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The Book of Many Things
cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no effect.
As soon as you draw a card, its magic
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Temple. A deity or entity of similar power becomes bound to aid you. At any point in time between drawing the card and when you die, you can use your action to call on this entity for divine
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
family alone, or it could be concerned with another noble house that sides with or opposes your own. Your ideal depends to some extent on how you view your role in the family, and how you intend to
without the coddling of my family. (Chaotic)
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Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
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Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any)
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Noble Obligation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Sorcerer The most important question to consider when creating your sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting character, you’ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline
or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
mere study and research. No one makes a pact with such a mighty patron if he or she doesn’t intend to use the power thus gained. Rather, the vast majority of warlocks spend their days in active pursuit
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
and research. No one makes a pact with such a mighty patron if he or she doesn’t intend to use the power thus gained. Rather, the vast majority of warlocks spend their days in active pursuit of their
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Handling the Cards The Deck of Many Things has the power to transform anyone who draws from it, but to trigger its effects, the individual handling the cards must state their desire to draw from it
, as well as the number of cards they intend to draw. Otherwise, the deck’s magical powers lie dormant. Anyone who identifies a deck learns this about the deck in the process, per the rules for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Sorcerer The most important question to consider when creating your sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting character, you’ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline
or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a
resettled the area, and Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. Recently, a trio of dwarves—the Rockseeker brothers—discovered the entrance to Wave Echo Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge
Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines. Unfortunately for the Rockseekers, they are not the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villain known as the Black Spider controls a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
hunting party brought together for the explicit purpose of hunting mind flayers. A group of mind flayers have created a weapon of immense power called the Gith Capacitor. They intend to use this artifact
and transferred that connection to a reliquary containing a shard of bone from Zerthimon, the original githzerai anarch. As the Gith Capacitor grows in power, the light from the reliquary grows as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, trouble arrives on their doorstep. If the characters make camp outside of town, this encounter occurs when the characters spot the cultist group traveling to a settlement they intend to attack. The
large box engraved with a recurring elemental symbol. Inside, a magical orb resembling a crystal ball pulses and thrums with power. The priest holds the orb aloft and continues to chant while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Chromatic Dragons Severin and his supporters intend to use the ancient draconic artifact known as the Draakhorn to rally the chromatic dragons to Tiamat’s cause. However, chromatic dragons are
. Using Chromatic Dragons The power of the chromatic dragons is a motif running through every aspect of Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat. As the events of the adventure unfold, more and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Chromatic Dragons Severin and his supporters intend to use the ancient draconic artifact known as the Draakhorn to rally the chromatic dragons to Tiamat’s cause. However, chromatic dragons are
. Using Chromatic Dragons The power of the chromatic dragons is a motif running through every aspect of Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat. As the events of the adventure unfold, more and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Chromatic Dragons Severin and his supporters intend to use the ancient draconic artifact known as the Draakhorn to rally the chromatic dragons to Tiamat’s cause. However, chromatic dragons are
. Using Chromatic Dragons The power of the chromatic dragons is a motif running through every aspect of Tyranny of Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat. As the events of the adventure unfold, more and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult of the Eternal Flame The followers of the Eternal Flame cult worship the destructive power of fire in all its manifestations. They seek the power to burn away the "corruption" of both
and enslavement of the weak as necessary steps in bringing about the chaos they intend to unleash on the world. In battle, fire cultists launch sudden, overwhelming assaults. They throw themselves into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
“religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex than as a spiritual system for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
shamanistic magic. His “religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
uses for psionic power or how to breed savage creatures to serve as foot soldiers. Others pursue more theoretical subjects. A mind flayer might study musical tones, for example, in hopes of finding a
intend to conquer. A colony usually adopts one of three approaches to dealing with its neighbors. Control. A colony that desperately needs to increase its population concentrates on capturing humanoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
addition to the Shadow King, the Crypt houses several other liches, undead sorcerous vassals to Larloch. He calls upon their power when he has need, but otherwise leaves them alone to conduct the
these creatures kept from being caught in these traps, or if they had simply dwelt here long enough to know how to avoid them. Before I could give the matter any thought, I was forced to flee, and I don’t intend to ever return.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dragon had with them, but what the characters choose to tell him (and whether they intend to follow up on the dragon’s orders) is up to them. The power of the Keepers of the Flame derives in equal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
mortals on the Material Plane, and there it amassed such a following as to rival that of gods. In that way, Gargauth became a sort of demigod, and having worshipers increased its power exponentially. My
, how the mighty have fallen!
