bonus borders diffusing contests rebels

Two-Headed Cerberus

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Aggressive. As a bonus action, the cerberus can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see. Multiheaded. The cerberus can’t be surprised, and it has advantage on saving

of the dead. Such isn’t the case for mortals, though, and they eagerly set upon those who tread too close to the Underworld’s borders. Feared by the living and the dead, cerberi patrol

Underworld Cerberus

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Aggressive. As a bonus action, the cerberus can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see. Multiheaded. The cerberus can’t be surprised, and it has advantage on saving

living and the dead, cerberi patrol both banks of the Tartyx River. These multiheaded hounds of the Underworld breathe gouts of molten rock that sear and imprison those who trespass upon the borders of

Melee Attacks

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

and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your

ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. If either weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee attack with it

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

and attack with a light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand. You don’t add your

ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. If either weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee attack with it

Goliath Giant-Kin

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

clans and other Humanoids. Though they rarely stand more than 8 feet tall, goliaths can hold their own in contests of strength with ogres. Goliath giant-kin can also channel the magic of their giant

(700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Multiattack. The goliath makes two Spear attacks. Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6

Equinal Guardinal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

good-natured, boisterous Celestials boast their might in contests of strength and rarely back down from a challenge. Tough and courageous, they use their iron-hard fists to pound evil to a pulp

Resistances radiant Condition Immunities charmed, frightened Senses passive Perception 15 Languages Celestial, Common Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Headfirst Charge. If the

Frost Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

titanic game or creating sanctuaries from the cold (frequently featuring hot springs or snowy contests). Frost giants sometimes forge partnerships with icy Fey or fire giants dwelling underground

10 feet until the end of its next turn. Bonus Actions War Cry (Recharge 5–6). The giant or one creature of its choice that can see or hear it gains 16 (2d10 + 5) Temporary Hit Points and has Advantage on attack rolls until the start of the giant’s next turn.

Aarakocra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

birdlike humanoids guard the windy borders of their home against invaders from the Elemental Plane of Earth, such as gargoyles, their sworn enemies. Enemies of Elemental Evil. In service to the Wind

it takes to guard against the incursions of Elemental Evil. Aarakocra have no concept of political borders or property ownership, and the value of gems, gold, and other precious materials means

Firbolgs

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

serve her fall into two distinct roles that parallel Hiatea’s dual nature. At home, primeval wardens tend the hearths and tutor the young. Primeval wardens who patrol the borders of firbolg communities

passive Perception 17 Languages Common, Druidic, Giant Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Multiattack. The firbolg makes two Spear or Fire Lance attacks. Spear. Melee or

Trickery Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

accepted order among both gods and mortals. They’re patrons of thieves, scoundrels, gamblers, rebels, and liberators. Their clerics are a disruptive force in the world, puncturing pride, mocking tyrants

within 30 feet of you. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the illusion up to 30 feet to a space you can see, but it must remain within 120 feet of you. For the duration, you can cast spells as

Drow House Captain

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

, Stealth +8 Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16 Languages Elvish, Undercommon Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against

, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: dancing lights 1/day each: darkness, faerie fire, levitate (self only) Bonus Actions

Difficulty Class

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

checks that are contests between two creatures. For example, if one creature is holding a door shut, use its Strength modifier and Proficiency Bonus to set the DC for opening the door. When another

formula: DC = 8 + ability modifier + Proficiency Bonus This formula often sets the saving throw DC when a creature is casting a spell or using a special ability, but it can also apply to ability

Cerberi

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

trespass upon the borders of life and death. Most cerberi have a boundless hunger for fresh meat, especially the flesh of humanoids. Villains have been known to exploit that hunger by luring cerberi away

to the Underworld’s borders. Two-Headed Cerberus Medium monstrosity, lawful evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12) Speed 40 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2

The Big Picture

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

beginning of Aerdy’s decline marked the high-water mark of Keoland’s expansionist policies, as it held sway from the Pomarj to the borders of Ket. Aided by Celene, rebels in the Ulek region strove to curb

Difficulty Class

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

contests, saving throws, or attack rolls. Having proficiency with a skill or tool can also grant automatic success. If a character’s proficiency bonus applies to his or her ability check, the character

