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Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 4 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious, and lazy even by the standards of goblinoids
and his followers the initial, unwilling recruits into his crusade. Today, hobgoblins chafe at the suggestion that creatures as lazy and untamed as norkers could claim such an honor. For that reason
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
make a single melee attack.Defensive Rebuke. If a creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 6 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious
norkers could claim such an honor. For that reason alone, hobgoblin warlords are loath to use these creatures, preferring to keep them around as disposable labor in mines and quarries.
Nasty, Brutish
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
use its Stomp action, but makes three extra turret attacks when it takes the Multiattack action option.
“Landro” (Colossus WX-33) is partially phased into a mountainside on the border of
is built to carry wizards, artificers, magewrights, and elite troops. For this reason, these constructs are largely hollow on the inside, with tunnels, ladders, storage areas, and observation decks
Species
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers.
Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world
adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games.
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I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
;t a native, your reason for leaving “home” probably has something to do with getting away from a bad situation.
Feature: All Eyes on You
Your accent, mannerisms, figures of
provided. The following section, discussing possible homelands, includes some suggested reasons that are appropriate for each location.
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Reason
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Emissary
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Pilgrim
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
its existence.
Few liches seek to become demiliches, for it means an end to the existence they hoped to preserve by becoming undead. However, time can erode the lich’s reason and memory, causing
Action"}. On a result of 11 or higher, the demilich takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects. It can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
The tomb trembles violently for
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
uses her lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Pools of water in the lair surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 20 Strength
— bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life.
Violent downpours become frequent within 10 miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12;{"diceNotation
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since.
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You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less
past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and hence the reason for your return to society.
Work with your DM to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vaporous visions amid the fog, mysterious eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable
might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink
mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen.
Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air
.
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Aarakocra enjoy peace and solitude. Most of them have little interest in dealing with other peoples and less interest in spending time on the ground. For this reason, it takes an
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty
them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they
details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into
horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
Beyond Its Borders Historically, the land’s greatest threat came from invading forces on its northwest border. A remote area known as the Grim Expanse still bears the scars of battle, even half a
can all cause issues for travellers who traverse these waters, despite the best efforts of the realm’s naval forces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
sooty surface, operate a simple tool, or tap someone on the shoulder, but the force isn’t strong enough to cause harm to a creature. The spirit can see other spirits in the Border Ethereal (including the spirit of Macreadus) and speak to them. The spirit knows the languages it knew in life.
Border Ethereal, unwilling to depart until its work is complete. (For more information on the Border Ethereal, see the “Ethereal Plane” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Spirit of Macreadus From
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
island. Using sheer force of will, the Frostmaiden can anchor the island or cause it to slowly drift about. For that reason, the island doesn’t appear on maps of the Sea of Moving Ice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, he eschews cruelty and sees no reason to cause pointless suffering. The wizard doesn’t like to admit it, but he would put his own safety at risk to quell the pain of innocents.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
replaced by the eastern portion of the Kron Hills and the western border of the Gnarley Forest. Instead of Red Larch, the starting town of the adventure is Hommlet. The adventure content described in
easily be set along Verbobonc’s river wharves. You can add Summit Hall and the Haunted Keeps as they stand to the area around Hommlet; there is no reason places such as these couldn’t be located in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventuring group that has a powerful backer as a patron has a clear place in the world, access to additional resources, and a reason to work together in pursuit of a common cause.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, allowing it to fully function according to its description now that the missing components have been restored. In his state of low-grade madness, Lum has no reason to not follow the agent’s orders and help
