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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Lord of Blades The Lord of Blades is a warforged warlord who has broken all ties with his former masters. He has established a nation for his people deep in the Mournland, centered in a great
fortress where warforged from all over Khorvaire can come and feel a sense of belonging. No one knows what the Lord of Blades plans for his followers, but many fear that he intends to build a legion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Lord of Blades’ Strike Squad While the characters explore Landro, they’re pursued by a warforged named Glaive (see the accompanying stat block). Glaive is a high-ranking commander loyal to the Lord
of Blades. She has orders to find a ruined colossus suitable to transform into an outpost for the blades, and Landro fits this description perfectly. When she becomes aware of the party’s presence in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
clambering across rooftops. They favor ambush tactics and avoid confrontations with stronger forces, relying on their superior mobility to make their escape. Rubblebelt Stalker
Medium humanoid (any
(+2)
CHA
8(−1)
Skills Athletics +2, Perception +4, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Ambusher. In the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Angry Relying on violence to sustain their existence, the Angry grow more powerful when their foes fight back. If a creature opts not to attack, though, the Angry becomes confused, and its
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing while in dim light or darkness
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Two Heads. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Githyanki Knight Githyanki knights wield silver blades to slay magic-users who use the Astral Projection spell to intrude on githyanki territories on the Astral Plane. These silver blades are sacred
Cha 15 +2 +2
Gear Plate Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Gith
CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The githyanki makes three Silver Sword attacks. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
10(+0)
WIS
14(+2)
CHA
13(+1)
Skills Animal Handling +4, Nature +2, Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 1 (200 XP
community, and she has many non-Selesnya friends aside from the Guildpact. One of the most active advocates of cooperation among the guilds, she is relying on personal connections with members of other guilds to help that effort.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hardened the nomads’ determination to survive. By following herds for their food and occasionally restocking on wood, the Reghed can get by without relying on trade. They shun Ten-Towns and expect to
glorify the nomads’ outlook on life are common pastimes (see the “Reghed Stories” sidebar), as is sharpening weapons. Food is critical, of course, and certain beasts of the tundra are staples among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Sovereign Host
The Sovereign Host
The Sovereigns are with us at all times. Onatar stands at every forge and Dol Dorn is with you whenever blades are drawn. The Sovereigns shape the world
be seen as speaking for Arawai and Boldrei. You may feel a particular connection to one Sovereign and, as a divine spellcaster, this could drive your choice of domain or oath. But as a vassal (the common term for a follower of the Host), you are expected to respect and honor all of the Sovereigns.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one
resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two tribes will always prefer to expand in different directions if they come into contact, but they do happen.
For example, two
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
16
Languages Common
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Pack Tactics. The lieutenant has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the lieutenant’s allies is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Blade Scout Blade scouts are responsible for exploring and charting Mournland regions not yet claimed by the Lord of Blades’ legions. Blade Scout Medium Construct (Warforged), Typically Lawful Evil
, Wis +7
Skills Acrobatics +8, Perception +7, Stealth +8
Damage Resistances poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common
Challenge 7 (2,900
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Instead, a ghost custodian named Newmy lives inside. She’s affixed a piece of paper with “Newmy’s Room” written on it in Common. If anyone approaches the slab, Newmy pops out, sputtering apologies
monster called a lonely sorrowsworn On the far side of this room rests a stone coffin. Between the door and the coffin, the floor is studded with a sharp metal blades. A person-shaped figure with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Doomguard Rot Blade Rot blades are the entropic levers through which the Doomguard quickens the natural decay of the multiverse. These members wield weapons immersed in necrotic energy, which can
16 (+3)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +7, Con +6
Skills Perception +3
Damage Resistances necrotic
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
goals, you may still prefer to use trickery and cunning instead of relying on honesty or brute force. Zil gnomes typically use the forest gnome subrace. The natural illusionist trait is a part of
daily life in Zilargo, used both for entertainment and for trickery. The Thurimbar rod is a common magic item that amplifies this natural gift for purposes of creating music. The power to speak with small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
any attack, relying on their superior strength and tactical insight to overcome anything that stands in their way. Few orc tribes actively seek out orogs to bolster their ranks. The orogs’ superiority
11 (+0)
CHA
12 (+1)
Skills Intimidation +5, Survival +2
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Orc
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
identity. She also speaks little, relying on sharp hand gestures to direct dragonnel-riders in flight. Red Ruin
Medium Humanoid, Lawful Evil
Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 150 (20d8
+8, Perception +6
Damage Resistances fire
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Draconic Devotion. While Red Ruin can see a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Rage is as common and as honored as joy in Arborea. An adventure in Arborea can be an opportunity for characters to discover who they are when masks fall away and the honesty of unfettered emotion
is revealed. The inhabitants of the plane are accustomed to this emotional honesty. Lifelong friends might share a laugh over food and wine, cross blades over a mutual lover, and write songs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
psi commanders wield blades of pure psychic energy. They can throw barriers of mental force while toppling foes with a single, mind-splitting burst. Goblin Psi Commander Small Aberration (Goblinoid
