate title and determine how much

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death. — Gimble, Notes from a

. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes. Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

much on them can grow complacent, a recipe for disaster in the mountains. This trait manifests most strongly when goliaths interact with other folk. The relationship between peasants and nobles puzzles

away in the night to seek the cold will of fate. In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Mercenaries, private guards, Watch soldiers, and members of the Flaming Fist number among just a few of the many soldiers on the streets of Baldur’s Gate. War has been your life for as long as

Fist or the Watch. If you do, you have responsibilities related to your post. For as long as you perform these responsibilities, you gain benefits. If you stop performing your responsibilities, though

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the

arguments. 5 I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others. 6 Thinking is for other people. I prefer action. 7 I misuse long words in an attempt

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

freedom to travel. As much as they can, centaurs run — in wide plazas, spacious parks, and expanses of rubble and ruin. They race the wind, hooves thundering and tails streaming behind them

coloration — from various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. Most centaurs style their hair and their tails in a similar way. Selesnya centaurs favor long, flowing

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

. Families in the second lowest caste are responsible for getting food from the surrounding area, taking what’s naturally available or stealing whatever they can. Gatherers also do the little amount

8. Kobold Barracks

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

area 7. As each character enters the staircase, roll any die. On an odd roll, the character steps in the wrong spot and triggers the trap. The ceiling collapses above the next character in line (the

8. Kobold Barracks The steps down from area 7 are trapped; see “Collapsing Trap” below for details. Area 8 is the kobolds’ living quarters. It was a natural cavern, but it has been enlarged and

2. Goblin Blind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

inattentive. On the east side of the stream flowing from the cave mouth, a small area in the briar thickets has been hollowed out to form a lookout post or blind. Wooden planks flatten out the briars and

fire with their bows, shooting through the thickets and probably catching the characters by surprise. If the goblins don’t notice the adventurers in area 1, they spot them when they splash across the

23. Way to Skullport

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

who have encountered shriekers before can spot the young ones in this chamber with a successful DC 11 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Perception) check. Each shrieker cries out when a creature or a bright light comes within 30 feet of it, alerting the guards in area 23a.

”). If the characters approach from the south, heading toward Azrok’s Hold (area 21), the hobgoblins demand to know their business but allow them to pass if the group’s intentions aren’t hostile. If the

Wind Wall

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

from the ground at a point you choose within range. You can make the wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick. You can shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it makes one

continuous path along the ground. The wall lasts for the duration. When the wall appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 4d8 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as

5. Ravenous Rabble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

5. Ravenous Rabble When the characters can see this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The coral here glows with a light of its own. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and

massive ship that split in two when it was pulled beneath the waves. The chamber is twice as long in the opposite direction, and the walls of both sides are split by holes that lead into adjoining

Learning from Experience

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

hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of

1. Cave Entrance

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

— from the area of the plateau where the steps ascend from level 1 to level 2, for example — spot one of the dragonclaws. If characters approach openly through the camp, the dragonclaws spot them

automatically and retreat toward area 2 in the cave, to set up an ambush. If characters approach the cave quietly from the sides, they won’t be spotted. They then have a chance to surprise the dragonclaws.

1. Cave Entrance

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

—from the area of the plateau where the steps ascend from level 1 to level 2, for example—spot one of the dragonclaws. If characters approach openly through the camp, the dragonclaws spot them

automatically and retreat toward area 2 in the cave, to set up an ambush. If characters approach the cave quietly from the sides, they won’t be spotted. They then have a chance to surprise the dragonclaws.

18. Iron Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

following: Stalagma. Stalagma Steelshadow, a female adult steel dragon in duergar form, is mounted on a gorgon near the bend in the mine track. (If Valtagar Steelshadow escaped from area 15, he is

Valtagar knows that his wife is a dragon in disguise. In her true form, Stalagma looks like a slender, 30-foot-long dragon with shiny steel-gray scales covering her body, steely talons, and blade-like

Elder Tempest

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

the center of a storm 1d6 + 4 miles in diameter. Heavy precipitation in the form of either rain or snow falls there, causing the area to be lightly obscured. Heavy rain also extinguishes open flames and

