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Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

order’s cause. The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group

reflect the agenda, sentiment, or philosophy of one’s order. KNIGHTLY ORDERS OF FAERÛN Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

— especially those designed to protect the power and wealth of the elite. When living among enlightened folk, verdan are still the first to speak out against cultural restraints on individuals

bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not. Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect

Introduction

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack

Inspiration Inspired by the ideas that series DM Jasmine Bhullar prepared for the session, these encounters reflect preparation that occurred behind the screen for Campaign 1. As is the case in any D

&D adventure, the characters may take unexpected paths or make choices that lead the story in a different direction. Each encounter has been adapted for play rather than designed to recreate exact

Creating a Background

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

Creating a Background Backgrounds are designed to root player characters in the world, and creating new backgrounds is a great way to introduce players to the special features of your world

pious populace, singing the tales of their deity’s exploits to entertain and enlighten the faithful. You could create a mendicant priest background (or modify the acolyte background) to reflect these

The Maze Engine

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

The Maze Engine Deep within the Labyrinth lies the Maze Engine — a mechanical, magically powered device capable of altering reality. Modrons refer to the device as an Orderer because it was designed

characters could experience a vision of a journey to the Labyrinth in the library, or read an account of the device in its archives.

Eye of the Beholder

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

Eye of the Beholder Difficulty: Medium This map puzzle is designed to lead a party through a dungeon where a roaming beholder doesn’t wish to be disturbed. A series of clues tie to the word “eye

. The characters find themselves in a maze that emits magical darkness that can’t be dispelled. No vision can penetrate this darkness, and only the goblin’s lantern can illuminate it. Igor’s lantern

The Path Forward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

woman was a small, golden elephant with rapidly fluttering wings. (If Lulu is still with the party, Ravengard identifies her as the creature he saw in his vision.) As an enormous, loping demon

. As Ravengard recounts the vision, Lulu remembers helping one of the Hellriders plant Zariel’s sword in the ground and raise an impenetrable fortress around it. Lulu remembers the Hellrider’s name if

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Arrival The undead galleon is surrounded by a 500-foot-radius fogbank at the eye of the storm. Entering this area, the wind drops to a dead calm and vision is restricted to just 10 feet. Ships that

attack is designed to strike terror into its enemies: first by striking their main deck with a blast from its Hellfire Orb, and then by ramming into their flank so to the dreadnaught’s skeletal figurehead

Example Epic Destinies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

expects the character to actually inherit. Older siblings are being trained for that role, giving the character opportunity to gallivant around Faerûn on adventure. To reflect the character’s past, the

a vision of the future that convinces them someone else must rule the realm. For the good of the land, the character must step down. To represent their visions of the future, the character gains a

Delerium Fragment Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Nightmare Logic

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

don’t record a collectively remembered past, fictions spawn terrible facts, and sheltered villagers remain stubbornly ignorant about the world beyond. Ravenloft is a setting designed to cultivate

, and the nature of domains and Darklords all claim part of the answer, but ultimately they reflect aspects of the same cause: nightmare logic. Ravenloft is inherently a vast nightmare. Most of those

Delerium Chip Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Geode Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Massive Cluster Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Crystal Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Delerium Shard Legacy

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

visible for 1 minute. When a creature within 60 feet is hit by an attack, a faint vision of the creature being killed by that attack appears. 7 Discordant music fills the mind of all creatures

Village of Barovia

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

Hill A cult of druids devoted to Strahd conducts rituals amid the circle of boulders atop Yester Hill. The Mists nearby reflect a vision of the count’s ancestral home in the distance.

Talenta Halflings

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

? The Talentan Halfling Quirks table provides ways to reflect your outsider perspective. Talenta Halfling Quirks 1d10 Quirk 1 You are constantly amazed by things the people of the Five Nations

. 6 You don’t understand the concept of “truth.” To you, everything is a story and it’s all about how you tell it. 7 You are annoyed by buildings and tools designed without consideration for

Talenta Halflings

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

decide on a couple of behavioral quirks that reflect your culture. The Halfling Quirks table can provide some inspiration. Halfling Quirks d10 Quirk 1 You are constantly amazed by things the people

concept of “facts.” To you, everything is a story, and truth is in how you tell it. 7 You are annoyed by buildings and tools designed without consideration for small people. 8 You seek vengeance for a

Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Ghosts of Saltmarsh The adventures in this book are meant to interact with Saltmarsh. They were designed as stand-alone adventures but can be adapted to reflect the ambitions of the town’s factions

Marks of Mystery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

adolescence. Each house’s test is different, but they all involve some danger designed to evoke the power of the house’s mark. Usually, a dragonmark appears during the test, if it ever manifests at all, but

background’s proficiencies to better reflect your character’s origin. Aberrant Mark You bear an aberrant dragonmark. These rare marks appear on members of all species. Aberrant dragonmarks disturb the

