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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Holds have come into increasing conflict with the daelkyr, Lord Morrikan d’Kundarak has instructed house heirs to establish connections with the Gatekeeper druids. The druids have much in common with the house, being the creators of the wards that protect Eberron from the daelkyr.
Kundarak excoriate
The Mark of Warding helps its bearers protect things of value. Using the mark, a dwarf can weave wards with mystic force. It also provides its bearer with an intuitive understanding
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
that distance appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing through them. This vision can penetrate 5 feet of stone, 3 inches of common metal, and up to 10 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker
confronted by an archmage and bound into service to protect Candlekeep as penance for her misdeeds. The wizard passed away before Miirym’s sentence had been served, and other spellcasters were
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non
-lawful creatures within 120 feet of it.
Personality. Azuredge is sworn to protect Waterdeep, and it desires to be wielded by a law-abiding person willing to dedicate everything to the city’s
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool
Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
answer, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
To determine the nature of your scholarly training, roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below.
d8
domination. (Evil)
6
Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
It is my duty to protect my students.
2
I have an
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
: LIBRARY ACCESS
Though others must often endure extensive interviews and significant fees to gain access to even the most common archives in your library, you have free and easy access to the
path to power and domination. (Evil)
6
Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
It is my duty to protect my students
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3
I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
4
Everything I do is for the common people.
5
I will do anything to protect the
to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast
within they physically transform for a short time.
A shifter’s beast within is reflected by the shifter’s subrace. Four subraces are especially common:
Beasthide often signifies the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
wonderful and important person in the world.
2
The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity.
3
No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that I am a cut above the unwashed
. It is my duty to protect and care for the people beneath me. (Good)
d6
Bond
1
I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family.
2
My house’s alliance
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
parents died.
4
Everything I do is for the common people.
5
I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6
I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
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
constables and police forces, and even smaller communities have sheriffs and bailiffs who stand ready to protect their community.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, InsightLanguages: Two of your
monsters
eyes on either side of their head-jaw are small but keen. Bony ridges protect their eyes from the frantic flailing of their prey, as they prefers meals of raw and writhing meat over fungi and molds. They
crannies makes gugs common bogeymen in tales of strange disappearances or bloody massacres. Skulk. The gug takes the Disengage or Hide action.
Folk Hero
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Basic Rules (2014)
tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land
)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Defining Event
You previously pursued a simple
Sage
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Basic Rules (2014)
colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to answer, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
To determine the nature of your scholarly training, roll a d8 or
of oneself. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
It is my duty to protect my students.
2
I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3
I
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
improvised traps they use to protect their warrens.
KURTULMAK: GOD OF KOBOLDS
The god of kobolds was a vassal of Tiamat. When the gnome god Garl Glittergold stole a treasure from Tiamat’s hoard, she
erect a railing or a wall that prevents them from falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature.
Those of other humanoid
Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
is for the common people.
5
I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6
I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.
incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL
As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can perform
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their mental powers within the endless chaos of Limbo have imbued githzerai with the ability to shape psionic energy to protect themselves and probe minds.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you
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
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
deserve their protection. Their attitude might grate, but when pirate fleets prowl the waves or a kraken awakens from its slumber, they are among the first to take up arms to protect others.
Tritons
readily sacrifice themselves for the common good. They will fight and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Folk Hero As folk hero, you have your roots among the common people. Where are you from, and who do you fight for? 1d4 Folk Hero
1 You grew up in the lower wards. You fight to protect your
Sharn.
3 You’re a refugee driven from your home by the war. You want to protect other refugees, but you’re also an opponent of the monarchies that drove the nations into war.
4 You’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Folk Hero As folk hero, you have your roots among the common people. Where are you from, and who do you fight for? 1d4 Folk Hero
1 You grew up in the lower wards. You fight to protect your
Sharn.
3 You’re a refugee driven from your home by the war. You want to protect other refugees, but you’re also an opponent of the monarchies that drove the nations into war.
