dense impact are build

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

also be a cunning rat who darts through the shadows. Wildhunt shifters are born from any creature that tracks its prey. While the beast within certainly has a physical impact on a shifter, it has a

different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character. Similar and Diverse Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are

Siabsungkoh Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Siabsungkoh Gazetteer Amid a vivid patchwork of rural farms and dense mountain jungles stands the bustling, unforgettable Dyn Singh Night Market. The heart of the valley of Siabsungkoh, this regional

with one another; their conflicts typically take the form of insults and rumor-mongering, but sometimes escalate to violent scuffles. Some traditionalists fear losing their cultural identity and connection to the natural world, and they wish to disrupt the growing impact of mercantilism on local life.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a

, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but

Vegepygmies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Vegepygmies, also called mold folk or moldies, inhabit dark areas that are warm and wet, so they are most commonly found underground or in dense forests where little sunlight penetrates. A vegepygmy

through its mouth, but it can’t speak in a conventional sense. Among themselves, vegepygmies communicate by hissing, gestures, and rhythmic tapping on the body. Vegepygmies build and craft little; any gear

The Abyss

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

covered in dense jungle, surrounded by a seemingly endless expanse of ocean and brine flats. The Prince of Demons rules his layer from two serpentine towers, which emerge from a turbid sea. Each tower

such objects in from demiplanes and Material Plane worlds that figure into the schemes of the Spider Queen. Lolth’s servants also build dungeons amid the webbing, trapping and hunting Lolth’s hated

Features of Setessa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Features of Setessa Setessa fuses nature and civilization into a single living organism. The polis extends from a huge tree at its center, like the rings of a still larger tree. A dense circle of

branches. Inside these natural walls, patches of thick forest alternate with open spaces where the Setessans build their homes and civic buildings amid the trees. Out of deference to Nylea, the residents of

Last Stop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

the road. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes two groups are moving through the fields, one in pursuit of the other, though the dense crops block their view

commoner) is an old man with a stocky build and an easy smile. He walks at an amble and speaks with a drawl—but his mind is constantly working, developing solutions to any problem he faces. Polder has

Shipwright

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Shipwright You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from

fully repaired. Life at Sea Your life at sea and in port has shaped you; you can roll on the following table to determine its impact or choose an element that best fits your character. d6 Sea’s

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

,” both in chapter 2). The Against the Giants table offers suggestions for adventure hooks you can use to build an adventure following this theme. On the world I call home, three linked mountain ranges

kind who is coordinating the weaker giants’ activities. Clash of Titans Sometimes giants are background elements to an adventure that has more to do with the impact of the giants’ actions on the

Dragon Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

on the ground. Chapters 4 and 5 feature information and maps to help you build encounters in and around a dragon’s lair. Is the dragon alone or accompanied by minions? With their legendary actions

relationship between dragon and minions can impact an encounter. With these four questions in mind, you can look to the Dragon Encounter Complications table for suggestions of quirks, special effects, and

Modifying a Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect

make the class over- or underpowered. Ask yourself the following questions about a feature you’re replacing: What impact does replacing the feature have on exploration, social interaction, or combat

Using Miniatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

easier to run with visual aids, the most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If you like to construct model terrain, build three-dimensional dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you

touch an object or effect that blocks vision — such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of fog — then there is line of sight. Cover To determine whether a target has cover against an attack

Abyss

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

figure into the schemes of the Spider Queen. Lolth’s servants also build dungeons amid the webbing, trapping and hunting Lolth’s hated enemies within crisscrossing corridors of web-mortared stone. Far

horror known as the Gaping Maw, where even powerful demons are overcome by fear. Reflecting Demogorgon’s dual nature, the Gaping Maw consists of a massive primeval continent covered in dense jungle

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

magic item or art object to build a hoard around 3 Acquire minions who will bring food and treasure 4 Establish dominance over other wyrmlings in the same brood 5 Secure a partnership

combine to make that dragon’s influence felt in the natural world for hundreds of miles. In addition to these magical effects, the dragon’s ongoing presence can have a profound impact on the region’s

World-Shaking Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

begins a new era in the selected region. How does this person or this era begin to affect the world? Here are several things to consider when determining the leader’s impact on the world: Name one

Cataclysmic Disaster 1 Earthquake 2 Famine/drought 3 Fire 4 Flood 5 Plague/disease 6 Rain of fire (meteoric impact) 7 Storm (hurricane, tornado, tsunami) 8 Volcanic eruption 9 Magic gone awry or a planar warp

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

report dense rainforests, severe tropical storms, steamy wetlands, and a fetid swamp (called the Pelisso Swamp). Adventurers are sometimes lured into Hepmonaland’s rainforests by ancient ruins, including

have also transcended their origin on this world to impact the broader multiverse. Two of these, Tharizdun and Vecna, are described in appendix A. The greater gods of Greyhawk rarely get directly

Spaceship Locations, Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

chemical. As an action, a creature holding a bottle of defoliant can splash the bottle’s contents onto a creature within 5 feet of itself or hurl it up to 20 feet, shattering the bottle on impact. In either

lifeforms echo from the forest’s canopy. Flagstone walkways lead from the garden’s round entry chambers and into the dense foliage. This forested garden is landscaped to give the impression of

Najara

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

desire to help his king build a nation whose status equals or outmatches other realms across the face of Faerûn. Jarant keeps him near, it is said, because of all the king’s courtiers, Dhosun is the

dragon apparently not aligned with the yuan-ti, makes this forest her lair. It is good terrain for her; tall redwoods and coarse pines create a dense, dark canopy. Dhosun warned me that the ruins of

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows from the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow, dry path leads into the cave on the right side of the stream. The

: “Who dares defy Klarg?” and “Klarg will build a throne from your bones!” The goblins under his command resent his incessant bullying. Fire Pit. The hot coals in the central fire pit deal 1 point of fire

Tier 1 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

once belonged to humans conscripted to help the githyanki build and maintain the gardens. The yuan-ti were humans themselves only a few years ago, when Ginder Nanik in Arborean Springs hired them to

lid is closed. The targeted creature chooses the condition that will end the spell. Steaming Pit. The room is Lightly Obscured by dense steam rising from the 50-foot-deep pit that surrounds the Airship

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