blade bards diffusing crossing ride

Ashen Rider

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 18). The rider can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: command, compelled duel 1/day each: banishment, blade barrier

rider makes three attacks with its ashen blade or two attacks with its bolt of ash. Ashen Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ashen Blade"} to hit

College of Swords

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right. Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade

College of Swords (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right. Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The medusa makes one Constrict attack, one Final Blade attack, and one Snake Hair attack. Alternatively, it makes two Wrathful

this grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition, and the medusa can’t constrict another creature. Final Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit

Interesting Things About Valenar

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

Blade Desert: ruins, haunted fortresses, and battlefields that have slipped out of alignment with time. Valenar warbands include druids and rangers, and druidic magic bolsters the military arsenal of the

elves. Walls of thorns surround elven fortresses, and beasts fight alongside the elves. Valenar horses are known for being as fearless and stubborn as the elves who ride them.

Cave of Echoes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Cave of Echoes The Cave of Echoes is a day’s ride south of Sybar. Originally, the cave was the underground course of a river that flowed from a lake in the Eternal Garden before the garden was drawn

into the Feywild. The caverns were worn smooth by the water that once rushed through them. The cave entrance yawns in the southwest side of the small hill where the garden once stood. A fey crossing

Battle at Steel Springs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

military ride out to seize a victory. With Marshal Vendri away leading troops further west, Governor Miat approved the strike. Lord Bakaris and his son are leading the attack. Darrett is serving

under them. They plan to ambush the Red Dragon Army near a crossing of the Inkwater called Steel Springs, thirty miles west of Kalaman. The aide knows nothing more, but before the characters leave, the

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons

of her guards leave Baldur’s Gate secretly ahead of the caravan and ride north at a fast clip. They are headed for Castle Naerytar in the Mere of Dead Men and won’t be seen again until chapter 6. She

Life on the Road

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons

of her guards leave Baldur’s Gate secretly ahead of the caravan and ride north at a fast clip. They are headed for Castle Naerytar in the Mere of Dead Men and won’t be seen again until chapter 6. She

Random Obstacles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Blade barrier blocks passage 4–8 Cave-in 9–12 Chasm 1d4 × 10 ft. wide and 2d6 × 10 ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon 13–14 Flooding leaves 2d10 ft. of water in the area; create

nearby upward-sloping passages, raised floors, or rising stairs to contain the water 15 Lava flows through the area (50 percent chance of a stone bridge crossing it) 16 Overgrown mushrooms block

The Wards of Waterdeep

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

bounded by rivers or walls. But in Waterdeep, one can traverse from ward to ward by crossing a street — a fact that offers the drivers of hire-coaches some amusement when an ignorant tourist requests a

ride to an adjacent ward. Each ward has its own history, legends, and traditions based around who lived there in the past, famous or infamous events, and the uncanny things that continue to occur

College of Swords

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

College of Swords Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and

lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and

Commanders' Retreat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Commanders’ Retreat After the Dragon Army soldiers are dealt with, read or paraphrase the following text: A dozen mounted soldiers gallop from the tree line, rushing south toward the crossing

encourages the characters to ride ahead to Kalaman to inform Governor Miat of what happened while the surviving troops rendezvous with Marshal Vendri on the way to Kalaman.

Major Items, Rare

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

teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of

the bards (Cli lyre) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (awareness) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (protection) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (reserve) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (sustenance) Wondrous

Getting About

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

roads are flanked by paved sidewalks that give pedestrians plenty of space, and most of the widest roads have raised dividers that allow an individual crossing a street a safe space to step out of the

, roughly a dozen feet above ground. The name of the road you travel on will be on the wall nearest, while the name of the crossing road will be around the corner. Simply ingenious! Landmarks Proud

Hierophant Medusa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the medusa’s lair. 3 Maintain a planar crossing from which great power flows while also curtailing the effects of that power

). If the medusa fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Actions Multiattack. The medusa makes one Constrict attack, one Final Blade attack, and one Snake Hair attack. Alternatively

Archons

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

they ride forth upon the mortal world, terrified mortals make offerings in a desperate attempt to appease them, but the ashen riders aren’t merciful, and they delight in reducing the paragons of the

the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: command, compelled duel 1/day each: banishment, blade barrier Mount. If the ashen rider isn’t mounted, it can use a bonus action

Build Your Group

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

skills. Bards and rogues make natural academic Financiers, as do those with the charlatan and noble backgrounds. Research Assistant. Whether their seeking to graduate, get published, or make their

academic mark, the Research Assistant’s fate is likely tied up in the success of another scholar or a specific project. Alternatively, the Research Assistant might just be along for the ride, helping a

Khoravar

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

communication and cooperation between members of different cultures or species. Khoravar who follow this philosophy often become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others are fascinated by their

associated with House Lyrandar or House Medani, but you’re more interested in the role the house plays in supporting Khoravar communities than in the work of its guilds. 10 You ride with the Valenar, hoping one day to prove that you are worthy of taking on a patron ancestor.

