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CREDITS
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ON THE COVER
ON THE ALTERNATIVE COVER
Xanathar gazes lovingly upon its pet fish . Indeed, this cover,
painted by Jason Rainville, features a great many ofXanathar's
treasures and secrets. Can you find them all?
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. D&D, Wizards of the Coast. Fo rgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player'< Handbook, Mon<ler Manual, Dungeon Ma<ter'< Cuide, Xanathar'< Guide 10
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CONTENTS
lntroduction................................................... 4
Using This Book........................................ 4
The Core Ru les.......................................... S
Ch. 1: Character Options ........................... 7
Barbarian ........................................................ 8
Primal Paths .............................................. 9
Path of the Ancestra l Guardian ............ 9
Path of the Storm Herald ..................... 10
Path of the Zealot ................................... 11
Bard ............................................................... 12
Bard Colleges .......................................... 14
College of Glamour ................................. 14
College of Swords .................................. lS
College of Whispers .............................. 16
Cleric .............................................................. 17
Divine Domains ...................................... 18
S idebar: Serving a Pantheon;
P h ilosophy, or Force .......................... 18
Forge Domain ......................................... 18
Grave Domain ......................................... 19
Druid .............................................................. 21
Druid Circles ........................................... 22
Circle of Dreams .................................... 22
Circle of the Shepherd .......................... 23
Learn ing Beast Shapes ........................ 24
Fighter ........................................................... 27
Martia l Archetypes ................................ 28
Arcane Archer ........................................ 28
Cavalier .................................................... 30
Samurai .................................................... 31
Monk .............................................................. 32
Monastic Traditions .............................. 33
Way of the Drunken Master ................ 33
Way of the Kensei .................................. 34
Way of the Sun Soul... ........................... 3S
Paladin .......................................................... 36
Sacred Oaths .......................................... 37
Oath of Conquest ................................... 37
Oath of Redemption .............................. 38
Ranger........................................................... 40
Ranger Archetypes ................................ 41
G loom Stalker ........................................ 41
Horizon Walker ...................................... 42
Monster Slayer ....................................... 43
Rogue ............................................................ 44
Roguish Archetypes .............................. 4S
Inqu isitive ................................................ 4S
Mastermind ............................................. 46
Scout ......................................................... 47
Swashbuckle r ......................................... 47
Sorcerer ........................................................ 48
Sorcerous Origins ................................. SO
Divine Soul... ........................................... SO
Shadow Magic ........................................ SO
Storm Sorcery ........................................ Sl
Warlock ......................................................... S3
Otherworldly Patrons ........................... S4
The Celestial ........................................... S4
The Hexblade .......................................... SS
Eldritch Invocations .............................. S6
Wizard ........................................................... S8
Arcane Trad ition .................................... S9
War Magic ................................................ S9
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This Is You r Life ......................................... 61
Origins ...................................................... 61
Persona l Decisions................................ 64
Life Events ............................................... 69
Supplemental Tables............................. 72
Racia l Feats ................................................. 73
Ch. 2: Dungeon Master 's Tools ............. 77
S imultaneous Effects ................................ 77
Fal ling ........................................................... 77
Rate of Fa ll ing ........................................ 77
F lying Creatures and Fa ll ing .............. 77
Sleep .............................................................. 77
Waking Someone................................... 77
S leeping in Armor ................................. 77
Going without a Long Rest .................. 78
Adamanti ne Weapons ............................... 78
Tying Knots .................................................. 78
Tool Proficiencies ....................................... 78
Tools a nd Skills Together .................... 78
Tool Descriptions ................................... 78
Spellcasting ................................................. 8S
Perceiving a Caster at Work ................ 8S
Identifying a Spell.. ................................ 8S
Inva lid Spell Targets ............................. 8S
Areas of Effect on a Grid ...................... 86
Encounter Build ing .................................... 88
Quick Matchups...................................... 91
Random Encou nters: A World of
Possibilities .............................................. 92
Arctic Encounters .................................. 92
Coasta l Encou nters ............................... 93
Desert Encou nters ................................. 9S
Forest Encounters ................................. 97
Grassland Encounters ........................ 100
Hil l Encounters .................................... 101
Mou ntain Encounters ......................... 104
Swamp Encounters ............................. lOS
Underdark Encounters ....................... 106
Underwater Encounters ..................... 109
Urban Encounters................................ 110
Traps Revisited ......................................... 113
Simple Traps ......................................... 113
Sidebar: Making Traps
Meaningfu l ......................................... 114
Designing Simple Traps .................... llS
Complex Traps...................................... 118
Designing Complex Traps ................. 121
Sidebar: Complex Traps and
Legendary Monsters ........................ 123
Downtime Revisited ................................. 123
R ivals ...................................................... 123
Downtime Activities ............................ 12S
Buying a Magic Item ........................ 126
Carousi ng ........................................... 127
Crafting an Item ................................ 128
Crime ................................................... 130
Gambling ............................................ 130
Pit Fighting ........................................ 131
Relaxation .......................................... 131
Religious Service ............................. 131
Resea rch ............................................. 132
Scribing a Spell Scroll... ................. 133
Selling a Magic Item ........................ 133
Training .............................................. 134
Work .................................................... 134
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Spell Lists................................................... 147
Spell Descriptions .................................... lSO
App. A: Shared Campaigns .................. 172
App. B: Character Names ..................... l 7S
Nonhuman Names ................................... 17S
Dragonborn ........................................... l 7S
Dwa rf ...................................................... 176
Elf.. ........................................................... 176
Gnome .................................................... 178
HalA ing ................................................... 179
Half·Orc .................................................. 179
TieAing.................................................... 180
Human Names .......................................... 181
Arabic ...................................................... 181
Celtic ....................................................... 182
Chinese ................................................... 182
Egyptian ................................................. 183
English .................................................... 184
French ..................................................... 18S
German .................................................. 18S
G reek ...................................................... 186
Indian ...................................................... 186
Japanese ................................................. 187
Mesoamerican ...................................... 188
Niger- Congo ......................................... 189
Norse ....................................................... 189
Polynesian ............................................. 190
Roman .................................................... 190
Slavic....................................................... 191
Spanish .................................................. 192
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Award ing Magic Items ............................ 13S
Sidebar: Behind the Design: Magic
Item Distribution .............................. 13S
Common Magic Items ......................... 136
S idebar: Are Magic Items
Necessary in a Campaign? ............. 136
Sidebar: Creating Additional
Common ltems .................................. 140
Magic Item Tables................................ 140
Sidebar: Recharging without
a Dawn ................................................ 144
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lb INTRODUCTION
ENEATH THE BUSTLI NG CITY OF WATERDEEP,
a beho lder crime lord keeps tabs on everyone
and everything-or so the beholder thinks.
Known as Xanathar, this bizarre being believes it can gather information o n everything
in the DU NGEONS & DRAGONS multiverse.
The be holde r desires to know it a ll! But no
matter what the beholder learns and what treasures it
acquires, its most prized possession in a ll the multiverse re ma ins its goldfis h, Sylgar.
The firs t major ru les expans ion to the fifth edition of
D&D, Xanathar's Guide to Everything provides a wealth
of new optio ns for the game. Xanathar might not be able
to realize its dream to know everything, but th is book
does delve into every major part of the game: adventurers, their adventures, a nd the magic they wield.
USING THIS BOOK
Written for both players and Dungeon Masters, this
book offers options to enhance campaigns in any world,
whether you're adventuring in the Forgotten Realms,
anothe r official D&D setti ng, or a world of your own
creation. T he options here build on the officia l rules
contained within the Player's Handbook, the Monster
Manual, a nd the Dungeon Master's Guide. Think of this
book as the companion to those volumes. It builds on
their foundation , exploring pathways first laid in those
publications. Nothing herein is required for a D&D campaig n-this is not a fourth core rulebook- but we hope it
will provide you new ways to enjoy the game.
Chapter 1 offers character options that expand on
those offered in the Player's Handbook . Chapter 2 is a
toolkit for the DM that provides new resources for run- g
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beholder's roving mind, your reading will take you to
places in the game fa miliar and new. May you enjoy
the journey!
U NEART H ED A RCA NA
Much of the material in this book originally appea red in
Unearthed Arcana, a series of online articles we publish
to explore rules that might officially become part of the
game. Some Unearthed Arcana offerings don't end up
resonating with fans and are set aside fo r the time being.
The Unearthed Arcana m aterial that inspired the options
in the following chapters was well received a nd , thanks to
feedba ck from thousands of you, has been refined into the
official forms presented here.
INTRODUCTION
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ADVANTAGE AND DISADVA NTA GE
THE C O RE RULES
Even if more than one factor gives you adva ntage or
d is advantage on a roll, yo u have it only once, a nd if you
have adva ntage and d is adva ntage on the same roll , they
ca ncel each other.
This book relies on the ru les in the three core ru lebooks . T he game especia lly ma kes freque nt use of
the rules in chapters 7- 10 of the Player's Handbook:
"Using Ability S cores," "Adve ntur ing," "Combat," a nd
"Spellcasting." That book's a ppendix A is als o crucial;
it contains defini tions of conditio ns, like invisible a nd
prone . Yo u don't need to k now the ru les by heart, but it's
helpfuJ to know w he re to find them whe n you need the m .
If you'r e a DM, you s ho uld a lso k now where to look
things up in the Dungeon Mas ter's Guide , especia lly the
ru les on how magic ite ms work (see chapte r 7 of th a t
book). T he introduction of the Mons ter Manual is your
guide on how to use a mons te r's stat block.
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DM ADJUDICATES
C OMBINI NG D I FFERE NT EFFECTS
Diffe re nt gam e effects can affect a ta rge t at the same
time. For example, two di ffe re nt be nefits can give you
a bonus to your Armor Class. But w hen two or mo re
e ffects have the s ame proper name, o nly one of the m
(the most powe rful one if their be ne fits a re n't identical)
applies while the d urations of the effects overlap. For exa mple, if bless is cast o n yo u w hen you're s till unde r the
e ffect of an earl ie r bless, yo u gain the benefit of o nly o ne
casti ng. S imila rly, if yo u're in the radius of m ore than
one Aura of P rotectio n, yo u benefit only from the one
that grants the highest bonus.
THE RULE S
One ruJe ove rr ides a ll othe rs : the DM is the fina l a uthority on bow the rules work in play.
Rules a re part of w ha t makes D&D a game , rathe r
tha n j ust improvised s torytelling. The ga me's ru les are
meant to he lp orga ni ze, a nd even ins pire , the action of a
D&D campa ign. The rules a re a tool , a nd we wa nt our
tools to be as effective as p ossible . No ma tte r how good
those too ls m ight be , they need a group of playe rs to
br ing the m to life a nd a DM to guide their use.
The DM is key. Ma ny unexpected eve nts can occur in
a D&D campaig n, a nd no set of ru les could reasona bly
account for every contingency. If the ru les tried to do s o,
the ga me would become a s log. An alte rnat ive wo uld be
for the rules to sever ely lim it w ha t cha racte rs can do,
which would be contra ry to the open-endedness of D&D .
He re's the path th e ga me ta kes: it lays a fou ndatio n of
ru les that a DM can build on, a nd it embraces the DM's
role as the bridge be tween the things the r ules address
and the things they don't.
TEN R ULES T O REMEMBER
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R E ACTION TIMIN G
Certa in ga me fea tu res let you take a s pecial action,
called a reaction, in respo nse to s ome event. Making
opportunity attacks a nd casting the shield s pell ar e two
ty pical uses of reactio ns . If yo u're uns u re when a react.
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T ha t's a ge neral ru le, a nd a ge ne ra l ru le is in effect as
long as somethi ng in the ga m e doesn't explicitly s ay
otherwise.
T he ga me also includes ele me nts - class features ,
s pells , magic item s , monster a bilities, a nd the li ke- that
sometimes contrad ic t a gene ra l rule. When a n exception
a nd a genera l ru le d is agree, the exception wins . For example, if a feature s ays you can m ake melee weapon attacks us ing yo ur Charisma, you can do so, eve n though
tha t s tateme nt disagrees with the general ru le.
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PROFICIENCY BONUS
If your proficie ncy bonus a pplies to a roll, you can add
the bonus o nly o nce to the ro ll, even if m ultiple th ings in
the game s ay your bonus a pplies. Moreover, if mor e than
one th ing te lls you to doub le or ha lve yo ur bo n us, you
double it only once or ha lve it only once before applying it. Whethe r m ultiplie d, d ivided, or left at its normal
value, the bonus can be used only once per roll.
BONUS ACTIQN SPELLS
If you wa nt to cast a s pell that ha s a cas ting time of 1
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bonus action, re membe r that you can't cas t any othe r
s pe lls before or a fte r it o n the same turn, except for cantrips with a casting time of 1 action .
CONCENTRATIO N
As soon as you s ta rt casting a s pell or us ing a s pecia l
ability that req ui res co ncentration, you r concentration
on a nother effect e nds instantly.
ROUND DOWN
'TEMPORARY H I T POI N TS
W he neve r you divide or multiply a n umbe r in the gam e,
round down if you e nd up with a fraction, even if the
fraction is one-half or greater.
Tempora ry hit poi nts a ren't cumulative. If you have tem porary hit points a nd receive more of them , you don't
add them toge ther, unle ss a gam e feature says you can.
Ins te ad, yo u decide which te mporary hit points to keep.
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CHARACTER OPTIONS
each o f the s ubclasses in this book. In addition, the section for druids presents details on how the Wild Shape
feat ure w orks, and th e warlock receives a collectio n of
new choices for the class's E ld ritch Invocations feature.
Each of the class presentations leads off with advice
on how to add d epth a nd detail to your c haracte r's pe rson ality. You can use the tables in these sections as a
source of inspi ration, or roll a die to randomly determ in e a result if desi red.
Following the subclasses, the section called "This Is
Your Life" presents a series o f tables for adding deta il to
your character's backstory.
The c h apter concludes with a selection of feats for the
races in the Player's Handbook, offering ways to delve
deeper into a c h a racter's racial ide ntity.
H E MAI N FIGURES I N ANY D &D CAMPA I GN
a re t he c ha racters c reate d by the players.
The heroics, folly, righteous ness, and potential villainy of your cha racters are at the
heart of the story. This c ha pte r provides a
variety of new options for t he m , foc usi ng
on additiona l subclasses for each of the
classes in the Player's Handbook.
Each class offers a cha racter-de fining choice at 1st,
2nd, or 3rd level that un locks a series of special features, n ot available to the class as a whole. That c h oice
is called a subclass. Each class has a collective term
that describes its subclasses; in the fighter, for instance,
the s ubcl asses are called martial arch etypes, a nd in the
palad in, they're sacred oaths. The table below ide ntifies
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Subclass
Path of the Ancestral Guardia n
Path of the Storm Herald
Path of the Zealot
College of Gl amou r
College of Swords
College of Whis pers
Forge Domain
Grave Domain
Circle of Dreams
Circle of the Shepherd
Arcane Archer
Cavalier
Samurai
Way of the Drunke n Master
Mo nk
Monk
Paladin
Paladin
Way of the Kensei
Way of the Sun Soul
Oath of Co nquest
O ath of Redemption
Ranger
Ranger
Ranger
Rogue
Rogue
Rogue
Rogue
Sorce rer
Sorce rer
Sorcerer
Warlock
Wa rlock
Wizard
Gloom Stalker
Ho rizo n Wal ker
Monster Slayer
Inquis itive
Masterm ind
Scout
Swashbuckler
Divine Soul
Shadow Magic
Storm Sorcery
The Celestial
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Description
Calls on the spi rits of honored ancestors to protect others
Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic of th e st orm
Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes
Wields the beguiling, glorious magic of the Feywild
Entertains and slays with daring feats of weapon prowess
Plants fea r and doubt in the minds of others
Clad in heavy armor, serves a god of the forge or c reation
Opposes the blight of undeath
Mends wounds , guards the weary, and strides through dreams
Summons nature s pirits to bolster friends and harry foes
Imb ues arrows with spectacular magical effects
Defend s allies and knocks down enemies, often on horseback
Combines resilience with co urtly elegance and mighty strikes
Co nfounds foes t hrough a martial arts tradition inspired by t he
swaying o f a drun kard
Channels ki through a set of mastered weapons
Tra nsforms ki into bursts of fire and searing bolts of light
Strikes terro r in enemies and crushes the forces of chaos
Offe rs redemption to the wo rthy a nd destruction to those who
refuse mercy or righteousness
Unafraid of the dark, relentlessly stalks and ambushes foes
Finds po rtals to other worlds and channels plan ar magic
Hunts down creatu res of the night a nd wielders of grim magic
Roots out secrets, akin to a masterful detec tive
A master tactician , man ipulates others
Combines stealth with a knack for s urvival
Delivers deadly strikes with speed and panache
Harnesses magic bestowed by a god or other divine source
Wields the grim magic of the Shadowfell
Crackles with th e power of the storm
Forges a pact with a being from celestial realms
Serves a shadowy e ntity t hat bestows dread curses
Mixes evocation and abjuration magic to dominate the battlefield
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The anger felt by a normal person resembles the rage of
a barbarian in the same way that a gentle breeze is akin
to a furious thunders torm. The barbarian's driving force
comes from a place that transcends mere e motion, making its manifestation a ll the mo re terrible. Whether the
impetus for the fury comes entirely from within or from
forging a Link with a s pirit animal, a ragi ng barbarian
becomes able to per form s upernatural feats of s treng th
a nd endurance. The outburst is tempora ry, but while it
lasts, it ta kes over body a nd mind, driving the barbarian
on despite peril and injury, unti l the last enemy falls.
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possessions they do ca rry often include s ma ll items that
have s pecial s ignificance. A personal totem is s ignificant
because it has a mys tical origin or is tied to an important moment in the character 's life- perhaps a remembrance from the barbarian's past or a ha rbinge r of what
lies ahead.
A personal totem of this sort might be associated with
a barbarian's spirit a nimal, or mig ht actually be the totem object for the a nimal, but s uch a connection is not
essential. One who has a bear totem spi rit, for ins tance,
could still carry a n eagle's feather as a personal totem.
Cons ider creating one or more personal totems for
your character- objects that hold a specia l link to your
character's pas t or future. Think about how a totem
might affect your cha racter's actions.
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A tuft of fur from a solitary wolf that you befriended during a hunt
Three eagle feathers given to you by a wise shaman, who told you they would play a role in determining your fate
A necklace made from the claws of a young cave
bear that you slew singlehandedly as a child
A small leathe r pouch holding three s tones that
represent your ancestors
A few small bones from the first beast you killed,
tied together with colored wool
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The symbols of your clan are dis played in viny patterns along your arms.
The a ntlers of an elk are inked across your back.
Images of your s pirit an imal are tattooed along
your weapon arm and hand .
The eyes of a wolf are ma rked on your back to help
you see and ward off evil spirits .
SUPERSTITIONS
Barba rians va ry widely in how they unders tand life.
Some follow gods and look for guidance from those
deities in the cycles of nature a nd the a nimals they encounter. These barbarians believe that s pirits inhabit
the plants and a nimals of the world, a nd the barbarians
look to them for ome ns a nd power.
Other barba rians trust only in the blood that runs in
thei r veins a nd the steel they hold in their ha nds. They
have no use for the invisible world, ins tead relying on
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Magical things bring trouble. Never s lee p with a
magic object within ten feet of you .
When you walk through a graveyard, be sure to
wear silver, or a ghost might jump into your body.
If an elf looks you in the eyes , she's trying to read
your thoughts.
PRIMAL PATHS
At 3rd level, a barbarian gains the Primal Path feature.
The following options are available to a barbarian, in
addition to those offe red in the Player's Handbook: the
Path of the Ancestral Guardian, the Path of the Storm
Herald, and the Path of the Zealot.
PATH OF THE ANCESTRAL GUARDIAN
Some barbarians ha il from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past
linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and
protect the living. When a barbarian who follows this
path rages, the barbaria n contacts the spirit world and
calls on these guardian s pirits for aid.
Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians
can bette r fight to protect their tribes and their allies. In
order to ceme nt ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors' deeds. These
tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters
and other fearsome rivals.
PATH OF THE A N CESTRAL GU A RDIAN FEATURES
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ANCESTRAL PROTECTORS
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, s pectral
warriors appear when you enter your rage. While you're
raging, the first creature you hit with an attack on your
turn becomes the target of the warriors, which hinder
its attacks. Until the s ta rt of your next turn, that target
has disadvantage on a ny attack roll that isn't against
you, and when the target hits a creature othe r than you
with a n attack, that creature has resistance to the da mage dealt by the attack. The effect on the target e nds
early if your rage ends.
STOR M AURA
SPIRIT SHIELD
Beginn ing at 6th level, the guardia n spirits that a id you
can provide s upernatural protection to those you defe nd. If you a re raging a nd a nother creature you can see
within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your
reaction to reduce that damage by 2d6.
Whe n you reach certa in levels in this class, you can
reduce the damage by more: by 3d6 at 10th level a nd by
4d6 at 14th level.
CONSULT THE SPIRITS
At 10th level, you gain the a bility to cons ult with your
ancestral spirits. When you do so, you cast the augury or
clairvoyance spell, without using a s pe ll s lot or materi al
components. Rather than creating a spherical sensor,
this use of clairvoyance invisibly s ummons o ne of your
a ncestra l spirits to the chosen location. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for these spells.
After you cast e ither spell in thjs way, you can't use
this feature aga in until you finish a s hort or long rest.
VENGEFUL ANCESTORS
At 14th level, your ancestra l spirits g row powerful
enough to reta liate. When you use your Spirit Shield to
reduce the damage of a n attack, the attacker takes an g
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STORM SOUL
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At 6th level, the storm g ra nts you benefits even when
your aura isn't active. The bene fits are based on the enviro nment you chose for your Storm Aura.
Deser t. You gain resistance to fire da mage, a nd you
don't s uffer the effects of extrem e heat, as descr ibed in
the Dungeon Master's Guide. Moreover, as an action,
you can touch a fla mmable object that isn't being worn
or carried by a nyone else a nd set it on fire.
Sea. You gain resistance to lightning damage, and
you can breathe underwater. You a lso gain a swimming
s peed of 30 feet.
Tundra. You gain resistance to cold da mage, a nd you
don't s uffe r the effects of extreme cold, as described in
the Dungeon Master's Guide. Moreover, as an action,
you can touch water and turn a 5-foot cube of it into ice,
which melts after 1 minute. This action fai ls if a creature
is in the cube.
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Storm heralds a re typically elite champions who train
alongside druids, rangers, and others sworn to protect
nature. Other storm heralds hone their cra ft in lodges in
regions wracked by storms, in the frozen reaches at the
world's end, o r deep in the hottest deserts.
PATH OF THE STORM HERALD FEAT URES
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aura while you rage. The aura extends 10 feet from you
in every direction , but not throug h tota l cover.
Your aura has an effect that activates when you enter
your rage, and you can activate the effect again on each
of your turns as a bonus action. Choose desert, sea, or
tundra. Your aura's effect depe nds on tha t chosen environment, as d~ta iled below. You can cha nge your environment choice whenever you gain a level in this class.
If your aura's effects require a saving throw, the DC
equa ls 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier.
D esert. When this effect is activated, all other creatures in your aura take 2 fire damage each. The damage
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At 10th level, you learn to use your mastery of the storm
to protect others. Each creature of your choice has the
damage resistance you gained from the Storm Soul feature while the creature is in your Storm Aura.
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RAGING STORM
DIVINE FURY
At 14th level, the power of the storm you c hanne l grows
mightie r, lashing out at your foes. T he effect is based on
the e nvironment you c hose for your Storm Aura.
Desert. Immed ia te ly after a c reatu re in your a ura nits
you with a n a ttack, you can use you r reactio n to for ce
that c reature to make a Dex te rity saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature takes fire d amage equal to half
your b a rbarian level.
Sea. When you hi t a c reature in your a ura with an
a ttack, you can use your reaction to fo rce that creature
to make a Strength saving throw. On a fa iled save, the
creature is knocked prone, as if struck by a wave.
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A variety of gods across the worlds of D&D inspire
their followers to e mbrace this path. Tempus from the
Forgotte n Realms and Hextor and Erythnul of Greyhawk a re a ll prime examples. In gene ral, t he gods who
inspire zealots a re d eities o f combat, d estruction, and
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FANATI CAL Focus
Starting at 6th level, t he divine power that fuels your
rage can protect you. If you fa il a saving t hrow w hile
you're raging, you can re roll it, and you must use the
new ro ll. You can use th is ability only once per rage.
ZEALOUS PRESEN CE
At 10th level, you lea rn to c hannel divine power to ins pire zealotry in others . As a bonus action, you un leash
a battle c ry infused with divine e ne rgy. Up to te n other
c reatures of your choice within 60 feet of you that can
hear you gain advantage on attack rolls and saving
throws until the start of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can 't use it again until
you finis h a long rest.
RAGE BEYOND DEATH
PATH OF THE ZEALOT FEATURES
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10th
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Zealous Presence
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Beginning a t 14t h level, t he divine power t hat fuels your
rage a llows you to shrug off fatal blows.
While you're raging, having 0 hit points doesn't knock
you unconscious. You still must make death saving
throws, and you s uffe r the normal effects of taking
damage while at 0 hit points. However, if you would die
due to failing death saving throws, you do n't die until
your rage ends, and you die then only if you still have 0
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"The Three Flambinis," a ribald song concerning
mistaken identities and unfettered desire
"Waltz of the Myconids," an upbeat tune that children in particular enjoy
"As modeus's Golden Arse," a dramatic poem
you claim was inspired by your personal visit to
Avernus
"The Pirates of Luskan ," your firs thand account of
being kidnapped by sea reavers as a child
"A Hoop, Two Pigeons, and a Hell Hound," a s u btle parody of an incompetent noble
"A Fool in the Abyss," a comedic po em about a
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MUSIC I S THE FRU IT OF THE DJVI NE TREE THAT V IBRATES
with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is,
can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the
source of that power? Ah. then what manner of music they
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- fletcher Danairia, master bard
In a bard's quest for the ultimate performance and the
Bards bring levity dur i ng grave times; they impa rt wisdom to offset igno rance; and they make the rid ic ulous
seem subl ime. Bards are preser vers of ancient histo ry,
their songs and tal es perpetuati ng the memory of g reat
events down through time-knowledge so impo rtant
that it is memor ized and passed along as oral history, to
survive even w hen no written record remains.
It is also the bard's role to chronicle sma ller and more
contemporary events- the stories of today's heroes,
including their feats of valor as well as their less than
impressive failures.
Of course, the world has many people who ca n carry
a tune or tell a good story, and there's much more to any
adventuring bard than a glib tongue and a melodious
voice. Yet what truly sets bards apart from other s- and
from one another-are the style and substance o f their
perform ances.
To grab and hold the attention of an audience, bards
are typically fl amboyant a nd outgoing when they p erform . The most fa mous of them are essentially the D & D
world's equ ivalent of pop stars. If you're play ing a bard,
consider using one of you r favor ite musicians as a role
model for your character.
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them, and some spectators have h ad their lives forever
cha nged because of the experience.
If your character is just star ting out, your ultimate defining work is likely in the future. But in order to m ake
any sort of living at your professi on, chances are you
already have a piece or two in your r epertoire that have
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m anufactu re is a critica l factor, of course; the best ones
m ake the best music, and some bards are continually
on the lookout for an improvem ent. Perhaps just as important, though, is the instrument's own entertainment
value; those that ar e bizarrely constructed or made of
exotic mater ials are likely to leave a l asting impression
on an audience.
You might have an "off th e rack" instrument, perhaps
because it's all you can afford right now. Or, if your
first instrument was gifted to you , it might be of a more
elaborate sor t. Are you satisfied with the in strument you
have, or do you aspire to replace it with something truly
distinctive?
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EMBARRASSMENT
A l most every bard has suffered at least one bad experience in front of an audience, and cha nces are you're no
exception. No one becomes famous right away, after all;
perhaps you had a few small difficulties early in your career, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputation a fter one agonizing night when t he fates conspired
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disaster might occur, however, a ba rd has the courage
and t he confidence to rebound from it- either pressing
on w ith the show (if possible) or promising to com e back
tomorrow w ith a new performa nce that's guara nteed
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The time when your comedic song, " Big Tom's
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The matinee performance when a circus's owlbear
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When you sat o n your lute by mistake during the
final stanza of "Starlight Serenade"
BARD'S MUSE
Natura lly, every bard has a r epertoire o f songs and stories. Some bards are general ists w ho can draw from
a wide range of topics for each per formance, a nd w ho
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A bard who follows a muse generally does so to gain a
d eeper understanding of w h at that muse represents and
how to best convey that understand ing to other s t h roug h
per for mance.
If your bard cha racter has a m use, it could be one of
the three d escribed here, or one o f your own devising.
Nature. You feel a k inship w ith the natural world, a nd
its beauty and mystery inspire you . For you , a tree is
deeply symbolic, its roots delving into t he da rk unknown
to draw forth t he power of the earth, wh ile its branches
reach towa rd th e sun to nourish their flowers and
frui t. Nature is the ancient witness who has seen every
k ingd om rise a nd fa ll , even those whose names have
been forgotten and wait to be rediscovered. The gods of
nature share their secrets with druids and sages, opening t heir hearts and minds to new ways of seeing, and
as with those individ uals, you find that your cr eativity
b lossoms while you wander in an open field of wavi ng
grass or wa lk i~ si lent reverence through a g rove o f ancient oaks.
Love. You ar e o n a quest to identify the essence o f
true love. Though you do not disdain the superficial
love of flesh and form, the deeper form of love that ca n
inspire thousands o r bring joy to o ne's every moment
is what you a re i nterested in. Love o f t his sort takes o n
m any forms, and you can see its presence everyw herefrom the sparkling o f a beautiful gem to t he song of a
simple fisher tha nking the sea for its bounty. You a re
o n the trail of love, that most p recious and mysterious
of emotion s, a nd your search fi lls your stories a nd your
son gs wit h vita l ity and passion.
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CHARACTER OPTIONS
Confiict. Dra ma embodies conflict, a nd the best
s tories have conflict as a key elem ent. From the morning-after tale of a tave rn brawl to the saga of a n epic
battle, from a love r's s pat to a rift between powerful
dynasties, conflict is what ins pires ta le-te ller s like you to
create your best work. Conflict can bring out the best in
some people , caus ing their heroic na ture to s hine forth
a nd transform the world, but it can cause others to gravitate toward da rkness a nd fa ll unde r the sway of evil.
You strive to experience or witness a ll for ms of conflict,
great a nd s mall, s o as to s tudy this etern al aspect of life
and immorta lize it in your words a nd music.
ENTHRALLING PERFORMANCE
BARD COLLEGES
At 3rd level, a ba rd gains the Ba rd College fea ture. The
following optio ns are availa ble to a bard, in addition
to those offered in the Player's Handbook : the College
of G la mour, the College of Swords , and the College
of Whis pe rs.
COLLEGE OF GLAMOUR
The College of Gla mour is the home of bards w ho maste red the ir craft in the vibra nt realm of the Feywild or
under the tutelage of someone who dwelled the re . Tuto red by s atyrs , eladrin, a nd other fey, these ba rds learn
to use their magic to delight and captivate othe rs.
The ba rds of this college are regarded with a mixture
of awe and fear. Their perform ances are the s tuff of legend. Thes e ba rds a re so eloquent th at a speech or s ong
that one of them performs can cause captors to release
the ba rd unharmed and can luU a furio us dragon into
complacency. T he same magic that allows them to quell
beasts can a lso bend minds. Villainous bards of this
college can leech off a community fo r weeks, misusing
their magic to turn their hosts into thra lls. Heroic ba rds
of this college ins tead use this power to gladde n the
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downtrodden a nd undermine oppressors.
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M AN TLE OF I N SP IRATION
When you j oin the College of Gla mour at 3 rd level, you
gain the ability to weave a song of fey magic that imbues
your allies with vigor and s peed.
As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your
Ba rdic Inspiration to gra nt yourself a wondrous appearance. When you do so, choose a number of creatures
you can see a nd that can s ee you within 60 feet of you,
up to a number equa l to your Cha ris ma modifier (minimum of one). Each of the m gains 5 tempora ry hit points.
Whe n a creature gains these te mpora ry hit points , it
can immed iately use its reaction to move up to its speed,
without provoking opportunity attacks.
T he n umber of temporary hit points increases when
you r each certain levels in this class, increasing to 8 at
5th level, 11 at 10th level, and 14 at 15th level.
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S tarting at 3r9 level, you can cha rge your performa nce
with seductive, fey magic.
If you perform for at least 1 minute, you can attempt
to ins pire wonder in your audience by s inging, reciting
a poem , o r dancing. At the end of the per fo rmance,
choose a number of humanoids w ithin 6 0 feet of you
who watched and lis tened to a ll of it, up to a number
equa l to your Cha ris ma modifier (minimum of o ne).
Each target mus t s ucceed on a Wis dom s aving throw
agains t your s pell save DC o r be cha rmed by you. While
charmed in this way, the ta rget idolizes you, it s peaks
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glowingly of you to a nyone who ta lks to it, andliitsthinders
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anyone w ho opposes you, a lthough it avoids
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unless it was already inclined to fight
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At 6th leve l, you gain the ability to cloak yourself in a fey
magic that ma kes others wa nt to ser ve you. As a bonus
action , you cast command, without expending a s pell
slot, and yo u take on a n appeara nce of unearthly beauty
fo r 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as if you
were concentrating on a spell). During this time, you
can cast command as a bonus action on each of your
turns, without expending a spell s lot.
Any creature charmed by you automa tically fails
its saving throw aga ins t the command you cast with
this feature.
Once you use this feature , you can't use it again until
you finis h a long rest.
UN BREAKA BLE M AJ ESTY
At 14 th level, your appeara nce permanently gains an
otherwo rldly aspect th at makes you look more lovely
a nd fierce.
In addition, as a bo nus action, you can assume a magically majestic presence for 1 minute or until you are
incapacitated. For the duration, whenever any creature
tr ies to attack you for the firs t time on a turn, the attacker mus t make a Charis ma saving throw aga ins t your
spell save DC. On a failed save , it can't attack you on this
turn , and it must choose a new ta rget for its attack or the
attack is wasted. On a s uccessful s ave, it can attack you
on this turn, but it h as disadva ntage on a ny saving throw
it makes aga ins t your spells on your next turn.
Once you assume this m ajestic presence, you can't do
so again until you finis h a s ho r t or lo ng rest.
COLLEGE OF SWORDS
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Bards o f the College of Swords are called blad es, a nd
they e ntertain t hrough da ring feats of weapon prowess.
Blades perfor m s tunts s uch as sword swallowing, knife
t hrowing and juggling, a nd mock combats. Though they
use their weapons to e nte r tai n, t hey a re a ls o hig h ly
tra ined a nd s killed warriors in their ow n right.
Their tale nt w ith weapons inspires m a ny blades to
lead double lives. One blade might use a circ us troupe
as cover for nefar ious deeds s uc h as assassi na tion, ro bb e ry, a nd blackmai l. Othe r blades s trike at the wicked,
bringing justice to bea r against the c ruel a nd powerful.
Most troupes are happy to accept a blade's talent for the
exci teme nt it adds to a p e rformance, but few e ntertainers fully trus t a blade in the ir ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as e nte r tainers have
ofte n run into trouble that m akes maintainin g their
secret activities impossib le. A bla de ca ug ht stealing or
e ngaging in vigila nte jus tice is too great a liabili ty for
mos t troupes. Wit h their weapon skills a nd mag ic, these
b lades eithe r take up work as e n forcers for thie ves'
guilds or s trike ou t on the ir own as ad venturers.
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BONUS PROFICIENCIES
When you join the College of S words a t 3rd level, youus
gain proficie ncy with medium armor and the sciifmita
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If you're proficient w ith a s imple or martiaol d
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some thing in the game le ts you choose again.
Dueling. Whe n you a re wielding a melee weapon in
one hand and no othe r weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to
d amage rolls with that weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting. Whe n you e n gage in twoweapon fighting, you can add your a bility modifier to the
d amage of the second attack.
BLADE FLOURISH
At 3rd level, you learn to pe rform impressive displays of
martial prowess and sp eed.
Whe never you take the Attack action on your turn,
your walking s peed inc reases by 10 feet until the e nd of
th e turn, and if a weapon a ttack th a t you make as part of
this action hits a c reatu re, you can use one of the follow-
only o ne Blade Flouris h option pe r turn.
Defensive Flourish. You can expe nd one use of your
Bardic Inspiration to cause th e weapo n to deal extra
damage to the ta rge t you hit. The da m age equ a ls the
numbe r you roll on the Ba rdic Inspiration die . You a lso
add t he number rolJed to your AC until the start of your
nex t turn.
Slashing Flourish. You can expend o ne use of your
Bardic Ins piration to cause the weapon to deal extra
damage to the target you hit and to any othe r creature
o f your choice tha t you can see w ithin 5 feet of you. The
damage equa ls. the numbe r you roll on the Bardic Inspir a tion die .
Mobile Flourish. You can expe nd one use of you r Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you bit. The damage equals th e number
you roll o n the Bardic Insp ira tion die. You ca n a lso push
the ta rget up to 5 feet away from you, plus a number of
feet equa l to the numbe r you roll on that di e. You ca n
th e n immediately use your reaction to move up to your
walking speed to an unoccupied space w ith in 5 feet of
th e target.
EXTRA ATTACK
Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of
once, whenever you take the Attack action o n your turn.
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If the target s ucceeds on its saving throw, the target
has no hint that you tried to frighten it.
Once you use this feat ure, you can't use it again until
you finish a s hort or long rest.
MANTLE OF WHISPERS
At 6th level, you gain the ability to adopt a huma noid's
persona. When a huma noid dies within 3 0 feet of you,
you can m agically capture its shadow using your reaction. You retain this s hadow until you use it or you finis h
a long rest.
You can use the s hadow as a n action. When you do so,
it vanishes, magically transforming into a disguise that
appears on you. You now look like the dead person, but
healthy a nd a'live. This disguise lasts for 1 hour or until
you end it as a bonus action.
While you're in the disguise, you gain access to a ll
information that the humanoid would freely s hare with
a casua l acquainta nce. Such information includes general details on its background a nd personal life, but
doesn't include secrets. The information is enough that
you can pass yourself off as the person by drawing on
its memories.
Another creature can see through this disguise by
s ucceeding on a Wisdom (Insight) check contested
ist. by
your Cha risma (Deception) check. You gainia
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Starting at 14th level, whenever you use a Blade Flourish option, you can roll a d6 a nd use it instead of expending a Bardic Inspiration die.
COLLEGE OF WHISPERS
Most folk are happy to welcome a ba rd into their midst.
Bards of the College of Whispers use this to the ir advantage. They appear to be li ke other ba rds , s haring
news, singing songs, a nd telling tales to the audiences
they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its
students that they are wolves among s heep. These ba rds
use their knowledge and magic to uncover secrets and
turn them against others through extortion and threats .
Many other ba rds hate the College of Whispers,
viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard's reputation to
acquire wealth a nd power. For this reason, members
of this college rarely reveal their true nature. They typicalJy claim to follow some other college, or they keep
their actual calling secret in order to infiltrate and exploit royal courts a nd other settings of power.
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COLLEGE OF WHISPERS FEATURES
Bard Level
Feature
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Psychic Blades, Words of Terror
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Mantle of Whispers
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Shadow Lore
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can expend one use
his damage to that target. You can do so
extra 2d6 T
psychic
only once per round on your turn.
The psychic da mage increases when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 3d6 at 5th level,
5d6 at 10th level, a nd 8d6 at 15th level.
WORDS OF TERROR
At 3rd level, you learn to infuse innocent-seeming words
with a n ins idious magic that can inspire terror.
If you speak to a humanoid a lone for at least 1 minute,
you can attempt to seed paranoia in its mind. At the
end of the conversation, the ta rget must succeed on a
Wis dom saving throw against your spell save DC or be
frightened of you or another creature of your choice. The
target is frightened in this way for 1 hour, until it is attacked or damaged, or unti l it witnesses its allies being
attacked or damaged.
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At 14th level,
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can hear. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw
against your s pell save DC. It automatically succeeds
if it doesn't s hare a lang uage with you or ii it can't hear
you. On a successful saving throw, your w hisper sounds
like unintelligible mumbling a nd has no effect.
On a fai led saving throw, the target is cha rmed by you
for the next 8 hours or until you or your a llies attack it,
da mage it, or force it to make a saving throw. It interprets the whispers as a description of its mos t mortifying secret. You gain no k nowledge of this secret, but the
target is convinced you know it.
The cha rm ed creature obeys your commands for fear
that you will reveal its secret. It won't ris k its life for
you or fight for you, unless it was already inclined to
do so. It grants you favors and gifts it would offer to a
close friend.
When the effect ends, the creature has no understanding of why it held you in such fear.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finis h a long rest.
KEEPSAKE
CLERIC
Many clerics have items a mo ng their personal gear that
symbo lize their fa ith, re mind the m of their vows, or oth e rwise help to keep them on their chosen p a ths. Even
though s uc h a n item is not imbued w ith divine power,
it is vitally importa nt to its owner because of what it
re presents.
TO BECOME A CLERJC IS TO BECOME A MESSENGER OF
the gods. The power the divine offers is great, but it always
comes with tremendous responsibility.
-Riggby the p a tria r ch
Almost a ll the folk in the world who revere a deity live
their lives witho ut ever being directly touched by a divine being. As s uch, they can never know what it feels
like to be a cleric- someone who is not only a devout
wors hiper, but who has a lso been invested with a meas ure of a de ity's power.
The question has lo ng been debated : Does a mo rtal
become a cleric as a conseque nce of deep devotion to
one's deity, thereby attracting the god's favor? Or is it the
de ity who sees the potential in a pe rson a nd calls that
individual into service? U ltimately, perhaps, the answer
does n't m atte r. However cle rics come into bein g, the
world need s clerics as much as clerics a nd deities need
each othe r.
If you 're playing a cleric c haracter, the following sections offer ways to add some deta il to that ch a racte r 's
his tory and personality.
TEMPLE
KEEPSAKES
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necromance rs
A runes tone sa id to be blessed by your god
1
2
3
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tra ins warrior-priests.
You r temple is a peaceful, humble place, filled with
vegetable gardens and s imple priests.
You served in a te mpl e in the Ou ter Planes.
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If you h aven't cons idered this aspect of your cha racter yet, see the table e ntries for some possibilities, or
use t hem fo r inspiration. Your deep, dark secre t might
involve something you did (or a re doing), or it could
be rooted in the way you feel about the world and your
role in it.
SECRETS
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Temple
Your temple is said to be the o ldest su rviving structure built to honor your god.
Acolytes of several like-mi nde d deities all received
instruction together in your temple.
You come from a temple famed for the brewery it
operates. Some say you smell like o ne of its ales.
Your temple is a fo rtress and a provi ng ground t hat
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T a bout t he temple you studied a t?
What is noteworthy
TEMPLES
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Keepsake
The finger bone of a saint
A metal-bound book that tells how to hunt and destroy infernal creatures
A pig's whistle that reminds you of your humble
and beloved mentor
A braid of hair woven from the tai l of a unicorn
A scroll that describes how best to rid the world of
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Secret
An imp offers you counsel. You try to ignore the
creattJre, but sometimes its advice is helpful.
You be lieve that, in the final analysis, the gods are
nothin g more tha n ultrapowerful mortal creatures.
You acknowledge the power of the gods, but you
think that most events are dictated by pure chance.
Even though you ca n work divi ne magic, yo u have
never tru ly fe lt the presence of a divine essence
within yourself.
You are plagued by nightmares that you believe are
sent by your god as punishment for some unknown
transgression.
In times of despair, you feel that you are but a plaything of the gods, and yo u resent their re moteness.
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DIVINE DOMAINS
At 1st level, a cleric gai ns the Divine Domain featu re.
The following domain options are avai lable to a cleric,
in addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook:
Forge and Grave.
FORGE DOMAIN
The gods of the forge are patrons of a rtisans who work
with metal, from a humble blacksmith who keeps a
village in horseshoes and plow blades to the mighty elf
artisa n whose diamond-tipped arrows of mithral have
felled demon lords. The gods of the fo rge teach that,
with patience a nd hard work, eve n the most intractable
meta l can be transformed from a lump of ore to a beautifu lly wrought object. Clerics of these deities search
for objects lost to the forces of darkness, liberate mines
overrun by ores, and uncover rare and wondrous mater ia ls necessary to create potent magic items. Followers
of these gods take great pride in their work, and they
are willing to craft and use heavy armor and powerful weapons to protect them. Deities of this domain
include Gond , Reorx, Ona tar, Morad in, Hephaestus,
and Goibhn iu.
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The typical cleric is an ordained servant of a particular god
and chooses a Divine Domain associated with that deity.
The cleric's magic flows from the god or the god's sacred
realm , and often the cleric bears a holy symbol that represents that divinity.
Some clerics, especially in a world like Eberron, serve a
whole pantheon, rather than a single deity. In certain campaigns, a cleric might instead serve a cosmic force, such
as life or death, or a philosophy or concept, such as love,
peace, or one of the nine alignments. Chapter 1 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide explores options like these, in the
section "Gods ofYour World ."
Talk with your DM about the divine option s available in
your campaign, whether they're gods, pantheons, philosophies, or cosmic forces. Whatever being or thing your
cleric ends up serving, choose a Divine Domain that is appropriate for it, and if it doesn 't have a holy symbol, work
with your DM to design one.
The cleric's class features often refer to your deity. If you
are devoted to a pantheon, cosmic force, or philosophy,
your cleric features still work for you as written. Thi nk of
the references to a god as references to the divine thing
you serve that gives you your magic.
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DOMAIN SPELLS
You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the
Forge Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain
class feature for how domain spells work.
FORGE DOMAIN SPELLS
Cleric Level
Spells
1st
identify, searing smite
3rd
heat metal, magic weapon
5th
elemental weapon, protection from energy
7th
fabricate, wall offire
9th
animate objects, creation
BONUS PROF I C IENC I ES
When you choose this doma in at 1s t level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor a nd s mith's tools .
BLESSING O F TH E F O RGE
At 1s t leve l, you gain the ability to imbue magic into
a weapon o r a rmo r. At the e nd of a lo ng rest, you can
touch one no nmagical object that is a s uit of a rmo r o r
a s im ple o r ma r tia l weapon. Unti l the e nd of your next
long rest o r until you die, the o bject becom es a magic
item , g ra nting a +1 bo nus to AC if it's a rmo r or a +1 bonus to attack a nd da mage ro lls if it's a weapon.
O nce you use this fea ture, you can't use it again until
you finis h a long rest.
C H ANNEL D IVINITY: A RTISAN'S BLESSI NG
Starti ng at 2nd level, you can use your Cha nnel Divinity
to c reate s imple items.
You conduct a n ho ur-long ritua l tha t cra fts a nonmagica l ite m that mus t include some meta l: a s imple o r martia l weapon, a s uit of a rmo r, ten pieces of a mmunition ,
a set of tools, or a nother metal object (see chapte r 5,
"Equipment," in the Player's Handbook fo r exam ples of
these ite ms). The creation is com pleted at the e nd of the
hour, coalescing in a n unoccupied space of your choice
o n a s urface w ith in 5 fee t of you.
T he thing you c reate can be something tha t is worth
no mo re than 100 gp. As part of this ritua l, you must lay
o ut m etal, which can include coins, w ith a va lue equa l
to the creation . The metal irretrieva bly coa lesces and
tra ns forms into the creation at the ritu al's end, magically fo rming even no nme tal parts of the creatio n.
The ritual can create a duplicate of a nonmagical item
that contains me ta l, s uch as a key, if you possess the
origina l during the r itu al.
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Thn you hit a creature with a weapon
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attack, you can cause the attack to deal a n extra 1d8 fire
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SA I N T O F F ORGE AN D FIR E
At 17th level, your blessed affi nity with fire a nd metal
becomes more powerful:
• You gain immuni ty to fire damage.
• While wearing heavy a rmor, you have resistance to
bludgeoning, piercing, and s lashing damage from nonmagical a ttacks.
GRAVE DOMAIN
Gods of the grave watch over the line between life and
death. To these deities, death and the a fterlife a re a
fo undationa l pa rt of the multiverse. To desecrate the
peace of the dead is a n abom ina tion. De ities of the g rave
include Ke lemvor, WeeJas, the a ncestra l s pirits of the
Undying Court, Hades, Anubis, and Os iris . Followe rs
of these de ities seek to put wander ing s pirits to rest,
destroy the undead , a nd ease the s uffer ing of the dying.
The ir magic a lso a llows them to stave off death fo r a
tim e, particula rly fo r a person w ho still has some great
work to accomplis h in the world. This is a delay of death,
not a denial of it, fo r death will eventua lly get its due.
CHAl"TER I I CHARACTER OPTIONS
CIRCLE OF MORTALITY
At 1st level , you gain the ability to manipulate the line
betw een life and death. When you would normally roll
on e or more dice to r estore hit points with a spell to
a creature at 0 hit points, you instead use the highest
number possible for each die.
In addition, you learn the spare the dying cantrip,
which doesn't count against the number of cleric cantrips you know. For you, it has a range of 30 feet, and
you ca n cast it a~ a bonus action.
EYES OF THE GRAVE
At 1st level , you gain the ability to occasiona lly sense the
presence of the undead , w hose existence is an insul t to
the natural cycle of life. As an action, you can open your
awareness to magically detect undead. Until the end
of your next turn, you know the location of any undead
within 60 feet of you that isn't behind total cover and
that isn't protected from divination magic. This sen se
doesn' t tell you anything about a creatu re's capabilities
or identity.
You ca n use this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain
all expended uses when you finish a long r est.
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Starting at 2nd level , you can use your C hannel D ivinity
to mark a nother creatu re's life force for termination.
As an action, you choose one creature you ca n see
within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of you r
next turn. Th e next time you or an ally of yours hits
the cursed creature with an attack, the creature has
vulnerabi l ity to all of that attack's damage, a nd then the
curse ends.
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Keeper of Souls
DOMAIN SPELLS
You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the
Grave D omain Spells table. See the Divine Domain
class feature for how domain spells work.
GRAV E DO MA I N SPELLS
Cleric Level
Spe lls
1st
bane, false life
3rd
gentle repose, ray ofenfeeblement
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revivify, vampiric touch
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blight, death ward
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antilife shell, raise dead
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SENTINEL AT DEATH 'S DOOR
At 6th level , you gain the abi lity to impede death's progress. As a reaction when you or a creature you can see
within 30 feet of you suffers a critical hit, you can turn
that hit into a normal hit. Any effects triggered by a critica l hit are canceled.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
yo ur Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain
all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
POTENT SPELLCASTING
Starting at 8th level , you add your Wisdom modifier to
the damage you deal with any cleric ca n trip.
KEEPER OF SOULS
Starting at 17th level , you ca n seize a trace of vitality
from a parting soul and use it to heal the living. When
an enemy you can see dies within 60 feet of you, you or
one creature of your choice that is within 60 feet of you
regains hit points equa l to the enemy's number of H it
Dice. You can use this feature only if you aren't incapaci tated. Once you use it, you can 't do so again unti l the
start of your next turn.
TREASURED ITEMS
Item
A twig from the meeting tree that stands in the
center of your village
A vial of water from the source of a sacred river
Special herbs tied together in a bundle
A small bronze bowl engraved with animal images
A rattle made from a dried gourd and holly berries
A miniature golden sickle handed down to you by
you r mentor
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DRUID
EVEN IN DEATH, EACH CREATURE PLAYS ITS PART IN
maintainingthe Great Balance. But now an imbalance
grows, a force that seeks to hold sway over nature. This is
the destructive behavior of the mortal races. The farther
away from nature their actions take them, the more corrupting their influence becomes. As druids, we seek mainly
to protect and educate, to preserve the Great Balance, but
there are times when we must rise up against danger and
eradicate it.
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GUIDING ASPECT
Many druids feel a strong link to a specific aspect of the
natural world, such as a body of water, an animal, a type
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of tree, or some other sort of plant. You ide ntify with
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GUIDING ASPECTS
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Druids are the caretakers of the natural world, and it is
said that in time a dru id becomes the voice of nature,
s peaking the truth that is too subtle for the general populace to hear. Many who become druids find that they
natura lly gravitate toward nature; its forces, cycles, and
movements fill their minds and spirits with wonder and ing
insight. Many sages and wise folk have stud ied nature,
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solace in the wild. Or your character could be a child of
the city who now strives to bring the civilized world into
harmony with the wilderness. You can use the sections
that follow to flesh out your druid, regardless of how
your character came to the profession.
TREASURED ITEM
Some druids carry one or more items that are sacred
to them or have deep personal s ignificance. S uch items
are not necessarily magical, but every one is a n object
whose meaning connects the druid's mind and heart to
a profound concept or spiritual outlook.
When you decide what your character's treasured
item is, think about giving it an origin story: how did you
come by the ite m, and why is it important to you?
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Yew trees remind you of renewing your m ind and
spirit, letting the old die and the new spring forth.
Oak trees represent strength and vitality. Meditating under an oak fills your body and mind with
resolve and fortitude.
The river's endless flow remi nds you of the great
span of the world. You seek to act with the longterm interests of nature in mind.
The sea is a constant, churning cauldron of power
and chaos. It reminds you that accepting change is
necessary to sustain yourself in the world.
The birds in the sky are evidence that even the
smallest creatures can survive if they remain above
the fray.
As demonstrated by the actions of the wolf, an
individual's strength is nothing compared to the
powet of the pack.
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MENTOR
It's not unusual for would-be druids to s eek out (or be
sought out by) instructors or elders who teach them the
basics of their magical arts. Most druids who learn from
a mentor begin their training at a young age, and the
mentor has a vital role in shaping a stude nt's attitudes
a nd beliefs.
If your character received training from someone
else, who or what was that individual, and what was the
nature of your relationship? Did your mentor imbue you
with a particular outlook or otherwise influence your
approach to achieving the goals of your chosen path?
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CHARACTER OPTIONS
CIRCLE OF DREAMS
Druids who are members of the Circle of Dreams hail
from regions that have strong ties to the Feywild a nd
its dreamlike realms. The druids' guardians hip of the
natural world makes for a natural alliance between
them and good-aligned fey. These druids seek to fill the
world with dreamy wonder. Their magic mends wounds
and brings joy to downcast hearts, and the realms they
protect are gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and
reality blur together and where the weary can find rest.
CIRCLE OF DREAMS FEATURES
Druid level
Feature
Balm of the Summer Court
Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow
DRU ID OF
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Your mentor was a wise treant who taught you to
think in terms of years and decades rather than
days or months.
You were tutored by a dryad who watched over
a slumbering portal to the Abyss . During your
training, you were tasked with watching for hidden
threats to the world.
Your tutor always interacted with you in the form of
a falcon. You never saw the tutor's humanoid form.
You were one of several youngsters who were
mentored by an old druid , until one of your fellow
pupils betrayed your group and killed your master.
Your mentor has appeared to you only in visions.
You have yet to meet this person, and you are not
sure such a person exists in mortal form.
Your mentor was a werebear who taught you to
treat all living things with equal regard .
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DRUID CIRCLES
At 2nd level, a druid gains the Druid Circle feature. The
following options are available to a druid, in addition
to those offered in the Player's Handbook: the Circle of
Dreams and the Circle of the Shepherd.
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those dice equal to half your druid leve l or less. Roll the
spent dice and add them together. The target regains a
number of hit points equal to the total. The target also
gains 1 temporary hit point per die spent.
You regain all expended dice when you finish a
Jong rest.
HEARTH OF MOONLIGHT AND SHADOW
At 6th level, home can be w herever you are. During a
s hort or long rest, you can invoke the shadowy power of
the Gloaming Court to help guard your respite. At the
start of the rest, you touch a point in space, and an invisible, 30-foot-radius sphere of magic appears, centered
on that point. Total cover blocks the sphere.
While within the sphere, you and your a llies gain a +5
bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception)
checks, and any light from open Hames in the sphere (a
campfire, torches, or the like) isn't visible outside it.
The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when you
leave the sphere.
HIDDEN PATHS
Starting at 10th level, you can use the hidden, magical
pathways that some fey use to traverse space in the
blink of an eye. As a bonus action o n your turn, you can
teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can
see. Alternatively, you can use your action to teleport
one w illing creatu re you touch up to 30 feet to an unocc upied s pace you can see.
You can use this feature a numbe r of times equal to
your Wis dom modifie r (minimum of o nce), a nd you regain a ll expe nded uses of it w hen you fi nis h a lon g r est.
WALKER IN D REAMS
At 14th level, the magic of the Feywild grants you
the a bility to travel me nta lly o r phys ically through
dreamlands.
W he n you finis h a s hort rest, you ca n cast one of the
following spells, without expending a spell s lot or requiring mate ria l compo ne nts: dream (with you as the
messenge r), scrying, or te/eportation circle.
T his use of teleportation circle is specia l. Ra ther tha n
opening a portal to a pe rma ne nt tele porta tion circle, it
opens a porta l to the last location whe re you finished
a long rest o n your c urre nt plane of existence. If you
have n 't taken a long rest on your curren t plane, the
s pell fai ls but isn't was ted .
Once you use this feature, you ca n't use it again
until you finis h a long rest.
CIRCLE O F THE SHEPHERD
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protecting a nimals and fey creatures that have
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combine this asbility
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aStarting at 2nd level, you can call fo rth nature spirits to
from cities and towns, conte nt to s pe nd the ir d ays in the ng
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influe nce the world around you. As a bonus action, you
company of a nima ls a nd the fey cr eatures of the wilds.
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Members of this circle become adventurers tofioppose
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you can see within 60 fee t of you. The spirit c reates a n
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forces that threaten their c h a rges or to seekokn
aura
in a 30 -foot radius a round that point. It counts as
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neither
a c reature nor an object, though it has the specbetter. Wherever t hese druids go, the
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Speech of the Woods, Spirit Totem
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The effect of.the s pirit's a ura depe nds on the type of
Mighty Summoner
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Bear Spirit. T he bear s pirit g rants you and your allies
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Faithful Summons
its might a nd e ndura nce. Each creature of your choice
in the a ura when t he spirit a ppears gains temporary
SPEECH OF THE WOODS
hit points equal to 5 +your druid level. In addition, you
At 2nd level, you gain the a bility to converse wit h beasts
a nd your allies gain advantage on Strength c hecks and
a od many fey.
Strength saving throws while in the a ura.
You learn to s peak, read, a nd write Sylvan. In addiHawk Spirit. The hawk s pirit is a consummate
tion, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain
hunter, aiding you and your allies with its keen sight.
the a bility to deciphe r their noises a nd motions. Most
Whe n a c reature makes a n attack r oll against a target
beasts lack the in telligence to convey or under stand
in the spirit's a ura, you cao use your reaction to grant
sophisticated concepts, but a friendly beas t could relay
advantage to that attack roll. In addition, you and your
what it has seen or heard in the rece nt pas t. This a bility
a !Ues have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) c hecks
doesn 't grant you friends hip with beasts, though you can
w hile in the aura.
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Unicorn Spirit. The unicorn spirit lends its protection
to those nearby. You and your a llies gain advantage on
all ability checks made to detect creatures in the spirit's
aura. In addition, if you cast a spell using a spell slot
that restores hjt points to any creature inside or outside
the aura, each creature of your choice in the aura also
regains hit points equal to your druid level.
MIGHTY SUMMONER
Starting at 6th level, beasts and fey that you conjure are
more resilient than normal. Any beast or fey summoned
or created by a spell that you cast gains the following benefits:
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T he tables include all the individua l beasts that are
eligible for Wild Shape (up to a challenge rating of 1) or
the Circle Forms feat ure of the Circle of the Moon (up to
a cha llenge rating of 6).
A RCTIC
The creature appears with more hit points than normal: 2 extra hit points per Hit Die it has.
• The damage from its natural weapons is considered
magical for the purpose of overcoming immuruty a nd
resistance to nonmagical attacks and damage.
CR
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Owl
Fly
Blood hawk
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Giant owl
Fly
Brown bear
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Polar bear
Saber-toothed tiger
Mammoth
GUARDIAN SPIRIT
Beginning at 10th level, your Spirit Totem safeguards
the beasts and fey that you call forth with your magic.
When a beast or fey that you summoned or created with
a spell ends its turn in your Spirit Totem aura, that creature regains a numbe r of hit points equal to half your
druid level.
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FAITHFUL SUMMONS
Starting at 14th level, the nature spirits you commune
with protect you when you are the most defenseless.
If you a re reduced to 0 hit points or are incapacitated
against you r will , you can immediately gain the benefits
of conjure animals as if it were cast using a 9th-level
spell s lot. It summons four beasts of your cho ice that are
challenge rating 2 or lower. The conjured beasts appear
within 20 feet of you. If they receive no commands from
you, they protect you from harm a nd attack your foes.ing
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The spell lasts for 1 hour, requiring no concentration,
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That rule
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gives you a Ttremendous amount of flexibility, making it
easy to amass an array of beast form options for yourself, but you must abide by the limitations in the Beast
Shapes table in that book.
When you gain Wild Shape as a 2nd-level druid, you
might wonder which beasts you've a lready seen. The
following tables organize beasts from the Monster Manual according to the beasts' most likely environments.
Consider the environment your druid grew up in, then
consult the appropriate table for a list of an imals that
your druid has probably seen by 2nd level.
These tables can also help you and your DM determine which animals you might see on your travels.
In addition, the tables include each beast's challenge
rating and note whether a beast has a flyi ng or swimming s peed. This information will help you determine
whether you qualify to assume that beast's form.
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Hyena
jackal
Scorpion
Vulture
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Flying snake
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Poisonou s snake
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Stirge
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Constrictor snake
Swim
Giant lizard
Giant poisonous snake
Swim
Giant wolf spider
Giant hyena
Giant spider
Giant toad
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Giant vulture
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1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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1/4
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Beast
Baboon
Badger
Cat
Deer
Hyena
Owl
Blood hawk
Flying snake
Giant rat
Giant weasel
Poisonous snake
Mastiff
Stirge
Boar
Constrictor snake
El k
Giant badger
Giant bat
Giant frog
Giant lizard
Giant owl
Giant po isonous s nake
Giant wolf spider
Panthe r
Wolf
Ape
Black bear
Giant wasp
Brown bear
Dire wolf
Giant hyena
Giant spider
Giant toad
Tiger
Giant boa r
Giant constrictor snake
Giant elk
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Beast
Cat
Deer
Eagle
Goat
Hyena
jackal
Vulture
Blood hawk
Flying snake
Giant weasel
Po isonous snake
Stirge
Axe beak
Boar
Elk
Giant poisonous snake
Giant wolf spider
Panther (leopard)
Pteranodon
Rid ing horse
Wolf
Giant goat
Giant wasp
Giant e~gl e
Giant hyena
Giant vulture
Lion
Tiger
Allosaurus
Giant boar
Giant elk
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CR
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1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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1/8
1/4
1/4
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Goat
Blood hawk
Stirge
Pteranodon
Giant goat
Giant eagle
Lion
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Giant rat
Stirge
Giant bat
Gia nt centipede
Giant lizard
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Giant s pider
Giant toad
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HERALDIC SIGNS
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LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE TALKING.
-Tordek
Of all the adventurers in the worlds of D&D, the fighter
is perh aps the greatest paradox. On the one ha nd, a s ingular feature of the class is that no two fighters ply their
cr aft in quite the same way; their weapons, armor, and
tactics differ across a vast spectrum. On the other hand ,
regardless of the tools and methods one uses, at the
heart of every fighter's motivation lies the same basic
truth: it is better to wound than to be wounded.
Although some adventuring fighters risk their lives
fighting for glory or treasure, others are primarily concerned with the welfare of others. They put more value
on the well-being of the society, the village, or the group
than on their own safety. Even if there's gold in the offing, the true reward for most fighters comes from sending enemies to their doom.
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of some sort. If that's not the case, consider devising a
heraldic sign that symbolizes an aspect of your nature
or speaks to what you see as your purpose in the world.
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A rampant golden dragon on a green field, representing valor and a quest for wealth
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Crossed greatswords in front of a castle gate, sign ifying the defense of a city or kingdom
A skull with a dagger through it, representing the
doom you bring to your enemies
A phoenix in a ring of fire, an expression of an indomitable spirit
Three drops of blood beneath a horizontal sword
blade on a black background, symbolizing three
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Gladiator. Your instructor was a slave who fought
for freedom in the arena, or one who willingly
chose the gladiator's life to earn money and fame.
Milit~ry. Your trainer served with a group of soldiers and knows much about working as a team.
City Watch. Crowd control and peacekeeping are
your instructor's specialties.
Tribal Warrior. Your instructor grew up in a tribe,
where fighting for one's life was practically an
everyday occurrence.
Street Fighter. You r trainer excels at urban combat,
combining close-quarters work with silence and
efficiency.
Weapon Master. Your mentor helped you to become one with your chosen weapon, by imparting
highly specialized knowledge of how to wield it
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A RCANE A RCH ER LOR E
At 3 rd level, you learn magical theory o r some of the
secrets of nature-typical fo r practitioners of this e lven
martia l tradition. Yo u choose to gain proficie ncy in either the Arcana or the Nature skill, and you choose to
learn either the prestidigitation o r the druidcra ft cantrip.
SIGNATURE STYLE
Many fighters dis tinguish themselves from their peers
by ado pting and perfectin g a par ticula r style or method
of wagi ng combat. Although th is style migh t be a natural
outg rowth of a fighter's personality, that's not a lways the
case- someone's approach to the world in general does
not necessarily dictate how that person operates w hen
lives a re on the li ne.
Do you have a com bat style that mirrors your outlook
on life, or is somethi ng else inside you unleashed whe n
weapons are drawn?
A RCANE SHOT
At 3rd level, you learn to unleash s pecia l magical effects
with some of your shots. W hen you gain this feature , you
learn two Arcane S hot options of your choice (see "Arcane S hot Options" below).
Once per turn when you fire a magic a rrow from a
shortbow or lo ngbow as pa rt of the Attack action,
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SIGNATURE STYLES
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Elegant. You move wit h precise g race an d total
control, never using mo re energy than you need.
Brutal. Your attacks rain down like ha m mer blows ,
m ea nt to splinter bone o r send blood fl ying.
Cunning. You dart in t o attack at just the right m o ment a nd us e small -scale t actics to tilt t he odds in
your favor.
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Energetic. You sing a nd la ugh d uring com bat as
your spi rit soars . You are happiest whe n you have a
foe in fro nt of you and a weapon in ha nd .
Sinis ter. Yo u scowl and s neer while fi g hti ng, and
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At 3rd level,
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addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook : the
Arcane Archer, the Cavalier, and the S a mura i.
ARCANE ARCHER
An Arcane Archer s tudies a unique elven method of
a rchery that weaves magic into attacks to produce s upern atural effects. Arcane Archers are some of the most
elite wa rrio rs a mong the elves. They stand watch over
the fringes of elven dom ains, keeping a keen eye out fo r
trespassers and us ing m agic-infused a rrows to defeat
monsters a nd invade rs before they can reach elven settle ments . Over the centuries, the methods of these elf
a rchers have been learned by members of other races
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At 7th level, you gain the ability to infuse arrows with
magic. Whenever you fire a nonmagical a rrow fro m a
s hortbow or longbow, you ca n ma ke it magical for the
pur pose of overcoming r esistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks a nd da mage. T he magic fades from the
a r row immediately after it hits or m isses its target.
CU RVING SHOT
At 7th level, you learn how to direct a n erra nt arrow
toward a new ta rget. When you ma ke a n attack roll with
a magic ar row a nd miss, you can use a bonus action to
r eroll the a ttack roll aga ins t a differe nt target within 6 0
feet of the origina l ta rget.
E V ER-RE A DY S H OT
S ta rting at 15th level, your magica l a rchery is ava ilable
w henever battle s ta rts. If you roll initiative a nd have no
uses of Arcane S hot rema in ing, you regain one use of it.
A RCANE S H OT 0PT10N S
The Arcane S hot feature lets you choose options for it at
cer ta in levels. T he options are presented here in alphabetical o rder. They ar e all magical effects, and each one
is associated with one of the schools of magic.
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Banishing Arrow. You use abjura tion m agic to try to
temporarily b a nish your ta rget to a h armless location
in the Feywild. The c r eature hit by the arrow mus t a lso
su cceed o n a Ch arism a saving throw or be banis h ed .
W hile ba nis hed in this way, the ta rget's speed is 0 , and
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to m a k e a saving throw.
The psychic d amage inc reases to 4d6 w hen you reach
18th level in this class.
Bursting Arrow. You imbue your arrow with force
e n e rgy drawn from the school of evocation. The e ne r gy
de ton a tes a fte r your attack. Immedi ately after the a rrow hits the c reature, the targe t and all other c reatures
within 10 feet of it ta ke 2d6 force da mage each.
The force damage inc reases to 4d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.
Enfeebling Arrow. You weave necromantic magic into
your arrow. The c reature hit by the a rrow ta kes a n extra
2d6 necrotic damage. The target mus t a lso s ucceed
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Grasping Arrow. Whe n this arrow s trikes its ta rge t,
conjuration magic creates grasping, poisonous bram bles, which wrap a round the ta rget. T he creature hit by
th e arrow takes an extra 2d6 po ison da mage, its s peed
is reduced by 10 feet, and it takes 2d6 s las hfog damage the fi rst time on each turn it moves 1 foot or more
without tele p orting. T he targe t or a ny c r eature tha t can
reach it ca n use its action to re move the brambles with
a s uccessful S tre ngth (Athle tics) c heck against your Arcane Shot save D C. Othe rwise, the brambles last for 1
minute or until you use this option again.
The poison d amage and s las hing damage both inc rease to 4d6 ~hen you reach 18th level in this class.
Piercing Arrow. You use transmutation m agic to
give your a rrow a n e the real qu a lity. Whe n you use this
option, you don't m ake an attack roll for the a ttack.
