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Returning 21 results for 'century connection'.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi can draw upon their connection to the
spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
without disturbing it. So deep is the connection between a firbolg and the wild places of the world that they can communicate with flora and fauna.
Firbolgs can live up to 500 years.
Creating Your
cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tieflings Humans with the blood of fiends, most tieflings in Faerûn share a common connection due to the machinations of the archdevil Asmodeus a century ago.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can
’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, giant shark, dragon turtle, or kraken. Merfolk Ravnica’s merfolk are unique to the Simic. They emerged from the depths of the plane’s long-buried oceans less than a century ago and immediately took on
leadership positions in the guild. They claim a deep connection to Ravnica’s primal oceans, which are almost untouched by civilization. They have the statistics of the merfolk in the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Military Backgrounds The current year is 998 YK. The Last War lasted for over a century and only came to an end two years ago. As a player character in Eberron, you possess remarkable skills. Did you
, why didn’t you fight and what did you do instead? The following table provides ideas about how a background could reflect a connection to the Last War. Feel free to change the suggested backgrounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Adulthood The Drawing of the Veil marks an elf’s passage into adulthood, which typically occurs at the end of the first century of life. Losing access to one’s primal memories can be a traumatic
soul whose connection to the Seldarine has been weakened, or it might be a true elf soul trapped in the body of a half-elf until death, or the soul that lies beneath one’s elf-like visage might be human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
remarkable, but there, in the midst of a wilderness with nothing to set it apart for greatness, a mortal man murdered Bhaal, the god of murder. This is no tall tale. Even a century after Bhaal’s blood was
proved to be a malign power, statues of both Cyric and Bhaal were erected on the ends of the bridge, the two gods facing each other (though it is said Cyric stabbed Bhaal in the back). About a century
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personally, directing the future along a particular path. Others conduct experiments on dragonmarked humanoids, trying to understand the connection between these creatures and the Prophecy. Still others
are obsessed with the Lords of Dust engage in century-spanning games of cat-and-mouse with their fiendish counterparts. In general, the Chamber seeks to maintain the status quo and opposes demons, so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Lair Actions Like regional effects, a dragon’s lair actions reflect an intimate connection to the magical energy that flows through and around the lair. The broad scope of that magic means that a
spent nearly a century in a lair. That said, if you want to give lair actions and regional effects to a young dragon or even a wyrmling, you can.
Regional effects have no bearing on a dragon’s challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
district of Holdfast. In contrast to the residents of Highhold in Upper Dura, the dwarves of Holdfast have deep roots in Sharn and feel no strong connection to the Mror Holds or its traditions.
High
High Hope. The most notable feature of the district is Daca’s Watch. Twelve feet high, this pillar is thought to have once held a statue or monument. Over a century ago, a gnome named Daca climbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the closest affinity. And their eyes often glimmer with fey magic. Continued exposure to the Feywild, over a century or more, hastens the onset of Remembrance significantly among most elves. Elves who
significant amount of time on the Material Plane — adventurers and scholars, primarily — still demonstrate these attitudes, but to a lesser degree. Although eladrin have the closest connection to Corellon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with a more powerful creature for safety
6 Find a good spot for a first independent lair
Young Dragons Young dragons in their first century of life are similar in many ways to adventurers in
century of life, adult dragons are mighty beings, akin to characters in the third tier of play (levels 11 to 16). An adult dragon’s influence can extend across a whole region or continent. Most adult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of the Feywild, that strange realm of faerie that touches the world in mystical places. For a century, it seemed Evermeet was lost to the world. Venerable elves tried to hold on, hoping that this echo
of the first Sundering might echo Evermeet’s connection to the world once the period of calamity ended. Their patience (who but an elf could have such patience?) was at last rewarded, when ships from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the Uthgardt tribes today.
Blue Bear. The easternmost of the Uthgardt are the Blue Bear — thought destroyed more than a century ago — who have recently emerged from inside the High Forest and
great, too “strong” as she put it, to have any connection to places she saw as providing prey for her tribe. If a band of Uthgardt come upon your campsite, my advice is this. First, do what you can to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
magic, and some enjoy a lingering telepathic connection with others who have been initiated into the Mysteries. Cryptic shrines to the Mysteries of Arvandor appear throughout the planes, mostly sites
least a century. More than a few elves claim to have experienced this benefit, and the truth of it is attested by many bards — sometimes in all earnestness, sometimes with a knowing wink. Priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
been using the goodberry spell to help keep those in the cathedral alive. However, his connection to his beloved nature grows weaker by the day, and he fears he may soon be unable to cast spells at all
would probably shatter if it struck anything harder than a pillow.
These crypts house the remains of numerous worshipers and servants of Torm interred over the past century. Currently, more than one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
create the curse of lycanthropy. Whatever the origin of lycanthropy, in the ninth century YK, the power of the curse surged dramatically, and all lycanthropes were drawn toward evil. The Church of the
characters might manifest connections to the daelkyr in many ways. The Great Old One warlock patron is an excellent match to Belashyrra or Dyrrn, but other classes can just as easily reflect a connection to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that takes the form of a strikingly handsome man half her age. Kaddrus was sent by powerful nobles in Tethyr to protect the Hhune family’s secrets, which include a connection to the Knights of the
regrettable eyesore by others. It was built nearly a century ago by the eccentric wizard Ramazith, a sailor from faraway Durpar who acquired a vast knowledge of the deeps — and equally vast wealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
connection to the Knights of the Shield, a secret society tied to the Shield of the Hidden Lord. This shield recently disappeared from the crypts under the Hhune estate, and Kaddrus is assisting efforts to get
landmark by some and a regrettable eyesore by others. It was built nearly a century ago by the eccentric wizard Ramazith, a sailor from faraway Durpar who acquired a vast knowledge of the deeps — and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
confirms that the Hunt Lords were human. As it happens, the rumors are true. The Hunt Lords played all sorts of terrible games at the expense of their wealthy employers. A century and a half ago, to escape
the Cult of the Black Earth, which operates in and around the Sumber Hills, and that the cult worships Ogrémoch. These cultists have no connection to the giants; their leaders are described in