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Wish

Spells Player’s Handbook

space that you can see on the ground. Instant Health. You allow yourself and up to twenty creatures that you can see to regain all Hit Points, and you end all effects on them listed in the Greater

creatures you can see immunity to a single spell or other magical effect for 8 hours. Sudden Learning. You replace one of your feats with another feat for which you are eligible. You lose all the benefits of

Warduke

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

better comes along.” Flaw. “I don’t have a single friend I can count on.” Combat Notes Warduke likes to hit things with his sword; it’s as simple as that. League of

Skylla

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

into allowing her to serve as the primary liaison between the League of Malevolence and the Hourglass Coven, claiming her pact with Baba Yaga made her better suited for the role than anyone else

feel beholden to stay on good terms with her vile spawn, the hags of the Hourglass Coven.” Flaw. “I don't have a single friend I can count on.” Combat Notes Skylla is not an

Eladrin Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

You spend excessively on creature comforts. Winter d4 Winter Personality Trait 1 The worst case is the most likely to occur. 2 You preserve what you have. Better to

’t stay still. d4 Spring Flaw 1 You overdrink. 2 Toil is for drudges. Yours should be a life of leisure. 3 A pretty face infatuates you in an instant, but your

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

ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

sewer, knocking it out with a single punch. Since then, however, the ale you once credited with your heroism has drowned it, and even your most patient admirers are losing hope. You’re hoping

; Suggested Characteristics A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home communities

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better. If these

of friendship with them, as long as the outsiders vow to safeguard the forest. If the settlers clearly display evil intentions, however, the firbolgs martial their strength and magic for a single

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

the head with a single ring to keep them from flapping about. Changes in gender are also a known and accepted part of verdan life. These fluid aspects of form and identity are seen as blessings

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

bother to couch my opinions in flattering words. 5 I can’t help but pocket any trinket or coin I come across, no matter how worthless. 6 I’m convinced that I’m better and

stronger than members of other guilds, isolated as they are from the realities of life and death. RYAN PANCOAST Contacts To the extent that the Golgari Swarm acts like a single organism

The Mazes

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

—the Mazes swallow their prisoners in an instant. The Mazes resemble a dense labyrinth of empty streets and alleys in Sigil but are devoid of life and repeat endlessly. No magic allows a creature

the Lady of Pain leaves a single portal in every Maze, but finding the escape route is all but impossible for the imprisoned, as even if such portals exist, they can’t be detected through magical means. The few who claim to have escaped the Mazes are quickly branded as liars.

Half-Elf

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

Half-Elf 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

a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight Walking in two worlds but

Half-Elf

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

Half-Elf 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

a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight Walking in two worlds but

Daern's Instant Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Daern’s Instant Fortress Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly

a trapdoor leading to the roof. When created, the tower has a single door at ground level on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can issue as a Bonus Action. It is

Daern's Instant Fortress

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

Daern’s Instant Fortress Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly

a trapdoor leading to the roof. When created, the tower has a single door at ground level on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can issue as a Bonus Action. It is

Life Off the Lakes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

rowboats and single-masted skiffs that require careful handling to avoid capsizing. Larger, twin-masted cogs and keelboats with single decks handle the wind and waves better. These ships fly the flags

Chapter 5: Spring Madness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Chapter 5: Spring Madness Xanathar has let its paranoia get the better of it, and the beholder trusts no one. The Stone of Golorr disappeared from its lair while it was brokering a deal that would

have merged the Xanathar Guild and the Zhentarim into a single criminal organization. Although the Zhents didn’t steal the Stone of Golorr, Xanathar believes they did. Once content to merely possess

Chapter 3: The Darklake

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

Chapter 3: The Darklake Though its name might evoke images of a single subterranean body of water, the Darklake is a network of underground rivers, natural tunnels, and canals that connect

patterns of the Underdark. Still, better to trust a kuo-toa guide than attempt to traverse the Darklake alone and become lost within it forever. The adventurers can use the Darklake to reach many

Levels 1-4: Local Heroes

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

spells and wield mundane gear. The magic items they find include common consumable items (potions and scrolls) and a very few uncommon permanent items. Their magic can have a big impact in a single

characters navigate dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where they can expect to fight ruthless bandits, ferocious wolves, giant spiders, evil cultists, bloodthirsty ghouls, and hired thugs. If they face even a young dragon, they’re better off avoiding a fight.

