black before demands construct receive

Whelm

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand. Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with

wielder doesn’t share this goal. Destroying Whelm. Whelm can be dissolved in the acidic bile of a recently slain ancient black dragon. It can also be melted down in the forges of the Mightyhammer dwarf clan, but only by the rightful leader of that clan.

Blackrazor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

with a range of 30 feet. Devour Soul. Whenever you use Blackrazor to reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points, the sword slays the creature and devours its soul unless it is a Construct or an Undead. A

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

drawing this card, you can ask a question in meditation and mentally receive a truthful answer to that question. Skull. An Avatar of Death appears in an unoccupied space as close to you as possible

. The avatar targets only you with its attacks, appearing as a ghostly skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. The avatar disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or you

Spiderdragon

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

powerful as their black dragon progenitors, though, and they often drain the enclaves’ resources with their selfish demands. Uninterested in building lairs, spiderdragons weave powerful webs and

as much damage on a successful one.The terrors known as spiderdragons were first found in the deepest corners of the Underdark and trace their origins to black dragon wyrmlings who ate a steady diet

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of Nomog-Geaya, as well as standards and flags with his image or symbol, receive a bow or salute at all times except emergencies. Bargrivyek’s peacemakers receive due deference regardless of

rank or banner status. Of course, Maglubiyet’s call to conquest is always answered. Suffer nor Give Insult. As befits their warlike nature, hobgoblins believe that any insult demands a response

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a wish spell. When it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

ancestor—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze. Self-Sufficient Clans To any dragonborn, the clan is more important

to the clan can result in expulsion and exile. Each dragonborn knows his or her station and duties within the clan, and honor demands maintaining the bounds of that position. A continual drive for

Exethanter

Monsters Curse of Strahd

academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including

Arcturia

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

lich often haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Frost.First Form In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down

can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is

Chromatic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragonborn with chromatic ancestry claim the raw elemental power of chromatic dragons. The vibrant colors of black, blue, green, red, and white dragons gleam in those dragonborn’s scaled skin

your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

. Skull. You summon an avatar of death--a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. It appears in a space of the GM's choice within 10 feet of you and attacks

mentally receive a truthful answer to that question. Besides information, the answer helps you solve a puzzling problem or other dilemma. In other words, the knowledge comes with wisdom on how to

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, young ones incapable of protecting themselves but who might prove useful in the future if they receive care. Lizardfolk Personality You can use the Lizardfolk Quirks table to determine a personality

(secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement. A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and watches

of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Named for the warlord who infamously employed it, the Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is a fantastically powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a

gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it

servants before you can claim the monastery as yours. Vizier. At any one time you choose within the duration of the adventure, you can ask a question in meditation and mentally receive a truthful

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

and receive the attention of medics. You are also paid a salary of 1 gp (a Boros-minted 1-zino coin) per week, which (combined with free lodging in your garrison) enables you to maintain a poor

;m alone. 2 I see everything in clear-cut black and white. 3 I’m just a little fascinated by the ways of the Gruul. 4 I trust the chain of command more than anything &mdash

Dragon Matters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

adventure, they might encounter the black dragon once more as it swoops over the town’s walls, settles on a rooftop, and demands tribute from the townsfolk.

the black dragon to escape into the wild, it returns to its old lair in the Lizard Marsh, not far from the town of Daggerford. If the characters spend time in Daggerford before setting out on their next

2. All Work, No Play

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

Toy Soldier Sentries Wooden Construct (Animated Armor) These magical constructs have no emotions and can’t talk. They only obey orders to guard the yard. "The wooden guards have painted-on black boots, scarlet uniforms, perfectly circular rosy-pink cheeks and unblinking blue eyes."

78. Chapel of Hate

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

out of the mist into an underground chapel with black basalt pillars and a polished obsidian altar. Resting on the altar is a leather bag the size and shape of a human body, and which appears to have

been sewn shut. Beyond the altar, a heavy black drape hangs from an archway. Eight emaciated, green-skinned creatures are shackled to the walls of the chapel, each one gazing toward you with a single

Disguises

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

Disguises Dealers, bartenders, and other floor employees wear sleek uniforms that consist of black tuxedo pants and red jackets with thin lapels. The characters might try to steal the uniforms to

disguise does its job. If the check fails, the onlooker sees through the disguise and either alerts security or demands a small bribe (5 gp) to keep silent.

