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Discovered by the wizard known as Karoglin the Sleepless, the sun shroom allows those who consume it to stay awake for long periods of time
grow near the roots of trees in the Wandering Forest, a fact that has led some to speculate that energizing mushrooms are what keep the trees on the move.
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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make
of her station.
In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick
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chitines, she watched as her followers used arcane magic and demonic powers and invoked her aid for the divine spark needed to ensure the subjects’ survival, expecting to see these new abominations
and soul. Choldriths whispered to the chitines of their adoration of the Spider Queen and their enmity against their creators, and led them in a successful revolt.
Choldriths are born with a mystical
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own.
Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest
necessarily commensurate from one legion to another or even between banners in the same legion. A phalanx of foot soldiers led by a captain in one legion might be two hundred strong, while in another such
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away from society. You may, if you wish, choose or roll an origin event from the Hermit Origins table.
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You led an ill-fated expedition into the Riverveins. Your friends were swept away by flooding, and you’ve never been able to shake the guilt of causing their deaths over
Folk Hero
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tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land
disaster.
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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I broke into a tyrant
Lizardfolk
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in the other humanoids and makes them less helpful in battle.
Utility and Survival
The lizardfolk mindset might seem unnecessarily cruel, but it helps them survive in a hostile environment. The
swamps they inhabit are filled with a staggering variety of threats. Lizardfolk focus on survival above all, without sentiment.
Lizardfolk assess everyone and everything in terms of utility. Art and
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a fierce affirmation of the cycle.
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
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me for turning the tide.
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An Izzet scientist resents that I sold a scrapped invention I found in the sewer.
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My undercity explorations led me into an Orzhov vault, and a spirit thinks I
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples
who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and
him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls
intermediaries, the priests whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
home, the rain your shelter, and the crashing waves your battle cry.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water, land)
Equipment: A dagger that
how you survived a particular battle. Every arrow and bolt missed you. You slew scores of enemies single-handedly and led your comrades to victory.
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Stowaway. For days, you hid in the bilge
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The
heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to
whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they were then betrayed
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In
that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had conjured up
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their
, the priests whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism.
But they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Though you can create a strong scenario with no such relationship, part of what makes a mystery exciting is the discovery of the twisted connections between NPCs and how those connections led to the
Mysteries A mystery is a form of event-based adventure that usually focuses on the adventurers’ efforts to solve a crime, usually a robbery or murder. Unlike the writer of a mystery novel, a Dungeon
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spells.
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Most members of the Selesnya Conclave are true believers — the tight-knit community allows little room for the cynical or disillusioned. They are spiritual
conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
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I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Utility and Survival The lizardfolk mindset might seem unnecessarily cruel, but it helps them survive in a hostile environment. The swamps they inhabit are filled with a staggering variety of threats
. Lizardfolk focus on survival above all, without sentiment. Lizardfolk assess everyone and everything in terms of utility. Art and beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dwarves Dwarf with a Tentacle Whip Gold is the gift of the mountains, but iron comes from blood and bone.
