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Lorwyn: First Light
boggarts, known as “aunties,” serve as respected leaders who keep the peace. Lorwyn boggarts value sharing knowledge and past experiences with their communities. Many are willing to brave great
Druids. A Lorwyn boggart might alternatively find a calling as a Ranger, especially the Fey Wanderer subclass, or as a Wizard, especially the Diviner subclass, as boggarts have proven fond of
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wilderness. A Ranger’s talents and magic are honed with deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants.
Becoming a Ranger...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the
Core Ranger Traits
Primary Ability
Dexterity and Wisdom
Hit Point Die
D10 per Ranger level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Strength and Dexterity
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 3
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
exhale noxious fumes resembling those of their dragon progenitors. Auraks are masterminds and strategists that serve as commanders in the Dragon Armies. They often lead contingents of less powerful
draconians. When slain, aurak draconians unleash their inherent magic in a deadly burst of lightning.
Draconians
Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
DC 12):
At will: minor illusion, prestidigitation
1/day each: charm person, disguise self, silent imageIron shadows are hobgoblin martial artists who serve fey and mortal courts as secret police
will of their masters. They wield a deadly combination of unarmed fighting techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble
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talents and abilities are honed with deadly focus on the grim task of protecting the borderlands.
Independent Adventurers
Though a ranger might make a living as a hunter, a guide, or a tracker, a
trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending watch.
Deadly Hunters
Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in hunting the monsters that threaten the edges of
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a city’s streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
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shipping business.
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A talented young ranger is kidnapped by a deep dragon who wants a hunting partner.
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A friendly young copper dragon seeks an entourage, hoping to impress the deep dragon
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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
life. In battle, they are deadly foes, channeling the Cataclysmic fire that limns their bones and fuels their breath. They take cruel delight in snatching foes in their jaws, rushing into the air, then
with Cataclysmic fire and serve the death dragon’s will, typically going on rampages to destroy all living creatures in sight.Necrotic, PoisonPiercing
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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calculated poise, and its deadly strike. Their advanced philosophy taught the virtue of detachment from emotion and of clear, focused thought.
Yuan-ti culture was among the richest in the mortal
’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again
Aasimar
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
born to serve as champions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their celestial heritage.
Celestial Champions
Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice.
From an early age, an aasimar
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they serve.
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Svirfneblin hire the characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor.
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A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to
partner up on a seafood shipping business.
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A talented young ranger is kidnapped by a deep dragon who wants a hunting partner.
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A friendly young copper dragon seeks an entourage, hoping
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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serve.
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Svirfneblin hire the characters to deliver tribute to their deep dragon neighbor.
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A disguised deep dragon offers access to rare artifacts—to a party who is willing to
partner up on a seafood shipping business.
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A talented young ranger is kidnapped by a deep dragon who wants a hunting partner.
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A friendly young copper dragon seeks an entourage, hoping to
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Deadly Utterance. Orcus’s voice booms throughout the lair. His utterance causes one creature of his choice to be subjected to power word
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh's spellcasting ability is Charisma
fosters hatred unwittingly serves Rak Tulkhesh, and countless soldiers in the Five Nations are devoted to the Rage of War. Many of the Carrion Tribes of the Demon Wastes likewise serve Rak Tulkhesh
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Rest Variants The rules for short and long rests presented in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook work well for a heroic-style campaign. Characters can go toe-to-toe with deadly foes, take damage to
within an inch of their lives, yet still be ready to fight again the next day. If this approach doesn’t fit your campaign, consider the following variants. Epic Heroism This variant uses a short rest
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Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a city’s streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
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Svirfneblin hire the
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A talented young ranger is kidnapped by a deep dragon who wants a hunting partner.
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A friendly young copper dragon seeks an entourage, hoping to impress the deep dragon holding the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
wilderness. A Ranger’s talents and magic are honed with deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants. Becoming a Ranger... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the traits in the
Ranger CHRIS RALLIS A Wandering Warrior Imbued with Primal Magic Core Ranger Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D10 per Ranger level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants. Becoming a Ranger... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the traits in the Core Ranger Traits table. Gain the Ranger’s level 1
Ranger Core Ranger Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D10 per Ranger level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity Skill Proficiencies Choose 3: Animal Handling
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Greensingers The Greensingers are devoted to the fey, and serve as mediators between the fey and mortals. The ranks of the Greensingers include bards as well as warlocks with Archfey patrons; a druid or ranger might also serve a specific archfey.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Ranger Standing as a bastion between civilization and the wilderness, Boros rangers scout the rubblebelts and other wild areas of Ravnica. Gruul rangers serve a similar role, though they are focused
on protecting their clans from the encroachment of civilized forces such as the Boros. Selesnya and Golgari rangers are focused on protecting their communities. Ranger Subclass Guild Beast Master
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Ranger The characters encounter a helpful ranger, who might be a member of the Emerald Enclave or simply a wanderer of the wilderness. Either way, the ranger is happy to serve as a guide or a source
of information. There is a 50 percent chance that the ranger has a riding horse, one or more beast companions, or both. A ranger with neither travels alone on foot. Two sample rangers are presented
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes.
