before bonus devious cautious relation - Search

Rogue

Classes Player’s Handbook

one precise strike than wear an opponent down with a barrage of blows. Some Rogues began their careers as criminals, while others used their cunning to fight crime. Whatever a Rogue’s relation

are listed in the Rogue Features table. Rogue Features Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch

staff’s charges as a bonus action, causing the target to expend one spell slot of the highest spell level it can cast without casting a spell. If the target has already expended all its spell

Ahmaergo

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Ahmaergo Ahmaergo, Xanathar’s majordomo, has a fascination with minotaurs. Although outwardly civil, the shield dwarf is as devious and corrupt as the worst devil, yet also unflinchingly loyal to his

). As a bonus action, Ahmaergo can regain 20 hit points. Actions Multiattack. Ahmaergo makes three attacks with his greataxe. Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

Yuan-ti Pit Master

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

governments, as well as in the ongoing effort to protect their cities from discovery or attacks by hostiles. They oppose reckless behavior and argue for a slow, cautious approach in all matters. Yuan

Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the yuan-ti’s

Rogue Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6

Improved Cunning Strike 6d6 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 6d6 13 +5 Subclass feature 7d6 14 +5 Devious Strikes 7d6 15 +5 Slippery Mind 8d6 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 8d6 17 +6 Subclass feature 9d6

Rogue Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6

Improved Cunning Strike 6d6 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 6d6 13 +5 Subclass feature 7d6 14 +5 Devious Strikes 7d6 15 +5 Slippery Mind 8d6 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 8d6 17 +6 Subclass feature 9d6

Molliver

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

. They always have a friendly jibe or acerbic remark on the tip of their tongue, and their cavalier attitude doesn’t always sit well with their more cautious companions. Alignment. Chaotic good

, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +7 Senses passive Perception 9 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Evasion. When subjected to an effect that allows a Dexterity saving throw to

Wereraven

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

Wereraven Wereravens are secretive, cautious lycanthropes that seek to blend into society and subtly oppose evil. As avowed foes of malevolent beings, wereravens are stalked by wicked forces. Knowing

) Proficiency Bonus +2 Mimicry. The wereraven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chattering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

characters must be cautious while using area spells that deal fire or force damage. One such spell does minimal damage that can be fixed by the crew at sea after the fight ends. If two such spells are used

try to swamp it by making a DC 25 Strength check, with a +2 bonus to the check for each additional merrow involved in the attempt. Success means that Frostskimmr lurches dangerously and each creature

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

characters must be cautious while using area spells that deal fire or force damage. One such spell does minimal damage that can be fixed by the crew at sea after the fight ends. If two such spells

merrow try to swamp it by making a DC 25 Strength check, with a +2 bonus to the check for each additional merrow involved in the attempt. Success means that Frostskimmr lurches dangerously and each

Animated Coffin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

powerful Undead. A cautious vampire might sleep in an animated coffin to evade hunters during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into

Bonus +2 False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that

Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

open, and so on. This entry specifies what the trap targets, its attack bonus or saving throw DC, and what happens on a hit or a failed saving throw. Countermeasures. Traps can be detected or

experience, the characters can become overly cautious, and you run the risk of the action grinding to a halt as the players search every square inch of the dungeon for trip wires and pressure plates

Weapon Properties

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

to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make. Range

were that weapon and use his or her proficiency bonus. An object that bears no resemblance to a weapon deals 1d4 damage (the DM assigns a damage type appropriate to the object). If a character uses a

Blackstaff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

walking statue becomes inanimate if deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a

Blackstaff, you can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action, causing the target to expend one spell slot of the highest spell level it can cast without casting a spell. If the target has

Derro

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

. Fractious in groups and individually weak, derro would have died out long ago but for two elements of their character. They are cautious and distrustful, which serves them well as they navigate the

Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Magic Resistance. The derro has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the derro

Uthgardt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

extinct. The tribe’s great chief is a canny old woman named Kriga Moonmusk, who travels in a fur-draped chair carried by four tribal warriors. Elk Tribe The Elk tribe (no relation to the Reghed nomads

the tribe’s great chief. She is ruthless yet cautious. Sky Pony Tribe During the War of the Silver Marches, Sky Pony warriors harried and attacked orcs that spilled out of the mountains. Great Chief

Goblin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

adulthood around age 8. They age noticeably faster than humans, and though few goblins live to old age, the most cautious rarely live longer than 60 years. Alignment. Most of the goblins of Ravnica are

level. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Nimble Escape. You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns. Languages

Occultant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

living and the dead Position Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to intimidate a creature close to death, assess what disease

glasses. 3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke. 4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate. 5 Careful measurements. The distance between

