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Specialization"}): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block.
Lightning Overload. When the android takes lightning
android has one 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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Fire, Lightning, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
work for them, but most archdevils do so rarely, since it is never clear whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by
Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
do so rarely, since it is never clear whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with
Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Cold, Fire, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Kobold
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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
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain conditions are met.
When you begin
blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
3
The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
4
I have a weakness for the vices of the
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
unmasked and killed. My revenge on the killers will be thorough and painful.
4
I spend as much time as I can in the Ismeri Library because I’m certain an information hub operates behind its
identity.
3
I have trouble trusting anyone but myself.
4
I have a particular vice that puts all my secrets at risk if I’m not careful.
5
I’m pretty sure I’ve done
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature.
Suggested Characteristics
The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses
confident in my ability to adapt to any situation and handle any danger.
5
I’ll take any risk to earn recognition for my scientific brilliance.
6
I have a tendency to take shortcuts in
Orc
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area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
send dreams, omens, or emissaries to direct mortals along a certain path. Keep these two principles in mind to guide your use of divine intervention in your campaign: Don’t Eliminate Character Choice
. The gods can tell characters to do things and even threaten to punish them if they don’t do things, but the gods can’t control mortal actions. Don’t Eliminate Risk and Danger. The intervention of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks manifest on certain members of a few species, represented in the rules by variant race options: For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race
to the dragonmark houses and can be taken by a character of any race. Dragonmarks and Their Houses Dragonmark House Race Guild Specialties Detection Medani Half-elf Bodyguards, investigation, risk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
chapter 3 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty, but only if the encounter involved a meaningful risk of
failure.
Milestones You can also award XP when characters complete significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. For tasks or actions that require no particular risk, effort, or cost, friendly creatures usually help without question. If an element of personal risk is involved, a successful Charisma check might
be required to convince a friendly creature to take that risk. An indifferent creature might help or hinder the party, depending on what the creature sees as most beneficial. A creature’s indifference
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
should be placed for maximum effectiveness. The cult’s attacks can happen anywhere, but the characters are at greatest risk while on their home ground. The cult wants its enemies to know that they aren’t
safe anywhere. If the characters ever split up to pursue separate missions in what seem like safe environments, the cult is almost certain to strike. CHARACTER DEATH
Character death should always be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
should be placed for maximum effectiveness. The cult’s attacks can happen anywhere, but the characters are at greatest risk while on their home ground. The cult wants its enemies to know that they aren’t
safe anywhere. If the characters ever split up to pursue separate missions in what seem like safe environments, the cult is almost certain to strike. CHARACTER DEATH
Character death should always be
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
designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block.
Lightning Overload. When
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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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
royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite.
There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cousins. However, they cooperate with allies better than the evil dragons do, giving them a greater impact on the battlefield. Devils. Certain powerful devils don’t want to see Tiamat unleashed on Faerûn
battle. Skyreach will be assaulted by chromatic dragons the moment it appears above the Well of Dragons, drawing those powerful combatants away from defending the caldera. Arcane Brotherhood. Members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Avernus, the characters encounter the valiant Ulder Ravengard, who has been placed in the most unusual situation of defending a city he has long opposed. The beleaguered Ravengard urges the characters to do
, salvage, and fuel for their infernal war machines. Characters who forge an alliance with one warlord risk alienating the others. By acquiring an infernal war machine, characters can travel quickly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
impact on certain magical powers, and the risk of addiction and deadly overdose with every use. That’s the thrill of the drug called dragon’s blood, which currently enjoys skyrocketing popularity in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
territory must remain vigilant and aware of the monster’s exact position, or they risk being attacked by a gorgon they thought was no longer a threat. Those who create gorgons strive to give them
gorgon’s presence. 2 Keep their back to the gorgon or otherwise act like they don’t see the monster. 3 Offer it a drink of blood, water, or wine. 4 Recite a specific rhyme or sing a certain song. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to have transformed into a pillar of fire and vanished into the wind, but until her death is certain, the lektoi are reluctant to name a new monarch. Anax and Cymede have no children, so the king’s
are divided into three types of duty and armed appropriately for the task before them: Alamon. Rugged forces of wanderers patrol Akros’s borders, defending against invasion or attack by monsters that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
survive. Living deep in the wilderness demands great fortitude and the mastery of certain fighting and survival skills. Down in the Underdark, far from the wild lands, the Emerald Enclave must remain
. Some are charged with defending sacred glades and preserving the natural balance. At times, however, all members of the order are called together to combat foes great enough to disrupt or destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Chemical Mastery By 15th level, you have been exposed to so many chemicals that they pose little risk to you, and you can use them to quickly end certain ailments: You gain resistance to acid damage and
already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan’s tools of your choice.
Alchemist Spells Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Alchemist Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don’t count against the number of
end of your next long rest. When you reach certain levels in this class, you can make more elixirs at the end of a long rest: two at 6th level and three at 15th level. Roll for each elixir’s effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
risk to you, and you can use them to quickly end certain ailments: You gain resistance to acid damage and poison damage, and you are immune to the poisoned condition. You can cast greater restoration
of your choice. Alchemist Spells 3rd-level Alchemist feature You always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Alchemist Spells table. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. The Travel Pace table assumes that characters travel for 8 hours in day. They can push on beyond that limit, at the risk of exhaustion. For each additional hour of travel beyond 8 hours, the
travel for up to 24 hours per day. Certain special mounts, such as a pegasus or griffon, or special vehicles, such as a carpet of flying, allow you to travel more swiftly. The Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarks and Backgrounds Dragonmarks are bound to certain bloodlines, and by choosing a mark you are establishing that your character has a blood connection to one of the families in the
Dragonmark House Race Guild Specialties
Detection Medani Half-Elf Bodyguards, Investigation, Risk Management
Finding Tharashk Human, Half-Orc Bounty Hunting, Investigation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
unfortunate events! Key You’ve had an unexpected crisis. Did you solve it quickly, or did you hesitate and risk doom? Knight An ally who is a member of a helpful organization passes you information or exerts
creature takes an interest in you, offering you advice—for a price. Skull You’ve defied certain death so many times that it doesn’t seem like coincidence anymore. Star You overcame a hardship imposed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Mortal elves cannot know if it is the soul of someone recently dead or someone who died millennia ago. They cannot even be certain it is an elf of the same world. The only assurance they have is that it
are separated and kept too long apart. One might be compelled to reunite with the other, at risk of life and limb; identical twins could become entangled in a case of mistaken identity; or the siblings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Strength of 10 rolls a 20 and knocks the door from its hinges. If such results bother you, consider allowing automatic success on certain checks. Under this optional rule, a character automatically
ability score against any given check. If you want some risk of failure, you need to set higher DCs. Doing this, though, can aggravate the problem you’re trying to solve: higher DCs require higher die rolls, and thus rely even more on luck.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
beasts graze without great risk, because wolves and other predators that would thin the herds are themselves the prey of the trolls and goblinoids that otherwise rule the moor. These two-legged
family becoming immolated in its home, but most agree the culprit was a dracolich, of all things, residing in the ruin and defending the family’s wealth. The gods only know what led to the creation of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
on beyond that limit, at the risk of exhaustion. For each additional hour of travel beyond 8 hours, the characters cover the distance shown in the Hour column for their pace, and each character must
the vessel and the size of the crew, ships might be able to travel for up to 24 hours per day. Certain special mounts, such as a pegasus or griffon, or special vehicles, such as a broom of flying