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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
to begin your career as a mere attendant, you can aspire to become a skilled mage or alchemist, a laboratory supervisor, or even a flamethrower-wielding scorchbringer tasked with defending Izzet
sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous
actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
specific victims. In rare cases, a crawling claw wreaks mayhem while the rest of its body still lives, with the original creature potentially unaware of its severed hand’s crimes.
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possible for any creature, any living being, to be inherently evil? Such an assertion may itself facilitate the committing of evil acts. By defining a person as evil, we give them free rein to behave as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carved with frescoes depicting dwarves defending their mountain homes against ankhegs, purple worms, umber hulks, and other burrowing monsters. (Hidden behind a fresco of a dwarf battling a bulette is a
secret door that leads to area 8b.)
Wooden Donkeys. Standing around the room are five crude wooden constructs resembling donkeys. Each of these magic dummies has a body made of a wooden keg turned on
Orc
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while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order.
All Are Fighters
Most of the orcs that stay behind when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
strange features, waving cruel weapons, and unleashing blasts of magic.
Captain Sardax lies on the deck nearby, her body ruined by shrapnel. “Hold the top deck!” she snarls with her dying breath. “Grant
repel the reavers. The characters know and trust each other. Moonraider is their ship, and they are bound to defend it! “Forecastle Map” shows the layout of the area that the characters are defending. They are the only sailors still alive in this section of the ship. Forecastle Map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to the cavern’s ceiling is the petrified body of a primordial giant. The figure’s arm stretches up, breaching the cavern ceiling, and its fingers emerge on the surface above as Dreamer’s Reach (in this
nightmares might be a once-in-a-lifetime disaster, making the adventure a matter of waiting them out and defending against the creatures that terrorize the area. Alternatively, they might recur regularly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
perished defending this land from evil over four centuries ago, and because of my failure, I am forever doomed. If you destroy this body, my spirit will find a new corpse to inhabit, and I will hunt you
beacon of Argynvostholt (see area Q53) has been lit, the corpse is lifeless, and characters can plunder it freely (see “Treasure” below). If the beacon has not been lit, the body is serving as a host for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and the nature of domains and Darklords all claim part of the answer, but ultimately they reflect aspects of the same cause: nightmare logic. Ravenloft is inherently a vast nightmare. Most of those
genre in all its myriad forms is explored—from moody gothic horror and ghost stories to visceral body horror and mind-bending cosmic horror. Chapter 2 explores how to choose the horror themes that are right for your game, but read on at your discretion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
life shift into a new form. Druids of this circle have a complex relationship with the undead. They see nothing inherently wrong with undeath, which they consider to be a companion to life and death
Spores reaction. Fungal Body 14th-level Circle of Spores feature The fungal spores in your body alter you: you can’t be blinded, deafened, frightened, or poisoned, and any critical hit against you counts as a normal hit instead, unless you’re incapacitated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nylea’s Champions Nylea is one of the more active of the gods in the mortal realm, but she can’t be everywhere at once. Her heroes are her eyes, ears, and arrows on Theros, defending her interests
Find and punish an unknown perpetrator who killed a unicorn, cut off its horn, and left its body to rot, and retrieve the horn.
5 Hunt a dangerous creature for a sacred feast.
6 Defeat a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
characters enter the temple, read: Pushing your way into the temple through the crowd of onlookers, you see an elf priest presiding over the figure of the late emperor, whose body floats in an azure
, while Xedalli stands stiffly, regarding her brother with a look of utter loathing.
Silence fills the temple as the priest raises his arms and the emperor’s body, shrouded in light, rises into the beam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters suddenly find themselves mentally recast into someone defending against a zombie siege in Falkovnia, attending a ball in Dementlieu, or exploring the tombs of Har’Akir (see chapter 3 for
details on such adventures). Whether the characters survive or meet spectacular ends doesn’t matter, as death might mean a return to the character’s original body, a second chance to try again, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
monastic tradition that they believe has its roots in the ancient empire of Netheril. In their philosophy, living things harbor a fragment of the sun’s mystic essence within them. Just as the body has a
should strive to make the body beautiful. Fitness, cleanliness, and well-honed physicality create a clearer window through which the light can shine. Seek spiritual virtue. Recognize the light in others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
skull is destroyed and later rejuvenates (see the flameskull’s Rejuvenation trait), it resumes electrifying the floor and defending the room, with or without the golem. Flesh Golem. The flesh golem has
. Notably absent is the half-elf’s skull. (The bones and clothing belonged to Trenzia. Halaster fed her body to the ghasts.) 7e. Copper Vein Copper Vein. An exposed bit of stonework has a thick vein of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. The solution entailed creating a large number of docent nodes and joining them together in a single network distributed throughout the body of the colossus. Docent nodes are modeled after the ancient
broken, allowing the elemental to escape from its bondage and roam the body of the colossus, which has become its lair. Or perhaps it has come under the control of the master docent and now does its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
mushrooms for food or watching over hatchlings, and they all understand that their actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair
body is burned or disposed of in some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
defending him when the Six operatives arrive — as they do only moments later. See “Operatives of the Six” below for more information on the fight with the mind flayer Szorrulax and its minions. Right
) and braids its tentacles together into a handlebar mustache. If Szorrulax kills anyone, it immediately drops a black business card set with unintelligible symbols onto the body as a calling card
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
lamp oil, pickaxes, shovels, and other gear. Amid the supplies, you see the body of a dwarf, dead for at least a week.
