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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
island.
A morkoth may allow a visitor to bargain for something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a
goes to the morkoth’s lair, its lost possessions stand out in its perception and are easily recovered.
Supernatural Lure. Entrances to the morkoth’s lair have an enchantment that the morkoth
Personality Traits
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Personality traits are small, simple ways to help you set your character apart from every other character. Your personality traits should tell you something interesting and fun about your character
. They should be self-descriptions that are specific about what makes your character stand out.
Personality traits might describe the things your character likes, his or her past accomplishments
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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4
A memory brings with it the voice of someone once close to you. How do they advise you?
5
You recall enjoying something that you can’t stand doing now. What is it? Why don’t
resurrected, but something went wrong.
2
Stitches bind your body’s mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
3
After clawing free from your grave, you realized
Folk Hero
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the
profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or
Human
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty
and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Characteristics
Members of demonic cults aren’t generally known as the kindest or most mentally stable individuals, so you’re likely to have something in your nature that distinguishes you from the
the pain of others.
5
I enjoy testing other people’s patience.
6
I can’t stand it when things are predictable, so I like to add a little chaos to every situation.
7
I
Dwarf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a
can make a human friend. And watch them go! They set their hearts on something, they’ll get it, whether it’s a dragon’s hoard or an empire’s throne. You have to admire that
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
Skill Proficiencies:
I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.
2
I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
3
No one must ever learn that I once stole money
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool
When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way.
4
I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments.
5
I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kellee The gates to the walled village of Kellee hang open, and its crumbling houses stand empty. Lorinda first sought to spread her worship here, but something went terribly wrong. Now, one of hag’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Personification Ascribing human characteristics to an inanimate thing is one way to turn something ordinary into something malevolent. A groaning house, the wailing wind, grasping mud, and a
. Imagine trees as towering giants that stand idle yet ever watchful as characters face the perils of the Svalich Woods alone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Gilded Rumors The clerics of the abbey would not build such a defense to guard musty tomes and simple acolytes. Something precious rests in the belly of that place: a golden statue, a staff made from
rubies, or a fountain lined with pearls and rare stones. Those hapless pirates cleared a path but failed to discover any treasure. With both pirates and clerics out of the picture, only a few undead stand in the way of untold riches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
innocent townsfolk from being slaughtered and turn dragons away from fleeing crowds. The characters can clear burning buildings, use magic to douse flames or save the dying, and stand up for those who cannot defend themselves. Let their sacrifice during this fight mean something.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
innocent townsfolk from being slaughtered and turn dragons away from fleeing crowds. The characters can clear burning buildings, use magic to douse flames or save the dying, and stand up for those who cannot defend themselves. Let their sacrifice during this fight mean something.
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
subsist on this sort of prey and booty for quite some time.
War Wagons
Orcs pillage and scavenge wherever they go — everything is loot, and loot is always something to be proud of. In order to
stand against the wave.
Orc Culture and Beliefs
Orcs live in constant fear of their gods, and their behavior is rooted in that mentality. They believe that they can see the influence of the gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
stone citadel. Three guards stand at the point where the dusty road meets the town.
The three guards eye the characters warily, but they don’t stop or interfere with the party in any way. If the
, whoever is carrying the shard of Xeluan feels it drawn downward, as if attracted to something underground. Simultaneously, a small tremor ripples through the town, shaking dust from buildings but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Durnan The proprietor of the Yawning Portal is something of an enigma. Blessed with a seemingly limitless life span by treasures he brought back from his expedition nearly two centuries ago, he is as
to fend for themselves. Self-sufficiency is the only path to success. Ideal: Independence. Someone who can stand alone can stand against anything. Bond: The Yawning Portal. This place is my only home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Gravity Planes The reason everything pulls its own atmosphere along through space is the force of gravity. It’s also the reason why creatures can stand on a spacefaring ship without falling off the
moon, gravity pulls everything toward the center of the body, meaning that creatures can stand upright anywhere on the surface, and dropped objects fall perpendicular to the surface they land on. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
) check, and they find it easy to get her to visit him. Many methods might work, including conveying his interest in meeting her, pickpocketing something of hers and placing it by Hugo’s card stand, or fabricating a reason for Merriweather and Hugo to meet.
. “Now, now, settle down,” she yells to an exceptionally loud parrot.
