birth beings diffusing consist refuse

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

of giff society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, every giff has a military rank. It must follow orders from those of superior rank, and it can give orders to those of lower

refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

pacts made with mysterious beings of supernatural power, warlocks unlock magical effects both subtle and spectacular. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as fey nobles, demons, devils

relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening

master it, or revel in its unpredictable nature? Is it a blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus network growing near an

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

A deep dragon lair might share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus

Age of Trax

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

Age of Trax Human history vaguely recalls an era just before the birth of modern human civilization, called the Age of Trax. This semi-mythical era, nestled several centuries back in the fog of

historical memory, is marked by the rule of supernatural beings called archons. The archons of Trax are said to have come from unknown lands to the north and established a heavy-handed rule over the

Creating a Sorcerer

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

blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given

powerful individual in the world — the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose you to carry this power.

Appendix A: Genasi

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

Appendix A: Genasi Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an

accident of birth, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals. The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the

Melwythorne

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

a member of the Student-Mages of Faith. He enjoys helping his fellow students celebrate their high holidays and discussing theology and spirituality. For him, the natural world and all living beings

Boon: Melwythorne’s spirituality centers you. You can calm even the most frazzled of your peers and, if necessary, extract information as needed. Bond Bane: Members of the silkball club and the Student-Mages of Faith refuse to acknowledge your presence.

Nylea's Influence

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

ushers each one in and out on schedule, but when angered, she might refuse to change to the next season, or even call upon one out of its proper time. Mortals pray to her to ward off unseasonable

solitude and serenity of the forest. Birth falls under Nylea’s influence as well, and her priests often double as midwives in their communities, blessing babies as they come into the world. Nylea’s Goals

Assignments

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

interesting stories can emerge if you decide to refuse an assignment. Even a patron that isn’t heavy-handed can significantly motivate your group. Maybe you’ll seek adventures based on what pleases your

you assignments or reward you for achieving certain objectives, but it doesn’t dictate your activities. Adventurers’ guilds, heads of state, immortal beings, inquisitive agencies, religious orders

Zombie Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Zombie Escape Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Groans fill the air as moaning humanoid figures covered in dried bird droppings sprint toward you on the road. As these beings

” sidebar with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. INIARV’S TOWER FEATURES The ruins of Iniarv’s Tower consist of three towers: one enormous 80-foot-high main tower connected to two smaller

Supernatural Gifts

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

beings, such as the sphinx Medomai, an oracle like Atris or Kydele, or a repository of mystical knowledge. Some heroes are born with supernatural power or born as a result of supernatural events. A

result of a fateful encounter with a sphinx or an oracle? Does it indicate the nature of your birth? Each gift’s description also includes a table to spark your imagination as you think about your

Nyxborn

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

Nyxborn Born from the minds of the gods, the creatures that populate the gods’ realm are called Nyxborn. Nyxborn creatures resemble mortal beings, but philosophers debate their true character. Are

they idealized forms of mortal beings, free from the imperfections and transience that causes mortals to suffer and die? Or are they hollow and soulless shades, lacking the authenticity and pathos that

Jander Sunstar

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

adventurer resulted in the birth of Savra Sunstar, a dhampir (see chapter 1) who Jander considers his daughter. Savra loathes him, though, and has devoted her life to hunting him and all vampires. This

.” Flaw. “My insights and pain carry more weight than those of younger, more naive beings.” Adventures with Jander Sunstar Jander Sunstar is a vampire and one of Ravenloft’s foremost experts on vampirism

Beholders

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

Beholders One glance at a beholder is enough to assess its foul and otherworldly nature. Aggressive, hateful, and greedy, these aberrations dismiss all other creatures as lesser beings, toying with

sometimes carves out a domain within or under a major city, commanding networks of agents that operate on their master’s behalf. Alien Lairs. Because they refuse to share territory with others, most

Suggested Characteristics

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

danger around every corner. 7 I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. 8 I put no trust in divine beings. Ideals d6 Ideal 1 I try to help those in need, no matter

Creating a Bronze Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

respect all beings who risk their lives in defense of something greater than themselves. 2 My payment is a matter of principle. Requiring even a small fee for my service allows those I help to

excuse for tyranny. Those who abuse power must be stripped of it, and soldiers have a responsibility to refuse immoral orders. 5 I strive to treat foes honorably, but not at the expense of

Oozes

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

passageways or consume refuse. Likewise, an ooze can be enticed into a pit trap, where its captors feed it often enough to prevent it from coming after them. Crafty creatures place torches and flaming

offspring of the demon lord Juiblex. Whether this is true or not, the Faceless Lord is one of the few beings that can control oozes and imbue them with a modicum of intelligence. Most of the time, oozes

