being brother diffusing cold race

Investiture of Flame

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet for the spell’s duration. The flames don’t harm you. Until the spell ends

, you gain the following benefits: You are immune to fire damage and have resistance to cold damage. Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the first time on a turn or ends its turn

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

Metallic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

forge, the cold of high mountain air, the spark of inspiration, and the scouring touch of acid that purifies. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your

character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you select one of the dragonborn races in this chapter, follow these additional rules during character creation

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

remove opposition or exile weaker or unpopular members to keep the rest of the gang strong. Fortunately for the race as a whole, even young and elderly bugbears have the ability to survive alone in the

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; entire society forever stands prepared for war. Brutal Civility Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long history of shared traditions, recorded and retold

gods unique to their race, the only survivors of a pantheon that was decimated by Maglubiyet so long ago that hobgoblins don’t remember the names of the fallen. Nomog-Geaya is the greater of the

Investiture of Flame

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

Investiture of Flame 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in a 30

resistance to cold damage. Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there takes 1d10 fire damage. You can use your action to create a line of fire 15

Investiture of Flame

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

Investiture of Flame 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in a 30

resistance to cold damage. Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there takes 1d10 fire damage. You can use your action to create a line of fire 15

Good Wolf, Bad Wolf

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

thirteen miles west of Dougan’s Hole, they drop their act and try to appeal to the characters’ consciences. “It’s awfully cold in that lodge,” says Koran, to which his brother adds, “They won’t suffer much

encounter plays out: Koran acts as the “good” wolf while his brother plays the “bad” wolf. This act has worked before on the dim-witted locals; the wolves assume the characters will be fooled just as

Chapter 13: The Amber Temple

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

then took it upon himself to watch over the temple, not to hoard its evil secrets but to share them openly. Meanwhile, the evils within the temple fed on each other, growing in power. EXTREME COLD The

Amber Temple is a cold, dark place carved out of the snowy slope of Mount Ghakis. The temperature throughout the complex is −10 degrees Fahrenheit (−23 degrees Celsius). Characters who don’t have

Evoker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Evoker Evokers are specialist wizards who harness magical energy and elemental forces to destroy. Many tend to be hotheaded and aggressive. Others are cold and reserved, unleashing their power at

just the right moment to exploit an opponent’s weakness. Evoker Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12) Speed 30 ft. STR 9 (–1

Humans

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

throughout the Savage Frontier. Humans are famous for their adaptability. No other race lives in so many diverse lands or environments, from lush jungles to burning deserts, from the eternal cold of the

Archmage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Archmage Archmage Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18) Speed 30 ft. STR 10(+0) DEX 14(+2) CON 12(+1

shield, stoneskin* 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force 6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability 7th level (1 slot): teleport 8th level (1 slot): mind blank* 9th level (1

Chapter 3: Player Options

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

Chapter 3: Player Options At Acquisitions Incorporated, no one ever asks, “Should it be done?” Instead they ask, “How can it be done — and then how do we turn what we’ve done into cold, hard cash

environment? We’ve got the advice and narrative options you need. This chapter also presents a new race inspired by the chaotic drive to achieve that underlies every Acq Inc campaign, as well as a number of

Theater: Winter

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

owner, the establishment has struggled in recent years. It stays open in the winter for its own survival, but the theater is wickedly cold this time of year. Brizzenbright’s Ghost Malkolm Brizzenbright

during a performance of Blood Wedding — a play about love, jealousy, and death. In the story, a young woman is brought to a castle by a count, only to fall in love with his younger brother, a man of

Fire Snake

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

their attempt to enslave that mystical race when the azers’ work was done. Turning instead to strike against salamanders, the efreet conquered and enslaved them, then sent them out to unleash war and

destruction across the planes. Salamanders despise the azers, believing that if the efreet had succeeded in dominating that race of elemental crafters, the salamanders would still be free. The efreet use

Auril

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

Auril The Frostmaiden, Lady Frostkiss, Icedawn Auril, the merciless goddess of cold and winter, is worshiped mostly in regions that are affected by deep winters. Folk propitiate Auril with offerings

participants. Those who finish the race are thought to have helped make the winter easier, and they rarely have to pay for food or ale all winter long.

Archmage

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

abode has numerous magical wards and guardians to discourage interlopers. Archmage Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18

): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin* 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force 6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability

Transmuter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 9 (–1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 11 (+0) INT 17 (+3) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 11 (+0

Resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage (transmuter’s choice whenever the transmuter chooses this benefit) If the transmuter has the stone and casts a transmutation spell of 1st

The Caller

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

The Caller Folktales of the Caller carry a cold, cruel authenticity, hinting of a vicious mythos too specific to be fiction. The Caller numbers among the most notorious supernatural figures in the

, and truths hinting at the nature of the Dark Powers. Consider the following plots when featuring the Caller in an adventure: One of the characters’ allies requests they check in on the ally’s brother

Finding Icespire Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

arrives in town on a riding horse to gather supplies for his companions. The man’s name is Dobin Noreth, a neutral evil member of the Stone-Cold Reavers (see the sidebar). Both he and the horse know

the way to the dragon’s lair, having come from there. Dobin’s steed is a retired, well-behaved race horse named Four-Leaf Clover.

