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Returning 35 results for 'fighting temple'.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Crushing Wave cult: a dragon turtle named Bronzefume. Young and impressionable, she was lured to the Temple of the Crushing Wave by Gar Shatterkeel's offer of riches. Bronzefume stays out of sight in the
dragon turtle attacks only if she's sure those she meets are intruders, such as if she sees water cultists fighting the characters.
Bronzefume prefers to attack boats rather than people. Given a choice between attacking a character and damaging a boat that character is on, she opts for the boat. Fire
Cleric
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Basic Rules (2014)
their combat training to let them wade into melee with the power of the gods on their side.
Divine Agents
Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to
a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed
Balhannoth
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
drow enclave.
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a balhannoth can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a balhannoth can take one lair action to cause one of
the balhannoth’s lair.
The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest, a temple, home, or somewhere else.
If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice
in unsettled lands, smiting evil, or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting enemy raiders, negotiating peace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice
beyond the walls of civilization, smiting evil or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting rampaging orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice
beyond the walls of civilization, smiting evil or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting rampaging orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice
in unsettled lands, smiting evil, or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also expected to protect their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting enemy raiders, negotiating peace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Oozing Temple A tremor causes a cave-in and traps the adventurers in a maze of tunnels with no obvious way out. With a dwindling air supply and water rising in the tunnels, the characters are
forced to find a means of escape. Complicating matters, part of the maze belongs to a forgotten temple that now serves as the lair of servants of the demon lord Juiblex. THE OOZING TEMPLE: GENERAL
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Oozing Temple A tremor causes a cave-in and traps the adventurers in a maze of tunnels with no obvious way out. With a dwindling air supply and water rising in the tunnels, the characters are
forced to find a means of escape. Complicating matters, part of the maze belongs to a forgotten temple that now serves as the lair of servants of the demon lord Juiblex. THE OOZING TEMPLE: GENERAL
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
divine wisdom and also for refuge. Harshnag is one of only a handful of giants who know about the temple. A few ancient dragons — including Iymrith, Claugiyliamatar, and Klauth — also know of its
THE ALL-FATHER: GENERAL FEATURES
The following features are common throughout the temple.
Ceilings. Interiors have 60-foot-high ceilings.
Doors. The double doors located throughout the complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
divine wisdom and also for refuge. Harshnag is one of only a handful of giants who know about the temple. A few ancient dragons — including Iymrith, Claugiyliamatar, and Klauth — also know of its
THE ALL-FATHER: GENERAL FEATURES
The following features are common throughout the temple.
Ceilings. Interiors have 60-foot-high ceilings.
Doors. The double doors located throughout the complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
temple through the back door, or that process is well along before the front doors split apart under the ram, then characters can conduct a fighting withdrawal through the temple. After everyone gets
Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
temple through the back door, or that process is well along before the front doors split apart under the ram, then characters can conduct a fighting withdrawal through the temple. After everyone gets
Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Assigning Assets When you’ve noted which assets are fighting against the cult, it’s time to decide how those forces of good attack. The characters are key figures in the allied force marching on the
Rath Modar Emerald Enclave Cult leaders* Zhentarim assassins Cultist troops Harper agents Chromatic dragons Metallic dragons Devils Devils Giants Giants Evil mercenaries Lords’ Alliance army Temple of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Assigning Assets When you’ve noted which assets are fighting against the cult, it’s time to decide how those forces of good attack. The characters are key figures in the allied force marching on the
Rath Modar Emerald Enclave Cult leaders* Zhentarim assassins Cultist troops Harper agents Chromatic dragons Metallic dragons Devils Devils Giants Giants Evil mercenaries Lords’ Alliance army Temple of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
previous fighting, or they are injured and low on healing. In particular, if the attack comes during a long rest but before the characters have finished that rest, they won’t yet have recovered full hit
this attack. The cultists not only want to eliminate a threat, they want to send a message to all others who oppose them. Attacking at an important public building such as a major temple or a palace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
previous fighting, or they are injured and low on healing. In particular, if the attack comes during a long rest but before the characters have finished that rest, they won’t yet have recovered full hit
this attack. The cultists not only want to eliminate a threat, they want to send a message to all others who oppose them. Attacking at an important public building such as a major temple or a palace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
A Paladin in Hell—a painting that has become famous throughout Faerûn—and that he lost his arm on that expedition, fighting the forces of the archdevil Zariel. However, Sir Ursas is hardly the
relates that several of the missing components are mentioned in legends surrounding an ancient Temple of Moloch. Recent expeditions there have found the temple ruined and looted, and the missing components
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
A Paladin in Hell—a painting that has become famous throughout Faerûn—and that he lost his arm on that expedition, fighting the forces of the archdevil Zariel. However, Sir Ursas is hardly the
relates that several of the missing components are mentioned in legends surrounding an ancient Temple of Moloch. Recent expeditions there have found the temple ruined and looted, and the missing components
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
summons them to the temple (area A5). Read the following text when the characters arrive: Elder Runara smiles as you approach. “I have something to show you,” she says. There’s a flash like a silent stroke
explains that they’ll need it to access the observatory. RUNARA SAVES THE DAY!
