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Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics. EVERYONE’S SECOND-BEST FRIENDS

naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Tiefling Names

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

language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other

doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

City of Guilds

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

emerges from death and decay. Gruul Clans. Raging against civilization and its defilement of the natural world, the loose alliance of the Gruul Clans is led by the cyclops Borborygmos. Izzet League. Led by

leadership of Prime Speaker Zegana, the biomancers of the Simic Combine apply magic to the life sciences. Striving to create a harmonious future where creatures of all kinds are perfectly adapted to their ever

The Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

realms of small folk and sparking conflict. The greatest storm giants are powerful seers, skilled at identifying and interpreting cosmic signs and divine omens. The aloof and aristocratic cloud giants

types fiercely compete against one another, striving to create a new ordning through their deeds and accomplishments. These giants’ calamitous endeavors have not only put the settlements of humans and

Patrons in the Realms

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

Patrons in the Realms The gods are far from the only forces at work in the Realms, and ambitious warlocks have many potential patrons able to offer them arcane power. The Archfey In the vast

wilderness of the Realms one can still find connections to the Feywild. These are fey crossings, places of mysterious natural beauty in the world that have a near-perfect mirror in the Feywild. You can pass

Hag Lairs

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

Hag Lairs No matter what form it takes, a hag’s home is a manifestation of her basic nature. It is ugly, eerie, or unnerving in some way, often incorporating some aspect of decay, such as a dead tree

them to interact and bargain with creatures of both realms. Other popular choices are a place where the ambient energy augments certain kinds of magic, a site related to death such as a burial ground

Core Assumptions

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

been there themselves. The World Is Ancient. Empires rise and fall, leaving few places that have not been touched by imperial grandeur or decay. War, time, and natural forces eventually claim the mortal

heals wounds to something much more rare and impressive, such as a levitating tower or a stone golem guarding the gates of a city. Beyond the realms of civilization are caches of magic items guarded

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

district could be part of a free city that has fallen into despair and decay. In the world of Greyhawk, the city of Prymp in Ahlissa is an excellent choice. In the Forgotten Realms, the Styes fits

Blob of Annihilation

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

low. The blob poses the greatest threat when disasters or nihilistic magic-users summon it to inhabited realms. Once unleashed, the blob of annihilation rolls across the land in vast, cosmic gyres

all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Decay. The blob deals 14 (4d6) Necrotic damage to each creature engulfed by it. The blob can’t take this action again until the start of its next

Cosmic Horror

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

by what they saw in the stars. 5 A scientist striving to make their body the perfect host for an ageless being. 6 A coroner who believes the bodies they autopsy contain secret messages. 7 The head

. Cosmic Horror Adventures Adventures in cosmic horror realms are bleak, desperate affairs, where the best one can hope for is to survive relatively intact. There is no stopping the ultimate evil, but

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

have turned from the gods of the Ordning to serve fiends (as described in chapter 2), where the ancient magic of long-fallen realms of giants opened portals to the Lower Planes (either intentionally

enclave to decay quickly into a necropolis where creatures such as the ones on this table flourish. Even without a theme of undeath, you can use these encounters to add a flavor of despair or to

Candlekeep

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

out on the peninsula where Candlekeep stands. The Great Library Candlekeep is the largest repository of lore and writings in all the Realms (although my scholarly kin in Evereska don’t like being

effects that might do likewise, such as mold, wet, and decay. Many of the monks wield various kinds of magic items to aid in these endeavors, and Candlekeep’s facilities include more than a few

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

serves as an adviser and mediator to scattered groups of giants, traveling extensively to visit far-flung communities. In some places, priests of Annam are great kings who rule over realms comprising

cleverer of the two, often outwitting his brother in contests where Thrym’s greater strength might otherwise let him prevail. Their history of competition ranges from striving to outdo each other in

Stone Giants

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

. But even where boulder tossing is concerned, artistry is fundamental to the effort. A stone giant hurling a boulder isn’t only performing a feat of strength but is also striving to display consummate

realms of the storm giants, which maintain a constant watch for the all-important signs. In ages past, when giant dynasties reigned, the signs that accompanied the leader of them all were clear and

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

are magically protected from decay. Undead workers sometimes take breaks in this area. At any given time, 1d4 + 1 zombies relax among Sigil’s dead. Sorting Chutes. Animated coffins, gurneys, and other

destroyed. Nevervault For Characters of 8th–10th Level Robson Michel The crypts of the Nevervault imprison deathless threats with a tenacious grip on the realms of the living In this encounter

Chromatic Dragons

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

with the stench of death and decay. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same

, so that by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which it hunts, and to fade from view

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