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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
single topaz dragon scale on the deck.
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A topaz dragon has claimed a stretch of coastline and ordered the residents of a seaside town to vacate the area or suffer the dragon’s wrath
for driving away a topaz dragon attempting to claim the sea devils’ territory.
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A pirate captain tells stories of an adult topaz dragon;adult topaz dragon's legendary hoard while
Bard
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—knowledge of the people who constructed the monument and the mythic saga it depicts. A stern human warrior bangs his sword rhythmically against his scale mail, setting the tempo for his war chant
. Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon. A kobold’s cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed
player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its natural wonders.
Lizardfolk have colorful scales and exhibit a wide array of scale patterns. Their individual facial features are as varied as those of lizards.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
&D, including each 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 tells you what your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the city of Sigil, while the reverse side shows the Outlands. These maps and the landmarks they depict aren’t to scale, as both Sigil and the Outlands are vast and ever-changing, making them beyond
the scope of traditional cartographic methods. Nevertheless, the location of places relative to one another prove useful as characters navigate these surreal locales. The adventure tells you when to show these maps to your players.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the city of Sigil, while the reverse side shows the Outlands. These maps and the landmarks they depict aren’t to scale, as both Sigil and the Outlands are vast and ever-changing, making them beyond
the scope of traditional cartographic methods. Nevertheless, the location of places relative to one another prove useful as characters navigate these surreal locales. The adventure tells you when to show these maps to your players.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight with orcs tells of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight with orcs tells of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
and 1 Minute to Doff) Hide Armor 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 lb. 10 GP Chain Shirt 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb. 50 GP Scale Mail 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb. 50 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
16. Talis’s Hall What looks to be a well-appointed chamber is filled with furniture and can serve as a place to eat food or discuss important matters. Three men in the room wear scale mail and carry
swords; a woman wears robes over white scale mail, and she holds a wand set with a blue gemstone. “Welcome. I consider you to be my guests. Perhaps we can do business.”
Talis the white This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
and 1 Minute to Doff) Hide Armor 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 lb. 10 GP Chain Shirt 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb. 50 GP Scale Mail 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb. 50 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
16. Talis’s Hall What looks to be a well-appointed chamber is filled with furniture and can serve as a place to eat food or discuss important matters. Three men in the room wear scale mail and carry
swords; a woman wears robes over white scale mail, and she holds a wand set with a blue gemstone. “Welcome. I consider you to be my guests. Perhaps we can do business.”
Talis the white This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
and 1 Minute to Doff) Hide Armor 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 lb. 10 GP Chain Shirt 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb. 50 GP Scale Mail 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb. 50 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
and 1 Minute to Doff) Hide Armor 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 lb. 10 GP Chain Shirt 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 lb. 50 GP Scale Mail 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb. 50 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
from area S4 The potions of longevity the characters found in the Old City A gold dragon scale from area S4 Zhong Yin’s confession also counts as a piece of evidence, but the spy is reluctant to
dismisses the characters and those with them, but he tells the secretary to stay for a private audience. This session ends with the Grand Secretary being taken into custody by the imperial guard.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
from area S4 The potions of longevity the characters found in the Old City A gold dragon scale from area S4 Zhong Yin’s confession also counts as a piece of evidence, but the spy is reluctant to
dismisses the characters and those with them, but he tells the secretary to stay for a private audience. This session ends with the Grand Secretary being taken into custody by the imperial guard.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs.
Every soldier who lives through a fight
with orcs tells of confronting a hulking foe that can cleave through a warrior with a single blow, part of a force that can cut down enemies as though they were trembling stalks of wheat before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck.
2 A topaz dragon has claimed
driving away a topaz dragon attempting to claim the sea devils’ territory.
7 A pirate captain tells stories of an adult topaz dragon’s legendary hoard while attempting to gather a crew to raid the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, short of giving up their stronghold and their leverage over Speaker Crannoc. Levistus tells the cultists to terminate the alliance if one of the following events comes to pass: The characters attack any
and garb to fashion disguises for themselves. With the aid of climbing gear or magic, the characters can scale the castle walls seen or unseen. The characters can use a charm person spell or similar magic to convince a cultist to let them inside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
calendar tells you when the seasons change and the lunar cycle. More importantly, you can use your calendar to track important festivals and holidays, as well as key events that shape your campaign. This
grand scale. Other holy days are important only to people particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are observed by priests, who perform private rites and sacrifices inside their temples on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck.
2 A topaz dragon has claimed
driving away a topaz dragon attempting to claim the sea devils’ territory.
