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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
are too mired in the past, and need to find a way forward?
Elves of Aerenal
Aerenal is ruled by the Undying Court, a council of undead elves sustained by positive energy. The Undying Court wields
godlike power and has protected your island home for thousands of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
are too mired in the past, and need to find a way forward?
Elves of Aerenal
Aerenal is ruled by the Undying Court, a council of undead elves sustained by positive energy. The Undying Court wields
godlike power and has protected your island home for thousands of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could
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Backgrounds
Playerâs Handbook (2014)
but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or even in a nobleâs court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the
who we are. (Lawful)
3
Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
4
Greed. Iâm only in it for the money and fame. (Evil)
5
People. I like seeing the
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your
)
2
Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful)
3
Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action
Backgrounds
Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
fight it off.
2
I assume that anyone outside the Golgari looks down on me.
3
I feel a need for revenge against those who enjoy the privilege of living above ground.
4
I donât
stronger than members of other guilds, isolated as they are from the realities of life and death.
RYAN PANCOAST
Contacts
To the extent that the Golgari Swarm acts like a single organism
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
official D&D source, such as a book or a PDF, to create a character. This restriction ensures that players donât need to own a lot of books to make a character and makes it easier for DMs to know how all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
studentâs mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlockâs thirst for knowledge and power canât be slaked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a warlockâs thirst for knowledge and power canât be slaked with mere study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the Billowing Patrol knows, and if thereâs information the characters need, he can provide it. The two High Court members eventually insist the characters choose who theyâand, by extension, Djaynaiâwill
New Janyans, want Janyans to forge their own identity. The characters are unlikely to have strong opinions one way or the other but need to get information from one of the High Court members. Choosing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dueling barbarians to throw down their weapons; the fierce warriors just snarl and rush at each other once more. In the court of Upper Central, a magistrate orders the Justiciar of Aureon to blind
the prisoner in preparation for his sentence of perpetual darkness. The law is a force to be reckoned with in Sharn. Even in places where the watch is notoriously ineffective, those who would break the law still need to be wary of zealous guards resistant to bribes or threats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
augury. If this divination indicates looming disaster, the adept will reject the request. A few divine spellcasters in Sharn can raise the dead, notably the high priest of the Undying Court in Shae Lias
. These devout clerics rarely sell their services, however, and the high priest would need a compelling reason to help someone who has different beliefs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
characters make a greater impact on the world, they face greater danger whether they want to or not. Powerful factions see them as a threat and plot against them, while friendly ones court their favor in
or the prior trouble transforms into a new threat in response to the charactersâ actions. Events need to grow in magnitude and scope, increasing the stakes and drama as the characters become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
often need to fight to protect their dominion. The lair of a silver dragon is always an impressive sight. Young dragons make their homes in icy cliffs, excavating space for themselves within the
sectionsâan antechamber, an open court, and a majestic temple. The lair has the following features: Antechamber. The antechamber was once an ancient throne room or mountain shrine, but time has eroded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters can move between these splinter-realms only if they have the right fey guides to help them. Chapter 5 describes the Palace of Heartâs Desire, where the archfey Zybilna and her court are frozen in
time by the magic of Iggwilvâs Cauldron. The palace is where the characters need to go if they hope to thwart the Hourglass Coven by freeing Zybilna or destroying the cauldron. The book concludes with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Ansalon. Eberron. The cave is a manifest zone of Thelanis, the Faerie Court, and the Eternal Garden resides on that plane. Juliana and Orlando are scions of rival Dragonmarked houses, fleeing
prohibition against their relationship. Theros. The Cave of Echoes is sacred to Karametra, a god of harvests who shepherds the mortal need for love, security, and belonging. She cradles the Eternal Garden in the godly realm of Nyx, and the native creatures that dwell there are Nyxborn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and clothing. Because both the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court appreciate and revere true beauty among the fey, hags are almost never found in either place. The Summer Queen and the Queen of Air
offspring (whether adopted or birthed). Hags often appear unlooked-for, in moments of great need, because they have been spying and see an opportunity to aid now to set up darker mischief later.
â Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. As the characters navigate the swamp, they might have one or more random encounters, as described in the âRandom Encounters in Hitherâ section. Guide from Hither to Thither If the characters need a
guide to Thither, they can find one in Downfallâhome of Bavlorna Blightstraw and the bullywugs of the Soggy Court. This guide is an animated scarecrow named Clapperclaw, who can guide characters from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
in intrigue when they need a favor from a powerful creature and have to perform a favor in exchange, or when the plots of powerful NPCs get in the way of the characters achieving their goals. Some of
goals, motivations, and methods. The adventurers might be drawn into the struggle of a court full of nobles vying for the throne in the wake of the kingâs sudden death, or could find themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
charactersâ visit. Once the player characters choose a location, go to that location and review its "What You Need to Play" section. Keep Locations Location Description 1: Outer Gatehouse Guards vet
live and train in this enclosed court. 14: Fortress The castellan governs the keep from this stronghold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
with multiple books they suspect might meet with approval. Fortunately for some, the donation need not be utterly unique. Some tome or treatise the library doesnât have in its archives is preferable, but
part ranks to allow the seeker inside to the Court of Air. Visitors are instructed to cross that area and stand before the Emerald Door, where another monk receives them, offers them food, bath, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
need a name for any NPC who plays a prominent role in your campaign. You can pick a given name and a surname from any of the accompanying tables; a name can include options from different tables. If
game statistics. You donât need to do this if you donât expect the NPC to engage in combat or use any special abilities (such as casting spells). You can customize the stat block using the guidelines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
the archfey? Does the archfey have any allegiance to the Summer Court or the Gloaming Court? What traits does the archfey have? Specifically, what do they look like, what is their personality, and
? Does the archfey visit other domains? Are they involved in the politics of the Fey courts? Fey Court Allegiances The Summer Queen and the Queen of Air of Darkness are so powerful that other archfey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Yourself
When youâre preparing an adventure to run for your friends, you donât need to write hundreds of pages describing each location in exhaustive detail. You can run a game with no more written
leads them into the great hall, lined with pillars, where the fire giant king holds court. If they leave by the secret door to the southeast, you check the map and follow the secret tunnel as it winds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
during the drow attack are an undeniable presence. The settlers have been wise enough to mark haunted burrows off from their reclamation plans. But as new svirfneblin arrive and need accommodation, space
other svirfneblin to recognize Clan Goldwhiskerâs right to remain in Blingdenstone. The Pudding Kingâs âCourtâ The so-called Pudding King holds court in the deepest sections of Blingdenstone. He was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
sister and I can reach the Fey Beacons, we can use them to return to the Witchlight Carnival.â (This is Glisterâs ultimate goal.) Glisterâs Plan. If the characters need some direction on how to deal
minds. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Glister. Tales from the Gloaming Court, Vol. 8. The book Glister is reading is a hefty, green-covered tome with a withered frog stitched into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, 12 feet in diameter, with a conical thatched roof that rises 18 feet from the floor at its apex. Prisoners of the Soggy Court are held here while they await trial by combat in area D9. Characters
share the news that Wigglewog died helping Sir Talavar, Morgort grows sullen. If the characters need to get out of Downfall in a hurry, Morgort suggests that they steal the balloon in area D2 and use it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
birthright. He seized control of my fatherâs navy, banished me from court, and left me in the clutches of his sycophants. He orchestrated the attack on your world, bombarding it with astral seeds
Emperor Xavan ascends to godhood, after which the fortress will return to the Astral Sea. (True) Xedalli conceals one important fact from the characters: one doesnât need to be a member of the imperial family to destroy Xaryxis, if one has a ring of shooting stars like the one Xedalli wears.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
favor of new designs. Within the dream, the people donât sleep, eat, or need to attend to any other concerns. They know only their work and the glory of Tsien Chiang. In the waking world, the truth of
CHARACTERS
Characters from IâCath have known wonder and want, and often have remarkable stories about how they left their homelandâs dual realities. The domainâs residents tend to have dark hair and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
ep outside it. The favored form of currency in the kingdom of Cormyr is the royal coinage of the court, stamped with a dragon on one side and a treasury date mark on the other. There, coppers are
old elven court of Cormanthyr are particularly famous: thalvers (coppers), bedoars (silvers), thammarchs (electrum), shilmaers (golds), and ruendils (platinum). These coins are fine, numerous, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
crop, and with a frown, summon wildfires. She rules the seelie of the Summer Court. Oberon, the Green Lord, an unrivaled hunter and woodland warrior, is Titaniaâs lover and frequently her foe. Oberon is
unseelie of the Gloaming Court from an onyx throne that sits empty except for the hovering Night Diamond, a black gem the size of a human head that dully glimmers with captured stars. The Queen of Air
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Sheila 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
creature you hit with an attack roll if you have Advantage on the roll and the attack uses a Finesse or a Ranged weapon. The extra damageâs type is the same as the weaponâs type. You donât need Advantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
following categories: Goal. A characterâs goal is a short-term reason for the character to adventure. At the start of a campaign, this might be a desire for treasure, a thirst for excitement, or some need
charactersâ tavern out of business. Another might use the tavern as the setting for a murder mystery. Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Common, âPsst. You there, I need your help.â The whisper comes from the basket that dangles from the top of the tower. If a character responds with anything louder than a whisper, a quick âShush!â cuts
, traveled to Prismeer to persuade Zybilna to ally with the Seelie Court against its hated enemies, the fomorians. Sir Talavar soon discovered that Prismeer had been seized by the hags of the Hourglass Coven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
conversations about content to be embraced and avoided. You donât need to reveal the major plot points or twists in your story, but share the themes youâre interested in exploring, the kinds of stories youâre
seriously, and make sure they take yours just as seriously. Ideally, youâll 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
conversations about content to be embraced and avoided. You donât need to reveal the major plot points or twists in your story, but share the themes youâre interested in exploring, the kinds of stories youâre
take yours just as seriously. Ideally, youâll 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