bring the machine online. However, he is also able to deactivate the machine, or even cause it to self-destruct—if the characters can convince him to do so with appropriate roleplaying or Charisma checks of your determination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
deal with than the average member of the city watch. If your character’s backstory doesn’t already include a personage of this sort, you could work with your DM to come up with a reason why an
1 The pirate captain on whose ship you once served; what you call moving on, the captain calls mutiny 2 A master spy to whom you unwittingly fed bad information, which led to the assassination of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Bad Dreams The characters’ sleep in the slave pen is troubled and fitful, filled with strange dreams and disturbing images. Dark shadows seem to move and reach out toward them as the characters
depths — something far worse than the drow. You need not explain the cause of these dreams and images at this time. Characters can chalk them up to the conditions in the slave pen, or to the aftereffects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
justice. 3 Magnet for Trouble. Maybe you trust people too easily or it’s just bad luck, but every client who walks into your office has some double deal, hidden agenda, or scam they’re running. 4
warforged are not always certain, you take up their cause. 6 Criminals. When a criminal has been wronged but doesn’t want to be brought to justice they come to you, trusting (rightly or wrongly) that you won’t turn them in.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Mourning No one knows the reason for what happened on 20 Olarune 994 YK. Though it had been battered, Cyre stood defiant; Cyran soldiers had recently driven deep into Karrnathi territory and were
characters.) In the days immediately following the Mourning, many assumed that the mist would continue to spread. Intense panic slowly turned to curiosity as it became clear that the border had stabilized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the Towering Wood, asserting that the farmlands that border these woods are now part of the Eldeen Reaches. The Great Druid is a figure of legend, a powerful mystic who serves as the spiritual
, consider whether you have ties to one of these traditions, and what led you to leave your order. Are you on a mission? Are you exploring the world? Have you been banished, with good reason or otherwise?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. If the characters confront the dusk elf, he defends himself but won’t cause them any permanent harm. Strahd’s chamberlain would sooner die than allow himself to be captured. Rahadin doesn’t divulge
his reason for visiting the temple, or even who is he or what role he serves. Left to his own devices, he rides back to Castle Ravenloft.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Reason to Visit. A side trek in chapter 6 takes place at Rundreth Manor, and the characters have a chance to confront the Dark Lady and perhaps find common cause against the cults.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, and murder are severe, regardless of the reason for the crime. If the characters express interest in knowing more about crimes and punishments in Waterdeep, give them the Code Legal handout in
likely to be excused for crimes if Laeral Silverhand, the Open Lord of Waterdeep, has cause to let them off the hook. Given how strictly laws are enforced in Waterdeep, it’s possible that the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
some respects this area has never truly deserved its bad reputation. Yes, aside from the Field Ward, this is the area where most of Waterdeep’s poor reside. Yes, it is home to some of the least
often have no sign at all. You either know where you are going and have reason to be there — or you are lost, and a likely mark for pickpockets or worse. Streetlamps don’t fare well in the Dock Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey host might be regarded as an insult and cause a hubbub, if not a revocation of the Fey host’s hospitality. A trusty Fey guide can provide invaluable assistance in navigating such delicate
; this is why refusing a gift from a Fey creature can cause them consternation, as they’re trying to right a perceived imbalance by giving the gift. But accepting a gift from a Fey can cause problems for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
itself to give its fellows time to collapse a nearby tunnel and prevent invaders from getting to the rest of the tribe. All kobolds know that fleeing from danger, especially against bad odds, is the smart
sacrifice when it presents itself. This practice contributes to the reason why most common folk (and adventurers) think kobolds are stupid as well as weak; they’ve seen or heard of a lone kobold trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. “Not a bad place to die,” the mage says with mild amusement. The doppelganger posing as Gargosh doesn’t take part in the fight, remaining on the fringes of the battle and rooting for the characters to
to make haste and catch up with him!”
Characters who have reason to suspect Gargosh might be lying or holding back information can make a DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check. A character who succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
fight in the war, how and why did they remain on the sidelines? Did they oppose the war? Did they do something to avoid conscription, or was there a reason they were considered unsuitable for service
of Cyre, or do they have other ideas for the nation’s future? For example, when an Aundairan player character meets a group of Eldeen druids, it’s an opportunity to exploit the bad blood between