confident wandering reality

Beholders: Bad Dreams Come True

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

alien intelligence, inhuman forms of perception, and the ability to shape reality through force of will — or even by their mere presence. Inside the comfortable confines of its subterranean lair, a

those of humans and other intelligent creatures. The difference is one of degree. For instance, where a prideful, confident human might be cowed by a serious threat, the arrogance of a beholder knows

Adventures in I'Cath

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

Adventures in I’Cath I’Cath presents two worlds: a reality of want and desperation, and a dream of beautiful control, both dominated by Tsien Chiang. The reality of I’Cath is an inescapable ghost

city, overrun by jiangshi and ghosts. Escaping means engaging with those who know the city’s secrets, whether sleeping residents, wandering ghosts, or deadly jiangshi. The dream of I’Cath presents a

March to Nowhere

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

fellows during the Great Modron March, these modrons have been wandering the Underdark for a long time. As the party travels deeper into the Labyrinth, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception

. Under the mouth, a single arm grips a spear in its hand. Twelve monodrones and a tridrone have been wandering the Labyrinth since the last Great Modron March. The modrons became separated from their

Walkways

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

Walkways The walkways that surround the central well are wide and mostly empty, with the occasional galeb duhr or visitor echo wandering about. Each level consists of a well opening surrounded by a

and space, altering the perceptions and reality of all beings within its walls. Bigger on the Inside. The notion of space works strangely in Gravenhollow. The interior of the library continually

Mire of Doubt

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

, confident in their rejuvenation. Treasure. Valsyx’s prized possession is a sodden book of riddles on the table. The book is practically illegible due to moisture damage, but an intact spell scroll of

naga Charnyz is here unless the characters have already encountered her elsewhere. She loves illusions that mimic reality and spends time copying the mire’s blighted flora and fauna with careful

Way of Mercy

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

Way of Mercy Plague doctor—some looks never go out of style. Tasha Monks of the Way of Mercy learn to manipulate the life force of others to bring aid to those in need. They are wandering

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

Inhabitants

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

ruling over its domain. Long ago, the beholder heard rumors of an arcane device known as the Maze Engine, capable of shifting the gears of reality. During the last Great Modron March, Karazikar

the beholder. Some were captured while wandering too far from their Underdark settlements, while others were purchased in the slave bazaars of Menzoberranzan. The youngest slaves were born in the Vast

The Grand Design

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

end, each colony conducts research into the nature of the world and the creatures that inhabit it. The mind flayers examine all facets of reality, seeking any knowledge that could give them the edge

its advantage. The mind flayers can become more expansion-minded, confident that any response from the humanoids will be too scattered to threaten them. Special Goals Many of the esoteric research

Elder Evil Blessings

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

of these, but in fact are beings set apart from what mortals consider reality. Some Elder Evils are alleged to be creatures of the Far Realm, while others are thought to be trapped in a particular

plane or world, or held in check somehow by wandering stars, imprisoned in the vastness of the night sky. The names given to these terrible entities include such strange descriptions as Ityak-Ortheel

Cult of the Black Earth

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

horror of his fate drove Marlos mad. He fled his ancestral home, taking his collection of masks with him. After years of wandering and hiding in one ruined estate or another across the Western

suspicious of the Cult of Howling Hatred. They believe that the air cultists are mercurial, unreliable, and generally out of touch with reality. The earth cultists respect the strength and ferocity of the

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

, conjure fey Wish. The Infernal Machine has the ability to bend the nature of reality, with the proper combination of controls recreating the effect of a wish spell (including all side effects). Due to

wandering off. The DM determines the creature’s statistics. 78 You can cast the teleport spell, always arriving on target when you do. You can use this property once. Each time you walk through a

Fortune's Wheel Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

gambling hall. The glittering spout originates from the open palm of a statue depicting a confident arcanaloth cast in solid gold. The fountain’s inscription reads, “Fortune Favors the Bold.” Hundreds

: Beyond Reality with Bimdom Baffletrick. A charming illusionist in glittery, purple robes, Bimdom Baffletrick (chaotic neutral, gnome mage) performs arcane feats. His assistant is a friendly, white-furred

Stone Giants

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

to be in reality. A world of all-encompassing stone is a realm of permanence and solidity, one where a lifetime of laborious carving can last through countless eons. The surface world, with its

lends a tempestuous, unearthly quality to their homes. Storm giants use elemental crossings for their own transplanar wandering, especially into the Elemental Plane of Air and the Elemental Plane of

Locations E - H

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

between them and the secret door. Confident that the tentacles will hold their enemies at bay, the drow mages then head toward the secret door and try to escape. The drow elite warriors and the shadow

Gilded Eye, Zara shares the following information: Scouts from Helm’s Hold have spotted frost giants wandering the lands to the south. The frost giants have attacked and plundered several homesteads

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