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                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Standing Leap. The harengon’s long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2", "rollType
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     life, their disposition shaped in part by the company they keep. One harengon might travel to far lands, make friends along the way, delight in freedom and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Standing Leap. The harengon’s long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     wizard, or perhaps “that strange old man in the village,” Jim's original penchant was not for the magic of scroll or spell, but for the stage.
As an entertainer and purveyor of the “Jim Darkmagic
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     follows him as chief arcanist (and occasional arsonist) for Acquisitions Incorporated. And although his skills as an adventurer and real wizard remain highly sought after, Jim looks forward to a well
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     into Ten-Towns to escape the dreadful cold, hoping to trade what few skills they have for some warm soup and shelter. The people of Ten-Towns, accustomed to the presence of strange outlanders, allow
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     these kobolds to dwell among them for the most part. When the kobolds don’t feel safe, they acquire heavy winter clothing and disguise themselves as humans by standing on one another’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of entitlement. Karontor exploited these qualities, tempting them with promises of higher standing in the ordning, and incited his descendants to launch an assault on the Feywild. When the assault
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     failed, the fomorians were banished to the Underdark and their god was consigned to a subterranean prison. Subjected to the strange magic of the Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     known for their keen intellect—but also for their inflated egos and sense of entitlement. Karontor exploited these qualities, tempting them with promises of higher standing in the ordning, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     strange magic of the Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     moths (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming them into floating cities and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The elves sculpt these substances in various configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     these substances in various configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Astral Adventurer’s Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming them into floating cities and citadels.
Although
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     qualities, tempting them with promises of higher standing in the ordning, and incited his descendants to launch an assault on the Feywild. When the assault failed, the fomorians were banished to the Underdark
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and their god was consigned to a subterranean prison. Subjected to the strange magic of the Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today.Creeping
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Aarakocra
                                                    
    
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                                                    Elemental Evil Player's Companion
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     famous parent are widely known. Kids across the land grew up wishing they were you. But being the child of a famous adventurer wasn’t all hugs and kisses.
You seldom saw your celebrity-adventurer
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parent, and when they were around, it was all about them and tales of slaying this demon or vanquishing that dragon. All too often, you’d be woken out of a sound sleep by someone standing outside
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     successful life even more glorious—only to draw a destructive card that changed your destiny forever.
Your desperation has driven you to the career of adventurer. You don’t seek out dark dungeons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     containing 13 gp
Feature: Still Standing
You have weathered ruinous misfortune, and you possess hidden reserves others don’t expect. You gain the Alert, Skilled, or Tough feat (your choice). Your
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Halfling
                                                    
