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The Book of Many Things
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void.
Leeching Blade
. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Leeching Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6", "rollType":"damage
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
.” With that, he causes a blade of light to spring from the sword hilt and drives it down his own throat, reducing his skeletal form to dust. The blade is snuffed out, and all goes dark as the hilt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Acererak does not reside in the Tomb of Horrors at the time the characters travel there in chapter 3, but he might appear if its construction is hindered. He is keen on preventing characters from utterly
is a formidable foe. You might make this special version of Acererak even more so by having him wielding a sword with a sphere of annihilation fashioned into its blade, and with the matching talisman of the sphere fashioned into the hilt.
Compendium
- 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
. But Isolde will never part with the blade willingly, and if it is taken from the Carnival, the sword will always find its way back. In addition to having the properties of a holy avenger, Nepenthe is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tairn, the Silaes Tairn, and the Valaes Tairn. All three lines roam the northern plains of Aerenal, having left the forest long ago, but the Valaes Tairn now reside mostly in Valenar, being the
weapon of Valenar elves. A haft of fine wood supports a long, curving blade on either end. Forged with techniques honed over centuries, these blades are strong, sharp, and remarkably light. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. The creature must be able to hear you, and the two of you must share a language. If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile to you, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
Sneak Attack still apply to you. Panache At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling. As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
drives her. More than any other member of the Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her. The Grim
throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void.
Leeching Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contested by the character’s Charisma (Deception) check to see through the deception. A character who is caught lying to the dragon can never win back its trust. If the dragon is incapacitated, a
personality. From that point on, the dragon considers Wyllow its mortal enemy. Tearulai The longsword, Tearulai, is a sentient, neutral good sword of sharpness with an emerald-colored blade and precious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
learns what drives the conflict. Otherwise, a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check can provide a general sense of what’s going on. The troglodytes ambushed and killed a drow scouting party whose
wield the blade. The disagreement blossomed into a full-fledged conflict, and the other troglodytes quickly chose sides. On one side of the stream, troglodytes loyal to H’slaat seized S’slaar’s mate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
back Gauntlgrym. Lost half my foot to an orc’s blade, and slew every damned one that got in my way marching home. If I want to sit and enjoy my old age now that we finally drove the orcs back, I’ll do
the North reside in the halls of the dwarves. Now, when shield dwarves invoke the name of Delzoun, they are calling upon the glory of all their past accomplishments: every feat of architectural mastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
and dangerous new drug. The investigation drives the characters into conflict with increasingly powerful monsters affiliated with the gang. Levels 11–16. Daask operatives kidnap a prominent figure in
the space of any creature that is of a larger size, but it can’t stop there.
Actions
Multiattack. The underboss makes three attacks, using Poisoned Blade or Arcane Firearm in any combination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, honor, hard work, and seeing all non-duergar as lesser creatures. Duergar are ruthless but not unnecessarily cruel, and pragmatism drives their every decision. Though they treat the adventurers with
Dexterity (Stealth) check with advantage, contested by the character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score. Mad Duergar The characters encounter a duergar afflicted with a form of indefinite madness. Roll a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Points Divide 2,000 XP equally among the characters if the party drives away Venomfang. Given their level, the characters aren’t likely to slay the dragon, but it is worth 3,900 XP. 8. Old Smithy This
) check contested by the blights’ Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid being surprised by them. Developments Any loud noises here alert the cultists in area 13, who quietly and cautiously investigate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
creator (in the adventure), the creator’s purpose, and the location the trap protects. Traps have context in the world — they aren’t created for no reason — and that context drives the trap’s nature
scything blade can be broken, a sliding block can be held in place, or a net can be torn apart. A magic trap can be disabled by someone who can undermine the magic used to power it. Typically, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Intrigue and treachery abound, blanketed behind the sumptuous veils of high society: masked balls, gambling houses, and private banquets. The Lady of Pain doesn’t reside in the ward that bears her name, but
, they plead with the characters to represent them in court. 5 When the coast is clear, a shady-looking Doomguard rot blade (see Morte’s Planar Parade) opens their long overcoat in front of the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
realizes that her faith in the small folk has been misplaced. In effect, the killing Mirran or Nym gives Iymrith a major victory, so far as the act drives a wedge between giants and the small folk. To win
important information about her father!” or “Princess Serissa told you that we were coming, or have you forgotten?” Have the liar make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the giants’ Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
people here are beholden to the mysterious Dusk Circle, a group of druids who reside in hermitages in the surrounding mountains and forest. Folk in Kheldell log, hunt, plant, and harvest when and where
of gnawing on old kills, and is often seen with a mangled corpse hanging from her mouth. Other dragons rarely remain in Kryptgarden Forest for long, because Claugiyliamatar drives them out. Suggested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
its slam attack is a blade attack that deals slashing damage. When all other business is done, Rizwin addresses the wedding party one last time. “Your vault awaits, ready for the gifts each family has
(Sleight of Hand) check contested by Gorat’s Wisdom (Perception) check. Gorat has disadvantage on the check from the distraction of the festivities — or, if controlled by a character, he could decide to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
blade trap. Noticing the trap requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful DC 12 Dexterity check is required to disarm the trap. Opening the chest without disarming the
trap, or failing to disarm it, triggers the trap. When the trap is triggered, a scything blade swings up, striking at any creature within 5 feet of the front of the chest. Affected creatures must make a