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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Bane’s devoted followers are warriors
who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as needed to ensure loyalty. They enslave those too weak to resist them and shower the strong with
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
immediately use its reaction to make one melee attack.Bane’s devoted followers are warriors who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as
followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who swear fealty.
Warrior Cult. Cultists of
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
furnishings have been bolted to the floor, since the hut lurches from side to side when it walks.
Heart of the Hut. The gemstone that has given life to Baba Lysaga's hut was previously buried in the
contained in a cavity in the stump, beneath the rotted floorboards of the hut. The floorboards can be ripped up with a successful DC 14 Strength check or smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the
Classes
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that is devoted to a dragon god.
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You spent long stretches meditating in the region around an ancient dragon’s lair, absorbing that lair’s ambient magic.
5
You found a scroll
written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques.
6
After a dream featuring a five-handed dragonborn, you awoke with the mystical breath of dragons.
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in
Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly—sometimes in its own right
Classes
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that is devoted to a dragon god.
4
You spent long stretches meditating in the region around an ancient dragon’s lair, absorbing that lair’s ambient magic.
5
You found a scroll
written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques.
6
After a dream featuring a five-handed dragonborn, you awoke with the mystical breath of dragons.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
refuse to recognize my rule over these waters suffer my displeasure. (Lawful or Evil)
5
Preservation. I am the ocean’s steward, tending reefs and waters to ensure that they remain unspoiled
royal bathhouse was renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
6
A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Maglubiyet, who marshaled them as soldiers, but the fey realm left its mark; wherever they are in the multiverse, they continue to channel an aspect of the Feywild’s rule of reciprocity, which
hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity.
Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the surface world. (Any)
4
Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters suffer my displeasure. (Lawful or Evil)
5
Preservation. I am the ocean’s steward
bathhouse was renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
6
A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea with its wielder
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot
involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Suggested Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
offer bribes, favors, or other incentives to induce people to reveal their secrets.
Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an inaccessible place, or that it simply can
, devoted to contemplating philosophical principles.
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My former clade supervisor is now engaged in field research studying some of the largest beasts and monsters on Ravnica.
Non-Simic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
place, one with knowledge of rule and the deities’ blessing. On the day of the ritual that would consecrate the pharaoh’s connection with the gods, Ankhtepot rallied his loyal priests and murdered their
last memory of Ankhtepot’s name faded from his homeland, a voice intruded on the priest’s prison, asking if he still felt he was worthy to rule. Through the ages, Ankhtepot’s arrogance hadn’t waned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Buried Dynasty An Adventure for 13th-Level Characters For thousands of years, ancient magic and potions of longevity sustained imperial rule over the land of Great Xing. Each emperor’s supernaturally
long life span ensured the peace and stability of the realm. But now the imperial secrets of longevity have been lost, and if the long rule of the White Jade Emperor draws to a close, control of the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
nomadic elves, the Harpers, and the priesthoods devoted to the gods of the First Circle.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the outlander background below as the basis for your
. (Good)
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Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
4
Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil)
5
Nature. The natural world is more important than all the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
)
3
Curiosity. I want to know about everything that enters my domain, especially oddities from the surface world. (Any)
4
Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters
renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
6
A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea with its wielder. Now the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the name ESCLAROTTA. The lid of the sarcophagus requires a DC 30 Strength check to push aside, and the bones of Blagothkus’s deceased cloud giant wife are contained within. There is no treasure buried
21. Esclarotta’s Tomb This icy cyst has no obvious means of entry or egress. However, a creature can teleport to this buried chamber via area 17. You appear in an oval cave carved from solid glacial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
name ESCLAROTTA. The lid of the sarcophagus requires a DC 30 Strength check to push aside, and the bones of Blagothkus’s deceased cloud giant wife are contained within. There is no treasure buried
21. Esclarotta’s Tomb This icy cyst has no obvious means of entry or egress. However, a creature can teleport to this buried chamber via area 17. You appear in an oval cave carved from solid glacial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Aundair Capital: Fairhaven Noted for Arcane magic, cheese, education, fashion, grains, wine Aundair is a realm of grand cities surrounded by fertile farmlands. Its legendary founder was devoted to
a particular devotion to Aureon. However, the Silver Flame also has a deeply devoted following—some might say overzealous or extreme. Aundair is ruled by Queen Aurala ir’Wynarn. Aurala is a just ruler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sounds of armies colliding. That’s the nature of Acheron: strife and war, as the spirits of fallen soldiers join in endless battle against orcs devoted to Gruumsh, goblinoids loyal to Maglubiyet, and
legions assembled by other warmongering gods. Optional Rule: Bloodlust Acheron rewards a creature for harming other creatures by imbuing that creature with the strength to keep fighting. While on Acheron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
god Maglubiyet, who marshaled them as soldiers, but the fey realm left its mark; wherever they are in the multiverse, they continue to channel an aspect of the Feywild’s rule of reciprocity, which
, vast hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity. Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved, pointed ears and noses that turn bright red or blue during displays of emotion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
chamber was buried in rubble when heroes defeated the cultists. Now, a fanatic named Ulsedra Vox has excavated the Primordial Nexus. Reverent of the Para-elements ash, ice, magma, and ooze, Vox communes
nonbelievers as she can. Vox’s activities around the temple caught the attention of three new cults devoted to the Para-elemental deities of ash, ice, and ooze. Sensing the Elder Eye’s involvement, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge
Wave Echo Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has ever succeeded in locating the lost mine. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Meletis Evil flourishes where ignorance thrives.
