being burning don contests royal

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god. Roleplaying Aurnozci Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end

intruders in sight with reckless abandon. Cultists of Aurnozci Aurnozci grants its cultists the following trait: Burning Corpse. When the creature dies, its body is reduced to a pile of smoldering

Mizzium Apparatus

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

you cast by rolling on the table for the level of the spell slot you expended. If the slot is 6th level or higher, roll on the table for 5th-level spells. If you try to cast a cantrip you don’t

know, the DC for the Intelligence (Arcana) check is 10, and on a failed check, there is no effect. 1st-Level Spells d6 Spell 1 burning hands 2 chaos bolt (see chapter

Crystal Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

A royal heir goes missing while secretly visiting a crystal dragon. The heir’s family, the heir’s friends, and the dragon all want to find the heir, but no faction trusts the others

—if only they would stop trying to kill the dragon’s guests. 6 A crystal dragon wyrmling is placed in a monastery to learn the teachings of the monks before returning home in three years. The monks don’t appreciate the wyrmling’s pranks. Cold, Radiant

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, conjure barrage 4th dominate beast, stoneskin 5th destructive wave Fueled by the fire of rage burning in your heart, your magic is almost always accompanied by fiery

’t survive away from the comforts of the city. 4 Don’t tell me I’m not allowed to do something. 5 Laws are for people who are afraid to face their inner beasts. 6 I

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

The minotaurs of Ravnica are strong in body, dedication, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight for their various causes. They combine a burning fury in battle with keen

). Since each family line has so many members, minotaurs don’t usually find it helpful to connect the name of the line to their personal names; even though Commander Grozdan of the Boros Legion

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or

nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps. This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms. Although they don’t realize

blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better

I eat like a pig and have bad manners. 6 I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent. 7 I don’t like to bathe. 8 I bluntly say what other people are hinting at

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

of mounted, heavily armored warriors of noble blood, most knightly orders in Faerûn don’t restrict their membership to such individuals. The goals and philosophies of the order are more

service to a deity, such as Kelemvor’s Eternal Order or Mystra’s Knights of the Mystic Fire. Other knightly orders serve a government, royal family, or are the elite military of a feudal state

Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better life &mdash

a pig and have bad manners. 6 I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent. 7 I don’t like to bathe. 8 I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

picks and hammers in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves. Short and Stout Bold

ancient strongholds in the youth of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of

Smuggler

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

burning river. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (water) Equipment: A fancy leather vest or a pair of leather boots, a set of common clothes, and a

business. 5 I was tricked by a fellow smuggler who stole something precious from me. I will find that thief. 6 I give most of my profits to a charitable cause, and I don’t like to brag

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. 4 The sea around a wizard’s tower is too stormy for ships to sail through, but a resident dragon turtle might be convinced to ferry the characters across. 5 A royal bathhouse was

with a shaft of dim sunlight. Lair Actions As they are presented in the Monster Manual, dragon turtles don’t have access to lair actions while in their lairs. At your discretion, you can give

Vladeska Drakov

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

ancient grudges and petty atrocities in a land of bitterly feuding royal families. Infamous but respected, Drakov amassed a fortune and planned to retire young, buying a title and a realm to rule. The

went on the offensive. One by one she attacked her former benefactors, burning villages, pressing citizens into service, and impaling anyone with a drop of noble blood. Though it took years, Drakov

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Spell Level Spells Cantrip fire bolt, vicious mockery 1st burning hands, dissonant whispers, hellish rebuke 2nd crown of madness, enthrall,

. Flaws d6 Flaw 1 My family is prominent in another guild. I enjoy my wild life, but I don’t want to embarrass them. 2 I couldn’t hide my emotions and opinions

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

betters. Leaders rely on this zealotry in their plans, and although they don’t needlessly waste the lives of purebloods on futile actions, most strategies include a fallback option in which mobs

they don’t believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isn’t out of cowardice, but practicality—yuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Roll on the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar table to determine which tooth you draw, and you can either sow the tooth or implant it (both of which are described later). If you don’t sow or implant the

use this property, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. You smell strongly of burning sulfur. 17 Why the Sky Screams (blue dragon fang) 1 ancient blue dragon You gain immunity to

Elf Queen's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

sweeping front gates into the queen’s royal chamber. There, seated regally on a magnificent marble throne, is Queen Yolande. She wears a flowing gown embroidered with silk butterflies, and her piercing

you don them, ask me your questions.” The queen snaps her fingers, and an elven man in green-and-gold courtier attire emerges from behind a nearby curtain. In his arms are enough sets of black

