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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
almost all the nobility of Baldur’s Gate. As a result, for those who wish to play patriars, the Patriar feature below replaces the Position and Privilege feature of the noble background. Those who
; 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
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an adventure in itself.
Returned Nature. The Returned are undead. They need water and air but not food or sleep
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks are associated with race, depicted by a combination of variant races and subraces. For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race that replaces
normal traits associated with those races. For half-elves, a dragonmark is a variant race. You keep some of the standard half-elf traits and replace others with the traits associated with your mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that replaces traits associated with those races. For half-elves, a dragonmark is a variant race that lets you keep some half-elf traits and replace others with the traits associated with your mark
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks manifest on certain members of a few species, represented in the rules by variant race options: For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
experience in enforcing the law, and dealing with lawbreakers, gives you a feel for local laws and criminals. You can easily find the local outpost of the watch or a similar organization, and just as
easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you’re more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Variant: Investigator
Rarer
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
tooth replaces one of your teeth as if you implanted it (potentially replacing another implanted tooth, see below).
Each tooth can only be used once. Track which teeth have been used. If a tooth’s
teeth implanted at one time equal to 1 + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 2 teeth total). If you try to implant more teeth, the newly implanted tooth replaces one of the previous teeth, determined
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
get into places their normal forms couldn’t enter.
Their immunity to poison gives all yuan-ti a tactical advantage in dealing with other creatures. A pureblood serving as a food taster for a
can more easily pronounce the name in this altered form. An adopted name of this sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A yuan-ti might refer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Variant Abilities When a beholder’s dream-imagination runs wild, the result can be an offspring that has an unusual or unique set of abilities. Rather than the standard powers of a beholder’s central
eye and eyestalks, the creature has one or more variant abilities — guaranteed to surprise any enemies who thought they knew what they were getting themselves into. This section provides several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Deft Explorer 1st-level ranger feature, which replaces the Natural Explorer feature You are an unsurpassed explorer and survivor, both in the wilderness and in dealing with others on your travels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
(100 XP)
Amorphous. The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Corrode Metal. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal that hits the ooze corrodes. After dealing damage
dealing damage.
The ooze can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical metal in 1 round.
False Appearance. While the ooze remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an oily pool or wet rock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
simple matter, and she isn’t receptive to bribes. If one or more of her children are imperiled, Speleosa becomes calm and begins negotiating for their safe release. While the characters are dealing with
a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 or higher glimpse the wee dragon for a second before it turns invisible. On subsequent turns, Otto flies back to Maddgoth’s castle. Otto’s spell replaces all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
outsiders for help in dealing with an ettercap infestation, being ill-equipped to deal with the malevolent creatures themselves. Ettercap
Medium monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor
psychic damage.
VARIANT: WEB GARROTE
Some ettercaps like to strangle prey using garrotes fashioned from webbing. An ettercap so armed gains the following action option, which it uses in place of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
an action. Applying an oil might take longer, as specified in its description. Once used, a potion takes effect immediately, and it is used up. VARIANT: MIXING POTIONS
A character might drink one
immediately obvious, reveal them only when they become evident.
Potion Miscibility d100 Result 01 The mixture creates a magical explosion, dealing 6d10 force damage to the mixer and 1d10 force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
person would avoid the noble’s intrigues and the haunted house, but in film noir or horror, we’re not dealing with sensible people; we’re dealing with protagonists in a particular type of story. For
your campaign is one where you let the dice fall where they may. It’s a good option for gritty campaigns or ones where the DM focuses on playing an impartial role as a rules arbiter. Variant: Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
piercing weapon (the devil’s hooked polearm) and has a deep, poisoned wound in his chest (caused by the bone devil’s stinger). A search of the body yields nothing of value. 47b. Dealing with the Bone
Devil Devil. Beyond the illusory wall waits a bone devil armed with a hooked polearm (see the “Variant: Bone Devil Polearm” sidebar in the “Devils” entry in the Monster Manual).
Statue. A raised stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
affecting the dragon’s challenge rating (as noted under “Customizing Dragons” earlier in this chapter). Likewise, if you use the Monster Manual variant rule to make dragons innate spellcasters, you could
dragons are careful to avoid being seen in their true forms. They show great caution in dealing with adventurers or anyone else who might have the magical ability to expose their nature. And dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Undead Nature. A revenant doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. VARIANT: REVENANTS WITH SPELLS AND WEAPONS
Revenants that were spellcasters before they died might retain some or all of their
creature against which the revenant has sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6) bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the revenant can grapple the target (escape DC 14) provided
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
with this weapon, the wielder can forgo dealing damage and attempt to trip the target, in which case the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or fall prone. The DC is 8 + the wielder’s
fall prone.
Light Repeating Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 40/160 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
VARIANT: DERRO SAVANT
Derro savants have an affinity for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
until the creature finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
VARIANT: POLTERGEIST
A poltergeist is a different kind of specter — the confused
poltergeist can use the object as a ranged weapon, attacking one creature along the object’s path (+4 to hit) and dealing 5 (2d4) bludgeoning damage on a hit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
encounter. This table replaces the random encounter tables in chapter 2 for as long as the party remains in the Labyrinth. RANDOM ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS
Random encounters in the Labyrinth take place in one
party regardless of its size. If there are five or more quaggoths in the group, one of them is a quaggoth thonot (see the “Variant: Quaggoth Thonot” sidebar in the “Quaggoth” entry of the Monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
challenge rating. Languages. Most dragons prefer to speak Draconic but learn Common for dealing with allies and minions. But given their high Intelligence and long life span, dragons can easily learn
proficiencies, particularly if the dragon spends time in Humanoid form. Spells. The Monster Manual’s variant rule about making dragons innate spellcasters is an easy way to add variety to dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
attack, it knocks the character unconscious instead of dealing a mortal wound. Unconscious characters are either tied up and questioned by Will or dragged to another part of the forest away from Little
Oak. If Little Oak is reduced to 0 hit points, the treant topples, destroying the Getaway Gang’s treehouse and dealing 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage to each creature inside it. Will of the Feywild Will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face. Convincing a merchant to buy a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an
attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
set of doors that open into the throne room. Dealing with Mirran and Nym The sisters end their performance when the characters appear. The guards quickly interpose themselves between the princesses
, Hellenhild, and Braxow wait to attack them (see “Dealing with the Giant Lords”). The storm giant guards cover Mirran’s escape to area 15. Mirran and Nym do everything possible to avoid getting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
drawer in area M4. M3: Possessions Room This storage room houses objects confiscated from the dead. Two poltergeists (variant specters) put on a macabre puppet show for an audience of three slack-jawed
condition. The chute stops ejecting corpses after 3 rounds. Escape. After dealing with the ooze, the characters can climb up a corpse chute to the surface. Doing so requires a successful DC 15 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
doesn’t affect everyone in the community. Individuals might hold to their own opinions, particularly if they have personal experience in dealing with the subject of the rumors. Training to Gain Levels As
a variant rule, you can require characters to spend downtime training or studying before they gain the benefits of a new level. If you choose this option, once a character has earned enough