both branch diffusing constantly reasons

Rime Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

of the rime hulk’s next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.Rime hulks are a withered branch of the frost giant family tree, descended from ancient giants

forms are unstable, constantly breaking apart and reforming as clouds of frost billow off them. As a rime hulk moves, it leaves a trail of ice that can freeze enemies in place. When it dies, a rime hulk explodes in a burst of frost.Cold, Poison

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

nomadic bands that travel constantly, lured by the open road and the wide horizon to discover the wonders of new lands and peoples. But even these wanderers love peace, food, hearth, and home, though home

among them usually venture into the world for reasons of community, friendship, wanderlust, or curiosity. They love discovering new things, even simple things, such as an exotic food or an unfamiliar

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. Beak and Feather From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing

aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop

Eileanar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

foremost of all. In the center of the acropolis stands Karsus’s Sanctum, a pillared pavilion that looks out over the city. Reasons to Visit. Adventurers might visit the acropolis for one of the following

reasons: Karsus. Adventurers might ask Karsus to cast impossible spells or bestow supernatural gifts, request that he intervene in some matter of law in the city, or seek to stop him from bringing down

Hierarchy

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

pressure to keep a low profile. 4 Rebels. You flout the dictates of your hierarchy—even if it’s for just reasons. Your superiors constantly try to rein you in. 5 Reformers. You bring a much-needed breath

Rime Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Rime Hulk Rime hulks are a withered branch of the frost giant family tree, descended from ancient giants who withdrew from the world and succumbed to their elemental nature. Most rime hulks dwell in

ancestors, rime hulks are roughly formed masses of frost and ice. Their vaguely giant-shaped physical forms are unstable, constantly breaking apart and reforming as clouds of frost billow off them. As a rime

Wizardly Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

and their underlings constantly vie with one another for power and influence, and this competition frequently sends Red Wizards far from Thay to seek new spells, recover lost artifacts, and create

frequently wear magic rings that allow a War Wizards to know where they’ve gone and to scry upon them. Removing such a ring, even for innocent reasons, can call a cadre of battle-ready War Wizards to

The Peg and Hook

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

Enterprises’ true headquarters is an expensive and well-appointed flagship called The Maverick. The ship sails constantly, rarely putting into port for security reasons. But the organization has a much

, NPCs will begin to take notice of them, and not just vice versa. Rather than the adventurers constantly thinking about which NPCs might make solid prospective business partners, those NPCs might start

Unicorn

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

spins its cocoon, each leaf and branch upon which a bright butterfly rests its tired wings. In a unicorn’s forest, a sense of calm pervades. From wolves and foxes to birds, squirrels, and tiny insects

protection, creatures feel safe from the threat of encroaching civilization and the insidious spread of evil. A unicorn roams its domain constantly, moving ever so carefully so as not to disturb other

Levistus

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

, immense icebergs drift on the unpredictable currents. Levistus is trapped within one of these bergs, imprisoned there by Asmodeus for reasons that few can even guess about. As part of Levistus’s

previously ruled over the layer. The two constantly vied for control of Stygia. The conflict ended when Asmodeus brought down his punishment on Levistus, who was frozen just after his latest victory

Aristocrat

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

palanquin as far as the eye can see. 4 Double Dealer. The leader of a noble family has turned against their nation, secretly opposing their liege for personal gain or ethical reasons. 5 Ambitious

professional ventures. 4 Lost Lineage. You seek evidence of a lost branch of a noble family or proof that individuals don’t possess a noble pedigree. 5 Origin of Nobility. You reveal the secret reason why

Military Force

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

kindly officer is hesitant to send you into danger and constantly reminds you to be careful. 4 Bitter Soldier. Your commander carries deep grudges against your force’s enemies. They leap at any

the instruments of that will. Military Force Envoys You might join a military force for a wide range of reasons, or the military has reasons for seeking you out. Those with specialized skills

Life as a Halfling

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

not dozing off and dreaming of chasing butterflies, halflings spend time on simple creative activities, such as whittling a pipe from a branch, braiding yarn into a thick rope, or composing a jaunty

its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or

Locations V - Z

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

sometimes called the Ghostwood for two reasons. First, its proximity to the Ice Mountains leaves it constantly shrouded in cold mists. Second, undead are known to haunt the Vordrorn Forest, particularly

ranger who knows the forest pretty well and has friends among the wood elves who live there. Weathercote Forest For reasons unknown, no divination spell or scrying sensor can penetrate the dry patch of

High Fae

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae impostor takes on the identity of another creature, the impostor magically

fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn branch

Forests of Slaughter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

items to feed to the zone’s monsters. If such interlopers can’t provide credible reasons for their presence, the wight orders the helmed horror to attack. Glyph Key. The wight has a glyph key attuned

. Against the eastern ledge is a black gate. On the wall southwest of the gate is a contact stone. Creatures. Three trolls live in this area, two males that fight constantly and one immense

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

spelljamming ship, the Verdant Branch, was attacked by space pirates, he escaped on a lifeboat with his best friend, a blink dog named Ikasa, as well as a treant named Redbud, who had grown into the lifeboat’s

telling the truth about monsters below, the treant has ulterior reasons for keeping the characters away from the lower deck. If the characters question the treant’s sincerity, Redbud admits to the

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

siblings but no children, and faces the prospect of leaving her family home to a detested branch of the family when she dies. To prevent this, she has asked the librarians of the High Hall to search

temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an influential organization, such

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

. Lutecia has estranged siblings but no children, and faces the prospect of leaving her family home to a detested branch of the family when she dies. To prevent this, she has asked the librarians of

petitioners seeking the temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an

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