being blessing diffusing constant refer

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

kenku, constant attempts to mimic noises can come across as confusing or irritating rather than entertaining. You can just as easily describe the sounds your character makes and what they mean. Be clear

clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to the kenku by describing this noise. Examples of this type of name include Smasher, Clanger, Slicer, and Basher

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to

can more easily pronounce the name in this altered form. An adopted name of this sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A yuan-ti might refer to

The Blood War

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

Plane, those who know of the conflict refer to it as the Blood War—a conflict that has raged for millennia, ravaging the Lower Planes. The battlefields of the Blood War are concentrated in the Nine

between Fiends is a constant threat on most of the Lower Planes, even when it is incidental to the missions that bring characters to those planes. A simple quest to find a treasure lost in Hades

Darklord's Shadows

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

domain often includes sights, sounds, and smells that serve as constant painful reminders of the Darklord’s wicked past. To start creating your domain, choose three of the evil acts your Darklord

? Once you’ve considered these questions, write down your answers and review them. Mark or highlight the words that resonate or feel creepily evocative. As you proceed through domain creation, refer back to these details for inspiration.

Heliod's Champions

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

, lawless agitators, hardened criminals, oath breakers, and the champions of Heliod’s divine enemies pose constant threats, and the characters are charged with combating them all. At the beginning of the

campaign, the characters might stand alongside other defenders of a polis against attacking monsters and receive Heliod’s blessing at a crucial moment to turn the tide of battle. Hailed as heroes by

Trickery Domain

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

Trickery Domain Gods of trickery — such as Tymora, Beshaba, Olidammara, the Traveler, Garl Glittergold, and Loki — are mischief-makers and instigators who stand as a constant challenge to the

Spells 1st charm person, disguise self 3rd mirror image, pass without trace 5th blink, dispel magic 7th dimension door, polymorph 9th dominate person, modify memory Blessing of the Trickster

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when

stand against the wave. Orc Culture and Beliefs Orcs live in constant fear of their gods, and their behavior is rooted in that mentality. They believe that they can see the influence of the gods

Thornhold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Thornhold West of the High Road and hard to the coast near the Mere of Dead Men lies what humans refer to as Thornhold. Once the keep of a petty warlord of the Margaster family of Waterdeep, it was

Stoneshaft clan, and because tunnels from their home connect to the castle, they refer to the place as Stoneshaft Hold; they use “Thornhold” only when a non-dwarf in a conversation is confused and an

Giantkind

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

throughout this book typically refer to “the Giant language” or “Giant runes,” so there should be no confusion between the language and the creature type. Other Giants The other creatures of the

than before it. Ettins. A widespread folktale suggests ettins were once orcs who were transformed into their giant-like form by a blessing of the demon lord Demogorgon. If that were true, though

Heliod's Champions

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

yourself to the cause of law and justice. In fact, champions of Heliod are sometimes more constant in their pursuit of those ideals than the god himself, who can be emotional and short-tempered. As a

material components. Heliod’s blessing manifests as a nimbus around the affected creatures, causing them to shed dim light in a 5-foot radius until the spell ends. You can cast the spell in this way a

The Shape of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

at the districts above you. You live up high, you can touch the sky. In the middle you can still see the sun. Down on the inside low, all we have is gloom and the constant drip, water and worse

you’d like to know more about the districts of Sharn—along with more information about its many factions, plots, and locations—refer to the sources presented in the Appendix.

Reghed Nomads

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

Tribe hunters near Ten-Towns has been known to panic Ten-Towners who live in constant fear of attack. King Jarund Elkhardt The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is

enemies believe she has actual ice flowing through her veins. She has no living children that she knows of, but with Auril’s blessing, she won’t need any heirs to preserve her legacy. Bjornhild intends

Annam and the Ordning

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

cleverness. Giants who value or seek to emulate these qualities pray and sacrifice to her, asking her blessing. Those who hold out hope for the restoration of giants’ ancient glory worship her as well

between these two oldest children are the focus of many myths. In these stories, Hiatea is both a protective figure who keeps watch over the hearths and fields of giants, blessing their agriculture and

