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High Fae Kindguard

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn

operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To

Earth Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of stone and earth or a human skin tone with glittering sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish

power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while others

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting trait. Your game statistics are

rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.

Air Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Planes, each genasi can tap into the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

Water Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while

whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When

Gem Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, and topaz—gleam in these dragonborn’s scaled skin and course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of insight, and the resounding

the game’s fantastical races. If you select one of the dragonborn races in this chapter, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaur;minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped by those who want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial

places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants

it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers. 3 A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of kobolds, sending

Firbolg

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

magic still thrums inside a firbolg, even one who has never lived under the boughs of a great forest. A firbolg’s magic is an obscuring sort, which allowed their ancestors to pass through a forest

Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character

Reborn Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured

, but you aren’t any longer. You now possess only your lineage’s racial traits. When you create a character using a lineage option, follow these additional rules during character creation

Fire Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while

whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

yuan-ti know they can’t resort to direct attacks in order to reclaim their rightful place in the world. Operating out of the subterranean ruins of their buildings in foreign lands, yuan-ti

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

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and

presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a

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

dragonborn race in the Player’s Handbook is the most direct way to reflect a character with dragons somewhere far back in their ancestry. But for players who want to try a more nuanced approach, this

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

sort looking for a fresh start and a new family among the bold Bloodaxes. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, PersuasionTool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land

a crude sense of humor. 8 I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success. d6 Ideal 1 Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in

Variant Rules

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

. 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.

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

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back

Other Crime Syndicates

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

Sharn. Every day the death toll from this mysterious substance rises among “blood addicts.” And no wonder, as it’s produced in Droaam and sold in drams or “veins” by the monstrous thugs of Daask

to establish your own headquarters and direct the activities of the 3d6 criminals who work for you. By claiming a 15 percent share of their take, you can rely on an income that will sustain you at a

16. Heart of the Mountain

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

follows: Door Handles. The black basalt doors leading to the dais (area 15b) have handles on this side and are easily pulled open from within. Mithral Veins. Thin veins of mithral spread across the

(see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when an invisible creature stands directly in front of the mirror. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this

Horror Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

toolbox of horror-focused rules also provides options for what sort of grim adventures you might create. At the end of this chapter, a horror adventure puts these methods to use and leads characters on

Shield Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

. During your turn, you do get to decide when to take the bonus action after you’ve taken the Attack action. This sort of if-then setup appears in many of the game’s rules. The “if” must be satisfied before the “then” comes into play.

Honor and Family

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

. In dragonborn culture, the family is made up of one’s direct relations, while a clan is a collection of families brought together by alliance, intermarriage, or shared history. Although they are

in Faerûn seek to recapture the sort of connection they had with a now-lost clan or family by forging new relationships among their non-dragonborn allies and companions. Dragonborn in Faerûn have the racial traits of dragonborn in the Player’s Handbook.

Mounted Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Mounted Combat A willing creature that is at least one size larger than a rider and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules. Mounting and Dismounting During

. The Initiative of a controlled mount changes to match yours when you mount it. It moves on your turn as you direct it, and it has only three action options during that turn: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge

Mounted Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

a mount, using the following rules. Mounting and Dismounting During your move, you can mount a creature that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half

. Domesticated horses, mules, and similar creatures have such training. The Initiative of a controlled mount changes to match yours when you mount it. It moves on your turn as you direct it, and it has

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

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

Baphomet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Baphomet Civilization is weakness and savagery is strength in the credo of Baphomet, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped

devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron

Baphomet

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

Baphomet Civilization is weakness and savagery is strength in the credo of Baphomet, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped

devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron

Types of Crime

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

your territory. 4 Internal Affairs. Your task is to keep all the corrupt, headstrong, and avaricious members of your syndicate in line with the goals and rules of the group. 5 Assassination. Your work

involves killing prominent people—the sort who have numerous bodyguards and elaborate security systems to circumvent. 6 Topple the Powerful. Your syndicate might be criminal and your methods illegal

Dragonmarked Characters

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

Dragonmarked Characters Here are a few examples of characters who carry the Mark of Storms. Noble Sorcerer. You are heir to one of the oldest families of Lyrandar, a direct descendant of the

water, and you’re looking for adventurers that will take you back to either of them. Criminal Rogue. You’ve never been one to play by the rules. You always dreamed of being a smuggler or a sky pirate, and

Neverwinter

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

league of city-states known as the Lords’ Alliance. Lord Dagult Neverember rules over the city, even though he isn’t the true heir to Neverwinter’s crown. He supports the alliance’s efforts to establish

civilization throughout the North, although his primary concern is to rebuild the city and its economy. The most direct route to Neverwinter from the Dessarin Valley is to head west along the trail from

Part 1: Master of Worlds

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

adventures happen. Even if you’re using an established world such as the Forgotten Realms, your campaign takes place in a sort of mirror universe of the official setting where Forgotten Realms novels

back home to the large city over the hills, and now his niece runs the family business. That sort of change — one that has nothing to do with the adventurers directly, but one that they’ll notice

Respect for the DM

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

Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign

(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice

Respect for the DM

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Respect for the DM As the DM, you have the right to expect your players to respect you and the effort you put into making a fun game for everyone. The players need to let you direct the campaign

(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice

Devil Customization Tables

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

smart as me, and I need to prove that all the time. 3 There’s a rule for everything. 4 If I can’t seize control, I’ll serve in the meantime. 5 I’m a bully who backs down when faced with any sort of

resistance. 6 Every problem can be solved with the use of force. Devil Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Loyalty. I keep my vows to my superior and respect those who do the same. 2 Law. I might not like the rules

What the Prisoners Know

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

establish telepathic communication to allow everyone to speak freely. The guards aren’t observant enough to notice. You might wish to consult the social interaction rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide

from the hanging guard tower across the rope bridge, visible through the locked gate. The cell has some sort of antimagic effect on it (see area 11 for details). Jorlan the drow warrior suffered

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