Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'is rune first power some the daring'.
Other Suggestions:
is race first power some the during
is rules first power some the during
is rule first power some the during
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
functions like a nonmagical weapon of its kind for anyone other than its chosen bearer.
A Moonblade has one rune on it for each bearer it has willingly served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune grants a
+1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the Moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or determines it randomly by
Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook
) Gaming Set (same as above), Fine Clothes, Perfume, 29 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You were raised in a castle, surrounded by wealth, power, and privilege. Your family of minor aristocrats ensured that you received
a first-class education, some of which you appreciated and some of which you resented. Your time in the castle, especially the many hours you spent observing your family at court, also taught you a great deal about leadership.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
to the blazing heart of a great volcano. With the aid of Moradin, a god of creation, he first crafted four mighty tools: the Starmetal Pick, the Earthheart Forge, the Anvil of Songs, and the Shaping
, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered as the First King. When he became old, he passed the weapon, which had become his badge of office
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Death
3
Power Word Kill
4
Speak with Dead
1
While attuned to the wand, Orcus or a follower blessed by him can cast each of the wand’s spells using 2 fewer charges (minimum of 0
skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, tempest callers proudly claim a position at the pinnacle of that ranking—and few dare to challenge them. Wielding the power of rune magic in addition to the innate magic that courses through
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17).
Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Blood Rune. The fomorian has a blood rune inscribed on an effigy or some other object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Corrupting Hex
action and Poisoning Rebuke reaction.
The object bearing the blood rune has AC 15; 30 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The object regains all its hit points at the end
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Ice Armor", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.Frost giants who master rune magic are known as ice shapers, and their sheer power typically contributes
Frost Rune. The giant has a frost rune inscribed on a chunk of ice or some other object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Ice Wolves
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
Shroud of Souls bonus action.
The skull bearing the death rune has AC 18; 35 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The skull regains all its hit points at the end of every turn
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Stone Rune. The giant has a stone rune inscribed on a mineral object in its possession. While
holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Prismatic Rays action.
The object bearing the rune has AC 18; 30 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Cloud Rune. The giant has a cloud rune inscribed on a mask in its possession. While holding or wearing the mask bearing the rune, the giant has truesight within a range of 30 feet and can use its
Thunderous Clap action and Negate Spell reaction.
The mask bearing the cloud rune has AC 15; 45 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The mask regains all its hit points at
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The hill rune is carved into this gnarled wooden staff. The staff magically resizes to match the height of any creature that attunes to it.
The staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that
grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The first time you hit any creature with the staff on your turn, the creature must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be restrained by
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
) check recognizes it as an uven (“enemy” in Giant) rune that confers great power.
While holding the shield, you benefit from the following properties.
Winter’s Friend. You are immune to
This shield is made from the scale of an ancient white dragon. It has a rune burned into its outward-facing side. A character who examines the rune and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This ring is carved from hematite and bears an engraving of the friend rune.
When you first attune to this ring, you can touch one willing creature and form a magical bond between the two of you
the Rune. When the bonded creature hits a target with an attack roll, you can use your reaction to invoke the ring’s rune if you are within 60 feet of the bonded creature. The bonded creature
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This wooden gavel is small by giant reckoning but nearly the size of a warhammer in human hands. The venn (friend) rune is inscribed in mithral in the base of the haft. Among giants, this item is
your first turn, provided that the gavel is on your person.
Bond of Amity. As an action, you can use the gavel to strike a point on a hard surface. The first time in the next minute that a creature
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This appears to be a simple ingot of iron ore, about a foot long and a few inches across. Inspection of its surface reveals the faint, silvery outline of the skold (shield) rune. The ingot has the
a two-handed melee weapon — by tracing the skold rune there with your finger. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two items to be within 5 feet of each other. At the end, the
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creature can benefit from only one painted rune at a time, so a new rune painted on a creature has no effect unless the old one is removed first. The rune’s benefits last for 8 hours or until the painted creature uses its action to wipe away the rune.
this paint.
One paint pot contains enough pigment to paint one rune. A creature can spend 10 minutes to paint one of the following runes onto itself or another creature:
Journey Rune. Difficult
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
. It also has an inexhaustible supply of brochures related to your franchise’s current branding scheme.
When you meet someone for the first time, their details and a rough sketch are magically
stored on a small parchment card in the portfolio keeper. You can access the details of any such stored card as a bonus action.
