breeze beings diffusing calling reward

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return

reward once they return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

following tables. These traits override any conflicting personality trait, ideal, bond, or flaw. Personality Traits D8 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I treat all beings, even enemies, with respect

conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful) 6 Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good) Bonds D6 BOND 1 I have a

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on a

ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

labyrinth of my thoughts. 3 I might disagree with other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world

adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants

adventurers to investigate. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

sacred glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that

of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes

Other Rewards

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

Other Rewards As much as adventurers desire treasure, they often appreciate other forms of reward. This section presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and other beings of power might

Corellon

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

whimsical shape-shifter, able to take the form of a chuckling stream, a teasing breeze, an incandescent beam, a school of fish, or a flock of birds. Corellon’s flamboyant, mercurial personality infuses

every form the god adopts. Corellon loves wholeheartedly and takes pleasure from every encounter with other divine beings of the multiverse. According to legend, the first elves emerged from Corellon’s

Elder Elementals

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

creatures they have devoured to their own until they become something extraordinary. When summoned, these elder elementals manifest as beings of apocalyptic capability, entities whose mere existence

. Only casters of superlative skill have even the faintest chance of calling forth one of these monsters, and the spellcaster is often destroyed by the effort. Thus, only the most unhinged and nihilistic

Elf

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

Elf Drizzt Do’Urden “I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on

midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Elf “I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on a high cliff

forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

Restored Weather Vane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Restored Weather Vane When the characters return to Respite, they find Mayor Gale near the Storm’s Eye Weather Vane. The gold she promised as a reward is in her backpack. Vatri Whistlebaum is also

sweeps toward Respite, the clouds suddenly part around the village. Despite howling winds tearing across the surrounding countryside, nary a breeze nor a drop of rain hits Respite. The villagers cheer

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility

Star Spawn

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

moment’s contact with such a place is enough to plunge a mortal mind into madness. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: beings that are eternally hungering, searching, warring, sometimes

calling out to Elder Evils often speak of a Far Realm from which these entities hail. In truth, there is no one place or space from which they come. There is the multiverse of things that are, and there is the multiverse of things that shouldn’t be.

Assignments

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

you assignments or reward you for achieving certain objectives, but it doesn’t dictate your activities. Adventurers’ guilds, heads of state, immortal beings, inquisitive agencies, religious orders

patron and so earn a reward. A university, for example, might not send you on a particular mission, but you might decide to follow leads to an ancient artifact hoping the university might reward you

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility. 8 A

Material Echoes

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

bobbing in the gentle breeze and huge fireflies buzzing through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of the setting, or perhaps rising, sun. But, in fact, the sun never truly

for the Unseelie to hunt their prey. Fey creatures, such as those brought to the world by conjure woodland beings and similar spells, dwell in the Feywild. The Shadowfell, also called the Plane of

The Quest Board

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

town council. The council members are unable to provide context beyond what is written on the board. When the characters return to the fishery after completing a quest, the council pays the reward

to the town council to collect a reward of six potions of greater healing.” If the characters undertake this quest, see “Death Knight-Dreadnaught.” Leilon Point Quest “Farmers in the small community of

Phandalin Quests

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

he rarely goes outside except to get food and post new notices calling for adventurers. Characters who knock on Harbin’s door hear his voice on the other side say, “If you’re a dragon, know that I’m

fight to the death, your players might get bored and miss out on some fun roleplaying opportunities. Whenever possible, reward players for being clever. For example, characters who disturb the ankhegs

Burning Sugar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Burning Sugar As the Sarire sugar mill comes into view, the smell of cooking sugarcane rises on the breeze. Read or paraphrase the following text when the characters are about a quarter mile from the

unimpeded, the hostile whistlers slay one worker per round, taking their time to savor the confused mortals’ fear. If attacked, they teleport near their attacker and ignore the workers. The alien beings fight to the death.

