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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
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Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster established himself
. He drew on the warped resurrection of dracoliches to become a lich himself. He continues to lead the Cult of the Dragon from the shadows, developing new ways to control and corrupt dragonkind
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
megalomaniacal.
Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster
for his demise. He drew on the warped resurrection of dracoliches to become a lich himself. He continues to lead the Cult of the Dragon from the shadows, developing new ways to control and corrupt
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction.
Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft
., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
blade (with the latter option more prevalent by far). But when tragedy struck the enclave, Walnut's clan was destroyed to the last — leaving her with nothing but the all-consuming desire to seek out
druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, produce flame, thorn whip
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, entangle, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): flame blade, moonbeam, pass without trace
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a psychic remnant called a draconic shard.
A draconic shard in its true form resembles a
. In this vessel, a draconic shard continues to pursue the interests and struggles that drove the dragon, perhaps even accompanying adventurers in the guise of an intelligent magic item and steering
Aasimar
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I saw her, wreathed in wings of pure light, her eyes blazing with the fury of the gods. The bone devils stopped in their tracks, shielding their faces. Her blade, now a brand of light, swept
receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness.
Each aasimar can count a specific
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of
tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores
horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade
these tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and
between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Limbs","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends
in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times
Tabaxi
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mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
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Fleeting Fancies
Wandering tabaxi are mercurial creatures, trading one obsession or passion for the next as the whim strikes. A tabaxi’s desire burns bright, but once met it disappears to be
Graz'zt
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Out of the Abyss
Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and curve of his body, every
, the Wave of Sorrow, its wavy, razor-edged blade dripping acid at his command.Graz’zt’s Lair
Graz’zt’s principal lair is his Argent Palace, a grandiose structure in the city of
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shadow on a balcony a stone’s throw away. She slides her blade free of its cloth-wrapped scabbard and peers through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable in the grip of sleep
seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater
Rogue
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their target — a notorious slaver — passes the alleyway, the accomplice cries out, the slaver comes to investigate, and the assassin’s blade cuts his throat before he can make a sound
an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Moonstar). The man’s eyes brim with madness as he levels a longsword with a radiant blade at the character and screams, “What have we to fear from darkness, you and I? Undermountain is where we belong. It
calls to us — can’t you hear it?” Waving the sword in the air like a lunatic, he continues, “Together we shall see the Moonstar name elevated to glorious heights my father could never dream of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Threshold’s floating island ceases to rise. However, the rest of the city continues breaking apart and rising into the sky. Even if Belephaion is taken alive, he refuses to lower the city. The characters
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
the Elemental Plane of Earth. Perhaps a night hag hawking rare spell components refuses all currency but fresh larvae from Hades, while a bone devil might siphon years off the buyer’s life as payment
for a diabolical blade. Buyers can find goods of every shape, size, and sort in one of Sigil’s many marketplaces, the largest of which is the Great Bazaar (see the “Market Ward” section later in this chapter), though individual businesses lie scattered among the wards.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The Cassalanters have no desire to kill the characters, even in self-defense. They take great pains to divide and subdue the party with their magic while not inflicting grievous harm. If the
characters reduce Ammalia to 30 hit points or fewer and Victoro is with her, he banishes her to safety for a few brief moments while he continues fighting. If either Victoro or Ammalia is reduced to 30 hit
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Graz’zt The appearance of the Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and
dress and body ornamentation to their secret assignations. Although he prefers charm and subtle manipulation, Graz’zt is capable of terrible violence when provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, also called Wave of Sorrow, its wavy, razor-edged blade dripping acid at his command.
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desire to hold sway over the forest.) Divine magic pours from Lurue’s horn and turns the tainted pool back into silvery, glistening pure water. The Pool of Eternal Spring is restored to its former nature
. A short distance away along the bank of the pool is a narrow, spring-fed outlet stream that leads north toward the river. The purifying effect continues to flow into and along the stream, removing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Graz’zt The appearance of the Dark Prince is a warning that not all beautiful things are good. Standing nearly nine feet tall, Graz’zt strikes the perfect figure of untamed desire, every plane and
dress and body ornamentation to their secret assignations. Although he prefers charm and subtle manipulation, Graz’zt is capable of terrible violence when provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, the Wave of Sorrow, its wavy, razor-edged blade dripping acid at his command.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
sword.”
