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Hammer of Thunderbolts
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
Giant's Bane (Requires Attunement). You must be wearing a belt of giant strength (any variety) and gauntlets of ogre
power to attune to this weapon. The attunement ends if you take off either of those items. While you are attuned to this weapon and holding it, your Strength score increases by 4 and can exceed 20
Weapon Master
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have practiced extensively with a variety of weapons, gaining the following benefits:
Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
You gain proficiency with four weapons of your choice. Each one must be a simple or a martial weapon.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
in a variety of ways: a forked tongue, snake eyes, a snakelike nose, or some other ophidian characteristic. However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse
during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
exuberance with them and learning new languages as they went.
Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses
fairy or the harengon in this section, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
halflings have spread the farthest and thus are the most common variety. Lightfoots are more prone to wanderlust than other halflings, and often dwell alongside other races or take up a nomadic life
. In the world of Greyhawk, these halflings are called hairfeet or tallfellows. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least one size larger than you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
halflings have spread the farthest and thus are the most common variety. Lightfoots are more prone to wanderlust than other halflings, and often dwell alongside other races or take up a nomadic life
. In the world of Greyhawk, these halflings are called hairfeet or tallfellows. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least one size larger than you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Noble Royal and Rich Folk Nobles encompass a variety of people with social influence. They might be rulers, wealthy merchants, callous bureaucrats, or the idle elite. Noble Medium or Small Humanoid
, Neutral
AC 15 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 11 +0 +0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
capabilities. It embodies training, experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. The sections below explain the parts of a feat and list a variety of feat options separated into categories. Your
background gives you a feat, and at certain levels, your class gives you the Ability Score Improvement feat or the choice of another feat for which you qualify. By whatever means you acquire a feat, you can take it only once unless its description says otherwise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
embodies training, experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. The sections below explain the parts of a feat and list a variety of feat options separated into categories. Your background gives
you a feat, and at certain levels, your class gives you the Ability Score Improvement feat or the choice of another feat for which you qualify. By whatever means you acquire a feat, you can take it only once unless its description says otherwise.
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
same time, many verdan undergo changes in coloring as they age. Male verdan typically have little to no hair, while females sport shocks of wiry hair that they try to tame in a variety of styles. But
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging
reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
spring to life from the severed limbs of killers and villains, and sinister magic-users might animate crawling claws as foul servants. Crawling claws appear in a variety of forms, from decaying human
Crawling Claw Tiny Undead, Neutral Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 2 (1d4)
Speed 20 ft., Climb 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 13 +1 +1
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Araumycos with their own minds. A creature flies through the Astral Plane at a speed in feet equal to 3 × its Intelligence score, but a feeling of timelessness on the plane makes it difficult to judge
, the colors resembling those of Araumycos on the Material Plane. Through the empty eye sockets of the skull, the adventurers can see that its interior is hollow and filled with a bewildering variety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dragonborn Traits Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
strength (any variety) and gauntlets of ogre power to attune to this weapon. The attunement ends if you take off either of those items. While you are attuned to this weapon and holding it, your Strength
score increases by 4 and can exceed 20, but not 30. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made with this weapon against a giant, the giant must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or die. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wearing a belt of giant strength (any variety) and gauntlets of ogre power to attune to this weapon. The attunement ends if you take off either of those items. While you are attuned to this weapon and
holding it, your Strength score increases by 4 and can exceed 20, but not 30. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made with this weapon against a giant, the giant must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Elf Traits Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A wide variety of talents can be useful in the work of an inquisitive, leading the Finders’ Guild to employ specialists with diverse skill sets. Many inquisitives come from
. Investigator. Investigators piece evidence into a coherent whole that explains a mystery. This character combines a high Intelligence score with proficiency in skills such as Investigation, Perception, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gargoyle Ambushes Gargoyles have a variety of appearances. Roll on or choose a result from the Gargoyle Sculptures table to inspire how a gargoyle looks.
Gargoyle Sculptures 1d6 The Gargoyle
ceiling.
