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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
twitchy. Mouths are kept perpetually imprisoned or shackled; if they break free, theyâre sure to kill anyone nearby before theyâre brought down or escape on a killing spree. The only time
mouths of Grolantor are set loose is during a war, during a raid against an enemy settlement, or in a last-ditch defense of Grolantorâs faithful. When a mouth of Grolantor has slaughtered and eaten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
thieves, they also break up disagreements and come to the defense of merchants being harassed by customers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
, such as moving and attacking, doesn't interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Preparing to Use the Deck The power and unpredictability of a Deck of Many Things gives it the potential to wildly alter the course of campaigns. In an instant, characters could inherit a keep
, shifting the campaignâs focus to its defense and maintenance; a character could become separated from the rest of the party, trapped in an undetectable and unreachable prison; or characters could instantly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
, such as moving and attacking, doesnât interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
involving assault. Individuals caught brawling by the Watch will all be arrested and judged regardless of who started the fracas, or why. (The tavern brawls that typically break out under the influence
explain why Waterdavians prefer to carry knives and knuckledusters for self-defense. Businesses and individuals do employ armed guards, but except for nobles or foreign envoys, few people travel about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
ensure that no sword can ever break your skin.â Granny Nightshade gives the character a stone ring, which disappears when the character touches it. The instant the ring disappears, the character is
instant the ring disappears, the character becomes encased in a silver ingot (no saving throw allowed), with only the characterâs head visible. The character is unable to move from the neck down while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
Bladesinging When faced with the endless onslaught of magical possibilities, many wizards suffer identity crises. Some overcome, some break, and some become sword-bards.
Tasha
Bladesingers master
, a bladesinger uses a series of intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many who have observed a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
respect all beings who risk their lives in defense of something greater than themselves.
2 My payment is a matter of principle. Requiring even a small fee for my service allows those I help to
lie outright, though I choose my words carefully. I will fight to the death rather than break my word or abandon a comrade. (Lawful)
4 Discipline. Disorganization breeds defeat. I demand self
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Defense One hundred trained warriors serve in the town guard. Each of them wears studded leather armor marked with a town guardâs badge â the green reed of Saltmarsh â and is armed with a club while
patrolling in town. The guards work in pairs, operating from two guardhouses built near the road into Saltmarsh. A smaller station at the docks quells the fights that break out there nightly. The captain of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
inside, having barricaded the doors with furniture. Trying to break down the doors are four members of the Xanathar Guild (CE male human bandits) under the command of a dwarf enforcer named Noska
Urâgray (see appendix B). A merrow also under Noskaâs command swims beneath the docks. It surfaces to attack when the characters arrive. If the characters come to Grindaâs defense, Noska orders his thugs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
walls, not targeting anyone or anything specifically but looking to cause widespread panic. As townsfolk take cover, Drufi and her two giant bodyguards try to break down the southwest gate and fight their
way inside. While this is happening, a young man named Sirac at the House of the Triad learns what the giants are after and realizes he might be able to save the town. Defense of Bryn Shander The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
elementals Wondrous item No Bracers of defense Wondrous item Yes Brazier of commanding fire elementals Wondrous item No Cape of the mountebank Wondrous item No Censer of controlling air elementals Wondrous
item No Cloak of displacement Wondrous item Yes Cloak of the bat Wondrous item Yes Cube of force Wondrous item Yes Daernâs instant fortress Wondrous item No Dagger of venom Weapon No Dimensional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ogre Furious Tempers. Ogres are notorious for their quick tempers, which flare at the smallest perceived offense. Insults and name-calling can rouse an ogreâs wrath in an instant â as can stealing
words. Ogres believe what they are told and are easy to fool or confuse, but they break things they donât understand. Silver-tongued tricksters who test their talents on ogres typically end up eating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from his Underdark gem mine by Arcturia. He is unfamiliar with Undermountain. Arcturiaâs magic has given the gnome an insatiable appetite for carved stone. He uses his war pick to break up the statue
finish his meal in peace. A successful dispel magic spell (DC 19) cast on Guffaw rids him of his unique magical malady. Treasure. The instant he is cured of his malady, Guffaw coughs up two diamonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
25. Main Vault The icy âcoreâ of the castle is hollowed out with tunnels that break the surface at multiple points. The white dragon, Glazhael the Cloudchaser, enters and leaves via a wide funnel
potion of gaseous form, a +1 longsword, a +1 longbow, +1 leather armor, and bracers of defense. Developments If the dragon is slain, the cultists are enraged and seek immediate vengeance. The major cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
commanderâs eye for defense. They appreciate the solidity of cliff-side caves or stone fortresses, often reinforcing existing defenses with clever traps and bulwarks. At the same time, bronze dragons
understand that they are their own best defense in a siege, so they are careful to maximize their mobility with multiple ways in and out of their lairs. Bronze Dragon Lair Features The bronze dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
printings of the Playerâs Handbook no longer include the wording that provoked this question.) Can a fighter have two fighting styles active at once? Dueling and Defense, for example. You can benefit from
ability to make the weapon attack as a bonus action. That said, a DM would break nothing in the system by allowing an Eldritch Knight to reverse the order of the cantrip and the weapon attack. If my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