4 You’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
magic and protect themselves from it? The answers to some questions suggest the answers to others. For example, if spellcasters of low-level spells are common, as in Eberron, then authorities and
common folk are more likely to have access to and use the results of such spells. Buying commonplace magic isn’t only possible, but also less expensive. People are more likely to keep well-known magic in mind, and to protect against it, especially in risky situations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
magic and protect themselves from it? The answers to some questions suggest the answers to others. For example, if spellcasters of low-level spells are common, as in Eberron, then authorities and
common folk are more likely to have access to and use the results of such spells. Buying commonplace magic isn’t only possible, but also less expensive. People are more likely to keep well-known magic in mind, and to protect against it, especially in risky situations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
in the Sunhome Guard, as well as powerful muscle supporting Boros missions. Giants of the Skorskal clan are often assigned to protect Boros garrisons and forts throughout Ravnica. They are excellent
sentinels, keen-eyed and vigilant, and serve as living walls to protect smaller soldiers fighting alongside them. Skorskal giants look much like enormous humans with huge muscles and comparatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
in the Sunhome Guard, as well as powerful muscle supporting Boros missions. Giants of the Skorskal clan are often assigned to protect Boros garrisons and forts throughout Ravnica. They are excellent
sentinels, keen-eyed and vigilant, and serve as living walls to protect smaller soldiers fighting alongside them. Skorskal giants look much like enormous humans with huge muscles and comparatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Iceshield Orcs Orc raids are common occurrences throughout the frontier, as small bands of orcs steal livestock or waylay the occasional supply wagon. In recent days, a tribe hiding in the rough
ranchers take steps to protect themselves, but they also look for adventurers willing to stop the orcs from running amok on their lands.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Giants Giants are common in the Outlands. Many gravitate toward regions influenced by planes corresponding with their alignments, but others seek to find the secret realm of the giant god Annam (see
eat. 3 A storm giant seeks the characters’ help in finding an offering of significant worth and size to impress the god Annam. 4 A jade-skinned oni from Bytopia has become separated from the spirit she was bound to protect. She requests aid in catching up to her lost ward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Iceshield Orcs Orc raids are common occurrences throughout the frontier, as small bands of orcs steal livestock or waylay the occasional supply wagon. In recent days, a tribe hiding in the rough
ranchers take steps to protect themselves, but they also look for adventurers willing to stop the orcs from running amok on their lands.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mummy Common mummies are the remains of priests, nobles, or champions of faith that underwent magical burial rites. Some are preserved through processes using linen wrappings or clay, but others are
The Mummy Reanimates To...
1 Defend a holy site it was created to protect.
2 Obey the summons of a mummy lord.
3 Oppose an enemy who has returned to life.
4 Protect its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. She and her six-year-old brother, Na, are guests of the aarakocra in Kir Sabal. The aarakocra aim to protect the young royals until such time as the evil in Omu has been vanquished.
Mwaxanaré is
life, Na considers himself one of them. He dresses like an aarakocra and prefers to speak Auran rather than Common.
MWAXANARÉ’S TRAITS
Ideal. “One day, I shall rule Chult as queen.”
Bond. “I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Clay Golem Guardian of Home and Heart Habitat: Urban; Treasure: Relics Clay golems are magical defenders made from earth and clay to protect places or communities. The materials used in creating clay
golems originate from near the location the golems protect and often have special significance to their creators, such as clay from a holy site or bricks from a magical ruin. While some clay golems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Giants Giants are common in the Outlands. Many gravitate toward regions influenced by planes corresponding with their alignments, but others seek to find the secret realm of the giant god Annam (see
eat. 3 A storm giant seeks the characters’ help in finding an offering of significant worth and size to impress the god Annam. 4 A jade-skinned oni from Bytopia has become separated from the spirit she was bound to protect. She requests aid in catching up to her lost ward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. She and her six-year-old brother, Na, are guests of the aarakocra in Kir Sabal. The aarakocra aim to protect the young royals until such time as the evil in Omu has been vanquished.
Mwaxanaré is
life, Na considers himself one of them. He dresses like an aarakocra and prefers to speak Auran rather than Common.
MWAXANARÉ’S TRAITS
Ideal. “One day, I shall rule Chult as queen.”
Bond. “I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mummy Common mummies are the remains of priests, nobles, or champions of faith that underwent magical burial rites. Some are preserved through processes using linen wrappings or clay, but others are
The Mummy Reanimates To...
1 Defend a holy site it was created to protect.
2 Obey the summons of a mummy lord.
3 Oppose an enemy who has returned to life.
4 Protect its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Clay Golem Guardian of Home and Heart Habitat: Urban; Treasure: Relics Clay golems are magical defenders made from earth and clay to protect places or communities. The materials used in creating clay
golems originate from near the location the golems protect and often have special significance to their creators, such as clay from a holy site or bricks from a magical ruin. While some clay golems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land) Equipment: A set of
artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Defining Event You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps