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Returning 35 results for 'dangerous shield'.
Monsters
Netheril’s Fall
casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Phaerimm elders are generals of phaerimm forces, directing covert and direct
operations to help their kind subjugate all who stand in their way. Their ability to siphon magic from magic items makes them incredibly dangerous foes.Teleport. The phaerimm teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throws while standing within 5 feet of an ally wielding a shield.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
A human in clanging plate armor holds her shield before her as she runs toward the massed goblins. An elf behind her, clad in studded leather armor, peppers the goblins with arrows loosed from his
exquisite bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping the two combatants coordinate their assault to the best advantage.
A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between the ogre’s club
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
conception of the Izzet League is based on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate, but the league is also involved with mundane tasks of
with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions.
Izzet Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Helm In a city as dangerous as Baldur’s Gate, prayers to the Vigilant One are many. Members of the Watch and the Flaming Fist, mercenaries, bodyguards, and the fearful pray for Helm’s protection at
his shrine, the Watchful Shield, located in the Upper City. Patriars who see themselves as protectors of the common folk pray to Helm for guidance as well. The Order of the Gauntlet, a good-aligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Helm In a city as dangerous as Baldur’s Gate, prayers to the Vigilant One are many. Members of the Watch and the Flaming Fist, mercenaries, bodyguards, and the fearful pray for Helm’s protection at
his shrine, the Watchful Shield, located in the Upper City. Patriars who see themselves as protectors of the common folk pray to Helm for guidance as well. The Order of the Gauntlet, a good-aligned
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
Pit
40
Plant
41
Priest
42
Prisoner
43
Puzzle*
44
Ring
45
Rogue*
46
Ruin*
47
Sage*
48
Shield
49
Ship
50
Skull*
51
Staff
52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gracklstugh Population: 10,000 duergar, 2,000 derro, 50 stone giants, and an unknown number of slaves (quaggoths, grimlocks, orcs, shield dwarves, svirfneblin, and a few kobolds and goblinoids
engage in trade with visitors. As befits a major settlement in a dangerous realm, Gracklstugh places no restrictions on the weapons or gear characters can carry or trade. Twelve stone bridges lead to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Githzerai Monk Githzerai monks pursue control of their minds by honing their physical and psionic talents. They might be found beyond githzerai sanctuaries, testing themselves amid the dangerous
.
Reactions
Psionic Defense (2/Day). The githzerai casts Feather Fall or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Adventure Background Long ago, the wizards of Netheril created a magnificent stone golem to guard one of the Nether Scrolls—a collection of dangerous scrolls that described the creation of magic and
, but she blasted the golem with eldritch magic that damaged its memory and hurled it to a far corner of Faerûn. Thinking his golem destroyed, Hamukai put a shield around the vault containing the scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
simply open the chest, they prop a shield in front of it and push the chest open at a distance with an iron rod. In this case, the trap still triggers, but the hail of needles fires harmlessly into the
shield. Traps are often designed with mechanisms that allow them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent monsters that place traps in or around their lairs need ways to get past those traps without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
simply open the chest, they prop a shield in front of it and push the chest open at a distance with an iron rod. In this case, the trap still triggers, but the hail of needles fires harmlessly into
the shield. Traps are often designed with mechanisms that allow them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent monsters that place traps in or around their lairs need ways to get past those traps without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
willies.”
— A merchant’s account of his experience with the lizardfolk tribes of the Lizard Marsh
Lizardfolk
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield
damage.
Spiked Shield. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Lizardfolk are primitive reptilian humanoids that lurk in the swamps and jungles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise travels overland or across water for business, as you shield allies and important cargo from inclement or dangerous weather. And sure, those allies harp sometimes about your occasional bouts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
befriended a pseudodragon named Summerwise, who thinks that Xandala’s quest for the ring is dangerous but has given up trying to talk the sorcerer out of it. Summerwise can be turned against Xandala by good
orb, feather fall, shield
2nd level (4 slots): invisibility, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): fireball, fly
4th level (3 slots): ice storm, polymorph
5th level (1 slot): dominate person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
roving halfling bands, and shield dwarves forced to wander far from old clanholds sometimes follow the ranger’s path. Not every prospector wandering far hills or trapper hunting through uninhabited
throughout much of the Heartlands, rangers use special marks to indicate campsites, dangerous areas, evil creatures, foul magic, goblinoid activity, hidden caches of supplies, safe passage, shelter, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 25 ft.
STR
9 (–1)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
9 (–1)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
behind. It’s sure to be dangerous, but the rewards defy imagination.”
The agent, Bannik Vorl (lawful neutral, human spy), can offer the following details: Bannik’s Employer. Bannik avoids naming
their employer, but if pressed for proof flashes a seal bearing Bissel’s crest: a white-and-red shield with a black tower emblem. A character who sees the symbol and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
individuals who rise early and spend their days in meetings and negotiations. They fund expeditions into dangerous locales and hire explorers to map uncharted territories. Other patriars manipulate
dye production.
Guthmere owns butchery and tannery facilities.
