breaks better diffusing contests returner

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

into thinking it believes one idea or feels a particular emotion. The target contests this attempt with a Wisdom (Insight) check. If the elder brain succeeds, the mind believes the deception for 1 hour

brain targets a creature within 120 feet of it with which it has a psychic link. The elder brain breaks the creature’s concentration on a spell it has cast. The creature also takes 1d4

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cone of Cold","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Create Ice Mephit (3/Day). Auril breaks off an

that can harm her. Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

law-abiding citizens of Ravnica. Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 I revel in mayhem, the more destructive the better. 2 When violence breaks out, I lose myself in

black at the spot), and I cherish it. 5 I want to be better at my chosen form of performance than any other member of my troupe. 6 I am devoted to Rakdos and live to impress him

Gods and Devotion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

beings—heroes and monsters alike—often become unwitting pawns in the contests of the gods. Having a powerful champion is an indication of a god’s power—and can potentially increase the god’s own power. A

champion who acts as an agent of a god among other people helps increase those people’s devotion to the god. And if a hero should happen to strike down the agents of a rival god along the way, all the better. The Vanquisher, and the Hunter (CHUCK LUKACS)

Gods and Devotion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

beings—heroes and monsters alike—often become unwitting pawns in the contests of the gods. Having a powerful champion is an indication of a god’s power—and can potentially increase the god’s own power. A

champion who acts as an agent of a god among other people helps increase those people’s devotion to the god. And if a hero should happen to strike down the agents of a rival god along the way, all the better. The Vanquisher, and the Hunter (CHUCK LUKACS)

Gods and Devotion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

beings—heroes and monsters alike—often become unwitting pawns in the contests of the gods. Having a powerful champion is an indication of a god’s power—and can potentially increase the god’s own power. A

champion who acts as an agent of a god among other people helps increase those people’s devotion to the god. And if a hero should happen to strike down the agents of a rival god along the way, all the better. The Vanquisher, and the Hunter (CHUCK LUKACS)

Fiery Fangs

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

pack breaks through windows and terrifies the staff. (It’s all the better if the characters are eating a meal there themselves). The monsters single-mindedly pursue the characters and fight until one is

Fiery Fangs

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

pack breaks through windows and terrifies the staff. (It’s all the better if the characters are eating a meal there themselves). The monsters single-mindedly pursue the characters and fight until one is

Fiery Fangs

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

pack breaks through windows and terrifies the staff. (It’s all the better if the characters are eating a meal there themselves). The monsters single-mindedly pursue the characters and fight until one is

Champions of Rock Throwing

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

throwing rocks in ways that hone their skills for hunting and war. One of the most popular contests, especially among fire giants, involves nothing more than taking turns trying to knock each other down with

giant who took on a better thrower will stumble away, nursing its injuries, as a lesson that arrogance has a price. In battle against puny creatures, giants use boulders that fit in one hand. When

Champions of Rock Throwing

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

throwing rocks in ways that hone their skills for hunting and war. One of the most popular contests, especially among fire giants, involves nothing more than taking turns trying to knock each other down with

giant who took on a better thrower will stumble away, nursing its injuries, as a lesson that arrogance has a price. In battle against puny creatures, giants use boulders that fit in one hand. When

Champions of Rock Throwing

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

throwing rocks in ways that hone their skills for hunting and war. One of the most popular contests, especially among fire giants, involves nothing more than taking turns trying to knock each other down with

giant who took on a better thrower will stumble away, nursing its injuries, as a lesson that arrogance has a price. In battle against puny creatures, giants use boulders that fit in one hand. When

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Squaring Off Against the Cult of the Dragon

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

that Rezmir and Jos survive this chapter. It’s not a catastrophe if they don’t, but it’s much better if they do. Dralmorrer Borngray and Pharblex Spattergoo have everything to lose if enemies of the

together than apart. As soon as fighting breaks out, they join forces and cooperate. The best place for Borngray and Pharblex to make their stand depends on how the attack develops; you’ll need to play

Yugoloths

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

yugoloths demand much for their time and loyalty. Whatever promises a yugoloth makes are quickly broken when a better opportunity presents itself. Unlike demons, yugoloths can be reasoned with, but

opportunities to misinterpret them. The General of Gehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultroloth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many

Yugoloths

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

yugoloths demand much for their time and loyalty. Whatever promises a yugoloth makes are quickly broken when a better opportunity presents itself. Unlike demons, yugoloths can be reasoned with, but

opportunities to misinterpret them. The General of Gehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultroloth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many

