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Incarnation of Transience

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

spectral existence in material reality. Each incarnation resembles a saurian behemoth with an axolotl face, a many-frilled tail, and a hulking back covered in bright-orange pustules. In Lorwyn

—untamable, primal, and awe inspiring. In the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, these beings take the forms of chimeric behemoths that combine the features of three or more creatures. In Lorwyn

Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Shapechanger. The yuan-ti can use its action to polymorph into a Medium snake or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't

, crown of madness, detect thoughts, expeditious retreat, fly, hypnotic pattern, illusory script Sseth's Blessing. When the yuan-ti reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the yuan-ti gains 9 temporary hit

Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Sseth’s Blessing. When the yuan-ti reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the yuan-ti gains 9 temporary hit points.Multiattack. The yuan-ti makes two Bite attacks and one Scimitar attack, or it makes

for being self-important, sneaky, and prone to flee at the first sign of trouble.PoisonChange Shape. The yuan-ti transforms into a Medium snake or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same

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

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

, Dragons of Autumn Twilight Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity

Elder Brain Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

away when a colony manages to capture a dragon. Teams of mind flayers bind the dragon, which is subject to a gruesome transformation as the elder brain latches onto the dragon’s back and digs its

. Even the elder brain dragon’s breath weapon mutates during its transformation, becoming a stream of briny liquid roiling with illithid tadpoles. These tadpoles can swiftly slay victims and transform them into mind flayers, allowing the elder brain dragon to grow its own roving colony.Psychic

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total

62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or back into her true form. While in swarm form, she has a walking speed of 5 feet and a flying speed of 30

feet. Anything she is wearing transforms with her, but nothing she is carrying does. Blessing of Mother Night. Baba Lysaga is shielded against divination magic, as though protected by a nondetection

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Dimir agent. 4 I know a disgruntled Golgari assassin who is ripe for recruitment. 5 I’m friendly with a Gruul centaur who almost joined us a few years back. 6 I once had a heated

public argument with an Izzet chemister, and neither of us is allowed back into that restaurant. 7 I paid off my debt to the Orzhov Syndicate, but my good friend was not so lucky and remains

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the

spells relies on devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity’s wishes. Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with spells that harm and hinder foes. They can

Drow Matron Mother

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

favor, and the goddess sometimes capriciously takes back what she has given. This represents a matron mother at the height of her power. A matron mother is almost never encountered alone. She is

Queen’s blessing on one ally she can see within 30 feet of her. The ally takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lolth's Fickle Favor","rollDamageType":"psychic

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

Drider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Drider Spiderlike Underdark Hunter Habitat: Forest, Underdark; Treasure: Armaments Driders combine the features of drow and giant spiders. The wicked god Lolth is fond of transforming her drow

worshipers into driders, as either a blessing or a curse. These driders often become fanatical servants of their god, or they are overwhelmed by their transformation and live only to indulge their

Chapter 4: On the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the city of Elturel on the River Chionthar. Their route takes them back through Greenest, where they can return any stolen goods that they recovered from the cult and recuperate from their wounds

Elturel in about six days. They make the journey without incident, unless you throw an encounter or two at them to spice up the trip or to increase their XP totals. Encounters with bandits, humanoid clans, and roving monsters are appropriate in the untamed expanses of the Greenfields.

Chapter 4: On the Road

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

to the city of Elturel on the River Chionthar. Their route takes them back through Greenest, where they can return any stolen goods that they recovered from the cult and recuperate from their wounds

Elturel in about six days. They make the journey without incident, unless you throw an encounter or two at them to spice up the trip or to increase their XP totals. Encounters with bandits, humanoid clans, and roving monsters are appropriate in the untamed expanses of the Greenfields.

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

in the area are prime options. Now, roving war bands attack the frontier families directly, raiding the homesteads with impunity. In addition to stealing livestock, the Iceshields take any carts and

wagons they find, loading them with loot. They take the families as slaves and force them to tow the conveyances back to the Iceshield lodges. Some independent-minded squads of orcs decided that 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

City of Guilds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

City of Guilds In all their fantastic diversity, the cosmopolitan citizens of Ravnica go about their daily business in bustling markets and shadowy back alleys. Shambling pack animals (mammals

dryads who are fused together with one another and with Mat’Selesnya, a manifestation of the soul of the world. The guild seeks to bring nature and the city into balance. Simic Combine. Under the

Lives of Whimsy and Wandering

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

on any guise, are considered harbingers of good luck. Meanwhile, unfathomable beings called incarnations of nature combine the forms of many creatures to embody abstract concepts. (See chapter 3 for

residents often sport bright-tinted hair or deep-hued eyes, and most prefer colorful clothing. Lorwyn’s people furthermore tend toward optimism and look back on memories through a positive lens. Their personalities are capricious, playful, and devoid of malice.