Fiery Fangs

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

pack breaks through windows and terrifies the staff. (It’s all the better if the characters are eating a meal there themselves). The monsters single-mindedly pursue the characters and fight until one is

Moral Quandaries

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

conscience for which the adventurers must make a single choice — but never a simple one. Moral Quandaries d20 Quandary 1–3 Ally quandary 4–6 Friend quandary 7–12 Honor quandary 13–16 Rescue quandary 17–20

Respect quandary Ally Quandary. The adventurers have a better chance of achieving their goal with the help of two individuals whose expertise is all but essential. However, these two NPCs hate each

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

speaks of strange, leering devil faces carved in dungeon walls that can devour an explorer in an instant, leaving behind not a single trace of the poor soul’s passing. A bald, stern wizard clad in blue

School of Illusion

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

choice. The cantrip doesn’t count against your number of cantrips known. When you cast minor illusion, you can create both a sound and an image with a single casting of the spell. Malleable Illusions

the illusion), provided that you can see the illusion. Illusory Self Beginning at 10th level, you can create an illusory duplicate of yourself as an instant, almost instinctual reaction to danger. When

Edible Fungi

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

mass of rotting flesh. It is surprisingly edible. Though it can be eaten raw, it tastes better roasted. A single sheet of ripplebark yields 1d4 + 6 pounds of food. Trillimac A trillimac is a mushroom

large, cask-shaped fungus that can be tapped and drained of the fresh water stored within it. A single barrelstalk contains 1d4 + 4 gallons of water and yields 1d6 + 4 pounds of food. Bluecap Dubbed the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat. In a couple of situations, kobolds might

him to grant spells to mortals and for those mortals to receive his favor. Furthermore, kobolds are so frail that a single hit from a human’s weapon can kill one of them, so a tribe has little

The Radiant Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel

better life. The Radiant Citadel is a miracle of architecture, a floating city carved out of a single, massive fossil that snakes around a colossal gemstone shard known as the Auroral Diamond. The

Hidden Shepherds

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

firbolgs’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better. If these

of friendship with them, as long as the outsiders vow to safeguard the forest. If the settlers clearly display evil intentions, however, the firbolgs martial their strength and magic for a single overwhelming attack.

Developments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

damage from a single attack that deals more than half its remaining hit points, it withdraws from combat on its next turn. If it hasn’t already tried to summon another yugoloth, it does so immediately. If

it’s already used that power, it simply flees, intending to regroup with other survivors later. Because the yugoloths are mercenaries, the characters can attempt to buy them off with a better offer

The Radiant Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, though some peoples remain missing. The city serves as a nexus of diplomacy and trade, a repository of histories and secrets, and a thriving sanctuary for those seeking safety or a better life. The

Radiant Citadel is a miracle of architecture, a floating city carved out of a single, massive fossil that snakes around a colossal gemstone shard known as the Auroral Diamond. The luminescence of the

Developments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

damage from a single attack that deals more than half its remaining hit points, it withdraws from combat on its next turn. If it hasn’t already tried to summon another yugoloth, it does so immediately. If

it’s already used that power, it simply flees, intending to regroup with other survivors later. Because the yugoloths are mercenaries, the characters can attempt to buy them off with a better offer

Escaping the Sphere

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

sphere. If it would better fit your group, a trapped character can mysteriously reappear after a few in-game hours or days, rejoining the party on their own. Those who return from the sphere in this

stop shivering. 2 The character’s vision is limited to a 5-foot-wide line pointing in a single direction. 3 The character gets nauseous near windows or doorways. If the character moves through such a

Old Village and Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

heard about from Pond Mother and perhaps also from the yuan-ti captives. The old village was abandoned when the grippli realized they would fare better being closer to the water. They relocated to where

the lid of the sarcophagus glows brightly for an instant. Then the sarcophagus comes open partway, and the bound prisoners howl in agony. Even after the evil yuan-ti notice the characters, their

City of Skophos

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

. Only the priests of Mogis can force the city’s leaders to put aside their quarrels and work toward a single goal. Lesser Peristyle The minotaurs of Skophos acknowledge the entire pantheon of gods, though

starting point, they pursue their vision of a better way of life, aspiring to nobler principles than senseless slaughter and better governance than iron-fisted tyranny. Under the leadership of the temple’s

Weird Magic

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

of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the

, a hag should be able to use weird magic only once or twice per encounter in her lair, or only once per encounter if she is elsewhere. A hag who is expecting a fight might be better prepared and able

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

;t understand the goblins’ social system are sometimes surprised by how different castes interact with them. A single human warrior might frighten away a dozen gatherers, only to be shocked when

new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be

Eladrin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

is the most likely to occur. 2 You preserve what you have. Better to be hungry today and have food for tomorrow. 3 Life is full of dangers, but you are ready for them. 4 A penny spent is a penny lost

You overdrink. 2 Toil is for drudges. Yours should be a life of leisure. 3 A pretty face infatuates you in an instant, but your fancy passes with equal speed. 4 Anything worth doing is worth doing again

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