Ins tead, the arrow s hoots forward in a line, which is 1
foot wide and 3 0 feet long, before disappearing. The
arrow passes ha rmlessly through objects, ignoring
cover. E ach creature in tha t line must make a D exte r ity
saving throw. On a failed save, a c reature takes dam a ge
as if it were hit by the a rrow, plus a n extra ld6 pie rcing
d a mage. On a successful save, a target takes h a lf as
muc h damage.
The pie rcing da m age increases to 2d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.
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Seeking Arrow. Using divination magic, you grant
your arrow the ability to seek out a target. When you use
this option, you don't make an attack roll for the attack.
Instead, choose one creature you have seen in the past
minute. The arrow flies toward that creature, moving
around corners if necessary and ignoring three-quarters
cover and half cover. If the target is within the weapon's
range and there is a path large enough for the arrow to
travel to the target, the target must make a Dexterity
saving throw. Otherwise, the arrow disappears after
traveling as far as it can. On a failed save, the target
takes damage as if it were hit by the arrow, plus an extra
1d6 force damage, and you learn the target's current
location. On a successful save, the target takes half as
much damage, and you don't learn its location.
The force damage increases to 2d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.
Shadow Arrow. You weave illusion magic into your
arrow, causing it to occlude you r foe's vision with shadows. The creature hit by the arrow takes an extra 2d6
psychic damage, and it must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw o r be unable to see anything farther than 5
feet away until the start of your next turn.
The psychic damage increases to 4d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.
CAVALIERS, SAMURAI , AND HISTORY
While both cavaliers and samurai existed in the real world,
our inspirations for both fighter archetypes are taken from
popular culture (folk tales, movies, and comic books), not
from history. Our intent is to capture the cinematic, heroic
element of both archetypes in the game, rather than create
an accurate historica l represen tation of either one.
UNWAVERING MARK
Starting at 3rd level, you can menace your foes, foiling
their attacks and punishing them for harming others .
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack,
you can mark the creature until the end of your next
turn. This effect ends early if you are incapacitated or
you die, or if someone else marks the creature.
While it is within 5 feet of you, a creature marked by
you has disadvantage on any attack roll that doesn't
target you.
In addition, if a creature marked by you deals damage
to anyone other than you, you can make a special melee
weapon attack aga inst the marked creature as a bonus
action on your next turn. You have advantage on the
attack roll, and if it hits, the attack's weapon deals extra
damage to the target equa l to half you r fighter level.
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CAVALIER
The archetypal Cavalier excels at mounted combat.
Usua lly born among the nobility and raised at court, a
Cavalier is equally at home leading a cavalry charge or
exchanging repartee at a state dinner. Cavaliers also
learn how to guard those in their charge from harm,
often serving as the protectors of their superiors and of
the weak. Compelled to right wrongs or earn prestige,
many of these fighters leave their lives of comfort to embark on glorious adventure.
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BONUS PROFICIENCY
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice:
Animal Handling, History, Insight, Performance, or
Persuasion. Alternatively, you learn one language of
your choice.
BORN TO THE SADDLE
Starting at 3rd level, your mastery as a rider becomes
apparent. You have advantage on saving throws made
to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off your mount
and descend no more than 10 feet, you can land on your
feet if you'r e not incapacitated.
Finally, mounting or d ismounting a creature costs you
only 5 feet of movement, rather than ha lf your speed.
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the attack still hits, the target has resistance against the
attack's damage.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Constitution modifier (m inimum of once), and
you regain a ll expended uses of it w hen you finish a
long rest.
HOLD THE LINE
At 10th level, you become a master of locking down
you r enemies. Creatures provoke an opportun ity attack
from you when they move 5 feet or more whi le within
your reach, and if you hit a creature with a n opportunity
attack, the target's speed is reduced to 0 until the end of
the current turn.
FERO C IOUS CHARGER
S ta r ti ng at 15th level, you can r un down your foes,
w he ther you're mounted or no t. U you move at least 10
feet in a stra ig ht line rig ht be fore attacking a creature
a nd you hit it w ith the attack, that target must succeed
o n a S tre ngth saving throw (DC 8 +your proficie ncy bonus+ your S tre ng th modifie r) or be knocked prone. You
can use this feature only o nce o n each of your turns.
V I G ILANT D EFE NDE R
Starting a t 18 th level, you respond to danger with
extraordina ry vigila nce. In combat, yo u get a s pecia l
reaction that yo u can ta ke o nce o n every creature's tu rn,
except your turn. You can use this s pecia l reactio n only
to m a ke an o pportunity attack, a nd you can't use it o n
the sa me turn that you ta ke your nor mal reaction.
SAMURAI
T he Sam urai is a fi ghter who draws on a n im placable
fig hting s pir it to overcome enem ies. A Samurai's resolve
is nea rly unbreakable, a nd the enemies in a Samura i's
path have two cho ices: yield or die fig hting.
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tempo ra ry hi t points increases when you reach certa in
leve ls in this class, increasing to 10 a t 10th level and 15
at 15th level.
Yo u can use this feature three times, and you regain
a ll expended uses of it when yo u finis h a long rest.
ELEGANT C O U RTIER
S ta rting at 7th level, your discipline a nd attentio n to deta il a llow you to excel in socia l s ituations. Whe never you
ma ke a Cha ris ma (P ers uasion) check, you gain a bo nus
to the check equa l to your Wis dom modifier.
Your self-control a lso causes you to ga in proficiency
in Wis dom saving throws . If you already have this proficiency, you ins tead gain proficie ncy in Inte lligence or
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R APID STRIKE
S ta r ting at 15th level, you learn to trade accuracy fo r
swift strikes. Tf you take the Attack action on your turn
a nd have adva ntage on a n attack roll aga ins t one of
the targets, you can forgo the adva ntage for tha t roll to
ma ke a n additio na l weapon attack aga ins t that target,
as part of the same action. Yo u can do so no mo re th an
once per turn.
S TRENGTH BEFOR E D EATH
Sta rting at 18 th leve l, your fi ghting spirit can delay the
g rasp of death. If you take da mage that reduces you to
0 hit points a nd doesn't kill you outright, you can use
your reaction to delay fa lling unconscious, a nd you can
immed iately take a n extra turn, interrupting the current
turn. While you have 0 hit points during that extra turn,
taking da mage causes death saving th row failures as
norm a l, a nd three death saving th row failures can s till
kill yo u. When the extra turn ends, yo u fa ll unconscious
if you s till have 0 hit points.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it aga in until
yo u finis h a long rest.
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OPTI ONS
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where it looms over a treacherous pass.
Your monastery is high in the branch es of a n im-
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Your monastery was fou nded long ago by a clo ud
giant and is inside a cloud castle that ca n be
reached only by fl ying.
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MONK
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DO NOT MISTAKE MY SILENCE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR
underground labyrinth of tunnels and rooms.
Your m onastery was carved from an iceberg in the
frozen reaches of the world .
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villainy. While you blustered and threatened, I've planned
four different ways to snap your neck with my bare hands.
-Ember, grand master of flowers
Monks walk a path of contradiction. They study their art
as a wizard does, and like a wizard, they wear no armor
and typically eschew weapons. Yet they are dead ly combatants, their abilities on a par with those of a raging
ba rba rian or a superbly trained fighter. Monks embrace
th is seeming contradiction , for it s peaks to the core of
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inconspicuous on your clothing to serve as an identifying mark. Or perhaps your order's icon does not have a
physical fo rm but is expressed through a gesture or a
posture that you adopt, and which other monks might
know how to interpret.
MONASTIC ICONS
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A monk studies in a monastery in pre paration for a life
of asceticism. Mos t of those w ho enter a m onastery
make it their home for the rest of their lives, wit h the
exception of adventurers and others who have reason to
leave. For those individuals, a monastery might serve as
a refuge between excursions to the world or as a source
of s upport in times of need.
What sort of place was your monastery, a nd where is
it located? Did attending it contr ibute to your experience
in an unus ual or distinctive way?
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Mon key. Quick reflexes and the ability to travel
through the treetops a re two of the reasons why
your order admires the mon key.
Dragon Turtle. The monks of your seaside monastery venerate the dragon turtle, reciting ancient
prayers and offering garlands of flowers to honor
this living spirit of the sea.
Ki-rin. Your monastery sees its main purpose as
watching over and protect ing the land in t he man ner of the ki-rin.
Owlbear. The m on ks of your m o nastery revere a
fami ly of owl bears and have coexisted with them
for generations.
Hydra. Your order singles out the hydra for its ability to unleash several attacks simultaneously.
Dragon. A dragon once laired with in your mon aste ry. Its influence remains lo ng after its departure.
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During your studies, you were likely under the tutelage
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Your master was a t yrant whom you had to defeat
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Your master was kindly and taught you to purs ue
the cause of peace.
Your master was merciless in pushing you to your
limits. You nearly Jost an eye during one especially
brutal practice session.
Your master seemed goodhea rted whi le tutoring
you , but betrayed yo ur m o nastery in the end.
Your master was cold and distant. You suspect that
the two of you might be related.
Your maste r was kind a nd generous, never critical
of your progress. Nevertheless , you feel you never
fully lived up to the expectations placed on you .
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ture. The following options are available to a monk, in
addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook: the
Way of the Drunken Master, the Way of the Kensei, and
the Way of the Sun Soul.
WAY OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER
The Way of the Drunken Master teaches its students
to move with the jerky, unpredictable movements of
a drunka rd. A drunke n master sways, tottering on
uns teady feet, to present what seems like an incompete nt combata nt who proves frus tra ting to engage. The
drunken mas te r's erratic s tumbles conceal a carefully
executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks,
a nd retreats.
A drunken master often enjoys playing the fool to
bring gladness to the despondent or to de monstrate
humility to the a rrogant, but when battle is joined, the
drunken master can be a maddening, mas terful foe.
WAY OF THE DRUN KEN MASTER FEAT URES
Monk Level
Feature
3rd
Bonus Proficiencies, Drunken Technique
6th
11th
Tipsy Sway
Drunkard 's Luck
17th
Intoxicated Frenzy
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WAY OF THE KENSEI
Monks of the Way of the Kensei tra in relentlessly with
the ir weapons, to the point wher e the weapon becomes
an extens ion of the body. Founded on a mas tery of
sword fighting, the tradition has expanded to include
m any differe nt weapons.
A kensei sees a weapon in much the same way a calligraphe r or painter rega rds a pen o r brush. Whatever
the weapon, the ke nsei views it as a tool used to express
the beauty a nd precis ion of the martia l arts. That s uch
mastery makes a kensei a peerless warrior is but a side
effect of intense devotion , practice, a nd s tudy.
WAY OF THE KENSEI FEATURES
Monk Level
3rd
6th
Sharpen the Blade,
Path of the Kensei (4 weapons)
17th
Unerring Accuracy,
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feet of you.
DRU NKA RD'S L UCK
Starting at 11th level, you a lways seem to get a lucky
bounce at the right moment. When you make an ability
check, a n attack roll, or a saving throw and have dis advantage on the roll, you can s pend 2 ki points to cancel
the disadva ntage for that roll.
INTOXICATED FRENZY
At 17th level, you gain the ability to m a ke a n overwhe lming number of a ttacks against a group of enemies. Whe n
you use your Flurry of Blows, you can ma ke up to three
additional attacks with it (up to a total of five F lurry of
Blows a ttacks), provided that each Flurry of Blows attack ta rgets a different creature this turn.
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DRUNKEN TECHNIQUE
At 3 rd level, you learn how to twis t a nd turn quickly as
part of your F lurry of Blows. Whe never you use Flurry
of Blows , you gain the benefit of the Disengage action,
and your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the
end of the curre nt turn.
Path of the Kensei (2 weapons}
One with the Blade,
Path of the Kensei (3 weapons)
11th
BONUS PROFICIENCIES
When you choose this tradition at 3 rd level, you gain
proficiency in the Pe rformance s kill if you don't a lready
have it. Your martia l arts technique mixes combat training with the precis ion of a dancer and the a ntics of a
jeste r. You a lso gain proficie ncy with brewe r's supplies if
you don't already have it.
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be
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weapons can be any s imple or martia l weapon that lacks the heavy a nd s pecia l
properties. The longbow is a lso a valid choice. You gain
proficiency with these wea pons if you don't a lready have
it. Weapons of the chosen types are monk weapons for
you. Many of this traditio n's featu res work only with
your kensei weapons. When you reach 6th, 11th, and
17th level in this class, you can choose anothe r type of
weapon- e ither melee or ranged- to be a ke nsei weapon
for you, following the crite ria above.
Agile Parry. If you make an unarmed s trike as part of
the Attack actio n on your turn a nd a re holding a kensei
weapon, you can use it to defend yourself if it is a melee
weapon. You gain a +2 bonus to AC until the s ta rt of
your next turn, while the weapon is in your ha nd and
you a ren't incapacitated.
Kensei's Shot. You can use a bo nus action o n your
turn to ma ke your ra nged attacks with a kensei weapon
more dead ly. Whe n you do s o, a ny target you hit with a
ranged a ttack us ing a ke nsei weapon takes an extra ld4
da mage of the weapon's type. You re tain this benefit until the e nd of the current turn.
Way ofthe Brush. You gain proficiency with your
choice of calligraphe r's s upplies or painter's s upplies.
ONE WITH THE BLADE
At 6 th level, you extend your ki into your kensei weapons, granting you the following benefits.
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coming resistance and immunity to nonmagical a ttacks
a nd dam age.
De ft Strik e. When you hit a target with a ke nsei
weapon, you can spend 1 ki point to cause the weapon
to deal extra damage to the ta rget equa l to your Martial
Arts die. You can use this feature only once on each of
your turns.
When you gai n the Extra Attack feature, this specia l
attack can be used for any of the attacks you make as
part of the Attack action.
SHARPEN THE BLADE
At 11th level, you gai n the ability to augment your weapo ns further with your ki. As a bonus action, you can
expend up to 3 ki points to grant one ke nsei weapon
you touch a bonus to attack a nd da mage rolls w hen you
attack with it. The bonus equa ls the number of ki points
you spent. T his bonus lasts for 1 minute or un til you
use this featu re again. This feat ure has no effect on a
magic weapon that al ready has a bo nus to attack a nd
da mage rolls.
SEARING ARC STRIKE
At 6th level, you gain the ability to channel your ki into
searing waves of e nergy. Immediately after you take the
Attack action on your turn, you can spend 2 ki points to
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At 17th level, your mastery of weapons grants you extraordinary accuracy. If you miss with an attack roll
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can use this feature only once on each of your turns.
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Monks of the Way of the Sun Soul learn to chan nel their
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R ADIANT SUN BOLT
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you
can hurl searing bolts of magical radiance.
You gain a new attack option that you can use with
the Attack action. T his special attack is a ranged spell
attack with a ra nge of 30 feet. You are proficient with
it, and you add your Dexterity modifier to its attack a nd
damage rolls. Its damage is radiant, and its damage die
is a d 4. This die cha nges as you gain monk levels, as
s hown in the Ma rtial Arts column of the Monk table.
When you take the Attack action on your turn and use
this specia l attack as part of it, you can spend 1 ki point
to make the special attack twice as a bonus action.
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SEARING SU NBU RST
At 11th level, you
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Each creature in that 20-foot-radius sphere must s ucceed on a Constitution saving throw or take 2d6 radiant
damage. A creature doesn't need to m ake the save if the
creature is behind total cover that is opaque.
You can increase the s phere's damage by spending
ki points. Each point you spend, to a maximum of 3, increases the damage by 2d6.
SUN SHIELD
At 17th level, you become wreathed in a luminous, magical aura. You shed bright light in a 30-foot rad ius a nd
dim light for an additional 3 0 feet. Yo u can extinguish or
restore the light as a bonus action.
If a creature hits you with a melee attack while this
light s hines, you can use your reaction to deal radiant
damage to the creature. The radiant damage equals 5 +
your Wisdom modifier.
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Peace. You fight so t hat future generations will not
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PALADIN
THE TRUE WORTH OF A PALADIN I S MEASURED NOT IN
foes defeated or dungeons plundered. It is measured in lives
saved and hearts turned to the causes of mercy and justice.
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A paladin is a living e mbodiment of an oath-a promise
or a vow made manifest in the person of a holy warrior
who has the skill and the determination to see the cause
through to the end. Some paladins devote themselves
expressly to protecting the innocent and spreading justice in the world, while others resolve to attain that goal
by conquering those who stand de fiant and bringing
them under the ru le of law.
Although no paladin in the world could be described
as typical, a number of them are narrow-minded
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PERSONAL GOAL
The precepts of a paladin's oath provide purpose to the
character and dictate an ultimate goal or an overall intent that the paladin abides by and advances. Aside from
that, some paladins are driven by a personal goal that
either complements or transcends the dictates of their
oaths. Paladins who swear different oaths m ight have
the same personal goal, differing only in how they apply
that goal to their actions when upholding their oaths.
If your paladin character has a personal goal, it might
be drawn from some life event and thus not directly tied
to the oath.
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have to.
Revenge. Your oath is the vehicle through which
you will right an ancient wrong.
Duty. You will live up to what you have sworn to do,
or die trying.
Leadership. You will win a great battle that bards
will sing about, and in so doing, you will become
an example to inspire others.
Faith. You know your path is righteous, or else the
gods would not have set you upon it.
Glory. You will lead the world into a grand new era,
one that will be branded with your name.
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Symbol
A dragon, emblematic of your nobility in peace and
your ferocity in combat
A clenched fist, because you are always ready to
fight for your beliefs
An upraised open hand, indicating your preference
for diplomacy over combat
A red heart, showing the world your commitment
to justice
A black heart, signifying that emotions such as pity
do not sway your dedication to your oath
An unblin king eye, meaning that you are ever alert
to all threats against your cause
NEMESIS
Their adherence to a sacred oath demands that paladins
take an active stance in carrying their beliefs into the
world. This activity naturally leads to conflict with creatures or entities that oppose those beliefs. Among those
opponents, one often stands out as a paladin's most persistent or most form idable foe- a nemesis whose presence or influence is a constant factor in a paladin's life.
Your paladin character might have an enemy that
dates from the days before you took up your path. Or you
could be a target because when you became a paladin,
you immediately attracted the attention of those that
wou ld do you in. If you have a nemesis, who or what is
it? Whom among your enemies do you consider to be the
biggest threat to ach ieving your goals?
NEMESES
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Nemesis
A mighty ore war chief who threatens to overrun
and destroy everything you hold sacred
A fiend or a celestial, the agent of a power of the
Outer Planes, who has been charged with corrupting or redeeming you , as appropriate
A dragon whose servants dog your steps
A high priest who sees you as a misguided fool and
wants you to abandon your religion
A rival paladin who trained with you but became an
oath-breake r and holds you responsible
A vampire who has sworn revenge against all paladins after being defeated by one
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At 3rd level, a paladin gains the Sacred Oath feature.
The following options are available to a paladin, in addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook: the Oath
of Conquest a nd the Oath of Redemption.
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Temptation
Fury. When your anger is roused, you have trouble
thinking straight, and you fear you might do something you'll regret.
Pride. Your deeds are noteworthy, and no one takes
note of them more often than you.
Lust. You can't resist an attractive face and a pleasant smile.
Envy. You are mindful of what some famous folk
have accomplished, and you feel inadequate when
your deeds don't compare to theirs.
Despair. You consider the great stre ngth of the
enemies you must defeat, and at times you see no
way to achieve final victory.
Greed . Regardless of how much glory and treasure
you amass, it's never enough for you.
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Although paladins are dedicated to their oaths, they are
mortals, and thus they are flawed. Many of them exhibit
a type of behavior or hold to an attitude that is not in
keeping with the highest ideals of their calling.
What is the temptation that your character succumbs
to o r finds it difficult to resist?
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in battle and the subjugation of their enemies. It isn't
enough for these paladins to establish order. They must
crush the forces of chaos. Sometimes called knight tyrants or iron mongers, those who swear this oath gather
into grim orders that serve gods or philosophies of war
and well-ordered might.
Some of these paladins go so far as to consort with
the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law
over the balm of mercy. The arcbdevil Bel, warlord of
Avernus, counts many of these paladins- called hell
knights- as his most ardent supporters. Hell knights
cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen enemies, a grim-warning to any w ho dare oppose them
and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often
most fiercely resisted by other paladins of this oath,
who believe that the hell knights have wandered too far
into darkness.
TENETS OF CONQUEST
A paladin who takes this oath has the tenets of conquest
seared on the upper arm.
Douse the Flame ofHope. It is not enough to merely
defeat an enemy in battle. Your victory must be so overwhelming that your enemies' will to fight is shattered
forever. A blade can end a life. Fear can end an empire.
Rule with an Iron Fist. Once you have conquered,
tolerate no dissent. Your word is law. Those who obey it
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AURA OF CONQUEST
Starting at 7th level, you constantly em anate a menacing
aura w hile you're not incapacitated. The aura extends
10 feet from you in every direction, but not through
total cover.
If a creature is frightened of you, its speed is reduced
to 0 while in the aura, and that creature takes psychic
damage equa l to ha lf your paladin level if it starts its
turn there.
At 18th level, the ra nge of this aura increases
to 30 feet.
s hall be favored. Those who defy it s ha ll be punished as
an example to all who might follow.
Strength Above All. You shall rule until a stronger
one arises. Then you must grow mightier and meet the
challenge, or fall to you r own ruin.
SCORNFUL REBUKE
Starting at 15th level, those w ho dare to strike you a re
psychically punished for their aud acity. Whenever a
creature hits you with an attack, that creature takes
psychic damage equa l to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) if you're not incapacitated.
OATH OF C ONQU EST F EAT U RES
Paladin
Level
3rd
INVINCIBLE CONQUEROR
Feature
At 20th level, you gain the ability to harness extraordinary martial prowess. As an action, you can magically
become a n avatar of conquest, gaining the following
benefits for 1 minute:
Oath Spells, Channel Divinity
7th
Aura of Conquest (10 ft.)
15th
Scornful Rebuke
18th
Aura of Conquest (30 ft.)
20th
Invincible Conqueror
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OATH SPELLS
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the
Oath of Conquest Spells table. See the Sacred Oath
class feature for how oath spells work.
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dominate beast, stoneskin
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F at 3rd level, you gain the followWhen you take thisDoath
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class feature
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Conquering Presence. You can use your Cha nnel
Divinity to exude a terrifying presence. As an action,
you force each creature of your choice that you can see
with.in 3 0 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw.
On a failed save, a creature becomes frightened of you
for 1 minute. The frightened creature can repeat this
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a s uccess.
Guided Strike. You can use your Cha nnel Divinity to
s trike with s upernatura l accuracy. When you make an
attack roll, you can use your Channel Divinity to gain a
+10 bonus to the roll. You make this choice a fter you see
the roll, but before the DM says whether the attack hits
or misses.
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deThe Oath of Redemption sets a paladin on a difficult
path, one that requires a holy wa rrior to use violence
only as a last resort. P aladins who dedicate themselves
to this oath believe that any person can be redeemed
and that the path of benevolence a nd justice is one that
anyone can walk. These pa ladins face evil creatures in
the hope of turning their foes to the light, and they s lay
their enemies only w hen s uch a deed will clearly save
other lives. Paladins w ho follow this path are known as
redeemers.
While redeemers are idealists, they a re no fools. Redeemers know that undead, demons, devils , and other
supernatural threats can be inherently evil. Against
s uch foes, paladins w ho swear this oath bring the full
w rath of their weapons a nd s pells to bear. Yet the redeemers s till pray that, one day, even cr eatures of wicked ness will invite their own redemption.
TENETS OF REDEMPTION
The tenets of the Oath of Redemption hold a paladin to a
high standard of peace a nd justice.
Peace. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy
and unders tanding ar e the path s to long-lasting peace.
Innocen ce. All people begin life in a n innocent state,
and it is their environment or the influence of dark
forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper
example, a nd working to heal the wounds of a deeply
flawed world, you can set anyone o n a righteous path.
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Patience. Change takes time. Those who have walked
the path of the wicked must be given reminders to keep
them honest and true. Once you have planted the seed of
righteousness in a creature, you must work day after day
to a llow that seed to survive and flouris h.
Wisdom. Your heart a nd mind must stay clear, for
eventua lly you will be forced to admit defeat. While every creature can be redeemed, some are so far along the
path of evil that you have no choice but to end their lives
for the greater good. Any s uch action must be carefully
weighed and the conseque nces fully understood, but
once you have made the decision, follow through w ith it
knowing your path is just.
OATH OF REDEMPTION FEATURES
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When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.
Emissary ofPeace. You can use your Channel Divinity to augment your presence with divine power. As a
bonus action, you grant yourself a +5 bonus to Charisma
(Persuasion) checks for the next 10 minutes.
Rebuke the Violent. You can use your Channel Divinity to rebuke those who use violence. Immediately after
an attacker within 30 feet of you deals damage with an
attack against a creature other than you, you can use
your reaction to force the attacker to make a Wisdom
saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker takes radiant
damage equal to the damage it just dealt. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage.
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magically take that damage, instead of that creature taking it. This feature doesn't tr ansfer any other effects that
might accompa ny the da mage, a nd this damage can't be
reduced in any way.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases
to 30 feet.
PROTECTIVE SPIRIT
Starting at 15th level, a holy presence mends your
wounds in battle. You regain hit points equal to ld6 +
half your paladin level if you end your turn in combat
w ith fewer than half of your hit points remaining and
you aren't incapacitated.
EMISSARY OF REDEMPTION
At 20th level, you become an avatar of peace, which
gives you two benefits:
• You have resistance to a ll damage dealt by othe r creatures (their attacks, spells , and other effects).
• Whenever a creature hits you with an attack, it takes
radia nt damage equal to half the damage you take
from the attack.
If you attack a creatu re, cast a spell on it, or dea l dam-
age to it by any means but this feature, neither benefit
works against that creature until you finish a long rest.
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Rangers are free-minded wanderers and seekers who
patrol the edges of civilized territory, turning back the
denizens of the wild lands beyond. It is a thankless job,
since their efforts are rarely understood and almost
never rewarded. Yet rangers persist in their duties,
never doubting that their work makes the world a
safer place.
A relationship with civilization informs every ra nger's
persona lity and his tory. Some rangers see themselves
as enforcers of the law and bringers of justice on civilization's frontier, a ns wering to no sovereign power. Oth-g
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A ranger's view of the world begins (and s ometimes
ends) with that character's outlook toward civilized folk
and the places they occupy. Some range rs have a n attitude toward civilization that's deeply rooted in disda in,
while others pity the people they have sworn to protect- though on the battlefield, it's impossible to tell the
difference between one ranger and another. Indeed, to
those who have seen them operate and been the be neficiaries of their prowess, it scarcely matters why rangers
do what they do. That said, no two rangers are likely to
express their opinio ns on any m atter in the same way.
If you haven't yet thought about the details of your
character 's worldview, consider putting a finer point on
things by s ummarizing that viewpoint in a s ho rt s tateme nt (s uch as the entries on the following table). How
might that feeling affect the way you conduct yourself?
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I C HARACTER
OPTTONS
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Towns and cities are the best places for those who
can't survive on their own.
The advancement of civilization is the best way to
thwart chaos, but its reach must be monitored.
Towns and cities are a necessary evil, but once the
wilderness is purged of supernatura l threats , we
will need them no more.
Walls are fo r cowards, who huddle behind them
while others do the work of making the world safe.
Visiting a town is not unpleasant, but after a few
days I fee l the irresistible call to return to the wild.
Cities breed weakn ess by isolating folk from the
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other ra ngers, civilization was originally hom e, but the
wilderness became a second homeland.
Think of your character's backstory a nd decide what
terrain feels most like home, whether or not you were
born there. What does that terrain say about your persona lity? Does it influence which spells you choose to
learn? Have your experie nces there s haped who you r
favored enemies a re?
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You patrolled an ancient forest, darkened and corrupted by several crossings to the Shadowfe ll.
As part of a group of nomads, you acquired the
skills for surviving in the desert.
You r early life in the Underdark prepared you for
the challenges of combating its denizens.
You dwelled on the edge of a swamp, in an area imperiled by land creatures as well as aquatic ones.
Because yo u grew up among the peaks, finding the
best path through the mountains is second nature
to you.
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transgressions your foe has committed.
Your forebears or predecessors fought these c reatures , and so s hall you.
You bear no enmity toward your foe. You stalk such
creatures as a hunter tracks down a wild animal.
You find your foe fascinating, and you collect books
of tales and history concerning it.
You col lect token s of your fallen enemies to re mind
you of each kill.
You respect you r chosen enemy, and you see your
battles as a test of res pective skills.
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RANGER ARCHET YPES
At 3rd level, a ra nger gains th e Ranger Archetype feature. T he following options are available to a ranger,
in addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook:
the Gloom Stalker, the Horizon Walker, and the Monster S layer.
GLOOM STALKER
Gloom S ta lkers a re at borne in the darkest places:
deep under the earth, in gloomy a lleyways, in primeval
forests, and wherever else the light dims . Most folk
enter s uch places with trepidation, but a Gloom Stalke r
ventures bold ly into the darkness, seeking to a mbus h
threats before they can reach the broader world. Such
ra ngers a re often found in the Underdark, but they will
go a ny place where evil lurks in the shadows.
GLOOM STAL K ER FEATURES
Ranger Le ve l
3rd
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Gloom Stalker Magic, Dread Ambusher,
Umbral Sight
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Iron Mind
11th
Stalker's Flurry
15th
Shad owy Dodge
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S HAD OWY D O D GE
Starting at 15th level, you can d od ge in unforeseen
ways, with wisps of s upernatural s hadow arou nd you.
Whenever a creature makes an attack roll agains t you
and doesn't have adva ntage on the roll, you can use your
reaction to impose disadva nta ge on it. Yo u must use this
fea ture before you k now the o utcom e of the attack roll.
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Ho r izon Wa lkers gua rd the world agains t threats that
originate from other pla nes or th at seek to ravage the
mo rta l realm with o th erworldly magic. They seek out
pla na r portals and keep watch over them, venturing to
the In ner Pla nes and the Outer Pla nes as needed to
pu rsue the ir foes. T hes e ra ngers ar e a lso friends to any
fo rces in the multiverse-especially benevolent d ragons,
fey, a nd elementa ls-th at work to preserve life and the
order of the pla nes.
GLOOM STALKER MAGIC
S ta rting at 3rd level, you learn a n add itiona l s pell when
you reach certa in levels in this class, as s hown in the
Gloom S ta lker S pells table. T he spell counts as a ranger
spell fo r you, but it doesn't count aga inst the number of
ra nger s pells you know.
HORIZON WALKER FEATURES
GLOO M S TAL K ER SPELLS
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Ranger Level
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rope trick
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greater invisibility
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to a ny creature that relies on darkvision to see you in
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! RO N MIN D
By 7th level, you have honed your a bility to resist the
mind-altering powers of your prey. You gain pro ficiency
in Wis dom saving throws. If you a lready have th is proficiency, you ins tead gain pro ficiency in In te!Jigence or
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At 3rd level, you master the a rt of the a mbus h. You can
give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls eq ua l to your
Wisd om mod ifier.
At the s ta r t of your fi rs t turn of each combat, your
wal king s peed increases by 10 feet, which lasts until g
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HORIZON WAL KER SPELLS
Ranger Level Spell
3rd
5th
9th
13t h
17th
protection from evil and good
misty step
haste
banishment
teleportation circle
D E T ECT PORTAL
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to magically sense the
presence of a pla na r porta l. As an action, you detect
the distance a nd direction to the closest planar porta l
within 1 mile of you.
Once you use this feat ure, you can't use it again until
you fin ish a s hor t o r long rest.
See the "P la nar Travel" section in chapter 2 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide for examples of pla na r porta ls.
P LANAR W A RRIOR
S TALKER'S FLU RRY
At 11th level, you learn to attack with s uch unexpected
speed that you can turn a miss into a nother strike. Once
on each of your turns w hen you miss with a weapon atack, you .can m ake a nother weapon attack as pa rt of the
a me action.
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I CHARACTER OPTIONS
At 3 rd level, you learn to draw on the energy of the m ultiverse to a ugme nt your attacks .
As a bonus actio n, choose o ne creature you can see
within 30 feet of you. T he next time you hit that creature
on this turn with a weapon attack, a ll da mage dea lt
by the attack becomes force da mage, and the creature
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At 7th level, you learn to step through the Ethereal
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but the spell ends at the end of the current tu rn.
Once you use this feat ure , you can't use it again until
you finish a short or long rest.
DISTANT STRI KE
At 11th level, you gain the a bility to pass between the
planes in the blink of a n eye. When you take the Attack
action, you can teleport up to 10 feet before each a ttack
to an unoccupied space you can see.
If you attack a t least two different creatures with
the action, you can m a ke one additional attack with it
aga ins t a third creature.
SPECTRAL D EFENSE
At 15th level, your ability to move between planes
enables you to s lip through the planar boundaries to
lessen the ha rm done to you during battle. When you
take damage fro m an attack, you can use your reaction
to give yourself resis tance to a ll of that attack's damage
on this turn.
MONSTER SLAYER
You have dedicated yourself to hunting down creatures
of the night and wielders of g rim magic. A Mons ter
S layer seeks out va mpires, dragons, evil fey, fiends, and
other magical threats. Trained in supern atura l techniques to overcome such mons te rs, s layers a re experts
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MONSTER SLAYER MAGIC
Starting at 3rd level, you learn a n additional spell
when you r each certain levels in this class, as s how n
in the Monster Slayer Spells table. The spell counts as
a ranger s pell for you, but it doesn't cou nt agai ns t the
number of ranger s pells you k now.
MONSTER SLAY ER SPELLS
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3rd
5th
9th
13th
17th
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protection from evil and good
zone of truth
magic circle
banishment
hold monster
HUNTER' S SENSE
At 3 rd level, you gain the abi lity to peer at a creature
a nd magically discern how best to hurt it. As an action,
choose one creature you can see with in 60 feet of you.
You immediately learn whether the creature has any
da mage immunities, resistances, or vulnerabilities and
what they a re. If the creature is hidden from divination
magic, you sense that it has no damage immunities, resistances, or vulnerabilities.
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SUPERNATURAL DEFENSE
At 7th level, you gain extra resilience against your prey's
assau lts on your mind a nd body. Whenever the target
of your S layer's Prey forces you to make a saving throw
a nd whenever you make an abi lity check to escape that
ta rget's grapple, add 1d6 to your roll.
MAGIC-USER'S NEMESIS
At 11th level, you gain the abil ity to thwart someone
else's magic. ~hen you see a creature casting a spell or
teleporting within 60 feet of you, you can use your reaction to try to magica lly foil it. The creature must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC,
or its s pe ll or teleport fails and is wasted.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finish a s hort or long rest.
SLAYER' S COUNTER
At 15th level, you gain the ability to counterattack when
your prey tries to sabotage you. If the target of your Slayer's Prey fo rces you to make a saving throw, you can use
your reaction to make one weapon attack against the
quarry. You make this attack immediately before making
the saving throw. If your attack hits, your save automatically s ucceeds, in add ition to the attack's normal effects.
CHAPTER l
I CHARACTER OPTIONS
What's the one fo rm of temptation that your rogue
cha racte r can't resist w hen the opportu nity presents itself, even if giving into it m ig ht mean trouble for you and
your companions?
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down into a dusty tomb is to bring back the prizes hidden
away there. Fighting isforfools. Dead men can't spend
their f ortunes.
- Barnabas Bladecutter
When brute force won't get the job done, o r when magic
is n't ava ilable or appropriate, the rogue rises to the
fore. With s kills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery,
rogues can get into a nd o ut of trou ble in ways that few
othe r cha racters can emulate .
Some rogues who turn to adventuring a re former
crimina ls w ho have decided that dodgi ng mons ters
is preferable to remai nin g one s te p a head of the law.
Others a re professional killers in search of a profitable
application of their ta lents between contracts. Some
s imply love the thrill of overcoming a ny challe nge that
s tands in their way.
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GUILTY
Most of w hat rogues do revolves a ro und obta in ing treas ure and preventing others from do ing the same. Little
gets in the way of atta ining those goals , except that
ma ny rogues are enticed away from that path by a compuls ion that clouds their thinking-an irresistible need
that must be satisfied, even if do ing so is ris ky.
A rogue's guilty pleasure could be the acquis ition
of a physical item, something to be experienced, or a
way of conducting oneself at certa in times. One rogue
mig ht not be a ble to pass up a ny loot made of s ilver, fo r
instance, even if said loot is ha nging around the neck
of a castle guar d. Another o ne can't go through a day
in the city without lifting a purse o r two, jus t to keep
in practice.
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Pleasure
Large gem s
A smile from a p retty face
A new ring for you r finger
The cha nce to deflate someone's ego
The fin est food and d rink
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come up with a reason why an adversary has appeared
in your life. Perhaps you've been the s ubject of scrutiny
for a while from someone who wa nts to use you fo r
ne farious purposes a nd has j ust now become k nown to
you. S uch a n incident could be the basis for a n upcoming adventure.
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a lso happe ns to be a criminal? If so, how is th is relations hip affecting your life?
ADVERSARI ES
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The pirate ca pta in on whose shi p you once se rved;
wh at yo u call moving o n, t he captain calls m uti ny
A master spy to whom you u nwitt ingly fed bad
informat ion, which led to the assassination of the
wrong target
Th e master of the local thieves' guild , who wants
yo u to join the o rganizatio n o r leave town
An art collector who uses ill ega l mea ns to acqu ire
masterpieces
A fence who uses you as a messenger to set up
illicit meet in gs
The proprietor o f an ill egal pit fi g hting arena whe re
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The Beggar King has hidden you from your pursuers many times, in return for future consideration s.
A magistrate once kept you out of jail in return for
information on a powerful crime lord.
Your parents used their savings to bail you out of
trouble in your younger days and are now destitute.
A dragon didn't eat you when it had a chance, and
in return you promised to set aside choice pieces
of treasure for it.
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Few rogues make it far in life before needing someone's
help, which means thereafter owi ng that benefactor a
significa nt debt.
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personage of this sort, you could work with your OM to
determine why a benefactor has appeared in your life.
Perhaps you benefited from something your benefactor
did for you without realizing who was responsibl e, and
that person has now just become known to you. Who
helped you in the past, whether or not you knew it at the
time, and what do you owe that person as recompense?
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INQUISITIVE
As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting o ut secrets a nd unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp
eye for detail, but a lso on your finely honed ability to
read the words and deeds of other cr eatures to determine their true intent. You excel at defeating creatures
that hide among and prey upon ordina ry folk, and your
mastery of lore and you r keen deductions make you well
equipped to expose and end hidden evils.
INQU I SI T IVE F EATU RE S
Rogue Level
Feature
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Ear for Deceit, Eye for Detail,
Insightful Fighting
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Steady Eye
13th
Unerring Eye
17th
Eye for Weakness
EAR FOR D ECEIT
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a talent for picking out lies. Whenever you make a
Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature
is lyi ng, treat a roll o f 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8.
CH.'\PTER I I CH.\RACTER OPTIONS
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EYE FOR DETAIL
Starting at 3 rd level, you can use a bonus action to make
a Wis dom (Perception) check to spot a hidden c reature
or object or to make an Intelligence (Investigation)
check to uncover or decipher clues.
INSIGHTFUL FIGHTING
MASTER OF INT RIGUE
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to decipher an opponent's tactics and develop a counter to them. As a bonus
action, you can make a Wisdom (Insight) check aga inst
a creature you can see that isn't incapacitated, contested
by the target's Charisma (Deception) check. If you s ucceed, you can use your Sneak Attack against that ta rget
even if you don't have advantage on the attack roll, but
not if you have disadva ntage on it.
This benefit lasts for 1 minute or until you s uccessfu lly use this feature against a different target.
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gai n
proficiency with the d isguise kit, the forgery kit, a nd one
gaming set of your choice. You a lso learn two languages
of your choice.
Additionally, you can unerringly mimic the s peech
patterns a nd accent of a creature that you hear speak
for at least 1 minute, enabling you to pass yourself off as
a native speaker of a particular land, provided that you
know the language.
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Beginning at 13th level, your senses are almos t imposs ible to foi l. As an action, you sense the presence
of illusions, s hapechanger s not in their original form,
and other magic designed to deceive the senses within
30 feet of you, provided you aren't bli nded or deafened.
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but you gain no ins ight into what is h idden or into its
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Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets
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this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your
weapons as often as knives or poison, and secrets and
favors a re some of your favorite treasures.
MASTERMIND F EATURES
Rogue Level
Feature
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piece of the creature's history o r o ne of its personality
tra its , if it has any.
MI SDIRECTION
Beginning at 13th level, you can som etimes cause a nother creature to s uffer an attack meant for you. When
you a re targeted by an attack while a creature within 5
feet of you is granting you cover against that attack, you
can use your react ion to have the attack target that creature ins tead of you.
SOUL O F DECEIT
Starting at 17th level, you r thoughts can't be read by
telepathy or other means, unless you a llow it. You can
present fa lse thoughts by s ucceeding on a Charis ma
(Deception) check contested by the mind reader's Wisdom (Ins ight) check.
Additionally, no matte r what you say, magic that would
determine if you are telling the truth indicates you a re
being truthfu l if you so choose, and you can't be compelled to tell the truth by magic.
SWASHBUC KLER FEATURES
SCOUT
Rogue Level
You are skilled i n stealth and survivi ng far from the
streets of a city, allowing you to scout ahead of your
companions during expeditions. Rogues who embrace
this archety pe are at home i n the wilderness and among
barbarians and rangers, and many Scouts ser ve as t he
eyes and ears of war bands. A mbusher, spy, bounty
h unter- these ar e j ust a few of the roles that Scouts assume as they range the world.
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At 9th level, you r charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling. A s an action , you ca n make a Char ism a (Persuasion) check contested by a creature's Wisdom (I nsight) check. T he creature must be able to hear you, and
the two of you m ust sh are a l anguage.
If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile
to you, it has disadva ntage on attack rolls against targets o ther than you and ca n't make opportu n ity attacks
against targets other t han you. This effect lasts for 1
minute, until one of your companions attacks the ta rget
or affects it w i th a spell , or un ti l you and the target are
mor e t han 60 feet apar t.
If you succeed on the check and the creature isn't
hostile to you, it is charmed by you for 1 minute. W hile
charmed, it regards you as a friendly acquaintance. T h is
effect ends i mmediately i f you or your compa nions do
any thing harmful to it.
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Startin g at 13th level, you excel at leading ambushes
and acting first in a fight.
You have adva ntage on init iative rolls. In addition, the
first cr eature you hit during t he fi rst round o f a combat
becomes easier for you and others to strike; attack r olls
against that target have advantage until the start of your
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At 9th level. your w alking speed incr eases by 10 feet. If
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W hen you choose t h is archetype at 3rd level. you gain
pro ficiency in the Nature and S urvival skill s if you don't
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R A KISH AU DACITY
S tar ting at 3rd level , you r con fidence propels you into
batt le. You ca n give yourself a bonus to you r i niti ative
rolls equal to your C harisma modi fier.
You al so gai n an ad ditional way to use your S neak Attack ; you don't need adva ntage on the attack roll to use
your S neak Attack against a creature if you are within 5
feet of it, no other cr eatu res are w ithin 5 feet of you, and
you don't have disadvantage on t he attack roll. A ll the
other rules for S neak Attack still apply to you.
S KIR MISHER
S tarting at 3rd level , you are difficult to pin down during
a fi ght. You can m ove up to half your sp eed as a reaction
when an enemy ends its turn w ithin 5 feet o f you. This
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FA N CY FOOTWORK
When you choose t his archetype at 3rd level, you learn
how to land a strike and then slip away w ithout rep r isal.
During your turn, i f you m ake a mel ee attack against a
cr eature, that cr eature ca n't make oppor t unity attacks
against you for t he r est of your turn.
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S tarting at 17t h level , you can str ike w i th d eadly speed.
Jf you take the Attack action on your turn, y ou ca n m ake
on e additional attack as a bonus action. T his attack can
benefit from you r S neak A t tack even if you have already
used it this turn, but you can't use your S neak Attack
against th e same ta rget mor e than once in a t urn.
SWASHBUCKLER
You focus your training on the art of the blad e, r elying
on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While
som e wa r r iors ar e br utes clad i n heavy armor, your
m ethod of fighti ng look s al most like a per formance. Duelists and pirates typically belong to this archetype.
A Swashbuckler excels in singl e combat, and can
fight w ith tw o w eapons while safely d arting away from
an opponent.
ELEGANT MA N E U VER
Starting at 13th level, you can use a bonus action on
your t urn to gain advantage on the next D exterity (Acrob atics) or S treng th (Athletics) check you make during
the same turn.
M A STE R D UE LI ST
B eginning at 17th level, your mastery o f t he blade lets
you turn failure into success in combat. If you m iss with
an attack roll, you ca n roll it again w ith advantage. Once
you do so, you ca n't use t his feature again until you finish a shor t or long rest.
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When it comes to dr awing forth their abilities in times
of need, sorcerers have it easy compared to other characters. Their power not only rests within them, but it
likely takes some effort to keep it at bay. Every sorcerer
is born to the role, or stumbles into it through cosmic
chance. Unlike other characters, who must actively
learn, embrace, and pursue their talents, sorcerers have
their power thrust upon them.
Because the idea of an innately magical being traveling among them does not sit well with many folk,
sorcerers tend to breed mistrust and s uspicion in others
they come across. Nonetheless, many sorcerers succeed
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ARCANE ORIGIN
Some sorcerers understand where their power came
from, based on how their abilities manifested. Others
can only speculate, since their powers came to them in a
way that suggests no particular cause.
Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a
cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn't
know where their power arose from, your DM can use
this table (or select an origin) and reveal it to you when
the information plays a role in the campaign.
Origi n
Your power arises from your family's bloodline.
You are related to some powerful creature, or you
inherited a blessing or a curse.
You are the reincarnation of a being from another
plane of existence.
A powerfu l entity entered the world . Its magic
changed you.
Your birth was prophesied in an ancient text, and
you are foretold to use your power for terrible ends.
You are the product of generations of careful, selective breeding.
You were made in a vat by an alchemist.
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Your powers are seen as a great blessing by those
around you, and you are expected to use them in
service to your community.
Your powers caused destruction and even a death
when they became evident, and you were treated
a s a criminal.
Your neighbors hate and fear your power, causing
them to shun you.
You came to the attention of a sinister cult that
plans on exploiting your abi lities.
People around you believe that your powers are a
curse levied on your family for a past transgression .
Your powers are believed to be tied to an ancient
line of mad kings that s upposedly ended in a
bloody revolt over a century ago.
SUPER NATURAL MARK
A sorcerer at rest is almost indistinguishable from a
normal person; it's only when their magic flies forth that
sorcerers reveal their true nature. Even so, many sorcerers have a subtle but telling physical trait that sets them
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Your eyes are an unusual color, such as red.
You have an extra toe on one foot.
One of your ears is noticeably larger than the other.
Your hair grows at a prodigious rate.
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effort reveal itself in a sign of sorcery? Is this sign tied to
your origin or some o ther aspect of who you are, or is it
a seemingly random phenomenon?
SIGNS OF SORCERY
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others at controlling their s pellcasting. Sometimes a
wild display of m agic gone awry emanates from a sorcerer who casts a spell. But even when o ne's magic goes
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You ~eliver the verbal components of your spells in
the booming voice of a titan.
For a moment after you cast a spell, the area
around you grows dark and gloomy.
You sweat profusely while casting a spell and for a
few seconds thereafte r.
Your hair and garments are briefly buffeted about,
as if by a breeze, whenever you call fo rth a spell.
If you are standing when you cast a spell, you rise
six inc hes into the air and gently float back down.
Illusory blue flames wreathe your head as you begin your cas ting, then abru ptly disappear.
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At 1st level, a sorcerer gains the Sorcerous Origin feature. The following options a re available to a sorcerer,
in add ition to those offered in the Player's Handbook:
D ivine Soul, Shadow Magic, a nd Storm Sorcery.
DIVINE SOUL
the outcome. Once you use this feature, you can't use it
again until you finish a short or long rest.
Sometimes the spark of magic that fuels a sorcerer
comes from a divine sou rce that glim mers within the
soul. Having s uch a blessed soul is a sign that your
innate magic might come from a distant but powerful fa.
milial connection to a divine being. Perhaps your ancestor was an angel, tra nsformed into a mortal and sent to
fight in a god's name. Or your birth might align with a n
ancient prophecy, marki ng you as a servant of the gods
or a chosen vessel of divine magic.
A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a
threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who
commands sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine
a n existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine.
In some cul tures, only those who can claim the power
of a Divine Soul may command religious power. In
these lands, ecclesiastical positions a re dominated by a
few bloodlines and preserved over generations.
EMPOWERED HEALING
Starting at 6th level, the divine energy cours ing through
you can empower healing spells. Whenever you or
an a lly within 5 feet of you rolls dice to determ ine the
number of hit points a spell restores, you can spend 1
sorcery point to reroll any number of those d ice once,
provided you aren't incapacitated. You can use this feature only once per turn.
OTHERWORLDLY WINGS
Starting at 14th level, you can use a bonus action to
ma nifest a pair of spectral wings from your back. Wh ile
the wings are present, you have a flying speed of 30 feet.
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DIVINE MAGIC
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SHADOW MAGIC
You are a creature of shadow, for your innate magic
comes from the Shadowfell itself. You might trace your
lineage to a n entity from that place, or perhaps you were
exposed to its fell energy and transformed by it.
The power of s hadow magic casts a stra nge pall over
your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains
you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against
the dark energy that im bues your soul. At your option ,
you can pick from or roll on the Shadow Sorcerer
Quirks table to create a quirk for your character.
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Starting at 1st level, d ivine power guards your destiny.
If you fail a saving throw or miss with an attack roll, you
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You are always icy cold to the touch.
When you are asleep, you don't appear to breathe
(though you must still breathe to survive).
You barely bleed, even when badly injured.
Your heart beats once per minute. This event
sometimes surprises you.
You have trouble remembering that living creatures
and corpses should be treated differently.
You bl inked. Once. Last week.
SHADOW MAGIC FEATURES
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Eyes of the Dark, Strength of the Grave
3rd
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6th
Hound of Ill Omen
14th
Shadow Walk
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Umbral Form
EYES OF THE DARK
Starting at 1st level, you have darkvis ion with a range
of 120 feet.
When you reach 3rd level in this class, you learn
the darkness spell, which doesn't count against your
number of sorcerer spells known. In addition, you can
cast it by spending 2 sorcery points or by expending a
s pell s lot. U you cast it with sorcery points, you can see
through the darkness created by the spell.
STRENGTH OF THE GRAVE
Starting at 1st level, your existence in a twilight state between life and death makes you difficult to defeat. When
damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you can make a
Charisma saving throw (DC 5 + the damage taken). On
a success, you instead drop to 1 hit point. You can't use
this feature if you are reduced to 0 hit points by radiant
damage or by a critical hit.
After the saving throw succeeds, you can't use this
feature again until you finish a long rest.
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At 6th level, you gain the ability to call forth a howling
creature of darkness to harass your foes. As a bonus
action, you can s pend 3 sorcery points to magically
s ummon a hound of ill omen to target one creature you
can see within 120 feet of you. The hound uses the dire
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longer hidden from the hound.
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choice within 30 feet of the target. Roll initiative for the
hound. On its turn, it can move only toward its target by
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At 14th level, you gain the ability to step from one
shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, as a bonus action , you can magically teleport up to
120 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also
in dim light or darkness .
UMBRALFORM
Starting at 18th level, you can spend 6 sorcery points
as a bonus action to magically transform yourself into
a shadowy form . In this form, you have resistance to
all damage except force and radiant damage, and you
can move through other creatures and objects as if they
were difficL1.lt terrain. You take 5 force damage if you end
your turn inside an object.
You remain in this for m for 1 minute. It ends early if
you are incapacitated, if you die, or if you dismiss it as a
bonus action.
STORM SORCERY
Your innate magic comes from the power of elemental
air. Many with th is power can trace their magic back to
a near-death experience caused by the Great Rain, but
perhaps you were born during a howling gale so powerful that folk still tell stories of it, or your lineage might
include the influence of potent air creatures such as
djinn. Whatever the case, the magic of the storm permeates your being.
CHAPTER I
I CHARACTER OPTI ONS
Storm sorcerers a re invaluable me mbers of a s hip's
crew. Their magic a llows them to exert control over
wi nd and weathe r in the ir immediate a rea. The ir abilities a lso prove useful in repelling attacks by s ahuagin,
pirates, and other waterborne threats.
HEART OF THE STORM
At 6th level, you gai n resis tance to lig htning and thunder
damage. In add ition, w henever you s tart casting a spell
of 1s t level or higher that deals lightning or thunder
da mage, s tormy magic erupts from you. This eruption
causes creatures of your choice that you can see within
10 feet of you to take lig htning or thunde r damage
(choose each time this abi lity activates) equal to ha lf
your sorcerer level.
STORM SORCERY FEATURES
Sorcerer
Level
Feature
1st
14th
Wind Speaker, Tempestuous Magic
Heart of the Storm, Storm Guide
Storm's Fury
18th
Wind Soul
6th
STORM GUIDE
At 6th level, you gain the ability to s ubtly control the
weather around you.
If it is raining, you can use an action to cause the rain
to stop falling in a 20-foot-radius s phere cente red o n
you. You can end this e ffect as a bonus action.
If it is wi ndy, you can use a bonus action each
round to choose the direction that the w ind blows in a
100-foot-radius sphe re centered on you. The wind blows
in that direction until th e end of your next turn . This feature d oesn't alter the speed of the wind.
WIND SPEAKER
The a rcane magic you command is infused with eleme ntal ai r. You can s peak, read, and write Primordial.
Knowing this la nguage a llows you to understand and
be understood by those w ho s peak its di a lects: Aq uan,
Auran, Igna n, and Terra n.
TEMPESTUOUS MAGIC
STORM' S FURY
Starting at 1st level, you can use a bonus action on your
turn to cause wh irling g us ts of elemental air to briefly
s urround you, immediately before or after you cast a
s pell of 1st level or hig her. Doing so allows you to fly up
to 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
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Wa rlocks a re finders and keepers of secrets. They push
at the edge of our understanding of the world, always
seeking to expand their expertise. Where sages or wiza rds might heed a clear sign of danger and e nd their
research, a warlock plunges ahead, heedless of the cost.
Thus, it takes a peculiar mixture of intelligence, curiosity, and recklessness to produce a warlock. Many folk
would describe that combination as evidence of madness. Warlocks see it as a demonstration of bravery.
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proviso that might seem odd or whimsical, but warlocks
take these dictates as seriously as they do the other requirements of their pacts.
Does you r character have a pact that requires you
to change your behavior in an unusual or seemingly
frivolous way? Even if your patron hasn't imposed
s uch a duty on you a lready, that's not to say it couldn't
still happen.
SPECIAL TERMS
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Every relationship is a two-way street, but in the case of
warlocks and their patrons it's not necessarily true that
both sides of the street are the same width or made of
the same stuff. The feeling that a warlock holds for their
patron, whether positive or negative, might be reciprocated by the patron, or the two participants in the pact
might view one another with opposing emotions.
When you determine the attitude your warlock character holds towa rd your patron, also consider how things
look from the patron's perspective. How does your patron behave toward you? Is your patron a friend and ally,
or an enemy that grants you power only because you
forced a pact upon it?
generations and is kindly toward you.
Each interaction with your capricious patron is a
surprise, whether pleasant or painful.
Your patron is the spirit of a long-dead hero who
sees your pact as a way for it to continue to influ-
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content to live a life of mortal drudge1y when knowledge
and power is therefor the taking in the realm beyond.
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When directed, you must take immediate action
against a specific enemy of your patron.
Your pact tests your willpower; you are required to
abstain from alcohol and other intoxicants.
At least once a day, you must inscribe o r carve your
patron's name or symbol on the wall of a building.
You must occasionally conduct bizarre rituals to
maintain your pact.
You can never wear the same outfit twice, since
your patron finds such predictability to be boring.
When you use an eldritch invocatio n, you must
speak your patron's name aloud or risk incurring
its displeasure .
CHAPTER I
I CHARACTER OPTIONS
OTHERWORLDLY PATRONS
WARLOCK OF
At 1st level, a warlock gains the Otherworldly Patron
feature. The following options are available to a warlock,
in addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook:
the Celestial and the Hexblade.
THE CELESTIAL
THE CELESTIAL
Your patron is a powerful be ing of the Upper Planes.
You have bound yourself to an ancient e mpyrean, solar,
ki-rin, unicorn, or other entity that resides in the planes
of everlasting bliss. Your pact with that being allows you
to experience the barest touch of the holy light that illuminates the multiverse.
Being connected to such power can cause changes in
you r behavior and beliefs. You might find yourself driven
to annihilate the undead, to defeat fiends, and to protect
the innocent. At times, your heart might a lso be filled
with a longing for the celes tial realm of your patron,
and a desire to wander that paradise for the res t of your
days . But you know that your mission is among mortals
fo r now, and that your pact binds you to bring light to the
dark places of the world.
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CELESTIAL FEATURES
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One of your eyes looks the same as one of you r
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Each time you wake up, the small blemish on your
face appears in a different place.
You display outward symptoms of a disease but
suffer no ill effects from it.
Your tongue is an unnatural color.
You have a vestigial tail.
Your nose glows in the dark.
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I CHARACTER OPTTONS
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CELESTIAL
Spell Level
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
EX PAN OED
SPELLS
Spells
cure wounds, guiding bolt
flaming sphere, lesser restoration
daylight, revivify
guardian offaith, wall offire
flame strike, greater restoration
BONUS CANTRIPS
At 1s t level, you learn the light and sacred flame cantrips. They count as warlock cantrips for you, but they
don't count against your number of cantrips known.
HEALING LIGHT
At 1st level, you gain the abi lity to channel celestial
energy to heal wounds. You have a pool of d6s that you
s pend to fuel this healing. The number of dice in the
pool equals 1 + your warlock level.
As a bonus action, you can heal one creature you can
see within 60 feet of you, spending dice from the pool.
The maximum number of dice you can spend at once
equals your Charisma modifier (minimum of one d ie).
Roll the dice you spend, add them together, and restore
a number of hit points equal to the total.
Your pool regains all expended dice when you finish a
long rest.
EXPANDED SPELL LIST
The Hexblade lets you choose from an expanded list of
spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following
spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.
RADIANT SOUL
Starting at 6th level, your link to the Celestial allows
you to serve as a conduit for radiant energy. You have
resistance to radiant damage, and when you cast a spell
that deals radiant or fire damage, you can add your Charisma modifier to one radiant or fire damage roll of that
spell against one of its ta rgets.
HEXBLADE EXPANDED SPELLS
Spell Level
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
CELESTIAL RESILIENCE
Starting at 10th level, you gain temporary hit points
whenever you finish a short or long rest. These temporary hit points equal your warlock level+ you r Charisma
modifier. Additionally, choose up to five creatures you
can see at the end of the rest. Those creatures each gain
temporary hit points equal to half your warlock level +
your Charisma modifier.
• You gain a bonus to damage rolls against the cursed
target. The bonus equals your proficiency bonus.
• Any attack roll you make against the cursed target is a
critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.
• If the cursed target dies, you regain hit points equal
to your warlock level +you r C harisma modi fier (min imum of 1 hit point).
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HEXBLADE'S CURSE
Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one
creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is
cursed for 1 minute. The curse ends early if the target
dies, you die, or you are incapacitated. Until the curse
ends, you gain the following benefits:
SEARING VENGEANCE
Starting at 14th level, the radiant energy you channel
allows you to resist death. When you have to make a
death saving throw at the start of your turn, you can
instead spring back to your feet with a burst of radiant
energy. You regain hit points equal to hal f your h it point
maximum, and then you stand up i f you so choose. Each
creatu re of your choice that is within 30 feet of you takes
radiant damage equal to 2d8 + your Charisma modifier,
and it is blinded until the end of the current turn.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finish a long rest.
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You have made your pact with a mysterious entity from
the Shadowfell- a force that manifests in sentient magic
weapons carved from the stuff of shadow. The mighty
sword Blackrazor is the most notable of these weapons,
which have been spread across the multiverse over the
ages. The shadowy force behind these weapons can
offer power to warlocks who form pacts with it. Many
hexblade warlocks create weapons that emul ate those
formed i n the Shadowfell. Others forgo such arms,
content to weave the dark magic of that plane into their
spellcasting.
Because the Raven Queen is known to have forged the
first of these weapons, many sages speculate that she
and the force are one and that the weapons, along with
hexblade warlocks, are tool s she uses to manipulate
events on the Ma.terial Plane to her inscrutabl e ends.
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Whenever you fin ish a long rest, you can touch one
weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks
the two-handed property. When you attack with that
weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of
Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls.
This benefit lasts until you finish a long rest. If you later
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you can apply the curse to a different creature you can
see within 30 feet of you, provided you aren't incapacitated. When you apply the curse in this way, you
don 't regain hit points from the death of the previously
cursed creature.
ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS
At 2nd level, a warlock gains the Eldritch Invocations
feature. Here are new options for that feature, in add ition to the options in the Player's Handbook.
If an eldritch invocation has a prerequisite, you must
meet it to learn the invocation. You can learn the invocation at the same time that you meet its prerequisite. A
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The specter remains in your service until the end of
your next long rest, at which point it vanishes to the
afterlife.
Once you bind a specter with this feature, you can't
use the feature again until you finish a long rest.
ARMOR OF HEXES
At 10th level, your hex grows more powerful. If the target cursed by your Hexblade's Curse bits you with an
attack roll, you can use your reaction to roll a d6. On a
4 or higher, the attack instead misses you, regardless
of its roll.
MASTE R OF HEXES
Starting at 14th level, you can spread your Hexblade's
Curse from a s lain creature to another creature. When
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As a bonus action, you can surround yourself with a
magical aura that looks like buzzing flies. The aura extends 5 feet from you in every direction, but not through
total cover. It lasts until you're incapacitated or you dismiss it as a bonus action.
The aura grants you advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks but disadvantage on a ll other Charisma
checks. Any other creature that starts its turn in the
aura takes poison damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 0 damage).
Once you use this invocation, you can't use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
ELDRITCH SMITE
Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature
Once per turn when you hit a creature with your pact
weapon, you can expend a warlock spell slot to deal an
extra ld8 force damage to the target, plus another ld8
per level of the spell slot, and you can knock the target
prone if it is Huge or smaller.
GHOSTLY GAZE
Prerequisite: 7th level
As an action, you gain the abi lity to see through solid
objects to a range of 30 feet. Within that ra nge, you have
darkvision if you don't already have it. This special sight
lasts for 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as
if you were concentrating on a speU). During that time,
you perceive objects as ghostly, transparent images.
Once you use this invocation, you can't use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
GIFT OF THE DEPTHS
port up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see
within 5 feet of the target cursed by your hex spell or by
a warlock feature of yours, such as Hexblade's Curse or
Sign oflll Omen. To teleport in this way, you must be
able to see the cursed target.
Prerequisite: 5th level
SHROUD OF SHADOW
You can breathe underwater, and you gain a swimming
speed equal to your walking speed.
You can also cast water breathing once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to do so when
you finish a long rest.
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast invisibility at will, without expending a
spelJ slot.
TOMB OF LEVISTUS
Prerequisite: 5th level
GIFT OF THE EVER-LIVING ONES
Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature
Whenever you regain hit points while your familiar is
within 100 feet of you, treat any dice rolled to determine
the hit points you regain as having rolled their maximum value for you.
GRASP OF HADAR
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip
Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature
with your eldritch blast, you can move that creature in a
straight line 10 feet closer to you.
As a reaction when you take damage, you can entomb
yourself in ice, which melts away at the end of your
next turn. You gain 10 temporary hit points per warlock
level, which take as much of the triggering damage as
possible. Immediately after you take the damage, you
gain vulnerability to fire damage, your speed is reduced
to 0, and you are incapacitated. These effects, including
any remaining temporary bit points, all end when the
ice melts.
Once you use this invocation , you can't use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
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You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of
the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.
In addition, the weapon gains a +l bonus to its attack
and damage rolls, unless it is a magic weapon that already has a bonus to those rolls.
Finally, the weapon you conjure can be a shortbow,
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of Ill Omen. When you do so, you deal psychic damage
to the cursed target and each creature of your choice
that you can see within 5 feet of it. The psychic damage
equals your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 damage). To use this invocation, you must be able to see the
cursed target, and it must be within 30 feet of you.
RELENTLESS HEX
Prerequisite: 7th level, hex spell or a warlock feature
that curses
Your curse creates a temporary bond between you and
your target. As a bonus action, you can magically tele-
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Spellbook
A tome with pages that are thin sheets of metal,
spells etched into them with acid
Long straps of leather on which spells are written,
wrapped around a staff for ease of transport
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Sma ll stones inscribed with spells and kept in a
cloth bag
A scorched book, ravaged by dra gon fi re, with the
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Only a select few people in the world a re wielders of
magic. Of all those, wizards s tand at the pin nacle of
the craft. Even the least of them can manipulate forces
that flout the laws of nature, and the most accomplished
among them can cast spells with world-shaking effects.g a
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their spells as a tool to produce a tangible benefit, in material goods or in status, fo r themselves or their companions. For o thers, the theoretical aspect of magic might
have a strong appeal, pushing those wizards to seek out
knowledge that s upports new theories of the arcane or
confirms old o nes.
Beyond the o bvious, why does your wiza rd character
study magic, a nd what do you want to achieve? If you haven't given these questions much thoug ht, you can do so
now, and the answers you come up with will likely affect
how your future unfolds.
AMBITIONS
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Your wizard character's most prized possess ion- your
spellbook- mig ht be a n innocuous-looking volu me
w hose covers show no hint of what's ins ide. Or you
mig ht display some flair, as many wizards do, by carrying a spellbook of an unus ua l s ort. If you d on't own
s uch a n item already, one of your goals might be to find
a spellbook that sets you a part by its appeara nce or its
means of ma nufacture.
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Ambition
You will prove that the gods aren't as powerful as
folk believe .
Immortality is the end goal of your s tudies .
If you can fully understand magic, you can unlock
its use for all and usher in an era of equality.
Magic is a dangerou s tool. You use it to protect
what you t reasure.
Arcane power mus t be taken away from those who
would abuse it.
You will become the greatest wizard the world has
seen in generations.
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ECCENTRICITY
Endless hours of solitary s tudy and research can have
a negative effect on a nyone's social s kills. Wizards, w ho
a re a breed apart to begin with, are no exception. An
odd manneris m or two is not necessarily a drawback,
though; a n eccentricity of this sort is us ua lly harmless
and could provide a source of amusement or serve as a
calling card of sorts.
If your character has a n eccentricity, is it a physical
tic or a mental one? Are you well known in some circles
because of it? Do you fight to overcome it, or do you embrace this minor claim to fa me of yours?
ECCENTRICITI ES
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which often annoys those around you.
Your memory is quite good, but you have no trouble pretending to be absentminded when it suits
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you keep inside a potion vial.
When you want people to leave you alone, you start
talking to you rself. That usually does the trick.
ass ume you are a beggar.
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WAR MAGIC
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specia lizing in either of those schools. It teaches techniques that
empower a caster's s pells , while also providing methods
for wizards to bols ter their own defenses.
Followers of this tradition are known as war mages.
They see their magic as both a weapon a nd armor, a resource s uperior to any piece of s teel. War mages act fast
in battle, using their spells to seize tactical control of a
s ituation. Their spells s trike hard, while their defensive
skills foi l their opponents' attempts to counterattack.
War mages are a lso adept at turning o ther spellcasters'
magical energy against them.
In great battles, a wa r mage often works with evokers,
abjurers, a nd other types of wizards. Evokers, in particular, sometimes tease war mages for s plitt ing their
a ttention between offense and defense. A war mage's
ty pical response: "What good is being able to throw a
mighty fireball if I die before I can cast it?"
WAR MAGIC F EATUR ES
Wizard Level
Feature
2nd
Arcane Deflection, Tactical Wit
6t h
Power Surge
10th
Durable Magic
14th
Deflecting Shroud
ARCANE D EFLECTION
At 2nd level, you have learned to weave your magic to
fortify yourself against harm. When you are hit by a n attack or you fail a saving throw, you can use your reaction
to gain a +2 bonus to your AC against that attack or a +4
bonus to that saving throw.
When you use th is feat ure, you can't cast s pells other
tha n cantrips until the end of your next turn.
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Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature
or object with a wizard spell, you can spend o ne power
surge to deal extra force damage to that target. T he extra damage equals half your wizard level.
TACTICAL WIT
Starting at 2nd level, your keen ability to assess tacti cal
s ituations a llows you to act quickly in battle. You can
give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your
Intelligence modifie r.
DURABLE MAGIC
POWER SURGE
Beginning at 10th level, the magic you channel helps
ward off harm. While you maintain concentration o n a
spell, you have a +2 bonus to AC and all saving throws.
Starting at 6th level, you can store magical e nergy
within you rself to later empower your damaging s pe lls.
In its stored form, this energy is called a power surge.
You can store a ma ximum number of power surges
equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one).
Whenever you finis h a long rest, you r number of powe r
surges resets to one. Whenever you successfully end
a spell with dispel magic or counterspell, you gain o ne
power surge, as you steal m agic from the spell you
foiled. If you end a s hor t rest with no power su rges, you
gain one power s urge.
DEFLECTING SHROUD
At 14th level, your Arcane Deflection becomes infused
with deadly magic. W hen you use your Arca ne Deflection feature, you can cause magical e nergy to arc from
you. Up to three creatures of your choice that you can
see within 60 feet of you each take force damage equal
to ha lf you r wizard level.
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THrs Is YouR LIFE
The c ha racte r c reation rules in the P lay er's Handbook
provide a ll the information you need to de fine your cha racte r in preparation for a life of adventuring. Wha t they
don't do is account for a ll the circ umstances tha t s haped
your c haracter during the years be tween your birth a nd
the s ta rt of your career as a membe r of a class.
