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points for each head regrown this way.
Reactive Heads. For each head the hydra has beyond one, it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Wakeful. While
", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Shell Defense
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, requiring no material components:
1/day each: banishment, detect evil and good
Unarmored Defense. While the leonin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
one another and the land. Only in recent times have some leonin started guardedly looking beyond their homeland and wondering what role they might take in the wider world.
Most leonin hunters are tribal
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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
beyond the branches of the tree and carpet the forest floor of her realm.
Path to the Underworld. Tales are told of forlorn souls who, because of grief or madness over the loss of a loved one, have
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
3
A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call
claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
2
A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor
victories.
2
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.
3
A sapphire dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to
ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
3
A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
always straining to peer into another reality that seems to be just beyond my senses.
5
I’m uneasy if I can’t see plants growing or feel soil beneath my feet.
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Seeing illness
finally know peace. (Any)
Bonds
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Bond
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I would give my life in the defense of the small enclave where I first encountered Mat’Selesnya.
2
I love beasts and
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they displease Maglubiyet, but the few priests among them do tend small shrines and interpret the body of legends about their gods. Nomog-Geaya’s priests always wield his favored weapons, a
a powerful magic item), by fine performances (writing and performing a great ballad about the legion), by designing and constructing a great defense or monument, and through other means. But the
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beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
pieces across the multiverse. Recovering the pieces means gaining honor and esteem in the eyes of the vaati who forged it and could possibly restore a powerful weapon for defense against the agents of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Chapter 7: Maestro’s Fall Jarlaxle, the leader of Bregan D’aerthe, sees membership in the Lords’ Alliance as his path to power beyond Luskan. As the secret lord of a city with an unsavory reputation
, he has had a hard time getting a seat at the table with other cities of the North when it comes to trade and defense of the region. Thus, he plans to use the stolen gold to bargain with Laeral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Citadel Defenses The Radiant Citadel’s location within the Deep Ethereal makes it difficult to assault. It keeps no standing army, but its council for defense has contingency plans it frequently
required, Arayat, commander of the Shieldbearers, also mobilizes his Shieldbearer veterans, while the other Speakers for the Ancestors call on the citizenry to bolster the city’s defense. The Auroral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
Citadel Defenses The Radiant Citadel’s location within the Deep Ethereal makes it difficult to assault. It keeps no standing army, but its council for defense has contingency plans it frequently
required, Arayat, commander of the Shieldbearers, also mobilizes his Shieldbearer veterans, while the other Speakers for the Ancestors call on the citizenry to bolster the city’s defense. The Auroral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
4. Gauntlet Blingdenstone’s last line of defense is a wide, winding tunnel behind a gate similar to the one in area 1. Gate Towers Flanking the gate are two stone towers embedded in the cavern walls
, the gates open as they approach, allowing access to the tunnel beyond. If the characters arrive here unescorted, the gnomes refuse to open the gate. Tunnel The tunnel has a 30-foot-high ceiling, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-fleshed fruit larger than bush berries. Waterdeep, Secomber, Yartar, and points beyond consume the temple’s reliable output: carefully husbanded grains and dried, oil-packed, or salted foodstuffs
that faction are as welcome here as clergy of Chauntea; many of them stay for months at a time to help with the work and the vigilant defense of the farm against insects and blights, as well as would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
coterminous or it might only be possible to build it in a manifest zone. Ultimately, eldritch machines are plot devices. Their powers are far beyond the standard level of what is possible in Eberron, but such
a device can reflect the culmination of a villain’s master plan or a last defense against evil that must be protected at all costs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
those he deems worthy. When Nafas does grant a wish—the greatest gift the djinni can give—he doesn’t twist the benefactor’s words or maliciously interpret their intentions, but his circumstances prevent
on adventurers to fulfill the wishes of those beyond the staircase’s infinite thresholds. The djinni knows every door on the staircase and its destination, along with the origin of any wish that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
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
different factions within the Simic Combine interpret these principles in their own ways. The leadership of the Simic Combine represents the traditional philosophy of the Utopians. Their vision is of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and the land. Only in recent times have some leonin started guardedly looking beyond their homeland and wondering what role they might take in the wider world. Most leonin hunters are tribal warriors
impede on Oreskos and the safety of the leonin prides. Leonin Iconoclast
Medium humanoid (leonin), any alignment
Armor Class 17 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Githzerai Monk Githzerai monks pursue control of their minds by honing their physical and psionic talents. They might be found beyond githzerai sanctuaries, testing themselves amid the dangerous
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Psionic Defense (2/Day). The githzerai casts Feather Fall or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Corrupt Beyond Redemption Darklords aren’t misunderstood souls condemned through no fault of their own. If a person’s potential for evil is particularly great, the Dark Powers might indirectly
corruption: Evil Acts. The Dark Powers consider an act to be evil if it is intentional, unnecessary, and successful, and most importantly, if it causes significant harm. Accidents, self-defense, deeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Corruptor. Dolgaunt
Medium aberration, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Acrobatics +6, Perception +4, Stealth +6
Condition Immunities blinded
Senses blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
doesn’t remember the message’s contents, it retains the ability to interpret the cipher—though, possibly in piecemeal or half-accurate terms. Deciphering the mask is an elaborate process, and keeping
deity languishes on an island just beyond where the Tartyx cascades off the world’s edge. There stands a dilapidated palace where Phenax hid for a time during his escape from the Underworld. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champion of another god (most likely Karametra, Heliod, or Ephara).
