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Returning 35 results for 'cunning religious gaining to have require'.
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Storm King's Thunder
increases by 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Divine Eminence"} for each level above 1st.
Gnome Cunning. He has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving
the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until the end of its next turn.
Unusual Nature. The oblex doesn’t require sleep.Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Pseudopod"} to hit
, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
two pairs of arms. Because their bodies are encased in protective chitin, they tend to eschew armor. Although thri-kreen don’t need to sleep, they do require periods of inactivity to revitalize
surroundings, gaining advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes to hide in those surroundings.
Leap. The thri-kreen leaps up to 20 feet in any direction, provided its speed isn’t 0.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
features and two pairs of arms. Because their bodies are encased in protective chitin, they tend to eschew armor. Although thri-kreen don’t need to sleep, they do require periods of inactivity to
texture of its surroundings, gaining advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes to hide in those surroundings.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spider Climb. The gem stalker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The gem stalker doesn’t require food or
that amount.When a gem dragon kills an aberrant creature from the Far Realm, the dragon sometimes reshapes the alien corpse into a gem stalker—a cunning predator capable of traversing the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
False Appearance. If the stone cursed is motionless at the start of combat, it has
the stone cursed isn’t a statue.
Unusual Nature. The stone cursed doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Petrifying Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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
, Titivilus has manipulated everyone along his path to power, either to win them over to his cause or to remove them as a threat.
Since gaining his position, Titivilus has convinced Dispater that countless
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
doing so, they are taking steps toward reuniting the shattered consciousness of Sardior the Ruby Dragon, and they pursue this awakening as an act of near-religious devotion. Others seek to exploit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
doing so, they are taking steps toward reuniting the shattered consciousness of Sardior the Ruby Dragon, and they pursue this awakening as an act of near-religious devotion. Others seek to exploit
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
cursed with lycanthropy. While cursed in this way, the target retains its alignment, languages, and equipment but otherwise uses the werewolf stat block, excluding actions that require equipment the
transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Augustus takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
but otherwise uses the wererat stat block, excluding actions that require equipment the target doesn’t have. During any night when there’s a full moon in the sky, the target becomes an NPC
hybrid, a Medium giant rat, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
doing so, they are taking steps toward reuniting the shattered consciousness of Sardior the Ruby Dragon, and they pursue this awakening as an act of near-religious devotion. Others seek to exploit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
doing so, they are taking steps toward reuniting the shattered consciousness of Sardior the Ruby Dragon, and they pursue this awakening as an act of near-religious devotion. Others seek to exploit
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Morningstar attacks. It can use Rain of Radiance in place of one of these attacks.
Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation
priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships, not only as emissaries
Baphomet
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
cultists become tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the forehead. In time, a devoted cultist might transform entirely into a
. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization.
Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He sometimes
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
greatwyrm doesn’t require food or drink.Multiattack. The greatwyrm makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
doing so, they are taking steps toward reuniting the shattered consciousness of Sardior the Ruby Dragon, and they pursue this awakening as an act of near-religious devotion. Others seek to exploit
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the emissary fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The emissary doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
feet of that creature. The gibbering mouther;gibbering mouthers act right after the emissary on the same initiative count, gaining a +7 bonus to their attack and damage rolls, and fighting until they are
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are.
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You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform
a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believer’s patron deity died. In this solitary work, you’ve learned secrets no one else knows.
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You killed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
brass decorate their profane altars.
Over time, a cultist of Baphomet becomes tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the
minotaur with six iron horns. A fiendish light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until the end of its next turn.
Unusual Nature. The oblex doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The oblex makes two Pseudopod attacks, and it uses Eat Memories.
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
flayers created a special breed of Ooze, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
until the end of its next turn.
Unusual Nature. The oblex doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elder oblex makes two Pseudopod attacks, and it uses Eat Memories.
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack
jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership
to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
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Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful
monsters
the universe even before the gods arose.
This startling theory has led religious and arcane scholars to ban or heavily police any research into these bizarre entities. Some heretics believe that the
warred against the mi-go and the star-spawn of Cthulhu for dominance over the primordial world, and were eventually defeated when the shoggoths grew too cunning and overthrew them.
The elder thing
monsters
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Insidious Infiltration. Yithian cults provide advice and guidance to their masters, helping them determine the best folk to replace with migrating Yithians. By displacing nobles, religious leaders
, and others, the Yithians can ensure that their culture becomes the dominant force in a region before the entire civilization jumps forward in time.
While the Yithians are cunning and care nothing for
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rely on culling the weak among their own numbers. The community seeks outsiders. Brutal and vicious cults rely on raids, but more cunning ones lure strangers to their lands with promises of food and
choice. They can choose to ally with the cultists, gaining their protection and the bounty of the wild, or stand against them and face a terrible fate. Many folk in such a situation throw in with the
Climbing Swimming Crawling
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or a swimming speed and use it to swim. At the DM's option, climbing a slippery vertical surface or one with few handholds requires a successful Strength (Athletics) check. Similarly, gaining any distance in rough water might require a successful Strength (Athletics) check.
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
religious significance. Most kobold sorcerers are of the draconic bloodline origin and specialize in either damaging magic (which can also be used in mining), augmentation (of materials or allies), or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of other creatures. Cunning hunters, these pools of jelly stalk prey, searching for the memories they so desperately crave. When oblexes feed on those thoughts, sometimes killing their victims, they
plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused. Ooze Nature. An oblex doesn’t require sleep.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of other creatures. Cunning hunters, these pools of jelly stalk prey, searching for the memories they so desperately crave. When oblexes feed on those thoughts, sometimes killing their victims, they
plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused. Ooze Nature. An oblex doesn’t require sleep.
Druid
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Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over
nature. Instead, they see themselves as extensions of nature’s indomitable will.
Power of Nature
Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and other magical powers either from the force
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and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s cultists become tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the
tall with six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s cultists become tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the
six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s cultists become tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the
tall with six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s cultists become tainted by his influence, gaining bloodshot eyes and coarse, thickening hair. Small horns eventually sprout from the
six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Religious Institutions Those who serve as priests of a god aren’t necessarily clerics. Indeed, the power invested in clerics and other divine spellcasters by the gods is given out only rarely (see
“Divine Magic” below). The work of a priest is to serve one’s deity and that deity’s faithful, a task that doesn’t necessarily require the use of magic. The kind of person attracted to a deity’s