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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
throwing rocks in ways that hone their skills for hunting and war. One of the most popular contests, especially among fire giants, involves nothing more than taking turns trying to knock each other down with
far as it can. The giant who was challenged then goes to where the stone landed and hurls it back at the challenger. A challenger who is stronger wins, because the return throw will fall short, but a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, bolstering their allies with chilling war cries. Frost giants often travel far to find food and goods. This leads many to become raiders and earn violent reputations. Others live more peaceably by hunting
titanic game or creating sanctuaries from the cold (frequently featuring hot springs or snowy contests). Frost giants sometimes forge partnerships with icy Fey or fire giants dwelling underground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nyleaâs Influence Nylea is worshiped by hunters, but her concerns go far beyond humanityâs ability to subsist on the bounty of the natural world. She controls the turning of the seasons. Usually, she
weather, both natural and supernatural in origin. Nylea is the best archer in the world, and contests of archery are often held in her name. Those who hunt their own food pray to Nylea for success, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
occasions to put on your calendar. The Tain Gala (First Far of each month) The irâTains are the richest and most powerful family in Sharn. Each month, Lady Celyria irâTain holds a ball at her Skyway mansion
tell stories or sing traditional songs, ensuring that their culture isnât forgotten. Other survivors still seethe with anger at the enemies who brought Cyre down, and thus far the holiday has been marked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to throw the grandest parties. Brightblade (12 Nymm). The festival of Dol Dorn, celebrated across the city with prizefights, wrestling matches, archery contests, and other tests of strength and skill
to find a peaceful resolution to their conflicts. Itâs one of the safest days in the city. The Tain Gala (First Far of each month). The irâTains are the richest and most powerful family in Sharn. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
regional, and usually involved bragging rights or hunting territory. Differences were settled by individual contests of might, wits, or skill. That situation persisted for generations, until the red
through attrition and exhaustion. The realm that could still be called Ostoria survived only far in the north. A few outposts and fragment kingdoms, such as the fire giantsâ Helligheim and the stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can pay. Being self-serving creatures, yugoloths quarrel among themselves constantly. A yugoloth army is more organized than a ravening horde of demons, but far less orderly and regimented than a legion
opportunities to misinterpret them. The General of Gehenna. Somewhere in the brimstone wastes of Gehenna, there roams an ultroloth so strong that none contests his power: the General of Gehenna. Many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
both bad at the game (which sheâs never played) and far too competitive for this group. She might also attempt to use the Mosaic Mimir as a ballâwhich doesnât harm it but might make some characters
happened. Other Celebrations There are countless other celebrations around Sylvania. Use the events here and challenges like those outlined in the âContestsâ section of chapter 9 to create more festivities and chances for Kopoha to confide in the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their differences or engage in contests of strength. War Chiefâs Quarters Adjacent to the main chamber is the room where the war chief resides, holds council, and hands out blessings or punishments
in the cliff face far away from their lair. A tunnel leads through layers of damp stone and crystallized minerals before eventually opening out into their subterranean domain. Captives are used as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, where they hope to gang up on the characters after luring them there. Running the Encounter. The gnolls are forced to range far and wide in search of food. Their hunger overrides their reason, such that
might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
Military Force The whole machine of war is barbaric. In a sane world, conflicts would be resolved by contests of apocalyptic magics or by continent-reshaping brawls between titanic, soul-fueled
force. 2 Mercenary Company. Hard-bitten veterans of numerous conflicts, mercenaries serve an employer for coin rather than out of loyalty. 3 Expeditionary Force. This military force is far from home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
serves as an adviser and mediator to scattered groups of giants, traveling extensively to visit far-flung communities. In some places, priests of Annam are great kings who rule over realms comprising
cleverer of the two, often outwitting his brother in contests where Thrymâs greater strength might otherwise let him prevail. Their history of competition ranges from striving to outdo each other in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
battlefield. The followers of all three gods are a tribeâs raiders and ravagers â often the only part of an orc tribe that its victims ever see. Deep within the den of a tribe, far away from the war-hearth
their superior strength and endurance through cruel contests against their tribe mates, acts of unprovoked belligerence, and great success in battle. It is through these tests of strength that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
until the next dawn in honor of Rhyester. If you want to feel like a local, catch the eye of any celebrant you see and wink. Fine friendships have grown from far less. Ches 19: Fey Day The veil between
. Many festhalls sponsor Foundersâ Day costume contests, with prizes going to those who wear the best recreations of the garb of historical personages. Once banned as frivolous and distracting, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
far from their grasps.
Confronting this awful reality, a group of nine mind flayer deviants used their arcane magic and psionics to weave a new truth. These nine called themselves the alhoon, and
elder brain sprawls within a vat of viscous brine, touching the thoughts of creatures near and far. It scrawls upon the canvas of their minds, rewriting their thoughts and authoring their dreams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
drinking a potion of greater healing (see âTreasureâ). Reinforcements. These hobgoblins are often loud, engaging in training or contests. The forces in area E6, E7, and E8 might investigate a
flickering, ruddy light is visible far below.
The first time the characters arrive here, the hovering disk is present. Any other time, it has a fifty percent chance to be at this level. The disk is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
eye toward how the giving can elevate its status. Memnor and his trickery play a role in this âgame.â The very best gift (from the giverâs perspective) is one that everyone believes to be far more
. Often in legends these contests are bloody battles, but some tales have the brothers acting side by side on grand adventures. Surtur is seen as the more clever of the two, and fire giants emulate his