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A dwarf, in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game, is a humanoid race, one of the primary races available for player characters.The idea for the D&D dwarf comes from the dwarves of European mythologies and J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955), and has been used in D&D and its predecessor Chainmail since the early 1970s.
The elf is a humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, one of the primary races available for player characters, and play a central role in the narratives of many setting worlds of the game. [1]
The book is set at a time when tensions between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty—two of Wildemount's major powers, which are divided by the Ashkeeper Peaks mountain range—are very high and war is imminent. [9] [10] Western Wildemount is governed by the Dwendalian Empire and is ruled by King Bertrand Dwendal. A council of powerful ...
The gnome appeared as a player character race in the original Player's Handbook (1978). [8] [9] The gnome also appeared in the original Monster Manual (1977). [10]A new gnomish subrace, the deep gnome (svirfneblin), was presented as a character race in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985). [11]
In Publishers Weekly's "This Week's Bestsellers: December 3, 2018", Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage was #18 for "Hardcover Nonfiction". [10] [11]Rob Hudak, for SLUG Magazine, wrote that "the premise is straightforward enough—an immortal, crackpot wizard went and turned the backside of a nearby mountain into a sadistic amusement park.
Ulaa – Lawful good goddess of hills and mountains. Ulaa's symbol is a mountain with a circle at its heart. [57] Vecna – Neutral evil god of evil secrets. Vecna's symbol is a hand with an eye in its palm. [57] Wee Jas – Lawful Neutral goddess of magic and death. Wee Jas' symbol is a red skull in front of a fireball. [57]
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft is a 256-page campaign and adventure guide for using the Ravenloft setting in the 5th edition. The book includes an overview of 39 Domains of Dread [1] and a 20-page adventure called The House of Lament.
Parts of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons were developed through Unearthed Arcana, a public playtest series. [10] In October 2020, 2020: Subclasses, Part 5 featured two new draconic themed subclasses [11] [12] and then in April 2021, 2021: Draconic Options featured new variant Dragonborn subraces and an alternate player version of the Kobold race along with new draconic themed feats and spells.