defeating injury are boon

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The

a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this way might find that the head will emit a shout when an enemy gets too close (in the fashion of an alarm

Epic Boons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

boons are best awarded after the characters complete a major quest, or accomplish something else particularly notable. A character might gain an epic boon after destroying an evil artifact, defeating an

Epic Boons An epic boon is a special power available only to 20th level characters. Characters at that level gain such boons only if you want them to and only when you feel it’s appropriate. Epic

Into the Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

among the other trees nearby — one of which has intentionally and harmlessly fallen across the druid, allowing her to feign injury and draw the characters to her. She guesses correctly that the group

are seeking the dragon, and wishes to give them a boon to aid their fight against this scourge of her forest, but she wishes to test their strength of character first. She will not help those who do not

Into the Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

among the other trees nearby—one of which has harmlessly fallen across the druid, allowing her to feign injury and draw the characters to her. She guesses correctly that the group are seeking the dragon

, and wishes to give them a boon to aid their fight against this scourge of her forest, but she wishes to test their strength of character first. She will not help those who do not help others. If the

Meeting Kwalish

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

by a remove curse spell cast by an 18th-level spellcaster, by defeating Kwalish and reversing the process using his machines, or by completing a separate task for the inventor. Just a Bit of Trouble

additional boon to any interested character, granting the use of his laboratory to craft or summon any item or creature they desire (within any limits you set). However, the price for this service is one

Bugbears

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which

heads of leaders and mighty opponents are particularly sacred, and offering up such a trophy can provide a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this

Secondary Tables

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

on your body, and you are missing an ear, 1d3 fingers, or 1d4 toes. 11–20 You suffered a grievous injury. Although the wound healed, it still pains you from time to time. 21–30 You were wounded, but

by a diviner. Roll twice on the Life Events table, but don’t apply the results. Instead, the DM picks one event as a portent of your future (which might or might not come true). Boons d10 Boon 1 A

Jahaka Anchorage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

sending a slice of the pirates’ profits to Fort Beluarian, which would end the alliance with Liara Portyr and probably be self-defeating; the pirates could keep more of their profit, but they’d take

him and dangling them from his ship’s mermaid figurehead. A long-ago injury cost him his left eye and incised a scar in the form of a large X across his face. The ruined eye socket now holds a magical

Journey Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

and herded through an underground tunnel with several other victims and more goblins. They were at the rear of the group because Oskar has an old leg injury that slows him down, a delay that plainly

gibbering mouthers and then retreat from this room without defeating them all, the surviving gibbering mouthers combine into a single flesh meld (see appendix A) that arises from the muck the next time the

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

come to me. It is part of me.” Flaw. “Each future that allows a chance for my failure to occur must be tracked, must be focused on, and must be destroyed.” Fate’s Boon. All creatures in the room

its next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. (The characters are aware of the effect and the benefit it imparts. Describe the boon to the players so that their characters are aware of it and

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