Cleric Subclasses

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

pranks to direct confrontation. POLAR ENGINE Trickery Domain Subclass Gods of trickery are mischief-makers and instigators who stand as a constant challenge to the accepted order among both gods

those that seek to undermine oppressive governments or hierarchies, also draw on the power of the Trickery Domain. Level 3: Blessing of the Trickster As a Magic action, you can choose yourself or a

Demon Lords

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

Demon Lords The chaotic power of the Abyss rewards demons of particular ruthlessness and ingenuity with a dark blessing, transforming them into unique fiends whose power can rival the gods. These

appears as a darkly handsome figure nearly nine feet tall. Those who refer to the Dark Prince as the most humanoid of the demon lords vastly underestimate the capacity for evil in his scheming heart

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. They talk about Brandobaris as others might refer to a mischievous and dashing uncle. They don’t beseech the gods for daily favors, and they have no sense of metaphysical distance or separation

of trees, a raspberry patch, or a swath of wildflowers, villagers leave a small offering whenever they walk by, or tip their caps, or whisper a blessing in her honor. A village counts itself lucky if

Giants

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

gory feast. Vaprak’s Blessing. After devouring the troll sent by Vaprak, bones and all, a frost giant becomes an everlasting one, gaining tremendous strength, an ill temper, and a troll’s regenerative

of Vaprak can no longer be hidden then, and the everlasting one is either killed or exiled by its clan. Sometimes small communities of everlasting ones gather and even reproduce, passing the “blessing

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

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

inedible, Grandlejaw grudgingly decided to tolerate the water weird. The water weird’s constant, frenetic motion keeps the water bubbly, which the hydra enjoys. Kellikilli likes fighting alongside a

gem cannot benefit from the Blessing of Dumathoin described in the “Purifying the Crypt” section earlier in this chapter. P9: Historian’s Tomb The walls of this room are carved with images of open

Outer City Gazetteer

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

structure — which popular stories now refer to as Balduran’s Tomb — has been discovered three more times in the same fashion, each time in a different location, yet so far no one has been able to enter

Tumbledown — from threats. With so much death concentrated in one spot, undead are a constant problem. Skeletons and revenants regularly claw spontaneously out of their graves, while ghouls and ghasts burrow

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

returned, the structure was gone. Since then, the forested structure — which popular stories now refer to as Balduran’s Tomb — has been discovered three more times in the same fashion, each time in a

and laborers, the Gravemakers guard the dead — and Tumbledown — from threats. With so much death concentrated in one spot, undead are a constant problem. Skeletons and revenants regularly claw

The Fissure

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

the same character is submerged in all four pools, that character receives the blessing of That-Which-Endures. This blessing comes in handy later in area 7. Key. To make the key appear, one or more

, even with constant scrubbing. Additionally, any savvy thief operating in the civilized settlements of the Sword Coast recognizes that a character covered in this dye fell victim to a trap. Those thieves

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

by drow. They revere a host of divine entities, which they refer to as the Dark Seldarine in mockery of the surface elves’ deities. The Dark Seldarine are mighty, immortal beings, survivors from the

Lolth’s blessing by being the one to bring such a blasphemer to justice. In order to survive, a wild mage must defeat or elude all attackers and forge an alliance with those who can be threatened or

Kir Sabal

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

refer to her as Teacher, and they revere her as a living saint. Asharra is intelligent, ambitious, and somewhat manipulative, but never cruel or insensitive. Asharra is an aarakocra, with these

fledgling warlock. She detests physical labor and puts her mage hand and unseen servant spells to constant use. Through her pact, she has also gained telepathy, which she enjoys using. If Asharra suspects

Encounter Locations

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

something else entirely. Both Konrad and Rugga are in constant agony. They can communicate telepathically out to a range of 60 feet. Their communications consist of pleas to release them from their torment

disturbs the mycelium; roll a d6 and refer to the Mycelium Effects table. Fungus creatures and those that have been infected with saprophytic plague are immune to these effects and are not targeted by

Howling Caves Locations

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

uses his innate darkness spell to retreat as soon as possible. Treasure Among the debris is a spider silk pouch with 23 pp and a necklace of prayer beads. The necklace holds one bead of blessing, one

tunnels, a mighty gale blows from the northern way, making a constant howl. Two braziers burn with green flame, lighting the area. Numerous rock columns join the floor to the ceiling. Severed silk ropes

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