both being desire continually resolve

Orcsplitter

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

knows little more than the desire to face orcs in battle and serve a courageous, just wielder. It disdains cowards and any form of duplicity, deception, or disloyalty. The weapon’s purpose is to

defend dwarves and to serve as a symbol of dwarven resolve. It hates the traditional foes of dwarves — giants, goblins, and, most of all, orcs — and silently urges its possessor to meet such creatures in battle.

Using These Rules

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

, a character can approach Studying in any way they desire, with that phase then culminating in a single ability check of their choice. In contrast, Testing requires ability checks using specific skills

. In each phase, resolve the outcome of one character’s ability checks before moving on to another character. (If any characters are studying together, however, resolve their ability checks at the

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

realize they enjoy hunting together. 5 A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon. 6 A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin

sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect

Waterdeep

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

spot by nightfall. Azbara Jos remains with the cultists during this time, and Jamna expresses her desire to stick with the characters until they uncover the treasure’s destination. The cultists spend a

of Neverwinter. A cold, coastal marsh called the Mere of Dead Men lay between the road and the coast. Over the years, the mere continually expanded. Each time it grew, it flooded the road, which had

Waterdeep

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

spot by nightfall. Azbara Jos remains with the cultists during this time, and Jamna expresses her desire to stick with them until they uncover the treasure’s destination. The cultists spend a day resting

Neverwinter. A cold, coastal marsh called the Mere of Dead Men lay between the road and the coast. Over the years, the mere continually expanded. Each time it grew, it flooded the road, which had to be

Relics of Besilmer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

telepathy to bring to the wielder’s mind a couplet or stanza of ancient Dwarvish verse. Personality. Orcsplitter is grim, taciturn, and inflexible. It knows little more than the desire to face orcs in battle

and serve a courageous, just wielder. It disdains cowards and any form of duplicity, deception, or disloyalty. The weapon’s purpose is to defend dwarves and to serve as a symbol of dwarven resolve

Devils

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

dark lord of Nessus, strives to subjugate the cosmos to satisfy his thirst for power. To do so, he must continually expand his infernal armies, sending his servants to the mortal realm to corrupt the

unswerving loyalty, without which that fiendish plane would become as anarchic as the Abyss. At the same time, it is in the nature of devils to scheme, creating in some a desire to rule that eclipses

(Mis)Fortune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

appears to trigger the duergar’s sudden growth and battle prowess, but they drink only to firm up their resolve. See “Development” below.) The duergar are too inebriated to turn invisible. Because night

they fight, the duergar continually shout out, “Tokens!” in an angry tone. They can be convinced to calm down or surrender if they are shown and promised the tokens the characters received in Horn

When Clans Collapse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

When Clans Collapse We have but one desire — revenge against those who drove us out of our home. — Queen Helgret Deephammer, of the Deephammer clan in exile For all the attention dwarves pay to

individuals in a clan to fall prey to occasional bickering and infighting. Abbathor’s influence affects some dwarves more than others, and even those with the strongest resolve can be tempted to

Glasya

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the force of the onslaught. Condemned devils are typically trapped in cages, which are lowered on chains to hang beneath the platforms. From such a vantage, the prisoners are continually battered by

whatever they desire can be obtained without violating a legal precedent. Her petitioners want power, money, and love, but they want to come by it within the bounds of the law. An ambitious prince who is

Yeenoghu

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

abates only when it kills and eats intelligent creatures. Other prey might provide temporary sustenance, but it does nothing to quell Yeenoghu’s hunger. Gnolls wander the land continually in search of

new victims, rarely sleeping and never settling down. Only a large-scale assault, such as the massacre of an entire village, can satisfy their desire even temporarily. A sated gnoll rests, knowing

King Hekaton and His Daughters

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

small folk. She visited them often in the years before the ordning was sundered, rising up out of the sea to meet them on the shores of the Sword Coast. Neri continually urged her husband to respect the

respected his wife’s desire to treat with them on occasion. Neri continued to visit the small folk from time to time even after the upheaval — until the day came when she failed to return from one of

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