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                        Returning 35 results for 'driven inspire are blade'.
                    
                
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                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ink Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    );{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Blade","rollDamageType
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction.
Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ink Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 3
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    );{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Blade","rollDamageType
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The medusa makes one Constrict attack, one Final Blade attack, and one Snake Hair attack. Alternatively, it makes two Wrathful
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     this grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition, and the medusa canât constrict another creature.
Final Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. âI came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerysâ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. âI came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerysâ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. âI came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerysâ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. âI came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerysâ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverseâs endless cycles of creation and destruction
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to parley with Ygorl are known to have been driven to madness in the process.
Death and Destruction. Ygorlâs most notable possession is an adamantine scythe with the slaad word for death
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Lizardfolk
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a unique mannerism.
Lizardfolk Quirks
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You hate waste and see no reason not to scavenge fallen enemies. Fingers are tasty and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rope bridge and pools of green slime Terrain features that provide a change of elevation, such as pits, stacks of empty crates, ledges, and balconies Features that either inspire or force characters
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and their enemies to move around, such as chandeliers, kegs of gunpowder or oil, and whirling blade traps Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive positions, so that characters who normally attack at range are forced to move around the battlefield Different types of monsters working together
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Adventures with Gith Characters might be drawn into conflicts involving githzerai and githyanki in various ways. Roll on or choose a result from the Gith Conflicts table to inspire adventures
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Gith or Zerthimon. 8 Tasked with returning the blade of a fallen githyanki knight to the knightâs people.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Elves  Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. âI came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerysâ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as she danced
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .
 Pact of the Blade. If your patron is the Archfey, your weapon might be a slender blade wrapped in leafy vines. If you serve the Fiend, your weapon could be an axe made of black metal and adorned with
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     iron, holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend. Or it could be the tattered diary of a lunatic driven mad by contact
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     paladins are driven by a personal goal that either complements or transcends the dictates of their oaths. Paladins who swear different oaths might have the same personal goal, differing only in how they
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sworn to do, or die trying. 4 Leadership. You will win a great battle that bards will sing about, and in so doing, you will become an example to inspire others. 5 Faith. You know your path is righteous
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     light. Violence is never the answer, and the only way to defeat evil is to redeem it. Lightbringers seek to inspire those who live in fear and enlighten those whose evil is driven by ignorance. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     people out of darkness. Inspire people to be better than they are. Even the smallest change is a victory, yet lightbringersâthe followers of this pathâhope that this is merely a step on a greater journey
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     injustice, defend innocents, and inspire hope. She believes everyone deserves a chance to write their own story on their own terms, and her deeds have inspired countless heroic tales. Even after so
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     undead champions from the Grim Harrow, and infiltrating the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) before Hilarion discovered her. Asteria is driven to protect innocent people who accidentally stumble across
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     for years, though he issues proclamations and sends agents to collect taxes. Steam power driven by boiling sewers fuels clockwork inventions and massive cranes in the city of Ludendorf. The necessity
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , often tinged blue or gray, being common. German conventions inspire many names in the region. When players create characters from Lamordia, consider asking them the following questions.
 Where and how
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse â a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     could be one of the three described here, or one of your own devising. Nature. You feel a kinship with the natural world, and its beauty and mystery inspire you. For you, a tree is deeply symbolic
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     inspire followers, protecting their people and guiding them to fulfill the medusaâs divine purpose. The Divine Purpose table offers suggestions for motivations. Roll on the table, or use the entries as
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ). If the medusa fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The medusa makes one Constrict attack, one Final Blade attack, and one Snake Hair attack. Alternatively
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of the Shadow.
