Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patronβs aims are evilβthe corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including youβand your path is defined byβ¦
Armor (ring mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rivalβs minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn canβt resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinnβs mindβ¦
Raiders use guerrilla tactics to ambush warehouses and beat down opponents. These skilled fistfighters work in tandem to claim goods and territory for Daask.
Armor (ring mail), very rare You have a +2 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
β Use Minimum Hit Points and Damage Rolls for this creature.
Dark Bargains weave Druskenvaldβs essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into theseβ¦
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Parry. If youβre holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonusβ¦
Moonshae Isles Wares The yarting is the staple stringed instrument of minstrels across FaerΓ»n. A cittern, distinguished by its pear-shaped bowl, produces a pleasing, richer sound. The bandore is a complex bass instrument with additional sets of strings, perfect for accompanying tenor and alto instruments in an ensemble. The Bandore, Cittern, and Yarting are each a type of Musical Instrument.β¦
Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spellβs casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead of using Strength or Dexterity. If the attack deals damage, it can be Radiant damage or the weaponβs normal damage type (your choice). Cantrip Upgrade. Whether you deal Radiant damage or the weaponβs normal damageβ¦
Weapon (glaive, greatsword, longsword, rapier, scimitar, or shortsword), very rare (requires attunement) When you hit with an attack roll using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 1d6 Cold damage. In addition, while you hold the weapon, you have Resistance to Fire damage. In freezing temperatures, the weapon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.β¦
Level 7 β 8 Adventure. Adventurous. Defence. Game Reserve. A game reserve that houses endangered animals has been on high alert ever since a pack of Bulette bullies moved in. The merciless monsters have already killed a number of animals, so itβs up to the party to trigger sonic devices to scare them off once and for all.
Wondrous Item (eldritch carving), varies (requires attunement by a gruesome process) To apply an Eldritch Carving, one must follow a gruesome process. Unlike most art, where the artist determines the quality of the art, with Eldritch Carvings, the canvasβthe person getting carvedβ determines the quality of the work. The canvas must envision the rune in their mind as best they can, causing theirβ¦
Coming out ahead, whether in games of chance or in life-or-death contention, fills you with resolve and vigor. You gain the following benefits. Bet Big. If you don't already have it, you gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you succeed on an ability check made against another creature, when you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points, or when a creature fails a saving throw you forced it to make. If, inβ¦
In nearly all cases, the power that is proposing a Dark Bargain is uninterested in negotiating the duration or eventual cost of this gift. However, there may be extenuating circumstances. There could be roleplaying scenarios or simply the current events in the adventureβs narrative that could cause the power to brieflyβbriefly!βconsider negotiating. The GM has the final say on whether a givenβ¦
Wondrous Item, common This scrap of paper bears a table with space for five names. If you write a creatureβs name in one of the blank spaces on the table, it will shuffle the text to show their ranking as a duelist relative to all the other individuals named on the table. This appears to be calculated based on the number of duels the named individuals have won over the past year. The source ofβ¦
Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
Fenrikyn are warped worgs and winter wolves, altered by the influence of Fenris, the Great Wolf. Fenrikyn roam the cold forests and the hills of the Northlands, devouring all that they encounter. Generally solitary, fenrikyn have been known to gather into small packs or to take over a pack of wolves or worgs. Though they despise most living things, they reserve their greatest enmity forβ¦
Weapon (shortsword), very rare (requires attunement) When you hit with an attack roll using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 1d6 Cold damage. In addition, while you hold the weapon, you have Resistance to Fire damage. In freezing temperatures, the weapon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. When you draw this weapon, you can extinguish allβ¦
You magically place a fiery demonic symbol on a creature within range, which makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d10 Fire damage and is cursed. While it remains cursed, you have Resistance to all damage it deals. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage only. A cursed creature repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the spell on a success.β¦
Armor (double mail), uncommon Metal armor made of songsteel rings like a bell or chime when it clangs against an object. When wearing the armor, you can call out to Volund as a Bonus Action. Until the end of your next turn, you take 5 less damage from all attacks that hit you. Once you use this feature, you must finish a Long Rest before you can use it again. Also called tvifold brynja, the ringsβ¦
β Use Maximum Hit Points and Damage Rolls for this creature.
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