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Strongheart

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

the world can be spared from evil by those who have enough courage to stand against it. Alignment. Lawful good. Personality Trait. “I try to see the good in people, but I won’t give

comfort to those who have no goodness in them.” Ideal. “Justice needs champions. I count myself as one.” Bond. “Valor’s Call is not just an assembly of like-minded

Avarice

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in record time and hopes that plundering the lost Netherese city of Ythryn will turn her fantasies into reality. The tiefling has the secret support of the

the Knights of the Black Sword, if she needs to call on their talents. Familiar. Avarice’s familiar throughout the adventure is a squawking raven named Skelm. It uses the raven stat block in

Waterdhavian Noble

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

zzar or wine, and a purse containing 20 gp FEATURE: KEPT IN STYLE While you are in Waterdeep or elsewhere in the North, your house sees to your everyday needs. Your name and signet are

sufficient to cover most of your expenses; the inns, taverns, and festhalls you frequent are glad to record your debt and send an accounting to your family’s estate in Waterdeep to settle what you

Note-Taking Materials

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Note-Taking Materials Everyone needs some way to take notes. During every round of combat, someone needs to keep track of Initiative, Hit Points, conditions, and other information. Players often like

to take notes about what happens in the adventure, and at least one of them should record any clues and treasure the characters collect. Character Sheets Players need some way to record important

Note-Taking Materials

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Note-Taking Materials Everyone needs some way to take notes. During every round of combat, someone needs to keep track of Initiative, Hit Points, conditions, and other information. Players often like

to take notes about what happens in the adventure, and at least one of them should record any clues and treasure the characters collect. Character Sheets Players need some way to record important

Dwarven Cleric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

. You’ve heard that Daran Edermath in the town of Phandalin is looking for people of courage and principle to teach some bullies a lesson. These thugs, the Redbrands, have been throwing their weight

the right thing. Power is meant to be used for the benefit of all, not to oppress the weak. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF

Feature: Kept in Style

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Feature: Kept in Style While you are in Waterdeep or elsewhere in the North, your house sees to your everyday needs. Your name and signet are sufficient to cover most of your expenses; the inns

, taverns, and festhalls you frequent are glad to record your debt and send an accounting to your family’s estate in Waterdeep to settle what you owe. This advantage enables you to live a comfortable

Human Fighter 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

, which orcs sacked five centuries ago. Clearly, what Phandalin needs now is a civilizing influence—someone to take the reins and bring law and order. Someone like you. You’re not the only one with such

do it. The nobility are bound by honor and tradition to protect their people from both external and internal threats to stability. An organized society leaves no room for evil and chaos to take root. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF

4. Describe Your Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

4. Describe Your Character Once you know the basic game aspects of your character, it’s time to flesh him or her out as a person. Your character needs a name. Spend a few minutes thinking about what

background gives your character a background feature (a general benefit) and proficiency in two skills, and it might also give you additional languages or proficiency with certain kinds of tools. Record this information, along with the personality information you develop, on your character sheet.

Armor Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

a shield, or both, calculate your AC using the rules in chapter 5. Record your AC on your character sheet. Your character needs to be proficient with armor and shields to wear and use them

Campaign Conflicts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

campaign unfolds, focus adventures on different conflicts to keep the players’ excitement high. Use the Campaign Conflicts tracking sheet to record your campaign’s conflicts (with room to add details

example, that the bandits they fought throughout their first four levels are merely puppets of an enemy nation they must confront in the second tier. The “Greyhawk” section in this chapter has examples of conflict arcs. Downloadable PDF

The Larger Truth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

about the gods than the gods themselves.” Bond. “The Proclaimers of the Covenant know what story needs to be told.” Flaw. “I don’t really care if you believe—I care if you obey.” For the Record

Settlement Tables and Tracker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Settlement Tables and Tracker The following tables allow you to flesh out details about a settlement. You can use the accompanying Settlement Tracker to record important information about a village

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

5. Choose Equipment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

5. Choose Equipment Your class and background determine your character’s starting equipment, including weapons, armor, and other adventuring gear. Record this equipment on your character sheet. All

character’s AC equals 10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character wears armor, carries a shield, or both, calculate your AC using the rules in the Equipment section. Record your AC on your

Prepare to Be Scared

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

courage not as the absence of fear but as the process of overcoming it. How might your character react in surprise before they rally to overcome the terror they face? Do they scream, flee, or freeze? Or

might they throw themself into battle, perhaps recklessly or for too long? Record a default reaction on your character sheet so you can respond consistently when shocking events occur. Beyond this

Oath of the Crown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

respected. Loyalty. Your word is your bond. Without loyalty, oaths and laws are meaningless. Courage. You must be willing to do what needs to be done for the sake of order, even in the face of overwhelming

Gith Tables

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. Zerthimon shall return, and I will be worthy to walk beside him. 2 Courage. The mind can master anything if it is unfettered by fear. 3 Duty. My people survive only because those like me place their

needs above our own. 4 Freedom. No strong soul should be enslaved. Better to die first than live as another’s puppet. Githzerai Bonds d4 Bond 1 Zerthimon provides an example of conduct that I

Detailed NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Detailed NPCs Flesh out NPCs who play prominent roles in your adventures. You can use the accompanying NPC Tracker to record information as you determine these six elements of your NPC: Name You’ll

harboring an unrequited passion. 9 The NPC nurses a powerful ambition. 10 The NPC is deeply dissatisfied or unhappy. Joy Ang Downloadable PDF