Communication and Disposition

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

the characters, keep in mind that Common is not a native language for the race, and their but their mindset results in a speech pattern distinct from that of other Common-speaking humanoids

in cold weather might say, “This wind brings cold” rather than “I feel cold.” Lizardfolk tend to express concepts in terms of actions, rather than effects. Parley and Surrender The lizardfolk are

Triton Traits

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

(choose when you select this race). Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness

ability to understand it in return. Guardian of the Depths. Adapted to the frigid ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage. Once you discover that all oceans connect to the Elemental Plane of

Mage

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

experiments without interference. Mage Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 9 (−1) DEX 14 (+2) CON

, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly 4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm 5th level (1 slot): cone of cold Actions Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5

The Vampire's History

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

scenic beauty that he decided to settle there. Queen Ravenovia lamented the death of Barov and was fearful of Strahd. War had made him cold and arrogant. She kept her younger son, Sergei, away from the

battlefield. Strahd envied the love and attention his mother visited upon his brother, so in Barovia he remained. Peace made Strahd restless, and he began to feel like his best years were behind him

Monsters B - E

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Monsters B - E Bandit Captain Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft. STR 15(+2) DEX 16(+3

weapon. Berserker Medium humanoid (any race), any chaotic alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR 16(+3) DEX 12(+1) CON 17(+3

Quickling

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

than a blurry wavering in the air. A quickling is a small, slender fey, similar to a miniature elf with sharp, feral features. Its cold, cruel eyes gleam like jewels. Live Fast, Die Young. Quicklings

owe their existence — and their plight — to the Queen of Air and Darkness, the dread ruler of the Gloaming Court. Once a race of lazy and egotistical fey, the creatures that would become the

Blastseekers

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

devices produce explosions, but all the most interesting ones (from the Izzet perspective) do. Cosmotronic Blastseeker Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral Armor Class 15 (chain shirt

., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands. [Tooltip Not Found] Counterflux Blastseeker Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral

Armanite

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

Armanite Great herds of armanites race across the blasted fields of the Abyss, bent on slaughter and death, driven by unrestrained bloodlust. Whether they’re controlled by more powerful demons or

21 (+5) DEX 18 (+4) CON 21 (+5) INT 8 (-1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 13 (+1) Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning Damage Immunities poison Condition

Tarkanan Assassin

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

. Tarkanan Assassin Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14) Speed 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14

Attack: +4 to hit, range 90 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8) damage of a type chosen by the assassin: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder. TARKANAN ASSASSIN: ALTERNATIVE SPELLS The power

Armanite

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

Armanite Great herds of armanites race across the blasted fields of the Abyss, bent on slaughter and death, driven by unrestrained bloodlust. Whether being controlled by more powerful demons or

. STR 21(+5) DEX 18(+4) CON 21(+5) INT 8(−1) WIS 12(+1) CHA 13(+1) Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning Damage Immunities poison Condition

Death Slaad

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

their race by dragooning mobs of red and blue slaadi and invading other planes. Humanoids who survive the incursion become incubators for new slaadi. Death Slaad Medium aberration (shapechanger

16 (+3) Skills Arcana +6, Perception +8 Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18 Languages Slaad

Whale Hunt

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

hunters (neutral evil human thugs) were staying at the Black-Bearded Brother, a tavern in Bremen, when they learned about Angajuk’s Bell. The hunters arrive shortly after the characters but before the

whale’s arrival. They wear cold weather clothing and have brought four casks of oil with them. They intend to pour the oil through the hole in the ice, contaminating the water around Angajuk’s Bell and

N9. Vistani Camp

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

exhausted their supply of wine and are eager to obtain more. Characters who help them with either problem earn the Vistani’s respect. Dusk Elves. The dusk elf race is all but forgotten, and the few

Velikovna, used to live here. Her brother, Kasimir Velikov, still does. The dusk elves reside in small homes built into the hillside and are mostly self-sufficient. They are skilled trackers, and many of

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other races, and they enjoy nursing their hatred until they get a chance to wreak revenge on a creature or a race that has wronged

them. Environment Kobolds are cold-blooded and thus prefer temperate and tropical climates. Kobold tribes in colder regions tend to be smaller in population and more aggressive in their hunting

Bugbears

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

aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The individuals in a group typically number

unpopular members to keep the rest of the gang strong. Fortunately for the race as a whole, even young and elderly bugbears have the ability to survive alone in the wild, and the cast-off members of a gang

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