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                        Returning 35 results for 'defense interpreted are body'.
                    
                
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of the earth and begins scavenging Humanoid corpses from battlefields and graveyards. Using its fibrous tentacles, it stuffs the remains into its body to sustain and repair itself. The plant has a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     malevolent bent and despises the living.
With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     damage, and the barkburr attaches to the target. While the barkburr is attached, it canât make Poison Barb attacks, and the target has the restrained condition as its body begins to transform into
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of bark and wood indistinguishable from ordinary tree burls. Barkburrs often act in defense of a grove or forest.
Some barkburrs cling to the trees from which they sprouted, while others slowly wander
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Unarmored Defense. While Jade Tigress is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, her AC includes her Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Jade Tigress makes three attacks.
Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    âs small enough to hold in one hand and Jade Tigress has a hand free.Jade Tigress is a powerfully built woman whose body has been honed by intense physical training. She is rugged in appearance
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Unarmed Strikes. Hlam's unarmed strikes are magical.
Unarmored Defense. While Hlam is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, his AC includes his Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Hlam attacks three times
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    );{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Quivering Palm","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Wholeness of Body (Recharges after a Long Rest). Hlam regains 60 hit points.Deflect
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     addition, Arastaâs children immediately swarm over her body to protect her, granting her 100 temporary hit points.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Arasta fails a saving throw, she can choose to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must.
See âMyths of Nyleaâ in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta.
Arasta as a Mythic Encounter
Arasta
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Defense of Body and Mind. While you are Bloodied, you have Resistance to every damage type except Force.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     heart, consuming it and killing the host unless they are quickly destroyed. After gorging themselves on the host's body over several days, the maggots emerge as juvenile assassin bugs, ready to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     continue their horrid life cycle.
An Unnatural Plague. Whole settlements along the frontier have been wiped out by plagues of assassin bugs. Without a quickly organized defense, even a single bug can
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Hobgoblin
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     they displease Maglubiyet, but the few priests among them do tend small shrines and interpret the body of legends about their gods. Nomog-Geayaâs 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
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Aarakocra
                                                    