Purple Dragon Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Purple Dragon Knight Purple Dragon knights are warriors who hail from the kingdom of Cormyr. Pledged to protect the crown, they take the fight against evil beyond their kingdom’s borders. They are

following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, or Performance. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses Persuasion. You receive this benefit

Oracle of Strixhaven

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

Oracle of Strixhaven Somewhere in the lands beyond Strixhaven’s borders lives the Oracle: a wise and accomplished mage, tasked by the Founder Dragons to ensure that the magic of Strixhaven is used

Perception 20 Languages all Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5 Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Oracle fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Actions Multiattack

Archon of Boundaries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

. Sometimes knights of the realm get the idea that they can expand the borders of their land and keep the wilds at bay simply by driving archons deeper into the wilds. Such efforts are futile; not only are

) Proficiency Bonus +5 Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The archon has advantage on saving throws against spells

The Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild

, thieves’ cant Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Cunning Action. On each of her turns in combat, Nine-Fingers can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Dagger Thrower. Nine-Fingers adds

The Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild

5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Actions Multiattack. Nine-Fingers makes three dagger attacks. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit

Yugoloths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

opportunities to misinterpret them. The General of Gehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultroloth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many

pleases (unless its summoner is an ultroloth, in which case it acts as an ally of its summoner), and can’t summon other yugoloths. The summoned yugoloth remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner takes a bonus action to dismiss it.

High Fae

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

slashing from nonmagical attacks Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13 Languages Common, Sylvan Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on

, minor illusion 1/day each: enthrall, Nystul’s magic aura Bonus Actions Loot Likeness. The high fae magically transforms into a duplicate of a Small or Medium creature it can see. While transformed

Fighter Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Dexterity modifier (your choice) and Proficiency Bonus. Level 3: Student of War You gain proficiency with one type of Artisan’s Tools of your choice, and you gain proficiency in one skill of your

choice from the skills available to Fighters at level 1. Level 7: Know Your Enemy As a Bonus Action, you can discern certain strengths and weaknesses of a creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself

Cleric Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

and mortals. They embody the forces of change and social upheaval, and they’re patrons of thieves, scoundrels, gamblers, rebels, and liberators. Religious orders that operate in secret, especially

Door 9 Dominate Person, Modify Memory Level 3: Invoke Duplicity As a Bonus Action, you can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to create a perfect visual illusion of yourself in an unoccupied

Lower Deck and Cargo Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. He has a Strength score of 18, which gives him a +4 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls with his

stormed the area, slew the rebels, and added their corpses to the ship’s larder. All that’s left now of all the rebels are scraps, as the lone survivor (Krell) has consumed the last of them. Trapdoor. A

The Greyhawk Setting

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

temples of its many gods, several organizations operate across national borders in pursuit of their goals. Some of these organizations could serve as patrons or allies of adventurers in a Greyhawk

cultists Spiral rune Trithereon, the Summoner Arborea Rebels, individualists Triskelion Ulaa, the Bejeweled Arcadia Miners, jewelers, quarriers Ruby-hearted mountain Vecna, the Whispered One Unknown

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

his AC), and he fights with a giant-sized +1 battleaxe that gives him a +10 bonus to hit. He has a reach of 15 feet with the weapon, which deals 20 (3d8 + 7) slashing damage on a hit. Treasure

they wear are nothing but brass, and the gems gemstone (glass). Fifth Cell. Five captured orcs rebels are crammed into the easternmost cell. Three others of their number have already been tortured to

Harrowhall Locations

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

are keyed to map 15.1. Mike Schley Map 15.1: Harrowhall View Player Version 1: Moat and Walls A 30-foot-high wall borders Harrowhall, surrounded by a 20-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep, dry moat. The

Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Giant Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Ethereal Sight. Gremorly can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when he is on the Material Plane, and vice versa

Meenlock

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

(450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Fear Aura. Any beast or humanoid that starts its turn within 10 feet of the meenlock must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of

. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Bonus Actions Shadow Teleport (Recharge 5–6). The meenlock teleports to an

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