cunning cold war

The Cold War

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

The Cold War No one knows what caused the Mourning, and the fear of repeating this cataclysm — not the Treaty of Thronehold — is what keeps potential combatants at bay. No one is happy with the

outcome of the war, but no one dares to continue fighting, since all believe that renewed full-scale conflict could result in utter destruction. That said, the general belief is that the mystery of the

Frost Giant

Monsters Monster Manual

":"damage", "rollAction":"Frost Axe", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Great Bow. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Great Bow"}, range 150/600 ft

", "rollAction":"Great Bow", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage, and the target’s Speed decreases by 10 feet until the end of its next turn.ColdWar Cry (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

Yantha Coaxrock

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Stone Camouflage. The gnome has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws

): detect thoughts, hold person 3rd level (2 slots): sendingWar Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"War Pick"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6

Pudding King

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Stone Camouflage. The Pudding King has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Gnome Cunning. The Pudding King has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma

Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"War Pick"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction

Duergar Kavalrachni

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes two War Pick attacks. War Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"War

Pick"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"War Pick", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation

Rock Gnome Recluse

Monsters Dragon of Icespire Peak

Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic. Spellcasting. The gnome is a 2nd-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence

creature. Hit: 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ray of Frost","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of

Nagpa

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to please and thereby escape further attention from her cold gaze. All the original thirteen remain alive, thanks to their cunning and their willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive

helped avert a war between the gods. She transformed them into the scabrous, birdlike creatures known as nagpas and rendered them able to acquire new lore and magical power only from the ruins of

Mordakhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

by Mordakhesh: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder.Mordakhesh can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only

. Modakhesh gains resistance to one damage type of his choice — acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder — until the start of his next turn. Warlord's Command (Costs 2 Actions). Mordakhesh targets

Meletian Hoplite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ray of Frost","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the hoplite's next turn.Meletian hoplites

use a combination of cunning, faith, and magic to defend their coastal home. Most of these skilled soldiers serve in the Reverent Army, the defenders of Meletis, which uses an array of proven strategies

Archduke Zariel of Avernus

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

":"damage","rollAction":"Matalotok","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. In addition, the weapon emits a burst of cold that deals 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Matalotok

","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage to each creature within 30 feet of it. Horrid Touch (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Horrid Touch"}. Zariel touches one

Duergar Stone Guard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it.Stone guards are elite troops deployed in small numbers to bolster war bands of

blocky and stark, and the weapons they forge are blatantly tools of violence. While others may decry their creations as cold and bare of ornamentation to the point of austerity, duergar see them as

Breath Drinker

Monsters The Book of Many Things

causing the creatures to devour themselves. Cunning stalkers, breath drinkers are usually solitary. Occasionally they serve powerful Far Realm entities or Elder Evils, consuming life and souls for their

masters. The first breath drinker manifested in the multiverse when the Void card was first drawn from the original Deck of Many Things.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksNecrotic

Exethanter

Monsters Curse of Strahd

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat

academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including

Arcturia

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold

and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy

Duergar Warlord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

can add the number rolled to the d20 by taking 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Scouring Instruction", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.A warlord is cunning

their creations as cold and bare of ornamentation to the point of austerity, duergar see them as honoring the materials used and honest about their purpose.PoisonEnlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Bael have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Regeneration. Bael regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait

). Bael makes one Hellish Morningstar attack.With the Blood War between devils and demons raging for eons and no end in sight, opportunities abound for ambitious archdevils to win fame, glory, and power

Titivilus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Regeneration. Titivilus regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Titivilus dies only if

archdevils, he compensates with cunning. A shrewd politician, he has clawed his way up through the ranks to become the second-most powerful devil in Dis, entirely by saying the right thing at the right time

