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Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

The brutes are at the gate, chaos is looming, and the only thing standing in the way of disaster is the foundation of law and order — as embodied in the Azorius Senate. You’re a proud

the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill. Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

greatest treasures from falling into the wrong hands. Whatever their motivations, archaeologists combine the qualities of a scrappy historian with the self-made heroism of a treasure-hunting scoundrel

has historical significance or is one of a kind. 5 I’m secretly in love with the wealthy patron who sponsors my archaeological exploits. 6 I hope to bring prestige to a library, a

Mogis's Villains

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

be at least partially blinded by dark emotions, a state that might make them easy to manipulate by the followers of clever deities. The servants of the god of slaughter aren’t all mindless brutes

, though, and many allow themselves to be underestimated as a ploy to bring ruin upon their foes. The Mogis’s Villains table suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers

City of Guilds

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

dryads who are fused together with one another and with Mat’Selesnya, a manifestation of the soul of the world. The guild seeks to bring nature and the city into balance. Simic Combine. Under the

leadership of Prime Speaker Zegana, the biomancers of the Simic Combine apply magic to the life sciences. Striving to create a harmonious future where creatures of all kinds are perfectly adapted to their ever

Gruul Creatures

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

spotted amid tended groves and gardens. Any beast described in this source or in the Monster Manual can roam the rubblebelts. The Gruul can bring out the fury in these beasts, turning them into

hill giants, stone giants, cyclopes, ogres, ettins, and fomorians among their number, and one clan — the Bolrac clan — is composed entirely of such brutes. Hydras Once a hydra chooses a lair and

Harpy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Harpy Winged Voice of Doom Habitat: Coastal, Forest, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Mark Zug Hate-filled creatures, harpies strive to cause pain and bring an end to love and life. These monsters

combine humanlike features with the talons and wings of avian scavengers. Their notorious songs compel listeners to follow them, heedless of danger. Creatures captivated by a harpy’s song frequently meet

Cloud Giant

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

giants, some cloud giants can control weather, bring storms, and steer the wind almost as well as their cousins, the storm giants. Affluent Princes. Although cloud giants are lower in the ordning than

brutes and combat fodder — sometimes fighting for the cloud giants’ amusement. A cloud giant might order hill or frost giants to steal from nearby humanoid lands, which it considers to be a fair tax

Roleplaying

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

laugh or feel emotionally engaged and to incorporate those things into your roleplaying. Being the NPC Imagine how a character or monster you bring to life would react to the adventurers. Consider what it

distinctive speech patterns from real life, the movies, or television is a good place to start. Practice different voices and impersonations of famous people, then use those voices to bring your NPCs to

Episodes and Serials

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

. Episodes An episodic campaign is a campaign in which the component adventures don’t combine to form an overarching story. Episodic adventures are stand-alone quests, and the villains who appear in one

spy on or interfere with the characters’ activities. 5 Have travelers bring news of events transpiring elsewhere, leading characters toward the new adventure. 6 Give the characters a treasure that’s wrapped in mystery they’ll need to unravel in the new adventure.

Yartar

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

, farmhands, guides, or other unskilled laborers. For the most part, those who attend this fair are brutes, bandits, freeholders whose lands can no longer sustain them, or Uthgardt who wish to be among

, then bring the Barge ashore and charge. No raiders have stood firm against such an assault. In the center of town is the Waterbaron’ Hall, a grand structure that is both the ruler’s home and the location

Arbor Watchtower

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

Arbor Watchtower (NOAH BRADLEY) Sites that are sacred to Karametra, from her grand temple in the heart of Setessa to outposts in the wilderness, combine careful construction with natural growth. The

Blood-toll harpies (see chapter 6) take over a watchtower and light its beacon to bring more victims to the place. 8 A spy in a watchtower poisons the tower’s food supply in advance of an upcoming attack.