Family Matters
A goblin tribe is organized in a four
and know the most about the territory farthest from the tribe’s lair. These individuals hunt game in peaceful times, and in combat they serve as scouts, foot soldiers, and cavalry.
Gatherers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
— as they ever have been. Some do choose to serve the Lord of the Nine Hells and his schemes, while others align themselves with different fiendish factions, or none at all, doing their best to stay
those not descended from Asmodeus might exhibit different qualities; see the “Tiefling Variants” sidebar.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
who refuse mercy or righteousness Ranger Gloom Stalker 3rd Unafraid of the dark, relentlessly stalks and ambushes foes Ranger Horizon Walker 3rd Finds portals to other worlds and channels planar
magic Ranger Monster Slayer 3rd Hunts down creatures of the night and wielders of grim magic Rogue Inquisitive 3rd Roots out secrets, akin to a masterful detective Rogue Mastermind 3rd A master tactician
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Customizing the Puzzle Consider using this puzzle’s structure to create any number of thematic word searches hiding deadly traps. Once you’ve created a hint suggesting what types of words to look for
can undertake the puzzle and cross the room safely. You can also increase the difficulty by introducing trap variants, as described below. Trap Variants Rather than have the same poison gas trap on
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lord of Blades NPCs The Lord of Blades highlights the issues surrounding the creation of the warforged. He and his followers are ready antagonists, employing deadly methods in pursuit of their aims
have no effect on warforged, and starts to unleash them on the general populace. 3 A warforged ranger relentlessly hunts creatures of flesh in the wilderness near the Mournland. 4 A warforged assassin
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
assume that all of the lands in and between those places are tamed. Travel a short way beyond most civilized places, and one finds oneself in the midst of wilderness haunted by creatures deadly and
foul. The information below is excerpted from Far from the Misty Hills, a treatise on far-flung places in the North, composed by one Aedyn Graymantle, a moon elf ranger who hails from Evereska. In her years of braving the wilds, Aedyn has acted as guide, caravan guard, bodyguard, and trailblazer.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Netherese Tongue” sidebar). Immortal servants known as magen (see appendix C) tirelessly perform their duties or wait in silence for new orders. Deadly living spells (see appendix C) guard a handful
percentile dice and consult the Ythryn Encounters table to determine if the party has a random encounter. Some random encounters have variants if Avarice or Auril is present in the necropolis (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
archlich turned some of his victims into undead and flesh golems, then locked them inside the tomb to serve as guardians. Acererak then resumed his wanderings. In Acererak’s absence, the tomb snared
, add treasure to its vaults, and reap a bounty of hoarded souls. His planar wanderings have influenced the tomb’s mishmash of architectural styles, and have populated it with strange and deadly monsters.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
variants of the monsters discussed in chapter 1. This chapter is a continuation of the Monster Manual and adopts a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format, read the
blocks. Appendix A gathers a handful of beasts that don’t warrant longer entries. Appendix B provides generic NPCs whose statistics can be customized to serve your campaign. This chapter and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
godhood by Mielikki, Gwaeron serves rangers as their intercessor with Mielikki. He is seen as a master ranger, the perfect tracker, a peerless animal handler, and a dedicated foe of rapacious creatures
many places that serve wilderness wanderers as trail markers. Each one is denoted by a carving of Gwaeron’s symbol, a paw print with a star on the palm, on a prominent tree or stone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
might. Then swear the Oath of Devotion to emulate the angels of justice. Ranger. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the Hunter to protect nature with martial
versatility. Rogue. Launch deadly Sneak Attacks while avoiding harm through stealth. Then embody the Thief to master infiltration and treasure hunting. Sorcerer. Wield magic innate to your being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Skill Variants A skill dictates the circumstances under which a character can add his or her proficiency bonus to an ability check. Skills define those circumstances by referring to different aspects
the following variants. Choose whichever one best suits your campaign. Ability Check Proficiency With this variant rule, characters don’t have skill proficiencies. Instead, each character has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
talkative owl, the ranger had monitored the drow for several days, curious as to why a dark elf had wandered into the valley. At first, Montolio had assumed that the drow was somehow connected to Graul
, the chief orc of the region, but as time went on, the ranger began to suspect differently.
— R.A. Salvatore, Sojourn
Long have rangers walked the wilds of the Sword Coast and the Savage Frontier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gorgons Bull-like Guardians with Petrifying Breath Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Hill; Treasure: Any Kai Carpenter A gorgon petrifies victims with its deadly breath, then tramples them to pieces
Resembling mighty bulls armored in iron plates, gorgons are lifelike automatons that seek to destroy all who enter their territories. In addition to goring foes with their deadly horns and trampling them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
long tail ends in a cluster of deadly spikes that can impale prey at impressive range. Evil Predators. Manticores are fierce killers that hunt far and wide for prey. They work together to take down
so, asking for a tribute or sacrifice equal to its loss of food. Monstrous Relationships. Manticores serve wicked masters that treat them well and provide regular prey. A manticore might provide aerial