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Wandslingers

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

by the ability to cast at least two cantrips, typically drawn from the sorcerer or wizard spell list. A common wandslinger also knows a single 1st-level spell, which they can cast once per long rest

wandslinger training as opposed to the usual source. If you’re playing a sorcerer or warlock, you could say that your choice of Sorcerous Origin or Otherworldly Patron reflects specialized military

Why a Monstrous Character?

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

Why a Monstrous Character? Creating characters as creatures normally cast as villains offers up some interesting roleplaying possibilities. Whether played for comedy, as a tragic story of betrayal

the bond drive the character to adventure? The character’s trait, flaw, and ideal can also play a role in fleshing out the story. Friends or Enemies? Figure out what special ties the character has to

Derro

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

the legends that the derro tell about their race and the story that the duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the duergar, the derro are descended from dwarves of a clan that was left

behind when the others escaped the mind flayers’ rule. They eventually also got away, but not before becoming demented and contorted. The derro tell their own story of flight and survival in the

Build Your Group

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

as a bard or sorcerer) can supplement natural Charisma with magical persuasion. A character with the charlatan background, proficiency in Deception, or proficiency with a Disguise kit might also fill

sensational story. High Intelligence and proficiency in Investigation often aids the core work of the Snoop, and knowledge of Arcana, History, or Religion can be helpful for background research. Divination

Derro

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

. Grandiose fantasies and rampant fanaticism have obscured derro’s true origin, even among themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story

escaped. The danger the brothers are said to face in this legend varies, depending on whatever foe the savants want to lead their people against, yet the essence of the story remains the same: a lesson of

Neo-Noir Intrigue

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

necrotic resonator that will kill half of Sharn, they need to be stopped. But a good Eberron story challenges you to think about your actions, and the simplest solution may not be the best one. Human

. The most interesting path often lies between the two extremes, but don’t be afraid to focus on one end of the spectrum if that’s what suits your story. Regrets Table 1d10 Regret 1 While

Class Training

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

find the number you rolled on the appropriate table in this section, which describes how you came to be a member of that class. The class sections earlier in this chapter have further story

new techniques of performance and magic. 4 I felt a calling to recount the deeds of champions and heroes, to bring them alive in song and story. 5 I joined one of the great colleges to learn old lore

Modifying a Class

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

, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect

their masters, drawn from the sorcerer or wizard lists. Suddenly, the paladin feels like a different class. Be cautious when changing the warlock spell list. Since warlocks regain their spell slots

Hoardsperson

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

thick, battle-scarred iron lockbox Paladin A metal case with fine engraving and scrollwork Ranger A fur-lined bindle Rogue A nondescript coin pouch Sorcerer A battered leather

paper clip for temporary control of a minor fiefdom. 4 Material possessions don’t mean that much to you. Or at least that’s the story you’re going with. 5 You’ve never had a problem

City Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

three tabaxi hunters. Each of these groups can play as much of a role in the story as you desire. They could serve as enemies or as allies brought together by mutual interests. Yuan-ti Yuan-ti offer

, Acererak recruited a tribe of kobolds to act as shrine menders. These creatures dwell in cellars beneath a ruined marketplace (area 15). Acererak has promised to transform their sorcerer, Kakarol, into a

The Walking Statues

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

shoulders, is a tenement that carries the name “the God Catcher.” The tenement’s landlord is Aundra Blackcloak, an unsociable sorcerer who is rarely seen in the city except when she alights from the door

. That lap now holds a two-story tavern also built from the rubble, called Gralkyn’s Tankard. The unconscious pose of the statue and the tavern in its lap made the name of the Great Drunkard a natural

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

monochromatic, due to the chaotic magic of a reckless sorcerer to whom he was apprenticed in his youth. After fleeing his master, Candlefoot found a home in the Witchlight Carnival. He can communicate

spring, finding childlike wonder in everything from a story told by a stranger to a drop of morning dew. The sapling hails from a line of Feywild treants and travels as the Witchlight Carnival’s

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

monochromatic, due to the chaotic magic of a reckless sorcerer to whom he was apprenticed in his youth. After fleeing his master, Candlefoot found a home in the Witchlight Carnival. He can communicate

spring, finding childlike wonder in everything from a story told by a stranger to a drop of morning dew. The sapling hails from a line of Feywild treants and travels as the Witchlight Carnival’s

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