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it doesn’t replace the normal components of a spell.
In addition to the spells that all Uthgardt shamans can cast, a shaman of a particular tribe gains additional spells based on tribal
require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs, and
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
archons of old.
Artisans of the Archons. Legend has it that the hundred-handed ones were once a tribe of giant artisans, prized by archon tyrants for their ability as stone cutters and smiths. The
Reactive. The giant can take one reaction on every turn in a combat.
Vigilant. The giant can't be surprised.Multiattack. The giant makes four longsword attacks or two rock attacks.
Longsword. Melee
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is nearly fifty years old—ancient by tribal standards. He has led the Elk Tribe for over half
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
emerald dragon.
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An adult emerald dragon unwillingly serves a fire giant tribe holding the dragon’s egg hostage.
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An adult emerald dragon is fascinated by the intrigues of a rakshasa
; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
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; 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
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
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strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations.
In the kobolds’ version of
where the townsfolk would try to hunt down all kobolds and put the tribe’s survival at risk.
Some aggressive individual kobolds and tribes do exist, but in general kobolds don’t purposely
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4. Giant Doors A 40-foot-long flight of steps leading east ascends 20 feet to a landing, next to which stands a pair of 30-foot-tall granite doors carved with images of giant gods locked in battle
). Knock spells and similar magic are likewise ineffective until the ice is removed. Pushing on the doors are six berserkers (CE male and female Uthgardt humans) of the Great Worm tribe. Overseeing them
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Chapter 6: Canyon of the Stone Giants Deadstone Cleft is the remote canyon lair of a xenophobic clan of stone giants who worship Skoraeus Stonebones. If the characters defeat the zealous stone giant
the adventurers’ primary goal in this part of their mission. Whether they kill the stone giant thane or not is up to them. Stone giants aren’t the only antagonists the characters must face. Thane
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ascending to godhood. In addition to revering Uthgar, each tribe venerates a totem animal spirit after which the tribe is named. Numerous Uthgardt tribes have been vanquished over the years, and at
least one tribe previously thought to be extinct has returned in force. There are currently eleven known Uthgardt tribes scattered throughout the North. Each tribe claims a vast tract of wilderness as
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Reghed tribe, but Bjornhild Solvigsdottir is no ordinary woman. The fearless wife of King Korold, she fought alongside him in many battles. After a frost giant slew Korold, the formidable Bjornhild took
were known to raid Ten-Towns for supplies, but now the Tribe of the Elk is learning to live in peace with the more civilized people of Ten-Towns. The other three Reghed tribes — the Tribe of the Tiger
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Life and Outlook Kobolds have a tribal society in which they all take on specialized roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most
clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so on. Even a stupid or physically weak kobold is given a role in the tribe, whether something as simple as picking
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Aerix Vokototh AIR-ix VOH-kuh-toth Chieftain’s son and member of the Reghed Tribe of the Wolf
Angajuk AWN-gah-jook Awakened sperm whale with a boat strapped to its back
Arn
Akannathi ARN ah-kah-NAH-thee Chief of the Akannathi goliath tribe of Skytower Shelter
Arveiaturace ar-vay-AH-chur-us Ancient white dragon known as the White Wyrm
Auril oh-REEL Lesser god that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Orc Lairs An orc tribe needs a home base of sorts — a place where warriors can reconnoiter after a raid, and ideally also a site that can be easily defended to ensure the safety of the tribe’s
followers of Yurtrus and Shargaas are relegated to the deep, dark recesses of the site, away from the rest of the tribe. At the center of the camp is the tribe’s war hearth. Once a war hearth is lit
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years, it is widely believed that they were wiped out. In truth, many aldani survived and retreated to the lakes of the Aldani Basin in the heart of Chult. An aldani looks like a giant lobster that walks
belonging to the Aldani tribe. The fishers of the tribe trapped the lobsters of the rivers by the thousands, until no lobsters remained. Their greed made Ubtao angry, and he cursed the fishers by
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
land littered with rotting war machines, bones, and banners of forgotten armies 25–28 1d8 + 1 bugbears 29–32 1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 + 1 giant hyenas 33–36 2d4 scarecrows 37–40 1d12 lions 41–44
1d10 thri-kreen 45–46 1 allosaurus 47–48 1 tiger 49–50 1d2 giant eagles or 1d2 giant vultures 51–52 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 53–54 1d2 pegasi 55–58 1 ankylosaurus 59–62 1d2 couatls 63–66 1 orc Eye
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Valley of Lost Honor The undead hordes of Ras Nsi wiped out a tribe of Chultans in this valley. The bones of the fallen Eshowe are gone, along with everything else — swallowed up by lava pouring out
giant striders (see appendix D) enforce that claim, making the valley very dangerous for interlopers. Tzindelor, the young red dragon inhabiting Wyrmheart Mine, is the only creature whose might and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The Blacktongues A year ago, Halaster used his magic to transport the Blacktongue tribe of bullywugs, along with its small army of giant frogs and giant toads, from a remote marshland to this level
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Life in the Tribe Orcs survive through savagery and force of numbers. Theirs is a life that has no place for weakness, and every warrior must be strong enough to take what is needed by force. Orcs
pair-bonding occurs in a tribe other than at the moment when coupling takes place. At other times, males and females are more or less indifferent toward one another. All orcs consider mating to be a
