back before driving compounds ready

Energy Bow

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon, which has no string. Each time you pull your arm back in a firing motion, a magical arrow made of golden energy

appears nocked and ready to fire. An arrow produced by this weapon deals Force damage instead of Piercing damage on a hit, and it disappears after it hits or misses its target. Until it disappears, the

Maw of Yeenoghu

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

its mouth fills with multiple rows of sharp teeth. These teeth constantly grow, driving the maw to bite and chew on anything within reach. Some maws desperately rip the teeth from their mouth for

relief, but the teeth quickly regrow. Cunning maws use this phenomenon as a ready supply of weaponry, throwing clusters of teeth at their foes. A maw of Yeenoghu charges at its prey on all fours with its mouth wide open, scraping the ground like a plow.

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

than her own, or back into her true form. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (her choice). In a new form, Portentia retains her game statistics and ability to

actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that she lacks.Now the owner and driving force behind Dran Enterprises — perhaps Acquisitions Incorporated's most notable rival in the adventuring-for

Goliath Werebear

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

polymorph into a Large bear–humanoid hybrid or into a Large polar bear, or back into its goliath form. Its statistics, other than its size and AC, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is

snow. Elders invoke her name to keep young goliaths from wandering too far from home before they’re ready. Adult goliaths sometimes encounter this legendary individual in their travels to the far

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Regis the halfling, the only one of his kind for hundreds of miles in any direction, locked his fingers behind his head and leaned back against the mossy blanket of the tree trunk. Regis was short

communities travel as a way of life, driving wagons or guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no permanent home. AFFABLE AND POSITIVE Halflings try to get along with everyone else and are

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the Abbot's choice). In a new form, the

in a flesh golem bride, but he enjoys corrupting this once angelic being and driving the Abbot to commit further acts of depravity. The Abbot's Traits Ideal. “I want to rid Barovia of its sickness. By

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

earned his place among the other archdevils through the glory he won driving demons out of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus rewarded him by elevating him to the rulership of Malbolge. For eons, Moloch ruled his

him win back his title. Rumors suggest that he can often be found in Sigil, where he bargains with yugoloths to build yet another army with which he might invade Malbolge and wrest the throne from

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from her back and she takes to

the air. Long hair whipped by a conjured wind, a half-elf spreads his arms wide and throws his head back. Lifting him momentarily off the ground, a wave of magic surges up in him, through him, and out

Scion of Grolantor

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

each swallowed creature and regains 10 hit points.A slumbering scion of Grolantor is often mistaken for a hill, and sometimes people erect standing stones, a village, or a city on a scion’s back

enclosed in stasis inside a powerful Elemental called a cradle. The cradle protects the slumbering scion and follows its subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

standing stones, a village, or a city on a scion’s back, unaware of the mighty power beneath them. Such settlements can thrive for centuries, as the scion’s magic causes crops to flourish

wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, driving them into the Darkened Depths where they escaped into the crushing pressure and utter darkness. In time, the tritons noticed that their ancient elemental foes had grown quiet. Expeditions to

truly unifying. At its worst, a triton’s arrogance compounds the tendency for the triton not to understand the ways of the surface world. It’s easy for a triton to blame baffling social

Lesser Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

damage. Change Shape. The emissary polymorphs into a Small or Medium creature of its choice or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is

emissaries are the fingers of alien realms, digits that tip the scales of reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or

Ulitharid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

staff; when the ulitharid is ready to give up its life, it attaches the staff to the back of its head, and the staff cracks open its skull, enabling its brain to be extracted. The brain and the staff

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal. 3 Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back streets to safety. The patriar repaid your

for one last chance to win back the goodwill you’ve drunk away. 5 You once defeated a raging bugbear with a hand mirror, a mounted deer’s head, and two kicks to the groin. Later, you

Young Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

stuck beneath a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers. 3 After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any ship that tries

. Now the sword must be found, and only a dragon turtle remembers where it is. 7 A dragon turtle has taken up residence in a subterranean lake, and the steam has been driving other creatures up

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, some lost god or Celestial, or even another Fiend. Fraz-Urb’luu wears all these masks and more. He particularly delights in aiding demon-hunters against his demonic adversaries, driving the hunters

see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse. Twisted Paths. Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on themselves, making

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

and is now stuck beneath a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers. 3 After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any

with its wielder. Now the sword must be found, and only a dragon turtle remembers where it is. 7 A dragon turtle has taken up residence in a subterranean lake, and the steam has been driving other

