chains require greater to have recover

Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

typically require only half the suggested payment, while especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the

our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A Celestial might require a sizable donation of gold

Greater Zombie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

"} necrotic damage.Undead Nature. A greater zombie doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonCold, Necrotic

Lesser Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Aberrant Rejuvenation. When the emissary drops to 0 hit points, its body melts away. A greater star spawn emissary instantly appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where the lesser emissary

disappeared. The greater emissary uses the lesser emissary’s initiative count. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the emissary fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual

Bigby's Beneficent Bracelet

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

This gorgeous jewelry piece, crafted by the wizard Bigby himself, consists of four gold rings attached via delicate chains to a wrist cuff studded with sapphires and diamonds. Random Properties. The

). When you cast the spell this way, the spell doesn’t require concentration. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

Radiant Idol

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

wings could be weighted down with chains representing its pride. A radiant idol uses disguise self to hide its corruption, presenting an image of celestial glory. The Weight of Corruption. When a radiant

material power, it begins twisting its followers, leading them ever deeper into ominous ritualism, hedonistic folly, and fanatical doom. Immortal Nature. A radiant idol doesn't require food, drink, or sleep.Radiant; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the emissary fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The emissary doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The

that area.An emissary’s greater form sheds all pretense of being part of a plane’s reality and openly mocks it. A destructive titan, this form rises in a 25-foot-tall pillar of violent flesh

Dullahan

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the dullahan after it uses Headless Summoning. Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the dullahan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The dullahan doesn’t require

shards of its shattered skull. 2 A vain dullahan pursues it own relatives, seeking to claim a head with its family resemblance. 3 A greedy dullahan seeks to recover its bejeweled helmet

Memory Web

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

webs lie in ambush draped over plant life, wrapped around corpses, or stuck to ossuaries in dark catacombs. Memory webs feed on memories and require daily sustenance. When a memory web’s prey

drained creature is the target of the Greater Restoration or Heal spell, the memory drained effect ends on it. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.

Smuggler

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

means I turn a profit. (Evil) 4 Peace and Prosperity. I smuggle only to achieve a greater goal that benefits my community. (Good) 5 People. For all my many lies, I place a high

recover it. 2 I intend to become the leader of the network of smugglers that I belong to. 3 I owe a debt that cannot be repaid in gold. 4 After one last job, I will retire from the

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

, hunched over, and filing their teeth down to points. Yeenoghu wants nothing more than slaughter and senseless destruction. The gnoll;gnolls are his instruments, and he drives them to ever-greater

covered in matted fur and taut, leathery hide, his face like a grinning predator’s skull. Patchwork armor made of discarded shields and breastplates is lashed onto his body with heavy chains

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

oread provides the smith with materials drawn from the burning heart of the world, allowing the smith to create an even greater wonder. In more tales, though, a smith pursues an oread, then later the

times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature might employ nymphs as messengers, guardians, or scouts. Immortal Nature. A nymph doesn't require food, drink, or sleep. Fire, Poison

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Nature. The jiangshi doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The jiangshi makes three Slam attacks and uses Consume Energy. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit

them greater powers. Humanoids killed by a jiangshi rise as life-hungry corpses and might turn into jiangshi themselves if they feed upon the living.

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as the spellcasting ability (your choice). Priest. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22. Prisoner. Glowing chains made of magical force appear

and wrap around you. You have the restrained condition until the chains are destroyed or you are freed. While you have this condition, you can’t cast spells, and any magic items you’re

Beledros Witherbloom

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Beledros fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. Beledros doesn’t require air, food, or drink.Multiattack. Beledros makes one

spellcasting ability: 1/day each: greater restoration, mass cure wounds, plant growth, revivify, speak with deadBeledros can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership

) 6 Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I would die to recover an ancient

Adult Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

until the end of its next turn. Unusual Nature. The oblex doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The oblex makes two Pseudopod attacks, and it uses Eat Memories. Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +7

", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and become memory drained until it finishes a short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, Oozes, Plants, and

Elder Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

until the end of its next turn. Unusual Nature. The oblex doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elder oblex makes two Pseudopod attacks, and it uses Eat Memories. Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack

Memories", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and become memory drained until it finishes a short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, Oozes

Greater Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The

of their former selves, albeit twisted by their state of being. These greater death dragons scheme to achieve their ends, all the while amassing and jealously guarding treasure hoards as they did in

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

background might aspire to greater things, not for themselves, but for their faith. You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary

his or her teachings. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. 2 I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple

Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world. Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn't require air, food, drink or sleep. It also

soldiers and civilians alike, whose actions then weakened the overlord's bonds to give him even greater sway over the regions surrounding his shards. The violence seen in Thaliost and other occupied

