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Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws

result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity. Tabaxi Obsessions d8 My curiosity is currently fixed on … 1 A god or planar entity

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

craft dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t

involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is. Suggested Characteristics Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to

4. Old Friends

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

noble asks the character to join him on a dangerous quest into the Black Jungles. Putting a hand on the character’s shoulder, the man asks, “We are the best of friends, Glyster, are we not?” With that, the vision ends.

, smoky projection of Umbraxakar to appear in the middle of the room. It rushes toward intruders, hoping to scare them away. Vision. Any character who moves more than halfway into the room experiences

The Material Plane

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

the Material Plane are infinitely diverse, for they reflect the creative imagination of the DMs who set their games there, as well as the players whose heroes adventure there. They include magic

abandoned. The best-known worlds in the multiverse are the ones that have been published as official campaign settings for the D&D game over the years — Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Dragonlance, the Forgotten

Chapter 2: Creating a Multiverse

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

Limbo to contact a wizened githzerai sage. Planes of existence define the extremes of strange and often dangerous environments. The most bizarre locations present settings undreamed of in the natural

Building a Domain

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

the distinctive elements of the domain? How do these elements reflect and twist the Darklord’s past, furthering the Darklord’s torment? The “Dread Details” section contains several tables with prompts

Hooks” and “Adventure Settings” sections to inspire your adventures. Step 4: Choose Monsters. The genres later in this chapter each include a table suggesting a plethora of monsters that suit the

Shadows Over the Free City

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

The Puppetmaster Imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities, both good and evil, Tharizdun was bound in a void outside reality. His nihilistic vision of the annihilation of all things, including

forgotten. Only obscure cults and half-mad prophets dare whisper his name, for it is considered dangerous knowledge they wish to guard, lest the gods of all alignments unite once more to reinforce his

Chapter 5: Adventure Environments

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

dangerous world, but they too offer opportunities for adventure. Encounters with monsters might seem unlikely within a city’s walls, but urban settings have their own villains and perils. Evil, after all

, takes many forms, and urban settings aren’t always the safe havens they seem to be. This chapter provides an overview of these three environments plus a few unusual environments, taking you through the process of creating an adventure location, with plenty of random tables to inspire you.

Murder Among Thieves

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

The Puppetmaster Imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities, both good and evil, Tharizdun was bound in a void outside reality. His nihilistic vision of the annihilation of all things, including

forgotten. Only obscure cults and half-mad prophets dare whisper his name, for it is considered dangerous knowledge they wish to guard, lest the gods of all alignments unite once more to reinforce his

Character Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

fit in other settings. A royal heir trapped in Ravenloft is just another prisoner, and in the world of Eberron, deities don’t interfere in mortal affairs. But in the Forgotten Realms, characters with

Destinies” section of this chapter offers suggestions for how to reflect a character’s gradual growth from an exceptional beginning to a grand conclusion for their story.

Faiths of Khorvaire

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

Faiths of Khorvaire Religion plays an important role in Eberron. While gods don’t physically manifest as they do in other settings, people of faith believe that divine forces play a role in everyday

, including holy symbols and domains. This section provides a more direct look at what your faith means to you and how to reflect that devotion through your actions. In creating a devout character, it

Sword in the Shadows

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

The Puppetmaster Imprisoned ages ago by a coalition of deities, both good and evil, Tharizdun was bound in a void outside reality. His nihilistic vision of the annihilation of all things, including

forgotten. Only obscure cults and half-mad prophets dare whisper his name, for it is considered dangerous knowledge they wish to guard, lest the gods of all alignments unite once more to reinforce his

Sword and Sorcery

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

civilization, and wizards are the classic villains of these settings. Magic items are therefore rare and often dangerous. Certain Dungeons & Dragons novels follow in the footsteps of classic sword-and

Ephara's Villains

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

work that they deem antithetical to proper society. Ephara’s Monsters Ephara isn’t often associated with monsters. Even so, a few monsters common in urban settings might be involved with the

are humans: soldiers, politicians, priests, and scholars who believe that Ephara’s vision of a proper city is more important than the people living in it. The Ephara’s Monsters table presents just a

Flumph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

telepathically and by changing color to reflect their moods. Flumphs dwell in psychically charged regions or near creatures with psionic magic. They harmlessly feed off psychic energies, but in doing so, they

often encounter dangerous beings such as aboleths and mind flayers. While flumphs generally avoid combat, they often help adventurers in peril. Such help might be of doubtful use, but flumphs mean well

Folk Horror

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

potentially dangerous traditions flourish in isolated or private communities. Perversion of Community. Communities in folk horror stories often are a grim mirror of an aspect of accepted society. They often

loses their shadow to the looming woods. Adventure Settings Folk horror stories often take place in isolated or rural areas, but they could be set anywhere insular communities thrive or traditions