Orcs

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

Gruumsh in between. — Elminster Orc Blade of Ilneval Ilneval is Gruumsh’s battle captain, a devious strategist who directs Gruumsh’s soldiers with boldness. Among orcs, warriors that venerate Ilneval

, Insight +3, Intimidation +4 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Orc Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Aggressive. As a bonus action, the orc can move up to its speed toward

Obviator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Functions: Destroy targets (people and information); study conflicts Position Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to make sense of

see, trying to learn useful information about it. As a bonus action, make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a success, you learn three details of your choice about the creature. Once you use this

How to Play

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

, which brings the flow of the game right back to step 1. This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a

add the relevant modifier. This is typically the modifier derived from one of the six ability scores, and it sometimes includes a proficiency bonus to reflect a character’s particular skill. (See

Example Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

trap triggers it. Effect. The trap makes an attack against the triggering creature. The attack has a +8 attack bonus and deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage on a hit. This attack can’t gain advantage or

. The trap makes two attacks against the triggering creature. Each attack has a +8 attack bonus and deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage on a hit. This attack can’t gain advantage or disadvantage

Using Miniatures

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

Using Miniatures In combat, players can often rely on your descriptions to visualize where their characters are in relation to their surroundings and their enemies. Some complex battles, however, are

rear arc makes attack rolls against it with advantage. Shields apply their bonus to AC only against attacks from the front arc or the same side arc as the shield. For example, a fighter with a shield on

Morkoth

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

Morkoth Ancient and devious, morkoths are voracious collectors. Each one floats through the planes on a strange, mobile island, amassing the valuables, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse in a

, History +9, Perception +10, Stealth +6 Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 20 Languages telepathy 120 ft. Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Amphibious

Neogi

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

they are as devious as devils when doing so. Neogi buy and sell, but they pose a grave risk to potential patrons that might instead be easily enslaved, so their customers generally consist of desperate

long rest. It knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): eldritch blast (range 300 ft., +4 bonus to each damage roll), guidance, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, vicious

Designing Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

trap’s effects. The Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses table provides guidelines for a trap’s saving throw DC, check DC, and attack bonus. The check DC is the default for any check used to interact with the

. Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses Trap Danger Save/Check DC Attack Bonus Moderate 10 +5 Dangerous 15 +8 Deadly 20 +12 Damage Severity by Level Character Level Moderate Dangerous Deadly 1–4 5 (1d10

Roleplaying Prisoner 13

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

. While confined to her antimagic cell, she is cautious since she can’t rely on her magic tattoos to defend herself. Outside her cell, she grows overly confident and even banters if she’s able to do so

, Dwarvish, Elvish, thieves’ cant, Undercommon Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Antimagic Susceptibility. In an area of antimagic, Prisoner 13’s tattoos and reactions don’t function

Roleplaying Prisoner 13

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. While confined to her antimagic cell, she is cautious since she can’t rely on her magic tattoos to defend herself. Outside her cell, she grows overly confident and even banters if she’s able to do so

, Dwarvish, Elvish, thieves’ cant, Undercommon Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Antimagic Susceptibility. In an area of antimagic, Prisoner 13’s tattoos and reactions don’t function

Journey Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. The behir is hungry but cautious. If the characters don’t attack, the behir asks them in Draconic to drive the gricks out of the adjoining cave. If a fight breaks out, the behir tries to maneuver into

this radius), passive Perception 14 Languages Deep Speech, Grell Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Multiattack. The grell psychic makes one Tentacle attack and one Beak

Eternal Flame Cultists

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

Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common Challenge 2 (450 XP) Flaming Weapon (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the guard can wreath one melee weapon it is wielding in

knows a fight is coming but can’t preemptively strike, Bastian becomes more cautious, casting wall of fire to protect himself before he hurls magic into the fray. Bastian Thermandar Medium humanoid

Reghed Nomads

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

next turn. Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Gunvald can regain 15 hit points. Actions Multiattack. Gunvald makes three melee attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

nearly fifty years old—ancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half his life, and age has made him cautious. He has seen other kings and queens rise and fall, has made war with

Tool Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

arise in relation to geographic locations, are familiar to you. Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity. Cartographer’s Tools Activity DC

might miss. Vehicle Handling. When piloting a vehicle, you can apply your proficiency bonus to the vehicle’s AC and saving throws. Vehicles Activity DC Navigate rough terrain or waters 10 Assess a

Metallic Dragons

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

speed is halved, and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the creature can use either an action or a bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects last for 1 minute. The

or a bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects last for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful

Search Results