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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
", "rollAction":"Wing Gusts"}. The aerosaur beats its wings, creating bursts of thunderous force. Each creature within 10 feet of the aerosaur must make a DC 20 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, a
aerosaur boasts a wingspan of nearly 200 feet. Elemental energy traces patterns like lightning across its scales, giving additional thunderous power to the beating of its enormous wings.
Dinosaurs
When
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
: control water, control weather (as an action), sendingAncient and alien beings dwell or slumber in ocean depths, awaiting some cosmic circumstance that signals their time to rise. In their retreat
delight in corrupting storm giants to their service, transforming them into storm heralds.
A storm herald grows fins and tentacles, giving it a monstrous appearance. Its mind is wholly under its master
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
refuge, she greets them and happily answers their questions about the market. The dragon has a soothing voice and demeanor.Lair Actions
The entire Seelie Market is Pazrodine’s lair. Pazrodine&rsquo
saving throw or have the incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
Whirlwind of Fruit. Fey fruit flies out from nearby carts, creating a whirlwind of fruit in a 10-foot-radius, 30-foot-high
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
nurturing.
Creating a Crystal Dragon
Use the Crystal Dragon Personality Traits and Crystal Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive crystal dragon characters.
Crystal Dragon
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
sneak out of the closet in the middle of the night, smother the guest with a pillow, and then retreat back to the closet. The castle staff never considered that the effigy might be responsible
leather pulled taut over an articulated wooden frame. Pidlwick II has rubbed soot around its eyes and mouth, giving it the triangular eyes and jagged grin of a jack-o'-lantern.
Pidlwick II's Traits
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
necrotic damage.After giving the characters their quest, Professor Lang hands them a file with information the faculty members have collected about Murgaxor from university records. Tell the players
, creating the following regional effects in the Ruins of Caerdoon and the fortress. These effects end 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Days Regional Effects End"} days after the
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
called the Orrery of Tragedies clicks and turns day and night, giving Endelyn glimpses of her terrible fate.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality Trait. “I have foreseen not only this moment but
visit another to plot against the third sister, creating a vicious circle in which Bavlorna and Endelyn plot against Skabatha, Endelyn and Skabatha conspire against Bavlorna, and Skabatha and Bavlorna
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
positive energy for healing and nurturing.
Creating a Crystal Dragon
Use the Crystal Dragon Personality Traits and Crystal Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive crystal
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
light, or channel positive energy for healing and nurturing.
Creating a Crystal Dragon
Use the Crystal Dragon Personality Traits and Crystal Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
itchy straw stuffing inside you.
Reborn in the Domains of Dread
When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains
of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creating a hexblood, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3):
Hazlan. The bizarre magic of this crumbling
domain exposes the populace to supernatural forces, occasionally giving rise to hexbloods.
Kartakass. Whimsical witches make their homes in the forests of Kartakass. They eagerly grant the wishes of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
healing and nurturing.
Creating a Crystal Dragon
Use the Crystal Dragon Personality Traits and Crystal Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive crystal dragon characters
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
protection and durability
2
Fin Clade, focused on movement
3
Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic
4
Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super
.)
Simic Guild Spells
Spell Level
Spells
Cantrip
acid splash, druidcraft
1st
detect poison and disease, expeditious retreat, jump
2nd
alter self, enhance
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
remnant of celestial matter imbued with life-giving magic. The collision released a storm of chaotic energy and sent countless islands spinning away into the void. Within some of them, bits of the god&rsquo
warped by the creature’s presence, creating the following effects:
Alter Water. With a thought (no action required), the morkoth can initiate a change in the water within its lair that takes
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
energy. And they are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and Topaz Dragon Ideals tables
state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
manipulates negative energy. And they are particularly intrigued by Undead, sometimes keeping them in their hoards as curios.
Creating a Topaz Dragon
Use the Topaz Dragon Personality Traits and
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
Elf
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry.
A Timeless Perspective
Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are
have been known to retreat from intrusions into their woodland homes, confident that they can simply wait the invaders out. But when the need arises, elves reveal a stern martial side, demonstrating
Barbarian
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
berserk state where rage takes over, giving them superhuman strength and resilience. A barbarian can draw on this reservoir of fury only a few times without resting, but those few rages are usually
the closeknit family structures of the tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among the members of their adventuring parties.