W hat did your cha racter accomplis h or expe r ience before deciding to become a n adventurer? W ha t were the
circ ums tances of your birth? How la rge is your fam ily,
a nd what sor ts of relationships do you h ave with your
re latives? Which people we re the greatest influe nces on
you during your formative year s, for bette r or worse?
To a nswer these questions an d more, you ca n use
the tables a nd the advice in this section to compose a
well-developed backstory for your ch aracter-an a u tobiography of sorts - tha t you can use to inform h ow you
role play the ch a rac ter. Your DM can draw from this m ate ria l as the ca mpa ign proceeds, c reating situations and
scenarios tha t build off your previous life experiences.
IDEAS, NOT RULES
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Even though these pages a re full o f tables and die rolls,
they don't make up a ru les syste m- in fact, the opposite
is true . You can use as much or as little o f this material
as you desire, and you ca n m a ke decisions in a ny o rde r you want.
For instance, you mi gh t oot want these tables to help
you d ecide who your parents a nd s iblings are, because
that's a mong the informa tion you've already come up
with. But you can s till use othe r parts, s uc h as the section on life events, to provide added depth a nd d etail.
How AND WHEN TO
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a Life Events. Your character's existence until now, no
matter how brief or uneventful, h as been marked by one
or more life events-me m ora ble happen ings that have
had an effect on wh o you are today.
Supplemental Tables. Your life has intersected with
the lives of plenty of other people, a ll the way from your
infancy to today. When a resu lt mentions such a person,
you ca n use the supplemental tables (page 72) to add
needed details- s uc h as race, class, or occupation- to
that person. Some tables in the other sections direct you
to one or more of the s upple mental tables, and you ca n
also use the m a ny othe r time you see fit.
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DF m ean t to a ugme nt the
s tep-by-step characterPcreation process in the Player's
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it's possible to de te rmine your paren ts a nd othe r family
me mbe rs immediately after deciding your character's
ORIGINS
------race-but you cou ld a lso wait until la ter in the process.
The us ual first step in c reating your character's life s tory
You might prefer to establis h more facts a bout your
is to determine your ea rly circums tances. W ho were
c h a racter 's gam e identity-suc h as your class, a bility
your
parents? Where were you born? Did you h ave a ny
scores, and alignme nt- before s upple me nting that inforsiblings? Who raised you? You ca n address these quesmation w ith w ha t's offe red he re.
tio ns by using the following tables.
SECTION BY SECTION
This m a te ria l is divided into four secti ons, each addressing a different aspect of your cha racter 's backstory.
Origins. To find out who and whe re you came from ,
use the "Origins" section. Whe n you're done, you will
have a s umma ry of facts a bout your parents, your siblings, a nd t he circumstances under which you grew up.
PARENTS
You had p a rents, of course, even if they didn't r aise you.
To dete rmine what you know about these people, use
the Parents table . If you want, you can roll sep a rately on
the table for your mother a nd your father. Use t he s upple me nta l tables as desired (partic ularly Class, Occupation, a nd Alignment) to learn more a bout your parents.
CHAPTER 1
I
CHARACTER OPTT ONS
BIRTHPLACE
PARENTS
dl 00
Location
01-50
Home
51- 55
Home of a family friend
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Pa re nts
56-63
01-95
You know who your parents are or were.
64- 65
96-00
You do not know who your parents were.
66-68
Home of a healer or midwife
Carriage, cart, or wagon
Barn, shed, or other outbui ldi ng
69- 70
Cave
Nonhuman Par ents. If your character is a ha lf-elf, a
half-ore, or a tiefling, you can use one of the tables below
to determine the race of each of your parents. When you
have a result, randomly determine which part of the result refers to your father and which to your mother.
71-72
Field
73-74
Forest
75-77
Temple
78
79-80
HALF- ELF PARENTS
81-82
83-84
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Parents
1-5
One parent was an elf and the other was a human.
One parent was an elf and the other was a half-elf.
6
7
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85
86- 88
89-91
One parent was a human and the other was a halfelf.
Both parents were half-elves.
92-93
Pare nts
1-3
One parent was an ore and the other was a human.
One parent was an ore and the other was a halforc.
One parent was a human and the other was a halforc.
Both parents were half-ores.
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One parent was a tiefling and the other was a
human.
7
8
One parent was a tiefling and the other was a devil.
One parent was a human and the other was a devil.
B IRTH PLACE
After establishing your parentage, you can determine
where you were born by using the Birthplace table.
(Modify the resu lt or roll again if you get a result that's
inconsistent with what you know about your parents.)
Once you have a result, roll percentile dice . On a roll of
00, a strange event coin cided with your birth: the moon
br iefly turning red, all the milk within a m ile spoiling,
the water in the area freezing solid in midsummer, all
the iron in the home rus ting or turning to silver, or some
other unus ual event of your choice.
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In a prison or in the headquarters of a secret orga-
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Among people of a different race
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HALF- 0RC PARENTS
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Brothel, tavern, or inn
99
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On an Inner Plane of your choice
On an Outer Plane of your choice
SIBLINGS
You might be an only child or one of ma ny children.
Your siblings could be cherished friends or hated rivals.
Roll on the Number of Siblings table to dete rm ine how
many brothers or sis ters you have. If you are a dwarf or
an elf, s ubtract 2 from your roll. Then, roll on the Birth
Order table for each s ibling to determine that person's
age relative to yours (older, younger, or born at the
same time).
Occupation. For each sibling of suitable age, roll on
the Occupation s upplemental table to determine what
that person does for a living.
Alignment. You can choose your s iblings' alignments
or roll on the Alignment supplemental table.
S tatus. By now, each of your s iblings might be alive
and well, a live and not so well, in dire straits, or dead.
Roll on the Status s upplemental table.
Relation ship. You can roll on the Relations hip supplemental table to determine how your siblings feel
about you. They m ight a ll have the same attitude toward
you, or some might view you differently from how the
others do.
Other De tails. You can decide any other details you
like about each sibling, including gender, personality,
and place in the world.
NUMBER OF SIBLINGS
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2 or lower
3- 4
5-6
7- 8
None
ld3
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ld6+2
9-10
ld8+3
BIRTH ORDER
2d6
Birth Order
2
3-7
8-12
Twin, triplet, or quadruplet
Older
Younger
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Who raised you, a nd what was life like for you when you
were growing up? You might have been raised by your
parents, by relatives, or in an orphanage. Or you could
have spent your childhood on the streets of a crowded
t.
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Use the Fami ly table to determine w ho raised you. If
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lifestyles.) The result on that table includes a number
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that is applied to your roll on the Childhood Home table,
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which tells you where you spent your early yea rs. Wrap
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up this section by using the Childhood Memories table,sin
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Supplemental Tables. You can roll on m
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s hip table to determine how your family
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other important figures in your s
lifebfeel about you. You
Your parent died (roll on the Cause of Death supcan also use the Race, Occupation,
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03
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08- 15
16-25
26-35
36-55
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76-00
Family
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Institution, such as an asylum
Temple
Orphanage
Guardian
Paternal or maternal aunt, uncle, or both; or extended family such as a t ribe or clan
Paternal or maternal grandparent(s)
Adoptive family (same or different race)
Single father or stepfather
Single mother or stepmothe r
Mother and father
4
wise taken away.
Your parent abandoned you.
You'r parent disappeared to an unknown fate.
FAMILY LIFESTYLE
3d 6
Lifestyle1'
3
4-5
6-8
Wretched (-40)
Squalid (-20)
Poor (-10)
9- 12
13-15
16- 17
18
Modest (+O)
Comfortable (+10)
Wealthy (+20)
Aristocratic (+40)
*Use the number in this resu lt as a modifier to your roll on the
Child hood Home table.
CHAPTER I
I C H ARACT ER OPTI O NS
3d6 +
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Memory
I had several friends , and my childhood was
generally a happy one.
13- 15
I always found it easy to make friends, and I
16-17
loved being around people.
18 or higher
Everyone knew who I was, and I had friends
everywhere I went.
PERS O NAL DECISIONS
Your character's life takes a particular course depending o n the choices you make for the character's background and class.
BACKGROUND
Roll on the appropriate table in this section as soon as
you decide your background, or at any later time if you
choose. If a background includes a special decision
point, such as a folk hero's defining event or the specialty of a criminal or a sage, it's best to make that determination before using the pertinent table below.
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CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Me mory
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I followed a childhood friend, a respected acquaintance, or someone I loved into religious service.
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After encountering a true servant of the gods , I was
so inspired that I immediately entered the service
of a religious group.
CHARLATAN
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4
nipulating others helped me survive.
I learned early on that peop le are gu lli ble and easy
to exploit.
I often got in trouble, but I managed to talk my way
out of it every time.
I took up with a confidence artist, from whom I
learned my craft.
5
I spent most of my childhood alone, with no
close friends.
Others saw me as being different or strange,
and so I had few compan ions.
6
C H ARACTER OPTI ONS
I became a charlatan because ...
I was left to my own devices , and my knack for ma-
I am still haunted by my childhood, when I
was treated bad ly by my peers.
I had a few close friends and lived an ordinary
childhood.
9- 12
An impassioned sermon struck a chord deep in my
soul and moved me to serve the faith .
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After a charlatan fleeced my family, I decided to
learn the trade so I would never be fooled by such
deception again .
I was poor or I feared becoming poor, so I learned
the tricks I needed to keep myself out of poverty.
CRIMINAL
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4
d6
I became a criminal because ...
3
I resented authority in my younger days and saw a
life of crime as the best way to fight against tyranny
and oppression.
Necessity forced me to take up the life, since it was
the only way I could survive.
4
I fell in with a gang of repro bates and ne'er-dowells, and I learned my specialty from them.
A parent or re lative taught me my crim inal specialt y to prepare me for the family business.
5
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I left home and found a place in a thieves' gu ild or
some other crim inal organization.
6
I was always bored, so I turned to crime to pass the
d6
time and discovered I was quite good at it.
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ENTERTAIN ER
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I became a n e ntertainer because ...
Members of my family made ends meet by performing, so it was fitting for me to follow their
example.
I always had a keen insight into other people,
enough so that I could make them laugh or cry
with my stories or songs.
I earned coin by performing on street corne rs and
eventually made a name for myself.
6
A traveling entertainer took me in and taught me
the trade.
d6
2
3
4
5
6
I felt compelled to forsake my past, but did so with
great reluctance, and sometimes I regret making
that decision.
5
I lost everything-my home, my family, my friends.
Going it alone was all I could do.
6
Society's decadence disgusted me, so I decided to
leave it behind.
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I learned what was right and wrong from my family.
I was always enamored by tales of heroes and
wished I cou ld be something more than ordinary.
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Th or o ne of my relatives was an adventurer,
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and I was inspired by that person's courage.
A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when I was
born, saying that I would accomplish great things.
I have always stood up for those who are weaker
than I am.
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I becam e a guild artisan because ...
I was apprenticed to a master who taught me the
guild's business.
I helped a guild artisan keep a secret or complete a
task, and in return I was taken on as an apprentice.
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I became a noble because ...
My family has been disgraced , and I intend to clear
our name.
My family recently came by its title, and that elevation thrust us into a new and strange world.
My family has a title, but none of my ancestors
have distinguished themselves s ince we gained it.
My family is filled with remarkable people. I hope
to live up to their examp le.
I hope to increase my fam ily's power and influence.
OUTLANDER
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I became a folk hero because ...
My enemies rui ned my reputation, and I fled to the
wilds to avoid further disparagement.
I am comfortable with being isolated, as I seek
inner peace.
I never liked the people I called my friends, so it
was easy for me to strike out on my own.
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I became a hermit because ...
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I ran away from home to fo llow a m instrel troupe.
I saw a bard perform once, and I knew from that
moment on what I was bo rn to do.
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I wanted to get away from my home situation and
start a new life.
I learned the essentials of my craft from a mentor
but had to join the guild to fi nish my training.
HERMIT
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I became a guild artisan because ...
One of my family members who belonged to the
guild made a place for me.
I was a lways good with my hands, so I took the opportunity to learn a trade.
4
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I be.came an outlander because ...
I spent a lot of time in the wilderness as a youngster, and I came to love that way of life.
From a young age, I couldn't abide the stink of the
cities and preferred to spend m y time in nature.
I came to understand the darkness that lurks in the
wilds, and I vowed to combat it.
My people lived on the edges of civilization, and I
learned the methods of survival from my famil y.
After a tragedy I retreated to the wilderness, leaving my old life behind.
My family moved away from civil ization, and I
learned to adapt to my new environment.
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I became an urchin because . ..
d6
I became a sage because ...
d6
Monsters wiped out my village, and I was the sole
3
I was naturally curious, so I packed up and went to
survivor. I had to fi nd a way to survive.
a university to learn more about the world.
4
A notorious thief looked after me and other or-
5
One day I woke up on t h e streets, alone and hun-
My mentor 's teachings opened my mind to new
2
phans, and we spied and stole to earn our keep.
possibilities in that field of study.
I was always an avid reader, and I learned much
3
gry, with no memory of my early childhood.
about my favorite topic on my own.
4
My parents died , leaving no one to look after me. I
6
I discovered an old library and pored over the texts
raised myself.
I found there. That experience awakened a hunger
5
for more knowledge.
CLASS TRAINING
I impressed a wizard who told me I was squander-
lf you haven't chosen your class yet, do so now, keeping
ing my talents and should seek out an education to
in mind your background and all the other details you
have established so far. Once you've made your selection, roll a d6 and find the number you rolled on the appropriate table in this section, which describes how you
came to be a me mber of that class.
T he class sections earlier in this chapter have further
s tory suggestions, which you can use in concert with the
material here.
take advantage of my gifts.
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One of my parents or a relative gave me a basic education that whetted my appetite, and I left home
to build on what I had learned.
SAILOR
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I became a sailor becaus e ...
BARBARIAN
I was p ress-ganged by pirates and forced to serve
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I had few prospects where I was living, so I left to
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find my fortune elsewhere.
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The local lord forced me to enlist in the army.
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War ravaged my homeland while I was growing u p .
2
I became a s oldier beca use ...
Fighting was the only life I ever knew.
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beyond my limitations.
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BARD
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and error.
2
I was a gifted performer and attracted the attention of a master bard who schooled m e in the o ld
techniques .
3
I joined a loose society of scholars and o rators to
learn new techniques of performance and magic.
4
I fe lt a calling to recount the deeds of champions
and heroes , to bring them alive in song and story.
URCHIN
I beca m e a n urchin because ...
Wanderlust caused me to leave my fami ly to see
the world. I look after myself.
2
I beca m e a bard becau se ...
I awakened my latent bardic abilities through trial
take up arms in defense of my people.
d6
My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I
risked becoming an indiscriminate killer.
I wanted fame and fortune, so I joined a mercenary
Invaders attacked my homeland. It was my duty to
I was struck by lightning and lived . Afterward, I
fou nd a new strength with in me that let me push
company, sell ing my sword to the highest bidder.
6
I went on a spiritua l journey to find myself a nd
instead found a s pirit animal to guide, protect, and
inspire me.
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Reavers attacked my community, so I found refuge
on a ship until I could seek vengeance.
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The spirits of my ancestors called on me to carry
sea.
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I wanted to see the world, so I signed on as a deck-
2
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I became a barbaria n because ...
d6
on their shi p unti l I fina lly escaped.
I ran away from a bad situation at home and made
my own way in the world .
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I joined one of th e great colleges to learn old lore,
the secrets of magic, and the art of performance.
6
I picked up a mus ical instrument o ne day and instantly discovered that I could play it.
CLERIC
I beca me a cleric because ...
d6
A supernatu ral being in service to th e gods called
me to become a divine agent in the world.
I saw the injustice and horror in the world and felt
moved to take a stand against them.
My god gave me an unmistakable sign. I dropped
everything to serve the divine.
Although I was always devout, it wasn 't until I com pleted a pilgrimage that I knew my true calling.
2
3
4
I used to serve in my religion's bureaucracy but
found I needed to work in the wo rld, to bring t he
message of my faith to the darkest corners of the
land.
I realize that my god works through me, and I do as
commanded, even though I don't know why I was
chosen to serve.
5
6
DRUID
I became a druid because ...
d6
.
I saw too much devastation in the wild places, too
much of nature's splendor ruined by the despoilers. I joined a circle of druids to fight back against
the enemies of nature.
I found a place a mong a group of druids after I fled
a catastrophe.
I have always had an affin ity for animals, so I explored my talent to see how I cou ld best use it.
2
3
I befriended a druid and was moved by druidic
teachings . I decided to follow my friend's guidance
and give something back to the world .
While I was growing up, I saw spi rits all around
me- entities no one else could perceive. I sought
out the druids to help me understand the vis ions
and communicate with these beings.
I have a lways felt disgust for creatures of unnatural
origin. For this reason, I immersed myself in the
study of the druidic mysteries and became a champion of the natural order.
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I became a fighter because ...
I wanted to hone my combat skills, and so I joined
a war college.
I squi red for a knight who taught me how to fight,
care for a steed , and conduct myself with honor. I
decided to take up that path for myself.
Ho rrible monsters descended on my community,
killing someone I loved. I took up arms to destroy
those creatures and others of a simi lar nature.
I joined the army a nd learned how to fight as part
of a group.
I grew up fighting, and I refined my talents by de ·
fending myself against people who crossed me.
I could always pick up just about a ny weapon and
know how to use it effectively.
MONK
d6
I beca me a monk beca use ...
I was chosen to study at a secluded monastery.
There, I was taught the fundamental techniques
required to eventually master a tradition.
2
3
4
5
6
I sought instruction to gain a deeper understanding of existence and my place in the world.
I st~mbled into a portal to the Shadowfell and took
refuge in a strange monastery, where I learned how
to defend myself against the forces of darkness.
I was overwhelmed with grief after losing someone
close to me, and I sought the advice of philosophers to help me cope with my loss.
I could feel that a special sort of power lay within
me, so I sought out those who could help me call it
forth and master it.
I was wild and undisciplined as a youngster, but
then I realized the error of my ways. I applied to a
monastery and became a monk as a way to live a
life of discipline.
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ROGUE
d6
I became a rogue because ...
I've always been nimble and quick of wit, so I decided to use those ta lents to help me make my way
in the world .
2
An assassin or a th ief wronged me, so I focused
my training on mastering the skills of my enemy to
3
An experienced rogue saw something in me and
taught me several useful t ricks.
4
I decided to turn m y natural lucky streak into the
basis of a career, though I still realize that improv-
better combat foes of that sort.
ing my skills is essential.
5
I took up with a group of ruffians who showed m e
how to get what I want through sneakiness rather
than direct confrontation.
6
I'm a sucker fo r a shiny bauble o r a sack of coins,
as long as I can get my hand s on it without risking
life and limb.
PALADIN
d6
I became a paladin because ...
2
3
4
5
6
Evil must be opposed on all fronts. I feel compelled to seek out wickedness and purge it from
the world.
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I a lways had a way with animals, able to calm them
with a soothing wo rd and a touch.
3
I suffer from terrible wa nderlust, so being a ranger
gave me a reason not to remain in one place fo r
too long.
I have seen what happens when the monsters
come out from t he dark. I took it upon myself to
become the first line of defense against the evils
that lie beyond civilization's borders.
5
I met a grizzled ranger who taught me woodcraft
and the secrets of the wild lands.
6
I served in an army, learning the precepts of my
professio n while blazing trails and scouting e nemy
encampments.
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My immediate fami ly never s poke of my ancestors,
and when I asked, they would change the subject.
It wasn't until I started displaying strange talents
When a monster threatened one of my friends, I
became filled with anxiety. I lashed out instinctively
and blasted the wretched thing with a force that
came from within me.
5
Sensing something special in me, a stranger taught
me how to control m y g ift.
6
After I escaped from a magical conAagration, I
realized that though I was unharmed, I was not
unchanged. I began to exhibit unusual abil ities that
I became a ranger because ...
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When I was born, all the water in the house froze
solid , the milk spoiled, or all the iron turned to copper. My family is convinced that this event was a
harbinger of stranger t hings to come for me .
I s uffered a terrible emotiona l or phys ical strain,
which brought forth my latent magical power. I
have fought to control it ever since.
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my unwave ring fa ith. In taking my vows , I became
the holy sword of my religion.
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I served as a palad in's squ ire , learn ing all I needed
to swear my own sacred oath.
I found purpose while I honed my hunting skills by
bringing down dangerous animals at the edge of
civilization.
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I became a sorcerer because ...
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The world is a dark and terrible place. I decid ed to
serve as a beacon oflight shining out against the
gathering shadows.
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One of my ancestors left a holy quest unfulfilled ,
so I intend to finish that work.
RANGER
.
SORCERER
A fantastical being appeared before me and called
on me to undertake a holy quest.
I am just beginning to understand .
WARLOCK
d6
I became a warlock because ...
While wandering around in a forbidden place, I
encountered an otherworldly being that offered to
enter into a pact with me.
2
I was examining a strange tome I found in an abandoned library when the entity that would become
my patron suddenly appeared before me.
d6
3
4
5
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LIFE EVENTS BY AGE
I became a warlock because ...
I stumbled into the clutches of my patron after I accidenta lly step ped through a magical doorway.
Whe n I was faced with a terrible crisis, I prayed to
any being who wou ld listen, and the creat ure that
answered became my patron.
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One of my ancestors had a pact with my patron, so
t hat entity was determined to bind me to the same
agreement.
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41 - 50 years
51 - 60 years
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61 yea rs or o lde r
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Event
You suffered a tragedy. Roll on the Tragedies t able.
11 -20
You gained a bit of good fortu ne. Roll on the Boons
tab le.
You fe ll in love or got married . If you get this result
more than once, you can choose to have a child
instead. Work with you r DM to determine the identity of your love interest.
You made an enemy of an advent ure r. Roll a d6. An
odd num ber indicates you are to blame for t he rift,
and an even number indicates you are blameless.
Use the supplemental tables a nd wo rk with your
DM to determine this hostile character's identity
and the danger th is enemy poses to you.
You made a friend of an adventurer. Use the supplemental tables and work wi th your DM to add
more detail to this friend ly character and establish
how your friendship began.
21-30
When I became lost in a fores t, a hedge wizard
found me, took me in, and taught me t he rudiments of magic.
I grew up listening to tales of great wizards and
knew I wanted to follow their path. I strove to be
accepted at an academy of magic and succeeded.
One of my relatives was an accom plished wizard
who decided I was smart enough to learn the craft.
31 -40
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While exploring an old tomb, libra ry, or tem ple,
I fo und a spellbook. I was immediately driven to
learn all I could about becoming a wizard.
I was a prodigy who demonstrated mastery of the
arcane arts at an early age. When I became old
enough to set o ut on m y own, I did so to learn
more magic and expand my power.
41 - 50
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No matter how long you've been a live, you haveifexped
rienced at least one s ignature event that hasomarkedly
influenced your character. Life events include
n m wond rous
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happenings a nd tragedies, conflicts
s b can help to explain
encounters with the unusual. aThey
why your character became
F ha n adventurer, a nd some
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might sWI affect yourPlife even after they a re long over.
The older a character
his is, the greater the chance for
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multiple life events, as s hown on the Life Events by Age
table. If you have a lready chosen your cha racter's starting age, see the en try in the Life Events column that
corresponds to how old you a re. Otherwise, you can roll
dice to determine you r curre nt age a nd number of life
events ra ndomly.
After you know the nu mber of life events your character has experienced, roll once on the Life Events table
for each of them. Many of the results on that table direct
you to one of the secondary tables that follow. Once you
have determined a ll of your character's life events, you
can arrange them in any chronological order you see fit.
ld4
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01 - 10
I became a wizard because ...
LIFE EVENTS
21-30 years
31- 40 years
LIFE EVENTS
An old wizard chose m e from among several candidates to serve an apprenticeship.
2
20 years o r younger
90-99
WIZARD
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Current Age
60- 69
70-89
My future patron vis ited me in my dreams an d offe red great power in exchange fo r my service.
Life Events
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01 - 20
21-59
76- 80
81-85
You met someone important. Use the supplemental tables to determine this character's identity and
how this individual feels about you. Work out additiona l details with yo ur DM as needed to fit this
character into your backstory.
You went on an adventure. Roll on the Adventures
table to see what happened to you. Work with your
DM to determine the nature of t he adventure a nd
the creatures you encounte red.
You had a supernatural experience. Roll on t he Supernatural Events table to find out what it was.
86-90
You fought in a battle. Roll on th e War table to
learn what happened to you. Work with your DM to
come up with the reason for the battle and the factions involved. It might have been a small conAict
between your com mu nity and a band of ores, or it
could have been a major battle in a larger war.
91-95
You committed a crime or were wrongly accused of
doi ng so. Roll on the Crime table to determine the
nature of the offense and on the Punishm ent table
to see what became of you.
96-99
You encountered something magical. Roll on the
Arcane Matters table.
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Som ething truly strange happened to you . Roll on
the Weird Stuff table.
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SECONDARY TABLES
BOONS
These tables add detail to many of the results on the Life
Events table. The tables are in alphabetical order.
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01-10
You nearly died. You have nasty scars on your
body, and you are m issing an ear, ld3 fingers, or
ld4 toes.
11 - 20
You suffered a grievous injury. Although the wound
healed, it still pains you from time to time.
You were wounded, but in time you fu lly recovered.
You contracted a disease while exploring a filthy
warren. You recovered from the disease, but you
have a persistent cough, pockmarks on your skin,
or prematurely gray hair.
21-30
31- 40
41-50
You lost something of sentimental value to you
during your adventure. Remove one trinket from
your possessions.
61-70
You were terribly frighte ned by something you encountered and ran away, abandoning your companions to their fa te.
You found some treasure on your adventure. You
have 2d6 gp left from your share of it.
91-99
You found a considerable amount of treasure on
your adventure. You have ld20 + 50 gp left from
your share of it.
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choice.
You found something interesting. You gain one
additional trinket.
You once performed a service for a local temple.
The next time you visit the temple, you can receive
healing up to your hit point maximum.
A friendly alchemist gifted you with a potion of
healing or a flask of acid, as you choose.
You found a treasure map.
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You were c harmed o r frightened by a spell.
You were injured by the effect of a spell.
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You witnessed a powerful spell being cast by a
cleric, a druid, a sorcerer, a warlock, or a wizard.
You drank a potion (of the DM 's choice}.
You found a spell scroll (of the DM 's choice} and
succeeded in casting the spell it contained.
You were affected by teleportation magic.
You turned invisible for a time.
8
You identified an illusion for what it was .
9
10
You saw a creature being conjured by magic.
Your fortune was read by a diviner. Roll twice on
the Life Events table, but don't apply the results.
Instead, the DM picks one event as a portent of
your future (which might or might not come true).
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A distant relative left you a stipend that enables
you to live at the comfortable lifest yle for ld20
years. If you choose to live at a higher lifest yle, you
reduce the price of the lifestyle by 2 gp duri ng that
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You found a riding horse.
You found some money. You have l d20 gp in addition to your regular starting fun d s.
A relative bequeathed you a s imple weapon of your
You learned a great dea l d uring your adventure.
The next time you make an ability check or a saving
throw, you have advantage o n the roll .
81-90
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You were poisoned by a trap or a monster. You recovered, but the next time you must make a saving
throw against poison, you make the saving throw
with disadvantage.
51-60
71-80
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A friendly wizard gave you a spell scroll containing
one cantrip (of the DM's choice).
You saved the life of a commoner, who now owes
you a life debt. This individual accompanies you on
your travels and performs mundane tasks for you,
but will leave if neglected, abused, or imperiled.
Determine details about this c haracter by using the
supplemental tables and working with your DM .
d8
Cri me
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Murder
2
3
Theft
4
Assault
5
6
Smuggling
7
Exto rtion
8
Counterfeiting
Burglary
Kidnapping
PUNISHMENT
d1 2
Punishment
1-3
You did not commit the crime and were exonerated
after being accused.
4-6
You committed the crime or helped do so, but
nonetheless the authorities found you not guilty.
7-8
You were nearly caught in the act. You had to flee
and are wanted in the community where the crime
occurred.
You were caught and convicted. You spent time in
jail, chained to an oar, or perform ing hard labor.
You served a sentence of ld4 years or succeeded in
escaping after that much time.
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Event
01 - 05
You were ensorcelled by a fey and enslaved for l d6
years before you escaped.
06- 10
You saw a demon and ran away before it could do
anything to you.
11 - 15
A devil tempted you. Make a DC 10 Wisdom saving
throw. On a failed save, your alignment shifts one
step toward evil (if it 's not evil already), and you
start the game with an additional l d20 + 50 gp.
16-20
You woke up one morning miles from your ho me,
21- 30
You visited a holy site and felt the presence of the
divin e there.
31- 40
You witnessed a falling red star, a face appearing in
th e frost , or some other bizarre happening. You are
with no idea how you got there.
41 - 50
certain that it was an omen of some sort.
You escaped certain death and believe it was the
intervention of a god that saved you .
51-60
61 - 70
71 -75
You witnessed a minor miracle.
You explored an empty house and found it to be
76-80
You saw a ghost.
81-85
You saw a ghoul feed ing on a corpse.
A celestial or a fiend visited you in your dreams to
give a warning of dangers to come.
86-90
91-95
96- 00
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haunted.
You were briefly possessed. Roll a d6 to determine
what type of creature possessed you: l , celestial; 2,
devil; 3, demon; 4, fey; 5, elemental; 6, undead.
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You lost all your possessions in a d isaster, and you
had to rebuild your life.
5
You were imprisoned for a crime you didn't commit and spent ld6 years at hard labor, in jail, or
shackled to an oa r in a slave galley.
6
7
A lover d isa ppeared without a trace. You have been
looking for that person ever since.
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A romantic relationsh ip ended . Roll a d6. An odd
number means it ended with bad fee lings, while an
even number means it ended amicably.
12
A current or prospective romantic partner of yours
died . Roll on the Cause of Death supplemental
table to find out how. If the resu lt is murder, roll a
dl2. On a l , you were responsib le, whether directly
or indi rectly.
WAR
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War O utcome
You were knocked out and left fo r dead . You woke
up hours later with no recollection of the battle.
War ravaged your home community, reducing everything to rubble and ruin . In the aftermath, you
either helped your town rebuild or moved somewhere else.
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You did something that bro ught terrible shame to
you in the eyes of your fam ily. You might have been
involved in a scandal, dabbled in dark magic, or
offended someone important. The attitude of your
fam ily members toward you becomes indifferent at
best, though they might eventually forgive you .
For a reason you were never told, you were exiled
from your community. You then either wandered in
the wi lderness for a time or promptly found a new
place to live.
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how.
A friendship ended bitterly, and the other person
is now hostile to you. The cause might have been a
m is understanding or something you or the former
friend d id.
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A terrible blight in your home community caused
crops to fail, and many starved. You lost a sibling
o r some other family member.
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You briefly visited the Feywild or the Shadow fell.
You saw a portal that you believe leads to another
plane of existence.
TRAGEDIES
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4
5- 7
You were badly injured in the fight, a nd yo u still
bea r the awful scars of those wounds.
You ran away from t he battle to save your life, but
you still feel shame for your cowardice.
You suffered on ly minor injuries, and the wounds
all healed without leaving scars.
CHAPTER l
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War O utcome
8-9
You survived the battle, but you suffer from terrible
nightmares in which you relive the experience.
You escaped the battle unscathed, though many of
your friends were injured or lost .
You acquitted yourself well in battle and are remembered as a hero. You might have received a
medal for your bravery.
10-11
12
3d6
13-15
16-17
18
Alignment
Neutral good
Lawful good (50%) or lawful neutra l (50%)
Chaotic good (50%) or chaotic neutral (50%)
CAUSE O F DEAT H
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Cause of Death
Unknown
Murdered
Killed in battle
Accident related to class or occupation
Accident unrelated to class or occupation
Natural causes, such as disease or old age
Apparent suicide
Torn apart by an an imal or a natural disaster
Consumed by a monster
Executed for a crime or tortured to death
Bizarre event, such as being hit by a meteorite,
struck down by an angry god, or ki lled by a hatching s laad egg
2
W EIR D ST UF F
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
3
What Happened
4
You were turned into a toad and remained in that
form for ld4 weeks.
You were petrified and remained a s tone statue for
a time until someone freed you.
You were enslaved by a hag, a satyr, or some other
being and lived in that creature's thrall for ld6
years.
A d ragon held you as a prisoner for ld4 months
until adventurers killed it.
You were taken captive by a race of evil humanoids
such as drow, kuo-toa , or quaggoths. You lived as a
slave in the Underdark until you escaped.
You served a powe rfu l adventurer as a hireling. You
have only recently left that service. Use the supplemental tables and work with your DM to determine
the basic details about yo ur former employer.
You went insane for l d6 years and recently regained your sanity. A tic or some other bit of odd
behavior might linger.
A lover of yours was secretly a silver dragon .
You were captured by a cult and nearly sacrificed
on an altar to the fo ul being the cultists served.
You escaped, but you fear they will find you.
You met a demigod , an archdevil , an archfey, a demon lord, or a titan, and you lived to tell the tale.
You were swallowed by a giant fish and spent a
month in its gullet before you escaped.
A powerful being granted you a wish, but you
squandered it on something frivolous.
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SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES
The supplemental tables below give you a way to randomly determine characteristics and other facts about
individuals who are part of your character's life. Use
these tables when directed to do so by another table, or
when you simply want to come up with a piece of information quickly. The tables are in alphabetical order.
A LI GNME NT
3
4-5
6- 8
9- 12
Alignment
Chaotic evil (50%) or chaotic neutral (50%)
Lawful evil
Neutral evil
Neutral
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01-07
08-14
15-29
30- 36
37-52
53-58
59-64
65-70
71-84
85-89
90-94
95-00
Clas s
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Barbarian
Bard
Cleric
Druid
Fighter
Mon k
Paladin
Ranger
Rogue
Sorcerer
Warlock
Wizard
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06-10
11
12-26
27-31
32-36
37-38
39-43
44- 55
56-60
61 -75
76-80
81- 85
86-90
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Occupation
Academic
Adventurer (roll on the Class table)
Aristocrat
Artisa n or guild member
Criminal
Entertainer
Exile, hermit, or refugee
Explorer or wanderer
Farmer or herder
Hunter or trapper
Laborer
Merchant
Politician or bureaucrat
Priest
Sailor
Soldier
RACE
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RACIAL FEATS
Race
01-40
Human
41-50
Dwarf
51 - 60
Elf
61-70
Halfling
71-75
Dragon born
76- 80
Gnome
81-85
H alf-elf
86-90
Half-ore
91-95
Tiefling
96- 00
DM's choice
Leveling up in a class is the main way a character
evolves during a campaign. Some DMs a lso allow the
use of feats to customize a character. Feats a re an optional rule in chapter 6, "Customization Options," of the
Player's Handbook. The DM decides whether they're
used a nd may also decide that some feats are available
in a campaign and others aren't.
This section introduces a collection of special feats
that a llow you to explore your character's race further. These feats are each associated with a race from
the Player's Handbook, as summarized in the Racial
Feats table. A racial feat represents either a deepening
connection to your race's culture or a physical trans formation tha t brings you closer to a n aspect of your
race's lineage.
The cause of a particular transformation is up to you
and your DM. A transformational feat can symbolize a
latent quality that has emerged as you age, o r a transformation might be the result of an event in the campaign,
s uch as expos ure to powerful magic or visiting a place of
ancient s ignificance to your race. Transformations a re a
fundamental motif of fantasy literature and folklore. Figuring out why your character has changed can be a rtich
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addition to your campaign's story.
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RELATIONSHIP
3d4
Attitude
3-4
Hostile
5-10
Friendly
11-12
Indifferent
STATUS
3d6
3
Status
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Dead (roll on the Cause of Death table)
4-5
Missing o r unknown
6-8
Alive, but doing poorly due to injury, financial trou-
RACIAL FEATS
ble, or relation ship difficulties
Race
9-12
Alive and well
Dragon born
13-15
Alive and quite successful
Dragon born
16- 17
Alive and infamous
Dwarf
Alive and famous
Dwarf
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Elf
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collection of facts and notes that- at a minimum- encapdu
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s ulate what your character has been doing in thefiworld
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up till now. Sometimes that might be all theoinformation
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into a continuous narrative, you
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greater than the h
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Did you get aTcouple of results on the tables that don't
outright contradict each other but also don't seem to fit
together smoothly? If so, now is your chance to expla in
what happened to you. For instance, let's say you were
born in a castle, but your childhood home was in the
wilderness. It could be that your parents traveled from
their forest home to seek help from a midwife at the
castle when your mother was close to giving birth. Or
your parents might have been me mbers of the castle's
staff before you were born, but they were released from
service soon after you came into the world.
In add ition to deepening your own roleplaying experience, your character 's history presents your DM with opportunities to weave those elements into the story of the
campaign. Any way you look at it, addi ng definition to
your character's pre-adventuring life is time well spent.
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Elf (wood)
Squat Nimbleness
Elven Accuracy
Drow High Magic
Fey Teleportation
Wood El f Magic
Gnome
Fade Away
Gnome
Squat Nimbleness
Half-elf
Elven Accuracy
Half-elf
Prodigy
Half-ore
Orcish Fury
Half-ore
Prodigy
Halfling
Bountiful Luck
Halfling
Second Chance
Halfling
Squat Nimbleness
Human
Prodigy
Tiefling
Flames of Phlegethos
Tiefl ing
Infernal Constitution
T he feats are presented below in alphabetica l order.
BOUNTIFUL LUCK
Prerequisite: Halffing
Your people have extraordinary luck, which you have
learned to mystically lend to your companions when you
see them falter. You're not sure how you do it; you just
wish it, and it happens. Surely a s ign of fortune's favor!
CHAPTER I
I CHARACTER OPTIONS
When an ally you can see within 30 feet of you rolls a
1 on the d20 for an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use your reaction to le t the ally reroll
the die. The a lly must use the new roll.
When you use this ability, you can't use your Lucky
racial trait before the end of your next turn.
• Whenever you ta ke the Dodge action in combat, you
can spend one Hit Die to heal yourself. Roll the die,
add your Constitution modifier, a nd regain a number
of hit points equal to the total (minimum of 1).
ELVEN ACCURACY
Prerequisite: Elf or half-elf
DRAGON FEAR
The accuracy of elves is legendary, especially that of elf
a rchers a nd s pe llcasters. You have uncanny aim with attacks that rely on precis ion rat her than brute force. You
gain the following benefits:
Prerequisite: Dragonborn
When angered, you can radiate menace. You gain the
following benefits:
• Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Cha risma
score by l , to a max imum of 20.
• Instead of ex haling destructive energy, you can expend a use of your Breath Weapon tra it to roar, forcing
each creature of your choice within 30 feet of you to
m a ke a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency
bonus + your Charism a modifier). A target a utomatically s ucceeds on the save if it can't hear or see you.
On a failed save, a target becomes frighte ned of you
for 1 minute. If the fri ghtened target takes a ny damage, it can repeat the saving throw, endin g the effect
on itself on a s uccess.
• Incr ease your Dexterity, I ntelJigence, Wis dom, or Charisma score by 1, to a max imum of 20.
• Whenever you have adva ntage on an attack roll us ing
Dex terity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charis ma, you can
reroll one of the dice once.
FADE AWAY
Prerequisite: Gnome
Your people a re clever, with a knack for illusion magic.
You have learned a magical trick for fading away when
you s uffer harm. You gain the following benefits:
• Increase your Dexterity or Intelligence score
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DRAGON HIDE
Prerequisite: Dragonborn
You manifest scales a nd claws reminiscent of your draconic an cestors. You gain the following benefits:
• Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Charisma
score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Your scales harden. While you aren't wearing a rmor,
you can calculate your AC as 13 +your Dexterity modiJier. You can use a s hield and sti ll gain this benefit.
• You grow retracta ble claws from the tips of your fingers. Extending o r retracting the claws requires no g a
actfon. The claws a re natural weapons, which you
sincan
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use to ma ke una rmed strikes. If you hit withdthem, you
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You learn more
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Your study of high elven lore has unlocked fey power
that few other e lves possess, except your eladrin cousins. Drawi ng on your fey ancestry, you can momentarily
s tride through the Feywild to shorte n your path from
one place to anothe r. You gain the following bene fits:
• Increase your Intelligence or Charis ma score by 1, to
a max imum of 20.
• You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
• You learn the mis ty step spell a nd can cast it o nce
without expending a s pell s lot. You regain the abi lity to cast it in this way when you finish a s hort or
lo ng rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting abil ity for
this spell.
out expending a spe ll s lot. You also learn levitate and
dispel magic, each of which you can cast once without
expend ing a spell s l.o t. You r egain the ability to cast
those two spells in this way when you finish a long rest.
Charisma is your s pellcasting ability for a ll three s pells.
Prerequisite: Tiefling
DWARVEN FORTITUDE
You learn to call on he llfire to serve your comma nds .
You gain the following benefits:
Prerequisite: Dwarf
You have the blood of dwarf heroes flow ing through
your veins. You gain the following benefits:
• Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of20.
FLAMES OF PHLEGETHOS
• Increase your Intelligence or Charisma score by 1, to
a maximum of 20.
• When you roll fire da mage for a s pell you cast, you can
reroll any roll of 1 o n the fire damage dice, but you
must use the new roll, even if it is a nother 1.
• Whenever you cast a spell that deals fire damage, you
can cause Hames to wreathe you until the e nd of your
n ext turn. T he flames don't ha rm you or your possess ions, and they sh ed bright light out to 30 feet a nd dim
light for a n addition a l 30 feet. While the fla m es a r e
present, a ny c reature within 5 feet of you tha t hits you
with a melee attack takes ld4 fire da mage.
SQUAT NIMBLENESS
Prerequisite: D warf or a S m all race
Yo u a re uncommonly nimble for yo ur race. You ga in th e
following be n efits:
• Inc rease your S tre ng th or Dexte rity score by l , to a
ma ximum of 20.
• Inc rease your walk ing s peed by 5 feet.
• You gain proficiency in the Acrobatics or Athle tics
s kill (your choice).
You have ad van tage on a ny S tren g th (Athle tics) or
D exterity (Acroba tics) c heck you ma ke to escap e from
being gra ppled .
INFERNAL CONSTITUTION
Prerequisite: Tiefiing
F ie ndis h blood runs s trong in you, unlocking a resilience a kin to tha t possessed by some fie nds . Yo u gain
the following be ne fits :
• Incr ease your Cons titution score by 1, to a maximum of 2 0 .
You have resistance to cold dam age a nd poison damage.
• Yo u have advantage on saving throws agains t being p oisoned .
Woon
ELF MAGIC
Prerequisite: Elf(wood)
0RCISH FURY
Prerequis ite: Half-ore
Yo ur inne r fury burns tirelessly. Yo u gain the following benefits:
• Inc rease your S tre ngth or Cons titution score by 1, to a
maximum of 20 .
• Whe n you hit with a n a ttack us ing a s imple or ma r tia l
weapon , you can roll one of the weapon 's da mage dice
a n additiona l time a nd add it as extra da mage of the
weapon's d a mage type . Once you use this a bility, you
ca n 't use it aga in until you finis h a s hort or lo ng rest.
• Immedia tely afte r you use your R ele ntless Endura nce tra it, you can use your reaction to m a ke on e
weapon a ttack.
PRODIGY
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Prerequisite: Half-elf, half-ore, or human
You learn t he magic o f t he primeval woods, w hich ar e
revered a nd protected by your people. You learn one
druid ca n trip of your choice. You a lso learn the longstrider a nd pass without trace s pells, each of w hic h you
can cast once wit hout expe ndin g a spell s lot. You regain
t he a bility to cast these two sp ells in this way w he n you
finis h a long rest. Wis d om is your sp ellcasting a bility for
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already ben efitin g from a feature, s uc h as Exp e rtise,
t hat doubles your pro ficie n cy bonus.
SECOND CHANCE
P rerequis ite: Haffling
Fortune favors you whe n s omeone tries to s trike you.
You gain the follow ing be ne fits:
• Increase your D exterity, Cons tit ution, o r Ch aris m a
score by l , to a m aximum of 2 0 .
• When a c re ature you can see hits you w ith an a ttack
roll, you can use your reaction to force tha t c reature to
reroll. Once you use this a bility, you ca n't use it again
until you roll initia tive at the s ta rt of comba t or until
you finjs h a s hort or long rest.
CHAPTER I f CRARACTER OPTIONS
CHAPTE R
2
DUNGEO N MASTER 'S TOOLS
S THE DUNGEON M ASTER, YOU OVERSEE
the game and weave togethe r the story experienced by your players. You're the one
who keeps it a ll going, a nd this ch a pter is
for you. It gives you new rules options, as
well as some re fined tools for creating and
running adventures and campaigns. It is a
supple me nt to the tools and advice offered
in the Dungeon Master's Guide.
The chapter opens with optiona l rules mean t to help
you run cer tai n parts of the game more smoothly. The
chapte r the n goes into g reater de pth on severa l topi cse ncounter building, random e ncounte rs, traps, magic
items, and downtime-which la rgely relate to how you
c reate a nd s tage your adventures.
The mate ria l in this chapter is meant to make your
life easie r. Ignore anything you find here that doesn't
help you, a nd don't hesita te to c us tom ize the things t hat
you do use. The game's rules exist to serve you and the
games you run. As a lways, make them your own.
SIMULTAN EOUS EFFECTS
Most effects in the game h a ppe n in s uccession, following an order set by the rules or the DM. In ra re cases,
effects ca n happen at the sa me time, especiaUy at t he
start or e nd of a c reature's turn. If two or more things
happe n a t the same time on a character or monste r 's
turn, the pe rson at the game table-whe the r player or
DM-who controls that creature decides the order in ng
si
which those things happen. For exa mple, if two effects
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occur at the e nd of a player c ha racter's turn, ie
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FALLING
mum of 20d6.
avoid taking damage from the fall. Here a re two optional
rules that expand on t hat s imple rule.
RATE OF FALLING
The rule for falling assum es that a creature immediately
drops the e ntire distance whe n it fa lls. But what if a
creature is a t a high altitude when it fa lls, pe rhaps on
the back of a griffon or on board an airs hip? Realistically, a fall fro m such a height can ta ke more than a few
seconds, extending past the e nd o f t he turn when the fall
occurred . If you'd like hi gh-altitude falls to be properly
ti me-consuming, use the following optiona l rule.
When you fa ll from a g reat height, you instantly descend up to 500 feet. If you're still falling o n your next
turn, you descend up to 500 feet at the end o f that turn.
This process continues untiJ the fall ends, either because you hit t he ground or the fa ll is otherwise halted.
FLYING CREATURES AND FALLING
A flying creature in fligh t falls if it is knocked prone, if
its speed is reduced to 0 feet, or if it otherwise loses t he
ability to move, unless it can hover or it is being held
aloft by magic, s uc h as t he fly spell.
If you'd like a flying c reature to have a better ch ance of
s urviving a fall tha n a no n-flyi ng creature does, use this
rule : s ubtract the creature's cu rrent flying speed from
the distance it fell before calculating falling damage.
T his rule is helpful to a flier that is knocked prone but
is still conscious and has a c urre nt flying speed that is
greater t han 0 feet. T he rule is designed to s im ulate t he
c reature flapping its w ings furiously o r taking s imilar
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SLEEP
emas in the rea l world, D&D characte rs spend ma ny
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hours s leeping, most often as pa rt of a long rest. Most
mons te rs a lso need to sleep. While a c reature s leeps,
it is s ubjected to t he unconscious condition. Here a re a
few rules that expand o n that basic fact.
WAKING SOMEONE
A c reature t hat is naturally s leeping, as opposed to being in a magically or chemically ind uced sleep, wakes
up if it takes any damage or if someone else uses an action to shake or slap t he c reature awake. A s udden loud
noise- s uc h as yelling, thunder, or a ringing bell-also
awakens som eone that is s leeping naturaUy.
Whispers don't disturb sleep, unless a sleeper's pass ive Wis dom (Perception) score is 20 or higher and t he
whispers a re within 10 feet of the s leeper. Speech a t a
norma l volume awakens a s leeper if th e environme nt
is otherwise s ilent (no wind, birdsong, c rickets, street
sou nds, or the like) and the s leeper has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher.
SLEEPING IN ARMOR
Sleeping in light armor has no adverse effect on the
wea re r, but sleeping in medium or heavy a rmor ma kes it
difficult to recover fully during a long rest.
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When you finish a long res t during w hich you slept in
medium or heavy armor, you regain only one quarter of
your spent Hit Dice (minimum of one die). If you have
a ny levels of exhaustion, the rest doesn't reduce your
exhaustion level.
TOOLS AND SKILLS TOGETHER
Tools have more s pecific applications tha n skills. The
History skill applies to any event in the past. A tool s uch
as a forge ry kit is used to make fake objects and little
else. Thus, why wou ld a character who has the opportunity to acquire one or the other want to gain a tool proficie ncy instead of proficie ncy in a skill?
To ma ke tool proficiencies more a ttractive choices for
the cha racters, you can use the methods outlined below.
Advantage. If the use of a tool a nd the use of a skill
both apply to a check, and a character is proficient with
the tool and the skill, consider allowing the cha racter
to make the check with adva ntage. This s imple benefit
can go a lo ng way toward e ncouraging players to pick
up tool proficiencies. In the tool descriptions that follow,
this bene fit is often expressed as additional insight (or
something s imilar), wh ich translates into a n increased
cha nce that the check will be a s uccess.
Added Benefit. In addition , conside r giving characters
who have both a relevant skill and a relevant tool proficiency a n added benefit on a s uccessful check. This b enefit might be in the form of more detailed information or
could s imulate the effect of a different sort of s uccessful
check. For example, a cha racter proficient with mason's
t.
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tools m akes a successful Wisdom (Perception)
check to
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acter notice the door's presence, butFyou decide that the
tool proficiency entitles the character
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GOING WITHOUT A LONG REST
A long rest is never ma ndatory, but going without s leep
does have its consequences. If you want to account for
the effects of s leep deprivation on characters a nd creatures, use these rules.
Whenever you end a 24-hour period without finishing
a long rest, you mus t s ucceed on a DC 10 Constitution
saving throw or s uffer one level of ex haus tion.
It becomes harder to fight off exhaustion if you stay
awake for multiple days. After the first 24 hours, the
DC increases by 5 for each consecutive 24-hour period
without a long rest. The DC resets to 10 when you finish
a long rest.
ADAMANTINE WEAPONS
Adamantine is an ultrahard m etal found in meteorites
and extraordinary mineral veins. In addition to being
used to craft adamantine armor, the metal is a lso used
for wea pons.
Melee weapons and ammunition made of or coated
with adamantine are unus ually effective w hen used
to break objects. Whenever a n adamantine weapon
or piece of ammunition hits a n object, the hit is a
critical hit.
The adamantine version of a melee weapon or of
ten pieces of ammunition costs 500 gp more than the
norma l version, whether the weapon or am munition is
made of the metal or coated w ith it.
TYING KNOTS
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dane tasks like tying knots, but sometim es knowing
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dntifin a drahow well a knot was fas hioned is importa
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ma tic scene when someone is trying to
untie a knot or
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slip out of one. Her e's an optional
rule
determining
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the effective ness of a knot. s b
a knot makes a n Intelligence
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with a n Intelligence
(Sleight of Hand) check or to s lip
out of it with a Dex terity (Acrobatics) check.
This rule intentionally links Sleight of Ha nd with
Intelligence, rather than Dexterity. This is a n example
of how to apply the rule in the "Va ria nt: Skills with
Differe nt Abilities" section in chapter 7 of the Player's Handbook.
TOOL PROFICIENCIES
Tool proficiencies a re a useful way to highlight a character's background and tale nts. At the game table, though,
the use of tools sometimes overlaps with the use of
s kills, a nd it can be unclear bow to use them together in
certain situations. This section offers various ways that
tools can be used in the game.
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TOOL DESCRIPTIONS
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Components. The first paragra ph in each description
gives details on what a set of s upplies or tools is made
up of. A character who is proficient with a tool knows
how to use a ll of its component pa rts.
Skills. Every tool potentially provides advantage on a
check when used in conjunction with certa in skills, provided a character is proficient with the tool a nd the skill.
As DM, you can allow a cha racter to make a check using
the indicated skill with advantage. P aragraphs that begin with skill names discuss these possibilities. In each
of these paragraphs, the benefits apply only to someone
who has proficiency with the tool, not someone who s imply owns it.
With respect to skills, the system is mildly abstract in
te rms of wha t a tool proficiency represents; essentially,
it assumes that a characte r who has proficiency with a
tool also has learned about facets of the trade or profession that are not necessarily associated with the use
of the tool.
In addition, you can consider giving a character extra
information or an added benefit on a skill check. The
text provides some examples a nd ideas whe n this opportunity is relevant.
Special Use. Proficiency with a tool usually brings
with it a particula r benefit in the form of a special use,
as described in this paragraph.
Sample DCs. A table at the end of each section lists
activities that a tool can be used to perform, and s uggested DCs for the necessary a bility c hecks.
ALCHEMIST'S SUPPLIES
Alc he mist's supplies e na ble a c haracte r to produce usefu l concoctions , s uch as acid o r alchemist's fire.
Components. Alchemist's s upp lies include two glass
beakers, a metal frame to ho ld a beaker in place over
a n open fla me, a g lass stirring rod, a small mortar and
pestle, a nd a pouch of common alchemical ingredients,
including salt, powdered iron, a nd purified water.
Arcana. Proficiency w ith alchemist's s upplies allows
you to unlock mo re informa tion on Arcan a c heck s involving potions a nd simila r m ateria ls.
Investigation. When you inspect an a rea fo r clues,
proficie ncy with a lc hemist's supplies grants additional
ins ig ht in to any chemicals or othe r s ubs ta nces that
might have been used in the area.
Alchemical Crafting. You can use this tool proficiency
to c reate alchemical items. A c h aracter can s pe nd
money to collect raw m a te ria ls, wh ic h weigh 1 pound
for every 50 gp spent. T he DM can allow a cha racter to
make a c heck us ing the indicated skill with advantage.
As part of a lo ng rest, you can use alch emist's supplies
to make one dose of acid, alch emis t's fir e, antitox in,
oil, perfume, or soap. S ubtract half the value of the c rea ted item from th e tota l gp worth of raw materi a ls you
a re carry ing.
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Activity
Create a puff of thick s m oke
Identify a poison
Identify a s ubstance
Sta rt a fi re
Neutralize acid
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Brewing is the a rt of producing beer. Not only
mo of brewserve as a n alcoholic beverage, but thenprocess
ee weeks of fer mening p urifies water. Crafting beer takes
b
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tatio n, but only a few h ours ofawork.
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include a la rge
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glassjug, a quantity of
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History. Proficiency
Ignore effects of alcohol
DC
10
15
20
BREWER'S SUPPLIES
CALLIGRAPHER'S SUPPLIES
you additiona l insig ht on Inte lligence (History) ch ecks
concerning events t ha t involve alcohol as a significant e lement.
Medicine. This tool proficiency grants addition a l
ins ight when you treat a nyone suffering from alcohol
po isoning or when you can use alcohol to dull pa in.
Persuasion. A s tiff drink ca n help soften the h ardest
heart. Your proficie ncy w it h brewer 's s upplies can help
you ply som eone with drink, giving them just enough
alcoho l to mellow t heir m ood.
Potable Water. Your knowledge of brewing e nables
you to purify water that would otherwise be undrinkable. As part of a long rest, you can purify up to 6 gallons of water, or 1 gallon as part of a s hort rest.
Calligraphy treats writing as a delicate, beautiful art.
Calligraph e rs produce text that is pleasing to the eye,
usi n g a style that is diffic ult to forge. Their supplies a lso
give them some abi lity to examine scripts a nd de termine
if they a re legitimate, since a calligrapher's training involves long ho urs of study ing writing and attempting to
re plicate its style and design.
Components. Callig rapher 's s upplies include ink, a
dozen sheets of parc hme nt, a nd three quills.
Arcana. Alt hough calligraphy is of litt le help in deciphering t he content o f magical writi ngs, proficiency with
these s upplies can aid in ide ntifying who wrote a script
of a magical n ature.
History. This tool proficiency ca n augment the
b e ne fit of s u ccessful checks made to a na lyze or investigate a ncient writings, scrolls, o r othe r tex ts, including runes etched in stone or messages in frescoes or
other displays.
Decipher Treasure Map. This tool proficiency grants
you expertise in examining maps. You can make an
In telligence c h eck to dete rm ine a map's age, whether a
ma p includes any hidden messages, o r s imilar facts.
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Nature. Your fami liarity with physical geography
makes it easier for you to a nswer questions or solve issues relating to the terrain around you.
Survival. Your understanding of geography makes it
easier to find paths to civilization, to predict areas where
villages or towns might be found, and to avoid becoming lost. You have studied so many maps that common
patterns, such as how trade routes evolve and where
settlements a rise in relation to geographic locations, a re
familiar to you.
Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as
you go in addition to engaging in other activity.
CALLIGRAPHE R'S SUPPLIES
Activity
DC
Identify writer of nonmagical script
Determine writer's state of mind
Spot forged text
Forge a signature
10
15
15
20
CARPENTER'S TOOLS
Ski ll at carpentry enables a character to construct
wooden structures. A carpenter can build a house, a
shack, a wooden cabinet, or similar items.
Components. Carpenter's tools include a saw, a hammer, nails, a hatchet, a square, a ruler, a n adze, a plane,
and a chisel.
History. This tool proficiency aids you in identifying
the use and the origin of wooden buildings and other
large wooden objects.
Investigation. You gain additional insight when inspecting areas within wooden structures, because you
know tricks of construction that can conceal areas from
discovery.
Perception. You can spot irregula rities in wooden
walls or floors, making it easier to find trap doors and
secret passages.
Stealth. You can quickly assess the weak spots in a
wooden floor, making it easier to avoid the places that
creak and groan when they're stepped on.
Fortify. With 1 minute of work and raw materials,
you can make a door or window harder to force open.
Increase the DC needed to open it by 5.
Temporary Shelter. As part of a long rest, you can
construct a lean-to or a s imilar s he lter to keep your
group dry and in the shade for the duration of the rest.
Because it was fashioned quickly from whatever wood
was available , the shelter collapses ld3 days after being
assembled.
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Build a simple wooden structure
Design a complex wooden structure
Find a weak point in a wooden wall
Pry apart a door
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CARTOGRAPH ER'S TOOLS
Using cartographer's tools , you can create accurate
maps to make travel easier for yours elf a nd those who
come after you. These maps can ra nge from large-scale
depictions of mountain ra nges to diagrams that s how
the layout of a dungeon level.
Components. Cartographer's tools consist of a
quill, ink, parchment, a pair of compasses, calipers,
and a ruler.
Arcana, History, Religion. You can use your knowledge of maps and locations to unearth more detailed
information when you use these skills. For instance, you
might spot hidden messages in a map, identify w hen the
map was made to determine if geographical features
have changed since then, and so forth.
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CARTOGRAPH ER'S TOOLS
Activity
DC
Determine a map's age and origin
Estimate direction and distance to a landmark
Discern that a map is fake
Fill in a missing part of a map
10
15
15
20
COBBLER'S TOOLS
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Although the cobbler's trade might seem too humble for
an adventurer, a good pair of boots will see a character
across rugged wilderness and through deadly dungeons.
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Components . Cobbler 's tools consist of a hammer,
l
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an awl, a kni fe, a s hoe stand, a cutter, spare
eri leather,
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and thread.
DFof shoes aids you in
Arcana, History. Your knowledge
P
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identifying the magical properties
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the history of such items.
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holds a s urpris ing number
Investigation. oFootwear
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someone has recently
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of secrets. You
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examining the wea r a nd the dirt that has acvis ited by
r
ve on their shoes. Your experience in repairing
cumulated
o
m makes it easier for you to identify where damage
deshoes
might come from.
Maintain Shoes. As part of a long rest, you can repair
your companio ns ' shoes. For the next 24 hours , up to s ix
creatures of your choice who wear shoes you worked on
can travel up to 10 hours a day without making saving
throws to avoid exhaustion.
Craft Hidden Compartment. With 8 hours of work,
you can add a hidden compartment to a pair of shoes.
The compartment can hold an object up to 3 inches long
a nd 1 inch wide and deep. You make an Intelligence
check using your tool proficiency to determine the Intelligence (Investigation) check DC needed to find the
compartment.
COBBLER'S TOOLS
Activity
DC
Determine a shoe's age and origin
Find a hidden compartment in a boot heel
10
15
COOK'S UTENSILS
Adventuring is a hard life. With a cook along on the journey, your meals will be much better than the typical mi x
of hardtack and dried fruit.
Compon ents. Cook's utensils include a metal pot,
knives, forks, a stirring spoon, and a lad le.
History. Your knowledge of cooking techniques allows you to assess the social patterns involved in a culture's eating habits.
Medicine. When administering treatment, you can
tra nsform medicine that is bitter or sour into a pleasing
concoction.
Survival. When foraging for food , you can ma ke do
with ingredie nts you scavenge tha t others would be unable to trans form into n ou ris hing meals .
Prepare Meals. As pa rt of a short rest, you can prepare a tasty meal that he lps your companions regai n
the ir stre ngth. You a nd up to five c reatures of your
c hoice regain 1 extra hit poi nt pe r Hit Die spent during
a s hort rest, provided you have access to your cook's
ute ns ils and s ufficie nt food.
COOK'S UTENSILS
Activity
DC
Create a typica l meal
Duplicate a meal
Spot poison o r impurities in food
Create a gourmet meal
10
10
15
15
DIS GU ISE KIT
The pe rfect tool for anyone who wants to engage in
trickery, a disguise kit e na bles its owner to adopt a
false ide ntity.
Components. A disguise kit includes cosmetics, hair
dye, s ma ll props, a nd a few pieces of clothing.
Deception. In certain cases, a disguise can improve
your a bility to weave convincin g lies.
Intimidation. The rig ht disguise can make you look
more fearso me, whether you want to scare someone
away by pos ing as a plag ue victim or intimidate a gang
of thugs by taking the appearance of a bully.
Performance. A c unning disguise can e nha nce an a udience's enjoyme nt of a pe rformance, provided the dising
s
g uise is properly designed to evoke the des ired reaction.
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Persuasion. Folk te nd to trust a pe rs on in uniform.
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you disguise yourself as an a uthority figure,
m
to persuade othe rs are often mor e effective.
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ee rest, you ca n
long
Create Disguise. As pa rt of a b
c reate a disguise. It takes you
as1 mfoute to don such a
h
c reated it. You can carry only
disguise once you ha ve F
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you a t a time without drawing
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one s uch disguise on
undue a tte ntion,
hisunless you have a bag of holding or
T
a si milar method to keep them hidden. Each disguise
weighs 1 pound.
At other times, it takes 10 minutes to c raft a disguise
that involves mode rate c hanges to your appearance,
and 30 minutes for one that requires more exte ns ive changes.
DISGUISE
KIT
Activity
DC
Cover injuries or distinguishing marks
Spot a disguise being use d by someone e lse
Copy a humanoid's appearance
10
15
20
FORGERY KIT
A forge ry kit is designed to duplicate documents and to
make it easier to copy a p e rs on's seal or s ignatu re .
Components. A forgery kit includes several diffe re nt
types of ink, a va riety of parc hments and papers, several
quills, seals a nd sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and
small tools to sculpt melted wax to mimic a seal.
Arcana. A forgery kit can be used in conjunction
with the Arcana s kill to determine if a magic ite m is
real or fake.
Deception. A well-crafted forgery, such as papers proclaiming you to be a noble or a w rit that grants you safe
passage, can lend c redence to a lie.
History. A forgery ki t combined w ith your knowled ge
of history improves your ability to create fake historical
docume nts or to tell if a n old doc ument is a uthe ntic.
Investigation. When you examine objects, proficie ncy
with a forgery kit is useful for determining how a n object was made a nd whether it is genuine.
Other Tools. Knowledge of other tools makes your
forgeries that much more believable. For example, you
could combine proficie n cy with a forgery kit and proficie ncy with cartogra phe r's tools to make a fake map.
Quick Fake. As part of a s hort rest, you can produce
a forged docume nt no more than one page in le ngth.
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part o f a long r est, you can produce a doc ument
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up to four pages long. Your Intellige nce cA
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Proficie ncy with a gaming set applies to one type of
game, s uc h as Three-Dragon Ante or games of c hance
tha t use dice.
Components. A gaming set has all the pieces n eed ed
to play a s pecific game or type of game, s uch as a comp le te d eck of cards or a board and toke ns .
History. Your mastery of a game includes knowledge
of its history, as well as of important events it was con nected to or promine nt his torical figures involved w ith it.
Insight. P laying games with someon e is a good way to
gain unders tanding of their pe rsonality, granting you a
better a bility to discern their lies from their truths and
read their mood.
SleightofHand . S leight of Hand is a useful s kill for
c heating at a game, as it allows you to sw a p pieces,
palm cards, or a lter a die roll. Alternatively, engrossing
a target in a game by manipulating the compone nts w ith
dexterous moveme nts is a great dis traction for a pickpocke ting atte mpt.
GAMING
SET
Activity
DC
Catch a player cheating
Gai n in sight into an opponent's persona lity
15
15
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This insight proves handy when you make Arcana
ch ecks related to gems or gem-encrusted items.
Investigation. When you inspect jeweled objects, your
proficiency with jeweler 's tools aids you in picking out
clues they might hold.
Identify Gems. You can identify gems a nd de termine
their value at a glance.
GLASSBLOWER'S TOOLS
Someon e who is proficient with glassblower's tools
h as n o t only the a bility to s h ape glass, but a lso s pecia lized knowledge of the methods used to produce
glass objects.
Components. The tools include a blowpipe, a sm all
marver, blocks, and tweezers. You need a source of heat
to work glass.
Arcana, History. Your knowledge of glassmaking
techniques a ids you whe n you examine glass objects,
s uch as potion bottles or glass items fou nd in a treasure
hoard. For instance, you can study how a glass potion
bottle has been changed by its contents to help determine a potion's effects. (A potion might leave behind a
residue, deform the glass, or s tain it.)
Investigation. When you study a n a rea, your knowledge can aid you if the clues include broken glass or
glass objects.
Identify Weakness. With 1 minute of study, you can
ide ntify the weak points in a glass object. Any damage
dealt to the obj ect by striking a weak spot is doubled.
JEWELER'S TOOLS
DC
identify source of glass
Determine w hat a glass object once held
10
20
HERBALISM KIT
Activity
DC
Find plants
identify poison
20
15
JEWELER'S TOOLS
Training with jeweler's tools includes the basic techniques n eeded to beautify gems. It a lso gives you exp e rtise in identifying precious stones.
Components. J ewele r 's tools cons ist of a small saw
and hammer, files, pliers, and tweezers.
Arcana. Proficiency with j eweler's tools grants you
know ledge a bo ut the reputed mystical uses of gems.
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Proficiency with land vehicles covers a wide range of options, from c hariots and howdahs to wagons and carts.
Proficiency w ith water vehicles covers anything th at navigates waterways. Proficiency with vehicles g rants the
knowledge needed to hand le vehicles of that type, along
with knowledge of how to repa ir and maintain them.
In addition, a character proficient with water vehicles
is k nowledgeabl e a bout anything a professiona l sailor
wou ld be fami lia r w ith, s uch as informa tion about the
sea and islands, tying knots, a nd assessi ng weather a nd
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Arcana. When you study a magic vehicle,
eri this tool proficie ncy aids you in uncove ring lore orA
dete rmining h ow
the vehicle operates.
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Investigation, Perception.
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cle fo r clues or hidde n information,
your proficiency aids
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Vehicle Handling.
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HERBALISM KIT
Proficie ncy with a n herbalism kit allows you to identify
plants a nd safely collect their useful elements.
Components. An herbalism kit includes pouches to
s tore herbs, clippers and leathe r gloves for collecting
plants, a mortar a nd pestle, a nd several glass jars.
Arcana. Your knowledge of the natu re and uses of
h e rbs can add insight to your magical studies th at deal
with plants and you r attempts to ide ntify potions.
Investigation. W he n you ins pect an area overgrownng
si
w ith plants, your proficiency can help you pick outuded
tails a nd clues that others might m iss.
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Medicine. Your mastery of herbalis m oimproves
your
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a bility to treat illnesses a nd wounds
by
augmenting
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methods of care with medicin aleplants.
Nature and Survival. Whe
s nbyou travel in t he wild,
a
h it easie r to identify pla nts
your s kill in herba lism
F makes
and s pot sourcesP
ofDfood that others might overlook.
Identify Plants.
his You can identify most plants with a
T
quic k inspection of their appearance and smell.
DC
Modify a gem's appeara nce
Determine a gem's histo ry
LAND AND WATER VEHICLES
GLASSBLOWER'S TOOLS
Activity
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Activity
DC
Navigate rough terrain or wate rs
Assess a vehicle's condition
Take a tight corner at high speed
10
15
20
LEATHERWORKER'S TOOLS
Knowled ge of leatherworking extends to lore concerning an imal hides a nd t heir properties. It a lso con fers
knowledge o f leathe r arm or and s imilar goods.
Components. Leatherworker's tools include a knife,
a s mall ma llet, an edger, a hole punch, thread, and
leather scraps.
Arcana. Your expertise in working w ith leather grants
you added ins ight when you inspect magic items crafted
from leather, such as boots and some cloaks.
Investigation. You gain added insight whe n s tudy ing
leathe r items or clues related to them, as you draw on
your knowledge of leath er to pick out details that others
would overlook.
Identify Hides. When looking at a hide or a leather
item, you can determine the source of the leather and
a ny special techn iques used to treat it. For example,
you can spot the difference between leather crafted
using d warven methods and leath er cr afted using halfling methods.
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LEATHERWORKER S TOOLS
NAVIGATOR'S TOOLS
DC
10
20
Activity
Modify a leather item's appearance
Determine a leather item's history
DC
10
Activity
Plot a course
Discover your pos ition on a nautical chart
15
MASON'S TOOLS
PAINTER'S SUPPLIES
Mason 's tools a llow you to craft stone structures, including walls and buildings crafted from brick.
