borders being diffusing contests rare

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race, Many Forms The bodies of all

broodguards and exceedingly rare anathemas have their place in the hierarchy as well. All yuan-ti can interbreed. Females usually lay clutches of eggs, which are stored in a common hatchery, although

It's Your World

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

. Ask yourself, “What if the standard assumptions weren’t true in my world?” The World Is a Mundane Place. What if magic is rare and dangerous, and even adventurers have limited or no access to it

the “Here there be dragons” notations? What if great empires cover huge stretches of countryside, with clearly defined borders between them? The Five Nations of the Eberron setting were once part of

Humans Transformed

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

, becoming like the gods in body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race

mutated broodguards and exceedingly rare anathemas have their place in the hierarchy as well. All yuan-ti can interbreed. Females usually lay clutches of eggs, which are stored in a common hatchery

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

House Missions

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

agreement with your patron house. House Missions d12 House Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 1 Cannith Escort a valuable shipment of goods Track down rare materials Advance the cause of one branch of

the family at the expense of the other two 2 Deneith Act as bodyguards for a prominent or wealthy person Serve as mercenaries in a lingering border conflict Enforce the law across national borders as

Beshaba

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

, contests of sport or martial prowess, and at the naming ceremonies of children. If she isn’t invited to such an event, she might take offense and wreak misfortune on those involved. Temples to Beshaba

offerings made. The Red Wizards of Thay commonly erect such shrines outside their ritual chambers to guard against unfortunate mistakes. Few dare to take Beshaba as a patron. The rare clerics of the

King's Dark Lanterns

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

. The King’s Dark Lanterns includes more than 500 agents operating within Breland’s borders and roughly one-fifth that number stationed abroad. They often work in teams, and also work closely with the

branches of the Citadel are there for you. Enemies. Rare is the espionage agency that is loved. Even within Breland, the populace views the Dark Lanterns with suspicion, and powerful people outside

Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

relationships with people other than your kin. Qualinesti High Elves In Qualinesti, a scout warns of threats encroaching on the elven city’s borders Long ago, a group of high elves left Silvanesti, desiring

, Qualinesti elves even enjoyed good relations with the dwarves of Thorbardin. Since the Cataclysm, however, they’ve withdrawn from the world, and few outsiders dare approach their well-guarded borders. As

Core Assumptions

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

deny their existence. Much of the World Is Untamed. Wild regions abound. City-states, confederacies, and kingdoms of various sizes dot the landscape, but beyond their borders the wilds crowd in. People

heals wounds to something much more rare and impressive, such as a levitating tower or a stone golem guarding the gates of a city. Beyond the realms of civilization are caches of magic items guarded

Seven Secrets of Ravenloft

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of rare lineages or Dark Gifts—threaten personal dooms. Yet those who face these terrors shine as lights amid the Mists, beacons to attract other heroes but also greater threats. 7. Only Fear Is

Certain. The Domains of Dread provide malleable settings for any kind of horror adventure. As domains are unmoored from conventional reality, anything can happen within their borders. Normal people

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

about the nature of their domains or what lies beyond the Mists. This preoccupation, along with the lack of shared borders or reliable travel, means that mercantile ventures and military conquests

between domains are essentially impossible. Rare individuals do travel between the domains, such as adventurers or roving Vistani families (detailed at the end of this chapter). Others who wish to travel

Vistani

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

domain’s borders. Most bands make their living primarily through craftwork (especially delicate silversmithing), horse rearing, and trading wares carried between domains. Meetings between Vistani bands are

to travel with them as far as the next settlement. In rare cases, a clan might even adopt a gracious, helpful traveler. Characters who befriend or do right by members of a Vistani band might be allowed

Market Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

—in the grand scheme of the multiverse, few minerals are as rare as their worth might suggest. They might accept favors or prefer to barter instead. Pickpockets and thieves flock to the ward in droves

. Members hone their bodies and minds through rigorous conditioning, and they regularly challenge others in the Market Ward to contests of artistic, athletic, or spiritual prowess. Because Ciphers tend to

Stone Giants

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

, to serve as guards on the tribe’s most distant borders or as hunters that wander beyond those borders. As such, the stone giants that are first encountered by outsiders are almost always the least

generally rank highest, but the significance of individual signs can also affect one’s status. On the rare occasions when storm giants meet, omens and signs accompany each individual, making it plain to

Military Force

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Military Force The whole machine of war is barbaric. In a sane world, conflicts would be resolved by contests of apocalyptic magics or by continent-reshaping brawls between titanic, soul-fueled

obedience. These missions have clear and precise goals, leading you on the path of adventure. In rare cases, you’re trusted with open-ended tasks that afford you leeway in interpreting orders. Salary. Each

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

laced with bawdy insults and lewd gestures. Only on rare occasions do things get physical, and even then, the Fey do little more than bite, scratch, and hurl mud at each other. Every now and then, the

weather spirits. Domain Borders As an archfey’s power waxes or wanes, their Domain of Delight can grow or shrink. If their domain grows big enough to abut or overlap another archfey’s domain, a

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. Many festhalls sponsor Founders’ Day costume contests, with prizes going to those who wear the best recreations of the garb of historical personages. Once banned as frivolous and distracting, the

martial skill, and stage mock battles. Those desiring to join their ranks are given a chance to demonstrate their prowess, usually with wooden practice weapons in contests against veteran soldiers

Vocath's Base

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

main balcony, 50 feet above the arena floor, is a private box where Vocath watches the contests, flanked by his two bodyguards. An ornate throne sized for the mercane is situated here, with two smaller

2,500 gp apiece or trade either one for a different rare magic item. If a creature other than Vocath touches any of the items on display, a mental alarm alerts Vocath, letting him know which object

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

describe fill the festhall and its satellite buildings. Contests and duels are held at the Northumber, an outdoor amphitheater, while magical light checkers the stages of its two indoor theaters: the

supplies from the Market Ward or, for especially rare ingredients, the Outer Planes. Hall of Information Located between the Hall of Records and Hall of Speakers, the Hall of Information is a gleaming

Geographic Features

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

their habitats. The Dreadwood Long a home of horrid monsters and vicious raiders, the Dreadwood hides within its borders a multitude of terrors. Keoland maintains ranger patrols that sweep through the

rare times, the elves organize patrols into the deepest, deadliest regions of the Dreadwood in hopes of defeating threats in their nascent state.

Roleplaying a Giant

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

might be found in a cloud giant menagerie, with rare specimens treated more as status symbol than as companions. Benevolent Overlords Cloud giants are famous (or infamous) for demanding tribute from

be displayed, and the more ostentatious the display, the better. In a cloud giant family’s home, extravagance is omnipresent. One might boast windows framed in gold leaf, rare perfume stored in vials

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

includes twelve bottles of rare wine, each worth 25 gp. 10: Eastern Bedrooms Read or paraphrase the following when a character opens the door to one of the bedrooms: A sparse bedroom contains a bed with a

Meenlock

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

of their own kind, so it isn’t in their nature to bow to any god or otherworldly patron. However, wizardry remains a rare temptation. In the pages of a spellbook, an illithid sees a system to acquire

insidious suggestions fail to take hold, an elder brain asserts its dominance more directly. It seizes control of a resistant mind and controls the creature’s body as it would a puppet. Against the rare

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. They refuse to leave their woods, guarding relics and ruins of ages past, and they want nothing to do with the world beyond their borders. Arn Forest This stretch of pine trees and muskeg bogs lies on

, such as Duke Zalto’s head or a group of freed dwarven prisoners, he will reward each character with a rare magic item of that individual’s choice. He secures the desired items while the characters are

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