guardians convinced leaders

Avi

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon 3rd level (2 slots): dispel magic, spirit guardians Reach to the Wave. At will, Avi can control the flow and shape of water in a 5-foot cube, or cause the water to

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mace","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic. Humble Guardians Firbolgs love nothing more than a peaceful day spent among the trees of an old forest. They see forests as sacred places, representing the

, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic. Firbolgs who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in

the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors. Staunch Champions Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races

Orzhov Representative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

command, illusory script 2nd enthrall, ray of enfeeblement, zone of truth 3rd bestow curse, speak with dead, spirit guardians 4th blight, death ward

convinced that everyone I know is plotting against me. 3 I’ll brave any risk if the monetary reward is great enough. 4 I am convinced that I am far more important than anyone else is

Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Priest Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold positions of influence in their communities. Evil priests

might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help

Outcast Adventurers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Outcast Adventurers As guardians of the wood, few firbolgs would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into human society. An exiled firbolg, or one whose clan has been destroyed, might

Outcast for murder 2 Outcast for severely damaging home territory 3 Clan slain by invading humanoids 4 Clan slain by a dragon or demon 5 Separated from the tribe and lost 6 Homeland destroyed by natural disaster 7 Personal quest ordained by omens 8 Dispatched on a quest by tribe leaders

Cult of Mammon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, and merchants and trade guilds are vulnerable to his bargains. Mammon’s cultists can gain the Grasping Hands trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Promise of Wealth trait. Grasping Hands (Recharges

pounds. Promise of Wealth (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, this creature chooses one creature it can see. Up to five allies of its choice become convinced that the target

Other Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

” earlier in this chapter), the Kargat enforces the will of fractious, power-hungry leaders. The organization is in turn served by the Kargatane, a cultish lower echelon of mortals drawn to service with

immortality. Agents of both groups wander Darkon and beyond, creating shadowy conspiracies to gain magical power and control by any means possible. Order of the Guardians This network of scholars and

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

characters but afraid of silver. 6 Three priests in fiendish Cynidicean masks approach the party with censers. Convinced the characters are possessed by demons, the priests assail the characters with chants

the characters’ faces. These Cynidiceans mimic the characters as best they can for 10 minutes, even if it costs the Cynidiceans their lives. 9 1d4 guardians of Gorm (see appendix B) try to escort the

Cults of the Dragon Below

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

from their twisted devotions, they pursue it with fanaticism. Even the most urbane and cultured cult leaders are unwavering in their convictions, entirely sure that their beliefs are good, true, and

of Rak Tulkhesh has sprung up among a local militia. Its members are convinced that refugees from the war are secretly inhuman monsters, and must be destroyed.

Goblinoid NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

efficiency, coordinating their efforts to eliminate spellcasters and other obvious threats. Dhakaani squads are utterly devoted to their kech leaders and their empire. All are bound by the principles of

muut and atcha (honor and duty), but they believe that humans and their kin don’t deserve to be treated with honor. All the goblinoid races work together among the Dhakaani, and all are convinced of

Stone Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

giants strive to draw shapes out of raw stone, which they believe reveal meaning inspired by their god, Skoraeus Stonebones. The giants appoint the tribe’s best carvers as their leaders, shamans, and

. Stone giants lacking in athletic grace or artistic skill dwell at the fringes of their society, serving as the tribe’s outlying guardians and far-wandering hunters. When trespassers stray too far into the

Biblioplex Locations (B10-B19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Strixhaven policies that most affect the student body. The leaders of the school’s Extracurriculars come to the council to conduct matters of business, and the council usually meets on the first day of every

from teleporting into and accessing this area, two shield guardians patrol at all times. Both the guardians have sleep as their stored spell, and their control amulets are in the possession of two of the

Membership

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Membership The Heralds of the Comet is a small, close-knit community. Through the process of severing their ties to the doomed world, members become entirely dependent on the group and its leaders

