before blood devotion cautious read

Blood-Toll Harpy

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Blood Frenzy. The harpy has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Dark Devotion. The harpy has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or

to as a “blood toll.” Cruel, corpse-eating creatures, harpies endlessly seek their next meal, careless of whether it comes from the living or the dead. With equal zeal, these vicious scavengers set

Wave Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, and a Charisma of 18. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak

imprisoned a family of storm giants there, and the giants forged Wave in an act of devotion to—or rebellion against—that god. Wave harbors a secret doubt about its own nature and purpose. For all

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. It scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20, and deals an extra 2d10 slashing damage to undead. If the sword isn’t bathed in blood

dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met. Random Properties. The Sword of Kas

Heretic

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Heretic has 6 charges for the following properties; the sword regains 1d4 + 1 charges daily at dawn: Destroy Devotion. Once per turn

17, and a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common and Giant, and it can communicate with its wielder telepathically

Drakewarden

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon gave you a geode or gemstone to care for. To your surprise, the drake hatched from that stone. 4 You ingested a few drops of dragon blood, forever infusing your nature magic with draconic

power. 5 An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud. 6 You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.

Nepenthe

Magic Items Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can read and understand Elvish. It can also speak Elvish, but only through the voice of its wielder, with whom the sword can communicate

from the innocent. With each beheading, it hungers for more justice and blood. The sword is corrupt and irredeemable.

Drakewarden (FToD)

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon gave you a geode or gemstone to care for. To your surprise, the drake hatched from that stone. 4 You ingested a few drops of dragon blood, forever infusing your nature magic with draconic

power. 5 An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud. 6 You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls. Read the Kill Also at rank 1, your

finish a long rest. Ways to Read the Kill d6 Reading 1 Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse. 2 Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Lysaga as rewards for her ceaseless devotion to Strahd. Her skin has the resilience of stone, she is resistant to harmful magic, and she is shielded against divination magic. Mother Night has also

imparted to Lysaga the secret of longevity, which requires her to bathe in the blood of beasts on nights of the new moon. Failure to do so causes Lysaga to age rapidly, becoming mere dust and bones in a

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

fingers and a thumb on each hand. The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through some dragonborn clans. These dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon

than life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each dragonborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her clan, and bringing dishonor

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the slasher fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Shrouded Presence. The slasher is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its

. Relentless Methods d8 Method 1 Artist. The killer turns its victims into works of art, perhaps creating grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons. 2

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink, blood, and scratches that the original text can’t be divined. Nature can’t

ability scores again. Mark of Darkness. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, you acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign of your devotion to vile

Isolde

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Isolde place her devotion to the carnival above her desire to leave it. When Isolde’s fey carnival crossed paths with another carnival from the Shadowfell, the eladrin found the escape she

than blood. Choose well who you share the road with, lest you carry them forever.” Flaw. “For my victories and scars, I deserve more than a nursemaid’s duty.”Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

to a range of 120 feet. The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common. Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus

’s desire to slay everything in the multiverse. The wand is cold, cruel, nihilistic, and bereft of humor. In order to further its master’s goals, the wand feigns devotion to its current

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that enters it later, must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature can’t be

-controlling spores or being transformed to the point where flesh and fungus become one. Such cultists are fungal extensions of the Demon Queen’s will. Their devotion might begin with the seemingly

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back

strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

The Boros Legion is a zealous army, full of righteous energy tempered with military discipline. Its members share its leadership’s devotion to the ideals of justice, or they find satisfaction in

relationship ended messily. 7 I owe a monetary debt to an Orzhov syndic. 8 A Rakdos blood witch seems to enjoy harassing me. 9 I tried to recruit a friend who ended up joining the Selesnya

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

devotion to other gods. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these

class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle. She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed

dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century. Variety in All Things Humans are the most

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink, blood, and scratches that the original text can’t be divined. Nature can’t

. Mark of Darkness. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, you acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign of your devotion to vile darkness. An evil rune might

Minotaurs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Level seek to emulate him through their blood lust and savagery. He appears as a great, black-furred minotaur with iron horns, burning red fire in his eyes, and a massive bloodstained glaive. Fervent

human cultists of Baphomet are sometimes transformed into minotaurs as a reward for their devotion and sacrifice.

