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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Archlich;Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he came across or devised.
Other practitioners of
divined.
Nature can’t abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, common animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
and dark knowledge that might serve to corrupt or dominate others. Knowledge that the yakfolk can’t gain or use is to be destroyed. Unsentimental by nature, yakfolk parents pack children off to
they once did, but fear of the Forgotten God has kept the dao from seeking vengeance.
Yakfolk Society. Yakfolk dwell in secluded settlements sheltered from the worst of nature’s abuse, including
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
secrets of elemental magic and dark knowledge that might serve to corrupt or dominate others. Knowledge that the yakfolk can’t gain or use is to be destroyed. Unsentimental by nature, yakfolk
no longer summon dao as they once did, but fear of the Forgotten God has kept the dao from seeking vengeance.
Yakfolk Society. Yakfolk dwell in secluded settlements sheltered from the worst of nature
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Minauros, Hulgaz appears regal yet perpetually sodden, her matted hair tangled with her soggy garments. For all her majesty, Hulgaz’s fiendish nature is apparent in her monstrous features: bestial
martyrs pique Hulgaz’s interest because she loves the challenge of twisting and defiling the souls of such noble beings. She responds to unwavering do-gooders by redoubling her efforts to corrupt
Demogorgon
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Spiraling Depths, Demogorgon is the embodiment of chaos, madness, and destruction, seeking to corrupt all that is good and undermine order in the multiverse, to see everything dragged howling into the
demon lord, roll on the Madness of Demogorgon table to determine the nature of the madness, which is a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on
Acolyte
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
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Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon
long ago.
2
I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3
I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
4
Everything I do
Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and
insults with vengeance.
Like the branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
of survival and living off the land. They are often proficient in Nature, and can seek assistance from woodsmen, hunters, rangers, barbarian tribes, druid circles, and priests who revere the gods of
nature.
The Lords’ Alliance: On one level, the agents of the Lords’ Alliance are representatives of the cities and other governments that constitute the alliance. But, as a faction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
protect them. Recently, your resolve has been shaken by corruption in the city guard and ruling aristocrats. Personal Goal: Rejuvenating Pilgrimage. Seeking to reinvigorate your resolve, you learned of a
remote cloister, Dragon’s Rest, on a tiny island. The cloister holds a temple to the dragon god Bahamut. You feel drawn to contemplate your place in the world there. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
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
determine exactly what your heroic destiny is and set you on the right path to fulfill it, so you can become the hero you know you’re meant to be. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Wizard Richard
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your
his or her teachings. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
2
I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
aspect; by its behavior or its very nature, it sets an example that you seek to emulate. Guiding Aspects d6 Guiding Aspect 1 Yew trees remind you of renewing your mind and spirit, letting the old
die and the new spring forth. 2 Oak trees represent strength and vitality. Meditating under an oak fills your body and mind with resolve and fortitude. 3 The river’s endless flow reminds you of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, whether noble or corrupt. Swords Card Name Represents Master of swords Warrior Strength and force personified; violence; those who use force to accomplish their goals One of swords Avenger Justice and
fate; the triumph of the underdog over a mighty enemy Six of swords Berserker The brutal and barbaric side of warfare; bloodlust; those with a bestial nature Seven of swords Hooded One Bigotry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their suffering with the living. Ghost stories touch on fundamental issues of human existence: the nature of the soul, the weighty fact of mortality, and the burden of ancestry and history. Spirits
heroes to spirits in ways they won’t predict, such as revealing that a phantasmal villain was a hero’s ancestor. Heroes are pure-hearted or unsuspecting individuals whose resolve is shaken by the story’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
an evil god, who sent her to corrupt these peaceful woods. Since her arrival, the dark-hearted unicorn has hunted goodly fey into near extinction, with the help of evil creatures that now serve her
vicious kobolds. While wearing a crown, a character automatically fails any Intelligence (Investigation) check made to see through an illusion. An illusion that is touched still has its true nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dark lord of Nessus, strives to subjugate the cosmos to satisfy his thirst for power. To do so, he must continually expand his infernal armies, sending his servants to the mortal realm to corrupt the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
come, and to protect nature from those that would corrupt it. Thousands of years later, the daelkyr (see chapter 6) opened gates from the plane of Xoriat and unleashed hordes of mind flayers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
knowledge that might serve to corrupt or dominate others. Knowledge that the yakfolk can’t gain or use is to be destroyed. Unsentimental by nature, yakfolk parents pack children off to communal creches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
form and seeks to attack, deface, or corrupt it so it has the opposite effect on its viewers. One is more likely to defile the inspiring statue in a town square, making it into a symbol of fear and
kind to another during their lives.
