build beyond diffusing cunning reward

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

ferocious might, cunning ambushes, or fungal poisons. Some adult deep dragons plunder the surface for treasures and lore. Deep Dragons Deep dragons slither through the wet and lightless places of the

dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving copies of forgotten lore, fungal ingredients for cures or plagues, or maps to lost Underdark locales.Deep Dragon Lairs Deep

Blue Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales

it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Lightning

Narth Tezrin

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Cunning Action. On each of his turns, Narth can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit

ran off and never returned. Ideal: “The bigger the risk, the greater the reward.” Bond: “I adore my colleague Alaestra, and I’d like to do something to impress her.” Flaw: “I’ll risk life and limb to become a legend.”

Black Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several

trained to do. A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Acid

Red Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales

it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Fire

Green Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several

trained to do. A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Poison

White Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales

it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Cold

Nine-Fingers Keene

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Cunning Action. On each of her turns in combat, Nine-Fingers can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Dagger Thrower. Nine-Fingers adds double her proficiency bonus to the

build. Her forgettable looks have proven her greatest asset as a thief, as her victims have trouble recognizing her even when they meet her again face-to-face. Keene’s leadership over the years

Clockwork Horror

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

precious metal. They roam Wildspace in commandeered spelljamming ships, gathering the precious metals and crystals they need to build more of their kind. Clockwork horrors have no goal beyond replication

and will stop at nothing to create new clockwork horrors. The time it takes for a clockwork horror to build another of its kind, assuming it has the requisite materials, is approximately ten days

Blue Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, wall of forceSeekers of forgotten lore and lost relics, blue abishais are the most cunning and learned of their kind. Their research into occult subjects gleaned from tomes plundered from across the

before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

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

roof of a merchant’s home, seizing what they seek, and stalking away before the town watch can rally. Intricate Networks. Clever, ambitious, and greedy, many fog giants build up whole networks of

Guard Drake

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant. The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales

it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes. Variant: Chromatic Drakes Each type of

Oath of the Watchers

classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

battle. TENETS OF THE WATCHERS A paladin who assumes the Oath of the Watchers swears to safeguard mortal realms from otherworldly threats. Vigilance. The threats you face are cunning, powerful, and

are the shield against the endless terrors that lie beyond the stars. Your blade must be forever sharp and your mind keen to survive what lies beyond.

Oath of the Watchers (TCoE)

classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

battle. TENETS OF THE WATCHERS A paladin who assumes the Oath of the Watchers swears to safeguard mortal realms from otherworldly threats. Vigilance. The threats you face are cunning, powerful, and

are the shield against the endless terrors that lie beyond the stars. Your blade must be forever sharp and your mind keen to survive what lies beyond.

Boss Delour

Monsters The Book of Many Things

him dangerous. He can smile and shake someone’s hand while simultaneously plotting to ruin that person. Expanding the guild’s activities beyond thievery was Delour’s idea. He

hybrid, a Medium giant rat, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies. Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Half-Orc Legacy

races Basic Rules (2014)

orc comrades didn’t last long among the Bloody Skulls or any other orc tribe for that matter. But it was often true that a bit of human blood gave a warrior just the right mix of cunning

exult along with him or shiver with fear and loathing. Beyond the rage of Gruumsh, half-orcs feel emotion powerfully. Rage doesn’t just quicken their pulse, it makes their bodies burn. An insult

Mark of Hospitality Halfling

races Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Ghallanda don’t sell information; they prefer to build friendship and deal in favors. But should a Ghallanda baron ever truly need something, they likely have a favor they can call in. Ghallanda has

beyond providing creature comforts to travelers. Every one of the house’s enclaves—which are more numerous than those of any other dragonmarked house—is a sanctuary beyond the legal

Adult Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour. The effect

flayers created a special breed of Ooze, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The

Elder Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour

jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect

other nature protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed

Warforged Legacy

races Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was

as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold

Duergar

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Underdark and beyond. Like other dwarves, duergar typically have a life span of 350 years. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a

“Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of

Halfling Legacy

races Basic Rules (2014)

colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their

communities are threatened. Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much

Rogue

classes Basic Rules (2014)

skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue

. QUICK BUILD You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at

Elf Legacy

races 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

Giff

races Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your

. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which

Hobgoblin Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

to keep the knowledge fresh for new generations. When hobgoblins aren’t waging war, they farm, they build, and they practice both martial and arcane arts. These trappings of civil society do

Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own. Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest

Shifter Legacy

races Eberron: Rising from the Last War

also be a cunning rat who darts through the shadows. Wildhunt shifters are born from any creature that tracks its prey. While the beast within certainly has a physical impact on a shifter, it has a

different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character. Similar and Diverse Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

(Costs 2 Actions). Strahd makes one bite attack.With his mind sharp and his heart dark, Strahd von Zarovich is a formidable foe. Courage and lives beyond measure have been lost to him. Reread chapter 1

intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters. When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind: Strahd

Human Legacy

races Basic Rules (2014)

shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

Fighter

classes Basic Rules (2014)

skill. Likewise, a fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery

Fighter As you build your fighter, think about two related elements of your character’s background: Where did you get your combat training, and what set you apart from the mundane warriors

Conclusion

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

Dusk’s spies has infiltrated the Cognoscenti Esoterica. She thanks the characters for the information and gives them a pair of sending stones as an added reward. Identifying the spy is beyond the scope of this adventure but a good hook for a future one.

Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and

Conclusion

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

Dusk’s spies has infiltrated the Cognoscenti Esoterica. She thanks the characters for the information and gives them a pair of sending stones as an added reward. Identifying the spy is beyond the scope of this adventure but a good hook for a future one.

Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and

Conclusion

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

Dusk’s spies has infiltrated the Cognoscenti Esoterica. She thanks the characters for the information and gives them a pair of sending stones as an added reward. Identifying the spy is beyond the scope of this adventure but a good hook for a future one.

Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

Conclusion Once the characters free Theldin and return the smith to his home, they’ve completed their quest and earned their reward. If the characters didn’t already coax such a promise from Evin at

doesn’t return home safely, Evin and other members of the city’s royalty build a funerary pyre to honor the smith and mourn his loss. Evin thanks the characters for their efforts but cannot give them

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