Merchant Princes

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

. Ekene-Afa Deals in weapons, shields, traveling gear, rain catchers, saddles, wagons, and canoes Ekene-Afa (LG female Chultan human gladiator) won numerous gladiatorial contests in Port Nyanzaru’s arena

every last vestige of the Chultan royal families. She considers Zhanthi her mortal enemy and has grown impatient waiting for the old noblewoman to die. Although she hides her contempt well, Kwayothé is

City Celebrations

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

doorsteps, and the like), it is an occasion of much drinking, singing, and dancing in Waterdeep. The wealthy host elaborate masked balls, while poorer folk don costumes of their own make and travel door

. Many festhalls sponsor Founders’ Day costume contests, with prizes going to those who wear the best recreations of the garb of historical personages. Once banned as frivolous and distracting, the

Orc Lairs

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

, the priests of Gruumsh keep it continually burning, for it represents the rage within Gruumsh’s unblinking eye. The orcs converge on the hearth to celebrate victory and to feast after a kill. If a tribe

their differences or engage in contests of strength. War Chief’s Quarters Adjacent to the main chamber is the room where the war chief resides, holds council, and hands out blessings or punishments

Castle Cinis Locations

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

. These helmed horrors also animate if anyone touches one of the suits of armor. The helmed horrors’ Spell Immunity trait grants them immunity to burning hands, fireball, and scorching ray spells. As a

tinder, loathing the ease With which mortals could carry this fervor and fire Without burning inside out from their pyre. Three matches to go, the impish fey thought, The next one would give

Delerium Fragment

Equipment

the area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26 All

much damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the Enlarge/Reduce

Delerium Shard

Equipment

area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26 All creatures

damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the Enlarge/Reduce

Delerium Chip

Equipment

area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26 All creatures

damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the Enlarge/Reduce spell

Delerium Crystal

Equipment

the area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26 All

much damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the Enlarge/Reduce

Delerium Geode

Equipment

area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26 All creatures

damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the Enlarge/Reduce

Delerium Massive Cluster

Equipment

creatures in the area animate and try to kill them while softly whispering “Guilty, guilty, guilty...” Once destroyed, the creatures don’t cast a shadow for 24 hours. 25–26

half as much damage and don’t suffer from any madness. 61–62 The triggering creature’s muscles bulge and its skin turns purple-green. It is enlarged as if affected by the

Tier 1 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

, intact stone door leads out to the east. The fresco on the west wall depicts an enormous red dragon exhaling fire over a forested landscape. Several burning villages appear in distinct scenes

—illusions that exist only in the mind of the character wearing the circlet. Any other characters who don circlets perceive the same illusions. When the characters initiate combat, or after 1 minute, the

Getting Around

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

Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame. Middle Central Sword Point This garrison district houses the forces that police and defend Central Plateau, including the Sharn Watch and a detachment of the royal army

entertainment. Many forms of illegal gambling and paid companionship can be found in Firelight. It’s also the most common location of the Burning Ring. Lower Menthis Torchfire A district with a notorious

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

arrive. Two must awaken, then stand and move to join any battle; they have AC 12, since they have no time to don armor. Reinforcements. If trouble takes the soldiers in this room unaware, sounds of

and arming themselves, joining the fight on their next turns. Lacking time to don armor, each has AC 13 (shield). If the hobgoblin captain is reduced to half its hit point maximum, it spends one turn

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

floor of the grand hall is of reddish-black, highly polished stone. The pillars are carved into the shapes of dwarves, each straining to hold up the figure atop it. Light flickers weirdly from burning

gases that spurt from the walls. One of the tapestries on the south wall screens the entrance to the royal apartment (areas 4–7). 3. Throne Room and Audience Chamber Two steps of white-veined black

Daoine Gloine

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

of the towers above, the hundreds of glass statues that fill Daoine Gloine have been arranged on the streets and in open courtyards as if staging scenes of city life — a market square, a royal

can simply don the armor themselves. However, this might lead to its own complications. See appendix B and appendix D for more information. Treasure. If Kwalish is defeated, or if the gnome is

Fighter Subclasses

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

combine rigorous training with physical excellence to deal devastating blows, withstand peril, and garner glory. Whether in athletic contests or bloody battle, Champions strive for the crown of the

start, choose three level 1 spells from the Wizard spell list. Burning Hands, Jump, and Shield are recommended. The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Fighter levels, as shown in the

Villa Locations

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

flagstone floor is a ten-foot-wide, fifteen-foot-long rug of exquisite design, depicting a royal coronation. Two tapestries hanging on the walls depict a dragon flying over a ship and pilgrims on camels

duke, her three dead husbands, her three sons, and the family’s winged cat, Slobberchops. Treasure. A tapestry hanging on the north wall depicts burning angels falling from the sky into a pit of fire

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