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                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    When you drink this potion, your physical age is reduced by 1d6 + 6 years, to a minimum of 13 years. Each time you subsequently drink a Potion of Longevity, there is 10 percent cumulative chance that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     you instead age by 1d6 + 6 years.
Suspended in this amber liquid is a tiny heart that, against all reason, is still beating. These ingredients vanish when the potion is opened.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Yugoloth"} chance of summoning its choice of 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Yugoloth (Mezzoloths
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the Books of Keepingâancient tomes detailing the true names of the first yugolothsâreport no mention of baernaloths within. Some posit that these enigmatic yugoloths were created by a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Nothing is perfect. Vedalken not only believe this fact, they rejoice in it. Every imperfection is a chance for improvement, and progress is an endless march toward a state of perfection that can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     bioengineering or through extensive study, and others concentrate on perfecting society through the careful drafting and application of laws.
Vedalken Names
Vedalken are given names at birth, but
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Tortle
                                                    
    
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                                                     prefer simple, non-gender-specific names that are usually no more than two syllables. If a tortle doesnât like its name for whatever reason, it can change it. A tortle might change its name a dozen
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     feeling homesick. Tortles embrace a simple view of the world. It is a place of wonder, and tortles see beauty in the ordinary. They live for the chance to hear a soft wind blowing through palm trees, to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    As a sell-sword who fought battles for coin, youâre well acquainted with risking life and limb for a chance at a share of treasure. Now, you look forward to fighting foes and reaping even
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     possibilities.)
Now youâre looking for something else, perhaps greater reward for the risks you take, or the freedom to choose your own activities. For whatever reason, youâre leaving
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Giff
                                                    
    
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                                                    Mordenkainenâs Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the more giff love a weapon. Their skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     much damage and isnât knocked prone.
Every other keg of gunpowder within 20 feet of an exploding keg has a 50 percent chance of also exploding. Check each keg only once per turn, no matter how many other kegs explode around it.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Kobold
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     undetected and donât give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobblerâs house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Firbolg
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Reason for Adventuring
1
Outcast for murder
2
Outcast for severely damaging home territory
3
Clan slain by invading humanoids
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Clan slain by a dragon or demon
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Separated from the tribe and lost
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Homeland destroyed by natural disaster
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Personal quest ordained by omens
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Dispatched on a quest by tribe leaders
Firbolg Names
Firbolg
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Changeling
                                                    
    
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                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     be. And so it remains. Though the children are shunned by all, the gift of the Traveler protects them still.
âChance, changeling priest
Changelings can shift their forms with a thought. Many
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the personaâs previous users.
Changeling Names
A changeling might use a different name for each mask and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Charlatan
                                                    
    
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                                                    Playerâs Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     or roll on the table below.
d6
Scam
1
I cheat at games of chance.
2
I shave coins or forge documents.
3
I insinuate myself into peopleâs lives to prey on their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a born gambler who canât resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when thereâs no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and insults are my
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Goliath
                                                    
    
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                                                    Elemental Evil Player's Companion
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     little chance of survival, especially an older or weaker one. Goliaths have little pity for adults who canât take care of themselves, though a sick or injured individual is treated, as a result of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     wisdom in their leadership, for they can rarely count on a wisdom grown with age.
Goliath Names
Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newbornâs mother and father, a nickname
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Aasimar
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the chance.
When traveling, aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at evil. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     that it knows about.
As part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider the nature of that characterâs angelic guide. The Angelic Guide tables offer names and natures that you can use to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Eye and Hand of Vecna
                                                    
    
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                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    âs lieutenant Kas coveted the Spider Throne for himself, or that the sword his lord made for him seduced him into rebellion. Whatever the reason, Kas brought the Undying Kingâs rule to an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ), dominate monster (5 charges), or eyebite (4 charges). The eye regains 1d4 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. Each time you cast a spell from the eye, there is a 5 percent chance that Vecna tears your soul
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Lizardfolk
                                                    
    
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                                                     quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a unique mannerism.
Lizardfolk Quirks
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Quirk
1
You hate waste and see no reason not to scavenge fallen enemies. Fingers are tasty and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     food while itâs still wriggling.
Lizardfolk Names
Lizardfolk take their names from the Draconic language. They use simple descriptives granted by the tribe based on an individualâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Aarakocra
                                                    
    
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                                                    Elemental Evil Player's Companion
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Great Purpose
Aarakocra enjoy peace and solitude. Most of them have little interest in dealing with other peoples and less interest in spending time on the ground. For this reason, it takes an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     on that plane might leave their colonies to lend aid to other humanoids committed to fighting earth cults and thwarting their efforts.
Aarakocra Names
As with much of their speech, aarakocra names
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Kenku
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The kenku lack the talent to improvise or alter a plan, but a wise Master sets multiple plans in motion at once, confident that underlings can follow orders to the letter.
For this reason, many
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.
Kenku Names
Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     chance.
2
I shave coins or forge documents.
3
I insinuate myself into peopleâs lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes.
4
I put on new identities like clothes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     want.
4
Iâm a born gambler who canât resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when thereâs no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Yuan-ti Pureblood
                                                    