Components. Mason's tools consist of a trowel, a
hammer, a chisel, brushes, and a square.
History. Your expertise a ids you in ide ntifying a stone
building's date of construction and purpose, a long with
insigh t into who might h ave built it.
Investigation. You gain additional ins ight when inspecting areas within stone structures.
Perception. You can spot irregularities in s tone walls
or floors, making it easier to find trap doors and secret passages.
Demolition. Your knowledge of masonry allows you
to spot weak points in brick walls. You deal double damage to such structures with your weapon attacks.
Proficiency with painter's supplies re presents you r
ability to paint and draw. You also acquire a n understanding of art history, which can aid you in examining
works of art.
Components. Painter's supplies include a n easel, canvas, paints, brushes, charcoal sticks, and a palette.
Arcana, History, Religion. Your expertise aids you in
uncovering lore of any sort that is attached to a work of
art, s uch as the magical properties of a painting or the
origins of a strange mural found in a dungeon.
Investigation, Perception. When you inspect a
painting or a similar work of visua l art, you r knowledge
of the practices behind c reating it can grant you additiona l insight.
Painting and Drawing. As part of a short or long rest,
you can produce a simple work of art. Although you r
work might lack precision, you can capture a n image or
a scene, or make a quick copy of a p iece of art you saw.
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Proficie ncy with a musical instrume nt indicates you are
familiar with the techniques used to play it. You also
have knowledge of some songs commonly performed
with that instrument.
History. Your exp e rtise aids you in recall ing lore related to your instrume nt.
Performance. Your abi lity to put on a good s how
is improved when you incorporate an instrument
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Proficiency with naviga tor's tools helps you determine a
true course based on observing the stars. It also grants
you insight into charts and maps while developing your
sense of direction.
Components. Navigator's tools include a sextant, a
compass, calipers, a ruler, parchment, ink, and a quill.
Survival. Knowledge of navigator's tools helps you
avoid becoming lost and also grants you insight into the
most likely location for roads and settlements.
Sighting. By taking careful measurements, you can
determi ne your position on a nautical c hart and the
time of day.
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Components. A poisoner's kit includes glass vials, a
mortar and pestle, chemicals, and a glass stirring rod.
History. Your training with poisons can help you
when you try to recall facts about infamous poison ings.
Investigation, Perception. Your knowledge of poisons
has taught you to handle those substances ca refully,
giving you an edge when you inspect poisoned objects or
try to extract clues from events that involve poison.
Medicine. When you treat the victim of a poison, your
knowledge grants you added insight into how to provide
the best care to your patient.
Nature, Survival. Working with poisons enables
you to acquire lore about which pla nts and animals are
poisonous.
Handle Poison. Your proficiency allows you to handle
and apply a poison witho ut r isk of exposi ng yourself to
its effects.
POISONER'S TOOLS
Activity
Spot a poisoned object
Determine the effects of a poison
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Arcana and History. Your expertise le nds you additiona l insight when examining metal objects, s uch
as weapons.
Investigation. You ca n s pot clues and make deductions that ot he rs might overlook whe n a n investigation
involves a rmor, weapons, or other metalwork.
Repair. With access to your tools and an open flame
bot enough to make meta l pliable, you ca n restore 10 h it
points to a damaged metal object for each hour of work.
S MITH'S T OO LS
Activity
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Sharpen a dull blade
Repair a suit of armor
Sunder a nonmagical metal object
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THIEVES' TOOLS
POTTER'S TOOLS
Potter 's tools are used to c reate a varie ty of cera mic objects, most typically pots and s imilar vessels .
Comp onents. Potter's tools include potter's needles,
ribs, scrapers, a knife, a nd calipers.
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Determine what a vessel once held
Create a serviceable pot
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SMITH'S TOOLS
Smith's tools allow you to work metal, beating it to
alter its s hap e, re pair da mage, or work ra w ingots into
useful items.
Components. Smith's tools include hammers, tongs,
charcoal, rags, and a whe tstone.
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Perhaps the most common tools used by adventurers,
thieves' tools are designed for picking locks and foiling
traps. Proficiency with t he tools a lso grants you a gene ra l knowledge of traps and locks.
Comp onents. Thieves' tools include a small file, a set
of lo ck picks, a s m all mirror mounted on a metal ha ndle,
a set of narrow-blad ed scissors, a nd a pair of pliers.
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THI EVES ' T OO LS
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TINKER'S TOOLS
A set of tinker's tools is designed to e n a ble you to repair
many munda ne objects. Though you can't manufacture
much w ith tinke r 's tools, you can m e nd torn clothes,
s harpe n a worn sword, a nd patch a tattered s u it of
chain m ail.
Components. Tinke r's tools include a variety of ha nd
tools, thread, need les, a whetstone, scra ps of cloth a nd
leather, and a s mal l pot of glue.
History. You can de te rmine the age and origin of objects, eve n if you have only a few pieces re maining from
the origina l.
Investigation. Whe n you inspect a da maged object, you gain knowledge of how it was damaged and
how long ago.
Repair. You can restore 10 hit points to a damaged object for each hour of work. For any object, you need access to the raw materials required to repair it. For me tal
objects, you need access to an open flame hot enough to
make the metal pliable.
This section expands on the spellcasting rules presented in the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide, providing clarifications and new options.
TINKER'S TOOLS
PERCEIVING A CASTER AT WORK
Activity
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Temporarily repair a disabled device
Repair an item in half the time
Improvise a temporary item using scraps
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SPELLCASTING
Many spells create obvious effects: explosions of fire,
wa lls of ice, teleportation, and the like. Other spells,
such as charm person, display no visible, audible, or otherwise perceptible s ign of their effects, and could easily
go unnoticed by someone una ffected by them. As noted
in the Player's Handbook, you normally don't know that
a spell has been cast unless the spell produces a noticeable effect.
But what about the act of casting a spell? Is it possible
for someone to perceive that a spell is being cast in their
presence? To be perceptible, the casting of a spell must
involve a verba l, somatic, or material component. The
form of a material component doesn't matte r for the
purposes of perception, whether it's an object specified
in the spell's description, a component pouch, or a spellcasting focus.
If the need for a spell's components has been removed
by a special abi lity, such as the sorcerer's Subtle Spell
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Weaver's tools allow you to create cloth and tailor it into
articles of clothing.
Components. Weaver's tools include thread, needles,
and scraps of cloth. You know how to work a loom, but
such equipment is too large to transport.
Arcana, History. Your expertise lends you additional
insight when examining cloth objects, including cloaks
and robes.
Investigation. Using your knowledge of the process of
creating cloth objects, you can spot clues and make deductions that others would overlook when you examine
tapestries, upholstery, cloth ing, and other woven items.
Repair. As part of a shor t rest, you can repair a s ingle
damaged cloth object.
Craft Clothing. Assuming you have access to sufficient cloth and thread, you can c reate a n outfit for a
creature as part of a long r est.
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some added insight when you examine trees.
Repair. As part of a short rest, you can repair a s ingle
damaged wooden object.
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft
up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can c raft
up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to
produce them.
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If the character perceived the casting, the spell's effect, or both, the character can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check with the reaction or action. The DC equals
15 + the spel l's level. If the spell is cast as a class spell
and the ch aracter is a member of that class, the check
is made with advantage. For example, if the spellcaster
casts a spell as a cleric, another cleric has advantage on
the ch eck to identify the spell. Some spells aren't associated wit h any class when they're cast, such as when a
monster uses its Innate Spellcasting trait.
This Intelligence (Arcana) check r epresents the fact
that identifying a spell requires a quick mind and familiarity with.the theory and practice o f casting. This is
true even for a ch aracter whose spellcasting abil ity is
W isdom or Charisma. Being able to cast spells doesn't
by itself make you adept at d educi ng exactly what others
are doing when they cast their spells.
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A spell specifies what a caster can target with it: any
type of creature, a c reature of a certain type (humanoid
or beast, for instance), an object, an area, the caster,
or something else. But w hat happens if a spell targets something that isn't a valid target? For example,
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someone might cast charm person on a creature believed to be a humanoid, not knowing that the target is
in fact a vampire. If this issue comes up, handle it using
the following rule.
If you cast a spell on someone or something tha t can't
be affected by the spell, nothing happens to that target,
but if you used a spell s lot to cast the spell, the s lot is
still expended. If the spell normally has no effect on a
target that s ucceeds on a saving throw, the invalid target
appears to h ave succeeded on its saving throw, even
though it d idn't attempt one (giving no hint tha t the c reature is in fact a n inva lid target). Otherwise, you perceive
that the s pell did nothing to t he targe t.
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AREAS OF EFFECT ON A GRID
The Dungeon Master's Guide includes t he following
short rule for using areas of e ffect on a grid.
Choose an inte rsection of squa res as the point of
origi n of an area of effect, then follow the rules for t hat
kind of area as normal (see the "Areas of Effect" section
in chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook). If an area of effect is circular a nd covers a t least h alf a square, it affects
that s quare.
That rule works, but it can require a fair amou nt of
on-the-spot adjudication. This section offers two a lte rnatives for determining the exact location o f an area: the
te mplate method and the token method. Both of these
methods assume you're using a g rid and mi niatures of
some sort. Because these methods can y ield different
res ults fo r the number of squares in a given a rea, it's
not recommended that they be combined at the tablechoose w hicheve r method you a nd your players find easier or more intuitive.
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method is to accurately portray the le ngth and width sin
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apply it to the grid. If t he te rrain is flat, you ca n lay it on
the s urface; othe rwise, hold the template a bove the s urface and take note of which squares it covers or partially
covers. If any part of a s quare is under the template, th a t
s quare is included in the area of effect. If a creature's
miniature is in a n affected square, that creature is in
the area. Being adjacent to the edge o f the template
isn 't enough for a s quare to be included in the area of
effect; the square must be entirely or partly covered by
the template.
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so, a creature is included in a n area of effect if a ny part
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nates from a spellcaster, t he template s hould extend out
from the caste r a nd be positioned however the caster
likes within t he bo unds of the rules.
Diagrams 2.1 and 2.2 show the templa te m ethod
in action.
TOK EN M ETHO D
The token method is meant to ma ke a reas of effect
tactile and fun . To use t his m ethod, grab s ome dice or
other toke ns, w hich you're going to use to re present your
a reas of effect.
Rather than fa ithfully representing the s hapes of the
different areas o f effect, this me thod gives you a way to
create square-ed ged vers ions of them on a grid easily, as
described in the followi ng s ubsections.
Using Tok ens . Every 5-foot squa re of a n area of e ffect
becomes a die or other token that you place on t he grid.
Each token goes inside a square, not at a n intersection
of lines. If a n area's token is in a s quare, that s quare is
incl uded in the area of effect. It's that s imple.
D iagra ms 2.3 t h rough 2.6 s how this method in action,
us ing dice as the tokens.
Circles. This method depicts everything using
squa res, and a circula r a rea of effect becomes s quar e in
it, whe ther the area is a sphere, cylinder, or radius. For
ins ta nce, t he 10-foot radius of flame strike, which bas a
dia meter of 20 feet, is expressed as a square t hat is 20
feet on a s ide, as s hown in di agram 2.3. Diagram 2.4
s hows that area w ith tota l cover inside it.
Cones. A cone is represented by rows of tokens on t he
grid, extending fro m t he cone's poin t o f origin. In the
rows, the s quares a re adjoining s ide by side or corner to
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CHALLENGE RATINGS
ber of rows a cone contains, divide its length by 5. For
example, a 30-foot cone contains six rows.
Here's how to create the rows. Starting with a square
adjacent to the cone's point of origin, place one token.
The square can be orthogonally or diagonally adjacent
to the point of origin. In every row beyond that one,
place as many tokens as you placed in the previous row,
plus one more token. Place this row's toke ns so that
their squares each s hare a s ide with a square in the
previous row. If the cone is orthogonally adjacent to the
point of origin, you'll have one more token to place in the
row; place it on one end or the other of the row you just
created (yo u don't have to pick the s ide chosen in diagram 2.5). Keep placing tokens in this way until you've
created a ll of the cone's rows.
Lines. A line can extend from its source orthogonally
or diagonally, as shown in diagram 2.6.
T he process for building fights that feature only one legendary monster is simple. T he Solo Monster Challenge
Rating table shows you which cha llenge rating (CR) to
use for a legendary creature opposing a party of four to
six characters, creating a satisfying but difficult battle.
For example, for a party of five 9th-level characters, a
CR 12 legendary creature makes an optimal encounte r.
For a more perilous battle, match up the characters
with a legendary creature whose cha llenge rating is 1 or
2 higher than optimal. For an easy fight, use a legendary
creature whose challenge rating is 3 or more lower than
the challenge rating for an optima l encounter.
SOLO MONSTER CHALLENGE RATING
ENCOUNTER BUILDING
This section introduces new guidelines o n building combat encounters for an adventure. They are an a lternative
to the rules in "Creating Encounters" in chapter 3 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide. This approach uses the same
math that underlies the rules presented in that book, but
it makes a few adjustments to the way that math is presented to produce a more flexible system.
This encounter-building system assumes that, as DM,
you want to have a clear understanding of the threat
posed by a group of monsters. It will be useful to you if
you want to e mphasize combat in your adventure, if you
want to ens ure that a foe is n't too deadly for a group of
characters, and if you want to understand the relationship between a character's level and a monster's cha llenge rating.
Building an encounter using these guidelines follows
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and cha llenge rating a re good for defining the difficu lty
of an e ncounter, but they don't tell the whole story. You'll
make use of these additional character statistics when
you select monsters for an encounter in step 4.
STEP
2:
CHOOSE ENCOUNTER SIZE
Determine whether you want to create a battle that pits
one creature against the characters , or if you want to
use multiple monsters. If the fight is against a single
opponent, your best candidate for that foe is one of the
game's legendary creatures, which are designed to fill
this need. If the battle involves multiple monsters, decide roughly how many creatures you want to use before
continuin g with s tep 3.
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If your encounter features multiple monsters, bala ncing it takes a little more work. Refer to the Multiple
Monsters tables, which a re broken up by level ranges,
providing information for how to balance encounters fo r
characters of 1st-5th level, 6th- 10th level, 11th- 15th
level, and 16th- 20th level.
First, you need to note the challenge rating for each
creature the party wi ll face. T hen, to create your encounter, find the level of each character on the appropriate table. Each table shows what a single character of a given
level is equivalent to in terms of challenge rating-a
value represented by a ratio that compares numbers of
characters to a single monster ranked by challenge rating. The first number in each expression is the number
of characters of the given level. The second number tells
how many monsters of the listed cha llenge rating those
characters are equivalent to.
For example, reading the row for 1st-level ch aracters
from the 1st- 5th Level table, we see tha t one 1st-level
character is the equiva lent of two CR 1/8 monsters or
one CR 1/4 monster. The ratio reverses for higher c ha llenge r at ings, where a single monster is more powerful
than a single 1st-level cha racter. One CR 1/ 2 creature is
equivalent to three 1st-level ch aracters, while one CR 1
opponent is equivalent to five.
Let's say you have a party of four 3rd-level characters.
Using the table, you can see that one CR 2 foe is a good
match for the entire party, but that the characters w ill
likely h ave a hard tim e handling a CR 3 creature.
Using the same guidelines, you can mix and match
c ha llenge ratings to put togethe r a group of creatures
to oppose four 3rd-level c haracters. For exam ple, you
could select one CR 1 creature. That's worth two 3 rdlevel characters, leaving you with two c ha racters' worth
of mons ters to allocate. You could the n add two CR 1/4
monsters to accou nt for one other ch aracter a nd one CR
1/2 mons ter to account for the final character. In total,
you r encou nte r has one CR 1, one CR 1/2, and two CR
1/4 creatures.
For groups in which the characters a re of different levels, you h ave two options. You can gro up all characters
of the same level. together, match them w ith monsters,
a nd then combine all the c reatures into one encounter.
Alternatively, you can determine the group's average
level and treat each c haracter as being o f that level for
the purpose of selecting appropria te monsters.
The above guidelines a re designed to c reate a fight
that will challenge a party while still being winnable.
If you want to create an easier e ncounter that w ill
c hallenge ch a racte rs but not threaten to defeat them,
you can treat the party as if it were roughly one-third
smalle r than it is. For example, to ma ke an easy e ncounter for a party of five ch aracters, put them up against
monsters that would be a tough fight for three ch aracters. Likewise, you can treat the party as up to ha lf again
la rger to build a battle t hat is potentially deadly, though
still no t li kely to be an a utomatic defeat. A party of four
cha racters facing a n encounte r designed for s ix characters wou ld fall into this category.
WEAK MONSTERS AND HIGH-LEVEL
CHARACTERS
To save space on the tables a nd keep them simple, some
of the lower cha llenge ratings are missing from the higher-level tables. For low challe n ge ratings not a ppearing
on the table, assume a 1:12 r atio, indicating that twelve
c reatures of those ch allenge ratings are equivale nt to
one c haracter o f a specific level.
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7th
8th
9th
10th
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14th
15th
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saving th rows are
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damage a monster
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each character. Be wary of any monster that is capable
of dropping a character with a single attack, un less you
are designing the fight to be especially deadly.
In the same way, compare the monsters' hit points to
the damage o utput of the party's strongest characters,
again looking for targets that can be killed with one
blow. Having a s ignifica nt number of foes drop in the
first rounds of combat can make an encounter too easy.
Likewise, look at whether a monster's deadliest
abi li ties call for saving throws that most of the party
members are weak with, and compare the characters'
offensive abilities to the monsters' saving throws.
If the on ly creatures you can choose from at the des ired challenge rating aren't a good match for the characters' statistics, don't be afraid to go back to step 3. By
altering your challenge rating targets and adjusting the
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17th
18th
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number of creatures in the encounter, you can come up
with different options for building the e ncounter.
STEP
5: Ann
FLAVOR
The events that unfold during an encou nter have to do
with a lot more than swinging weapons a nd casting
spells . The most interesting confrontations also take
into account the personality or behavior of the monsters,
perhaps determining whether they can be communicated with or whether they're a ll acting in concert. Other
possible factors include the nature of the physical environment, such as whether it includes obstacles or other
features that might come into play, and the ever-present
possibility of something unexpected taking place.
If you al ready have ideas for how to flesh out your
encounter in these ways, go right a head and finish your
cr eation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to
the simple mechanics of the fight.
MONSTER P ERSONALITY
RANDOM EVENTS
To address the question of a monster's personality, you
ca n use the tables in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master's
Guide, use the Monster Personality table below, or s imply jot down a few notes based on a creature's Monster
Manual description. During the b a ttle, you can use these
ideas to inform how you portray the monsters a nd their
actions. To keep things s imple, you can assign the same
personality traits to a n entire group of monsters. For example, one band it gang mi ght be a n unruly mob of bragga rts, while the members of another gang are a lways on
edge and ready to flee a t the first sign of danger.
Consider what might ha ppe n in an encounte r a rea if the
characte rs were to ne ver enter it. Do the guards serve in
s hifts ? What other characters or monsters might visit?
Do c reatures gathe r there to eat or gossip? Are the re
any natural phenomena-such as strong winds, earth
tremors, or rain squa lls-that sometimes take place
in the a rea? Random events ca n add a fun element of
th e unexpected to a n e ncounter. Just when you think
a fight's outcome is evide nt, an unforeseen event can
make things more compelling.
A number of the tables in the Dungeon Master's Guide
can s uggest random events. The tables used for e ncounter location, weird locales, and wilderness weather in
chapter 5 of that book are a good s ta rting point for outdoor e ncounte rs. The tables in a ppendix A can be useful
for indoor and outdoor e ncounte rs-esp ecially the tables
for obstacles, traps, and tricks. Finally, consult the ra n dom e ncounte r tables in the n ext section of t his book for
inspiration.
MONSTER PERSONALITY
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Personality
1
Cowardly; looking to surrender
2
Greedy; wan ts treas ure
3
Braggart; makes a show of bravery but runs from
danger
4
Fanat ic; read y to die fighting
5
Rabble; poorly trained and easily rattled
6
Brave; stand s its grou nd
7
joker; taunts its enemies
8
Bully; refuses to believe it can lose
QUICK MATCHUPS
MONSTER RELATION SHIPS
Do riva lries, h a treds, or attachments exist among the
monsters in an encounte r? I.f so, you can use s uch relationships to inform the monste rs' be havior during
combat. The death of a much-revered leader might
throw its followers into a fren zy. On the other ha nd, a
monster might decide to flee if its s pouse is killed, or a
mistreated toady might be eager to s urrende r a nd b etray
its m aster in return for its life.
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TERRAIN AND TRAPS
A few ele ments that make a battlefield som e thing other
than a large a rea of flat ground can go a long way toward spicing up a n e ncounte r. Consider setting your e ncounte r in an area that wou ld provide c halle nges even if
a fight were not taking place the re. What potentia l perils
or other features might draw the characters' attention,
eithe r before or during the fight? Why are monsters lurking in this a rea to begin with-does it offer good hiding
places, for instance?
To add deta ils to a n encounter area at random, look to
the tables in appendix A of the Dungeon Master's Guide
to de te rmine room and area features, p ote ntial hazards,
obstacles, traps, a nd more.
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Character
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4 Monsters
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1st
1/ 4
1/8
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3rd
1/2
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5th
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10th
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RANDOM ENCOUNTERS:
A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES
18-20
21-25
Chapte r 3 of the Dungeon Master's Guide provides guidance o n us ing ra ndom encounters in your ga me. This
section builds o n that guida nce, offering a host of random encounte r tables for you to use w he n you dete rmine
that a ra ndo m encounter is going to ta ke place.
Using the mo ns te r lists in appendi x B of tha t book as
a basis, we've built a set of tables for each environme nt
category: arctic, coas ta l, desert, fo rest, grassla nd, hill,
mo unta in, swa mp, Underdark, underwa ter, a nd urba n.
Within each category, sepa rate tables a re provided for
each of the fo ur tiers of play: levels 1- 4, 5- 10, 11- 16,
and 17-20.
Eve n though you can use these tables "out of the box,"
the advice in the Dungeon Master's Guide s till holds
true: tailoring s uch tables to your ga me can re inforce
the themes and flavor of your campaign. We e ncourage
you to customize this ma te ria l to ma ke it your own.
In the tables, a name in bold refers to a stat block in
the Monster Manual.
FLIGHT, OR FIGHT, OR
26-29
30- 35
36- 40
41 - 45
46- 50
51 - 53
54- 55
56- 57
58- 60
61 -65
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Each of the results on these tables represents a certa in
kind of cha llenge or potentiaJ cha llenge.
If yo u let the dice have their way a nd the result is a
large number of mons ters, the generated encounte r
might be too difficult or dangerous for the characters in
their present circums ta nces. T hey might wa nt to flee to
avoid contact, or no t to approach a ny closer after perceiving the monsters from a dista nce.
Of course, you also have the freedom to adjus t the
numbers, but it's importa nt to remember that not every
e ncounter involving a mons ter needs to result in combat.
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69-70
71 - 72
73-75
76- 80
81
82
83
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l brown bear
ld6 + l ores
l polar bear
ld 6 scouts
l saber-toothed tiger
A frozen pond with a jagged hole in the ice that appears recently made
l berserker
l ogre
l griffon
l druid
3d4 refugees (commoners) fleeing fro m ores
l d3 veterans
ld4 orogs
2 brown bears
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with 2d8 ores
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94- 95
96- 97
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ld4 yetis
l half-ogre
l d3 manticores
l bandit captain with 2d6 bandits
l revenant
l troll
l werebear
l young remorhaz
l mammoth
l young white dragon
l frost giant
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l d3 + l brown bears
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2d4 berserkers
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the characters assist the druid, she gives them a
vial of antitoxin.
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2d4 ice mephits
2d6 + l zombies aboard a galleon tra pped in the
ice. Searchi ng the shi p yields 2d20 days of rations.
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54-55
56- 57
58- 60
2d4 griffons
1d4 veterans
1 bandit captain with 1 druid, ld3 berserkers, and
2d10 + 5 bandits
1d4 hours of extreme cold (see chapter 5 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide)
1 young remorhaz
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld6 orogs and 2d8 + 6
ores
1 revenant
A howl that echoes over the land fo r l d3 minutes
ld3 mammoths
1 young white dragon
2d4 winter wolves
ld6 + 2 yetis
1d2 frost giants
ld3 werebears
1d4 trolls
1 abominable yeti
1 remorhaz
1 roe
2d4 young remorhazes
61 - 65
66-68
69- 72
73- 75
76- 80
81-82
83-84
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87-88
89-90
91-92
93- 94
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ld6 revenants
1d4 + 1 werebears
ld3 young white dragons
A blizzard that reduces visibility to 5 feet fo r l d6
hours
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the snow
ld4 mammoths
ld8 + 1 trolls
A mile-wide frozen lake in which the preserved
corpses of strange creatu res can be seen
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A crumbling ice castle littered with the frozen bodies of blue-skinned humanoids
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2d8 trolls
2d10 werebears
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2d4 young remorhazes
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A circular patch of black ice on t he ground. The air
temperature around the patch is warmer than in
the surrounding area, and characters who inspect
the ice find bits of machinery frozen within.
1 ancient white dragon
An adventurer frozen 6 feet under the ice; 50%
chance the corpse has a rare magic item of the
DM's choice
1d3 abominable yetis
ld4 remorhazes
A 500-foot-high wall of ice that is 300 feet th ick and
spread across ld4 miles
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The likeness of a stern woman with long, flowing
hair, carved into the side of a mountain
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1d3 adult white dragons
2d4 abominable yetis
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26- 27
28- 29
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41 - 42
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1 pseudodragon
2d8 crabs
2d6 fishers (commoners)
ld3 poisonous snakes
ld6 guards protecting a stranded noble
2d4 scouts
2d10 merfolk
ld6 + 2 sahuagin
1cl4 ghouls feeding on corpses aboard the wreckage of a merchant ship. A search uncovers 2d6
bolts of ruined silk, a SO-foot length of rope, and a
barrel of salted herring.
ld4 winged kobolds with ld6 + 1 kobolds
2d6 tribal warriors
3d4 kobolds
2d4 + 5 blood hawks
ld8 + 1 pteranodons
A few dozen baby turtles s truggling to make their
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45-46
47- 48
49- 53
54-55
56-60
61-65
66- 70
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81
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85
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87
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89
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91-92
93-94
95-96
97- 98
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11- 15
16- 20
21- 25
26-29
30-32
33-35
36- 40
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2d4 stirges
2d6 + 3 bandits
2d4 sahuagin
ld6 + 2 scouts
l sea hag
A momentary formation in the waves that looks
like an enormous humanoid face
l druid
ld4 harpies
A lone hermit (acolyte) sitting on the beach, contemplating the meaning of the multiverse
41 - 43
44-46
47- 50
51-53
54-56
57-60
61-65
66- 70
71- 75
ld4 berserkers
ld6 giant eagles
2d4 giant toads
ld4 ogres or ld4 merrow
3d6 sahuagin
ld4 veterans
ld2 plesiosauruses
l bandit captain with 2d6 bandits
l d3 manticores
l banshee
ld4 + 3 griffons
l sahuagin priestess with l d3 merrow and 2d6
sah uagin
l sahuagin baron
l water e lemental
l cyclops
l young bronze dragon
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81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91 - 93
94-95
96
l water elemental
l cyclops
ld4 banshees {night only)
2d4 veterans
l young bronze dragon
ld3 cyclopes
l young blue dragon
l sahuagin baron with ld3 sahuagin priestesses
and 2d8 sahuagin
l djinni
l roe
l marid
l storm giant
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2d8 giant wolf spiders
3d6 pteranodons
2d4 scouts
ld 6 + 2 sahuagin
l sea hag
ld4 + l giant toads
3d6 sahuagin
2d6 giant eagles
A pseudodragon chasing gulls through the air
l d2 druids
2d4 + 1 giant toads
l commoner singing a dirge {day only) or
l banshee {night only)
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Encounter
A stoppered bottle containing an illegible note and
half buried in the sand
3 sea hags
l d8 + l harpies
ld4 plesiosauruses
l d4 manticores
2d4 ogres
ldlO griffons
A battle at sea between two galleons
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Encounter
01
02- 04
05- 08
09- 10
11-20
21-25
26-35
36- 40
41 - 50
51 - 55
56-60
61-65
ld4 banshees (night only)
l cyclops
ld6 + 2 manticores
l d8 + 2 veterans
l young blue dragon
A nest of l d6 dragon turtle eggs
ld4 sahuagi n barons
A trident partially buried in the sand
l young bronze dragon
l marid
ld6 water elementals
2d6 ghasts crawling over ld6 wrecked ships and
feeding on the dead
66-70
71 - 75
76-80
1 djinni
ld3 young bronze dragons
A beached whale, dead and bloated. If it takes any
dama ge, it explodes, and each creature within
30 feet of it must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving
throw, taking 5d6 bludgeoning damage on a fai led
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
2d4 cyclopes
l storm giant
l d3 young blue dragons
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83-84
85-86
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89- 90
91 - 93
94-97
98- 99
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1 adult bronze dragon
1 adult blue dragon
ld3 roes
1 dragon turtle
1 ancient bronze dragon
1 ancient blue dragon
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01-10
11 -20
21 - 25
1 roe
1 storm giant
An adult bronze dragon fighti ng an adult blue
dragon to the death
2d6 cyclopes
1 adult bronze dragon or 1 adult blue dragon
ld3 djinn or l d3 marids
1 dragon turtle
ld3 roes
ld 6 + 2 waterspouts that dance on the water before
stopping abrupt ly
ld6 young blue dragons
1 ancient bronze dragon
1 ancient blue dragon
ld3 + 1 storm giants
26-40
41 -50
51-60
61-70
71- 75
76-80
81-90
91-96
97-99
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02
03
04
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06
07
08
09
10
11-13
14- 15
16- 17
18-20
21-25
26-27
28-29
30- 31
1-4)
Encounter
3d8 scorpions
2d4 vultures
1 abandoned mule
2d6 commoners with 2d4 camels bound for a distant city
ld 6 flying snakes
2d6 hyenas or 2d6 jackals
1d6 guards escorting a noble to the edge of the
desert, all of them astride camels
1d6 cats
1 pseudodragon
1d4 poisonous snakes
2d4 stirges
1d6 + 2 giant wolf spiders
1 scout
2d4 giant poisonous snakes
Si ngle-file tracks marching deeper into t he d esert
4d4 kobolds
1 jackalwere
3d6 tribal warriors
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34-35
36-40
41-44
45- 46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55
56-57
58
59-60
61-65
66-67
68
69
70-71
72
73-74
75
76-80
81-82
83
84
85-86
87
88-89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
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ld6 + 2 gnolls
1 mummy
1d3 half-ogres
A pile of humanoid bones wrapped in rotting cloth
1 lamia
1 hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins
2d4 death dogs
ld4 giant scorpions
1 yuan-ti malison with 1d4 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods
1 bandit captain with 1 druid and 3d6 bandits
2d4 thri-kreen
1 air elemental
ld3 couatls
1 fire elemental
ld4 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
1 revenant
ld4 weretigers
1 cyclops
1 young brass dragon
1 medusa
1 yuan-ti abomination
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84-85
86-87
88-90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
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02
03
04
05
06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 17
Encounter
ld6 scouts
2d4 jackalweres
2d6 hobgoblins
ld4 + 3 dust mephits
ld6 swarms of insects
1 giant constrictor snake
1 lion
2d4 gnolls
2d6 giant toads
1 mummy
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1 young brass dragon
1 bandit captain with ld3 berserkers and 3d6
bandits
1 cyclops
ld4 couatls
ld4 yuan-ti malisons
Strong winds that kick up dust and reduce visibility
to ld6 feet for ld4 hours
1 revenant with 1d3 wights
ld8 + 1 phase spiders
ld6 + 2 weretigers
2d4 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
1 young blue dragon
1d4 cyclopes
ld3 yuan-ti abominations
ld4 medusas
1 guardian naga
ld3 young brass dragons
1 efreeti
1 roe
1 gynosphinx
1 adult brass dragon
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76-80
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ld8 + 1 giant vultures
A stone obelisk partly buried in the sand
1 ogre with ld3 half-ogres
l dlO giant hyenas
l d6 + 1 empty tents
ld6 + 2 thri-kreen
2d4 yuan-ti purebloods
ld6 + 3 death dogs
ld4 giant scorpions
1 fire elemental
1 hobgoblin captain with 3d4 hobgoblins
ld6 + 2 ogres
ld4 lamias
1 air elemental
A meteorite resting at the bottom of a glassy crater
18-20
21 - 25
26-28
29-35
36-40
41-43
44- 46
47-50
51-52
53
54-55
56
57-58
59-60
61-65
66
67-68
69-70
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Encounter
ld6 giant lizards
1 swarm of insects
An oasis surrounded by palm trees and containing
the remnants of an old camp
3d6 bandits
ld4 constrictor snakes
2d4 winged kobolds
1 dust mephit
ld3 + 1 giant toads
1d4 giant spiders
1 druid
2d4 hobgoblins
1 wight
1 ogre
A brass lamp lying on the ground
ld4 giant vultures
1 phase spider
1 giant constrictor snake
1 gnoll pack lord with ld3 giant hyenas
01
02- 05
06- 10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 17
18-20
21-25
26-27
28-30
31 - 32
33-35
Encounter
1 yo_ung brass dragon
4d6 gnolls
3d10 giant hyenas
ld8 + 1 lamias
2d4 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
ld6 + 2 giant scorpions
2d4 phase spiders
A desert caravan consisting of 1d6 merchants {nobles) with 2d6 guards
ld6 + 1 couatls
ld4 fire elementals
1 hobgoblin captain with 3d10 + 10 hobgoblins
2d4 wights
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36-40
41 - 42
43-45
46- 48
49-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-78
79-82
83-85
86
87-88
89
90
91
92-93
94
95
96- 97
98- 99
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Encounter
ld6 square miles of desert glass
l young blue dragon
ld6 + 2 weretigers
ld4 air elementals
ld6 + l yuan-ti malisons
ld 4 medusas
ld4 revenants with 3dl2 skeletons
A plundered pyramid
ld4 young brass dragons
ld3 yuan-ti abominations
ld6 + 2 cyclopes
l adu lt brass dragon
1 purple worm
ld2 young blue dragons
1 mummy lord
ld3 guardian nagas
1 adult blue dragon
ld 2 gynosphinxes
ld 3 efreet
1 androsphinx
ld4 roes
1 adult blue dracolich
l ancient brass dragon
1 ancient blue dragon
DESERT ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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01-05
06-10
11-14
15- 18
19-22
23-25
26- 30
31-35
36- 40
41-50
51-60
61-63
64- 72
73-80
81- 85
86- 90
91- 96
97-99
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Encounter
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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21-25
17-20)
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ld2 purple worms
2d4 cyclopes
An abandoned city made from white marble, empty
during the day. At night, harmless apparitions
roam the streets, replaying the final moments of
their lives.
ld3 young blue dragons
1 mummy lord
1d4 hours of extreme heat (see chapter 5 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide)
ld3 guardian nagas
ld4 efreet
An old signpost identifying a single destination ,
called Pazar
ld4 roes
ld3 gynosphinxes
1 adult blue dracolich
1 androsphinx
1 ancient brass dragon
1 ancient blue dragon
ld4 adult brass dragons
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42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
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51
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26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36- 40
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1 adult brass dragon
ld2 yuan-ti abominations with 2d10 + 5 yuan-ti
malisons and 4d6 + 6 yuan-ti purebloods
1 giant owl
ld4 cats
2d4 woodcutters (commoners)
1 badger or ld4 poisonous snakes
2d8 baboons
ld6 + 3 hyenas
1 owl
1 pseudodragon
1 panther
1 giant poisonous snake
ld6 + 2 boars
l d4 + 1 giant lizards
l ape or l tiger
2d6 tribal warriors with ld6 mastiffs
ld6 + 2 giant bats or 3d6 flying snakes
l scout or 2d4 guards with ld8 mastiffs
ld8 + l winged kobolds
ld3 constrictor snakes
ldlO + 5 giant rats or 2d6 + 3 giant weasels
ld4 + 1 needle blights with ld6 + 3 twig blights
A lost, weeping child. If the characters take the
child home , the parents rewa rd them with ld3 po·
tions of healing.
1d8 + 1 giant frogs
4d4 kobolds
ld3 black bears
3d6 stirges
1 satyr
2d4 kenku
ld3 vine blights with ld12 awakened shrubs
l d4 swarms of ravens
l faerie dragon (yellow or younger)
ld4 + 2 giant badgers
A you ng woodcutter (scout) racing through the forest to rescue a lost friend
2d4 blink dogs
1d8 + 1 sprites
lcf6 + 2 elk
ld4 lizardfolk or 3d6 bandits
1d4 + 4 wolves
2d4 giant wolf spiders
1 swarm of insects or 2d8 blood hawks
ld6 + 2 pixies
l brown bear
1d4 + 3 goblins
ld3 dryads
1 awakened tree
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S8
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61-6S
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
7S
76-80
Encounter
1 phase spider
ld6 harpies
l ettercap or ld8 + l ores
l goblin boss with 2d6 + l goblins
l ankheg
l giant constrictor snake
ld4 bugbears or 2d4 hobgoblins
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trees
l d4 half-ogres or l ogre
l faerie dragon (green or older)
l werewolf or ld8 + l worgs
l druid harvesting mistletoe
l will-o'-wisp
ld4 dire wolves or l giant boar
ldlO giant wasps
l owlbear or l giant elk
2d6 gnolls
ld6 giant toads
ld6 web cocoons hanging from the branches, holding withered carcasses
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81
82
83
84
8S
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
9S
96
97
98
99
00
Encounter
l wereboar or ld4 giant boars
ld6 + 2 giant spiders
ld4 centaurs or l d4 giant elk
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with 2d4 + 2 ores
l gnoll fang ofYeenoghu
ld4 gricks
l bandit captain with 2d6 + 3 bandits
l d4 wererats
l couatl (day) or l banshee (night)
l gnoll pack lord with l d4 giant hyenas
2d4 berserkers or l d4 veterans
l lizardfofk shaman with l d3 swarms of poisonous
snakes and ldlO + 2 lizardfolk
ld4 displacer beasts
l d3 green hags
l hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins and ld4
giant boars
l yuan-ti malison with ld6 + l yuan-ti purebloods
l d3 weretigers
l gorgon or l unicorn
l shambling mound
l yuan-ti abomination
FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11 -13
14-15
16-17
18
19
20
21-25
26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33
34
35
36-40
41 -42
43
44
45-46
47-48
49- 50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57-58
59- 60
61- 65
66-67
68-69
70-71
72-73
74-75
76- 80
81
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Encou nter
2d4 vine blights
2d6 hobgoblins or 2d6 ores
2d4 apes or 2d4 satyrs
ld3 will-o'-wisps
l d4 swarms of poisonous snakes
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with l d3 orogs and ld8 + 2
ores
l d3 constrictor snakes or l d4 tigers
l goblin boss with 3d6 goblins
l faerie dragon (a ny age)
l brown bear or l d6 + 2 black bears
ld4 giant boars
l d8 + l giant spiders
l lizardfolk shaman with 2d4 lizardfolk
ldlO giant toads
ld4 ankhegs
ld 3 awakened trees (day) or l banshee (night)
A small shack almost hidden by the deep forest.
The interio r is empty aside from a large cast-iron
oven.
l couatl
ld4 ogres or ld6 + 2 half.ogres
l gnoll pack lord with l d4 + l giant hyenas
ld 6 wererats
ld 4 gricks
ld8 + l yuan-ti purebloods
ld6 pegasi
An o ld stone archway of obvious elven design. Any
character who passes und er it makes Wisdom (Perception) checks with advantage for l hour.
ld6 + 2 dryads
l d4 giant elk
l d8 + l harpies
l bandit captain with l druid and l d6 + 5 bandits
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2d4 bugbears
2d4 centaurs
3dl0 blink dogs
l d4 owl bears
l d8 + l berserkers
ld3 green hags
A clear pool of water with l d6 sleeping animals
lying around its edge
l d4 werewolves
l werebear
ld8 + l ettercaps
2dl0 elk
l d4 veterans
An old tree with a wizened face carved into the
trunk
ld4 wereboars
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86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
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Encounter
2d4 displacer beasts
l d4 shambling mounds
l hobgoblin captain with 3dl0 hobgoblins and 4dl2
goblins
l yuan-ti abomination
l d8 + l phase spiders
ld4 trolls
2d4 yuan-ti malisons
l oni
ld4 unicorns
l d6 + 2 weretigers
l young green dragon
ld4 gorgons
l d6 + 2 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
l treant
l d4 revenants
l grick a lpha with l d6 + l gricks
l d4 giant apes
l guardian naga
l adult gold dragon
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04-05
l werebear
ld4 druids performing a ritual for the dead (day
only) or ld4 banshees (night only)
06- 07
08- 10
11 - 15
16-20
21-25
ld3 couatls
ld3 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu with 2d6 + 3 gnolls
2d4 displacer beasts
ld6 + 2 veterans
A pool of clear, still water. Gold coins litter t he bottom, but they disappear if removed from the poo l.
l d4 + l green hags with l d3 owlbears
ld6 + 2 werewolves
A small woodla nd shri ne dedicated to a mysterious
cult named the Siswa
ld6 + 2 phase spiders
2d4 yuan-ti malisons
ld 3 werebears
l d4 revenants
l young green dragon
) d4 trolls
ld 6 + 2 wereboars
A group of seven people (commoners) wearing animal ma sks and ambling through the woods
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26-30
31-35
36- 40
41 - 45
46-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-65
66-67
68-69
70- 71
72-73
74-75
76-80
81-82
83-84
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ld4 gorgons
ld3 shambling mounds
l treant
ld4 unicorns
ld 6 + 2 weretigers
Peals of silvery laughter that echo from a distance
l guardian naga
l young gold dragon
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Encounter
1 grick alpha with 2d4 gricks
ld3 yuan-ti abominations
l adult green dragon
ld8 + l giant apes
2d4 oni
ld3 treants
l ancient green dragon
10-14
A circle of standing stones within which the ai r is
utterly still, no matter how hard the wind blows
outside
lS- 16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
23-24
2S- 28
29- 32
33- 36
37- 40
41-44
4S-46
47- 48
49-SO
Sl-S2
S3-S4
SS-S8
S9-62
63-6S
66-69
70-74
7S- 76
77-78
79-80
l phase spider
l gnoll pack lord with l d4 giant hyenas
l orog or l pegasus
l ankheg
ld3 rhinoceroses
l d 3 cockatrices
ld6 + 2 giant wasps or ld4 + 3 swarms of insects
ld4 jackalweres or ld4 scouts
l d8 giant goats or ld8 worgs
2d4 hobgoblins, 2d4 ores, or 2d4 gnolls
1d2 giant poisonous snakes
ld6 + 2 elk or ld6 + 2 riding horses
2d4 goblins
ld3 boars
l panther (leopard) or l lion
ld6 + 3 goblins riding wolves
2d6 giant wolf spiders o r l giant eagle
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8S- 86
87- 88
89-90
91- 93
94- 96
97- 99
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FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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01 - 0S
06-10
11-13
14- 16
17- 19
20- 22
23-2S
26-28
29-31
32-34
3S- 37
38- 40
41 - 43
44-46
47-49
SO- S2
S3- 62
63- 6S
17-20)
Encounter
l young green dragon
l treant
l guardian naga
l dl 0 revenants
ld8 + l unicorns
ld3 grick alphas
For a few hundred feet, wherever the cha racters
step, Aowers bloom and emit soft light.
l young gold dragon
ld6 + 2 shambling mounds
2d4 werebears
ld4 oni
4d6 + 10 elves living in a small community in the
treetops
ld6 + 2 gorgons
2d4 trolls
l d4 giant apes
ld3 yuan-ti abominations
ld3 young green dragons
A SO-foot-tall stone s tatue of an elf warrior with
hand raised, palm out, as if to forbid travelers from
coming this way
ld4 treants
A cairn s et atop a low hill
l adult gold dragon
l ancient green dragon
2d4 + l treants
l ancient gold dragon
66- 7S
76-80
81-90
91-96
97-99
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83- 84
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90- 91
92- 93
94
9S-96
97
98- 99
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GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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01
02
03
04
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06
07
08- 09
1-5)
Encounter
l hobgoblin captain with ld4 + l hobgoblins
l chimera
l gorgon
ld2 couatls
l ankylosaurus
l weretiger
ld3 allosauruses
ld 3 elephants
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03- 04
OS- 06
07-09
10-1 1
12-13
14- lS
16- 17
18- 19
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3d6 wolves
2d4 + 2 axe beaks
l giant boar or l d2 tigers
l ogre or ld3 bugbears
l giant elk, or l gnoll pack lord with l d3 giant
hyenas
ld 3 giant vultures or ld3 hippogriffs
l goblin boss with l d6 + 2 goblins and ld4 + 3
wolves, or ld3 thri-kreen
ld3 druids patrolling the wi lds
ld6 scarecrows or l wereboar
l d3 centaurs or l d3 griffons
ld3 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu, or l ore Eye of
Gruumsh with 2d4 + l ores
l triceratops
l cyclops or l bulette
l d4 manticores
l tyrannosaurus rex
6-10)
Encounter
ld3 gorgons
ld4 cyclopes
l d3 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
l chimera
ld4 + l veterans on riding horses
A tornado that touches down ld6 miles away, tearing up the land for l mile before it dissipates
l d3 manticores
2d4 ankhegs
ld8 + l centaurs
ld6 + 2 griffons
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20-21
22-24
ld6 elephants
A stretch of land littered with rotting war machines, bones, and banners of forgotten armies
l d8 + l bugbears
l gnoll pack lord with l d4 + l giant hyenas
2d4 scarecrows
ldl 2 lions
l d l 0 thri-kreen
l allosaurus
l tiger
ld2 giant eagles or ld2 giant vultures
l goblin boss with 2d4 gobli ns
ld2 pegasi
l ankylosaurus
ld2 couatls
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld8 + l ores
2d4 hippogriffs
l d4 + l rhinoceroses
l hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins
ld3 phase spiders
ld6 + 2 giant boars
2d4 giant elk
ld4 ogres and ld4 orogs
A hot wi nd that carries the stench of rot
1d3 weretigers
1 bulette
A tribe of 2d20 + 20 nomads (tribal warriors) on
riding horses following a herd of antelope (deer).
The nomads are willi ng to trade food, leather, and
information fo r weapons.
ld6 + 2 wereboars
l young gold dragon
l d4 triceratops
ld3 tyran nosaurus rexes
25-28
29-32
33-36
37-40
41-44
45 - 46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55- 58
59-62
63-66
67- 70
71-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83-84
85-87
88-90
91- 92
93- 94
95-96
97
98-99
00
70-79
80- 88
89-90
91 - 96
97-99
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Encounter
l d4 + 3 gorgons
ld3 young gold dragons
A circular section of grass nearly a quarter-m ile
across that appears to have been pressed down;
ld4 more such circles connected by lines can be
seen from overhead.
2d4 tyrannosaurus rexes
l adult gold dragon
l ancient gold dragon
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Encounter
01- 10
11-20
21-25
2d6 triceratops
ldlO gorgons
2d6 hyenas feed ing on the carcass of a dead
dinosaur
3d6 bulettes
A fie ry chariot that races across the sky
ld3 young gold dragons
2d4 cyclopes
A valley where all the grass has died and the
ground is littered with stumps and fallen tree
t run ks, all petrified
2dl0 bugbears with 4d6 goblins and 2d10 wolves
A friendly adventuring party of l d6 + 1 characters
of varying races, classes, and levels (average level
ld 6 + 2). They share information about their recent
t ravels.
ldl2 chimeras
1d6 + 2 tyrannosaurus rexes
1 adult gold dragon
l ancient gold dragon
26-35
36-40
41-50
51-60
61 - 65
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91-96
97- 99
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01 - 05
06- 10
11 - 15
16- 17
3d6 wereboars
2dl0 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
ld4bulettes
An old road of paved stones, partly reclaimed by
wilderness, that t ravels for ld8 miles in either direction before ending
l dl 2 couatls
A witch (mage) dwell ing in a crude hut. She offers
potions of healing, antitoxins, and other consumable items for sale in exchange for food and news.
2d l0 elephants
2d4 weretigers
ld8 + l cyclopes
l d3 chimeras
5 triceratops
A giant hole 50 feet across that descends nearly
500 feet before opening into an empty cave
18-27
28- 30
31- 40
41 - 46
47- 56
57-61
62-66
67-69
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01
02-03
04-06
07
08
09
10
11- 13
14
15
16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
1-4)
Encounter
l eagle
2d4 baboons
ld6 bandits
ld4 vultures
ldlO commoners
l raven
l poisonous snake
2d6 bandits or 2d6 tribal warriors
2d8 goats
ld6 + 4 blood hawks
l d4 + 3 giant weasels
ld3 guards with ld2 mastiffs and l mule
ld6 + 5 hyenas
2d4 stirges
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26
27
28-30
31
32-34
35
36
37
38- 40
41
42
43
44-45
46
47
48- 49
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51
52-53
54
55
56
57- 58
59
60
61-63
64
65- 66
67-68
69- 70
71
72
73- 74
75
76- 78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85- 86
87- 88
89
90
91-96
97- 99
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HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
Encounter
An empty cave litte red with bones
l pseudodragon or ld 3 giant owls
l lion or l panther (cougar)
2d 8 kobolds
l hippogriff
2d4 goblins
l worg
ld3 s warms of bats o r l d3 swarms of ravens
1 giant eagle
An ol d dwarf sitti ng on a stu mp, whittli ng a piece
of wood
ld4 elk
ld4 winged kobolds with l d6 kobolds
ld 6 + 2 giant wolf spiders
2d4 wolves
l swarm ofinsects
ld8 + l axe beaks
l brown bear or l d3 boars
l scout
l ogre
2d4 gnolls
l giant elk
l d3 + l harpies
l werewolf
2d4 ores
l d4 half-ogres
l druid or l veteran
The corpse of an adventu rer t hat ca rries an int act
explorer's pack and lies atop a longsword
l green hag
ld3 dire wolves
A small cemetery containing 2d6 graves
l hobgoblin captain with 2d4 hobgoblins
2d4 giant goats
l manticore
ld6 + 2 hobgoblins
1 phase spider
A pile of d ro pp ings from a very large bird
1 gnoll fang ofYeenoghu
ld 3 giant boars
1 gnoll pack lord with ld 3 giant hyenas
1 bandit captain wit h 2d4 band its
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with l d8 + 2 ores
ld3 orogs or l d4 berserkers
1 ettin or 1 wereboar
1 goblin boss with 2d6 goblins
ld3 griffons
l d3 perytons or l d4 pegas i
l d3 trolls
1 cyclops
1 stone giant
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01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11- 12
13
14- 15
16- 17
18-19
20
21-25
l d4 pegasi or l d3 perytons
ld6 + 2 giant goats
l manticore
ld8 +l gnolls or l d8 + l hobgoblins
ld4 lions
ld6 + 2 worgs
l d4 brown bears
3d6 axe beaks
1 half-ogre with 2d6 ores
2dl0 winged kobolds
l goblin boss with l d4 dire wolves and 2d6 goblins
26- 27
28-29
30-31
32-33
34- 35
36-40
ld6 giant elk
l d8 + l giant eagles
ld4 phase spiders
l gnoll pack lord with 2d4 giant hyenas
2d4 hippogriffs
A 15-foot-tall stone statue of a dwarf warrior that
has been tipped over on its side
2d4 orogs
l d4 + l griffons
l d6 + 2 harpies
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with 2d6 + 3 ores
l d4 + 3 giant boars
A stone door set in to the side of a steep hi ll, opening onto l 5 feet of descending sta irs that end at a
cave-in
l d3 green hags
l d4 werewolves
ld6 + 2 ogres
l hobgo blin captain with 2d8 hobgoblins
l bandit captain with 3d6 band its
l chimera
ld4 ett ins
ld6 + 2 vete rans with 2d6 berserke rs
An abandoned woode n hut
1 galeb duhr
1 bulette
1 wyvern
2d6 + 10 goats with 1 herder (tribal warrior)
ld3 hill giants
2d4 wereboars
l d4 reve nants
l d2 gorgons
ld8 + 1 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
1d4 cyclopes
1 young red dragon
ld4 stone giants
ld3 young copper dragons
1 roe
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47- 48
49- 50
51-54
55-58
59- 62
63- 65
66-69
70-73
74-77
78- 80
81- 82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91-93
94-96
97- 98
99
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01
02-04
05- 07
08- 10
11 - 14
15- 18
19- 22
23- 24
25-28
29- 32
33- 36
37- 38
39-42
43- 46
47- 50
51 - 54
55-58
59- 62
63- 65
66-69
70-73
74- 77
dlOO
Encounter
2d8 manticores or 2d8 phase spiders
ld6 green hags with ld6 wyverns
l hobgoblin captain with l hill giant and 4dl0
hobgoblins
2d6 + 3 werewolves
ld6 + 2 ettins
l d 3 bu lettes
ld4 werebears
A stream of smoke e merging from a s mall chimney
in the hill side
ld4 wyverns
l d8 + l wereboars
l d3 revenants
A mild earthquake that shakes the regio n for ld 20
seconds
ld3 chimeras
ld4 gorgons
ld6 + 2 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
l d4 hill giants
l young red dragon
ld 3 + l galeb duhr
2dl0 dwarf miners (commoners), whistling as they
march toward their m ine
ld3 young copper dragons
l
ld4 trolls
ld3 cyclopes
78-80
81 - 85
86- 90
91- 96
97-99
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Encounter
ld3 nobles with ld4 scouts prospecting for gold
l adult copper dragon
2d4 stone giants
ld4 roes
l adult red dragon
l ancient copper dragon
HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17-20)
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01
02- 05
06-10
11- 15
16- 20
21 - 25
26-30
31-35
36- 40
41-45
46-50
51 - 55
56- 60
61 - 65
Encounter
ld2 roes
l young red dragon
2d6 ettins
l d4 bulettes
l dl 0 revenants
The white outline of an enormous horse carved
into the side of a high hill
ld6 + l gorgons
2d4 + l trolls
The scorched remains of 2dl0 humanoids littering
a hillside
2d4 hill giants
ld6 + 2 werebears
2d4 galeb duhr
ld4 + 2 wyverns
A massive boulder partly buried in the earth as if it
fell or was thrown the re
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66-70
71-75
76-80
1 adult copper dragon
ld6 + 3 cyclopes
The stub of an old stone tower jutting from the top
ofa hill
2d4 stone giants
1 adult red dragon
1 ancient copper dragon
1 ancient red dragon
ld2 adult red dragons with ld3 young red dragons
81-85
86-90
91-96
97-99
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MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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01-02
03-05
06-08
09-11
12-14
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-27
28- 30
31-33
34-36
37-38
39-41
42-44
45-47
48- 50
51 -53
54-55
56
57
58-59
60-61
62
63- 64
65- 67
68-73
74-75
76-77
78-79
80
81
82
83
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Encounter
1 eagle
ld3 swarms of bats
ld6 goats
ldlO + 5 tribal warriors
ld6 + 3 pteranodons
ld8 + 1 winged kobolds
1 lion
Stairs chiseled into the side of the mountain that
climb 3d20 + 40 feet before ending ab ruptly
2dl0 stirges
2d4 aarakocra
2d6 dwarf soldiers (guards) with ld6 mules laden
with iron ore
1 giant eagle
A small shrine dedicated to a lawful neutral god,
perched on a stone outcropping
2d8 + 1 blood hawks
1 giant goat
3d4 kobolds
1 half-ogre
1 berserker
1 orog
1 hell hound
1 druid
1 peryton
1d2 hippogriffs
1 manticore
ld6 + 2 scouts
Enormous footprints left by a giant, which head
into the mountain peaks
2d4 ores
1 giant elk
1 veteran
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh
ld4 harpies
1 ogre
1 griffon
1 basilisk
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01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11 - 15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
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46-50
51 - 52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61 - 65
66-69
70-73
74-75
76-80
81 - 83
84-85
86-87
88-90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97
98
99
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2d8 + 1 aarakocra
1 lion or 1 saber-toothed tiger
ld8 + 1 giant goats
1d4 + 3 dwarf trailblazers (scouts)
ld6 + 2 ores
ldlO giant eagles
ld8 + 1 hippogriffs
ld8 fissures venting steam that partially obscures a
20-foot cube above each fissure
1 basilisk
1dl2 half-ogres
A ravine blocked by a 100-foot-high wall, which has
an opening in the center where a gate used to be
1 manticore
2d4 harpies
1 galeb duhr
1 bulette
1dl0 berserkers
1d3 hell hounds
ld8 + 1 veterans
A distant mountain whose peak resembles a tooth
ld4 ettins
1 wyvern
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld6 orogs and 3d6 + 10
ores
A row of ldlO + 40 stakes upon wh ich the bodies of
kobolds, dwarves, or ores are impaled
1 fire giant
1 young silver dragon
ld4 air elementals
ld4 trolls
ld 3 + 1 cyclopes
1d4 chimeras
1 cloud giant
1 roe
ld4 stone giants
1 young red dragon
ld4 frost giants
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A sparkling stream of water spilling from a crevice
ld2 ettins
1 cyclops
1 troll
1 galeb duhr
1 air elemental
1 bulette
1 chimera
1 wyvern
1 stone giant
1 frost giant
MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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84- 85
86-90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
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01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11- 15
16-20
21-25
26- 30
31 - 35
36- 40
41 - 45
46- 50
51 - 55
56- 60
61 - 65
66- 70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86- 90
91- 96
97-98
99
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81-85
86-90
91-96
97-00
ld8 + l basilisks
2d4 hell hounds
ld3 chimeras
l galeb duhr
2d6 veterans
l young silver dragon
2d4 trolls
l red dragon glid ing through the sky above the
highest mountaintops
ld8 + l manticores
l d4 cyclopes
Heavy snowfall that lasts for ld6 hours
ldlO air elementals
l d6 + 2 bulettes
l d4 stone giants
l fire giant
2 stone giants playing catch with a boulder a few
hundred feet away
ld8 + l ettins
ld3 frost giants
A wide crevasse, its depths shrouded in mist
l d4 cloud giants
l adult silver dragon
l adult red dragon
ld4 roes
l ancient silver dragon
l ancient red dragon
SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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Encounter
01-05
06- 10
11- 15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36- 40
ldlO bulettes
ld8 + l chimeras
l adult silver dragon
l d8 + l wyverns
A massive boat perched atop a mountain
2d4 galeb duhr
ld4 frost giants
A wooded val ley haunted by secretive and reclusive
elves who tell warily of their master: a mad wiza rd
who lives in the heart of the va lley
ldlO air elementals
ld 6 + 3 trolls
l adult red dragon
ld4 cloud giants
A waterfall hundreds offeet high that drops into a
clear pool
l d3 fire giants
2d4 stone giants
A force of l 00 dwarves (veterans) st anding guard
at a mountain pass, permitting no passage until
a traveler pays 100 gp (if on foot) or 200 gp (if
mounted)
41 - 45
46-50
51-55
56- 60
61 - 65
66-70
71-75
76-80
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01
02-05
06- 10
11-12
13
14-15
16-17
18- 19
20
21-22
23-25
26
27-29
30
31-32
33-34
l d4 poisonous snakes
3d6 rats
2d8 ravens
3d6 giant rats
ld l O + 5 tribal warriors
l d8 + l giant lizards
l crocodile
l swarm of insects
l giant spider
l d4 + l mud huts partially sunken in murky water
2d8 + l kobolds
2d4 mud mephits
ld6 + 2 giant poisonous snakes
2d4 winged kobolds
l scout
The corpse of an adven turer tangled in the weeds.
Looting the body turns up an explorer's pack and
perhaps (50% chance) a random common magic
item.
l giant toad
ld6 + 2 constrictor snakes
2d4 giant frogs
ld8 + l swarms of rats or ld6 + 2 swarms of ravens
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ld4 roes
ld4 young red dragons
l ancient silver dragon
l ancient red dragon
39-41
42-44
45
46-48
49-52
53-54
55-56
57
58- 59
60-62
63- 64
65-67
68-69
70-71
72
73
74- 75
76-77
78-80
81-83
84-86
2dl0 stirges
2d6 + 3 bullywugs
ld8 + l ores
l d4 yuan-ti purebloods
l druid
l yuan-ti malison
l giant constrictor snake
A high-pitched s hriek that lasts for ld4 minutes
2d4 lizardfolk
ld4 ghouls
l will-o'-wisp
l wight
l ghast
l swarm of poisonous snakes
A foul stench bubbling up from brackish waters
ld4 + 2 ogres
l shambling mound
l fizardfolk shaman with ld6 giant lizards and 2dl0
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88-89
90-91
92-93
94-95
96-97
98
99
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1 troll
1d4 green hags
1 revenant
1 giant crocodile
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld3 orogs and 2d6 + 3
ores
1 young black dragon
1 yuan-ti abomination
1d4 water elementals
1 hydra
SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-20)
dlOO
01-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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01
02-03
04-05
06-07
08-09
10
11-13
14-16
17-19
20-22
23-24
25-27
28-30
31-33
34-36
37-38
39- 41
42- 44
45- 47
48- 50
51 - 54
55-58
59-62
63- 65
66-69
70-73
74-77
78-80
81 -82
83-84
85-86
87-88
Encounter
1 green hag
2d4 giant lizards or 2d4 giant poisonous snakes
2d8 winged kobolds
ldlO + 1 bullywugs with ld8 + 1 giant frogs
1 druid
ld8 + 1 swarms of insects
ld12 ghouls
2d8 scouts
2d10 ores
2d4 giant spiders
Tainted water that exposes creatures that move
through it to sight rot (see "Diseases" in chapter 8
of the Dungeon Master's Guide)
ld6 + 2 giant toads
3d6 lizardfolk
ld8 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods
ld4 + 1 swarms of poisonous snakes
A bloated humanoid corpse floating facedown in
the water
1 shambling mound
ld4 + 1 will-o'-wisps
2d6 crocodiles
1d4 + 1 giant constrictor snakes
1 lizardfolk shaman with 1d3 swarms of poisonous
snakes and ld8 + 2 lizardfolk
ld8 + 1 ogres
2d4 ghasts
An altar partially sunk into the mud, devoted to a
god that is part human and part frog
1 giant crocodile
1 shambling mound
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld3 ogres and 2dl0 + 5
ores
A torrential rain that lasts ld6 minutes and puts
out all unprotected flames within 1 mile
26-30
31- 35
36-40
41 - 45
46-50
51 - 55
56- 60
61 - 65
66-70
71 - 75
76-80
81 - 96
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ld4 green hags with ld6 + 1 ogres
1 yuan-ti abomination
ld4 + 1 wights
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Encounter
1d4 giant crocodiles
1d3 yuan-ti abominations
ld6 + 1 green hags
A large, spreading tree from which 2d6 armored
knights hang by the neck
2d4 wights
ld8 + 1 yuan-ti malisons
Fog that rolls across the terrain , making the area
within ld3 m iles heavily obscured for ld4 hours
ld4 revenants
ld6 shambling mounds
ldlO water elementals
ld4 young black dragons
An eerie, bat-headed idol almost completely covered by vines
ld8 + 2 trolls
ld3 hydras
The sound of drums beating several miles away
1 adult black dragon
1 ancient black dragon
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ld6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons
ld4 + 1 trolls
ldlO revenants
ld8 + 1 water elementals
ld3 hydras
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91-93
94-96
97-99
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UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS
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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11 -12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
1-4)
Encounter
1 mind flayer arcanist
ld3 + 1 giant poisonous snakes
ld3 giant lizards
2d4 giant fire beetles
ld8 + 1 flumphs
1 shrieker
1dl2 giant rats
2d4 kobolds
l d8 + 1 stirges
2d4 humans (tribal warriors) seeking the way to the
surface, fleeing their Underdark oppressors
ldlO troglodytes
ld2 gray oozes
3d6 stirges
ld3 magma mephits
ldlO goblins
Ore graffiti on the walls, suggesting something
rude about the mother of someone named Krusk
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23-24
25
26-28
29-30
31-32
33
34-35
36- 37
38-39
40-41
42-43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67-68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79-80
81
82
83
84
1 swarm of insects
1 deep gnome
ld8 + 1 drow
1d4 violet fungi
1dl2 kuo-toa
1 rust monster
A rubble-strewn passage that appears to have been
recently cleared after a cave-in
ld8 + 1 giant bats
3d6 kobolds
2d4 grimlocks
1d4 + 3 swarms of bats
1 dwarf prospector (scout) looking for gold
1 carrion crawler or 1 gelatinous cube
l d8 darkmantles or 2d4 piercers
1 hell hound
1d3 specters
1d4 bugbears
ld l O + 5 winged kobolds
1d4 fire s nakes
2d8 + 1 troglodytes
ld6 giant spiders
3d6 kuo-toa
1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins
4d4 grimlocks
1 ochre jelly
2d10 giant centipedes
1 nothic or 1 giant toad
ld4 myconid adults with Sd4 myconid sprouts
1 minotaur skeleton or 1 minotaur
3d6 drow
1 mimic or 1 doppelganger
ld6 + 3 hobgoblins
1 intellect devourer or 1 spectator
ld8 + 1 ores
A faint tapping comi ng from inside a nearby wall
1 gibbering mouther or 1 water weird
ld12 gas spores
1 giant constrictor snake
l dlO shadows
ld3 grells
ld4 wights
ld8 + 1 quaggoth spore servants
ld2 gargoyles
ld4 ogres or ld3 ettins
ld4 dwarf explo rers (veterans)
An abandoned miners' camp spattered with blood
and littered with the contents of 1d3 dungeoneer's
packs
1 chuul or 1 salamander
ld4 phase spiders or l d3 hook horrors
5d4 duergar
1 ghost or 1 flameskull o r 1 wraith
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86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93- 95
96
97
98
99
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UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13-14
15
16-17
18
19-20
21-25
3d6 swarms of bats
l d4 giant spiders or ld4 giant toads
26
27
28
29- 30
31 - 32
33-34
35
36- 40
41
42-43
44-45
46
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49-50
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2d4 gray oozes
2d10 ores or 3d6 troglodytes
3d6 grimlocks
1d6 + 2 magma mephits
1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins
2d4 darkmantles
2d8 + 1 drow
2d10 piercers
ld4 minotaur skeletons
3d6 deep gnomes
1 druid with 1 polar bear (cave bear)
3d6 ores
1 bone naga
2d6 bugbears
Luminescent fungi growing on the walls of a moist
cave, filling it with dim light
2d4 specters
l d1 2 + 4 shadows
1d3 gibbering mouthers
4d4 hobgoblins
1d4 carrion crawlers
1 black pudding
ld4 ochre jellies
A patch of mold that appears yellow when light is
directed toward it
ld4 nothics
2d8 + 1 gas spores
l d3 gelatinous cubes
1 ghost
1 flameskull
2d8 duergar
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1 druid with 1 polar bear (cave bear)
1 hobgoblin captain with ld4 half-ogres and 2dl0
hobgoblins
1 earth elemental or 1 black pudding
1 kuo-toa monitor with ld8 + 1 kuo-toa whips
1 quaggoth thonot with l d3 quaggoths
1 beholder zombie or 1 bone naga
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld4 orogs and 2d8 ores
ld4 ghasts with ldlO ghouls
A reeki ng puddle where sli my water has dripped
from the cei ling
1 otyugh or 1 roper
1 vampire spawn
1 chimera
1 mind flayer
1 spirit naga
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51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61-62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71- 72
73
74
75
76-77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-16)
Encounter
l wraith
l umber hulk
l xorn
ld6 + 2 dwarf hunters (veterans) searching for
trolls
l hobgoblin captain with 3dl0 hobgoblins
1 roper
l kuo-toa monitor with ld4 kuo-toa whips and ld8
+ l kuo-toa
ld3 water weirds
ld4 ghasts with ldlO ghouls
l otyugh
A merchant caravan consisting of l drow mage, 2
drow elite warriors, and 2dl0 quaggoths
ld4 wights
l d4 doppelgangers
2d8 fire snakes
ld4 spectators
l ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld4 orogs and 2dl0 +
3 ores
ld3 vampire spawn
ld4 hook horrors or ld4 minotaurs
3d6 quaggoth spore servants
l d3 grells
ld6 + l intellect devourers
ldlO gargoyles
l beholder zombie
l quaggoth thonot with 2d4 quaggoths
l d6 ettins or l d4 trolls
ld8 + l phase spiders
l fomorian or ld3 cyclopes
l d4 earth elementals
3d6 ogres
ld4 + l chuuls
ld lO hell hounds
ld3 drow elite warriors
l d4 chimeras
l d4 salamanders
l cloaker
2d4 wights
ld4 driders
l fire giant
l grick alpha with 2d4 gricks
l mind flayer arcanist
ld4 drow mages
l spirit naga
ld4 mind flayers
l behir
l aboleth
l dao or l stone giant
l beholder
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01-02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21 - 25
26-27
28-29
30-31
32- 33
34- 35
36-40
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2d4 spectators
3d6 ghasts
2d8 intellect devourers
ld3 ore Eyes ofGruumsh with 2d4 orogs and 2dl0
ores
A large cave containing 2dl0 extraordinarily detai led statues of various creatures
l d8 + l kuo-toa monitors
2d4 water weirds
2dl0 gricks
3d6 nothics
2d8 + l ogres
ld6 + 2 chuuls
ld8 + l ettins
3d6 grells
2d4 flameskulls
2dl2 dwarf soldiers (veterans) on patrol
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41 - 42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63-65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
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3d6 carrion crawlers
l d6 + l gelatinous cubes
ld8 + 2 gibbering mouthers
2d8 minotaur skeletons
2d6 ochre jellies
2d4 doppelgangers
ld4 quaggoth thonots with ldlO + 2 quaggoths
ld3 ropers
3d6 gargoyles
ldlO mimics
A 100-foot-long ravine, 4dl0 feet wide and 5d20 +
200 feet deep
l hobgoblin captain with 3dl0 hobgoblins
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2d8 hell hounds
ldlO ghosts
3d4 wights
3d6 phase spiders
ld8 + l bone nagas
A shrill scream followed by dark laughter
ld4 chimeras
ldlO black puddings
3d6 minotaurs
2d4 otyughs
ld6 + l beholder zombies
4d4 hook horrors
ld8 + l umber hulks
2d4 salamanders
ld3 grick alphas
ld6 + 2 xorn
A ru ined village that once belonged to deep
gnomes. A search has a 50% chance of uncovering
ld3 potions ofhealing and a 25% chance of finding
a random common magic item.
