because bridge driven continues result

Wight Lifedrinker

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks.PoisonNecrotic

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin

every way. Sahuagin are prone to mutation, but whether this rare phenomenon is a result of the wars between the sahuagin and the aquatic elves — or whether it preceded or even began the conflict

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

female sahuagin are deemed worthy of channeling the god's power, and priestesses hold tremendous sway in sahuagin communities. Sahuagin are driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As

a result of the wars between the sahuagin and the aquatic elves — or whether it preceded or even began the conflict — none can say. The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in

Neothelid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, feeblemind, telekinesisA slime-covered worm of immense size, a neothelid is the result of the mind flayer reproductive cycle gone horribly wrong. When an illithid colony collapses, typically after an

external assault, and the elder brain is killed, the colony’s tadpoles are suddenly freed from their fate. They no longer serve as food—and are no longer fed by their caretakers. Driven by

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

allip’s choice that the allip can see. Constructs and Undead are immune to this effect.When a creature uncovers a secret that a powerful being has protected with a mighty curse, the result is often

remains hidden, its victim is gradually overcome by frantic energy. A scholar, driven by sudden insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents

Way of the Astral Self (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

mighty. FORMS OF YOUR ASTRAL SELF The astral self is a translucent embodiment of the monk’s soul. As a result, an astral self can reflect aspects of a monk’s background, ideals, flaws, and

with something? Are you driven by justice or a selfish desire? Any of these motivations could manifest in the form of your astral self.

Way of the Astral Self

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. FORMS OF YOUR ASTRAL SELF The astral self is a translucent embodiment of the monk’s soul. As a result, an astral self can reflect aspects of a monk’s background, ideals, flaws, and

something? Are you driven by justice or a selfish desire? Any of these motivations could manifest in the form of your astral self.

Autumn Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

violence in their presence and move quickly to settle disputes, to ensure that peace continues to reign. If an autumn eladrin invites you over for dinner, come with an empty stomach. Their goodwill

, they undergo physical changes to match their changes in temperament. Eladrin have spent centuries in the Feywild, and most of them have become Fey creatures as a result—those presented here are

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying. Driven Competitors Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A

skills. This dedication to competition has a dark side. Goliaths are ferocious competitors, but above all else they are driven to outdo their past efforts. If a goliath slays a dragon, he or she might

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

long to delirium. As a result, all followers of the Prince of Demons break with reality sooner or later.Demogorgon’s Lair Demogorgon makes his lair in a palace called Abysm, found on a layer

Demogorgon’s followers are typically lone killers driven by the whispering voice of their master. His most blessed followers gain the Two Minds of Chaos trait. Two Minds of Chaos. This creature

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

can't make attacks with that claw against other targets. The crab folk has two claws, each of which can grapple only one target.The crab folk are the result of a magical ritual used long ago by a mighty

bad luck a gull might happen to land near a crab folk lair and utter the right combination of cries to summon up this ancient compulsion. Driven to action, the crab folk rampage along the coast

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited

the past, another reflects the present, and the third reflects the future. These hags are utter wickedness distilled into corporeal forms, driven by a lust for secrets that can be used to manipulate

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take

; but what you learn you pass on to the Guild. 4 The inequality of Baldur’s Gate has driven you to take matters into your own hands. You steal from patriars and rich Lower City residents

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater

accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to your home? As a result of the structured life of a monastic community and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost always

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

guise and travel incognito. During these visits, a mortal might catch a genie’s eye. Friendship forms, romance blooms, and sometimes children result. These children are genasi: individuals with

an elemental heritage that’s lain dormant for generations. Occasionally, genasi result from exposure to a surge of elemental power, through phenomena such as an eruption from the Inner Planes or

T9. Eastern Arch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

T9. Eastern Arch One of the statues atop this arch has crumbled, leaving only the hindquarters of the horse intact. The mountain pass continues beyond. This arch contains 10-foot-square guard posts

, one on each side of the bridge. Both rooms are empty. Beyond this arch, Tsolenka Pass hugs the mountainside for three miles before branching north and south. The northern branch leads to the Amber

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result. Gleaming Gold Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings&rsquo

Creatures 1 Moved by pity, a giant eagle continues bringing food to an abandoned topaz dragon wyrmling, despite the wyrmling’s attempts to eat the eagle. 2 A pseudodragon who is

The Shape of the District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

The Shape of the District The heart of Callestan is the plaza called the Bridge. This central square serves as an open market and speaker’s corner. It’s not on a bridge; rather, the center of the

plaza contains the wreckage of a bridge that fell from one of the higher wards. More recently, the Bridge has taken on another meaning: it’s the line between Boromar territory and the wilds. Everything

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death. Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who

