Search Results
All Results
                Characters
                Compendium
                Spells
                Items
                Monsters
                Vehicles
                Forums
                
                        Returning 35 results for 'choose when rival'.
                    
                
                        
                            
                                Other Suggestions:
                            
                            
                                    
                                        choose when reveal
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        choose when real
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        choose when royal
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        choose when ritual
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        choose when rural
                                    
                                
                        
                    
                
                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Blight Staff attacks, two Plague Bolt attacks, or one of each.
Blight Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ;rival Jyn for power and together can oppose her. The fact that the three champions rarely agree on anything is a major check on the groupâs power. Instead of the Grim Harrow acting as a unified
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Infernal Despair. Each creature within 30 feet of Hutijin that isnât a devil makes saving throws with disadvantage.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hutijin fails a saving throw, he can choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     command, Hutijin can easily crush any rival who gets in his way while also defending Mephistopheles against armies seeking to contest his dominion. Hutijin has amassed enough power to challenge the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void.
Leeching Blade
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     demiplane. The other two championsâWynemar Brack, Grim Champion of Bloodshed, and Aleron, Grim Champion of Pestilenceârival Jyn for power and together can oppose her. The fact that the three
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Grim Champion of Bloodshed, and Aleron, Grim Champion of Pestilenceârival Jyn for power and together can oppose her. The fact that the three champions rarely agree on anything is a major check on
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     use this opportunity to replace his hated rival.
Among the archdevils, Geryon is known for his martial prowess. He is a ferocious hunter and a relentless tracker. He often joins his troops in battle
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     opportunity to replace his hated rival.
Among the archdevils, Geryon is known for his martial prowess. He is a ferocious hunter and a relentless tracker. He often joins his troops in battle; he loves
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Illmarrow fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Illmarrow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attack on House Vol was nothing more than an excuse to eliminate a political rival. But others believe that what the Undying Court truly feared was a path shown in the Draconic Prophecy â that a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Klauth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances.
Klauth spends many waking hours scrying Faerûn with his spells, and he probably knows more
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of an arcanaloth seeking a powerful Feywild artifact.
5
An adult moonstone dragon attempts to help a beholder worried that its dreams will soon give birth to a rival beholder.
6
Members of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shift Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast hallucinatory terrain, requiring no spell components
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
8
An
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     monsters
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Wishes. Biha Babir knows the Wish spell but can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way Biha Babir can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     traveled across Calimshan, infiltrating rival genie courts and eliminating remnants of the Twisted Rune. Some accounts even tell of her fighting alongside Sultana Songal during the Night of Fleeing
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     monsters
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chardalyn Sense. Zlan senses the emotions of anyone touching a piece of chardalyn within 100 miles of itself.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zlan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     rival and an equal. The Zlan Liches table gives a brief description of each component.
Zlan Liches
Name
History
Argent Black
Emerged from the Negative Plane, fed on hate and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Entertainer
                                                    
    
        Legacy
    
    
        This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
        Learn More
    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Playerâs Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
 
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hated rival.
6
I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
d6
Flaw
1
Iâll do anything to win fame and renown.
2
Iâm a sucker for a pretty
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     I would do anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     do anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    â section in chapter 3 can issue this challenge. Why a Challenge? Choose one of the following grudges as the reason for the challenge: Dangerous. The Rival accuses the characters of causing the dangerous
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and challenge them. Who Are the Rivals? Determine who issues the challenge. If one or more of the characters have Rivals, pick a Rival to be the challenger. The challenger leads a group the same size
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , or 6 as a standalone adventure, you should ask each player to choose at least one student to be a Friend, a Beloved, or a Rival, as described in the Relationship rules later in this chapter. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Starting Relationship Points table lists the number of points a character has at the start with the chosen Friend, Beloved, or Rival. Starting Relationship Points  Person Relationship Points   Friend 2
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Yuan-ti Pureblood
                                                    
    
        Legacy
    
    
        This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
        Learn More
    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Species
                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     live births arenât uncommon. A mating between yuan-ti of different types almost always produces eggs that hatch into yuan-ti of the weaker parent, so most choose partners of the same type in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ignoble Bonds Between adventures, a noble contact might share their problems with a character or seek favors from a character. Roll or choose an option from the Ignoble Request table to determine
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     what the contact wishes. These requests target a specific rival or member of another family, and lead to increasingly dramatic treacheries. Ignoble Request    d6 Request 
     1  Manufacture a business
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to end early. The condition can be anything you choose, but it must occur or be visible within 1 mile of the target. Examples include âafter 1,000 yearsâ or âwhen the tarrasque awakens.â This spell
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     also ends if the target takes any damage. MICHAEL BROUSSARD  Rival mages use Shapechange to transform into a beholder and a behir during a magical duel
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Goblin, or Vedalken
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisanâs tools
Equipment: An Izzet insignia, one set of artisanâs tools, the charred
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     even the lowliest attendant to make friends (and enemies) in laboratories across Ravnica.
Roll twice on the Izzet Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Izzet Contacts table
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Quest Board The job board outside the fishery is where the adventurers can learn about quests. Let the players choose the order in which they tackle the quests. If the players donât like a quest
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     section of this adventure that describes that location in detail. For instance, if the players choose to undertake the Dumathoinâs Gulch Quest, go to the âDumathoinâs Gulchâ section. Each location
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Signature Item table to see what you have, or choose an item from the table.
Signature Item
d8
Item
 
d8
Item
1
10-foot pole
 
5
Medallion
2
Crowbar
 
6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     disappeared on an expedition some time ago.
3
I have a friendly rival. Only one of us can be the best, and I aim to prove itâs me.
4
I wonât sell an art object or other treasure that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    âs march of progress.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Athletics
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Giant, Goblin, or Sylvan
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     encounters with members of other guilds are more often violent than friendly, but occasional bonds do form.
Roll twice on the Gruul Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Gruul
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     necessary.
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisanâs tools or one musical instrument
Languages: Choose one of Elvish, Loxodon, or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     guilds, and often these new guild members maintain friendships with former guild mates.
Roll twice on the Selesnya Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Selesnya Contacts table
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     do anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge.
4
I
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge.
4
I
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     would do anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have revenge.
4
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     I would do anything for my family.
2
I love someone from another house, but the relationship is forbidden.
3
Someone I love was killed by a rival faction within my house, and I will have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your characterâs relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or Dexterity. Second, choose the guild artisan background. Optional Rule: Multiclassing If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Playerâs Handbook, hereâs what you need to know if
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    : Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul
Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisonerâs kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     meaningful connections with others.
Roll twice on the Golgari Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Golgari Contacts table.
Golgari Contacts
d8
Contact
1
One
                                                
                                            
                                        






