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Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with orcs tells of confronting a hulking foe that can cleave through a warrior with a single blow, part of a force that can cut down enemies as though they were trembling stalks of wheat before the

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

Order of the Emerald Claw NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

evil, and that revel in their villainy. Emerald Claw NPCs d6 NPC 1 Though mortal, this fanatical warrior drinks the blood of those he slays in battle. 2 A cleric tries to convince her enemies to

its enemies than crush them in battle. 5 An artificer is obsessed with infusing necromantic curses into their construct creations. 6 A changeling necromancer often poses as a vampire or a mummy, even though it’s still alive.

Treasure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

who gets what. If the tribe’s war wagon is available, it is used to transport large or especially treasured items. Each orc warrior carries its personal loot from the raid in a sack. These are the

something that was acquired at great risk. In any case, once the bragging is over, the loot is eaten, put to use, or otherwise disposed of. The Orc Trophies table provides a selection of items that might

Chapter 3: Races of Eberron

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

halfling with gleaming crystal eyes. This warforged spent twenty years on the battlefield, and it has no fear of the halfling warrior. Neither one noticed the changeling who stole the halflings purse, but

Valenar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Valenar Capital: Taer Valaestas Hallmarks: Elves, horses, mercenaries In the midst of the Last War, an army of Tairnadal warrior elves from Aerenal seized this region from Cyre, invoking a claim to

elves pose the greatest risk for adventurers. The elves won’t interfere with peaceful caravans, but a well-armed group of travelers invites challenges.

Bards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the Savage North, singers and storytellers called skalds are keepers of the history and great legends of the Northlanders and the Reghed. These warrior-poets are the singers of the songs and sagas

it is considered a gift of their gods. Characters with the bard class who rise to prominence among these folk must align themselves with their clan’s priests and shamans or risk being outcast. Most

Qitru's Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Haverstance, and all will be well.” Qitru, a githyanki warrior, rides a star lancer. The star lancer used Invisibility Cloak to approach the tyrant ship unseen. Qitru is the first officer aboard the

Toril. Qitru doesn’t know the tyrant ship’s combat capabilities, so she’s not willing to risk her entire crew to retrieve Miken. If the characters tell Qitru that Miken is not aboard the tyrant ship

NPCs as Party Members

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

NPCs as Party Members NPCs might join the adventuring party because they want a share of the loot and are willing to accept an equal share of the risk, or they might follow the adventurers because of

, but they can’t be relied on to make wise decisions or hold up their end in battle. Wallflower Warrior. A wallflower warrior NPC is good at fading into the background, doesn’t usually chat or engage

People of Akros

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

martial bands, holding strong in the face of unbeatable odds. It sings of a great yearly competition that crowns the preeminent warrior-athlete in Akros, and—by extension—the world. The majority of

Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the

Warlords of Droaam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

scattered minotaur clans, the mysterious changeling city known as Lost. But other creatures have long been commingled. The ogres, orcs, trolls, hill giants, goblins, and kobolds of Droaam have never had

are spiritual leaders in many Droaamish communities. Queen Sheshka is a skilled warrior and general. She has been loyal to the Daughters, but she is devoted to her people and will always do what’s

Fighter

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

you’ll take that risk. If you had to choose between entering a battle without your favorite combat gear or without the party’s bard, Singy McLuteface can sit this one out. You and your equipment have

to look like the upper and lower jaws of a carnivorous dinosaur 4 A battleaxe with its head shaped like the flowing hair of a dwarf warrior 5 A suit of armor made from the discarded

Combat Encounter Difficulty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

budget of 50 × 4, for a total of 200 XP. With that, you could build any of the following encounters: 1 Bugbear Warrior (200 XP) 2 Giant Wasps (100 XP each), for 200 XP total 6 Twig Blights (25 XP each

each), for 46,000 XP total Troubleshooting When creating and running combat encounters, keep the following in mind. Many Creatures. The more creatures in an encounter, the higher the risk that a lucky

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Life in the Tribe Orcs survive through savagery and force of numbers. Theirs is a life that has no place for weakness, and every warrior must be strong enough to take what is needed by force. Orcs

lair, and left for the followers of Yurtrus or Shargaas to accept or reject. A fully grown orc warrior is well prepared for a lifetime of combat. Search, Destroy, Repeat When a tribe is on the move

Chitines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

more like social insects such as ants. Chitines are divided into worker and warrior castes, and choldriths occupy the top levels of a colony’s hierarchy. Each chitine has a social position that comes

build floors, walls, structures, objects, and traps that benefit and protect the colony. A warrior might be responsible for crafting web armor (which is as tough as hide or leather), while a group of

Masters' Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

combat, the apprentice uses an action to open the occupied C cell if able to do so without significant risk. Cell B. Two Thayan warriors (see appendix B) sleep in each of four small rooms. The B cells

Wizard evoker (see appendix B), directs the brutal combat training here. Six Thayan warriors engage a dread warrior (see appendix B for both stat blocks) and seven skeletons. Lahnis orders the whole

Combat Encounters

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

below: Example 1. A low-difficulty encounter for four level 1 characters has an XP budget of 50 × 4, for a total of 200 XP. With that, you could build any of the following encounters: 1 Bugbear Warrior

. Many Creatures. The more creatures in an encounter, the higher the risk that a lucky streak on their part could deal more damage to the characters than you expect. If your encounter includes more than

Finding a Guide

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

guide who isn’t beholden to a secret master. Disloyal guides won’t risk their lives to save player characters and might abandon the party entirely to preserve themselves. The guides described in this

spirit warrior; see appendix D) will gladly serve as a guide out of Port Nyanzaru, but he is secretly looking for adventurers of the right skill and fortitude to help him reclaim Hrakhamar — or at least

