creating relative grasping to have renown

Dabus

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Physical Restraint. The dabus doesn’t make melee attacks or opportunity attack;opportunity attacks, even in self-defense. Symbol Speech. A dabus communicates by creating illusory symbols and

, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flying Brick", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Grasping Ground (Recharge 6

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

in any combination and one Grasping Root attack. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12

"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Grasping Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

or larger plant within the lair. Vine Wall. A wall of grasping vines appears on the ground within 120 feet of the Gardener. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, and it

’s memories. Time. Time passes slower in the Eternal Garden relative to other planes. For each day spent in the garden, one year passes on the Material Plane.PoisonCold, Fire

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

unnatural presence, creating any of the following effects: There's a noticeable increase in the populations of bats, rats, and wolves in the region. Plants within 500 feet of the lair wither, and their

vampire's lair. The fog occasionally takes eerie forms, such as grasping claws and writhing serpents. If the vampire is destroyed, these effects end after 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll"} days.Necrotic, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of the night. Regional Effects The region surrounding a vampire’s lair is warped by the creature’s unnatural presence, creating any of the following effects: There’s a noticeable

grasping claws and writhing serpents. If the vampire is destroyed, these effects end after 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll"} days.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of the night. Regional Effects The region surrounding a vampire’s lair is warped by the creature’s unnatural presence, creating any of the following effects: There’s a

grasping claws and writhing serpents. If the vampire is destroyed, these effects end after 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll"} days.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

guarded by vampire spawn or other loyal creatures of the night. Regional Effects The region surrounding a vampire's lair is warped by the creature's unnatural presence, creating any of the following

eerie forms, such as grasping claws and writhing serpents. If the vampire is destroyed, these effects end after 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll"} days.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn or other loyal creatures of the night. Regional Effects The region surrounding a vampire's lair is warped by the creature's unnatural presence, creating any

occasionally takes eerie forms, such as grasping claws and writhing serpents. If the vampire is destroyed, these effects end after 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll"} days.Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Benefits of Renown

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

increase. You can establish certain Renown Score thresholds as prerequisites (though not necessarily the only prerequisites) for advancing in rank. You can set these thresholds however you like, creating

Benefits of Renown Use these guidelines when determining the benefits of increasing renown. Recognition A character who has a Renown Score of 3+ with a group is a respected member of that group

Renown

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

renown to any numbers that work for your game, creating appropriate ranks and titles for the organizations in your campaign. Attitudes of Organization Members. As a character’s renown within an

Renown Renown is an optional rule you can use to track an adventurer’s standing within a particular faction or organization. Renown is a numerical value that starts at 0, then increases as a

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves

. Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them

Renown in Kalakeri

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

Renown in Kalakeri Judgment follows everything the characters do in Kalakeri. Those who support either of the domain’s factions earn enemies and allies. Those who don’t support a faction draw

suspicion. Those who play the factions against one another might earn the favor of both—but for how long? Using the renown system from the Dungeon Master’s Guide, track the characters’ standing with

Nolzur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Nolzur Fated to one day become a spellcaster of great renown, Nolzur (a neutral male human master thief) has not yet begun to hone his magical art in this time, but has already started a

, Quaal’s feather token, Heward’s handy haversack, and Tasha’s hideous laughter. Nolzur was a noted thief, illusionist, and alchemist, most famous for creating Nolzur’s marvelous pigments.

Force Grey (Gray Hands)

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

out missions designed to tax the characters’ resources and test their loyalty to Waterdeep. Characters who complete these missions won’t gain enough renown to join Force Grey yet, but they will gain

oblique reference to Manshoon.) The characters can descend the mountain safely. Reward: Each Gray Hand character gains 1 renown. 3rd “A young bronze dragon has taken up residence in Deepwater Harbor

The Dreaming Dark

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

The Dreaming Dark In the spaces between sleeping and waking, nightmares wait with grasping claws. The quori spirits that rule Dal Quor spent a thousand years seizing control of the continent of

manifest physically in Eberron, but they have other options. They can possess willing humanoids, creating agents known as the Inspired (see chapter 6). They can also manipulate the dreams of mortals. The

Zil Characters

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

an orphan, discuss your family with your DM. What’s their business? Who’s your favorite relative? Are you currently involved in any family schemes? Family members might call on you for help over the

creating a Zil character, consider whether you have any ties to the Trust. A vast number of gnomes serve as the eyes and ears of the Trust, reporting interesting information to a Trust handler. As an

Kenku Adventurers

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

, despite their relative independence, still have a tendency to seek out a companion to emulate and follow. A kenku loves to mimic the voice and words of its chosen companion. ROLEPLAYING A KENKU If

tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.