A hag that lives long enough or has the necessary resources can alter her basic nature, leaving behind her old physiology and adopting that of a hag appropriate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, but in truth Mount Celestia’s nature makes it the target of unrelenting attacks by evil forces. The devils of the Nine Hells, in particular, long to corrupt the goodness of the Seven Heavens. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Yakfolk Priest Yakfolk have a drive for learning, particularly when it comes to the secrets of elemental magic and dark knowledge that might serve to corrupt or dominate others. Knowledge that the
yakfolk can’t gain or use is to be destroyed. Unsentimental by nature, yakfolk parents pack children off to communal creches once they are weaned, never to recognize them again. Yakfolk feel no loyalty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Banshees are the undead remnants of elves who, blessed with great beauty, failed to use their gift to bring joy to the world. Instead, they used their beauty to corrupt and control others. Elves afflicted
glimpse of itself is enough to send a banshee into a rage. Undead Nature. A banshee doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Banshee
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 58 (13d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
predatory nature, as does its hunger for torture and humanoid flesh. Tyrants of Pleasure. Lamias adorn their crumbling havens with finery stolen from passing caravans, then use magic to further accentuate
with pure hearts to seduce and corrupt to evil, savoring the destruction of their virtue. They use their magic to lure potential victims to their lairs, relying on illusion and their thralls to capture
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
interest 16 Political opportunist seeking a scapegoat 17 Traitorous noble looking to foment a revolution 18 Would-be tyrant who brooks no opposition 19 Exiled noble looking for revenge 20 Corrupt official
you resolve one or more workweeks of downtime, pick one of the ways a rival’s plans might be advanced and introduce it into play. Think about how a rival might operate in order to bring specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
gargoyle guardians to keep watch over their gates and walls. Gargoyles have the patience and fortitude of stone, and will serve even the cruelest master for years without complaint. Elemental Nature. A
essence of the elemental prince, growing over long years into vaguely humanoid rock formations that resolve at last into the hard, cruel shapes of gargoyles.
Ogrémoch doesn’t create gargoyles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
count, they move toward the characters. If they get close enough, they make melee attacks. The zombies’ stat block contains the information you need to resolve these attacks. On each character’s
Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. The zombie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Solitary but Social Hags are selfish by nature, and each one cherishes her independence — from the rest of the world as well as from other hags. At the same time, every hag recognizes that she and
seek greater power to combat a formidable threat, they suppress their basic nature and come together to do their work. The result is a coven. Being part of a coven gives each individual hag more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the
seriously, and make sure they take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet
The Game Expectations tracking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
behavior is interfering with everyone else’s enjoyment, everyone has a stake in helping to resolve the issue. Setting Expectations Before you assemble a group around a game table, pitch the
take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet
The Game Expectations tracking sheet is a tool you can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Ranger All that is gold does not glitter. But frankly, if you’ve got the choice, take the glittering gold every time. That nonshiny stuff loses a ton of resale value. Loving nature, exploring the
members of your franchise might panic when that crate of figurines of wondrous power you acquired turns out to all be self-activating obsidian steeds. But you have the steady nerves and earnest resolve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
takes to complete. Step 2: Narrate the Travel. Describe what happens as the characters complete this stage of their journey. Introduce and resolve any challenges (see “Journey Stage Challenges”). Step 3
journey otherwise works the same as described in the rest of the “Travel” section.
Downloadable PDF Weather During each stage of the characters’ journey, you can determine what the weather is like by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Hank Downloadable PDF Human Traits As a Human, you have these special traits. Resourceful. You gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest. Skillful. You gain proficiency in one skill of
expended uses of this ability when you finish a Long Rest. Level 1: Spellcasting You have learned to channel the magical essence of nature to cast spells. Spell Slots. You have three level 1 spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
students are extrapolating mathematical patterns in nature or engaging in speculative dives into topological formulas that bend reality, their studies blur the line between abstract numerical theory and
, Nature +4
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. The apprentice makes two Exponential Lash attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
is to resolve its unfinished business. A ghost can be destroyed more easily by invoking a weakness tied to its former life. The ghost of a person tortured to death might be killed again by the
might seep into the area, inanimate objects might move of their own accord, and corpses might rise from the grave. The ghost has no control over these manifestations; they simply occur. Undead Nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
on what they know about a dead gold dragon’s lost hoard.
Connected Creatures Green dragons see other living beings as objects to subjugate, torment, or eat. Solitary by nature, they seldom
-controlled clerics lead unsuspecting worshipers to the lair of an adult green dragon.
6 An adult green dragon works to corrupt a young gold dragon trapped in the green dragon’s woods.
7 Wood