Layout of the District

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

created by ancient spells used to lift the floor of the bay above the water. Others consist entirely of huge boardwalks supported above the brackish water by decaying pilings. The district is made up

and solid waste are dumped into the water around the quarter. A large part of this area has become so clogged and befouled with refuse that the water now moves only along shallow, sluggish channels

Seven Secrets of Ravenloft

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

1. Ravenloft Is Not a World. The lands and characters of Ravenloft don’t share a planet. Rather, the Domains of Dread consist of innumerable demiplanes hidden amid the Plane of Shadow. Mysterious

serve as the prisons of Darklords, villainous beings trapped and tormented by the Dark Powers. The specifics of each domain exist to ironically twist its Darklord’s desires, capturing them and their

Green Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

on what they know about a dead gold dragon’s lost hoard. Connected Creatures Green dragons see other living beings as objects to subjugate, torment, or eat. Solitary by nature, they seldom

to destroy their trees if they refuse. 3 An infestation of twig blights has taken over the lair of a young green dragon, and the dragon will do anything to reclaim it. 4 Green hags compete

Redcap

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

psychically connected to the beings whose murderous acts led to their birth. A redcap might use this innate connection to find and murder its creator. Others seek out their maker to enjoy proximity to

Worshiping Klothys

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

Kruphix and Klothys emerged from opposite sides of the roiling tangle of possibilities that eventually gave birth to Theros. At first the two battled for supremacy, but they soon realized their conflict

. Walkers of Woe. The nightmarish creatures known as woe striders are said to be products of Klothys’s punishment. These beings descend from an age when some mortals learned to unshackle themselves

Creating a Sorcerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given

powerful individual in the world — the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose

The Draconic Prophecy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

at each individual fragment of the Prophecy as a self-contained challenge, and they explore how a certain series of actions might fulfill the Prophecy. The immortal beings who are truly invested in

forge, especially when connected to House Cannith as the gorgon in the previous line. Or they could refer to the birth of a new thing from the ashes of the old, or to mortal passions (the fires of the

Lords of Dust

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Lords of Dust Tales from the ancient history of Eberron tell of a time when the world fell entirely under the sway of evil: the so-called Age of Demons, when fiendish beings called overlords ruled

dragon (an agent of the Chamber) warns the characters against this manipulation, explaining the nature and goals of the Lords of Dust to them. If the characters refuse to cooperate with the lords

Donigarten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

immediately calls for reinforcements, which arrive in 1d4 + 2 rounds. The reinforcements consist of 1d4 similar drow patrols. Drow Spore Servants These drow fell prey to Zuggtmoy’s spores and were drawn

punishments or duties that can be set for them. Treatment of slaves is the affair of their owners. It is a capital offense for a slave to refuse any order from a drow of the house that owns the slave. A

Goliaths

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

a result, few goliaths live to see old age. Goliath Names Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newborn’s mother and father, a nickname assigned by the tribal chief, and a

family or clan name. Birth Names: Aukan, Eglath, Gae-Al, Gauthak, Ilikan, Keothi, Kuori, Lo-Kag, Manneo, Maveith, Nalla, Orilo, Paavu, Pethani, Thalai, Thotham, Uthal, Vaunea, Vimak Nicknames: Bearkiller

Angels in the Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

. The Fiends are sore losers and insufferable winners. Righteous Hands A team of Celestials, the Righteous Hands consist of eight hound archons (see Morte’s Planar Parade) and their star player, a deva

refuse the Celestials’ gesture of goodwill. If the characters joined the Righteous Hands, Shariel gifts the characters with a prismatic chalice from Mount Celestia that functions as a gem of brightness

Fortitude

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

to those of genies: a diamond-skinned dao, a djinni of noble gas, a glacial marid, and an azure efreeti with a saber wreathed in blue flames. Known as the Storm Lords, the beings refuse entrance to

falls ill with a supernatural cold, plunging Fortitude into a sudden brutal winter. The remaining three elemental beings ask the characters to enter the gate in search of a cure. 4 A popular candidate

Giff

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

mercenaries are renowned for their martial training and their love of explosives. Military Organization. Every aspect of giff society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, every

serving in units composed entirely of giff; a giff hiring itself out individually is unheard of. Giff refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can

Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

types, which have no rules of their own. Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the creature's alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world

. They are mostly subterranean, dwelling in caves and dungeons and feeding on refuse, carrion, or creatures unlucky enough to get in their way. Black puddings and gelatinous cubes are among the most

Vistani

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

traditions, many Vistani travel between domains, learning much of hidden lands, the many faces of evil, and the strange wonders of the Mists. A people unto themselves, Vistani refuse to be captives of a

same world as Barovia, many Vistani look toward the future, learning from their traditions and from one another to better face whatever lies ahead. Vistani bands consist primarily of one or more

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