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Species
Lorwyn: First Light
temporarily or even permanently for a variety of reasons, often due to trauma suffered during the Phyrexian invasion (see Lorwyn: First Light). Regardless, kithkin typically believe that betraying their own is
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
uses this action again. When a creature other than the nightmare haunt enters the affected area for the first time or starts its turn there, the creature must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw
haunts appear as horrifying shadow creatures with forms evocative of their victims’ deepest fears. Due to the collective trauma experienced by the people of Eldraine during the Phyrexian
Pirate
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the
board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run?
You spent your youth
Strigoi
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, or when the strigoi dismisses them (no action required).The first strigoi were created by spellcasters who subjected swarms of stirges to transmutation spells. Other strigoi have emerged as the
nothing but empty husks. Due to the horrifying nature of their deaths, those slain by strigoi occasionally reanimate as boneless.
Many strigoi seek ways to return to their former existence while being
Sailor
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love is the
board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run?
Skill
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
start of its next turn.Vaelish Gant, Prisoner 237 within the walls of Revel's End, is a member of the Arcane Brotherhood who first engaged in criminal activity by insinuating himself into the trade
components for spellcasting, and he can't avail himself of his magic while locked in his cell due to the antimagic field that encompasses it.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the bottomless depths. Your first love is the distant line of the horizon, but the time has come to try your hand at something new.
Discuss the nature of the ship you previously sailed with your
with all hands?
What were your duties on board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your
Species
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them. Altered by unbridled magic, a group of gnomes were transformed and given almost supernatural curiosity and fearlessness. These were the first kender.
Originating on the world of Krynn, kender are
diminutive Humanoids who look like humans with pointed ears and diverse appearances. Kender have a supernatural curiosity that drives them to adventure. Due to this inquisitiveness, many kender find
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the organization due to incompetence or after offending a more powerful member, and now shuffle for scraps to survive.
You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have
special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes.
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It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. When the vortex enters a creature’s space for the first time on a turn, the creature must make the same saving throw as when the vortex first appeared. Creatures restrained by the vortex move
, ushering them safely to the nearest staircase. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. Aberrations, Fiends, Undead, and creatures that fall due to Nafas&rsquo
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
should be remembered, not their instrument. (Any)
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Bond
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I do everything for my family. My first thought is keeping them safe.
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What I do, I do for the world. The
Hobgoblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
of Nomog-Geaya, as well as standards and flags with his image or symbol, receive a bow or salute at all times except emergencies. Bargrivyek’s peacemakers receive due deference regardless of
pride. Such a feud can continue over generations in an ongoing cycle of retribution. Each legion has a list of grievances against any others it knows about, and any legions meeting for the first time view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Northward Ho! It should be apparent to the characters, from whatever information they have gleaned, that the grippli trading post is the first stop on their mission. The trading post is on the coast
, due west of the Cloakwood and roughly 90 miles north-northwest of Candlekeep by sea. They can get there either by accepting Mitor Jans’s offer of transportation, or by a longer overland route that takes them east, north, and then westward through the forest.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
all life except for kobolds. He especially hates Garl Glittergold, gnomes, and fey creatures that enjoy playing pranks. He taught the first kobolds how to mine, tunnel, hide, and ambush. He is
abandon this careful approach. First, because of their hatred of gnomes, city kobolds often go out of their way to target gnomes’ houses and shops. Even in such cases, the kobolds’ fear of
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
concentration can be concentrated on by a remote user. The Infernal Machine’s effects have a spell save DC of 14 or the attuned user’s spell save DC, whichever is higher.
Summon Monster. When first
, conjure fey
Wish. The Infernal Machine has the ability to bend the nature of reality, with the proper combination of controls recreating the effect of a wish spell (including all side effects). Due to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Afsoun, whose incarceration has everyone on edge. The play being performed is called The First Queen, which tells the triumphant story of the first ruler of Akharin Sangar and the deliverance of her
people from a fearsome demon. The play used to be a Shabe Taabaan tradition, but performances were outlawed by the Brightguard in one of Atash’s earliest decrees due to the play’s glamorized portrayal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
who listen that Chalaska is responsible for security. If no one raises the alarm about the strong room within a few hours, Inglor “discovers” its door ajar in the morning. Due to Inglor’s gossip the
night before, more people than usual are in the inn’s taproom for breakfast. He announces the problem publicly and urges someone to investigate. The dwarf even volunteers to be the first searched if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Lost Tribes of the Uthgardt (p. 94) The first paragraph of the sidebar now reads, “Some Uthgardt tribes are seen by others as lost to the world. They are considered anathema, and even speaking of
now reads, “The Griffon tribe has long been shunned due to its practice of trading with non-Uthgardt—and even spellcasters—at a settlement known as Griffon’s Nest.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setup A dwarf acquaintance asks the characters to go to the Vale of Dancing Waters. Which NPC asks the characters is up to you. He or she might need help due to infirmity, which might be eased by
. Lastly, he or she explains that the side path to the Shrine of the Tender Oath is subtly marked with a pair of Dethek runes, the first letter of the dwarven words for “Tender” and “Oath.” The trip to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
tolling. The doors grind slowly at first, but then a fused mass of writhing zombies and rotting flesh spills out into the cemetery, blocking the opening to the mausoleum.
