being bred diffusing cause resort

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

wants to “imprison” the Soulmonger; that way, its unique magic can be studied while it’s safely quarantined from the world. She argues that destroying it should be a last resort

the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the lich can take a lair action to cause

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

defense. This fierce independence makes rangers well suited to adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far from the comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced with city-bred adventurers who

destroy your home village? Or did you see too much of the destruction these monsters cause and commit yourself to reining in their depredations? Is your adventuring career a continuation of your work

Something Borrowed

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

burgomaster, owns a beautiful white bridal gown (see chapter 5, area N3p). The baroness, eager to please, is willing to give up her dress for a good cause, although her husband won’t allow it and could

the characters resort to magical trickery (for example, creating an illusory dress), the Abbot becomes hostile toward them once the deception is revealed.

Yuan-ti

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

themselves to the worship of the serpent gods and imitated their ways, indulging in cannibalism and humanoid sacrifice. Through foul sorcery, the yuan-ti bred with snakes, utterly sacrificing their

worship of Merrshaulk waned, he went into slumber. Merrshaulk’s priests are yuan-ti abominations that maintain traditions of living sacrifice and cause suffering in the god’s name. With enough vile acts

Camp Alertness

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

to resort to stealth or subterfuge to get in. For example, characters scaling the plateau from the east could use brush for cover right up to where the cliff overlooks the camp. From there, they

could observe or climb down the rocks under cover of darkness. The camp goes on alert if the bodies of murdered sentries or cultists are discovered. One dead kobold won’t cause much alarm, but many dead

The Revered Queen

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

dragon Ephelomon brought news to the gith: Tiamat had pledged many of her red dragon servants to the gith cause. They would refrain from attacking gith and would provide support against the illithids

position as the supreme ruler of the githyanki with a grand proclamation that defined the githyanki’s all-encompassing mission. They had been bred and trained for war by their one-time masters and had

Camp Alertness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

need to resort to stealth or subterfuge to get in. For example, characters scaling the plateau from the east could use brush for cover right up to where the cliff overlooks the camp. From there, they

could observe or climb down the rocks under cover of darkness. The whole camp goes on alert if the bodies of murdered human sentries or cultists are discovered. One dead kobold won’t cause much alarm

Other Nonplayer Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

arguments to everyone’s satisfaction before they escalate to violence, but he is careless about gear and horses — a fault that can cause friction with those who hate to see a horse mistreated through

long before everyone in the caravan knows to steer clear of Tyjit Skesh. She is quick to anger and quicker to resort to her blades when something sets her off. She is honest to a fault and never fails to

Other Nonplayer Characters

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

to everyone’s satisfaction before they escalate to violence, but he is careless about gear and horses—a fault that can cause friction with those who hate to see a horse mistreated through

before everyone in the caravan knows to steer clear of Tyjit Skesh. She is quick to anger and quicker to resort to her blades when something sets her off. She is honest to a fault and never fails to let

Darkhold

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

past century. Darkhold Vale I was curious about my source’s tale, and so when I had cause to be in the region, I made my way toward Darkhold. An enormous mountain peak called the Gray Watcher of the

, bred and trained to defend Darkhold and to obey the Pereghost. Their trainer is a ranger named Grigarr, whose body is pocked with myriad scars from wyvern stings. The man is a greedy wretch who claims he

Mournland Environment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Mournland Environment The arcane energies that caused the Day of Mourning and that linger in the remains of Cyre are mysterious and unpredictable, so they can be the cause of any bizarre magical

Mournland and sought to slake their thirst with a drink from the lake. At the lake bottom is the ruined town of Eastwood Springs, which once served as a resort for the leisure classes of Cyre. As yet, no one

Locations A - D

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

, frightening away monsters. Horses are bred and trained here, rich Waterdhavians maintain secluded estates in the hills, and farmland is plentiful. Stands of dark duskwood and spruce trees are everywhere. In

one corner of the town square stands the Great Shalarn, a black stone statue of a famous war stallion bred in Amphail long ago. Gelded by a prankster, the rearing stone horse is often painted in

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

for smuggled wares. He also recruits local toughs and sailors for Gellan’s ventures, but he prefers those who are business-minded and less likely to cause trouble. 9. Green Market A strip of open land

life is his campaign medals — souvenirs that remind him of his former glories even if their discovery would reveal his past. He keeps a shield guardian in his home, a last, hidden resort to foil any

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