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Candlekeep Mysteries
charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn't hint at the full extent of his skills or powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left
and Ryllia for imprisoning him in a place that reminds him of the people he lost in his childhood, though he also takes some comfort in being able to live out the life he could’ve had. His time
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Disembodied Voice. Up to three times in its life, the zodar can cause a message of up to twenty-five words to issue from the air around it. It speaks only when it has something profoundly important
bipedal entity whose body is encased in an obsidian exoskeleton. It has no facial features aside from two narrow, vertical slits that resemble eyes, and its countenance betrays no hint of pain or emotion
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus, the giants’ incursion became a part of the eternal battle that rages across the plane. The trolls, whose fundamental
. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise resemble relatively small frost or stone giants. They use armor and weapons similar to what other combatants on Ysgard use
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus, the giants’ incursion became a part of the eternal battle that rages across the plane. The trolls, whose fundamental
appearance. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise resemble relatively small frost or stone giants. They use armor and weapons similar to what other combatants on Ysgard
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, with a calf. A catoblepas attacks anyone that moves too close, especially if
environment, such as healing herbs and clean water, become degraded, and swamp gases take on a hint of the catoblepas’s foulness. Animals in the area are more aggressive and liable to be diseased
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
gives no hint of her supernaturally extended life span. She typically wears long robes and wields a unicorn-headed staff, her Staff of Silverymoon.
Personality
Alustriel’s primary concerns
Aasimar
Legacy
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wounds, and unleash the fury of the heavens. Aasimar can arise among any population of mortals.
They resemble their parents, but they live for up to 160 years and often have features that hint at their
doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
clump of exotic materials, these surface components barely hint at the expertise attained after years of apprenticeship and countless hours of study.
Wizards live and die by their spells. Everything
the fey) that are steeped in magic.
The Lure of Knowledge
Wizards’ lives are seldom mundane. The closest a wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
woman with silver hair gives no hint of her supernaturally extended life span. She typically wears long robes and wields a unicorn-headed staff, her Staff of Silverymoon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, though, he discovered a hint of a truth he’d never considered. He had to know more, but the secrets he sought lay only in the Underworld. Phenax wouldn’t risk alerting Erebos to his interest, so he sent
an agent— a soul willing to forsake life, discover his secret, and return with the knowledge that even the god couldn’t escape with. Varyas met his end and dutifully sought Phenax’s mystery in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gate? The noisy hubbub of merchants and buyers thronging the market square? The overpowering stench of manure? Sensory details help bring a settlement to life and vividly communicate its personality to
cities present a distinct aesthetic, clearly identifiable in contrast to human-built ones. Soldiers patrol the streets to quell any hint of dissent in a city ruled by a tyrant, while a city fostering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, though he suffers no fools. He has a charming smile for anyone who gives him a kind word or a good tip. His hunched shoulders have only a hint of the strength they once had, and his hands are
it to him. Lukas can give them a rough map of the village, though he notes a lot can change in seventy years. Personality Trait. “Every since me wife died, my life has been a dreary march toward death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, with barely a hint of emotion left. He is above the concerns of the living. The only event that occasionally haunts him is the death of Tatyana, but his view of the past is bereft of romance or regret
. In his mind, her death couldn’t have been prevented, and what is done cannot be undone. In life, Strahd lived to conquer. In undeath, he conquers still—not realms, but people, driving good souls to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
much of their time simply staying alive. They endure this life because the Underdark also holds incredible treasures: minerals and gemstones, gold, silver, and platinum. The svirfneblin mine these
for them in most worlds. I’ve walked many realms, and nary a one has even a hint of a gnome nation.