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the effect ends for it, the target is immune to this ghost’s Horrifying Visage for the next 24 hours. The aging effect can be reversed by a greater restoration spell, but only if it is cast within

cast spells that require material components, which limits its options. Its list of prepared spells shows only those spells it can cast. Although it has no 2nd-level spells available, the ghost can use

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

’t be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. Simic Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you

. (Neutral) 4 Greater Good. I want to reshape the world into higher forms of life so that all can enjoy evolution. (Good) 5 Logic. It’s foolish to let emotions and principles

Planar Ally Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require only half the suggested payment, while especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the

protect us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle

settlement is primarily used as a kind of moot, where tortles can socialize with one another, share useful information, and trade with strangers in the safety of greater numbers. Tortles don’t

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

between two worlds. The angels that guide them see the world from a distant perch. An aasimar who wishes to stop and help a town recover from a drought might be told by an angelic guide to push forward

on a greater quest. To a distant angel, saving a few commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult of Orcus. An aasimar’s guide is wise but not infallible. Aasimar Names Most aasimar

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

with the greater restoration spell or similar magic. Vile Curse (Costs 3 Actions). The demilich targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving

Nature. A demilich doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. So great is a demilich’s will to survive that it always has the maximum number of hit points for its Hit Dice, instead of average

Chapter 3: Avernus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Chapter 3: Avernus Guided by Lulu the hollyphant and discoveries made in Elturel, the characters trek across Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, to recover the Sword of Zariel and free

Elturel from its chains. Navigating the wastelands of Avernus might seem like a difficult proposition, but thankfully the characters have the map given to them by Sylvira Savikas in chapter 1. For more

Chapter 4: Air, Earth, Fire, and Water

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

deals a sharp setback to the affected cults, but unless the characters follow up on their initial successes by infiltrating the temple complex, the cults recover quickly from their early defeats and return in greater force.

Characters from Djaynai

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Insurgent Tides? Do you support the quest to recover the lore of the Blackmist Way and the Blackthrone Arts, or are they relics of an unrecoverable past? Do you or anyone in your family have a

of the other realm? Do you consider yourself a person of two worlds? Or do you yearn for a greater understanding of your kin on the other side of the water’s surface?

Sibriex

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

boxed text to the players: Spiky chains lash a fifteen-foot-diameter, floating blob of quivering flesh to a 20-foot-tall wrought-iron scaffold. Two fiends wrapped in chains stand atop the scaffold

, torturing the bloated creature’s flesh by tightening its chains. Demon ichor oozes from its wounds, forming a shallow pool around the scaffolding. A third, jackal-headed fiend uses a bronze horn to yell

Folk Horror Plots

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

Folk Horror Plots Folk horror stories often involve outsiders or an unwitting new member of the community discovering a unsettling practices. Folk Horror Plots d8 Plot 1 Recover a missing

horseback is imprisoned and sentenced to death. 4 Help a cult summon a fiend to combat an impending greater evil. 5 Defeat a violent hag who’s protected by everyone in town and called

Greater Zombie

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

zombie, a creature magically created from a humanoid corpse to be far more resilient than a typical zombie. Undead Nature. A zombie doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Greater Zombie Medium

Greater Zombie Many of those who brave the Tomb of Horrors believe they have reached their ultimate destination when they disturb a skeletal figure inside a secluded crypt. It is, in fact, a greater

Modrons

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

rank or the ranks immediately above and below them. Those more than one rank away tend to be either too advanced or too simple for them to understand. Modrons excel at tasks that require patience and

. In rare cases, a modron goes rogue and develops its own will. In these cases, other modrons are sent to recover or destroy their malfunctioning kin. The guide swore “beep boop” meant “hello, friend.” I don’t know why they’re after us! —A planar explorer learning modrons have no sense of humor

Encounter Chains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Encounter Chains Eight encounters comprise the characters’ hunt for the Stone of Golorr and the Vault of Dragons. They form a chain, and their order is determined by your choice of villain and season

recover the gold, which takes another 2d6 days. Once the gold is recovered, the villain moves forward with a master plan as detailed in the introduction. If the characters are still alive, they could oppose the villain by stealing the gold from the villain’s lair.

Elder Elementals

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

Elder Elementals On their native planes, elementals sweep across the weird and tempestuous landscape. Some possess greater power, gained by feeding on their lesser kin and adding the essence of

members of Elemental Evil cults attempt such a summoning, in the hope of hastening the world toward some cataclysmic end. Elemental Nature. An elder elemental doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

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