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Returning 35 results for 'first heroes'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Roar (3/Day). The sphinx emits a magical roar. Whenever it roars, the roar has a different effect, as detailed below (the sequence resets when it takes a Long Rest):
First
Magic, Greater Restoration, Heroes' Feast, Zone of TruthLegendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the sphinx can expend a use to take one of the following
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
speaking, singing, and playing by itself.
Whenever you attempt to attune to the harp, you must first make either a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check or a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the
playing the harp, you can cast the heroes' feast spell from it. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until 1d10 + 10 days have passed.
Soothing Melody. As an action, you can use
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
uses this action again. When a creature other than the nightmare haunt enters the affected area for the first time or starts its turn there, the creature must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw
where the Wicked Slumber is prominent. Purple tendrils of wispy nightmares spread like vines across those areas and surround the bodies of those who sleep.
Heroes throughout Eldraine have ventured
Androsphinx
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
, zone of truth
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, tongues
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement
5th level (2 slots): flame strike, greater restoration
6th level (1 slot): heroes
long rest, the roar is louder and the effect is different, as detailed below. Each creature within 500 feet of the sphinx and able to hear the roar must make a saving throw.
First Roar. Each creature
Fighter
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him.
All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the
around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
away. Auril instantly reappears in her Auril (Second Form);second form, in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of where her first form disappeared. Her initiative count doesn’t change.
Innate
Frost.First Form
In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: Druidcraft, Speak with Animals, Speak with Plants
2/day each: Awaken (as an action), Goodberry, Plant Growth (as an action only)
1/day each: Heroes' Feast
when it starts its turn inside the wall or when it enters the wall for the first time on a turn. The wall’s area is difficult terrain for a creature that isn’t grappled. The wall sinks
Bard
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, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
nomadic elves, the Harpers, and the priesthoods devoted to the gods of the First Circle.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the outlander background below as the basis for your
totem spirits were defeated by Uthgar and where the heroes of the tribes are interred—are sacred to you.
Your bond is undoubtedly associated with your tribe or some aspect of Uthgardt philosophy or
Human
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These were the stories of a restless people who long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, a love of adventure, that
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
First Attack The cult’s first attack against the heroes is a measured assault designed to deliver a warning.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
First Attack The cult’s first attack against the heroes is a measured assault designed to deliver a warning.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Heroes’ Feast (p. 250) In the first paragraph, “twelve other creatures” is now “twelve creatures.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Second Attack The first attack established that the heroes are an even more dangerous threat than the cult believed. In this second encounter, a stronger cult force attacks to kill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
Heroes and lifelong companions, Kynaios and Tiro founded Meletis and ruled as its first kings
(WILLIAN MURAI) Myth of the First Kings of Meletis
In ages past, the peoples of what would one day become
Lifelong Companion Behind many heroes is another hero whose greatness comes from the support and love they offer. Haktos had his beloved Perynes, Renata was accompanied by her servant Karados, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Second Attack The first attack established that the heroes are an even more dangerous threat than the cult believed. In this second encounter, a stronger cult force attacks to kill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Queen tells the tale of the Dragon Army’s first strike into Solamnia and thrusts a group of heroes into the path of a world-altering war. This chapter provides an overview of the adventure presented
fractious lands. The Dragon Army now turns its attention to the west—to the land of Solamnia, a nation known as the home of knights and heroes. Now, the true war begins. Dragonlance: Shadow of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
for decades. Built for tales of swords and sorcery, the Realms initially grew and flourished in Ed’s D&D campaign, which featured heroes like the Knights of Myth Drannor in the Dalelands. Ed also
shared glimpses of the Realms in the pages of Dragon magazine, giving D&D players their first tales from the wizard Elminster, the old sage of Shadowdale, who occasionally found his way through a portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Chapter 8: The Dragon Queen’s Pride Sidharth Chaturvedi The heroes’ quest for the final rod piece takes
them into a casino in the heart of Avernus The adventurers discover that the final piece of
the Rod of Seven Parts is in the heart of Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. The characters must infiltrate a diabolical casino dedicated to Tiamat, Queen of Evil Dragons, whose lair is nearby.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Third Attack The second attack was meant to finish off the heroes. If a third attack proves necessary, the cult escalates to the highest level. If nothing else, the second attack should impress on