5. Overpass

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

5. Overpass Where a high tunnel passes through the larger tunnel cavern below, the goblins have set up a bridge guard post. The stream passage continues up beyond another set of uneven steps ahead

, bending eastward as it goes. A waterfall sounds out from a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you. If the characters didn’t spot the bridge while navigating area 4, they spot it now. Add: A rickety

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, wandering tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world’s wonders. Ultimate travelers, the inquisitive

result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity. Tabaxi Obsessions d8 My curiosity is currently fixed on … 1 A god or planar entity

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

soldiers and trackers. Most of the Pact currently serves the Daughters of Sora Kell in Droaam, but some fought in the Last War as agents of House Tharashk, and Tharashk continues to broker their services

pack. You might be driven by curiosity, eager to explore the world beyond Droaam. You could be driven by visions of a demonic power rising in the Five Nations or working on behalf of the Daughters of

Boareskyr Bridge

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

caravans camping at the bridge and pilgrims visiting it continues, but now people stay in a caravan ground around a small village that has grown up outside the fort. Activity around the area is overseen

Boareskyr Bridge Boareskyr Bridge stands on the Trade Way and is the only consistently safe crossing over the Winding Water for more than a hundred miles in either direction. This alone makes it

Clay Golem

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

still follow these orders long after their creators’ deaths. Roll on or choose a result from the Clay Golem Orders table to inspire the commands a clay golem follows. Clay Golem Orders 1d4 The

sight. 3 Prevent any Fiend from crossing a bridge. 4 Remove any who enter its creator’s workshop. Clay Golem Large Construct, Unaligned AC 14 Initiative +3 (13) HP 123 (13d10 + 52

Monstrous Origins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Ravenloft don’t need to be members of a species or society. You can have a vicious merrow living under a bridge or a yuan-ti abomination Darklord without having to explain merrows as a species or the

2 to inspire you as you craft a monster’s unique details. When it comes time for the final confrontation, it might not matter whether the bridge-haunting merrow was the product of an amoral

Wight

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

them beyond death. Unlike mere zombies, they retain the memories and evil agendas they harbored in life. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight continues its villainous ways, but it is now

driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks. Humanoids slain by a wight’s life-sapping grip reanimate a day later and serve the wight as obedient zombies. Valera

Purphoros as Campaign Villain

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

Purphoros as Campaign Villain As a campaign villain, Purphoros is more likely to be driven by his impulses rather than by any coherent plan. He might begin by encouraging his champions to create

building a massive Nyx-bronze bridge that will link Mount Velus in the mortal world with Nyx itself. Every god opposes him in this effort. Can the construction effort be sabotaged without bringing the

Traveling the Nodules

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

nodules that are near enough for the characters to see and reach by flying through the void. Reroll any result that gives the characters’ current nodule. If you roll the same result twice, only that

specific nodule they’ve already visited but isn’t currently visible, you can assume it comes into view after 1d6 days. Endless Void Nodules d8 Nearby Nodule 1 Crystal Dome 2 Empty Bridge 3 Mire of

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

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

stench of animals. Three chained wolves snarl and rattle their chains as you approach the cave mouth. Each wolf’s chain leads to an iron rod driven into the base of a stalagmite. The Cragmaws keep a

successful check, the character moves at half speed up or down the shaft, as desired. On a check result of 6–9, the character struggles with the climb and takes 10 minutes to ascend or descend the

The City Rises

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

effectively lift the shattered city. As a result, different parts of the ruins rise at different rates, tearing the city apart. If Belephaion is killed, no one is attuned to the flying citadel helm and the

Threshold’s floating island ceases to rise. However, the rest of the city continues breaking apart and rising into the sky. Even if Belephaion is taken alive, he refuses to lower the city. The characters

Dreams and Portents

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

Dreams and Portents Strange dreams are common in Atagua, the result of psychic energies from the Feywild and Far Realm. Whenever a character sleeps or meditates while in Atagua, roll on the Dreams in

. 7 A thri-kreen entrusts you with a crown of feathers. 8 While you watch, one thousand weavers stitch together a massive hammock. 9 A friend you haven’t seen in years walks backward alongside you on a bridge of leaves. 10 A snake twists around a massive centipede, the two struggling for dominance.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure

; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population

Bandits

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

mercenaries. Yet not all bandits are motivated by greed. Some are driven to lives of crime by unjust laws, desperation, or the threats of merciless leaders. Roll on or choose a result from the Bandit

Wight Lifedrinker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks. Wight Lifedrinker Medium Undead, Neutral Evil AC 14 Initiative +4 (14) HP

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the depths revealed that krakens, sahuagin, and far worse foes had fled the Plane of Water for the Material Plane. The tritons, driven by a sense of duty and responsibility, would not allow their foes

remote even merfolk and sea elves rarely encounter them. Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and

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