blowing bodies diffusing core remote

Incarnation of Transience

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

, transience incarnations embody the changing of seasons and the flowing of rivers. In Shadowmoor, these incarnations embody disease passing through its hosts, or the susurration of fallen leaves blowing

retains its core identity but might transform physically. An incarnation of hope in Lorwyn, for example, might resemble a giant dove with a lizard’s tail and leonine legs; in Shadowmoor, this same

Storm Giant Quintessent

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. The blizzard that rages unendingly around a mountain peak, the vortex that swirls around a remote island, or the thunderstorm that howls ceaselessly up and down a rugged coastline could, in fact, be

lairs. Their lair is usually a secluded region or prominent geographic feature, such as a mountain peak, a great waterfall, a remote island, a fog-shrouded loch, a beautiful coral reef, or a windswept

Dust Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

their bodies as living works of art. As they fly, coursing along wind currents or blowing through underground tunnels like living sandstorms, they create mesmerizing dances with their ever-shifting forms.Poison

Storm Giant Quintessent Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

waterfall, a remote island, a fog-shrouded loch, a beautiful coral reef, or a windswept desert bluff. As befits the environment, the storm in which the giant lives could be a blizzard, a typhoon, a

succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be pushed 15 feet in the direction the wind is blowing. The gust disperses gas or vapor, and it extinguishes candles, torches, and similar unprotected

Tortle Druid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

wind blowing through trees, to watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded marketplace. A tortle druid savors such things more than most, channeling the natural magic of the world

around them. Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like bipeds with shells that cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for

Fomorian Noble

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

unopposed. In their arrogance, these fomorian nobles unknowingly escaped the dreadful fate of their kin, and they remain unchanged in their remote enclaves. Occasionally they return to the Material Plane

failed, the fomorians were banished to the Underdark and their god was consigned to a subterranean prison. Subjected to the strange magic of the Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted

Hundred-Handed One

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

of arms magically orbit the bodies of the titanic, nearly forgotten artisans known as hundred-handed ones. These giants often dwell in remote mountains and seaside cliffs, where they carve their

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons. Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are

homes, they appear alert, with eyes moving and bodies ready to take flight. Homelands Most aarakocra live on the Elemental Plane of Air. Aarakocra can be drawn into the Material Plane, sometimes to

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed or

hair on nearly every part of their bodies. The traits of the beast within affect a shifter’s appearance as well. A swiftstride shifter may have catlike eyes and delicate build, while a beasthide

The Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

experiences of dreamers. There is a dark core at the heart of the plane, shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. For reasons unknown to the general populace, Dal Quor is always remote

influence. When the influence of a plane is especially strong it is said to be coterminous. When its influence is weak, a plane is remote. These states can be important for epic rituals, the creation of

It's Your World

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

It’s Your World In creating your campaign world, it helps to start with the core assumptions and consider how your setting might change them. The subsequent sections of this chapter address each

, but they’re not the only set of assumptions that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign concept by altering one or more of those core assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have done

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

inlaid with silver tracery around the edges. Long strips of ragged and aged cloth hang from a pair of steel bars over the vat, where they are tied on to keep them from blowing away in the wind. A sizeable

the wax and cloth strips to remove all hair from their bodies before scrubbing themselves vigorously (sometimes to the point of bleeding) with the pumice stones. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check confirms that the 'dry brown flecks' are blood.

Storm Giant Quintessent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

the elements and disperse themselves into nature, transforming into semiconscious storms. The blizzard that rages unendingly around a mountain peak, the vortex that swirls around a remote island, or

remote island, a fog-shrouded loch, a beautiful coral reef, or a windswept desert bluff. The storm in which the giant lives could be a blizzard, a typhoon, a thunderstorm, or a sandstorm, as befits the

Observatory Locations

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

observatories are built in the wilderness. Such locations are often isolated, and the staff that work in these remote locales are famous for eccentricities born out of extended loneliness and isolation

, creatures can see and interact with other sleeping creatures’ dream forms, but they can’t harm or otherwise affect one another’s physical bodies. Constellation Lines. At night, stars visible from the

Companion Mounts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

. If a companion attacks their rider, they have disadvantage on the attack roll. Companion Barding At the GM’s discretion, characters can purchase barding for a companion, as discussed in the core

their AC. Companions who are shapechangers (such as the mimic companion) can’t use that ability while wearing barding. Companions who have corrosive bodies or are amorphous (such as the gelatinous cube companion) can’t wear nonmagical barding.

