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with the ability to cast sorcerer spells. The drug’s effects are potentially dangerous and always unpredictable. This isn’t something a player character should want to use; adventurers
are more likely to interfere with Daask smugglers or deal with an addict who accidentally casts a fireball in a crowded street. The specific effects of dragon’s blood are up to you, but you can take inspiration from the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
intrigues of interest in the group are.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the guild artisan background in the Player’s Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations
those who can’t appreciate fine art.
3
I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
4
I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, “Into the Mists”, to understand his personality and goals.
Although Strahd can be encountered almost anywhere in his domain, the vampire is always encountered in the place indicated by the
intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters.
When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind:
Strahd
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
more, as a member of an Uthgardt tribe.
Your people have always tried to hold to the old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept the Uthgardt strong while the kingdoms of others have collapsed into chaos
abandoned the soft ways of civilization.
BARBARIAN TRIBES OF FAERÛN
Though this section details the Uthgardt specifically, either it or the outlander background from the Player
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background in the Player’s Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit
your identity as a knight of your order.
Your bond almost always involves the order to which you belong (or at least key members of it), and it is highly unusual for a knight’s ideal not to
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the normal amount of time (up to 16 hours) each day before being subject to the effect of a forced march (see “Travel Pace” in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). Additionally
never sours my mood.
5
I am dependable.
6
I am always working on some project or other.
7
I become cantankerous and quiet in the rain.
8
When the sea is within my sight, my
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook).
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries
largely depends on your worldview and your motivation for fighting.
Soldier
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m always polite and respectful.
2
I’m haunted by
Merrenoloth
Legacy
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Lair Actions
Any ship a merrenoloth is contracted to captain becomes the creature's lair. When fighting on the ship, the
vessel with powerful magic that creates one or more of the following effects:
The ship doesn't sink even if its hull is breached.
The ship always stays on course to the destination the merrenoloth
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape, but
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
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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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
Running the Adventure This adventure is designed to be playable in two or three hours. The characters are contracted by Lord Protector Dagult Neverember of Neverwinter to patrol the city. When a dead
. You’re going to need it.” All monster stat blocks referenced in this adventure can be found in the Monster Manual. You can make the adventure easier or harder, or adjust it for smaller or larger groups of player characters, by adjusting the number of monsters or by adding or removing encounters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
Running the Adventure This adventure is designed to be playable in two or three hours. The characters are contracted by Lord Protector Dagult Neverember of Neverwinter to patrol the city. When a dead
. You’re going to need it.” All monster stat blocks referenced in this adventure can be found in the Monster Manual. You can make the adventure easier or harder, or adjust it for smaller or larger groups of player characters, by adjusting the number of monsters or by adding or removing encounters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no obligation to fight. A merrenoloth’s first duty is always to its vessel. Lair Actions Any ship a merrenoloth is contracted to captain becomes the creature’s lair. When fighting on the ship, the
with the vehicle to make sure nothing goes awry with it during the journey. A merrenoloth can navigate its ship safely through the worst storms, always stays on course, and never runs afoul of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no obligation to fight. A merrenoloth’s first duty is always to its vessel. Lair Actions Any ship a merrenoloth is contracted to captain becomes the creature’s lair. When fighting on the ship, the
with the vehicle to make sure nothing goes awry with it during the journey. A merrenoloth can navigate its ship safely through the worst storms, always stays on course, and never runs afoul of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
what you might do with them. It’s always up to the DM to decide if an unusual race is an option for player character; there’s a place for dragonborn in Eberron, but if a DM doesn’t want to use them in a campaign, they remain hidden and unknown.
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
what you might do with them. It’s always up to the DM to decide if an unusual race is an option for player character; there’s a place for dragonborn in Eberron, but if a DM doesn’t want to use them in a campaign, they remain hidden and unknown.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
to rush it? Can I... Whatever the players ask, the answer should (almost) always be something like, “You can try!” If a character has a specific spell or ability that will let them accomplish what they
want to do, help the player use that spell or ability. Otherwise, ask the player to make a ability check that's appropriate to their character's tactics, such as a Strength (Athletics) check for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
to rush it? Can I... Whatever the players ask, the answer should (almost) always be something like, “You can try!” If a character has a specific spell or ability that will let them accomplish what they
want to do, help the player use that spell or ability. Otherwise, ask the player to make a ability check that's appropriate to their character's tactics, such as a Strength (Athletics) check for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Urzmaktok Grojsh Neutral Orc Second Year (Witherbloom)
First to class, last to leave, and always asking for additional homework, Urzmaktok is a meticulous student. Despite his consistently high
anyone use a nickname, he won’t acknowledge the address.
