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Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar

, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond.) Variant Feature

; 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

Variant Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure

. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit. Capture, Not Kill The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave others; they don’t espouse the sort

Draconic Races

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

Draconic Races It’s all too easy to prefer a certain color of dragonborn, but what’s inside is what really matters—which is to say, the sort of damage their breath can do to you. -Fizban The

section offers three variant dragonborn race options that can be used to create a character with clear connections to a specific draconic ancestry. When you’re making a new character using one of these races, use the rules under “Creating Your Character” to fill out the details.

Character Creation

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

can dramatically shape adventurers’ lives. The following sections present a variety of options for creating characters with a tie to dragons: “Draconic Races” presents variant dragonborn race options to

give characters a draconic heritage strongly linked to the three great dragon families. “Subclass Options” allows monk and ranger characters to explore deeper ties with dragonkind. “Heroes of the

Yuan-ti Names

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

sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A yuan-ti might refer to itself by its birth name, by its adopted name, or (especially among purebloods) by a

Skill Variants

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

the following variants. Choose whichever one best suits your campaign. Ability Check Proficiency With this variant rule, characters don’t have skill proficiencies. Instead, each character has

Wisdom Monk Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence Paladin Strength, Wisdom, or Charisma Ranger Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom Rogue Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Sorcerer Intelligence or

Variant: Customizing Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Variant: Customizing Ability Scores At your Dungeon Master’s option, you can use this variant for determining your ability scores. The method described here allows you to build a character with a set

, ranger, rogue Racial Increases: Elf (+2) Halfling (+2) Forest gnome (+1) Human (+1) Constitution Measures: Health, stamina, vital force Important for: Everyone Racial Increases: Dwarf

3. Determine Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

final hit points: 10 + his Constitution modifier of +3, for a total of 13 hit points. Variant: Customizing Ability Scores At your Dungeon Master’s option, you can use this variant for determining

, paladin Racial Increases Mountain dwarf (+2), Dragonborn (+2), Half-orc (+2), Human (+1) Dexterity Important for: Monk, ranger, rogue Racial Increases: Elf (+2), Halfling (+2), Forest

Quickling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

that sort are hardly the limit of quicklings’ artful malice, however. They don’t commit outright murder, but they can ruin lives in plenty of other ways: stealing an important letter, swiping coins

discord. Quickling Tiny Fey, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 16 Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3) Speed 120 ft. STR 4 (−3) DEX 23 (+6) CON 13 (+1) INT 10 (+0

Quickling

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

while no one’s looking. Tricks of that sort are hardly the limit of their artful malice, however. They don’t commit outright murder, but quicklings can ruin lives in plenty of other ways: stealing an

actions falls on other creatures and creates discord. Quickling Tiny Fey, Chaotic Evil Armor Class 16 Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3) Speed 120 ft. STR 4 (−3) DEX 23 (+6) CON

A Treasury of Dragons

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

. Chapter 1 introduces draconic-themed options for adventurers, including three variant dragonborn races, two dragon-oriented subclasses (the Drakewarden ranger and the Way of the Ascendant Dragon monk

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

was overwhelmed with grief after losing someone close to me, and I sought the advice of philosophers to help me cope with my loss. 5 I could feel that a special sort of power lay within me, so I sought

consequence of my unwavering faith. In taking my vows, I became the holy sword of my religion. Ranger d6 I became a ranger because … 1 I found purpose while I honed my hunting skills by bringing down

Modifying a Class

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

an existing feature that can be used as a model? How does the new class feature compare to other features of the same level? Variant: Spell Points One way to modify how a class feels is to change how

it uses its spells. With this variant system, a character who has the Spellcasting feature uses spell points instead of spell slots to fuel spells. Spell points give a caster more flexibility, at the

Noble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

to my family. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature

ideals of courtly love, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart — in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your

Session Zero

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

up with explanations for how their characters know each other and have some sort of history together, however brief that history might be. To get a sense of the party’s relationships, here are some

the variant rules presented in this or any other book, let your players know about them. Remember, you’ll always know more about your campaign world than the players do. Having spent all their lives in

Jergal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

, Deneir, and Myrkul. His faithful send their annual recordings of mortality to holy sites where records of that sort are kept. THE LEGEND OF KNUCKLEBONES, SKULL BOWLING, AND THE EMPTY THRONE Long ago

there was but one god of strife, death, and the dead, and he was known as Jergal, Lord of the End of Everything. Jergal fomented and fed on the discord among mortals and deific entities alike. When

Geographic Features

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

their habitats. The Dreadwood Long a home of horrid monsters and vicious raiders, the Dreadwood hides within its borders a multitude of terrors. Keoland maintains ranger patrols that sweep through the

as lightly wooded as those of any other forest and extend five to ten miles into the woods. This part of the forest is as safe as any other woodland, thanks to frequent ranger and elf patrols that keep

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

torment. These creatures serve as horrid mascots of a sort, capering about their new master and following orders to torment those who displease their leader with glee. Beware a silent devilkin. These

, symbol (discord only) 2/day each: finger of death, harm, mental prison,* power word pain* 1/day each: power word kill, power word stun, symbol (death only), weird * Spell from Xanathar’s Guide to

23. Fazrian's Court

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

character who gets a failure on the check can’t try again, but they can still help another character who then tries to convince the planetar of its own guilt. On a successful check of this sort, a

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

Grungs

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

harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures. A grung also uses venom to poison its weapons. VARIANT: GRUNG POISON Grung poison loses its potency 1 minute after being removed from a grung. A

grung is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It knows the following ranger spells: 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, jump

Daoine Gloine

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

bolted to the wall across from some sort of large glass device hints at the horrid rites that must once have taken place here. The wall murals can be deciphered with a successful DC 12 Wisdom

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

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

) wears carved and stamped leather armor of her own making as a sort of walking advertisement. With the sharp knives, awls, and punches she wears in custom sheaths at her belt and strapped to her arms

-dealing sort who knows almost nothing of the current mood and troubles in Red Larch, since he’s so rarely away from his forge. His wife Laefra, who orders metals via the merchants she deals with, hears

Super-Secret Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

All Those People in Suzail. Screve was an edgy sort, in other words. Most of Screve’s “normal” wizarding work was undertaken in the laboratory that Hoobur found and utilized. But he also had a secret

pentadrone, known as 57EV1E (or “Stevie” to its friends), has been disconnected from the axiomatic mind of Primus, making it a rogue modron. (See the “Variant: Rogue Modrons” sidebar in the modron section

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

tries to convince Serissa that this claim is a ploy to sow discord in the storm giants’ court. Heedless of Iymrith’s words, Serissa is inclined to give the characters the benefit of the doubt. When it

gp) rests on a 15-foot-tall shelf, alongside fragments and bits of machinery from some sort of large device or metallic vehicle (a gnome-built submarine, although the characters have no way to know

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

scales as those of a white dragon wyrmling. The firepit, if its ashes are sifted, is found to hold charred bits of kobold bones and armor. Treasure. The bench serves as a sort of tiny altar. Resting on it

, a kobold, and one human male—a member of the lost adventuring party (Karakas the ranger). Creatures. Three giant rats occupy the area, along with a monstrously swollen female diseased giant rat

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