Conclusion

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

Conclusion If the characters are exiled, they are never welcomed back in Yongjing while the White Jade Emperor rules. Zhong Yin leaves the party’s company as soon as possible. If the characters

1,000 gp if they promise not to speak of what they have learned about Dragon’s Blessing and his eventual death. If the characters break their promise, rumors spread quickly, but the emperor does not

Arcane Origin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

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

bloodline. You are related to some powerful creature, or you inherited a blessing or a curse. 2 You are the reincarnation of a being from another plane of existence. 3 A powerful entity entered the world

Crypt Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

ghostly image of a dwarf zombie lurches from a wall, puts a rotted finger to its lips, then uses its other hand to peel back its ribcage and reveal a gem hidden in its chest cavity. The zombie then

), valiant approach (area P11), and haunted hall (area P16). Dumathoin’s Blessing. When the characters purify the crypt, any character that helped put a haunt to rest or defeated one of the crypt’s ghosts

Half-Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Half-Elf Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of

Orc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Orc When an existing territory is depleted of food, an orc tribe divides into roving bands that scout for choice hunting grounds. When each party returns, it brings back trophies and news of targets

Half-Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Half-Elf Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of

Merrow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Merrow Ogreish Undersea Abductor Habitat: Coastal, Underwater; Treasure: Any Vicious aquatic hunters, merrow combine the features of ogres with those of primeval, predatory fish. They lurk in coastal

waters, hoping to snare unsuspecting prey by bursting from the water and grabbing their quarry or by skewering victims with deadly harpoons. These hunters then drag land dwellers back to dismal

28. Private Chapel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

gemstone of any value. Either offering is consumed when given, whereupon the fireplace flames magically lower and the secret door in the back of the fireplace opens. Manipulating Time Having a

mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the high priest to leave for area 29 by way of the secret door, then prepare for a ceremony of blessing.

Firenewt Warlock of Imix

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Firenewt Warlock of Imix Firenewt warlocks of Imix command firenewt warriors to prove their worth by going on raids to bring back treasure and captives. The warlocks take the choicest loot as a tithe

, scorching ray Imix’s Blessing. When the firenewt reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the firenewt gains 5 temporary hit points. Actions Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage.

Erebos's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

involve themselves in. Erebos’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal 1 Capture a hero who came back to Theros as a Returned and send them back to the Underworld. 2 Find out why those who die in a

priest of Heliod who is said to be immortal because of the sun god’s blessing. 6 Take an aging champion of Iroas who has pledged their soul to Erebos in exchange for a glorious death on one last

Odunos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Those who would strike back against Odunos’s raiders must venture through mires corrupted by sucking bogs and necromatic horrors. Those who survive to reach the city find it heavily guarded, its

others say that Phenax first emerged from the Underworld here, and his path could be retraced back into Erebos’s domain. Myth of Tymaret the Murder King When Phenax made his escape from the Underworld

Anatomy of a War Band

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

bone. While they lack any particular blessing of Yeenoghu, their ferocity makes them formidable enemies. Gnoll Hunters When a war band is on the move, the hunters travel in a wide arc around the

gnoll. No war band contains more than one flind, and such a creature is always the leader of its band. A flind wields a weapon that carries Yeenoghu’s blessing: a magical flail that saps the body and the

Secret Grotto Locations

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

little they know about her plans or Dragon’s Blessing. Any investigation of the bodies in the room reveals them to be humans and dwarves, some only a few months deceased. A character who succeeds on a DC

the shelves and succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check find a series of scrolls with orders from Secretary Wei and reports back from her agents. These documents capture the following

Rage of Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Rage of Demons Once the dark heart talisman is placed and the characters signal Vizeran, there’s no turning back. The waiting is the hard part. Time seems to drag as you remain alert, weapons drawn

of light. The demons are coming. The demon lords described in appendix D of this adventure all appear in the final battle, with the following exceptions: If Fraz-Urb’luu was not sent back to the

Rangers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

. Like druids, their practices date back to the earliest days of humanity. And long before humans set foot in the North, elf rangers strode through its forests and climbed its mountains. The traditions

roving halfling bands, and shield dwarves forced to wander far from old clanholds sometimes follow the ranger’s path. Not every prospector wandering far hills or trapper hunting through uninhabited

By Land

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Transients. The bullywugs are a roving band but they have set up a defensive camp here because they have happened upon a considerable treasure. Rather than risk traveling through the swamp with their

toad’s back, commanding it to move when necessary, but mostly letting it do as it pleases. The remaining bullywugs flee into the marsh if their leader dies. Treasure. The bullywugs’ treasure consists

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