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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

Maw Demon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Lord of Savagery’s gullet. Maw demons appear among gnoll war bands that worship Yeenoghu, usually summoned as part of ritual offerings of freshly slain Humanoids made to him. The gnolls don&rsquo

Yuan-ti Anathema

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

for godhood, a yuan-ti abomination might perform a ritual that, if successful, transforms them into an even greater form: a yuan-ti anathema. This ritual demands the sacrifice of hundreds of snakes and

. Anathemas don’t age, allowing them to pursue their goals until the end of days. Truly powerful ones might rule multiple yuan-ti cities and bring entire regions under their control.PoisonAcid

Hexblood Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

youngster is considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother. Becoming a Hag Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag

, either one of their own kind or that embodies the hexblood’s nature. This requires that both the hag and hexblood be in the same place and consent to the lengthy ritual—circumstances most

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

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who

my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil) 5 Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast beauty of the

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

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god. Roleplaying Aurnozci Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in

can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a

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

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

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

special ritual in the throne room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated to the elven gods. A moonblade won’t serve anyone it regards as craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with

. 97–98 The moonblade functions as a ring of spell storing. 99 You can use an action to call forth an elfshadow, provided that you don’t already have one serving you. The elfshadow

Victory without Vizeran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Menzoberranzan and take his revenge on the drow who cast him out. A player character spellcaster might be able to reproduce Vizeran’s work to create and perform the ritual, setting up the scenario in

once he has supplied them with the necessary components and information. The dark heart talisman to be crafted for the ritual (see chapter 15) can be placed anywhere to draw the demons to it. Likewise

Final Breath

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

.” Burden. The character has disadvantage on attack rolls brought on by brief, sporadic bouts of confusion. Resolution. To lift the curse, the character must cause a symbolic setting of the sun or an

empowering of the night to appease the slain creature’s deity. The character might prevent a festival dedicated to a sun god or perform a ritual that shrouds an entire settlement in magical night for 24 hours, thus ending the curse.

Ghost Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Ghost Trap Gremorly’s ritual forces any Humanoid who dies within the keep to return as a ghost that’s unable to pass beyond the keep’s walls. The ritual can be broken by disassembling, moving, or

destroying all three ritual rods, which the necromancer placed in the armory (area 3), the kitchen (area 7), and the observatory (area 15). Each rod is protected by a Glyph of Warding. Once the ghost

Ritual of Returning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Ritual of Returning Upon returning to the High Hall cathedral with Ulder Ravengard, the characters are greeted by Pherria Jynks and the druid Seltern Obranch, who rush to aid them in getting the

proficiency in Arcana and Religion) determine how to move forward. The demonic essence intertwined with Torm’s presence by way of the helm can be cast out with the proper ritual. Ritual Preparations Pherria

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

Sending Vecna Back

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Sending Vecna Back The Chime of Exile is Alustriel’s property and ultimately can send Vecna back to Oerth, interrupting his ritual. The interruption would dissipate the secret-based magic Vecna is

weaving, significantly setting back his plot and leaving the lich-god in a weakened state. If the characters wish to take the chime with them, Alustriel assents. Chime of Exile Wondrous Item, Very Rare

Auril

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

arches carved of white stone. The rituals of Auril’s worship often seem cruel to outsiders. In Luskan, visitors gather at the temple to watch the frequent “wet parades,” a ritual in which supplicants don

Spellcasting

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

addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a cleric spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom

modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell

Spellcasting

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

. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your

Charisma modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier Ritual Casting You can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Spellcasting

Spellcasting

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

artificer spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an artificer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with

one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell

Proud Dragon Kin

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

, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze. DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile

ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians. Five types of draconians, corresponding to the five types of metallic dragons, fought for

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a cleric spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom

modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your

Charisma modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier Ritual Casting You can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Spellcasting Focus

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Intelligence whenever an artificer spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an artificer spell you cast and when making an

attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an artificer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC

= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell as a ritual if that

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

Self-Sufficient Clans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

for such help is the clan, and when a clan needs help, it turns to another dragonborn clan before seeking aid from other races — or even from the gods. DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the

followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a dark ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians. Five types of draconians, corresponding to

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a druid spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your

proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and

Spellcasting

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

refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a druid spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8

+ your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence

modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a wizard spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in your

Spellcasting

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

use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence

modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast a wizard spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in

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