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Curse of Strahd
refer to their tightly knit groups as kindnesses. A kindness of wereravens usually numbers between seven and twelve individuals. Not surprisingly, wereravens get along well with ravens and often hide
piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.
Species
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gold to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone
-shaking roars, gives most leonin an air that readily shifts between regal and fearsome. Leonin often act with confidence, which can come off as imperiousness. While this can reassure their allies, it can
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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Neogi*
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Space clown*
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Vampirate*
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Void scavver*
Feature: Wildspace Adaptation
You gain the Tough feat from the Player’s Handbook. In addition, you learned how
, flying, or swimming speed in a straight line. The creature continues along this course, moving in a straight line at its speed on each of its turns until something stops it or changes its trajectory.
Genasi
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the households of their genie parents.
Wild and Confident
Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful
self-assurance in one genasi and as arrogance in another. Such self- confidence can sometimes blind genasi to risk, and their great plans often get them and others into trouble.
Too much failure can
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
easily portable. It is not unusual to see individual verdan or whole families trooping along the roads of the world with their tents and belongings strapped to their backs.
Even when they are happily
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shades, long hair that regrows if cut, and an irremovable living crown. Along with these marks, hexbloods manifest hag-like traits, such as darkvision and a variety of magical methods to beguile the senses
might come to accept over the course of centuries. Once a hexblood undergoes this irreversible ritual, they emerge as a hag NPC no longer under the control of the hexblood’s player, unless the DM rules otherwise.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with a drow matriarch for centuries. Each move represents what that player plans to do next in the competitors’ long struggle for domination in the Underdark.
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A fire giant who
dragon.
Underground River. Where an underground river runs along the outside edge of the lair, the dragon has slowed its flow with a rocky dam, creating a small pool in which to bathe and raise aquatic
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
winds.
Air genasi’s skin tones include many shades of blue, along with the full range of human skin tones, with bluish or ashen casts. Sometimes their skin is marked by lines that seem like cracks
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
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” These turtle folk live on many worlds, most often journeying up and down coasts, along waterways, and across the sea. Tortles don
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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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
come down for them to embark on a retrieval mission. While confidence in the cadets’ abilities is high, the recent discovery of a spy in their midst has the academy’s faculty on high alert. For this
reason, a staff member is coming along to supervise and make sure nothing prevents the character-recruits from completing their mission. That staff member is Petty Officer Winston Ryeback. The spy is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
come down for them to embark on a retrieval mission. While confidence in the cadets’ abilities is high, the recent discovery of a spy in their midst has the academy’s faculty on high alert. For this
reason, a staff member is coming along to supervise and make sure nothing prevents the character-recruits from completing their mission. That staff member is Petty Officer Winston Ryeback. The spy is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
district and the location of House Kundarak’s largest bank… along with the legendary Kundarak Vaults. Upper Central houses the mansions and estates of powerful nobles, along with businesses that cater
to them. Between the Sharn Watch and private security forces, this is a bad place to start trouble, and player characters who appear suspicious may be challenged by guards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Adventures League play. After the players have chosen their characters, please pass out Player Handout. Gith & The Sha’sal Khou. This will help them to understand why their characters get along.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
district and the location of House Kundarak’s largest bank… along with the legendary Kundarak Vaults. Upper Central houses the mansions and estates of powerful nobles, along with businesses that cater
to them. Between the Sharn Watch and private security forces, this is a bad place to start trouble, and player characters who appear suspicious may be challenged by guards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
involved in the game is to prompt some roleplaying along with each Death Save. You might ask the player to describe a memory that surfaces in the character’s mind while hovering near death. Consider
Death Scenes When a character is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the player sometimes has to sit out one or more rounds of combat with nothing to do but roll Death Saving Throws. One way to keep a player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
involved in the game is to prompt some roleplaying along with each Death Save. You might ask the player to describe a memory that surfaces in the character’s mind while hovering near death. Consider
Death Scenes When a character is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the player sometimes has to sit out one or more rounds of combat with nothing to do but roll Death Saving Throws. One way to keep a player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Settlements and Sites Kartakass is a gentle land of rolling hills, light forests, and clear lakes. The domain welcomes strangers. Small bands of merchants roam along the Lost Chord road or visit the
quay at Point Hallucination in hopes of welcoming visitors and directing them to the domain’s festively decorated communities. Map 3.9: kartakass View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Cobblehook Cove Jared Blando Map: Cobblehook CoveView Player Version The Cobblehook Corsairs’ hideout is relatively easy to access, and Mayor Gale can give the characters directions. The cove is six