Nyxborn

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

Nyxborn Born from the minds of the gods, the creatures that populate the gods’ realm are called Nyxborn. Nyxborn creatures resemble mortal beings, but philosophers debate their true character. Are

they idealized forms of mortal beings, free from the imperfections and transience that causes mortals to suffer and die? Or are they hollow and soulless shades, lacking the authenticity and pathos that

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk. Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

Bregan D'aerthe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

breaks off all contact with the characters for the time being. On the other hand, if the characters try to confront the drow spies, they avoid contact but leave behind a black eye patch as a calling

pretends to be. Bregan D’aerthe Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “I’d like you to steal a silk handkerchief from a Waterdavian noble and give it to a tiefling girl

Patron Benefits

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

position to help you through status, influence, or magic. Information. The most precious reward most immortals can give is a tidbit of their ages-spanning knowledge. Immortal beings often know secrets

hidden from most mortals—including glimpses of possible futures. They don’t usually share secrets freely, but they might reward your group for the completion of a mission with a hint, a puzzle, or a

Suggested Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

danger around every corner. 7 I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. 8 I put no trust in divine beings. Ideals d6 Ideal 1 I try to help those in need, no matter

calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) 5 I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) 6 I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else

A Race Divided

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

plane to plane. A being of consummate mutability and infinite grace, Corellon was a god like no other — able to take the form of a chuckling stream, a teasing breeze, an incandescent beam, a cavorting

through no matter which form the entity took. Corellon loved wholeheartedly, broke oaths without reservation, and took pleasure from every encounter with the other divine beings of the multiverse

Gnoll Allies

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

accompanied by other beings of evil. Demons A fang of Yeenoghu is sometimes gifted with the cosmic insight needed to summon forth mindless demons. When Yeenoghu deigns to allow it, a war band might find

. Demonic hyenas known as shoosuvas are dispatched by Yeenoghu to aid his most exalted champions. Among the gnolls, the appearance of a shoosuva is a reward for recent triumphs and a harbinger of great

Yarana

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

and Nene and restored them to be protectors of the spirit’s mountain. Over ages, Yarana has protected Chimagua and learned the ways of the Feywild. But everything changed in recent days when beings

suspects Chimagua will reward them handsomely if they aid the spirit. If pressed about the Drought Elder itself, Yarana knows only that it is a terrible being of desiccation and ruin. She doesn’t know

Divine Ordeals

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

ordeal, as the name indicates, is no easy task. To receive one, a candidate must accomplish at least one near-impossible feat to even make the request: finding a pathway into Nyx. But the reward for

ordeal is as simple as calling out one’s intention to the god: “Erebos, I request an ordeal!” The gods grant ordeals only to those they consider worthy. The hero need not be a worshiper of the god

Mezzoloth

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

, their wide-set eyes glowing red as the mezzoloths bear down on their foes. Violence and reward are the fundamental drives of a mezzoloth, and powerful beings that promise one or the other can easily

Assault Encounters

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

into battle, attacking the largest character and cursing them in Sahuagin (calling them ichor-less tide pool dwellers and the like). If the party wishes to flee, the baron’s gargling guffaws follow them

swiftly retreat. The bulk of Saltmarsh’s troops take up pursuit, with a few remaining to escort the characters away. The party has done enough. It’s time for them to claim their reward.

Sphinxes

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

who fail a sphinx’s test typically meet a gruesome end beneath its claws. Extraplanar Beings. Mortals that encounter sphinxes do so most often in ancient tombs and ruins, but some sphinxes can

climbed in a howling storm. Sometimes a sphinx must be summoned from such an extradimensional space, with supplicants calling it from its empty lair. Only those the sphinx deems worthy gain admittance to

The Draconic Prophecy

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

—it describes what might happen in one arena of existence if something changes in another. Scholars sometimes approach the Draconic Prophecy as a puzzle, where solving it is its own reward. They look

at each individual fragment of the Prophecy as a self-contained challenge, and they explore how a certain series of actions might fulfill the Prophecy. The immortal beings who are truly invested in

Missing Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

. There she exposed the modrons to fiendish influences, convincing them the Outlands are overrun by evil beings. The modrons’ belief is skewing the underpinnings of the Outlands and the planes beyond

the modrons escape (see the “Unity of Rings” section later in this chapter for details). R04M can’t haggle or offer any greater reward, but he can hypothesize on the dire ramifications of the modrons

Angels in the Aftermath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Angels in the Aftermath After the purple worm is dispatched, the pari Artavazda introduces themself: A blue-skinned angel with four scarlet wings lands before you, accompanied by a gentle breeze. The

the “Akharin Sangar Gazetteer” section at the end of the adventure). If asked about the purple worm, Artavazda tells the characters such creatures are rare, calling the attack “a calamity incited by

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