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Sailor
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run?
Skill
Master will determine how long it takes to get where you need to go. In return for your free passage, you and your companions are expected to assist the crew during the voyage.
Variant Sailor: Pirate
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
fellows, or on the run?
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator’s tools, vehicles (water)
Equipment: A belaying pin (club), 50 feet of silk rope, a lucky
the Gray Wavers—the Flaming Fist harbor guards—and have a sense of how to operate the city’s mechanized cranes.
Variant Sailor: Pirate
You spent your youth under the sway of a
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
.
Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over
nature. Instead, they see themselves as extensions of nature’s indomitable will.
Power of Nature
Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and other magical powers either from the force
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon
conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different
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I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
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I turn tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of
their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t
classes
Player’s Handbook
, Arcana, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, or Survival
Weapon Proficiencies
Simple weapons
Tool Proficiencies
Herbalism Kit
Armor Training
Light armor and Shields
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer's Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Druids belong to ancient
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiencies Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal) Weapons: Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
armor, medium armor, shields Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal) Fighter Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, martial
. Multiclassing Proficiencies Class Proficiencies Gained Barbarian Shields, simple weapons, martial weapons Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical instrument of your choice Cleric Light
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer’s Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP Druids belong to ancient orders that
call on the forces of nature. Harnessing the magic of animals, plants, and the four elements, Druids heal, transform into animals, and wield elemental destruction. Revering nature above all
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Tool Proficiencies Herbalism Kit Armor Training Light armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A
) Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer’s Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP Druids belong to ancient orders that call on the forces of nature. Harnessing the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, martial weapons Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical instrument of your choice Cleric Light armor, medium armor, shields Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not
in wizardry thanks to the tome of mysterious lore he acquired (becoming a fighter 4/rogue 1/wizard 1).
Multiclassing Proficiencies Class Proficiencies Gained Barbarian Shields, simple weapons
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
5) + your Constitution modifier per druid level after 1st Proficiencies Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal) Weapons: Clubs, daggers
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
controller. The form that the device takes depends on the nature of its creator. The Ashbound druids despise unnatural magic, so a spell sink created by them might be a living artifact, such as a
twisted tree that consumes the magical energy around it. Conversely, a spell sink created by a mad artificer might be a massive vessel composed of dragonshards and exotic metals. A variant device called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Y2. Berserker Cairns Dirt trails run along two concentric rings of cairns that encircle the hillside. Each cairn is a ten-foot-high mound of slimy black rocks. These burial mounds predate the arrival
of Strahd and the druids. They have remained undisturbed for centuries. Buried under the rocks are the moldy bones of an ancient tribe of berserkers that once lived in the mountains. (See “Blood Spear of Kavan” in the “Special Events” section below.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are some characters who carry this mark. Noble Warlock (Archfey). Your parents run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never gotten your hands dirty with the family
business; you’ve been too busy going to the best parties. Just the other day, you were dancing with druids, and they summoned an Archfey from Thelanis. You don’t remember all the details — it was one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
plants to be sacred, particularly alder, ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan, willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a spellcasting focus, incorporating
lengths of oak or yew or sprigs of mistletoe.
Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other objects, such as weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death and rebirth, so weapon handles for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
shields. Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown weapons, such as darts or javelins.
Druids from regions that lack the plants described here have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca tree and cactus plants.
certain plants to be sacred, particularly alder, ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan, willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a spellcasting focus
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always occur in shady venues.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned and practiced them in a very
tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that the device takes depends on the nature of its creator. The Ashbound druids despise unnatural magic, so a spell sink created by them might be a living artifact, such as a twisted tree that
consumes the magical energy around it. Conversely, a spell sink created by a mad artificer might be a massive vessel composed of dragonshards and exotic metals.