constantly twitchy. Mouths are kept perpetually imprisoned or shackled; if they break free, theyâre sure to kill anyone nearby before theyâre brought down or escape on a killing spree. The only time
mouths of Grolantor are set loose is during a war, during a raid against an enemy settlement, or in a last-ditch defense of Grolantorâs faithful. When a mouth of Grolantor has slaughtered and eaten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
25. Main Vault The icy âcoreâ of the castle is hollowed out with tunnels that break the surface at multiple points. The white dragon, Glazhael the Cloudchaser, enters and leaves via a wide funnel
potion of gaseous form, a +1 longsword, a +1 longbow, +1 leather armor, and bracers of defense. Developments If the dragon is slain, the cultists are enraged and seek immediate vengeance. The major
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
dispel a magical effect like a Druidâs Wild Shape? Dispel Magic has a particular purpose: to break other spells. It has no effect on a magical effect that isnât created by a spell unless the text
spell Animate Dead harnesses magical energy to turn a corpse or a pile of bones into an Undead creature. That necromantic magic is present for an instant and is then gone. The resulting creature now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
asked to come out of the chamber in order to break the spell, and she can give no clues as to the nature of her durance. If the characters come close enough, they can see that two sacks, a large one and a
wizard spell of 5th level or lower (DMâs choice) 8 4d12 gems (worth 100 gp each) 9 Bracers of defense 10 Ring of feather falling It isnât possible to gain both the large and the small sacks by any means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. While the door is barred, it canât be opened from the outside without the aid of a battering ram or a siege engine. A Huge or larger creature acting in such a capacity can break down the door with a
here, and a permanent unseen servant cleans on a regular basis. The ogres are docile and shun combat, fighting only in self-defense. Each one is trained to prepare a specific kind of meal: one handles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
return with the spoils of war. The githyanki sky ships attack from above in the dead of night, gaining an instant advantage since communities on the surface rarely offer strong defenses against
of an organized defense. Because the githyanki strike to plunder rather than conquer, raiders linger over their target for no more than a few hours. By daybreak the attackers are gone, purposely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
of defense stack? Yes. In general, bonuses stack, unless theyâre from the same spell (see âCombining Magical Effectsâ in the Playerâs Handbook). You also canât benefit from more than one ring of
dwarven thrower. If a rogue with the Assassinate feature uses a vorpal sword, isnât the surprise attack an instant kill? No. A vorpal sword requires you to roll a 20 on the attack roll to decapitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
break the law. This nature often aligns them with the Azorius Senate, and they are commonly seen circling above the Azorius guildhall astride their winged felidar mounts, soaring alongside griffon
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->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
âRare 1d100 Item 01 Bag of Beans 02â03 Bead of Force 04 Bowl of Commanding Water Elementals 05â06 Bracers of Defense 07 Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals 08â09 Cape of the Mountebank 10 Censer
of Controlling Air Elementals 11â12 Chime of Opening 13â14 Cloak of Displacement 15â16 Cloak of the Bat 17 Cube of Force 18 Cube of Summoning 19 Daernâs Instant Fortress 20â21 Enspelled Staff (level 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
tiger doesnât attack anyone who isnât a Vistana except in self-defense. It attacks Vistani on sight. Rictavio can make the tiger break off its attack and lure it back into the wagon. Treasure The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
conspiracies, break out unfairly imprisoned citizens, and obtain evidence the Flaming Fist cannot. The Upper Cityâs political intrigues and the Outer Cityâs violence spills over into the Lower City, the
legend. Welcome to Baldurâs Gate.â Baldurâs Gate and its Coat of Arms
Population: 125,000 (predominantly humans)
Government: Plutocracy, helmed by the Council of Four and Parliament of Peers
Defense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
conspiracies, break out unfairly imprisoned citizens, and obtain evidence the Flaming Fist cannot. The Upper Cityâs political intrigues and the Outer Cityâs violence spills over into the Lower City, the
Baldurâs Gate.â BALDURâS GATE AND ITS COAT OF ARMS
Population: 125,000 (predominantly humans)
Government: Plutocracy, helmed by the Council of Four and Parliament of Peers
Defense: Flaming Fist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
, while elephantine demons on the other side trumpet at them through barbed trunks to break their concentration.
A boxy, winged modron in a padded helmet with a face cage hovers in front of your castle
. The game ends after each team has played offense and defense once. The outcome of the encounter hinges on the winning team and whether the characters assisted them. Noxious Stampede Wins If evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
â actions. Hostile If the characters enter the abbey with swords drawn and spells blazing, the survivors believe the pirates have returned and mount a solid defense. Once combat begins, the survivors
have given permission for them to do so. If a fight does break out after negotiation, most of the survivors are not eager to die. If Ozymandius and Ogmund are defeated, the veterans will surrender if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up for the loss of proficienciesâsomething like the monkâs Unarmored Defense class feature, but
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
among themselves on matters of law and policy for the city. A single grand duke is chosen from among the four, and is empowered to break ties when the council is deadlocked. The current Grand Duke is
. Defense of the Upper City is handled by the Watch, the official constabulary of the cityâs elite. Their duty is to defend the patriars and enforce their laws, and little else. For the rest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
down enemies, giving a dungeonâs inhabitants time to mount a defense or flee. The hidden pit is a classic example of this kind of trap. A 10-foot-deep pit usually deals little damage and is easy to
trap can break it and free the captive. Examples include a bear trap, a cage that drops from a ceiling, and a device that flings a net. Slay. Some traps are designed to eliminate intruders, plain and