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Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to the kenku by describing this noise. Examples of this type of name include Smasher, Clanger, Slicer, and Basher

legitimate trades. These kenku adopt noises made as part of their craft. A sailor duplicates the sound of a fluttering sail, while a smith mimics the clanging of a hammer on metal. Non-kenku describe these folk by their trade sounds, such as Sail Snap, Hammerer, and Cutter.

Kenku Names

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

distinction between male and female names. Kenku thugs, warriors, and toughs adopt noises made by weapons, such as the clang of a mace against armor or the sound made by a breaking bone. Non-kenku refer to

mimics, such as Rat Scratch, Whistler, Mouser, and Growler. Some kenku turn their back on crime to pursue legitimate trades. These kenku adopt noises made as part of their craft. A sailor duplicates the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo

instance, the chief of one tribe might be the only one that has the right to stain its tusks with red ochre, while the warriors of another tribe rub streaks of ash into their garments to signify their safe

Cloaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

resemble bone clasps. When a cloaker unfurls and moves to attack, it reveals its pale underside and makes its true nature evident. Red eyes glow above rows of sharp teeth, and a long pendulous tail

defense, cloakers can create illusory duplicates of themselves. Haunting Moan. Cloakers’ thoughts are alien to other life-forms, and they communicate with one another through subsonic moans inaudible to

73. Trial of the Square

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

duplicates created by a mirror image spell. The mephit attacks all other creatures in the room, with its duplicates appearing to follow suit. The mephit knows three command words: “bloatbug,” “frogspittle

lever on the north wall is carved from bone but is insubstantial, such that a character’s hand passes right through it. The lever appears solid to a creature on the Ethereal Plane, and an ethereal

The Rank and File

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

allow for variations. A pit fiend, for instance, might take the form of an imp in order to personally infiltrate a kingdom on the Material Plane. The hierarchy of the Nine Hells has thirteen tiers or

(rank 3), bearded devils and merregons (rank 4), barbed devils (rank 5), chain devils (rank 6), and bone devils (rank 7). These devils are specialists, typically assigned to tasks that best suit their

Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

, does it require concentration? A potion’s effect requires concentration only if its description says so or if it duplicates a spell that requires concentration. For the hat of disguise, how do I set

protection, for instance, since you can’t attune to more than one copy of an item at a time. Do magic weapons give you a bonus to attack and damage rolls? A magic weapon gives you a bonus to attack rolls

Magic Item Categories

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

made of metal, wood, or bone. It’s about 2 or 3 feet long, 1 inch thick, and 2 to 5 pounds. Scrolls Most scrolls are spells stored in written form, while a few bear unique incantations that produce

neither harmful nor beneficial. For instance, a fireball might produce an area of harmless cold. 5 The caster suffers a minor but bizarre effect related to the spell. Such effects last only as long as

Designing Simple Traps

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

of danger posed by the trap. A spell is a great foundation to use as the design of a trap, whether the trap duplicates the spell (a mirror that casts charm person on whoever looks into it) or uses its

case, pick two spells, or combine the effects of a spell cast using a 9th-level and a 5th-level slot. For instance, a fireball spell of this sort would deal 24d6 fire damage on a failed saving throw

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

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

. These members of the Hallix family died forty years ago, after Mount Hotenow erupted. The coffins are empty except for scraps of cloth and bits of bone; the cult’s ghouls ate the former occupants

. At the far end of the secret passage is another secret door easily spotted and opened from inside the tunnel. Treasure. The collection of sinister books, many of which are duplicates, includes a few

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

and engaging in mischief. For instance, it warns the characters that the sarcophagus is trapped, and that opening the lid will free a pit fiend bound within. Treasure. Characters who take the time to

can inspect the crypt more closely. Bits of incinerated bone lie strewn atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Lying amid the bones are fragments of a shattered spear with a silvered head. The

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