)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +4
Skills Stealth +8
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Goblin, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with pure hearts to seduce and corrupt to evil, savoring the destruction of their virtue. They use their magic to lure potential victims to their lairs, relying on illusion and their thralls to capture
Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The lamia’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
quarters below. Silks and velvets, gold braid and mink, water-clear diamonds and luminous pearls: these are common sights in the Upper City, and hardly glimpsed elsewhere except as cheap imitations
High House of Wonders 5 1 ochre jelly in a sewer grate 6 Dead Three squad (4 fists of Bane, 3 night blades, and 2 necromites of Myrkul) trying to capture one or more city residents, in the hopes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
and piers. More common is the situation of groups like the Greengrocers’ Guild or the Brethren of Barbers, who operate out of all corners of the city and therefore claim no physical territory at all
captain) and 2d6 operatives (bandits) Table F: Lower City Threats d10 Threat 1 1d4 swarms of rats 2 1d4 invisible imps 3 Dead Three squad (4 fists of Bane, 3 night blades, and 2 necromites of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 23
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 25 (75,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +8
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving
encounter with this champion. All of a sudden, everything around me went painfully silent. The ringing of blades, the rustle of clothing, the hum of magic—all gone. It was like I was stuck, observing the world through a frosted pane of glass.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Types of Hags Each of the five common types of hags prefers a particular environment. It is possible to find a hag in unusual terrain, perhaps if she is traveling or is part of a coven along with two
, an annis hag is as tall as an ogre. Her skin is bruise-blue or black and her claws are like rusty blades. Annis hags love tormenting the weak and fearful, and seeing others feel fear. Statistics for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Common
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The champion makes
) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage.
Blade Storm (Recharge 5–6). The champion conjures a churning storm of spectral blades that fills a 20-foot cube centered on a point it can see within 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
your own personal religion and believe that all the established faiths are flawed. Deities of Eberron The Sovereign Host
Province
Suggested Cleric Domains
Common Symbol
Arawai Life, love
hammer and tongs or brass dragon The Dark Six
Province
Suggested Cleric Domains
Common Symbol
The Devourer Nature’s wrath Tempest Bundle of five sharpened bones or dragon turtle The Fury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, Mask, Selûne, Shar, and Tymora. Gods of knowledge, survival, cunning, and warfare are also common attractions for tieflings who value those qualities. Beshaba has tiefling worshipers who consider the
of the Infernal Legacy trait.
Winged. Bat-like wings jut from your shoulder blades. You have a flying speed of 30 feet while you aren’t wearing heavy armor. This trait replaces the Infernal Legacy trait.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Feldar, Hong, Khafra, Serenade, and Xandeval. They are chanting the following verse over and over in Common: “Darkness quench the sun. Darkness swallow the moon. We are nothing but the night.” Keresta
the shadow dragon’s memories to specific areas of Vanrakdoom. Treasure. The items on the table include three silver bowls (25 gp each), two ceremonial daggers with wavy obsidian blades (75 gp each), a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Wolves
6 Defenders of the Grove
7 Bronze Blades
8 The Jackals
Akroan Hoplite Akroan hoplites, also called stratians, number among the fiercest soldiers on Theros. They train
)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
13 (+1)
Saving Throws Str +5, Dex +5
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Hold the Line
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Orcs To the common folk of the world, an orc is an orc. They know that any one of these savages can tear an ordinary person to pieces, so no further distinction is necessary. Orcs know better
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades. Some Silverquill students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and
Languages Common plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
treasure to the castle. The “dragon kneelers” take it into the castle, and the lizardfolk never see it again. They are paid in steel blades (they have no ability to manufacture with metal) and magic
communicate with the chosen character, but he doesn’t want any of his comrades to know. He speaks enough pidgin Common to converse in simple terms, in case no one in the party speaks Draconic. How
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
avoid it. Triggering a Trap Most traps are triggered when a creature goes somewhere or touches something that the trap's creator wanted to protect. Common triggers include stepping on a pressure plate or
. Use your common sense, drawing on the trap's description to determine what happens. No trap's design can anticipate every possible action that the characters might attempt. You should allow a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
avoid it. Triggering a Trap Most traps are triggered when a creature goes somewhere or touches something that the trap’s creator wanted to protect. Common triggers include stepping on a pressure plate or
. Use your common sense, drawing on the trap’s description to determine what happens. No trap’s design can anticipate every possible action that the characters might attempt. You should allow a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champions of the gods. Many leonin suffered under the rule of the archons and at the whim of fickle gods, a grim history that taught them well-remembered lessons about trusting strangers or relying on
share tales and study the lore of their people. As a result, some of the greatest leonin storytellers and historians number among the Swiftclaws. Fighters and rogues are also common among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
guards’ attention, and there’s not much that stealthier characters can do about it, so relying on individual checks makes more sense. Similarly, don’t use a group check when a single successful check
occasionally you need a passive measure of how good a character is at doing a thing. Passive Perception is the most common example. (See “Perception” later in this chapter.) You can extend the concept