burden bonus diffusing concept reborn

Gloom Weaver Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Burden of Time. Beasts and humanoids, other than shadar-kai, have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the gloom weaver. Fey Ancestry. The gloom weaver has advantage on saving throws

: Cantrips (at will): chill touch (3d8;{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"roll"} damage), eldritch blast (3 beams, +4 bonus to each damage roll), minor illusion, prestidigitation 1st−5th level (3 5th-level

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. The khargra can detach itself by spending 5 feet

, digesting the dust but leaving the message lodged in its digestive tract. Trained over long years and with plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command.

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Isolde

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Fiendish Blessing. The AC of Isolde includes her Charisma bonus. Innate Spellcasting. Isolde’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). Isolde can innately cast the following

do not carry the burden do not eat.” Ideal. “Those most deserving of aid are those who never ask for it.” Bond. “You share a bond with those you travel with, a bond closer

Mastix, Whip of Erebos

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Underworld. This magic whip grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you hit with an attack using this whip, the target takes an extra 2d8 necrotic damage and you regain hit points equal

randomly determined minor detrimental property—a burden Erebos imposes to test his faithful. Piety 25+. The whip has 1 randomly determined major beneficial property. Piety 50+. The whip has 1

Rod of Seven Parts

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

annihilation. Desperate to save themselves and their allies, powerful elemental beings called the Wind Dukes of Aaqa rose against Miska. Committed to the concept of law, the Wind Dukes descended from a

of Seven Parts. While attuned to the rod, you gain the following benefits: Magic Weapon. The Rod of Seven Parts functions for you as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage

Origin of the Ordning

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

they proved themselves incapable of governing the world. The ordning might be necessary, or a burden giants are expected to bear, but giants who hold these views often look forward to Annam abolishing

the ordning in some mythic future. Giants on some worlds (including Eberron) have no concept of the ordning at all. Such giants might think of themselves as a single species, with the differences

Giant Ox

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

XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Beast of Burden. The ox is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity. Actions Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10

Giant Ox Giant oxen labor as beasts of burden for giants of all kinds, pulling plows, hauling oversized carts, and performing similar tasks well suited to their tremendous strength. These cattle are

Giant Space Hamster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

mounts and beasts of burden. Gnomes have tried to build spelljamming ships powered by giant space hamster wheels, so far without success. Giant Space Hamster Large Beast, Unaligned Armor Class 11

Perception 11 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Tiryki Anchorage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

area undetected. 25. Dinosaur Pens Most of the beasts of burden in the city were trained out here, and they’re penned up at night. Ankylosauruses and triceratopses are the most common in that role

. Dinosaurs trained for street racing are also stabled here. Most Chultan handlers have a +5 bonus to Animal Handling skill checks, and they work with the same animals day after day.

Relic Sloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, where other beasts of burden would falter. The distinctive sickle-shaped claws on a relic sloth’s forelimbs are primarily used for climbing, though they can fend off a hungry predator in a pinch. Relic

) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 8 (−1) Skills Perception +3 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages — Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to

Space Swine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

trackers and capable beasts of burden. Space swine that are trained for battle are typically outfitted with half-plate barding and are referred to as death squealers. A fully grown specimen stands 3 feet

(−3) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 3 (−4) Skills Perception +4, Survival +4 Senses passive Perception 14 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.

Titanothere

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

) CHA 6 (−2) Senses passive Perception 11 Languages — Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Beast of Burden. The titanothere is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

you receive a cancer diagnosis or a similar health news, you probably appreciate that concept a little more than other people. Watching someone you love waste away is a terrible thing. You want a

among my colleagues tell me that an informed multiverse is a safer multiverse. After all, why should we unhappy few endure the burden of protecting the multiverse from itself? I am also told that this

Cattle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

) INT 2 (–4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 4 (–3) Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Beast of Burden. The rothé

) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 4 (–3) Senses passive Perception 10 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Beast of Burden. The ox is considered to be one size larger for the

The Pudding King

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Faceless Lord. Just let yourselves be eaten and disgorged!” The Pudding King (see appendix C) prefers to cast spells while using the throne for cover. As a bonus action on his turn, he commands a

dissolves into a dense puddle of goo. Read the following boxed text as he expires: “You haven’t won! No! We will rise from our children! We will be reborn from the Faceless Lord! Juiblex will consume

Orog

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

terrifying presence on the battlefield. They form no attachments, even to their parents and siblings, and have no concept of love or dedication. They worship the orc pantheon of gods — Gruumsh and Luthic

11 (+0) CHA 12 (+1) Skills Intimidation +5, Survival +2 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Orc Challenge 2 (450 XP) Aggressive. As a bonus action

Warlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

weapons appear in a campaign. Does this versatility extend outside the melee theme of the feature? It sure does, but we’re willing to occasionally bend a design concept if doing so is likely to increase

. Does using a bonus action break invisibility from a warlock’s One with Shadows invocation? Taking a bonus action breaks the invisibility of a warlock’s One with Shadows. A bonus action is an action.