Example Epic Destinies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

expects the character to actually inherit. Older siblings are being trained for that role, giving the character opportunity to gallivant around Faerûn on adventure. To reflect the character’s past, the

a vision of the future that convinces them someone else must rule the realm. For the good of the land, the character must step down. To represent their visions of the future, the character gains a

Delerium Fragment Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Uthgardt Vengeance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

but ignoring your arrival, they look on the returned chieftain with awe. One of the riders, her forehead marked with a tattoo of elk horns, dismounts. She says, “My daughter’s vision was true. This

tribe are dangerous raiders. Most locals consider them to be savage bandits. Those who are from other regions know the Elk tribe reputation with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (History) check

Delerium Chip Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Geode Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Massive Cluster Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Gold Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Crumbling shrines, towers reclaimed by the wilderness, and fallen fortresses all appeal to a gold dragon’s sense of history—though they can be equally enraptured by picturesque natural settings. A gold

this thundering curtain, a cave opens into the grand hall. Grand Hall. Six glowing crystalline columns support the ceiling of this cave. The columns’ colors reflect the dragon’s mood, and they can

Roper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. These bizarre subterranean hunters extend their rubbery tentacles to explore and prod their surroundings, often reaching beyond their fields of vision. Should they encounter prey, these limbs ensnare

slime*. 7 Pools of magma or boiling water. 8 Razorvine* or similar dangerous plants. *See the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Rule 9: Never trust a stalagmite. —X the Mystic’s Rules of Dungeon Survival

A Quick Sharn Story

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

retrieval of dangerous artifacts. 2 The PCs are caught in the middle of a pitched battle… and they don’t know the people on either side. 3 The PCs notice a corpse in an alley… a corpse that looks

package. 6 A delirious street preacher has an apocalyptic vision concerning one of the player characters. 7 The PCs discover a bound-elemental explosive device in their quarters. They have

Adventures in Tepest

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

inescapable hostility of the natural world holds sway. Harsh weather casts a pall over the land, and predators and dangerous plant creatures haunt the forests. Any kind of Fey creature might dwell in the

Tepest Adventures table. Tepest Adventures d10 Adventure 1 Toxic, vision-inducing fungi taint the ruined village of Briggdarrow. Recently, homesteaders outside Viktal discovered the fungus

Delerium Crystal Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Shard Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Where Do Monsters Dwell?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

vast, sunless sea that’s home to aboleths and kuo-toa The Wilderness Not all monsters lurk underground. Many of them inhabit deserts, mountains, swamps, canyons, forests, and other natural settings

. The wilderness can be just as dangerous as any dungeon, particularly when there’s nowhere to hide! Some wilderness locations are just as memorable as any dungeon: A roc’s nest made of shattered ship

Village of Barovia

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

Hill A cult of druids devoted to Strahd conducts rituals amid the circle of boulders atop Yester Hill. The Mists nearby reflect a vision of the count’s ancestral home in the distance.

Adventure Summary

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

discover a grisly scene. Evidence of a fatal battle and the presence of dangerous scavengers gives little hope of finding anyone alive. But when a handful of survivors are discovered hidden in a bolt-hole

ADVENTURE Here are suggestions for where you can place this adventure in particular campaign settings. Eberron. Built by Aundair during the Last War, the fort on Firewatch Island once guarded the

Dungeons

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

on the table reflect the characteristics of a dungeon’s creator, its intended purpose, its location, or some (often catastrophic) event in its history. You can use a single quirk or combine quirks as

crystal formations 85–87 On an island in an underground sea 88–90 On the back of a Gargantuan creature 91–93 Originally constructed as a mine but abandoned when tunnels connected to dangerous Underdark

Elves of Valenar

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

find challenges worthy of a hero. In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you’re a wizard, your ancestor was likely a legendary archmage. If

, it can be dangerous for a non-elf to carry a double scimitar. Valenar may demand its return or challenge you to prove that you’re worthy to wield it. Special. If you attack with a double-bladed

Skills

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

monster’s stat block.) For example, a Dexterity check might reflect a character’s attempt to pull off an acrobatic stunt, to palm an object, or to stay hidden. Each of these aspects of Dexterity has an

up a dangerous cliff, the DM might ask for a Strength (Athletics) check. If the character is proficient in Athletics, the character’s proficiency bonus is added to the Strength check. If the character

Dark Six

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

positive forces, the Dark Six are the source of fears. Arawai and Balinor reflect the positive aspects of nature. The devastating storm, the earthquake, the wildfire? These are the work of the Devourer

. The Traveler asserts that chaos drives evolution and that change makes us stronger. The Traveler is a trickster and the giver of dangerous gifts. Some artificers worship the Traveler, seeing it as the lord of innovation, but the gifts of the Traveler always have unexpected consequences.

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