— Mror Proverb
The origin of the dwarves is shrouded in mystery. Some of their legends
tell of a great migration that led the ancient dwarves to Khorvaire from “a land of endless ice.” Many believe this refers to the arctic lands of the Frostfell, while others claim that the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
family? As an entertainer or guild artisan, are you preserving a particular Cyran tradition? What Drives You? Are you determined to solve the mystery of the Mourning? Do you want to help other refugees
? Or are you only concerned with your personal survival? Is there something you want to recover from the Mournland, or would you prefer to never set foot in it again? Do you hold a grudge against the nations that fought against Cyre in the war, or are you only concerned with the future?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you? Is your wand or weapon an heirloom of your family? As an entertainer or guild artisan, do you preserve a particular Cyran tradition? What Drives You? Are you determined to solve the mystery of the
Mourning? Do you want to help other refugees, or are you concerned only with your personal survival? Is there something you want to recover from the Mournland, or would you prefer to never set foot in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ghost accept death and move on, or one of the adventurers might even become a ghost! Variations on a Theme Mixing things up once in a while allows your players to enjoy a variety of adventures. Even a
tightly themed campaign can stray now and then. If your campaign heavily involves intrigue, mystery, and roleplaying, your players might enjoy the occasional dungeon crawl — especially if the tangent is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
between passageways. Negotiating with it successfully allows access to a secret tunnel that cuts days off the characters’ journey. 5 Roving outlaws (five to ten thugs led by a bandit captain) heading to
prisoners (commoners) escaping from the monastery look to the characters for aid. They are pursued by monks (five cultists led by a cult fanatic). If the prisoners are aided, they can supply some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan Domain of the Hunter Darklord: Chakuna Genres: Gothic horror and slasher horror Hallmarks: Diabolical traps, hostile wilderness, survival games Mist Talismans: Displacer beast skin
built. Every shivering leaf and every creature’s eyes hold an eerie awareness. The forests watch, and they whisper what they see to Chakuna. A mystery that ties the Darklord to her domain could shatter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the duration of the charm effect to 12 hours. Humanoid thralls that resist the rod’s magic often choose to maintain the appearance of being charmed for the sake of their own survival, because the nagas
kill or chain up those they can’t magically enslave. Shortly after the Ssethian Scourges defeated their yuan-ti foes, a tribe of bullywugs led by a death slaad appeared in the Slitherswamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
3 Azalin caused an ongoing conjunction that allows him to walk free so long as Darkon is collapsing.
4 Azalin escaped into his past or drew multiple versions of himself into the present
surrounding the domain turn deadly and encroach on the land—sometimes by infinitesimal degrees, other times in unstoppable floods. The fates of those claimed by these surges is a mystery. If a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ranches and train horses and hounds, the Mark of Handling allows Vadalis to work with more exotic creatures as well. Griffons, hippogriffs, and even bullettes can be bred and trained. Vadalis also
exotic creatures aren’t enough to satisfy the most innovative members of the house, and this has led to the practice of magebreeding. Using the Mark of Handling and dragonshard focus items, Vadalis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
larger pack would ensure the werewolves’ survival, whereas Kiril saw a larger pack as too difficult to control and feed. This ideological divide couldn’t be reconciled and led to many disagreements. The
the Vistani. He periodically allows the werewolves to slip past the misty borders as well, so that they can bring or lure others into his domain. Unlike the Vistani, however, the werewolves can’t come and go as they please.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
creatures to migrate southward or die. As go the reindeer, so go the Reghed tribesfolk. In time, even the lakes freeze solid, depriving Ten-Towners of the knucklehead trout upon which their survival
depends. Within a year or two, Icewind Dale becomes a gods-forsaken wasteland as cold as Stygia. The bitter cold allows Levistus to open portals between Icewind Dale and the sixth layer of the Nine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the characters move quickly, they have a good chance to retrieve the horses alive. The animals leave a trail through the underbrush that’s easy to follow; a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check is
sufficient to keep on it. The horses are led away about half a mile to the ettercaps’ lair. If characters charge straight in, they are attacked by three ettercaps and two giant spiders. If they pause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
necessary for survival, and forced or coerced actions do not qualify. Early in the character’s creation, consider what evils your Darklord performed, and revisit these crimes as you develop the villain’s
they take genuine responsibility, heal the harm caused, and reform to prevent future harm. Once an evildoer becomes a Darklord, it is far too late. Consider whether your Darklord had a chance to redeem themself and the decision that led to their current fate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Snarls and Star Arches As described in the Player’s Handbook, magic suffuses all existence in the worlds of D&D. In the Forgotten Realms, scholars describe the fabric of magic as a Weave that allows
, whole or broken, grown over or mysteriously clean. Their irregular spokes evoke the radiating lines of a shining star. The star arches are a mystery left over from the birth of the world. In most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the characters move quickly, they have a good chance to retrieve the horses alive. The animals leave a trail through the underbrush that’s easy to follow; a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check is
sufficient to keep on it. The horses are led away about half a mile to the ettercaps’ lair. If characters charge straight in, they are attacked by three ettercaps and two giant spiders. If they pause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
efforts to date have fallen short. Ghouls Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher hears and smells a ghoul pack approaching, consisting of 2d6 ghouls led by a ghast. The
evil remnant of a dead explorer has become a specter that attacks the party. The explorer’s body can be found with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) check. If the characters locate the body, see