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Returning 30 results for 'down imagine are back'.
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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that extend from their back and shoulders.
Like owls, owlin are graced with feathers that make no sound when they move or fly, making it easy for them to sneak up on you in the library.
Your owlin
, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Playerâs Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
spontaneous alterations over their lifetime, from the typical range of point and peak seen among the elves, to huge ears that sweep back from the head like wings, and which are often pierced behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant, and the Verdan emerged. Iâm sorry, was that the question?
â Kâthriss Drowâb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
). For each evil act, imagine the scene where it took place, and then answer the following questions: What does the act sound like from a distance or to someone in the next room? How does the act, or its
? Once youâve considered these questions, write down your answers and review them. Mark or highlight the words that resonate or feel creepily evocative. As you proceed through domain creation, refer back to these details for inspiration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dark. Suddenly, a loud voice booms out all around you in Undercommon: âTurn back or suffer a death so horrible you cannot imagine! You have been warned!â
The voice is actually a minor illusion cantrip
purple worm, the headstrong and half-starved young mage-in-training is attempting to make her way back to Menzoberranzan. Hanne spotted the adventurers as they approached and tried to scare them away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
that remain linger in the shadows of their ancestorsâ wonders. Only slowly have they begun to push back centuries of darkness and rediscover how the world has changed. Then came the Dragon Armies
have joined the enemy en masse. Whispers also speak of winged doom, wild reports of riders on dragonnelsâand I dare imagine worse.
I donât yet understand the shape of our enemy. Their motivations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
stumbling back from a horrid event, consider giving the character inspiration for their fear-focused reaction (see âInspirationâ in the Playerâs Handbook). Once a character gains inspiration in this way
, they shouldnât be able to do so again until they finish a long rest. For example, imagine that a character has the Seed of Fear âI hate being stuck in tight spacesâ and must squeeze through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
sigils at the bottom of the Sea of Moving Ice and brought it back to Ythryn for study in the fall of â343 DR, the Year of Chilled Marrow. During one of their experiments, something went wrongâa flash of
came back into use, Netherese arcanists could no longer cast their mightiest spells as they had before, forcing them to resort to traditional wizardry. Four hundred years after Karsus cast his spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
perched atop the sculpture, throwing his head back in pain or ecstasy as the lights surround him, and he unleashes a bolt of lightning up toward the sky. At the base of the statue, a bronze dragon is
ways. Let the players try whatever they can imagine, using these ideas as examples: Manipulate the Effigies. A character might use an action to lift an effigy closer to the central sculpture, breathe a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
. Fresh as I was from Evereska, Iâd never heard the warnings of the wise regarding this site. I am either extraordinarily beloved of Solonor, or stupidly lucky, to have made it back out alive. Tragically
, which ignited with himself at its center. As one might imagine, this blast drew the attention of all manner of twisted predators and hungry undead, which came forth to investigate. I donât know how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Waterdeepâs politics.
Outlander Youâre a child of the icy wilderness, born and raised in one of the Reghed tribes. Imagine, after following herds of migrating reindeer your whole life, getting a taste
Ostorian relic would fulfill a lifelong dream and make your rivals back home green with envy.
Sailor Youâve sailed ships up and down the Sword Coast, but a shipwreck made you reevaluate your life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
her. She says, âThose I allowed to went away disappointed. Well, disappointed once the terror wore off, I imagine.â The cults are led by self-styled prophets and are using the Haunted Keeps as their
their way to provoke a violent confrontation, Nurvureem emerges from the shadows in her draconic form and attacks, holding nothing back. To create Nurvureemâs statistics, apply the shadow dragon template to the adult black dragon statistics in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Misdirection. I work vigorously to keep others from realizing my flaws or misdeeds.
7 Obsession. Iâve lived this way for so long that I canât imagine another way.
8 Obligation. I owe it to my people
above all else, even if it doesnât benefit anyone.
Horror Character Bonds d12 Bond
1 I desperately need to get back to someone or someplace, but I lost them in the Mists.
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
permanent stronghold on the Astral Plane. From there, she began making plans to strike back at both the hated mind flayers and the traitorous githzerai. The Grand Proclamation Vlaakith cemented her
innermost court â the wondrous realm that Gith discovered in her journeys, and where she awaits those who have proven themselves worthy. Imagine you lack any concept of family. Youâre constantly told that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
. Had the elf killed me on the spot, my soul would have gone to Garl and demanded a ship so that I could sail right back to Evermeet. My dumb wonderment caused the elf to turn and look, and he too was
enraptured. As to what we beheld, well, imagine a place of staggering natural beauty and impossible elven artifice, an alien realm as distant and beautiful as the stars, but as much a part of you as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cobwebs. Imagine what sheâll be like when sheâs senile.
