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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     door, dispel magic, fly, invisibilityThough deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the wicked methods of creating a deathlock and then subjugate it, acting as the deathlock’s patron.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creature to take his place.
If the creature accepts, it is transformed into a noble djinni. The creature’s game statistics are replaced by those of Nafas (including this trait), though it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Nafas has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Noble Genie. Nafas doesn’t suffer any of the penalties that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sufficient food for two tadpoles, and the two tadpoles are able to transform the entirety of the ettin’s body, creating an ettin ceremorph. As part of the transformation process, one of the ettin’s
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ceremorphs serve mind flayer colonies, protecting the elder brain;elder brains that rule the communities and guarding their treasures. They retain no memory of their previous existence as ettins.Psychic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     virtue. They have many responsibilities, from protecting townsfolk to embarking on adventures in the wilds. Knights are often equipped with fine armor and weapons, and they ride noble steeds of various
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     former oaths, the knights of the Verdant Order retain their focus on the five virtues of the courts, so their Knightly Virtue trait remains unchanged.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold.
Creating a Moonstone Dragon
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Connected Creatures
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A Fey noble has sent an archmage advisor to parley with an adult moonstone dragon whose lair is in the noble’s territory, and it isn’t
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the nature of the multiverse form the centerpiece of an amethyst dragon’s hoard.
Creating an Amethyst Dragon
Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals tables to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Having knowledge and power gives one a responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful)
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Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to mediate
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     multiverse form the centerpiece of an amethyst dragon’s hoard.
Creating an Amethyst Dragon
Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     power gives one a responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful)
5
Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to mediate disputes when I can. (Good
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     examining the nature of the multiverse form the centerpiece of an amethyst dragon’s hoard.
Creating an Amethyst Dragon
Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Responsibility. Having knowledge and power gives one a responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful)
5
Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ’s hoard.
Creating an Amethyst Dragon
Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive amethyst dragon characters.
Amethyst
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of either. (Lawful)
5
Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to mediate disputes when I can. (Good)
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Power. Knowledge is power, power must be
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     standing army, a town guard, or a village militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.
 
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     combined with the rigid discipline of military service leave their mark on all soldiers, shaping their ideals, creating strong bonds, and often leaving them scarred and vulnerable to fear, shame, and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     gothic villains are most effective when they are slowly revealed as shockingly cruel, immoral, or the antithesis of goodness. Gothic Horror Villains    d10 Villain 
     1  A reclusive noble who
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     isn’t a vampire, but uses his reputation as one to terrorize his vassals 
   2  An indulgent socialite who made a terrible bargain with a fell power to retain her youth 
   3  A scientist obsessed with
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , creating dangerous hybrids and a spreading corruption. Opposing the hags’ evil is a female unicorn named Banrion. After years of skirmishes, the hags have driven Banrion to an isolated pinnacle of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     rock. This pinnacle stands among the ruins of an ancient city that once housed the Infernal Machine, until Baron Lum the Mad discovered and claimed it for himself. A fallen clock tower still holds some of the machine’s components, which retain enough power to manipulate time.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     city’s own. Seventy-eight noble family lines are found here, many of which can trace their lineage back to the city’s founding. Books have been written about individual families — histories of their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , however, endeavor to equip you with the tools to recognize nobility and to interact with the higher class. Spotting a Noble Nobility in Waterdeep are granted the right to bear arms. In the legal code
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.
 
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     soldiers, shaping their ideals, creating strong bonds, and often leaving them scarred and vulnerable to fear, shame, and hatred.
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Personality Trait
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I’m always polite and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     changed your body, making you reliant on others for vital fluids.
Dhampirs in the Domains of Dread
When creating a dhampir, ask your DM if it makes sense for your character to have ties to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     item of the appropriate rarity from your players’ wish list. Overstocking an Adventure. When creating or modifying an adventure, assume that the characters won’t find all the magic items you place in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Uncommon Items Rare Items Very Rare Items Legendary Items All Items   1–4 (tier 1) 6 4 1 0 0 11 5–10 (tier 2) 10 17 6 1 0 34 11–16 (tier 3) 3 7 11 7 2 30 17–20 (tier 4) 0 0 5 11 9 25 Total 19 28 23 19 11 100  Justyna Gil  Downloadable PDF
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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Exile
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Sightseer
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Fugitive
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Wanderer
 
