before brute diffusing create reclusive

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At Will: Friends, Silent Image 1/Day: Hold PersonAraneas are reclusive shape-shifters. An aranea’s natural form resembles

as the Spider Swamp in Calimshan, where they create beautiful objects that express their artistry and which are sometimes traded to other communities. Most araneas prefer to avoid combat, befuddling

Izek Strazni

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Izek hits with it (included in the attack).Multiattack. Izek makes two attacks with his battleaxe. Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +7

grown a new arm to replace the one he had lost. The new appendage has barbed spines, elongated fingers, and long nails. He can create fire with the snap of his fiendish fingers and has used the flames

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

;s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 1/day each: create food and water, detect thoughts, fog cloud

Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity. In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her

Rogue Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue

treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage for every 5 feet it moves on those spikes.Theros’s reclusive medusas often delight in collecting and expanding their galleries of petrified victims

. After encouraging them to engage in wild rituals, Hythonia began turning her followers to stone, weaving their forms to create a grisly throne made of their petrified bodies. While the medusa&rsquo

Competition for a Hoard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Competition for a Hoard Shadowy cults, reclusive scholars, rival adventurers, and mysterious organizations might seek out a dragon’s hoard, either trying to claim it from a dragon or trying to

dragon’s hoard to perform some great ritual. The Hoard Magic table suggests some possibilities. Hoard Magic d6 Magical Motivation 1 Create a permanent protective ward covering a city-state or

Noteworthy Features

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

of such innovations in fending off starvation and the frigid environment encourages the scientists at Ludendorf University to push the boundaries of science and morality. The reclusive genius Dr

, often tinged blue or gray, being common. German conventions inspire many names in the region. When players create characters from Lamordia, consider asking them the following questions. Where and how

Boreal Ridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

hovers above a portion of Boreal Ridge. It’s produced by the Ice Forge, where iron is tempered with frozen flames to create smithing masterworks. A place of collaboration in a settlement full of

characters must get the smiths to work together to create the item. Foundations. A chasm in the cliffside near the town has begun to emit strange vapors. Fearing something left over from the Phyrexian

Stone Giant

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

Stone Giant Stone giants are reclusive, quiet, and peaceful as long as they are left alone. Their granite-gray skin, gaunt features, and black, sunken eyes endow stone giants with a stern countenance

virtue. They create intricate murals, paint sprawling murals across cavern walls, and indulge in a wide variety of other artistic disciplines. They esteem stone carving as the greatest of skills. Stone

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that create

a constant battle against deep gnome miners, who scour the tunnels of the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds. 2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult

Keepers of the Feather

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

dilettantes, reclusive scholars, correspondents from other domains, and hucksters. At any time, members of the organization might call upon their contacts to uncover some esoteric secret, engage in a

supernatural investigation, or even explore another domain. When players create Keeper of the Feather characters, ask them the following questions. What sparked your interest in the occult? Did

Izek Strazni

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

. He can create fire with the snap of his fiendish fingers and has used the flames to put the fear of the devil in every Vallakian. Doll Collector. Perhaps more disturbing than his fiendish arm and his

Intimidation +8, Perception +2 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Izek hits with it (included in

Wreck of the Narwhal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

ivy. The crew is gone without a trace, but the old ship still has occupants: a reclusive weretiger and a small tribe of vegepygmies share it. Since the weretiger kills more than he eats and leaves

gear to create a set of cartographer’s tools and a set of leatherworker’s tools, as well as an herbalism kit. A battered wooden trunk near the weretiger’s hammock holds an explorer’s pack, a spyglass

Draegloth

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

create a draegloth succeeds only rarely, but when it does, it is a great event that is seen by the drow of the house as a sign of the demon lord Lolth’s favor — and a sign of Lolth’s disregard for the

suppress its ambitions might abandon its house and strike out on its own. Whether these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing even greater chaos is unclear. Brute Cunning and Dark

Dragons of Many Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

those myths mention the dragon gods—or a single draconic creator, Io, who shed his own blood to inspire creation. Dragons have been reclusive and rare for most of Oerth’s recorded history, but ancient

, and Takhisis, with Paladine and Takhisis easily identifiable as Bahamut and Tiamat. According to the creation myths of Krynn, Paladine and Takhisis worked together to create five dragons to rule the

Cloud Giant

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

, they can seldom do so quickly. Attuned to the magic of their airy domains, cloud giants are able to turn into mist and create clouds of billowing fog. They dwell in castles on high mountain peaks

storm giants, the reclusive storm giants rarely engage with the rest of giantkind. As a result, many cloud giants see themselves as having the highest status and power among the giant races. They order

Goliaths

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

Goliaths At the highest mountain peaks—far above the slopes where trees grow, where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl—dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few other folk can truthfully claim to have

character. A goliath native to Icewind Dale can be a member of the Skytower (Akannathi) clan, the Wyrmdoom (Thuunlakalaga) clan, or another goliath clan that you and the player create together. A

The Fetid Gaze

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

ornament in her hair. Personality Trait. “I have made subtle insults into an art form.” Ideal. “Any brute can frighten someone. To truly make someone fearful is a high art.” Bond. “I will do anything to

jovial voice, and she promotes physical strength and good health. Vile Sazha knows how to create a suitable canvas for the hags’ cursed paintings. This secret is tattooed on her withered arm in

