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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
New Race: Verdan The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing
goblinoid things. But then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
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then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
, particularly those based on physical characteristics such as gender, race, or appearance.
Wide-Eyed and Curious
Verdan are hungry to undertake new challenges and absorb new experiences. When they meet
Hobgoblin
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; entire society forever stands prepared for war.
Brutal Civility
Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long history of shared traditions, recorded and retold
gods unique to their race, the only survivors of a pantheon that was decimated by Maglubiyet so long ago that hobgoblins don’t remember the names of the fallen. Nomog-Geaya is the greater of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Cultural Chameleons The clan homes of the Underdark goblinoids who became the verdan covered an enormous area. As the verdan fled to the surface world, they emerged in culturally diverse locations
. Some found themselves near dwarven strongholds, others near elven enclaves, and others near the widespread human settlements of Faerûn. Without a cultural identity or memory of their own, the verdan
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must.
See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta.
Arasta as a Mythic Encounter
Arasta
touching her webs. Each creature restrained by a web or Arasta’s Web of Hair must make a DC 21 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, Arasta gains knowledge of a creature’s name, race
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated
Goblin
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Swashbuckler Swashbuckler
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment
Armor Class 17 (leather armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12(+1)
DEX
18(+4
)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Lightfooted. The swashbuckler can take the Dash or Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Suave Defense. While the swashbuckler is wearing light or no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Swashbuckler Swashbuckler
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment
Armor Class 17 (leather armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12(+1)
DEX
18(+4
)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Lightfooted. The swashbuckler can take the Dash or Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Suave Defense. While the swashbuckler is wearing light or no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Waterdeep can undertake research to study its mysterious runes, which can lead to information regarding That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3.) Gorkoh the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Tortle Traits As a tortle, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. Speed. Your walking
proficiency with one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Stealth, or Survival. Shell Defense. You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Until you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, rarely staying in one place for too long. Swashbuckler
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment
Armor Class 17 (leather armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12(+1
language (usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Lightfooted. The swashbuckler can take the Dash or Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Suave Defense. While the swashbuckler is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Z5. Deep Caves A maze of torchlit tunnels and caves expands in front of you. Bones lie strewn upon the floor. The ceiling here is 10 feet high. The bones on the floor are a warning system. They
tells him to take human form, which he does. She then joins her fellow werewolves in the den’s defense. Kellen was kidnapped from his home in Liam’s Hold, a hamlet near the Misty Forest in the Forgotten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
aboard ship. The half-orc Krell Grohlg still practices his worship of Lolth at a shrine inside the ship and is aided in his defense of the vessel by various kinds of spiders, swarms of vermin, and other
monstrosities. The climax of the adventure is a race against time as the octopus returns for a final onslaught, with decks flooding, the ship sinking, and characters scrambling through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
animation and reveal themselves to be monks of considerable capability. Martial Arts Adept Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
(usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
Actions
Multiattack. The adept makes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for food and lodging. Martial Arts Adept
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 16
Hit
passive Perception 13
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
wider exposure. Gnomes gladly socialize and work with humans, elves, and dwarves, but they always keep in mind that, as a small and relatively insignificant race, their interests can become secondary
as a people. Gnomes are regularly underestimated, and they use that lack of esteem as both a defense and an offense, when need be. Like dwarves, gnomes have long battled for territory with kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
about the former lizardfolk lair and the surrounding area, including but not limited to the following details: The lair is a three-level cave system inside a rocky island. Remarkably, the island seems
quartered, and the leaders housed. Discover any significant defensive measures: traps, areas readied specifically for defense, and other dangers the attacking force must avoid or overcome. Discover how advanced the sahuagin preparations are and when they might mount their first attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
use the Dark Star’s ballistae to fire on characters they can see. Captain Sartell fights alongside the characters, but Traevus and his thugs, if they are aboard, come to the Moondancer’s defense only if
the party’s home world. The leader of the astral elf forces in this Wildspace system is Commander Vael. Most of Commander Vael’s fleet has already begun sailing back to Xaryxispace. The Dark Star was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, becoming like the gods in body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race
quickly coalesced into a caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
, the wilds are unpredictable and not united under any one system of government. The lands of the wilds are just as untamed and diverse as the creatures that live there. Magic runs rampant, manifesting
creatures living in tight family units deep in the forest. Seeing their homeland under attack inspired them to leave the woods and join the rest of Eldraine in its defense. Since the end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
printings of the Player’s Handbook no longer include the wording that provoked this question.) Can a fighter have two fighting styles active at once? Dueling and Defense, for example. You can benefit from
ability to make the weapon attack as a bonus action. That said, a DM would break nothing in the system by allowing an Eldritch Knight to reverse the order of the cantrip and the weapon attack. If my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
benefits? Ask your DM about the possibility of using the rules for inspiration to motivate fearful character reactions, as detailed in the “Fear and Stress” section of chapter 4. Using this system, a
originate from. The DM can provide details from chapter 3 to help inform your decision. Although humans predominate many of the Domains of Dread, adventurers in Ravenloft can belong to any race in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
each: feather fall, jump, see invisibility, shield
Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
Actions
Multiattack. The
’ virtues in their everyday lives.
