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Returning 32 results for 'deadly instant are beauty'.
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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
tidesâand weaves them into spectacles both beautiful and deadly.
Galazeth founded Prismari College to ensure that the study of magic wouldnât ever be relegated to pure practicality. His
teachings emphasize that magicâs beauty must contribute to unfolding culture and personal emotional growth. Galazeth views dynamic expression and precise perfection as necessarily competing forces, both within individuals and the world at large.Cold, FireLightning
Sea Elf
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Mordenkainenâs Tome of Foes
Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, the sea elves navigated the deepest currents and
as many perils in their watery world as other elves face on dry land, but none are as deadly as the sahuagin. The animosity between these two races stems from the sahuaginâs ferocious
Eladrin
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Eladrin are elves native to the Feywild, a realm of beauty, unpredictable emotion, and boundless magic. An eladrin is associated with one of the four seasons and has coloration reminiscent of that
ât stay still.
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Spring Flaw
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You overdrink.
2
Toil is for drudges. Yours should be a life of leisure.
3
A pretty face infatuates you in an instant, but your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him. All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the worlds of Dungeons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sea Elf Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, the sea elves navigated the deepest currents
face on dry land, but none are as deadly as the sahuagin. The animosity between these two races stems from the sahuaginâs ferocious territoriality. They simply wonât abide any other intelligent society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency. Bonus Proficiencies When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection. Death Strike Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
they hurl themselves against infernal legions of devils. Avernus was not always the blasted, war-torn battlefield it is today. Long ago, it was a plane of lush gardens and bucolic beauty created by
. Pieces of cities stolen from other planes, tiny remnants of Avernusâs lost beauty, evidence of destroyed celestial armies, and tombs of ancient travelers all dot the Avernian wasteland. Avernus is not a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Medusa As deadly as they are ravishing, the serpent-haired medusas suffer an immortal curse brought on by their vanity. They lurk in quiet exile among the tumbled ruins of their former lives
, surrounded by the petrified remains of past admirers and would-be heroes. Immortal Splendor. Men and women who desire eternal youth, beauty, and adoration might pray to malicious gods, beg dragons for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
forever shattered when Strahd led a bloody crusade against the enemies of his family that ended here with the slaughter of hundreds. Struck by the scenic beauty of his most recent conquest and eager to
Strahd once tried to conquer. It now exists within a demiplane formed by Strahdâs consciousness and surrounded by a deadly fog. No creature can leave without Strahdâs permission, and those that try
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Elysium Elysium is home to creatures of unfettered kindness and a refuge for planar travelers seeking a safe haven. The planeâs bucolic landscapes glimmer with life and beauty. The River Oceanus
charactersâ devotion to doing good by offering them the opportunity (or the temptation) to rest from their labors and enjoy a well-earned reward. Belierin is said to be the prison of some deadly creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
scenic beauty that he decided to settle there. Queen Ravenovia lamented the death of Barov and was fearful of Strahd. War had made him cold and arrogant. She kept her younger son, Sergei, away from the
Barovian woman of fine lineage and remarkable beauty. Strahd believed her to be a worthy bride, and he lavished Tatyana with gifts and attention. Despite Strahdâs efforts, she instead fell in love with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
explosion. As an action, you magically create an orb and hurl it at a point you choose within 150 feet, where it erupts into a sphere of radiant light for a brief but deadly instant. Each creature in that 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
, where it erupts into a sphere of radiant light for a brief but deadly instant. Each creature in that 20-foot-radius sphere must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 2d6 radiant damage. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
outcast god, then taught that song of beauty and seduction to the elf.
When her singing failed to draw Fenmarel Mestarine to her side, the elf cursed the gods, invoking a dreadful power and transforming
creatures to her deadly embrace.
Harpy Song. To hear a harpyâs song is to hear music more beautiful than anything else in the world. A traveler that succumbs to the entrancing effect of that singing is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
primal energyâsuch as flame, lightning, and the tidesâand weaves them into spectacles both beautiful and deadly. Galazeth founded Prismari College to ensure that the study of magic wouldnât ever be
relegated to pure practicality. His teachings emphasize that magicâs beauty must contribute to unfolding culture and personal emotional growth. Galazeth views dynamic expression and precise perfection as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
reflects human ideas about art and beauty. Over time this perspective was skewed toward the concept that the snake is the perfect form, so serpents are a common theme in their aesthetic. The major
cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell drugs and spell scrolls, blackmail merchants, and influence kings. But lacking any proof, I canât believe such tales.
â Volo
Ye should.
â Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Eladrin Eladrin are elves native to the Feywild, a realm of beauty, unpredictable emotion, and boundless magic. An eladrin is associated with one of the four seasons and has coloration reminiscent
You overdrink. 2 Toil is for drudges. Yours should be a life of leisure. 3 A pretty face infatuates you in an instant, but your fancy passes with equal speed. 4 Anything worth doing is worth doing again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
beauty with a stern expression and blank white eyes. Eternal Riders. The bond between an archon and its winged felidar mount is so close that the two are sometimes considered a single being, acting
with a single mind. If an archon is ever thrown from its saddle, it can magically return to its place astride its mount in an instant. Immortal Nature. An archon doesnât require food, drink, or sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
used to express the beauty and precision of the martial arts. That such mastery makes a kensei a peerless warrior is but a side effect of intense devotion, practice, and study. Why did the
, while the weapon is in your hand and you arenât incapacitated. Kenseiâs Shot. You can use a bonus action on your turn to make your ranged attacks with a kensei weapon more deadly. When you do so, any
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
IâCath Domain Trapped in a Dream Darklord: Tsien Chiang Genres: Body horror and cosmic horror Hallmarks: Endlessly changing labyrinth, deadly jiangshi, inescapable dreamworld Mist Talismans: Scrap of
IâCath, Darklord Tsien Chiang rules a golden vision of the cityâa place of ultimate beauty and efficiency where all things move according to her design. For her, it is near perfection. For her people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
touching my stuff, though.
Tasha
Druids of the Circle of Spores find beauty in decay. They see within mold and other fungi the ability to transform lifeless material into abundant, albeit somewhat
regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest. Spreading Spores 10th-level Circle of Spores feature You gain the ability to seed an area with deadly spores. As a bonus action while your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
. The dictate to seek physical perfection and recognize hidden virtue has similarity to Suneâs teachings about physical and spiritual beauty. Followers of SelĂ»ne recognize their goddessâs exhortation to
dwell, and they travel the countryside gathering information for isolated groves and fastnesses. They donât ever seek to provoke violence, but are quite deadly when defending themselves, their charges, and their holy sites.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
wilderness of the Realms one can still find connections to the Feywild. These are fey crossings, places of mysterious natural beauty in the world that have a near-perfect mirror in the Feywild. You can pass
soul of savagery and the wild. Hyrsam the Fool is a prankster and prone to mischief, but when such jokes turn vicious and deadly, Hyrsam the Savage is at play. The Queen of Air and Darkness rules the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
a kneeling womanâa rose of great beauty plucked too soon. The master of the marsh knows of whom I speak.
The treasure lies under Marinaâs monument in Berez (chapter 10, area U5). âThe master of the
lies on the top floor of Van Richtenâs Tower (chapter 11, area V7). Coins (Diamonds) 1 of CoinsâSwashbuckler I see the skeleton of a deadly warrior, lying on a bed of stone flanked by gargoyles.
The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
flattery festered with poisonous vanity in ZalkorĂ©âs mind until she bargained with an erinyes to retain her youth and beauty forever. The erinyes fulfilled the deal by transforming the queen into a medusa
the jungle: a hanging garden of exotic beauty. Water streams down the steps between two massive elephant carvings. Beyond them, a broad, flooded avenue runs arrow-straight for more than a hundred feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
devil whose beauty encases the blackest heart in the Nine Hells. The alliance of Belial and Fierna is unbreakable, for both are aware that their mutual survival hinges on it. Stygia. The fifth layer of
. Parts of the layer break off from time to time, creating deadly and deafening avalanches of stone. The inhabitants of Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves carved into the mountainside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the following flaw: âI canât get enough pleasure. I desire others to create beauty for me at all times.â X33c. Ghastly Vault The amber door to this room hangs open, and the chamber reeks of death. This
âAmber Sarcophagiâ sidebar). West Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers the dark gift of Delban, the Star of Ice and Hate. Delbanâs gift is the power to unleash deadly cold. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
moon Ghaunadaur CE Oozes, slimes, outcasts War Purple eye with black sclera Keptolo CE Beauty, hedonism, fertility Nature, Trickery Mushroom Kiaransalee CE Necromancy Arcana,* Death Drow hand wearing
companion nearby to hold culpable for your crimes. Gossip can be as deadly as the venom on an assassinâs blade. Use the poison of words to destroy your rivals, that you may claim for yourself all they
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. If the characters succeed in opening negotiations, Eyon questions them with a good deal of suspicion. She is a hard-bitten, callous mercenary who expects only the worst from people. The instant Eyon
. If she knows a fight is coming, Thuluna grabs the potions out of her wooden chest. She hates beauty, so she targets the best-looking character. If the fight goes against her, she pleads for mercy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
common element â that Daoine Gloine was populated by creatures made of living glass, tended to by kenku in love with those creaturesâ shining beauty. These occasional tales drove more explorers â including
beneath a deadly layer of clear gelatinous ooze â perfectly preserved, eerily staged, and utterly devoid of anything organic. The kenku that once occupied Daoine Gloine have all long been turned to glass or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. If combat erupts here, the result is likely to be deadly for the party. Any kobolds remaining in the areas nearby enter the room as reinforcements. Yusdrayl and her two guards arrive from area 21 at
stony debris and rubble lie scattered on the floor. An ornate fountain is built into the eastern wall. Though cracked and stained, the fountainâs overarching carving of a diving dragon retains its beauty