    
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                                                    Elemental Evil Player's Companion
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaosâs monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miskaâs body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that becoming a druid was part of your characterâs destiny. Have you always been
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     1d10 16 +25 ft. 17 +6 Subclass feature 1d12 17 +25 ft. 18 +6 Superior Defense 1d12 18 +30 ft. 19 +6 Epic Boon 1d12 19 +30 ft. 20 +6 Body and Mind 1d12 20 +30 ft.  Level 1: Martial Arts Your practice of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement   1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 â â 2 +2 Monkâs Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     1d10 16 +25 ft. 17 +6 Subclass feature 1d12 17 +25 ft. 18 +6 Superior Defense 1d12 18 +30 ft. 19 +6 Epic Boon 1d12 19 +30 ft. 20 +6 Body and Mind 1d12 20 +30 ft.  Level 1: Martial Arts Your practice of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement   1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 â â 2 +2 Monkâs Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Movement
   Features
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Griffon Cavalry Waterdeep doesnât have the fabled flying ships of Halruaa, but it does deploy an aerial defense force. Brave warriors of the City Guard light out from the Peaktop Aerie atop Mount
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     they regain their saddles. Working in concert with one another in this fashion, members of the Griffon Cavalry can rapidly eliminate any threat to the city â and even catch the body of the offender
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     into its body and feeds on carrion to repair itself. The plant has a malevolent bent and despises the living. Horrible Odor. With or without humanoid corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4 days after the corpse flower dies
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     beacon of Argynvostholt (see area Q53) has been lit, the corpse is lifeless, and characters can plunder it freely (see âTreasureâ below). If the beacon has not been lit, the body is serving as a host for
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     remains into its body to sustain and repair itself. The plant has a malevolent bent and despises the living. With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4 days after the corpse flower dies. Corpse Flower
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Slayer Magic, Hunterâs Sense, Slayerâs Prey 7th Supernatural Defense 11th Magic-Userâs Nemesis 15th Slayerâs Counter  Monster Slayer Magic Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a weapon attack, it takes an extra 1d6 damage from the weapon. This benefit lasts until you finish a short or long rest. It ends early if you designate a different creature. Supernatural Defense At
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                      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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     underwater for some time before needing to come up for air. Natural Armor. Due to your shell and the shape of your body, you are ill-suited to wearing armor. Your shell provides ample protection
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . 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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Tests. Face hardships with courage, and encourage your allies to face them with you.
 Hone the Body. Like raw stone, your body must be worked so its potential can be realized.
 Discipline the Soul
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their turn within 5 feet of you increases by 10 feet until the end of that turn. When you reach 18th level in this class, the range of the aura increases to 10 feet. Glorious Defense 15th-level Oath
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , instead converting ruins, cavern complexes, and defeated foesâ villages into fortified camps and strongholds. Orcs build only for defense, making no innovation or improvement to their lairs beyond
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mounting the severed body parts of their victims on spiked stockade walls or pikes jutting up from moats and trenches.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     indistinguishable from ordinary tree burls. Barkburrs often act in defense of a grove or forest.  Some barkburrs cling to the trees from which they sprouted, while others slowly wander until they encounter
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     has the restrained condition as its body begins to transform into wood.
 An attached barkburr can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement on its turn. A creature that can reach the barkburr
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     through the darkness. Camouflaged Lurkers. Like a stingray, a cloakerâs body is composed of cartilage and muscle. With its tail and fins unfurled, it flies through darkness and lurks among the shadows
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , enveloping and devouring their victims. While it feeds, a cloaker uses its swift, whiplike tail for defense, although it rarely takes a stand against dangerous foes or groups of creatures. As an added
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Solar Angelic Protector of the Multiverse Habitat: Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Any Solars stand as the final line of defense between unspeakable evils and the order of the multiverse. They are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     All; telepathy 120 ft.
 CR 21 (XP 33,000; PB +7)
 Traits
 Divine Awareness. The solar knows if it hears a lie.
 Exalted Restoration. If the solar dies outside Mount Celestia, its body disappears
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     known by glorious deeds, not words. Challenges Are but Tests. Face hardships with courage, and encourage your allies to face them with you. Hone the Body. Like raw stone, your body must be worked so its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     class, the range of the aura increases to 10 feet. Glorious Defense 15th-level Oath of Glory feature You can turn defense into a sudden strike. When you or another creature you can see within 10 feet of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    E6: Passenger Car A mind flayer in a beige coat kneels beside a body in the aisle of this passenger car. Three curious onlookersâa cambion, a drow, and bronze dwarf with flames for hairâpoke their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Ignatius has already determined that Quintus was killed while walking to his cabin from one of the Passenger Carâs two privies. The aasimarâs body lies outside the door to the middle cabin, which
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     horrible ritual to become a powerful yuan-ti malison â retaining his human head and torso and gaining a serpentine lower body. With Ubtao gone from the world, Ras Nsi and his new yuan-ti followers began
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     anyone to save myself.â
  Ras Nsi
 Medium monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil
 Armor Class 15 (bracers of defense)
 Hit Points 127 (17d8 + 51) reduced to 107; subtract 1 for each day that
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     enough to accommodate the dragonâs body, and they typically loop around and reconnect with themselves so the dragon can double back without having to reverse direction.   Map 5.6: copper dragon lair
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dragon often sleeps in the adjoining chamber, acting as a final line of defense against intruders. Additional Lair Actions At your discretion, a legendary (adult or ancient) copper dragon can use one or
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , highlighting the diversity of the student body. Suggested Characteristics. With the collegeâs intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     way to succeed. 4 Iâve mastered the art of using humor as a defense, and I always have a charming joke ready. 5 I always wait before speaking, analyzing the situation for whichever angle is most
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     colony
 Defense: Spore servants and awakened zurkhwoods
 Commerce: None
 Organizations: Seven myconid circles; Zuggtmoyâs servants
 Myconids have lived in Neverlight Grove for untold generations
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     at the end of every 24 hours, ending the infection on a success. On a failure, the infected creatureâs body is slowly taken over by fungal growth, and after three such failed saves, the creature dies
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     flesh golems in area 23c form Wormriddleâs first line of defense. If theyâre defeated, the hag seeks out the headmaster, who directs the hag to round up the students and form a posse to hunt down and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Karstis. The doll on the floor represents Yarek, the student recently killed by the bone devil in area 48. Each doll incorporates bits of the studentâs hair or some other sample from its body (foul
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     flame, or a crackling bolt of lightning. On nothing more than a whim, Corellonâs body could become a school of fish, a swarm of bees, or a flock of birds. When consorting with other gods, Corellon often
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parent or the other. Corellon was revolted by this perceived betrayal and railed against Lolthâs intrusion. Some of the primal elves rose to her defense. They argued that no entity who sprang from
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - 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 emperorâs body, shrouded in light, rises into the beam
                                                
                                            
                                        





