been before deceit common remote

Worg Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the remote wilderness or are raised by goblins and hobgoblins. Those creatures use worgs as mounts, but a worg will turn on its rider if it feels mistreated or malnourished. Worgs speak in their own language and Goblin, and a few learn to speak Common as well.

Mage of Usamigaras

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: Light, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion 1/day each: Charm Person, Disguise Self, Silent ImageThe common members of the Mages of Usamigaras use their magical

speech with lies, even obvious ones. Such behavior isn’t rude among members, who view deceit as worthy of celebration, not chastisement.

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; Gimble, Notes from a Treasure Hunter Firbolg tribes cloister in remote forest strongholds, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, firbolgs demonstrate

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

Thronehold Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

one thing in common, it’s a weakness for pleasant distractions. When not playing their games of deceit, they seek out the best entertainment and companionship the island has to offer. Characters with the entertainer background can make many untrustworthy friends here.

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

: Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner’s kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed

spore druid responsible for a large rot farm. 5 There’s a troll in a remote area of the undercity who seems to find me interesting — and who knows more than you’d think. 6 An

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

bloodlines of those genasi have spread into other lands. Though far from common, air and fire genasi are more likely to be found in the western regions of Faerûn, along the coast from Calimshan north

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

readily sacrifice themselves for the common good. They will fight and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are

Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the Sword Coast or in the North have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling more than a

Borca

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

Borca Domain of Desire and Deceit Darklords: Ivana Boritsi and Ivan Dilisnya Genres: Gothic horror and psychological horror Hallmarks: Political intrigue, poison, revenge Mist Talismans: Dram of

sweet-smelling poison, singed love letter, tarnished signet ring Borca’s nobles entangle the domain in a web of intrigues. While the common folk scrape for survival, the domain’s callous aristocrats

Mercion

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

an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry and beauty, and that those who embrace deceit should be censured and punished. Light is her domain. Alignment. Lawful good. Personality Trait. “No one dies

on my watch—unless they stand against what I hold dear.” Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.” Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is

Doppelganger

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

spread fear, suspicion, and deceit better than doppelgangers. Found in every land and culture, they can take on the guise of any individual of any race. Doppelganger Medium monstrosity

Deception +6, Insight +3 Condition Immunities charmed Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to

Far Traveler

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

more than a few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances

Far Traveler Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the Sword Coast or in the North have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

broodguards and exceedingly rare anathemas have their place in the hierarchy as well. All yuan-ti can interbreed. Females usually lay clutches of eggs, which are stored in a common hatchery, although

common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or

Champion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Champion One of the most remote locations inside White Plume Mountain is the hideout of a band of criminals led by the fallen champion Sir Bluto, an alleged mass murderer and a fugitive. Sir Bluto

Athletics +9, Intimidation +5, Perception +6 Senses passive Perception 16 Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Indomitable (2/Day). The champion rerolls a failed saving

Cloud Giant Smiling One

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Cloud Giant Smiling One Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate the craftiness and deceit of the deity Memnor above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand

Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7 Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +11, Sleight of Hand +9 Senses passive Perception 21 Languages Common, Giant Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

dragon’s domain grows as it ranges farther across the land, preying on anything it can catch with its claws or freeze to death with its icy breath. Sightings of the dragon are becoming more common

bless and advise them. These half-orcs worship Talos, an evil god of storms, and many dwell in the dark depths of Neverwinter Wood. In stormy weather, they gather on remote hilltops to summon Gorthok

The Planes of Eberron

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

influence. When the influence of a plane is especially strong it is said to be coterminous. When its influence is weak, a plane is remote. These states can be important for epic rituals, the creation of

experiences of dreamers. There is a dark core at the heart of the plane, shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. For reasons unknown to the general populace, Dal Quor is always remote

Military

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

, and at remote outposts such as Fort Beluarian in Chult. The Flaming Fist offers employment and a sense of belonging to any who can lift a sword and follow orders. Native Baldurians, immigrants, former

minutes, every Watch member is required to rally at the Citadel or appointed guard posts. The function of the bells is common knowledge. Guard Arrival Times District Arrival Time Force Upper City

It's Your World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

ruled by a powerful wizard? What if magic item shops are common? The Eberron setting makes the use of magic an everyday occurrence, as magical flying ships and trains carry travelers from one great

remote, and even angels never make contact with mortals? In the Dark Sun setting, the gods are extremely distant — perhaps nonexistent — and clerics rely instead on elemental power for their magic.

