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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. Cultists of Bhaal sometimes form cabals of assassins or mercenaries, but they perform their brutal slaughter for the perverse love of bloodshed and honor to their sinister god rather than for
follow their paths of tyranny, murder, and necromancy.
More than any other gods, the Dead Three directly influence Faerûn—and particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate—in malign
Species
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
directly with their quori spirits. Rather, kalashtar might experience them as a source of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the spirits’ memories when the kalashtar sleep. This connection grants
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
farastu minions—rather than fight directly.
Demodands
Demodands, also called gehreleths, are Fiends from the Tarterian Depths of Carceri. Cast into the prison plane long ago for forgotten
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, it becomes stronger and more violent, and it typically gains a renewed dedication to protecting its now-fetid domain. Most deadbark dryads would rather fight to the death than allow any intrusion into
classes
, and to hinder your enemies.
Symbols are important in the cultures of the Northlands, and the spirits are no exception. Rather than manifesting as the people they were in life, the spirits take on a
might be represented as well. You can choose the animal form that your spirits take or roll on the Spirit Animal Form table.
Many spirit callers believe that when they wield magic, they are directly
Kalashtar
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in a variety of ways. Kalashtar have symmetrical, slightly angular features, and their eyes often glow when they are focused or expressing strong emotions.
Kalashtar can’t directly communicate
with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants kalashtar
Equipment
spell created by Ivana the next time they sleep. This poison is nonmagical, and Ivana doesn’t directly communicate with those affected during the dream. Rather, she creates the illusion of
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You are the heir to something of great value — not mere coin or wealth, but an object that has been entrusted to you and you alone. Your inheritance might have come directly to you from a
your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the
, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a courtier.
The noble court or bureaucratic organization where you got your start is directly or indirectly associated with your bond
backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
.
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I’m a stickler when it comes to observing proper etiquette and local customs.
3
I would rather observe than meddle.
4
By living among violent people, I have become
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature.
Deep Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
of my power. (Evil)
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Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and I’m willing to wait and find out what that might be rather than acting in haste. (Good)
Deep Dragon
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Factions of the Sword Coast
The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
retaliation usually prevents them from trying to directly harm the gnomes, but they might spit in the milk, balance dishes on tables so they’re easily knocked over and broken, or scatter sewing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
research grant or an academic award. Or they might be conspicuously spending ill-gotten wealth, boasting of their accomplishments, or directly taunting the characters. (A rival group at these levels might
success, unscrupulous adversaries might engage in sabotage, theft, and similar escalating (but not violent) attacks. Or the characters might use such tactics themselves as their rivals enjoy a series
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
there on her back in only two days. However, this offer is extended only if the adventurers leave directly from the council, rather than first pursuing any other business. The journey takes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
escalate from petty to violent. Although Purphoros is usually even-tempered, his champions occasionally run afoul of his violent impulses. They might find themselves inadvertently in the path of one of
his destructive rages, or they might earn his wrath more directly by displaying weakness or cowardice. Wayward champions are usually able to atone for their deeds and regain his favor when he is in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
there on her back in only two days. However, this offer is extended only if the adventurers leave directly from the council, rather than first pursuing any other business. The journey takes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Character Advancement If you want to use story-based level advancement, the characters receive experience points for achieving milestones rather than defeating monsters. When the characters leave the
Romeo and Juliet. It was a departure from the more expected adventure design of the time in that violent solutions to problems aren’t an automatic path to victory—inquisitive minds and compassionate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
gingwatzims defend Korvala’s office. Were they guarding something else as well? Characters who choose this violent path might never uncover the pack’s motives, but they can find the real Mazfroth’s Mighty
Digressions and see the book safely back to Candlekeep, if they so desire. NIDALIA
The true leader of the Amberdune Pack, Nidalia is a lamia who delights in hoarding books rather than in corruption and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
can’t communicate directly with their quori spirits. Rather, kalashtar might experience them as a source of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the spirits’ memories when the kalashtar sleep. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. This poison is nonmagical, and Ivana doesn’t directly communicate with those affected during the dream. Rather, she creates the illusion of speaking with her intended target by alchemically crafting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
guilds that have seized an outsized measure of power, those who need to be taken down a peg, rather than piling further humiliation onto those who are already struggling. They use masks, marionettes
, or effigies to caricature public figures, or sometimes play pranks on those individuals directly in the streets. Rakdos Lampooner
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 12 (leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of his or her helpless physical body on the Material Plane) can result in the character’s true death. Thus, high-level characters sometimes travel to the Outer Planes by way of astral projection rather
githyanki also have this ability. A character who travels bodily to the Astral Plane (by means of the plane shift spell or one of the rare portals that leads directly there) has no silver cord.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
cultivated into whirls, peaks, and valleys that resemble the open sea raging at the peak of a violent storm.