A variant device called the spell siphon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Eldeen Characters Druidic traditions are important to the people of the Eldeen Reaches. Even if you’re not a druid, you may follow one of these five paths. As a variant human, you could take the
fey creatures. Bards and archfey warlocks are often found among the Greensingers, and the Circles of Dreams works well for Greensinger druids. The Gatekeepers protect the natural world from unnatural
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against
Painted or stained hands
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Bugs kept in a bag for snacking
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War cry tattooed on chest
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Shields made from ankheg chitin
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Bracelet made of pieces of goblins turned to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
come into conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
characters defeat the monster, earning the enmity of both the villagers and Mother Lorinda. Level 3–5. Fey creatures or druids who have been victims of Lorinda aid the characters; they reveal that she is
into chaos as fey from Mount Arak run wild. The characters might become involved in a power struggle between the good and evil fey of Arak. Lorinda’s return might drive the fey back—but the Darklord will help only if someone becomes her new child.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
more to run that are relevant to characters in your group. The Prelude Overview table notes what types of characters are likely to be interested in which encounters. Prelude Overview Encounter Focal
Characters “Broken Silence” Clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with god-given powers “Eye in the Sky” Sorcerers, warlocks, wizards, or others seeking membership in the Mages of High
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
took out the guards in area D2, the courtyard is unguarded, and they can hear hammering from somewhere north of the courtyard (area D7). Windows. The windows that run along the north wall, overlooking
the courtyard, are 20 feet up. They run the length of the south wall of area D7. Each window is an open rectangle 7 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Ruse. If the characters triggered the trap in area D1 or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging
separates them into three categories: light armor, medium armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors supplement their armor with a shield. VARIANT: EQUIPMENT SIZES
In most campaigns, you can use or wear any
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back
the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Emerald Enclave A character must demonstrate an interest in protecting nature or the natural order to join the Emerald Enclave. Druids and rangers are especially welcome. Waterdeep harbors a few
Fellbranch. He is joined by Jeryth Phaulkon, a noblewoman turned demigod who serves Mielikki, divine lady of the forest. The Snobeedle Orchard and Meadery is run by the Snobeedle family of halflings, among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Valenar Animals The elves of Valenar say that when their ancestors fought the giants of Xen’drik, elf druids took the forms of animals on the battlefield. The cruel and mighty Emperor Cul’sir of the
giants laid a curse upon the druids and trapped them in the forms of animals. Just as the ancestors of the Valenar guide their warriors in battle, the spirits of these druids can awaken power in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular—the gnome inventor Vi—has run a multiverse-spanning business
armor, medium armor, shields, thieves’ tools, tinker’s tools. Spell Slots. Add half your levels (rounded up) in the artificer class to the appropriate levels from other classes to determine your available spell slots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rules from chapter 6 of the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow you to take a feat as a variant supernatural gift. You gain one feat of your choice. This list suggests twelve feats from
language and trace the patterns of Nyx in the written word. (Linguist)
The gods smile on me, but I dread the day when they withdraw their favor and my luck runs out. (Lucky)
As a child, I used to run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
arms and armor. Directly across from the fireplace, eight shields are mounted on the wall. Treasure. One of the shields on the wall is a +1 shield. The brass jar on the mantel of the fireplace might
the skull, where it has lain forgotten ever since. 7. Chamber of the Chief’s Wife Grutha, the chief’s wife, is at feast in the great hall (area 11), while her pet cave bear (use the cave bear variant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
and adventurers. Saulbridge Sanitarium provides a refuge for the ill while also welcoming researchers from other domains. Across town, an unassuming herbalist shop is run by Rudolph van Richten (see
druids forged magical passages between the nearby Sigil Lakes and similar sites in realms beyond. Glenwich Years ago, the sand cliff that bore half the village of Glenwich—including its ancient church
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, moderate, or hard?” If the only DCs you ever use are 10, 15, and 20, your game will run just fine. Keep in mind that a character with a 10 in the associated ability and no proficiency will succeed at an
ability score of 20 still needs a 19 or 20 on the die roll to succeed at a task of this difficulty. Variant: Automatic Success Sometimes the randomness of a d20 roll leads to ludicrous results. Let’s