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Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Distant kin of giant owls from the Feywild, owlin come in many shapes and sizes, from petite and fluffy to wide-winged and majestic. Owlin have arms and legs like other Humanoids, as well as wings

increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your

Arcadia

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

Arcadia Arcadia thrives with orchards of perfectly lined trees, ruler-straight streams, orderly fields, perfect roads, and cities laid out in geometrically pleasing shapes. The mountains are

of millennia. Dwarves born on this plane have the celestial type and are always brave and kindhearted, but otherwise they look and behave like normal dwarves. Optional Rule: Planar Vitality While on this plane, creatures can’t be frightened or poisoned, and they are immune to disease and poison.

Shadow Demon

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

destroyed demons’ evil. They usually vaguely resemble their former shapes, but some take purposefully deceptive shapes. Many lurk in dark places or venture out only at night to hide their true forms from

demons. There are three rules to endings. First, good always wins. Second, evil always returns. Third, the first rule isn’t always true. —Tarsheva Longreach, planar traveler Shadow Demon Medium

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the blood, as it once did. Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in

, the yuan-ti will do so—and they actually prefer these tactics to open warfare. Because abominations and malisons can change into the shapes of snakes, they can keep their presence hidden and

Annam and the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, fire, and water by pointing to Annam’s early efforts in the Elemental Planes. Diancastra’s Saga also summarizes the central tragedy of giantkind’s long history: Annam intended the giants to rule over

reaches of the Elemental Chaos, where unshaped elements form a tumult of matter and energy, she claims a mote of raw chaos and brings it to her father. Annam quickly shapes it, but he is unsatisfied

Areas of Effect on a Grid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Areas of Effect on a Grid The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes the following short rule for using areas of effect on a grid. Choose an intersection of squares as the point of origin of an area of

square, it affects that square. That rule works, but it can require a fair amount of on-the-spot adjudication. This section offers two alternatives for determining the exact location of an area: the

Features of Meletis

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

Features of Meletis The architectural and academic marvels of Meletis testify to the achievements of civilized humanity. The streets are paved with bricks made in interlocking geometric shapes, meant

attempted to cast off the archon’s rule, each was crushed by his armies of giants, leonin, and other fearsome creatures. So, when the heroes Kynaios and Tiro sought to inspire an uprising, few flocked to

Using the Maps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

D&D multiverse, there exists the Rule of Three, which states that events of cosmic consequence often manifest in threes. Time, for instance, has a past, present, and future. The Hourglass Coven has

the map on graph paper, a wet-erase mat, or another surface to help your players visualize locations that might have unusual shapes or features. Your hand-drawn maps need not be faithful to the

Core Assumptions

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

collapse. Conflict Shapes the World’s History. Powerful individuals strive to make their mark on the world, and factions of like-minded individuals can alter the course of history. Factions include

other for power. Some seek to preserve the world and usher in a golden age. Others strive toward evil ends, seeking to rule the world with an iron fist. Still others seek goals that range from the

Learning Beast Shapes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Learning Beast Shapes The Wild Shape feature in the Player’s Handbook lets you transform into a beast that you’ve seen. That rule gives you a tremendous amount of flexibility, making it easy to

amass an array of beast form options for yourself, but you must abide by the limitations in the Beast Shapes table in that book. When you gain Wild Shape as a 2nd-level druid, you might wonder which

Divine Ordeals

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

being beseeched, or be concerned with upholding the god’s ideals. As a rule, any hero capable of reaching Nyx is worthy of receiving an ordeal in most gods’ eyes. Additionally, a god will typically only

hero’s drive can counteract their other personality traits. The god who grants an ordeal shapes it. Keranos, for example, might challenge a hero with saving innocents during a dangerous storm, or

Fomorian

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

misshapen, warty heads. Others have limbs of grossly different sizes and shapes, or emit terrible howls each time they draw breath through misshapen mouths. Their wretched appearance rarely evokes sympathy

. When those slaves can no longer toil, they are slain and devoured. Wickedness and depravity are the cornerstones of fomorian society, in which the strongest and cruelest giants rule. Fomorians mark

Currency

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

trade are common enough in Faerûn, metal coins and trade bars are the everyday currency. Common Coinage. Coins appear in a bewildering variety of shapes, sizes, names, and materials. Thanks to the

treasures. Finding six hundred ancient bedoars from the rule of Coronal Eltargrim twelve centuries before offers a deeper sense of immersion in your world than finding 60 sp. Varying names and descriptions

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

water is a large lily pad. Creaky wooden floorboards are arranged in a ten-foot-wide raised walkway around the pool. This walkway is crowded with shelves, tables, and stools in all shapes and styles

and forgotten garments and cuts them into lengths of cloth from which she creates her own clothes. Characters who search the room find two 1-foot-tall pincushions sewn into humanoid shapes. One of the

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

. Inside, the quiet artist lets his handiwork speak for itself. Fell nods and smiles at his clients, producing wispy images that hang in the air and adjusting the shapes to their liking. The dabus applies

-o’-wisps: devils pawning stolen souls to rule-bending angels, interplanar fences selling stolen modron parts, demodands advertising jars of their liquefied cohorts as instant bodyguards, and the like

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Axioms but know few of them. A being who masters all Axioms can rule the multiverse. Factol Hashkar (lawful neutral, dwarf Fraternity of Order law bender; see Morte’s Planar Parade) is the highest

to trainees with choice remarks. Faction Attire. Athletes and acrobats of all shapes and sizes, Ciphers dress in simple clothing that allows for agility and flexibility. Role in Sigil. The

Haskasori Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

a memorial to Haskasori’s final ruler, Yaarnak. The ruler’s body isn’t interred here, though; his corpse rests in a separate tomb (area H13). The statue depicts Yaarnak’s bizarre emblem of rule: a

. This is a Rod of Rulership, the scepter Yaarnak covets (see area H8). H11: Catacombs LEROY STEINMANN Alcoves of all shapes and sizes line these musty halls. Some nooks are wide shelves holding

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

shapes. The most striking of these works are collected and displayed inside the stronghold, not unlike how other cultures create topiary gardens. If you want forge work fit for a king, you have two options

a rule fire giants view humans in much the same way that humans view horses: they have utility if properly directed, and some might be prized for rare qualities, but even the smartest, best trained

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

all those who spring from it, including mind flayers and those warped by the realm. Unappreciated Scholar. Duoro considers himself the equal of the mind flayer fanatics who rule Illithinoch. If the

wall. The east wall is flat but covered in a dizzying array of lines, shapes, and formulas. As the mind flayer fanatics ramped up their plans, they spent nearly all their time in this ritual room or

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