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

. Fraz-Urb’luu wears all these masks and more. He particularly delights in aiding demon-hunters against his demonic adversaries, driving the hunters to greater and greater atrocities in the name

creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse. Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound

it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An aarakocra who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses. Confinement terrifies the

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with

dragon to tolerate the djinni’s presence by driving off a clan of cyclops;cyclopes harassing the dragon. 4 Reunited after years apart, an adult topaz dragon parent and young dragon child

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its storehouse

great deeds and win it back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information. 2 Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through. You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them

me of someone I love. 2 Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back. 3 I want to be famous, whatever it takes. 4 I idolize a hero of the old tales and

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers. 3 After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any ship that tries to leave

sword must be found, and only a dragon turtle remembers where it is. 7 A dragon turtle has taken up residence in a subterranean lake, and the steam has been driving other creatures up out of

What You'll Find Within

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

offers feats for groups that use them. Chapter 2 contains patrons who can become one of the driving forces behind your group’s adventures. Chapter 3 sparkles with new magical options, including

rules on sidekicks who level up with the player characters and on supernatural environments. The chapter ends with a collection of puzzles ready to be deployed in any adventure that the DM would like to spice up with some puzzling.

Part 1: Goblin Arrows

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

boxed text when you’re ready to start. If you create a different adventure hook, skip to the second paragraph and adjust the details as necessary, ignoring the information about driving the wagon. In

how their characters are traveling. Who’s in front, and who’s bringing up the rear? If the characters are escorting Gundren’s wagonload of supplies, then one or two characters need to be driving the

How does readying a spell work? Do you lose your spell slot if the trigger never occurs?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

How does readying a spell work? Do you lose your spell slot if the trigger never occurs? When you take the Ready action to ready a spell, you immediately expend any resources used to cast said spell

, including any spell slot. You don’t get any of these resources back if the trigger never occurs. See appendix C of the Player’s Handbook.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to

remained ensconced in their hidden strongholds, biding their time until they were ready to strike again. Today, with their numbers greatly depleted and their enemies much stronger than in ages past, the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in

. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back

Back across the Llanos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Back across the Llanos Once the characters are ready to return to Atagua, Yarana escorts them back to the portal they used to reach the tepui. Nene travels with them through the portal, carrying with

him a message to the Green Doctors. Upon returning through the portal, the characters find themselves back in the field of termite mounds in eastern Atagua. The macaw swiftly departs to deliver his

2. All Work, No Play

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

Factory Gates "Through the bars of the towering iron gates, you see an upright figure pacing back and forth, face cast in shadow by the sturdy brick walls of the factory." The toy factory is on the

northern edge of town. It is surrounded by a 10-foot brick wall and two padlocked iron gates with spikes on the top. Crates are stacked up along the edge of the factory, ready to be picked up. Toy soldier sentries patrol the site.

Stage 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

presently a prisoner of the white dragon Arauthator. The characters must make their way to Arauthator’s iceberg lair and convince Maccath to join them. By driving away the dragon and carrying off

valuable dragon lore, they deal a blow to the cult and might gain the Arcane Brotherhood as allies in the process. The Cult Strikes Back (Part 1) The cult’s leaders aren’t oblivious to the damage being

Supply Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

finds a way to further aid them. The characters’ ship departs whenever they’re ready. Thanks to strong winds in their favor, the voyage back to Kalaman takes only one day.

by a small camp of Kalaman soldiers. One of the ship captains, a human man named Haldri Leddis, recognizes the characters and prepares a ship for their journey back to Kalaman. The other vessels wait

High Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

High Hall Although the forces of Avernus are occupied driving back the demonic attack from the River Styx, a few teams of devils have been ordered to infiltrate Elturel, sow chaos among the surviving

Travel to the Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

reports that when the group got within a mile of the inn, the weather became so violent they couldn’t continue. The driving rain, fierce winds, and hailstones the size of apples impeded progress to a

crawl, and then one of the horses was struck by lightning and killed. When they retreated just a few hundred yards back down the High Road toward Leilon, the weather was perfectly calm again. The group

Stage 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

presently a prisoner of the white dragon Arauthator. The characters must make their way to Arauthator’s iceberg lair and convince Maccath to join them. By driving away the dragon and carrying off

valuable dragon lore, they deal a blow to the cult and might gain the Arcane Brotherhood as allies in the process. The Cult Strikes Back (Part 1) The cult’s leaders aren’t oblivious to the damage being

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