 The Dark Six inspire worship in different ways among diverse cultures. Temples to the Dark Six appear in Droaam, along with wild revels driven by the Fury. The Dark Six arenât
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     them along with his vast wealth. Those driven by greed call him their patron, and his priests often act as criminal fixers. The Fury governs both passion and revenge, rage and despair. She offers
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     your ancestor? Itâs also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters instead of serving in a Valenar warband. Are you driven by visions from your patron ancestor
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     actions of a rival? Valenar Double Scimitar  The double scimitar is the signature weapon of Valenar elves. A haft of fine wood supports a long blade on either end. Forged with techniques honed over
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , favoring the wounded or infirm. They attack recklessly, infecting as many creatures as possible with their diseased jaws. If driven off, death dogs linger close to their victims, letting infection weaken
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     from the Death Dog Malady Symptoms table to inspire symptoms spread by a death dogâs bite. These symptoms are cosmetic and donât alter the effects of the death dogâs Bite action. The symptoms vanish
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks. Humanoids slain by a wightâs life-sapping grip reanimate a day later and serve the wight as obedient zombies.   Valera
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Lutfullina   
  Wights might return from the dead for a multitude of sinister reasons. Roll on or choose a result from the Wight Motives table to inspire why a wight plagues the living.
   Wight
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     next saving throw it makes before the start of your next turn. Unfailing Inspiration 6th-level College of Eloquence feature Your inspiring words are so persuasive that others feel driven to succeed. When
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a spell slot to use it again. Infectious Inspiration 14th-level College of Eloquence feature When you successfully inspire someone, the power of your
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tribe to the death.
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Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods.
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I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to commit great deeds in battle
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     demoralize.  Silverquill Students Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill Collegeâfirst as apprentices and then as pledgemagesâcut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
 Languages Common plus any two languages
 Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
 Actions
 Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     importance. Roll on or choose a result from the Weretiger Wards table to inspire what a weretiger defends.
   Weretiger Wards    1d4 The Weretiger Protects A... 
     1  Legendary weapon or symbol of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     yield to blade alone. It takes strength, honor, and sometimes a little more.
 âDelmair Rallyhorn, weretiger
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     thrives at the heart of healthy communities, between friendly nations, and in the souls of the kindhearted. The gods of peace inspire people of all sorts to resolve conflict and to stand up against those
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     those who are driven to fight for the way of peace.  Peace Deities   Example Deity Pantheon   Angharradh Elven Berronar Truesilver Dwarven Boldrei Eberron Cyrrollalee Halfling Eldath Forgotten Realms
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     went on to inspire the creation of a campaign setting of the same name in 1990: Ravenloft, home of the Domains of Dread. 
 Module I6: Ravenloft, written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, broke new ground by
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     presenting a D&D adventure that was as much story-driven as location-based, featuring a villain who was complex and terrifying. Castle Ravenloft, with its amazing three-dimensional maps, remains to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Doom Raidersâ coffers. If the characters refuse, the Doom Raiders are driven out of the city, yielding control of the Zhentarim in Waterdeep to Manshoon (if heâs alive). Floon Blagmaar (see appendix B
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ) asks the characters for 5,000 gp to fund an expedition that he hopes will inspire a future book, for which heâll give them special mention in said masterwork. If the characters seem hesitant, Volo
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     back Gauntlgrym. Lost half my foot to an orcâs blade, and slew every damned one that got in my way marching home. If I want to sit and enjoy my old age now that we finally drove the orcs back, Iâll do
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle â won or lost â in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fate would destroy the Zhentarimâs plans for control of FaerĂ»n. Davra Jassur
 Lawful evil human assassin
 Ideals: Order, discipline, ambition
 Personality: Driven, focused, ruthless
 Potential
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Resources: Zhentarim thugs
 Graceful and elegant as a blade, Davra Jassur ostensibly recruits promising new talent for the Zhentarim. But she also deals with internal problems, ensuring those problems
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     background. They might inspire you to heights of heroism, or lead you to act against your own best interests if they are threatened. They can work very much like ideals, driving a characterâs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as âI will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt DoâUrden.â
 Each of these characters also has an important
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a former mercenary now seeking adventure. You could be working as an emissary for one of the Ghaalâdar tribes, or even Lhesh Haruuc himself. Or you could have been driven from your tribe by the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Dhakaani. The Heirs of Dhakaan are an agnostic society and donât have clerics, paladins, or druids. Their focus is on martial excellence, and their spiritual leaders are bards, who inspire their warriors
                                                
                                            
                                        