8 Statuary on a castle, mansion, or temple.
Gargoyle Medium Elemental, Chaotic Evil
AC 15 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Elf Traits Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
naturally occurring variety until it’s too late. If a ship encounters eldritch mist, choose a type or roll for one on the Eldritch Mist Types table. Eldritch Mist Types d6 Mist Type 1–2 Ghost Fog 3
-haunted miasma, its crew and passengers feel despair. Each hour a vessel is immersed in the fog, the crew must make a quality score check by rolling a d20 and adding their quality score to the number. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dragonborn Traits Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, consolidate wealth, and fragment a populace against itself. The numbers of the guildless include people engaged in a wide variety of trades and services that aren’t managed and regulated by the guilds
right hand of the guildmaster — or even becoming the master yourself! Your status in your guild is measured by your renown score. As you increase that score, you gain the opportunity to advance in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
use subterranean heat and riches to craft wonders, from titanic weapons of war to delicate works of art. Fire giants have broad frames, skin tones in a variety of rocklike shades, and hair like flame
162 (13d12 + 78)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 25 +7 +7
Dex 9 −1 +3
Con 23 +6 +10
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 14 +2 +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the next wall looms in their path and brings them to a stop. Nature’s Cavalry Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and
centaurs of fey origin. These centaurs are smaller than the non-fey centaurs that roam in some realms. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Age
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
transferring the traits of various animals into humans, elves, and vedalken. The goal of the Guardian Project is to build a Simic army of soldiers perfectly adapted to a variety of combat situations. These
. Simic Hybrid Traits Your hybrid character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1. Age
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
aboard to their doom. The close quarters of life aboard a ship leads to short tempers and brawls, while a few rats that sneak aboard can spread disease and spoil supplies. This section presents a variety
is causing trouble, some members help the officers, and thus the crew still contributes a roll to the group check. Roll a d20 for the crew, using its quality score as a modifier to the roll, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Scores for Characters. A character’s Initiative score is typically 10 plus all modifiers to the character’s Initiative roll (including their Dexterity modifier and any special modifiers). If you want
its Initiative score after its Initiative bonus. Advantage and Disadvantage. If a creature has Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase its Initiative score by 5. If it has Disadvantage on those rolls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Consequences As a DM, you can use a variety of approaches when adjudicating success and failure to tailor the game to your liking. Success at a Cost When a character fails a D20 Test by only 1 or 2
archery contest, you might decide that the more an attack roll exceeds the target’s AC, the higher the character’s score. The archery target might have AC 11, but it has five concentric rings indicating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Human Names and Ethnicities Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents give their children names from other languages, such as
, Ramondo VARIANT HUMAN TRAITS
If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 6, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
by a hero’s desperate prayer, a cleric’s use of the Divine Intervention class feature, or a god’s decision to intervene in mortal affairs for good or ill, an answer can manifest in a variety of ways
retains the benefit of a blessing until it is taken away by the god who granted it, which might happen if a character’s piety score is reduced. Unlike a magic item, a divine blessing can’t be suppressed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging
wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Font of Magic, Metamagic 2 4 4 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Sorcerer Subclass 3 4 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 5 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Sorcerous Restoration 5 5 9 4 3 2
— — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass feature 6 5 10 4 3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Sorcery Incarnate 7 5 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 8 5 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 — 9 5 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Metamagic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Font of Magic, Metamagic 2 4 4 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Sorcerer Subclass 3 4 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 4 5 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Sorcerous Restoration 5 5 9 4 3 2
— — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass feature 6 5 10 4 3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Sorcery Incarnate 7 5 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 8 5 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 — 9 5 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Metamagic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
investigators, focused on tracking people down or gathering information. More likely, you’re a diverse team with a range of skills that allow you undertake a variety of different missions on your
war machine. The Confiscator has the key skills for such jobs. A good Dexterity score proves helpful in undertaking such tasks, especially if it’s enhanced with proficiency with thieves’ tools and the