Merriweather the dryad showcases her collection of birds from this stand. She has owls, chickadees, hawks, hummingbirds, and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
and what they want. You don’t need to be an actor or stand-up comedian to get good drama or humor out of your NPCs, but if you want to ham it up, here’s some advice: Relax. Don’t worry about
, and television. Adjust the volume as appropriate. An NPC can be loud, soft-spoken, or something in between. Keep the game moving. Let the players steer the interactions with the NPCs. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Most of the locations described in this book can be used as stand-alone adventure sites. With a little effort and a few name changes, you can take these adventure locations out of Icewind Dale and
the duergar doing something else instead. Alternatively, you could jettison everything but the map of the fortress, populating it with new creatures that better suit your campaign. Sometimes a good map is all a DM needs!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
afterlife in the pursuit of fame and treasure. But when you take your place as part of an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise, you become something more than a mere hero. As a member of an elite group
party stand out in a crowded marketplace. And because taking a vacation is no excuse for diminished returns, an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise can make use of expanded rules for downtime and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
they are cruel. Stand with those you care for; all we have is this life and each other. Because of its association with necromancy and the undead, many people believe that the Blood of Vol embraces death
vampires and mummies of the Blood of Vol have sacrificed their chance at divinity in order to guide and protect the living. They’re martyrs, not something to envy. Public opinion of the Blood of Vol is often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. How do they advise you?
5 You recall enjoying something that you can’t stand doing now. What is it? Why don’t you like it now?
6 A memory carries a vivid smell or sensation. What are you going to do to recreate that experience?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
more violent of late. He goes on to reveal that he’s heard rumors that the once-safe caves at the base of the Thunder Cliffs have recently become more dangerous. Stand in Tar scoffs at that idea. A
as advertised: competent but foolhardy, experienced but overly confident. Kristoffen, on the other hand, is hiding something. With a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check, a character can sense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
d6 Ideal
1 Benevolence. Jokes are one thing, but I won’t abide cruelty. My mischief brings joy to the downtrodden and ridicule to oppressors. (Good)
2 Variety. How can anyone stand to do
the same things over and over? I take any opportunity to shake things up by trying something new. (Chaotic)
3 Fun. What’s the point of living if you’re not going to enjoy yourself? (Any)
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
10. Dining Hall Two long tables of plain stone stand at the south end of this dining hall, while a long marble table stands to the north. The door up the stairs leading to area 8 has “? DANGER
offered 100 gp or more in gems, they also tell the characters that they have fought and killed undead in the complex; that the dwarf lost something important to his cult and needs the divination pool to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
consequences, smell? What colors demand attention from the surroundings, decor, or aftermath? What shapes, symbols, or decorations stand out? What does the light or darkness hide or reveal? Are there
any sudden or subtle movements one’s eyes are drawn to? Who is there? How are they breathing? What are they feeling or thinking? Is it about this scene or something else entirely? Are words spoken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
behind this strange sensation. Then you feel the ground beneath you shift as something moves — a number of a thick, spiky tendrils bursting from the ground.
Two fungal creatures resembling otyughs
stand. Your vision starts to swim, and you feel dizzy and faint. Your limbs are numb and your legs no longer support you.
A successful DC 13 Intelligence (Arcana or Nature) check confirms that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Blood of Vol Everyone has a spark of divinity. Find that power within. Death is the end, Dolurrh is oblivion, and if the gods exist, they are cruel. Stand with those you care for; all we have is this
critic: Hask Malevanor, an “abactor” of the Blood of Vol and high priest of the Crimson Monastery, a temple in the city of Atur in Karrnath. Something else you should know about Abactor Malevanor: he’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
monster is a stand-in for something people fear, what do your favorite monsters embody? Can your adventures accentuate that? Why might a character think everyone around them is lying to them? Might this be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
10. Dining Hall Two long tables of plain stone stand at the south end of this dining hall, while a long marble table stands to the north. The door up the stairs leading to area 8 has “? DANGER
offered 100 gp or more in gems, they also tell the characters that they have fought and killed undead in the complex; that the dwarf lost something important to his cult and needs the divination pool to get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
squares of two leaded glass windows. Several tables stand throughout the room, weighed down by stacks of glass jars and bottles, all of them bearing labels. The labeled glass containers hold various
short trail in the dust on the floor, leading from the northeast corner of the room to the easternmost door. It looks like something heavy was dragged across the floor toward the doorway. There is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stand? When it reaches out to grab a character, what does it feel like? Attacks. How does it attack? Does it have weapons, or does it use its body to fight? Does it have sharp claws that rake across
these: What does the way it moves remind you of? It emits the worst smell—what is it? Something falls free and, for an instant, what are you certain it is? Players’ responses don’t need to control the narrative; it’s up to you whether they’re true or just one perception.