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Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying.
Driven Competitors
Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A
skills.
This dedication to competition has a dark side. Goliaths are ferocious competitors, but above all else they are driven to outdo their past efforts. If a goliath slays a dragon, he or she might
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity.
In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hitting him with an attack), there is a 50 percent chance that the illusory duplicate is affected, not Demogorgon, in which case the illusion disappears.
Regional Effects
The region containing Demogorgon
Demogorgon’s followers are typically lone killers driven by the whispering voice of their master. His most blessed followers gain the Two Minds of Chaos trait.
Two Minds of Chaos. This creature
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
jut from the walls as if driven into them by some tremendous force. Two doors stand opposite one another in the center of the north wall and the south wall. A dark archway leads out through the east
wall.
After Strahd was transformed into a vampire, several of the castle guards retreated to this room, but Strahd caught them and slaughtered them in a brutal show of violence. Removing one of the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her mad. She leaves on rare occasions to hunt for food, returning as soon as possible
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
when one of the ancient fiendish Overlords stirred, unleashing fiends and corrupting many of the dragonborn themselves. Their nation in ruins, the dragonborn retreated to the darkness of Q’barra
lizardfolk. If you’re a dragonborn, what has caused you to emerge from Q’barra? Are you on a quest to help your people or to oppose the Lords of Dust? Are you driven by wanderlust or curiosity? Did you serve as a mercenary in the Last War? How might your travels tie to the fate of your people?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
ancient Overlords stirred, unleashing fiends and corrupting many of the dragonborn themselves. Their empire collapsed and the dragonborn retreated to the darkness of Q’barra. They have remained their ever
dragonborn believe they’re some exotic type of lizardfolk. If you’re a dragonborn PC, what has caused you to emerge from Q’barra? Are you on a quest to help your people or to oppose the Lords of Dust? Are you driven by wanderlust or curiosity? Did you serve as a mercenary in the Last War?
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Chapter 4: Salvage Operation When a ship missing for years is spotted adrift at sea, its one-time owner sees a final chance to recover a lost fortune. But what the former owner cannot know is that
the ship has a new master — a wretched druid, driven mad by cannibalism and attended by a horde of venomous pets. Salvage Operation is a D&D adventure designed for four to six 4th-level characters
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
they don’t believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isn’t out of cowardice, but practicality—yuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the
rather than among other creatures, including my own kind.
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I sometimes become consumed by philosophy.
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I believe I am superior to others of my caste.
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I am driven by wanderlust
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; animosity, gnomes tend to avoid or abandon settlements that have a severe infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Orc
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, where they join Gruumsh’s army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager
; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
vampire spawn to whom Strahd has shown favor in the past. Escher is feeling somewhat neglected of late and has retreated here until Strahd’s mood improves. If attacked, he hurls himself out the window
glass doesn’t allow for much of a view. If a character opens a window and leaves it open, there’s a 50 percent chance that a vampire spawn crawling around the outside wall of the tower notices the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
by a subchief named Irhtos, several officers, and many warriors. Her progressive stance is inspired and driven by wisdom of the aged lizardfolk minister, Sauriv. Opposing that group (mostly covertly
reach of the sahuagin. If all the lizardfolk notables are slain, surviving members of the tribe simply drift away into the marsh, taking all their possessions with them. There will then be no chance of an alliance against the sahuagin that involves the lizardfolk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is suggested for his clerics, Kol Korran guides fair negotiation; those driven solely by greed prefer the Keeper of the Dark Six. Olladra is the Sovereign of Feast and Fortune. She is the giver of
joy and the granter of luck, patron to entertainers, gamblers, and anyone who takes a chance. Onatar is the Sovereign of Fire and Forge. He guides both mundane smiths and artificers, inspiring anyone who performs an act of creation.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
can fill the basin in area 5 and release the sluice quickly enough, the water pours into the pool before it has a chance to evaporate. Alternatively, the pool can be activated with a flask of holy water
away, a gazing character is driven temporarily insane for 1 minute (see area 3). A character pulled away from the pool does not suffer insanity but is stunned for 1 minute. Using the Pool The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, but against a much more sinister presence: the sahuagin. Just over a year ago, a colony of lizardfolk were driven from their home by an invasion of sahuagin. Forced to find a temporary home, they
with the lizardfolk on behalf of Saltmarsh, will determine if the coalition has any chance of success. FRIEND FROM THE DEEP
If the characters freed Oceanus from his cell aboard the Sea Ghost in The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
prey and gave each man a chance to bring her a gift that would atone for his intentions. The first man killed a stag and made an offering of it in her name, so she turned him into a stag to compensate
retreated and has terrorized the gods’ servants ever since. To this day, Nylea remains deeply pained by Arasta’s loss. Knowing that only Phenax can undo the curse he laid upon the dryad, Nylea often sends her champions to learn the secret of what might restore her friend.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population. Second, kobolds are always on the lookout for magic that might help them free their
to use any such item they come across. When kobolds sense an opportunity to separate a magic item from its owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
feet on a side rests in a corner. A crank protrudes from one side of it, causing it to resemble an oversized jack-in-the-box.
If Bavlorna Blightstraw retreated to Loomlurch after fleeing her home in
; characters reduced to 0 hit points by the mimics are stable rather than dying, giving the hag a chance to decide what to do with the unconscious victims. Dragon-in-the-Box. The wooden box with the crank is one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
cavern floor is level and dotted with stalagmites 10 to 15 feet high.
