concern reciting guardian to have rest

Drannin Splithelm

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Action Surge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Drannin takes an additional action on his turn. Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Drannin hits with it (included in

the attack). Dwarven Resilience. Drannin has advantage on saving throws against poison. Indomitable (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Drannin can reroll a saving throw that he fails. He must use

Tabaxi Minstrel

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

of its turns. Inspire (1/day). While taking a short rest, the tabaxi can spend 1 minute singing, playing an instrument, telling a story, or reciting a poem to soothe and inspire creatures other than

Walnut Dankgrass

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena. Wild Shape (Recharges after a Short or Long rest). As a bonus action, Walnut can assume the shape of a dire wolf. She can stay in

and destroy those responsible. As a guardian of the wild, Walnut has long held an antipathy toward civilization and anything urban. However, understanding that civilization was the source of the evil

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian. Stone cursed possess a malevolent drive to slay the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and

’s body. At the end of a short rest, a character can make a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check to attempt to extract a memory from the skull that is a response to a verbal question posed to the

Madam Eva

Monsters Curse of Strahd

): divination, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): greater restoration, raise dead 6th level (1 slot): find the path, harm, true seeing 7th level (1 slot): fire storm

":"1d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Curse (Recharges after a Long Rest). Madam Eva targets one creature that she can see within 30 feet of her

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

fervent desire to share the joy you have experienced with Ravnica. Along with the rest of the conclave, you are committed to resisting the ambitions of the other guilds — with military force if

member of the Selesnya Conclave, you can count on your guild mates to provide shelter and aid. You and your companions can find a place to hide or rest in any Selesnya enclave in the city, unless you have

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth used as a guardian in the

safe location to rest, such as a temple, a home, or somewhere else. Supernatural Lure. Creatures within 1 mile of the balhannoth’s lair experience the sensation of being close to whatever they

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, dispel magic 4th level (3 slots): stone shape, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): contagion, insect plague 6th level (1 slot): harmMultiattack. The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare and makes one

. Enlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the mummy lord magically increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the mummy lord is Large, doubles

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total

, including deep-sea trenches or underwater volcanoes. Dragon turtles are largely unconcerned with the design of their lairs and seldom work to improve them. A dragon turtle’s primary concern when

War Priest Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, water walk 4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith, stoneskin 5th level (1 slot): flame strike, mass cure wounds, hold monsterMultiattack. The priest makes two melee

","rollAction":"Maul","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Guided Strike (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The priest grants a +10 bonus to an attack roll made by itself or another

Sentinel

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

. Guardian. Immediately after a creature within 5 feet of you takes the Disengage action or hits a target other than you with an attack, you can make an Opportunity Attack against that creature. Halt. When

you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, the creature’s Speed becomes 0 for the rest of the current turn.

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. Hidden

own laws. Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the

Ending the Story

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

description in appendix A for details), which ends the time-freezing magic throughout the palace. Touching Iggwilv’s Cauldron with a unicorn horn while reciting a poem called “The Witch Queen’s Cauldron” (see

(area P36) or from Iggrik the quasit (area P51). Once she is freed, Zybilna can use the horn, the poem, and the cauldron to break the spell on the rest of the palace, as described in area P22.

Location and Timing

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

Location and Timing This attack can occur anywhere. The cult has no concern for innocent bystanders, but the encounter will be easier for you to run without a panicking crowd to deal with. This

combat encounter should occur after a previous combat encounter has drained some of the characters’ resources, but before they can finish a long rest.

Location and Timing

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

Location and Timing This attack can occur anywhere. The cult has no concern for innocent bystanders, but the encounter will be easier for you to run without a panicking crowd to deal with. This

combat encounter should occur after a previous combat encounter has drained some of the characters’ resources, but before they can finish a long rest.

Mark of Sentinel Traits

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

rolled to the ability check. Guardian’s Shield. You can cast the shield spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it after you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability

for this spell. Vigilant Guardian. When a creature you can see within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack roll, you can use your reaction to swap places with that creature, and you are hit by the attack

Variant Human: Mark of Sentinel

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

number rolled to the ability check. Guardian’s Shield. You can cast the shield spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it after you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting

ability for this spell. Vigilant Guardian. When a creature you can see within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack roll, you can use your reaction to swap places with that creature, and you are hit by the

Vorn

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

Vorn Standing next to some rocks and ferns is an 8-foot-tall statue, humanoid in shape with bronze fists, iron joints, an adamantine breastplate, and an iron helm with slits for eyes. The rest of the

deactivated shield guardian that once served as a wizard’s bodyguard. The wizard died from extreme bad luck decades ago — he fell out of a tree during a particularly bad bout of blue mist fever, hit his

A Day in Neverlight Grove

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

defenses. After their labors, they spend eight hours in telepathic communion with each other in what they call “melding.” They then rest for eight hours before starting the cycle anew. Many of the myconids

, and their behavior is cause for concern among the unaffected, including Sovereign Basidia and its allies.

