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Legend Lore

Spells Player’s Handbook

important details, amusing revelations, or even secret lore that has never been widely known. The more information you already know about the thing, the more precise and detailed the information you

receive is. That information is accurate but might be couched in figurative language or poetry, as determined by the DM. If the famous thing you chose isn’t actually famous, you hear sad musical notes played on a trombone, and the spell fails.

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

your line or even a spiritual member of the family? These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign. Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion Tool

. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of Nomog-Geaya, as well as standards and flags with his image or symbol, receive a bow or salute at all times except emergencies. Bargrivyek’s peacemakers receive due deference regardless of

each other with immediate hostility. Only a truly great warlord can force legions to work together as an army if Maglubiyet has not called forth a host. Hobgoblins have a code of honor. Its details vary from legion to legion, but it’s always brutal. — Volo

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or even in a noble’s court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the

liking to you. Variant Entertainer: Gladiator A gladiator is as much an entertainer as any minstrel or circus performer, trained to make the arts of combat into a spectacle the crowd can

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

your line or even a spiritual member of the family? These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign. The patriars of Baldur’s Gate live in the

; without question, and any corruption among guards or government officials tends to work in your favor, not against you—at least until you make some effort to expose it. Variant Noble: Knight A

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your

occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen. Variant Entertainer: Gladiator A gladiator is as much an

Variant Rules

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

Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure

. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

d6 Flaw 1 I like secrets so much that I’m reluctant to share details of a plan even with those who need to know. 2 I would let my friends die rather than reveal my true

met my guild contact, but I receive telepathic messages, usually in my dreams. 5 I’ve never met my guild contact, but I get coded messages from a pattern of street lights and graffiti

Draconic Races

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

section offers three variant dragonborn race options that can be used to create a character with clear connections to a specific draconic ancestry. When you’re making a new character using one of these races, use the rules under “Creating Your Character” to fill out the details.

Artificer Infusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Artificer Infusions Artificer infusions are extraordinary processes that rapidly turn a nonmagical object into a magic item. The description of each of the following infusions details the type of

object that can receive it, along with whether the resulting magic item requires attunement. Some infusions specify a minimum artificer level. You can’t learn such an infusion until you are at least that level. Unless an infusion’s description says otherwise, you can’t learn an infusion more than once.

Artificer Infusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

what others need weeks to complete. The description of each of the following infusions details the type of item that can receive it, along with whether the resulting magic item requires attunement

Keys from the Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Keys from the Golden Vault If the characters become Golden Vault operatives, they receive an ornate, key-operated music box from their handler. Each adventure in this book includes a “Using the

open and plays a message that assigns them a heist, provides basic details, and sets them on the right path. After the message plays, the box closes and the key vanishes.

Artificer Infusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

what others need weeks to complete. The description of each of the following infusions details the type of item that can receive it, along with whether the resulting magic item requires attunement

Giant Rat

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

giant rat slain within its walls. To receive payment, evidence must be delivered to the watch captain at the docks between highsun and dusk. Giant Rat Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit

) piercing damage. VARIANT: DISEASED GIANT RATS Some giant rats carry vile diseases that they spread with their bites. A diseased giant rat has a challenge rating of 1/8 (25 XP) and the following

Legend Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

the DM. The lore might consist of important details, amusing revelations, or even secret lore that has never been widely known. The more information you already know about the thing, the more precise

and detailed the information you receive is. That information is accurate but might be couched in figurative language or poetry, as determined by the DM. If the famous thing you chose isn’t actually famous, you hear sad musical notes played on a trombone, and the spell fails.

Legend Lore

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

the DM. The lore might consist of important details, amusing revelations, or even secret lore that has never been widely known. The more information you already know about the thing, the more precise

and detailed the information you receive is. That information is accurate but might be couched in figurative language or poetry, as determined by the DM. If the famous thing you chose isn’t actually famous, you hear sad musical notes played on a trombone, and the spell fails.

Divine Knowledge

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

Divine Knowledge The Commune spell allows its caster to ask a deity (or an agent of the god) yes-or-no questions and receive correct information, and other spells of the Divination school have

god can be reasonably expected to know anything that has happened in or on a sea, for example, and a martial god knows details about wars. Gods can reliably predict the future, at least in the short

Character Advancement

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 the following milestones rather than defeating monsters: Entering the

offers tantalizing details of the story of Iggwilv the Witch Queen—better known as the archmage Tasha, famous for her Hideous Laughter spell. The adventure featured Drelnza, the vampire daughter of Iggwilv, and debuted the lightning-breathing behir, which appeared on its stunning cover.