Revel's End

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

of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard

amenities. If the council needs a tie-breaking vote to determine whether to commute a prisoner’s sentence, the prison warden—a neutral arbiter with no ties to any Lords’ Alliance member—casts the deciding vote. The remote prison of Revel’s End contains many of the Sword Coast’s most dangerous criminals

Dust Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

their ancestors’ passion for artistry, but instead of carving stone, they view their bodies as living works of art. As they fly, coursing along wind currents or blowing through underground tunnels

Life or Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

blowing up the star is what it takes to save the characters’ world, then Topolah is all for it. She reminds the characters that Xaryxis is dying anyway and observes that the opportunity to witness the

all-consuming core. Death of a Star When Xaryxis is destroyed, read: The star flares, becoming a thousand times brighter. Moments later, it is gone. The exploding star destroys everything within

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

to all orcs, and they adorn their bodies, possessions, and lairs with pigments that produce those hues. Red ochre is used to represent blood, grayish-white ash to represent death, and charcoal to

Cliffside Redoubt Locations

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

phisarazus time to scuttle into position for an attack, uttering odd prophecies such as “When the winds blowing from chaos bring order, the lawmakers must falter.” The door opens with a noisy groan

) broods here on his throne. He feasted on the corpses and drained their bodies of blood. See the “Fighting Kas” section below for information about running this confrontation. The holes are ventilation

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like humanoids with shells that cover most of their bodies. Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” Consequently, tortles feel little need to

soft wind blowing through palm trees, to watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded marketplace. Tortle Medium humanoid (tortle), lawful good Armor Class 17 (natural) Hit Points

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like bipeds with shells that cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for long. Most

soft wind blowing through trees, to watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded marketplace. A tortle druid savors such things more than most, channeling the natural magic of the

Warforged Colossus

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

. Construction began on enormous new creation foundries, hundreds of feet tall, carved into the sides of mountains or secretly nestled within remote canyons. The project succeeded beyond Cyre’s wildest dreams

sending adventurers into the Mournland in hopes of salvaging some or all of the network inside a fallen colossus. Colossus Power Core. The power source of a colossus is a Khyber dragonshard of

Incarnations of Nature

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

from Lorwyn to Shadowmoor or vice versa retains its core identity but might transform physically. An incarnation of hope in Lorwyn, for example, might resemble a giant dove with a lizard’s tail and

, transience incarnations embody the changing of seasons and the flowing of rivers. In Shadowmoor, these incarnations embody disease passing through its hosts, or the susurration of fallen leaves blowing

Opening the Crate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

monsters with hairy, spiderlike bodies and eel-like heads. Mirt yelps in shock, tumbles from his bed, and lands heavily on the floor, dragging his bedcovers with him. Dealing with the Hatchlings Eight

converge on Mirt’s room. Mirt is furious! Who dares to try to have him killed? His day is ruined! He swears that heads will roll once he’s found out who’s behind this outrage. As Mirt is blowing off steam

Goliaths

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

between them is remote, because goliaths like to hold grudges. Goliath Warrior Medium humanoid (goliath), any alignment Armor Class 12 (hide armor) Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft. STR

obscured by wind and blowing snow. Elders invoke her name to keep young goliaths from wandering too far from home before they’re ready. Adult goliaths sometimes encounter this legendary individual in

Giants

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

objects and creatures that seem especially significant in their mad minds. Over time, the collected things accrete to their bodies, becoming encased in stone. Stone Giant Dreamwalker Huge giant (stone

, the vortex that swirls around a remote island, or the thunderstorm that howls ceaselessly up and down a rugged coastline could, in fact, be the undying form of a storm giant clinging to existence

Giants

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

and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone. (BRAD RIGNEY) Hundred-Handed One Extra pairs of arms magically orbit the bodies of the

titanic, nearly forgotten artisans known as hundred-handed ones. These giants often dwell in remote mountains and seaside cliffs, where they carve their memories into the ancient stone, covering their

Healing Pools

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

captured beast as a subject for the priest’s medical experiments. Many healing pools are in remote locations that are difficult to reach, such as hot springs at the top of a volcano or tidal pools on a

palamnites (see chapter 6) invade the pools, believing the waters’ magic can restore their lost memories and mortal bodies. 2 Naiads (see chapter 6) guard the pools, making their own judgments about who

Way of the Open Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

to heal damage to their bodies, and practice advanced meditation that can protect them from harm. Open Hand Technique Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can manipulate your

communities in remote hills, back allies, and subterranean hideaways. Monasteries of Ilmater (god of endurance) are named after flowers, and their orders carry the names of great heroes of the faith

Black Cabin Locations

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

corners by stiff winds blowing through broken windows. The walls and furniture are scorched black, including a table with the charred remains of a book on it. Next to the table, on the floor amid

dense chunk of coal at its core. The Summer Star has lost its luster but not its magic. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals a weak, residual aura of transmutation magic surrounding it. The

Giant Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

hauling goods to a remote settlement of giants. 6 Venture into a desolate wasteland to find the undiscovered ruined city at the center and identify the catastrophe that devastated the region. Seer A

the countryside, carefully mapping its path and cataloging the destruction left in its wake. 5 Brave a dragon’s hoard to steal a device that tracks the positions of invisible celestial bodies. 6

Fomorians

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today. Fomorian Deep Crawler Deep crawlers are fomorians whose bodies are adapted to crawling through the tunnels of

, where they could continue their journeys of knowledge unopposed. In their arrogance, these fomorian nobles unknowingly escaped the dreadful fate of their kin, and they remain unchanged in their remote

Minotaur

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

Minotaur The minotaurs who dwell in the badlands of Phoberos and the remote polis of Skophos are caught between two worlds. Some follow the dark god Mogis, who has tyrannized them for ages untold and

legends claim that Mogis created the minotaurs, transforming his most bloodthirsty followers so that their hulking bodies resembled his own. However, while the tales told in the labyrinth-polis of Skophos

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