Children of the All-Father

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

through brute force. Beginning of the End All told, the empire of Ostoria dominated the world for four millennia before its decline began in a genocidal struggle against the dragons that came to be

is iconic to many D&D settings. In your own world, you can replace Ostoria with another giant empire or adapt it to create your own origin story. VONINHEIM, THE LOST CAPITAL Voninheim (“Titan

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

worlds, or giants shared the worlds with dragons. In other myths, Annam worked with other gods to create worlds together. Diancastra’s Saga, told in part in the introduction to this book, describes

Annam gathering the shattered fragments of the First World (the original creation of Bahamut and Tiamat) and spreading them across the Material Plane to create countless worlds. Still other myths

Hythonia the Cruel

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

Hythonia the Cruel Theros’s reclusive medusas often delight in collecting and expanding their galleries of petrified victims. Unlike other medusas, Hythonia isn’t merely a collector; she’s an artist

, weaving their forms to create a grisly throne made of their petrified bodies. While the medusa’s victims have dwindled, tales of the medusa queen and the divine secrets she hoards have not. Hythonia

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the only music is the ceaseless rhythmic hammering in the forges. The duergar consider art a frivolous pursuit, and only rarely appreciate or create it. Merchant Council The lairds and merchants

Clan Cairngorm lead quiet lives of art and contemplation in Gracklstugh. Although reclusive and averse to conflict, the giants have sworn an ancient oath of loyalty to the Deepking, and have been

Revel's End Locations (R17-R23)

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

brute strength or weapons, and magical attempts to open or bypass them are thwarted by permanent antimagic fields. Each field encompasses one cell and its gate. Spells and other magical effects, except

drawbridge can be lowered on one side to create an airship dock. An action is required to raise or lower the drawbridge. No guards are stationed here. If the guards in the prison watchtowers (area R9) see an

Obviator

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

Obviator I adjust the odds and remove obstacles to create maximum convenience for our franchise. — Obviator creed Obstacles abound along the path to riches. A franchise’s mission success might

obviator, you hatch convoluted plots to fight the overwhelming odds presented by each mission — by whatever means are necessary. Sometimes, you might prefer brute strength and improvisation. Other times

Cave of Echoes Locations

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

the falls. Traversing the waterfall is difficult but can be accomplished through the following means: Brute Force. As an action, a character can force their way through the falls with a successful DC 20

Strength (Athletics) check. A character who fails the check still manages to push through but gains 1 level of exhaustion from the exertion. Song. A character can create a temporary passage through

Stone Giants

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

Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves

much of lower-ranking students, including waking early to be sure the master has food upon rising, or staying awake while the master sleeps to create something the master will need (or will judge) upon

Designing Simple Traps

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

Designing Simple Traps You can create your own simple traps by using the following guidelines. You can also adapt the example traps for different levels and severity of threat by modifying their DCs

mechanism, or clog a valve that leaks poisonous gas into a room. A Strength check is often the method for thwarting traps that can be destroyed or prevented from operating through the use of brute force. A

Guildhouse Locations

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

door using brute strength, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. Breaking down the door puts the guildhouse on high alert unless a silence spell or similar magic is used to

more ravens watch from the rafters. The man is an oni named Gwish. Guildmaster Dusk is the only other guild member who knows Gwish’s true nature. Gwish is reclusive and rarely interacts with the

Revel's End Locations

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

in these unlit cells (effectively illuminated by the lights in R16) behind barred gates that can be opened only from area R18. The gates are too secure to be forced open using brute strength or

to create an airship dock. An action is required to raise or lower the drawbridge. No guards are stationed here. If the guards in the prison watchtowers (area R9) see an airship or an airborne threat

Revel's End Locations

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

in these unlit cells (effectively illuminated by the lights in R16) behind barred gates that can be opened only from area R18. The gates are too secure to be forced open using brute strength or

to create an airship dock. An action is required to raise or lower the drawbridge. No guards are stationed here. If the guards in the prison watchtowers (area R9) see an airship or an airborne threat

Outer City Gazetteer

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

asks them to create a distraction so some Flaming Fist soldiers stop harassing a newly arrived family of refugees he’s helping. 12 A merchant and gate guard argue over how to accurately measure

cavern systems have been expanded and shored up to create extensive crypts, yet over generations maps have been lost or poorly updated, and it’s not uncommon for a gravedigger to find themselves

Roleplaying a Giant

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

Roleplaying a Giant Giving a giant a personality trait, an ideal, a bond, and a flaw helps to create a more vibrant NPC. You can also give a character background to a giant. The noble background, for

shapes. The most striking of these works are collected and displayed inside the stronghold, not unlike how other cultures create topiary gardens. If you want forge work fit for a king, you have two options

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

Creating a Monster Stat Block If you want a full monster stat block, use the following method to create your new monster. The introduction to the Monster Manual explains all the components of a

effective damage output, assume the breath weapon hits two targets, and that each target fails its saving throw. Brute Bugbear Increase the monster’s effective per-round damage by the amount noted in the

Locations E - H

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

past few weeks helping farmers and other locals flee the vale. She doesn’t know why the normally reclusive giants are suddenly out to destroy everything. If the characters ask Silixia where the stone

contents. Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence check realize that the giants are erasing all evidence of the cottage and using its stones to create something artistic and timeless in its place

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