Where Are You From?
The most important decision in creating a far traveler background is determining your homeland. The places
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     otherwise have, for you and your traveling companions. Noble lords, scholars, and merchant princes, to name a few, might be interested in hearing about your distant homeland and people.
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of the same creature.) After creating a host of Jakka simulacra, she killed the original, then (in typical noble fashion) had his body stuffed and mounted above the fireplace in her lounge. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Aarakocra Simulacra Years ago, a wounded aarakocra named Jakka landed on Sansuri’s cloud castle. Sansuri was struck by the beauty and color of the noble creature, but rather than befriend Jakka, she
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating a Campaign The adventures in this book provide play across a broad range of levels. They can be strung together as a complete campaign using the Infinite Staircase to travel between them
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     characters find a door to the Infinite Staircase. There, they cross paths with a cosmic quest-giver, the noble genie Nafas (detailed in chapter 1), who sends them on their next journey. Because the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     isn’t your patron’s priority. 4 Intimate Connection. A common-born confidant or lover of your patron guides you in creating circumstances to bolster the noble family’s best interests. 5 Outside Insider
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     benefit enormously from the fruits of their ambition. Roll or pick from the Aristocrat Types table to determine what kind of noble you serve.  Aristocrat Types   d6 Aristocrats   1 Local Lord. Convinced
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     drives listeners to murder 
   2  A priest obsessed with creating a shelter that will preserve her through the coming apocalypse 
   3  The mayor of a town who will do anything to make sure the citizens
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     being’s emissary 
   6  A coroner who believes a message is being relayed to him through the bodies he autopsies 
   7  The head librarian of an ancient sect, who seeks secrets hidden within her peers 
   8  A spoiled noble who intends to raise a cult to feed to the realm they want access to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     stone rivals that of the greatest dwarf artisans, yet their structures retain a decidedly elven aesthetic. Though appearing delicate, drow settlements are structurally sound and remarkably resilient
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The drow like to hollow out enormous stalagmites and stalactites, creating populated spires that rise from the floors and ceilings.
 
   Drow
 Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
 Armor Class 15
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ivana’s Intrigues Ivana Boritsi’s interests lie in manipulating sweeping aspects of Borca’s society, asserting her dominance amid an ever-shifting landscape of petty noble schemes. She isn’t a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The following example combines an inhaled poison and the dream spell, creating a tool Ivana uses to manipulate her agents. Ivana’s Whisper (Inhaled). This poison bears a distinct scent and chemical
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     main beliefs form the foundation of Yeonido society: that structure is key to all things, and that adherence to familial duty trumps all but one’s devotion to the royal family. But those noble
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ever more dangerous. In recent years, some in Yeonido have begun to challenge the cultural reverence for ancient traditions, creating unease and discord. It may be no coincidence that gwishin are
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cyran Characters When creating a character from Cyre, consider the following questions: What Have You Lost? Did you lose wealth or status? Did you have family or loved ones killed in the Mourning
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     noble or soldier, your estates have been lost and your army scattered, but you still have the respect of your comrades or peers. What Do You Hold Onto? Do you have a trinket that embodies Cyre for
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating a Bard  Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     young runaway or orphan, befriended by a wandering bard who became your mentor. Or you might have been a spoiled noble child tutored by a master. Perhaps you stumbled into the clutches of a hag, making a bargain for a musical gift in addition to your life and freedom, but at what cost?
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cyran Characters When creating a character from Cyre, consider the following. What Have You Lost? Did you lose wealth or status? Did you have family or loved ones lost in the Mourning? Did you lose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     something you could one day recover from the Mournland—arcane research, an heirloom artifact? Consider the impact this has on your background. As a Cyran noble or soldier, your estates have been lost
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     daelkyr, and began creating aberration servants. 4 A mind flayer serving Dyrrn dominates a magistrate and takes control of the city watch using intellect devourers. 5 An assassin mixes mind-altering
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     organized crime activities to bizarre murders and acts of chaos. 8 A respected noble behaves more erratically as time goes on, treating their servants and family with random and escalating cruelty.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of one of the game’s fantastical races. Alternatively, you can choose one of the following
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     campaign. If you are replacing your race with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     given much more leniency than commoners. A noble heir who steals from a shop might get away with a fine paid by a parent, whereas a commoner committing the same crime may be jailed or publicly flogged
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     vigilante or hired mercenary will break an accused commoner out of prison in order to ensure the accused’s safety until the trial date. Minor crimes, such as creating a public disturbance, petty theft
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                        d4 Scheme 
     1  A champion of Mogis unites the minotaur bands and cyclops tribes of Phoberos under her banner, creating a terrifying army. At Mogis’s command, she leads the army in an all-out
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     monsters. He sends his champions to fetch the necessary ingredients for her. 
   3  A bitter noble makes a pact with Mogis for power in exchange for carrying out a plot to ignite a war between Meletis
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     given much more leniency than commoners. A noble heir who steals from a shop might get away with a fine paid by a parent, whereas a commoner committing the same crime may be jailed or publicly flogged
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     vigilante or hired mercenary will break an accused commoner out of prison in order to ensure the accused’s safety until the trial date. Minor crimes, such as creating a public disturbance, petty theft
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     under a century ago, thanks to the maneuverings of the noble families that control its lands. Where once it was simply an example of the extent of Waterdeep’s reach, Amphail became the playground of that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     city’s noble families, a place where they can scheme against their rivals and send their more rambunctious offspring to unleash some of their destructive tendencies without harming the family’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating an Amethyst Dragon Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive amethyst dragon characters. Amethyst Dragon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful) 
   5  Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to mediate disputes when I can. (Good) 
   6  Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     unless a worthy sacrifice is offered to it as food upon its arrival, the nightmare displays no special loyalty to the creature it serves. Creating a Nightmare. Nightmares don’t appear naturally in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     multiverse. They must be created from pegasi. The ritual that creates a nightmare requires the torturous removal of a pegasus’s wings, driving that noble creature to evil as it is transformed by dark
                                                
                                            
                                        






