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Lorwyn: First Light
/DeafnessThe incarnations of vibrance each resemble a titanic canine with a body of colorful foliage and horns like the branches of a blossoming cherry tree. When vibrance incarnations are in Lorwyn
wolfhounds often accompanied by invasive plant species and frenzied wild beasts.
Incarnations of Nature
Incarnations of nature embody abstract ideas such as curiosity, relief, or terror. Incarnations
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This gleaming brass shield bears a relief of the legendary medusa druid Euryale.
While wielding this shield, you gain the following benefits:
Blessing of Euryale. You have resistance to poison
damage and are immune to the petrified condition.
Petrifying Heraldry. As a bonus action, you can make the front of the shield flare with a medusa’s petrifying magic, causing the relief’s
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of its hit points or fewer. If the target is a creature, scarabs burrow into its body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ravenous Bites
eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass
4
Occupies and animates a corpse or other debris as if it were alive
Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Stronmaus. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body bursts into light. The scion instantly appears in the space the cradle
inside it awakens. Among the mightiest creatures of all giantkind, the scion stands 80 feet tall. It often finds some relief in waking and being freed from its troubling dreams, so it doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Contests A contest is a kind of ability check that matches two creatures against each other. Use a contest if a character attempts something that either directly foils or is directly opposed by another
creature’s efforts. In a contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, rather than to a target number. When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that each side must use, deciding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Fireside Contests The Fireside contests are described below. They can be run in any order. The rules of the Fireside contests are as follows. Competitors. Any number of characters can partake in each
awards the party a potion of flying. Stone Giant’s Resolve Each competitor must sit or stand atop a wooden post beneath a roaring waterfall. If a competitor’s body ceases to be in contact with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a bas-relief of a flaming skull. Next to the sixteenth level is a bas-relief of a comet. Next to the twenty-third (lowest) level is a bas-relief of a tower with a tiny rune engraved above it. Close
(not including Kelim in area 36b, who had already wandered off) beat Halleth to death and threw his body into the pit. Halleth “awoke” the next day as a revenant, compelled to find and kill the three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
typical monster makes a melee attack when it strikes with its claws, horns, teeth, tentacles, or other body part. A few spells also involve making a melee attack. Most creatures have a 5-foot reach and
. Contests in Combat Battle often involves pitting your prowess against that of your foe. Such a challenge is represented by a contest. This section includes the most common contests that require an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
typical monster makes a melee attack when it strikes with its claws, horns, teeth, tentacles, or other body part. A few spells also involve making a melee attack. Most creatures have a 5-foot reach and
smaller than you. CONTESTS IN COMBAT
Battle often involves pitting your prowess against that of your foe. Such a challenge is represented by a contest. This section includes the most common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall of the temple is carved with a towering bas-relief of a mountain. Lashed to the mountain with sticky webs is a struggling and gagged male drow with sacks of spider eggs clinging to his body
by a thick canopy of spiderwebs. Strung between the pillars and bas-relief carvings of towering dwarves protruding from the walls are humanoid corpses cocooned in spider silk.
Sacrifice. The back
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
villages, concealed by the lamia’s magic as they attack. A lamia has a beautiful humanoid upper body that merges into a powerful four-legged leonine form. Its vicious black claws speak to its
other in elaborate contests for the lamia’s amusement.
Vain Predators. Always anxious to gain more wealth and thralls, a lamia uses a pool of water or a mirror in conjunction with a scrying spell to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Ekene-Afa Deals in weapons, shields, traveling gear, rain catchers, saddles, wagons, and canoes Ekene-Afa (LG female Chultan human gladiator) won numerous gladiatorial contests in Port Nyanzaru’s arena
Jessamine (N female Chultan human assassin, her hit point maximum reduced to 58) doesn’t speak often. When the council finds itself divided on an issue, however, Jessamine usually casts the deciding vote
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting
3 Skeletal visages, giant eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass
4 Occupies and animates a corpse or
body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
relief against the starry sky of Nyx, culminating in a golden orb that can be seen from a great distance. Some speculate that this orb is the source of Nyx’s vibrant colors and lights, and that without
there within an ancient, knotted wood. Mystic Sea This body of mist and water hides endless secrets within its depths—both literal secrets that manifest from mortal minds and unimagined concepts not yet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
flight. Half the dragon’s body is submerged in dark water, and the hallway beyond it is completely flooded.
The flooded hallway, which leads to area M6, has partially collapsed. Creatures of Medium
room. On the north wall hangs a long stone slab that features a bas-relief depicting dragons bowing respectfully over a large dragon corpse. A dragon skull is mounted on the east wall.
This room was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
longer poses a danger to anyone.) Innermost Door. This thick stone door is flanked by bas-relief carvings of dwarves, their faces and beards chipped away. A dwarf can open the door, but no other creatures
body has not yet been carved A half-finished stone door carved with the image of a heavily armored dwarf clashing axes with a minotaur A mostly uncarved block of stone from which the features of an ornate stone brazier are emerging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Incarnations of Nature Primal Manifestations of Nature Habitat: Planar (Feywild); Treasure: None Incarnations of nature embody abstract ideas such as curiosity, relief, or terror. Incarnations of
Shape-Shift. The incarnation changes its size to Medium, Large, or Huge.