the characters that the first attack wasn’t a fluke or a one-time event. They have a price on their heads. Additionally, the potency of the second attack should make the characters understand that if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Third Attack The second attack was meant to finish off the heroes. If a third attack proves necessary, the cult escalates to the highest level. If nothing else, the second attack should impress on
the characters that the first attack wasn’t a fluke or a one-time event. They have a price on their heads. Additionally, the potency of the second attack should make the characters understand that if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kalaman Victorious With the defeat of the Red Dragon Army, the characters return to a heroes’ welcome in Kalaman. Their allies, including Darrett and Marshal Vendri, are among the first to express
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Dragons in Dungeons Nothing is more quintessentially Dungeons & Dragons than gathering a group of heroes to face a mighty dragon in a mysterious dungeon. These classic elements link players across
time and space, from the first adventurers who forayed into the gloom more than 50 years ago to players beginning their first adventure now. Dragon Delves is a celebration of this shared tradition. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Dark Elf (Drow) (p. 24) The first two paragraphs have been replaced with the following: As a drow, you are infused with the magic of the Underdark, an underground realm of wonders and horrors rarely
influence—for now. Wherever the cult lurks, drow heroes stand on the front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolth’s web.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Bulette Proof One last danger confronts the heroes as they leave the ship and head out of the mountain valley: Something big is plowing through the deep snow, heading in your direction. Only its
, and they have all but forgotten about it. They fail to warn the characters that it poses a threat to anyone approaching or leaving the ship. The characters first notice the bulette when it’s 120 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the caldera of the Well of Dragons. Sacrifice the prisoners while performing the ritual that guides Tiamat from the Nine Hells to the world. The first three stages of Severin’s plan are complete. Stage
4 will be completed by the time the characters arrive at the Well of Dragons. Stage 5 begins soon after the heroes and their factional allies arrive, and becomes the focal point of this final battle against the cult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the caldera of the Well of Dragons. Sacrifice the prisoners while performing the ritual that guides Tiamat from the Nine Hells to the world. The first three stages of Severin’s plan are complete. Stage
4 will be completed by the time the characters arrive at the Well of Dragons. Stage 5 begins soon after the heroes and their factional allies arrive, and becomes the focal point of this final battle against the cult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Conclusion Because the cult has underestimated the heroes’ strength, this first assault is doomed to fail. However, try to ensure that at least one cultist escapes to report what happened. If no one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Conclusion Because the cult has underestimated the heroes’ strength, this first assault is doomed to fail. However, try to ensure that at least one cultist escapes to report what happened. If no one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. In these adventures, the player characters are students attending the university, and they become heroes in their own right as they navigate plots, overcome monsters, and thwart dangers that arise
Kerfuffle,” the adventure in this chapter, takes place during the characters’ first year at the university. “Hunt for Mage Tower,” in chapter 4, takes place during the characters’ second year at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
University. In this adventure, the characters explore campus as first-year students. They’ll navigate orientation at the Biblioplex and settle into social life in rowdy gathering spots. They’ll get
emerge. Danger crops up in the most unassuming places, and the characters must rise to the occasion. Will they become campus heroes? Or will these kerfuffles explode into something that threatens all of Strixhaven?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
), that hero has already dealt 10 damage to the monster. If the characters beat Sytri or Tol to Grakenok, the rival heroes enter battle as soon as they arrive. Sytri and Tol focus on the monster and ignore the characters unless the party attacks them first.
Schley Map 9.1: Courier Four-Way Battle The characters, Sytri, and Tol all seek the glory of defeating the elder whirlwyrm. Track how much damage each character and the rival heroes deal to the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Stage 1 First Council of Waterdeep The characters are invited by NPCs they know and trust to the first session of the Council of Waterdeep. (If you played Hoard of the Dragon Queen, Leosin Erlanthar
caused by the heroes. Assassins try to stop the characters’ interference, but the cultists misjudge the strength needed to complete the job.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult Reprisals The cults of Elemental Evil don’t wait passively for a band of heroes to systematically eliminate each cult’s surface outpost. Even if the characters destroy one of the Haunted Keep
reprisal to run after the characters visit the first locale (Beliard, Dessarin Road, Shallow Graves, Summit Hall, or Womford Rats). “Skyriders” and “Reaver Ambush” are good choices because they point to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Supernatural Gifts Most heroes of Theros have some kind of supernatural aid to help them achieve their goals. Often this aid comes from the gods, but some heroes might find their support from other
beings, such as the sphinx Medomai, an oracle like Atris or Kydele, or a repository of mystical knowledge. Some heroes are born with supernatural power or born as a result of supernatural events. A