A Nylea Campaign A campaign in which the player characters are champions of Nylea will feature great feats of heroism in defense of
wood for mortals’ use. Nylea doesn’t care if the characters are opposed by simple peasants, or by monsters beyond the characters’ ability to cope with. They might need to get creative, calling upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Beyond the gate is a well-kept gravel path that passes through a small forest of vertical stone slabs and ancient trees.
As the characters make their way through the Stele Forest, they encounter
Crane carries a red wooden key that unlocks the door to area L3. Steel Crane Medium humanoid (human)
Armor Class 17 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 76 (9d8 + 36)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
13 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, as if daring death to try to take them. DREAMS FROM BEYOND MEMORY
Elves can sleep and dream just like any human, but almost all surface elves avoid doing so. Dreams, as humans know them, are
those past lives or primal souls as well. An elf who dreams must always wonder whose mind these thoughts first arose from, and why. Priests of Sehanine Moonbow are an exception: they sleep and dream to receive signs from their god, and elves consult such priests to interpret their own dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
card set and oracle cards, you can lean on the cards’ imagery, not just numbers and words. A card’s artwork can generate meaning for that card beyond whatever this book or any other text might tell
numbers of options. What Do the Cards Mean?
The “Card Sparks” and “Journey Spread” sections ask you to interpret cards based on their assigned meaning. The reference book that accompanies The Deck of
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special significance beyond that is imparted to it.
At 4 years old an orc is considered a juvenile, and by age 12 it is a fully functioning adult. Most orcs don’t live past the age of 25 due to
of crows, or a sudden gust of wind — might be a communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
choose the monastic life for yourself? Consider why you left. Did the head of your monastery choose you for a particularly important mission beyond the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of
Movement
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+2
1d4
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Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd
+2
1d4
2
+10 ft.
Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd
+2
1d4
3
+10 ft.
Monastic Tradition, Deflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
those beliefs provide no defense against those who reject them. In such stories, characters discover their perception of the way the world works is in the minority as those around them practice
traditions beyond their understanding. Alternatively, characters might realize their own beliefs are lies as others reveal unsettling truths. Communities that ascribe to the traditions of folk horror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
since its last turn. The hydra regains 10 hit points for each head regrown this way.
Reactive Heads. For each head the hydra has beyond one, it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for
, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage.
Shell Defense. The hydra withdraws its limbs and heads into its shell. Until it emerges as a bonus action, it gains a +4 bonus to AC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
residence to adjudicate disputes and collect taxes. Defense: The reeve might have a small force of soldiers. Otherwise, the village relies on a citizen militia. Commerce: Basic supplies are readily
administration. An elected town council represents the interests of the middle class. Defense: The noble commands a sizable army of professional soldiers, as well as personal bodyguards. Commerce: Basic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
stubbornness. Countless tales tell of him or his champions besting terrible beasts, enemy armies, or threats to the world. Still other stories rise beyond accounts of his victories.
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minotaur terror closed in on her, Rygyra whispered a prayer to Iroas and braced her flimsy wooden shield, knowing it would offer no defense against the giant’s strikes. Yet, when the blow came, the