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Returning 31 results for 'before bonus diffusing conquest retreats'.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
feyr has two tentacles, each of which can grapple one creature.
Invisibility. The feyr becomes invisible until it attacks, uses Nightmare Fuel, or uses a bonus action to become visible.
Nightmare
air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a confrontation.
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
incompetent combatant who proves frustrating to engage. The drunken master’s erratic stumbles conceal a carefully executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks, and retreats.
A drunken
of the Drunken Master Features
Monk Level
Feature
3rd
Bonus Proficiencies, Drunken Technique
6th
Tipsy Sway
11th
Drunkard’s Luck
17th
Intoxicated Frenzy
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
incompetent combatant who proves frustrating to engage. The drunken master’s erratic stumbles conceal a carefully executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks, and retreats.
A drunken
of the Drunken Master Features
Monk Level
Feature
3rd
Bonus Proficiencies, Drunken Technique
6th
Tipsy Sway
11th
Drunkard’s Luck
17th
Intoxicated Frenzy
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Self-Preservation"}.Since the Mournland’s earliest days, Glaive has wielded her namesake weapon in service to the Lord of Blades’ bloody conquest of the
advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
When Glaive makes a melee weapon attack, she gains a +4 bonus to the damage roll.
Glaive’s speed increases to 50 feet.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
lava in its mighty hand and schemes to resume its ancient campaigns of conquest, preferably at the head of a fire giant army.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion of Surtur is altered by
almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the scion, parching the land and withering most plant life.
Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
’s form is shrouded in a continual cloud of billowing ash and smoke. The awakened scion forms a blade of lava in its mighty hand and schemes to resume its ancient campaigns of conquest
plant life.
Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls.
If the scion dies, existing ore remains, but new veins of ore stop forming. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attack roll, the clockwork gives that creature a +5 bonus to its AC against that attack, potentially causing a miss. To use this ability, the clockwork must be able to see the creature and the
points or fewer at the start of its turn in combat, roll a d6. If you roll a 1, it retreats from combat if possible. It otherwise keeps fighting.
7
Overheats. Roll a d6 at the start of the
Eye and Hand of Vecna
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed voice. Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all wizards. Through dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his
, and you gain the following benefits:
You have truesight.
You can use an action to see as if you were wearing a ring of X-ray vision. You can end this effect as a bonus action.
The eye has 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you can use your Channel Divinity to gain a +10 bonus to the roll. You make this choice after you see the roll, but before the DM says whether the attack hits or misses. Aura of Conquest Starting at
Oath of Conquest The Oath of Conquest calls to paladins who seek glory in battle and the subjugation of their enemies. It isn’t enough for these paladins to establish order. They must crush the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
retreats. A drunken master often enjoys playing the fool to bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the drunken master can be a maddening
, masterful foe. Way of the Drunken Master Features Monk Level Feature 3rd Bonus Proficiencies, Drunken Technique 6th Tipsy Sway 11th Drunkard’s Luck 17th Intoxicated Frenzy Bonus Proficiencies When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
spelljamming ship tries to enter the ship’s air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a
ft., passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Unusual Nature. The feyr doesn’t require air.
Actions
Multiattack. The feyr makes one Frightful Bite attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
those sounds and markings—the Hook Horror. The creature is hungry, but what it really wants is to find its way back to the Underdark. It retreats from a fight that is going badly for it. Underdark
hurries here to rejoin its kin. As long as the characters stay out of its way, it ignores them as it scrambles back through the hole, never to plague the mine again. Each character then earns a bonus 200 XP.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to the Lord of Blades’ bloody conquest of the blighted region. Among the blades, Glaive is best known for her talent at self-modification. “Glaive” is etched onto the back of her neck-plate. It is the
, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Heatsink. When Glaive takes cold damage, her Overdrive immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
fight, run the combat normally. When enemies must make a check to notice sneaking or bluffing, make a check with advantage for the group. Each time the party retreats from an enemy group, they run
keep, characters earn a bonus of 50 XP per nonplayer character (NPC) brought alive into the keep. Divide this bonus equally among the party members. Alternatively, if you are using the milestone experience rule, the characters reach 2nd level once they arrive at the keep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
encompasses fiendish inventiveness and a drive to devise new tools for their mad cause. They are masters of fire and forge, taking captives to work in their infernal foundries. Fire cultists see conquest
Flame cultists detest the followers of the Crushing Wave. They see the water cultists as slippery and untrustworthy, perhaps even cowardly — after all, the Crushing Wave retreats quickly from opposition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
segmented body remains buried. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockwork Bronze Scout
Medium Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit
language of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Earth Armor. The clockwork doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it burrows.