Sentinel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Guardian. Immediately after a creature within 5 feet of you takes the Disengage action or hits a target other than you with an attack, you can make an Opportunity Attack against that creature. Halt

. When you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, the creature’s Speed becomes 0 for the rest of the current turn.

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

shift position and reset themselves over time. At the end of each long rest of the user attuned to it, the Infernal Machine generates 1d4 + 1 random beneficial properties and 1d4 + 1 detrimental

during the course of play. Once set, these properties last until the end of the attuned user’s next long rest. (Our thanks to the D&D community for their suggestions for the properties of the

Invitation to Nightmare

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

distinct and real, even if they differ from your own. Before creating a character, ask your DM and the rest of the group the aforementioned questions, along with any others that come to mind. Chapter

content warning for the story you’ll all be creating. If you’re uncertain about aspects of the game, ask about them—before the game, during play, or whenever a concern arises. Everyone’s comfort and enjoyment of spooky adventures are what matter most!

Tabaxi

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

rest, the tabaxi can spend 1 minute singing, playing an instrument, telling a story, or reciting a poem to soothe and inspire creatures other than itself. Up to five creatures of the tabaxi’s choice

that can see and hear its performance gain 8 temporary hit points at the end of the tabaxi’s short rest. Actions Multiattack. The tabaxi makes two claws attacks or two dart attacks. Claws. Melee

War Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

movement, guardian of faith, stoneskin 5th level (1 slot): flame strike, mass cure wounds, hold monster Actions Multiattack. The priest makes two melee attacks. Maul. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to

hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Reactions Guided Strike (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The priest grants a +10 bonus to an attack roll made by itself or

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

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

Path of the Ancestral Guardian Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide

and protect the living. When a barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral

About the Tavern

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

doesn’t concern herself with the private affairs of her clientele, nor does she mind when visitors get rowdy or turn violent — as long as they’re willing to pay for damages afterward. In public, Laraelra

is often seen with her crab familiar perched on one shoulder. From dawn till noon, she retires to her cabin (area L4) to eat, rest, and read her spellbook. The Low Lantern serves drinks and snacks

Back in Vogler

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

other evidence of a god’s power—Raven asks if the character can use their talents to help her people. Cudgel has only one concern: discovering the fate of the rest of her troops. She plans to return to

Caves Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

, these myconids used to welcome visitors now and then. In particular, they traded with Tarak from Dragon’s Rest, giving him rare fungi that grow in their caves in exchange for food scraps and other

waste from the cloister, which nourished the fungi in the caves. Recently, though, the myconids have rejected Tarak’s visits and placed a monstrous guardian at the entrance to their caves that keeps

Keranos as Campaign Villain

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

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

sufficient wisdom to merit respect, or when they convince the other gods (especially Klothys) to intervene and check Keranos’s wrath. Keranos’s Divine Schemes Keranos doesn’t interact much with the rest of

Sanctum Showdown

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

Ruxithid commands it to kill you. The statue is a shield guardian under Ruxithid’s control and fights alongside its master. The shield guardian stores a phantasmal killer spell from its original duergar

creator and Ruxithid can command the Construct to cast it. If this fight seems too easy for the party, add two goblin psi brawlers (see appendix A), who rush from Zorzula’s Rest to join the combat in

Facing Xanathar

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

tries to subjugate the rest. In exchange for their lives, the survivors must agree to help the beholder find the Stone of Golorr. If they refuse, the beholder destroys another character and repeats the

demands that they accompany it to the Vault of Dragons and help it defeat the vault’s draconic guardian. Not fully trusting the characters to keep their part of the bargain, Xanathar brings along its

Adjusting for Party Level

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

a clay golem, a shield guardian, or another weaker Construct. Ghostly Allies. When the characters battle the behir, their ghostly allies harry and distract the creature, giving it disadvantage on

attack rolls and giving the characters advantage on their attack rolls. Gremorly at Rest. If the characters end Gremorly’s ghost trap ritual, he immediately departs for his eternal rest, along with most

Armorer

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

rest, provided you have smith’s tools in hand. Guardian. You design your armor to be in the front line of conflict. It has the following features: Thunder Gauntlets. Each of the armor’s gauntlets

continues to be Arcane Armor until you don another suit of armor or you die. Armorers, a Drow Infiltrator and a Tiefling Guardian Armor Model 3rd-level Armorer feature You can customize your Arcane Armor

The Moon Glade

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

their portalometer, they hear of a site deep in the High Forest not far from the Star Mounds, known as the Moon Glade. The waters of the Moon Glade rest upon an intersection of magical ley lines, tied to

guardian. Or you could keep that information to yourself. Investigating the Glade The characters can use their mobile headquarters to reach the Moon Glade easily enough. When they finally arrive at

Never Alone

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

. Accustomed to inspiring fear, and having grown somewhat lazy in its guardian role, it is usually content to let foes flee from it rather than pursuing. Each time the characters finish a long rest in

thessalhydra and another creation of Moghadam’s known as the thessalheart construct. Thessalhydra When the characters first enter the temple, roll a d4. On a 1–2, the temple’s guardian thessalhydra is

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