conceal read grim to have resultant

Way of Mercy Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

bring a swift end as an act of mercy. Those who follow the Way of Mercy might be members of a religious order, administering to the needy and making grim choices rooted in reality rather than idealism

. Some might be gentle-voiced healers, beloved by their communities, while others might be masked bringers of macabre mercies. The walkers of this way usually don robes with deep cowls, and they often conceal their faces with masks, presenting themselves as the faceless bringers of life and death.

Star Spawn Mangler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, sticking to shadows and hiding in spots that seem too shallow or well-lit to conceal anything. They appear smaller than their true size, thanks to their hunched posture and emaciated frames. Cultists

communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and

. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the

) into a thought strand that others can potentially read, share, or steal. These thought strands are treated as valuable currency among the Dimir. Suggested Characteristics Skilled at infiltration

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read

Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the

Symbol Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

When you cast this spell, you inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor, a wall, or a table) or within an object that can be closed to conceal the glyph (such as a book

Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target is driven insane for 1 minute. An insane creature can't take actions, can't understand what other creatures say, can't read, and speaks only in

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle. She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed

, Dorn, Evendur, Gorstag, Grim, Helm, Malark, Morn, Randal, Stedd; (female) Arveene, Esvele, Jhessail, Kerri, Lureene, Miri, Rowan, Shandri, Tessele; (surnames) Amblecrown, Buckman, Dundragon, Evenwood

Shadar-kai

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s grim energy. Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane. Like other elves

character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is

6. Crystal Window

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

poison and psychic damage. When any character approaches the crystal window and peers through it, read the boxed text in area 10, omitting the last sentence about the window. If the characters enter

area 10 through the broken window without taking appropriate steps to conceal themselves, the undead creatures in Obo’laka’s tomb attack (see area 10 for more information).

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival If the characters follow the river from Falcon’s Hunting Lodge, they arrive from the east. If they come straight from Phandalin, they approach from the south. When they arrive, read the

. Older cabins close by have been torn down to leave only stone chimneys and foundations. A grim silence hangs over the camp, and you see no one around. The ankhegs hide underground and rely on their

Hold of the Deepking

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Hold of the Deepking The Hold of the Deepking stands south of Laduguer’s Furrow and north of Themberchaud’s lair. When the characters first lay eyes on it, read the following boxed text aloud to the

players. The Hold of the Deepking is a dark and foreboding edifice lodged between two great columns that rise up into thick clouds of smoke that conceal the cavern ceiling. Giant basalt braziers

Castle Cinis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Castle Cinis Starting at the edge of the city, it takes the characters 1 hour on foot to reach Castle Cinis. The city around them is grim and desolate. Its buildings are slowly turning to cinders

, with clouds of ash rising toward the black, spherical void that looms above Castle Cinis. The characters have no encounters on their way to the castle. When they arrive at the castle, read or paraphrase

Viktal and the Tithe

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

that the daily life and traditions of the villagers conceal horrible secrets. What starts as glimpses of strange behaviors or rustic decorations culminates in learning the village’s secrets firsthand

youngsters how to debone live eels and create festive “elver-crowns,” a grim local decoration. 6 With adult approval, youngsters affix hornlike sticks to a terrified animal’s head. 7 A

Gray Dwarves (Duergar)

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

their freedom, these grim, ashen-skinned dwarves now take slaves of their own and are as tyrannical as their former masters. Physically similar to other dwarves in some ways, duergar are wiry and

lean, with black eyes and bald heads, with the males growing long, unkempt, gray beards. Duergar value toil above all else. Showing emotions other than grim determination or wrath is frowned on in their

Changeling Traits

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

ability score of your choice increases by 1. Age. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan — typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal

, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages of your choice.

Knights of the Shield

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

Knights of the Shield The following encounter occurs only if the characters have the Shield of the Hidden Lord. Otherwise, skip ahead to the “Tale of the Hellriders” section. Read the following to

. The farmer gives you a friendly wave as the wagon draws near. The farmer is Kaddrus, a lawful evil cambion using the alter self spell to conceal his true form. Hiding under the hay are the

Changeling Traits

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

. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan—typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly

revert to your true form or until you die. Changeling Instincts. You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Deception, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages of your choice.

Grim Report

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Grim Report When the characters return to Castle Kalaman, Marshal Vendri is in a meeting with the city’s newly elected leader, Governor Fuline Thren. However, the marshal has left standing orders to

interrupt her if news comes from Darrett’s forces. When her aide leads the characters into the castle’s council chamber, read the following: This familiar conference hall and its large round table

Siege Weapon Sabotage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

stronghold’s most effective defenders and decides to sabotage the siege weapon, then kill the characters. Read or paraphrase the following about an hour after their previous encounter (after the

characters’ Short Rest if they take one). Corlie strides from the door of one of the fortress’s interior buildings. Three grim-looking soldiers fall in behind her. She gives you a wide grin. “My friends

Approaching Death House

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

Approaching Death House As the characters come within sight of Death House, read or paraphrase the following: A boy and a girl stand in the middle of the dirt road outside a grim house. The boy is

