breaks bodies diffusing changing role

Star Lancer

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

invisible for the duration of the Invisibility Cloak.Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the

the dead god and its Great Cavern remain intact, the number of star lancers in the multiverse is finite and never-changing. A star lancer resembles a shark, albeit one that has four wings and a long

Riffler

Monsters The Book of Many Things

the total (riffler’s choice), potentially changing the outcome.Rifflers are diminutive Fey reminiscent of gnomes and obsessed with destiny and fate. The oldest stories of rifflers suggest these

that they made physical bodies for themselves in order to possess and understand this new instrument of destiny. Rifflers wander the Feywild and Material Plane, searching for Deck of Many Things

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

roll the prophecy die and add the number rolled to the total, potentially changing the outcome. The blessing ends after 1 hour or when the living portent ends the blessing (no action required) or uses

;s choice). Their spells might also be different. Some known Elder Evils include the following: Acamar. A dead star that consumes other stars or sidereal bodies it encounters. Caiphon, the Dream

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

will: alter self (can become Medium-sized when changing his appearance), detect magic, dispel magic, phantasmal force 3/day each: confusion, dream, mislead, programmed illusion, seeming 1/day each

shoulders. He can assume other forms, however, from the hideous to the beautiful. Often the demon lord becomes so immersed in playing a role that he loses himself in it for a time. Many of the cultists

Hollow Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the hollow dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Reconstruction. When the hollow dragon is reduced to 0 hit points, its body breaks into

powerful is their drive that their bodies reconstitute if destroyed. When they fulfill their purpose, most hollow dragons embrace the death they have staved off for so long. But others seek new tasks to sustain themselves—or cling to undeath out of sheer stubbornness or habit.Poison, RadiantNecrotic

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

truly insane worship Juiblex and tend to its slimes and oozes. Those who offer themselves up to the demon lord are engulfed by it and become vaguely humanoid, sentient oozes. The bodies of these former

remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature who can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength check

Ashen Rider

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the Underworld. The horrors of the place broke their minds, bodies, and spirits and twisted them into the terrifying archons known as ashen riders. When they ride forth upon the mortal world, terrified

archons might someday attempt to reestablish their empire or if they are truly resigned to their lesser role in the world. Thunder

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

as it remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature that can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength

, creating one or more of the following effects: Acidic Water. Small bodies of water, such as ponds or wells, within 1 mile of the lair turn highly acidic, corroding any object that touches them. Corrupted

Loxodon

races Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. Lumbering Giants Loxodons tower above most other humanoids, standing over 7 feet tall. They have the heads—trunks, tusks, ears, and faces—of elephants, and hulking bipedal bodies covered by thick

’s resonant nasal chambers, that indicate status, family connection, and community role. Since most non-loxodons can’t distinguish these underlying tones, let alone produce them, loxodons

Triton Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors. Staunch Champions Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races

have never been to the surface world. They struggle with the idea that they can’t easily move up and down out of water, and the changing of the seasons mystifies them. Tritons also find the

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe. 2 Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the

often decorated with the petrified bodies of creatures that raised arms against the medusa or its followers. The lair is typically a rich repository of knowledge, with lore both worldly and esoteric

Occasional Breaks

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

Occasional Breaks Take a break from being the DM if you need to recharge your creative juices, plan out the next arc of your campaign, or finish up the adventure you’re working on. By taking a break

, you create an opportunity for another player to assume the DM role for a session or two. If not everyone can make it to a scheduled session, that can also be an opportunity for a different DM to run a short adventure.

Occasional Breaks

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

Occasional Breaks Take a break from being the DM if you need to recharge your creative juices, plan out the next arc of your campaign, or finish up the adventure you’re working on. By taking a break

, you create an opportunity for another player to assume the DM role for a session or two. If not everyone can make it to a scheduled session, that can also be an opportunity for a different DM to run a short adventure.

Occasional Breaks

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

Occasional Breaks Take a break from being the DM if you need to recharge your creative juices, plan out the next arc of your campaign, or finish up the adventure you’re working on. By taking a break

, you create an opportunity for another player to assume the DM role for a session or two. If not everyone can make it to a scheduled session, that can also be an opportunity for a different DM to run a short adventure.

Emherst

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

” week. As actors refuse to break character, outsiders find the performances changing around them to incorporate their interactions with the community. Ruthless competition for prime roles leads to tragedy, the appearance of tragedy, or individual breaks with reality.

Emherst

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

” week. As actors refuse to break character, outsiders find the performances changing around them to incorporate their interactions with the community. Ruthless competition for prime roles leads to tragedy, the appearance of tragedy, or individual breaks with reality.

Emherst

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

” week. As actors refuse to break character, outsiders find the performances changing around them to incorporate their interactions with the community. Ruthless competition for prime roles leads to tragedy, the appearance of tragedy, or individual breaks with reality.

Simic NPCs

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

dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a

Manual unless the table states otherwise. SEB MCKINNON Simic NPCs Role Appropriate Stat Block Biomancer (creates hybrids) Biomancer* Forcemage (grows flora and fauna) Druid Terraformer (alters environments) Druid or mage *Appears in this chapter

Simic NPCs

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

dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a

Manual unless the table states otherwise. SEB MCKINNON Simic NPCs Role Appropriate Stat Block Biomancer (creates hybrids) Biomancer* Forcemage (grows flora and fauna) Druid Terraformer (alters environments) Druid or mage *Appears in this chapter

Simic NPCs

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

dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a

Manual unless the table states otherwise. SEB MCKINNON Simic NPCs Role Appropriate Stat Block Biomancer (creates hybrids) Biomancer* Forcemage (grows flora and fauna) Druid Terraformer (alters environments) Druid or mage *Appears in this chapter

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

plot of land on the north side of the Triboar Trail, nestled between two hills. Beyond a ramshackle wooden fence stand corn fields, an apple orchard, gardens, and pasture land. A path breaks off from

, gardens, and orchard. Between the farmhouse and the gutted barn lie the scattered corpses of two orcs and five humans (ranch hands) swarming with flies. The bodies carry nothing of value. Map: Butterskull Ranch View Player Version

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

plot of land on the north side of the Triboar Trail, nestled between two hills. Beyond a ramshackle wooden fence stand corn fields, an apple orchard, gardens, and pasture land. A path breaks off from

, gardens, and orchard. Between the farmhouse and the gutted barn lie the scattered corpses of two orcs and five humans (ranch hands) swarming with flies. The bodies carry nothing of value. Map: Butterskull Ranch View Player Version

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

plot of land on the north side of the Triboar Trail, nestled between two hills. Beyond a ramshackle wooden fence stand corn fields, an apple orchard, gardens, and pasture land. A path breaks off from

, gardens, and orchard. Between the farmhouse and the gutted barn lie the scattered corpses of two orcs and five humans (ranch hands) swarming with flies. The bodies carry nothing of value. Map: Butterskull Ranch View Player Version

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race, Many Forms The bodies of all

common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or

Running the Adventure

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