The northeastern section of the cavern has collapsed, forming a ten-foot-wide
at the bottom of the pit leads northwest toward area W2 and east toward area W3. Goblin Body. Slumped at the bottom of the pit is the body of a strange goblin with an elongated skull and green streaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the depths of the
heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the warriors go on their raids are weaker than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I
fighting, and I refined my talents by defending myself against people who crossed me. 6 I could always pick up just about any weapon and know how to use it effectively. Monk d6 I became a monk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
statue.” It stood at the foot of Mount Waterdeep near the head of Julthoon Street. Then, after its critical role in defending the city against an invasion of sahuagin in 1370 DR, Khelben Blackstaff
body has been hollowed out and turned into a tower shared by several wealthy tenants, which is officially known as Sparaunt Tower after its owner. The statue’s left hand extends over a courtyard to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
“Knight Sarlamir’s Curse” at the start of this section, along with the following information: When Jandin returned Sarlamir’s body to Kalaman, she twisted the truth, reporting Sarlamir died defending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stands open, its stone slab held ajar by the decaying body of a hobgoblin. A crossbow bolt protrudes from the corpse’s chest.
The corpse is that of an explorer who reached the ziggurat several weeks ago
the body and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check learns the corpse is fresh but bereft of blood. Sleeping Stirges. Four stirges, their bellies engorged with the corpse’s blood, hang asleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
character’s body such as a lock of hair—that Strahd can use to improve the efficacy of his scrying spell. If one of Strahd’s spies is confronted by the party, the spy attempts to grab some accessible item
. If the ghost succeeds in possessing a character, it leads its host to the gates of Ravenloft (area J) and hurls the host’s body into the chasm. Grave This encounter occurs only if the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
characters comply, the pechs become curious and willing to chat. Otherwise, they resume their work, defending themselves if necessary. In conversation, the pechs warn the characters about the clay golem in
overtaking the cave. The cloaked figure is the corpse of an elf adventurer who died here, trapped by the green slime. His body has been partially calcified by the mineral-rich water dripping from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, defending themselves if necessary. In conversation, the pechs warn the characters about the clay golem in the slate chamber (area L3). Characters can improve the pechs’ attitude toward them by offering
. His body has been partially calcified by the mineral-rich water dripping from the ceiling. Green Slime. Six patches of green slime (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) cling to the ceiling near the fallen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
killed by the Emberhorns a couple months ago. As is their custom, the minotaurs roasted the body and hung the remains as a trophy. Reinforcements. Any loud noise in here causes the minotaurs in area F17
-inch wide channels.
Two minotaurs of the Emberhorn tribe stand guard in this chamber, defending the fire cult’s foothold in the fane. They have the Burning Breath special action (see area F14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
on the first day of winter. The current castellan, a boorish twit named Hantanus Tarm (LN male Illuskan human noble), is responsible for defending the gates but has no military experience. The
attraction — dubbed “the Yeti” during his heyday because of his barrel-shaped body and the thick, white hair covering his arms, chest, back, and head. Miros is a staunch supporter of the Emerald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Spiritual Inhabitation. A character who touches the robe must make a DC 16 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, Demetrius’s spirit inhabits the character’s body, and the robe stops glowing. On a
, defending themselves as necessary. Failing that, they attempt to wangle their freedom through bribery and deceit. Treasure. Chana and Vana each wear a copper fox mask worth 10 gp and two pieces of jewelry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
remembers that concealing the door required great skill. He describes where the room is and how to access it. Healing Elmo. Elmo’s body and spirit have suffered terribly. Spells, potions, and medicine ease
minds.
14. Unfinished Guest Room Dark green tiles cover the floor and ceiling of this room, forming an incomplete mosaic that depicts sahuagin warriors defending an underwater city from a tentacled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
being surprised by the behir when it attacks. The behir fights to the death, defending its hunting grounds. 13: Library Three phase spiders lair in this room and attack any creature that enters. This
body. Gremorly can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn Undead, and he retains his alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to the charmed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
great peninsula of Aglarond juts out into the Inner Sea, and that body of water and the forests of the Yuirwood define much of the nation’s character. A realm of humans living in harmony with their elf
the upheaval ended and the Chosen began to disappear, the gods of Mulhorand remained to rule their people, focusing their attention on defending their restored homeland to keep the war in Unther and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cruelty, such as by refusing to kill the elders, defending them, or doing nothing whatsoever. The Test Ends. After 1 hour, everyone with a symbol of Auril hovering above their head is teleported back
fingers spell (see appendix D) to her spellbook. If it’s present in a host body, Nass Lantomir’s ghost is laid to rest as soon as its host picks up or grasps the book. A character who spends at least 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
body — souvenirs left by those who refused to pay their bill. Beyond the combination lobby and common room, the Blushing Mermaid is a confusing maze of wings and oddly interconnected floors, hiding
secret doors leading to its vaults hidden by clever mechanisms and cleverer magic. Mike Schley The Seatower of Balduran In addition to defending the city, the Seatower also serves as the local