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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.
Magic Items
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The lenses of these goggles are carved from Siberys dragonshards. While garish in appearance, these goggles are a boon to any Tharashk inquisitive. To attune to the goggles, you must possess the Mark
of Finding. As long as this condition is met, you gain the following benefits.
You can add your Intuition die from the Hunter’s Intuition trait of the mark when you make Wisdom (Insight
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Amphibious. Bavlorna can breathe air and water.
Boon of Immortality. Bavlorna is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age.
Widdershins Allergy. If a creature
desperate individuals who seek her out do so to find a remedy for a nagging problem or anxiety. Though she despises unannounced visitors, a tragic tale of woe and misery puts her in a bargaining mood. If
Backgrounds
The Book of Many Things
possess rare and unusual skills unknown to ordinary folk.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
Languages: One of your choice
Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set of your choice (such as playing
containing 18 gp
Feature: Fortune’s Favor
Your unexpected good fortune is reflected by a minor boon. You gain the Lucky, Magic Initiate, or Skilled feat (your choice). Your choice of feat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Inquisitive’s Goggles Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) The lenses of these goggles are carved from Siberys dragonshards. While garish in appearance, these goggles are a boon to any
Intuition trait of the mark when you make Wisdom (Insight) checks. When you examine an object, you can make a Wisdom (Perception) check to identify the aura of the last living creature to touch the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ward (cantrip), expeditious retreat (1st level), spider climb (2nd level), gaseous form (3rd level) Levistus has no cult in the traditional sense. Instead, he offers favors to those who are desperate to
pledge their souls to him a single chance to escape from danger, but some cunning folk strike a deal with Levistus, pledging their souls to him in return for escape at a future date. This boon takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, Asteria or Euryale, detailed in chapter 22, might give a deck to characters desperate to change their destiny. Hello there! I’ve snuck some notes throughout this book—it felt appropriate, given my experience with this wondrous deck. May my words provide you with insight and inspiration!
−Asteria
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
some unknown end, but none can say whether these statements are another layer of deception or evidence of a true insight. Cultists. Those who worship Fraz-Urb’luu fall into two camps. Most of his so
-called “cultists,” rather than being true volunteers, are unfortunates duped into honoring him because they listened to his lies. Fraz-Urb’luu might appear to a desperate paladin and claim to be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
30 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Con +8, Int +4, Wis +9
Skills Insight +9, Nature +8, Perception +9
Damage
/day each: enlarge/reduce, speak with plants
1/day: commune with nature (as an action)
Bonus Actions
Oaken Boon. The treefolk blesses one creature other than itself that it can see within 60 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
you have ever tasted, food that grants you a magical boon. Will you help me and the young folk of Daggerford?”
If the adventurers agree to help, proceed to “What Kaga Knows.” What Kaga Knows Kaga
solve this mystery without further violence.” Irina Nordsol Chef Kaga Kaga’s Request Kaga fears for Arthur’s life, but he’s desperate for answers. He hopes the characters can figure out what’s going on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
called infernal blessings. When a character attracts the attention of Hulgaz, she or her servants confront the character and offer a boon. But any boon on offer is fated to make the recipient miserable
)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
20 (+5)
Saving Throws Wis +7, Cha +10
Skills Deception +10, Insight +7, Perception +7, Persuasion +10
Damage Resistances acid, cold; bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
subtlety and precision over simply busting heads. Add in your knowledge of the more cerebral aspects of combat, including all-important insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy, and it’s
, providing a boon to your franchise’s standing in the community. Any franchise could do worse than having you as its public face — especially when your sense of quiet resolve is needed to quietly resolve some unexpected business disaster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes undertaking quests or making
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WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +6
Skills Deception +7, Insight +6, Perception +6
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, frightened
Senses blindsight 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check gets the sense Hadley is looking for a specific reply. If the party doesn’t respond with the other half of the phrase, Hadley offers to take
days ago. But yesterday, Hadley heard the elder sage’s desperate voice in his mind, speaking only the passphrase Hadley and the characters exchanged. Hadley believes the elder sage is still alive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
they force their targets to desperate limits, night hags claim their victims’ tormented spirits, capturing them in sinister traps called soul bags. The hags then slip between planes of existence to
+4 +4
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 16 +3 +3
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 16 +3 +3
Skills Deception +6, Insight +5, Perception +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
drives her. More than any other member of the Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her. The Grim
23 (+6)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +14, Con +12, Wis +13
Skills Deception +12, Insight +13, Perception +13, Stealth +14
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
venom. Those desperate for a cure to a rare affliction often pray to the goddess to reveal the monster that embodies the malady tormenting them. Such insight, though, rarely decreases the danger of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the present, the here and now, the moment to moment. Those desperate individuals who seek her out do so to find a remedy for a nagging problem or anxiety. Though she despises unannounced visitors, a
breathe air and water.
Boon of Immortality. Bavlorna is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age.
