concerned relative gaping to have raised

Waterdhavian Noble

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

and raised in a different world from the one that most folk know—one that grants you privilege but also calls you to fulfill a duty befitting your station. Your bond might be associated with your

family alone, or it could be concerned with another noble house that sides with or opposes your own. Your ideal depends to some extent on how you view your role in the family, and how you intend to

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

smear the blood of my enemies over my skin. 7 I was, in fact, raised by maaka. 8 HarrRRAAGGHH! [I rarely form a coherent sentence and prefer to express myself by breaking things

joined the Cult of Rakdos. 9 A distant relative is trying to recruit me into the Selesnya Conclave. 10 I stopped a Simic biomancer from trapping wild beasts to perform vile experiments on them.

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the apartment

made in modest earth tones, is elaborately decorated with embroidery, embossing, or gleaming jewels. Delighted Dedication As far as gnomes are concerned, being alive is a wonderful thing, and they

Hired by Markos's Family

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

concerned about Markos and fear his recent studies have led him down a troubled path. One of Markos’s family members hires the characters to travel to Delphi Mansion and stop Markos from doing anything that

gp to each character for delivering The Celestial Codex safely to Vasil Talistrome, plus an extra 150 gp each if the characters bring Markos home. (The family strongly prefers him to be alive but pays to have him raised from the dead if necessary.)

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

elements. Thus, druids oppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promote one element to the exclusion of others. Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant

character lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of

16. Central Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Qurrok. If no one has raised an alarm, Qurrok the stone giant is searching the cavern floor for interesting rocks and gem deposits. Corpses. Amid the rocks on the cavern floor are the rotting corpses

creature that is reduced to one-twelfth its normal size falls from the castle, it will travel over 600 relative feet before hitting the cavern floor due to the reducing effect around the castle, which

Elves of the Five Nations

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

high elves. Wood elves are found among the rangers and druids of the Eldeen Reaches and stalking the darkest alleys of Sharn. As an elf born and raised in Khorvaire, your character has grown up among the

shorter-lived races. You might not be as concerned with history and tradition as the Aereni and Tairnadal; you could even live your life entirely in the moment, with no care for your family or your

Barbarians

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

under the chin and tore a gaping hole in his throat. Fighting for breath, the drow managed to score two nasty hits on his opponent’s back, but those two strikes did little in the face of the flurry

from warmer southern lands, rather than the Savage North, although southern foundlings are sometimes adopted in the North and raised by tribes there.

Erebos's Influence

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

enter his realm remain there for all time. Within the Underworld, only the relative paradise of Ilysia is sheltered from his influence. In the other four realms of the dead, his will is law. Mortals

closely with Athreos and Klothys. Athreos is one of the few beings Erebos trusts to be as committed as he is to ensuring that the passage into death is a one-way trip. Klothys, too, would see the dead remain dead, concerned as she is with the acceptance of destiny.

Childhood

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

Childhood Much has been made of the relative fecundity of humans compared to elves. Ignorant folk wonder how elves can live so long, yet have so few children. They cannot know what it means to an elf

, are believed to have a special, intertwined destiny that can be fulfilled only if they are raised together. Elf legends are filled with tales of misfortune and tragedy that comes to pass when twins

The Halfling Adventurer

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

first wanders away from the village, seemingly by accident, or one day hops on a log and tries to set off down the river, the parents are concerned but not alarmed. They attribute these acts of

, halflings are of the lightfoot and strongheart varieties. Lightfoot halflings are taller and thinner than stronghearts, although “thinner” is a relative word by halfling standards. Lightfoots prefer to

Background

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

. 3 I fell in with a gang of reprobates and ne’er-do-wells, and I learned my specialty from them. 4 A parent or relative taught me my criminal specialty to prepare me for the family business. 5 I left

wizard who told me I was squandering my talents and should seek out an education to take advantage of my gifts. 6 One of my parents or a relative gave me a basic education that whetted my appetite

Dinosaurs

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

-quadrupedal herbivore recognizable by its bony head crests. If raised as a hatchling, it can be trained to carry a Small or Medium rider. Hadrosaurus Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11

relative of the pteranodon has a wingspan exceeding 30 feet. Although it can move on the ground like a quadruped, it is more comfortable in the air. Quetzalcoatlus Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 13

Dinosaurs

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

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage. Hadrosaurus A hadrosaurus is a semi-quadrupedal herbivore with bony head crests. If raised from a hatchling, it can be trained to carry a rider

Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) bludgeoning damage. Quetzalcoatlus This giant relative of the pteranodon has a wingspan exceeding 30 feet. Although it can walk like a

Dragon Hunters

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

ancestors that the monster will die by my hand.” Paolo is the group’s leader, and he travels with four of his cousins: Dolores, Raqua, Senedicto, and Yomas. They were raised together and share Paolo’s

can tell Paolo is trying to learn all he can about the bakunawa but is less concerned about Kalapang or its people. If the characters don’t share details of their experience with Paolo, he still

23. Fazrian's Court

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

in cobwebs. Continual flame spells flicker behind the eye holes of their helms, and their iron greataxes are raised high. 23b. Hall of Final Judgment The floor of this 40-foot-high chamber is

molten silver sits on a bone throne in a raised alcove. Lurking in the shadows behind the throne is Raxxus, a nycaloth. (The yugoloth passively guards the wall behind it, which contains a secret door

Children of the All-Father

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

known as the Thousand-Year War. Dragons had lived in and around Ostoria in relative peace since the empire’s foundation. Conflicts between dragons and giants in those days were personal, not tribal or

Home” in the Giant language) stood as the capital of Ostoria for millennia. It was an awe-inspiring structure of iron and stone, raised by magic as much as by mortal hands. Some attributed its

Shipwreck Locations

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

clothes. Floorboard Stash. A character who searches the cabin and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a floorboard in the middle of the room that is raised slightly above its

out a way to lift the floorboard from a safe distance, the dart misses.) Treasure. A sack full of 200 gp rests in a small compartment beneath the raised floorboard. C7: Mess Hall A long table takes up

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 4

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

B14 to this chamber. A small handle bolted to the ceiling of this room allows the ramp to be easily raised and lowered by a creature that can reach it. B28: High Priest’s Burial Room Scorch marks from a

. When the characters enter, read or paraphrase: The walls of this burial room display images of a priest performing ceremonies. On a raised dais in the middle of the room lies an open bronze coffin

Getting About

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

roads are flanked by paved sidewalks that give pedestrians plenty of space, and most of the widest roads have raised dividers that allow an individual crossing a street a safe space to step out of the

— conditions become crowded and perfect for pickpockets. Hire-Coaches If you desire to travel in relative comfort and be the master of your destination, simply give a spirited wave and shout to any hire-coach

Kianna's Farmhouse Locations

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

wrong with the soil. A character who succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices raised paths through the dirt, like mole tunnels, though no creatures are obvious. Although it’s not evident, the

soul shaker’s evil and the excavations of the crawling claws have spoiled the land around the house. If Proclaimer Ward is with the party, the Proclaimer investigates the crops and grows concerned

Fortress Level 3

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

concerned about the fate of his giant eel companion, which he saw forced into cell 50c by the sahuagin. He asks the characters to help him in going to the eel’s aid without delay. Cell Doors. Each

. Several well-armed sahuagin occupy this room. Two sahuagin champions (see appendix C) and six sahuagin keep watch in this area. The bronze gate is normally closed (down). It can be raised and lowered by

Temple Crypts

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

arches. At the room’s center stands a raised stone dais bearing an ominous statue. A double door, a smaller door, and a stairwell stand at the east end of the room. A fissure has opened in the wall

: Cithcillion was a Silvanesti elf who, like many in Krynn, had grown concerned with the kingpriest’s increasingly arrogant behavior. When rumors spread of the kingpriest desecrating a dragon burial ground

Vault Locations

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

ascend to a railed walkway overlooking the orrery. This enchanted orrery accurately depicts the current positions of Krynn’s three moons—Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari—relative to Krynn. If the

relative positions of Krynn’s moons. The character gleans that, currently, Lunitari prevails over Solinari, Solinari prevails over Nuitari, and Nuitari prevails over Lunitari. Based on this deduction, the

Colossus Locations

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

try to escape. Otherwise, they remain motionless. Fumes. Due to the height of the room relative to the rest of the node, toxic fumes collect here. Whenever a creature starts its turn inside the room

gargantuan stone colossus rises from the lava to its waist, its head thrown back as if in agony. Tears of lava stream down its face, and lava wells from its gaping mouth. Above the colossus’s head hovers

High Hall Cathedral

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

by weapons and claws, separate this area from the heart of the cathedral. H3. Central Altar Read the following as the characters enter this area: An altar rests on a raised dais in this broad hall

and away from the High Hall. The tunnel now ends at a gaping hole in the floating earthmote to which Elturel clings, some five hundred feet above the River Styx.

Skytower Shelter Locations

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

. The scripture on the runestone is written in Dwarvish and is concerned with the glory and honor found in battle and in competition. This honor is not always granted, however, because glory comes

to keep their arms raised. The DC starts at 5 and increases by 5 at the end of each minute thereafter. On a failed check, the participant drops their arms and is out of the game. If the last two

Cottage Locations

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

water is a large lily pad. Creaky wooden floorboards are arranged in a ten-foot-wide raised walkway around the pool. This walkway is crowded with shelves, tables, and stools in all shapes and styles

above the doors. Any character who peers into one of these gaping mouths spots the lornling hidden in it. The lornling stares back at the character but doesn’t attack. These lornlings know that Bavlorna

Nangalore

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

boggy marsh. The garden has multiple levels. Map 2.12 uses elevation markers to indicate how high the levels are relative to the ground. Some keyed locations contain multiple levels; for example, area 4

. The chamber echoes with the sound of rainwater dripping from the ceiling into the gaping pit. The face of the giant warrior statue is obliterated by deep gouges, but the rest of the statue remains

Lambent Zenith Locations

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

the characters to take them, as she’s concerned about the crew getting too drunk to fend off threats. Z4: Mess Hall Empty wooden tables and chairs fill the mess hall. In the corner, an elf man plays a

overwhelmingly foul stench fills this destroyed and empty room. Where the prow should be is a gaping hole leading into the putrid core of Havock’s heart. The rod piece was consumed by the hertilod lurking

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

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

become their life’s work. The place is easily entered through any of the gaping holes in its outer walls. Nothing can be salvaged from the study halls and the towers, but the auditorium holds something

of interest: Eight stained glass windows overlook a ruined auditorium. Benches glistening with frost are arrayed in broken rows, facing a raised lectern. A bejeweled goblet rests on the lectern. Steam

Outer City Gazetteer

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

visitors might bring with them. Few seek the church’s services on their own. Rather, most who come to dwell at the church either have a room rented for them by concerned family or receive a somewhat

Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take

Outer City Gazetteer

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

rented for them by concerned family or receive a somewhat mysterious — and usually unexpected — invitation from the institute’s superintendent, Mother Aramina, a lawful good female human priest

Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take shelter

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