On the far wall, directly opposite the entrance, a coral altar emerges from the coral as if
the altar.
A male humanoid with aqua skin, large black eyes, and gauzy robes stands in front of the altar. He makes stabbing motions with his hands, apparently arguing with nobody as he peers directly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
characters’ last visit. The mind flayer fanatics of the godlet Ilvaash have begun their ritual, and the open rifts to the Far Realm directly beneath the town have accelerated the townsfolk’s
homes to protect themselves and others. Regular, cautious visits from their friends keep these four people tenuously grounded, so there haven’t been any further violent incidents. Other residents show
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
affects them in a variety of ways. Kalashtar have symmetrical, slightly angular features, and their eyes often glow when they are focused or expressing strong emotions.
Kalashtar can’t directly
communicate with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
directly for the them or pay tribute in exchange for independence. The Boromars control a vast network of extortion, blackmail, and graft that extends throughout the city, and their influence reaches
Council. Of the seventeen members of Sharn’s city council, four have close ties to the Boromar Clan—including one, Ilyra Boromar, who reports directly to the head of the syndicate. These four vote as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
claims is the worst he’s ever tasted. The other mourners grumble, but nobody directly confronts the heckler. Bakaris the Younger Establishing Bakaris. Use this interaction to establish Bakaris the
, and partly because all his privilege depends on his father’s wealth. Bakaris also has a violent streak. While living in Estwilde, he murdered the son of a local leader during a duel, and he and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
mighty aberrant marks (see chapter 2). These goals don’t necessarily put the Chamber in conflict with dragonmarked characters or their houses. Even when they do, this conflict need not be violent
distasteful to the characters or directly conflict with their other goals. Levels 11–16. The dragon monitoring the characters becomes convinced that the characters’ other activities are corrupting the Prophecy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Describing Horror The horrors populating your adventures can take endless forms, whether they be foes, impending events, or magical forces. Rather than just naming what the terrible thing is, inspire
gaps that inspire horrific implications. Fixate on a specific trait, like only describing a vampire’s eyes as it attacks. Alternatively, directly ask players to fill in details. Ask questions like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
creature can benefit from only a limited number of potions of longevity before continued consumption is likely to age the drinker rather than reduce their age. When a pinch of Dragon’s Blessing is added to a
longevity, Yongjing’s rulers could conceivably live forever. But this immortality is not protection against a violent death: murder, revolution, or some other dire fate has ended each past emperor’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to observing proper etiquette and local customs. 3 I would rather observe than meddle. 4 By living among violent people, I have become desensitized to violence. 5 I would risk life and limb to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sea Maidens Faire parades through Waterdeep, the characters can slip aboard one or more of Jarlaxle’s ships. If things turns violent aboard a ship, its captain uses a sending spell to contact Jarlaxle
Jarlaxle hasn’t already met them). Although killing the characters would be easy at that point, Jarlaxle would rather put them to work for him. He has them watched but doesn’t provoke hostilities until such time as the reward clearly outweighs the risks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
until medical attention can be obtained. Harpies in the taverns of Droaam use their hypnotic songs to entertain rather than to harm. When you bring creatures from Droaam into the campaign, consider how
soldiers, a crime lord’s bodyguards, or assassins in the shadows of Sharn. But Tharashk also provides less violent services. Ogre laborers put their strength to practical use in many of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, permeating every bit of matter and present in every manifestation of energy throughout the multiverse.
Mortals can’t directly shape this raw magic. Instead, they make use of a fabric of magic, a
an understanding—learned or intuitive—of the workings of the Weave. The caster plucks directly at the strands of the Weave to create the desired effect. Eldritch knights and arcane tricksters also