distant improve are basic

Cinder Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

blinded condition until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the

ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow around their barely cohesive physical forms. Cinder hulks live in isolated enclaves in fiery

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

basic principles than those of warm-blooded creatures. Their dismal swamp homes might lie hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but the gap between their way of thinking and that of the

. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

chip away at even a genasi’s sense of self, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft. Genasi Lands As rare beings, genasi might go their

Path of Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

discipline to improve the body. The next step brings light into the world, using courage and compassion to banish the darkness in the people around you. Mediate disputes. Extinguish hatred by guiding

communities can and should be ruthlessly eliminated. The Path of Light is taught to the kalashtar by the spirits bound to their bloodlines. It is widespread in the nation of Adar in distant Sarlona, but

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

wereboars and ettins, both creatures that can markedly improve a tribe’s murderous efficiency. For a promise of sufficient food and loot, a troll might accompany a tribe temporarily. A group of

rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close

Cinder Hulk

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

Cinder Hulk Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the world and steeped themselves in the energy of the Elemental Planes. Over the course of centuries

, these giants were transformed into Elementals made of smoke and cinders. Half the size of their giant ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow

Pandemonium

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

shelter in places where the howls of the winds sound like distant cries of torment. Layers of Pandemonium Layer Description Pandesmos Howling winds, dark streams bound for the River Styx, and

despair, or dissolving into incoherence—and then some event, force, or creature on the plane pushes them over that edge. Simply existing on the plane is exhausting; trying to accomplish even a basic

Third Level: General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

areas, do not worry overmuch about describing direction of passages and walls of caves and caverns, let alone size and shape. Basic mapping techniques under stress conditions would develop just about the

, they might hear water dripping, and perhaps once and once only a far distant echoing of stone striking stone. Random Encounters On the third level of the fire giant stronghold, the chance of a random

Cinder Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

Cinder Hulk Cinder hulks are distant descendants of fire giants who isolated themselves from the world and steeped themselves in the energy of the Elemental Planes. Over the course of centuries

, these giants were transformed into Elementals made of smoke and cinders. Half the size of their giant ancestors, cinder hulks maintain the basic physical shape of fire giants, but ash and embers billow

Listening Post Conversations

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

Ward introduces them to the five other group members and provides basic details about each person, described below. Each of these five individuals is initially Indifferent toward the characters. A

. Alternatively, a character can try to improve a person’s attitude with a different ability check. For example, a character can attempt a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to impress Hurch with a coin trick

Adventure Summary

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

themselves to that point, the characters might be able to improve their reputation with the tribe by using their diplomatic skills. The best possible outcome is for the characters to befriend the

on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family

Meeting Rookledust

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Rookledust (neutral good rock gnome) moved to Nightlund decades ago from the distant gnome homeland of Mount Nevermind. She uses the acolyte stat block, but the effects of her Spellcasting manifest from

. “The faster I talk, think, and invent, the faster I can improve my designs.” Ideal. “Not only can I make that, I can make it better!” Bond. “Through invention, we make a more interesting world.” Flaw

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

eladrin character’s Intelligence is appropriate. There’s no need to alter the basic weapon training shared by high elves and wood elves. An ability that sets the eladrin apart from other elves is

at odds, reflecting some greater conflict between the forces of good and evil in your campaign. Here are our basic goals for the aasimar: Aasimar should make effective clerics and paladins. Aasimar

If It Exists In D&D, There's A Place for It in Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

halflings and dwarves and elves. Want an otyugh? Orcs? Goblins? Paladins? They’re all there. Eberron draws on the same basic elements as other settings, but it often diverges from the traditional

evil, depending on their personal history. A gold dragon, a beholder, a halfling; you can’t make automatic assumptions about any of them. In part this is because of Eberron’s distant gods. Orcs aren’t

Zodiac Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

distant green star of Euryale’s constellation. And then, no matter where I am in the multiverse, I feel like I’m home with my sister. Zodiac Phenomena d12 Effect 1 Skull. The unliving surge

creature it sees in the region. 3 Sage. Emotions are muted in the region, but minds open to new ideas. Creatures in the region have advantage on Charisma checks made to improve the attitude of other

Structured Society

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

predicated on where a particular form of yuan-ti lies along the ladder of transformation. The basic form of yuan-ti society is a pyramid with abominations at the top, malisons in the middle level, and

still a step above humankind in the eyes of the serpent gods. Malisons tend to be receptive to religion, seeking insight about how they can improve toward the serpent ideal, and many of them become

Levistus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, 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

that need to sharpen their combat skills or improve their endurance before reporting to Avernus for duty in the Blood War spend time in Stygia. The cruelly cold environment, combined with the constant

Adventure Types

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

. Each step provides tables from which you can select the basic elements of your adventure. Alternatively, roll on the tables and see how the random results inspire you. You can mix up the order of the

a destination without being seen by the villain’s forces. 5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 6 Establish trade with a distant town. 7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 8

Unseen Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

greater treasure buried at a distant adventure location. Losing the Game. If the characters fail to deduce the ghost’s hand in ten guesses and want to try again, the ghost selects a new hand, and the

an example of how the game might play out. Show the players diagram 4.4. Choose a different solution for the actual puzzle. Customizing the Puzzle As long as the basic rules of the game remain the

Outside the City Proper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

merchants, the signpost magically directs travelers to well-known distant locations when the names of those locations are spoken into a crystal on the post. The magic of the Waymoot writes the

below Waterdeep are told well by many in the city, but I’ll provide you with the basic truths here. Beneath the plateau of Waterdeep lies the largest and deepest dungeon in the world. It sprawls out

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

feet (spending half their speed to do so—see the “Being Prone” section in the Basic Rules). They pursue any characters they see, attacking until destroyed. The eastern half of the building is the old

Basic Rules for the effects of being restrained). A snared creature can take an action each round to attempt to break free with a DC 12 Strength check, or it can try to cut its way free by using a light

Secondary Tables

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

with a potion of healing or a flask of acid, as you choose. 9 You found a treasure map. 10 A distant relative left you a stipend that enables you to live at the comfortable lifestyle for 1d20 years

basic details about your former employer. 7 You went insane for 1d6 years and recently regained your sanity. A tic or some other bit of odd behavior might linger. 8 A lover of yours was secretly a silver

Tool Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

includes cosmetics, hair dye, small props, and a few pieces of clothing. Deception. In certain cases, a disguise can improve your ability to weave convincing lies. Intimidation. The right disguise can

Training with jeweler’s tools includes the basic techniques needed to beautify gems. It also gives you expertise in identifying precious stones. Components. Jeweler’s tools consist of a small saw and

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

excursion to a distant plane. Until her magic naturally returns, Sarcelle has the game statistics of a neutral mage without Spellcasting. She responds to some questions with cryptic-sounding

Umberto to impart basic history about Vecna and Kas as described in the introduction. Learning about Umberto’s secret research topic counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules

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