Runara is a powerful dragon, but she is dedicated to the cause of peace. She’s not interested in fighting the battles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
leaders note that fighting all the oozes might not be necessary. If the adventurers can get to the Pudding King and destroy him, the oozes might be reduced to their typically mindless and disorganized
state. A large force can serve as a distraction, while the characters sneak in from an alternate route. Dorbo Diggermattock wants the main force to attack from the temple of the Steadfast Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
leaders note that fighting all the oozes might not be necessary. If the adventurers can get to the Pudding King and destroy him, the oozes might be reduced to their typically mindless and disorganized
state. A large force can serve as a distraction, while the characters sneak in from an alternate route. Dorbo Diggermattock wants the main force to attack from the temple of the Steadfast Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
summons them to the temple (area A5). Read the following text when the characters arrive: Elder Runara smiles as you approach. “I have something to show you,” she says. There’s a flash like a silent stroke
explains that they’ll need it to access the observatory. RUNARA SAVES THE DAY!
Runara is a powerful dragon, but she is dedicated to the cause of peace. She’s not interested in fighting the battles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
. The cult’s headquarters are inside a death knight-dreadnaught, an undead battleship beached near a temple of Talos called the Tower of Storms. At the same time, Ularan Mortus, a priest of the god of
animals and monstrous beasts lairing in the Mere of Dead Men. As the adventurers interact with the villagers, helping them rebuild and fighting off the immediate dangers, the specters of these two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
District Gates of Passage Built from Aereni densewood, this spire serves both as the embassy of Aerenal and a temple of the Undying Court. Aereni citizens who die in Sharn are interred in the temple
temple of the Silver Flame, this place once housed a hundred templars dedicated to protecting Sharn from supernatural threats. It has largely been abandoned; only a dozen devoted templars and adepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
District Gates of Passage Built from Aereni densewood, this spire serves both as the embassy of Aerenal and a temple of the Undying Court. Aereni citizens who die in Sharn are interred in the temple
temple of the Silver Flame, this place once housed a hundred templars dedicated to protecting Sharn from supernatural threats. It has largely been abandoned; only a dozen devoted templars and adepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
. The cult’s headquarters are inside a death knight-dreadnaught, an undead battleship beached near a temple of Talos called the Tower of Storms. At the same time, Ularan Mortus, a priest of the god of
animals and monstrous beasts lairing in the Mere of Dead Men. As the adventurers interact with the villagers, helping them rebuild and fighting off the immediate dangers, the specters of these two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the faint lingering odor of death. The demon lord’s goat-skull visage glowers at you as statues of cultists gaze outward from the shadowed corners of the hall.
The burning incense in the main temple
approach Nezzarum without first fighting Xia, the dragon is initially Indifferent. Indifferent Dragon. If Nezzarum hasn’t seen the characters prove themselves in battle, he errs on the side of caution and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Landgrave’s Folly The temple at Landgrave’s Folly, shown in map 8.4, is in ruins and under 40 feet or more of water, though its weed-encrusted spire extends above the ocean surface even at high tide
. The characters can’t proceed into the temple without some means of breathing underwater, such as caps of water breathing or the potions found in area T6. Potions of water breathing are also readily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Landgrave’s Folly The temple at Landgrave’s Folly, shown in map 8.4, is in ruins and under 40 feet or more of water, though its weed-encrusted spire extends above the ocean surface even at high tide
. The characters can’t proceed into the temple without some means of breathing underwater, such as caps of water breathing or the potions found in area T6. Potions of water breathing are also readily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the faint lingering odor of death. The demon lord’s goat-skull visage glowers at you as statues of cultists gaze outward from the shadowed corners of the hall.
The burning incense in the main temple
approach Nezzarum without first fighting Xia, the dragon is initially Indifferent. Indifferent Dragon. If Nezzarum hasn’t seen the characters prove themselves in battle, he errs on the side of caution and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
theater, a fine bookstore, or an illegal fighting ring, Menthis has something to offer. Menthis Plateau: Noteworthy Locations District Description Location Art Temple This theater is renowned for
follow classical traditions. University, Upper Menthis Great Hall of Aureon Sharn’s largest temple to the Sovereign Aureon, the Great Hall celebrates knowledge and learning. The clergy are sages and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
theater, a fine bookstore, or an illegal fighting ring, Menthis has something to offer. Menthis Plateau: Noteworthy Locations District Description Location Art Temple This theater is renowned for
follow classical traditions. University, Upper Menthis Great Hall of Aureon Sharn’s largest temple to the Sovereign Aureon, the Great Hall celebrates knowledge and learning. The clergy are sages and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
the age and experience of your audience should be liberally exercised. Creatures/NPCs An eidolon of the former high priest of this temple resides within the central sacred statue of this chamber. The
the statue, the eidolon begins a tirade of insults and threats. If the characters engage the creature in conversation while fighting the allips they can learn of the deal the creature made with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, although the focus lies on motivation and personality, not game statistics. Expect long digressions from each player about what his or her character does, and why. Going to a temple to ask a priest for
advice can be as important an encounter as fighting orcs. (And don’t expect the adventurers to fight the orcs at all unless they are motivated to do so.) A character will sometimes take actions