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

02 Balance* 03 Beast 04 Book 05 Bridge 06 Campfire 07 Cavern 08 Celestial 09 Comet* 10 Construct 11 Corpse 12 Crossroads 13

, while leaving your hands free. Celestial. You sprout a pair of softly luminescent, feathered wings from your back and gain a flying speed of 30 feet. Construct. A homunculus appears in an

Should They or Shouldn't They?

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

learned to the constables there. Shortly thereafter, the characters receive a visit from Barnibus Blastwind and Saeth Cromley (see appendix B), who have no reason to suspect the characters are lying

more than a tenday by agents of the Black Network. Most of the Zhents were killed during a bloody revolt led by Lord Gralhund himself. The Zhent leader, Urstul Floxin, was among those who got away

House Gralhund

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

their fair share of the hidden cache of gold. But the Gralhunds aren’t willing to put their trust entirely in the Black Network; they sent out their own agent to shadow the Zhents, eliminate Dalakhar

Inspired Hands, the temple of Gond in the Sea Ward, a month ago. The construct hitched a ride on House Gralhund’s coach. Yalah Gralhund befriended it, offered it shelter, and used it as a servant until she

Blade Lieutenant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Blade Lieutenant Blade lieutenants lead subordinates on raids on behalf of the Lord of Blades. Soldiers who fail to meet a lieutenant’s demands are harshly disciplined. Blade Lieutenant Medium

Construct (Warforged), Typically Lawful Evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 19 (+4) INT 14 (+2) WIS 14 (+2

Example Rival: High Priest Cheldar

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

receive an icy reception at best. Action Cheldar demands that the city levy enormous taxes on adventurers, claiming that they must pay their fair share to keep the city safe.

53. Crypt of the Sun Queen

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

carrying spears and ornate jugs. The ceiling is painted to look like a clear blue sky. A small bejeweled cockroach rests atop a sarcophagus of black basalt in the middle of the room. A two-foot-diameter

). The lid of the black sarcophagus bears a name etched in Common: NAPAKA. The lid is sealed with strips of melted lead that can be easily pried away. Once the lead is removed, the lid can be pushed aside

Talking to Mordenkainen

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

Talking to Mordenkainen Mordenkainen is a stern, bald man with a neatly trimmed black goatee beard and a penetrating stare. When his tower arrives in Avernus, Mordenkainen steps out onto the balcony

characters make themselves known to Mordenkainen’s simulacrum, he demands to know their reasons for visiting. The archmage doesn’t know the location of the Bleeding Citadel, nor does he care to find it

1. Cave Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

1. Cave Entrance Whether the characters follow Gundren’s map or receive directions to Wave Echo Cave from another source, their initial approach leads them to a narrow tunnel whose entrance is hidden

Tharden, Gundren’s brother, who was killed by the Black Spider. Gundren’s other brother, Nundro, was here as well and is currently the Black Spider’s prisoner in area 20. The dwarves’ supplies are

X32. Lower East Hall

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

X32. Lower East Hall The walls and ceiling of this great hall are coated in amber that glistens like fresh honey. Dust covers the black marble floor. To the north, the hall has collapsed, leaving a

wall of rubble. Many amber doors lead from this hall. Standing in front of the south door are three ugly women in tattered black gowns with brooms and black, pointed hats. An earth tremor collapsed

Avarice's Arrival

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

her two gargoyles, her raven familiar, twenty cult fanatics (members of the Knights of the Black Sword), and ten roped mountain goats (see appendix C) that the cultists use for food and to set off

traps. If Huarwar Mulphoon and Fel Suparra are alive, they are among the cult fanatics (see area C6 for more information about these NPCs). The Knights of the Black Sword speak Common and Infernal, and

L. Lake Zarovich

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

Strength (Athletics) check to reach her in time. The DC is 10 for characters who took a rowboat out onto the lake. Arabelle has alabaster-white skin and raven-black hair. If rescued, she demands to be

L. Lake Zarovich At the foot of a mountain, nestled in the misty forest, is a large lake. The water is perfectly still and dark, reflecting the black clouds overhead like a monstrous mirror. If the

Adult Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Adult Black Dragon Martin Mottet An adult black dragon uses its acid breath to melt the construct defenders of a clockwork fortress By the time they’re adults, black dragons are among the greatest

terrors in the lands they claim. Wretched swamps and monster-haunted ruins grow more dismal and spread under an adult black dragon’s influence. Morbid cultists and doomsayers frequently gather in the

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