K43. Bath Chamber

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

him the chance to turn her into a vampire spawn. The blood in the tub isn’t real, but rather a manifestation of Varushka’s tormented spirit. If the blood is disturbed in any way, read: A blood

. The tub is full of blood. Both curtained archways lead to area K44. Tormented Spirit The spirit of Varushka, a maid, haunts this chamber. She took her own life when Strahd began feeding on her, denying

Drow Priestess of Lolth

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

Drow Priestess of Lolth Female drow with blood ties to a noble house are molded and trained from birth to become priestesses of Lolth. The Spider Queen doesn’t allow male drow to hold such positions

Lolth’s priestesses, but they must constantly balance their devotion to the Spider Queen with their devotion to their families. Drow Priestess of Lolth Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil Armor

Mogis's Champions

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

someone who lacks a moral compass. Mogis demands that blood be spilled in his service, preferably the blood of Iroas’s followers. Would-be champions should realize, though, that the god of slaughter

instrument of his wrath. 6 You have no idea why Mogis chose you, but his hate seeps into your being day by day nonetheless. Devotion to Mogis Following Mogis is a definitive rejection of ethical

4. The Dying Second

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

instructions to keep an eye on Gadrille to ensure she doesn’t kill all her followers in a fit of mad devotion to Talos. That second-in-command is Sovendahl Erkinze, a drow elite warrior. Sovendahl’s

to Talos, asking for a boon in payment for her years of devotion: curse Sovendahl for his cowardly caution. And Talos answered. The Sick Room When the characters encounter Sovendahl, he is resting in

Entering the Citadel

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

Entering the Citadel The characters should be 12th level by the time they enter the Bleeding Citadel. The citadel has one purpose: to keep the Sword of Zariel out of evil hands. Read or paraphrase

the following boxed text to the players when the characters enter the Bleeding Citadel: A bright white light burns away the blood and grit staining your clothes. Restorative energy brings life to numb

Verminaard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two

his blood rather than his brains. He glories in Takhisis’s favor and wields her power in manners both frivolous and brutal. In their bunks, his troops whisper of his zealotry and claim that those

extreme devotion to Takhisis allows him to channel her unholy power on the battlefield, bolstering those under his command while raining cursed fire on his foes. His towering silhouette is often wreathed

Wave

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

telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the

the place where it was forged, a desolate island called Thunderforge. A sea god imprisoned a family of storm giants there, and the giants forged Wave in an act of devotion to — or rebellion against

Worshiping Mogis

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

dangerous lot. From the spurned lover thirsting for revenge to the blood-drenched warrior on the battlefield, all honor Mogis with the shedding of blood in anger. Minotaurs are the most ardent worshipers of

Mogis’s name. The appearance of the blood moon is a most holy occasion for the faithful of Mogis, since the moon represents his hateful crimson eye. At such times, his followers prepare and consume a

Voyage to Stormwreck Isle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle

Dungeon Master, so it’s my job to tell you what’s happening in the world around you and rolling any dice for the monster. You’re playing the heroes! Read this text to set the scene: Your journey has been

smooth sailing so far. You left the bustling port of Neverwinter a few days ago, heading for an island with the foreboding name of Stormwreck Isle. But you woke this morning to a blood-red sunrise

Bone Brambles

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

Bone Brambles Your future is written in your blood. She’ll open your veins to paint the story hidden in your heart. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase

the following boxed text to the players: A maze of warped trees and bonelike vines stretches before you. Calcified corpses merge with the trees, covered in fungal pods that feed on the blood oozing

First Blood

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

First Blood After the last veteran is defeated or once the veterans stand down, read the following: A tall elf woman wearing a sumptuous gown appears at the mouth of the alley, shaking her head

Approaching the Citadel

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

Approaching the Citadel As the characters approach the Bleeding Citadel, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: A great, disgusting scab the size of a large hill rises up from a

stinking swamp of blood. The domed top of an alabaster temple pokes through the scab. Many black iron chains of Avernus converge on the building, attaching within the grotesque mound. The exposed

Heretic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

sword regains 1d4 + 1 charges daily at dawn: Destroy Devotion. Once per turn when you hit a creature with this weapon, you can expend 1 of its charges to attempt to render the target powerless. The

. Heretic is a sentient, chaotic evil weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 17, and a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and

D4. Dormitory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

D4. Dormitory The passage west from the courtyard becomes a long hallway with a series of stone doors on either side. Read the following aloud the first time a character enters one of the rooms: A

knickknacks sit here and there — everyday items common to someone’s tidy and simple home. If the characters make a point of poking around, they spot a trace of blood or other signs of violence on a

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