Doppelganger

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

spread fear, suspicion, and deceit better than doppelgangers. Found in every land and culture, they can take on the guise of any individual of any race. Stealing Secrets. A doppelganger’s adopted

, Insight +3 Condition Immunities charmed Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to polymorph

Military

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

remote outposts such as Fort Beluarian in Chult. The Flaming Fist offers employment and a sense of belonging to any who can lift a sword and follow orders. Native Baldurians, immigrants, former

minutes, every Watch member is required to rally at the Citadel or appointed guard posts. The function of the bells is common knowledge. Guard Arrival Times District Arrival Time Force Upper

Harpy

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

their deaths on harpies’ vicious claws or amid natural perils. Harpies dwell in remote, dismal places tainted by tragedy and despair. Some tales claim harpies offended the gods and were transformed as

+1 +1 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 7 −2 −2 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 13 +1 +1 Senses Passive Perception 10 Languages Common CR

Wereboar

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

curse, the more savage and bestial they become. Wereboars live in small family groups in remote forest areas, building ramshackle huts or dwelling in caves. They are suspicious of strangers but

Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common (can’t speak in boar form) Challenge 4 (1,100 XP

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Realms

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

dead ones — wait for adventurers intrepid enough to come and claim them. Faerûn is filled with rich history and wondrous tales of adventure and magic, but the lifeblood of its common people is

entertain people in taverns, inns, and castles. Adventurers also spread news — while also creating it! The common folk of Faerûn look on adventurers with a mixture of admiration, envy, and mistrust. Folk

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Background In centuries long past, a common scholar named Kwalish took an unlikely path to becoming one of the most powerful arcane inventors of all time, after his discovery of strange magic in the

dark monastery — and establishing its own cult. After much wandering in the mountains, Kwalish relocated to an equally remote location — Daoine Gloine, the mysterious city his expedition had

Annis Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

, approaches a child in a remote place, and gives them an iron token (described below), through which the child can magically confide in the hag. Over time, “Granny” or “Grampy” convinces the child that it’s

) CHA 15 (+2) Saving Throws Con +5 Skills Deception +5, Perception +5 Damage Resistances cold Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan

Coming and Going

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Coming and Going Travelers who don’t have access to plane shift spells or similar magic must rely on other means to travel to and from a Domain of Delight. Fey crossings are the most common means of

some other remote location. When certain stars align and the proper ritual is performed, the fey crossing appears as a portal above the altar. 2 Crystal Cave. This cave is filled with natural

Cloud Giant

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

Languages Common, Giant Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is

triumphs of humanoid nations. Fixing wagers by interfering in the conflict causes the loss of the bet, but such deceit is considered to be cheating only if it is discovered. Otherwise, it is cleverness honoring Memnor.

Lifestyle Expenses

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

, experience. Your accommodations might be a room in a flophouse or in the common room above a tavern. You benefit from some legal protections, but you still have to contend with violence, crime, and

of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into

Storm Giant Quintessent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

the elements and disperse themselves into nature, transforming into semiconscious storms. The blizzard that rages unendingly around a mountain peak, the vortex that swirls around a remote island, or

Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities lightning, thunder Senses truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 20 Languages Common, Giant Challenge 16

Giants

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

. Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate Memnor’s craftiness and deceit above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand, deception, misdirection, and magic in their

pursuit of wealth. They also possess a flair for unpredictability and a wicked sense of humor. While cloud giants expect a certain amount of trickery and deceit in their dealings with others of their kind

Lifestyle Expenses

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

result in a sufficient, though probably unpleasant, experience. Your accommodations might be a room in a flophouse or in the common room above a tavern. You benefit from some legal protections, but you

rich and powerful, and spend evenings in the company of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you

Goliaths

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

acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant. Spine of the World Goliaths Goliaths inhabit the Spine of the World, where

between them is remote, because goliaths like to hold grudges. Goliath Warrior Medium humanoid (goliath), any alignment Armor Class 12 (hide armor) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR

Storm Giant

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

Resistances cold Damage Immunities lightning, thunder Senses passive Perception 19 Languages Common, Giant Challenge 13 (10,000 XP) Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water. Actions

many lifetimes, and they know it is pointless to intervene. Even so, a storm giant might willingly disclose certain secrets to benevolent beings that visit its remote domain with specific purpose

Harpy

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

(−2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 13 (+1) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages Common Challenge 1 (200 XP) Actions Multiattack. The harpy makes two attacks: one with its claws and

right to claim the choicest prizes. When no valuable objects can be found, a harpy takes hair, bones, or body parts to line its nest. A harpy’s lair is usually hidden in remote ruins, where adventurers can discover valuable treasure and magic hidden beneath foul piles of offal.

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