Yugoloths

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

yugoloths demand much for their time and loyalty. Whatever promises a yugoloth makes are quickly broken when a better opportunity presents itself. Unlike demons, yugoloths can be reasoned with, but

opportunities to misinterpret them. The General of Gehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultroloth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many

The Elder Brain

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

. One nasty, suspicious mind. — Elminster Renegade Illithids Sometimes a mind flayer that’s away from its colony breaks free from the elder brain. Perhaps it ran into a situation where its bonds of

illithid remains fearful of gith attacks, and likely sets about creating a sort of colony of its own, the better to remain undetected. It gathers minions, establishes a lair, and makes defense of its

Overkill Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

damage immediately knocks them out. But wait, it gets better—if the initial attack’s overkill damage exceeds the second minion’s hit point maximum, the leftover overkill damage can roll over to a

the fiction for minions with low challenge ratings, like goblins and zombies. But the balance of combat and fiction breaks down to near-silliness at higher levels when the same spells easily take

Overkill Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

damage immediately knocks them out. But wait, it gets better—if the initial attack’s overkill damage exceeds the second minion’s hit point maximum, the leftover overkill damage can roll over to a

the fiction for minions with low challenge ratings, like goblins and zombies. But the balance of combat and fiction breaks down to near-silliness at higher levels when the same spells easily take

Overkill Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

damage immediately knocks them out. But wait, it gets better—if the initial attack’s overkill damage exceeds the second minion’s hit point maximum, the leftover overkill damage can roll over to a

the fiction for minions with low challenge ratings, like goblins and zombies. But the balance of combat and fiction breaks down to near-silliness at higher levels when the same spells easily take

Counsel of Despair

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

. Some beg the characters not to interfere, while others take the adventurers’ arrival as reason to stand up to the cult. If fighting breaks out here, most of the commoners scatter, but six aid the

little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giant’s appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.

Haayon the Punisher

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

), and six loyal cultists gather inside the pavilion. Behind the pavilion are two hippogriffs that serve the knights as mounts. The giant and his minions hear any fighting that breaks out in the outer

out. If they ask about the punished cultists, the giant justifies their humiliation by saying they’re weak. If they serve as a warning to others, all the better. Haayon is a patient and perceptive

Counsel of Despair

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

. Some beg the characters not to interfere, while others take the adventurers’ arrival as reason to stand up to the cult. If fighting breaks out here, most of the commoners scatter, but six aid the

little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giant’s appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.

Haayon the Punisher

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

), and six loyal cultists gather inside the pavilion. Behind the pavilion are two hippogriffs that serve the knights as mounts. The giant and his minions hear any fighting that breaks out in the outer

out. If they ask about the punished cultists, the giant justifies their humiliation by saying they’re weak. If they serve as a warning to others, all the better. Haayon is a patient and perceptive

The Elder Brain

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

. One nasty, suspicious mind. — Elminster Renegade Illithids Sometimes a mind flayer that’s away from its colony breaks free from the elder brain. Perhaps it ran into a situation where its bonds of

illithid remains fearful of gith attacks, and likely sets about creating a sort of colony of its own, the better to remain undetected. It gathers minions, establishes a lair, and makes defense of its

Haayon the Punisher

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

), and six loyal cultists gather inside the pavilion. Behind the pavilion are two hippogriffs that serve the knights as mounts. The giant and his minions hear any fighting that breaks out in the outer

out. If they ask about the punished cultists, the giant justifies their humiliation by saying they’re weak. If they serve as a warning to others, all the better. Haayon is a patient and perceptive

Counsel of Despair

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

. Some beg the characters not to interfere, while others take the adventurers’ arrival as reason to stand up to the cult. If fighting breaks out here, most of the commoners scatter, but six aid the

little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giant’s appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.

The Elder Brain

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

. One nasty, suspicious mind. — Elminster Renegade Illithids Sometimes a mind flayer that’s away from its colony breaks free from the elder brain. Perhaps it ran into a situation where its bonds of

illithid remains fearful of gith attacks, and likely sets about creating a sort of colony of its own, the better to remain undetected. It gathers minions, establishes a lair, and makes defense of its

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

-Towns. If the druid is killed or captured, its awakened companions behave as intelligent humans would when faced with the loss of their leader: either their morale breaks and they flee, or they become

might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

-Towns. If the druid is killed or captured, its awakened companions behave as intelligent humans would when faced with the loss of their leader: either their morale breaks and they flee, or they become

might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are

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