Creating a Barbarian
When creating a barbarian
Rogue
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
enemies to minimize the risk of giving them the “gift” of wererat lycanthropy. If the characters kill two of the wererats, the survivors retreat to area 25. Development Sounds of battle here alert every other wererat in the warrens. Thereafter, the wererats can’t be surprised.
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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Reborn in the Domains of Dread When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3): Har’Akir
. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your perfectly preserved remains. Lamordia. You awoke amid the bizarre experiments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
long, slow decline, and many of their kind took part in the great Retreat to their refuge on Evermeet. As the elves increasingly withdrew from the world, other races and civilizations rose to prominence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
A Timeless Perspective Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are more often amused than excited
branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They have been known to retreat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
A Timeless Perspective Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are more often amused than excited
branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They have been known to retreat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hexbloods in the Domains of Dread When creating a hexblood, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3
): Hazlan. The bizarre magic of this crumbling domain exposes the populace to supernatural forces, occasionally giving rise to hexbloods. Kartakass. Whimsical witches make their homes in the forests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
cavern, Droki bides his time, giving nonsensical answers and hissing at the characters. He makes his move to escape after the characters make their saving throws, fleeing by the route described in the
“Finding Droki” section. Development If Buppido is with the party, he takes advantage of any distraction to slip away, taking refuge in area 1b.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
already exists. Adapting a stat block is far less time-consuming than creating one from scratch, and there are changes you can make to an existing monster that have no effect on its challenge rating, such
hybrid by giving the normal goblin the Spider Climb special trait, turn an ordinary troll into a two-headed troll by giving it the Two Heads special trait, or turn an owlbear into a flying owlbear by giving it wings and a giant owl’s flying speed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Collapsed Areas A tremor caused a collapse in this section of the dungeon, wrecking two rooms (areas 24a and 24c) and creating a small maze of tunnels (area 24b). 24a. Guard Post A foul stench
sixteen troglodytes in varying stages of decay. Feasting on the remains are seven drow ghouls that were created by Vlonwelv to devour the dead. The ghouls retreat into the back tunnels when one or more drow enter the room. If a drow is not among those who enter, the ghouls attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the previous session can be fought, or the characters can retreat to the safety of their ship. After thanking the characters for their timely rescue, Warwyck Blastimoff informs them that the
coalition to defeat the Xaryxian Empire doesn’t exist—but that a mercane arms merchant named Vocath might be the key to creating one. If the characters want to form a coalition, they must first persuade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Blackwater and Agorn Fuoco (area E8), and Havia Quickknife and Mookie Plush (area E10). The ledger in area E13 also contains proof of Manshoon’s malfeasance. Giving it to Laeral Silverhand, Vajra Safahr, Mirt
is said and done, Manshoon is forced to retreat to his extradimensional sanctum. From there, he continues his search for the Vault of Dragons while fending off attackers. Steal Manshoon’s Spellbook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
party chooses to attack the Uthgardt before they arrive at the ranch, the adventurers must also battle the revenant. At the ranch, Javor focuses on finding and killing Wiggan and Bertram, giving the
berserker, they make a fighting retreat through the pastures to steal sheep and ponies. Nettlebees in Hiding. Once the barbarians make it to the ranch, Javor bursts into the house’s cellar. The Nettlebees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
party’s presence and have prepared to surprise them. While the characters are in combat, they retreat from this chamber into area 10 and take refuge behind a coral outcropping.
discovering they were both intended for execution and summary transformation into undead warriors in the dreaded Thayan army. On their way out of Thay, they were forced to take refuge on a broken-down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
spoken in her dead friend Culley’s voice. Kianna shares that she blames herself for Culley’s death at Cradlelace Lake, and when she heard his voice, she thought the gods might be giving her a chance
to make amends. Now she just wants to return to Promise. If asked about or shown her paintings from areas F3 or area F4, she has no memory of creating them, though they’re clearly in her art style. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
NPC Statistics When you give an NPC game statistics, you have three main options: giving the NPC only the few statistics it needs, give the NPC a monster stat block, or give the NPC a class and
these rules offers guidelines on adjusting their statistics and creating a new stat block. Using Classes and Levels You can create an NPC just as you would a player character, using the rules in the