Campaign Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

your needs, which has the added benefit of challenging your players’ expectations. The D&D Settings table describes several established campaign settings. D&D Settings Setting Description Dark Sun

material about the campaign setting, other than what you create for yourself. Whether you create a setting from scratch or borrow elements from established settings, the result needs to resonate with

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

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

in this chapter. Compile limits into a list that can be shared with the group. Limits aren’t negotiable, and everyone in the group needs to respect them. The start of a campaign is a great time to have

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

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

Game Expectations tracking sheet in this chapter. Compile limits into a list that can be shared with the group. Limits aren’t negotiable, and everyone in the group needs to respect them. The start of a

Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the Nine and elected to swell the ranks of her armies through the aggressive recruitment of mortal souls. Her agents offer gifts of martial skill and courage to any who are willing to bargain. Zariel

needs souls that yearn to prove their worth on the battlefield. Lady of Ruin Zariel rules over the ruin that Avernus has become. Once it was a bustling realm filled with cities, trade outposts, and

The Clock Is Ticking

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

created a crystal box for this purpose. She still needs to seal cracks in the crystal, so the characters can’t take the box with them on the heist. What’s in the Egg. Dr. Dannell’s occult sources indicate

—likely has a record of the areas the guards patrol at night. Dr. Dannell suspects this information is in Arkin’s office, located somewhere in the eastern wing on the first floor. Arkin herself will attend

Northlander Isles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

: fierceness, cunning, courage, strength, and sailing skill. Gundarlun The fisherfolk and merchants of Gundarlun are more like their mainland cousins than most island folk. Unlike other Northlanders, they are

provide the best seaworthy warriors, nevertheless ship s that are looking to make repairs, take on sailors or sail-menders, or store large cargoes are likely to find their needs met here. Purple Rocks

4. Describe Your Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

4. Describe Your Character Once you know the basic game aspects of your character, it’s time to flesh him or her out as a person. Your character needs a name. Spend a few minutes thinking about what

languages or proficiency with certain kinds of tools. Record this information, along with the personality information you develop, on your character sheet. Your Character's Abilities Take your

The Iron Tabernacle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

thousand chanting voices. Great sculptures in honor of a multitude of gods gazed across an array of shrines and altars. Priests stood ready by night and day to tend to the spiritual needs of their people

names, titles, and lineage carved into the stone. A number of scholars have been drawn to Gauntlgrym in response to Bruenor’s call, hoping to record a complete lineage of the great families of Gauntlgrym

Elf Queen's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

realm of Celene. The queen has requested an audience with you in her palace, stating she urgently needs your help. When you arrive at the palace, knights escort you through a majestic courtyard and

Elemental Evil. The cultists are planning the widespread death of innocents across this region, and I won’t stand for it. “My spies infiltrated Nulb, a village near the temple, and stole a record book from

Creating Quick Monster Stats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

need a well-armored monster, increase its Armor Class. Once you’ve made the desired adjustments, record the monster’s statistics. If there are any other statistics you think the monster needs (such as

Religious Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

and permanently laying them to rest. 2 Devout Scholars. This federation prizes knowledge and texts pertaining to their god. They collect rare holy books and record the life stories of miracle-working

to further your god’s reach. That obligation ranges from proselytizing or performing religious services to meting out divine punishments or recovering lost relics. Beyond that, the needs of your

Rillyn House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

legacy and serving the needs of Baldur’s Gate with the riches earned during his adventuring career, he continued his mercenary explorations, seeking glory and plunder across the Sword Coast. Machil found

makes a record of any items removed from the room. Any character who rifles through the other objects in the room can make a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a success, the character

Documancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

— it’s the only way to be sure Noteworthy Documancers: Walnut Dankgrass (“C” Team), Brynshal Flume Essential Functions: Record information; track job and quest details within the franchise Position

needs. It also occasionally produces sticky notes printed with useful information and inspirational quotes from Head Office. Fluent in Boss Also at rank 2, your documancer training allows you to

Merchant Princes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

eye, tutors are teaching Ymezra the skills she needs to take over the family business one day. Jessamine’s Curse. Before she went into business for herself, Jessamine worked as an assassin for a

royal blood in her veins, and few have the courage to dispute the wise, old trader. She’s a secret member of the Ytepka Society (see “Factions and Their Representatives”), and she has forged ties with

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

laird, who rules over his or her own holdings and directs the clan in dedicating its efforts toward a particular trade or craft. A caste of priests called thuldar officiate all rituals and record the

within. Keepers of the Flame This order of psionic clerics tends to Themberchaud’s needs, enjoying great influence and helping Horgar V stay ahead of the machinations of the Council of Savants. The

Kobolds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

shield made out of cast-off dragon scales. Uncommon Courage. A dragonshield knows that it has a place of honor in the tribe, but — being kobolds at heart — most of them feel unworthy of their status

, saving a bit of magic for itself in case it needs to flee or take advantage of a captor. Duty-Bound to a Dragon. In a kobold tribe associated with a dragon, typically one that resides in or near the

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

arranged marriage. Two other guests were present when the Hourglass Coven froze the palace in time: Hogus Pinsworth (lawful good, male, strongheart halfling commoner) from the world of Tal’dorei, who needs

scare off the characters. The ettercaps lack the courage to fight anything bigger than a pixie, but they defend themselves if attacked. An ettercap reduced to 22 hit points or fewer tries to flee by

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