Special NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. If your group has more than six players, one or more of them won’t receive an NPC, and that’s okay. (Let the players decide who gets one and who doesn’t.) If your group has fewer than six players

. One of your goals in this part of the adventure is to keep your special NPC alive. For each of these NPCs that survives, your party will receive a special quest that yields a reward upon its successful

Initiative Variants

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

remembering where you are in the list can bog the game down. If you want quicker combats, at the risk of those combats becoming unbalanced, try using the side initiative rule. Under this variant, the

is complete. This variant encourages teamwork and makes your life as a DM easier, since you can more easily coordinate monsters. On the downside, the side that wins initiative can gang up on enemies

Chapter 5: Equipment

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

life and death in a dungeon or the untamed wilds. This section details the mundane and exotic merchandise that adventurers commonly find useful in the face of the threats that the worlds of D&D present

. Starting Equipment When you create your character, you receive equipment based on a combination of your class and background. Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces based on your

Reunion in Sigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

revelation, the characters receive a message via a Sending spell from Alustriel offering to provide more help once the characters are ready. If the characters don’t plan to return to Sigil, encourage them to

.” Alustriel and Tasha don’t know the details of these manifested secrets, but they assume the items appear as important objects and bear the lich-god’s symbol: a shriveled hand clutching an eye. To

A Great Frog Race

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

scene should be a student the characters have interacted with. Read or paraphrase the following, altering the text to incorporate the student’s name or other details: The air buzzes with excitement—and

been able to source. The costumes—and the frog race that is afoot!—were the students’ ideas. For the race, a single student will “coach” each frog toward the finish. The winning coach will receive

3. The Stable

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

. Developments The characters can try to equip the wyverns with harnesses and ride them as aerial mounts; see the “Wyvern Riding and Castle Catching” sidebar for details. If they steal one or both wyverns from

under the Cult of the Dragon’s nose, divide 4,000 XP evenly among the characters—more than what they would receive for slaying the wyverns.

3. The Stable

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

. Developments The characters can try to equip the wyverns with harnesses and ride them as aerial mounts; see the “Wyvern Riding and Castle Catching” sidebar for details. If they steal one or both wyverns from

under the Cult of the Dragon’s nose, divide 4,000 XP evenly among the characters — more than what they would receive for slaying the wyverns.

Magic Items

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

tier 2 adventure. 1 treasure point is awarded for every 1 hour played in a tier 3 or tier 4 adventure. As with the variant rules for gaining levels, this award is based on the adventure’s projected

increases. The Magic Items by Tier table provides the details. For instance, treasure points from a tier 1 adventure can be spent on items from tables A, B, C, and F. Any item on the first three tables costs

Roleplaying

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

that the characters can’t use the information they receive until they interpret those obscure facts. Or the NPC refuses to give a direct answer, speaking only in vague hints that the characters must

information is concealed in details around the room where the interaction takes place, which a perceptive character might notice.

Echoes

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

great NPCs of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer characters the chance to receive advice from

of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer them the chance to receive advice from experienced

Living Descent

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

various wards (see chapter 3), and where the object of their quest ended up. Oracles of any of the gods might aid in divining these details, but those likely to be the most precise—followers of Erebos

—are also the least likely to be interested in aiding an Underworld escape. How characters turn such an oracle to their side and determine the accuracy of the information they receive are all part of

Cults of the Dragon Below

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

of a greater whole. Cults of the Dragon Below are based on madness or power. A cult that seeks power chooses to serve a dark force because of the gifts they receive from it. A cabal of scholars might

. However, your character could be a member of a relatively benign cult. You might have been raised in a cult but broke free from its influence. If your character was or is part of a cult, work with your DM to develop the details of your sect.

Darklord Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

supernatural gift. Darklord Gifts Darklords might bestow a supernatural gift on characters they’ve allied with (see “Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for details). These sinister

Blessings might be a symbol of a promise made between the Darklord and the recipient, or they might be a reward for the characters’ service. A character must accept a Darklord’s Blessing to receive it

Noble

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

member of the family? These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign. Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set

to my family. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature

Guildhall

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

that facility, provided the facility has space to house it. Bakers’ Guild Pastry You assign bakers to create baked goods for a prestigious event that occurs within the next 7 days. You can receive

payment in coin (500 GP) or in the form of a favor owed to you by the event’s host, the details of which are left to you and the DM. Brewers’ Guild Foaming mug You assign brewers to deliver fifty 40

Using Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

players’ other characters get involved in the investigations, the players know the details. Survivors give every player a part to play in one character’s ominous nightmares, such as those resulting

details on such adventures). Whether the characters survive or meet spectacular ends doesn’t matter, as death might mean a return to the character’s original body, a second chance to try again, or a

Entertainer

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

receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something

I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble. 6 Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends. Variant Entertainer: Gladiator A gladiator is as much

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