Disciples of Zerthimon. Githzerai revere Zerthimon, the founder of their race. Although Gith won their people’s freedom, Zerthimon saw her as unfit to lead. He believed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D
setting. Race and class are only the skeleton of a character, though, and chapter 2 is aimed at helping you add flesh to those bones in order to make a character who is an integrated part of Ravnica’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up for the loss of proficiencies—something like the monk’s Unarmored Defense class feature, but
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->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Oath of Glory feature You emanate an aura that fills you and your companions with supernatural speed, allowing you to race across a battlefield in formation. Your walking speed increases by 10 feet. In
class, the range of the aura increases to 10 feet. Glorious Defense 15th-level Oath of Glory feature You can turn defense into a sudden strike. When you or another creature you can see within 10 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
supernatural speed, allowing you to race across a battlefield in formation. Your walking speed increases by 10 feet. In addition, if you aren’t incapacitated, the walking speed of any ally who starts
their turn within 5 feet of you increases by 10 feet until the end of that turn. When you reach 18th level in this class, the range of the aura increases to 10 feet. Glorious Defense 15th-level Oath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins’ entire society forever stands prepared for war. Brutal Civility Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long
’ cheeks can flush with emotion.
Implacable Gods Hobgoblins revere two gods unique to their race, the only survivors of a pantheon that was decimated by Maglubiyet so long ago that hobgoblins don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
your core belief system. Ideals might answer any of these questions: What are the principles that you will never betray? What would prompt you to make sacrifices? What drives you to act and guides
to your class, your background, your race, or some other aspect of your character’s history or personality. You might also gain new bonds over the course of your adventures. Flaws Finally, choose a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of Gith.” Under the guidance of Gith, the githyanki stratified into a militaristic society, with a strict caste system, dedicated to the ongoing fight against the victims and sworn enemies of their
race. When their leader Gith perished, she was replaced by her undead adviser, Vlaakith. The lich-queen forbade worship of all beings except herself.
Of all their enemies, the githyanki most hate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
well enough to know that they can get away with this casual disregard for life almost anytime. Furthermore, in the yuan-ti caste system, a greater yuan-ti’s life is worth far more than a lesser one’s
been encountered before, it is likely that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit. Capture, Not Kill The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
public appearances, or even frame innocents to secure power. The victims of these plots, and officials who want a fair and honest legal system, must resort to hiring their own agents to unearth
Baldur’s Gate.” BALDUR’S GATE AND ITS COAT OF ARMS
Population: 125,000 (predominantly humans)
Government: Plutocracy, helmed by the Council of Four and Parliament of Peers
Defense: Flaming Fist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
behind him.
Gargenhale’s tone of voice is inviting, but his dead-black eyes glint with malice. “It’s dangerous out here. That menace from Xaryxis, Commander Vael, keeps sending ships to our system, but
words, Gargenhale tells any belligerent or opportunistic characters that his crew has already died once—and they won’t hesitate to do so again in defense of their ship. In conversation, Gargenhale is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, sabotage public appearances, or even frame innocents to secure power. The victims of these plots, and officials who want a fair and honest legal system, must resort to hiring their own agents to unearth
legend. Welcome to Baldur’s Gate.” Baldur’s Gate and its Coat of Arms
Population: 125,000 (predominantly humans)
Government: Plutocracy, helmed by the Council of Four and Parliament of Peers
Defense