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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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At will: detect magic, mage hand
2/day each: augury, polymorph
1/day: plane shift (self only)Endelyn, also known by the names Creeping Lyn and Bitter End, is the youngest member of the Hourglass
visit another to plot against the third sister, creating a vicious circle in which Bavlorna and Endelyn plot against Skabatha, Endelyn and Skabatha conspire against Bavlorna, and Skabatha and Bavlorna
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
âll be found by mortals who are desperate for power and ripe for corruption.
Malaxxix seeks the Books of Keeping: ancient tomes that contain the true names of all yugoloths. To this end, it
Effects
The region around the Unborn Palanquin is warped by its presence, creating the following effects:
Cranial Discomfort. Creatures that spend more than 24 hours within 1 mile of the palanquin
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
newborn pups.
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I once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching orc horde. Iâd do it again if I had to.
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I have a lesson for every situation, drawn
homeland.
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I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
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I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
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It is my
Changeling
Legacy
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
havens in major cities and communities, but most prefer to wander the unpredictable path of the god known as the Traveler.
In creating a changeling adventurer, consider the characterâs relationships
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
even more prominent academy in another city with a new false identity. The Stranger perpetrated many crimes, none greater than the attempted theft of a book that held the true names of many demons
, devils, and yugoloths (see âTrue Namesâ below). When the Stranger tried to flee with the book, a fiendish ward caused the book to disappear. By then, the Stranger had already committed many of the true
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, while Light is flamboyant and coy. How Witch and Light came to possess the carnival is a story worth telling. Under different names, they owned another carnival that prowled the edges of the Shadowfell
ownership. Isolde, the eladrin who ran the fey-themed carnival, traded places with the two shadar-kai who ran the shadow-themed carnival. This arrangement would last until the two carnivals met again
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lordsâ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.â Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
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
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
treated by your creator, so you ran away from home.
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You were built to complete a special mission.
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You felt trapped in the role for which you were built and abandoned your creator
, determined to find a greater purpose.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the gameâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Roleplaying Giants Apart from their size, giants are much like humansâwhich is to say that theyâre tremendously diverse and hard to generalize about. When creating a giant for your campaign, you can
, or a knack for juggling becomes more vivid in your playersâ imaginations. When creating giant characters or roleplaying giants, remember these key elements: size, age, volume, and pride. This section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
item of the appropriate rarity from your playersâ wish list. Overstocking an Adventure. When creating or modifying an adventure, assume that the characters wonât find all the magic items you place in
Uncommon Items Rare Items Very Rare Items Legendary Items All Items 1â4 (tier 1) 6 4 1 0 0 11 5â10 (tier 2) 10 17 6 1 0 34 11â16 (tier 3) 3 7 11 7 2 30 17â20 (tier 4) 0 0 5 11 9 25 Total 19 28 23 19 11 100 Justyna Gil Downloadable PDF
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldnât feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Whoâs Who
According to game lore, Nolzur belonged to the Company of Seven, a famed group of adventurers whose names are immortalized in spells, artifacts, and magic items such as Keoghtomâs ointment
, Quaalâs feather token, Hewardâs handy haversack, and Tashaâs hideous laughter. Nolzur was a noted thief, illusionist, and alchemist, most famous for creating Nolzurâs marvelous pigments.
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
dwarfhold, the orcs will butcher any dwarf that stands against them, but itâs really all about the propertyâthey would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away.
Strength Respects
fight another day.
Orc Names
Orc names donât always have meaning in the Orc language, and most noteworthy orcs are given epithets by their tribe mates.