Hidden but Homey Deep gnomes protect their enclaves with labyrinthine tunnels, traps, and armed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Random Encounters You can breathe life into the garden by introducing random encounters as the characters explore the realm. A random encounter occurs whenever you want one to, such as while the
leprechauns (see appendix B) repair a large pile of worn-out shoes and boots. If the characters help, the leprechauns might give the characters a hint to one of their limerick riddles (see area G1). 3 Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd). Escher and the Three Brides In conversation, Escher displays wit with a hint of melancholy. Beneath his arch mood is a dread that Strahd is growing bored of him and will lock him in the
open window and investigates. The books in the bookcase have no value and aren’t much help to the characters. Some of the titles found on the bookshelf include Embalming: The Lost Art, Life Among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters; perhaps the characters saved the ally’s life or helped the ally in a significant way. This is an especially good way to bring back an ally the characters liked but left behind in their
adventures. The ally accompanies the characters until the ally considers their debt repaid, perhaps by saving a character’s life. If the ally is someone the characters already know, the fortune teller might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
hard it is to kill these walking corpses. When this trait prevents a zombie from dying, give the players a hint about what happened. You might say, “That should have finished the creature off, but it
Perception 8
Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it makes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Dark Powers Unfathomable, hidden forces manipulate life, death, and reality within Ravenloft. These mysterious, deathless beings are the architects of the Domains of Dread, and have secreted
hint at ways to escape the Domains of Dread. Consider the following possibilities when developing your perspective on the Dark Powers: Amoral Guardians. The Dark Powers are a group of powerful beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
follow their cell members to make sure those members carry out missions as ordered. The most suspicious vampires might even siphon thoughts from their subordinates to detect any hint of betrayal. Mind
., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The vampire’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
evolutions over the years. The thorough design sketches of chromatic dragons, for example, hint at the depth of ecological detail that’s gone into realizing D&D’s most iconic monsters—and foes central
like more vital inhabitants of a wider world, while nuances of dragons and other can creatures aid in bringing these terrors to life. These pages might also be shared with players as you see fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
evolutions over the years. The thorough design sketches of chromatic dragons, for example, hint at the depth of ecological detail that’s gone into realizing D&D’s most iconic monsters—and foes central
like more vital inhabitants of a wider world, while nuances of dragons and other can creatures aid in bringing these terrors to life. These pages might also be shared with players as you see fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
items, caged creatures, oddities, objects that hint of a magical purpose, preserved specimens, scraps of lore, and curiosities that have a supernatural origin but aren’t inherently magical. For a
.” If a hag is forced to resort to such measures, she immediately begins to plot her retaliation against those that caused her to flee. Like a vampire or a demon, a hag has a long life over which to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Lightning Hulk At least the lightning hulk and the dust hulk seem satisfied with their lot in life. There’s a grace to their existence, as fractured as it seems.
—Bigby
Lightning hulks are the
is similarly incoherent: a lightning hulk rushes from one place to another with little sense of purpose and no hint of the contemplation that occupies its distant cousin giants. Lightning Hulk Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
evolutions over the years. The thorough design sketches of chromatic dragons, for example, hint at the depth of ecological detail that’s gone into realizing D&D’s most iconic monsters—and foes central
like more vital inhabitants of a wider world, while nuances of dragons and other can creatures aid in bringing these terrors to life. These pages might also be shared with players as you see fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, with a calf. A catoblepas attacks anyone that moves too close, especially if guarding its young. A catoblepas’s stink, like the stench of
take on a hint of the catoblepas’s foulness. Animals in the area are more aggressive and liable to be diseased. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
has no hint that you tried to frighten it. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Mantle of Whispers At 6th level, you gain the ability to adopt a
general details on its background and personal life, but doesn’t include secrets. The information is enough that you can pass yourself off as the person by drawing on its memories. Another creature can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of his business quiet, since any hint of involvement with slave traders would mean the end of his days in Saltmarsh, if not his life. Gellan seeks to keep his smuggling cartel functioning with as
council, as well as the owner of three large fishing boats. She has lived in Saltmarsh all her life and has been elected to the council three times. She is a gruff, pragmatic woman whose graying hair is cut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the outer plane of Ysgard. The campaign’s aspirations of conquest quickly failed, but the raiders discovered a key feature of Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus
, slowly changed into entirely new creatures: fensirs. Fensirs’ troll ancestry is hardly apparent in their appearance. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the creature’s birth—might carry more weight. Each zodiac sign is associated with an omen: a vague prophecy of the events of an individual’s life. These predictions might not come true, or they might
. Many illustrations of the Balance show a venerable trader standing behind the scales. Omen of Fair Treatment. Those born under the Balance are fated for a life of equal measure weal and woe; every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
next episode. If the characters need further prodding to think about heading for Luskan, you could also have the orrery housing provide a mental hint that at least one more of its components has
a fast ship. Living the Good Life Characters not wanting to flout the law (or at least not to do so outside their own territory) could instead clear out smugglers and other riffraff along the coast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
beholder Arrant Quill and the Fake Quill Neutral evil human (age 36) Quill is a charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn’t hint at the full extent of his skills or
takes some comfort in being able to live out the life he could’ve had. His time spent alone with his thoughts in Wisteria Vale has led him to suspect that the Harpers were never going to find a cure, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, a calf
hint of the catoblepas’s foulness to them. Animals in the area are more aggressive and liable to be diseased. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
and long life. Four of them have the following contents: rotted documents, a suit of adamantine splint mail, slippers of spider climbing, and ancient coins worth 5,000 gp. The fifth cabinet radiates
retains no hint of its former use. A character who looks behind the tapestry or who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check while investigating it discovers a mirror on the wall. Hidden Mirror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Common Symbol
Aerdrie Faenya CG Air, rain, fertility, birth Life, Tempest, Trickery Bird silhouetted against a cloud
Angharradh CG Wisdom, growth, protection Knowledge, Life, War
Three interlocking circles
Alathrien Druanna N Runes, writing, spellcasting Arcana,** Knowledge A quill or glyph
Alobal Lorfiril CG Revelry, mirth Life, Trickery Wine glass