Extracurriculars: Fantastical Horticulture Club
Job: Campus Magic Labs specimen preparer
Bond Boon: No matter the subject, you can always
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Substitute Features A player can choose one of the following features to replace the feature normally granted by his or her character’s background. Optional Feature: Deep Delver You have a knack for
making your way in the deep places of the world. You can recall the twists and turns of passageways and tunnels such that you can always retrace your steps underground. You’re also well acquainted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Howling Iceberg Features Dyson Logos Map 4.11: Howling Iceberg View Player Version Map 4.11 shows the Howling Iceberg, which has the following features: Biting Winds. The area within 500 feet of the
Howling Iceberg is always extreme cold, and strong winds blow throughout that area in the direction of the iceberg’s movement. When undirected, the iceberg drifts up to 4 miles per hour (40 feet per
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Singing Sands Features Dyson Logos Map 4.15: Singing Sands View Player Version During the day, the Singing Sands consist of two small dunes of gleaming, crystalline sand. The wind blows the sand
night, when the sand forms a glowing, warm shelter. The construction matches a giant’s proportions, but the architectural style is familiar only from ancient ruins. The temperature inside the fortress is always comfortable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Urzmaktok Grojsh Neutral Orc Second Year (Witherbloom)
First to class, last to leave, and always asking for additional homework, Urzmaktok is a meticulous student. Despite his consistently high
anyone use a nickname, he won’t acknowledge the address.
Extracurriculars: Fantastical Horticulture Club
Job: Campus Magic Labs specimen preparer
Bond Boon: No matter the subject, you can always
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Substitute Features A player can choose one of the following features to replace the feature normally granted by his or her character’s background. Optional Feature: Deep Delver You have a knack for
making your way in the deep places of the world. You can recall the twists and turns of passageways and tunnels such that you can always retrace your steps underground. You’re also well acquainted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
conjuration professor can perform a summoning ritual doesn’t mean he can cast fireball. Always remember that player characters are exceptional—and as that talent begins to show, people are sure to take an interest in you.
, or even to distant countries or lands. Although Morgrave professors are experts in their fields, this doesn’t mean they have all the abilities of high level player characters! Just because that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
conjuration professor can perform a summoning ritual doesn’t mean he can cast fireball. Always remember that player characters are exceptional—and as that talent begins to show, people are sure to take an interest in you.
, or even to distant countries or lands. Although Morgrave professors are experts in their fields, this doesn’t mean they have all the abilities of high level player characters! Just because that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Howling Iceberg Features Dyson Logos Map 4.11: Howling Iceberg View Player Version Map 4.11 shows the Howling Iceberg, which has the following features: Biting Winds. The area within 500 feet of the
Howling Iceberg is always extreme cold, and strong winds blow throughout that area in the direction of the iceberg’s movement. When undirected, the iceberg drifts up to 4 miles per hour (40 feet per
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Singing Sands Features Dyson Logos Map 4.15: Singing Sands View Player Version During the day, the Singing Sands consist of two small dunes of gleaming, crystalline sand. The wind blows the sand
night, when the sand forms a glowing, warm shelter. The construction matches a giant’s proportions, but the architectural style is familiar only from ancient ruins. The temperature inside the fortress is always comfortable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
player characters, and have officially joined their colleges. NPCs noted as second-year students are always a year ahead of the characters. During “A Reckoning in Ruins” in chapter 6, student NPCs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Appendix C: Sidekicks This appendix presents six sidekicks—special NPCs who can accompany the player characters on their adventures. The following sidekicks are appropriate for a 1st-level
combination of the adventures the sidekick has shared with the group and the sidekick’s own training. A sidekick’s level should always equal the average level of the adventuring party, and it should go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Appendix C: Sidekicks This appendix presents six sidekicks—special NPCs who can accompany the player characters on their adventures. The following sidekicks are appropriate for a 1st-level
combination of the adventures the sidekick has shared with the group and the sidekick’s own training. A sidekick’s level should always equal the average level of the adventuring party, and it should go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
player characters, and have officially joined their colleges. NPCs noted as second-year students are always a year ahead of the characters. During “A Reckoning in Ruins” in chapter 6, student NPCs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
might not deal with frightful circumstances in the same way. During character creation, a player can choose up to two Seeds of Fear to represent things their character finds truly frightening. The
tight spaces.”
6 “Being around crowds unnerves me, for I always feel judged.”
7 “I hate feeling isolated or being alone.”
8 “Storms and extreme weather rattle me.”
9 “Being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
might not deal with frightful circumstances in the same way. During character creation, a player can choose up to two Seeds of Fear to represent things their character finds truly frightening. The
tight spaces.”
6 “Being around crowds unnerves me, for I always feel judged.”
7 “I hate feeling isolated or being alone.”
8 “Storms and extreme weather rattle me.”
9 “Being