    
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                                                     they donât believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isnât out of cowardice, but practicalityâyuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     away with it, I would gladly kill and eat a superior yuan-ti.
Yuan-ti Names
Yuan-ti names have meanings that have been passed down through the generations, although spellings and inflections
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Tortle Names Tortles prefer simple, non-gender-specific names that are usually no more than two syllables. If a tortle doesnât like its name for whatever reason, it can change it. A tortle might
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     change its name a dozen times in its life. Tortles donât have surnames or family names. Male and Female Names: Baka, Damu, Gar, Gura, Ini, Jappa, Kinlek, Krull, Lim, Lop, Nortle, Nulka, Olo, Ploqwat, Quee, Queg, Quott, Sunny, Tibor, Ubo, Uhok, Wabu, Xelbuk, Xopa, Yog
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , there is 10 percent cumulative chance that you instead age by 1d6 + 6 years. Suspended in this amber liquid are a scorpionâs tail, an adderâs fang, a dead spider, and a tiny heart that, against all reason, is still beating. These ingredients vanish when the potion is opened.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     randomly determine (equal chance of either) whether a hag has a title or a last name. Hag Names  d12 Title First Name Last Name   1 Auntie Agatha Bonechewer 2 Black Agnes Frogwart 3 Cackling Ethel Greenteeth
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Hag Names Hags have whimsical names, often with a dark twist. A hag gives her newborn daughter a name that the girl keeps during her childhood, but upon gaining her full hag powers the daughter
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , there is 10 percent cumulative chance that you instead age by 1d6 + 6 years. Suspended in this amber liquid is a tiny heart that, against all reason, is still beating. These ingredients vanish when the potion is opened.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , there is 10 percent cumulative chance that you instead age by 1d6 + 6 years. Suspended in this amber liquid is a tiny heart that, against all reason, is still beating. These ingredients vanish when the potion is opened.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     either location. Also review the âGoliathsâ entry in appendix C, in particular the âSpine of the World Goliathsâ section. There is also a list of goliath names you can draw from, as needed. Characters
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Skytower Shelter might return home for some reason, perhaps to seek help with matters concerning Icewind Dale. All goliaths who dwell in Skytower Shelter are members of the Akannathi clan. In addition to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ) have come to Westwood. They forcibly evicted bandits from the innermost woodcuttersâ camps, then camped there themselves to explore and hunt in Westwood. Reason to Visit. The Elk tribe and the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Hills well and can provide simple, landmark-based directions to two cult strongholds: Rivergard Keep and Scarlet Moon Hall (though they donât know the names of these locations).
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Orc
                                                    
    
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                                                    , where they join Gruumshâs army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     inspiration. They suggest characteristics that an orc might possess.
Orc Personality Traits
d6
Personality Trait
1
I never relinquish my weapon.
2
I welcome any chance to prove my
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     villains to add to their terrifying menagerie. To what end, no one knows. The Dark Powers donât move in the shadows of Ravenloft; they are the shadows. Theyâre the Mists and the darkness. Theyâre the reason
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Ravenloft, but they are unknown to mortals and desire no worship. Despite the control the Dark Powers exert, these beings remain distant from the domains they manipulate. Although some of their names
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     you like, you can roll 1d6 to determine which table to choose a name from, then roll 1d12 to get a name. You can also alter or combine names, pull from a book of names, or use a name inspired by a movie
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or book.  1: Common Names   1d12 Common Given Name Common Surname   1 Adrik Brightsun 2 Alvyn Dundragon 3 Aurora Frostbeard 4 Eldeth Garrick 5 Eldon Goodbarrel 6 Farris Greycastle 7 Kathra Ironfist 8
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     contemplate your place in the world there. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Tell the players to read over the character sheets; give their characters names; and invent the details of their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood  Your parents lived
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     oversee hospitality on the Concordant Express. For this reason, it was imbued with the ability to speak Celestial, Common, and Infernal in addition to Modron. Conflicting directives from two pentadrone
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     are your tickets and a pen to write down names. Not ordinary namesâsecret names! I am Glitch, by the way.â
 Glitch hands the characters an old blueprint of the Concordant Express (see map 11.1), one
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Dead. They spend the night here, then disperse and return to the waking city at dawn â for a reason no one knows. Sir Ambrose Everdawn (LG male human Tethyrian knight), an aging servant of Kelemvor (god
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of the dead), patrols the cemetery from sunset to sunrise, chasing off grave robbers and making sure the dead stay buried. Characters who creep around the cemetery in the dark have a 30 percent chance
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Vedalken 
 MATT STEWART
 Nothing is perfect. Vedalken not only believe this fact, they rejoice in it. Every imperfection is a chance for improvement, and progress is an endless march toward a state
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Simic bioengineering or through extensive study, and others concentrate on perfecting society through the careful drafting and application of laws. Vedalken Names Vedalken are given names at birth
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     this new army, the hags crafted four magic tomes and recorded the true names of every yugoloth they created, save one, the General of Gehenna. These tomes were called the Books of Keeping. Since
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     knowing a fiendâs true name grants power over it, the hags used the books to ensure the yugolothsâ loyalty. They also used the books to capture the true names of other fiends that crossed them. It is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Reason to Visit. A side trek in chapter 6 takes place at Rundreth Manor, and the characters have a chance to confront the Dark Lady and perhaps find common cause against the cults.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Leaving the Chasm Once the characters get what they came for, thereâs little reason to stay. In fact, characters who stay too long run the risk of encountering six gnolls returning from a hunt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Thereâs a 20 percent chance that the gnolls have brought food with them, such as a dead mountain goat or crag cat, in which case the gnolls gather in area Z2 (along with any other gnolls left alive in the
                                                
                                            
                                        