Occultant

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

to dust when used, reappearing on your occultant abacus at the next dawn. Death’s Omen Also at rank 3, you gain the ability to read the grim portents of a creature’s demise. As a bonus action, choose

occultants, you are a grim and enigmatic figure. Even your closest companions might be wary of the power you channel — and nobody wears that aura of dark mystery like you do. You help advance your

Way of Mercy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

needy and making grim choices rooted in reality rather than idealism. Some might be gentle-voiced healers, beloved by their communities, while others might be masked bringers of macabre mercies. The

walkers of this way usually don robes with deep cowls, and they often conceal their faces with masks, presenting themselves as the faceless bringers of life and death. Implements of Mercy 3rd-level Way

The Weeping Paths

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

The Weeping Paths When the characters leave the Final Steps of Courage for the Weeping Paths, read the following: Beyond the camp, the ash-heavy air closes in. Decay and ruin are everywhere, from the

figures appear in the haze around the party and move along with them. The forms can’t be harmed or warded away by any means. Soon after the shapes appear, the figures begin speaking as one, telling the grim

Chapter 2: Key

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

this avatar rise again as Undead, doomed to exist as long as the decks do. Over the centuries, these Undead gathered to form the Grim Harrow, a horde of merciless hunters traveling the multiverse on a

(see chapter 10), a benevolent organization dedicated to protecting innocent people from the decks and the many dangers they pose. The Grim Harrow and the Solar Bastion have learned much about the

Doppelganger

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

. 2 Conceal evidence of a vast conspiracy. 3 Control a community through fear by posing as a legendary bogeyman. 4 Replace a noble to enjoy a decadent lifestyle. 5 Spy on wizards to

the first round of each combat), reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. Read Thoughts. The doppelganger casts Detect Thoughts, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the

10. Great Hall of Spheres

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

examined, read the following (from the original Tomb of Horrors): The walls are being painted with figures of animals, strange signs and glyphs, and humanoids posing with spheres of different colors

, whose magic does not yet fully conceal it. However, that magic prevents anyone carrying any gold or wearing any clothing that is gold in color from passing through the sphere. Open Passageway. One

Arriving at the House

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

Arriving at the House When the characters seek the source of the light, read or paraphrase the following description: Gradually the haze and brush give way, revealing a bald hilltop. There stands a

grim black tower, the last defiant turret of a long-crumbled fortress. Attached to this tower is a three-story manor house, weather beaten and veined with ivy. A porch girds the house, its sagging roof

Commodore Krux

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Commodore Krux Characters who venture to the Happy Beholder can find Commodore Krux there, day or night, nursing a hefty flagon of ale. When the characters enter the tavern, read: A large, spherical

accosted by four lawful evil astral elf warriors (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) wearing cloaks and visors to conceal their identities. These elves (named Faarfryn, Helix, Kekarion, and Lannis) seek to

M18. Audience Chamber

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

Tragedies in area M14 allows Endelyn to foresee the arrival of visitors and glimpse their fates, which she communicates to them through grim performances that she calls her “auguries.” Endelyn claims to be

futures and who strike a proper bargain with her (as described in “Bargaining with Endelyn” earlier in the chapter). If the characters ask her to conduct auguries for them, read: Draped in black robes

Symbol

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

closed to conceal the glyph (such as a book, a scroll, or a treasure chest). If you choose a surface, the glyph can cover an area of the surface no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If you choose an

, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. The DM controls its movement, which is erratic. Pain. Each target must make a Constitution saving throw and becomes incapacitated with excruciating pain for

Arrival at the Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Arrival at the Citadel When the characters approach the imperial citadel, either as prisoners or in their own ship, read: As your ship draws closer to the citadel, you can make out thousands of

conceal a light weapon on their person by succeeding on a DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Prisoners are delivered to the imperial docks, where they are met by six lawful neutral astral elf

3. Entrance to the Tomb of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

the center of the cliff face, read: Bright, brilliant colors are to be seen everywhere, the stones and pigments undimmed by the passage of decades. The floor of the corridor is a colorful mosaic of

and keyed. The iron men of visage grim do more than meets the viewer’s eye. You’ve left and left and found my tomb, and now your souls will die.

Uthgardt Vengeance

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

Uthgardt Vengeance When the characters emerge from the barrow, read the following text: A dozen barbarians surround Javor, forming a semicircle in front of the barrow. Two are mounted on horses. All

one is the ancient. He is one of us!” She kneels before Javor, and her fellows follow her lead. “We come to see you avenged, ancient one,” she says. Javor nods with grim approval. He says, “You

Old Lockford (Areas L1–L2)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, read or paraphrase the following: Sergeant Cragknuckle leads you to a bulwark hastily erected outside Little Lockford’s impressive gates. The bulwark is defended by weary-looking members of the town

gates to swing open before you. A wave of heat washes through the bulwark as the gates part, revealing a grim town bathed in hellish light and periodically brightened by flashes of lightning. The

18. Treasury

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

18. Treasury When characters peer into this area from area 17, read: Beyond the double door is a twenty-foot-wide, twenty-foot-long hallway leading to a dark, pillared chamber strewn with chests

, crates, and other containers. Everything is covered with dust, but not enough to conceal the broken bones and weapons lying on the hallway floor. The remains on the floor belong to a pair of long-dead

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