Magic Resistance. The clockwork
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
threshold is crossed a second time, another pair of blades and a shield will attack, and each set gains a cumulative +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls, as well as 1 hit point more than the previous set
area 27 swoop from the walls to attack, but they cease as soon as the door opener retreats into the chamber to the north.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
38. Dezmyr’s Chambers Dezmyr dwells here, plotting the conquest of Waterdeep and the destruction of her family’s ancient enemies. 38a. Memento Mori Tapestry. A large tapestry depicting the city of
characters enter the room, she says, “The stars turn, and a time presents itself.” She then draws her sword and attacks, aided by the wraiths. Dezmyr is a death knight, with these changes: As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his power, Vecna couldn’t escape his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps to prevent his end from ever coming about. Orcus
changes to neutral evil, and you gain the following benefits: You have truesight. You can use an action to see as if you were wearing a ring of X-ray vision. You can end this effect as a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the outer plane of Ysgard. The campaign’s aspirations of conquest quickly failed, but the raiders discovered a key feature of Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus
)
Skills Survival +8, Perception +8
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Curse. When the fensir starts its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
its weapon damage to 1, and makes attacks, checks, and saving throws with disadvantage if they use Strength. It gains a +5 bonus to all Dexterity (Stealth) checks and a +5 bonus to its AC. It can also
take a bonus action on each of its turns to take the Hide action.
Xardorok Sunblight Xardorok Sunblight leads the Sunblight clan of duergar which, until recently, dwelled in the subterranean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Bonus +7
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the
Bonus +7
Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
conquest. As each settlement falls, the death tyrant’s zombie forces build to overwhelming numbers. Undead Nature. A death tyrant doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Death Tyrant
Large undead
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target’s speed is halved for 1 minute. In addition, the creature can’t take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to hear something other than the same tales of conquest Vrakir’s armies always tell. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check can command Kalimrax’s rapt attention for up to 1
characters into the hold’s interior. If reduced to 50 hit points or fewer, Kalimrax retreats to her lair in area B10. Cranes. Three large, wooden cranes extend over the harbor. They are used to lift cargo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
nowhere else to go, Mirran retreats to her quarters (area 30), refusing to abandon the stronghold she believes is rightfully hers, while Nym retreats to area 6 and wisely tries to flee Maelstrom on the
following changes: She has 200 hit points and wears hide armor (AC 14). She wields a wooden maul made from the mast of a warship, instead of a greatsword. She has a +14 bonus to hit with the weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Every token corresponds to one of the worlds, and the token’s bearer has the right to lead legions in conquest of that world. The stars glowing with red flames have invasion rights claimed by the Nine
it beneath her. However, she won’t retreat and uses defensive spells, her Teleport bonus action, and her Fell Counterspell reaction while she mocks intruders and uses her domain to act against foes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. Sildar makes two Longsword attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) slashing damage, or 6 (1d10 + 1
”) and his mangy pet wolf, Ripper. The bugbear is filled with delusions of grandeur and views himself as a mighty king just beginning his career of conquest. He refers to himself in the third person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Perception 9
Languages Common
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Guiding Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the initiate gains advantage on the next ranged attack roll it makes before
the Temple of Howling Hatred, Aerisi retreats to the Howling Caves, the air node. Within this node, Aerisi gains one additional use of her Legendary Resistance trait. Lair Actions If Aerisi is in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
from the ceiling above him.
The digger is a disciple of Ilvaash named Shalfi Lewin. Shalfi is chaotic evil and uses the stat block of an aberrant zealot (see appendix A) but also has a +7 bonus to
finally earn Ilvaash’s approval and a lair of its own. The beholder is unwilling to die for its goal, though, so Mublinesh retreats to area B15 to hide if reduced to fewer than 50 hit points. Rear and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
know about the strange effect in the adjacent receiving room (area G12). Once one roper is defeated, the other one retreats just inside the doorway of the receiving room to gain the protection that
120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Magic Resistance. Qunbraxel has advantage on saving throws against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, Ahmaergo retreats to area X22, heads downstairs to gather reinforcements from area X28, and leads a search party to capture the interlopers. If he sees only one intruder, he draws his axe and attacks
). Hidden in the floor is a secret trapdoor. While in this room, Xanathar uses its ring of invisibility to remain unseen and can use a bonus action to activate or deactivate a psychedelic display of






