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Dungeon Master’s Guide
combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear
the devil’s allies and followers a few times before being able to confront the devil.
In the case of the Rogue card, the enmity is secret and should come from someone thought to be a friend or
Spells
Player’s Handbook
None (XP 0; PB equals your Proficiency Bonus)
Traits
Death Throes (Demon Only). When the spirit drops to 0 Hit Points or the spell ends, the spirit explodes. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC equals your
Species
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Reborn are individuals who have died yet inexplicably still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless veins making it clear that they’ve escaped death
experiences and answers all their own.
Reborn Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
’s death knell, its people’s self-importance and unwillingness to collaborate with other species had already led to the empire’s decline.
In Shadowmoor
Shadowmoor elves’ horns
Safewrights— Shadowmoor elves who venture across their realm in search of beautiful things—Bloomseekers are among the most trusted and revered members of their society.
Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Elf Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 5–6 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the golden key.”
6
“Beware the black horse.”
7
“The fish is your friend.”
8
“The stairs downward lead to that which you seek.”
9
“Look for two crossed swords. There your goal lies.”
10
“If you see two crows, turn back. Beyond is death.”
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Strahd takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and can’t use his Change Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Strahd makes two Death Strike
attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with Blighted Fire if available.
Death Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Strike"} to hit
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command, illusory script
2nd
enthrall, ray of enfeeblement, zone of truth
3rd
bestow curse, speak with dead, spirit guardians
4th
blight, death ward
-ridden wretches at the bottom. You fall somewhere between those extremes, so you might behave with the arrogance of the very rich or the humility of the impoverished.
Personality Traits
d8
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by reminding them of death’s inevitable approach.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
Remember, I could kill you in your sleep. Or put centipedes in your bedroll
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within) and sold him to his death at the hands of the vampire Baron Metus. In the brief time Ez knew Erasmus, the youth spoke lovingly of a different sort of family than the one Ez
, encouragement from her departed friend, and hope forged in the depths of her heart, Ez aspires to someday create a place that feels safe enough to call home.
Whether she’s hunting monsters or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Moonstone Dragon
Use the Moonstone Dragon Personality Traits and Moonstone Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive moonstone dragon characters.
Moonstone Dragon Personality Traits
the wyrmling’s mischievous habits.
2
A moonstone dragon wyrmling searches for whoever made the dragon’s friend—a suit of animated armor able to make witty, if limited
Young Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to
help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I will not risk injury at the
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
they came to Khorvaire, they battled the champions of the goblin empire. The greatest heroes of those struggles live on after death, known as the patron ancestors. When you became an adult, one of
instead of serving in a Valenar warband. Are you driven by visions from your patron ancestor? Are you pursuing an epic quest that mirrors their legendary deeds? Do you seek vengeance for the death of a
classes
Player’s Handbook
Core Fighter Traits
Primary Ability
Strength or Dexterity
Hit Point Die
D10 per Fighter level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Strength and Constitution
Skill Proficiencies
mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
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, empathetic, and generally peaceful — unless roused to action. Their flaws and bonds alike grow naturally from their close ties to the community.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I never raise my voice or lose my temper.
2
I feel the pains and joys of everyone around me, friend or foe.
3
I would rather make a friend than thwart an enemy.
4
I’m
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Tatyana's death and Strahd's curse. The ageless Patrina returned to Ravenloft in the hope of winning Strahd's love. This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would
never love her. Rahadin assumed that Patrina would suffer the same fate as those women who had come before her. He was proven wrong when Patrina's own people stoned her to death to keep Strahd from
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
black tentacles, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, geas, scrying
6th level (1 slot): programmed illusion, true seeing
7th level (1 slot): finger of death, mirage arcane
8th level (1 slot
death upon her. Lysaga eventually got her wish, and after Strahd settled in the valley of Barovia, Lysaga moved as close to him as she dared to.
In the filth-ridden depths of her heart, Lysaga knows
Feats
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table.
