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Returning 35 results for 'dealing into are better'.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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Personality Trait. âWhen dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.â
Ideal. âChildren are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Eldritch Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage when used with two hands, and Skylla can expend up to 3 of the staffâs charges, dealing an
into allowing her to serve as the primary liaison between the League of Malevolence and the Hourglass Coven, claiming her pact with Baba Yaga made her better suited for the role than anyone else
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
response to being hit by an attack, Vecna utters a fell word, dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fell Rebuke", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage to
scribe. He spent the better part of his childhood secretly educating himself in his mastersâ arts. Once Vecna learned all he could, he massacred the wizards. He then recorded his every foul thought
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, Keresta can grapple the target (escape DC 18).
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stranger to hardship. Hoping to make a better life for herself, she became an adventurer and sought fame and fortune in Undermountain. Keresta met her end in the lair of a vampire and became a vampire spawn
Equipment
The jagged vertebrae sword of a fishfolk warrior can barely be called a sword. Locals would say itâs better described as a makeshift weapon crafted from a fish skeleton and sea trash. Its poor
vertebrae sword, you can use a bonus action to rake and twist the weapon, breaking off some of the swordâs boney barbs and dealing an extra 1d8 piercing damage. The vertebrae sword can only be used in this way 5 times before it becomes unusable as a weapon.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
odds arenât in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the opportunity to study their opponents and
implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has been encountered before, it is likely
Firbolg
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
â presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better.
If these
forestâs children by their deeds, habits, and other actions.
By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Upper Dura This ward is full of activity. Its people are prospering, but thereâs an edge of desperation about them; many folk are on the lookout for opportunities to better themselves. Upper Dura has
the general properties of a middle ward, with most goods and services priced for a modest or comfortable lifestyle. The merchants and artisans are accustomed to dealing with unusual individuals, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. The rest of your crew was wiped out in a brutal gang war, and now youâre looking for a new team.
3 You grew up crawling the walls, and you know the city better than anyone. The worldâs a ugly
you. Sharn itself is an adventure, and youâre dealing with the horrors of your past by exploring your new home.
Backgrounds
Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
(though it might cause more problems than it solves when youâre dealing with incorrigible lawbreakers). If you abuse this privilege, though, you can get in serious trouble with your superiors and
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6
A good friend was promoted into work they canât tell me about.
7
I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
cities, but can be placed to good use in dealing with dangerous monsters and lost treasure. Most large cities in the Realms have a number of thievesâ dens that compete with one another. A few places, such
better-known thieves and assassins. Such rogues blend more easily into civilized society, more often acting as grease in the wheels than a wrench in the works.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
comes to a dead stop. Alignment. Neutral evil. Personality Trait. âWhen dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.â Ideal. âChildren are better off working for me than
Skabatha Nightshade Skabatha is the oldest member of the Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
fundamental urge for survival. If gold is power and power is life, then the more gold you accumulate, the better and longer your life will be. Why is it that people who have money and power are admired
Incorporated characters to be aware of. Mask is the god of acquisition, after all, and governs the secrets that any successful Acq Inc franchise will be dealing in. Whether personal, professional, or business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
against the griffon. Roll initiative. The characters can drive off the griffon by dealing damage to it or by succeeding on a DC 18 Charisma (Intimidation) check. If they donât drive it off, the griffon
.
Characters who can communicate with the anteaters find them to be lazy, well-fed beasts. If asked about the tall termite mound, the anteaters explain that they live in that mound but the eatingâs better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
members of the Watch know the streets they patrol and that areaâs residents better than you do, even if you stay in Waterdeep for ten seasons. The City Watch has watch posts throughout the city
Elturgard. As long as you donât engage in unlawful behavior, you can expect to be left untroubled by the Watch. WATCH TALK
Members of the City Watch employ a sort of slang in dealing with the public
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Yaga made her better suited for the role than anyone else. Endelyn Moongrave foresaw that Skyllaâs allies would turn on her one day and shared this information with the warlock. Skylla reacted to that
, dealing an extra 4 (1d8) lightning damage for each expended charge.
