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Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization? The Beast Within Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within, a totemic force that shapes their

of their inner nature, something that emerges as the shifter’s personality takes shape. The beast within is a pool of powerful instincts, and its influence is revealed by a shifter’s

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and

and seek to destroy. d6 Flaw 1 I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. 2 I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy

Barlgura

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Barlgura Demon of Instinct and Primal Violence Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Any IZZY Barlguras are demons that embody brutality and killer instincts. They ruthlessly hunt creatures that enter

brute force isn’t enough to overwhelm their foes, barlguras can use demonic magic to conjure terrifying illusions and grasping vines. Most barlguras resemble nightmarish apes, and some bear exaggerated

The Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

The Emerald Enclave Members of the Emerald Enclave are spread far and wide across the Sword Coast and the North. They usually operate in isolation, relying on their own abilities and instincts to

. Some are charged with defending sacred glades and preserving the natural balance. At times, however, all members of the order are called together to combat foes great enough to disrupt or destroy

Obviator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

what the type of challenge that needs to be overcome, the franchise’s obviator determines the optimal way to shut down and destroy that challenge. (Nothing personal, Bob. It’s just business.) As an

obviator, you hatch convoluted plots to fight the overwhelming odds presented by each mission — by whatever means are necessary. Sometimes, you might prefer brute strength and improvisation. Other times

Reghed Nomads

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

him destroy the chardalyn berserkers who have turned against their own. Gunvald has had three wives in six years, each of whom died while she was pregnant. His advisors fear that the gods have cursed

Athletics +7, Intimidation +7, Survival +5 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common, Dwarvish Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Jarund hits with

Idyllglen Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

poison and psychic damage. A creature can use an action to attempt to lift the cart, doing so with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. If the dretches destroy the cart, they attack Ella

demons appear on the western edge of Idyllglen — a hulking, ape-like brute and five small, doglike creatures with rubbery gray bodies and big ears. Cackles in the distance signal more enemies on the way

The Fetid Gaze

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

ornament in her hair. Personality Trait. “I have made subtle insults into an art form.” Ideal. “Any brute can frighten someone. To truly make someone fearful is a high art.” Bond. “I will do anything to

recruit the characters to destroy Cyrena, the naiad who is bound to the baths (area T5), claiming that a “capricious elemental spirit” has been attacking guests and trying to claim the bathhouse as its

Cave of Echoes Locations

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

the falls. Traversing the waterfall is difficult but can be accomplished through the following means: Brute Force. As an action, a character can force their way through the falls with a successful DC 20

minute. Spells. Magic offers the following solutions: Control Water parts or raises the waterfall for the spell’s duration. Create or Destroy Water cast to destroy part of the waterfall destroys a 5

Fellow Prisoners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

thing is a setup to discredit and destroy him, and fearing that it is all true — which, in fact, it is. He is being held until he can be sent back to Menzoberranzan as a sacrifice to Lolth and an example

wererats. Infected with the curse of lycanthropy, neither deep gnome has entirely embraced it yet, and they struggle to control their wererat instincts and urges. They are fearful of what potential

Annam and the Ordning

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

Annam retreated from the Material Plane. The saga of her effort to claim her full divine inheritance is a popular tale among giants who value guile and trickery over brute strength or magical might

Surtur is often tinged with the expectation of a coming battle that will destroy worlds, slay many gods, and upend the ordning, leaving fire giants as the undisputed masters of all creation. Surtur’s

People of Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, instead looking after the financial welfare of the temple. Development. Ditch is an operative of the Six, planted in Phandalin a month ago to watch the Company of the Golden Mongoose — then to destroy

as possible. However, if she ever maneuvers them into a position where she can easily destroy them, she does so. The acolytes know nothing of Ditch’s treachery, assuming that her allowing them to

Castle Cinis Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

in the fireplace, Charmayne bragged that Jhaeros himself would destroy Ghalasine. ‘The heart of Ghalasine has always been its king,’ she told me, ‘so it’s fitting that the heart of the king is the key

characters enter through the secret door in the west wall: This chamber holds the king in his new, terrible form: a hulking, ashen brute with his ribcage torn open, revealing an empty cavity where his

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