7 A pirate captain tells stories of an adult topaz dragon’s legendary hoard while attempting to gather a crew to raid the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
calendar tells you when the seasons change and the lunar cycle. More importantly, you can use your calendar to track important festivals and holidays, as well as key events that shape your campaign. This
grand scale. Other holy days are important only to people particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are observed by priests, who perform private rites and sacrifices inside their temples on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, short of giving up their stronghold and their leverage over Speaker Crannoc. Levistus tells the cultists to terminate the alliance if one of the following events comes to pass: The characters attack any
and garb to fashion disguises for themselves. With the aid of climbing gear or magic, the characters can scale the castle walls seen or unseen. The characters can use a charm person spell or similar magic to convince a cultist to let them inside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
headwind they can’t detect. Those who try to climb a wall get halfway up, then inexplicably loses their grip and slide back down. A ladder built to scale a wall never reaches the top, no matter how long
flat-out impossible. It might help to think of the whole situation as a fairy tale; it doesn’t need to make sense, because the magic of Orolunga is on a mythic scale that overpowers the ability of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
headwind they can’t detect. Those who try to climb a wall get halfway up, then inexplicably loses their grip and slide back down. A ladder built to scale a wall never reaches the top, no matter how long
flat-out impossible. It might help to think of the whole situation as a fairy tale; it doesn’t need to make sense, because the magic of Orolunga is on a mythic scale that overpowers the ability of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
two Howling Hatred initiates keep watch in the entry hall. See chapter 7 for their statistics. Friendly Entry. If Savra has allowed the characters in, she tells the characters that they have
Feathergale knights stow weapons and armor here under lock and key. The weapon racks currently hold four longswords, four suits of scale mail, four shields, four helmets, four longbows, and four quivers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
two Howling Hatred initiates keep watch in the entry hall. See chapter 7 for their statistics. Friendly Entry. If Savra has allowed the characters in, she tells the characters that they have
Feathergale knights stow weapons and armor here under lock and key. The weapon racks currently hold four longswords, four suits of scale mail, four shields, four helmets, four longbows, and four quivers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
svirfneblin mushroom tender in the Underdark, and the scale of a white dragon acquired from its lair. Of course, most halflings’ possessions aren’t so exotic in origin. But even a stay-at-home halfling
the extreme, but has happened often enough that every community tells at least one story of this sort. A halfling who turns evil usually severs all links to their family, friends, and village. Slowly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
svirfneblin mushroom tender in the Underdark, and the scale of a white dragon acquired from its lair. Of course, most halflings’ possessions aren’t so exotic in origin. But even a stay-at-home halfling
the extreme, but has happened often enough that every community tells at least one story of this sort. A halfling who turns evil usually severs all links to their family, friends, and village. Slowly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Every halfling village tells its version of the legendary tale of Cyrrollalee and the troll pies. Long ago, a large human town near Cyrrollalee’s village was regularly attacked by a vicious troll
artful trickery and narrow escapes, inspire many young halflings to play at roguish pursuits. In their imagination, a grain silo becomes a lofty wizard’s tower to scale in search of treasures, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Every halfling village tells its version of the legendary tale of Cyrrollalee and the troll pies. Long ago, a large human town near Cyrrollalee’s village was regularly attacked by a vicious troll
artful trickery and narrow escapes, inspire many young halflings to play at roguish pursuits. In their imagination, a grain silo becomes a lofty wizard’s tower to scale in search of treasures, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
swings of a spoiled princess. She quickly realizes that she can use the characters to keep her parents distracted while she sneaks out of the fortress. She tells them that her father spends most of
Cinderhild and then ransoming her back to her parents. If ordered to surrender, she tells the characters that she’s willing to pretend to be their prisoner until her father gives them what they want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Maelstrom’s defenses. At the same time, Mirran confronts the adventurers in area 3, tells them that their request for an audience with Serissa has been granted, and leads them into area 2, where Vaal, Tartha
from the north, they face the guards in front of the doors that lead to the throne room. Tug and Cog Standing guard outside the throne room are two hill giants wearing scale mail (AC 15) and ill-fitting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Maelstrom’s defenses. At the same time, Mirran confronts the adventurers in area 3, tells them that their request for an audience with Serissa has been granted, and leads them into area 2, where Vaal, Tartha
from the north, they face the guards in front of the doors that lead to the throne room. Tug and Cog Standing guard outside the throne room are two hill giants wearing scale mail (AC 15) and ill-fitting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
swings of a spoiled princess. She quickly realizes that she can use the characters to keep her parents distracted while she sneaks out of the fortress. She tells them that her father spends most of
Cinderhild and then ransoming her back to her parents. If ordered to surrender, she tells the characters that she’s willing to pretend to be their prisoner until her father gives them what they want