chaos and harnessing person

Guild Signet

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

entangle Gruul Guild Signet compelled duel Izzet Guild Signet chaos bolt Orzhov Guild Signet command Rakdos Guild Signet hellish rebuke Selesnya Guild Signet charm person Simic Guild Signet expeditious retreat

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of existence, such as Carceri, where they are a menace. Each vargouille carries a disease that creates more of its kind; a flock of vargouilles on the wing is a plague of chaos and evil. Swarms of

’s curse. If the curse is allowed to run its course, an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body, causing a gruesome transformation. Over a period of hours, the victim’s head takes on

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the wisdom to accept it. Amethyst

lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or object within 1 mile of the lair as the spell’s subject. Crystal Profusion. Amethyst crystals and geodes form along muddy

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. They also prize understanding of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the

dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

a member of a cult devoted to an ancient demon who delights in violence and chaos. It just so happens that Rakdos loves a good show, and your highest aspiration is to please the Defiler, the Lord of

;flaming sphere 3rd fear, haste 4th confusion, wall of fire 5th dominate person Your magic often produces a flashy spectacle, wreathing you or your targets in a mixture

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

The brutes are at the gate, chaos is looming, and the only thing standing in the way of disaster is the foundation of law and order — as embodied in the Azorius Senate. You’re a proud

friends, message 1st command, ensnaring strike 2nd arcane lock, calm emotions, hold person 3rd clairvoyance, counterspell 4th compulsion, divination

Uthgardt Tribe Member

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

more, as a member of an Uthgardt tribe. Your people have always tried to hold to the old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept the Uthgardt strong while the kingdoms of others have collapsed into chaos

Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic) 2 Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole tribe

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Boros emphasis on order and community, or bitter enemies among the guilds that represent chaos and destruction. Roll twice on the Boros Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non

instructors at Horizon Military Academy. 6 I competed with a fellow student for the attention of a mentor at Horizon Military Academy. 7 The person who recruited me into the legion changed the

Demonic Boons

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

and drives a person toward acts of chaos, evil, and madness. Rejecting a boon likely provokes a demon’s wrath. The Abyss’s infinite varieties of evil are not born only from the souls of mortals

dedicated to Chaos and Evil. In addition, the Abyss makes its own demons from nothing more than the foul essence that pervades the place. By this means, it has the potential of countering all the forces that stand against it.

Miska

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

enough for Miska to exit, so Miska is widening it. If he can break free, he can join the battle his forces are engaged in and revel in chaos once again. If the rod is removed or knocked aside, the seal

forces in person, and enforcing discipline is challenging; spyder-fiends, like many demons, find order and organization difficult to tolerate. Additionally, Kas is becoming increasingly frustrated

Derro Apprentice

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

throws against spells and other magical effects. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the derro has disadvantage on attack rolls. Actions Chaos Blast. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +3 to hit

save, the creature takes half as much damage only. Spellcasting. The derro casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11): At will: Message, Prestidigitation 1/day: Charm Person

Planar Influences

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Planar Influences The Outer Planes are home to powerful forces of good and evil, chaos and order. Over time, these forces can alter creatures exposed to them. Due to their proximity to the Outer

Material Plane doesn’t apply in the Outlands, Chief. Your dog back home ain’t nothing like a hound from the Nine Hells or Mount Celestia. Only thing those planar sorts have in common is that neither wants to hear about how you’re ‘totally a dog person.’” –Morte

The Guildpact

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Ravnica was thrown into chaos. It didn’t take long for wealthy power-mongers to begin seizing control of elements in the city, turning the guilds to their service instead of the other way around. Eventually

maze, they would secure the power of a new Guildpact. That power was eventually bestowed — incarnated, actually — in the person of Jace Beleren, who became the Living Guildpact. His word became the

Example Rival: High Priest Cheldar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

, divine spellcasting ability, and a few hundred common folk recently converted to the temple’s cause. Plans. Cheldar is stern but fundamentally a good person. He tries to win support by providing

square, Cheldar rails against the forces of chaos, laying blame for recent troubles on adventurers who are meddling in things best left alone. Event The characters find that all adventurers in town

Inside the Senate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

balance among the guilds. As a group, they are convinced that the system can’t be disrupted, but they are challenged by the reality that the one person who is meant to hold their world together never

embraces the belief that Ravnican society has come too far to succumb to chaos. Civilization can be saved only through the guidance of a strong, safety-focused government. In the mind of the Azorius, the

Additional Stages

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

must be arranged and spoken.” The first letter of each word in the clue is underlined. This Test Market is a puzzle in which the first letter in the name of each object that was formerly a person must

of the Six! For even more chaos, each of the characters temporarily transforms into a franchise staff member using an NPC stat block, so that the players must use those NPCs to repel the attackers

Types of Officers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

. Of these, though, captain is the only role that must be filled for the ship to function. A ship needs a single person to issue orders and respond to threats, otherwise a ship risks chaos and confusion

Pandemonium

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

Pandemonium Pandemonium is a plane of overwhelming chaos, a great mass of rock riddled with tunnels carved by howling winds. It is cold, noisy, and dark, with no natural light. Wind quickly

a unique magical property: anything yelled from the top of the crag is said to find the ears of its intended recipient—carried on a shrieking, frigid wind—no matter where in the multiverse that person

Other Things Characters Can Do

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

figuring out what their character can or should do, you can use the Town in Chaos table to introduce an urgent development for the character to deal with. Before the character moves or acts on its turn

, roll on the table or choose a development you think might spur the character into action. Town in Chaos d20 Development 1–3 Building collapse 4–6 Enlarged duergar 7–9 Invisible

Phenax's Influence

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

which offers an opportunity for the person to compromise their principles. One by one, these acts move the needle of a person’s moral gauge by a small amount. Over time, these choices accumulate until

from their followers, inciting a panic in Nyx. Phenax, basking in the chaos of Xenagos’s plot, found myriad ways to covertly aid him until the satyr’s apotheosis. Helping another mortal ascend to godhood was, to Phenax, the ultimate subversion of authority.