—Perisophia the philosopher
Meletis is a polis devoted to learning, magic, and progress. It is the most populous city-state and home to
and ethical principles, which ultimately led them to relinquish their power and establish a philosopher-led republic. After the kings’ deaths, the council of scholars known as the Twelve took up rule of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a
Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has located the lost mine. In recent years, people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this to be the legacy of Vanrak Moonstar? A shadow king damned to rule these moonless halls, fending off assassins, mad wizards, and ghosts of the ancient dead? Is this all that Shar has to offer? I
rubble is disturbed. Treasure. Buried under the rubble is Vanrak Moonstar’s ancient mithral armor (chain shirt), which has the additional property of granting its wearer darkvision out to a range of 60
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
ropers as they can to avoid ropers’ undiscerning hunger. Many piercers migrate vast distances through the Underdark, often to caverns or buried ruins near the surface. Rule 8: Never trust a stalactite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Upper Tavick’s Landing This ward is effectively a self-contained city catering to the nobles that live there. It has fine housing, skilled services, a luxurious mercantile district, and even an
entire district—Sunrise—devoted to the servants of the nobles. Services and lodging in Sunrise are poor to modest, as opposed to the wealthy to aristocratic goods found elsewhere in the district. During
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
from the shadows. When creating a character from the Carrion Tribes, consider the following:
Sworn to an Overlord. Your tribe is devoted to an archfiend. This can serve as the roots of a warlock’s pact
dragonshard deposits buried in the Wastes. To date, it has survived the Carrion Tribes and the malefic horrors of the Wastes, but few believe it will last. Desolate Known at various times as Greenholt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hurt those I love to accomplish my goals.” Bond. “I’ve devoted my entire life to becoming Empress Inaya’s heir.” Flaw. “I’ll stop at nothing to attain the throne.” Simbon, Prince of Anisa Prince Simbon
(neutral, human veteran) is loyal to Empress Inaya. His family seeks to ensure she chooses him as her heir, though he has never aspired to the position. But if one of Anisa’s own were to rule the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
would otherwise go to the gods or be cast adrift somewhere other than the Nine Hells. If you are already a creature of Law and Evil devoted to no other entity, your damned spirit is of meager value
their regrets. Storehouses of Lore Libraries and other places where arcane knowledge is recorded or contained are scattered across Cania, mainly to ensure that a single disastrous experiment at one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Shouting her frustrations into the night, Mara was answered by a voice from the shadows. This sinister force would give her the power to take back her home and rule her lands, but she would never
Mara and her followers the hollow walls where they’d be buried alive. Mara’s troops pleaded for their lives. Wickedly, the warlord promised to spare them if they watched their leader’s entombment and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ancient clans — who call themselves the Kech Dhakaan (“bearers of [the traditions of] Dhakaan”) — have finally returned to the surface. The Dhakaani are utterly devoted to war, matched only by the Valenar
clan, or kech, believes its leader has the right to control all the others. And so the champions of Dhakaan continuously compete with each other to prove their right to rule. The Kech Sharaat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the southeast corner of the room.
The spiral staircase climbs 30 feet to area X30. See area X41 for a description of the cracks in the south wall. Inside the wooden crates, buried in earth, are six
dark gifts by the evil vestiges contained within them (see the “Amber Sarcophagi” sidebar earlier in this chapter). Kasimir will know when he touches the east sarcophagus in this area that he has found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
most prized treasures of Iymrith’s hoard are contained in six stone sarcophagi buried 10 feet under the sandy floor and scattered about the room. Each sarcophagus has a sequester spell cast upon it
deals 20 (4d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage (half damage on a successful save, as normal). When an air elemental is destroyed, the gold coins contained within it tumble to the floor (see “Treasure”). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Relationships Some dragons rule sprawling criminal organizations devoted to plundering the surrounding region and swelling the dragons’ hoards. Others govern peaceful and prosperous towns
shadowy fringes of society, a dragon might rule a nation as an absolute monarch. The dragon’s word is law—but depending on the dragon, this might be the law of a benevolent autocrat with a cadre of