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                        Returning 35 results for 'domain increase are beneath'.
                    
                
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     gather in colonies to maximize the effectiveness of their attacks, dropping simultaneously to increase the odds of striking prey. After a piercer successfully slays a creature, the others slowly creep toward the corpse to join in the feast.Cold
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
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I attack anyone I notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return.
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I think
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     lives deep in the ancient dwarven ruins beneath the town of Edgewall, situated in the lands between the realm and the wilds of Eldraine. Deep within these ruins, a human minstrel named Totentanz
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     subterranean domain to become food for his rat minions.
PoisonSkitter. The sewer king moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     they have to say.
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I think of ships as kindred spirits and like to rub affectionately against their keels.
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I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ; and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     kindred spirits and like to rub affectionately against their keels.
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I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
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I attack anyone I
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     essence roils with the promise of breath weapons and spells of destruction.
Adventurers who explore the passages beneath Candlekeep might encounter Miirym, who’s more interested in news of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the books and scrolls kept in her subterranean domain. The Sentinel Wyrm can be summoned by the Keeper of Tomes and called upon to defend Candlekeep from invaders who would plunder or destroy it. In her
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Adventure Hook
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An amethyst dragon seeks a rare type of crystal found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan.
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A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain.
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Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
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To repay a favor long owed to a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ; as Klauth is also known, likes to lie on a ledge high on one of the valley walls and survey his domain, descending occasionally to snatch up an animal or intruder. The walls around the valley
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     contain numerous caves, two of them large enough for Klauth to shelter in. He keeps his legendary hoard in tunnels beneath one cavern, which can be entered only by lifting or pushing aside a massive slab of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
An amethyst dragon seeks a rare type of crystal found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan.
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A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which rests within an amethyst dragon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     offer, it returns to its home plane.
Giant. You immediately grow 2d10 inches in height, and your hit point maximum and current hit points both increase by 20.
Humanoid. You can immediately choose to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     stop drawing from the deck, regardless of how many cards you initially declared.
Lance. All your ability scores increase by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Mage. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    , Bhaal, and Myrkul has earned her the title Auspice of the Dead Three.Karas Chembryl’s Lair
Karas operates from a hideout deep beneath the city of Baldur’s Gate. The hideout contains
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Dead Three into the region she inhabits, creating the following effects:
Creeping Dread. Terror runs rampant in Karas’s domain. Within 1 mile of the lair, creatures other than members of the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Entity A mysterious malevolence lies beneath the House of Lament (see area 31). More a force of nature than an individual being, the Entity is a bodiless intellect that nudges those in the domain
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Har’Akir Domain of the Ancient Dead Darklord: Ankhtepot Genre: Dark fantasy Hallmarks: Ancient tombs, desert perils, lost gods, mummies Mist Talismans: Canopic jar, lapis lazuli scarab, scroll of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hieroglyphics The sands of time bury the desert realm of Har’Akir. Here, the wonders of fallen empires and pyramids of forgotten pharaohs crumble beneath a merciless sun. Untold generations of tombs and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    16. Lair of the Bone Naga Bones. This 30-foot-high cave appears empty except for the bones of numerous creatures (humanoids and yuan-ti) visible beneath the water.
 Hexacali. Lurking amid the bones
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is a bone naga (formerly a spirit naga named Hexacali).
 The bone naga tries to slay any living creature that enters its domain. Creatures moving through this area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check or be surprised when the bone naga attacks.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Undermountain Undermountain is the largest, deepest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms setting. It’s a series of interconnected dungeon levels sprawling far beneath the city of Waterdeep. Its tunnels
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reclusive and cantankerous archmage named Halaster Blackcloak claims Undermountain as his domain, although his overlordship isn’t widely acknowledged by the dungeon’s other denizens.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Gods of Har’Akir Har’Akir’s people once worshiped the deities of the Egyptian pantheon—the same deities Ankhtepot once served. But the spiteful Darklord scoured the old religions from his domain
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     presides over life and the living Neb, who guards the path of the dead Oru, who orders the heavens and all beneath Ousa, who controls death and the dead Sek, who heals the sick and cultivates life Sute
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Bluetspur Memories of Bluetspur prove as impossible
as they are inescapable Domain of Alien Memories Darklord: The God-Brain of Bluetspur Genre: Cosmic horror Hallmarks: Alien abductions
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Bluetspur, and none who witness them remember. This alien domain etches itself not upon the waking mind, but rather upon the body as inexplicable scars and on the psyche through nightmares. Not all the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Mordent Domain of the Haunted Darklord: Wilfred Godefroy Genre: Ghost stories Hallmarks: Ancestral curses, haunted mansions, mist-shrouded moors, vengeful spirits Mist Talismans: Broken jewelry
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Mordent is a quiet domain of peaceful country estates that sprawl across rolling moors. Landowners of the aristocratic class maintain a pretense of being the benevolent custodians of the land and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                      I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are. 
   5  I attack anyone I notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return
                                                
                                            
                                                