“This shield has the power to corrupt everything around it. The Hhune family of Baldur’s Gate has kept it for years now. Doubtless they’ll want it back, but this shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
seek greater power to combat a formidable threat, they suppress their basic nature and come together to do their work. The result is a coven. Being part of a coven gives each individual hag more
members intend to keep the group from dissolving, they immediately attempt to recruit a replacement. This process involves each prospective member committing cruel acts with the aim of impressing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
was overwhelmed with grief after losing someone close to me, and I sought the advice of philosophers to help me cope with my loss. 5 I could feel that a special sort of power lay within me, so I sought
unfulfilled, so I intend to finish that work. 3 The world is a dark and terrible place. I decided to serve as a beacon of light shining out against the gathering shadows. 4 I served as a paladin’s squire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, the Serpent King. A brief account of that experience follows. Ancient and evil, the spirit naga Jarant rules the kingdom by virtue of his personal power and thanks to the aid of the Marlspire of Najara
that apprentice who accompanied me out of the High Moor. To everyone of any influence who might read this, heed my words: do not be misled. The serpents do not intend to coexist peacefully — they merely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the room, two crates containing ink jars have been knocked over, a mishap that faculty members intend to program the Earl in area C3 to clean up the next day. The ink has drawn power from a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
presented as a divine blessing. Changing Spell Lists Modifying a class’s spell list usually has little effect on a character’s power but can change the flavor of a class significantly. In your world
feature with something purely combat focused, you’ve just made that class more powerful in combat, and it could overshadow the other classes in a way that you didn’t intend. There’s no formula that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to prominence in the world. As scions of a realm that once enjoyed unmatched arcane power and a vast dominion, its members see themselves as superior to all other folk and the only ones fit to rule
Saltmarsh develops under their control. They intend to ignite open war between Keoland and the Sea Princes, leaving both realms battered and weakened while the Brotherhood moves in. Unlike the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
decided to leave it behind. Noble d6 I became a noble because … 1 I come from an old and storied family, and it fell to me to preserve the family name. 2 My family has been disgraced, and I intend
since we gained it. 5 My family is filled with remarkable people. I hope to live up to their example. 6 I hope to increase my family’s power and influence. Outlander d6 I became an outlander because
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
in Common about the following topics: “The Far Realm gives great power to those who accept it. Look how graceful I am!” “A great empire will rise once again under the unstoppable mind flayers, who have
the power of the Far Realm at their command. I can feel their strength growing!” “Magical stones from the surface will empower the rise of a new mind flayer empire!” “Brains feed the brain pool. What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no
power becomes bound to aid you. At any point in time between drawing the card and when you die, you can use your action to call on this entity for divine intervention, and the entity is bound to answer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
stasis and steal his staff of power. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Thinnings. Treasure. The bottom drawer of Thinnings’s dresser contains the butler’s collection of rings. Many of the
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Ringlerun (see appendix B) was ambushed in here by two members of the League of Malevolence, Zarak and Zargash. The wizard was using his staff of power to cast a cone of cold spell when he became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters wake the tree, they can convince it to part with some of its wood with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check, but only if it believes they intend to perform nefarious magic with it
from escaping through the hole in the roof. The Arch-Astronomer, now a green slaad, is madly fiddling with the telescope, hoping to reverse its power so that it can project itself out of the tower to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with scenes of farms and woodlands. This room served as a mess hall long ago, and many fine feasts were held here. The Black Earth cultists intend to repair the hall and replace the imagery with their
Urnrayle requires her to make implements of elemental power for the cult. That is the extent of her promise. If the characters ask why she is standing aside, she answers, “Urnrayle has not paid me to fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
too does Procan’s power. His clerics and priests rarely venture inland, and he cares little for what happens beyond his waters. At sea, he expects sacrifices in the form of fine food, potent alcohol
does business with sailors, adventurers, and those who need “solid goods at honest prices,” as he often says. Winston has a few maps of the marshes, and those who intend to explore that area often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and
characters decide to call in the favor, Dral contacts his employers, and High Captain Horix Zoar does everything in his power to give the characters what they want, provided it’s within his power and isn’t