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Elf

Species Player’s Handbook

, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need

shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of

Star Moth

Equipment

Star Moth;Star moths are ships constructed and flown by astral elves, who don’t like it when these ships end up in the hands of others. A star moth’s hull is fashioned from a grown and

sculpted organic substance, and its enormous, decorative wings are made of shimmering crystal. The vessel is built for space travel, but its design does enable it to float on water or land safely on

Smuggler

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

organization, or might run a small smuggling vessel of their own. Smugglers live the lies they have told, and they have a natural ability to recall all the falsehoods and half-truths they have ever spouted

value on friendship. (Any) 6 Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any) D6 BOND 1 My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

wheelwrights 19 Weavers and dyers 20 Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers As a member of your guild, you know the skills needed to create finished items from raw materials (reflected

in the guild’s good graces. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don&rsquo

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Lady Illmarrow is no folk tale. She is the greatest necromancer in Eberron, and after centuries of silence, she is setting ancient plots into motion at last. She is the power behind the Order of the

Lady Illmarrow believe that she’s a champion of their faith, but they don’t worship or serve her. And the powers of priests of the Blood of Vol don’t come from Lady Illmarrow. Necrotic, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Lightning

Shipwright

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from starvation. You

it. 6 A pipe, an ale, and the smell of the sea: paradise. 7 I have an endless supply of cautionary tales related to the sea. 8 I don’t mind getting my hands dirty

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

set out on their own. Beliefs Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends

related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

“Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.” “What makes you think he has

every creature you meet. 2 You often misread emotional cues. 3 You are fiercely protective of your friends. 4 You try to apply wartime discipline to every situation. 5 You don

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the dreams that inspire them. Its horrors don’t feature in their nightmares. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in

gods unique to their race, the only survivors of a pantheon that was decimated by Maglubiyet so long ago that hobgoblins don’t remember the names of the fallen. Nomog-Geaya is the greater of the

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

20 Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers As a member of your guild, you know the skills needed to create finished items from raw materials (reflected in your proficiency with a certain kind of

your district. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don’t craft items yourself

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Shiftless, Savage Layabouts When they’re not in battle, bugbears spend much of their time resting or dozing. They don’t engage in crafting or agriculture to any great extent, or

instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

naming conventions. As if to emphasize that they don’t really fit in to either society, half-elves raised among humans are often given elven names, and those raised among elves often take human names

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

animal’s tough hide. A sense of invincibility spread through him. For the moment at least, he felt unstoppable! — Don Bassingthwaite, The Binding Stone Shifters are sometimes called the

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

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing

accustomed to a variety of different people. GENASI ON ATHAS Although any world that includes one or more elemental planes can feature genasi, on Athas, the world of the Dark Sun campaign setting

Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

Rare This bulky suit, which fully encases your head and body, takes 1 minute to don or doff. While worn, it enables you to breathe in an airless environment and renders you immune to the harmful effects

water up to the ship’s speed. If the ship is in space and no other objects weighing 1 ton or more are within 1 mile of it, you can use the spelljamming helm to move the vessel fast enough to travel 100

Ghost Story Settings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

nature of the horror is on display. Ghost Story Settings d8 Setting 1 A realm where speaking to spirits is just like speaking with the living 2 A graveyard city-state where all living

until their murders are solved 5 A ship with the same name and lines as a vessel lost at sea a hundred years earlier 6 A realm in which a common ritual allows a living individual to trade

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

use by the faction’s operatives), haven keepers, and message drop minders, to name a few. At the core of every faction are those who don’t merely fulfill a small function for that

from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but aren’t necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are

Nautical Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

brave crews sail along with them. Feel free to think of the ship your heroes travel upon less in the terms of a pirate story (full of commonplace duties and dangers) and more like a vessel in a space

-faring, sci-fi adventure (where mundane operations often fade into the background). How much a story engages with course setting, provisioning, periods of inactivity, and other aspects of long ocean

Material Echoes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Material Echoes The Material Plane is a richly magical place, and its magical nature is reflected in the two planes that share its central place in the multiverse. The Feywild and the Shadowfell are

bobbing in the gentle breeze and huge fireflies buzzing through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of the setting, or perhaps rising, sun. But, in fact, the sun never truly

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

aboard ship. The half-orc Krell Grohlg still practices his worship of Lolth at a shrine inside the ship and is aided in his defense of the vessel by various kinds of spiders, swarms of vermin, and other

ADVENTURE Salvage Operation was written to take place in a coastal region of any campaign setting. Aubreck’s history as a once-powerful merchant makes a port city or a large port town the best starting place for the adventure.

Dragonmarked NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

plague to the house’s enemies. 5 A House Kundarak thief from the Warding Guild breaks into non-Kundarak vaults and banks to discredit them. 6 A House Lyrandar airship captain uses the vessel to terrorize

or an associate of theirs. 12 A rogue heir of House Vadalis is breeding monstrous animals and setting them loose in the countryside.

