beings both down contested received

Broom of Animated Attack

Monsters Curse of Strahd

contested by the creature's Strength check. If the broom wins the contest, it flies out of the creature's grasp and makes a melee attack against it with advantage on the attack roll.Animated objects

are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently to fulfill

Tomb Tapper

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

communicate with one another by means of a humming sound created by skin vibrations. Seekers of Magic. Tomb tappers received their colloquial name from their habit of burrowing into the depths to plunder

tombs, temples, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter. Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don't use any magic items

Silversong Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Number of Feathers Characters who try to identify the hecklers can spot Kettlesteam in her current guise with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the kenku’s Charisma (Deception) check. See

down the names of characters who received a singing lesson from the mermaid. Their talent might benefit them in chapter 3 (see “Uncorrupted Fairy Rings”).

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense

Tomb Tapper

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

one another by means of a humming sound created by skin vibrations. Seekers of Magic. Tomb tappers received their colloquial name from their habit of burrowing into the depths to plunder tombs, temples

, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter. Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don’t use any magic items they acquire

Interloper Gods

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

the multiverse is above such monstrous beings as demon lords, elemental evils, and gods who are not Annam’s children, so it is upside-down for a giant to serve these entities. Giants who follow

Demogorgon in chapter 6 is an ettin cultist who has received Demogorgon’s hideous gifts. Kostchtchie. Though he is not terribly important in the Abyss, the demon lord Kostchtchie is revered by many giants

Chaos Incarnate

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

accumulates changes to its form due to interaction with the energies of the Abyss. These long-lived demons often become demon lords, beings of such power that they can hold sway over entire realms within the

determined at any given time is which lord holds sway over which parts of the Abyss, and which areas are being contested by two or more lords. And as soon as such a fact becomes known, it might already

Animated Objects

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

Animated Objects Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability

contested by the creature’s Strength check. If the broom wins the contest, it flies out of the creature’s grasp and makes a melee attack against it with advantage on the attack roll. Guardian Portrait A

City Celebrations

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

to door, gaining brief entry into the celebrations in exchange for performing a song or a short play. All adopt the guises of fey beings and the supposed rulers of the Feywild, such as Queen Titania

you? Flamerule 7: Lliira’s Night Originally a celebration held only in Waterdeep, this holiday has since spread up and down the Sword Coast. It has received a recent boost in popularity from the custom

Locations E - H

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

characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and

with other Uthgardt over contested territory. Fireshear Long ago, a meteor strike blasted a crater in the frozen tundra near the coast of the Trackless Sea, shearing away tons of rock and exposing rich

Metallic Dragons

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

are well received by a gold dragon, as long as they aren’t bribes. Reserved Shapeshifters. Gold dragons are respected by the other metallic dragons for their wisdom and fairness, but they are the most

dragon has imagined into being. To escape, the creature must use its action to make a Charisma check contested by the dragon’s. If the creature wins, it escapes the dream plane. Otherwise, the effect

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