Widdershins Allergy. If a creature within 10 feet of Bavlorna uses at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
additional boon to any interested character, granting the use of his laboratory to craft or summon any item or creature they desire (within any limits you set). However, the price for this service is one
by the sphinx, and of how he buried Daoine Gloine in ooze only after discovering its inhabitants to be depraved cultists. In both cases, the inventor deemed his desperate actions as necessary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
punishment, Asmodeus decreed that he must offer escape and safety to the desperate, especially those who fear for their lives. A criminal might entreat Levistus on the eve of his execution, for instance
, agreeing to exchange his soul for a boon that enables him to escape to safety. With nothing to do in his tomb other than answer distant entreaties from the Material Plane, Levistus has attracted the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Opposition
2 Alchemist’s Insight, Obviator’s Lenses
3 Advanced Preparations, Travel Alchemical Kit
4 Enhanced Lenses, Obviate the
see, trying to learn useful information about it. As a bonus action, make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a success, you learn three details of your choice about the creature. Once you use this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
for his safe release. But the drow mage’s offer is merely a desperate ploy to please his superiors, which characters can ascertain with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by his Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
possess rare and unusual skills unknown to ordinary folk. Brian Valeza A character with the rewarded
background gets surprising good news Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Languages: One of
(matching your chosen proficiency), a signet ring, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch containing 18 gp Feature: Fortune’s Favor Your unexpected good fortune is reflected by a minor boon. You gain the Lucky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
City of Lost Names, he pretends not to recognize the name until he knows more about the characters (see the “Mutual Understanding” section). A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check
his patience. Dalamar participated in the ill-fated defense of Silvanesti against the Dragon Armies. His desperate actions were part of the reason he and the other mages were sent to the Northern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to work with
)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
27(+8)
DEX
10(+0)
CON
22(+6)
INT
12(+1)
WIS
16(+3)
CHA
16(+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Insight +7, Perception +7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, Con +8, Wis +9, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +6, History +6, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Immunities radiant
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive
they ride forth upon the mortal world, terrified mortals make offerings in a desperate attempt to appease them, but the ashen riders aren’t merciful, and they delight in reducing the paragons of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
through the area without taking damage earns a gift of supernatural insight that lasts until it finishes a long rest. While it has this gift, the creature can roll a d8 and add the number rolled to one
smell dissipates as the water cools and reverts to holy water over the course of 1 hour. Divine Insight. Any character who has a background involving Savras, or who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
enjoy ambushing travelers, but there haven’t been many travelers recently. The ropers don’t know that gricks have been poaching their potential prey. They’re hungry and desperate for victims. The ropers
room provides. The long-ago collapse caused desperate times for the svirfneblin enclave. The tunnel once led to several other svirfneblin communities from which these svirfneblin acquired mithral, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bear on the world. But he can influence events in the vicinity of any of his shards, drawing power from acts of violence. The Last War was a boon that allowed Rak Tulkhesh to darken the hearts of
30 (+10)
WIS
22 (+6)
CHA
25 (+7)
Saving Throws Con +12, Int +18, Wis +14, Cha +15
Skills Arcana +18, History +18, Insight +14, Religion +18
Damage Resistances cold, fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Subclass
The Light Domain is associated with gods of truth, vigilance, beauty, insight, and renewal. Some of these gods are identified with the sun or as charioteers who guide the sun across the sky
Domain Inspire Valor and Smite Foes War has many manifestations. It can make heroes of ordinary people. It can be desperate and horrific, with acts of cruelty and cowardice eclipsing instances of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
lack status and are desperate to achieve it. A small sacrifice and a prayer to That Which Lurks might simply go unnoticed by Ghaunadaur, or it might punish the petitioner, but there is also a chance
society. Yet there’s no denying that knowledge of arcane magic could be a great boon to an ambitious female. Zinzerena’s worshipers encourage this pursuit and offer tutelage and tools in exchange for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the city’s more desperate credit risks, along with its outright thieves. Stolen treasures from innumerable heists reside in the Counting House’s vaults alongside legitimate deposits, protected by the
joining the Union, the crew uses the location as its de facto headquarters, regularly renting out and conducting meetings in its vast central pool. Insight Park Forty years ago, an lawful neutral shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
desperate credit risks, along with its outright thieves. Stolen treasures from innumerable heists reside in the Counting House’s vaults alongside legitimate deposits, protected by the bank’s walls
, regularly renting out and conducting meetings in its vast central pool. Insight Park Forty years ago, an lawful neutral shield dwarf druid named Torimesh arrived home in the city after decades of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
2 Inscrutability. The dragon is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks
echoes accept this inexplicable boon without questioning it. Others investigate the mystery and might end up awakening their dragonsight and discovering the nature of the lauths affecting them—perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Guide) penned by Shemeshka. Star. The participant gains a boon of luck (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Stein. The participant wins a drink at the Ice Lounge (area F8). Sword. The participant wins a +1
can hear and see through the sensors as if they were there, but they can’t move them. In addition to their observation capabilities, the sensors extend the range of each nothic’s Weird Insight action