2d4 earth elementals
ld3 spirit nagas
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84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
Encounter
ld8 + l cyclopes
ld6 + 2 trolls
2d4 stone giants
2d4 wraiths
l d4 fomorians
l d3 drow mages with 1d4 drow elite warriors
ldlO vampire spawn
1d3 cloakers
1d4 fire giants
1 mind flayer arcanist with ld6 + 1 mind flayers
ld4 dao
ld8 + 1 driders
ld3 behirs
l d4 aboleths
1 beholder
1 young red shadow dragon
1 death tyrant
1 purple worm
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63- 65
66- 68
69-70
71 - 73
74- 76
77-80
81 - 85
86-90
91 - 93
94- 96
97- 99
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Encounter
1d20 + 20 spiders crawli ng on the walls of a webfilled cave
1d4 fire giants
ldlO mind flayers
2d4 stone giants
ldl2 cyclopes
A large cave in which stands a SO-foot-tall ido l of
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l d3 dao
l d4 beholders
ld4 behirs
1 death tyrant
ld3 purple worms
2d4 aboleths
UNOERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS l]-20)
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01
02
03- 04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21
22-23
24-25
26-27
28-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41 - 43
44-45
46-47
48-49
50-51
52-53
54- 56
57-59
60-62
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Encounter
ld4 grick alphas
2d8 spectators
3d6 minotaurs or 2d8 kuo-toa monitors
2d8 grells
2d10 phase spiders
4d4 hell hounds
ld6 + 2 ropers
2d10 wights
3d6 doppelgangers
ld8 + 1 chimeras
1d4 cloakers
ld4 hobgoblin captains with SdlO hobgoblins
1d8 + 1 earth elementals
2d4 vampire spawn
3d6 minotaurs
A 30-foot-tall inverted black pyramid floating 1 inch
above the floor in a large cave
1dl0 beholder zombies
ld4 mind flayer arcanists
ld6 + 2 otyughs
l d12 trolls
1dl0 wraiths
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l d4 drow mages with ld6 drow elite warriors
1d4 spirit nagas
ld8 + 1 salamanders
2d4 umber hulks
ldlO xorn
1 young red s hadow dragon
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01 - 10
11 -14
15- 18
19-22
23-25
26- 29
30-33
34- 37
38-40
41-45
46-50
51 - 55
56- 60
61 - 65
3d6 quippers
2d4 s team mephits
ld4 sahuagin
2d6 merfolk
2d4 corpses of drowned sailors tangled in kelp
2d4 constrictor snakes
l d4 reef sharks
1 swarm of quippers
A bed of enormous clams
ldlO merfolk with ld3 giant sea horses
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71- 75
76- 80
81 - 85
86- 90
91- 96
97-98
99
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1 giant octopus
1 merrow
1 plesiosaurus
2d10 pieces of co rroded brass dinnerware littering
the bottom
1 giant constrictor snake
1 sea hag
Aschool of silvery fish darting through the water
ld4 hunter sharks
1 sahuagin priestess with 2d4 sahuagin
ld4 killer whales
1 giant shark
1 water elemental
1 sahuagin baron
2d4 fomorians
1d8 + l driders
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URBAN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-4)
UNDERWATER ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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01-02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11 - 15
16-20
21 - 25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41 - 50
51-55
56- 60
61-65
66- 70
71-75
76-80
81- 85
86- 90
91 - 96
97- 99
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3d6 steam mephits
ldlO sahuagin
1 giant octopus
3d6 constrictor s nakes
2dl 0 merfolk with 1d4 giant sea horses
ld4 sea hags
2d4 swarms of quippers
A sunken galleon with a 50% chance of a random
treasure hoard inside (roll on the Treasure Hoard:
Challenge 5-10 table in chapter 7 of the Dungeon
Master's Guide)
ld4 plesiosauruses
3d6 reef sharks
An abandoned bathysphere
ld4 giant constrictor snakes
2d4 hunter sharks
ld3 sahuagin priestesses with 2dl0 sahuagin
An empty castle made from coral
l d4 killer whales
ldlO merrow
An ee rie statue of a squatting humanoid, with bat
wings on its back and tentacles sprouting from its
face
ld4 water elementals
l sahuagin baron with 2d8 s ahuagin
1d4 giant sharks
l marid
l s torm giant
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36- 40
41 - 60
61-65
66-75
76- 80
81- 90
91 - 96
97-99
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l sahuagin baron with l d4 sahuagin priestesses
and 2d10 sahuagin
ldlO killer whales
A ghost ship passing overhead, containing 2d6 +
10 ghosts
ld6 giant sharks
A 1-mile-radius sphere of effervescent wate r that
allows air-breathing creatures to breathe water
while in the sphere
ldlO water elementals
A shimmering, blue-green portal to the Elemental
Plane of Water
l d4 marids
l d3 storm giants
l dragon turtle
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29
30- 31
32
33
34
35
36-40
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42-43
44-45
46- 47
48
49
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51- 52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59- 60
61- 62
63-65
66-67
68-69
70-71
72- 73
Encounter
ld6 cats
1 commoner with ld6 goats
2dl0 rats
l raven perched on a signpost
1 commoner on a draft: horse
2d4 mastiffs
ld2 commoners leading l d4 mules or ld4 ponies
1 pseudodragon
1 spy
1d8 + 1 acolytes
l d6 + 6 flying snakes
3d6 kobolds
2d4 giant centipedes
1d8 + 1 skeletons
ld6 + 2 swarms of rats
ld12 zombies
A peddler weighed down with a load of pots, pans,
and other basic supplies
1 giant wasp
l warhorse
2d8 cultists
3d4 giant rats
2d8 stirges
1d3 + 2 giant poisonous s nakes
l d4 + 2 swarms of bats
2d4 winged kobolds
A wagon loaded with apples that has a broken
wheel and holds up traffic
l crocodile
l swarm of insects
3d6 bandits
ld3 + 2 nobles on riding horses with an escort of
ldlO guards
2d4 kenku
ld6 + 2 smoke mephits
ld8 + 1 swarms of ravens
1 wererat
1d3 half.ogres
1 mimic
ld4 ghouls
ld4 specters
ldlO shadows
Someone empties a chamber pot onto the street
from a second-floor window
l ghast
l priest
l will-o'-wisp
ld3 giant s piders
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01- 10
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02-03
04-05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12-13
14
15
16
17
18-19
20
21- 25
Encounter
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74-75
76- 77
78-80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
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05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 13
14-16
17-19
20- 22
23-25
l d4 yuan-ti purebloods
2d4 thugs
A doomsayer who preaches the end of the world
from a street corner
l cambion
l vampire spawn
l couatl
l ghost
l succubus or l incubus
l bandit captain with 3d6 bandits
ld4 + l cult fanatics
l knight or l veteran
l water weird
l wight
l mage
l shield guardian
l gladiator
l revenant
2d4 gargoyles
ld4 doppelgangers
l oni
l invisible stalker
l d8 + l phase spiders
l assassin
26-28
29-31
32-34
35- 37
38- 40
41 - 43
44-46
47-49
50-51
52-53
54-55
56-57
58-59
60-61
62-65
URBAN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
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03- 04
Encounter
ldlO kenku
2d6 giant centipedes
66- 67
68- 69
70-71
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2d8 skeletons
ld6 swarms of bats and ld6 swarms of rats
3d6 winged kobolds
2d4 specters
ld4 wights
4d4 acolytes on draft horses
3d6 giant centipedes
A talkative urchin , badgering passersby to serve as
the ir guide through the community for a price of
l sp
ldl Ospies
3d6 crocodiles
ld6 + 2 swarms of insects
2d4 smoke mephits
A noble shouts "Stop! Thief!" at a fleeing scoundrel
(bandit)
l succubus or l incubus
ldlO half-ogres
2dl0 giant wasps
4dl0 zombies
ld4 knights on warhorses
ld4 + l water weirds
ld8 + l mimics
2d8 giant spiders
3d6 s hadows
An actor leans out from a second-story window to
call to passersby, announcing a show
l bandit captain with 3d8 bandits
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72- 74
75- 76
77-80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
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Encounter
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Encounter
3d6 yuan-ti purebloods
2dl0 thugs
A fortune-teller reads cards for those who pay a
p rice of l sp
l d3 gladiators
l d4 + l couatls
ld8 ghosts
2d4 doppelgange rs
l d6 +2 phas e spiders
2d4 veterans
ld8 ghasts with 2d6 ghouls
3d6 gargoyles
2dl0 cult fan atics
3d6 wererats
l assassin
l d 3 invisible s talkers
l gray s laad
l young silver dragon
ld4 cambions or ld4 revenants
3d6 wights
l archmage
2d4 vampire spawn or l d4 oni
1 mage with l shield guardian
l rakshasa or l vampi re
66- 69
A scruffy commone r that ducks into an alley to
make a purchase from a suspicious-looking figure
ld8 invisible stalke rs
ld8 + l gladiators
Two fa rme rs trad ing blows over the price of potatoes (50% chance fo r one farmer to be a retired
assassin)
l d4 young s ilver dragons
ld4 assassins
l d8 oni
l d4 mages with l d4 sh ield guardians
l dl O vampire s pawn
l adult silver dragon
ld4 gray slaadi
l spellcaster vampire o r 1 warrior vampire
l archmage s peed ing down the street on a riding
horse, bl asting ld4 guards with spells
l rakshasa
l vampire
l ancient silver dragon
70- 72
73- 75
76-80
81-82
83- 84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93-94
95- 96
97
98
99
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URBAN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-16)
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23-25
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01
02-05
l mimic
l bandit captain with 5dl 0 bandits, all on riding
horses
ldlO knights o n warhorses (one knight is a doppelgange r)
l d8 succubi or l d8 incubi
3d6 cult fanatics
l dlO wights
3d 6 wererats
A distant boom followed by a plu me of smoke rising from the other side of the commu nity
ld8 + l ghosts
2dl 0 gargoyles
ld6 + 2 water weirds
ld4 + 4 will-o'-wisps
Street performe rs putting on a puppet s how, invo lving two puppets beating each other with sticks
to the am usem ent of the gathered crowd
2d4 couatls
2d8 ghasts
1d8 + l veterans
3d4 priests
2d4 cambions
l dlO revena nts
2d4 phase spiders
06- 10
11- 13
14- 16
17- 19
20- 22
23-25
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29-31
32-34
35- 37
38- 40
41- 43
44-46
47-51
52-55
56-58
59-61
62- 65
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26- 30
31-35
36- 40
41 - 45
46- 50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81- 85
86- 90
91- 93
94- 96
97
98
99
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l d4 gray slaadi
2d8 couatls
A d istraught parent who rushes up to people, begging for help for a child who fell into th e sewer
ld 3 young silver dragons
3d6 ghosts
l adult silver dragon
l d4 mages with l d4 shield guardians
An aggressive merchant who hawks wares to passersby, clai mi ng to be the purveyor of the finest silks
in all the land
l ancient silver dragon
3d6 vampire spawn
A patrol of 2dl0 guards ma rch ing up the street,
searching fo r someone or someth ing
l dl O assassins
ld4 + l gray s laadi
ldlO oni
l spellcaster vampire or l warrior vampire
ld4 archmages
l d 3 rakshasas
ld4 vampires
l tarrasque
the location of the trigger and the activity t hat causes
the trap to activate.
Effect. A trap's effect occurs after it activates. The
trap might fire a dart, unleash a cloud o f poison gas,
cause a bidden enclosure to open, and so on. This entry specifies what the trap targets, its attack bonus or
saving throw DC, and what happe ns on a hit or a failed
saving throw.
Countermeasures. Traps can be detected or defeated
in a variety of ways by usi ng ability checks o r m agic.
This entry in a trap's description gives the means for
counteracting the trap. It also specifies w hat happens, if
anything, on a failed attempt to disable it.
TRAPS REVISITED
The ruJes for traps in the Dungeon Master's Guide provid e the basic information you need to manage traps
at the gam e table. The material here takes a different,
more elaborate approach- d escribing traps in terms of
their game mechanics and offering guidance on c reating
traps o f you r own using these new rules.
Rather than characterize tr aps as mechanical or magical, these rules separate traps into two other categories:
s imple and complex.
A simple trap activates and is thereafter harm less or
easily avoided. A hidden pit dug a t the e ntra nce of a
goblin lair, a poison needle that pops from a lock, and
a crossbow rigged to fire whe n an intruder s teps on a
pressure plate are all simple traps.
RUNNING A SIMPLE TRAP
To prepare for us ing a si mple trap in play, start by making note of the characters' passive W isdom (Perception)
scores. Most traps allow Wisdom (Perception) checks
to detect their triggers or other elements that can tip off
their presence. If you stop to ask players for this information , they might suspect a hidden danger.
When a trap is triggered, apply its effects as specified
in its description.
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ELEMENTS OF A SIMPLE TRAP
The description of a s imple trap begins with a line that
gives the t rap's level and the severity of the threat it
poses. Following a general note on w hat the trap looks
like and how it functions are three paragraphs that tell
how the trap works in the game.
Level and Threat. A trap's level is actua lly a range of
levels, equivale nt to one of the tiers of play (levels 1- 4,
5- 10, 11-16, and 17- 20), indicating the appropriate time
to use the trap in your campaign. Additionally, each trap
poses either a moderate, da ngerous, or deadly threat,
based on its particular d e ta ils.
Trigger. A s imple trap activates when an event occurs
tha t trigge rs it. This entry in a trap's description gives
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MAKING TRAPS MEANIN G FUL
FALLING PORTCULLIS
If you want to improve the cha nce that the characters will
come up against the tra ps you've set for them in an encounter or an adventure, it can be tempting to use a large
number of traps. Doing so ensures that the characters will
have to deal with at least one or two of them, but it's bette r
to fight that urge.
If your encounters or adventures are sown with too
many traps, and if the characters are victimized over and
over again as a result, they a re likely to take steps to prevent further bad th ings from happening. Because of their
recent experience, the characters ca n become overly cautious, and you run the risk of the action grind ing to a halt
as the players search every square inch of the dungeo n for
trip wires and pressure pl ates.
Traps are most effective when their presence comes as a
s urprise, not when they appear so often that the characters
s pend all their effort watching out for the next o ne.
Simple trap (Jevel 1- 4, moderate threat)
Some folk who build dungeons, s uch as mad wizards
in search of new victims, have no intention of a llowing
their vis itors to ma ke an easy escape. A fa lling portcullis
trap can be especially devious ii it causes a portcullis
to drop som e dis tance away from the pressure plate
that activates the trap. Although the trap is deep in the
dungeon, the portcullis closes off the dungeon entrance,
which is hundreds of fee t away, meaning that adventurers don't know they are trapped until they decide to head
for the exit.
Trigger. A creature that s teps on the pressure plate
triggers the trap.
Effect. An iron portcullis drops from the ceiling,
blocking an exit or a passageway.
Countermeasures. A successful DC 20 Wis dom (Perception) check r eveals the pressure plate. A successful
DC 20 Dexterity check us ing thieves' tools disables it,
and a check with a tota l of 5 or lower triggers the trap.
EXAMPLE SIMPLE TRAPS
The following simple traps can be used to populate your
adventures o r as models for your own cr eations .
FIERY BLAST
Simple trap (level 5- 10, dangerous threat)
BEAR TRAP
Simple trap (level 1- 4, dangerous threat)
A bear trap resembles a set of iron jaws that springs
shut when s tepped on, clamping dow n on a creature's
leg. The trap is s piked in the ground, leaving the victim
immobilized.
Trigger. A cr eature that steps on the bear trap
triggers it.
Effect. T he trap makes a n attack against the triggering creature. The attack has a +8 attack bonus and deals
5 (ldlO) piercing damage on a hit. This attack can't gai n
advantage or disadvantage. A creature hit by the trap
has its speed reduced to 0. It can't move until it breaks
free of the trap, which requires a s uccessful DC 15
Strength check by the creature or another creature adjaing
s
cent to the trap.
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a trip wire strung across a ha llway and connected to a pair of hidden heavy crossbows. The crossbows are aimed to fire down the hallway at anyone who
disturbs the trip wire.
Trigger. A creature that walks through the trip wire
triggers the trap.
Effect. The trap ma kes two a ttacks against the triggering creature. Each a ttack has a +8 attack bonus a nd
deals 5 (ldlO) pie rcing da mage on a hi t. This attack
can't gain advantage or disadvantage.
Countermeasures. A s uccessfu l DC 15 Wisdom
(Perception) check reveals the trip wire. A s uccessful
DC 15 Dexte rity check using thieves' tools disables the
trip wire, a nd a check with a total of 5 or lower triggers the trap.
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deda mage on a s uccessful one.
Countermeasures. A s uccessful DC 15 Wis dom
(Perception) check reveals the presence of ash and faint
bu rn marks in the area affected by this trap. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check enables a creature to destroy the trap by defacing a key rune on the
perimeter of the mosaic that is withi n reach; failing this
check causes the trap to activate. A s uccessfu l dispel
magic (DC 15) cast on the runes destroys the trap.
NET TRAP
Simple trap (level l-4, dangerous threat)
Goblins, with their propens ity to ens lave their enemies,
prefer traps that leave intruders intact so the victims can
be put to work in the mines or elsewher e.
Trigger. A trip wire strung across a hallway is rigged
to a la rge net. If the trip wire is broke n, t he ne t fa lls on
intruders. An iron bell is als o rigged to t he trip wire. It
rings whe n the tra p activates, alerting nearby gua rds.
Effect. A net cover ing a 10-foot-by-10-foot a rea cente red on the trip w ire fal ls to the floor as a bell rings.
Any c reature fully with in t his a rea must s ucceed on a
DC 15 Dex te rity saving throw or be restra ined . A c reature ca n use its actio n to make a D C 10 S treng th c heck
to try to free itself or a nother c reature in the ne t. Dealing 5 s lashin g damage to t he ne t (AC 10, 20 hp) a lso
frees a c reature without ha rmi ng the creature.
Countermeasures. A s uccessful D C 15 Wis dom (P e rception) check reveals the trip wire and the ne t. A s uccessful DC 15 D exte rity c heck using thieves' tools disa bles the trip w ire w ithout caus ing the ne t to drop or the
bell to ring; failin g the c heck causes the t rap to activate .
S CYT H I NG B LA DE
S imple trap (level 5 - 10, dangerous threat)
This tra p uses moving blades th a t sweep down through
a chamber, threate ning a nyone nea rby. Typically, a
scythi ng blade tra p is activa ted by ma n ipula ting a leve r
or some othe r s imple device. Kobolds especially like this
ki nd of trap, since it ca n take down bigger c reatures.
Trigger. When the le ver is pulled, the tra p activates.
Effect. E ach Medium or la rger c reature in a 5 -footw ide, 20 -foot-lon g a rea mus t ma ke a D C 15 Dexte rity
saving throw, ta king 14 (4d6) s lashing da mage on a
failed s ave, or h alf as muc h da mage on a s ucces s ful one.
Countermeasures. The lever is n't hidde n. A successful DC 15 Wis dom (Pe rception) c heck involving the
s urfaces in the trap 's a rea of e ffect reveals scra pe ma rks
a nd bloodstains on the wa lls a nd floor. A s uccessful
DC 15 D exterity c heck us ing thieves' tools dis ables
th e leve r.
PITTRAP
S imple trap (level 1- 4, moderate threat)
SLEE P OF A GES
The si mplest of pi t tra ps consis ts of a 10-foot-deep bo le
in the floor, concealed by ta tte red canvas tha t's covered
with leaves and di rt to look like solid gro und. T his type
of tra p is useful fo r blocking off the e ntra nce to a monster la ir, a nd usually has na rrow led ges a long its sides to
allow for move me nt a round it.
Trigger. Anyone who s te ps o n the canvas mi ght fall
into the pit.
Effect. The trigger ing creature mus t ma ke a D C 10
Dexte rity saving throw. On a s uccessful save, the c reature catches itself on the pit's edge o r ins tinctively s te ps
back. On a failed s ave, the c reature fa lls into the pi t and
takes 3 (ld6) bludgeoning damage from the fall.
Countermeasures. A s uccessful DC 10 Wis do m (Pe rception) c heck reveals the presence of the ca nvas a nd
the 1-foot-w ide ledge a round the edges of t he pit whe re it
is safe to t ravel.
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Cons titution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
ta kes 14 (4d6) pois on da mage and is poisoned for 10
minutes. While poisoned in this way, the c reature is pa ra lyzed . On a s uccessful save, the c reature ta kes ha lf as
muc h da mage a nd is n't poisoned.
Countermeasures. A s uccessful DC 20 Wis do m (Pe rception) c heck reveals the needle, but only if a c ha racter
ins pects the lock. A s uccessful DC 20 Dexte rity c heck
us ing thieves' tools disables the n eedle, a nd a check
with a tota l o f 10 or lowe r trigge rs the tra p.
Simple trap (level 11- 16, deadly threat)
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When a s leep of ages trap activates, a pressure pla te
unleashes a s pell tha t threate ns to send intrude r s into a
deep s lum be r. The dungeon's gua rdia ns ca n the n more
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DESIGNING SIMPLE TRA PS
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Yo u can c reate your own s imple tra ps by using the follow ing guidelines. You ca n a lso adapt t he exa mple traps
for diffe re nt levels a nd seve rity of threat by modifying
th eir D Cs a nd damage values as s hown b elow.
P URPOSE
Before diving into the de ta ils of your trap, think about
its reason for being. Why would someone build s uch a
trap? What is its purpose? Cons ide r the trap's c reator (in
the adventure), the c reator's purpose, a nd the location
the tra p protects. Tra ps have context in the world- they
a re n't c reated for no reas on-and tha t context drives the
trap's nature a nd e ffects .
D escribed b elow a re a few of the gene ra l purposes a
trap might have . Use the m to ins pire the c reation o f your
ow n traps.
Alarm. An al a rm tra p is designed to a le rt an area's
occupa nts of intrude rs. It might cause a bell or a gong
to s ound. This type of trap ra rely involves a s aving
throw, beca use the a la rm ca n't be avoided whe n the
trap go es off.
Delay. Some traps are designed to s low down e nemies, giving a dungeon's inha bitants time to mount a
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defense or flee. The hidden pit is a classic example of
this kind of trap. A 10-foot-deep pit usua lly deals little
da mage and is easy to escape, but it serves its purpose
by impeding intruders. Other examples of delaying traps
include collaps ing wa lls, a portcullis that d rops from the
ceiling, a nd a locking mechanis m that shuts a nd ba rs
a door. If a delaying trap has moving parts that directly
ing
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threaten cha racte rs when they operate, the cha racters
d u to
throws
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R estrain. A restra ining trap triesnto keep its victims in
place, leaving them una ble to move.
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Restra ining
S tre ng th s aving th row to be avoided, but some don't
a llow saving throws. Io add ition to dealing dam age, a
restra ining trap a ls o renders a creature unable to move.
Ma king a s ubsequent s uccessful S trength check (us ing
the tra p's saving throw DC) or dealing dam age aga inst
the tra p can break it a nd free the captive. Examples include a bear trap, a cage that drops from a ceiling, a nd a
device tha t flings a net.
S lay. Some traps are designed to eliminate intrude rs, pla in and s imple. Their effects include po isoned
need les that s pring o ut when a lock is ta mpered with,
blasts of fire that fill a room , pois on gas, a nd o ther
letha l measures. Savi ng throws-us ua lly Dexteri ty or
Cons titution- allow cr eatures to avoid or m itigate the
trap's effects .
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Before creating a trap's e ffects, think about its level and
its letha lity.
Traps a re divided into fou r level ra nges: 1-4, 5 - 10,
11- 16, and 17-20. T he level you choose fo r a trap gives
you a s ta rting point for determin ing its potency.
To further deli neate the trap's str e ng th, decide
w hether it is a mode rate, da ngerous, or dead ly threat to
cha racters in its leve l range. A mode rate trap is unlikely
to kill a cha racter. A da ngero us trap typically deals
eno ugh dama ge that a cha racter hit by o ne is eager for
healing. A deadly trap might red uce a creature to 0 hit
points in one s hot, and leaves most cr eatures hit by it in
need of a s hort o r long rest.
Cons ult the following tables w hen determining a
trap's e ffects. The Trap Save DCs a nd Attack Bo nus es
table provides guideli nes for a trap's saving th row DC,
check DC, a nd attack bon us . T he check DC is the defaul t
fo r a ny check used to interact w ith the trap.
The Da mage Sever ity by Level table lists the typical
damage a trap dea ls at cer tai n cha racter levels. The
damage values given assume that the trap da mages one
creature . Use d6s for damage in place of dlOs fo r traps
that can a ffect more than o ne creature at a time.
T he S pell E quivalent by Level table s hows thets. pell
s lot level that is a ppropriate fo r a given cha iracter
alis level
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a nd the severity of da nger posed by theAtrap.
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24d6 fire damage on a failed saving throw.
TRAP SAVE DCs AND ATTAC K BONUSES
Trap Da nger
Mode rate
Da ngero us
Deadly
Save/Check DC
10
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Attack Bonus
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DAMAGE SEVERITY BY LEVEL
Character
Level
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1- 4
5-10
11- 16
17-20
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11 (2dl 0)
22 (4dl 0)
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99 (18dl 0)
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132 (24d l 0)
SPELL EQUIVALENT BY LEVEL
Character
Level
Mode rate
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11- 16
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3rd
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TRIGGERS
A trigge r is the circ umstance that needs to take place to
activate the trap.
Decide what causes the trap to activate and d etermine
how the ch a racters can find the trigger. He re are some
example trigge rs:
A pressure plate that, when it is stepped o n, activates the tra p
• A trip wire that springs a trap w hen it is broken, us ua lly when someone walks through it
• A doorknob tha t activates a trap when it is turned
the wrong way
• A door or chest that trigger s a trap when it is opened
A trigger usually needs to be hidde n to be e ffective. Othe rwise, avoiding the trap is usually easy.
A trigger requires a Wisdom (P e rceptio n) c heck if
s imply s potting it reveals its nature. The c haracte rs can
foi l a pit trap hidden by a leaf-covered net if t hey s pot the
pit through a gap in the leaves. A trip wire is foiled if it is
s potted, as is a pressure plate.
Oth er traps require careful inspection and deduction
to notice. A doorknob opens a door when turned to the
left, but activates a tra p whe n turned to the right. Such a
subtle trap requires a successful Intelligence (Investigation) c heck to notice. The trigger is obvious. Understanding its nature is not.
The DC of the check, regardless of its type, depends
on the s kill and care take n to conceal the trap. Most
traps can be detected with a successfu l DC 20 check,
but a crudely made or has tily built trap has a D C of 15.
Exceptionally devious traps might have a D C of 25.
You must then put some thought into what t he c haracters learn with a s uccessful check. In most cases, the
ch eck reveals the t rap. In other cases, it uncovers clues,
but foiling the t rap still requires some d eduction. The
characters might s ucceed on the check but s till trigger
g
the trap if they don't unde rs tand w hat they h ave learned.
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EFFECTS
pieces of game design that deliver specific effects.
If you are us ing a spell as a starting point, check to see
if you need to tweak its effects to fit the trap's nature. For
instance, you can easily change the d a m age type a sp ell
delivers or the saving throw it requires.
DISARMING A SIMPLE TRAP
Only one successful ability check is required to dis arm
a s imple trap. Imagine how your tra p operates, and then
think about how the c haracters could overcome it. More
than one kind of ability c heck might be possible. S ome
traps are so poorly concealed that they can be discove red or circumvented without active e ffort. For instance,
a hidde n pit trap is effectively disarmed as soon as the
cha racters notice it. After that, they can simply walk
a round it, o r they can climb down one side, walk across
t he bottom of the pit, a nd climb up the other side.
Once you determine how a t rap can be disarmed or
avoided, decide the appropriate ability a nd skill combinations that characters can use . A Dexterity check
us ing thieves' tools, a Stre ngth (Athletics) c heck, and a n
Intelligence (Arcana) check are a ll commonly used for
this purpose .
A D exterity check using thieves' tools can apply to any
trap that has a mechanical element. Thieves' tools can
be used to disable a trip w ire or a pressure plate, disassemble a poison needle mechanism, or clog a va lve that
lea ks poisonous gas into a room.
A Strength check is often the me thod for t hwarting
tra ps that can be destroyed or prevented fro m operating
thro ugh the use of brute force. A scything blade can b e
broken, a s liding block can be held in place, or a net can
be torn apart.
A magic trap can be disabled by someone who can
unde rmine the magic used to power it. Typically, a s uccessfu l Intelligence (A rcana) check en ables a cha racter
to figure out how a magic trap functions a nd how to negate its effect. For instance, the character could discover
t hat a statue that belches a jet of magical flame cant. be
disabled by s hattering one of its glass eyes. ialis
Once you k now what kind of c heck is called
er for, you
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A SIMPLE TRAP
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Context and e nvironme nt a re critical when it comes
to prope rly locating a t rap. A swinging log tra p that's
mea nt to knock cha racters aside is a mere inconvenience on a typical forest path, whe re it can be easily
circ umvented. But it's a potentially deadly haza rd on a
narrow trail that hugs t he s ide of a towering cliff face.
Choke points and narrow passages that lead to important places in a dungeon a re good spots for traps,
especially those that serve as alarm s or restraints. The
goal is to foil or delay intruders before they can reach a
c ritical location, giving the dungeon's denizens a chance
to mount a defe nse or a counterattack.
A treasure c hest, a door leading to a vault, or any other
obstacle 'or contai ner that bars the way to a va luable
treasure is the ideal location for a slaying trap. In s uch
instances, the trap is the last line of defense against a
thief or intrude r.
Alarm traps, s ince they pose no direct phys ical
threat, are appropriate for a reas that are a lso used by
a dungeon 's denizens-assuming the residents know
about the trap a nd how to avoid setting it off. Accidents
can happen, but if a goblin stumbles inside its den and
activates an a larm trap, there's no real harm done. The
a larm sounds, the guards arrive, they punish the clumsy
goblin, and they reset the trap.
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COMPLEX TRAPS
A complex trap poses multiple dangers to adventurers.
After a complex trap activates, it remains dangerous
round after round until the characters avoid it or disable
it. Some complex traps become more dangerous over
time, as they accumulate power or gain speed.
Complex traps are also more difficult to disable than
simple ones. A single check is not enough. Instead, a series of checks is required to s lowly disengage the trap's
components. The trap's effect degrades with each successful check until the characters finally deactivate it.
Most complex traps are designed so that they can be
disarmed only by someone who is exposed to the trap's
effect. For example, the mechanism that controls a hallway filled with scything blades is on the opposite e nd
from the entrance, or a statue that bathes an area in necrotic energy can be disabled only by someone standing
in the affected area.
DESCRIBING A COMPLEX TRAP
A complex trap has all the elements of a simple trap,
plus special characteristics that make the trap a more
dynamic threat.
Level and Threat. A complex trap uses the same level
and severity designations that a simple trap does.
Trigger. Just like a simple trap, a complex trap has a
trigger. Some complex traps have multiple triggers.
Initiative. A complex trap takes turns as a creature
does, because it functions over a period of time. Thjs
part of a trap's description tells whether the trap is slow
(acts on initiative count 10), fast (acts on initiative count
20), or very fast (acts on initiative count 20 and also initiative count 10). A trap always acts after creatures that
have the same initiative count.
Active Elements. On a trap's turn, it produces specific
effects that are detailed in this part of its description.
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ments describe
Most make an attack or force a saving throw against any
c reature that ends its turn within a certain area.
Countermeasures. A trap can be defeated in a variety
of ways. A trap's description details the checks or spells
that can detect or dfaable it. It also specifies what happens, if anything, on a failed attempt to disable it.
Disabling a complex trap is like disarming a simple
trap, except that a complex trap requires more checks.
It typically takes three successful checks to disable
one of a complex trap's elements. Many of these traps
have multiple elements, requiring a lot of work to shut
down every part of the trap. Usually, a successful check
reduces a trap element's effectiveness even if it doesn't
disable the trap.
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RUNNING A COMPLEX TRAP
A complex trap functions in play much like a legendary
monster. When it is activated, the trap's active elements
act according to its initiative. On each of its initiative
counts, after a ll creatures with that same initiative count
have acted, the trap's features activate. Apply the effects
detai led in the trap's description.
After resolving the effects of the trap's active elements,
check its dynamic elements to see if anytrung changes
about the trap. Many complex traps have effects that
vary during an encounter. A m agical aura might do more
damage the longer it is active, or a swinging blade might
change which area of a chamber it attacks.
The trap's constant elements a llow it to have effects
when it isn't the trap's turn. At the end of each creature's
turn, look at the trap's constant elements to see if any of
their effects are triggered.
EXPERIENCE FOR COMPLEX TRAPS
Overcoming a complex trap merits an experience point
award, depending on the danger it poses.judging
whether a party has overcome a trap requires some
amount of adjudication. As a rule of thumb, if the characters disable a complex trap or are exposed to its effects and survive, award them experience points for
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EXAMPLE
COMPLEX TRAPS
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characters or to inspire your own creations.
PATH OF BLADES
Complex trap (level 1-4, dangerous threat)
Hidden within a buried pyramid that marks the location
of the Lost City of Cynidicea is the tomb of King Alexander and Queen Zenobia. The entrance to their tomb is a
long hallway riddled with traps, accessible only by cunningly hidden secret doors. The hallway is 20 feet wide
and 160 feet long. It is mostly clear. After 80 feet, the
floor is broken and cracked, becoming difficult terrain
until the 130-foot mark.
Trigger. This trap activates as soon as a non-undead
c reature enters the hallway, and it remains active wh ile
any non-undead creature is within the hall.
Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 20 and initiative count 10.
Active Elements. The Path of Blades includes a set of
whirling blades along the first 80 feet of the trap, crushing pillars that slam down from the ceiling to the floor
before rising back up to the ceiling in the next 50 feet,
and a rune of fear in its final 30 feet.
Whirling Blades (Initiative 20). The blades attack
each creature in the first 80 feet of the hallway, with
a +5 bonus to the attack roU and dealing 11 (2dl0)
s lashing damage on a hit.
Crushing Pillars (Initiative 10). Each creature in the
SO-foot-long area b eyond the first 80 feet o f the hallway mus t make a DC 15 Dexte rity saving throw. On
a fa iled save, a creature takes 11 (2d10) bludgeoning
damage and is knocked prone. On a s uccessful save,
the creature takes half as m uch damage and is n't
knocked prone.
Rune of Fear (Initiative 10). Each creature in the
30-foot-long a rea beyond the Crushing Pilla rs mus t
make a DC 15 Wis dom saving throw. On a fa iled
saving throw, the creature becomes frighte ned by
the rune, a nd it mus t immediately use its reaction
to move its s peed in the direction of the pilla rs. The
frighte ned creature can't move closer to the far end
of the h allway until it uses its action to make a DC
15 Wis do m saving throw, which end s the frighten ed
condition on itself on a s uccess.
Dynamic Elements. The blades and the rune become
more da ngerous the longer the tra p remains active.
Blades Accelerate. The blades move with inc reasing
s peed, s lowing only whe n they hit a ta rget. Each
time the blades miss with an attack, the ir next attack becomes harde r to avoid. After each miss, the
blades ' a ttack bonus inc reases by 2, a nd their d amage increases by 3 (ld6). These be nefits a pply until
the blades hit a target, afte r w hic h the values return
to normal.
Rune's Defense. Tampering with the Rune of Fea r increases the trap's powe r. Eac h s uccessful check on
a n a tte mpt to dis able t he run e increases the da mage
of the blad es a nd the c rushing pillars by 5 (ldlO)
a nd inc reases the rune's saving t h row DC by 1.
Constant Elements. T he Whirling Blades and the
Rune of Fear a ffect each crea ture that e nds its turn in g
a n a rea affected by these e le me nts.
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da mage their compon ents, or discern how to
avoid them. The blades are disabled if the ir attack
bonus is reduced to -8. Ways to reduce it are described below.
Intelligence (In vestigation), D C 15. As an action, a
c reature that can see the blades ca n a ttempt an Intelligence (Investigation) check. A s uccessful check
mea ns that the c ha racter bas learned how to anticipate t he blades' move ment, imposi ng disadva ntage
on the blades' attacks agains t the c reature while it
is n't incapacitated.
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Crushing Pillars. The pillars are not s usceptible to
countermeasures.
Rune of Fear. T he rune can be d isabled with three
s uccessful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks.
Each ch eck requires an action. A c reature m ust be
at the e nd of the ha llway to attempt the check, and
only one creature can work o n this task at once.
Once a c reature attempts a ch eck for this purpose,
no other cha racter can do so until the e nd of tha t
creature's next turn. Alternatively, the rune ca n be
disabled w ith t hree successful castings of dispel
magic (DC 13) targeting the rune.
SPHERE OF CRUSHING D OOM
Complex.trap (level 5- 10, deadly threat)
The court j ester devised a d ead ly trap to foil anyone who
soug ht to steal h is magic fool's cap. The jester's tomb
is located at the end of a 10-foot-wide, 150-foot-long
hallway that descends sharply from north to south. The
entrance to the tom b is a door on the eastern wall at the
bottom of th e s lope, at the south e nd of the hall.
Trigger. T his trap activates as soon as th e door leading to the jester's coffin is opened. A magic portal opens
at the northern end of the ha !Iway a nd disgorges a n
enormous steel s phe re, which hurtles down the s lope.
Whe n it reaches the bottom of t he s lope, a second portal
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briefly a ppears and tele ports the sphere back to the top
of the s lope to begin the process again.
Initiative. The tra p acts on initiative count 10 (but see
the dyn amic eleme nt below).
Active Element. AJthough the trap is complex in nature, it has a single active element. That's all it needs .
Sphere of Crushing Doom (Initiative 10). T he trap's
active element is a sphere of steel tha t almost fills
the 10-foot width of the hallway a nd rolls to the
bottom of the s lope on its turn . Each creature in
the sphere's path must ma ke a DC 20 Stren gth
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 22
(4dl0) bludgeoning damage a nd is knocked prone.
On a s uccessful save, a creature ta kes half as much
damage and isn't knocked prone . Objects that block
the sphere, such as a conjured wa ll, take maximum
damage from the impact.
Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 20 and initiative count 10.
Active Elements. The trap fills the room with poison
and other deadly effects .
Locked Doors (Initiative 20). The four doors to this
room s lam s hut and are locked in place by magic.
This effect activates only o nce, the firs t time the trap
is triggered.
Poison Gas (Initiative 20). Poison gas floods the
room. Each creature inside mus t m ake a DC 20
Constitution saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) poison
damage on a fai led save, or ha lf as much damage on
a s uccessful one.
Tempest (Initiative 10). Air a nd gas boils from the
trap. Roll a d6, a nd cons ult the following table.
TEMPEST EFFECTS
d6
Dynamic Element. The longer it rolls , the more letha l
the sphere becomes.
Effect
Hallucinatory gas scrambles the m ind and senses.
All Intelligence and Wisdom checks made in the
room have disadvantage until the Tempest element
activates agai n.
Speed Kills. After its turn, the sphere gains speed,
represented by its da mage increasing by 11 (2d10).
While its damage is 55 (lOdlO) or greater, it acts on
initiative count 20 and 10.
Explosive gas fil ls t he area . If anyone hold s an open
flame, it causes a n explos ion. All creat ures in the
area must make a DC 20 Dexte rity saving throw,
taking 22 (4d10) fire damage o n a failed save, or
half as much damage o n a successful one. The
flame is then extinguished .
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Countermeasures. The trap can be neutralized either
by s topping the sphere or preventing it from teleporting.
Stop the Sphere. Stopping the s phere is the easiest
way to disrupt the trap. A wall of force can do so
easily, as can a ny object placed in its path that has
e no ugh hit points to absorb damage from the sphere
without being destroyed.
Disrupt the Portals. Either portal can be neutra lized
with three successful DC 20 Intelligence (A rcana)
checks, but the process of a na lyzing a portal to
disrupt it takes time. Faint runes in the ceiling a nd
floor at both ends of the hallway are involved in the
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blocks the door to the tomb, but the characters
can escape.
POISONE D TEMPEST
Complex trap (level 11- 16, deadly threat)
This fiendis h trap was built to eliminate intruders who
infiltrate a yuan-ti temple. The trap is a room, 60 feet
on a side, with 5 -foot-wide stone doors in the middle of
each wall. In each corne r of the room stands a 10-foottall s ta tue of a g reat serpent, coiled and ready to strike.
The eyes in each s tatue are rubies wor th 200 gp apiece.
Trigger. This trap activates when a ruby is pried from
one of the statues. Each s tatue's mouth s lides open, revealing a 1-foot-wide pipe that runs down its throat.
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Smoke fills the room. Visibility is reduced to 1 foot
until the next time the Tempest element activates .
Poison floods the room, forcing creatures to make
saving throws as for the Po ison Gas element.
Dynamic Element. The longer the poison gas remains in the room, the more letha l it becomes.
Increased Potency. T he damage from the Pois on Gas
ele ment increases by 11 (2d10) each round afte r it
activates , to a maximum of 55 (10d10).
Countermeasures. There are a few ways that the trap
can be overcome.
Open the Doors. Opening the doors is the quickest
way to circ umve nt the trap, but they a re wa rded with
magic. To open the doors , a character mus t firs t
succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check to
find the locking m echa nism. A s uccessful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check is then r equired to disable
the sphere of force that surrounds the lock (disp el
magic is ineffective against it). Success on a DC 20
Dexterity check using thieves' tools picks the lock.
Finally, a s uccessful DC 20 Strength (Athletics)
check is needed to push the door open. Each check
requires an action.
Disable the Statues. A statue can be disabled by
blocking the flow of gas from its mouth. Heavily
damaging a statue is a bad idea, for doing so leaves
the gas vents open. Reducing a statue to 0 hit points
(AC 17; 20 hp; resistance to fire, piercing, and
s lashing damage; immune to poison and psychic
damage) o r making a successfu l DC 20 Strength
c heck to break it cracks the statue and increases the
Poison Gas damage by 5 (ldlO). A successful DC 20
Dexterity check using thieves' tools, or a successful
DC 15 Strength check made to block up the s tatue
with a cloak or simi lar object, decreases the poison
damage by 5 (ldlO). Once a character succeeds on
t he check, someone must remain next to the statue
to keep it blocked up. When a ll four statues are
blocked in this manner, the trap deactivates.
Think of your map like a script. Where do the characters want to go? What does the trap protect? How can
the characters get there? What are their likely escape
routes? Answering these questions tells you where the
trap's various elements should be placed .
ACTIVE ELEMENTS
A complex trap's active elements work the same way as
a simple trap's e ffects, except that a complex trap activates in every round. Otherwise, the guidelines for picking saving throw DCs, attack bonuses, and damage are
the same. To make your trap logically consistent, make
su re the elements you design can activate each round.
For instance, ordinary crossbows r igged to fire at the
characters would need a mechanfam for reloading them
between attacks.
In terms of lethality, it's better to have multiple dangerous effects in a trap than a single deadly one. For
example, the Path of Blades trap uses two dangerous
elements and one moderate element.
It's useful to c reate multiple active ele me nts, with each
affecting a different area. It's a lso a good idea to use
a variety of effects. Some parts of the trap might deal
damage, and others might immobilize characters or
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can work together.
DESIGNING COMPLEX TRAPS
Creating a complex trap takes more work than building
a simple one, but with some practice, you can learn the
process and make it move quickly.
Familiarize yourself with the advice on designing a
simple trap before proceeding with the guidelines on
complex traps.
PURPOSE
Complex traps are typically designed to protect an area
by killing or disabling intruders. It is worth your time to
consider who made the trap, the t rap's purpose, and its
desired result. Does the trap protect a treasure? Does it
target only certain kinds of intruders?
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CONSTANT ELEMENTS
LEVEL AND LETHALITY
Complex traps use the same level designations and
lethality descriptors that simple traps do. Refer to that
section for a discussion of how level and lethality help
de termine saving throw a nd check DCs, attack bonuses,
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feet per square.
a clear idea of what the trap can do and h ow each of its
parts interact. Your map is the starting point and context
for the rest of the design process.
Don't limit yourself to one room. Look at the passages
and rooms around the area of the trap and think about
the role they can play. The trap might cause doors to
lock and barriers to fall into place to prevent escape.
It could cause darts to fire from the wa lls in one area,
forcing characters to enter rooms where other devices
trigger a nd threaten them.
Consider how terrain and furniture can add to the
trap's danger. A chasm or a pit might create a buffer that
allows a trap to send bolts of magic at the characters,
while making it difficult or even impossible for them to
reach the runes they must deface to foil that attack.
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A constant e lement shou ld apply its effect to any
creature that ends its turn in that element's area. If an
active element presents a threat when it isn't the trap's
turn, define the threat it poses as a constant element.
As a rule of thumb, keep the saving throw DC or attack
bonus the same as for the active element but reduce the
damage by half.
Avoid filling the entire encou nter area with constant
elements. Part of the challenge of a complex trap lies in
figuring out which areas are safe. A moment's respite
can help add an element of pacing to an encounter with
a complex trap and give the characters the feeling that
they aren't in constant peril. For example, walls that
s lam together might need to reset between slams, making them harmless when it isn't their turn to act.
DYNAMIC ELEMENTS
Just as a battle is more interesting if the monsters
change their tactics or unveil new abi lities in later
rounds, so too are complex traps more fun if their nature changes in some way. The whirling blades that
protect a treasure chest do more damage each round as
they speed up. The poison gas in a room grows thicker
as more of it floods the chamber, dealing greater damage and affecting line of sight. The necrotic aura around
an idol of Demogorgon produces random effects each
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TRIGGERS
The advice on triggers given for simple traps also applies to complex traps, with one exception. Complex
traps have multiple triggers, or are designed such that
avoiding a trigger prevents intruders from reaching the
area the trap guards. Other complex traps use magical
triggers that activate on specific cues, such as when a
door opens or someone enters an area without wearing
the correct badge, amu let, or robe.
Look at your map and consider when you want the
trap to spring into action. It's best to have a complex trap
trigger after the characters have committed to exploring
a n area. A s imple trap m ight activate when the characters open a door. A complex trap that triggers so early
leaves the characters still outside the trapped room, in
a place where they could decide to close the door and
move on. A simple trap aims to keep intruders out. A
complex trap wants to lure them in, so that when it activates, the intruders must deal with the trap before they
can escape.
The trigger for a complex trap should be as foolproof
as you can make it. A complex trap represents a serious
ex penditure of effort and magical power. No one builds
such a trap and makes it easy to avoid. Wisdom (Pert.
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time its active element is triggered. As water floods a
chamber, the characters must swim across areas they
could walk through just a round or two earl ier.
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while others follow a carefully programmed sequence
of attacks.
Dynamic elements usually occur according to a schedule. For a room that floods, you can plan out how the
rising water level affects the area each round. The water
might be ankle deep at the end of the first round, knee
deep the next, and so on. Not only does the water bring a
risk of drowning, it also makes it harder to move across
the area. On the other hand, the rising water level might
allow characters to swim to the upper reaches of the
chamber that they couldn't get to from the floor.
Dynamic e lements can a lso come into play in reaction
to the characters' actions. Disarming one element of the
trap might m ake the others dead lier. Disabling a rune
that triggers a fire-breathing statue might cause the
statue to explode.
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produce their effects.
In a trap with multiple active elements that work in
concert, those different elements would act on different
initiative counts. For instance, on initiative count 20,
blades sweep across a treasure vault, driving the characters back into the hallway. On initiative count 10, magic
darts fire from statues in the hallway while a portcullis
falls to confine the characters.
Initiative 10. If a trap's active element takes time to
build up its effects, then it acts on initiative count 10.
This option is good for a trap that functions a longside
a llied monsters or other guard ians; the delay before it
acts can give guards the chance to move o ut of its area
or force characters into the area before the trap triggers.
Initiative 20. If an element is designed to surprise
intruders and hit them before they can react, then it acts
on initiative count 20. This option is generally best for a
complex trap. Think of it as the default. Such a trap acts
quickly enough to take advantage of most characters,
with nimble characters like rogues, rangers, and monks
having the best chance to move out of the area before
the element activates.
Initiative 20 and 10. Some active elements are incredibly fast acti ng, laying waste to intruders in a few
moments unless countered. They act on initiative count
20 and 10.
a nother ch aracter's way and disrupt the effort. Once a
character s ucceeds on a check, a nother character can't
attempt the same c heck against the same trap element
until th e end of the successful character's next tu rn.
Not all of the characters' options need to be focused
on s topping a trap from operating. T hink of what characters can do to mitigate or avoid a trap's effects. Making
the trap vulnerable to this sort of effort is a way to e ngage characters who might be ill-suited to confro nt the
tra p directly. A successful Intelligence (Religion) check
might provide insight into t he imagery displayed by a
tra p in a temple or s h rine, giving other cha racters a clue
a bout how and where to direct their effor ts. A character
could stand in front of a dart trap wh ile holding a s hield
that the darts can target harmlessly, while other cha racters trigger that element as they work to disable it.
DEFEATING COMPLEX TRAPS
A complex trap is never d efeated with a single check. Ins tead, each successful c heck foils some part of it or degrades its performance. Each element of the trap must
be overcome individually to defeat the trap as a whole.
As part of determining how your trap can be overcome, look at your map and consider where the c ha racters must be located to attempt an action t hat can foil
part of the trap. As a rule, the ch a racters should n eed to
be near or adjacent to an ele ment to have a ch a nce o f affecting it. An element can be designed so that it protects
itself. A fighter might be able to break a whirli ng blade,
but movin g close enough to attack it requ ires giving the
blade a chance to strike.
What method s a re effective against your trap? Obvio us candidates a re activities covered by the same sorts
of checks used to defeat s imple traps, but use your
knowledge of the trap's design to identify other options.
A va lve th at leaks poison gas into a room ca n be stopped
up. A statue that emits a deadly aura ca n be pushed over
and smashed. Attacks, spells , and special abili ties can
all play a role in undermining a trap.
Leave room for improvisation by the characters. Don't
create a few predetermined solutions and wa it for the
players to figure out the right a pproach. If you understand the mechanism b ehind how a trap works, that
makes it much easier for you to respond to t he players'
ideas. If a ch aracter wants to try something you haven 't
a llowed for, pick an ability, assess the c ha nce of s uccess, a nd ask for a roll.
Shutting down on e part of a complex trap us ually
requires mu ltiple successes. As a default, it takes three
successful checks or actions to disable a n element. The
first successful check might reduce the element's saving
throw DC or attack bonus. The second successful c heck
might halve the ele ment's damage, a nd the fina l successful check shuts it down.
ing
s
For elements that don't attack, a llow each s uccessful
du
e
i
onec heck to reduce that element's effectiveness by
f
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third. A lock's DC is decreased, or a gate opens
od wide
m
enoug h to a llow a Small ch a racter tonsqueeze through
e
it. A mechanism pumping poison
begas into the room bes
comes defective, caus ing the
ha gas's damage to increase
more s lowly or not at all.
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It takes time to disable
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in rapid s uccession to disarm a
checks
ters can't make
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complex trap in a matte r of seconds. Each wou ld get in
C OMP LEX TRAPS A ND L EGEN D A RY M O NST ERS
A complex trap is like a legendary monster in some ways.
It has several tricks it can use on its tu rn, and it remains
a threat throughout the round, not just on its turn . The
trap's active elements are li ke a legendary creature's normal actions, and its constant e lements are equivalent to
legendary actions-except they are tied to specific areas in
the trapped room.
Although a legendary creature can move, improvise
actions, and so forth, a trap is set to a specific script-an
aspect that has the potential to make a complex trap stale
and predictable. That's where dynamic elements come in.
They keep the players on their toes and make deali ng with
a complex trap fee l like a chal lenging, evolving situation.
DOWNTIME REVISITED
a
It's possible for the c ha racters to start a campaign at 1st
level, dive into an epic story, a nd reach 10th level and
beyond in a short amou nt of game time. Although that
pace works fine for many campaigns, some DMs prefer
a campa ign story with pauses built into it-times when
t.
adventurers a re not going on adventures. T he downtime
s
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to
rules given in this section can be used as alternatives
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the approach in the Player's Handbook and
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spire the creation o f your own ouptions.
n downtime activities that
By e ngaging the characters
beto incomplete,
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you can give
take weeks o r even months
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your campaign a loonger time line- one in w hich events
in the world splay
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rants com
vee and go, and royal lines rise and fall over the
o
of
course
m the story that you and t he characters tell.
deDowntime rules also provide ways for characte rs to
spend-or be relieved of- the monetary treasure they
amass on their adventures.
The system presented he re consists of two elements.
First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters
can unde rta ke.
RIVALS
Rivals are NPCs who o ppose the c haracter s and make
their presence felt whenever the characters are engaging in dow ntime. A rival might be a villain you have
featured in past adventures or plan to use in the future.
Rivals can also include good or neutral folk who are at
odds with' the characters, whether because they have
opposing goals or they simply dislike one another. The
c ultist of Orcus whose plans the cha racters have foiled,
the a mbitious merchant prince who wants to rule the
city with an iron fist, and the nosy high p riest of Helm
who is convin ced the c ha racters are up to no good are
all examples of rivals.
A rival's agenda changes over time. Though the characters engage in downtime only between adventures,
their rivals rarely rest, continui ng to spin plots and work
against the c haracters even when the characters are off
doing som ething else.
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Assets. Think about the resources the r ival can mar-
CREATING A RIVAL
sha l. Does the character have eno ug h money to pay
bribes or to hire a small gang of mercenaries? Does
the rival hold sway over any guilds, temples, or other
groups? Make a list of the rival's assets, and consider
how they can be used.
Plans . The foundation of a rival's presence in the
campaign is the actions the rival takes or the events that
occur as a resu lt of that character's goals. Each tjme you
resolve one or more workweeks of downtime , pick one
of the ways a rival's plans might be advanced and introduce it into play.
Think about how a riva l might operate in o rde r to
bring specific plans to fruition, and jot down three or
four kinds of actions the rival might undertake. Some
of these might be versions of the downtime activities
described late r in this section, but these are more often
efforts that are specific to the rival.
A rival's action might be a direct attack, such as an assassination attempt, that you play out during a session.
Or it might be a background activity that you describe
as a ltering the campaign in some way. For example, a
r ival who wants to increase the prestige of the temple
of a war god might hold a festival with drink, food,. and
gladiatorial games. Even if the characters aren't
listdirectly
a
i
involved, the event becomes the talk of the
ertown.
A
involve
Some elements of a rival's plans might
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events in the world that aren't under
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be
W hether s uch a n event can n
be cont ingencies for taking
include
the rival's plans might e
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advantage of such fhappenings.
Io essence, a rival is a somewhat specialized NPC. You
can use chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master's Guide to
build a new NPC for this purpose, or pick one from your
current cast of supporting characters and embellish that
NPC as described below.
It's poss ible for the characters to have two or three r ivals at a time, each with a separate agenda. At least one
should be a villain, but the others might be neutral or
good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks.
T he best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a personal level. F ind li nks in the characters'
backstories or the events of rece nt adventures that
explain what sparked the rival's actions. The best trouble to put the characters in is trouble they created for
themselves.
EXAMPLE RIVALS
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Rival
Tax collector who is convinced the characters are
dodging fees
Politician who is concerned that the characters a re
causing more trouble than they solve
High priest who worries the characters are diminishing the temple's prestige
Wizard who blames the characters for some recent
troubles
Rival adventuring party
Bard who loves a scandal enough to spark one
Childhood rival or member of a rival clan
Scorned sibling or parent
Merchant who blames the characte rs for any busi·
ness woes
Newcomer out to make a mark on the world
Sibling or ally of defeated enemy
Official seeking to restore a tarnished reputation
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Fiend seeking to tempt the characters to evil
Spurned romantic interest
Political opportunist seeking a scapegoat
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Would-be tyrant who brooks no opposition
Exiled noble looking for revenge
Corrupt official worried that recent misdeeds will
be revealed
To add the r ight amount of detail to a riva l you want to
create, give some thought to what that NPC is trying to
accomplish and what resources and methods the riva l
can bring to bear against the characters.
Goals. An effective r ival has a clear reason for interfering with the characters' lives. Think about what the
rival wants, how and why the characters stand in the
way, and how the conflict could be resolved. Ideally, a
rival's goal directly involves the characters or something
they care about.
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TOOLS
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RIVAL: MARINA RODEMUS
EXAMPLE
ers clan was a small but powerful family of
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traders
mo in the city, but years ago, they pulled up s takes
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d and left town overnight. Marina Rodemus, the youngest
child, has now returned to restore her family's prestige.
In truth, the family fled because its members became
afflicted by lycanthropy. They joined a clan ofwererats
and delved into smuggling in a djstant city, out of fear
that their secret would be impossible to keep in their
former home. After fighting her way to the top ranks of
the wererat clans, Marina-along with a s mall army of
followers- has returned to claim her place among the
el ite of her home city. She vows that if she doesn't succeed, she'll leave the city in ruins.
Goals. Marina wants to become the most respected,
most important merchant in town-someone to whom
even the prince must yield.
Assets. Marina has a small fortune in gold; her abilities as a wererat, alchemist, and necromancer; a group
of wererats dedicated to her; and a shleld g uardian that
protects her.
Plan s . Marina works to discredit and ruin other merchants. Her wererats spy on her opponents and s neak
into warehouses, unleashing hordes of rats to spoil
goods. Marina even victimizes a few of her own warehouses to avoid suspicion.
If Marina's plans fail, she has a terrible alternative.
Her knowledge of alchemy has enabled her to c reate a
plague that she will un leash on the city through her rats.
If she can't rul e, then no one will.
CHELDAR'S PLANS
MARINA'S PLANS
Element
Description
Eleme nt
Description
Event
Rats become a noticeable problem in the streets,
with swarms sighted in rundown neighborhoods.
Folk demand that action be taken.
Caravan raids by goblinoids become more common, and folk talk of gathering a militia. Marina
contributes generously to the effort.
Event
The grand festival of Pholtus fills the streets
with somber worshipers, who maintain a daylong torchlit vigil. They offer food, drink, and
shelter to all in the temple of Pholtus.
Action
Cheldar, along with a small group of followers,
appears in a tavern frequented by adventurers
and seeks converts. A few NPC adventurers join
his cause.
In a public address in the town square, Cheldar
rails against the forces of chaos, laying blame
for recent troubles on adventurers who are meddling in things best left alone.
The characters find that all adventurers in town
receive an icy reception at best.
Action
Action
Action
Event
Action
Warehouses are overrun with rats, ruining thousands of gold pieces worth of goods. Marina
blames the city for a lax effort in pest control.
If the characters interfere, Marina sends her as-
Action
sassins against them.
A sudden storm creates minor flooding, washing
dozens of dead, bloated, diseased rats from the
sewers. Terror over the plague rips through town.
Marina fans the flames of panic, spreading rumors that the characters or other riva ls in town
are responsible for the disease.
Event
Action
EXAMPLE RIVAL: HIGH PRIEST CHELDAR
The temple of Pholtus, god of the s un, seeks to bring
as many folk as possible under its sway. Though it has
been in town for only two years, the temple is a lready a n
influe ntia l force because of the determ ination and the
brilliant oration of Cheldar, its high priest.
Goals. Chelda r wants to ma ke the te mple of Pholtus
the most popular rel ig ion in town by bringing about
peace a nd security for a ll. He believes keeping adventure rs in check or driving the m out of town is an important
step in that plan.
Assets. The charismatic high priest has his oratory
skill, divine spellcasting ability, and a few hundred common folk recently converted to the temple's cause.
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taxes on adventurers, claiming that they must
pay their fair share to keep the city safe.
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and pays the cost
activity from a mong t hose available
en You, as DM, then folmoney.
of that activity in time and
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low the rules for thefactivity
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a nd any complications that ensue.
player of the results
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handling
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table. For
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activities at the end of a session, and then
downtime
em
dcommunicate
about them by email or text, until you next
see them in person.
RESOLVING ACTIVITIES
The description of each activity tells you how to resolve
it. Many activities require an ability check, so be sure to
note the character's relevant abi li ty modifie rs. Follow
the steps in the activity, and determine the results.
Most downtime activities require a workweek (5 days)
to complete. Some activities requi re days, weeks (7
days), or months (30 days). A cha racter must spend at
leas t 8 hours of each day engaged in the downtime activity for that d ay to count towa rd the activity's completion.
The days of a n activity don't need to be consecutive;
you can spread them over a longer period of time than is
required for the activity. But that period of time should
be no more than twice as long as the required time;
otherwise you should introduce extra complications (see
below) and possibly double the activity's costs to represent the inefficiency of the character's p rogress.
COMPLICATIONS
The description of each activity includes a discussion
of complications you can throw at the characters. The
conseque nces of a complication might spawn entire
adventures, introduce NPCs to vex the party, or give the
characte r s headaches or advantages in any number of
o ther ways.
C H APTER 2 I DUNGEON MAST.ER'S TOOLS
BUYING MAGIC ITEMS
Check
Total
Items Acqu ired
Roll ld6 times on Magic Item Table A.
Roll l d4 times on Magic Item Table B.
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C.
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table D.
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table E.
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table F.
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table G.
1-5
Each of these sections has a table that offers possible
complications. You can roll to determine a complication
random ly, pick one from the table, or devise one of your
own, and then share it with the player.
EXAMPLE DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES
----
The following activities are s uitable fo r any character
who can afford to pursue them. As OM, you have the
fina l say on which activities are available to the characters. The activities you allow might depend on the
nature of the area where the characters are located. For
example, you might disallow the creation of magic items
or decide that the cha racters are in a town that is too
isolated from major markets for them to buy s uch items.
BUYING A MAGIC ITEM
Purchasing a magic item requires time and money to
seek out and contact people willing to sell items. Even
then, there is no guarantee a seller will have the items a
character desires.
Resources. Finding magic items to purchase requires
at least one workweek of effort and 100 gp in expenses.
Spending more time and money increases your chance
of finding a high-quality item.
Resolution. A character seeking to buy a magic item
makes a Cha risma (Persuasion) check to determine
the quality of the seller found. The character gains a
+l bonus on the check for every workweek beyond the
first that is spent seeking a seller and a +1 bonus for
every additional 100 gp spent on the search, up to a
maximum bonus of +10. The monetary cost includes
a wealthy lifestyle, for a buyer must impress potential g a
business partners.
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As shown on the Buying Magic Items table,ethe
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the check dictates wh ich table in the Dungeon
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Guide to roll on to determine which items
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n any table associmarket. Or you can roll for items
efrom
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Magic Items table.
Buying
the
on
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s the availability
a
of items
As a further option to reflect
h
F can
apply a -10 penalty for low
you
in you r campaign, D
magic ca mpaiigns
s Por a +10 bonus for h igh magic camh
you can double magic item costs
T
paigns. Furthermore,
in low magic campaigns.
Using the Magic Item Price table, you then assign
prices to the avai lable items, based on their rarity.
Halve the price of a ny consumable item, such as a potion or a scroll, w hen using the table to determine a n
asking price.
You have final say in deter mining w hich items are for
sale and their final price, no matter what the tables say.
If the characters seek a specific magic item, first
decide if it's an item you want to allow in your game. If
so, include the desired item among the items for sale
on a check total of 10 or higher if the item is common,
15 or higher if it is uncommon, 20 or higher if it is rare,
25 or higher if it is very rare, and 30 or higher if it is
legendary.
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6- 10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table H .
Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table I.
36-40
41+
MAGIC ITEM PRICE
Asking Price*
Rarity
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Very rare
Legendary
·~ H alved
(l d6 + 1) x 10 gp
ldG x 100 gp
2dl0 x 1,000 gp
(ld4 + 1) x 10,000 gp
2d6 x 25,000 gp
.
st
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for a consumable item like a potion or scrol l
Complications. The magic item tradeeisr fraught with
the power
peril. The large sums of money involved
F Aconanda rtists,
D
and
thieves,
offered by magic items attract P
u
interestmore
things
make
to
want
you
If
other villains.
n
beon the Magic Item Purchase
ing fo r the characters,eroll
Complications table
f Dor invent your own complication.
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MAGIC rITEM
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modl2 The
e
item is a fake, planted by an enemy.*
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
The item is stolen by the party's enemies.*
The item is cursed by a god.
The item 's origina l owner will kill to reclaim it; the
party's enemies spread news of its sale.*
The item is at the center of a dark prophecy.
The seller is murdered before the sale.*
The seller is a devil looking to make a bargain.
The item is the key to freeing an evil entity.
A third party bids o n the item, doubling its price.*
The item is an enslaved, intelligent entity.
The item is tied to a cult.
The party's enemies spread rumors that the item is
an artifact of evil.*
*Might involve a rival
CAROUSING
Carousing is a default downtime activity for many characters. Between adventu res, who doesn't want to relax
w ith a few drin ks and a g roup of friends at a tavern?
Resources. Carousing covers a workweek of fine
food, strong drink, and socializing. A character can attempt to carouse among lower-, middle-, or upper-class
folk. A character can carouse with the lower class for
10 gp to cover expenses, or 50 gp for the middle class.
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Carous ing with the upper class requires 250 gp for the
workweek a nd access to the local nobility.
A ch aracter w ith the noble background ca n m ingle
w ith the upper class, but other characters can do so only g
if you judge tha t the c ha racte r h as made s ufficient con-sin
tacts. Alternatively, a c haracter might use a disguise
d ukit
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f
i from a
a nd the Deception s kill to pass as a noble visditing
o
distant city.
m
n
a characcarousing,
Resolution. After a workweek of e
ethe
b
selected social
te r stands to ma ke contacts within
aa sCharis ma (Pers uasion)
class. The character makes
h
c heck us ing the Carousing
DF table.
is
Th
P
CA ROU S I N G
Check
Total
Resu lt
1- 5
6- 10
11 - 15
16- 20
21+
Character has
Character has
Character has
Cha racter has
Character has
made a hostile contact.
made no new contacts.
made an allied contact.
made two all ied contacts.
made three allied contacts.
Contacts are NPCs w ho now share a bond with the
c haracter. Each one either owes the ch aracte r a favor
or has some reason to bear a grudge. A hostile contact
works against the c haracter, placing obstacles but s topping s hort of com mitting a crime or a viole nt act. Allied
contacts a re friends w ho w ill re nde r aid to t he c haracte r,
b ut not a t the r is k of the ir lives.
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contacts include criminals, la borers,
Lowe r-class
ve t he
o
town guard , and a ny other folk who
mercenaries,
em freque nt the cheapest taverns in town.
dnormally
Middle-class contacts include guild members, spellcasters, town officials , and other folk who frequent wellke pt establishments.
Upper-class contacts are nobles and their personal
servants. Carousing with s uc h folk covers for mal banque ts, state dinne rs, and the like.
Once a contact has helped or hinde red a cha racter,
the c ha racter needs to carouse again to get back into the
NPC's good graces. A contact provides h elp once, not
help for life. The contact remains frie nd ly, which can influence roleplaying and how t he characters interact w ith
the m , but doesn't come w ith a guara ntee of help.
You ca n assign specific NPCs as contacts. You might
decide that the barkeep a t the Wretched Gorgon and
a gu a rd s tationed at the western gate are the characte r's a llied contacts. Assigning specific NPCs gives the
players concre te options. It brings the ca mpaign to life
a nd seeds the area w it h N P Cs that the characters care
a bout. On the other ha nd, it can prove difficult to track
and might re nde r a contact useless if that character
doesn't come into play.
Alternatively, you can a llow the player to ma ke an
NPC into a contact on the spot, after carous ing. Whe n
the cha racters are in t he a rea in which they caroused ,
a player can expe nd an a llied contact and designate
a n NPC they meet as a contact, assuming the NPC is
of the correct social class based on how the ch a racter
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caroused. The player should provide a reasonable explanation for this relationship and work it into the game.
Using a mix of the two approaches is a good idea,
since it gives you the added depth of s pecific contacts
wh ile giving players the freedom to ens ure that the contacts they accumulate are useful.
The same process can apply to hostile contacts. You
can give the characters a specific NPC they s hould
avoid, or you m ight introduce one at an inopportune or
dramatic moment.
At a ny time, a character can have a maximum number
of uns pecified allied contacts equal to 1 +the character 's
Charis ma modifie r (minimum of 1). Specific, na med
contacts don't count toward this limit- only ones that
can be used at any time to declare an NPC as a contact.
Complications. Characters who carouse ris k bar
brawls, accumulating a cloud of nasty rumors, and
building a bad re putation around town. As a rule of
thumb, a character has a 10 percent chance of triggering
a complication for each workweek of carousing.
UPPER - CLASS CAROUSING COMPLICATI ONS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2
3
4
5
~' Might
Complication
You are banned from a tavern after some obnoxious behavior.*
After a few drinks , you swore in the town square to
pursue a dangerous quest.
Surprise! You're married.
7
Streaking naked through the streets seemed like a
great idea at t he time.
Everyo ne is cal ling you by some weird , embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker o r Bench Slayer,
8
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be
MIDDLE-CLASS CAROUSING COMPLICATIONS
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Complication
2
You accidenta lly insulted a guild master, and only
a public apology will let you do business with the
guild again .*
You swore to complete some quest on behalf of a
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4
5
6
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invo lve a rival
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A cha racter who has the time, the money, a nd the
needed tools can use downtime to craft armor, weapons,
cloth ing, or other kinds of nonmagical gear.