Anatomy of a War Band

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

by a cultist is capable of feats that are beyond a group of gnolls — accomplishments that combine the gnolls’ savagery with a humanlike level of intelligence andplanning. THE HUNTER'S CHANT This

ultimately fell under Yeenoghu’s sway. Gnolls sing a similar chant in their language while they seek out prey. The first gift is hunger. It is His blessing. It is our call to bring death. The

Scourge of Worlds

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

demon prince in about a month. To bring about these changes, the invaders must remain in the same location for some time, usually an area no more than six miles on a side, to combine their influence

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

magic item or art object to build a hoard around 3 Acquire minions who will bring food and treasure 4 Establish dominance over other wyrmlings in the same brood 5 Secure a partnership

combine to make that dragon’s influence felt in the natural world for hundreds of miles. In addition to these magical effects, the dragon’s ongoing presence can have a profound impact on the region’s

Adventure Models

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

adventure hooks that you can use instead, or combine with the ones here, as inspiration strikes you. Delve into the Past d6 Adventure Hook 1 During a long drought, the water level of a lake lowers

journey to these wondrous locations in search of some treasure or powerful magic used by the giants. The Into the Giant Realms table offers more suggestions for how to bring characters to these realms

A Detour to Neverwinter

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

stand watch at the entrance. Seven more guards and three veterans do the same within the holes. On the day before an execution, friends and family of a prisoner are allowed into the holes to bring the

’ resourcefulness and your imagination combine to create a memorable story of legendary triumph or narrow failure, followed by even narrower escapes. Ideas and plans for getting to and rescuing Oppal can

More Downtime Activities

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

process. Otherwise, the components are consumed once each day of the item’s creation. Multiple characters can combine their efforts to create a magic item if each of them meets the level prerequisite

offering the full base price 91 or higher A shady buyer offering one and a half times the base price, no questions asked Sowing Rumors Swaying public opinion can be an effective way to bring down a

Stone Giants

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

successful members of stone giant society and the poorest examples of the ideals stone giants aspire to. They are the brutes and boors cast out by a society of artists and philosophers. For a people that

delving into Ostorian ruins that have been sealed for millennia. The less obvious one is that certain portents, if confirmed to be true, would indeed bring about the return of Annam, upending the giants

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

skill can identify the tinctures and combine them into an ingested poison. A creature that ingests the poison must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed saving throw, it takes 10 (3d6

a short rest, drinks a vial of antitoxin, or is targeted by an effect that ends the poisoned condition. If a prisoner suffers these cramps, the guards bring the prisoner to the hospital to be examined

Revel's End Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

skill can identify the tinctures and combine them into an ingested poison. A creature that ingests the poison must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed saving throw, it takes 10 (3d6

a short rest, drinks a vial of antitoxin, or is targeted by an effect that ends the poisoned condition. If a prisoner suffers these cramps, the guards bring the prisoner to the hospital to be examined

Connected Creatures

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

) 8 2 ettins (attitude: 1d8) playing cards, with each head as an individual player in a four-player game 9 2 ogre chain brutes† (attitude: 1d4 + 1) demolishing a small structure 10 1

them at your peril—not just the danger they pose as foes, but the value they can bring as allies. —Diancastra Giant Necropolis Encounters Use the Giant Necropolis Encounters table to populate places

NPCs by Guild

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

. Supreme Legal Authority (Costs 3 Actions). Isperia uses Supreme Legal Authority. SCOTT M. FISCHER Lawmage The Azorius Senate has spellcasters who are trained to capture lawbreakers and bring them to

throw. CHRIS RAHN Firefist Boros firefists combine potent magic with peerless fighting ability, inspiring all who serve alongside them. They often act as the point of contact between the Boros

Tour of the Planes

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

expended. 3 Spells and abilities that raise the dead have a 50 percent chance to bring back 1d4 angry spirits as well. These might be banshees, ghosts, shadows, specters, wraiths, or other incorporeal undead

nature work to tear down anything built within the zone. Weather, vegetation, and a rapid rate of decay combine to quickly destroy structures built in the region and overgrow the ruins. 3 The zone is

Haskasori Locations

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

the north end of this spacious cavern. Imposing statues of winged figures that combine human and draconic features stand in front of the four southernmost pillars. Massive crystal formations dot the

his ancestors along with Cozmioko’s remains. The crystal formations are lightning crystals (see “Haskasori Features”). Empowering the Egg. If the characters bring the Brazen Egg into this area, it

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

has disturbed the keg. Treasure. Within the keg are five tiny sapphires (worth 10 gp each) used to bring about the magic that bound the mephits. 15. Dragon Cell Crudely executed symbols and glyphs

bench along the south wall are pieces of nearly useless cutlery and rusting skinning knives. The kobolds bring food for their tribe up from the Underdark and store it in a nearby chamber. The rotting

Locations E - H

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

have invaded ancient dwarven vaults and throne halls and turned these chambers into their lairs. Frost Hills The southernmost spur of the Spine of the World, the Frost Hills combine with the Evermoors

Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If the characters slay Wormblod and bring proof of his demise, the couatl emerges from the altar and bestows on each of them a charm of

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