Spellcasting. Skylla casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
own lives much too highly to risk them when the odds arenât in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the
opportunity to study their opponents and implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
damage immediately knocks them out. But wait, it gets betterâif the initial attackâs overkill damage exceeds the second minionâs hit point maximum, the leftover overkill damage can roll over to a
of goblin minions (each with 6 hit points). She hits a goblin minion with her longsword and uses Divine Smite, dealing 8 slashing damage and 11 radiant damage to the target for a total of 19 damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
prefers to describe his characterâs attitude and actions. Neither style is better than the other. Inspiration encourages players to take part and make a good effort, and awarding it fairly makes the game
better for everyone. Heroism. You can use inspiration to encourage player characters to take risks. A fighter might not normally hurl himself over a balcony to land in the midst of a pack of hungry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dealing with frost giants. The giantsâ next step will be to push farther south. At some point (determined by you), theyâll return to the Hvalspyd, sail south to Refuge Bay, and start the search afresh from
there. Obviously, this is a very inefficient way to search an area as large and as dense as Chult, but Drufi has no better idea. Drufi has no reason to attack or kill the characters, should they meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
character of giant size stands in the amphitheater and loudly challenges Iymrith, the dragonâs ego gets the better of her, and she responds to the challenge by crawling out of her lair to destroy her
dealing 10 damage or more to the ceiling with a single attack or spell effect. The collapse renders the passage impassable until the sand and stone are cleared away, which requires 250 hours of work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
the idea wonât work. However, itâs better to work with the players by figuring out how a similar action might work. Instead of smashing it, for example, a character might use their Strength to pound
the dent back into shape. That is a similar idea that helps work toward the best outcome.
Dealing with the Bandits. One method of making memorable encounters is to mix up what is happening in a scene
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
the past in the course of the adventure. In general, let the worldâs history be evident in the present situation. Instead of dealing with what happened in the past, an adventure should focus on
an orc guard is just as fun for your players. Useful Maps A good adventure needs thoughtfully constructed maps. Wilderness areas sprinkled with interesting landmarks and other features are better than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
ascertains that itâs possible to make a temporary hole in the dome by dealing radiant damage to it, and that a skilled arcanist can manipulate the domeâs magical harmonics to make it susceptible to
other damage types, as well (as described below). Dealing at least 25 radiant damage to the dome with an attack or a spell creates a 10-foot-diameter hole in it. Appearing at the point where the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
back of her pet killer whale. Dealing with the Giant Lords Ordning or no, Count Vaal, Duchess Tartha, Jarl Hellenhild, and Thane Braxow know better than to defy the storm giants in their own stronghold
room. The coral fountain spouts fresh water (see âTreasureâ), which the giants drink from their conch shells. The giant visitors know better than to start a fight in here. They have no interest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
: Ingeloakastimizilian, Imvaernarhro, Kârshinthintl, Claugiyliamatar. Commonly known as âOld Gnawbone,â
Claugiyliamatar is often seen with a
mangled corpse hanging from her mouth Many dragons are better
challenge rating. Languages. Most dragons prefer to speak Draconic but learn Common for dealing with allies and minions. But given their high Intelligence and long life span, dragons can easily learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Having a character able to speak Deep Crow with the use of a tongues spell or similar magic makes dealing with Raah a lot easier. But if not, donât be afraid to explore the comedic value of
advice might be â and with no thought given to the fact that relationship advice for humanoids has no bearing on its own needs. Raah needs better guidance. Allow the characters to give Raah any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity
make the armor a better castle defender. The armor understands Common but obeys only the commands of its master. Strahdâs Animated Armor
Medium construct, lawful evil
Armor Class 21 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
better served by having the franchise change headquarters at different stages. Characters might start out in a ship, then move to a castle, then take possession of a unique magical headquarters in
! Pirates killed the previous owners, and Head Office picked it up for an excellent price. Most of the holes in the hull are repaired, and the sails are only a little bit moldy. Even better, thereâs a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
incessantly complain to, youâll finally snap out of your obsession.
If you truly insist on dedicating your remaining days to this doomed project, might I suggest that three is better than two. I
VISITOR
If the characters are stuck and need help dealing with the challenges of the Black Cabin, have a goliath werebear (see appendix C) arrive unexpectedly. This new arrival could be Oyaminartok
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Even while they are working together, members of the Lordsâ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects itâitâs a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesnât mean
better off. For anyone to move up, someone else must move down. Whenever a military campaign is underway, the Lordsâ Alliance is likely to be in command. Even if it isnât, alliance representatives will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Even while they are working together, members of the Lordsâ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects itâitâs a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesnât mean
better off. For anyone to move up, someone else must move down. Whenever a military campaign is underway, the Lordsâ Alliance is likely to be in command. Even if it isnât, alliance representatives will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Even while they are working together, members of the Lordsâ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects itâitâs a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesnât mean
better off. For anyone to move up, someone else must move down. Whenever a military campaign is underway, the Lordsâ Alliance is likely to be in command. Even if it isnât, alliance representatives will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs 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
doesnât affect everyone in the community. Individuals might hold to their own opinions, particularly if they have personal experience in dealing with the subject of the rumors. Training to Gain Levels As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
scimitar attack but dealing bludgeoning damage. After the fight, or as the characters get a better look at the room during the fight, add the following: Against the far wall, a wooden staircase covered