Resources and Resolution. In addition to the .appropriate tools for the item to be crafted, a character
list needs
a
i
r cost. To
raw mater ials wor th half of the item's selling
Ae to create an
takes
determine how many workweeks it F
item, divide its gold piece cost by
PDSO. A cha racter can
u
if the items' comworkweek
a
in
items
multiple
complete
n
be Items that cost more than
lower.
bined cost is SO gp or e
SO gp can be completed
f D over longer periods of time, as
o
is stored in a safe location.
long as the work
ion in progress
s
can combine their e fforts. Divide
characters
Multiple
r
ve needed to create an item by the number of chartheotime
m working on it. Use your judgment w hen determindeacters
ing how many characters can collaborate on an item . A
particularly tiny item, like a rin g, might allow only one
or two workers, w hereas a large, complex item m ight
a llow four or more wo rkers.
A character needs to be proficient with the tools
needed to craft an item a nd have access to the appropriate equipment. Everyone who collaborates needs to
have the appropriate tool proficiency. You need to make
a ny judgment calls regarding whether a character has
the correct equipment. The following table provides
some examples.
Proficiency
Items
temple or a guild.
Herbalism kit
Antitoxin, potion ofhealing
A social gaffe has made you the talk of the town.*
A particularly obnoxious person has taken an in tense romantic interest in you.*
Leatherworker's tools
Sm ith 's tools
You have made a foe out of a local spellcaster.*
You have been recruited to help run a local fest iva l,
play, or similar event.
You made a drunken toast that scandalized the
locals.
8
to long, tedious theories of magic.
You have become the target of a variety of embarrassing rumors.*
You spent an additiona l 500 gp trying to impress
CRAFTING AN ITEM
A pickpocket lifts ldlO x 5 gp from you.*
A ba r brawl leaves you with a scar.*
You have fuzzy memories of doing something very,
very illegal, but can't remember exactly what.
6
You have agreed to take on a noble's debts.
You have been challenged to a joust by a knight.*
You have made a foe ou t of a local noble.*
A boring noble insists you visit each day and listen
people.
LOWER - CLASS CAROUSING COMPLICATIONS
d8
Complication
A pus hy noble family wants to marry off o ne of
their scions to you.*
You tripped and fell during a dance, and peo ple
can't stop talking about it.
You spent an additional 100 g p trying to impress
people.
* Might involve a rival
C H APTE R 2
I DUNGEON MASTER 'S TOO LS
Weaver's tools
Leather armor, boots
Armor, weapons
Cloaks, robes
If all the above requirements are met, the result of th e
process is an item of the desired sort. A character can
sell a n item crafted in this way at its listed price.
Crafting Magic Items. Creating a magic item requi res
more than just time, effort, and materials. It is a longterm process that involves one or more adventures to
track down rare materials and the lore needed to create the item.
Potions ofhealing and spell scr oJ/s a re exceptions to
the following rules. For more information, see "Brewing
Potions of Healing" later in this section and the "Scribing a Spell S croll" section, below.
To start with, a c haracte r needs a formula for a magic
item in order to create it. The formu la is like a recipe.
It lis ts the materia ls needed a nd steps required to
make the item.
An item invariably requires an exotic material to complete it. This materia l ca n ra nge from the s kin of a yeti to
a vial of wate r taken from a whirlpool on the Elemental
P la ne of Water. Finding that materia l should take place
as part of an adventure.
The Magic Item Ingredients tabl e suggests the c hallenge rating of a creature that the cha racters need to
face to acquire the materials for an item. Note that facing a creature does not necessa rily mean that t he c haracters must collect items from its corpse. Rather, the
c reature might gua rd a location or a resource t hat the
cha racte rs need access to.
MAGIC I TEM INGREDIENTS
CR Rang e
Item Rarity
.
Rare
4- 8
9-12
Very rare
13- 18
Uncommon
r
T
on
rsi
Workweeks •~
Cost~'
l
so gp
Very ra re
2
10
2S
Legendary
so
Rare
200 gp
2,000 gp
20,000 gp
100,000 gp
* Halved for a consumable item li ke a potion or scroll
To complete a magic item, a ch aracter also needs
wh atever tool proficiency is appropriate, as for crafting a
nonmagical object, or proficie ncy in th e Arcana s kill.
If all the above requirements are met, the result of the
process is a magic item of the desired sort.
e
fD
o
ve
a
Most of the complications involved in
Comp
mo lications.
especially a magic item, a re linked
something,
creating
e
dto the difficulty in finding
rare ingredients or compone nts needed to comple te the work. The complications
a cha racte r mi ght face as byproducts o f the creation
process are most interesting when the cha racters are
working on a magic item: there's a 10 percent chance for
every five workweeks spent on crafting an item that a
complication occurs. The Crafting Complications table
provides examples of what might happen.
CRA FT ING COMPLICATIONS
d6
Com plicat ion
Rumo rs swirl that what you're working on is unsta-
MAGIC ITEM CRAFTING TIME A N D COS T
Uncommon
P
nu
be
If appropriate, pick a monster or a locatio n that is a
thematic fit for the item to be crafted. For example, creating mariner's armor might require the essence of a
water weird. Crafting a staff of charming mig ht require
the cooperation of a specific a rca naloth, who w ill help
only if the c haracters complete a task for it. Making a
staff of power might hinge on acquiring a piece of a n ing
an cie nt stone that was once touched by the god of magus
d
e
androsphinx.
uspicious
s
a
by
arded
gu
now
ic- a s tone
ifi
reating a n
l n addition to facing a specific creature,ocd
mateitem comes with a gold piece cost covering
n m otherThose
e
rials, tools, a nd so on, based onbthe
e item's rarity.
s
needs to work in
va lues, as well as the time aacharacter
h
the Magic Item
on
hown
s
are
item,
order to complete the F
D table. H a lve the .listed price and
Cost
Crafting Time a ndP
isany cons umable ite ms.
for
creation time h
Common
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FA
D
19+
Lege ndary
Item Rarity
st
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1-3
Common
2
3
4
s
6
ble and a threat to the community.*
Your tools are stolen, forcing you to buy new
ones.*
A local wizard shows keen interest in your work
and insists on observing you.
A powerfu l noble offers a hefty price for yo ur work
and is not interested in hearing no for an answer.*
A dwarf clan accuses you of stealing its secret lore
to fuel your work.*
A competitor spreads rumors that your work is
shoddy and prone to failure.*
* Might involve a riva l
CHAPTER 2
I
DUNGEON MASTER'S TOOLS
Brewing Potions o f Healing. P otions of healing fall
into a s pecia l category for ite m crafting, sepa rate from
o ther m agic items . A character who h as proficiency with
the herbalism kit can create these potions. The ti mes
and costs for doing so a re s umma rized on the Potio n of
Hea ling Creation ta ble.
POT IO N O F HE ALI N G CREATION
Type
Time
Healing
Greater healing
1 day
1 wo rkweek
Superior hea ling
Su pre me healing
Cost
Your victim is fi nanc ially ruined by you r crime .
4
Someone who knows of you r crime has been arrested on a n unrelated matter.>'•
Yo ur loot is a single , easily identified item that you
ca n't fen ce in this region.
You rob be d someone who was unde r a loca l crime
lo rd 's protection, and wh o now wants revenge.
S
3 workweeks
4 workwee ks
10,000 gp
6
DF
ha
sP
Valuehi
T
SO gp, robbery of a struggling mercha nt
1S
20
100 gp, robbery of a prosperou s me rchant
200 gp, robbe ry of a noble
25
1,000 gp, ro bbery of o ne of the ric hest fig ures in town
Complications. A life of crime is filled with complications. Ro ll on the Crim e Complications table (or create
a complication of your own) if the characte r s ucceeds
on o nly one check. If the character's rival is involved in
cr ime or Jaw e nforcement, a complication ens ues if the
character s ucceeds on o nly two checks .
I DUNGEON MASTER"S TOOLS
Complication
A bounty equ al to your earnings is offere d for info rmation abou t your crime.*
An un known person contacts you, threatening to
reveal yo ur crime if you do n't rende r a service.*
3
7
L OOT V AL UE
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2
100 gp
1,000 gp
S om etimes it pays to be bad. T his activity gives a cha racter the cha nce to ma ke some extra cash, at the risk
of arrest.
Resources. A character must s pend one week a nd at
least 25 gp gathe ring in fo rma tio n on potentia l ta rgets
before committing the intended crime.
Resolution. The cha racte r mus t ma ke a series of
checks, with the DC for a ll the checks chosen by the
cha racter accord ing to the a mount of profit s ought fro m
the crime.
T he chosen DC can be 10, 15, 20, or 25. Successful
completion of the crime yields a number of gold pieces,
as s hown on the Loot Value table.
To a ttem pt a cr ime , the character makes three checks:
Dex terity (Stealth), Dexterity us ing thieves' tools, a nd
the playe r's choice of Intelligence (Investigatio n), Wisdom (P e rception), or Cha ris ma (Deception).
If none of the checks a re s uccessful, the cha racter is
caught a nd ja iled. T he cha racter mus t pay a fine equa l to
the profit the crime would have earned a nd mus t s pend
o ne week in jail for each 25 g p of the fine.
ga
n
i
If only one check is s uccessfu l, the he is t fa ils but
usthe
d
cha racter escapes.
e
i
If two checks a re s uccessful, the heist is
diaf pa rtia l s uco
m
cess, netting the cha racter half the payout.
n the
e
If all th ree checks a re s uccessful,
characte r earns
e
the full va lue of the loot. s b
10
d8
25 gp
C RIME
DC
CR IM E COMPLICATIONS
8
You r victim calls in a favor from a guard, doubling
the efforts t o so lve the case.
Your victim asks o ne of your a dvent uring co mpanions to solve the cri me .
* Might involve a rival
GAMB LI NG
Ga mes of cha nce a re a way to ma ke a fortune- a nd perhaps a better way to Jose o ne.
t. of efs
i
Resources. T his activity requires o ne workweek
l
a
fo rt plus a stake of at least 10 gp, to a max
eriimum of 1,000
A
gp o r more, as you see fit.
Dt Fma ke a ser ies of
R esolution. The cha racter mus
P
u at ra ndom based on th e
checks, with a DC dete rmined
enthat the
b
quality of the competitio
n
character runs into.
De
P ar t of th e r is k of
gambling
is
that
one never knows w ho
f
o across the table.
n
sitting
mi ght e nd up
io ma kes three checks : Wis dom (Ins ight),
T he cha
rsracter
e
Cha
orisv ma (Deceptio n), a nd Cha ris ma (Intimidation).
m
If
the
racter has proficie ncy with a n a ppropriate
degamingchaset,
that tool proficiency can re place the releva nt s ki ll in any of the checks. T he DC for each of the
checks is 5 + 2d10; gene rate a separa te DC for each
one. Cons ult the Gambling Results table to see how the
character did.
GAMBLING RESULTS
Result
Value
0 successes
Lose a ll the money you bet, and accrue a
debt e qua l to that amount.
1 success
Lose ha lf t he money yo u bet.
Gain the amo unt you bet plus ha lf again
m ore.
Gain dou ble t he am ount you bet.
2 successes
3 succe sses
Complications. Ga mbling tends to attract unsavory
individua ls. The potentia l complications involved come
from run-ins with the law and associa tio ns with vario us
crimina ls tied to the activity. Every workweek spent
ga mbling brings a 10 percent cha nce of a complicatio n,
examples of which a re o n the Gambling Complicatio ns table .
P IT FIGHTI N G COM P LIC AT I O N S
GA M BLING CO MPLI CAT IO N S
d6
1
An opponent swears to take revenge on you.'~
2
The town guards raid the gambling hall and throw
you in jail/'
A noble in town loses badly to you and loudly vows
A crime boss approaches you and offers to pay you
to intentionally lose a few matches.'~
3
You defeat a popular local champion, drawing the
crowd's ire.
You are accused of cheating. You decide whether
you actually did cheat or were framed.'~
2
3
Complication
d6
Co mplication
to get revenge.*
4
4
You won a sum from a low-ranking member of a
thieves' guild, and the guild wants its money back.
You defeat a noble's servant, drawing the wrath of
the noble's house.*
5
5
A local crime boss insists you start frequenting the
boss's gambling parlor and no others.
6
You are accused of cheating. Whether the allega·
tion is true or not, your reputation is tarnished.*
You accidentally deliver a near-fatal wound to a foe.
6
A high-stakes gambler comes to town and insists
that you take part in a game.
'°'Might involve a rival
*Might involve a rival
PIT FIGHTING
Pit fighting includes boxing, wrestling, and other nonlethal forms of combat in an organized setting with predeter mined matches. If you want to introduce competi tive
fighting in a battle-to-the-death situation, the standard
combat ru les apply to that sort of activity.
Resources. Engaging in this activity requires one
workweek of effort from a character.
Resolution. The character must make a series of
checks, with a D C determined at random based on the
quality of the opposition that the character runs i nto.
A big part of the challenge in pit fighting lies in the unknown nature of a cha racter 's opponents.
The character makes three checks: Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), and a special Constitution
check that has a bonus equal to a rol l of the character's
largest Hit Die (this roll doesn't spend that die). ff desired, the character can replace one of these skill check s
w ith an attack roll using one o f the cha racter's weapons.
The DC for each o f the checks is 5 + 2d10; generate a
separate DC for each one. ConsuJt the Pit F ighti ng Results table to see how the character did.
.
ie
PIT FIGHTING RESULT S
Value
0 successes
2 successes
3 successes
m
sb
ha
F
your bouts, earning nothing.
LoseD
P
Win 50 gp.
his
Result
1 success
n
ee
if
od
T
Win 100 gp.
Win 200 gp.
Complications. Characters involved in pit fighting
must deal with thei r opponents, the people who bet on
matches, and the m atches' promoters. Every workweek
spent pit fighting bri ngs a 10 percent chance of a compli·
cation, examples of w hich are on the P it Fighting Compl ications table.
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RELAXATION
Sometimes the best thing to do between adventu res is
relax. Whether a cha racter wants a bard-earned vacation or needs to recover from injuries, relaxation is t he
ideal option for adventurer s who need a brea k. This op·
tion is a lso idea l for pl ayers who don't want to make use
of the downtime system.
Resources. Relaxation requires one week. A character needs to maintain at least a modest lifestyle while
relaxing to gain the benefit of the activity.
Resolution. C ha racters who maintain at least a modest l ifestyle while relaxing gain several benefits. While
relaxing, a character gains advantage on saving throws
to recover from long-acting diseases and poisons. In
addition, at the end of the week, a character can end one
effect that keeps the character from regaining hit points,
or ca n restore one ability score that has been reduced to
less than its normal value. T his benefit ca nnot be used
if the harmful effect was caused by a spell or some other
magica l effect with a n ongoing duration.
Complications. Relaxation rarely comes with complicat ions. I f you want to make life complicated for the
characters, introduce an action or an event connected
to a r ival.
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
C haracters with a religious bent might want to spend
downtime in ser vice to a temple, either by attending
rites or by prosely tizing in the community. Someone
w ho undertakes this activity has a chance of winning
the favor of the temple's leaders.
R esources. Performing religious service requires access to, and often attendance at, a temple whose beliefs
and et ho~ align with the character's. If such a place is
available, the activity takes one workweek of t ime but
involves no gold piece expend iture.
R esolution. At t he end of t he required time, the character chooses to make either an Intelligence (Religion)
check or a Charisma (Persuasion) check. The total of
the check determines the benefits of service, as shown
on the Religious Service table.
workweek spent in religious service brings a 10 percent
chance of a complication, examples of which are on the
Religious Service Complicatio ns table.
R E LIG I OUS S E RV IC E CO M P LIC AT IONS
d6
2
3
4
5
6
Complication
You have offended a priest through your words or
actions.*
Blasphemy is sti ll blasphemy, even if you did it by
accident.
A secret sect in the temple offers you membership.
Another temple tries to recruit you as a spy.'~
The temple elders implore you to take up a holy
quest.
You accidentally discover that an important person
in the temple is a fiend worshiper.
*Might involve a rival
RESEARCH
R EL IGIOUS S ERV I C E
Check
Total
g
sin
a
du
Result
ie
dif
1-10
No effect. Your efforts fail to make a lasting
impression.
11-20
You earn one favor.
You earn two favors.
o
21+
s
ha
m
en
be
F is a promise of future assisA favo r, in broadD
terms,
P
tance from a irepresentative
of the te mple . It can be
s
expendedTtohask the temple for he lp in deali ng with a
s pecific problem, for general political or s ocia l support,
or to red uce the cost of cleric spellcasting by 50 percent.
A favor could also take the form of a de ity's intervention,
s uch as an omen, a vision, or a minor miracle provided
at a key moment. This la tte r sort of favor is expended by
the DM, who a lso determines its nature.
Favors earned need not be expended immediately, but
only a certain numbe r can be stored up. A character can
have a maximum number of unused favors equal to 1 +
the character 's Charisma modifier (minimum of one unused favor).
Complication s . Temples can be labyrinths of political
and social scheming. Even the bes t-intentioned sect can
fall prone to riva lries. A character who serves a temple
risks becoming embroiled in such struggles. Every
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DUNGEON MASTER'S TOOLS
Forewarned is forearmed. The research downtime activity a llows a cha racter to de lve into lo re concerning a
monster, a location, a magic item, or some other partict.
ular topic.
s
i
l
Resources. Typically, a character needs
aaccess to a
eri
library or a sage to conduct research.AAssuming
such
F
access is available, conducting research
requires
one
D
P
workweek of effort and at least
50
gp
spent
on
materia
ls,
u
enpenses.
bribes, gifts, and otherbex
e
Resolution. TheDcharacter
decla res the foc us of the
f person, place,
o
research-a specific
thing. After one
n cha racter makes a n orIntell
o
workweek,
the
check
i
s
r bonus per 100 gp s pent beyond igence
withvae+1
the initial
o gp, to a maximum of +6. In addition, a character
100
m
e
d who has access to a particula rly well-stocked library
or knowledgeable sages gains adva ntage on this check.
Determine how much lore a cha racter learns using the
Research Outcomes table.
RESEARCH OUTCOMES
Check
Total
Outcome
1- 5
No effect.
6- 10
11 - 20
21+
You lea rn one piece of lore.
You learn two pieces of lore.
You learn three pieces of lore.
Each piece of lore is the equivalent of one true s tatement about a person, place, or thing. Examples include
knowl edge of a creature's resis ta nces, the password
needed to ente r a sealed dungeon level, the spells commonly prepa red by an order of wizards, a nd so on.
As DM, you are the fina l a rbiter concerning exactly
what a cha racter learns. For a monster or an NPC, you
can reveal eleme nts of statistics or personality. For a location, you can reveal secrets a bout it, such as a hidden
entrance, the a nswer to a riddle, or the nature of a creature that guards the place.
Complications. The greatest ris k in research is uncovering fa lse information. Not a ll lore is accurate or
truthful, and a rival with a scholarly bent might try to
lead the character astray, especially if the obj ect of the
research is known to the rival. The rival might plant
false inform a tion, bribe sages to give bad advice, or steal
key tomes needed to find the truth.
In addition, a character might run into oth e r complications during research. Every workweek spent in
resea rch brings a 10 percent chance of a complication,
examples of which are on the Research Complications table.
brings a 10 percent c ha nce of a complication, examples
of which are on the Scribe a Scroll Complications table.
SCRIBE A SCROLL COMPLICATIONS
Complication
d6
You bought up the last of the rare ink used to craft
scrolls, angering a wizard in town.
The priest of a temple of good accuses you of trafficking in dark magic.*
A wiz ard eager to collect one of your spells in a
book presses you to sell the scroll.
2
3
RESEARCH COMPLICATIONS
You accidentally damage a rare book.
You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant
gift.*
If you had known that book was cursed, you never
would have opened it.
A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you of a
2
3
4
number of strange t heories about reality."'
Your actions cause you to be banned from a library
until you make reparations.*
You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising
to complete a dangerous task in return.
5
6
'~Might
involve a rival
SCRIBING A SPELL SCROLL
With time and patience, a spellcaster can transfer a
spell to a scroll, creating a spell scroll.
Resources. Scribing a spell scroll takes an amount of
time and money related to the level of the spell the character wants to scribe, as shown in the Spell Scroll Costs
table. In addition, the character must have proficiency
in the Arcana skill and must provide any materia l components required fo r the casti ng of the spell. Moreover, ing
the c haracter must have t he spell prepared, or it must
usbe
d
a
scribe
among the character's known spells, in order to
e
ifi
d
scroll of that spell.
mo on the
If the scribed spell is a can trip, the version
n
scroll works as if the caster were 1st
eelevel.
F
SPELL SCROLL COSTS
D
is P
s
ha
b
Cost
lst
l day
15 gp
25 gp
2nd
3rd
4th
3 days
l workweek
2 workweeks
5th
4 workweeks
6th
8th
8 workweeks
16 workweeks
32 workweeks
25,000 gp
50,000 gp
9th
48 workweeks
250,000 gp
Cantrip
7th
Thl day
5
A thief attempts to break into your workroom.*
6
'~Might
involve a rival
SELLING A MAGIC ITEM
Selling a magic item is by no means an easy task. Con
artists and thieves are a lways looking out for an easy
score, and there's no guarantee that a character w ill ret.
s
ceive a good offer even if a legitimate buyer is found.
i
l
for
R esources. A c haracter can find a buyer e
riaone
A 25 gp, which
magic ite m by spending one workweekFand
Dsale. A c haracter
is used to spread word of the desired
uP
mus t pick one item at a time tonsell.
Resolution. A character
bweho wants to sell an item
e
D
check to determine
must make a Charisma
of (Persuasion)
in. The character can always
what kind of offerncomes
o
opt not to sell,
rsiinstead forfeiting the workweek of effor t
e
and trying
o v again later. Use the Magic Item Base Prices
Magic Item Offer tables to determi ne the sale price.
andm
e
a dMAGIC ITEM
BASE PRICES
Base Price"'
Rarity
100 gp
Common
Uncommon
400 gp
4,000 gp
Rare
40,000 gp
Very rare
200,000 gp
Legendary
Time
Spell Level
Due to a strange error in creating the scroll, it is
instead a random spell of the same level.
The ra re parchment you bought for your scroll has
a barely visible map on it.
4
Complication
d6
250 gp
500 gp
2,500 gp
5,000 gp
15,000 gp
Complications. Crafting a spelf scroll is a solitary
task, unlikely to attract much attention. The complications that arise are more likely to involve the preparation
needed for the activity. Every workweek spent scribing
"'Halved for a consumable item like a potion or scroll
MAGIC ITEM OFFER
Check
Tota l
Offer
11-20
50% of base price
100% of base price
21+
150% of base price
1-10
Complications. T he main risk in selling a magic item
lies in attracting th ieves and anyone else who wants the
item but doesn't want to pay for it. Other folk might try to
undermine a deal in o rder to bolster t heir own business
or seek to discredit the character as a legitimate seller.
Every workweek spent trying to sell an item brings a 10
percent chance of a complication, examples of which are
on the Magic Item Sale Complicatio ns table.
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TRAI N ING CO M PLICATI ONS
d6
Complication
Your instructor disappears, forcing you to spend
one workweek finding a new one.*
Your teacher instructs you in rare, archaic meth ods, which draw comments from others.
2
3
Your teacher is a spy sent to learn your plans.*
4
Your teacher is a wanted criminal.
5
6
Your teacher is a cruel taskmaster.
Yo ur teacher asks for help dea ling with a th reat.
'~M i ght
involve a rival
WORK
When all else fails, a n adventurer can turn to an honest
trade to earn a living. This activity re prese nts a character's attempt to find temporary work, the qua lity and
wages of which are diffic u lt to predict.
Resources. Performing a job requ ires one workweek
of effort.
Resolution. To determine how much money a c haracter earns, the character makes an ability check:
Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), Intelligen ce
t. Chausing a set of tools , Charisma (Performance),sor
i
l
risma using a musical instru ment. Consult
athe Wages
eri according to
table to see how much money is generated
A
t he tota l of the check.
DF
u
en
P
b
De
f
o
Ea
n rnings
o
i
9 or lower
rs Poor lifestyle for the week
e
v
o10-14 Modest lifestyle for the week
em 15-20 Comfortable lifestyle for the week
WAGES
Check
Tota l
MAGIC ITEM SALE COMPLICAT IONS
d6
Complication
Your enemy secretly arranges to buy the item to
use it against you.*
ga
toin
2
A thieves' guild, alerted to the sale, attempts s
steal your item.1'
du
e
i
f
3
A foe circulates rumors that your item
di is a fake.*
o
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4
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Complications. Ordinary work is rarely fi lled with
significant complications. Still, the Work Complications
table can add some difficulties to a worke r's life. Each
workweek of activity brings a 10 percent chance that a
character e ncou nters a complication.
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Complication
A difficu lt customer or a fight with a coworker reduces t he wages you earn by one category.*
TRAINING
Giveo e nough free time and the services of an instructor, a cha racter can lea rn a language or pick up proficiency with a tool.
Resources. Receiving training in a language or tool
typica lly ta kes at least ten workweeks, but this time is
reduced by a numbe r of workweeks equa l to th e c ha racter 's Intellige nce modifier (an Intellige nce p e nalty
doesn't increase the time needed). Training costs 25 gp
per workweek.
Complications. Complications that arise w hile training typically involve the teache r. Every ten workweeks
spent in training brings a 10 percent chance of a complication, examples of which are on the Training Complications table.
Comfortable lifestyle for the week+ 25 gp
2
Your emp loyer's financial difficu lties result in you r
not being paid.'~
3
A coworker with ties to an important family in town
takes a dislike to you.*
4
Your employer is involved w ith a dark cu lt or a
criminal enterprise.
5
A crime ring targets you r business for extortion.*
6
You gain a reputation for laziness (unjustified or
not, as you choose), giving you disadvantage on
checks made for this downtime activity for the next
six workweeks you devote to it.*
* Might involve a rival
BEHIND THE DESIGN : MAGIC ITEM DISTRIBUT I ON
AWARDING MAGIC ITEMS
Magic items a re prized by D&D adventurers of a ll sorts
a nd are ofte n the main reward in an adventure. The
ru les for magic items are presented, along w ith the
Treasure Hoard tables, in chapter 7 of the Dungeon
Master's Guide. This section expands on those rules by
offering you an a lte rnative way of determ ini ng which
magic ite ms e nd up in t he c ha racters' possession and by
add ing a collection of common magic items to the game.
T he section e nds with tables that group magic items accordin g to ra rity.
The system in the Dungeon Master's Guide is des igned so that you ca n generate a ll treasure random ly,
and th e tables also govern the number of magic items
the c ha racters receive. In s hort, t he ta bles d o the work.
But a DM w ho's d esigning or modifying a n adventure
might prefer to choose the magic items that come into
play. If you're in that s ituation, you can use the rules in
this section to pe rsonalize your treasure h oa rds while
staying within the gam e's limits for how many items the
ch aracters s hould u ltimately accumulate.
The Dungeon Master's Guide assumes a certain amount of
treasure will be found over the course of a campaign. Over
twenty levels of typical play, the game expects forty-five
rolls on the Treasure Hoard tables , distributed as follows:
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Seven rolls on the Challenge 0-4 table
Eighteen rolls on the Challenge 5-10 table
Twelve rolls on the Challenge 11-16 table
Eight roll s on the Challenge 17+ table
Because many of the table results call for more than one
magic item, those forty-five rolls will result in the characters obtaining rough ly one hundred items. The optional
system described here yields the same number of items,
distributed properly throughout the spectrum of rarity,
while enabling you to control exactly which items the characters have a chance of acquiring.
Magic Item Tables F t hrough I. As you can see from the
Treasure Hoard tables in that book, major magic items
are meant to be handed out much less frequently than
m inor items, even at higher levels of play.
MAGIC ITEMS AWARDED BY TIER
DISTRIBUTION BY RARITY
This a lternative me thod of treasure determ ination focuses on c hoosing magic items based on thei r ra rity,
rather than by rolling on the tables in the Dungeon Master's Guide. This method uses two tables: Magic Items
Awarded by Tier a nd Magic Ite ms Awarded by Rarity.
By Tier. The Magic Ite ms Awarded by Tie r table
s hows the numbe r of magic items a D&D party typically
gains du ri ng a campaig n, culminating in the group's
having accumulated one hundred magic items by 20th
level. T he table s hows how many of those items are
meant to be handed out during each of the four tiers of
play. The emphasis on characters receiving more items
during the second tier (levels 5- 10) than in ot her tiers
ing
is by design. The second tie r is where much of the play
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Minor and Major
Th Items. Both tables in this section
make a distinction between minor magic items and major magic items. This distinction exists in the Dungeon
Master's Guide, yet those terms aren't used th ere. In
that book, the mino r items are those listed on Magic
Item Tables A through E, and the major items a re on
Character
Level
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5-10
11-16
17-20
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CHOOSING ITEMS LEVEL BY LEVEL
or the players would be especially p leased to get one.
When you want to select an item as treasure for an encounter, the Magic Items Awarded by Rar ity table serves
as your item budget. Here's how to use it:
1. jot down a copy of the table in your notes, so that you
ca n make adjustments to the numbers as you select
items to be placed in an advent ure.
2. Refer to th e line in the Level/CR column that corresponds to one of the following va lues (your choice):
the level of the player characters, the challenge rating
of the magic item's owner, or the challenge rating of
the group of c reatures guard ing the item. The entries
in that row of the table indicate the total number of
items that would be appropriate for the characters to
receive by the end of the tier represented by that row.
MAGIC ITEMS AWARDED BY RARITY
Major Magic Items
- - - - - - M i n o r Magic Items - - - - - Level/CR
1-4
5- 10
11 -16
17+
Total
Common
Uncommon
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3. Choose a magic item of any rarity for which the entry
in this row is not 0.
4. When the characters obtain an item , modify your
notes to indicate which part of your budget this expenditure came fro m by subtracting 1 from the appropriate entry on the table.
COMMON MAGIC ITEMS
In the future, if you choose an item of a rarity that's
not available in the current tier but is sti ll available in
a lower tier, deduct the item from the lower tier. If a ll
lower tiers also have no items available o f a given rarity,
deduct the item from a higher tier.
The Dungeon Master's Guide includes many magic
items of every rarity. The one exception are common
items; that book includes few o f them. This section introduces more of them to the game. These items seldom increase a character's power, but they are likely to amuse
players and provide fun roleplaying opportunities.
The magic items are presented in alphabetical order.
ARMOR OF GLEAMING
Armor (any m edium or heavy), common
This armor never gets dirty.
CHOOSING ITEMS PIECEMEA L
If you prefer a more free-form m ethod of choosing magic
items, simply select each magic item you wan t to give
out; then, when the characters acquire one, deduct it
from the M agic Item s Awarded by R arity table in your
notes. Whenever you do so, start with the lowest tier,
and deduct the item from the first number you com e
across in the appropriate rarity column for the item ,
whether its minor or major. If that tier doesn't have a
number greater t han 0 for that ra rity, go up a tier until
you find one that does, and deduct the magic item from
that number. Following this process, you will zero out
each row of the table in order, going from the lowest levels to the highest.
O VE RSTOCKING AN ADVENTURE
The magic item tables in this section are based on the
number of items the characters are expected to r eceive,
not the number of items that are available in an adventure. When creating or modifyi ng a n adventure, assume
that the characters won't find all the items you place in
it, unl ess most of the loot is in easy-to-find locations.
H ere's a good ru le of thumb: an adventure can include a
number of items that's 25 percent higher than the numbers in the tables (round up). For example, an adventure
d esigned to take characters from 1st to 4th level might
include fourteen item s rather than eleven, in the expectation that three of those items won't be found.
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The D&D game is built on the assumption that magic
items appear sporadically and that they are always a boon ,
unless an item bears a curse. Characters and monsters are
built to face each other without the help of magic items,
which means that having a magic item always makes a
character more powerful or versatile than a generic character of the same level. As DM, you never have to worry
about awarding magic items just so the characters can
keep up with the campaign's threats. Magic items are truly
prizes. Are they useful? Absolutely. Are they necessary? No.
Magic items can go from nice to necessary in the rare
group that has no spellcasters, no monk, and no N PCs
capable of casting magic weapon. Having no magic ma kes
it extremely difficult for a party to overcome mons ters that
have resistances or immunity to nonmagica l damage. In
such a game, you'll want to be generous with magic weapons or else avoid usi ng such monsters.
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Wondrous item, common
This spongy, fl avorless, gelati no us bead dissolves on
your tongue and provides as much nourishment as 1 day
of rations.
BEAD OF REFRESHMENT
Wondrous item, common
This spongy, fl avorless, gelatinous bead dissolves in
l iquid, transforming up to a pint of t he liquid into fresh,
cold drinking water. The bead has no effect on magical
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The flame of this ca ndle is not extinguished when
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CAST-OFF ARMOR
Armor (light, medium, or heavy), common
You ca n doff t his armor as an action.
CHAR LATAN'S DIE
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)
Whenever you roll this six-sided die, you ca n control
which number it rolls.
CLOAK OF BILLOWING
Wondrous item, common
While wearing t his cl oak, you can use a bonus action to
ma ke it billow dramatically.
CLOAK OF MANY FASHIONS
Wondrous item, common
While w earing this cloak, you can use a bonus action to
cha nge the style, color, and appar ent quality o f the garment. The cloak's weight doesn't change. Regardless of
its appearance, the cloak can't be a nyt hing but a cloak.
Alt hough it can duplicate the appearance of other magic
cloaks, it doesn't gain t heir magical proper ties.
CLOCKWORK AMULET
HAT OF VERMIN
Wondrous item, common
This copper amulet contains tiny interlocking gears
and is powered by magic from Mechanus, a plane of
clockwork predictabili ty. A c reature that puts an ear to
the a mulet can hear faint ticking and whirring noises
coming from within.
When you make an attack roll while wearing the amulet, you can forgo rolling the d20 to get a 10 on the die.
Once used, this property can't be used aga in until the
next dawn.
Wondrous item, common
This hat has 3 charges. While holding the hat, you can
use an action to expend 1 of its charges and speak a
command word that s ummons you r choice of a bat, a
frog, or a rat (see the Player's Handbook or the Monster
Manual for statistics). The summoned creature magically appea rs in the hat and tries to get away from you
as quickly as possible. The creature is neither friendly
nor hostile, and it isn't under your control. It behaves as
an ordinary creature of its kind and disappears after 1
hour o r when it drops to 0 hit points. The hat regains a ll
expended charges da ily at dawn.
CLOTHES OF MENDING
Wondrous item, common
This elegant outfit of traveler's clothes magically mends
itself to counteract daily wear and tear. Pieces of the outfit that are destroyed can't be repaired in th is way.
HAT OF WIZARDRY
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a
wizard)
This antiquated, cone-shaped hat is adorned with gold
crescent moons and stars. While you are wearing it, you
gain the following benefits:
DARK SHARD AMULET
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a
warlock)
This amu let is fashioned from a s ingle s hard o f resi lient
extraplanar material originating from the realm of your
warlock patron. While you are wearing it, you gain the
following benefits:
• You can use the hat as a spellcasting focus for your
wizard spells.
You can try to cast a cantrip t hat you don't know. The
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• You can use the amulet as a spellcasting focus for
your warlock spells.
• You can try to cast a ca ntrip that you don't know. The
cantrip must be on the warlock spell list, and you
must make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If the
check succeeds, you cast the spell. If the c heck fails,
so does the spell, and the action used to cast the spell
is wasted. In either case, you can't use this property
again until you finish a long rest.
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Wondrous item, common
This spellbook, a long w ith anything written on its
pages, can't be damaged by fire or immers ion in water.
In add ition, the spellbook doesn't deteriorate with age.
ERSATZ EYE
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)
This artificial eye replaces a real one that was lost or
removed. While the ersatz eye is embedded in your eye
socket, it can't be removed by anyone other than you,
a nd you can see through the tiny orb as though it were a
normal eye.
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This beltvpouch
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a ical food seasoning (such as salt, pepper, saffron, or
cilantro), a nd re move a pinch of the desired seasoning
from the pouch. A pinch is enough to season a single
meal. The pouch regains ld6 + 4 expended cha rges
daily at dawn.
HORN OF SILENT ALARM
Wondrous item, common
This horn has 4 charges. When you use an action to
blow it, one creature of your c hoice can hear th e horn's
blare, provided the creature is within 600 feet of the
horn and not deafened. No other creature hears sound
coming from the horn. The horn regains ld4 expended
char ges daily at dawn.
INSTRUMENT OF ILLUSIONS
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)
Whi le you are playing this musical instrument, you
ca n c reate harmless, illusory visual effects within a
5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If
you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample
visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The
magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and
they are obviously illusory. T he effects end when you
stop playing.
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INSTRUMENT OF SCRIBING
PIPE OF SMOKE MONSTERS
Wondrous item, common (requires attunemen t)
Wondrous item, common
T h is musical instru ment h as 3 charges. While you are
playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge
from the instrum ent and w r ite a magical message on
a nonmagical object or surface that you can see within
30 feet of you . T he message can be up to six words long
and is written in a lang uage you know. If you are a bard,
you can scribe an addi tional seven words and choose
to make t he message g low fai ntly, allowing it to be seen
i n nonmagical darkness. Casting dispel magic on the
message erases it. Other wise, the message fades away
after 24 hou rs.
T he i nstrument r egai ns all expended charges
daily at dawn.
While smoking this pipe, you can use an action to exhale a puff of smoke that takes the form of a single creature, such as a dragon, a Rumph , or a froghemoth. The
form must be small enough to fit in a 1-foot cube and
loses its shape after a few seconds, becoming an ordjnary pu ff of smo ke.
POLE OF ANGLING
Wondrous item, common
W hile hol ding this 10-foot pole, you can speak a command word and transform it into a fish i ng pole w i th a
hook, a li ne, and a reel. Speaking t he command word
agai n chan ges the fishing pole back into a normal
10-foot pole.
LOCK OF TRICKERY
Wondrous item, common
POLE OF COLLAPSING
Wondrous item, common
This lock appears to be an ordi nary lock (of the type
described i n chapter 5 of the Player's Handbook) and
comes with a single key. The tumblers in this lock magically adjust to t hwart burglars. Dexterity checks made to
pick the lock have disadvantage.
Whi le ho lding this 10-foot pole, you can use an action
to speak a comma nd word and cause it to collapse into
a 1-foot-long rod, for ease of storage. The pole's weight
doesn't change. You can use an action to speak a d i fferent comma nd word and cause the rod to revert to a
pole; however, the rod will elongate o nly as far as the
surrounding space a llows.
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Weapon (any sword), common
In darkness, the u nsheathed blad e of t his sword sheds
POT OF AWAKENING
moonlight, creat i ng brig ht ligh t i n a 15-foot rad ius and
di m light for a n addition al 15 feet.
Wondrous item, common nu
Wondrous item, common
A question mar k is worked into the head of th is key. T he
key has a 5 percent chance of unlocking a ny lock into
which it's inserted. On ce it unlocks something, t he key
d isappear s.
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If you pl ant an ordinary shrub in this 10-pou nd clay pot
and l et it grow for 30 days, the shrub magically t ransform s i nto an awake ned shrub (see the Monster Manual for statistics) at the end of that ti me. W hen the shrub
awakens, its roots break the pot, destroying it.
T he awakened shrub is friendly toward you. Absent
commands from you, it does nothi ng.
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You can cut t his SO-foot coil of hempen rope into any
number of smaller pieces, and then use an action to
speak a command word and cause the p ieces to knit
back together. The pieces must be in contact w ith each
oth er and not otherwise in use. A rope of mending is forever sho r te ned if a section of it is lost or destroyed.
termi ne w het her it is morni ng, afternoon, eveni ng, or
nightti me outside. This property functions on ly on the
Material P lane.
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a
spellcaster)
PERFUME OF BEWITCHING
Wondrous item, common
T h is tiny vial contains magic perfume, enough for one
use. You can use an action to apply th e perfume to yourself, and its effect lasts 1 h our. For the duration, you
have advantage on all Char isma ch ecks directed at humanoids of challenge rati ng 1 or lower. Those subjected
to t he per fume's effect are oot aware that t hey've been
i nfluen ced by magic.
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RUBY OF THE WAR MAGE
Etched with eldritch runes, this 1-inch-diameter r uby
allows you to use a simple or martia l w eapon as a spellcasting focus for your spells. For this property to work,
you must attach the ruby to the weapon by pressing the
r uby against it for at least 10 minutes. Thereafter, the
ruby can't be removed unless you detach it as ao action
or the weapon is destroyed. Not even an antimagic field
causes it to fa ll off. The ruby does fall off the weapon i f
you r attunement to the r uby ends.
SHIELD OF EXPRESSION
Armor (shield), common
The fron t of this s hield is s ha ped in the like ness of a
face. While bearing the shield, you can use a bonus action to a.lte r the face's expression.
SMOLDERING ARMOR
Armor (a ny), common
Wisps of harmless, odorless smoke rise fro m this armor
while it is worn.
STAFF OF ADORNMENT
Staff, common
If you place a n object weighing no mo re th a n 1 pound
(suc h as a s hard o f c rys ta.I, a n egg, or a stone) a bove
the tip of the s ta ff while holdi ng it, the object Boa ts a n
inch from th e staff's tip a nd re m a ins there u nti l it is
re moved or until t he s taff is no longer in your possess ion. The s taff can have up to three s uch objects floating
over its tip a t a ny g ive n time. While holding the staff,
you ca n ma ke one or more of the objects s lowly s pin or
turn in place.
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STAFF OF BIRDCALLS
Staff, common
T his woode n s taff is d ecorated w ith bird ca rvings. It has
10 c harges. While ho lding it, you can use a n action to
expe nd 1 c ha rge from t he staff a nd cause it to c reate one
of t he following sounds out to a range of 60 feet: a finc h's
chirp, a rave n's caw, a duck's quack, a chicken's cluck, a
goose's honk, a loon's call, a turkey's gobble, a seagull's
cry, an owl's hoot, o r an eagle's shrie k.
T he staff regains ld6 + 4 expended charges da ily at
dawn. If you expe nd t he last cha rge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the s taff explod es in a harm less cloud of bird feathe rs
and is lost forever.
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The s taff regains ld6 + 4 expe nded c ha rges da ily at
dawn. If you expe nd the last c ha rge, roll a d20. On a 1,
t he staff turns into flower pe ta ls and is los t forever.
This a rrow ca n't be broken, except when it is within an
antimagic. field.
TALKING DOLL
VETERAN'S CANE
Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)
While this s tuffed doll is within 5 feet of you, you can
s pe nd a s hort rest telling it to say up to s ix phrases, none
of which ca n be more than s ix words long, and set a condition under w hich the doll speaks eac h phrase. You can
also rep lace old phrases with n ew on es. Whatever t he
condition, it mus t occur w ithin 5 fee t of the doll to make
it s peak. For exa mple, whe n ever someone p icks up the
doll, it mi ght s ay, "I want a piece of candy." The d oll's
phrases a re lost wh e n your a ttunement to the doll ends .
Wondrous item, comm on
When you grasp this wa lking ca ne and use a bonus action to s peak the comma nd word , it transforms into an
ordina ry longsword a nd ceases to be magica l.
This tankard has a stern face sculpted into one side. You
can drink a le, wine, or a ny other no nmagical a lcoholic
be ve rage poured into it without becoming inebriated.
The tankard has no effect o n magical liquids or ha rmful
s ubs ta nces s u ch as poison.
UNBREAKAB L E ARROW
Weapon (arrow), common
WALLOPING AMMUNITION
Weapon (any ammunition), common
This a mmunition packs a wa llop. A c reature hit by the
a mmunition mus t s ucceed on a D C 10 Stre ngth saving
th row or b e knocked prone .
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MASTER'S TOOLS
WAND OF CONDUCTING
MAGIC ITEM TABLES
Wa nd, common
T his wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use
an action to expend 1 of its charges and create orchestra l music by waving it around. The music can be heard
out to a ra nge of 60 feet and e nds when you stop waving the wand.
The wand regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. On a
1, a sad tuba sound plays as the wand crumbles to dust
and is dest royed.
The tables in this section classify the magic items from
the Dungeon Master's Guide and the new items presented here into minor items and major items, then separate the items in each group according to rarity. Each
table entry includes the item's type and an indication of
w hether the item requires attunement. Artifacts aren't
included here; they are beyond even major items in
power a nd importance.
MINOR ITEMS , COMMON
WAND OF PYROTECHNICS
Item
Type
Attune?
Wand, comm on
This wand has 7 charges. W hile ho lding it, you can use
an action to expend 1 of its charges and create a harmless burst of mu lticolo red light at a point you can see
up to 60 feet away. The bu rst of light is accompanied
by a crackJing noise that can be heard up to 300 feet
away. The light is as br ight as a torch flame but lasts
only a second.
The wand regains l d6 + 1 expended charges daily at
dawn. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20.
On a 1, the wand erupts in a harmless pyrotechnic display and is destroyed.
Arm o r of gleaming
Ar mor
No
Bead of nourishment
Wondrous item
No
Bead of refreshment
Boots of false tracks
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
No
Candle of the deep
Wondrous item
No
Cast-off armor
Armor
No
Charlatan's die
Wondrous item
Yes
Cloak of billowing
Cloak of many fashions
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
No
Clockwork amulet
Clothes of mending
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Dark shard amulet
Wondrous item
Dread helm
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
WAND OF SCOWLS
Wand, common
This wand has 3 charges. W hile ho ld ing it, you can use
an action to expend 1 of its charges and target a humanoid you ca n see within 30 feet of you. T he target mus t
succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or be forced
to scowl for 1 m inute.
The wand regains all expended charges da ily at dawn.
If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the wand transforms into a wand ofsmiles.
a
g
WAND OF SMILES
ied
in
us
Wand, common
dit,ifyou can use
o
This wand has 3 charges. While holding
m target a h umann and
a n action to expend 1 of its charges
e
you. The target must
oid you can see w ithin 30 feetbe
s ofsaving
a
throw or be forced
succeed on a DC 10 Charisma
h
F
to smile for 1 min ute.
PD a ll expended c harges da ily at dawn.
The wand regains
s
i
lf you expend
Th the wand's last charge, roll a d20. O n a 1,
the wand tra nsfor ms into a wand of scowls.
D
uP
Wondrous item
n
be Wondrous item
e
fD
o
Hat of wizardry
ion
s
handy spice
Heward's
r
ve
pouch
o
emHorn of silent alarm
Hat of vermin
d
No
No
No
Yes (warlock)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Yes (wizard)
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
No
Instrument of illusions
Instrument of scribing
Wond rous item
Wondrous item
Yes
Lock of trickery
Wondrous item
No
Moon-touched sword
Weapon
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
No
Mystery key
O rb of direction
Orb of time
Perfume of bewitching
Pipe of smoke monsters
Yes
No
No
Wondrous item
No
Pole of angl ing
Wondrous item
No
Pole of collapsing
No
Pot of awakening
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
CREATING ADDITIONAL COMMON ITEMS
Potion of climbing
Potion
No
The "Special Features" section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon
Master's Guide is useful if you want to design other common magic items. For example, the What Minor Property
Does It Have? table might inspire you to create a magic
item that allows a character to speak and understand the
Goblin language (based on the table's Language property),
a magic item that glows in the presence of fiends (based
on the Sentinel property), or a magic item that projects
its user's voice over a great distance (based on the Wa r
Leader property).
Potion of healing
Potion
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
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Rope of mending
Ruby of the war mage
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
Ear horn of hearing
Enduring spel lbook
Ersatz eye
No
No
No
Shield of expression
Smoldering armor
Armor
Yes (spellcaster)
No
Armor
No
Spell scroll (cantrip)
Spell scroll (1st level)
Scroll
No
Scroll
No
Staff of adornment
Staff of birdcalls
Staff
No
Staff
No
MINOR ITE M S , RARE
Item
Type
Attune?
Staff of flowers
Staff
No
Item
Type
Attune?
Weapon
No
Talking doll
Wondrous item
Yes
Ammunition, +2
Tankard of sobriety
Wondrous item
No
Bag of beans
Wondrous item
No
Bead of force
Wondrous item
No
Chime of open ing
Wond rous item
No
No
Unbreakable arrow
Weapon
Wondrous item
Veteran's cane
No
No
Walloping ammunition
Weapon
No
Elixir of health
Potion
Wand of conducti ng
Wand
No
Folding boat
Wondrous ite m
No
Wondrous item
No
Wand
No
Heward's handy haversack
Wand of scowls
Wand
No
Horseshoes of speed
Wond rous item
No
Wand of smiles
Wand
No
Necklace of fireballs
Wondrous item
No
Oil of etherealness
Potion
No
Por table hole
Wondrous item
No
Potion of clairvoyance
Potion
No
Potion of diminution
Potion
No
Potion of fire giant strength
Potion
No
Potion of frost giant
Potion
No
Wand of pyrotechnics
MINOR ITE M S, UNCOMMON
Item
Type
Attu ne?
Alchemy jug
Wondrous item
No
Ammunition , +l
Weapon
No
Bag of holding
Wondrous item
No
Cap of water breathing
Wondrous item
No
Cloak of the manta ray
Wondrous item
No
Decanter of endless water
Wondrous item
No
Driftglobe
Wondrous item
No
Dust of disappearance
Wondrous item
No
Dust of dryness
Wondrous item
No
Dust of sneezing and
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
No
strength
Eyes of m i nute seeing
Wondrous item
No
Goggles of night
Wondrous item
No
Helm of comprehending
Wondrous item
No
Immovable rod
Rod
No
Keoghtom's ointment
Wondrous item
No
Lantern of revealing
Wondrous item
No
Mariner's armor
Armor
No
Mithral armor
Armor
No
Oil of slipperiness
Potion
No
Peria pt of health
Wondrous item
Philter of love
Potion
Potion of animal friendship
Potion
Potion
No
Potion of heroism
Potion
No
Potion of invulnerability
Potion
No
Potion of mind reading
Potion
No
Potion of stone giant
Potion
No
Potion of superior healing
Potion
Quaal's feather token
Wondrous item
No
Scroll of protection
Scro ll
No
D
P
nu
e
ebSc roll
D
Spell scroll (5th level)
of Scrol l
n
o
rsi , VERY RA RE
MINOR ITEMS
e
ov
Type
Item
m
e
dAmmunition,
Weapon
+3
Spell scroll (4th level)
languages
g
sin
a
No
No
Attune?
No
Arrow of slaying
Weapon
No
Bag of devouri ng
Wondrous item
No
Horseshoes of a zephyr
Wondrous item
No
No
Nolzur's marvelous
Wondrous item
No
No
pigments
No
Oil of sharpness
Potion
No
DF Potion
No
Potion of cloud giant
Potion
No
No
strength
Potion
No
Pot ion offlying
Potion
No
Potion
No
Potion of invisibility
Potion
No
Potion of poison
Potion
No
Potion of longevity
Potion
No
Potion of resistance
Potion
No
Potion of speed
Potion
No
No
Potion ofsupreme healing
Potion
No
No
Potion of vitality
Potion
No
Scroll
No
Potion of fire breath
s
Potion
ha
en
mo
be
Potion of greater healing
is P
h
T strength
Potion of hill giant
Potion of growth
Potion of water breathing
Ring of swimming
ie
dif
Potion
Ring
du
Robe of useful items
Wondrous item
No
Spell scroll (6th level)
Rope of climbing
Wondrous item
No
Spell scroll (7th level)
Scroll
No
Spell scroll (8th level)
Scroll
No
Saddle of the cavalier
Wondrous item
No
Sending stones
Wondrous item
No
Spell scroll (2nd level)
Scroll
No
Spell scroll (3rd level)
Scroll
No
Wand of magic detection
Wand
No
Wand of secrets
Wand
No
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st
iali
er
A
No
F
strength
choking
Elemental gem
Potion of gaseous form
DUNC EON MASTER'S TOOLS
MINOR ITEMS , LE GENDAR Y
Item
Type
Attu ne?
Potion of storm giant
Potion
No
strength
Item
Type
Attune?
Pipes of the sewers
Wond rous item
Yes
Quiver of Ehlonna
Wo nd rous item
No
Ring of jumping
Ring
Yes
Sovereign glue
Wondrous item
No
Ring of m ind shielding
Ring
Yes
Spell scroll (9th level)
Scroll
No
Ring of warmth
Ring
Yes
Universal solvent
Wondrous item
No
Ring of water wa lking
Ring
No
MAJOR ITEMS, UNCOM M ON
Item
Type
Attune?
Adamantine armor
Armor
No
Amulet of proof against
Wondrous item
Yes
Rod of the pact keeper, +1
Rod
Yes (warlock)
Sentinel shield
Armor
No
Shield, +l
Armor
No
Slippers of spider climbing
Wondrous item
Yes
Staff of the adder
Staff
Yes (cleric,
druid, or
detection and location
Bag of tricks
Wondrous item
No
Boots of elvenkind
Wond rous item
No
Boots of strid ing and
Wondrous item
Yes
warlock)
Staff of the python
Yes (cleric,
Staff
druid, or
warlock)
spr inging
Boots of the winterlands
Wondrous item
Bracers of archery
Wondrous item
Yes
Brooch of shielding
Wondrous item
Yes
Broom of flying
Wo ndrous item
Circlet of blasting
Wondrous item
Stone of good luck (luck-
Yes
No
No
Sword of vengeance
Weapon
Yes
Weapon
Yes
Wand of magic missiles
Wand
Wand
Wand
Cloak of elvenkind
Wondrous item
Yes
Cloak of protection
Wondrous item
Yes
Wand of web
Deck of illusions
Wondrous item
No
Eversmoking bottle
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
Eyes of the eagle
Wondrous item
Yes
Wondrous item
No
Gauntlets of ogre power
Wondrous item
Yes
Gem of brightness
Wond rous item
No
Gloves of missile snarin g
Wond rous item
Yes
Gloves of swimming an d
Wo ndrous item
Yes
Weapon, +l
Wind fan
Winged boots
Gloves of thievery
Hat of disguise
H eadba nd of intellect
H elm of telepathy
Instrument of th e bards
DF
(Doss lute)
P
his
Instrument of the bards
T
a
ing
us
d
e
i
Wondrous item No
dif
Wondrous itemo Yes
m
nitem
Wond rous
e
e item Yes
b
Wondrous
Yes
s
a
Wondrous
item
Yes (bard)
h
Wondrous item
Yes (bard)
(Fochlucan bandore)
Instrument of the ba rds
d
Yes (spellcaster)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Type
Attune?
Wondrou s item
Yes
Armor of resista nce
Armor
Yes
A rm or of vulnerability
Armor
Yes
Armor, +l
Armor
No
Arrow-catching shield
Armor
Yes
Belt of dwarvenkind
Wond rous item
Yes
Belt of hill giant strength
Wondrous item
Yes
Berserker axe
Weapon
Yes
Boots of levitatio n
Wondrous item
Yes
Boots of speed
Wondrous item
Yes
Bowl of commanding
Wondrous item
No
Bracers of defense
Wondrous item
Yes
Brazier of co mmanding
Wondrous item
No
water elementals
Wondrous item
Yes (bard)
(Mac-Fuirmidh cittern)
Javelin of lightning
De
of
n
MAJOR ITEMS,
sio RARE
r
e
Item v
o
Amulet of health
m
e
power (silver raven)
climbing
Weapon
No
t.
s
i
l
ia (spellcaster)
erYes
FA
D
Weapon
u P item
Wondrous
n
beWondrous item
Weapon of warning
Yes
Figurine of wondrous
Yes
Trident offish command
Wand of the wa r mage, +1
Eyes of charming
Wondrous item
stone)
Weapon
No
fire elementals
Medallion of thoughts
Wondrous item
Yes
Cape of the mountebank
Wondrous item
No
Necklace of adaptation
Wond rous item
Yes
Censer of controlling ai r
Wondrous item
No
Pearl of power
Wond rous item
Yes (spellcaster)
elementals
Peria pt of wou nd closure
Wondrous item
Yes
Cloak of displacement
Wondrous item
Yes
Pipes of haunting
Wond rous item
No
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Item
Cloak of the bat
Cube of force
Daern's instant fortress
Type
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Attune?
Item
Type
Attune?
Yes
Ring of animal influence
Ring
No
Yes
Ring of evasion
Ring
Yes
No
Ring offeather falling
Ring
Yes
Yes
Dagger of venom
Weapon
No
Ring of free action
Ring
Dimensional shackles
Wondrous item
No
Ring
Yes
Dragon slayer
Elven chain
Weapon
No
Ring of protection
Ring of resistance
Ring
Yes
Armor
No
Yes
Figurine of wondrous
Wondrous item
No
Ring of spell storing
Ring of the ram
Ring
Ring
Yes
power (bronze griffon)
Figurine of wondrous
Ring of X-ray vision
Ring
Yes
Wondrous item
No
Robe of eyes
Wondrous item
Yes
Rod of rule rship
Rod
Yes
No
Rod of the pact keeper, +2
Rod
Wondrous item
Yes (warlock)
Wondrous item
No
Rope of entanglement
Shield of missile attraction
Armor
Yes
Shield, +2
Armor
No
Wondrous item
No
Staff of charming
Staff
Yes (bard,
Won drous item
No
power (ebony fly)
Figurine of wondrous
Wondrous item
power (golden lions)
Figurine of wondrous
power (ivory goats)
Figurine of wondrous
cleric, druid,
power (marble elephant)
Figurine of wond rous
sorcerer,
warlock, or
power (onyx dog)
Figurine of wondrous
Wondrous item
wizard)
No
Flame tongue
Gem of seeing
Weapon
Yes
Wondrous item
Yes
Giant slayer
Weapon
No
Glamoured studded
Armor
No
leather
Helm of teleportation
Wondrous item
Yes
Horn of blasting
Wondrous item
No
Horn of Valhalla (silver or
Wondrous item
No
f
no
o
rsi
Yes (bard)
Wondrous item
Yes (bard)
Periapt of proof against
poison
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
mo
wizard)
Staff
Staff
de
a
Stone of controlling earth
g
sorce rer,
Yes (druid)
Yes (cleric,
druid, or
warlock)
Wond rous item
No
Sun blade
Weapon
Yes
Sword of life stealing
Weapon
Yes
Sword of wounding
Weapon
Yes
Tentacle rod
Rod
Yes
Vicious weapon
Wand of binding
Weapon
No
Wand
Yes (spellcaster)
Wand of enemy detection
Wand
Yes
Wand of fear
Wand
Yes
Wand
Yes (cleric,
Wand of fireballs
Wand of lightning bolts
Yes (spellcaster)
Yes (spellcaster)
druid, or
Wand of para lysis
Wand
Yes (spellcaster)
paladin)
Wand of the war mage, +2
Wand
Yes (spellcaster)
No
Wand of wonder
Wand
Yes (spellcaster)
Weapon, +2
Weapon
No
Wings of flyi ng
Wondrous item
Yes
d
ie
dif
Wondrous item oYes
loun stone (protection)
m Yes
item
Wondrous n
loun stone (reserve)
e
e item Yes
Wondrous
loun stone (sustenance)
s b item No
Wondrous
a
Iron bands of Bilarro
h
Yes
Mace of disruption DF Weapon
P
No
Weapon
Mace of smitings
i
h
Yes
Weapon
Mace of terror
T
Necklace of prayer beads
ve
cleric, dru id,
wa rlock, or
D
Staff of the woodlands
Wondrous item
(Cli lyre)
Mant le of spell resistance
e
eb
Staff of withering
Wondrous item
D
P
nu
(Canaith mandolin)
loun stone (awareness)
Staff
Staff of swarm ing insect s
.
list
a
i
druid)
er
A
Yes (bard ,
F
cleric, or
brass)
Instrument of the bards
Yes (bard ,
Staff
Staff of healing
power (serpentine owl)
Instrument of the bards
No
Yes
in
us
Yes
elementa ls
Wand
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MAJOR ITEMS, VERY RARE
Item
Type
Attune?
Amulet of the planes
Wondrous item
Yes
Animated shield
Armor
Yes
Armor, +2
Armor
No
Belt of fire giant strength
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Yes
Belt of frost/stone giant
Yes
strength
Candle of invocation
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Yes
Carpet of flying
Cloak of arachnida
Wondrous item
Yes
Crystal ball (very rare)
Wondrous item
Yes
Dancing sword
Weapon
Yes
Demon arm or
Armor
Yes
Dragon scale mail
Armor
Yes
Dwarven plate
Armor
No
Dwarven thrower
Weapon
Yes (dwarf)
Efreeti bottle
Figurine of wondrous
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
No
power (obsidian steed)
Frost brand
Weapon
Yes
Helm of brilliance
Wondrous item
Yes
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Yes
t.
s
i
l
a
Wondrous item Yes
eri (bard)
A
F
Ditem
Wondrous
Yes
P
u item Yes
Wondrous
n
beWondrous item Yes
H orn ofValha ll a (bronze)
Instrument of t he bards
(Anstruth harp)
lo un stone (absorption)
loun stone (agility)
loun stone (fortitude)
f
no
loun stone (insight)
De
o
rsi
loun stone (intellect)
e
v
mo
d
ifie
o
nm
s
a
Fh
e
be
D
P
his
R ECHA RGI N G W ITH OU T A DAWN
loun stone (leadership)
Wondrous item
Yes
Wondrous item
Yes
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
No
Manual of golems
Manual of quickness of
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No
Wondrous item
No
Wondrous item
No
action
Mirror of life trapping
Wondrous item
No
Nine lives stealer
Weapon
Yes
Oath bow
Weapon
Yes
Ring of regeneration
Ring
Yes
Ring of shooting star s
Ring
T
Some magic items can be used a limited number of times
but are recharged by the arrival of dawn. What if you're on
a plane of existence that lacks anything resembling dawn?
The DM should choose a time every 24 hours when such
magic items recharge on that plane of existence.
Even on a world that experiences dawn each day, the DM
is free to choose a different time-perhaps noon, sunset,
or midnight- when certain magic items recharge.
Yes
loun stone (strength)
Manual of bodily health
de
a
Manual of gainful exercise
g
in
s
du
No
Yes (outdoors
at night)
Rin g of teleki nesis
Ring
Yes
Robe of scintillating
Wondrous item
Yes
colors
Robe of stars
Wondrous item
Yes
Rod of absorption
Rod
Yes
Yes
Rod of alertness
Rod
Rod of security
Rod
No
Rod of the pact keeper, +3
Scimitar of speed
Rod
Yes (warlock)
Weapon
Yes
Item
Shield, +3
Attu ne?
Ite m
Type
Attune?
No
Yes
Yes (druid, sor-
Plate armor of ethere-
Armor
Yes
alness
Ring of air elemental
Ring
Yes
or wizard)
command
Ring of djinni summoning
Ring
Yes (druid, sor-
Ring of earth elemental
Ring
Yes
Yes
cerer, warlock,
command
Ring of fi re elemental
Ring
Yes
command
Ri ng of invisibil ity
Ring
Yes
Ring
Yes
Type
Spellguard shield
Armor
Armor
Staff of fire
Staff
cerer, warlock,
Sta ff of frost
Staff of power
Staff
or wizard)
Yes (sorcerer,
Staff
warlock, or
Ring of spell turning
Ring of three wishes
Ring of water elemental
wizard)
Staff of striking
Staff
Yes
Staff of thunder and ligh t-
Staff
Yes
Weapon
Yes
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
No
influence
Tome of understanding
Wand of polymorph
Wand of the war mage, +3
Weapon, +3
wizard)
No
Wand
No
Yes (spellcaster)
Wand
Weapon
Yes (spellcaster)
No
Wondrous item
Type
Attune?
Apparatus of Kwalish
Armor of invulnerability
Wond rous item
No
Yes
Armor
Armor
paladin)
Cloak of invisibility
Wondrous item
Yes
Crystal ball (legendary)
Wondrous item
Yes
Cubic gate
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Weapon
No
No
n
ee
sb
a
Hamme r of thunderbolts Weapon
Fh
D
Holy avenger
is P Weapon
h
T (iron) Wond rous item
Horn of Valhalla
Instrument of the bards
loun stone (regenera-
Staff
Armor
Wondrous item
Luck blade
warlock , or
wizard)
Yes (creature of
same alignment
as sword)
d
ifie
a
o
m
e
dTalisman of the sphere
Wondrous item
Yes (creature of
Wondro us item
good alignment)
Yes
Yes (creature of
Talisman of ultimate evil Wondrous item
u
Yes
Yes
evil alignment)
Tome of the stilled
Wondrous item
Yes (wizard)
ton g ue
Vorpal sword
Weapon
Yes
Well of many worlds
Wondrous item
No
Yes (Giant's
Bane)
Yes (pa ladin)
No
Yes (bard)
Yes
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C H APTER 2
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DUNGEON MASTER'S TOOLS
3
CHAPTER
SPELLS
When a DM adds spells to a campaign, clerics, druids,
and paladins require special consideration. When characters of those classes prepare their spells, they have access to the entire spell list for thei r class. Given that fact,
the DM should be cautious about making all of these
ne w spells available to a player who is overwhelmed
when presented with many options. For such a player,
consider adding only story-appropriate spells to the spell
list of that player's character.
ANY OF THE C H ARACTER CLASSES IN THE
Player's Handbook harness magic in the
fo rm of spells. This chapter provides new
spells for those classes, as well as for
spellcasting monsters. The Dungeon Master decides which of these spells are available in a ca mpaign and how they can be
learned. For example, a DM might decide
that some of the spells are freely ava ilable, that others
are unobtainable, and that a handful can be found on ly
after a specia l quest, pe rhaps discovered in a long-lost
tome of magic. Wizard spells, in particular, ca n be introduced to a campaign in spell books found as treasu re.
SPELL LISTS
The following spell lists show which spells can be cast
by character s of each class. Aspell's school of magic is
noted in parentheses. If a spell can be cast as a ritua l,
the ritual tag also appea rs in the parentheses.
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Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound (enchantment)
3RD LEVEL
Life transference (necromancy)
STH LEVEL
Dawn (evocation)
Holy weapon (evocation)
DRUID SPELLS
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Control flames (transmutation)
Create bonfire (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)
Gust (transmutation)
Infestation (conjuration)
Magic stone (transmutation)
Mold earth (transmutation)
Primal savagery (transmutation)
Shape water (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
(ANTRIPS
1ST LEVEL
STH LEVEL
Absorb elements (abj uration)
Beast bond (divination)
Earth tremor (evocation)
Ice knife (conjuration)
Snare (abjuration)
Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Synaptic static (enchantment)
2ND LEVEL
]TH LEVEL
4TH LEVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)
9TH LEVEL
Mass polymorph (transmutation)
Psychic scream (enchantment)
Temple of the gods (conjurat ion)
Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
Healing spirit (conjuration)
Skywrite (transmutation, rit ual)
Warding wind (evocation)
6TH LEVEL
SORCERER SPELLS
3RD LEVEL
Erupting earth (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation)
Tidal wave (conjuration)
Wall of water (evocation)
CANTRIP S
Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Investiture of ice (transmutation)
Investiture of stone (transmutation)
Investiture ofwind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion)
Scatter (conjuration)
(o LEVEL)
Control flames (transmutation)
Create bonfire (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)
Gust (transmutation)
Infestation (conjuration)
Mold earth (transmutation)
Shape water (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
4TH LEVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)
Elemental bane (transmutation)
Guardian of nature (transmutation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)
STH LEVEL
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Crown ofstars (evocation)
Power word pain (enchantment)
Whirlwind (evocation)
lST LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation)
Maelstrom (evocation)
Transmute rock (transmutation)
Wrath ofnature (evocation)
6TH LEVEL
Bones of the earth (transmutation)
Druid grove (abjuration)
Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Investiture ofice (transmutation)
Investiture ofstone (transmutation)
Investiture of wind (transmutation)
Primordial ward (abjuration)
8TH LEVEL
Absorb elements (abjuration)
Catapult (transmutation)
Chaos bolt (evocation)
Earth tremor (evocation)
Ice knife (conjuration)
9TH L EVEL
2ND LEVEL
WARLOCK SPELLS
Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting (necromancy)
Mass polymorph (transmutation)
Psychic scream (enchantment)
Aganazzar's scorcher (evocation)
Dragon's breath (transmutation)
Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
Maximilian's earthen grasp
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Whirlwind (evocation)
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Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound (enchantment)
Erupting earth (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation)
Melfs minute meteors (evocation)
Thunder step (conjuration)
Tidal wave (conjuration)
Wall of water (evocation)
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Snare (abjuration)
Zephyr strike (transmutation)
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Healing spirit (conjuration)
3RD LEVEL
Flame arrows (transmutation)
4TH LEVEL
Guardian of nature (transmutation)
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Steel wind strike (conjuration)
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Create bonfire (conj uration)
Frostbite (evocation)
Infestation (conjuration)
Magic stone (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
Toll the dead (necromancy)
4TH LEVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)
Sickening radiance (evocation)
Storm sphere (evocation)
Vitriolic sphere (evocation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)
STH LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation)
Enervation (necromancy)
Far step (conjuration)
Immolation (evocation)
Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Synaptic static (enchantment)
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Mind spike (div ination)
Shadow blade (illusion)
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Enemies abound (enchantment)
Thunder step (conjuration)
Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
4TH L EVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)
Elemental bane (transmutation)
Shadow of moil (necromancy)
Sickening radiance (evocation)
Summon greater demon (conjuration)
STH LEVEL
Danse macabre (necromancy)
Enervation (necromancy)
Far step (conj uration)
Infernal calling (conj uration)
Negative energy flood (necromancy)
Synaptic static (enchantment)
Wall oflight (evocation)
Transmute rock (transmutation)
Wall of light (evocation)
Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Investiture of ice (transmutation)
Investiture ofstone (transmutation)
Investiture of wind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion)
Scatter (conjuration)
Soul cage (necromancy)
Life transference (necromancy)
Melfs minute meteors (evocation)
Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
Thunder step (conjuration)
Tidal wave (conjuration)
Tiny servant (transmutation)
Wall of sand (evocation)
Wall of water (evocation)
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4TH LEVEL
Crown ofstars (evocation)
Power word pain (enchantment)
Charm monster (enchantment)
Elemental bane (transmutation)
Sickening radiance (evocation)
Storm sphere (evocation)
Summon greater demon (conjuration)
Vitriolic sphere (evocation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)
6TH LEVEL
8TH LEVEL
Maddening darkness (evocation)
9TH LEVEL
Psychic scream (enchantment)
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Control flames (transmutation)
Create bonfire (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)
Gust (transmutation)
Infestation (conjuration)
Mold earth (transmutation)
Shape water (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
Toll the dead (necromancy)
Absorb elements (abjuration)
Catapult (transmutation)
Cause fear (necromancy)
Earth tremor (evocation)
Ice knife (conjuration)
Snare (abjuration)
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Dragon's breath (transmutation)
Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
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Power word pain (enchantment)
Whirlwind (evocation)
Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting (necromancy)
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Catnap (enchantment)
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Enervation (necromancy)
Far step (conjuration)
Immolation (evocation)
Infernal calling (conjuration)
Negative energy flood (necromancy)
Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Steel wind strike (conjuration)
Synaptic static (enchantment)
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2ND LEVEL
Create homunculus (transmutation)
Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Investiture ofice (transmutation)
Investiture ofstone (transmutation)
Investiture of wind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illus ion)
Scatter (conjuration)
Soul cage (necromancy)
Tenser's transformation (transmutation)
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if the beast's Intelligence score is 4 or higher. Until the
spell ends, the link is active while you and the beast are
within line of sight of each other. Through the link, the
beast can understand your telepathic messages to it,
and it can telepathically communicate simple emotions
a nd concepts back to you. While the link is active, the
beast gains advantage on attack rolls against a ny creature within 5 feet of you that you can see.
