both before distant carries remain

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

metal with ease, organic matter and gems are repugnant to them. If a khargra eats such morsels for whatever reason, they remain lodged in its gullet for a few days of indigestion before the offending

tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death. Stealthy Couriers. A number of clans among the dwarves, duergar, and azers have trained

Jim Darkmagic

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Special Equipment. Jim carries a wand of wonder. Benign Transportation (Recharges after Jim Casts a Conjuration Spell of 1st Level or Higher). As a bonus action, Jim teleports up to 30 feet to a

follows him as chief arcanist (and occasional arsonist) for Acquisitions Incorporated. And although his skills as an adventurer and real wizard remain highly sought after, Jim looks forward to a well

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Special Equipment. In addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead. Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level

in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands. Monster Hunter. The half-elf ringmaster is, in fact, a legendary human vampire hunter named Rudolph van Richten. Van

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

destroyed. They disappear when the shepherd dies.A nightmare shepherd is a gaunt, ashen fiend with leathery wings. It carries a shepherd’s crook, which it uses to direct a flock of wandering

distant nightmarish planes. A pit fiend might be interpreted by Theros’s mortals as one of the Underworld’s countless demonic denizens, while a balor meeting a Theros demon on some other

Amble

Monsters Locathah Rising

unoccupied space they can see.Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1 or less, and can remain in this form for up to 6 hours. Amble's equipment melds with

dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over their normal form. Amble can't cast spells, and their ability to speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the capabilities of

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

had before you transformed. If you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't reduce your normal form to 0

rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.

Isolde

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

comfort to Isolde and quelled her thirst for vengeance. Zybilna and Isolde enjoyed a strong partnership for years, but as time wore on, they grew distant until their relationship finally soured

become the masters of hers. To appease Zybilna, this arrangement would remain in place only until the two carnivals crossed paths again. Zybilna was intrigued enough by the shadar-kai to let Isolde go

Whelm Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

first make an attack roll with Whelm, you develop a fear of being outdoors that persists as long as you remain attuned to the weapon. This causes you to have disadvantage on attack rolls, saving

would do anything to protect those dwarves from harm. The hammer also carries a secret shame. Centuries ago, a dwarf named Ctenmiir wielded it valiantly for a time. But Ctenmiir was turned into a

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost. Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant

lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye. — Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper Hailing from a strange and distant land

Bak Mei

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. Unarmored Defense. While Bak

distant homeland to the east of Faerûn. As he grew older, learned more about the world, and began to feel the weight of old age, his worldview changed dramatically. Motivated by his growing fear of

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

breath. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald

game are strangely absent, hinting at the presence of an unnaturally hungry predator. If the dragon dies, the rodents and birds lose their supernatural link to it. The thickets remain, but within

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast

strangely absent, hinting at the presence of an unnaturally hungry predator. If the dragon dies, the rodents and birds lose their supernatural link to it. The thickets remain, but within 1d10

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

before it transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s

’s statistics and resolves all of its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer control the creature. It might remain friendly to you, depending on how you have

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

changes. He prefers to remain unseen, skulking about invisibly or peering through scrying sensors that resemble wide-open eyes surrounded by sparkling motes of light. Halaster’s abilities far

effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

up to the Sword Coast, and into the Western Heartlands to the east. Some remain in their ancient homeland. In contrast, water and earth genasi have no common history. Individuals have difficulty

Claugiyliamatar (possessed)

Monsters Divine Contention

earned her nickname from her habit of gnawing on old kills, and is often seen with a mangled corpse hanging from her mouth. Other dragons rarely remain in Kryptgarden Forest for long, because

trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast, and every

Claugiyliamatar

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

with a mangled corpse hanging from her mouth. Other dragons rarely remain in Kryptgarden Forest for long, because Claugiyliamatar drives them out. Claugiyliamatar rarely meddles in the affairs of small

reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast, and every sound seems muffled. At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, or its concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the mummy lord wears or carries is invisible with it.The mummy lord can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the

form. While in whirlwind form, the mummy lord is immune to all damage, and it can't be grappled, petrified, knocked prone, restrained, or stunned. Equipment worn or carried by the mummy lord remain in

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until Keresta dies, or until Keresta dismisses them as a bonus action.Keresta can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary

bats are plentiful. In areas where they are not specifically mentioned, droppings and guano betray their presence, and they can be heard constantly scuttling and shrieking in the distant darkness. If

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast

shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

steeped in a culture, the verdan remain on the lookout for oppression and curtailment of freedoms. They understand the need for laws that protect, but they rail against laws that restrict and oppress

Wandering Outcasts

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

Wandering Outcasts Most tabaxi remain in their distant homeland, content to dwell in small, tight clans. These tabaxi hunt for food, craft goods, and largely keep to themselves. However, not all

curiosity are compelled to wander far and wide. They seek out stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant of the world beyond their home.