Rune Spells
Rune
Spell
Cloud
Fog cloud
Death
Inflict wounds
Dragon
Chromatic orb
Enemy
Disguise self
Fire
Burning hands
Friend
Speak with animals
Frost
Armor of Agathys
Hill
Goodberry
Journey
Longstrider
King
Command
Mountain
Entangle
Stone
Sanctuary
Storm
Thunderwave
Reborn
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Death isn’t always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless
veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, the target regards the abishai as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. This effect ends if the abishai or its companions deal damage to the target.Red abishais have no equals among the
somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with
Tortle
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Species
The Tortle Package
I caught a big fish.
Now I search for a good friend
To share my lunch with.
— Tortle haiku
What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure. Tortles are
test, and make new acquaintances.
Life of a Tortle
A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend
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social niceties. But they do have cherished traditions and values, just as important to them as the different values held by the urban, cosmopolitan culture of Ravnica.
Personality Traits
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siblings or ancestors.]
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
If you question my courage, I will never back down.
2
HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! [My anger in battle led to the death of a loved one
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;sacred flame
1st
guiding bolt, heroism
2nd
aid, scorching ray
3rd
beacon of hope, blinding smite
4th
death ward, wall of fire
5th
flame strike
the more warfare-oriented aspects of the legion’s work.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision
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attached to.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I can’t wait to see what I become next!
2
I am convinced that everything inclines toward constant improvement
former lover is now the supervisor of a prominent clade.
6
My sibling has become an almost unrecognizable mutant.
7
An old friend has retreated into a secluded life as an ascetic deepsage
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
): augury, lesser restoration, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): magic circle, remove curse, speak with dead
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of movement
5th level (1 slot): dispel
, if he thinks he’s in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahd’s domain.
Rictavio’s Traits
Ideal. “Evil
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, Kasimir and his fellow dusk elves stoned Patrina to death. As punishment for depriving him of his bride, Strahd butchered all the women in the dusk elf tribe, and Kasimir's ears were cut off to punish him
is to become as powerful a vampire as Strahd.
Kasimir Velikov's Traits
Ideal. “I failed my people and my sister, and now I must atone or be damned.”
Bond. “I seek to return my long-dead sister, Patrina
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
2
The
Guild. If either of them ever finds out, your life as you know it will be over.
6
A close friend or relative joined the Guild and vanished mysteriously. You’ve worked your way into the lower
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the necrotic energy of the Negative Plane that suffuses them. Their psionic power manifests the fundamental entropic principle that mortal beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and
by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings&rsquo
are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
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law-abiding citizens of Ravnica.
Personality Traits
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Personality Trait
1
I revel in mayhem, the more destructive the better.
2
When violence breaks out, I lose myself in
guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Hedonism. Death comes for everyone, so take as much pleasure as you can from every moment of life. (Neutral)
3
Creativity. I strive to
Summon Fiend
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, Devil, or Yugoloth. The creature resembles a fiend of the chosen type, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends
, Infernal, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge — Proficiency Bonus equals your bonus
Death Throes (Demon Only). When the fiend drops to 0 hit points or the spell ends, the fiend explodes, and each creature
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
criminal background below as the basis for your bounty hunter’s traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a bounty hunter.
For instance, your
.
4
I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5
I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6
I don’t pay attention to the risks
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member of your family, by right of birth, or it could have been left to you by a friend, a mentor, a teacher, or someone else important in your life. The revelation of your inheritance changed your life
;
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the folk hero background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as an
Monsters
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immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters.
Sapphire
Dragon Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4th level (3 slots): blight, death ward, divination
5th level (1 slot): antilife shell, destructive waveMultiattack. (Vampire Form Only). Keresta makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite
succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or be charmed by Keresta. The charmed target regards Keresta as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. Although the target isn't under
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chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook).
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries
never leave a friend behind.
3
My honor is my life.
4
I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it.
5
Those who fight beside me are those