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

iceberg, Barking Seal proposes a contest: the village’s champion against any warrior among the strangers. If the champion wins, the characters must hand over some of their fine steel weapons and sail

. Bonecarver is not willing to risk the lives of her tribesfolk in a battle against the dragon. However, she shows the characters the entrance to the ice caves from her hut and explains what she knows about the

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the iceberg, Barking Seal proposes a contest: the village’s champion against any warrior among the strangers. If the champion wins, the characters must hand over some of their fine steel weapons and

this check. Bonecarver is not willing to risk the lives of her tribesfolk in a battle against the dragon. However, she shows the characters the entrance to the ice caves from her hut and explains what

City Locations

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

Dragon Inn in Clerkburg has good food and affordable rooms. The inn’s stable can hold up to a dozen steeds. The inn’s proprietor is Miklos Dare, a human Warrior Veteran (Chaotic Good) who loves to

contains a prison where the city’s most hardened criminals are incarcerated. The captain-general of the City Watch is Sental Nurev, a tall, human Warrior Veteran (Neutral Good) with thinning blond hair

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

in risk being swept away by the current. A creature that falls in the river and is within 5 feet of the water’s edge must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw to catch itself on the rocky bank

terrible foe would never return. Then they entombed a fierce orc warrior to defend it forever in undeath. The door leading from area 36 bears an inscription in Orc: “Beyond this door the Maker of Death

Icewind Dale Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, but she can’t risk an all-out war within her tribe, hence her decision to let Ten-Towns and the characters deal with the problem. The Wolf Tribe cannibals have eaten all their sled dogs and their

Problem Skytower Shelter quest (see "Skytower Shelter") Kwan the Monolith Akannathi, a goliath warrior (see appendix C), left Skytower Shelter on a quest to find Oyaminartok but ended up in Ten-Towns

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

warrior in studded leather armor, its dead-gray flesh drawn tightly over its bones and its face locked in a terrible scowl. The other is an attractive young man in cold weather clothing. His face

results. (Warning Dzaan’s simulacrum about this risk does not discourage it from using the rune chamber.) Illusory Objects. When one or more illusory objects are placed under the crystal disk, the disk

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

hope of escaping their plight. Outsiders who don’t understand the goblins’ social system are sometimes surprised by how different castes interact with them. A single human warrior might frighten away a

goblin in the host is given the title of jester. This goblin lounges in a hobgoblin warlord’s command center, free to behave as it wishes without risk of punishment or rebuke. For more information on nilbogs, see chapter 3 of this book.

Lady's Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

someone in the party. 8 Atop a low building, a githyanki warrior proselytizes furiously to the characters about Aoskar, the Keeper of Gateways, claiming to have seen the dead god alive and well on the

-reaching schemes. Dragon Bar. Like moths to a candle, risk takers gravitate to the buzzing marquee of Fortune’s Wheel. The polished revolving door of this recently renovated building opens into the

Fort Beluarian

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

accompany them for the very reasonable rate of 1 gp per tenday each. It’s easy enough to launch an expedition from Port Nyanzaru without a charter. The only risk is that if a Flaming Fist patrol runs into an

garrison. The head trainer for the fort’s reptiles is Rahl Zuberi (CG male human Chultan tribal warrior with Animal Handling +4). His face and arms are covered in tattoos and scars, and he’s missing

Upper City Gazetteer

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

place of business for unsavory characters who would never risk being caught in the Upper City otherwise. Their “indulgence rooms” offer gambling, prostitution, exotic intoxicants, and pit fights between

trade vastly outweigh the losses. Statue of Minsc and Boo. For years the Wide hosted one of the city’s most cherished landmarks: the Beloved Ranger, a statue of a powerful warrior in plate mail

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Undercellar a popular place of business for unsavory characters who would never risk being caught in the Upper City otherwise. Their “indulgence rooms” offer gambling, intoxicants, and pit fights between

vastly outweigh the losses. Statue of Minsc and Boo. For years the Wide hosted one of the city’s most cherished landmarks: the Beloved Ranger, a statue of a powerful warrior in plate mail wearing a

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

character dressed as a Blue Bear warrior or shaman can fool a ghost with a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check. Although they can speak Bothii (the Uthgardt language), the dead Uthgardt

to move goods to and from the settlements of Icewind Dale. Although it’s the safest route between Icewind Dale and the lands to the south, travelers are still at risk of attacks from crag cats, yetis

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

they risk a bad performance taking on malevolent life. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Performance) check causes any existing shadows to wink out and new shadows to replace them and

and don’t pick a fight, these githyanki share the following information they’ve learned. Alternatively, the characters might learn this information by interrogating a githyanki warrior who surrenders

Greater Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

out. On a failed check, the characters must restart the labyrinth. The longer the characters take to navigate the maze, the greater the risk of encountering the creatures within it. Every 30 minutes

sanctum until all six ebony doors have been opened, at which point she awakes and plays the part of a warrior imprisoned here by Iggwilv. When the characters descend from the ledge or otherwise make

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

might distract it long enough to allow characters to flee its presence without risk of pursuit. Befriending the jabberwock isn’t an option. Iggwilv the Witch Queen (see her stat block at the end of

ballroom. Kelek, the leader of the League of Malevolence, is terrified of it (“as he should be,” Shon adds). Warduke, a helmed warrior with a flaming sword, acts as Kelek’s bodyguard, but not out of

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