Each time the characters visit this area, there is a 25 percent chance that Halaster links to the Runestone and uses it to spy on the
afoul of the golem in area 2 and was mortally wounded. It retreated to this cavern and died here. Treasure. Cutting open the xorn’s carcass reveals an undigested ring of x-ray vision and a lumpy, half
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
infiltrating the temples. Each cult’s monstrous allies rarely challenge a group of cultists that proceeds with confidence. Human members of the cult have a good chance to spot impostors at close range, but
temples while its elemental prophet is still alive, the prophet gathers reinforcements and sends them to attack the intruding party. The prophets can organize this strike even if they have retreated
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
path. As the DM, you can decide where the characters encounter each of these groups. These encounters are meant to be run separately, although running two encounters back-to-back with no chance for the
represent them) on a rampage. The brigands were driven mad by the journey to Avernus, and have now pledged themselves to their spined devil master. Their madness causes them to bellow and gibber as they
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
can fill the basin in area 5 and release the sluice quickly enough, the water pours into the pool before it has a chance to evaporate. Alternatively, the pool can be activated with a flask of holy water
away, a gazing character is driven temporarily insane for 1 minute (see area 3). A character pulled away from the pool does not suffer insanity but is stunned for 1 minute. Using the Pool. The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Me the Odds Odds and probability are your bread and butter. During downtime activities that involve games of chance or figuring odds on the best plan, you can get a solid sense of which choice is
addicted to the thrill of winning or losing everything on a turn of fortune. For some, gambling is less a matter of chance and more a matter of seeking every advantage to ensure the outcome. The best
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Inside, the main floor is dominated by a massive stone grinding wheel driven by a water wheel in the stream. The mill was operating late when the raid began and the millers fled without disengaging the
spears from above, then leap down to fight hand-to-hand. The ambushers have a good chance to gain a surprise round for their spear volley; a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check is needed to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
creatures fleeing from him. The characters thus have a good chance of getting away if they act quickly. They might first need to deal with companions overcome by bouts of madness, however, and they need to
decide how they intend to escape. Escape by Land. Fleeing by land requires dodging terrified kuo-toa, and even fighting fish-folk driven to a killing frenzy against the characters for having drawn this
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Inside, the main floor is dominated by a massive stone grinding wheel driven by a water wheel in the stream. The mill was operating late when the raid began and the millers fled without disengaging the
of spears from above, then leap down to fight hand-to-hand. The ambushers have a good chance to gain a surprise round for their spear volley; a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check is needed to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a former mercenary now seeking adventure. You could be working as an emissary for one of the Ghaal’dar tribes, or even Lhesh Haruuc himself. Or you could have been driven from your tribe by the
daelkyr, the war left seeds of madness strewn throughout the empire. As Dhakaan began to fall, a number of generals and governors gathered their forces and retreated into shelters deep within the earth
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, though, it transformed Fhenimore and Whymsee into kraken priests so they could protect its only offspring. Thankful for another chance at some kind of life, the two have embarked on this mission with
strung across the back of the chamber to serve as underwater beds, and a variety of hooks have been driven into the walls with netting attached to serve as shelving.
Caught up in the netting of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Keelboat Cargo d20 Cargo 1–15 None 16–17 1d4 nets; each net has a 50 percent chance of containing 3d6 dead, edible quippers 18–19 1d4 nets; each net has a 50 percent chance of containing 1d4 living
. Merrow These worshipers of Demogorgon have been driven into a frenzy by his arrival in the Underdark. They immediately attack, trying to capsize or wreck boats as they utter the war cry, “Blood and salt
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a chance that characters searching the area find something of interest or value. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to see what, if anything, they find. Ambusher Lair Discoveries d20 Discovery
tunnels and caves for food. There is a 25 percent chance that the crawler is domesticated and outfitted with a leather saddle and harness, though there’s no sign of the rider. A character can approach and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
great NPCs of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer characters the chance to receive advice from
of Faerûn in a way that will not negatively impact the story you want to tell, nor steal the spotlight from the characters. The echoes offer them the chance to receive advice from experienced
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
round after the spiders attack. If the doppelganger from area 18 retreated to this area, it assumes the guise of Nundro Rockseeker so that Nezznar can use the “dwarf” as leverage to force the party’s
leather sack of treasure is amid the papers (see the “Treasure” section).
Roleplaying Nezznar Even though he intends to kill the characters, Nezznar is curious about them. Given the chance, he
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
by inclination, Urnpoleshurst is relocating from Baldur’s Gate to anywhere that isn’t Baldur’s Gate. Gossip around the caravan is that he was driven out by a scandal, and that’s hard not to believe
). Tobun has driven freight wagons across Faerûn for the past forty years, from Waterdeep to Calimport and from Baldur’s Gate to Hillsfar. He is a font of stories and legends, but it’s impossible to tell
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
skunk by inclination, Urnpoleshurst is relocating from Baldur’s Gate to anywhere that isn’t Baldur’s Gate. Gossip around the caravan is that he was driven out by a scandal, and that’s hard not to believe
). Tobun has driven freight wagons across Faerûn for the past forty years, from Waterdeep to Calimport and from Baldur’s Gate to Hillsfar. He is a font of stories and legends, but it’s impossible to