1. Portal Stones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

1. Portal Stones This location is not shown on the map. The mossy stones are old and weathered; lichen covers most of their surfaces, but traces of white paint remain in a few of the grooves. The

cultists have re-tuned their destinations to suit their own ends. One of them connects to the distant north (where Talis visits white dragon allies), one leads to a heavily guarded chamber in Thay

1. Portal Stones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

1. Portal Stones This location is not shown on the map. The mossy stones are old and weathered; lichen covers most of their surfaces, but traces of white paint remain in a few of the grooves. The

the cultists have re-tuned their destinations to suit their own ends. One of them connects to the distant north (where Talis visits white dragon allies), one leads to a heavily guarded chamber in Thay

Spirits' Plea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Spirits’ Plea When the wraith is defeated, any surviving haints remain, lingering in the center of the common room. If both haints were destroyed, their voices emerge from silhouettes drifting in the

’ questions, the mist filling the common room swirls faster, and the characters hear the distant sound of howling wind and pounding waves. The spirits cry out, “Something terrible threatens our precious lore

Chamber Campaign Themes

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

for the world in the long term, or a short-term triumph that carries tremendous risk for the world in the distant (or not too distant) future. Another possibility is that the adventurers are openly

4. With Sword in Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of a hand, amid stains of dried blood. Distant Voices. Echoes of distant voices occasionally fill the room, emanating from 10-inch-long, 5-inch wide vents in the ceiling (see “Echoes” below

. The longsword is easy to remove from the armor stand, requiring no ability check. A detect magic spell reveals that the sword is magical. It sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. It also carries a

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

noticing the characters, the ogre sets the pet boars loose on them instead. 4 Five bugbears ambush the party, demanding the characters give them 100 gp or face certain death. Each bugbear carries 3

gp in a coin pouch. 5 Ten giant bats swoop in and attack the characters. The bats focus their attacks on the character who makes the most noise. 6 The characters hear distant howls. Two dire wolves and

Crinkle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

many of her feathers, and those that remain are frayed and disheveled. She carries a long staff with a hook on the end, which she uses to change the firefly lamps that hang from the ceiling. Crinkle has

Dwarves and Dragonmarks

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

dragonmarked house, it is obliged to remain neutral in the politics of all nations, including its homeland. As a result, Clan Kundarak is no longer represented on the Iron Council that rules the Mror

Holds. However, it wields an influence over the other clans that reflects its wealth and its status in the world beyond the Holds, and the voice of Kundarak members arguing against the use of daelkyr magic carries significant weight.

Xonthal's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

beyond, reaching distant Zakhara, Kara-Tur, and even Maztica. His work focused on conjuration and elemental evocation, so he often kept elementals and genies for company. Xonthal prized solitude, so he

been up to in the intervening decades, or whether he’s even still alive. Some think he must have become a lich, while others believe he’s just dead. All that’s certain is that the hedge maze remains a frustrating barrier, and the spells and wards protecting the tower against entry remain as powerful as ever.

Xonthal's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

beyond, reaching distant Zakhara, Kara-Tur, and even Maztica. His work focused on conjuration and elemental evocation, so he often kept elementals and genies for company. Xonthal prized solitude, so he

been up to in the intervening decades, or whether he’s even still alive. Some think he must have become a lich, while others believe he’s just dead. All that’s certain is that the hedge maze remains a frustrating barrier, and the spells and wards protecting the tower against entry remain as powerful as ever.

The Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

remain visible, but appear translucent and oddly distant. In this strange world, a beam of blue light spills from the planar beacon and sweeps around it in a circle, like a spectral lighthouse. Most

Jalester Silvermane

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

Jalester Silvermane An earnest man in his mid-twenties, Jalester hails from the distant land of Cormyr, where he earned his spurs working for a mercenary company called the Steel Shadows. A few years

Lords’ Alliance. He has been romantically unattached ever since Faerrel’s death but longs again for love. Treasure Jalester carries a badge of the Watch (see appendix A). If the badge is lost or taken

Planar Portals

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

open when the command is given within 15 feet of themselves, and they remain open for 1d12 minutes. Key Item. The portal functions if the traveler carries a particular object; the item acts much like a

where they want to go. Most portals exist in distant locations, and a portal’s location often has thematic similarities to the plane it leads to. For example, a portal to Mount Celestia might be

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