places agree and his confusing

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

2 Exile 5 Sightseer 3 Fugitive 6 Wanderer Where Are You From? The most important decision in creating a far traveler background is determining your homeland. The places

others intrigued by far-off lands, to say nothing of everyday folk who are eager to hear stories of your homeland. You can parley this attention into access to people and places you might not

Cauthooj

monsters

avoid being affected by its cry. Those who have survived the creature’s song report that the experience is uniquely unnerving, and almost all accounts agree that there is no other sound as

terrible. Cauthoojs make their lairs in small caverns, alcoves, and similar out-of-the-way places, but they claim large stretches of territory and wander many miles from their lairs in search of food. They

Firbolg

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

without disturbing it. So deep is the connection between a firbolg and the wild places of the world that they can communicate with flora and fauna. Firbolgs can live up to 500 years. Creating Your

language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type

Bugbear

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago

ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the

Duergar

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Duergar are dwarves whose ancestors were transformed by centuries living in the deepest places of the Underdark. That chthonic realm is saturated with strange magical energy, and over generations

your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. They settle in places that accept them, usually bleak cities that have fallen on hard times and are overrun with crime. Dreams of Flight Above all else, kenku wish to regain their ability to fly

. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety

Proposal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

character to agree to a price. If the terms aren’t acceptable to either party, they can negotiate and try to sweeten the deal by offering more valuable terms, or simply walk away. Not every deal is meant

to be. If the price is anything less than the character’s soul, a devil often stipulates a penalty in the event the character fails to meet the deal’s price. Once both parties agree to the terms

Proposal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

character to agree to a price. If the terms aren’t acceptable to either party, they can negotiate and try to sweeten the deal by offering more valuable terms, or simply walk away. Not every deal is meant

to be. If the price is anything less than the character’s soul, a devil often stipulates a penalty in the event the character fails to meet the deal’s price. Once both parties agree to the terms

Kobold

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Underdark near the lairs of the earliest dragons. In some lands, kobolds serve chromatic or metallic dragons—even worshiping them as divine beings. In other places, kobolds know too well how

can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is

Tabaxi

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

live like the cats they resemble, naturally curious and at home in playful environments. In other places, tabaxi live as other folk do, not exhibiting the feline behavior the Cat Lord intended

can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The

Cog Hub

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

hot spots are familiar to Daask members and confusing to their enemies. A Cog hub’s tight passages have plenty of choke points, forcing one-on-one confrontations in which Daask’s powerful monsters

about the location of their meeting and hiding places. Once the characters know a hub’s location, they still must navigate the mazelike Cogs to find the place. Cog Hub Features The Cog hub shown in map

Cog Hub

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

hot spots are familiar to Daask members and confusing to their enemies. A Cog hub’s tight passages have plenty of choke points, forcing one-on-one confrontations in which Daask’s powerful monsters

about the location of their meeting and hiding places. Once the characters know a hub’s location, they still must navigate the mazelike Cogs to find the place. Cog Hub Features The Cog hub shown in map

Carnival Owners

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

. The two carnivals crossed paths many years ago, and after much wine was consumed, the owners could not agree on which carnival was the better of the two, so they decided it would be great fun to swap

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

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

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

and goblinoids, or mighty creatures such as giants and dragons. Ruins dot the landscape and the caverns that wind beneath the surface. In these places, treasures of every living race — and a number of

. The most educated among the populace agree that Faerûn is but one continent and that Toril is the whole of the world, but for the majority of people, who don’t experience intercontinental travel or

Carnival Owners

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

. The two carnivals crossed paths many years ago, and after much wine was consumed, the owners could not agree on which carnival was the better of the two, so they decided it would be great fun to swap

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

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

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

and goblinoids, or mighty creatures such as giants and dragons. Ruins dot the landscape and the caverns that wind beneath the surface. In these places, treasures of every living race — and a number of

. The most educated among the populace agree that Faerûn is but one continent and that Toril is the whole of the world, but for the majority of people, who don’t experience intercontinental travel or

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