Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'Boundaries'.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
wilds at bay simply by driving archons deeper into the wilds. Such efforts are futile; not only are archons difficult to kill, but they don’t create the boundaries, merely mark them.
“A winged dawn dispels the terror of night.”
—Chulane, Teller of Tales
Radiant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Archon of Boundaries “A winged dawn dispels the terror of night.”
—Chulane, Teller of Tales
Chris Rahn The archons of Eldraine are enigmatic beings who fly over the perimeter where the realm
archons difficult to kill, but they don’t create the boundaries, merely mark them. Archon of Boundaries Huge Celestial, Typically Lawful Good
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85
Monsters
Heroes of the Borderlands
"} Poison damage.Lizardfolk wardens draw on primal magic to protect nature’s boundaries. These territorial guardians lurk in wetlands and jungles, surfacing from murky pools to track down
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
exhaustion.Like dark mirrors of Eldraine’s archons (see “Archon of Boundaries”), specters appear as shrouded figures mounted on horrific flying beasts. It is easy to look at a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bounds away in search of its prey. It senses the location of its target across planar boundaries, but such detection is accurate only to within a thousand yards; to close the remaining distance, the steel
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
decade ago, during a time when the boundaries between the planes thinned, the hags became aware of the magic spring controlled by Sylvarie—and decided to control and corrupt it for their own purposes
Zone of Truth
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
succeeds or fails on its saving throw.
An affected creature is aware of the spell and can thus avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive in its answers as long as it remains within the boundaries of the truth.
Elf
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Basic Rules (2014)
lighting on them might overthrow the balance. These glistening arches were the city’s only boundaries; there was no wall around Qualinost. The elven city opened its arms lovingly to the wilderness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Boundaries Review your takeaways from the content surveys. Then, informed by players’ survey responses, present your list of content the game will not feature. These are your game’s boundaries and will not
be included. Emphasize that boundaries aren’t negotiable, and neither you nor any of the players should bring them into the game. Note that boundaries may change during play. Encourage players to bring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
16 degrees Fahrenheit), and clouds of ice particles swirl in the vacuum within its boundaries. Of course, as one approaches a star that puts out heat, the ambient temperature increases.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Mage Fey 12 Specter of Night Undead 13 High Fae Noble Fey 15 Archon of Boundaries Celestial 15 Witchkite Dragon 18 Beanstalk Wurm Monstrosity
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
across district boundaries. Deadbridge, for example, existed as a well-defined neighborhood before Ravnica City was formally divided into ten districts, and that division was made without consideration of
Deadbridge’s informally acknowledged boundaries. Part of Deadbridge, known as Deadbridge Chasm, occupies much of the Tenth District’s Precinct Six, but it extends out into the neighboring area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, and the harshest weather beyond the valley becomes mild within its boundaries. A babbling stream feeds a sizable pond where fish thrive. Game animals graze lazily, and birds flit between the trees and brush. Those who find their way here can rarely muster the will to leave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
High Forest Although much shrunken from its ancient boundaries, the High Forest is still vast and mysterious. Larger than some kingdoms, it’s big enough to encompass mountains within its depths. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Services Any and every service is for sale in the Cage. Courier services staffed by mephits, imps, and lantern archons (see Morte’s Planar Parade) carry messages across planar boundaries. Brave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, huge lakes, and political boundaries. A map at this scale is best for showing how multiple kingdom-scale maps fit together, rather than tracking the movement of adventurers day by day. The same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Druid Druid characters are typically associated with the Golgari Swarm, the Gruul Clans, the Selesnya Conclave, and the Simic Combine. Druid circles do not cross guild boundaries; the fact that a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Session Zero Establish boundaries. And if anyone crosses them, speak up. If they don’t listen, there’s always cloudkill…
Tasha
Before making characters or playing the game, the DM and players can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
borders, boundaries, and that which is “neither.” Those who undertake journeys, especially dangerous ones, often drop a coin into a fountain or a body of water in apotropaic acknowledgment of the River
actively prevents their grudges from exploding into divine warfare. Thassa bears a chilly respect for Athreos. In a time before reckoning, boundaries divided the god of the sea’s dominion from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
fraying planar boundaries might also allow glimpses into other planes or ghostly appearances of strange figures. Let Atagua’s place between the real and surreal inspire your descriptions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Faction Agent Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
on them might overthrow the balance. These glistening arches were the city’s only boundaries; there was no wall around Qualinost. The elven city opened its arms lovingly to the wilderness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
4 encourages DMs to facilitate pregame discussions to make sure the entire group agrees on content, boundaries, and tools to keep the terror fun. Think of this as establishing a film-like rating and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
overthrow the balance. These glistening arches were the city’s only boundaries; there was no wall around Qualinost. The elven city opened its arms lovingly to the wilderness.
— Margaret Weis & Tracy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
awful truths to those who dare listen. For mortals, knowledge of the Far Realm is a struggle of the mind to overcome the boundaries of matter, space, and sanity. Some warlocks embrace this struggle by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
can grow. The most obvious limit to a dungeon’s size is the graph paper it’s drawn on. If a feature would exceed the boundaries of the page, curtail it. A corridor might turn or come to a dead end at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
character experience to contribute to a puzzle’s solution, ultimately the boundaries between a player’s and a character’s ability to solve a puzzle isn’t as important as the group enjoying the challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for lesser beings, explorations beyond the boundaries of time, reality, immortality, and the multiverse. Many failed—at least one catastrophically so. To summarize an eon of atrocities, one elder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
one wishes to leave a place to reach another land or to escape the realm they’re in. Beyond these truths, the Mists are your tool to establish the boundaries of your horror stories. See the “Nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Lizardfolk Warden Reptilian Guardian of Nature Lizardfolk wardens draw on primal magic to protect nature’s boundaries. These territorial guardians lurk in wetlands and jungles, surfacing from murky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of such innovations in fending off starvation and the frigid environment encourages the scientists at Ludendorf University to push the boundaries of science and morality. The reclusive genius Dr
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
purpose of spells whose effects change across or are blocked by planar boundaries (such as sending), Strahd’s domain is considered its own plane. Magic that summons creatures or objects from other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
unspeakable things whisper awful truths to those who dare listen. For mortals, knowledge of the Far Realm is a struggle of the mind to overcome the boundaries of matter, space, and sanity. Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
committed. Consider selecting those that best complement the players’ characters and that don’t conflict with any boundaries discussed in your group’s session zero (see “Preparing for Horror” in chapter 4