miles away, and a well-known trail along the coastal bluffs beyond Respite leads to the pirate caves. Before the characters go to the cove, allow them to purchase any nonmagical supplies they want.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Rattle Jared Blando Map: Godsbreath View Player Version Godsbreath map shows the location of Nakari’s lair, roughly 12 miles northeast of Promise in the Rattle as the dragon flies, or 20 miles
along the winding northern road. The area is shaped by the presence of a copper dragon’s lair, as described in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
Adventures League play. After the players have chosen their characters, please pass out Player Handout. Gith & The Sha’sal Khou. This will help them to understand why their characters get along.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Rattle Jared Blando Map: Godsbreath View Player Version Godsbreath map shows the location of Nakari’s lair, roughly 12 miles northeast of Promise in the Rattle as the dragon flies, or 20 miles
along the winding northern road. The area is shaped by the presence of a copper dragon’s lair, as described in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Settlements and Sites Kartakass is a gentle land of rolling hills, light forests, and clear lakes. The domain welcomes strangers. Small bands of merchants roam along the Lost Chord road or visit the
quay at Point Hallucination in hopes of welcoming visitors and directing them to the domain’s festively decorated communities. Map 3.9: kartakass View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Cobblehook Cove Jared Blando Map: Cobblehook CoveView Player Version The Cobblehook Corsairs’ hideout is relatively easy to access, and Mayor Gale can give the characters directions. The cove is six
miles away, and a well-known trail along the coastal bluffs beyond Respite leads to the pirate caves. Before the characters go to the cove, allow them to purchase any nonmagical supplies they want.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Top Card: The Challenge At the beginning of each day of a journey, a player flips over the top card to determine what happens that day. (Players should take turns at this.) Use that card’s imagery or
road, or a situation the characters are asked to resolve. You decide the scope of the decision the characters must make. You can ask them to make a simple choice (“Do you want to take the path along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Top Card: The Challenge At the beginning of each day of a journey, a player flips over the top card to determine what happens that day. (Players should take turns at this.) Use that card’s imagery or
road, or a situation the characters are asked to resolve. You decide the scope of the decision the characters must make. You can ask them to make a simple choice (“Do you want to take the path along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
player with a copy of the NPC’s stat block, along with any roleplaying notes you deem important, and warn the player that you might retake custody of the NPC at some future point. As the adventure
sessions. If roleplaying that NPC becomes a burden to you, see if one of your players is willing to run the NPC as a secondary character. If a player agrees to take control of a friendly NPC, provide that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
player with a copy of the NPC’s stat block, along with any roleplaying notes you deem important, and warn the player that you might retake custody of the NPC at some future point. As the adventure
sessions. If roleplaying that NPC becomes a burden to you, see if one of your players is willing to run the NPC as a secondary character. If a player agrees to take control of a friendly NPC, provide that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Resolving Outcomes You decide when a player makes a D20 Test based on what the character is trying to do. Players shouldn’t just roll ability checks without context; they should tell you what their
remember Recognize an illusion as fake Wisdom Perceptiveness and mental fortitude Notice things in the environment or in creatures’ behavior Resist a mental assault Charisma Confidence, poise, and charm Influence, entertain, or deceive Assert your identity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Resolving Outcomes You decide when a player makes a D20 Test based on what the character is trying to do. Players shouldn’t just roll ability checks without context; they should tell you what their
remember Recognize an illusion as fake Wisdom Perceptiveness and mental fortitude Notice things in the environment or in creatures’ behavior Resist a mental assault Charisma Confidence, poise, and charm Influence, entertain, or deceive Assert your identity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, make friends along the way, delight in freedom and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams. For more information on harengons as player characters, see the introduction of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
one person starts as the DM and runs the game as normal. That person’s character becomes an NPC who can tag along with the group or remain on the sidelines, as the group wishes. At any time, a player
optional rule is to worry that your players might abuse it, it’s probably not for you. Using Plot Points Each player starts with 1 plot point. During a session, a player can spend that point for one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, make friends along the way, delight in freedom and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams. For more information on harengons as player characters, see the introduction of this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inspiration. Roleplaying. Using inspiration to reward roleplaying is a good place to start for most groups. Reward a player with inspiration when that player causes his or her character to do something that
everyone at the table laugh. In essence, you reward the player for roleplaying in a way that makes the game more enjoyable for everyone else. Take into account each player’s roleplaying style, and try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
your head and chin high conveys confidence. Use Voices. Changing the volume of your voice and borrowing speech patterns from real life, movies, or television can make NPCs distinctive. Engaging the
appeal to players of any tastes. Appeal to Player Preferences. Players who like acting (see “Know Your Players” in this chapter) thrive in social interactions, so let those players take the spotlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
your head and chin high conveys confidence. Use Voices. Changing the volume of your voice and borrowing speech patterns from real life, movies, or television can make NPCs distinctive. Engaging the
appeal to players of any tastes. Appeal to Player Preferences. Players who like acting (see “Know Your Players” in this chapter) thrive in social interactions, so let those players take the spotlight