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Variant Aasimar

Species Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

This aasimar variant originally appeared in the Dungeon Master's Guide as an example for creating your own races. Whereas tieflings have fiendish blood in their veins, aasimar are the descendants of

goodness on the Material Plane without drawing undue attention to their celestial heritage. They strive to fit into society, although they usually rise to the top, becoming revered leaders and honorable heroes.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and eaten as part of the procedure. Undercover Empire The human civilization that gave rise to the yuan-ti was among the richest in the mortal world. It rapidly progressed in metalworking, using

. (Evil) Yuan-ti Bonds d6 Bond 1 I will see our empire rise again and, in so doing, win the favor of the serpent gods. 2 I am enamored with the culture and trappings of

Humans

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

—humans are innovative, adaptable, and aggressive, always pushing their limits and pursuing new ideas. Humans are extremely diverse; a barbarian from the Demon Wastes has little in common with a Brelish

Lhazaar pirate with a knack for the mystic arts. The variant human presented in the Player’s Handbook provides an additional opportunity to capture some of the flavor of Eberron. Does your choice of skill proficiency and feat reflect the culture you were raised in?

Rakshasa

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

Rakshasa Millions of years before the rise of the humanoid races, the rakshasas of Eberron ruled a civilization that spanned Khorvaire. Masters of combat, the rakshasas of Eberron wield their weapons

with demonic fury, rushing into battle seeking vengeance against those who bound their fiendish masters. Rakshasas are described in the Monster Manual. A martial variant—the zakya rakshasa—is

Life in San Citlán

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

this event are marked by colorful citywide parades that display San Citlán’s diverse culture. Olvidados In rare circumstances, the deceased remain in San Citlán as Undead following the Night of the

more than fifty years, was the congregation’s founder and is credited with San Citlán’s economic rise. However, her focus on progress and city aesthetics has drawn heavy criticism, as the majority of

Religion and the Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

sections summarize the gods most active in the world. Among Krynn’s diverse lands and peoples, gods take various names, genders, and forms. Those presented in the following sections are the representations

we remember. Worship of the true gods is ever waning, and false religions rise in their place. I pray every day that we’ve learned our lesson—that the gods will return, and that I may cede this chair

30. Natural Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. Fungi and moss grow on both riverbanks. Fungi. The soft, peaty floor gives rise to a fungi forest that includes 40-foot-tall zurkhwood mushrooms (as well as the occasional stump). The drow treat

their lizard mounts as prized pets. These docile reptiles have saddles, reins, stirrups, saddlebags, and the Spider Climb trait (see the “Variant: Giant Lizard Traits” sidebar in appendix A of the

Drider

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

pass the test rise higher in the Spider Queen’s favor. Those that fail are transformed into driders — a horrid hybrid of a drow and a giant spider that serves as a living reminder of Lolth’s power

hands. Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage. VARIANT: DRIDER SPELLCASTING Driders that were once

Drow

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

exiles. They are the destined rulers of the darkness, and when Lolth commands them to rise up and destroy their surface-dwelling kin, they will. Creatures of Darkness. The drow have lived underground

. The drow like to hollow out enormous stalagmites and stalactites, creating populated spires that rise from the floors and ceilings. Drow Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil Armor Class 15

Geryon

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

rise from the ranks. Which is less worthy: the archdevil who leads a layer while being trapped in a block of ice, or the archdevil who can’t outmaneuver a frozen adversary? Geryon’s Lair Geryon has

this area must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or derive no benefit from the rest. If Geryon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days. VARIANT: SOUND THE HORN Geryon can have an

17. The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet

creatures that enter the room using their Psychic Crush action option (see the “Variant: Psychic Gray Oozes” sidebar in the “Oozes” entry in the Monster Manual). While contained in the altar, the oozes

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

Toril were one people dwelling in the mountains where three continents — Faerûn, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara — met. A gradual diaspora over millennia spread them across the world, giving rise to diverse

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

them as a sampling of what the Feywild has to offer, for like the Material Plane, the Feywild is vast and diverse. Seelie and Unseelie Fey Seelie Fey and Unseelie Fey are two groups that often find

two queens lock horns, causing tensions to rise throughout the Feywild. If only one of them can get her way, what would normally be a squabble can turn to bloodshed. But only the Fey queens can

23. Fazrian's Court

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

burning coals. Smoke and embers rise from each. Statues. Extending eastward from the foyer is a 20-foot-wide, 30-foot-high arched hall lined with 15-foot-tall iron statues of armored dwarves draped

summon other yugoloths (as described in the “Variant: Yugoloth Summoning” sidebar in the “Yugoloths” entry in the Monster Manual) and tries to do so if reinforcements are needed. Characters who defeat

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

legendary lost city of Daoine Gloine spreads out within a narrow mountain vale. Ancient and intricate stone towers rise up from the valley floor, though many of those have toppled against one another to form

information. If the steam mephits are released, they might try to immediately escape (a 50 percent chance), but they otherwise attack everyone in the lab. A mind flayer arcanist (a variant creature in the

Beholders

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

Beholders True beholders are isolationists that despise others of their kind, but their dreams can give rise to a variety of lesser beholder-like creatures, a few of which are described here. Death

exert fine control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a container. VARIANT: GAZER FAMILIAR Spellcasters who are interested in unusual familiars find that

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

discussing the tower in Terran. Toppled Tower. The strange tower is a variant of Daern’s instant fortress called a mudslick tower (see appendix B). Svirfneblin scouts liberated the mudslick tower from

the rise of a new illithid empire on the surface!” “There is power in the Far Realm for those daring enough to seize it. And I dare!” “The chosen ones are preparing the ritual while you natter about

Meenlock

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

target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. VARIANT: MIND FLAYER LICH (ILLITHILICH) The path to true lichdom is something only

innately recognize that an ulitharid’s survival is more important than their own. An elder brain’s reaction to the rise of an ulitharid varies. In most colonies, the ulitharid becomes an elder brain’s most

Delphi Mansion Locations

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

rise from the hardwood floor to a balcony, and a glass chandelier hangs above the center of the room. Below the chandelier, the pelt of an owlbear has been made into a fine rug, its head staring at the

room now contains two psychic gray oozes (see the “Variant: Psychic Gray Ooze” sidebar in the Monster Manual) that mill about. They attack intruders on sight. Treasure. Characters who search the

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

hunter, as well as the brother of the previous guildmaster, the ambitious Savra. Jarad mastered the ways of necromancy so he could rise as a lich after he sacrificed himself to save his son from the demon

is the largest and most diverse of the Gruul Clans. He is almost always accompanied by other members of his clan — not because he needs their protection, but because they might need his. His

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