player activity and his common

Athlete

Backgrounds Mythic Odysseys of Theros

comfortable lifestyle, as per the “Practicing a Profession” downtime activity in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook.

Sailor - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

charm such as a rabbit foot or a small stone with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook), a set of common clothes

, characters with this background are common. You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to

Klauth

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

of abandoned mines and dwarven strongholds. Caves with volcanic or geothermal activity are the most highly prized red dragon lairs, creating hazards that hinder intruders and letting searing heat and

legendary red dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Small earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water

Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

raised 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 a list

character might be nocturnal. Or perhaps your character is simply prone to rise later, embodying the common nickname of night owl. Creating Your Character If you create an owlin character, follow these

City Watch / Investigator

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

-wielding police force of the City of Splendors, protecting the common folk from thieves and rowdy nobility alike. Or you might have been one of the valiant defenders of Silverymoon, a member of the

easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you’re more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter. Variant: Investigator Rarer

Kender

Species Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from

Metallic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

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 free

to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

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 widespread languages to choose from. The

DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that

Aasimar Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. You can follow those suggestions or 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 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 Every creature

Astral Elf

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list

Hadozee

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from

Thri-kreen

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, 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 widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free

to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the

Chromatic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D

Gem Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised 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 a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

the scores can be raised 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

every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race option presented here tells you what your

Pirate Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Feature: Bad Reputation No matter where

you go, people are afraid of you due to your reputation. When you are in a settlement, you can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local shop, since most people will not report your activity to the authorities.

Sailor Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Feature: Ship

you are in a settlement, you can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local shop, since most people will not report your activity to the authorities.

Ancient Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

hills, dwelling in caverns under snow-capped peaks, or within the deep halls of abandoned mines and dwarven strongholds. Caves with volcanic or geothermal activity are the most highly prized red dragon

earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur. Rocky fissures within 1 mile of the dragon

Adult Red Dracolich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

strongholds. Caves with volcanic or geothermal activity are the most highly prized red dracolich lairs, creating hazards that hinder intruders and letting searing heat and volcanic gases wash over a

following effects: Small earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dracolich's lair. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur. Rocky fissures within 1 mile

Adult Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, dwelling in caverns under snow-capped peaks, or within the deep halls of abandoned mines and dwarven strongholds. Caves with volcanic or geothermal activity are the most highly prized red dragon lairs

earthquakes are common within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally warm and tainted by sulfur. Rocky fissures within 1 mile of the dragon’s

Aarakocra

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

increase. You can follow those suggestions or 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 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 Every

Harengon

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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 a list of

languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the

Satyr

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, 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 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 Every creature in D&D, including each player character

Shadar-kai

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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 a list of languages to choose from. The DM is

free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most

Water Genasi

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

suggestions or 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 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 Every creature in D&D, including each

Amnesiac

backgrounds

best of who you are and where you are from. Flashes of déjà vu are common, taunting you with recollection, but they almost always slip away, as ungraspable as the mists of Druskenvald. An

GM, letting you as a player discover the cause alongside your character. Suggested Story Threads. This background presents a paradox when considering threads to weave through a campaign, since the

Downtime Activities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

at a job. A character selects a downtime activity from among those available and pays the cost of that activity in time and money. You, as DM, then follow the rules for the activity to resolve it

, informing the player of the results and any complications that ensue. Consider handling downtime away from the game table. For example, you could have the players pick their downtime activities at the end of a session, and then communicate about them by email or text, until you next see them in person.

Downtime Activities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

at a job. A character selects a downtime activity from among those available and pays the cost of that activity in time and money. You, as DM, then follow the rules for the activity to resolve it

, informing the player of the results and any complications that ensue. Consider handling downtime away from the game table. For example, you could have the players pick their downtime activities at the end of a session, and then communicate about them by email or text, until you next see them in person.

Air Genasi

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

increase. You can follow those suggestions or 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 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 Every

Bugbear

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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

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 Every creature in D&D, including each player

Kenku

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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 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 Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a

Shifter

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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 Player’s

Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in

Complications

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Complications The description of each activity includes a discussion of complications you can throw at the characters. The consequences of a complication might spawn entire adventures, introduce NPCs

to vex the party, or give the characters headaches or advantages in any number of other ways. Each of these sections has a table that offers possible complications. You can roll to determine a complication randomly, pick one from the table, or devise one of your own, and then share it with the player.

House of Lament Locations (1-9)

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

House of Lament Locations (1-9) Locations in the House of Lament are keyed to map 4.1. The descriptions of these areas detail the house in its dormant state. Phantasmal activity that occurs in an

area regardless of the house’s state is detailed in a section called “Ambient Haunt.” If the area changes when the house wakes, alterations are noted in a section called “Awakened Haunt.” Map 4.1: the house of lament View Player Version

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