guardians cutting law

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice. From an early age, an aasimar

, and feelings. The angelic being is far from omniscient. Its guidance is based on its understanding of the tenets of law and good, and it might have insight into combating especially powerful evils

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

on a damage roll, does a College of Lore Bard’s Cutting Words apply to any kind of damage roll including an auto-hit spell like Magic Missile? You can use Cutting Words to reduce the damage from any

the Cleric, Druid, and Wizard lists, a Bard must have that spell prepared via Magical Secrets for it to count as a Bard spell. For example, if a Bard has a Spell Scroll of Spirit Guardians (a spell

Celestial Champions

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

Celestial Champions Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice. From an

Oath of the Crown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Oath of the Crown The Oath of the Crown is sworn to the ideals of civilization, be it the spirit of a nation, fealty to a sovereign, or service to a deity of law and rulership. The paladins who swear

this oath dedicate themselves to serving society and, in particular, the just laws that hold society together. These paladins are the watchful guardians on the walls, standing against the chaotic

Balhannoth

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

its victims. Useful Slaves. Drow hunting parties and other denizens of the Underdark sometimes venture into the Shadowfell to capture balhannoths. They install the creatures as guardians, protecting passages from enemy intruders and cutting off avenues of retreat or watching over slaves.

Sharn Watch Divisions

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

there’s a case that a noble doesn’t want investigated, it probably won’t be. The Guardians of the Gate came into being during the Last War to monitor the activities of foreign nationals and immigrants

. Their duties have expanded since the surge of refugees into Sharn following the Mourning, and the Guardians of the Gate closely supervise the district of High Walls. The Guardians are chosen from

Gods of Good

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Paladine Paladine is known as the Father of Good, the Master of Law, the Platinum Dragon, and—on other worlds of the multiverse—Bahamut. He leads the gods of good and watches over the world with an eye

community guardians. Throughout history, she has reached out to chosen heroes to soothe others’ suffering. Her faithful offer healing and solace to all—even enemies. Solinari Solinari, the god of

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

prestidigitation to blow your hair back, making it look like you have the speed and grace of Corellon themself. Cutting Wit and Wicked Barbs When others pick on you about being a bard, you need only remind

. Notable Enemies d10 Enemy 1 A guard captain who was fired for failing to catch you after you flouted the law 2 A former master bard whose songs you stole and knowledge you plundered

Fortitude

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

polished boulevards in neat rows, and each uniformly trimmed blade of grass in its public parks glistens with a single drop of morning dew. Fastened to Arcadia, a plane of law and virtue, Fortitude combines

marches, defending their seats from challengers advocating similar platforms of goodliness and law. Nevertheless, even exemplars of decency have sinister secrets, and the Spotless Seven aren’t as clean

Entering Waterdeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

spotted them. Worry not. Waterdeep is a welcoming city, and you have nothing to fear from these guardians unless you lead a rampaging army of orcs, a horde of gnolls, or similar. They don’t even require

as wards of the city, they don’t benefit from the securities of Guild Law or the protection of the Watch. If you choose to follow this path, be on your guard. Fools rush in where auditors fear to tread

Interesting Things About Karrnath

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

laws of Karrnath are harsher than those in other treaty nations, approaching a state of martial law. Karrnathi Characters Karrns are somber folk and disapprove of extravagance or excessive shows of

emerged from the shadows like a villain in one of Kessler’s plays. His guardians kept him hidden during his youth while his aunt Moranna served as the regent of Karrnath. So it was a surprise to many

Tour of the Planes

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

manifest zones linked to that plane. Daanvi, the Perfect Order Daanvi embodies absolute order, along with the ideals of law and discipline and their impact on civilization. The perfectly ordered, immaculate

districts of the plane represent different aspects of law: precisely maintained fields, legalistic tribunals, and hordes of modrons compiling archives of every rule or regulation ever created. Some

