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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and their authority is equaled only by that of the drow matron mother of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces painful interrogation and usually an excruciating death
.
Variant: Demon Summoning
Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow inquisitors have an action that allows them to summon a yochlol.
Summon Demon (1/Day). The drow
Noble
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Basic Rules (2014)
bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them?
What&rsquo
shunned by the rest of your family?
Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of
Species
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
forge, the cold of high mountain air, the spark of inspiration, and the scouring touch of acid that purifies.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your
scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their
own, which giff have learned to channel through their weapons. Most giff have no idea where this so-called astral spark comes from, but they feel its presence most strongly when they are in Wildspace
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them?
What&rsquo
shunned by the rest of your family?
Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Long ago, groups of elves ventured from the Feywild to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. Life in the Silver Void has imbued their souls with a spark of divine light. That light manifests
Astral Plane can live to be more than 750 years old.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the game
Half-Orc
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shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
Criminal / Spy
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; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different
. (Evil)
5
People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6
Redemption. There’s a spark of good in
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
always occur in shady venues.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned and practiced them in a very
everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6
Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)
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Bond
1
I’m trying to pay off an
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening
;ll choose an origin that ties to a draconic bloodline or the influence of wild magic, but the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family curse, passed down to you from distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
character in Theros begins with one supernatural gift chosen from those in this section. Work with the DM to decide where your character’s gift came from. Is it tied to the god you serve? Was it the
result of a fateful encounter with a sphinx or an oracle? Does it indicate the nature of your birth? Each gift’s description also includes a table to spark your imagination as you think about your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
expended. Variant: Training to Gain Levels As a variant rule, you can require characters to spend time between adventures training or studying before they gain the benefits of a new level. This
variant slows the passage of time in the game world, which can help support a more realistic or gritty tone in your campaign. If you choose this option, after earning enough Experience Points to attain a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
understanding of the value of weapons and armor, so one might decide to hold onto an object seen as useful. In this way, a gnoll might come to possess a magic item, though it might not know exactly how to
use it. Gnolls regard objects of “treasure” only in terms of their ability to cause harm or preserve a gnoll’s life. Everything else is fit only for destruction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
are humanoids with an angelic spark in their souls, which grants them supernatural power. Firbolgs are forest guardians who prefer peaceful methods to protect their homes but take up arms they must
the DM, including any of these races in your campaign is a storytelling opportunity, a chance for you to decide the roles that different peoples play in the tales you weave. You might decide that a
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
another society and wish to be part of it.
3
I respect my superiors and obey them without question. My fate is theirs to decide.
4
I have an interest in an unsuitable mate, which I can&rsquo
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scorn me if they knew how fondly I regard my minions. They’re so cute!
6 I am terrified of creatures from the Outer Planes—especially modrons.
7 Another dragon has sworn to find and destroy me
proficiencies, particularly if the dragon spends time in Humanoid form. Spells. The Monster Manual’s variant rule about making dragons innate spellcasters is an easy way to add variety to dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bit of an advantage in this regard, in that the NPCs placed under their command are all well-trained faction operatives, not raw recruits or mercenaries. However, some of these seasoned personnel might
even for seasoned and professional troops (see “Heart of Darkness”). If the expeditionary force is made up of diverse factions, the players also need to decide how much latitude to give those factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What’s your position in
family? Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your line or even a spiritual
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
distinction among characters. For example, a character can’t choose to emphasize persuasion or intimidation; he or she is equally adept at both. Background Proficiency With this variant rule, characters don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
world. For example, you could decide that the clerics of a particular deity belong to an order that forbids the accumulation of material goods, other than magic items useful for their divine mission
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces torture and usually an excruciating death. VARIANT: YOCHLOL SUMMONING
Some drow inquisitors have an action that allows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Nearly impossible 30 The numbers associated with these categories of difficulty are meant to be easy to keep in your head, so that you don’t have to refer to these rules every time you decide on a
ability score of 20 still needs a 19 or 20 on the die roll to succeed at a task of this difficulty. Variant: Automatic Success Sometimes the randomness of a d20 roll leads to ludicrous results. Let’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
only by that of the drow matron mothers (also in this book) of the noble houses. Anyone they decide is at odds with the hierarchy faces painful interrogation and usually an excruciating death. Variant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Plea for Help The characters start their adventure in an old tavern, the details of which are for you to decide. To a party of seasoned adventurers such as yourselves, what you see is but another
patrons regard his people as friendly folk who travel about in covered wagons and usually keep to themselves. Arrigal describes Barovia as a valley of great beauty and his master as a remarkable man. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, it’s hard for me to stop. 5 I can’t help but pocket loose coins and other trinkets I come across. 6 My pride will probably lead to my destruction. Variant Sailor: Pirate You spent your youth under the
briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town. If you decide that your sailing career involved piracy, you can choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
occasional family heirloom. It’s up to you to decide how pervasive magic is in a domain, choosing whether a dearth or an excess of magic is more terrifying. Rarity of Magic. In domains where
inhabitants regard simple magic as remarkable, those inhabitants’ lack of engagement with the supernatural doesn’t mean you should limit magic for adventurers. Rather, use this as an opportunity to feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil) 5 People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral) 6 Redemption. There’s a spark of
prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that. Variant Criminal: Spy Although your capabilities are not much different from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned and practiced them in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
creator found a chamber that can turn illusions into reality. The life-spark of a living creature is needed to activate its power. As a creation of snow and shadow, I have no life-spark of my own, and
Krintaas, my undead bodyguard, is of no help in this regard. I assure you, the chamber can in no way harm anyone.”
Dzaan’s simulacrum lacks a spellbook. If attacked, its impulse is to turn invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil) 5 People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral) 6 Redemption. There’s a spark of
prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that. Variant Criminal: Spy Although your capabilities are not much different from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned and practiced them in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
× 5 gp. 21–30 You make an enemy. This person, business, or organization is now hostile to you. The DM determines the offended party. You decide how you offended them. 31–40 You are caught up in a
Magic Item Magic items are the DM’s purview, so you decide how they fall into the party’s possession. As an option, you can allow player characters to craft magic items. The creation of a magic item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, commanding other demons to carry out orders and using violence to ensure they obey. A molydeus must constantly be ready for the scrutiny of its master, for the demon lord can decide at any moment to observe
lord to which it belongs into doing its bidding, or can strand it in the Abyss if the amulet is destroyed. VARIANT: DEMON SUMMONING
You can give a molydeus the ability to summon other demons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
animal. On close inspection, its eyes show a faint spark of unnatural intelligence and might glow red in the dark. Evil lycanthropes hide among normal folk, emerging in animal form at night to spread
decide that a change in alignment places the character under DM control until the curse of lycanthropy is removed.
The following information applies to specific lycanthropes.
Werebear. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Survivors’ Response The survivors in the abbey provide many potential social interactions and combat encounters. Use the following guidelines to decide how the survivors react to the characters
acolytes and cultists throw themselves into the fight without regard for their safety. All of the cultists target clerics, wizards, and other casters in the group first, since they know well that a spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
eyes regard you with intense interest.
“Step forward, heroes,” the queen says. “Word of your exploits has brought solace to my ears in these troubled times, and I am honored that you’ve answered my
(see appendix A). The queen explains their function. Before proceeding, the characters must decide who wears the boots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
years. Despite their different backgrounds and training, they’re already good friends. Tavern Gathering. The characters meet in a tavern over mugs of ale and decide to embark on a life of adventure
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