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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
volcanoes, where they caper among the forces of dissolution and rebirth. During avalanches and volcanic eruptions, groups of oreads might race ahead of the destruction, dancing, singing, and doing what
mortal's associates find familiar tools and a heap of ashes.
Nymphs
Divine servants that inhabit unspoiled corners of the world, nymphs protect places of natural power and infuse their surroundings with
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing songs, and telling
against others through extortion and threats.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ground and faced your ancestors, and twenty fell before his singing blades. You are no Dhakaani of old, and a mere twenty of you will bring no honor to the Taeri.”
The warlord hissed in fury, and
godlike power and has protected your island home for thousands of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ground and faced your ancestors, and twenty fell before his singing blades. You are no Dhakaani of old, and a mere twenty of you will bring no honor to the Taeri.”
The warlord hissed in fury, and
godlike power and has protected your island home for thousands of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing songs, and telling
against others through extortion and threats.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason
Bard
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, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master
from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ritual intended to restore Shemshime. When enough people join in the singing of the rhyme, or enough time passes while people are singing it, the ritual will be completed. As that occasion approaches
, Shemshime’s power grows. Anyone who hears the cursed tune is in turn cursed to hum or sing it. They are then capable of transmitting it further. Resisting the Rhyme The characters can will themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ritual intended to restore Shemshime. When enough people join in the singing of the rhyme, or enough time passes while people are singing it, the ritual will be completed. As that occasion approaches
, Shemshime’s power grows. Anyone who hears the cursed tune is in turn cursed to hum or sing it. They are then capable of transmitting it further. Resisting the Rhyme The characters can will themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves When I set my mind on creating a lasting legacy, I asked Diancastra to help me find a place where I could craft an item with the power I had in mind. She brought me to the
Misty Vale
Runic Circle
Singing Sands
Star Forge
Thundering Observatory
Worldroot Sapling
Jessica Fong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves When I set my mind on creating a lasting legacy, I asked Diancastra to help me find a place where I could craft an item with the power I had in mind. She brought me to the
Misty Vale
Runic Circle
Singing Sands
Star Forge
Thundering Observatory
Worldroot Sapling
Jessica Fong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
prosperity, sharing their good fortune with friends and strangers alike. Vistani resolve disagreements through contests that end with reconciliatory singing, dancing, and storytelling. Vistani families can
for the group’s travels, and preserving the Vistani way of life. The Vistani have the power—some say gift—to travel through the mists that lead to forlorn realms within the Shadowfell known as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
prosperity, sharing their good fortune with friends and strangers alike. Vistani resolve disagreements through contests that end with reconciliatory singing, dancing, and storytelling. Vistani families can
for the group’s travels, and preserving the Vistani way of life. The Vistani have the power—some say gift—to travel through the mists that lead to forlorn realms within the Shadowfell known as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
outcast god, then taught that song of beauty and seduction to the elf.
When her singing failed to draw Fenmarel Mestarine to her side, the elf cursed the gods, invoking a dreadful power and transforming
charmed until the song ends. The harpy must take a bonus action on its subsequent turns to continue singing. It can stop singing at any time. The song ends if the harpy is incapacitated.
While charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
outcast god, then taught that song of beauty and seduction to the elf.
When her singing failed to draw Fenmarel Mestarine to her side, the elf cursed the gods, invoking a dreadful power and transforming
charmed until the song ends. The harpy must take a bonus action on its subsequent turns to continue singing. It can stop singing at any time. The song ends if the harpy is incapacitated.
While charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
remains of one that is now the Singing Sands (in this chapter). If the cloud giant is successful, the reestablished network of crystals could allow the giant to reshape great portions of the world. To Cure
. Urban Renewal A circle of druids uses ancient magic to amplify the crystal’s power, spreading its land-warping influence. The crystal’s growing shroud threatens to engulf a nearby city whose ruler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Star Forge, and the fallen star at the forge’s heart is regaining its former magnitude. As the star’s power grows, frequent earthquakes release creatures from the Elemental Earth Encounters and
giant forge master is close to creating their greatest work, a runic colossus (see chapter 6), but they lack a crucial component. If the characters find the Singing Sands (in this chapter), evade or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
remains of one that is now the Singing Sands (in this chapter). If the cloud giant is successful, the reestablished network of crystals could allow the giant to reshape great portions of the world. To Cure
. Urban Renewal A circle of druids uses ancient magic to amplify the crystal’s power, spreading its land-warping influence. The crystal’s growing shroud threatens to engulf a nearby city whose ruler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Star Forge, and the fallen star at the forge’s heart is regaining its former magnitude. As the star’s power grows, frequent earthquakes release creatures from the Elemental Earth Encounters and
giant forge master is close to creating their greatest work, a runic colossus (see chapter 6), but they lack a crucial component. If the characters find the Singing Sands (in this chapter), evade or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
rituals with the weakened elder brain. The three mind flayers eventually heard a strange psychic call from a Far Realm godlet called Ilvaash, the Dissonant Psyche. Singing a siren song made up of profane
brain. Ilvaash also promised the three mind flayers vast power, but only if they would carry Ilvaash’s worship into their world. The mind flayer fanatics agreed, embracing their new Far Realm godlet and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
rituals with the weakened elder brain. The three mind flayers eventually heard a strange psychic call from a Far Realm godlet called Ilvaash, the Dissonant Psyche. Singing a siren song made up of profane
brain. Ilvaash also promised the three mind flayers vast power, but only if they would carry Ilvaash’s worship into their world. The mind flayer fanatics agreed, embracing their new Far Realm godlet and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Travel in the Domain Visitors to a Domain of Delight are often confounded by the Feywild’s power to distort distance, time, and reality. A traveler might see a hilltop that appears to be a mile away
while playing a flute or singing about a fond memory 6 Sitting by a creek while lost in childlike wonder 7 Whistling a tune while walking backward 8 Holding hands and dancing around a tree at twilight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Travel in the Domain Visitors to a Domain of Delight are often confounded by the Feywild’s power to distort distance, time, and reality. A traveler might see a hilltop that appears to be a mile away
while playing a flute or singing about a fond memory 6 Sitting by a creek while lost in childlike wonder 7 Whistling a tune while walking backward 8 Holding hands and dancing around a tree at twilight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dracohydra I once spent months trying to teach a dracohydra to perform a sixteen-bar, five-part harmony. The singing didn’t take, but the image of all its heads wearing the little hats and mustaches
I gave them still tickles me to this day.
-Fizban
The dracohydra is the result of arcane experimentation dedicated to recreating Tiamat’s power. Amalgamating the magic of chromatic dragons with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, every nerve singing with the tension in the air all around you.
Finally, a swirling light begins to flare in the darkness. A barely audible humming shakes you to the core, rising and falling like a
involving Jimjar, the deep gnome gambler they met in the drow slave pen in chapter 1 of the adventure.
“Jimjar” isn’t at all who he appears. He is, in fact, a god or other great power in disguise — or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, every nerve singing with the tension in the air all around you.
Finally, a swirling light begins to flare in the darkness. A barely audible humming shakes you to the core, rising and falling like a
involving Jimjar, the deep gnome gambler they met in the drow slave pen in chapter 1 of the adventure.
“Jimjar” isn’t at all who he appears. He is, in fact, a god or other great power in disguise — or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dracohydra I once spent months trying to teach a dracohydra to perform a sixteen-bar, five-part harmony. The singing didn’t take, but the image of all its heads wearing the little hats and mustaches
I gave them still tickles me to this day.
-Fizban
The dracohydra is the result of arcane experimentation dedicated to recreating Tiamat’s power. Amalgamating the magic of chromatic dragons with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
d4 Desired Offering 1 Oil to apply to the construct’s joints 2 A magic item with charges, to be used as fuel 3 A vessel infused with elemental power 4 Adamantine or mithral components Dragons
item of great importance to their culture 2 Challenging them to a type of friendly contest, such as dancing, singing, or drinking 3 Recovering something they’ve lost 4 Information on a foe’s secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
completely reasonable and plausible explanation. Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for most bards. Who doesn’t like a rousing shanty now and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Nereid One of the most inviting locations in The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is a gently illuminated pool of water, beside which sits a lovely being singing a pleasant tune. The figure is a nereid — a
while the nereid wears it. If the mantle is destroyed, the nereid becomes poisoned and dies within 1 hour. A nereid is willing to do anything in its power to recover the mantle if it is stolen, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Nereid One of the most inviting locations in The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is a gently illuminated pool of water, beside which sits a lovely being singing a pleasant tune. The figure is a nereid — a
while the nereid wears it. If the mantle is destroyed, the nereid becomes poisoned and dies within 1 hour. A nereid is willing to do anything in its power to recover the mantle if it is stolen, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
completely reasonable and plausible explanation. Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for most bards. Who doesn’t like a rousing shanty now and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
d4 Desired Offering 1 Oil to apply to the construct’s joints 2 A magic item with charges, to be used as fuel 3 A vessel infused with elemental power 4 Adamantine or mithral components Dragons
item of great importance to their culture 2 Challenging them to a type of friendly contest, such as dancing, singing, or drinking 3 Recovering something they’ve lost 4 Information on a foe’s secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing
secrets and turn them against others through extortion and threats. Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing
secrets and turn them against others through extortion and threats. Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
instead use this power to gladden the downtrodden and undermine oppressors. Illusions? How quaint. Before I destroy you, make one that looks like a really big goldfish — like as big as me! Hmm. That’s
at 3rd level, you can charge your performance with seductive, fey magic. If you perform for at least 1 minute, you can attempt to inspire wonder in your audience by singing, reciting a poem, or