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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check.
At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of Giants, giant artificers built mindless war golems to aid them in their war against the quori. Millennia later, some of these golems were unearthed by adventurers searching for the secrets of that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     age, then turned over to artificers working for the dragonmarked houses during the Last War. House Cannith studied these designs, and in the course of uncovering the secrets of the golems and the giant artificers who made them, House Cannith created the first warforged titans.Poison, Psychic
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Lorehold apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages—study the magic of the past, searching for arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time.
Though
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time.
Though many Lorehold students bury themselves in old tomes, others take a more cavalier approach to their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Hungry to claim more power despite the Raven Queen’s curse, nagpas strive to bring about world-shaking destruction. From the shadows, they manipulate events to bring about ruin. They can bring to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . They then revel in the grand devastation their plotting brought about—looting libraries, plundering vaults, and prying secrets of arcane lore and power from the wreckage.Corruption. The nagpa
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     until he leaves. Thus, he lives a split existence, sometimes plotting in Malbolge or other layers of the Hells and at other times wandering the planes in search of magical might or secrets that might help
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the remnants of power they hold drawing monstrous worshipers and unwise adventurers into places where his foul influence remains.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     led her down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation.
Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spying on the temple for years, but he needs adventurers to help him survive its perils. He thinks that the secret to breaking Strahd's pact and freeing Barovia from its curse might be hidden there, but
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil.
The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founder’s name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis.
As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ; thus they were denied their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis.
As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founder’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founder’s name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis.
As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reward of immortality.
To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founder’s name, for
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     unleash Strahd from the mists, often using adventurers as their pawns. They also ironically bear their hated founder’s name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    , whether to raise Undead servants, terrorize the living, or extract secrets known only to the deceased. Most are more interested in amassing knowledge than power or wealth. Many cultists of Myrkul are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sinister manipulators who hoard necromantic lore and gather in cults to share their gruesome secrets. Such secrets often require unsavory experimentation, which these heartless cultists relish
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Deep Dragon Wyrmling
                                                    
    
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     another, and we would all do well to prioritize that kinship. (Any)
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Mystery. I appreciate a question I cannot answer, so I strive to be an enigma for other creatures. (Any)
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Adaptability
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Young Deep Dragon
                                                    
    
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . (Any)
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Kindred. All dragons are kin to one another, and we would all do well to prioritize that kinship. (Any)
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Mystery. I appreciate a question I cannot answer, so I strive to be an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Tabaxi
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     its secrets and nature have been laid bare.
Tinkers and Minstrels
Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost.
Wandering Outcasts
Most tabaxi remain in their distant
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of locks used to protect and seal.
House Kundarak
Leader: Morrikan d’Kundarak
Headquarters: Korunda Gate (Mror Holds)
If you want to keep something safe—jewels, secrets, prisoners
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reputation for unshakable integrity. The house has no love of renegade dwarves using their marks to turn a profit, and such rogues strive to avoid the eye of Kundarak.
As the dwarves of the Mror
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Book of Vile Darkness
                                                    
    
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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil.
The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Kenku
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it.
Kenku adventurers, despite their relative
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their ingenuity and skill had turned toward scheming against their patron, the spark of creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     uses its magic to walk disguised among people. A dragon might hire adventurers to undertake quests into the ruins of its lost homeland.
Spirit Dragons
Spirit dragons, sometimes called song dragons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     magic.
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Netheril, an empire of arcane secrets.
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Ostoria, the first kingdom of the giants.
Spirit Dragon Lairs
Spirit dragons haunt the ruined cities and buried monuments of ancient
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Adult Deep Dragon
                                                    
    
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and we would all do well to prioritize that kinship. (Any)
3
Mystery. I appreciate a question I cannot answer, so I strive to be an enigma for other creatures. (Any)
4
Adaptability. Whether
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ancient Deep Dragon
                                                    
    
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     we would all do well to prioritize that kinship. (Any)
3
Mystery. I appreciate a question I cannot answer, so I strive to be an enigma for other creatures. (Any)
4
Adaptability. Whether
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disguise with animalistic or monstrous characteristics, meant to inspire fear
FEATURE: DUAL PERSONALITIES
Most of your fellow adventurers and the world know you as your persona. Those who
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their faceless selves.
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Personality Trait
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I’m earnest and uncommonly direct.
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I strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 7: Treasure Ilse Gort  The Black Dragon Onyx guards her treasure hoard in the ruins of Xak Tsaroth Adventurers strive for many things, including glory, knowledge, and justice. Many
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     adventurers also seek something more tangible: treasure. This chapter presents treasure in all its forms, from coins to magic items.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 7: Treasure Adventurers strive for many things, including glory, knowledge, and justice. Many adventurers also seek something more tangible: fortune. Strands of golden chains, stacks of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     platinum coins, bejeweled crowns, enameled scepters, bolts of silk cloth, and powerful magic items all wait to be seized or unearthed by intrepid, treasure-seeking adventurers. This chapter details magic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fortress. Those who survive the experience can expect to advance to 5th level—seasoned adventurers ready to strive for greater glory and renown.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    -inspiring dragons strive to protect that which is good and bend fate toward a brighter future. Their kind dispositions don’t prevent gold dragons from engaging in combat when necessary, though, and they
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     civilizations. In their lairs, gold dragons hoard coins and gems, but they frequently put their treasure to use in pursuit of greater goals. They often use their riches to buy rare lore books, pay informants, or patronize idealistic adventurers.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     seek to incorporate the Jhorash’tar into Mror society, but others wish to drive them out once and for all. The dwarves have recovered artifacts and arcane secrets from the Realm Below. Dwarf artificers
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     are still working to master the techniques of their ancestors, while warlocks strive to harness the powers of the daelkyr. Mror communities are shaped by the artifacts they possess or by their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Planar Travel When adventurers travel into other planes of existence, they are undertaking a legendary journey across the thresholds of existence to a mythic destination where they strive to complete
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     direct or indirect access to other planes of existence. Plane shift and gate can transport adventurers directly to any other plane of existence, with different degrees of precision. Etherealness allows
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Planar Travel When adventurers travel into other planes of existence, they are undertaking a legendary journey across the thresholds of existence to a mythic destination where they strive to complete
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     direct or indirect access to other planes of existence. Plane shift and gate can transport adventurers directly to any other plane of existence, with different degrees of precision. Etherealness allows
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , anything could be a long con, and both allies and enemies may not be who they appear to be. The Tyrants have three objectives: acquiring gold, gathering secrets, and protecting the changelings of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     situation? Are they mainly working to gather secrets, and to use those secrets to manipulate others? Or are they most concerned with helping other changelings, who are often with the objects of fear
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Yuan-ti Pureblood
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     old times.
Yuan-ti Ideals
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Ideal
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Greed. I display my wealth as a sign of my power and prosperity. (Evil)
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Aspiration. I strive to follow the path toward becoming
                                                
                                            
                                        