SPELL DESCRIPTIONS
The spells are presented in alphabetical order.
ABI-DALZIM'S HORRID WILTING
8th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of sponge)
Duration: Instantaneous
BO NES OF THE EARTH
6th-level transmutation
You draw the moisture from every creature in a 30-foot
cube centered on a point you choose within range. Each
creature in that a rea must make a Constitution saving
throw. Constructs a nd undead a ren't affected, and plants
and water elementa ls make this saving throw with disadvantage. A creature takes 12d8 necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Nonmagical plants in the a rea that are n't creatures,
s uch as trees and shrubs, wither a nd die instantly.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
ABSORB ELEMENTS
1st-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you take
acid, cold, fire, lig htning, or thunder damage
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: 1 round
The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect on you a nd storing it for your next melee
attack. You have resistance to the triggering damage
type until the s tart of your next turn. Also, the first time
you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target
takes an extra ld6 da mage of the triggering type, a nd
the spell ends .
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
s pell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage ing
creases by ld6 for each s lot level above 1st.
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in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 fire damage on a failed save, o r ha lf as
much damage o n a s uccessful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell us ing a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by
ld8 for each slot level above 2nd.
B EAST BOND
1st-level divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S , M (a bit of fur wrapped in a cloth)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You establis h a telepathic link with one beast you touch
that is frie ndly to you or charmed by you. The spell fa ils
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You cause up to six pillars of s tone to burst from places
on the ground that you can see within ra nge. Each pilla r
is a cylinder that has a diameter of 5 feet a nd a he ight of
up to 30 feet. The ground where a pillar a ppears must
be wide enoug h for its diameter, a nd you can target the
ground under a creature if that cr eature is Medium or
smalle r. Each pillar has AC 5 a nd 30 hit points. When
reduced to 0 hit points, a pillar crumbles into rubble,
which creates an a rea of difficult terrain with a 10t.
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At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
s pell s lot of 7th level or higher, you can create two additional pillars for each s lot level above 6th.
CATAPULT
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose one object weighing 1 to 5 pounds within range
that is n't being worn or carried. T he object flies in a
straight line up to 90 feet io a direction you choose
before falling to the ground, stopping early if it impacts
against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw.
On a fa iled save, the object strikes the target a nd stops
moving. When the object strikes something, the object
and what it s trikes each take 3d8 bludgeoning damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pe ll using a
spell s lot of 2 nd level o r higher, the maximum weight of
objects that you can target w ith this spell increases by 5
pounds, and the damage incr eases by ld8, for each s lot
level a bove 1st.
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CATNAP
3rd-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S , M (a pinch of sand)
Duration: 10 minutes
You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing
creatures of your choice that you can see within range
fall unconscio us for the spell's duration. The spell ends
on a ta rget early if it takes damage or s omeone uses a n
action to s ha ke o r s lap it awake. Jf a target rema ins unconscious for the ful l duration , that ta rget gains the benefit of a short rest, and it can't be affected by this spell
again until it finis hes a long rest.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pell usi ng a
spell s lot of 4th level or higher, you can target one additiona l willing creature for each s lot level above 3 rd.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minu te
I st-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Ins tanta neous
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You awa ken the sense of morta lity io one creature you
can see within ra nge. A construct or an undead is immune to this effect. The target must s ucceed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until the
spell ends. The frighte ned target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
itself on a s uccess.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell s lot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each s lot level above 1st. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you
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You hurl a n undulating, wa rbling mass of chaotic energy
at one creature in range. Make a ranged spell attack
agai nst the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 + ld6
damage. Choose one of the d8s. The numbe r rolled
on that die determines the attack's damage type, as
s hown below.
CAUSE FEA R
1st-level necrom ancy
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hours, whenever the target makes a saving throw, it can
roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the save. A creature can benefit from this rite only once.
Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, a nd for the next
7 days, the target can't become undead by any means
s hort of a wis h s pell.
Wedding. You touch adult humanoids willing to be
bonded together in marriage. For the next 7 days, each
target gains a +2 bonus to AC while they a re within 30
feet of each other. A creature can benefit from this rite
aga in only if w idowed.
You perform ahsis
T pecia l religious ceremony that is infused
with magic. Whe n you cast the spell, choose one of the
following rites, the ta rget of which must be within 10
feet of you throughout the casting.
Atonement. You touch one willing creature whose
alignment has cha nged, and you make a DC 20 Wisdom
(Insight) check. On a s uccessful check, you restore the
target to its original a lignment.
Bless Water. You touch one vial of wate r a nd cause it
to become holy water.
Coming ofAge. You touch one humanoid who is a
young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the ta rget
makes a n ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. A creature can benefit
from this rite only once.
Dedication. You touch one huma noid who wis hes
to be dedicated to your god's service. For the next 24
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your choice within 30 feet of it. Make a new attack roll
agains t the new target, and make a new damage roll,
which could cause the chaotic energy to leap aga in.
A creature can be ta rgeted only once by each casting
of this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast th is spell using
a spell s lot of 2nd level or higher, each target takes
ld6 extra da mage of the type rol led for each s lot level
above 1st.
CHARM MONSTER
4th-level enchantm ent
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
You attempt to cha rm a creature you can see within
range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw, and it does
so with adva ntage if you or your companions are fighting it. If it fails the saving throw, it is charmed by you
unti l the s pell ends or until you or your compan ions do
anything harmful to it. The charmed creature is friendly
to you. When the spell ends, the creature k nows it was
charmed by you .
Updraft. You cause a s us tained updraft w ithin the
cube, rising upwa rd from the cube's bottom s ide. Creatures that e nd a fall within the cube take only half da mage from the fall . When a creature in the cube makes a
vertical jump, t he creature can jump up to 10 feet highe r
than normal.
At Higher Levels . When you cas t this spell us ing
a s pe ll s lot of 5t h level or higher, you ca n target o ne
additiona l creat ure for each slot level above 4th. The
creatures mus t be within 30 feet of each other whe n you
ta rget them .
CO NTROL F LAM E S
CREAT E B O NFIRE
Trans mutation cantrip
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Ins tanta neous or 1 hour (see below)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 fee t
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentra tion , up to 1 minute
You choose a nonmagical fla me that you can see within
range a nd tha t fits within a 5 -foot cube. You a ffect it in
one of the following ways:
You create a bo nfire on g round tha t yo u can see w ith in
ra nge. Until the s pe ll ends, the magic bonfire fills a
5 -foot cube. Aoy creature in the bo nfire's s pace whe n
you cas t the s pell must s ucceed on a D exterity s aving
throw or take ld8 fire d am age. A creature mus t a lso
ma ke the saving throw w hen it moves into t he bonfire's
s pace for the firs t time o n a turn or e nds its turn the re.
The bo nfire ignites fla mmable o bjects in its area t hat
a re n't being worn or carr ied.
The s pe ll's da mage increases by ld8 w hen you reach
5th level (2d8), 11th leve l (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
• You ins tanta neous ly expand the fla me 5 feet in one
direction, provided that wood or othe r fuel is present
in the new location.
• You ins tanta neous ly extinguish the fla mes
within t he cube.
• You double or ha lve the a rea of brig ht ligh t and dim
light cast by the fla me, change its color, or both . The
cha nge lasts for 1 hour.
• You cause s imple s ha pes-such as the vague form of a
creature, a n inanima te object, or a location- to appear
within the fl a mes a nd a nimate as you like. The s ha pes
last for 1 hour.
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C REATE HOM UNCULUS
6th-level trans mutation
three non-ins tantaneous effects created by it active a t a
time, a nd you can dis miss s uch an effect as an action.
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Gusts. A wind
Th picks up within the cube, continually blowing in a horizonta l direction you designate.
You choose the inte ns ity o f the wind: calm, moderate,
o r s trong. If the w ind is moderate or s trong, ra nged
weapo n attacks that ente r or leave the cube or pass
thro ug h it have disadvantage on t he ir attack ro lls. ff
the w ind is s trong, a ny creature moving agains t the
wind mus t s pe nd 1 ex tra foot of moveme nt for each
foot moved.
Downdraft. You cause a s us ta ined blast o f s trong
wind to blow downwa rd from t he top of the cube.
Ra nged weapon attacks that pass thro ug h t he cube
or tha t are made agains t targets within it have dis advantage on the ir attack rolls . A creature mus t ma ke a
Strength saving throw if it flies into the cube for the firs t
time on a turn o r s tarts its turn there flying. On a failed
s ave, the creature is knocked prone .
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Casting Time: 1 actio n
Range: 3 00 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentra tio n, up to 1 hour
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dself with a jewel-encrus ted dagger, ta king 2d4 piercing
da mage that can't be reduced in a ny way. You t hen drip
your blood on t he spell's othe r compo ne nts a nd touch
the m , transforming them into a special cons truct called
a ho munculus.
T he s tatis tics of t he ho munc ulus a re in t he Mons ter
Manual. It is your fa ithful compa nion, a nd it dies if you
die. Whenever you fini s h a lo ng rest, you can spend up
to ha lf your H it Dice if th e ho mu nculus is on t he same
pla oe of exis tence as you. When you do so, roll each
die a nd add your Constitution modifie r to it. Your hit
point max imum is reduced by the tota l, a nd the ho munculus's hit point maximum a nd current hit points a re
both increased by it. T his process can reduce you to no
lower than 1 hit point, a nd the change to your and the
homunculus's hit points ends when you finis h your nex t
long rest. The reductio n to you r hi t point max im um can't
be removed by any mea ns before t hen, except by the homuoculus's death.
You can have only o ne ho munculus at a time. If
you cast this s pell while your homunculus lives, the
s pell fai ls .
CROWN OF STA R S
7th-level e vocation
Casting Time: 1 action
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Duration: 1 hour
Seven star-like motes of light appea r a nd o rbit your
head until the s pell ends. You can use a bonus action to g
send one of the motes streaking toward one c reature sin
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or obj ect within 120 feet of you. When you do so,
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At HigherTLevels. When you cast this s pell us ing a
s pell slot of 8th level or higher, the numbe r of motes c reated inc reases by two for each s lot level above 7th.
D ANSE MACAB R E
5th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
T hreads of dark power leap from your fingers to pierce
up to five Small or Medium corpses you can see within
ra nge. Each corpse immedia tely s tands up and becomes
undead. You decide whe ther it is a zombie or a s keleton
(the statis tics for zombies and s keletons are in the Mon-
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dcreatures you make with t his spell , issui ng the same
command to a ll of the m. To receive the command,
a creature must be within 60 feet of you. You decide
what action the creatures will ta ke a nd where they wiU
move durin g t hei r next turn, or you can issue a general
command , s uch as to guard a chambe r or passageway
aga ins t your foes. If you issue no commands, the creatures d o nothing except defend t he mselves against
hostile creatures. Once g iven an orde r, the creatures
continue to follow it until the ir task is complete.
The creatu res a re unde r your control until the spell
e nds, after which t hey become inan imate once more.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, you a nimate up to two
add itiona l corpses for each s lot level above 5th.
DAWN
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range : 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a sunburst pe ndant worth a t
least 100 gp)
Duration: Concentrat ion, up to 1 minute
The Lig ht of dawn s hines down on a location you specify within ra nge. Until the spell e nds, a 30 -foot-rad ius,
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with grasping weeds a nd vines, as if they were affected
by a n entangle spell. To a creature immune to this effect,
the weeds and vines feel soft and reshape themselves to
serve as temporary seats or beds.
Grove Guardians. You can animate up to fou r trees
in the a rea, caus ing them to uproot themselves from
the g round. These trees have the same statistics as an
awa kened tree, which appears in the Monster Manual,
except they can't speak, and their bark is covered with
druidic symbols. If a ny creature not immune to this
e ffect enters the wa rded area, the g rove guardians fight
unti l they have driven off or s la in the intruders. T he
grove gua rdians also obey your spoken commands (no
acti on required by you) that you issue while in the area.
If you don't give them com ma nds and no intruders a re
present, the grove gua rdia ns do nothing. The grove
guardians can't leave the warded a rea. When the spell
ends, the magic a nimating them disappears, a nd the
trees take root again if possible.
Additional Spell Effect. You can place your choice
of o ne of the following magical effects within the
wa rded area:
40-foot-high cylinde r of bright light gli mmers there. This
light is s unUght.
When the cylinder appea rs, each creature in it must
make a Cons titution saving throw, ta king 4dl0 radia nt
damage o n a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. A creature must a lso make this saving
throw whenever it ends its turn in the cylinder.
If you're within 60 feet of the cylinder, you can move it
up to 60 feet as a bonus actio n on your turn.
DRAGON'S BRE ATH
2nd-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a hot pepper)
Duration: Concentra tion, up to 1 minute
You touch one willing creature a nd imbue it with the
power to s pew magical energy from its mouth, provided
it has one. Choose acid, cold, fire, lig htning, or poison.
Until the spell ends, the creature can use an actio n to
ex hale energy of the chosen type in a 15-foot cone. Each
creature in that a rea must make a Dexterity saving
throw, taking 3d6 damage of the chosen type on a fa iled
save, or half as much damage on a s uccessful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell us ing a
spell s lot of 3 rd level or higher, the damage increases by
l d6 for each s lot level above 2nd.
• A constant gust of wind in two locations of your choice
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• Spil<e growth in o ne location of your choice list
• Wind wall in two locations of your choiceria
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DRUID GROVE
6th-level abjuration
DUST DEVIL
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (mistletoe, which the spell consumes, that was harvested with a golden sickle under
the light of a full moon)
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doors or unde rground. The area can be as
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30-foot cube or as la rge as a 90-footncube.
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the spell las ts until dispelled.
DtheF following e ffects within the area.
The spell creates
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friends who are immune to the effects. You can also
s pecify a password that, when s poken a loud, makes the
s peaker immune to these effects.
T he entire warded area radiates magic. A dispel magic
cast on the area, if s uccessful , removes only one of the
following effects, not the entire area. That spell's caster
chooses which effect to end. Only when a ll its e ffects are
gone is this s pell dis pelled.
Solid Fog. You can fill any number of 5-foot squares
on the g round with thick fog, making the m heavily obscured. T he fog reaches 10 feet high. In addition, every
foot of move ment through the fog costs 2 extra feet. To a
creature immune to this effect, the fog obscures nothing
and looks like soft mis t, with motes of green light floating in the air.
Grasping Undergrowth. You can fill any number of
5-foot squares on the ground that a ren't filled with fog
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I SPELLS
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deComponents: V, S, M (a pinch of dust)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose an unoccupied 5-foot cube of air that you can
see within range. An elemental force that resembles
a dus t devil appears in the cube and lasts fo r the
spell's duration.
Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the
dust devil must make a Strength saving throw. On a
fai led save, the creature takes l d8 bludgeoning damage
and is pus hed 10 feet away from the dust devil. On a successful s ave, the creature ta kes ha lf as much damage
and is n't pushed.
As a bonus action, you can move the dust devil up to
30 feet in any direction. If the dust devi l moves over
sand, dust, loose dirt, or light g ravel, it s ucks up the materia l a nd forms a 10-foot-radius cloud of debris around
itself that lasts unti l the start of you r next turn. The
cloud heavily obscures its area.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by
ld8 for each s lot level above 2nd.
EARTHBIND
2nd-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose one creature you can see within range . Yellow
strips of magical energy loop around the creature. The
target must succeed on a Strength saving throw, or its
flying speed (if any) is reduced to 0 feet for the s pell's duration. An airborne creature affected by this s pell safely
descends at 60 feet per round until it reaches the ground
or the spell ends.
Whenever the affected creature chooses another
creature as a target, it must choose the target at random
from among the cr eatures it can see within ra nge of the
attack, spell, or other abi lity it's using. lf a n enemy provokes an opportunity attack from the affected creature,
the creature must make that attack if it is able to.
EARTH 'TREMO R
5th-level necromancy
ENERVATION
1s t-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Ins tanta neo us
You cause a tre mor in the ground within range. Each
creature other tha n you in that a rea must ma ke a Dexterity saving throw. On a fa iled save, a creature takes
ld6 bludgeonin g da mage a nd is knocked prone. If the
ground in that ar ea is loose earth or stone, it becomes
difficult terrain unti l cleared, with each 5-foot-diameter
po rtion requiring at least 1 minute to clear by ha nd.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pell us ing a
s pell slot of 2nd level o r highe r, the da mage increases by
ld6 for each slot level above 1s t.
ELEMENTAL BA NE
4th -level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 m inute
Choose o ne creature you can see w ithin range, a nd
choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold,
fire, lightning, or thunder. The target must s ucceed on a
Constitution saving throw or be affected by the spell for g
its duration. The first time each turn the affected target
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tra 2d6 damage of that type. Moreover, the tadrget
o spell ends.
a ny resistance to that damage type untilm
the
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this
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a s pe ll s lot of 5th level or higher,byou can target one
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ENEMIES ABOUND
3rd-le vel enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You reach into the mind of one creature you can s ee a nd
force it to make an Intelligence saving throw. A creature
automatically succeeds if it is im mune to being frightened. On a failed save, the ta rget loses the abi lity to distinguish friend from foe, regarding all creatures it can
see as enemies until the spell ends. Each time the ta rget
takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw, endi ng the
effect on itself on a s uccess.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 m inute
A tendril of inky darkness reaches out from you, touching a creature you can see within ra nge to drain life
from it. The target mus t ma ke a Dexterity saving throw.
On a s uccessful save, the target ta kes 2d8 necrotic damage, a nd the spell ends . On a failed save, the target takes
4d8 necrotic damage, a nd until the spell ends, you can
use your action on each of your turns to automatically
deal 4d8 necrotic damage to the target. The spell ends
if you use you r action to do anything else, if the ta rget is
ever outside the s pell's ra nge, or if the target has total
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Whenever the spell deals damage to a target,
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age the target takes.
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3rd-levelvtransmutation
mo Time: 1 action
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a Range:
Components: V, S, M (a piece of obsidian)
Duration: Instanta neous
Choose a point you can see on the ground within ra nge.
A fo unta in of churned earth and stone erupts in a 20foot cube centered on that point. Each cr eature in that
area must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature
takes 3d12 bludgeoning da mage on a fa iled save, or
ha lf as much damage on a s uccessfu l one. Additionally,
the ground in that a rea becomes difficult terrain until
clear ed. Each 5 -foot-square po rtion of the a rea requires
at least 1 minute to clear by hand .
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pell using a
spell s lot of 4th level or higher, the da mage increases by
ld12 for each slot level above 3rd.
FAR STE P
Stli-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You tele port up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you
can see. On each of your turns before the spell ends, you
can use a bonus action to teleport in this way again.
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4th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instanta neous
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majestic mo unt. Appearing in a n unoccupied
moyou choose:
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within ra nge, the s pirit ta kes on a n
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dire wolf, a rhinoceros,
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griffon, a pegas us, a pe ryton , b
or a sabe r-toothed tiger.hThe
as creature has the statistics
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fey, or a fiend (your cho ice)
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bas an Intellige nce score of 5 or lower, its Intelligence
becomes 6, a nd it gains the ability to unders ta nd one
la ng uage of your cho ice that you speak.
You control the mount in combat. W hile the mount is
within 1 mile of you, you can communicate with it telepa thically. While mounted o n it, you can make a ny s pell
you cast that ta rgets o nly you also target the mount.
T he mount disappea rs temporarily w hen it d rops to 0
hit points or w he n you d is miss it as a n action. Casting
this s pell aga in re-summons the bonded mount, with a ll
its hit po ints restored and a ny conditio ns removed.
You can't have more tha n one mount bonded by this
s pell o r find steed at the same time. As a n action, you
can release a mount fro m its bond, caus ing it to d isappear perma nently.
Whenever the mount disappears , it leaves behind a ny
objects it was wearing or carrying.
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I S P ELLS
F1NO GREATER STEED
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Casting
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Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You touch a quiver contai ning arrows o r bolts. W he n a
ta rget is hit by a ra nged weapon attack using a piece of
ammunitio n drawn from the quiver, the target takes a n
extra ld6 fi re damage. The spell's magic e nds on a piece
of a mmunition when it hits or misses, a nd the spell ends
w he n twelve pieces of a mmu nition have bee n drawn
fro m the quiver.
At Higher Levels. W hen yo u cast this spell us ing a
s pell s lot of 4th level o r hig her, the number of pieces of
ammunitio n you can a ffect with this spell increases by
two for each s lot level above 3rd.
FROSTBITE
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 6 0 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You cause nu mbing frost to for m on one creature that
you can see within range. T he target must ma ke a
Cons titution saving th row. On a fa iled save, the target
takes ld6 cold damage, a nd it has disadvantage on the
next wea pon attack roll it ma kes before the end of its
nex t turn.
you can see within range. The spirit looks like a transpare nt beas t or fey (your choice).
Until the spell ends, whenever you or a creature you
can see moves into the s pirit's space for the firs t time on
a turn or starts its turn there, you can cause the s pirit
to restore ld6 hit points to that creature (no action required). The spirit ca n't heal constructs or undead.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the
s pirit up to 30 feet to a space you can see.
At Higher Levels. Whe n you cast this spell using a
s pell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing inc reases by
1d6 for each slot level a bove 2nd.
The spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach
5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
GUARDIAN OF NATURE
4th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: S elf
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A nature spirit answers your call a nd transforms you
into a powerful guardian. The transformation lasts until
the spell ends. You choose one of the following forms to
assume: Primal Beast or Great Tree.
Primal Beast. Bestial fur covers your body, your
facial features become feral, and you gain the following benefits:
HOLY WEAPON
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Your walking s peed increases by 10 feet.
You gain darkvision with a range of 120 feet.
You ma ke Strength-based attack rolls with advantage.
• Your melee weapon attacks deal an extra 1d6 force
damage on a hit.
Great Tree. Your skin appears barky, leaves sprout
from your hair, and you gain the following be nefits:
• You gain 10 te mporary hit points.
• You make Constitution saving throws with advantage.
• You make D exterity- and Wisdom-based attack rolls
with advantage.
• Wh ile you are on the ground, the ground within 15
feet of you is difficult terra in for your e nemies.
GUST
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
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You seize the air a nd compel it to create one of
dif the following effects at a point you ca n see withinorange:
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ethat you c hoose
• One Medium or s maller creature
be throw or be
must succeed on a Strengthssaving
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push ed up to 5 feet awayhfrom
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• You create a s mall D
blas t of air capable of moving one
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object that is neithe
i r held nor carried and that weighs
Th 5 pounds. The object is pushed up to 10
no more than
feet away from you. It isn't pushed w ith e nough force
to cause damage.
• You create a harm less sensory effect us ing air, such as
causing leaves to rustle, wind to s lam shutters closed,
or your clothing to ripple in a breeze.
HEALING SPIRIT
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You imbue a weapon you touch with holy power. Until
the spell e nds, the weapon emits bright light in a 30foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. In
addition, weapon attacks made with it deal an extra 2d8
ta.
radi a nt damage on a hit. If the weapon isn't already
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magic weapon, it becomes one for the duration.
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As a bonus action on your turn, you ca nAdis
this
F of radiance.
spell and cause the w eapon to e mjt aDburst
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I CE KNIFE
1st-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create a shard of ice a nd fling it at one c reature
within range. Ma ke a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the targe t takes 1d10 pierci ng damage. Hit
or miss, the s hard then explodes. The targe t a nd each
creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw or take 2d6 cold damage.
At Higher Levels. Whe n you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the cold d amage increases by 1d6 for each s lot level above 1s t.
ILLUSORY DRAGON
2nd-level conjuration
8th-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You call forth a nature spirit to soothe the wounded. The
intangible spirit appears in a space that is a 5-foot cube
By gathering threads of s hadow mate rial from the Shadowfell, you create a Huge shadowy dragon in an unoc-
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SPELLS
cupied space that you can see within range. The illusion
lasts for the spell's duration and occupies its space, as if
it were a creature.
When the illusion appears, any of your enemies that
can see it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened of it for 1 minute. If a frightened creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn't have line
of sight to the illusion, it can repeat the saving throw,
ending the effect on itself on a s uccess.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the illusion up to 60 feet. At any point during its movement, you
can cause it to ex hale a blast of energy in a 60-foot cone
originating from its space. When you create the dragon,
choose a damage type: acid, cold, fire, lig htning, necrotic, or poison. Each creature in the cone must make
an Intelligence saving throw, taking 7d6 damage of the
chosen damage type on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
The illus ion is tangible because of the shadow stuff
used to create it, but attacks miss it automatically, it s ucceeds on a ll saving throws, and it is immune to a ll damage and conditions. A creature that uses an action to
examine the dragon can determine that it is an illusion
by succeeding on an Intelligence (Jnvestigation) check
against your spell save DC. If a creature disce rns the
illusion for w hat it is, the creatu re can see through it and
has advantage on saving throws against its breath.
IMMOLATION
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Flames wreathe one creature you can see within range. a
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INFERNAL CALLING
5th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a ruby worth at least 999 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Uttering a dark incantation, you summon a devil from
the Nine Hells. You choose the devil's type, which must
be one of challenge rating 6 or lower, such as a barbed
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devil or a bearded devil. The devil appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The devil
disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the
spell ends.
The devil is unfriendly toward you and your companions. Ro ll initiative for the devi l, which has its own
tu rns. It is under the Dungeon Master's control and acts
according to its nature on each of its turns, which might
resu lt in its attacki ng you if it thinks it can prevail, or
trying to tempt you to undertake an evil act in exchange
for limited service. The DM has the creature's statistics.
On each of your turns, you can try to iss ue a verbal
command to the devil (no action required by you). It
obeys the command if the likely outcome is in accordance with its desires, especially if the resu lt would
draw you toward evil. Otherwise, you must make a Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check
contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. You make the
check with advantage if you say the devil's true name.
If your check fails, the devil becomes immune to your
verbal comma nds for the duration of the spell , though it
can still carry o ut your commands if it chooses. If your
check succeeds, the devil carries out your commandsuch as "attack my e nemies," "explore the room ahead,"
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At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the challenge rating increases by 1 for each slot level above 5th.
INFESTATION
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: Y, S, M (a living flea)
Duration: Instantaneous
You cause a cloud of mites, fleas, and other parasites to
appear momentarily on one creature you can see within
range. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw, or it takes ld6 poison damage and moves 5 feet
in a random direction if it can move a nd its speed is at
least 5 feet. Roll a d4 for the direction: 1, north; 2, south;
3, east; or 4, west. Th is movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked,
the target doesn't move.
The spell's damage increases by ld6 when you reach
5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
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• Any creature
firs t time on a turn or e n ds its turn t he re takes l d lO
fire damage.
You ca n use your acti on to create a li ne of fire 15 feet
long a n d 5 feet w ide exte ndi ng from you in a d irectio n you choose. Each c reatu re in the line must ma ke
a D exterity saving throw. A creature takes 4 d8 fi re
da mage on a failed save, o r ha lf as much d a mage o n a
s uccessfu l one.
INVEST ITURE OF ICE
6th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 min utes
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Until thevs e
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be nefits:
I NVESTITURE OF FLAME
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentratio n, up to 10 minutes
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to fi re da mage.
• You can move across d iffic ult terrai n c reated by ice or
s now wi thout s p e nding extra moveme nt.
• Th e gro und in a 10-foot radius a round you is icy a nd
is diffic ult terra in fo r c reatu res oth e r tha n you. The
radi us moves w ith you.
• You can use your action to c reate a 15-foot cone of
freezing w ind extendin g from your outs tretched ha nd
in a di rection you ch oose. Each creature in the cone
must ma ke a Constitution saving t hrow. A creature
takes 4 d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as
m uch da mage on a s uccessful one. A creature tha t
fa ils its save agains t th is effect has its s peed halved
until the start of you r n ext t urn.
INVESTITURE OF STONE
6th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
D uration: Concentra tion, up to 10 minutes
Until t he s pell e nds, bits of rock spread across your
body, a nd you gain the following ben efits:
• You have resistance to bludgeoning, pier cing, a nd
slashing damage from nonmagical attacks .
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• You can use your action to create a small earthqua ke
on the g round in a 15-foot radius centered on you.
Other creatures on that ground mus t s ucceed o n a
Dexterity saving throw o r be k nocked prone.
• You can move across difficult terrai n made of ear th
o r stone witho ut spend ing extra movement. You can
move th roug h solid ear th or s to ne as if it was a ir
a nd without destabilizing it, but you can't end your
movement the re. If you do so, you are ejected to the
nearest unoccupied space, this s pell ends, a nd you are
s tunned until the end of your next turn.
MAD DENING D ARKNESS
8th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, M (a drop of pitch mixed with a drop
of mercury)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
I NV E STIT UR E OF WIN D
Magical da rkness spreads from a point you choose
with in range to fi ll a 6 0-foot-radius sphere until the spell
ends. The darkness spreads arou nd corners. A creature
with darkvis ion can't see through this darkness. Nonmagical light, as well as light c reated by spells of 8th
level or lower, can't illuminate the area.
Shrieks, gibbering, a nd mad laughter can be heard
within the sphere. Whenever a creature starts its turn in
the s phere, it must make a Wisdom saving throw, taking
8 d8 psychic damage on a fa iled save, or ha lf as much
damage on a successful one.
6th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
U ntil the spell ends, w ind w hirls a rou nd you, and you
gain the following benefits:
MAELSTROM
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
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• Ra nged weapon attacks made aga inst you have disadva ntage on the attack ro ll.
• You gain a flying s peed of 6 0 feet. If you a re still flying
when the s pell ends, you fa ll, unless you can somehow
prevent it.
• You can use your action to create a 15-foot cube of
swirling wind centered on a poi nt you can see withi n
60 feet of you. Each creature in that area mus t ma ke
a Constitution saving th row. A creature takes 2d10
bludgeoning damage o n a failed save, or half as much
da mage on a successful one. If a Large or smaller
creature fa ils the save, that creature is a lso pushed up
to 10 feet away fro m the center of the cube.
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3rd-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Ins ta nta neous
Yo u sacrifice some of your health to mend another creature's inj uries. You take 4d8 necrotic da mage, a nd one
creature of your choice that you can see within ra nge rega ins a nu mber of hit points equa l to twice the necrotic
damage you take.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell us ing a
s pell s lot of 4th level or hig her, the da mage increases by
l d8 for each s lot level above 3 rd.
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A s w irling mass of 5-foot-deep
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MAGIC S TONE
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: To uch
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 min ute
You touch one to three pebbles and imbue them with
magic. You or someone else can make a ra nged spell
attack w ith one of the pebbles by throw ing it or hurli ng
it with a s ling. lf thrown, a pebble has a range of 60 feet.
If someone else attacks with a pebble, that attacker adds
your spellcasting ability modifier, not the attacker 's, to
the attack roll. O n a hit, the ta rget takes bludgeoning
da mage equal to ld6 +your spellcasti ng ability modifier.
Whether the attack hits or misses, the spell then ends
on the stone.
If you cast th is spell again, the spell ends o n any pebbles still affected by your previous casting.
MASS POLYMORPH
9th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 actio n
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S , M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
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Components: V, S, M (niter, s ulfur, a nd pine tar for med
into a bead)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 m inutes
You transform up to ten creatures of your choice that
you can see within range. An unwilling target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw to resist the tra nsformation. An unwilling shapechanger automatically succeeds
on the save.
Each ta rget assumes a beast form of your choice, a nd
you can choose the same form or different ones fo r each
target. The new form can be any beast you have seen
whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's (or half the target's level, if the target doesn't have a
challenge rating). T he target's game statistics, including
mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of
the chosen beast, but the target retains its hit points ,
alignment, a nd personality.
Each target gai ns a number of temporary hit poi nts
equa l to the hit points of its new fo rm. These temporary
hit points can't be replaced by temporary bit points from
another sou rce. A target reverts to its normal form whe n
it bas no mo re temporary hit points or it dies. If the spell
ends before then, the creature loses all its temporary hi t
points a nd reverts to its norma l form.
T he creature is limited in the actions it can perform by
the nature of its new form. It can't speak , cast spells, or
do a nythin g else that requires hands or speech.
The target's gear melds into the new form. T he target
can't activate, use, wield, o r otherwise benefit from a ny
of its equipment.
You create s ix tiny meteors in your space. They float
in the air and orbit you for the spell's duration. When
you cast the s pell- and as a bonus actio n o n each of
your turns thereafter- you can expend one or two of
the meteors, sending them streaking toward a point or
points you choose within 120 feet of you. Once a meteor reaches its destination or impacts agai nst a solid
su r face, the meteor explodes. Each creature within 5
feet of the point whe re the meteor explodes must make
a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 fire
damage on a fai led save, or ha lf as much damage o n a
s uccessful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 4th level or higher, the number of meteors
created increases by two for each s lot level above 3rd.
MENTAL PRISON
6 th-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
MAXIMILIAN'S EARTHEN GRASP
2nd-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature hand sculpted
from clay)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You choose a 5-foot-square un occupied space on the
ground that you can see within ra nge. A Medium ha nd ing
us
made from compacted soil rises there a nd reaches for
d
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one creature you can see within 5 feet of it. The
ifi target
must make a Strength saving throw. On a o
faidled save,
the target takes 2d6 bludgeonin g damage
n m and is ree
strained for the s pell's duration.be
As an action, you can cause
asthe hand to crus h the
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restrained target, whichFmust make a Strength saving
D 2d6 bludgeoning damage on a
throw. The ta rget taPkes
s
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fai led save, or h
T ha lf as much damage o n a s uccessful one.
To break out, the restrained target can use its action
to make a Strength check agains t your s pell save DC.
On a s uccess, the target escapes a nd is no longer restrained by the hand.
As an action, you can cause the ha nd to reach for a
different creature or to move to a different unoccupied
s pace within ra nge. The hand releases a restrained target if you do either.
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3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
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the area vimmediately
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dangerous
to it in some way. You mig ht cause the ta rget
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dtoeperceive itself as being s urrounded by fire, floating
razors, or hideous maws filled with dripping teeth.
Whatever form the illusion takes, the target can't see or
hear anything beyond it and is restrained for the spell's
duration. If the target is moved out of the illusion, makes
a melee attack through it, o r reaches a ny part of its body
through it, the target takes lOdlO psychic damage, and
the s pell ends.
MIGHTY FORTRESS
8th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 500 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instanta neous
A fortress of s tone erupts from a square area of ground
of you r choice that you can see within range. The a rea is
120 feet on each side, and it must not have a ny buildings
o r other structures on it. Any creatu res in the a rea a re
harmlessly lifted up as the fo rtress rises.
The fortress has four turrets with square bases, each
one 20 feet on a s ide and 30 feet tall, with one turret on
each corner. The turrets ar e connected to each other by
s tone walls that a re each 80 feet long, creating an en-
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closed a rea. Each wall is 1 foot thick and is composed of
panels that are 10 feet wide and 20 feet ta ll. Each panel
is contiguous with two other panels or one othe r panel
a nd a turret. You can place up to four s tone doors in the
fortress's outer wall.
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up to 100 people each day. Furnishings, food, a nd other
objects created by this spell crumble to dust if removed
from the fortress.
A staff of one hundred invisible servants obeys any
command given to them by creatures you designate
when you cast the s pell. Each servant functions as if created by the unseen servant s pell.
The walls, turrets, and keep are all made of stone
that can be da maged. Each 10-foot-by-10-foot section of
stone has AC 15 a nd 30 hit points per inch of thickness.
It is immune to poison a nd psychic damage. Reducing
a section of stone to 0 hit points destroys it and might
cause connected sections to buckle and collapse at the
DM's discretion .
After 7 days or when you cast this s pell somewhere
else, the fortress ha rm lessly crumbles a nd s inks back
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defo r a year makes the fortress permanent.
MIND SPIKE
2nd-level divination
Casting Time: 1 actio n
Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You reach into the mind of one creature you can see
within range. The target must m a ke a Wisdom s aving
throw, ta king 3d8 psychic damage on a fa iled save, or
ha lf as much da mage o n a s uccessful one. On a failed
save, you a lso always know the target's location unti l the
spell ends, but only w hile the two of you are o n the same
plane of existence. While you have this knowledge, the
target can't become hidden from you, a nd if it's invisible,
it gains no benefit from th at condition against you.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pell using a
s pell s lot of 3rd leve l or highe r, the damage increases by
ld6 for each s lot level above 2nd.
MOLD EARTH
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instanta neous or 1 hour (see below)
...
You c hoose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see
within range a nd that fits within a 5-foot cube. You manjpulate it in one of the following ways:
PRIMAL SAVAGERY
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
• If you ta rget an area of loose ear t h, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, a nd
deposit it up to 5 feet away. Trus movement doesn't
involve enough force to cause damage.
• You cause s hapes, colors, or both to appear on the dirt
or stone, spelling out words, creating images, or s haping patterns . The c hanges last for 1 hour.
• If the dirt or stone you target is on the grou nd, you
cause it to become difficult terrain. Alternatively, you
can cause the ground to become normal terrain if it is
already difficu lt terrain . This change lasts fo r 1 hour.
You channel primal magic to cause your teeth or fingernails to s harpen, ready to deliver a corrosive attack.
Make a melee spell attack against one c reature within 5
feet of you. On a hit, the target takes ldlO acid damage .
After you make the attack, your teeth or fingernails return to normal.
The spell's damage increases by ldlO whe n you reach
5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), a nd 17th level (4d10).
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no
more than two of its non-instanta neous effects active at
a time, and you can dismiss s uch an effect as an action.
PRIMORDIAL WARD
6th-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
NEGATIVE ENERGY FLOOD
5th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 6 0 feet
Components: V, M (a broken bone a nd a square of
black s il k)
Duration: Instantaneous
You send ribbons of negative e ne rgy at one creature you
can see within range. Un less the target is undead, it
mus t make a Constitution saving throw, taking Sd12 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one. A target killed by this damage rises
up as a zombie at the start of your next turn. T he zombie
pursues whatever creature it can see that is closest to it.
Statistics fo r the zombie are in the Monster Manual.
If you target an undead with th is spell, th e target
doesn't make a saving throw. Instead, roll Sdl2. The target gains half t he total as temporary hit points.
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POWER WORD PAIN
7th-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
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Duration: Instantaneous
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pain to assaiTl one creature you can see within range.
If the target has 100 hit points or fewer, it is subject
to c rippling pain. Otherwise, the spell has no effect
on it. A target is also unaffected if it is immune to being charmed.
While the target is affected by crippling pain, any
speed it has can be no higher tha n 10 feet. The target
also has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, a nd
savi ng throws, other than Constitution savi ng throws.
Finally, if the target tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or the casting fails
a nd the spell is wasted.
A target suffering this pain can make a Constitution
saving throw at the e nd of each of its turns. On a s uccessful save, the pain e nds.
You have resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, and
thunder d a mage for the spell's duration.
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You unleash the power of your mind to blast the intellect
of up to ten creatures of you r choice that you can see
with in range. Creatures that have a n Intelligence score
of 2 or lower are unaffected.
Each target must mak e a n Intelligence saving throw.
On a failed save, a target takes 14d6 psychic damage
a nd is stunned. On a s uccessful save, a target ta kes half
as much d a mage and isn't stunned. If a target is killed
by this damage, its head explodes, assuming it has one.
A stu nned target can make an Intelligence saving
throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful
save, the stunn ing effect e nds.
PYROTECHNICS
2nd-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 6 0 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose an area of nonmagical fla me that you can see
and that fits w ithin a 5-foot cube within ra nge. You can
extinguis h the fire in that ar ea, and you create either
fireworks or smoke when you do so.
Fireworks. T he ta rget explodes with a dazzling display of colors. Each creature within 10 feet of the target
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properties (r ange 20/6 0). In addition, w hen you use the
sword to attack a target that is in dim light or da rkness,
you ma ke the attack roll with advantage.
If you drop the weapon or throw it, it dissipates at the
end of the turn. Thereafter, while the spell persists, you
can use a bonus action to cause the sword to reappear
in your band.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
3rd- or 4th-level spell s lot, the damage increases to 3d8.
When you cast it using a 5th- or 6th-level spell s lot, the
damage incr eases to 4d8. When you cast it using a spell
s lo t of 7th level or hig her, the damage increases to 5d8.
SHADOW OF MOIL
4th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (an undead eyeball encased in a
gem worth at least 150 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
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Flame-like s hadows wreathe your body until the s pell
ends, caus ing you to become heavily obscured to others.
The s hadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into
da rkness, and bright lig ht in the same a rea to dim
. light.
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Until the s pell ends, you have resistance toiaradiant
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SHAPE WATER
must s ucceed on a Constitution saving throw or become
blinded until the end of your next turn.
Smoke. Thick black s moke s preads o ut from the target in a 20-foot radfos, moving around corners. The area
of the smoke is heavily o bscured. The smoke persists for
1 minute or until a strong wind disperses it.
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6th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
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this spell. You teleport each affected target to an unoccupied space that you can see within 120 feet of you. That
space must be on the ground or on a floor.
SHADOW BLA DE
2nd-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You weave togethe r threads of s hadow to create a sword
of solidified gloom in your ha nd. This magic sword lasts
until the spell ends. I t counts as a simple me lee weapon
with which you a re proficient. It deals 2d8 psychic
dam age on a hit and bas the finesse, light, a nd thrown
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You choose an a rea of water that you can see within
ra nge a nd that fits within a 5-foot cube. You ma nipulate
it in one of the following ways:
• You instantaneously move or otherwise change the
flow of the water as you direct, up to 5 feet in any direction. This movement doesn't have enoug h force to
cause damage.
• You cause the water to form into simple s hapes
a nd ani mate at your direction. This cha nge lasts
for 1 hour.
• You change the water's color or opacity. T he water
mus t be changed in the same way throughout. This
change lasts for 1 hour.
• You freeze the water, provided that there are no creatures in it. T he water unfreezes in 1 hour.
If you cast this spell multiple ti mes, you can have no
mor e than two of its non-ins tanta neous effects active at
a time, a nd you can dismiss such a n effect as a n action.
SICKENING RADIANCE
4th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A restrained creature can make a Dexterity saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
itself on a success. Alternatively, the creature or someone else who can reach it can use an action to make an
Intelligence (Arcana) check against your spell save DC.
On a success, the restrained effect ends.
After the trap is triggered, the spell ends when no
creature is restrained by it.
Dim, greenish light spreads withfo a 30-foot-radius
sphere centered on a point you choose within range.
The light spreads around corners, and it lasts until the
spell ends.
When a creature moves into the spell's area for the
first time on a turn or starts its turn there, that creature
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take
4d10 radiant damage, and it s uffers one level of exhaustion and emits a dim, greenish light in a 5-foot radius.
This light makes it impossible for the creature to benefit
from being invisible. The light and any levels of exhaustion caused by this spell go away when the spell ends.
SNILLOC 'S SNOWBALL SWARM
2nd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of ice or a small white
rock chip)
Duration: instantaneous
SKILL EMPOWERMENT
5th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A flurry of magic snowballs erupts from a point you
choose within range. Each creature in a 5-foot-radius
sphere centered on that point m ust make a Dexterity
saving throw. A creature takes 3d6 cold damage on a
fai led save, or half as much damage on a s uccessful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by
ld6 for each slot level above 2nd.
t.
Your magic deepens a creature's understanding of its
own talent. You touch one willing creature a nd give it
expertise in one skill of your choice; until the spell ends,
the creature doubles its proficiency bonus for abi lity
checks it makes that use the chosen skill.
You must choose a skill in which the target is proficient and that isn't a lready benefiting from an effect,
s uch as Expertise, that doubles its proficiency bonus.
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SOUL CAGE
SKYWRITE
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Sight
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
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You cause up to ten words to form in a part of the sky
you can see. The words appear to be made of cloud anding
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the clouds and end the spell early.
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Duration: 8 hours
As you cast this spell, you use the rope to create a circle
with a 5-foot radius on the grou nd or the floor. When
you finish casting, the rope disappears and the circle
becomes a magic trap.
This trap is nearly invisible, requiring a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save
DC to be discerned.
The trap triggers when a Small, Medium, or Large
creature moves onto the ground or t he floor in the
spell's radius. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be magically hoisted into the air,
leaving it hanging upside down 3 feet above the ground
or the floor. The creature is restrained there until the
spell ends.
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This spell
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the tiny cage you use for the material comtraps
emit inside
dponent.
A stolen soul remai ns inside the cage until the
spell ends or until you destroy the cage, which ends the
spell. While you have a soul inside the cage, you can exploit it in any of t he ways described below. You can use a
trapped soul up to six times. Once you exploit a soul for
the sixth time, it is released, and the spell ends. While
a soul is trapped, the dead humanoid it came from can't
be revived.
Steal Life. You can use a bonus action to d rain vigor
from the soul and regain 2d8 hit points.
Query Soul. You ask t he soul a question (no action required) and receive a brief telepathic answer, which you
can understand regardless of the language used. The
soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must answer
you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is
no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic.
Borrow Experience. You ca n use a bonus action to
bolster yourself with the soul's life experience, making
your next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw with
advantage. 1f you don't use this benefit before the start of
your next turn, it is lost.
Eyes of the Dead. You can use an action to name a
place the humanoid saw in life, which creates an invisible sensor somewhere in that place if it is on the plane
of existence you're currently on. The sensor remains for
as long as you concentrate, up to 10 minutes (as if you
were concentrating on a spell). You receive visual and
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auditory information from the sensor as if you were in
its space using your senses.
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see invisibility or truesight) sees a translucent image ofg
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STEEL WIND STRIKE
5th-level conjuration
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vanis h to strike like the wind. Choose up to five creatures you can see within ra nge. Make a melee spell
attack against each target. On a hit, a ta rget takes 6d 10
force damage.
You can then teleport to an unoccupied space you can
see within 5 feet of one of the targets you hit or missed.
STORM SPHERE
4th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range : 150 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A 20-foot-radius sphere of wh irling air springs into existence, center ed on a point you choose within range.
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ture
m in the sphere when it appea rs or that ends its turn
dethere must succeed o n a Strength saving throw or take
2d6 bludgeoning damage. The sphere's space is difficult terrain.
Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on
each of your turns to cause a bolt of lig htning to leap
from the center of the sphere towa rd one creature you
choose withi n 60 feet of the center. Make a ranged spell
attack. You have advantage on the attack roll if the target
is in the sphere. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 lightning damage.
Creatures withi n 30 feet of the sphere have disadva ntage on Wis dom (Perception) checks made to listen.
At Higher Levels. W hen you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 5th level or higher, the damage for each of
its effects increases by ld6 for each s lot level above 4th.
SUMMON GREATER DEMON
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range : 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a vial of blood from a humanoid
ki lled within the past 24 hours)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You utter foul words, s ummoning one demon from the
chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon's type, wh ich
must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, s uch as a
shadow demon or a barlgura. The demon appears in
anyone withi n it. Using the material component in this
manner consumes it when the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th or 7th level, you summon twice as many
demons. If you cast it using a spell slot of 8th or 9th
level, you summon three times as many demons.
an unoccupied space you can see within range, and the
demon disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when
the spell ends.
Roll initiative for the demon, which has its own turns.
When you summon it and on each of your turns thereafter, you can issue a verbal command to it (requfring no
action on your part), telling it what it must do on its next
turn. If you issue no command, it spends its turn attacking any creature within reach that has attacked it.
At the end of each of the demon's turns, it makes a
Charisma saving throw. The demon has disadvantage
on this saving throw if you say its true name. On a failed
save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of
the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing
and attacking the nearest non-demons to the best of its
ability. If you stop concentrating on the spell before it
reaches its full duration, an uncontrolled demon doesn't
disappear for ld6 rounds if it still has hit points.
As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle
on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your
space. While the spell lasts, the s ummoned demon can't
cross the circle or harm it, and it can't target anyone
within it. Using the materia l component in this manner
consumes it when the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 5th level or higher, the challenge rating increases by 1 for each slot level above 4th.
SYNAPTIC STATIC
5th-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instanta neous
You choose a point within range and cause psychic energy to explode there. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius
sphere centered on that point must make an Intelligence
saving throw. A creature wiili an Intelligence score of
2 or lower can't be affected by this spell. A target takes
8d6 psychic damage on a failed save, or ha lf as much
damage on a successful one.
After a fai led save, a target has muddled thoughts for
1 minute. During that time, it rolls a d6 and s ubtracts
the number rolled from all its attack rolls and ability
checks, as well as its Constitu tion saving throws to t.
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TEMPLE OF THE GODS
3rd-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S , M (a vial of blood from a humanoid
killed within the past 24 hours)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
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dretches, a nd you choose the unoccupied spaces you
can see within range w here they appear. A summoned
demon disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when
the spell ends.
The demons are hostile to all creatures, including you.
Roll initiative for the s ummoned demons as a group,
which has its own turns. The demons pursue and attack
the nearest non-demons to the best of their abi li ty.
As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle
on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your
space. While U1e spell lasts, the summoned demons
can't cross the circle or harm it, and they can't target
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7th-level conjuration
SUMMON LESSER DEMONS
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you can see within range. The temple must fit within an
unoccupied cube of space, up to 120 feet on each side.
The temple remains until the spell ends. It is dedicated
to whatever god, pantheon, or philosophy is represented
by the holy symbol used in the casting.
You make all decisions about the temple's appearance. The interior is enclosed by a floor, walls, and a
roof, with one door granting access to the interior and
as many windows as you wish. Only you a nd any creatures you designate when you cast the spell can open or
close the door.
The temple's interior is an open space with a n idol
or a lta r at one end. You decide whether the temple is
illuminated and whether that illumination is bright light
or dim light. The smell of burning incense fills the air
within, and the temperature is mild.
The temple opposes types of creatures you choose
when you cast this spell. Choose one or more of the following: celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, or undead. If a
creature of the chosen type attempts to enter the temple,
that creature must make a Charisma saving throw. On
a failed save, it can't enter the temple for 24 hours. Even
if the creature can enter the temple, the m agic there
hinders it; whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability
check, or a saving throw inside ilie temple, it must roll a
d4 and subtract the number rolled from the d20 roll.
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In addition, the sensor s created by divination spells
can't appear ins ide the temple, and creatures within
can't be targeted by divination spells.
Finally, whenever any creature in the temple regains
hit points from a spell of 1st level or higher, the creature
regains add itional hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1 hit point).
The temple is made from opaque magical force that
extends into the Ethereal Plane, thus blocking ethereal
travel in to the temple's interior. Nothing can physically
pass through the temple's exterior. It can't be dispelled
by dispel magic, and antimagic field has no effect on it. A
disintegrate spell destroys the temple instantly.
Casting this spell on the same spot every day for a
year makes this effect permanent.
THUNDER STEP
3rd-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You teleport yourself to an unoccupied space you can
see within range. Immediately after you disappear, a
thunderous boom sounds, and each creature within 10
feet of the space you left must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 3dl0 thunder damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one. The thunder can be heard from up to 300 feet away.
You can bring along objects as long as their weight
doesn't exceed what you can carry. You can also teleport one willing creature of your size or smaller who is
carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature
must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell,
and there must be an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
your destination space for the creature to appear in; otherwise, the creature is left behind.
At Higher Levels- When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by
.
ldlO fo r each s lot level above 3rd.
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TENSER' S TRANSFORMATION
6th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a few hairs from a bull)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You endow yourself with endurance and martial prowess fueled by magic. Until the spell ends , you can't cast
spells, and you gain the following benefits:
• You gain 50 temporary hit points. If a ny of these remain when the spell ends, they are lost.
• You have advantage on attack rolls that you make with
s imple and martial weapons.
• When you hit a target with a weapon attack, that target takes an extra 2dl2 force damage.
• You have proficiency with all a rmor, s hields, simple
weapons, and martia l weapons.
• You have proficiency in Strength and Constitution saving throws.
• You can attack twice, instead of once, when you take
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Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create a burst of thunderous sound that can be
heard up to 100 feet away. Each creature within range,
other than you, must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or take ld6 thunder damage.
The spell's damage increases by ld6 when you reach
5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
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deup to 10 feet wide, and up to 10 feet tall. Each creature
in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage
and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature
takes half as much damage and isn't knocked prone.
The water then spreads out across the ground in all
directions, extinguishing unprotected flames in its area
and within 30 feet of it, and then it vanishes.
TINY SERVANT
3rd-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours
You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn't attached to another object or a s urface a nd isn't being
carried by another creature. The target a nimates and
sprouts little arms and legs, becoming a creature under
your control until the spell ends or the creature drops to
0 hit points. See the stat block for its statistics.
As a bonus action, you can mentally command the
creature if it is within 120 feet of you. (If you control
multiple creatures with this spell, you can command any
or a ll of them at the same time, issuing the same com-
TOLL THE DEA D
Necromancy can trip
Casting Time: l action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You point at one creature you can see within range,
and the sound of a dolorous bell fills the a ir around it
for a moment. The targe t must s ucceed on a Wisdom
saving throw or take ld8 necrotic damage. If the target
is missing a ny of its hit points, it instead takes ldl2 necrotic da mage.
The spell's damage increases by one die when you
reach 5th level (2d8 or 2dl2), 11th level (3d8 or 3d12),
and 17th level (4d8 or 4d12).
TRAN SM UTE RO CK
5th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S , M (clay a nd wate r)
Duration: Until dispelled
TINY SERVANT
Tiny construct, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armo r)
Hit Points 10 (4d4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
4 (-3)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
10 (+O)
INT
2 (- 4)
WIS
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CHA
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Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, cha rmed, deafened, exhaustion,
frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive
Perception 10
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mand to each one.) You decide what action the c reature
will take and where it w ill move during its next turn, or
you can issue a s imple, gene ra l command, s uch as to
fetch a key, s ta nd watch, or s tack some books. If you iss ue no comma nds, the servant does nothing other than
defend itself agains t hostile creatures. Once given an
order, the servant continues to follow that orde r unti l its
task is comple te.
When the creature drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to
its original form, a nd any re m aining damage carries
over to that form.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this s pell us ing a
spell s lot of 4 th level or hig her, you can animate two additional objects for each s lot level above 3 rd.
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save, a creature s inks into the mud and is restrained,
though it can use a n action to e nd the restrained condition on itself by pulling itself free of the mud.
If you cast the s pell on a ceiling, the mud falls. Any
creature under the mud whe n it falls must ma ke a Dexterity savi ng throw. A c reature takes 4d8 bludgeoning
damage on a failed save, or ha lf as much damage o n a
s uccessful one.
Transmute Mud to Rock. Nonmagical mud or quicksa nd in the area no more than 10 fee t deep tra nsforms
into soft s tone for the spell's duration. Any c reature in
the mud when it transforms mus t make a Dexterity saving throw. bn a s uccessful save, a creature is s hunted
safely to the s urface in an unoccup ied s pace. On a failed
save, a c reature becomes restrai ned by the rock. A restrained creature, or a nother c reature within reach, can
use a n action to try to break the rock by s ucceeding on
a DC 20 S trength check or by dealing da mage to it. The
rock h as AC 15 and 25 hit points, and it is immune to
poison and psychic da mage.
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VITRIOLIC SPHERE
4th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S , M (a drop of giant s lug bile)
Duration: Ins tantaneous
You point at a location within range, and a glowing,
1-foot-cliameter ball of emerald acid streaks there and
explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in
th at area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 10d4 acid damage and another 5d4 acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a
s uccessful save, a c reature takes half the initial damage
and no damage at the end of its next turn.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell s lot of 5th level or higher, the initial damage increases by 2d4 for each s lot level above 4th.
WALL OF LIGHT
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a hand mirror)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A s himmering wall of bright Light appears at a point you
choose within range. The wall appears in any orientation you choose: horizonta lly, vertica lly, or diagonally. It
can be free floating, or it can rest on a solid s urface. The
wall can be up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet
thick. The wall blocks line of s ight, but creatures and objects can pass through it. It emits bright light out to 120
feet and dim light for an additional 120 feet.
When the wall appears, each creature in its area must
make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes 4d8 rad iant damage, and it is blinded for a
1 minute. On a s uccessful save, it takes ha lf as much
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is
a hit, the target
Th takes 4d8 radiant damage. Whether you
hit or miss, reduce the length of the wall by 10 feet. If
the wall's length drops to 0 feet, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by
ld8 for each s lot level above 5th.
up to 30 feet long, 10 feet high, and 10 feet thick, and it
vanishes when the spell ends. It blocks line of sight but
not movement. A creature is blinded while in the wall's
space and must spend 3 feet of movem ent for every 1
foot it moves there.
WALL OF WATER
3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a wall of water on the ground at a point you
can see within range. You can make the wall up to 30
feet long, 10 feet high, and 1 foot thick, or you can make
a ringed wall up to 20 feet in diameter, 20 feet hi gh, and
1 foot thick. The wall vanishes when the spell ends. The
wall's space is difficult terrain.
Any ranged weapon attack that enters the wall's space
has disadvantage on the attack roll, and fire damage
is halved if the fire effect passes through the wall to
reach its target. Spells that deal cold damage that pass
through the wall cause the area of the wall they pass
through to freeze solid (at least a 5-foot-square section
is
t.
s
i
l
frozen). Each 5-foot-square frozen section has
AC
5
and
a
etor0i hit points
15 hit points. Reducing a frozen section
A
destroys it. When a section is destroyed,
DF the wall's water
P
doesn't fi ll it.
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WARDING WIND
en
b
De
2nd-level evocation
of
n
o
Casting Time:
rsi 1 action
e
Range:
Self
ov
Components:
V
m
deDuration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A s trong wind (20 miles per hour) blows around you in a
10-foot radius a nd moves with you, remaining centered
on you. The wind lasts for the spell's duration.
The wind has the following effects:
• It deafens you and other creatures in its area .
• It extinguishes unprotected flames in its area that are
torch-sized or s ma ller.
• It hedges out vapor, gas, and fog that can be dispersed
by s trong wind.
• The area is difficult terrain for creatures
other than you.
• The attack rolls of ranged weapon attacks have disadvantage if the attacks pass in o r out of the wind.
WATERY SPHERE
4th-level conjuration
WALL OF SAND
3rd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a handful of sand)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a wall of swirling sand on the ground at a
point you can see within range. You can make the wall
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a droplet of water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You conjure up a sphere of water with a 5-foot radius at
a point you can see within range. The sphere can hover
but no more than 10 feet off the ground. The sphere remains for the spell's duration.
Any creature in the sphere's s pace must make a
Strength saving throw. On a successful save, a creature
is ejected from that space to the nearest unoccupied
space of the creature's choice outside the sphe re. A
Huge or la rger creature succeeds on the saving throw
automatically, and a La rge or s ma ller creature can
choose to fa il it. On a fai led save, a creature is restra ined
by the sphere a nd is engul fed by the water. At the end of
each of its turns, a restrained target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a s uccess.
The s phere can restra in as ma ny as four Medium or
s ma ller creatures or one Large creature. If the sphere
restrains a creature that causes it to exceed th is capacity, a ra ndom creature that was a lready restrained by the
sphere falls out of it a nd lands prone in a space within 5
feet of it.
As an action, you can move the s phere up to 30 feet
in a straight line. If it moves over a pit, a cliff, or other
drop-off, it safely descends unti l it is hovering 10 feel
above the ground. Any creature restrained by the sphere
moves with it. You can ram the sphere into creatures,
forci ng them to ma ke the saving throw.
When the spell e nds, the sphe re fa lls to the g round
and exti nguis hes all normal fl ames within 30 feet of it.
Any creature restrained by the sphe re is knocked prone
in the s pace w here it fa lls. The water then vanishes.
WORD OF RADIANCE
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Component s: V, M (a holy symbol)
Duration: Ins tanta neous
You utter a divine word, a nd burning radiance erupts
fro m you. Each creature of your choice that you can see
within range must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or take ld6 radia nt damage.
The spell's damage increases by ld6 whe n you reach
5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), a nd 17th level (4d6).
WRATH OF NATURE
5th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range : 120 feet
Component s: V, S
Duration: Concentratio n, up to 1 minute
WHIRLWIN D
7th-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Component s: V, M (a piece of straw)
Duration: Concentratio n, up to 1 minute
A whirlwind howls down to a point that you can
see on the ground withi n range. The whirlwind is a
10-foot-radiu s, 30-foot- high cylinder centered on that
g
point. Unt il the spell ends, you can use your action tosin
long
move the whirlwind up to 30 feet in a ny d irectiondau
e
i
or
f
the groun d. The whirlwind s ucks up any Medium
i
od and that
nything
s maller objects that aren't secured to am
a ren't worn or carried by anyone. en
A creature must make a Dexterity
be saving throw the
s
the whirlwi nd or that
enters
it
that
turn
a
a
first time on
h including
when the wh irlF space,
the whirlwind e ntersDits
P
A creature ta kes 10d6 bludgeoning
wind first appeasrs.
i
failed save, or half as much damage on a
ah
da mage onT
successful one. In add ition, a Large o r smaller creature
that fails the save must s ucceed on a Strength saving
throw or become restra ined in the whi rlwind until the
spell ends . When a creature starts its turn restrained by
the whirlwind, the creature is pulled 5 feet higher inside
it, unless the creature is at the top. A restra ined creature
moves with the whirlwind and fal ls when the spell ends,
unless the creature has some means to s tay a loft.
A restrained creature can use a n action to make a
Strength or Dexte rity check against your spell save DC.
If s uccessful, the creature is no longer restrai ned by the
whirlwind a nd is hurled 3d6 x 10 feet away from it in a
ra ndom direction.
a
You call out to the spiri ts of nature to rouse them
aga inst your enemies. Choose a point you can see
within range. The s pirits cause trees, rocks, a nd grasses
in a 60-foot cube centered on that point to become a.nimated until the spell ends.
listin the
a
i
ground
of
area
Any
Grasses and Undergrowt h.
er is difficult
A
cube that is covered by grass or undergrowth
DF
terrain for your enemies.
P
uyour turns, each of you r
Trees. At the start of each of
entree in the cube mus t s ucny
b
a
enemies within 10 feet of
De throw or take 4d6 s lashing
ceed on a Dexterity fsaving
o
branches.
damage from whipping
n
o
i
of each of your turns, one
the
At
s
Vines.
and
Roots r
eof your choice thatend
v
is on the ground in the cube
creature
mosucceed on a Strength saving throw or become
must
e
drestrai ned un til the s pell e nds. A restrained creature
can use an actio n to make a Strength (Athletics) check
against your spell save DC, ending the effect on itself on
a s uccess.
Rocks. As a bonus action on your turn, you can cause
a loose rock in the cube to launch at a creature you can
see in the cube. Make a ra nged s pell attack aga ins t the
target. On a bit, the target ta kes 3d8 nonmagical bludgeoning damage, and it must succeed on a Strength
saving throw or fa ll prone.
ZEPHYR STRIKE
1st-level transmutatio n
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Component s: V
Duration: Concentratio n, up to 1 minute
You move like the wind. Until the spell ends, your movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.
Once before the spell ends, you ca n give yourself adva ntage on one weapon attack roll o n your turn. That attack dea ls an extra ld8 force damage on a hit. Whether
you hit or miss, your walking speed increases by 30 feet
until the end of that turn.
CHAPTER 3 I SPELLS
APPENDIX A: SHARED CAMPAIGNS
Coordinating a regular schedule of D&D game sessions,
to keep a campaign active and vibrant, can be a challenge. If the campaign's only Dungeon Master or enough
playe rs aren't available, the next session might have to
be pos tponed, and repeated problems of this sort can
endange r the continuation of the campaign.
In short: in a world filled with distractions, it can be
hard to keep a campa ign going. Enter the concept of the
sha red campaign.
In a s hared campaign, more than one member of the
group can take on the role of DM. A s hared campaign is
episodic rather than continuous, with each play session
compris ing a complete adventure.
The largest shared campaigns are administered by
the D&D Adventurers League and overseen by Wizards
of the Coast. You can also create your own s hared campa ign for a school D&D club, at a game store, a libra ry,
or anywhere else where D&D players and DMs gather.
A shared campaign establis hes a framework that a llows a player to take a character from one DM's game
to a nother one within the shared campaign. It creates a
s ituation where almost nothing can prevent a scheduled
session from happening. T he roster of potentia l players
can be qu.ite large, virtually ens uring that any session
has at least the minimum number of characters needed
to play. If everyone shows up to play at the same time,
multiple DMs ens ure that everyone can take part.
In order to be s uccessful, a s hared campaign needs
a champion-someone who takes on the responsibility of organizing and maintai ning the group. U you're
interested in learning more about how to run a s hared
cam paign and seeing how the Adventurers League
handles certa in issues, then the rest of this appendix is
meant for you.
DESIGNING ADVENTURES
Designi ng adventures for a shared campaign involves a
different set of cons iderations than designing for a s ta ndard group of players. Most important, the adventure
must be timed to conclude when the session is scheduled to end. You also need to balance combat encounters
for a range of levels, since a wide range of cha racters
might be experiencing the adventure at the same time.
ADVENTURE DURATION
Every adventure in a s hared campaign begins and ends
in the same play session. (If a group of participa nts
wants to take longer to finish and all are wiJling tot.do
s
so, they can exceed the time li mit.) A sessionia
orlian event
r
e there's no
can't e nd with the adven ture unfinished,Asince
F
a
nd
DM wi ll be
way to guarantee that the same players
D
ava ilable for the next session. u P
n campaign a re deTypically, adventures in aeshared
eb or 4 hours. In each hour of
s igned to take either D
2 hours
can complete the following:
play, assume the characters
of
on
CODE OF CO N DUCT
Time and time again, the core rulebooks come back to
the point that the most important goal of a D&D play sess ion is for everyone involved to have fun . In keeping with
that goal , it's a good idea for a shared campaign to have
a code of conduct. Because people who don't normally
play together might end up at the same table in a shared
campaign, it can be helpful to establish some ground rules
for be havior.
On the broadest level, everyone in a shared campaign
is responsible for making sure that everyone else has an
enjoyable time. If anyone feels offended, belittled, or bullied by the actions of another person, the e ntire purpose of
getting together to play is defeated .
The basic code of conduct for a shared campaign might
be modeled on a similar document that another organization or location uses. Beyond that, some special policies
might need to be added to account for what might happen
at the table when players and DMs interact. As a starting
point, consider the following material, which is excerpted
from the Adventurers League code of conduct.
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During a play session, participants are expected to ...
• Follow the DM's lead and refrain from arguing with the
DM or other playe rs ove r rules.
• Let other players speak, and allow other players to get
attention from the OM .
• Avoid excessive conversation that is not relevant to the
adventure.
• Discourage others from usi ng social media to bully,
shame, or intimidate other participants.
• Make the DM or the campaign's admin istrators aware
of disruptive o r aggressive be havior so that a ppropriate
action can be taken.
APPENDIX A f SHARED CAMPAIGNS
a
i s imple combat e ncounters, or one or
• Three orrs
four
e
two complex
ones
ov
•em
Three or fou r scenes involving significant exploration
d or social interaction
Within these constra ints, it can be d ifficul t to create
open-ended adventures. A time limit assumes a specific
starting point a nd endpoint. A good way to get around
this restriction is to create an adventure with multiple
possible endings.
Location-based adventures also work well with this
format. A dungeon presents a natural limit on character
options, while strn giving the players choices. The adventure could be a quest to defeat a creature or recover
an item, but the path to achieving that goal can be diffe rent for each group.
For more narrative adventures, try to focus on s imple
but flexible encounters or events. For instance, a n adventure requires the characters to protect a high priest
of Tyr from assassins . Give the players a cha nce to plan
out how they want to protect the temple, complete with
authority over the guards. A few well-fleshed out NPCs,
some of whom might be s uspected of working with the
temple's enem ies, add a layer of tension. Cons ider leaving some details or plot points for the DM to decide. For
example, the DM might have the option to pick which
member of the temple guards is the traitor, ensuring
that the scenario is different for each group.
COMBAT ENCOUNTERS
VARIANT RULES
Design your adventure for one of t he four tie rs, as set
forth in chapter 1 of the Player's Handbook: tier 1 includes levels 1- 4 , tier 2 is levels 5- 10, tier 3 is levels
11-16, a nd tier 4 includes levels 17- 20. Within each tie r,
it's a good idea to use a s pecific level as a starting point.
Assume a pa rty of five 3rd-level ch aracters for tie r 1, five
8th-level cha racters fo r tier 2, five 13th-level characters
for tier 3, and five 18th-level characters for tier 4. Use
that assumption when creating combat e ncounte rs,
whether you use the e ncounter-building rules in the
Dungeon Master's Guide or are making an estimate.
For each battle, provide guidelines to help DMs adjust
the difficulty up or down to match stronger or wea ker
parties. As a rule of thumb, account for a pa rty two
levels higher and for a party two levels lower, and don't
worry about balancing the adventure for parties outside
the adventure's tier.