Landro Locations

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

with the characters if they wish. A character who touches Alamar-Vatashi’s incorporeal palm experiences a vivid vision of the day Landro came to this mountain on the Day of Mourning. This touch doesn’t

damage the character. Read or paraphrase the following to describe the vision: As if through the eyes of a soaring bird, you see a titanic stone statue standing amid a circle of glowing sigils. A dozen

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

have darkvision. Instead of resistance to fire damage, we give them resistance to radiant damage to reflect their celestial nature. However, radiant damage isn’t as common as fire damage, so we give

them resistance to necrotic damage as well, making them good at facing undead. The tiefling’s Infernal Legacy trait is a good model for a similar trait to reflect a magical, celestial heritage

Dragon Characters

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

Dragon Characters The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes a series of tables and guidelines designed to help you craft NPCs. This section presents alternatives to those tables, helping you transform a

discussed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, you can customize any dragon’s stat block to reflect the dragon’s unique character. Minor changes such as those below are easy to make and have no impact on a dragon’s

Hall of Illusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

of color. The helical stripes of the tent’s pointed canopies rotate in spirals, and the whole display seems designed to befuddle onlookers. A clown dressed in muted garb stands at the tent’s entrance

using his prestidigitation cantrip, which he can cast without the verbal component. Inside the Hall of Illusions Tall mirrors line the interior walls of the tent. The mirrors near the entrance reflect

Castle Locations

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

chamber. The tranquil surface seems to reflect something odd. Vecna included this fountain of blood in his unreality to taunt Kas, who knows it’s here but can’t drink from it while chained in area K5

K5, where he is shackled as described below. In Vecna’s version of the multiverse, even oblivion offers his archrival no respite. Vision of Vecna. If the characters look at the surface of the

Rewarded

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

reflect whatever trial you endured to secure your new destiny and to model the knowledge and abilities imparted to you by whatever force transformed your life. Building a Rewarded Character Rewarded

city 4 A motto or symbol whose meaning eludes you, etched on a piece of your equipment 5 A crisp playing card that never seems to tear or soil, depicting the card that affected you 6 Half a medallion designed to be rejoined to its other half

Upper Northedge

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

are filled with spire-topped manors and grand estates. A host of rooftop parks and gardens provide lovely spaces to sit and reflect. Shae Lias is arguably the most remarkable district of Upper

Nightshade might be the most unusual watering hole in Sharn, doubling as apothecary and tavern; the house specialty is beverages tainted with weak poisons, designed to take the imbiber to the very edge of

Orien Lightning Rail

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

. Individual stations do have distinct touches that reflect local features. For example, the station in Gatherhold, in the Talenta Plains, is decorated with traditional halfling motifs and offers

specialized stables for travelers leaving their dinosaurs behind. On a larger scale, the station at Passage, which is the seat of power for House Orien, is a multistoried structure designed as a monument to the majesty and storied history of the house.

Putting the Planes Together

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

Midgard. Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while the fiendish planes are linked by

planes, it’s a good idea to stick to that model. Create one simple trait that players notice, that doesn’t create too much complication at the gaming table, and that’s easy to remember. Try to reflect the philosophy and mood of the place, not merely its physical characteristics.

Running Combat

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

Initiative order across the top of your DM screen A virtual tabletop program you’re using or a group text chat Magnets, clothespins, or an accessory designed to represent the Initiative order spatially An

Many rules and features in the game apply conditions to creatures. You can also apply conditions on the fly when it makes sense to do so. For example, the Poisoned condition can reflect a variety of

Rock Gnomes

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

artificer’s inventions might include items such as a lock box that opens with a verbal command or a series of gestures, a clockwork critter designed to respond to simple commands, or a common magic item (such

. Failure is part of the eventual solution and something to be celebrated. A truly epic failure might be cause for a great celebration in the community. Tunnel Vision When they are at work, rock gnomes

Delerium Chip

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

reflect, refract, and collide with another producing ongoing effects. Roll another Arcane Anomaly, then once more on Initiative count 20 for the next 1d4 rounds. 03–04 Gravity breaks

Delerium Crystal

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

energies reflect, refract, and collide with another producing ongoing effects. Roll another Arcane Anomaly, then once more on Initiative count 20 for the next 1d4 rounds. 03–04 Gravity

Delerium Fragment

Equipment

Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant

energies reflect, refract, and collide with another producing ongoing effects. Roll another Arcane Anomaly, then once more on Initiative count 20 for the next 1d4 rounds. 03–04 Gravity breaks

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