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Returning 28 results for 'before blocking down convinced races'.
Gith
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by revenge and convinced that they deserved to take whatever they wanted from the worlds they traveled. Ranging out from the titanic city of Tu’narath on the Astral Plane, they send raiders out
pacifists by nature, they share the githyanki’s racial hatred for mind flayers, and from time to time they send out squads to destroy illithid outposts.
If the two races were ever to team up
Triton
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the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.
Staunch Champions
Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races
extended their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to live their lives at a slower pace than smaller folk. They often speak slowly and avoid rushing into decisions. Adding potential confusion to their interactions with smaller races, giants are often
conversation with irrelevant historical context. 3 The giant is curious about minute details of fashion, slang, and popular culture among Humanoids. 4 The giant is a hopeless procrastinator, always convinced
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Staunch Champions Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races deserve their protection. Their attitude might grate, but when
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
paths. The githyanki were motivated by revenge and convinced that they deserved to take whatever they wanted from the worlds they traveled. Ranging out from the titanic city of Tu’narath on the Astral
the githzerai are pacifists by nature, they share the githyanki’s racial hatred for mind flayers, and from time to time they send out squads to destroy illithid outposts. If the two races were ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
captured a pentadrone and afterward became convinced the Maze Engine existed in the Underdark. Unfortunately, the modron’s axiomatic mind couldn’t be broken, and it perished rather than reveal anything
his mind and his will. Shedrak is completely mad, considers Karazikar a god, and brooks no defiance or disrespect toward his “divine master.” Slaves One hundred slaves of various humanoid races serve
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragons to demonstrate loyalty to Tiamat. The copper dragon also believes that unrestricted interaction between humanoids and dragons has been disastrous for both races. The Dracorage mythal serves as
themselves. However, she is not convinced they would succeed, and having humanoid allies would reduce casualties for both sides. Attitude. Neutral. If any character is a dragonborn, Tazmikella is instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragons to demonstrate loyalty to Tiamat. The copper dragon also believes that unrestricted interaction between humanoids and dragons has been disastrous for both races. The Dracorage mythal serves as
themselves. However, she is not convinced they would succeed, and having humanoid allies would reduce casualties for both sides. Attitude. Neutral. If any character is a dragonborn, Tazmikella is instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
muut and atcha (honor and duty), but they believe that humans and their kin don’t deserve to be treated with honor. All the goblinoid races work together among the Dhakaani, and all are convinced of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
aloud to them, asking them to halt and turn around. She is strangely audible underwater. Unless convinced otherwise, Fhenimore and Whymsee do their absolute best to keep from showing themselves, and
, one of the kraken priests triggers the ballistae trap, firing both siege weapons simultaneously, while the other casts Evard’s black tentacles, effectively blocking off the entrance to area 10. On the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
several high-stakes dinosaur races. He lost more than he won but caught the eye of the merchant prince Jobal, who convinced him there was more profit in wilderness exploration. Kwilgok the tortle (see
Kobold
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races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit.
Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for
other humanoid races. At 6 years old a kobold is considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
warm to creatures of other races that don’t try to do them harm, in large part due to the lack of guile that goes along with their innocent nature. Appearance doesn’t matter; what counts is a creature’s
Orc
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hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
can be convinced to share what it knows (see the “What the Goblins Know” sidebar below). A goblin can also be persuaded to lead the party to the Cragmaw hideout while avoiding traps along the way (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
(predominantly cloud and storm giants), but some orders have been known to accept goliaths, firbolgs, and members of other peoples into their ranks. (Goliaths and firbolgs appear as character races in
the giant is a dangerous marauder. 4 A giant knight is convinced the adventurers pose a threat and must be eliminated. 5 Following rumors of a “dangerous giants’ hideout” in the mountains, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
recent years, King Hekaton had become convinced that the age of the giants was past, as evidenced by the growing distance between the giants and their gods. Annam the All-Father didn’t answer prayers
convinced her that she has an important destiny to fulfill, and that the gods will reward her if she brings about the return of Ostoria. Serissa When King Hekaton disappears, Princess Serissa finds herself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to the lair is a
themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core, and no orc will leave an elf alive. Orcs
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
its hunting grounds — territory that often overlaps with the hunting grounds of other Uthgardt tribes as well as land claimed by civilized races, orcs, dragons, goblinoids, and other creatures
cracked and tough as dinosaur leather. He has convinced all of the Thunderbeast clans to hide in the depths of the Lurkwood and is arming them for a “stampede” through the Surbrin Hills and the Dessarin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
Ythryn’s library by chance and is convinced that at least one of the legendary tomes is hidden here. Alas, Scrivenscry is mistaken.
Scrivenscry’s anxious penguin servant, Kingsport, was promised a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, blocking a short staircase that climbs to a turret, is a ten-foot-tall marble statue of a reindeer.
The statue is a stone golem that guards the way to area P12. Zorhanna, her simulacrum, or someone
of information: Zorhanna’s Simulacrum. “I’m now convinced that my wife has been replaced by a simulacrum—a lookalike invested with her knowledge and spellcasting ability. I dimly recall Zorhanna
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
conflict on the Material Plane. Lolth convinced Selvetarm to destroy Zanassu in its depleted state and seize the spider demon’s burgeoning divine power. She did so by suggesting to Selvetarm that a
expressing reverence for Selvetarm, though such an individual might still beg his aid privately. Vhaeraun Vhaeraun stands for the dark elves’ superiority over other races and for the primacy of individual
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Metallic Dragons Metallic dragons seek to preserve and protect, viewing themselves as one powerful race among the many races that have a place in the world. Noble Curiosity. Metallic dragons covet
in its hoard for the greater good. However, another creature’s need for or right to the item is often unclear from the dragon’s point of view. A metallic dragon must be bribed or otherwise convinced to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Othovir to learn the truth. Urlam is convinced that Tolmara Hysstryn (see area T14) has a secret, and he wants to know what it is. The characters can complete this quest by finding Tolmara’s dead
commoners (LG males and females of various races and ethnicities). Guests sleep in private rooms on the upper floor. T11. Othovir’s Harness Shop A skilled harness-maker named Othovir (see appendix D
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
have no apparent commonalities — being of all ages, races, genders, and social classes, and having disappeared from points all across the city — yet there’s no question in anyone’s mind that the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial
how they go there. The victims have no apparent commonalities — being of all ages, races, genders, and social classes, and having disappeared from points all across the city — yet there’s no question
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the vault, carefully examining everything with the help of a glass jeweler’s eye (a magic device that functions as a gem of seeing). When he’s convinced that all is well, Ironbeard asks the couple to
chaos dies down.
Amara’s Secret. If an item has been stolen, Amara’s secret triggers and she races to get her battleaxe from the gift table. She then begins searching for the culprit and screaming