A shared campaig n might use some va riant rules to
handle certain aspects of th e game. The Adventure rs
League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining
levels and acquiring treasure. These "house rules,"
presented below, serve as a sort of common language,
e nsurin g tha t the rewa rds a ll characters receive are
eq uivale nt no matter what kind of adventure a character
experienced.
CHARACTER ADVANCEMEN T
~~~~~~~~-
REWARDS
Adventures in a shared campaign that uses variant rules
for gai ning levels a nd acquiring treas ure (such as those
descr ibed below) don't include exp erience point awards
or speci fic amounts and kinds of treasure.
CHARACTE R CREATION
A shared campaign's gu ide lines for cha racter creation
might include definition of which races a nd classes
players can choose from , how players generate abi li ty
scores, a nd which alignments playe rs ca n c hoose.
PLAYER'S HANDBOOK PLUS ONE
You should thi n k about which products playe r s can use
to create a character. The Adventurers League specifies
that a player can use the Player's Handbook and one
g
other official D&D source, such as a book or a PDF,uto
sin
create a character. This restriction e ns ures thateplayers
i d
ifracter
don't need to own a lot of books to make a cdha
a nd makes it easie r for DMs to know how
moall th e charn
acters in the campaign work. S ince
ea DM in a shared
e
b
of characters,
range
broad
a
with
deal
must
campaign
s each week,
a
it can be difrather than the same characters
h
F ractions
and abilities possible
inte
fic ul t to track all the D
P
through mixingisoptions freely. We strongly recomme nd
h
th is ru le fo rTany shared campaign.
ABILITY SCORES
For generating abil ity scores, we recomme nd allowing
playe rs to choose between the standard array- 15, 14,
13, 12, 10, 8-and the option presented in "Variant:
Customizing Abi lity Scores" in chapter 1 of the Player's Handbook.
STARTING EQUIPMENT
For the sake of simplicity a nd e fficiency, it's a good
idea to require that beginning characters must take the
starting equipment specified by a character's class a nd
background.
a
In a s ha red campaign, characters gain levels not by
accumulating experience points but by reaching experie nce checkpoints. This system rewards every character
(and player) for taking part in a play session.
A character reaches 1 c heckpoint for each hour an
adventure is designed to last. Note t hat the award is
based on the adventure's projected playing time, rathe r
than the actual time spent at t he table. The reward for
comple ting an adventure designed fo r 2 hours of play is
2 c heckpoints, even if a group spends more than 2 hours
playing through it.
If a c haracter completes an adventu re designed for a
tr-.
tie r hig her than the character's cu rre nt tier, the c iha
s
l
ia
acter is awarded 1 additional checkpoint. Forrexample,
eadvenif a 2nd-level cha racter completes a 6th-level
A
ture designed to take 2 hours, the c haracter
DF reaches 3
P
c heckpoints.
nu
P laying time might seemblieke a n odd way to measure
e concept is in keeping with
experience awards, but
Dthe
f
o
is meant to work. A character
how a s hared campaign
on reaches the same number of checki
hours
played for 10
s
r
points, whether
ve the c haracter went up against a dragon
o
t all that time lurking in a pub. Th is approach enor spen
em that
a player's preferred style is neither pe nalized
dsures
nor rewa rded. Whe ther someone focuses on roleplaying
and social interaction, defeating monsters in combat,
or finding clever ways to avoid battles, t his system gives
credit whe re credit is due.
USING CHECKPOINTS
The number of checkpoints needed to gain the next level
depends on a character's level:
• At levels 1- 4, reaching 4 c heckpoi nts is sufficient to
advance to the next level.
• At level 5 o r highe r, reaching 8 checkpoints is needed
to advance to the next level.
At the e nd of a play session, cha racters must level up
if they have reached e nough checkpoints to do so. The
required number of c heckpoints is ex pe nded, and a ny
remaining checkpoints are applied toward the next opportunity for advancement.
INDIVIDUAL TREASURE
In a shared campaign, each cha racter receives a fixed
number of gold pieces upon gaining a new level. (This
gain represents the treasu re a character might find in a
standard adventure.)
As an add itional benefit, c haracters are not required
to put out gold to mainta in a lifestyle. Instead, each cha r1\PPEND IX A
I
SHARED CAMPAIGNS
acter begins with a modest lifestyle, which improves as
the character attains higher levels.
These benefits are s ummarized on the Individual
Treasure table. Ways for characters to s pend their
treasure are covered in the "Buying and Selling" section below.
MAGIC ITEMS BY TIER
Magic Item Table
A
B
c
D
E
INDIVIDUAL TREASURE
Level Gained
2-4
5-10
11- 16
17-20
Lifestyle
Modest
Comfortable
Wealthy
Aristocratic
F
Reward
75 gp
150 gp
550 gp
5,500 gp
G
H
Point Cost
4
4
4
8
8
8
10
10
12
SPEN DING TREASU RE POINTS
MAGIC ITEMS
Characters earn treasure points from adventures, then
redeem those points in exchange for magic items. The
list of available magic items is agreed to and compiled
by the DMs running the campaign.
GAINING TREASURE POINTS
Each character earns treasure points based on an adventure's tier and its intended playing time:
• 1 treasure point is awa rded for every 2 hours played in
a tier 1 or tier 2 adventure.
• 1 treasure point is awarded for every 1 hour played in
a tier 3 or tier 4 adventure.
P layers mus t s pend treasure points at the e nd of a play
session, immediately after determining whether their
characters have gained a level. The order of these s teps
is important, since a cha racter might enter a new tier
because of the level gain.
P layers a re entitled to choose any approved item from
one of the magic item tables avai lable in the current tier.
Treasure points can be s pread across multiple items .
Many items cost more treasure points th an a character can earn in a 2- or 4-hour adventure. To buy s uch
t. an
s
i
item, a cha racter can make a deposit, spendingltreasure
a
points on the item until it's paid off, at which
eritime the
A
cha racter gains the item.
F
PD
BUYING AND SELLING
nu
be
As with the varia nt r ules for gaining levels, this award is
based on the adventure's projected playing time, rather
than the actual time a group s pent at the table.
If a character completes an adventure of a tier higher
tha n that character's tie r, the character receives 1 additional treasure point for that adventure.
CREATING AN ITEM LIST
Available at Tiers
1- 4
1-4
1- 4
2-4
3-4
1-4
2- 4
3- 4
3- 4
ga
T he DMs of the s hared ca mpaign s hould work together
sin
u
to compile a lis t of magic items that players canepuri dbook
f
i
chase. The magic item tables in chapter 2 of
this
d
oGuide
and in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master's
a re the
m
n ite ms to allow
obvious starting point. Choosing which
e
be
or ban is a matte r of personals preference,
just as it is for
a
the DM in a standard campaign.
Involving all the DMs
h
helps to ensure that D
theF lis t meets everyone's expectaP
tions. Whe n in idoubt,
an item; it's easier to add
h s ite msdisallow
it to the avaiTlable
at a later time than it would be to
remove it from the game once it has been handed out.
Naturally, the list of available ite ms is longer for adventures in the higher tiers, a nd the point cost of those
higher-tier items likewise increases. The Magic [terns by
Tier table provides the details .
For ins tance, treasure points from a tier 1 adventure
can be s pent on items from tables A, B, C, and F. Any
item on the firs t th ree tables costs 4 points, and an item
from table F costs 8 points.
e
Cha racte rs can use their
treasure to purchase
f D monetary
a nything from the o
equipment
lists in chapter 5 of the
Player's Handbook.
ion In add ition, the Adventurers League
s
r
a llows characters
purchase potions and sp ell scrolls,
ve below. Ato spell
o
as detailed
scroll can be purchased
m
doenly by a character who is capable of casting the s pell
in question.
POTIONS FOR SALE
Potion of ...
Healing
Climbing
Animal friendship
Greater healing
Cost
so gp
75 gp
100 gp
100 gp
Potion of ...
Water breathing
Superior healing
Supreme healing
Invisibility
Cost
100 gp
500 gp
5,000 gp
5,000 gp
Spell Level
3rd
4th
5th
Cost
300 gp
500 gp
1,000 gp
SPELL SCROLLS FOR SALE
Spell Level
Cantrip
1st
2nd
Cost
25 gp
75 gp
150 gp
SELLING ITEMS
In a s hared campaig n, characte rs are not entitled to sell
items they find on adventures or equipment they purchase with their pers onal funds . Weapons, armor, a nd
other gea r used by enemies are cons idered too damaged
to have a ny moneta ry value.
APPEN DIX
B: CHARA CTER NAMES
Some players and DMs have a knack for coming up with
character names on the fly, while others find that task
more of a challenge. T he tables in this appendix a re
designed to make life easier for both kinds of people,
whether you're naming a player cha rac ter, a nonplayer
character, a monster, or even a place .
Each table contains names that are associated with
a nonhuman character race in the Player's Handbook
or a real-world ethnic or language group, with a focus
on groups fro m antiquity and the Midd le Ages. You can
select from the possibilities here, or use dice to determine a name.
Even though names are associated with races in this
appendix, a character might not have a name from their
own race. For ins tance, a ha lf-o re might have grown up
among dwarves and have a dwarven name. Or, as DM,
you might decide that dragonborn in your campaign
have a culture reminiscent of ancient Rome and therefore use Roman names, rather than the dragonborn
names s ugges ted here.
NONH UMAN NAMES
DRAGON BORN,
DRAGONBORN ,
FEMALE
F EM ALE
dlOO
01-02
03- 04
05-06
07- 08
09-10
11- 12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43-44
45- 46
47-48
49- 50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57- 58
59- 60
61-62
63- 64
65- 66
67- 68
Name
Akra
Aasathra
Antrara
Arava
Biri
Blendaeth
Burana
Chassath
Daar
Dentratha
Doud ra
Driindar
Eggren
Farideh
Findex
Furrele
Gesrethe
Gilkass
Ha rann
Havilar
Hethress
Hillanot
)axi
Jezean
)heri
Kadana
Kava
Korinn
Megren
Mijira
Mishann
Na la
Nuthra
Perra
is
Th
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69-70
71 - 72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83- 84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91-92
93-94
95- 96
97- 98
99-00
s
PD
a
Fh
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Na me
Pogranix
Pyxrin
Quespa
Raiann
Rezena
Ruloth
Sap hara
Savaran
Sora
Surina
Synthrin
Tatyan
Thava
Uadjit
Vezera
Zykroff
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45- 46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55-56
de57-58
a
g
in
s
du
mo
n
e
beDRAGONBORN, MALE
dlOO
Name
01-02 Adrex
03- 04 Arjhan
05- 06 Azzakh
07- 08 Salasar
09-10 Barad ad
11- 12 Bharash
13- 14
Name
Greethen
Heskan
Hirrathak
lldrex
Kaladan
Kerkad
Kiirith
Kriv
Maagog
Med rash
Mehen
Mozikth
Mreksh
Mugrunden
Nadarr
Nithther
Norkruuth
Nykkan
Pandjed
Patrin
Pijj irik
Quarethon
Rathkran
Rhogar
Riva an
Sethrekar
Sha mash
Shed inn
Srorthen
Tarh un
Torinn
Trynnicus
Valorean
Vrondiss
Zedaar
Bidreked
15-16 Dad al an
17- 18 Dazzazn
19- 20 Direcris
21-22 Donaar
23-24 Fax
25- 26 Gargax
27-28 Ghesh
29-30 Gorbundus
59- 60
61-62
63- 64
65-66
67- 68
69- 70
71-72
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89-90
91-92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99- 00
on
rsi
e
v
mo
ie
dif
DRAGONBORN , CLAN
DRAGONBORN , MALE
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
.
07-08
09-10
11- 12
13-14
o
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43- 44
45- 46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67-68
69-70
71-72
APPENDIX 8
st
iali
r
e
FA
PD
u
15-16
n
be
e
fD
Name
Akambherylliax
Argenthrixus
Baharoosh
Beryntolthropal
Bhenkumbyrznaax
Caavylteradyn
Chumbyxirinnish
Clethtinthial lor
Daardendrian
Delmirev
Dhyrktelonis
Ebynichtomonis
Esstyrlynn
Fharngnarthnost
Ghaallixirn
Grrrmmballhyst
Gygazzylyshrift
Hashphronyxadyn
Hshhsstoroth
lmbixtellrhyst
Jerynomonis
Jharthraxyn
Kerrhylon
Kimbatuul
Lhamboldennish
Linxakasendalor
Mohradyllion
Mys tan
Nemmonis
Norixius
Ophinshtalajiir
Orexijandilin
Pfaphnyrennish
Phrahdrandon
Pyraxtallinost
Qyxpahrgh
I
CHARACTER NAMES
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DRAGONBORN , CLA N
DWARF, FEMALE
DWARF, MALE
DWARF, CLAN
dlOO
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83- 84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99-00
dlOO
69-70
71-72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
dlOO
65-66
67- 68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91 - 92
93-94
95- 96
97-98
99-00
dlOO
61-62
63 - 64
65 - 66
67- 68
69-70
71-72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95 - 96
97-98
99-00
Name
Raghthroknaar
Shestendeliath
Skaarzborroosh
Sumnarghthrysh
Tiammanthyllish
Turnuroth
Umbyrphrael
Vangdondalor
Verthisathurgiesh
Wivvyrholdalphiax
Wystongjiir
Xephyrbahnor
Yarjerit
Zzzxaaxthroth
83-84 Tordrid
85-86 Torgga
87-88
91-92
APPENDIX
is
Th
Vistra
93-94 Vo nana
95-96 Werydd
Whurdred
99-00 Yurgunn
DWARF, FEMALE
Na me
Anbera
Artin
Aud hild
Balifra
Barbena
Bard ry n
Bolhild
Dagnal
Dariff
Delre
Diesa
Eldeth
Erid red
Falkrunn
Fallthra
Finellen
Gillydd
Gu nnloda
Gurdis
Helgret
Helja
Hlin
llde
)arana
Kathra
Kilia
Kristryd
Liftrasa
Marastyr
Mard red
Mora na
Nalaed
Nora
Nurkara
Urshar
89-90 Valida
97-98
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-1 0
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51 - 52
53-54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63- 64
65-66
67- 68
Name
Oriff
Ovina
Riswyn n
Sannl
Therlin
Thodris
To rbera
DWARF, MALE
dlOO
01- 02
03 - 04
05-06
07- 08
09-10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37- 38
39-40
41- 42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49- 50
51- 52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
59- 60
61-62
63 - 64
P
h
DF
BI CHARACTER NAMES
DWARF, CLAN
a
ing
s
u
ied
dif
o
nm
ee
b
as
Name
Adrik
Alberich
Baern
Barendd
Beloril
Brottor
Dain
Dalgal
Darrak
Delg
Duergath
Dworic
Eberk
Einkil
Elai m
Erias
Fallond
Fa rgrim
Gardain
Gilthur
Gimgen
Gimu rt
Harbek
Ki ldrak
Kilvar
Morgran
Morkral
Nalral
Nordak
Nuraval
Oloric
Olunt
Name
Orsik
Oskar
Rangrim
Reirak
Rurik
Taklinn
Thoradin
Thorin
Th radal
Tordek
Traubon
Travok
Ulfgar
Ura im
Veit
Vonbin
Vondal
Whurbin
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09-10
11-12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23 - 24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31- 32
33-34
35-36
37- 38
39- 40
41 - 42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49- 50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57- 58
59-60
d
o
em
Name
Aranore
Balderk
Battlehammer
Bigtoe
Bloodkith
Bofdann
Brawnanvil
Brazzik
Broodfist
Burrowfoun d
Caebrek
Daerdahk
Dankil
Daraln
Deepdelver
Durthane
Eversharp
Fallack
Fireforge
Foamtankard
Frostbeard
Glanh ig
Goblinbane
Goldfinder
Gorun n
Graybeard
Hammerstone
Helc ral
Holderhek
lronfist
rs
ve
io
no
01-02 Ael
03-04 Ang
05-06 Ara
07-08
09- 10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43- 44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55-56
Ari
Arn
Aym
Broe
Bryn
Cael
Cy
Dae
Del
Eli
Eryn
Faen
Fera
Gael
Gar
lnnil
Jar
Kan
Koeth
Lael
Lue
Mai
Mara
Mella
Mya
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
ELF,D
P CHILD
u
n dlOO Name
be
e
fD
Name
Loderr
Lutgehr
Morigak
Orcfoe
Rakankrak
Ru by-Eye
Ru mn aheim
Silveraxe
Silverstone
Steelfist
Stouta le
Strakeln
St rongheart
Thrahak
Torevir
Toru nn
Trollbleeder
Truea nvil
Trueblood
Ungart
dlOO
57-58
59-60
61 -62
63-64
65- 66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77- 78
79- 80
81- 82
83- 84
85- 86
87-88
89- 90
91 - 92
93-94
95- 96
97- 98
99- 00
dlOO
Name
Naeris
Naill
Nim
Phann
Py
Rael
Raer
Ren
Rinn
Rua
Sae I
Sai
Sumi
Syllin
Ta
Thia
Tia
Traki
Vall
Von
Wil
Za
21-22
23- 24
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
33-34
35- 36
37- 38
39- 40
41 - 42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49- 50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71- 72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79- 80
81 - 82
83-84
85- 86
87- 88
89-90
91- 92
Caelynn
Chaedi
Claira
Dara
Drusilia
Ela ma
Enna
Fara I
Felosial
Hatae
lelenia
llanis
lrann
Jarsa li
jelenneth
Keyleth
Leshanna
Lia
Maiathah
Malquis
Meriele
Mialee
Myathethil
Naivara
Quelenna
Quillathe
Ridaro
Sari el
Shanairla
Shava
Silaqu i
Sumnes
Theirastra
Thiala
Tiaathque
Traulam
F
D
is P
Th
ELF, FEMALE ADULT
dlOO
01 - 02
03-04
05- 06
07-08
09-1 0
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
dlOO
Name
Name
Adrie
Ahinar
Althaea
Anastrianna
Andras te
Antinua
Arara
Baelitae
Bethrynna
Bi rel
s
ha
b
n
ee
m
93-94
95- 96
97-98
99- 00
Name
dlOO
Na me
Vadan ia
Va Ianthe
Vain a
Xanaphia
57- 58
59- 60
61- 62
63- 64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83- 84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91- 92
93-94
95- 96
97-98
99-00
Ko rfel
Lamlis
Laucian
Lucan
Mindartis
Naal
Nutae
Paelias
Peren
Quarion
Riardon
Rolen
Soveliss
Suh nae
Tham ior
Tharivol
Theren
Theriatis
Thervan
Uthemar
Vanuath
Var is
dlOO
01- 02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09-10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23- 24
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
31-32
33-34
35- 36
37-38
39- 40
41- 42
43- 44
45- 46
47- 48
49-50
51- 52
53- 54
55- 56
in
Adran
Aelar
Aerdeth
Ahvain
Aramil
Arannis
Aust
Azaki
Beiro
Berrian
Caeldrim
Carrie
Dayereth
Dreali
Efferil
Eiravel
Enialis
Erdan
Erevan
Fivin
Galinndan
Gennal
Hadarai
Hali math
Heian
Hi mo
lmmeral
lvellios
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
d
ga
Name
be
P
nu
o
e
fD
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
ELF, MALE ADULT
s
du
ie
if
od
ELF, MALE ADULT
ELF, FEMALE ADULT
ELF, FEMALE ADULT
ELF, CHILD
ELF, FAMILY
dlOO
01-02
03- 04
05- 06
07-08
09-10
11- 12
13-14
15- 16
17-18
19- 20
Name
Aloro
Amakiir
Amastacia
Ariessus
Arnuanna
Berevan
Caerdonel
Caphaxath
Casi lltenirra
Cithreth
APPENDIX BI CHARACTER NAMES
/
~
dlOO
Name
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37- 38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71- 72
Dalanthan
Eatha lena
Erenaeth
Ethanasath
Fasharash
Firahel
Floshem
Galanodel
Goltorah
Hanali
Holimion
Horineth
lathrana
llphelkiir
lranapha
Koehlanna
Lathalas
Liadon
Meliamne
Mellerelel
Mystralath
Nailo
Netyoive
Ofandrus
Ostoroth
Othronus
Qualanthri
Raethran
Rothenel
Selevarun
Siannodel
Suithrasas
Sylvaranth
Teinithra
Tiltathana
Wasanthi
Withrethin
Xiloscient
Xistsrith
Yaeldrin
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91- 92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99-00
F
D
is P
Th
APPENDIX B
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11 - 12
13-14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31 - 32
33- 34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47- 48
s
ha
49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73- 74
75- 76
77- 78
79-80
81-82
83- 84
85- 86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99-00
b
n
ee
CHARACTER NAMES
Name
Abalaba
Bimpnottin
Breena
Buvvie
Callybon
Caramip
Carlin
Cumpen
Dalaba
Donella
Duvamil
Ella
Ellyjoybell
Ellywick
Enidda
Lilli
Loopmottin
Lorilla
Luthra
Mardnab
Meena
Menny
Mumpena
Nissa
Numba
Nyx
Oda
Oppah
Orla
Panana
Pyntle
Quilla
Ranala
Reddlepop
Roywyn
Salanop
Shamil
Siffress
Symma
Tana
Tenena
Tervaround
Tippletoe
Ulla
Unvera
Veloptima
Virra
Waywocket
Yebe
Zanna
m
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11-12
13-14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
in
d
ga
Name
Alston
Alvyn
Anverth
Arumawann
Bilbron
Boddynock
Broce
Burgell
Cockaby
Crampernap
Dabbledob
Delebean
Dimble
Eberdeb
Eldon
Erky
Fabien
Fibblestib
Fonkin
Frouse
Frug
Gerbo
Gimble
Glim
lgden
Jabbie
jebeddo
Kellen
Kipper
Namfoodle
Oppleby
Orryn
Paggen
Pallabar
Pog
Qua len
Ribb les
Rimple
Roondar
Sapply
Seebo
Senteq
Sindri
Umpen
Wa rryn
Wiggens
Wobbles
Wrenn
Zaffrab
Zook
89-90
91-92
93-94
95- 96
97-98
99-00
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
s
du
ie
if
od
GNOME, CLAN
GNOME, MALE
GNOME, FEMALE
ELF, FAMILY
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23- 24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31 - 32
33-34
35- 36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67- 68
69- 70
71- 72
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99-00
Name
Albaratie
Bafflestone
Beren
Boondiggles
Cobblelob
Daergel
Dunben
Fabblestabble
Fapplestamp
Fiddlefen
Folkor
Garrick
Gim len
.
be
o
e
fD
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
Glittergem
Gobblefirn
Gummen
Horcusporcus
Humplebumple
lronhide
Leffery
Lingenhall
Loofollue
Maekkelferce
Miggledy
Munggen
Murnig
Musgraben
Nackle
Ningel
Nopenstallen
Nucklestamp
Offund
Oomtrowl
Pilwicken
Pingun
Quillsharpener
Rau lnor
Reese
Rofferton
Scheppen
Shadowcloak
Silverthread
Sympony
Tarkelby
Timbers
Turen
Umbodoben
Waggletop
Welber
Wildwander
dlOO
dlOO
Name
HALF-0RC, FEMALE
HALFLING, FAMILY
HALFLING, MALE
HALFLING, FEMALE
Name
Name
dlOO
01 - 02 Appleblossom
01-02
Arha
03- 04
Bigheart
Baggi
dlOO
Name
01-02 Alain
03-04 Andry
01-02 Alton
03- 04 Ander
05-06 Anne
05-06
Bernie
Brightmoon
Bella
07- 08
Bobbin
05-06
07- 08
03-04
05-06
Brushgather
07-08
Bilga
Blossom
09-10
11 -12
Cade
09-10
Cherrycheeks
Brakka
Callus
11- 12
13-14
Copperkettle
09- 10
11- 12
l 5-16
17- 18
19- 20
21-22
07-08
09-10
11- 12
Bree
Corrin
Chenna
13- 14
15- 16
Cora
17-18
Danniel
Dee
19-20
Eddie
13-14
Callie
l 5- 16
17- 18
19- 20
21-22
Dell
Elderberry
Fastfoot
17- 18
Emen
Fatrabbit
19-20
Engong
Glenfellow
21-22
23-24
Gaaki
Eldon
23-24
Goldfound
Errich
25- 26
Goodbarrel
Fildo
27-28
Goodearth
Finnan
29-30 Greenbottle
31 - 32 Greenleaf
Eida
Eran
27-28
Euphemia
25-26
27-28
Georgina
29-30
Gynnie
Drenna
Deephollow
Egart
25-26
31-32
Franklin
Garret
Hogcollar
Huru
39- 40
Honeypot
41-42
Harol
41 - 42 Jamjar
43-44
45- 46
Lavinia
43- 44
Igor
Lidda
45-46 Jasper
47- 48
49- 50
Maegan
47-48
49-50
43- 44
45- 46
47-48
Myria
Nedda
55-56
Lindal
Nikki
57-58
Lyle
53-54
55- 56
57-58
Lerry
59-60
61- 62
Nora
59- 60
Merrie
Olivia
Mican
63-64
Paela
61 - 62
63-64
65-66
Pearl
67- 68
Pennie
69- 70
71-72
Philomena
73 - 74
75-76
Robbie
77-78
Sarai
79-80
Seraphina
81- 82
Shaena
Portia
his
Rose
T
83-84 Stacee
85- 86 Tawna
87- 88 Thea
89- 90 Trym
91-92
F
PD
Tyna
93-94 Vani
95- 96 Verna
97-98 Wella
99- 00 Wi llow
ha
d
Milo ifie
od
Morrin
65-66 m
n Nebin
67-e68
e
b
s 69- 70 Nevil
us
ing
Grigi
37-38
Kithri
Lazam
Greeba
31-32
Grai
Gynk
41 -42
51-52
53- 54
29- 30
35- 36
37-38
37-38 Jillian
39-40 Jo
Merla
Gorga
33-34
35-36 Garth
37-38 Gilbert
39-40 Gob
51-52
25 - 26
27-28
H illtopple
33-34
Jasmine
Marigold
Fistula
High-hill
Harriet
35- 36
Kevin
Ekk
33-34
35-36
33-34
Keith
Creega
13-14
15-16
21-22
23-24
23- 24
29- 30
31 - 32
Dannad
Bendoo
39-40
41 - 42
be
e
fD
49-50 Nimblefingers
o
51- 52 Porridgepot
ion
s
r
53-54 Quickstep
ve
56o Reedfellow
55-m
e
a d57-58 Shadowquick
Littlefoot
llga
.
r
e
FA
Kabbarg
47- 48
49-50
Lezre
51 - 52
53-54
Murook
55-56
Nagrette
57- 58
Neega
59- 60
61- 62
Nella
Murgen
Myev
59-60
Silvereyes
61-62
63-64
Smoothhands
65-66
Stoutbridge
63- 64 Oolah
65-66 Ootah
67- 68
Stoutman
67- 68
Ovak
69- 70
71-72
Strongbones
69- 70
Ownka
Sunmeadow
71 - 72
Puyet
Swiftwhistle
Tallfellow
73- 74
75- 76
Shautha
Tealeaf
Stonebridge
Nogu
71-72
Osborn
73-74
Ostran
75- 76
77-78
Oswalt
73- 74
75-76
Perrin
77-78
79- 80
81-82
Poppy
79- 80 Te11Penny
Reed
81- 82
Thistletop
77- 78 Silgre
79- 80 Sutha
81-82 Tagga
83-84
Roscoe
83- 84 Thorngage
83- 84 Tawar
85-86 Tosscobble
87- 88 Underbough
85-86 Tomph
85-86 Sam
87-88
Shardon
Reeza
87- 88 Ubada
89-90 Vanchu
89- 90 Tye
91-92 Ulmo
89-90 Underfoot
91 - 92 Warmwater
93-94 Wellby
95- 96 Wendel
93-94
95 - 96 Wildcloak
95-96 Vorka
Wenner
97- 98
97-98
97-98
99-00 Wes
st
iali
43-44D Kansif
P
u
n45-46 Lagazi
Kettlewh istle
Leagallow
Hrathy
Whispermouse
Wildheart
99-00 Wiseacre
91 - 92 Vola
93-94 Volen
Yevelda
99- 00 Zagga
APPENDIX B
HALF-0RC, MAL E
TIEFLI N G , FEM ALE
dlOO Name
01-02 Argran
03- 04 Braak
05-06 Brug
07-08 Cagak
09-10 Dench
11-12 Dorn
13-14 Ore n
15- 16 Druuk
17-18 Feng
19-20 Gell
21-22 Gnarsh
23-24 Grumbar
25-26 Gubrash
27- 28 Hagren
29- 30 Henk
dlOO
01 - 02
03- 04
05- 06
07-08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
Name
Akta
Anakis
Armara
Astaro
Aym
Azza
Beleth
l 5- 16
17-18
Bryseis
Bune
31-32
33- 34
35- 36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43- 44
45- 46
47-48
Hogar
Holg
lmsh
Karash
Karg
Keth
Korag
Krusk
Lubash
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
Megged
Mhurren
Mord
Morg
Nil
59-60
61 - 62
63-64
65- 66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
Nybarg
Odorr
Ohr
Rendar
Resh
Ront
Rrath
Sark
27-28 Gadreel
29-30 Gomory
31-32 Hecat
33-34 lshte
35-36 )ezebeth
37- 38 Kali
39- 40 Kallista
41 - 42 Kasdeya
43-44 Lerissa
45-46 Lilith
47- 48 Makaria
49-50 Manea
51-52 Markosian
Th
95-96 Vilberg
97-98 Yurk
99-00 Zed
I
Mastema
Naamah
Nemeia
Nija
Orianna
Osah
Phela ia
Prosperine
Purah
Pyra
73-74
75-76
77-78
Rieta
Ronobe
Ronwe
79-80
81 - 82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
89-90
Seddit
Seere
Sekhmet
Semyaza
Shava
Shax
91 - 92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99-00
Sorath
Uzza
Vapula
Vepar
Verin
d
F
s
ha
be
CH ARACTER NAM.ES
ie
dif
o
m
en
D
is P
75-76 Scrag
77-78 Sheggen
79-80 Shump
81-82 Tanglar
83- 84 Tarak
85- 86 Thar
87-88 Thokk
89-90 Trag
91-92 Ugarth
93-94 Varg
AP PEND IX 13
19-20 Criella
21-22 Damaia
23-24 Decarabia
25-26 Ea
53-54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61-62
63- 64
65- 66
67-68
69- 70
71-72
TIEFLING, VIRTUE
TIEFLING, MALE
g
in
us
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05- 06
07-08
09- 10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
Name
Abad
Ahrim
Akmen
Amnon
Andram
Astar
Balam
Barakas
Bat hin
Cairn
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
Chem
Cimer
Cressel
Damakos
29-30
31-32
33- 34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41 - 42
43- 44
45- 46
47-48
Ekemon
Euron
Fenriz
Forcas
Habor
lados
Kairon
Leucis
Mamnen
Mantus
49-50
51-52
53-54
Marbas
Melech
Merihim
on
rsi
ve
o
55-56
em58 Modean
d
Mordai
57a
59- 60 Mormo
61 - 62 Morthos
63- 64 Nicor
65- 66 Nirgel
67- 68 Oriax
69- 70 Paymon
71 - 72
73-74
75-76
77-78
Pelaios
Pu rson
Qemuel
Raam
79-80
81- 82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91 - 92
Rimmon
Sammal
Skamos
Tethren
Thamuz
Thera i
Valafar
93- 94
95-96
97- 98
99-00
Vassago
Xappan
Zepar
Zephan
Name
dl OO
01-02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15-16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
Ambition
Art
Carrion
Chant
Creed
Death
Debauchery
Despa ir
Doom
Doubt
Dread
23-24
25-26
27-28
Ecstasy
Ennu i
Entropy
29- 30 Excellence
31- 32 Fear
33-34 Glory
35- 36 Gluttony
37-38 Grief
39-40 Hate
41-42 Hope
43- 44 Horror
45-46 Ideal
r
e
FA
D
be
P
nu
o
e
fD
.
st
iali
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
Ignominy
Laughter
Love
Lust
Mayhem
Mockery
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
Murder
Muse
Music
Mystery
Nowhere
Open
Pain
Pass ion
Poetry
77-78 Quest
79-80 Random
81-82 Revere nce
83- 84 Revulsion
85- 86 Sorrow
87-88 Temerity
89-90 Torment
91 -92 Tragedy
93- 94 Vice
95-96 Virtue
97-98 Weary
99-00 Wit
HuMANNAMES
ARABIC, MALE
ARABIC, FEMALE
dlOO
01 - 02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11-12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33- 34
35-36
37- 38
39-40
41- 42
43-44
45- 46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63- 64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71- 72
73- 74
75-76
77- 78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85- 86
87-88
89-90
91 - 92
93- 94
95-96
97- 98
99- 00
Name
Aaliyah
Aida
Akilah
Alia
Amina
Atefeh
Chaima
Dalia
Ehsan
El ham
Farah
Fatemah
Camila
Iesha
lnbar
Ka maria
Khadija
Layla
Lupe
Na bi la
Nadine
Naim a
Najila
Najwa
Nakia
Nashwa
Nawra
Nu ha
Nura
Oma
Qadira
Qamar
Qistina
Rahim a
Rihanna
Saadia
Sa bah
Sada
Saffron
Sahar
Sal ma
Shatha
Tahira
Takisha
Thana
Yadira
Zahra
Zaida
Zain a
Zeinab
dlOO
F
s
ha
b
n
ee
m
if
od
Name
Abbad
Abdul
Achmed
Akeem
Al if
Amir
As im
Bashir
Bassam
Fahim
Farid
Farouk
Fayez
Fayyaad
Fazil
Hakim
Halil
Hamid
Hazim
Heydar
Hussein
jabari
)afar
)a hid
Jamal
Kalim
Karim
Kazim
Khadim
Khalid
Mahmud
Mansour
Mu sharraf
Mustafa
Nadir
Nazim
Omar
Qadir
Qusay
Rafiq
Rakim
Rashad
Rauf
Saladin
Sa mi
Samir
Talib
Tamir
Ta riq
Yazid
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
be
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
d
ga
in
s
du
ie
D
is P
Th
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-1 0
11- 12
13-14
15- 16
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29- 30
31- 32
33- 34
35- 36
37- 38
39- 40
41 -42
43-44
45-46
47- 48
49- 50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63- 64
65- 66
67-68
69- 70
71 - 72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83- 84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97- 98
99- 00
o
e
fD
CELT IC , FEMA LE
dlOO
01-02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11-12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43- 44
45-46
47-48
49- 50
51-52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59- 60
61 - 62
63- 64
65- 66
67- 68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
97- 98
99-00
Name
Aife
Aina
Alane
Ardena
Arienh
Beatha
Birgit
Briann
Caomh
Cara
Cinnia
Cordelia
Deheune
Divone
Donia
Doreena
Elsha
Enid
Ethne
Evelina
Fianna
Genevieve
Gi lda
Gitta
Grania
Gwyndolin
ldelisa
Isolde
Keelin
Kennocha
Lavena
Lesley
Linnette
Lyonesse
Mabina
Marvina
Mavis
Mirna
Morgan
Mu riel
Nareena
Oriana
Regan
Ronat
Rowena
Selma
Ula
Venetia
Wynne
Yseult
is
Th
APPENDIX B
F
PD
CELTI C, M ALE
s
ha
dlOO
01 - 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43 - 44
45- 46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57- 58
59-60
61- 62
63- 64
65-66
67- 68
69- 70
71- 72
73- 74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
97- 98
99- 00
b
n
ee
I CHARACTER NAMES
Name
Airell
Airic
Alan
Anghus
Aodh
Bardon
Bearacb
Bevyn
Boden
Bran
Brasil
Bredon
Brian
Bricriu
Bryant
Cadman
Caradoc
Cedric
Conalt
Conchobar
Condon
Darcy
Devin
Di ll ion
Donaghy
Donall
Duer
Eghan
Ewyn
Fergh us
Galvyn
Gildas
Guy
Harvey
Iden
lrven
Karney
Kayne
Kelvyn
Kunsgnos
Leigh
Maccus
Moryn
Neale
Owyn
Pryderi
Reaghan
Talies in
Tiernay
Turi
m
C H INESE , MALE
dlOO
01- 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
21 - 22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
dlOO
01 - 02
03 - 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
Name
Bingwen
Bo
Bolin
Chang
Chao
Chen
Cheng
Da
Dingxiang
Fang
Feng
Fu
25-26
27- 28
29-30
31- 32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
Gang
Guang
Hai
Heng
Hong
Huan
Huang
Huiliang
Huizhong
Jian
Jiayi
Junjie
Kang
Lei
Liang
Ling
Liwei
Name
Ai
Anming
Baozhai
Bei
Caixia
Changchang
Chen
Chou
Chunhua
Daianna
Daiyu
Die
Ehuang
Fenfang
Ge
31-32 Hong
33-34 Huan
35-36 Huifang
37-38 Jia
39-40 Jiao
41-42 Jiaying
43-44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67-68
69-70
Jingfei
Jinjing
Lan
Li
Lihua
Lin
Ling
Liu
Meili
Ning
Qi
Qiao
Rong
Shu
in
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79- 80
81 - 82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91 - 92
93-94
95-96
97- 98
99- 00
Shuang
Song
Ting
Wen
Xia
Xiaodan
Xiaoli
Xi ngjuan
Xue
Ya
Yan
Ying
Yuan
Yue
Yun
d
ga
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
s
du
ie
if
od
C H INESE , FEMALE
o
D
P
nu
be
e
fD
r
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67- 68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77- 78
79- 80
81- 82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
89- 90
91 - 92
93- 94
95- 96
97- 98
99- 00
e
FA
Meilin
Niu
Peizhi
Peng
Ping
Qiang
Qiu
Quan
Renshu
Rong
Ru
Sha n
Shen
Tengfei
Wei
Xiaobo
Xiaoli
Xin
Yang
Ying
Zhong
.
st
iali
dlOO
dlOO
Name
01-02 A'at
03- 04 Ah set
05-06 Amunet
07- 08 Aneksi
09-10 Atet
69-70
71-72
11 - 12
79-80
81-82
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23- 24
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41 -42
43-44
45- 46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
59- 60
61 - 62
63- 64
65-66
67- 68
73-74
75-76
77-78
Baketamon
Betrest
Bunefer
Dedyet
Hatshepsut
Hentie
Herit
Hetepheres
lntakaes
lpwet
ltet
Joba
Kasmut
Kemanub
Khemut
Ki ya
Ma ia
Menhet
Me rit
Meritamen
Merneith
Merseger
Muyet
Nebet
Nebetah
Nedjemmut
Nefertiti
Neferu
Neithotep
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
d
ifie
97-98
od
T
nm
ee
b
as
h
DF
P
his
EGYPTIAN, MALE
EGYPTIAN, FEMALE
EGYPT IAN, FEMALE
99-00
Name
Nit
Nofret
Nubemiunu
Peseshet
Pypuy
Qalhata
Rai
Redji
Sadeh
Sadek
Sita mun
Sitre
Takhat
Tarset
Taweret
Werenro
g
sin
a
dlOO
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
e
on
rsi
de
v
mo
o 49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57- 58
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65-66
EGYPTIAN, MALE
67-68
dlOO
69- 70
71 - 72
01- 02
03- 04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13-14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21 -22
23- 24
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
be
e
fD
47-48
u
Name
Ahm ose
Akhom
Amas is
Amenemhet
Anen
Banefre
Bek
Djedefre
Djose r
Hekai b
Henenu
Horemheb
Horwedja
Huya
lbebi
ld u
Name
lmhotep
lneni
lpuki
lrsu
Kagem ni
Kawab
Kenamon
Kewap
Khaemwaset
Khafra
Khusebek
Masaharta
Meketre
Menkhaf
Merenre
Metjen
Nebamun
Nebetka
Nehi
Nekure
Nessumontu
Pakhom
Pawah
Pawero
Ramose
Rud jek
Sabaf
Sebek-khu
Sebni
Senusret
Shabaka
Somintu
Thaneni
Thethi
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85- 86
87- 88
89-90
91 - 92
93- 94
95-96
97-98
99- 00
APPENDIX
B I CHARACTER NAMES
dlOO
01 - 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19- 20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
33- 34
35- 36
37- 38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45- 46
47- 48
49- 50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63- 64
65-66
67-68
Name
Adelaide
Agatha
Agnes
Alice
Aline
Anne
Avelina
Avice
Beatrice
Cecily
Egelina
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Ella
Eloise
Elysande
Emeny
Emma
Em meline
Ermina
Eva
Galiena
Geva
Giselle
Griselda
Hadwisa
Helen
Herleva
Hugolina
Ida
Isabella
jacoba
is
Th
dlOO
69- 70
71- 72
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79- 80
81-82
83- 84
85-86
87-88
89- 90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99- 00
ee
nm
b
as
h
Jane
Joan
17- 18
19- 20
21- 22
23- 24
25- 26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
APPEND IX
BI
CH1\R.ACTER NA.MES
Juliana
Katherine
Margery
Mary
Matilda
Mayn il d
Millice nt
Oriel
Rohesia
Rosalind
Rosamund
Sarah
Susannah
Sybil
Williamina
Yvonne
in
s
du
Name
Adam
Adela rd
Aldous
Anselm
Arnold
Bernard
Bertram
Charles
Clerebold
Conrad
Diggory
Drogo
Everard
Frederick
Geoffrey
Gera ld
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
d
ga
ENGLISH, MALE
dlOO
01-02
03- 04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
dlOO
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43- 44
45- 46
Name
ie
if
od
F
PD
ENGLISH, MALE
ENGLISH , FEMALE
ENGLISH, FEMALE
Name
.
be
P
nu
47-48
49- 50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61- 62
63- 64
65- 66
67-68
69-70
71 - 72
73-74
75- 76
77-78
79- 80
81- 82
83- 84
85- 86
87-88
89- 90
91- 92
93-94
95- 96
97- 98
99- 00
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
e
fD
o
Gil bert
Godfrey
Gunter
Guy
Henry
Heward
Hubert
Hugh
Jocelyn
john
La nce
Manfred
Miles
Nicholas
Norman
Odo
Percival
Peter
Ralf
Randa l
Raymond
Reynard
Richard
Robert
Roger
Ro land
Rolf
Simon
Theobald
Theodoric
Thomas
Timm
William
Wymar
dlOO
01 - 02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43- 44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71-72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81 -82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
89- 90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97-98
99- 00
Name
Aalis
Agatha
Agnez
Alberea
Alips
Amee
Amelot
Anne
Avelina
Blancha
Cateline
Cecilia
Claricia
Collette
Denisete
Dorian
Edelina
Emelina
Emmelot
Ermentrudis
Gibelina
Gila
Gillette
Guiburgis
Guillemette
Guoite
Hecelina
Heloysis
Helyoudis
Hodeardis
lsabellis
Jaquette
Jehan
Johanna
Juliote
Katerine
Luciana
Margot
Marguerite
Maria
Marie
Melisende
Odelina
Perrette
Petronilla
Sedilia
Stephana
Sybilla
Ysabeau
Ysabel
F
Th
D
is P
s
ha
01 - 02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
l 5-16
17-18
19-20
21 - 22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35- 36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
Ambroys
Ame
Andri
Andriet
Anthoine
Bernard
Charles
Charlot
Colin
Denis
Durant
Edouart
Eremon
Ernault
Ethor
Felix
Floquart
Galleren
Gaultier
Gilles
Guy
Henry
Hugo
Imbert
49-50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59-60
61-62
63-64
Jacques
Jacquot
Jean
Jehannin
Louis
Louys
Loys
Martin
if
od
mMichel
Mille
Morelet
Nicolas
Nicolle
Oudart
Perrin
Phillippe
Pierre
Regnault
Richart
Robert
Robinet
Sauvage
Simon
Talbot
Tanguy
Vincent
Adelhayt
Affra
Agatha
Allet
Angnes
Anna
Apell
Applonia
Barbara
Brida
Brigita
Cecilia
Clara
Cristi na
Dorothea
Duretta
Ella
Els
Elsbeth
Engel
Enlein
Enndlin
Eva
Fela
Fronicka
Genefe
Geras
Gerhauss
Gertrudt
Guttel
Helena
lrmel
s
du
in
65-66
67- 68
69- 70
71-72
73- 74
75- 76
77- 78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
97- 98
99-00
Jonata
Kate rina
Kuen
Kungund
Lucia
Madalena
Magdalen
Margret
Marlein
Martha
Otilia
Ottilg
Peternella
Reusin
Sibilla
Ursel
Vrsula
Walpurg
d
ga
on
rsi
e
v
mo
Name
dlOO
Name
01 - 02
03- 04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11-12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21 - 22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33-34
35- 36
37- 38
39- 40
41 - 42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59-60
61 - 62
63-64
e
ie
65-66
67- 68
69- 70
71- 72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99- 00
n
ee
b
dlOO
Name
dlOO
GERMAN, MALE
GERMAN, FEMALE
FRENCH, MALE
FRENCH, FEMALE
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11-12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21- 22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29-30
31 -32
33-34
35-36
37- 38
39-40
41 - 42
43 - 44
45 - 46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59-60
61 - 62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69- 70
71-72
73- 74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89- 90
91-92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99-00
be
o
e
fD
APPENDIX B
I
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
Albrecht
Allexander
Baltasar
Benedick
Berhart
Caspar
Clas
Cristin
Cristoff
Dieterich
Engelhart
Erhart
Felix
Frantz
Fritz
Gerhart
Gotleib
Hans
Hartmann
Heintz
Herman
Jacob
Jeremias
Jorg
Karil
Kilian
Lin hart
Lo re ntz
Ludwig
Marx
Melchor
Mertin
Michel
Moritz
Osswald
Ott
Peter
Rudolff
Ruprecht
Sewastia n
Sigmund
Steffan
Symon
Thoman
Ulrich
Vallentin
Wendel
Wilhelm
Wolff
Wolfgang
CHARACTER NAMES
GREE K, FE MALE
dlOO
Name
01-02
03-04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11 - 12
13-14
l 5- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
Acantha
Aella
Alektos
Alkippe
And romeda
Antigone
Ariadne
Astraea
Chloros
Chryseos
Daphne
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31- 32
33- 34
35- 36
Despo ina
Dione
Eileithyia
Elektra
Euadne
Eudora
Eunomia
37-38
39- 40
41- 42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51-52
53-54
Hekabe
Helene
Hermoione
Hippolyte
Ianthe
lokaste
lole
Iphigenia
lsmene
55-56
57- 58
59-60
61- 62
63- 64
Kalliope
Kallisto
Kalypso
Karme
Kassandra
65-66
67-68
69- 70
71 - 72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
Kassiopeia
Kirke
Kleio
Klotho
Klytie
Kynthia
Leto
79-80
81-82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
Megaera
Melaina
Melpomene
Nausikaa
Nemesis
INDIA N, FEMALE
dlOO
01-02
03- 04
05-06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13-14
Name
Adonis
Adrastos
Aeson
Aias
Aineias
Aiolos
Alekto
dlOO
01-02
Name
Abha
15-16
17-18
Alkeides
Argos
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11-12
13-14
15- 16
17- 18
Aishwarya
Amala
Ananda
Ankita
Archana
Avan i
Chandana
Chandrakanta
19-20
21-22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
Brontes
Damazo
Dardanos
Deimos
Diomedes
45-46
47-48
Hippolytos
lacchus
49-50
51- 52
53- 54
lason
Kadmos
Kastor
55- 56
57- 58
59-60
61 - 62
63- 64
65-66
67- 68
69-70
Kepha los
Kepheus
Koios
Kreios
Laios
Leandros
Linos
Lykos
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31-32
33- 34
35- 36
37-38
39-40
n
s
a
Fh
D
T
89- 90 Niobe
91- 92 Ourania
93- 94 Phaenna
95- 96 Polymn ia
97- 98 Semele
99-00 Theia
I CHARACTER
e
be
71-72
73- 74
75-76
Melanthios
Menelaus
Mentor
77-78 Neo ptolemus
79-80 Okeanos
81- 82 Orestes
83-84 Pallas
85- 86 Patroklos
87- 88 Philandros
89-90 Phoibos
91- 92 Phrixus
93-94 Priamos
95-96 Pyrrhos
97-98 Xanthos
99-00 Zephyros
NAM ES
Dipti
Esha
Gauro
Gita
Indi ra
lndu
jaya
Kala
g
sin
a
rs
ve
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
Nisha
Nitya
Padma
Pratima
Priya
Rani
77-78
79-80
81- 82
83- 84
85-86
87-88
Sarala
Shakti
Shanta
Shobha
Sima
Sonal
89-90
91- 92
93-94
95- 96
Sumana
Sunita
Tara
Valli
97- 98 Vijaya
99- 00 Vimala
l 5- 16
17-18
19- 20
21 - 22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
Ananta
Aseem
Ashok
Bahadur
Basu
Chand
Chandra
Damodar
Darhsan
Devdan
e
FA
P
u 46
n45-
e
f
no
b
De
47- 48
49- 50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57-58
.
st
iali
D
io
o
Name
Abhay
Ahsan
Ajay
Ajit
Akhil
Amar
Amit
r
49- 50 Kishori
51 - 52 Lalita
53- 54 Li na
55- 56 Madhu r
57-58 Manju
59- 60 Meera
61 - 62 Mohana
63-64 Mu kta
m
de
dlOO
01- 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
35-36 Dinesh
37-38 Dipak
39- 40 Gopal
41 - 42 Govind
43- 44 Harendra
41-42 Kalpana
43- 44 Kamala
45-46 Kanta
47- 48 Kashi
u
ied
if
d
mo
INDIAN, MA LE
19- 20 Chetan
21-22 Darshana
23-24 Devi
29-30 Endymion
31 - 32 Epimetheus
33-34 Erebos
35- 36 Euandros
37-38 Ganymedes
39- 40 Glaukos
41 - 42 Hektor
43- 44 Heros
P
his
APPENDlX B
GREE K, MA LE
Harsha
Ila
lsha
Johar
Kalyan
Kiran
Kumar
59-60 Lakshmana
61-62 Mahavir
63-64 Narayan
65- 66 Naveen
67- 68 Nirav
69- 70
71-72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
Prabhakar
Prasanna
Raghu
Rajani kant
Rakesh
Ranjeet
Rishi
83-84
85-86
87-88
89- 90
91 - 92
Sanjay
Sekar
Shandar
Sumantra
Vijay
93- 94
95- 96
97- 98
99- 00
Vikram
Vimal
Vishal
Yash
JAPA N ESE , FEMALE
dlOO
Na me
01 - 02 Aika
03- 04 Akemi
0 5- 06 Akiko
07-08
Amaya
09- 10
11- 12
Asa mi
Ayumi
13-14
Bunke
15-16
17-18
Chieko
19- 20
Chiyo
21 - 22
23-24
Cho
Chika
Eiko
25-26
Emiko
27-28
Eri
29-30
Etsuko
31- 32
33-34
Hana
35-36
Haruki
37- 38
39-40
Hideko
Gina
.
r
41 - 42
Hiroko
Hisoka
45- 46
Hishi
47-48
49-50
Izumi
be
JAPANESE, MALE
dlOO
Hotaru
51-52
Kameyo
53-54
Kasumi
55- 56
57-58
Kimiko
59-60
Kyoko
61-62
Maiko
63- 64
Masako
Name
e
v
mo
01- 02 Akio
03- 04 Ats us hi
05- 06 Daichi
Ko tone
en
a
e
sb
g
in
us
09-10 dDaisuke
11-12
ifie Eiji
d
mo13-14 Fumio
07- 08
Daiki
15-16
Hajime
17-18
Haru
19- 20
21-22
Hideaki
on
rsi
e
ad
e
fD
o
JAPANESE , MALE
dlOO
Name
53-54
55-56
Makoto
Mamoru
57-58
Masato
59-60
Masumi
61 - 62
63- 64
Noboru
Norio
69- 70
71-72
Hideo
65-66 Osamu
67- 68 Ryota
69-70 Sadao
N aoki
23-24
Hikaru
71- 72
Satoshi
73-74
Natsuko
25-26
Hiro
73-74
Shigeo
75-76
Noriko
27-28
Hiroki
75- 76
Shin
Rei
Hisao
Hitoshi
77- 78 Sora
79- 80 Tadao
81- 82 Takehiko
65-66
67- 68
Mi
M inori
Mizuki
is
Th
P
h
DF
79-80
Ren
29-30
31-32
81-82
83- 84
Saki
33-34
Isa mu
Shigeko
lsao
77-78
85-86 Shinju
87- 88 Sumiko
35- 36
37-38
Jun
39- 40
Katashi
89-90 Tos hiko
91-92 Tsukiko
41-42
43-44
Katsu
93-94
Ume
45-46
Ken
U sagi
47-48
Ken shin
49- 50
Kenta
93- 94 Toru
95-96 Toshio
97-98 Yasuo
51 - 52
Kioshi
99-00 Yukio
95-96
97- 98 Yasuko
99- 00 Yuriko
e
FA
D
P
nu
Hikari
43- 44
st
iali
Kei
83- 84 Takeo
85- 86 Takeshi
87- 88 Takumi
89-90 Tamotsu
91-92 Tatsuo
AP PEND fX B
I C H ARACTER
NAMES
dl OO
dl OO Name
01 - 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19- 20
21 - 22
23- 24
25- 26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
33- 34
35- 36
Ahuiliztli
Centehua
Chalchiuitl
Chipahua
Cihuaton
Citlali
Citlalmina
Cozamalotl
89-90
91 - 92
93- 94
95- 96
Cuicatl
Eleuia
Eloxochitl
Eztli
lchtaca
n
ee
lcnoyotl
llhuitl
F
PD
is
Th
Name
dlOO
Name
Papan
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41 - 42
43- 44
45- 46
47- 48
49- 50
51 - 52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63 - 64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71 - 72
73- 74
75- 76
77- 78
lccauhtli
Pat Ii
Quetzalxochitl
Sacnite
Teicui
Tepin
Teuicui
Teyacapan
on
rsi
85-86 Tiaco
87- 88 Tlacoehua
Coszcatl
37- 38 ltotia
39- 40 luitl
41 - 42 lxcatzin
43- 44 lzel
45- 46 Malinalxochitl
47- 48
49-50
51- 52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83- 84
Atl
lhuicatl
s
ha
M ESOAMER ICAN 1 M ALE
M ESOAME RI CA N 1 FEMALE
MESOAM ERIC AN 1 FEMA LE
b
Mecatl
Meztli
Miyaoaxoch itl
Mizquixaual
Moyolehuani
Nahuatl
Necahual
Nenetl
63-64 Nochtli
65- 66 Noxochicoz tli
67- 68 Ohtli
APPENDIX BJ CHARACTE R NAMES
Tlacotl
Tia Iii
g
sin
mo
e
ad
Tlanextli
ie
if98
97d
mo99-00
u itl
dXihu
Xiuhcoatl
Xiuhtonal
ME SO AMERICAN 1 MALE
dlOO Name
01-02
03-04
05-06
07-08
09-10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
Achcauhtli
17-18
19-20
21-22
Cuauhtemoc
Amoxtli
Chicahua
Chima Iii
Cipactli
Coaxoch
Coyotl
Cu al Ii
Cuetlachtilo
Cuetzpalli
23-24 Cuixtli
25-26 Ehecatl
27-28 Etalpalli
29-30 Huemac
31-32 Huitzilihuitl
ve
.
st
iali
llhicamina
r
ltztli
e
FA
lxtli
D
P
nu
Mahuizoh
Manauia
beMatlal
e
fD
o
Matlalihuitl
Maza ti
Mictlantecu htli
Milintica
Momoztli
Namacuix
Necalli
Necuametl
Nezahualcoyotl
Nexahualpilli
Nochehuatl
Nopaltzin
Ollin
Quauhtli
Tenoch
Teoxihuitl
79- 80 Tepiltzin
81- 82 Tezcacoatl
83- 84 Tlacaelel
85-86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93- 94
Tl ace Iel
Tlaloc
Tlanextic
Tlazohtlaloni
Tlazopillo
95-96 Uetzcayotl
97- 98 Xipilli
99-00 Yao ti
NIGER-CONGO,
NIGER-CONGO,
NORSE, FEMALE
NORSE, MALE
FEMALE
MALE
dlOO
dlOO
dlOO
01- 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11-1 2
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19- 20
21 - 22
23- 24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31 - 32
33- 34
35- 36
37- 38
39- 40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47- 48
49-50
51 - 52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71- 72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81 - 82
83-84
85- 86
87-88
89- 90
91 - 92
93-94
dlOO
01 - 02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11- 12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19- 20
21- 22
23- 24
25- 26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35- 36
37- 38
39- 40
41 - 42
43- 44
45-46
47-48
49- 50
51 - 52
53- 54
55-56
57- 58
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71 - 72
73-74
75- 76
77- 78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85- 86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93- 94
95-96
97- 98
99- 00
01-02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09- 10
11-12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27- 28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35- 36
37- 38
39-40
41 - 42
43- 44
45-46
47-48
49- 50
51- 52
53- 54
55-56
57-58
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
69- 70
71 - 72
73- 74
75- 76
77-78
79-80
81 - 82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
89- 90
91- 92
93-94
95-96
97- 98
99- 00
Name
Abebi
Abena
Abimbola
Akoko
Akachi
Alaba
Anuli
Ayo
Bolanle
Bosede
Chiamaka
Chidi
Chidimma
Chinyere
Chioma
Dada
Ebele
Efemena
Ejiro
Ekundayo
Enitan
Funanya
lfunanya
lge
lme
Kunto
Lesedi
Lumusi
Moj isola
Monifa
Nakato
Ndidi
Ngozi
Nkiruka
Nneka
Ogechi
Olamide
Oluchi
Omolara
Onyeka
Simisola
Temitope
Thema
Titlayo
Udo
Uduak
Ufuoma
Yaa
Yejide
Yewande
F
Th
D
is P
s
ha
01 - 02
03-04
05- 06
07- 08
09-10
11 - 12
13- 14
15- 16
17-18
19- 20
21 - 22
23- 24
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31 -32
33-34
35- 36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
49-50
51-52
53-54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61 - 62
63- 64
65-66
67-68
69- 70
71 - 72
73-74
75- 76
77- 78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89- 90
91 - 92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99-00
b
n
ee
Name
Abebe
Abel
Abidemi
Abrafo
Adisa
Amadi
Amara
Anyim
Azubuike
Bapoto
Baraka
Bohlale
Bongani
Bujune
Buziba
Chakide
Chibuzo
Ch ika
Chimola
Chiratidzo
Dabulamanzi
Dumisa
Dwanh
Emeka
Folami
Gatura
Gebhuza
Gero
lsoba
Kagiso
Kamau
Katlego
Masego
Matata
Nthanda
Ogechi
Olwenyo
Osumare
Paki
Qin isela
Quanda
Samanya
Shanika
Sibonakaliso
Tapiwa
Thabo
Themba
Uzoma
Zuberi
Zuri
ie
m
if
od
in
s
du
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
d
ga
Name
Alfhild
Arnbjorg
Ase
Aslog
Astrid
Auda
Audhid
Bergljot
Birgh ild
Bodil
Brenna
Brynhild
Dagmar
Eeri ka
Eira
Gudrun
Gunborg
Gunhild
Gunvor
Helga
Hertha
Hilde
Hillevi
Ingrid
Iona
)orunn
Kari
Kenna
Magnhild
Nanna
Olga
Ragna
Ragnhild
Ranveig
Runa
Saga
Sigfrid
Signe
Sigrid
Sigr.unn
Solveg
Svanhild
Thora
Torborg
Torunn
Tove
Unn
95-96 Vigdis
97-98 Ylva
99- 00 Yngvild
be
o
e
fD
APPENDIX B
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
Name
Agni
Alaric
Anvindr
Arvid
Asger
Asmund
Bjarte
Bjorg
Bjorn
Brandr
Brandt
Brynjar
Calder
Colborn
Cuyler
Egil
Einar
Eric
Erland
Fiske
Fol kvar
Fritjof
Frede
Geir
Halvar
Hemming
Hjalmar
Hjortr
lngimarr
Iva r
Knud
Leif
Liufr
Manning
Oddr
Olin
Ormr
Ove
Rannulfr
Sigurd
Skari
Snorri
Sten
Stigandr
Stigr
Sven
Trygve
Ulf
Vali
Vidar
I CHARACTER
NAMES
PO LYNESIAN ,
POLYNESIAN, MALE
FEMAL E
dlOO
01- 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
09-10
11-12
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
21 -22
23-24
25- 26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45-46
47-48
dlOO
Name
01-02
03- 04
05- 06
07-08
09-10
11-12
13-14
15- 16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
23- 24
Ahulani
25-26
27- 28
29- 30
31- 32
Hi'ilei
33-34
35- 36
37-38
39- 40
41- 42
43- 44
45-46
47- 48
49- 50
51- 52
53- 54
55-56
57- 58
59-60
61- 62
63- 64
65- 66
67- 68
69-70
71 -72
73- 74
75-76
77-78
Airini
Alani
Aluala
Anahera
Anuhea
Aolani
Elenoa
Emele
Fetia
Fiva
Halona
Hina
Hinatea
Huali
lnia
lnina
lolani
Isa
Ka 'ana'ana
Ka'ena
Kaamia
Kahula
Kailani
Kamaile
Kamakani
Kamea
Latai
Liona
Lokelani
Marva
a
Fh
Millawa
Moana
is
Nohea
Th
Ngana
Pelika
Sanoe
79-80 Satina
81- 82 Tahia
83- 84
85- 86
87-88
89- 90
91-92
93-94
95- 96
97- 98
99-00
sb
Tasi
Tiaho
Tihani
Toroa
Ulanni
Uluwehi
Vaina
Waiola
PD
Afa
Ahohako
Aisake
Aleki
Anewa
Anitelu
Aputi
Ariki
Butat
Enele
Fef
Fu ifui
Ha'aheo
H anohano
Haunui
H ekili
Hiapo
Hikawera
Hanano
Ho'onani
Hoku
Ina
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
Kaelani
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
Laki
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95- 96
97- 98
99-00
Pono
ing
Kaikoa
d
Koamalu
ifie
d
o
Ka
nm
Wa itara
A P PEND IX B J CHAR1\ CTER NA~I ES
Manuka
Nui
Popoki
Ruru
Tahu
Taurau
Tuala
Turoa
Tusitala
Uaine
Waata
Waipuna
Zamar
Antonia
Agrippina
Alba
Aquila
Augusta
Aurelia
Balbina
Blandina
Caelia
Cami lla
Casia
Claudia
Cloelia
Domitia
Drusa
Fa bia
Fabricia
Fausta
Flavia
v
mo
Kaiea
Manu
09-10
11-12
13-14
15-16
17- 18
19-20
21-22
23- 24
25- 26
27- 28
29- 30
31-32
33- 34
35- 36
37- 38
39-40
41- 42
Aemilia
ers
Kahale
Makai
Aelia
ion
Ka'eo
Kana'I
01- 02
03- 04
05- 06
07- 08
47- 48 Germana
49- 50 Glaucia
51-52 Gratiana
53- 54 H adriana
55-56 H ermina
ltu
Ka'aukai
Name
us
e
a d 57- 58
H oratia
59-60 Hortensia
61- 62 lovita
63-64 lulia
65- 66
67- 68
69-70
71- 72
73- 74
Laelia
75-76
77- 78
79-80
81- 82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93- 94
95- 96
97-98
99- 00
Lucretia
Laurentia
Livia
Longina
Luci lla
Marcella
Marcia
Maxima
Nona
Octavia
Paulina
Petronia
Porcia
Tacita
Tullia
Verginia
Vita
dlOO
Name
01 -02
03- 04
05-06
07-08
09-10
Aelius
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
33-34
35-36
37- 38
39-40
41-42
43-44
45- 46
47- 48
49- 50
51-52
53- 54
55- 56
57- 58
59- 60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73- 74
75- 76
77- 78
79-80
81 -82
83- 84
85- 86
87- 88
89- 90
91 - 92
93- 94
95-96
97-98
99-00
Antonius
Aetius
Agrippa
Albanus
Albus
Appius
Aquilinus
Atilus
Augustus
Aurelius
Avitus
Balbus
Blandus
Blasius
Brutus
Caelius
Ca ius
Cassius
r
e
FA
Cato
P
nu
D
of
e
eb
Claudius
Cloeli us
Cnaeus
Crispus
Cyprianus
Diocletianus
Egnatius
Ennius
Fabricius
Faustus
Gaius
Germanus
Gnaeus
Horatius
lovianus
lulius
Lucilius
Manius
Marcus
Mariu s
Maximus
Octavius
Paulus
Quintilian
Regulus
Servius
Tacitus
Varius
.
st
iali
Casian
D Celsus
43- 44 Floriana
45-46 Fulvia
HO'eu
49-50
51-52
ee
Mehana
dlOO
Name
ROMAN, MALE
ROMAN, FEMALE
SLAVIC, FEMALE
dlOO
SLAVIC, MALE
dlOO
Name
Name
01-02 Agripina
03-04 Anastasiya
05-06 Bogdan a
01-02 Aleksandru
03-04 Berislav
05-06 Blazh
07-08
09- 10
Boles lava
07-08
Bogumir
Bozhena
09-10
11 - 12
Boguslav
11-12
Danica
13-14
15- 16
Darya
Borislav
Desislava
13- 14
15- 16
17- 18
Dragos lava
17- 18
19- 20
21 - 22
Dunja
Efrosinia
23-24
Ekaterina
19-20 Bronislav
21-22 Chedomir
23- 24 Chestibor
25-26
27-28
Elena
Galina
33- 34
Iskra
31-32
33- 34
Irina
35-36 Jasna
37- 38 Katarina
39- 40
41 - 42
Kresimira
43- 44
Bratomil
Bratoslav
25-26 Chestirad
27-28 Chestislav
29- 30 Desilav
Faina
29- 30
31-32
Bozhidar
Katya
Dmitrei
Dobromil
35- 36
Dobroslav
37-38
39- 40
Dragomir
r
Dragutin
Lyudmila
41-42
43-44
45-46
Magda
45-46
Kazimir
47-48
49- 50
Mariya
47-48
Kyrilu
Militsa
49-50
51-52
Mechislav
51 - 52
53- 54
Miloslava
Drazhan
53-54
Milivoj
Miroslava
57-58
Mokosh
55-56
57-58
Mstislav
59-60
61-62
Natasha
59-60
61-62
69-70
71-72
73- 74
75- 76
77-78
ee
b
as
Radoslava
Raisa
D
is P
Sofiya h
T
Slavitsa
Stanislava
Fh
Milosh
in
Nikola
s
du
Ninoslav
67-68
Radovan
69- 70
71 - 72
73-74
Rostislav
Ratimir
Slavomir
75 - 76
Stanislav
77-78
Svetoslav
79-80 Svetlana
79-80 Tomislav
81-82 Tatyana
83-84 Tomislava
85-86 Veronika
81- 82 Vasili
83- 84 Velimir
87- 88 Vesna
89- 90 Vladimira
91 - 92
Ya roslava
93-94 Yelena
95-96 Zaria
97-98 Zarya
99- 00 Zoria
85- 86 Vladimir
87- 88 Vladislav
89- 90 Vlastimir
91-92
Volodimeru
93- 94 Vratislav
95- 96 Yarognev
97- 98 Yaromir
99- 00 Zbignev
on
rsi
e
v
mo
e
d
ga
ifie Premislav
d
o
65-66
Radomir
nm
63-64
63- 64 Nika
65- 66 Olga
67- 68 Rada
be
Lyubomir
Mira
e
FA
D
P
nu
Gostislav
55- 56
Morana
.
st
iali
o
e
fD
dlOO
01 - 02
03- 04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11- 12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29- 30
31 - 32
33-34
35-36
37-38
39- 40
41-42
43- 44
45- 46
47- 48
49- 50
51 -52
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61 - 62
63-64
65- 66
67- 68
Name
Abella
Adalina
Adora
Adriana
Ana
Antonia
Basilia
Beatriz
Bonita
Camila
Cande
Carmen
Catlina
Dolores
Dominga
Dorotea
Elena
Elicia
Esmerelda
Felipina
Francisca
Gabriela
Imelda
Ines
Isabel
Juana
Leocadia
Leono r
SPA N ISH , M A LE
SPA NI S H, FE M ALE
SPAN I SH , FEMALE
dlOO
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
Name
Melania
Monica
Neva
Nilda
Petrona
Rafaela
Ramira
Rosario
Sofia
Suelo
Teresa
Tomasa
Valentia
Veronica
Ynes
Ysabel
n
ee
b
as
h
DF
P
his
T
Leta
Lucinda
Maresol
Maria
Maricela
Matilde
APPENDfX 8 J CHARACTER NAMES
m
97-98
ifie
d
o
99- 00
SPANISH, MALE
dlOO
01 - 02
03 - 04
05-06
07-08
09- 10
11 - 12
13- 14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
31-32
35-36
37-38
39-40
on
rsi
e
Name
Alexandre
Alfonso
Alonso
Anthon
Arcos
Arnaut
Arturo
Bartoleme
Benito
Bernat
Blasco
Carlos
Damian
Diego
Domingo
Enrique
mo
ve
e
45-46
eb
D
f 47-48
o
49-50
51-52
53-54
55-56
57-58
59-60
61-62
63-64
65-66
67-68
69-70
71-72
73-74
75-76
77-78
79-80
81-82
83-84
85-86
87-88
89-90
91-92
93-94
95-96
97- 98
99-00
Name
Escobar
Etter
Fernando
Franciso
Gabriel
Garcia
Gaspar
Gil
Gomes
Goncalo
Gostantin
Jayme
Joan
Jorge
Jose
Ju an
Machin
Martin
Mateu
Miguel
Nicolas
Pascual
Pedro
Perico
Ramiro
Ramon
Rodrigo
Sabastian
Salvador
Simon
Tomas
Tristan
Valeriano
Ynigo
.
st
iali
r
e
FA
D
P
nu
41-42
43-44
d
ga
sin
du
95-96
d lOO
33-34