Fortune-Telling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

eventually illuminates a Bag of Holding or another uncommon magic item in a hidden place. Fates. The character sees a terrible fate befall another person. Ideally the character witnesses this alone

person or creature seems to need the characters’ help but is a hungry monster in disguise. This might be a hag disguised as a child, a werewolf in wolf form whimpering and feigning injury by the side of

Personal Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Personal Characteristics Fleshing out your character’s personality — the array of traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give a person a unique identity — will help you bring him or her

background in this chapter includes six suggested ideals. Five of them are linked to aspects of alignment: law, chaos, good, evil, and neutrality. The last one has more to do with the particular background

Barbarian

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

Barbarian You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room. You just need to be able to kill everyone else in the room, so you’re the smartest person left. Rage is overrated. Sure, being covered

5 A gold belt buckle depicting the Dwarvish rune for chaos 6 A specially tailored belt pouch that you wear at the small of your back 7 Stylish mirrored spectacles 8 A specially

Eyewitnesses

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

of them learns what that person saw or heard. (No ability checks are required, since the eyewitnesses are eager to talk.) Fala Lefaliir Fala, the owner of Corellon’s Crown (see chapter 2, area T4

caused the explosion. I saw those halflings burned alive! I saw them!” Jezrynne doesn’t know what the “puppet” hurled to cause the fireball. She took her eyes off the thing during the chaos and doesn’t

Attack on Bryn Shander

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

to her immediately. Duvessa and Markham know of no such person, and no such person steps forward. Drufi carries a horn made from a mammoth’s tusk and can blow it as an action. The horn can be heard

threat of a full-scale frost giant attack throws the town of Bryn Shander into chaos. Many guards abandon their posts, leaving the defense of the southwest gatehouse to the adventurers. The characters

Oath of Conquest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

forces of chaos. Sometimes called knight tyrants or iron mongers, those who swear this oath gather into grim orders that serve gods or philosophies of war and well-ordered might. Some of these paladins go

listed in the Oath of Conquest Spells table. See the Sacred Oath class feature for how oath spells work. Oath of Conquest Spells Paladin Level Spells 3rd armor of Agathys, command 5th hold person

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

of good or evil, law or chaos. According to myth, the gods who created these folk gave them free will to choose their moral paths. Alignment is an essential part of the nature of celestials and

Underworld traders Elvish Personal Characteristics Fleshing out your character’s personality—the array of traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give a person a unique identity—will

Zodiac Signs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

circles, a pair of hands pressed palms together. In mythological stories, the Lovers are bored by the Talons and would rather make tragic deals with the Gem. When portrayed as a person, the Flames takes up

closely with another person, as a squire assists a knight. Rogue Night’s Edge; Most Prominent in Early Autumn Like a skilled bandit, the Rogue slinks onto the night sky without drawing attention to

Plaintiff

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

pursue their dreams. (Chaotic) 3 Greed. Everyone I see is getting theirs, so I’m surely going to get mine. (Evil) 4 Chaos. You’re out of order! And you’re out of order! This whole realm is out

person who gains the most reward for the least effort wins. 2 Three magic beans for just one cow? What a deal! 3 I have only one vice, but it controls my life. 4 Sleep is for the weak

Day 3: The Howling Hatred

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

carrying is invisible as long as it is on the creature’s person. The effect on the creature ends if it attacks, deals any damage, or casts a spell. Development If a battle erupts between the characters

and the cultists, Zephyros (eccentric wizard that he is) watches the chaos unfold from a safe distance. Only if the characters are near defeat does the cloud giant cast a mass suggestion spell on the

Green Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come together, as might happen if two covens come into conflict, the result is usually chaos. Shared Spellcasting. While

(4 slots): identify, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, locate object 3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, counterspell, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): phantasmal killer

Abishai

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

force of Chaos bound to a place of Law. Are abishai her servants or her jailers? Black Abishai Expert assassins and infiltrators, black abishais can weave shadows to mask their presence, allowing

retreat, magic missile, charm person, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, mirror image, misty step 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, fear, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): dimension door

Wedding Itinerary

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

to the correct person. Both are pleased to have a wedding in their halls, and they engage in small talk to ask polite questions of their guests. Many of those questions involve the business operations

handles the scene, Rala might not admit to having already been in the wedding vault (and likely has the belt of dwarvenkind hidden upon her person). It takes a number of successful ability checks

Mortals and Minions

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

to kill every person in a town, just for the sake of claiming from its library an old book containing a map to a lost artifact. The fiends on both sides of the Blood War take the path of least

also force their agents to do their bidding under threat of annihilation. As creatures that don’t favor either cause, because they care nothing for the philosophical concerns of law and chaos, other

Warlocks

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

1/day each: charm person, dimension door, hold monster Reactions Misty Escape (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). In response to taking damage, the warlock turns invisible and teleports, along

to these entities, as well as Aberrations that share their goals, yet other warlocks of the Great Old One are experts at rooting out the chaos and wickedness inspired by bizarre beings from beyond the

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