Incarnation of Vibrance The incarnations of vibrance each resemble a titanic canine with a body of colorful foliage and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Speakers for the Ancestors The Speakers for the Ancestors are the ruling body of the Radiant Citadel. Candidates are chosen through an election among the diaspora of the people they represent. Once a
find relief. Personality Trait. “True leaders must see what others do not, but they must remain connected to those they lead.” Ideal. “I will find the missing twelve and bring back the full glory of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
Speakers for the Ancestors The Speakers for the Ancestors are the ruling body of the Radiant Citadel. Candidates are chosen through an election among the diaspora of the people they represent. Once a
find relief. Personality Trait. “True leaders must see what others do not, but they must remain connected to those they lead.” Ideal. “I will find the missing twelve and bring back the full glory of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Fortuitous Happenstance. The Shieldmeet festival features a number of games of chance, skill, and bravery, from dice and darts, to drunken running, to wrestling and other physical contests
later revealed to have been her lover. His body was found in the river, with the soaked remnant of what appeared to be Nestra Ruthiol’s favorite cloak. That she loudly and publicly argued with Palyr’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their differences or engage in contests of strength. War Chief’s Quarters Adjacent to the main chamber is the room where the war chief resides, holds council, and hands out blessings or punishments
in a nearby cavern that holds the tribe’s shrine to Luthic. She is represented by a crude stone statue with claws covered in charcoal and a body smeared with red ochre. Caves for Followers of Yurtrus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
leaps to land on one side of the chasm or the other (its choice) and doesn’t fall. F2. Trophies. The floor of this 10-foot-high tunnel is strewn with the bones of Mokingo Growling Bear, whose dead body
characters until they return to Ten-Towns, then parts ways with them after deciding that her adventuring days are over. Against one wall, hidden under the shattered remains of a dogsled, is a mess kit, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
body of a veteran in Kalaman armor. Caradoc is eager to speak with the characters and enlist them in a plot to betray Lord Soth and steal the flying citadel for himself. He doesn’t try to disguise his
identity despite the new body he’s claimed. Use the following points to guide the conversation: Caradoc believes Soth’s alliance with the Dragon Army is folly, distracting him from taking revenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Members hone their bodies and minds through rigorous conditioning, and they regularly challenge others in the Market Ward to contests of artistic, athletic, or spiritual prowess. Because Ciphers tend to
defend dungeons on other worlds Great Gymnasium The Transcendent Order’s headquarters is the Great Gymnasium, a temple to body, mind, and spirit, hewed from marble and veined with gold. In addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the Great Blue Devil A relief of a scowling, fiendish face made of azure mosaic tiles spans the hallway’s back wall. The face’s mouth is open, revealing a black maw, and its eyes are carved from
clouded white crystal. To the right of the mosaic is a closed door.
A character who examines the relief with a Detect Magic spell or similar magic finds that the relief’s mouth radiates conjuration magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
into a natural cleft in the stone face. Steps are cut into the 15-foot-wide crevice, and scenes of jungle predators, flying lizards, and erupting volcanoes are carved in shallow relief onto the walls in
, drink, sleep, or breathe. The character’s hit point maximum is reduced by 1d4 at dawn each day, representing the physical decay of the body. No spell or effect can halt or counteract this decay. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
pours over the cliff at the overlook (area A10) and empties into a larger body of water below. The following locations are keyed to map 2.2. Map 2.2: DM’s map View Player Version A1: Docking Area The
pillar in the southwest corner, overlooking the room. A10: Waterfall Overlook The casino floor ends where the river spills over the edge of a cliff and into a much larger body of water. The waterfall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
(Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools to open. Treasure. Inside the chest are a +1 Dagger and a +1 Longsword confiscated from the recently deceased elf prisoner, Fernil, whose body is in area W6b
.
The body was once an elf named Fernil Orellian, an adventurer and priest of Corellon Larethian. A cloaker in the Underdark injured Fernil and killed his companions. An agent of Lolth came upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
concentration on these spells for as long as possible while attacking with their mauls on later turns. When a dao dies, its body disintegrates into crystalline powder. A slain dao leaves behind its maul and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their superior strength and endurance through cruel contests against their tribe mates, acts of unprovoked belligerence, and great success in battle. It is through these tests of strength that
worshipers of the Night Lord. Culling the Weak. Although most followers of Shargaas are exiles, living in the farthest reaches of the lair away from the rest of the tribe, others remain within the main body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
The Lucent Edict The vessel is the Lucent Edict, a nautiloid. After the characters sight the craft, read: As the nautilus-shaped vessel drifts closer, Captain Sartell lets out a sigh of relief. “It’s
force. 3: Spelljamming Helm Lying on the floor of this raised platform is the headless body of a mind flayer. The stench of the rotting corpse is unpleasant, to say the least. The dead mind flayer lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
insidious suggestions fail to take hold, an elder brain asserts its dominance more directly. It seizes control of a resistant mind and controls the creature’s body as it would a puppet. Against the rare
central communication hub for an entire mind flayer colony just as a brain does for a living body. Linked to the elder brain, the colony acts like a single organism, acting in concert as if each illithid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hyena skulls that bite into the flesh of a screaming devil with sharp spines covering its thin, man-sized body. Jabbing the chained fiend with their long proboscises are three droning flies as big as
Crokek’toeck are destroyed, the monster is able to move its body again and breaks free of the scab. If Crokek’toeck breaks out of the scab, it leaves a 30-foot-radius passage in its wake. The fiend is hungry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
colonnade is a pair of stone doors graven with a relief of a circular, saw-toothed maw. In the plaza in front of this structure, four slimy, fishlike humanoids kneel beneath a sunken stone idol of branching
join the fray. P5. Shrine of Yngukulub This room echoes with the roar of falling water. Relief carvings of horrific mouths, each framed by a knotwork of oozing tentacles wrought in stone, adorn the