Terror from the Sky

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

mobile tactics combining psionics and magic to devastate their foes. They hit hard, setting buildings aflame and killing all in their path, to foster a panic among their victims that cripples any hope

part in the inevitable battle that awaits the vessel at the end of its voyage. The rest of a ship’s crew is made up of warriors who manage the craft’s weapons and serve as lookouts. Astral Skiff An

Feywild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

fireflies buzzing through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of an ever-setting sun, which never truly sets (or rises for that matter); it remains stationary, dusky and low in the sky

on the Material Plane might be echoed as a clear and winding brook of great beauty. A marsh could be reflected as a vast black bog of sinister character. And moving to the Feywild from old ruins on

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

of a large ship, though such a vessel is not to be found. The first part of the adventure concludes when the characters return to Saltmarsh with the truth and are rewarded for their work. The town

ominous. PLACING THE ADVENTURE The town of Saltmarsh is a small, respectable fishing town located in the Greyhawk campaign setting, in the southernmost part of Keoland. It is situated some twenty miles

Franchise Tasks as Narrative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

practice activity (introduced later in this section), and quickly sketches out a few ideas for the task. Opening Scene The DM describes the beginning of the task activity, setting the stage for the NPCs

franchise, the ship that fought off the franchise’s pirates might remember a few details about the franchise crew. Or perhaps the plundered vessel belongs to a franchise rival, or even a foreign dignitary

Reaching Svardborg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

miles per day (three 3-hour flights with 1-hour rests in between). An eastward journey benefits from tailwinds, allowing the hippogriffs to travel 60 miles per day. Seafaring Vessel Characters who need

to make the trip by ship can find a seafaring vessel in Luskan, Neverwinter, or Waterdeep. Luskan. The characters can approach one of the city’s High Captains. For a bribe of no less than 1,500 gp

Meeting Kwalish

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

throughout the lab can access the armor’s controls given enough time. Even after accessing the controls, though, no one can approach the armor without setting off its automatic defenses. See the

. He then turns on the monitor and ducks down to stay out of the medusa’s field of view. During the subsequent chaos, the gnome attempts to don the powered armor, then wreak havoc.

Creating a Horror Campaign

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

create a new Domain of Dread and Darklord following the methods in chapter 4? Setting Mysteries The Domains of Dread function in unique ways, but if and how that matters is up to you. “Ravenloft

Setting Models” later in this chapter details ways to shape the setting to suit your adventures. Review that section and the following questions as you consider how the nature of the Domains of Dread might

Ghost Stories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

who lurks near their wrecked vessel, sabotaging passing ships. Villain Torments Whether they’re living monsters or ghosts, villains in ghost stories are the architects of their own tragedies. Choose

a ghost who can say only three words. 6 A ship—with the same name as a vessel lost at sea decades prior—arrives at port. 7 Rumors abound of a ritual allowing a living individual to trade places with

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

from attackers. 3 Retrieve an object from inside a secure location in a settlement. 4 Retrieve an object from a caravan. 5 Salvage an object or goods from a lost vessel or caravan. 6 Break a prisoner

tables that can help you establish the important elements of a dungeon, wilderness area, or urban setting. 4. Find the Ideal Introduction An adventure can begin with a social interaction encounter in which

Key Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

sunlight from outside can be reflected underground and shone upon the vault entrance. Setting up these mirrors and getting their alignment just right takes 2d4 + 2 hours regardless of the number of

Finding Torg's

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

by one until they find Torg’s, or they can try to get a solid lead before setting out. Any character who spends an hour talking to townsfolk can make a DC 17 Charisma (Investigation) check at the end

death. As his life was fading, the spirit of a frost druid beholden to Auril possessed him. The winter spirit cannibalized Sephek’s spirit and is using him as a living vessel to do the Frostmaiden’s work

Jahaka Anchorage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Guide). See the “Pirates of Jahaka Anchorage” sidebar for information on the captain and crew of each vessel. Only one pirate ship is docked at the anchorage at any given time. A second ship rides at

can be found with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. The compartment holds 58 gp, 140 sp, a potion of water breathing, and three black eye patches. (The pirate captains don the eye patches before trying to remove treasure from area 4.)

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 5

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

and don strange masks. Entrance to the Underground City. If you’re playing the expanded adventure (see the “Extending the Adventure” section), a plainly visible trapdoor in the northwest corner of

overlord reflected in a bowl of slime, the cultists are indifferent toward the characters. If disturbed, the cultists become hostile. Non-cultists who gaze into the basin glimpse the nightmarish face of

Necropolis Locations (Y20-Y29)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

peace.” Cursed Crown. Ivira can’t remove the crown from her head. Any other creature that touches it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by it and use its next action to don

the Arcane Octad"). Y25. Hall of Weightless Wonder Four basalt columns support a huge mirrored dome on which are reflected Ythryn’s tallest spires and the cavern’s vast stalactites. Ythryn’s elite

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