Retreat from Steel Springs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

line beyond it. Wounded Kalaman soldiers stagger from the trees, heading toward a narrow crossing that lies in your direction. Dragon Army soldiers give chase on horseback. This battlefield is

the map. Four Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B) on warhorses gallop in pursuit along the road at the north of the map. The Dragon Army soldiers ride to the edge of the northern stream, throwing

Travel-Montage Approach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

than describe everything down to the last blade of grass. Call attention to unusual terrain features: a waterfall, a rocky outcropping that offers a breathtaking view over the tops of the surrounding

different random encounter tables. Finally, a wilderness trek can be enhanced by calling attention to the weather. “You spend the next three days crossing the swamp” sounds less harrowing than, “You

Bladesinging

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Bladesinging When faced with the endless onslaught of magical possibilities, many wizards suffer identity crises. Some overcome, some break, and some become sword-bards. Tasha Bladesingers master

bladesinger at work remember the display as one of the more beautiful experiences in their life, a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade. A Drow and a High Elf Bladesinger Training in War and

Lorehold Student

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

Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common

of a broken statue that houses the consciousness of a snarky sage 5 A sheet of parchment embossed with tactile lettering, glowing red 6 A broken dagger with a wavy blade and a serpentine hilt

Zhentarim

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

in the Dock Ward — three dead so far, each one decapitated by a blade in the dead of night. Look into it, will you? Methinks the City Watch could use a little help.” Characters who spend three

Soluun Xibrindas, a renegade drow gunslinger (see appendix B). Soluun hides in the shadows, blade drawn, waiting for the half-elf to stumble by. Spotting him before he strikes requires a successful DC 18

18. Iron Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Valtagar knows that his wife is a dragon in disguise. In her true form, Stalagma looks like a slender, 30-foot-long dragon with shiny steel-gray scales covering her body, steely talons, and blade-like

ride it. The beast is smart enough to obey Stalagma’s verbal commands, and it’s strong enough to bear her weight while she’s in her enlarged duergar form. Stalagma attacks any non-duergar who aren’t

Approaching the Prison

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen

Revel’s End just before dawn, three days after leaving Luskan. The characters are directed off the ship, ride the elevator to the cliff top, and are admitted through the front doors. Characters

Climbing the Spire

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

. A character who manages to catch the body finds that it’s an ages-old, rag-clad elf skeleton. 3 A misshapen arch is covered in drooping, metallic, blade-like decorations. The arch was once a portal to

into the hollow plummets until rescued. Piercer Demigod. This crossing is home to the demigod Kirgaz Vizt the Unerring Avalanche, one of the few deities of ropers and piercers. Kirgaz uses the piercer

K74. North Dungeon

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

pouches, one containing five gemstones (50 gp each) and the other containing a potion of heroism. K74d. Empty Cell This cell contains nothing of interest. K74e. End of the Ride This cell is linked to a

this cell is a gray ooze that attacks anything that enters. While underwater, the ooze is effectively invisible. K74h. Lost Sword A glowing blade can be seen beneath the water near the back of the cell

Approaching the Prison

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

, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen

Revel’s End just before dawn, three days after leaving Luskan. The characters are directed off the ship, ride the elevator to the cliff top, and are admitted through the front doors. Characters

Bedlam

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

, upturned blade. A silence spell blankets the interior of the Eye and Dagger, shielding its patrons from the gate-town’s belligerent gales. Weary guests occasionally weep on entering the establishment

(see Monsters of the Multiverse) who ride icy clouds spun from the town’s unstable winds. Their leader, Dust Devil (chaotic evil, air genasi bandit captain), derives sick satisfaction from tormenting

Orcs

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

Gruumsh in between. — Elminster Orc Blade of Ilneval Ilneval is Gruumsh’s battle captain, a devious strategist who directs Gruumsh’s soldiers with boldness. Among orcs, warriors that venerate Ilneval

blades, tactical experts who advise their chief in matters of war. Blades lead from the front, wading into combat fearlessly while barking orders at lesser soldiers. A blade knows how to use orcish

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

climb up and ride the moving buckets must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or fall 20 feet to forge’s floor, taking 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage. The forge has a tall stepladder used to

where Ruxithid went by succeeding on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check or by offering coins or gems worth at least 50 gp total. The psionic ashenwights direct the characters to the sanctum crossing

Black Earth Cultists

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

(spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It knows the following sorcerer spells (an asterisked spell is from appendix B): Cantrips (at will): acid splash, blade ward, light, mending, mold earth

prone, or both, it can use its reaction to be neither moved nor knocked prone. Burrowshark Elite warriors of the earth cult, burrowsharks are fierce champions who ride trained bulettes into battle

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature

word for death inscribed across the blade, which can reduce living creatures to ash. The lord of entropy also bears a set of obsidian tablets slung about its waist, upon which it inscribes destructive

Lyn Armaal, Level 3

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

. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled

toys lie strewn on the floor, including a chariot big enough for a halfling to ride in and a stuffed, silk-skinned doll as big as a human. Thullen keeps his quarters tidy otherwise. Furnishings

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