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Horrid Plant

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

; 3–4, purple blossom; or 5–6, snapper saw. This form determines certain traits in this stat block. False Appearance. If the horrid plant is motionless at the start of combat, it has

. Some botanists theorize these plants are an invasive species from a faraway world. When still, horrid plants resemble ordinary (if vibrant) foliage. Horrid Plant Varieties The most infamous

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature. Suggested Characteristics The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses

discovered something that I think could eliminate half the life on Ravnica. 3 The other researchers in my clade are my family — a big, eccentric family including members and parts of many species

Using This Book

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

. Chapter 3 offers twelve classes to choose from, along with forty-eight subclasses. Chapter 4: Character Origins. Background and species are key elements in defining a character’s origin, which further

shapes the character’s abilities beyond the choice of class. Background and species options are presented in chapter 4. Chapter 5: Feats. The feats in chapter 5 are special features that characters

1. Choose a Race

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

1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans

with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain classes (see step 2). For example

Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of

people defined by their roles and professions, such as mages, pirates, and warriors. They include members of varied species. Monstrosities are unnatural creatures with strange origins, such as mimics

1. Choose a Race

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

1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans

character’s race grants particular racial traits, such as special senses, proficiency with certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits

Races

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

adaptive qualities of certain animal species into human, elf, or vedalken volunteers. Vedalken are tall, blue-skinned, and ingenious, with insatiable curiosity and a penchant for invention.

Creature Type

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

Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of

, and warriors. They include members of varied species. Monstrosities are unnatural creatures with strange origins, such as mimics and owlbears. Oozes are gelatinous creatures, including black

Creating a Dragonmarked Character

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

Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks manifest on certain members of a few species, represented in the rules by variant race options: For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race

Chapter 1: Dragonmarks

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

etched on the skin in colors more vivid than any tattoo, magical power made flesh. A dragonmark enhances the user’s ability to perform certain tasks. For example, the Mark of Making guides the hands of

, while the Mark of Shadows can weave illusions. You can’t buy or choose to develop a dragonmark; each mark is tied to bloodlines within specific species, as summarized in the Dragonmarks and Their Houses

Type

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

Type A monster's type speaks to its fundamental nature. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of a particular type. For

, both civilized and savage, including humans and a tremendous variety of other species. They have language and culture, few if any innate magical abilities (though most humanoids can learn

Introducing Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

the players provide just their characters’ names, classes, and species. Character Actions. A character's actions hold the potential for either success or failure. Can you hit a monster with your

where you can write your character’s name. Species, Background, and Class. Each character in D&D has a species, background, and class that help determine who a character is and what they do best

Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Type A monster’s type speaks to its fundamental nature. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of a particular type. For

the D&D world, both civilized and savage, including humans and a tremendous variety of other species. They have language and culture, few if any innate magical abilities (though most humanoids can

Detailed NPCs

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

describe the NPC’s most distinctive physical features. You can start with the basics—skin, hair, and eye colors, as well as the NPC’s species. The NPC Appearance table can also help you identify one or two

crime. 3 The NPC (or their family) has been threatened with harm unless the NPC does something. 4 The NPC is under a magical compulsion (perhaps a Geas spell or some kind of curse) to behave in a certain

Bronze Dragon Adventures

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

preventing ships from entering its harbor, but the citizens are suffering. 3 A bronze dragon gathers crusaders to rescue a hero imprisoned in the Abyss—a mission that will mean almost certain death

of smaller species to fight for justice beneath the dragon’s banner. 6 Dragonborn pirates bribe a young bronze dragon into helping them steal ship cargoes for a sizable cut of the profits

Nautiloid Down

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Nautiloid Down Seven days ago, spacefaring mind flayers hoping to capture some interesting species for study crashed their ship—a nautiloid called the Id Ascendant—while trying to fly it through a

are reinforced with tough chitin. Canted Deck. The ship tilts to the south at a slight angle—not enough to hinder movement aboard the vessel, but enough to cause certain objects and liquids on the

World-Shaking Events

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

in the death, defeat, or loss, or was the opportunity serendipitous? Despite the leader’s virtues, one flaw in particular outrages a certain segment of the populace. What is that flaw? What person or

. The lost resource might be a precious metal, a species of plant or animal that held an important place in the local ecology, or an entire race or culture of people. Its absence causes a chain

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

same kind of creature are present, since the druid might favor a certain kind of beast or plant.) Running the Encounter. The frost druid aims to kill the characters or send them scurrying back to Ten

the rest of the herd flees. Ten-Towners and Reghed nomads oppose the mass slaughter of beast herds, since healthy herds are critical to the survival of other species. If the characters are of a mind to

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

you wish. In the affected area, certain effects and brief encounters reinforce an underlying theme. These effects occur as characters traverse an influenced region or add interest to a specific

worlds, the biomass of insects radically outweighs that of higher organisms. Mass migrations and deadly insect species can imperil larger creatures, but most insects remain nothing more than an annoyance

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