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Screaming Gale (Costs 3 Actions). The tempest releases a blast of thunder and wind in a line that is 300 feet long and 20 feet wide. Objects

Ending a Chase

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

faerie fire spell cast on it might have disadvantage on checks made to escape because it’s much easier to spot. Escape doesn’t necessarily mean the quarry has outpaced its pursuers. For example, in an

… Quarry has many things to hide behind Advantage Quarry is in a very crowded or noisy area Advantage Quarry has few things to hide behind Disadvantage Quarry is in an uncrowded or quiet area

Dimension Door

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

Dimension Door 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 500 feet Components: V Duration: Instantaneous You teleport yourself from your current location to any other spot within range. You

arrive at exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance and direction, such as “200 feet straight downward” or “upward to

8. Kobold Barracks

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

area 7. As each character enters the staircase, roll any die. On an odd roll, the character steps in the wrong spot and triggers the trap. The ceiling collapses above the next character in line (the one

8. Kobold Barracks The steps down from area 7 are trapped; see “Collapsing Trap” below for details. Area 8 is the kobolds’ living quarters. It was a natural cavern, but it has been enlarged and

5. Overpass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

, bending eastward as it goes. A waterfall sounds out from a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you. If the characters didn’t spot the bridge while navigating area 4, they spot it now. Add: A rickety

bridge spans the passage, connecting two tunnels that are 20 feet above the stream. One goblin stands watch on the bridge. It is hiding, and characters can spot it by succeeding on a Wisdom (Perception

Magical Surveillance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

other magic that can help with surveillance, such as the clairvoyance spell. A wizard’s familiar can slip inside the guildhouse without attracting too much attention, as can a druid using Wild Shape to assume the form of a stray cat or some other common animal. Map 6.1: Players’ Map

(area G27 on map 6.2). If they don’t have access to such magic, they can request Adrisa’s help. Within a day, she can obtain a spell scroll of locate object for them. The characters might have access to

Redtooth Werefox

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

Redtooth Werefox “My people are both bloom and thorn. Our ferocious impulses are as much a part of us as our skills, our beauty, and our history.” —Yenna, Redtooth regent By day, the elves of

transform into ruthless werefoxes. Nestor Ossandon Leal Unlike other forms of lycanthropy, the werefox curse isn’t contagious and is limited to the elves of Redtooth Keep. Legends say that long ago

Moonbeam

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

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can’t assume a

spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant damage

Moonbeam

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

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can’t assume a

spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant damage

Thunderous Greatclub

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

anywhere in the area. Any creature on a spot where the fissure opens must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, falling into the fissure on a failed save or moving with the fissure’s edge on a successful one

with the ground in that area take 50 Bludgeoning damage, and each creature on the ground in that area must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition. If that creature is

Bobby

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or its Concentration is broken. In addition, you can cause a 30-foot-deep, 10-foot-wide fissure to open up on the ground anywhere in the area. Any creature on a spot

can strike the weapon against the ground to create an intense seismic disturbance in a 50-foot-radius circle centered on the point of impact. Structures in contact with the ground in that area take 50

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

characters spot the creature, read: Through the mist, you see a black bird circling overhead. When it feels your eyes upon it, the raven flies away, but it’s back before long, keeping its distance. The

rider 9 Trinket 10 Hidden bundle 11 1d4 swarm of ravens (50%) or 1 wereraven (see appendix D) in raven form (50%) 12 1d6 dire wolves 13 3d6 wolves 14 1d4 berserkers 15 Corpse 16 1d6 werewolves in human

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar

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

denizens and cultists of the dragon vie for power at the ruins of Castle Naerytar. This stout, stone castle was the home of a half-elf wizard, but he abandoned it long ago when the swamp claimed the area

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar The tunnel from the roadhouse emerges in a spot nearby that’s screened by trees and brush from the camp. As characters approach through the tunnel, any of them with a

Look Out Above

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Look Out Above Chief among the creatures drawn to the scent of death on the island is a monstrous peryton (see appendix C) known as Rasp. This creature has long hunted across the region, searching

peryton makes frequent passes over the island nowadays, hoping to spot survivors of the recent attack that it can devour. If the characters arrive by day, Rasp welcomes them with its claws and beak. It

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