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

grieving as the elf approaches the end of life. 4 A pair of adult crystal dragon;adult crystal dragons lairing on neighboring mountaintops have enjoyed a decades-long snowball war, but their

take in the breathtaking view.A Crystal Dragon’s Lair Crystal dragons dwell in cold regions, where they construct ice and snow structures reminiscent of castles but open to the sky. Glittering

Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin) Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Stone Camouflage. The gnome has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Gnome Cunning. The gnome has advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws

: nondetection (self only) 1/day each: blindness/deafness, blur, disguise selfWar Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"War Pick"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen to a hundred folk who offer security services, hunt monsters and brigands, or go to war in

few organizations operating in the North are described below. The Chill. The cold and mysterious Lurkwood serves as the home of numerous groups of goblinoids that have banded together into one tribe

Half-Orc Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

orc comrades didn’t last long among the Bloody Skulls or any other orc tribe for that matter. But it was often true that a bit of human blood gave a warrior just the right mix of cunning

Gruumsh—lord of war and fury—created the first orcs, and even those orcs who turn away from his worship carry his blessings of might and endurance. The same is true of half-orcs. Some half

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

":"Paralyzing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must

. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses

Drow Favored Consort Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

slots): gust of wind, invisibility, misty step, shatter 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, haste 4th level (3 slots): dimension door, Otiluke's resilient sphere 5th level (2 slots): cone of cold

6th level (1 slot): chain lightning Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. War Magic. When

Biha Babir

monsters

":"Marine Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Marine Burst", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Tail (Marid Form

a cunning mind. Biha Babir is politically savvy and prefers to outsmart her opponents rather than battle them, though she doesn’t shy from combat if necessary. Biha Babir covets opulence, but

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, their lack of cunning foiled her plans. Many tumbled into the sea and drowned, too simpleminded and impatient to learn how to swim. Others smashed caravans and crushed their defenders most effectively

villages and towns near her domain. If those settlements grew too strong, she sent her familiar, a cruel seagull, to harangue the crab folk with its cries and drive them to war. Today, by a stroke of

Warforged

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold

a soul?” Gerrion said. “What makes you think you do?” —Keith Baker, The Shattered Land The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. While the first warforged were

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

monsters Tomb of Annihilation

., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw

reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb

Forlarren

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.The descendants of satyrs corrupted by infernal power, forlarren are miserable creatures—an unhappy union between the rigid

, chaotic, and temperamental nature they all share. When its diabolical aspect shines through, a forlarren is a cunning, calculating, and brutal enemy. It might use its natural charm to worm its way

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Hobgoblins are relentless soldiers that cleave to rigid tactics and orders. I fear their less-predictable scouts and spies more. — Volo War is the lifeblood of hobgoblins. Its glories are

; entire society forever stands prepared for war. Brutal Civility Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long history of shared traditions, recorded and retold

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

dance to any tune. — Volo To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, “Gruumsh!” is the nightmare of every civilized place in

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

pleasurable creatures and things are ones that allow lizardfolk to assess more situations as benign rather than fearsome. Cold and Calculating Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in

female in their naming conventions. Each example name includes its translation in parenthesis. Lizardfolk Names: Achuak (green), Aryte (war), Baeshra (animal), Darastrix (dragon), Garurt (axe), Irhtos

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

rather than perform the work or confront the foe. Even when subsumed into a goblinoid host and drawn into war, bugbears must often be roused from naps and bribed to get them to do their duties. This

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

appreciation for the finer things! — Volo Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and

they frequently carry nets, caltrops, lassos, and nooses on poles for controlling captured creatures. These goblins cook for the tribe, and in times of war they are also responsible for making poison

Armor Upgrades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

infernal war machine also has immunity to cold damage in addition to its other damage immunities, and it’s immune to the effects of extreme cold. Gilded Death Armor Gold stolen or bartered from the

Armor Upgrades An infernal war machine can receive one armor upgrade. Sample upgrades are described below. Canian Armor The infernal iron used to make the vehicle was mined on Cania, the coldest

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