Gloom Weaver

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

, exhaustion Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common, Elvish Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Burden of Time. Beasts and humanoids, other than shadar-kai, have disadvantage on

(3d8 damage), eldritch blast (3 beams, +4 bonus to each damage roll), minor illusion, prestidigitation 1st−5th level (3 5th-level slots): armor of Agathys, blight, darkness, dream, invisibility, fear

Xenk Yendar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery

words “Neither virtue nor blade shall break” are etched in Celestial on the blade of his daggersword. Xenk ages more slowly than a normal human, and with this gift comes the burden of perspective. His

) Proficiency Bonus +4 Aura of Protection. Xenk and his allies within 10 feet of him have advantage on saving throws. Actions Multiattack. Xenk makes three Daggersword attacks and uses Daggersword Flourish

Creating Quick Monster Stats

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

Raise or lower the monster’s Armor Class, hit points, attack bonus, damage output per round, and save DC as you see fit, based on whatever concept you have in mind for the monster. For example, if you

challenge rating will help you figure out the monster’s proficiency bonus and other important combat statistics. Don’t worry about getting the challenge rating exactly right; you can make adjustments in

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

scores. The table provides the baseline attack bonus for each challenge rating. Feel free to adjust the attack bonus as you see fit to match whatever concept you have in mind. For example, the baseline

Manual guide you. Once you have a monster concept in mind, follow the steps below. Step 1. Name A monster’s name should be given as much consideration as any other aspect of the monster, if not more. Your

Cleric

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

Faith in Diversification Despite their supposed wisdom, many common clerics fail to grasp the simple concept of using the best tool for the job. To the devoted priest of Tempus, every problem is just

creatures, the changing weather, the shapes of buildings, other stuff. 3 In secret, you curse the burden your deity has placed on you. 4 You wonder often if you’re worthy of your deity’s gifts

Talenta Halflings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

. 6 You don’t understand the concept of “truth.” To you, everything is a story and it’s all about how you tell it. 7 You are annoyed by buildings and tools designed without consideration for

be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the clawfoot can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Actions Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10

30. The Guardian Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

surprise. It can turn to flesh as a bonus action and then transform into cat shape, dropping its spear. (The magic on the creature renders it strongly related to earth and stone with regard to the curse on

might take damage or even die, but unless its heart is destroyed, it is reborn again whole in one day’s time. If the lycanthrope’s heart (AC 10, 2 hit points) is destroyed, the creature dies and turns to

Khargra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

plentiful treats to learn the direction to different underground strongholds and outposts, the khargra carries its burden to its destination, then coughs up the message on command. khargra Small

takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. The khargra can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its

Allip

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

this burden by sharing its secret. The creature can impart only a shard of the knowledge that doomed it, but that piece is enough to wrack the recipient with temporary mental anguish and violent

, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15 Languages the languages it knew in life Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Incorporeal

Aarakocra

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

it takes to guard against the incursions of Elemental Evil. Aarakocra have no concept of political borders or property ownership, and the value of gems, gold, and other precious materials means

of them. It is friendly toward them and obeys their spoken commands. It remains for 1 hour, until it or all its summoners die, or until any of its summoners dismisses it as a bonus action. A summoner

Kruphix's Champions

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

important to me than what he stands for. (Any) 2 Balance. Too much power in any one place is a threat to us all. (Lawful) 3 Selflessness. I accept the burden of knowledge so that others don’t

protect yourself. While your spectral hand is within 5 feet of you, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC against ranged attacks. Champion of Horizons Piety 50+ Kruphix trait You can increase your Constitution or Intelligence score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

Confronting Vecna

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

annihilation. Desperate to save themselves and their allies, powerful elemental beings called the Wind Dukes of Aaqa rose against Miska. Committed to the concept of law, the Wind Dukes descended from

following benefits: Magic Weapon. The Rod of Seven Parts functions for you as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. Rod Spellcasting. The Rod of Seven

Shadar-kai

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Common, Elvish Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Burden of Time. Beasts and Humanoids (except elves) have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the shadar-kai. Fey Ancestry

) Proficiency Bonus +3 Fey Ancestry. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep. Actions Multiattack. The shadar-kai makes three Spiked

Ability Checks

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

Proficiency Bonus comes into play. You might specifically ask for an Intelligence (Arcana) check, or you can ask for an Intelligence check and let the player negotiate with you to see if one of the

occasionally you need a passive measure of how good a character is at doing a thing. Passive Perception is the most common example. (See “Perception” later in this chapter.) You can extend the concept

Secretarian

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

below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to convince a suspicious crowd of your good (or at least non-evil) intentions, encourage franchise hirelings to work faster, or improvise

, a metal bell, and a set of fine clothes. My daughter Certainty created the secretarian role. Proved it out as a concept. I told her we didn’t need them. I was wrong. — Omin Dran Sending Stone Also

Priests of Osybus

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

the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish. In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the

Bonus +3 Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it receives a boon it already has. If it

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