Yael’s ghost says, “You have faced many trials to claim the Sword of Zariel. I’m sorry to say, you face one more. As the inscription on the dais says, ‘The hero who becomes one with this blade
exists no longer.’ Which of you is brave enough to draw the blade and be gone forever?”
Any character who survived Lulu’s memory of Idyllglen can pull the Sword of Zariel from the dais. Characters
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Nepenthe to behead anyone found guilty of stealing from the Carnival or inflicting harm upon it. As soon as Isolde took up the blade, it rekindled the grief and fury she had suppressed for so long
, awakening the desire to avenge her long-dead companions by slaying the fiend she knows as the Caller (see “Mist Wanderers” later in this chapter for details). Isolde always chooses the Carnival’s stops
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a nearby slime-filled chasm (see “Pit of Shummrath”). If the characters fulfill their side of the bargain, Rigorath grants them rare knowledge: a secret they desire and a permanent +1 increase to
case, his terms are the same. Rigorath refuses to explain why Mephistopheles wants the River Styx dammed. His master is wary of angering Zariel and refuses to grant directions to the Bleeding Citadel
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swiftly as a breeze. They might be as serene as drifting clouds or as tempestuous as storms, but most djinn relish their freedom and desire to discover the wonders of the multiverse. Djinn often know many
three attacks, using Storm Blade or Storm Bolt in any combination.
Storm Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 5 feet. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Lightning damage.
Storm Bolt
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Mielikki, the matriarchal clan known as the Enclave Panax Anima defended the unspoiled wild by word and blade (with the latter option more prevalent by far). But when tragedy struck the enclave, Walnut’s
clan was destroyed to the last — leaving her with nothing but the all-consuming desire to seek out and destroy those responsible. As a guardian of the wild, Walnut has long held an antipathy toward
Orc
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created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Asteria hasn’t aged since Istus drew her future from the first Deck of Many Things. She doesn’t know why this is but surmises her life is tied to that deck; so long as it continues to exist, so will
Sending Stones; the other half of the pair is held by Euryale.
Actions
Multiattack. Asteria makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction.
Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11
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character who searches her body, making a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check finds the tip of a blade made of bone in a fatal wound in Manda’s stomach, and with a successful DC 18 Intelligence
keeps order, a relatively easy job until the sahuagin arrived. Marciano refuses to answer questions shouted through the door unless a character first succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
explain why the conflict erupted in the first place. The devils fight as a matter of pride mixed with burning resentment for a cosmic order that refuses to acknowledge their role as overseers of the
Shield Legions. Moment of Silence, Welcome to the Hells, Pleased to Meet You, Front toward Enemy, End of the Line
Sword Legions. Flawless Execution, Damned Good, The Hanging Blade, Inevitable Outcome, A Taste for Carnage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
choosing an appropriate entry. Murder: Character Roles d4 Character’s Role
1 Murderer. Via a blade, a shove, or deliberate inaction, you took a life.
2 Bystander. You could have
victim was a member of a larger organization, such as the Guild. This organization refuses to let the killing go unanswered.
5 Somehow, your victim is still alive and knows what you did. Now
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dwarvish, demands the Stone of Golorr, and refuses to believe that they don’t have it. If the stone isn’t turned over to them promptly, the duergar enlarge themselves and attack. Xanathar watches the
they trace the key to its owner, the characters can head to the Southern Ward in search of Volkarr Kibbens. The spring chain continues with encounter 10, “Converted Windmill.”
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
take offense if the character refuses her invitation. A day later, she casts another sending spell and reaches out to a different party member. If she is refused a second time, she doesn’t contact the
something valuable: the Blackstaff’s patronage. Vajra continues to take an interest in their adventuring careers, helping out when she can. Force Grey (Gray Hands) Missions Party Level Mission Brief
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
combat, Sprika continues to shout. She instructs the other goblins to keep the characters away from the bowl, for it is a gift for a powerful “master” in the Caves of Chaos. Tactics. The goblins
her Shortbow unless threatened in melee. The giant centipede moves to the nearest character and attacks. Sprika refuses to surrender. If Sprika is killed, the rest of the goblins flee the caves. The