The voice you heard returns
first group defeats their zombie clot, the other groups gain these benefits: the zombie clot at their table can’t recharge its Flesh Entomb attack, and they make saving throws against it with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
successful that he remained the company’s flagship intern for nearly a decade. He first joined Acquisitions Incorporated during an expedition into the Undermountain dungeons of Halaster Blackcloak (who, due
described as “minion harvesting” sent the wrong message, Acquisitions Incorporated started an internship program. In accordance with the truism “you get what you pay for,” the very first Acq Inc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Rosimyffenbip “Rosie” Wuzfeddlims Chaotic Good Gnome First Year (Lorehold)
Excitable and impish, Rosimyffenbip is proud of her name; she insists you can call her “Rosie” only if you are her friend
far faster than one would expect; it’s unclear whether this is due to magic, a gnomish technological contraption, or just the laws of physics bending to Rosie’s force of personality.
Rosie referees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
orchards. Though their villages might be separated by many miles, Ataguans meet each other in their dreams due to the connections between this land and a mystical mountain in the Feywild. For nearly
threats and engineered by the ancient Flood People who first settled these lands. Yet danger remains. In some years, the rains that end the dry season are late, increasing the risk of wildfires. Bulettes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
before it’s too late!
“My companions and I had a camp on a bluff due south of the mansion. If you go there first, you’ll find a backpack containing a map of the mansion and some notes we acquired
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
presence of a secret door. The character who opens the door will fall to the floor 10 feet below due to a tilting stone at the mouth of the crawlway, taking falling damage (a mere annoyance, but it
, and deal 3 (1d6) damage on a hit. The trap mechanism is under the crystal box and can’t be disabled without first removing the box. Oak. When the lid of the oak chest is opened, an animated giant skeleton (see appendix B) will be instantly teleported into the room, and it strikes with surprise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
physical forms in the Abyss. This might occur due to divine intervention, when a demon is destroyed in the Abyss, or under more unusual circumstances. Shadow demons are the incorporeal remnants of these
demons. There are three rules to endings. First, good always wins. Second, evil always returns. Third, the first rule isn’t always true.
—Tarsheva Longreach,
planar traveler
Shadow Demon Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Special Delivery The two agents remain engaged in a constant war of espionage against one another. Even their couriers (both neutral human spies) compete to deliver their respective invitations first
.
13–24 Lynx’s courier arrives just ahead of Sir Ursas’s courier. After delivering the invitation, the first courier waits nearby to ambush the second, in a location obvious to the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
must first open Sylphene’s grave and remove the coffin (see area C9). In the darkest hours of the night, fog leaches into the open grave and fills it. Any creature that lies down in the fog-filled
rooftops of the mausoleums, from where he can pick off enemies with his longbow. Drovath and the ghouls can move freely about the necropolis day or night due to the persistent gloom of the Shadowfell, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
attack the minds of dreamers afflicted by the Wicked Slumber. Nightmare haunts appear as horrifying shadow creatures with forms evocative of their victims’ deepest fears. Due to the collective trauma
witch sisters performed a grand ritual to create a sleeping curse. Even with the Phyrexians defeated, the curse remains and spreads unchecked through Eldraine due to interference from the planeswalker
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sailor You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the bottomless depths. Your first love
on board — boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? Skill Proficiencies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. These were the first kender. Originating on the world of Krynn, kender are diminutive Humanoids who look like humans with pointed ears and diverse appearances. Kender have a supernatural curiosity that
drives them to adventure. Due to this inquisitiveness, many kender find themselves falling through portals to other planes and worlds. Kender sometimes amass impressive collections of curiosities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
gravel down the path. The first two creatures ascending the trail must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the creature is knocked prone and takes 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. A failure by 5
until it can’t fall due to lack of tension on the tripwire. Reworking the trap this way can be done in a few ways, but checks to do so are no worse than DC 10.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
you’re raging, the first creature you hit on each of your turns with a weapon attack takes extra damage equal to 1d6 + half your barbarian level. The extra damage is necrotic or radiant; you choose the
of taking damage while at 0 hit points. However, if you would die due to failing death saving throws, you don’t die until your rage ends, and you die then only if you still have 0 hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
uses Sulfurous Impersonation to try and lure them in quickly with promises of aid. Since the characters won’t be able to hear the creature due to the winds, its communication consists of gestures only
.
EXPLORATION
The first thing the adventurers notice about the chamber this creature inhabits is that it smells strongly of sulphur. Also, the floor of this chamber is strangely clear of sand and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
5) that claims to be the first king of Darkon. Uncertain of what it has unleashed but desperate for salvation, the Eternal Order serves the whims of Darcalus Rex as the strange being grows in power
. Rexcrown Residents of Rexcrown consider themselves the only true Darkonians due to their proximity to the capital, Il Aluk. Despite that prestige, Rexcrown is covered in deadly swamps, depleted