Your favorite sister,
End
Dearest Skab,
Mummyâs little warlock spy was happy to betray her companions and reveal that Kelek, Zargash, and the
appear on the horizon immediately and take 20 minutes to reach the tower, where they alight on the balcony. Each bird waits patiently for a rider to climb on its back. The giant cranes deliver the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
their fallen leader shifts subtly at first and then changes dramatically as they look back or reminisce about the time before. The fallen leader might have been a benevolent ruler, an influential citizen
its repercussions change the charactersâ world, and its effects echo long after the initial attack or takeover. Imagine that part of your campaign world is attacked or invaded. Depending on the current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
its own realm.â Bond. âWe serve Janya by defining the future instead of dwelling on the past.â Flaw. âCross me and youâll regret it more than you can imagine.â Caught in the Middle Both Zisatta and
philosophical debate that stretches back generations. Zisattaâs group, the Djaynaists, believe in cultivating the Janyan peopleâs connection to their original homeland, Djaynai. Brother Broumaneâs group, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
runes. The doors have neither handles nor hinges. The writing on them reads, âTHE THREE KEYS. BRING THEM FORTH.â The doors part, sliding back into the walls, when the three correct keys are brought
move out of sight of the fresco and defends it to the death. If forcibly moved away from the fresco, the creature tries to find its way back. The creature canât rest while under this effect. After 24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
interesting aspect of an undead villain is that this past injury might have occurred centuries ago, inspiring revenge against the descendants of those that harmed it. Imagine a vampire imprisoned by the
villain do to compensate? One way to track a villainâs reactions is by using a flowchart. This might grow out of the timeline that describes the villainâs plans, outlining how the villain gets back on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in peril. In the wake of Hekatonâs disappearance, turmoil engulfed his court. After nearly a month of waiting for him to come back, Serissa reluctantly claimed her fatherâs throne at Imperator
thrust into power. Unable to find her father and fearing that he might be dead, Serissa can imagine her political influence evaporating quickly. Several giant lords previously under her fatherâs thumb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
â section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
arenât always bad. Itâs OK for characters (and players) to disagree about how to deal with a captured enemy or which side to back in a brewing war. If the disagreement gets too heated, take a break and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
â section earlier in this chapter can help you describe your game to others.) Telling players what to expect prepares them as they imagine what sorts of characters they could create and launches
. Conflicts between characters arenât always bad. Itâs OK for characters (and players) to disagree about how to deal with a captured enemy or which side to back in a brewing war. If the disagreement gets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
charactersâ help, the keep can turn back the attackers with few casualties. (Many goblins are killed as their bodies are flung against the keep by the huckers.) During the uproar, any character who
succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the siege is a ruse to draw attention away from the villageâs east gate, where the real attack is taking place. A while back, Worvil Forkbeard told
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
be traced right back to Darkhold. As it was told to me, it came about like this⊠Zhentil Keep was burning. The Citadel of the Ravens lay in ruins. The leadership of the Zhentarim died, were captured
expects from warriors serving a local lord. Those who misunderstand the Zhentarim often do so because they imagine them to be cackling villains in the vein of the Zhents of yore. In reality, they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, Captain Sartell sarcastically apologizes for interrupting their âpleasure cruiseâ and wonders aloud whether theyâd rather stay back and swab the decks while she does all the hard work. If the
in an otherwise open space where you imagine the shipâs helm used to be.
The githyanki who attacked the nautiloid disabled the craft by removing its spelljamming helm. They took the head of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
oversized elf heads with fangs, or any other horrific form you can imagine. Personality If you havenât already settled on a personality for your archfey, you can determine it randomly by rolling on the
personalities (choose two other personalities from this table). They shift back and forth between these personalities at certain times or when certain conditions are met. 6 Mischievous. The archfey is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address
life force â and in return, they revert back to their free, formless nature for a time. After this mystical communion, many elves have a deeper understanding of their origin and a firmer grasp of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
insanity. Large, artificial wings unfold from its back. Prince Ariel was a terrible man who longed to fly. He attached artificial wings to a harness and empowered the device with magic, but the
Dilisnya A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Hanging on the back wall is a handsome quilt that depicts a royal feast. The quilt is magically preserved but not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
before spinning the creature a tailor-made robe. As the robe is being fashioned, Mixyll urges its guest to âimagine any image your heart desires.â The spiders can, in the 10 minutes it takes to
create the robe, spin any illusory design or effect into the garment. On completion, they drape the robe over the creatureâs shoulders and ascend back to their lair. Each guest can gain this benefit only