before beyond don carries risk

Waterskin

Equipment

A Waterskin holds up to 4 pints. If you don’t drink sufficient water, you risk dehydration.

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Rogue. An NPC of the DM’s choice becomes Hostile toward you. You don’t know the identity of this NPC

combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear

Moonblade

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

+1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the Moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or determines it randomly by

The Moonblade has the properties of a Ring of Spell Storing. 100 You can take a Magic action to conjure a spectral entity that resembles a shadowy elf if you don’t already have one

Narth Tezrin

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Narth carries twenty crossbow bolts. Roleplaying Information Narth sells gear to adventurers, and he also has an

ran off and never returned. Ideal: “The bigger the risk, the greater the reward.” Bond: “I adore my colleague Alaestra, and I’d like to do something to impress her.” Flaw: “I’ll risk life and limb to become a legend.”

Pyroconverger

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

A Pyroconverger is an Izzet-made flamethrower. It carries a risk of malfunction each time you use it. As an action, you can cause the Pyroconverger to project fire in a 10-foot cone. Each creature

Urgala Meltimer

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

carries a quiver of twenty arrows. Roleplaying Information A retired adventurer, Urgala owns a respectable inn, the Northshield House, and she doesn’t want to see it or her neighbors&rsquo

. Threaten it, and I’ll hurt you.” Flaw: “I know how treacherous and greedy adventurers can be. I don’t trust them—any of them.”

Beldora

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Beldora carries ten crossbow

strive to help one another.” Bond: “I’ll risk my life to protect the powerless.” Flaw: “I like lying to people. Makes life more interesting, no?”

Neogi Pirate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

individuals, aside from the ability that a given creature has to control others, and they don’t comprehend the emotional aspects of existence that humans and similar beings experience. To a

’s place in the hierarchy—and they must defer to those of higher station or risk harsh punishment. Neogi A neogi looks like an outsize spider with an eel’s neck and head. It can

Zi Liang

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

":"damage","rollAction":"Sling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Zi carries twenty sling stones. Roleplaying Information Zi Liang is a devout worshiper of Chauntea, the Earth Mother

will smile upon us.” Bond: “Goldenfields is the breadbasket of the North. People depend on its safety and prosperity, and I’ll do what must be done to protect it.” Flaw: “I don’t trust authority. I do what my heart says is right.”

Duvessa Shane

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Duvessa carries only one dagger.Parry. Duvessa adds 2 to her AC against one melee attack that would hit her. To do

. They can weather any storm.” Bond: “My mother taught me what it means to be a good leader. I won’t disappoint her.” Flaw: “I don’t give an inch in any argument or conflict.”

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death. Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained

, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.

Miros Xelbrin

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

. Hit: 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Miros carries ten crossbow bolts. Roleplaying Information Innkeeper

: “Make fun of me all you like, but don’t speak ill of my inn or my employees!” Flaw: “When something upsets me, I have a tendency to fly into a rage.”

Deathlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

that don’t please its patron fall away as its master’s desires become the purpose that drives it. The deathlock immediately resumes work on its patron’s behalf. Whatever the goal

warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock

Mark of Sentinel Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

the ballroom, someone who carries the Mark of Sentinel is prepared for danger. House Deneith Leader: Breven d’Deneith Headquarters: Sentinel Tower (Karrlakton, Karrnath) House Deneith was

forces, House Deneith brokers the services of a wide range of soldiers, including Valenar war bands and the goblins of Droaam. Beyond the battlefield, the Defender’s Guild provides exceptional

Way of Mercy Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Monks of the Way of Mercy learn to manipulate the life force of others to bring aid to those in need. They are wandering physicians to the poor and hurt. However, to those beyond their help, they

. Some might be gentle-voiced healers, beloved by their communities, while others might be masked bringers of macabre mercies. The walkers of this way usually don robes with deep cowls, and they often conceal their faces with masks, presenting themselves as the faceless bringers of life and death.