, and in the formal context of rituals, an initiate might be identified by their new name and brood number: for example, “Aphellis, Initiate of the Twenty-Sixth Brood.” Leadership The leaders of the

Structured Society

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

envisioned. Absent the presence of an anathema, yuan-ti abominations are the leaders in most yuan-ti cities. Yuan-ti Malisons The various kinds of malisons are imperfect compared to abominations but

leaders in the worship of one of the serpent gods. Yuan-ti Pureblood The most numerous of the yuan-ti, purebloods are also the most humanlike, exhibiting only one or two snakelike features such as slitted

Inside the Swarm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

representative of the Devkarin, so the elves claim a privileged position within the guild for the moment. Members of the Golgari Swarm live in the shadow of Jarad and the leaders of the individual factions

adventurous members might enjoy intrigue and politics, or might unwittingly become tangled up in the schemes of the guild’s leaders. Jarad maintains a council of shamans and rogues to serve as a

Lorehold Deans' Wing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

portraits won’t use their magic on the characters if so convinced. L2. Administrative Office Lorehold administrative personnel use these offices to handle the various day-to-day tasks of keeping the campus

why they are in the Deans’ Wing after hours. If they aren’t convinced by the response, they try to grapple the intruders and eject them from the building. Research. The bookshelves here contain

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

at the end of this chapter). Fire Cult Raiders. The fire cult sends out raiders that include 2d6 Eternal Flame guardians and an Eternal Flame priest. See chapter 7 for the cultists’ statistics. Fire

Cult War Band. A war band of the fire cult consists of 1d6 Eternal Flame guardians, an Eternal Flame priest, and 1d3 hell hounds. See chapter 7 for the cultists’ statistics. Homestead. The party

Faunel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

with dew. Beasts are returning to Faunel, but who among them will rise to the top of the food chain? Three factions of awakened Beasts vie for control of the animal kingdom. The following leaders, all

tongues capable of speech, and saplings weaned on the reservoir eventually uproot as wooden guardians that defend the town. Creatures that submerge themselves in the pond emerge in the untamed wilds of the

Gold Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-shaking prophecy held within. Connected Creatures Gold dragons tend to hold themselves apart from the worlds they watch over, favoring isolation and trusting only a few close allies and guardians

Siren’s Lens. 6 An imprisoned mummy lord has convinced its adult gold dragon jailer that the mummy’s plans for domination will be for the best in the long run. 7 An adult gold dragon

Chamber Purpose

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Audience chamber, used to receive guests 3 Banquet room for important celebrations 4 Barracks where the lair’s defenders are quartered 5 Bedroom, for use by leaders 6 Chapel where the lair’s

are held 13–14 Storage, mostly nonperishable goods 15 Throne room where the lair’s leaders hold court 16 Torture chamber 17 Training and exercise room 18 Trophy room or museum 19 Latrine or bath 20

Areas of the Fire Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

pass phrase, which is “Fire is eternal!” Otherwise, visitors must convince the hobgoblins that they must talk to temple leaders. The hobgoblins attack if none of these things happens. If the characters

eventually gets back to dwarven leaders throughout the North. Within a few weeks, a small delegation of dwarves tracks down the characters and asks for information on where the masks were found. The dwarves

The Survivors' Response

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Ozymandius relies on spirit guardians and spiritual weapon to wear down the characters. The veterans try to keep Ozymandius safe, possibly by standing in the doorway to his chamber. Odium shrinks back in

in the eyes of his superiors. The rest of the residents can be persuaded to leave peacefully, however, especially if the characters create a ruse to make it appear that Ozymandius or the cult leaders

Goals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

the Grim Harrow, but they know they’re no match for the leaders of that organization. Find Asteria Again. Hilarion, the Solar Bastion’s leader, encountered Asteria (see chapter 22) once when she

infiltrated the organization’s headquarters, and the angel managed to learn some of what Asteria knows about the deck’s origins. Convinced that she is key to learning the truth about the deck, the