Elturgard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

and flags of its two groups of guardians, the Hellriders and the Companions. It might be fairly said that the only reason Elturgard can exist as a nation is because of these knights, for it faces

since been taken by all among the Hellriders as well. If a Hellrider or Companion oversteps the bounds of the law or good conduct, often a fellow will say “recall the Creed,” and soon things are set

Areas of Kolat Towers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, holding a knife and cutting carrots and celery. A staircase curves up one wall, leading to area K7. Zhent Cook. The halfling, Manafret Cherryport, is one of Manshoon’s lieutenants. He loves to cook, and

, cutting off access to the stairs down to area K15 but leaving characters free to climb up the collapsed staircase to area K17. (The magical floor was designed to prevent a berserk golem from reaching the

Red Larch Locations

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

wagon). Inside, feathers drift in the air. Cages and casks sit at the street end of the building, followed by two brick cooking-hearths, long and bloodstained cutting tables, and a plucking area in

cutters and preservers, brining and salting meat, then sealing it into small kegs for shipment or storage. Harburk and his trusties discuss matters of law enforcement and peacekeeping while

Getting Around

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

is, of course, the fastest way to get around in Sharn, cutting travel time down to one-sixth of the walking pace (5 minutes per ward). It’s also more expensive, at 2 sp per ward. The most common form

Twelve Pillars This is the civic heart of Upper Tavick’s Landing. The twelve pillars it’s named for surround a courthouse, the Tower of Law, where visitors can get licenses to carry weapons in the ward

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Watch and the Flaming Fist never police the Undercellar, leaving it to a gang of masked toughs who call themselves the Cellarers to enforce order. This near-total absence of the law makes the

city’s walls and turning back those who would storm its gates. Although the God of Guardians and his faithful carry out their duties impartially and without concern for the city’s politics, this role

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Flaming Fist never police the Undercellar, leaving it to a gang of masked toughs who call themselves the Cellarers to enforce order. This near-total absence of the law makes the Undercellar a popular

maintaining the city’s walls and turning back those who would storm its gates. Although the God of Guardians and his faithful carry out their duties impartially and without concern for the city’s politics, this

City Locations

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

. Adventurers with the Criminal or Guard background might have a connection to the Grand Citadel involving a past run-in with the law or past service on the watch. Reasons to Visit. Adventurers might

. Sivan is quiet and introspective, but he always keeps a hilarious joke or cutting remark at the ready. Character Backgrounds. Adventurers with the Artisan or Entertainer background might do business

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

area is closely watched by merfolk guardians, whose standing orders are to kill anyone attempting to disturb it. Rumors abound that the chests have magical protections; one story tells of thieves who

reason to doubt your standing in the eyes of the law, avoid Waterdeep for at least a tenday after Howldown. With no real hunting to do of their own, the children of Waterdeep spend Howldown engaging in

Locations in Triboar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

this wood will receive prophetic dreams. In truth, Gwaeron never visits those who come seeking him, though he appears unexpectedly in the grove on rare occasions. To avoid angering Gwaeron, the law in

Triboar forbids cutting any wood from these trees or hunting any creature in the woods. Many of the trees in Gwaeron’s Slumber are trapped in a perpetual autumnal state, with leaves in dazzling shades

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to attack and set fire to these lodges, but the orcs keep cutting down trees and rebuilding them. Icewind Dale Icewind Dale has snow, ice, and freezing temperatures in abundance. The sun never rises

with coin to spend. Village law is whatever the local Council of Elders says it is. The current head of the council is a retired ranger and active member of the Emerald Enclave named Quinn Nardrosz (NG

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

. Someone who can read the language understands it as “A dragonpriest entombed alive for transgressions of the Law still retains the honor of his position.” Secret Door. A secret trapdoor in the floor

adventure, but it could be a route to a site you have designed. Creatures. If they have not come forth as reinforcements, three kobolds camp here, serving as hunters and guardians of the tunnel. They react

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