Neogi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, aside from the ability that a given creature has to control others, and they don’t comprehend the emotional aspects of existence that humans and similar beings experience. To a neogi, hatred is as

to those of higher station or risk harsh punishment. Neogi A neogi looks like an outsize spider with an eel’s neck and head. It can poison the body and the mind of its targets and can

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who

love gazing upon it, but I abhor being wet. 4 Why should I risk damaging my splendid physique when I can fight with the power of my mind? 5 I am predictable only in my unpredictability

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hour, as its head takes on fiendish aspects. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell; don’t count that time. When the cursed target’s

of existence, such as Carceri, where they are a menace. Each vargouille carries a disease that creates more of its kind; a flock of vargouilles on the wing is a plague of chaos and evil. Swarms of

Splugoth the Returned

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Word From Beyond (1/day). Splugoth remembers and repeats aloud a few words from a place he entered while

can then be retracted automatically at the end of the attacking creature’s turn. I’m going to give you a piece of advice. Don’t trust Acquisitions Incorporated. And never, ever, ever

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t

understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive

Zodar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere

each zodar has a specific mission and is relentless in its pursuit of the goal, but it reacts oddly to situations that don’t involve its mission because it doesn’t know what else to do

Mizzium Apparatus

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Innovation is a dangerous pursuit, at least the way the mages of the Izzet League engage in it. As protection against the risk of an experiment going awry, they have developed a device to help

you cast by rolling on the table for the level of the spell slot you expended. If the slot is 6th level or higher, roll on the table for 5th-level spells. If you try to cast a cantrip you don’t

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

light weapons. They are reluctant to make bite attacks in raven form for fear of spreading their curse to those who don’t deserve it or who would abuse it. A Kindness of Wereravens. Wereravens

piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.

Animate Objects Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

speed is 0. It has blindsight with a radius of 30 feet and is blind beyond that distance. When the animated object drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to its original object form, and any remaining

damage carries over to its original object form. If you command an object to attack, it can make a single melee attack against a creature within 5 feet of it. It makes a slam attack with an attack

Knight Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do

inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or

Whelm Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

attack. If you don’t have a hand free, the weapon lands at your feet. Shock Wave You can use an action to strike the ground with Whelm and send a shock wave out from the point of impact. Each

would do anything to protect those dwarves from harm. The hammer also carries a secret shame. Centuries ago, a dwarf named Ctenmiir wielded it valiantly for a time. But Ctenmiir was turned into a

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Special Equipment. In addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead. Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level

, he will do so. Van Richten works alone. A curse placed on him long ago by a Vistani seer brings doom to those he befriends. Furthermore, he believes too much is at stake to risk exposure. Consequently

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways

colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

where the townsfolk would try to hunt down all kobolds and put the tribe’s survival at risk. Some aggressive individual kobolds and tribes do exist, but in general kobolds don’t purposely

dominated by his emotions—intelligent, but not wise. Arrogant and prone to gloating, he carries grudges, has a huge chip on his shoulder, and spends a lot of time fashioning elaborate revenge scenarios

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Shepherds As caretakers of the land, firbolgs prefer to remain out of sight and out of mind. They don’t try to dominate nature, but rather seek to ensure that it prospers and survives according to its

something that put their homeland at risk, such as starting a forest fire or killing a rare or beautiful wild creature. These firbolgs are loners who wander the world in hope of finding a new place to

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

attacks, it forces a creature to make a saving throw, or its concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it. Mind Mastery

effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed

beautiful and I love gazing upon it, but I abhor being wet. 4 Why should I risk damaging my splendid physique when I can fight with the power of my mind? 5 I am predictable only in my

Mark of Handling Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Don’t get sentimental. A beast is a tool. Our role is to find the right tool for the task and to make sure they’re of the finest quality. Nature is our kingdom; never forget that we

were born to rule it. —Dalin d’Vadalis The Mark of Handling gives its bearer a primal connection to beasts and the natural world, granting the power to calm and coax. This extends beyond

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

this role, Nafas sends adventurers to distant worlds to fulfill the wishes of creatures beyond his reach. Adventurers who return to Nafas successful receive gifts as rewards. As a noble genie, Nafas

long-departed comrades. These mirages don’t hold up to physical inspection and vanish after a brief interaction. Safe Descents. Within 3 miles of the lair, winds buoy creatures that fall

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

serve as spies or assassins at the command of their leader, a noble patron, or some other mortal or divine power. The majority of monks don’t shun their neighbors, making frequent visits to

adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who leave their cloisters take their work

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