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

resources the Heralds of the Comet wants: a magic item or artifact, or simply wealth. Some initiates, convinced they are robbing wicked people to benefit the greater good, are sent to steal from the

information or a magic item the party needs; if it’s an item, the person might have given it to the group’s leaders. Claudio Pozas Basil, the Sage of Sages Public Enemies. A hierophant stirs up

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

lair guardians. Sunset-Is-Nigh has convinced the elves that his mother’s ghost will murder them if they try to escape. The wyrmling has also threatened violence against the villagers if the elves

intends to one day eclipse his mother’s legacy. The fact that the wyrmling has convinced the captive elves of his fearsomeness has only fed his ego. At every opportunity, Sunset-Is-Nigh taunts the

Rillyn House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

or Persuasion) check, Taresson can be convinced to grant the characters access to Machil’s possessions. Machil’s Remaining Possessions The office that Machil once kept in the east wing of Rillyn House

descended deep to the Haven of the Red Quill. The guardians almost finished us before the door was opened. Gods, how I wish …” The characters are welcome to take or copy any of the documents, but Taresson

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

to leave through the doorway to the west, all four crypt guardians burst out to fight until destroyed. The crypt guardians use the revenant stat block with the following changes: They speak Dwarvish

locked in place because it’s connected to another lever somewhere else in the crypt. He’s convinced that both levers must be pulled at the same time. (If the characters want Rivibiddel to help with pulling

Aristocrat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

benefit enormously from the fruits of their ambition. Roll or pick from the Aristocrat Types table to determine what kind of noble you serve. Aristocrat Types d6 Aristocrats 1 Local Lord. Convinced

family leaders. Regardless of your skills or social standing, aristocratic patrons with enough foresight and imagination find a use for agents from any background. The Aristocrat Retainer Roles table

Religious Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

resources, goals, and leaders—directly sponsors and guides your adventures. Types of Religious Orders Not every religious order represents an alliance of worshipers devoted to godly ideals. Perhaps your

all threats to their beliefs. 6 Doomsaying Evangelists. This order believes the world is about to end. They’re convinced that if they persuade everyone else of this fact they might stave off the

Interloper Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, and many hope he can be convinced to return to his divine throne if the giants restore their ancient glory. But some giants believe that Annam is dead, that he is petulant and unworthy of worship, or

or personal bodyguards of cult leaders. Examples of giants serving each of the Elemental Evil cults appear in chapter 6. Cult of Evil Earth. Giants who devote themselves to Ogrémoch and his earth cult

Adventure Start

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

often enough to keep the leaders in line. Under Keraptis's overlordship, the influx of rapacious monsters and raids from the wild mountains decreased markedly, dwindled, and then almost stopped

people rose up to overwhelm the wizard's lackeys and marched on his keep, where, led by a powerful and good cleric and his ranger acolytes, they destroyed Keraptis's final guardians. The great wizard

Hollow Mine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

attack. Teocín. The cultist Teocín uses this laboratory to research ways to corrupt the magic of the Night of the Remembered. Itzmin has convinced Serapio that Teocín is trying to find a cure for him

to turn these skeletons into guardians. If a character approaches within 10 feet of the altar, the two skeletons animate and attack. They both use the allosaurus stat block, with these changes: They

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

The Lords’ Alliance “The Lords’ Alliance” is not a metaphor. This organization was created and is led by leaders and nobles from across Faerûn. Although many of its members have conflicting goals

troops to battle. No stranger to the horrors of war, she is keenly aware that the lands represented by the Lords’ Alliance need their soldiers for the protection of their own people. Only when convinced

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

The Lords’ Alliance “The Lords’ Alliance” is not a metaphor. This organization was created and is led by leaders and nobles from across Faerûn. Although many of its members have conflicting goals

troops to battle. No stranger to the horrors of war, she is keenly aware that the lands represented by the Lords’ Alliance need their soldiers for the protection of their own people. Only when convinced

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