Hhune has ties to Tethyr nobility and the Knights of the Shield, as well as holdings in other major cities.
Hlath owns several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
individuals who rise early and spend their days in meetings and negotiations. They fund expeditions into dangerous locales and hire explorers to map uncharted territories. Other patriars manipulate
dye production.
Guthmere owns butchery and tannery facilities.
Hhune has ties to Tethyr nobility and the Knights of the Shield, as well as holdings in other major cities.
Hlath owns several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame Cultists It is often said that fire is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. So too it is with the Eternal Flame cultists. Low-ranking members of the cult love the destructive power
what else nearby might catch fire. Eternal Flame Guardian
Medium humanoid (human), chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (breastplate, shield; 15 while using a crossbow)
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the living, as these aimless killers know only suffering and seek to spread it whenever
the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, where the resonant tones can carry. Wargong: A metal gong, traditionally made from a shield, particularly the shield of an enemy. Both goblins and dwarves make and play wargongs, their sound echoing
in order that Fzoul destroy a dangerous lich mattered little. Khelben and Laeral Silverhand, his wife, left the Harpers then, taking with them certain agents and folding them into to a different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
range 40/100 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) force damage. The attack has disadvantage against any target with polished metal armor or shield, and has its ranged halved when firing through smoke
originally used to undertake repairs on the outside of the craft, handle dangerous substances at a distance, and so forth.
When a creature passes an arm or other appendage into one ring, that appendage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
their final thesis during their fourth year at Strixhaven. The arcane knowledge in the books here is not public—and is sometimes dangerous. To prevent overly ambitious mages and Strixhaven’s enemies
from teleporting into and accessing this area, two shield guardians patrol at all times. Both the guardians have sleep as their stored spell, and their control amulets are in the possession of two of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Shields and Weapons for Sale Item Ekene-Afa’s Price +1 ammunition (per piece) 50 gp +1 shield, wooden 450 gp +1 dagger or +1 yklwa 500 gp Ifan Talro’a Deals in beasts and beast training Ifan Talro’a
(NE male Chultan human noble) is a greedy, conniving man supported by influential and dangerous friends among the Zhentarim. He is jealous of Wakanga O’tamu’s magical power and Ekene-Afa’s reputation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Captain-General Sental Nurev is being manipulated by the leaders of Stoink, a petty fief in the Bandit Kingdoms. When the characters undertake an expedition into that dangerous realm to confront Stoink’s
leaders and free the captain-general’s captive brother, they discover that the villains were agents of Iuz.
Levels 11–16. Iuz and the Horned Society launch an all-out invasion into the Shield Lands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
; home to barge dwellers Perrenland Voorzitter Yrenda Schwartzen (human) Fiercely independent confederation of canons Pomarj, the — Lawless peninsula; home to bandits and marauders Shield Lands, the
, naming his domain after himself. These lands are so despoiled and dangerous that the otherwise fierce nomads of the Hunting Lands and Wegwiur pass through the Cold Marshes rather than enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
speculation about Lantan’s development of smokepowder weapons and greater willingness to blend magic with machinery. Indeed, Lantanese traders have reportedly offered many shield guardians in private
start over anyway. For another, it’s dirty, dangerous work, and dealing with pirates is a task best left to swift ships, well-armed navies, and the kinds of fools that would want to count them in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
kingdom of Synnoria, the home of the Llewyr elves, plus a few small shield dwarf settlements, and the ruins of Caer Corwell, the former Ffolk settlement on Gwynneth. High King Derid wants to reclaim the
fomorians, that hurl huge stones at any ship that comes too near the coast. If you do make it to shore, bring friends, and plenty of weapons — it’s a dangerous place, but might be worth the risk. I can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Horned Society and the Shield Lands in the Central Flanaess, and the Duchy of Tenh in the east. No single bandit lord is powerful enough to conquer the whole territory, and the combined strength of all
horrific monsters in equally dangerous environments, while remaining suspicious of the decadence of the cities and nations of the south.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
doors. Innkeeper Nalaskur Thaelond (N male half-elf spy) keeps watch over who comes and goes, for this is where Zhentarim operatives meet to broker deals involving smuggled goods, poisons, dangerous magic
Harnoth. Harnoth and his followers fought many battles during the war, but the new king made some poor decisions that winnowed the once-great Knights of the Mithral Shield down to a handful of members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do
Kavalrachni
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (scale mail, shield)
Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed 25 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Knight The Honorable Knight is a statue of a male warrior in plate armor with a shield and longsword. When the walking statues stopped, it bowed to those opposing it, straightened, sheathed its sword, and
doffed its shield, setting it point down on the ground and upright by its side. It then ceased motion in this position, facing southwest toward the harbor, and looking for all the world like a castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
precious or dangerous—are showcased in an exhibition hall just inside the Armory. Doom Lords. Beyond the forge lie four heavily guarded chambers, each containing a portal to a fortress on the edge of one
Weapons. The Armory sells every weapon, shield, and armor in the Player’s Handbook at normal cost. At the DM’s discretion, the Armory might have other armaments available for sale, such as +1 weapons