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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Unarmored Defense. While the instinct is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The instinct makes three Unarmed Strike attacks.
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                                                    ", "rollAction":"Unarmed Strike", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.The instinct can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn.
Deflect Blow. In response to being hit by a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must.
See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta.
Arasta as a Mythic Encounter
Arasta
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     unhappy. (Lawful)
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Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful)
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Companionship. Sure, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful)
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Companionship. Sure, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     tactics do. (Lawful)
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Companionship. Sure, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
The Sapphire
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
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                                                     ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     instinct proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
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Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
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Independence. When people follow orders
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Barbarian   Level
 Proficiency
Bonus
 Features
 Rages
 Rage
Damage
   1st
 +2
 Rage, Unarmored Defense
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 +2
 2nd
 +2
 Reckless Attack, Danger Sense
 2
 +2
 3rd
 +2
 Primal Path
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
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 +2
 4th
 +2
 Ability Score Improvement
 3
 +2
 5th
 +3
 Extra Attack, Fast Movement
 3
 +2
 6th
 +3
 Path Feature
 4
 +2
 7th
 +3
 Feral Instinct
 4
 +2
 8th
 +3
 Ability
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 +2
 Rage, Unarmored Defense
 2
 +2
 2nd
 +2
 Reckless Attack, Danger Sense
 2
 +2
 3rd
 +2
 Primal Path
 3
 +2
 4th
 +2
 Ability Score Improvement
 3
 +2
 5th
 +3
 Extra Attack
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Fast Movement
 3
 +2
 6th
 +3
 Path Feature
 4
 +2
 7th
 +3
 Feral Instinct
 4
 +2
 8th
 +3
 Ability Score Improvement
 4
 +2
 9th
 +4
 Brutal Critical (1 die)
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 +3
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 +4
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Shell Defense. You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Until you emerge, you gain a +4 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell, you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Survival Instinct. You gain proficiency in the Survival skill. Tortles have finely honed survival instincts. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Aquan and Common.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Boranel respond to this treachery? Will the nations come to the defense of the displaced prince? Will Oargev’s scheming result in all of eastern Breland being swathed in the same gray mist that consumed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     outside of New Cyre.) Salary. Your employment for a head of state brings you an income of 1 gp per day, or enough to maintain a modest lifestyle. At the DM’s discretion, your salary might increase or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Features   Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Rages Rage Damage Weapon Mastery   1 +2 Rage, Unarmored Defense, Weapon Mastery 2 +2 2 2 +2 Danger Sense, Reckless Attack 2 +2 2 3 +2 Barbarian Subclass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Primal Knowledge 3 +2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 +2 3 5 +3 Extra Attack, Fast Movement 3 +2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 4 +2 3 7 +3 Feral Instinct, Instinctive Pounce 4 +2 3 8 +3 Ability Score
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Features   Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Rages Rage Damage Weapon Mastery   1 +2 Rage, Unarmored Defense, Weapon Mastery 2 +2 2 2 +2 Danger Sense, Reckless Attack 2 +2 2 3 +2 Barbarian Subclass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Primal Knowledge 3 +2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 +2 3 5 +3 Extra Attack, Fast Movement 3 +2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 4 +2 3 7 +3 Feral Instinct, Instinctive Pounce 4 +2 3 8 +3 Ability Score
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     society in the poleis. Heliod controls the radiant sun that makes the natural world flourish; Karametra brings the interplay of light and nature to life for mortals in the practice of agriculture. And
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     while Heliod stands for justice, Iroas actually fights for it, taking up arms against brutality and injustice in defense of what is good and right. Heliod hates and fears Erebos, his dark twin and his
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     encourages the Simic to promote nature; the Upwelling urges them to perfect nature. The end result is the same: a hastened system of evolution that brings out the best in every creature’s nature. But
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tend to interpret the Holdfast as being about defense and security, and the Upwelling as a call for sudden, disruptive growth. As befits members of a guild of scientists, the Adaptationists’ preparations
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     “Mysteries of Greyhawk” in this chapter) or from the depths of the Nyr Dyv.
 Chris Rallis  Tiamat herself brings a campaign to a dramatic close Elemental Evil “Elemental Evil” is the name given to a host
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , overwhelming its defenses and moving toward Furyondy. The characters might have adventures to muster forces in surrounding lands and bring them to Furyondy’s defense or hinder Iuz’s advance.