Dabus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

edicts, hurling bricks at troublemakers and subduing them by causing the streets to sprout grasping cobblestone hands. When dabus communicate, rather than speaking or signing words, they create esoteric

-defense. Symbol Speech. A dabus communicates by creating illusory symbols and pictures that float in the air in front of itself and disappear a few seconds later. A creature that can see such a

Intrigue

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

a ruler or council, you might be looking at an intrigue adventure. The process of creating an intrigue adventure is similar to creating any other event-based adventure, with two main differences: how

adventurers become involved in the intrigue, then spend the bulk of your time creating the NPCs they interact with. Many Villains. Some intrigue adventures feature a whole cast of villains, each with its own

Rarity

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

apparatus of Kwalish, are unique. The game assumes that the secrets of creating the most powerful items arose centuries ago and were then gradually lost as a result of wars, cataclysms, and mishaps. Even

uncommon items can’t be easily created. Thus, many magic items are well-preserved antiquities. Rarity provides a rough measure of an item’s power relative to other magic items. Each rarity corresponds

Divine Rank

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

Divine Rank The divine beings of the multiverse are often categorized according to their relative cosmic power. Some gods who are worshiped on multiple worlds have a different rank on each world

, depending on their influence there. Greater deities are generally the oldest gods of a pantheon, responsible (at least in myth) for creating or parenting the other gods. Their provinces are major areas

Mythals

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

a persistent magical field that changes how reality works over a large area. Creating the most powerful of mythals requires many wizards of great renown and long experience to engage in the same

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it. Kenku adventurers, despite their relative

tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode

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

who escape his clutches. He regularly sends agents to retrieve the Returned soul or the wayward eidolon of a hero of great renown who has succeeded in returning to Theros. If any of the dead

Creating a Gold Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Creating a Gold Dragon Use the Gold Dragon Personality Traits and Gold Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive gold dragon characters, and use the Gold Dragon Spellcasting table

dispassionate, but such is the price of perspective. Few creatures enjoy confronting the relative smallness of their lives. 4 Disguises allow me to bestow small kindnesses and experience the

Life in Godsbreath

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

traveling throughout Godsbreath, listening to deeds of local renown that could be added to the Awakening Song, sharing stories from other regions, and challenging people to live up to the Covenant gods

might be memorialized on a grass-woven story basket from the Nightwater Isles or added to a Ribbon family’s fireside quilt, creating invaluable heirlooms protected at all costs. Truly extraordinary

More Downtime Activities

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

hours each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp. You are free to adjust the costs to better suit your campaign. If a spell will be produced by the item being

comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost (see chapter 5, “Equipment,” in the Player’s Handbook). Gaining Renown A character can spend downtime improving his or her renown within a particular

Thornhold

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

decades, the expansion of the Mere in the calamities of the Spellplague cut off most travel along the High Road. During that time, the Stoneshafts lived in relative isolation, stockpiling their ore

between the grasping human nobles and the high-minded paladins. Stoneshafts fear the politics of powerful Waterdeep will lead to an assault on Thornhold. They have thus been preparing for siege by

Franchise Tasks as Narrative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, franchise tasks are about creating narrative. As such, to make those tasks a part of the campaign story, the DM and the players can work together to break tasks

, training Dungeon Master’s Guide (chapter 6): Building a stronghold, carousing, crafting a magic item, gaining renown, performing sacred rites, running a business, selling magic items, sowing rumors

The Order of the Gauntlet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

to the east and it was focused on creating dracoliches. Its shift to the Sword Coast and new emphasis on living dragons and on Tiamat are cause for concern. The cult is on the move and it’s up to

Gauntlet wear their holy symbols openly. (Frume’s is the right-handed gauntlet of Torm.) The order’s universal symbol is a gauntlet grasping a sword by the blade. Frume wears such a symbol on a

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

your point of entry into Ravnica as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides you through the process of creating characters and adventures set here. Chapter 1 is all about building characters. It

characters to advance in rank and position within their guilds by acquiring renown. The focus of chapter 3 is on the city itself — and particularly on the Tenth District, which is the heart of Ravnica

Creating Sentient Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Creating Sentient Magic Items When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you create the item's persona in the same way you would create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here. Abilities A

: The item seeks renown as the greatest magic item in the world, by establishing its user as a famous or notorious figure. 8 Lore Seeker: The item craves knowledge or is determined to solve a mystery

Event-Based Adventures

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

. Start with a Villain Putting care into creating your villain will pay off later, since the villain plays such a pivotal role in advancing the story. Use the Adventure Villains table in the previous

until the adventurers interact with them. (See chapter 4 for more information on creating NPCs.) The elements of the adventure you’ve determined so far should provide a clear idea of what supporting

Solitary but Social

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

receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence

): entangle, speak with animals 2nd level (3 slots): flaming sphere, moonbeam, spike growth 3rd level (3 slots): call lightning, plant growth 4th level (3 slots): dominate beast, grasping vine 5th level

Estate Gardens

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

characters enter: Trees hide the estate’s walls from view, creating the illusion of being in a forest clearing. A pond dominates the center of the garden, with a pavilion overlooking the water. The place is a

honored Won-Ha, the magistrate died in relative obscurity. The Forgotten Magistrate. If Young-Gi is asked why Won-Ha was forgotten, he’s reticent to answer. Through roleplaying or by succeeding on a DC 14

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