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Returning 35 results for 'guard comfort laughing'.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
is destroyed, the scion of Memnor emerges from the dissipating cloud, often laughing as if it just heard a great joke. Incredibly tall and lanky, the scion towers 75 feet tall and wields a morningstar
guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of giants
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
enemies from the sky.
If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Memnor emerges from the dissipating cloud, often laughing as if it just heard a great joke. Incredibly tall and lanky, the scion towers 75
seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
searching for “a prize hidden in the mouth of a laughing fiend.” On a failed check, the gnoll flees without divulging any information. Olivier Bernard J4: Shrine of the Laughing Devil A stone dais spans
much of the south wall of this eerie shrine. Above the dais, a mosaic of black and red tiles depicts the face of a laughing devil whose forked tongue curls down to the dais.
Unless drawn elsewhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
comfort and amenities. If the council needs a tiebreaking vote to determine whether to commute a prisoner’s sentence, the prison warden—a neutral arbiter with no ties to any Lords’ Alliance member—casts the deciding vote.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
comfort and amenities. If the council needs a tiebreaking vote to determine whether to commute a prisoner’s sentence, the prison warden—a neutral arbiter with no ties to any Lords’ Alliance member—casts the deciding vote.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Crying visage 4 Laughing visage 5 Skull 6 Butterfly Hand of Healing 3rd-level Way of Mercy feature Your mystical touch can mend wounds. As an action, you can spend 1 ki point to touch a creature and
until the end of your next turn. Flurry of Healing and Harm 11th-level Way of Mercy feature You can now mete out a flurry of comfort and hurt. When you use Flurry of Blows, you can now replace each of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the Sea of Moving Ice, the prison is a single-story structure topped with battlements. Rising from the core of the panopticon is a tower that holds the prison’s administrative offices and guard
representative to Revel’s End, and together they form a parole committee called the Absolution Council. Rarely are all ten council members present, since Revel’s End offers little in the way of comfort and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Upper Level The rooms on this level are decorated for comfort. The artwork and other decor reflects the taste of the merchant prince to whom the villa belongs. 10. Library Chultans are fans of
successful DC 15 Dexterity check to open. 13. Guard Rooms This guard room is intentionally set in the midst of the family rooms and the master suite. The guards are responsible for safeguarding the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
leaves twelve guards behind. One travels with each wagon, acting as a guard and assistant to the teamster. The other nine are cloaked as private travelers in two distinct groups, seeking company and
small towns have roadside inns if travelers want more comfort, and walled hostelries catering to wagon caravans are spread a few days apart. Animals and travelers can rest comfortably at these walled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
curtained palanquins for both comfort and privacy. Rezmir does the same. When characters spot familiar faces from the cult camp, the cultists are carrying or accompanying a palanquin where Rezmir rides. They
, and a replacement has a chance to find employment. 6–10 Hired as a basic guard for 5 gp per tenday, plus food and living expenses on the road. 11–15 Hired as a sergeant for 8 gp per tenday, plus food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
guard. Among the common folk and criminal element of the city, patriars have a reputation for callousness. Common wisdom holds that patriars are out of touch with everyday life and value citizens
. 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->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
curfew after sundown, and everyday interactions are tinged with restraint to steer clear of Atash’s forbiddances. Sangarians reserve intimacy for family and close friends, lowering their social guard
only in the comfort of their homes. The Sunweaver Most Sangarians revere the Sunweaver—or pretend to. Locally, the Sunweaver’s faith uses an upright torch topped with a blazing sun as its symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
guard. Among the common folk and criminal element of the city, patriars have a reputation for callousness. Common wisdom holds that patriars are out of touch with everyday life and value citizens
. 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->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
leaves twelve guards behind. One travels with each wagon, acting as a guard and assistant to the teamster. The other nine are cloaked as private travelers in two distinct groups, seeking company and
small towns have roadside inns if travelers want more comfort, and walled hostelries catering to wagon caravans are spread a few days apart. Animals and travelers can rest comfortably at these walled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Flamebeard’s Firebrandy. So, Baric has adopted the guise of an unemployed caravan guard, and his plan is to hang around Kelvin’s Comfort for a few days, on the chance that his quarry will walk right
Firebeard’s Firebrandy, sold only at Kelvin’s Comfort, located on yer right as you enter the market square!” (If the characters arrive at a different gate, you can relocate Augrek to that gate.) B2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
palanquins for both comfort and privacy. Rezmir does the same. When characters spot familiar faces from the cult camp, the cultists are carrying or accompanying a palanquin where Rezmir rides. They
or die on the road, and a replacement has a chance to find employment. 6–10 Hired as a basic guard for 5 gp per tenday, plus food and living expenses on the road. 11–15 Hired as a sergeant for 8 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
provide comfort for off-duty guards.
The room includes a table and chairs for eating, a couch and several chairs for lounging, and a privy. A trunk on the east wall contains a dozen spare guard
approach (as detailed in the “Evading Guards” section), the DC of those checks decreases by 2 against the off-duty guards. Locked Door. The door to area T3 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
based on their contents.
A2: Guard Nook Sam Keiser
A small, bipedal reptile stands guard in this nook.
A Kobold Warrior keeps watch in this nook. The guard is initially Indifferent
the characters. The kobolds’ initial attitude is Indifferent. If they learn the characters eliminated the guard in area A2, these kobolds are Hostile.
