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Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats. Gruumsh’s blessings have made orcs tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they are found, even when they turn their

are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial

Forms of Worship

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

one invites the blessings of the gods and turns away their wrath. These prayers and other acts of devotion are generally performed quietly at the shrine in one’s household or community, or occasionally

shown, making requests for future blessings, and offering praise for the deity’s intercessions, large and small. Because most folk in Faerûn don’t want to attract the ire of the cruel or savage gods

Horns of the Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Horns of the Beast Adventure for Level 5 Characters Situation. A long-forgotten ruin is rumored to hold a fiendish Artifact called the Horns of the Beast. A villain hopes to claim the Artifact and

their journey, if anything. 1d20 Encounter 1–14 No encounter 15 An Indifferent Giant Ape protects its territory; its primary concern is getting the party to leave. 16 A Hostile Tyrannosaurus Rex is

Keranos as Campaign Villain

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

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

of mortal knowledge inconsistent and slow. He empowers a champion to grant vast knowledge to any person or beast she touches. The advent of sagacious cattle, wolves, and children greatly disrupts (and

Agora

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

public speech. 9 Debate a well-loved politician or philosopher and convince the audience to take your side. 10 Recapture an escaped beast that was up for sale. 11 Stop a public

feast. On holy days, priests invite people to wash their feet in the fountain and receive blessings from the gods. Map 4.2: Agora View Player Version Agora Villains An agora villain could be almost

Arena

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

racing team. 5 Assassinate a person watching a competition before the final match ends. 6 Save a wrestler from a planned murder in the arena. 7 Capture a beast that has escaped from

competitions stand here to receive medals, wreaths, rewards, the blessings of priests, and the praise of the crowd. Outside the arena and beneath the seats are open areas and alcoves where vendors

L17. Aviary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

matter what Endelyn says, that burbling beast of a dragon is a threat to our coven and our three realms. How Zybilna managed to befriend it, I’ll never know! Maybe we should ask her—ha ha. Much love

cauldron’s time-freezing magic? It’s not enough to know their true names, you know. Of course, my greater concern is that someone else finds the horn and uses it for exactly that purpose. What do you

Nylea's Champions

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

Wood, which is their main concern. Hailed as heroes even though their defense of the polis was a secondary goal, they continue to enjoy Nylea’s favor as they confront greater threats. Perhaps they will

fond of the beast. Soon, the pair started hunting together, and the lynx, which she called Halma, became one of Nylea’s confidants. Nylea’s sacred lynx guards those who honor the Nessian Wood and hunts those who don’t (MATHIAS KOLLROS)

Cranium Rats

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

swarm and are within range of the elder brain’s telepathy. Cranium rats occasionally spread beyond the elder brain’s range of influence. Whatever these rats do is of no concern to the elder brain, and

the illithids can always make more if they so desire. Cranium Rat Tiny beast, lawful evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 2 (1d4) Speed 30 ft. STR 2(−4) DEX 14(+2) CON 10(+0

Underwater Adventures

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

the ocean’s depths might seek the means of surviving underwater—whether such takes the form of magic items or devices crafted by ingenious inventors. Alternatively, drowning might only be a concern of

first dolphin. 2 Recover the treasure of a hero long ago devoured by a sea beast. 3 Carry a coastal city’s gifts and diplomatic messages to an underwater community. 4 Calm a kraken

Amidor and Gleam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

roleplaying notes for Amidor and Gleam. Development Amidor’s first concern is Pollenella’s safety, but the dandelion also tries to make good on its promises to help Gleam and the characters. Honor dictates

player characters the centerpiece of the adventure. Pollenella the Honeybee Tiny Beast, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 1 (1d4 – 1) Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. STR 1 (–5) DEX 16

Life as a Halfling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

home, sit on the edges of their seats, dream of far-off shores, choke up with emotion, or smile from ear to ear. Some of the most often-told tales concern the origin of a halfling clan’s name. Generally

, And like a clap of thunder It smote old Sweed upon his head, And tore the beast asunder. — “Tale of the Fishskippers,” by Harkin Fishskipper Hidden in Plain Sight Although halflings aren’t

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Hiatea, ranging from simple blessings at the kindling of a hearth fire to thanksgivings at the conclusion of a successful hunt or harvest. She is the most popular god of the Ordning among goliaths and

firbolgs, who claim a distant kinship with giants. Hiatea’s priests adopt one of two roles, reflecting the god’s dual areas of concern. Some live within the giants’ enclaves and focus their efforts on

Goblins

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

and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins

sometimes makes his presence or his desires known through wrathful signs and magical blessings: the crack of a whip without a visible source, chains or ropes that move of their own accord, or a glowing

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

blessings, magical or otherwise, clergy moved by a tale of exceptional injustice might be swayed to petition the church elders to intercede. Such happens rarely, the church being unwilling to

previous master does not seem to concern him. Rillyn House Though one of the most honorable patriar families in Baldur’s Gate, the Rillyns fell into poverty a few generations ago. Only recently have they

Upper City Gazetteer

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

people often turn to Lady Luck for help. The Lady’s Hall is there to hear their pleas, and to accept their offerings in exchange. While such intercession often takes the form of blessings, magical or

to concern him. Rillyn House Though one of the most honorable patriar families in Baldur’s Gate, the Rillyns fell into poverty a few generations ago. Only recently have they revived their fortunes, the

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

intact hide of any beast or monstrosity of challenge rating 3 or higher. Harvesting the hide from such a creature requires an intact carcass, an hour of work, and a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

blessings of his clerics, dogging their steps with wretched weather until his attention is drawn elsewhere. Procan’s clerics reflect their deity’s chaotic nature. They seek omens of his moods in the

Grimskalle Locations (G15-G23)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

this time, if the characters haven’t already engaged him, Isarr knows they’re around and is looking forward to killing them as well and leaving their corpses as tribute to Malar the Beast Lord. If the

for blessings as described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Blessing of the Frostmaiden. Your eyes become as cold as ice. You gain immunity to cold damage. In addition, you can cast the cone of cold spell (save DC 15) once. You regain the ability to cast this spell when you finish a long rest.

Roleplaying a Giant

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

worth by its size. The small folk are beneath my concern. 7 The small folk are vermin. I enjoy torturing and killing them. 8 Good or bad, Annam’s sons represent the ideals that we, as giants, must

beaten into submission more than they’re trained. When a frost giant commands a beast to attack, it’s less a command than an acknowledgment to the creature that the giant won’t beat it for satisfying

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

seek to appease their totem spirits, they slaughter a woodland beast and place its carcass atop the altar, where it slowly rots. Today, the tribes maintain a tenuous truce and take turns protecting

haven’t approved, behavior that is a growing cause of concern for some. Suggested Encounter Adventurers are welcome in Citadel Adbar, and news of their arrival is quickly brought to the doppelganger

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