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   6  I think of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard. 
   7  I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Dementlieu Domain of Decadent Delusion Darklord: Saidra d’Honaire Genres: Dark fantasy and psychological horror Hallmarks: Masquerades, decadent aristocracy, social decay, illusions, impostor
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Saidra’s wrath upon those who dare to set foot where they don’t belong is truly horrible—and inevitably fatal. The domain of Dementlieu consists of the city of Port-a-Lucine, which embraces the murky
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Tepest Domain of Nature’s Cruel Secrets Darklord: Mother Lorinda Genre: Folk horror Hallmarks: Fey bargains, nature worship, rural festivals, secret sacrifices Mist Talismans: Bloodstained farm
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     her accursed offspring. Meanwhile, lingering in forests and hiding beneath the earth, resentful fey watch and plot, offering cruel bargains to those who wander beyond Mother’s sight. The people of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     around the tree are six gangly humanoid creatures covered with needles. Embedded in the tree is a shiny battleaxe, beneath which lies a humanoid skeleton. The tree is a Gulthias tree (see the blights
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     entry in the Monster Manual), the roots of which extend deep beneath the hill. Lurking among the dead trees and shrubs are three vine blights, six needle blights, and twelve twig blights. The needle
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Body Horror Body horror as a genre examines a universal fear: our own failing anatomies. We rarely think about what goes on beneath our skin. We understand that the organs operate in harmony: the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     now. In addition, consider the following genre tropes when creating your body horror domain: Physical transformations are common and might affect more than bodies. Objects, architecture, and the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     traits in common, in addition to the traits they share with other elves. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Sea Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, trident
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and they consider the entire sea to be their domain. 
 Adding to the tension, the sahuagin worship Sekolah, the shark god, while Deep Sashelas, the sea deity of the elves, is a sworn enemy of all
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Slaughter, magic pools can heal creatures that drink from them. In the Golem Laboratories, no Red Wizard will enter the glowing green archways. In the Masters’ Domain, the Temples of Despair are used
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for the torture and execution of those who oppose Szass Tam. In the Masters’ Domain, necromancy can be reshaped to restore life. In the Ooze Grottos, the power of the white pillar can heal or harm
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their criminal operation, and brought Irena to justice, but not before suffering her curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the weeks that
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    North and South Poles  Frostfell At the world’s poles—Everice to the south and the Frostfell to the north—you might… Discover an ancient civilization hidden beneath the ice. Search for the survivors
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of a lost expedition. Find the source of a mysterious mystical signal. It’s common knowledge that Everice is the domain of the Queen of Winter, an archfey who commands a host of winter wolves and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Renier’s will. If a guard is defeated, the armor collapses, releasing a swarm of rats. Plague Seasons. The Inverted Court beneath Chateau Delanuit holds hidden sewer laboratories where wererat
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     alchemists endlessly brew ever-more-virulent strains of the Gnawing Plague and even worse maladies. Rats are then infected with these diseases to spread them across the domain. As each strain is subtly
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     brow sports a single spiraling horn of ivory whose magical touch can heal the sick and the injured. Its ears catch the words and whispers of the creatures that share its domain, and it knows the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tongues of elves and sylvan folk. Unicorns allow good-hearted creatures to enter their woods to hunt or gather food, but they hold evil ever at bay. Foul-hearted creatures seldom leave a unicorn’s domain
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    : Level 4+) Increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. This feat can’t increase an ability score above 20. (This is included above.) Repeatable
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     equal 2 plus the spell slot’s level. Level 3: Life Domain Spells Your connection to this divine domain ensures you always have certain spells ready. (At your Cleric level, you always have the Aid
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     domain—or beneath it in the realms of Arak. Even whimsical fey take on a malicious tinge in Tepest, whether as thieves, kidnappers, deal-makers, or collectors of eerie trophies. Like the land itself, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fey have strange powers, and villagers pushed to desperation seek them out in the hopes of bargaining for what fate has denied them. When planning adventures in this domain, consider the plots on the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Golden Hills Seven hills set in a ring on Dothion, the more pastoral half of the plane of Bytopia, are the homes of the gnome gods. Each one of the Golden Hills, described below, is the domain of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a certain deity, except for Callarduran, who dwells deep beneath them all in a set of caverns called Deephome: Glitterhome. Garl’s hill is no larger than the rest, but it glows more brightly than the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     stabilizing the star beneath the Star Forge has been damaged, causing dangerous acid to seep into the surrounding lake. The acidic lake has attracted evil creatures from the Elemental Planes and poses
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the ordning. However, Brimskarda’s standing has waned in recent years. Brimskarda’s scheme to kidnap Theldin and exploit his skill is no doubt part of a plan to increase her standing, likely by using
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rat’s beck and call. LORD SKITTER OF EDGEWALL
 Lord Skitter is a sewer king who lives deep in the ancient dwarven ruins beneath the town of Edgewall, situated in the lands between the realm and the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Totentanz luring the townsfolk of Edgewall into the sewer king’s subterranean domain to become food for his rat minions.
 Sewer King Medium Fiend, Typically Lawful Evil
 Armor Class 13 (natural
                                                
                                            
                                        





