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Gnome
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Basic Rules (2014)
stare, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit
communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
overindulge their thirst risk losing control and forever viewing others as prey. Those who resist might find exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves.
Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures
. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities
. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, creation, and play.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities
. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, creation, and play.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
this way, the constant vigilance and lack of truly peaceful rest would lead to a dangerous level of psychosis, but a beholder’s mind accepts this attitude as normal and necessary — it is always alert
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities.
The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to
others can be exploited through bribes, favors, or threats.
As creatures devoid of emotion, yuan-ti exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
frustration by grinding the offending party into a thick, bloody sludge. Financier of the Hells Mammon’s wealth is his primary way of exerting power and influence. He offers monetary loans to other devils in
any other Lord of the Nine. A Shabby Kingdom The layer of Minauros teeters on the edge of ruin. The realm is a great swamp, interspersed with cities and fortresses that are in constant need of repair
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
devotion of a wide variety of criminals, rascals, and ne’er-do-wells across a multitude of worlds. He continues to meet his quota of souls, both despite his lack of mobility and because of it. Being
in the Blood War engage in constant skirmishes across the ice, and yugoloths and other mercenaries from across the planes play a key role in the struggle. Both sides sometimes employ adventurers to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
are inflexible, grinding their way forward through any obstacle or unforeseen development. They are single-minded in the extreme, and most earth cultists have little use for social niceties. They see
takes pleasure in mocking others, especially if he can do so in a clever or elegant way. Marlos’s previous life had been a constant search for pleasure, but the only thing that now stirs his loveless
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to use humanoids as thralls, since they have a good balance of physical attributes and proper anatomy. Animals, in contrast, require a lot of direct oversight and lack the ability to use tools to help
ever since the gray dwarves revolted against them, but consider their brains a delicacy. Duergar serve as a constant reminder to the illithids that any creatures that serve them must be kept dimwitted
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
constant presence of the Watch — which exclusively patrols that district — goes far toward assuring their security. As a side effect, it also means many patriars go months without engaging with the
. For this callous lot, the common people are nothing more than fools to be bilked, clods undeserving of comfort and wealth due to their lack of comfort and breeding. For a few patriars, though, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
constant presence of the Watch — which exclusively patrols that district — goes far toward assuring their security. As a side effect, it also means many patriars go months without engaging with the
. For this callous lot, the common people are nothing more than fools to be bilked, clods undeserving of comfort and wealth due to their lack of comfort and breeding. For a few patriars, though, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the minds of his followers an unquenchable, supernatural hunger, both for violence and for the flesh of intelligent creatures. A gnoll feels a constant, gnawing demand for blood and destruction that
mimic gnolls in their actions and beliefs. Yeenoghu’s cultists are folk who lack all hope and have descended into nihilism. One might have suffered a tremendous personal loss, been banished from its home
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
ceiling cast a lurid purple glow over everything. Issuing from a tunnel that descends toward the east is the loud, constant sound of stone grinding against stone.
If the nothics in area G15 retreat
monolith that is constantly changing its shape, filling the great cavern with a thunderous grinding noise.
If Marlos Urnrayle has been defeated elsewhere, this cavern is guarded by two earth elemental
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
sun is. This constant daylight lessens the farther one travels from Elturel, casting a sort of wan dawn light for fifty or so miles around the city. Beyond that, the orb is visible as a bright beacon in
benefits notwithstanding, the constant illumination that bathes Elturel can be difficult for newcomers to adjust to. Inns and boarding halls usually swathe the windows of their guest rooms in thick cloth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
relaxed and open attitude toward the outside world. Because they dwell in regions that lack the towering peaks that their mountain kin favor, they build stone fortresses that start above ground and end in
. Hill dwarves view their mountain cousins as overly grim shut-ins who refuse to believe that life is anything but a constant battle for survival. Mountain dwarves view their hill-dwelling relatives as
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
everyone with his constant griping. Odium and Ozymandias dislike each other intensely. If one gets into trouble, the other will do nothing to help. Odium desperately wants to leave the island and get on
with anyone. These low-level clerks and helpers survived the battle and the burning of the abbey by hiding in the cellars. Although the heat, smoke, and lack of fresh air might have killed the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Grain harvested from area 7 is brought here and made into flour. The grinding of the millstone, the cranking of the water wheel, and the rush of water pouring down the mountainside drown out most other
from the top of the shaft to the bottom, or vice versa. Between stops, it moves at a constant speed. Bolted to the northeast wall of the room is a rectangular metal plate with a 3-foot-long iron
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
it to win the purse.
Ruthie Swifford (neutral good human) is a determined, no-nonsense player who keeps up a constant stream of good-natured chatter.
Whipp Walsh (chaotic neutral human) is a
casino chips equivalent to 15 gp. Quentin’s letter to Verity reads as follows: It is such a disappointment when one attempts to conceal their lack of skill by sending others to do their dirty work
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
find hard to comprehend. Humans lack true awareness, and most wouldn’t know an omen if it walked up and kissed them on the lips. A storm giant attunes itself to the world and glimpses the future in all
realms of the storm giants, which maintain a constant watch for the all-important signs. In ages past, when giant dynasties reigned, the signs that accompanied the leader of them all were clear and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. By night, the only denizens of the warehouse are three manticores and their red slaad handler. The manticores fly between levels on constant patrol, and the slaad spends its time lounging in the loft
real danger on the walkway and the bridge comes from their uneven surface and the lack of a railing. A character who moves no more than 10 feet per turn and devotes all their attention to watching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
over with a successful DC 20 Strength check. 11. Old Garrison For the residents of Thundertree, living so close to Neverwinter Wood demanded constant vigilance. The barracks appears to have weathered
in area 7. His fellow cultists lack Favric’s ambition and flee if he is captured or killed.
If the characters talk to the cultists, Favric explains that they have come to treat with the green
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
through the pipes, but they lack gauges to show how turning the wheels affects the pressure. A character can determine that the water flows west, as well as how to maximize or minimize the water
above it. Creatures that aren’t devotees of Vecna that drink from the basin must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 1 hour. Cultists who suspect a lack of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Intense buzzing or grinding noises fill the region for the next 24 hours. With the exception of truly cacophonous sounds, creatures can only hear speech and noises that originate within 10 feet of them. 06
) checks made against those creatures have disadvantage, and the creatures have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made against anyone who notices their lack of reflection. When they leave the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, even with constant scrubbing. Additionally, any savvy thief operating in the civilized settlements of the Sword Coast recognizes that a character covered in this dye fell victim to a trap. Those thieves
feet attack, the suspended granite block activates, then acts on initiative count 0 each round. This magical hazard was created to crash down upon those who lack devotion to That-Which-Endures. As such
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
fealty from chaotic evil humanoids. If allegiance isn’t forthcoming, it slaughters a tribe’s leaders and claims lordship over the survivors. Creatures serving a red dragon live in constant terror of
Vengeful. White dragons lack the cunning and tactics of most other dragons. However, their bestial nature makes them the best hunters among all dragonkind, singularly focused on surviving and slaughtering