Treasure. Stashed in the junk pile are 25 GP and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
state dinner. Cavaliers also learn how to guard those in their charge from harm, often serving as the protectors of their superiors and of the weak. Compelled to right wrongs or earn prestige, many of
these fighters leave their lives of comfort to embark on glorious adventure. Cavalier Features Fighter Level Feature 3rd Bonus Proficiency, Born to the Saddle, Unwavering Mark 7th Warding Maneuver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
walking statues, no longer mobile, offers another way to orient yourself on a local scale. At nine stories tall, twice the height of any buildings nearby, the Honorable Knight stands guard in a block of
— conditions become crowded and perfect for pickpockets. Hire-Coaches If you desire to travel in relative comfort and be the master of your destination, simply give a spirited wave and shout to any hire-coach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
wagon worker and Whiskey the carpenter are talking and laughing in loud voices at their table, plates heaped with food before them. At their table, Luna and Thalen are taking turns prestidigitating
(Insight) check confirms that they are not themselves, as they display slightly warped personalities. The four attack when they or the gibbering mouthers are discovered (use their guard or commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(Insight) check determine that Shale can beat Chalk in a single move. Making this move causes the victorious Queen Argantle to emerge from her stone, laughing and cheering. Jagu emerges grumpily to join
wicked contraptions. They also hide and guard schematic diagrams for new contraptions in their mine. (The korreds are mistaken. The hag terrorizes the brigganocks and has kidnapped their chief
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
within these tunnels and on the surface around the outside of the area. They guard the territory around the mine for miles, sending out patrols of hunters equipped with war horns and using wolves as
perimeter guards, without giving away the fact that a tribe of goblins lives nearby. Hunters take up guard posts in tall trees and atop high rocky outcrops from where they can view the terrain while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in these lower watchtower billets. Theoretically, each watchtower is staffed by two guards day and night, but personnel shortages sometimes reduce that to one guard or force the knights to take turns
, Breakbone orders the characters arrested and tied hand and foot in separate guard towers, to await trial for insubordination during a military emergency. If they’re found guilty, the penalty is to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sacrifices to Dendar the Night Serpent in a sprawling underground temple beneath the ruins of Omu’s royal palace (area 20); the temple is described in chapter 4. The yuan-ti guard the entrances to the
known as the King of Feathers (see area 13). Copper Bell has speckled ginger fur and wears a torn blue cloth over her bony shoulders — the blanket used to comfort her cubs when they were infants. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
L-shaped hallway turned to ash as the armory (area S15) tore itself free of the castle, leaving a gaping hole. Guards. Three ashen veterans (see the “Ashen Creatures” sidebar) guard this hall and are
hostile toward interlopers. They are positioned as follows: One guard stands in front of the doors to area S5. One guard stands in front of the doors to area S6. One guard stands next to the door to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
nearly empty keg of ale between them. If these guards are attacked and not killed in a single round, they alert the third guard (posted in the watch tower at area 1B). 1B. Tower Guard Steps in the
western end of the foyer lead up to the watch tower, where a hill giant guard is dozing, an empty flagon smelling of mead still in his hand. An iron hoop and a straight bar hang on ropes from a rafter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
forming a spectral shadow of the soul. The light shed by an undying doesn’t generate heat, but it provides a sense of warmth and comfort. The most powerful of the undying can separate their spirits
the army of Aerenal’s City of the Dead. They guard the temples of the Undying Court and the mansions of the noble lines of Aerenal, and Aereni ambassadors are often accompanied by undead bodyguards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-svirfneblin to guard their forge. The seven svirfneblin—each riding a giant lizard—constitute the entire deep gnome population here. They eagerly expect the arrival of the prophesied star. Steamy Stream. The
own comfort. The door to the eighth alcove is locked. As an action, a character can pick the lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools or they can break down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
whatever it takes to get strangers off their guard, then kill or capture them. The roof of the cave looms 60 feet above the water, on average (this varies a bit with the tide). It’s 50 feet above
the comfort and safety of the cabins aboard their own ships. Instead, the use of these private quarters is meted out as a reward to crew members who distinguished themselves on the latest voyage, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in the south wall bears a carved pattern of stars arranged in a circle.
The door is a mimic trained to guard the staircase. It functions like an ordinary door until a creature it doesn’t recognize
smell of pipe smoke greets visitors to this raucous hall. Four gnomes sit here laughing, eating, and playing cards.
Three members of the Griswill Garrison (lawful neutral, gnome guards) sit here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Barovian wilderness, laughing and telling ghost stories. They are searching for graves to plunder or hunting small game. For a price of 100 gp, they offer to serve as guides. As long as these
, the will-o’-wisp becomes visible and joins the fray. Wolves This land is home to many wolves, their howls at the moment too close for comfort. Characters have a few minutes to steel themselves before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the first person to talk to them in private. Laughing off his claims as “political rhetoric,” he offers to buy drinks and asks to hear the group’s stories. Harbin Wester is intended to be a political
to the idea. Sharna is a formidable combatant compared to most folk in Phandalin. She also keeps four bodyguards (thugs) on hand to guard the exchange, travel to the mines, rough up “uncooperative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “My tentacles flick in the air when my guard is up.”
Ideal. “Nurture the young, for they are the bright lights of tomorrow.”
Bond. “I’m duty-bound to protect the
bone (mimics the sound of a dog gnawing a bone).”
Ideal. “Malicious joy. I can’t help but chuckle when people mess up (mimics the sound of someone stumbling and others laughing).”
Bond. “I have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “My tentacles flick in the air when my guard is up.”
Ideal. “Nurture the young, for they are the bright lights of tomorrow.”
Bond. “I’m duty-bound to protect the
bone (mimics the sound of a dog gnawing a bone).”
Ideal. “Malicious joy. I can’t help but chuckle when people mess up (mimics the sound of someone stumbling and others laughing).”
Bond. “I have a fey