both bit defending construct roles

Duergar Xarrorn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

carries is invisible with it.Xarrorn are specialists who construct weapons using a mixture of alchemy and psionics. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless

guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training

Duergar Kavalrachni

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

many who dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying

if that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families

Duergar Stone Guard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by

;re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

many who dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their

that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with

manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some

exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable outbursts

Duergar Warlord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in

passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting

Satyr

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

existence, most often to the Material Plane. There they seek to bring a bit of their home plane’s splendor to other worlds. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a

;s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

-colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the

Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale. These marvels sound implausible, but

. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

versatility. Many bards prefer to stick to the sidelines in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable of defending themselves in melee if

experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so

Thrulls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

something useful. These creations become thrulls, obedient slaves that serve in a variety of menial roles: laborers, messengers, beasts of burden, and even fashion accessories for the elite. Whatever

tasks they perform, they wear faceplates forged from devalued coinage to conceal their ghastly features. Construct Nature. A thrull doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

8. Park-and-Ride

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

carved with frescoes depicting dwarves defending their mountain homes against ankhegs, purple worms, umber hulks, and other burrowing monsters. (Hidden behind a fresco of a dwarf battling a bulette is a

Small or Medium humanoid sits atop a wooden donkey, it moves and attacks as directed by its rider. Each donkey has the statistics of a mule, with these changes: The wooden donkey is a construct with

Worker Robot

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

Worker Robot Worker robots are built for physical labor such as hauling cargo, construction, and maintenance, though some worker robots fill public-facing service roles. Antigravity technology and

Worker Robot Medium Construct, Typically Neutral Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 9 (−1) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 (+0

Spirit Statue Mascot

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

of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial tacticians. Regardless, their appearance is so common around the Lorehold campus that they have become the college’s

mascots. Spirit Statue Mascot Medium Construct, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8) Speed 30 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 9 (−1) CON 15 (+2

Android

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

or more upgrades to help it excel at its intended functions, but all androids are capable of defending themselves with concentrated bolts of force up close or from a distance. Despite an android’s

android’s critical faculties, causing it to behave erratically. Android Medium Construct, Typically Lawful Neutral Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft

Maintaining Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

bit of an advantage in this regard, in that the NPCs placed under their command are all well-trained faction operatives, not raw recruits or mercenaries. However, some of these seasoned personnel might

take on the roles of their faction allies as well as their regular characters. This can range from letting each player control the overall actions of the NPCs in a single faction, to creating multiple

Battle Smith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Battle Smith Command a Construct Guardian Michael Broussard Battle Smith Subclass A Battle Smith is a combination of protector and medic, an expert at defending others and repairing both

vanishes. Steel Defender Medium Construct, Neutral AC 12 + your Intelligence modifier HP 5 + five times your Artificer level (the defender has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your Artificer

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers. Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe

laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group Newspapers employ a wide range of adventurers to bring news back to the home office. Consider some or all of these roles for the characters in your party: Voice of BRELAND

this role. Muscle. Sometimes sources need a bit of physical cajoling to share their stories. The Muscle has a knack for getting people to talk. Alternatively, when those in power lock away the truth

Plot Points

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

can spend a plot point to become the DM. That player’s character becomes an NPC, and play continues. It’s probably not a good idea to swap roles in the middle of combat, but it can happen if your group

table with a bit of material prepared or specific encounters in mind. A player who isn’t prepared or who doesn’t feel like DMing can choose to not spend a plot point that session. For this approach to

Battle Smith

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

them. Tasha Armies require protection, and someone has to put things back together if defenses fail. A combination of protector and medic, a Battle Smith is an expert at defending others and

have smith’s tools with you. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one immediately perishes. The defender also perishes if you die. Steel Defender Medium construct Armor

Flesh Golem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

exposed insides. 4 Parts serving unintended roles, like a body composed of dozens of hands. 5 Perfect features accented by beautiful stitching. 6 Visible mechanisms, bellows, and

engines. Bjorn Hurri Flesh Golem Medium Construct, Neutral AC 9 Initiative −1 (9) HP 127 (15d8 + 60) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 19 +4 +4 Dex 9 −1

Animated Coffin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

the City of Doors, animated coffins serve similar—albeit less industrial—roles. Natural ambushers and tireless sentries, animated coffins guard ancient necropolises, family crypts, and the lairs of

(detailed earlier in this supplement) Animated Coffin Large Construct, Unaligned Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 12

Battle Smith

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

expert at defending others and repairing both material and personnel. To aid in their work, Battle Smiths are usually accompanied by a steel defender, a protective companion of their own creation. Many

you have smith’s tools with you. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one immediately perishes. The defender also perishes if you die. Steel Defender Medium construct Armor

Clay Golem

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

everything around it until it is destroyed or completely repaired. “The more rigid its physical form, the less likely the golem is to lose its sense of purpose. The clay ones can be a bit twitchy

.” — Words of warning in the MANUAL OF CLAY GOLEMS Clay Golem Large construct, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 133 (14d10 + 56) Speed 20 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 9

Life and Outlook

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

Life and Outlook Kobolds have a tribal society in which they all take on specialized roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most

mushrooms for food or watching over hatchlings, and they all understand that their actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair

Military Force

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

defending against fiendish incursion. 6 Sky Warriors. This military force consists of winged creatures, employs magical flight, or sails airships as a sky navy. Traditional defenses are ineffective against

whether you believe you’re suited to such a life. The Military Force Envoy Roles table suggests a variety of military roles you could fill and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role

Using Survivors

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

Using Survivors Survivors are premade characters that are simple and easy for players to master, while being customizable enough to fill broad roles in your adventures—whether they be farmers or

characters suddenly find themselves mentally recast into someone defending against a zombie siege in Falkovnia, attending a ball in Dementlieu, or exploring the tombs of Har’Akir (see chapter 3 for

Plaintiff

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

. 6 My superiors are smarter and wiser than I am. I do what I’m told. 7 Never pass up the opportunity to make an easy bit of coin. That’s my motto. 8 I’m beginning to feel like the

of order! (Chaotic) 5 Humility. I’m just a small part of a larger whole. So is everyone else. (Neutral) 6 Responsibility. We all have our roles to play. I’ll hold up my end of the bargain

The Skull Dunes

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

The Skull Dunes The Skull Dunes (see map 5.2) lie beyond a beach of coarse brown sand at the southern end of the island. The dunes are desolate; only an occasional bit of scraggly grass grows here

that square). The characters continue to move, one square at a time, awakening skeletons and defending themselves until they navigate their way across the dunes to safety, or slay twenty or more

7. Shocking Discoveries

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

skull is destroyed and later rejuvenates (see the flameskull’s Rejuvenation trait), it resumes electrifying the floor and defending the room, with or without the golem. Flesh Golem. The flesh golem has

. Notably absent is the half-elf’s skull. (The bones and clothing belonged to Trenzia. Halaster fed her body to the ghasts.) 7e. Copper Vein Copper Vein. An exposed bit of stonework has a thick vein of

Charlatan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale

kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what

Dwarven Religion

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

religion of the dwarves is at the root of the societal roles that dwarves follow. Where most other creatures view their deities as ultrapowerful beings who stand forever apart from their worshipers

lead from the front. When defending a stronghold, they guard the walls and lead sorties against enemy positions. When an external threat is near, the priests plan guerrilla raids to disrupt invaders

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