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aren’t steeped in the giants’ mythology. Most non-giants find a tale carving as unintelligible as giants would find poetry written in Elvish. REPRESENTATIVE GIANT PHRASES
What is your tribe and rank
The Giant Tongue The language that giants share is one of the few remnants from their once-grand empire. Over time it has fragmented into many dialects, and each type has its own distinctive accent
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Devourer. Roleplay a conversation with the queen, or summarize the conversation using the following information: When the lizardfolk returned to this long-abandoned lair, they soon discovered that a giant
crocodile prowled in the marsh nearby. Crocodiles are sacred to this tribe and they regarded its presence as a good omen. The lizardfolk have much experience with crocodiles and thus perceived it as not
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
giant kin such as fomorians, ettins, and ogres. Regardless of a giant’s rank among its own race, the chief of a hill giant tribe is inferior to the most common of stone giants. The lowest ranked giant
The Ordning Each of the main giant races — the cloud giant, fire giant, frost giant, hill giant, stone giant, and storm giants — are related by common elements of history, religion, and culture. They
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Fighting the Lizards Use the Missing Patrol Map for this encounter. The characters have braved the swampland, tracking the lizardfolk tribe and their mobile village. The lizardfolk have finally
voices rises above the droning of insects. Several carts fitted with sled rails are being pulled by giant snails with thick appendages protruding from their heads. Most of the carts carry lizardfolk
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Tribe hunters near Ten-Towns has been known to panic Ten-Towners who live in constant fear of attack. King Jarund Elkhardt The Elk King is Jarund Elkhardt, a terse yet thoughtful giant of a man who is
that can represent most members of a Reghed tribe, as shown in the Reghed Tribesfolk table. Reghed Tribesfolk Role Stat Block
Hunter or warrior Tribal warrior with Survival +4; speaks
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easternmost tunnel branch opens into the back wall of a giant dormitory (area 8). Tunnel Intersections. The first time one or more party members reach a tunnel intersection, four ice spiders come
crawling out of the darkness and attack. Use the giant spider statistics, with the following changes: Ice spiders have resistance to cold damage. While restrained in an ice spider’s web, a creature takes 1
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the crow’s nest spot 1d4 + 2 berserkers (CE male and female Uthgardt humans) who belong to either the Black Raven tribe or the Griffon tribe. Each berserker rides a trained giant raven (use the giant
giant 12–13 Mounted Uthgardt 14–17 Strong winds 18–19 1 young green dragon 20 1 young silver dragon Aarakocra These intelligent avians fly close to the airship to get a better look. They have had
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locathah hunter (see appendix C), joins the meeting as the representative for his tribe. A dozen locathah and their giant sea eel steeds swim in the waters near Saltmarsh (see appendix C for both).
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Barbarian A tall human tribesman strides through a blizzard, draped in fur and hefting his axe. He laughs as he charges toward the frost giant who dared poach his people’s elk herd. A half-orc
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Barbarian A tall human tribesman strides through a blizzard, draped in fur and hefting his axe. He laughs as he charges toward the frost giant who dared poach his people’s elk herd. A half-orc
snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
that the tribe has accumulated, stuffs it in his sack, and disappears, leaving nothing behind as compensation. Vermin Masters. Rats and bats (including giant-sized specimens) are naturally attracted to
about 3 feet tall. Xvarts live in remote hills, forests, and caves. Each tribe is led by a speaker, who is usually the brightest one among them. The speaker serves as the tribe’s ambassador, and often
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only the shaman who created it, and it doesn’t replace the normal components of a spell. In addition to the spells that all Uthgardt shamans can cast, a shaman of a particular tribe gains additional
always require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
) anxiously searching for the lost goats it tends for a frost giant tribe
7 1 frost giant (attitude: 1d8 + 1) building a wind shelter from ice blocks
8 1 frost giant ice shaper* (attitude
against the tribe that exiled it
†Monsters marked with a dagger (†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d10 if you don’t have that book. *See chapter 6. Hill Giant Encounters The Hill
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wolf companion, so as to not have to share with other tribe members. The giant eats anything that isn’t obviously deadly, such as creatures known to be poisonous. Rotten meat is fair game, though, as
Hill Giant Hill giants are selfish brutes that hunt, forage, and raid in constant search of food. They blunder through hills and forests devouring what they can, bullying smaller creatures into
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the shortest stature, the smallest brains, and the least ambition. The only area in which they excel is girth. Since eating is the only thing hill giants care about, a tribe is always led by its
, and personal magnetism — have no importance to hill giants. They are neither recognized nor rewarded, except to the extent that a hill giant with slightly above average smarts might use trickery or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
emit dim light in a 10-foot radius
4 Awakened walrus (see appendix C)
Frost Giant Riding a Mammoth Frost Giant Riding a Mammoth Even a raging blizzard can’t conceal the presence of a frost
giant riding a mammoth, as the earth rumbles and trembles with every one of the mammoth’s heavy footfalls. Running the Encounter. The frost giant has come down from the Spine of the World mountains
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Denizens Ten stone giants reside in Deadstone Cleft when the adventurers arrive, including Thane Kayalithica. With the exception of the giant in area 6, who checks on the roc, the giants remain in
their caves and wait for enemies to come to them. Once they enter combat, the giants pursue enemies that attempt to flee. The Blue Bear tribe shares Kayalithica’s belief that civilization is a blight on