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of all three shifts, and any attack on the gates brings the full force of the gatehouse staff to bear. Merchants and other visitors who come seeking food are rarely turned away, but their wagons and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defense of Goldenfields. Stationed at each post are thirty scouts (NG males and females of various races and ethnicities) two-thirds of whom are on duty at any given time. The rest are asleep in their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Features”) from a slot in its body, hands the card to them, and indicates that it has no other information or treasure to offer. The duodrone fights only in self-defense. S5: Library A roughly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attack. They are otherwise Indifferent toward intruders and fight only in self-defense. They know Modron and Common Sign Language. Treasure. The four real crates contain goods the githyanki left
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     have nothing akin to a mutual defense pact, and the very thought of one is greeted by jeers on both sides. If a rising army of fomorians or some other threat endangers one court, it’s widely understood
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fall to the ground. Giggling pixie children chase and pop the bubbles but turn invisible and flee if spoken to or approached. 7 A silvery rain lifts the spirits and brings a song to each heart that it
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , disposing of victims trapped within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must. See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta. Arasta’s Lair Arasta
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lives in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     his community, looking for anything useful the Wash brings in. He offers to take the characters to Heart’s Hollow; he’s headed there now. However, he’d prefer their whole army not come as well. Heart’s
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     commoner), End’s Odds sells “slightly used” goods and equipment found in the wastes. The Fort. Secrecy is Heart’s Hollow’s greatest defense, but the town also maintains the Fort, a communal warehouse and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     approaches and evade it before it brings her harm. The stories of her accomplishments read like an adventurer’s wildest dreams: she escaped from an army of sahuagin, solved the Chamber of a Thousand Traps
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     he uses not only for defense, but also to bestow unlooked-for treats upon those he favors. Although he never seems to rest in his travels, Brandobaris always has time to reward halflings who dare to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the north, and a smaller door leads to the stairs down.
 This chamber functions as a defense for the tower and part of the tower’s broader magical systems. Lightning. When a creature enters this area
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to the southeast. When Belephaion sees the characters, read the following text: “It seems Lohezet has finally been dealt with.” The man on the throne brings his hand down on a crimson jewel on the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     planning. Sundown brings an end to the festivities, and most folk spend much of the night cleaning and reordering things for the following day. Many visitors decline to participate, but doing so often
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of Troubles. Though not outlawed fully, spellcasting is allowable only in self-defense or in cases of extreme need. At night, this holiday becomes solemn and serious, as many Waterdavians offer
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hearing what the “small folk” have to say. Watching the visitors are two storm giants wearing helms. If Mirran and Nym are attacked, these royal guards rush to the princesses’ defense and cover their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and the new arrivals, but Mirran orders the guards to stand down so that she and Nym can learn “what brings these puny creatures to court.” If the characters make demands, Mirran is enraged by their
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     and sunder the horn that summons him, the djinni brings each character a flask of bottled breath (see chapter 7) from his palace on the Plane of Air. A16. Obelisk Row Three tapered obelisks, their sides
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and fight only in self-defense. Roleplaying Aerisi Kalinoth. Aerisi rules the Cult of the Howling Hatred like an imperious, vain, and tempestuous queen. She is oblivious to compassion or kindness unless
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a boon to one character who answers a question truthfully. The hags are indifferent to the characters and attack only in self-defense. 10a: Future. The future fate hag appears as an older woman. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     can rest here whenever and for as long as they wish. If the characters refuse to participate in Bindle’s riddle game, he flees and brings some of the dungeon’s other inhabitants (such as the talon
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the ceiling with a weapon or an appropriate tool, or with a spell that deals force or thunder damage. Doing so brings down the ceiling in a 10-foot-by-10-foot area. Any creature caught in the shower of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    -Endures. However, the ancient altar malfunctioned when Caerhan set the orrery housing on it — or perhaps the orrery channeled its own powerful magic to destroy the altar in self-defense. Either way, that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the guilds in the absence of the Guildpact.
 Aurelia prefers to lead the Boros Legion from the front. She brings swift and unrelenting punishment to the wicked, and her temper is legendary
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     troops of the legion. They are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of defense. Sometimes described as living thunderstorms, reckoners charge their bodies with lightning that bursts forth in
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . They fight only in self-defense. They are apprentice wizards (see appendix B), with these changes: They are neutral. They have these racial traits: Their walking speed is 25 feet. They have advantage on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Unhappy Meals. The Xanathar Guild captures homeless Waterdavians and brings them here for Nihiloor to feed on. After devouring their brains, the mind flayer gives their corpses to his kuo-toa thralls
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     treasure. With its innate toughness and tolerance for severe environmental effects, a dragon selects or builds a lair not for shelter but for defense, favoring multiple entrances and exits, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     deadly sinkholes that are the dragon’s first line of defense.
 A blue dragon will collapse the caverns that make up its lair if that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     counsel Zybilna on matters concerning demons and the Abyss Snitcher, a goblin boss (neutral) with dragonfly wings that grant a flying speed of 40 feet and the ability to hover, who brings news from other
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     staff of striking and wears bracers of defense. Warduke wields a flame tongue longsword. Zargash wears a bat-shaped amulet that has the properties of a ring of feather falling.
                                                
                                            
                                        