Orc Names
d12
Male Name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
ran off with the monkeyâs mind inside, never to be seen again. Ernest uses the baboon stat block, but his Intelligence and Charisma are 10, and he can speak Common. His alignment is neutral good
often cajoles bystanders into dancing. On the Story Tracker, jot down the names of characters who give at least one button to Ernest. If one or more of these characters find themselves trapped or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
, depending on their influence there. Greater deities are generally the oldest gods of a pantheon, responsible (at least in myth) for creating or parenting the other gods. Their provinces are major areas
of nature and mortal life, such as agriculture, the sun, and death. Greater deities are ultimately beyond mortal understanding, and theyâre often known by different names across regions, cultures, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
respected leader or council 12 Religious leader or council Tavern Names* 1d20 First Part Second Part 1 The Golden Lyre 2 The Silver Dolphin 3 The Beardless Dwarf 4 The Laughing Pegasus 5 The
1d20 Type 1 Pawnshop 2 Apothecary 3 Grocer 4 Delicatessen 5 Potter 6 Undertaker 7 Bookstore 8 Moneylender 9 Armorer 10 Chandler 11 Smithy 12 Carpenter 13 Weaver 14 Jeweler 15 Baker 16 Mapmaker 17 Tailor 18 Ropemaker 19 Mason 20 Scribe Olga Drebas Joy Ang Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
nurture further transgression, but they donât force individuals to undertake actions against their will. When an evildoerâs wickedness ripens, the Dark Powers engulf them forever. When creating your
other details. Those Harmed. The people the Darklord harmed need to feel real. Give them names. Imbue them with agency, and donât define them as victims or props. The people who survived the Darklordâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Creating a Survivor When you plan a session using survivors, determine how youâll use the Apprentice, Disciple, Sneak, and Squire stat blocks that appear in the following section. Once youâve
â statistics; otherwise, let them come up with their own details. Players can give their survivors names, personalities, and lineages, but these details donât affect the survivorsâ stat blocks. Levels Survivors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
use them as inspiration for creating your own. Flashback The inn changes to resemble one of the other inns or taverns the characters have been to previously during the adventure (the Stonehill Inn or
& Courtier, but a number of inanimate objects are sitting in chairs where people once were. Written on a chalkboard that would otherwise announce the innâs meal of the day is the phrase: âThe names of things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
might be memorialized on a grass-woven story basket from the Nightwater Isles or added to a Ribbon familyâs fireside quilt, creating invaluable heirlooms protected at all costs. Truly extraordinary
stories might even be captured in song by one of the Proclaimers of the Covenant. Having a story chosen is a great honor and can make alliances and invitations to adventure easier to come by. Names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
brother, Iroas. Minotaur Names In the labyrinthine polis of Skophos, the deeds of minotaur champions are carved among the winding halls. Minotaurs often name their children after these great heroes
, believing that a child will inherit the strength, audacity, guile, or fearsomeness of a heroic namesake. Other minotaur parents invent their own names, though, believing in their childâs potential to light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Mythals Great works of magic are by no means unique to elves, but the creation of mythals seems to be knowledge that did originate with them. Known by different names on different worlds, a mythal is
a persistent magical field that changes how reality works over a large area. Creating the most powerful of mythals requires many wizards of great renown and long experience to engage in the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Green Dragon Use the Green Dragon Personality Traits and Green Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive green dragon characters, and use the Green Dragon Spellcasting
hate how much people think they matter in a world that was old before their kind even learned the idea of names.
3 The more the merrier as far as Iâm concerned: more to control, more to torture
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
on Gehenna. It is widely believed that Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine Hells, commissioned the work, in the hope of creating an army of fiends that were not bound to the Nine Hells. In the course of making
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
unswerving loyalty, without which that fiendish plane would become as anarchic as the Abyss. At the same time, it is in the nature of devils to scheme, creating in some a desire to rule that eclipses
mortalâs soul before death, it can instantly return to the Nine Hells with the soul in its possession. Only divine intervention can release a soul after a devil has claimed it. DEVIL TRUE NAMES AND
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
can imbue these denominations with more interesting descriptions in your game world. People give coins specific names, whether as plain as âdimeâ or lively as âgold double-eagle.â A country typically
trade are common enough in Faerûn, metal coins and trade bars are the everyday currency. Common Coinage. Coins appear in a bewildering variety of shapes, sizes, names, and materials. Thanks to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
the earliest days of Baldurâs Gate. Their money funds industries and lines political pockets, but their names allow them to wield influence throughout the city. Some patriars are economically-minded
cityâs common folk, their insulation leading to the spread of divisive rumors. Patriars know the danger of the other districts, where their wealth is a lure and their names carry no weight. Patriars who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the earliest days of Baldurâs Gate. Their money funds industries and lines political pockets, but their names allow them to wield influence throughout the city. Some patriars are economically-minded
cityâs common folk, their insulation leading to the spread of divisive rumors. Patriars know the danger of the other districts, where their wealth is a lure and their names carry no weight. Patriars who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
marching against a rival lord. Demon lords only rarely elevate demons to the highest ranks, fearful of inadvertently creating rivals to their own power. Abyssal Invasions. Wherever they wander across the
, the possession lasts until powerful magic is used to drive the demonic spirit out of its host. DEMON TRUE NAMES
Though demons all have common names, every demon lord and every demon of type 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Creating a Gnoll War Band To include a gnoll war band in your campaign, or if you need to generate one quickly for use in an encounter, use the tables in this section. Roll on each one in turn to
determine the war bandâs name, components, and unique traits. The War Band Name table is set up to create two-word names. Some war bands become infamous enough to earn an epithet from their enemies, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
different worlds echo some of the themes and notions of this poem, particularly when they describe dragons or draconic gods being involved in creating the world. But the heart of the poem is a
sometimes known by other names. But âElegy for the First Worldâ differs from nearly all those legends in its mention of Sardior, âfirst-born of dragonkind.â The poem suggests that Bahamut and Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
pick an item of the appropriate rarity from your playersâ wish list. Overstocking an Adventure. When creating or modifying an adventure, assume that the characters wonât find all the magic items you
28 23 19 11 100 Justyna Gil Downloadable PDF Magic Item Tracker You can use the Magic Item Tracker sheet to track how many magic items the characters have acquired. Each time the characters get a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching orc horde. Iâd do it again if I had to. 4 I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature. 5 I place no
down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland. 4 I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend. 5 I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything