connection rarely gentle to her read

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it

benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an Undead, or a servant of a god from the Lower Planes

Cranium Rat Squeaker

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

words and emotions. Telepathic Shroud. The cranium rat is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as to divination spells.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.The cranium rats squeakers of Sigil have no connection to the mind flayers that

Cranium Rat Squeaker Swarm

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as to divination spells.Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bites"} to hit

points remaining.The cranium rat squeaker;cranium rats squeakers of Sigil have no connection to the mind flayers that created their progenitors. Rather, these magical rodents cooperate with the

Lampad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

touch (see “Actions” below), gentle repose Magic Resistance. The lampad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The lampad attacks twice with its necrotic

Lampads guard the shadowed paths of the world, depths typically trod by souls destined for the Underworld. These rarely seen nymphs assist Athreos in guiding the dead, moving among the spirits that

Drakewarden (FToD)

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Your connection to the natural world takes the form of a draconic spirit, which can manifest in physical form as a drake. As your powers grow, your drake grows as well, blossoming from a small four

power. 5 An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud. 6 You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.

Returned Kakomantis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

throws against any effect that turns undead. Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks to ascertain the

lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4), the Returned lose their identities

Psurlon Leader

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep. Two Heads. The psurlon has advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the frightened, stunned

maw ringed with teeth. Psurlons adorn themselves in richly colored robes and rarely wear armor or carry weapons. Psurlons live for thousands of years because they spend most of their time in the

Mouth of Grolantor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

consume spoiled food and diseased carcasses with as much enthusiasm as children eating dessert and rarely suffer for such eating habits. When one of their kind becomes incapable of keeping down food, that

, often trapping them in a cage or tying them to a post. A priest of Grolantor visits the famished giant daily, trying to read portents in the puddles of bile the hill giant retches up. If the sickness

Psurlon Ringer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

robes and rarely wear armor or carry weapons. Psurlons live for thousands of years because they spend most of their time in the Astral Sea. Every hundred years or so, psurlons leave their astral

Psurlon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep.Multiattack. The psurlon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4

richly colored robes and rarely wear armor or carry weapons. Psurlons live for thousands of years because they spend most of their time in the Astral Sea. Every hundred years or so, psurlons leave

Returned Drifter

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its

the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4

Returned Sentry

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its

second lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4), the Returned lose their identities

Crystal Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace. Crystal dragons’ connection to

life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions

Drakewarden

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Your connection to the natural world takes the form of a draconic spirit, which can manifest in physical form as a drake. As your powers grow, your drake grows as well, blossoming from a small four

power. 5 An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud. 6 You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

connection to Lolth, which gives them divine magic. They also make up the ruling caste of most chitine colonies. A colony can support numerous choldriths, who serve as commanders, priests, and

supervisors. The choldriths continually jockey for position, although they rarely confront one another in a way that puts the colony at risk. The colony is ruled by a sovereign, who determines which colony

Young Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions, many

in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace. Crystal dragons&rsquo

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls. Read the Kill Also at rank 1, your

finish a long rest. Ways to Read the Kill d6 Reading 1 Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse. 2 Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

throws against any effect that turns undead. Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks to ascertain the

, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3). Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

the households of their genie parents. Wild and Confident Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful

audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who don’t live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

silver light dance in the air around you, and phantasmal green leaves might waft through the air. A sensation of gentle warmth and the smell of spring flowers or autumn leaves might accompany your

conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do. 6 I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate

the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

energy and brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live

sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge. 2 The

among thieves, but criminals rarely show any respect for law or authority. d8 Personality Trait 1 I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong. 2 I am always calm, no

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your

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 widespread languages to choose from. The

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen. Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air

have historical ties to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Exceptional individuals honor that connection and might seek out the missing pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, the remains of an artifact fashioned by

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

book’s various authors filled the pages with their own vision of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book

is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material

to a range of 120 feet. The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common. Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus

Air Genasi

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi can draw upon their connection to the

increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that

Firbolg

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

without disturbing it. So deep is the connection between a firbolg and the wild places of the world that they can communicate with flora and fauna. Firbolgs can live up to 500 years. Creating Your

to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other

Changeling

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, investigation, and combat. Personas can be shared by multiple changelings; a community might be home to three healer changelings, with whoever is on duty adopting the persona of Andrea, the gentle

can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and

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

dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century. Variety in All Things Humans are the most

Metagame Thinking

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

wouldn’t throw such a powerful monster at us!” or you might hear, “The read-aloud text spent a lot of time describing that door — let’s search it again!” Discourage metagame thinking by giving players a

gentle reminder: “What do your characters think?” You can curb metagame thinking by setting up situations that will be difficult for the characters and that might require negotiation or retreat to survive.

Metagame Thinking

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

wouldn’t throw such a powerful monster at us!” or you might hear, “The read-aloud text spent a lot of time describing that door — let’s search it again!” Discourage metagame thinking by giving players a

gentle reminder: “What do your characters think?” You can curb metagame thinking by setting up situations that will be difficult for the characters and that might require negotiation or retreat to survive.

Background

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

was an earthly paradise, serving both as a symbol of their enduring love and an idyllic retreat. Caerwyn and Porphura stocked their garden with the loveliest of plants and encouraged gentle forest

an old friend, an archfey known as the Gardener. Together the three of them drew the garden into the Feywild, where the Gardener became its caretaker. The domain maintained a connection to the

Lizardfolk

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can

follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your

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