    
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                                                    Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     protecting their own lands, they protect us as well.”
Exploring Opportunities
Halflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Lizardfolk
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
If you’re considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     freshly grilled steak.
— Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The way to escape from the labyrinth is through a portal into a strange, dark, parallel dimension called the Upside Down. There the characters meet the Proud Princess, a powerful adventurer who has
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . It is a strange and dreadful creature with eight heads surrounding a large circular mouth rimmed with jagged teeth. Its maw drips with acid, and its tail ends in a pair of sharp pincers. Tristan asks
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lizardfolk If you’re considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     freshly grilled steak.
  — Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
  Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     distant lands and other worlds. Those who stayed behind used the circle to maintain communication with explorers, helping them pilot their flying ships home. Standing stones form a great circle
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     inscribed into a flat stone hilltop. The stones bear Giant runes, carved constellations, and strange symbols. On the ground, an enormous circle of Giant runes of power links the monoliths and circumscribes smaller circles of runes. Carved lines throughout the circle link different strings of symbols.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the ordning. However, Brimskarda’s standing has waned in recent years. Brimskarda’s scheme to kidnap Theldin and exploit his skill is no doubt part of a plan to increase her standing, likely by using
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     playful adventurer whose primary interests are giantkind and the natural world. A few years ago, she took up residence at the Fireside Monastery, where she quickly rose through the ranks to become
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     any case, use the Group Status table to determine your party’s standing within the organization.  Group Status   d4 Status   1 Favored. You have access to the leadership of the house, owing to your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     record of faithful service. 2 Reliable. You are reliable contributors to the house, and can count on it for help in difficult situations. 3 Oddballs. You don’t quite fit in, and tend to draw strange
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Kuo-toa Fishlike Fanatics of the Deep Habitat: Coastal, Underdark; Treasure: Relics Eric Belisle  An adventurer stumbles on a kuo-toa archpriest and servants of its strange gods Kuo-toa have slimy
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. To facilitate such plots, kuo-toa try to capture creatures alive using nets or strange
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .” 
   2  “Savage half-orcs have been spotted in the wilds outside of town, just standing there watching us. Trouble’s coming, that’s for sure.” 
   3  “There are a couple of fancy pleasure barges
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     anchored just off the marsh. City folk no doubt, but why they’ve stopped here is anybody’s guess. Strange thing is, the crew have only been seen out at night.” (If the characters investigate the site, see
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Diseases A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges from an ancient tomb, unopened for centuries, and soon finds herself suffering from a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells. A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain on party
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     has vague, prophetic dreams of adventures to come. For instance, the character might view storm clouds swirling over Leilon, a galleon made from bones, or a glowing statue of a dwarf standing in a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     canyon. At the end of the rest, the character must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the character is bolstered by the strange dreams and gains inspiration. On a failure, the character gains a level of exhaustion.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     dreams of adventures to come. For instance, the character might view storm clouds swirling over Leilon, a galleon made from bones, or a glowing statue of a dwarf standing in a canyon. At the end of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the night, the character must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the character is bolstered by the strange dreams and gains inspiration. On a failure, the character gains a level of exhaustion.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    8. Strange Rock Formation Petrified Basilisk. What at first glance appears to be a spiky rock formation in the middle of the cavern is really a petrified basilisk.
 Decor. Jagged spirals are carved
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Renown Renown is an optional rule you can use to track characters’ standing, individually or as a party, within a particular group, such as a faction, an organization, or a community. A character’s
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to resources. Players track renown separately for each group their characters are associated with. For example, an adventurer might have a Renown Score of 5 with one faction and a Renown Score of 20
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , but by the influence of the planes. Such tieflings may be born in manifest zones when planes are coterminous. Planar tieflings are isolated oddities, often seen as exotic and strange, but not
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     character could be an envoy, an exile, or simply an adventurer driven by a desire to see what lies beyond your magical kingdom.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     relationship with the adventurer (as determined in chapter 2). The crowd nods along to nearly any tale a character tells, whether hearing it for the first or the thousandth time. If you or a player
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , but when the sun rose... 3 The Lord of Palanthas ordered Ispin arrested after the adventurer shaved the lord’s twin Solamnic poodles, but Ispin talked his way out of it by... 4 Ispin weathered a week
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     interests or priorities while they pursue the same goals. Adventurer organizations are also a great source of special rewards beyond experience points and treasure. Increased standing in an organization has
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 2: Growing Your Franchise  As a run-of-the-dungeon adventurer, your character might kick through countless locked doors, lay down ancient magics, or send any number of monsters to the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     standing on the cutting edge of the adventuring business, the brand precedes you. And sure, sometimes the blades on the cutting edge are kind of sharp. But with Head Office at your back, you know you have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , conflicts and successes, and encounters with the unusual. They can help to explain why your character became an adventurer, and some might still affect your life even after they are long over. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     interest. 31–40 You made an enemy of an adventurer. Roll a d6. An odd number indicates you are to blame for the rift, and an even number indicates you are blameless. Use the supplemental tables and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the guild hall and a host of potential friends and allies. Perhaps you have a mentor at the guild, a retired adventurer who regales you with tales of her epic deeds. Or maybe you’ve take a novice
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     expected to adhere to its codes of conduct. Less reputable characters can find work with the Deathgate Adventurers’ Guild in Middle Tavick’s Landing. There’s a long-standing rivalry between the two
                                                
                                            
                                        