Cards of Sending
At rank 3, the power of your portfolio keeper becomes
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as apprentices and then as silverquill
students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more ruthlessly and
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.These giant skeletons were unearthed shortly before the silver in the mine ran out, inspiring talk that the mine was cursed. When Teocín first joined Itzmin here, she drew on the power of Pazuzu to turn these skeletons into guardians.PoisonBludgeoning
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
First Strike. The reckoner has advantage on initiative rolls.
Spellcasting. The reckoner is a 5th-level Boros spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12, +4
dealt by the attack.Boros reckoners combine physical power and magical prowess, serving as the shock troops of the legion. They are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of defense. Sometimes
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
action)Members of the Mind’s Eye believe the power to transcend the multiverse lies in every individual. Matter smiths harness this innate power to reshape reality in Sigil’s Great Foundry
shield that grants the matter smith a +5 bonus to its AC until the shield disappears at the start of the matter smith’s next turn. The first time a creature misses a melee attack roll against
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Many of these champions are associated with the Inheritors of the First World (see chapter 3).
Sardior's champions use telekinetic power to move their foes and even carry themselves through the air
", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
1/day each: Bigby's hand, hypnotic pattern, telekinesisSardior is said to have died in the destruction of the First World. But many believe that
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
weaves together stirring prose, allowing the creature to reroll the saving throw and use the higher result.Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as silverquill apprentice
.
Some Silverquill students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
: expeditious retreat, fog cloud, misty step
Magic Resistance. The medusa has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Surprise Attack. During the first round of combat, the
harmless.
This deadly gaze attack gives medusas a degree of power among the Golgari that is out of proportion with their small numbers. Medusas command a significant share of the guild's smaller cells
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
Crafted from a thick, red fabric, this banner measures 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. The krig (war) rune is displayed on the fabric with round, metal plates sewn into it. It can be attached to a 10
line of sight.
Standard’s Shield. As a bonus action, you can touch the unfurled banner and invoke this power. Any ranged attack roll that targets you or an ally of yours has disadvantage if the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the end of its next turn.The five-headed progenitor of chromatic dragons, Tiamat embodies the vices of evil dragons. Since the destruction of the First World, she has dwelled in the Nine Hells&mdash
;some say by choice. But others claim that she is imprisoned there to punish her for the evils she perpetrated when the gods sought to colonize the First World with their followers.
Mortals who hunger
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Boon of Immortality. Skabatha is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age.
Forgetfulness. The first creature that Skabatha sees after she finishes a long rest is
.”
Bond. “I hate my sisters, but together we are strong."
Flaw. “I forget the first creature I see each day when I awaken.”
Skabatha’s Appearance
Skabatha appears as a
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the first corpse, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second corpse. Both corpses must be Medium or bigger.
Innate Spellcasting. The lampad's spellcasting ability is Charisma (+6
deep into the earth, and near portals to the Underworld.
Nymphs
Divine servants that inhabit unspoiled corners of the world, nymphs protect places of natural power and infuse their surroundings with
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Brains Devoured. When the eater of knowledge is first encountered, roll 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Brains Devoured"} to determine the number of brains it has
before returning to their masters with delicious secrets. Unlike illithids, which overwhelm their foes with psionic power, eaters of knowledge use their physical strength to hold prey while burly feeding
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
each: chain lightning, create undead, dream, hold monster, mass suggestion, scrying
1/day each: foresight, gate, power word kill, teleport
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sul Khatesh fails a saving
creature within 30 feet of it. A creature that fails the saving throw but can't expend a spell slot is instead stunned until the end of its next turn.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
quite durable.
A creature with the codicil in its possession has resistance to cold damage.
The codicil was written by followers of Auril as a primer on her worship. The first page is a title page
(frost fingers), and a poem called “Rime of the Frostmaiden” (see appendix E). The poem is an incantation, the power of which can be used to split a glacier (see chapter 6). The poem might have other capabilities, at your discretion.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Long ago, some elves ventured to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to
. Their fierce devotion to the pantheon of elven deities is repaid with divine power. For example, the gods invest astral elf warriors with the power to channel the radiant energy of starlight through
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
means of freeing Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells, but only if the hand doesn't kill him first. The hand is slowly corrupting Arkhan's flesh and decomposing his body on one side.
In battle
, Arkhan uses branding smite to channel the radiant power of Tiamat into his weapon attacks. If a fight turns against him, he uses the teleport power of the Hand of Vecna to return to his tower with as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creatures within 15 feet of the first. Each creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
commanders or as advisors to those who created them. They emerge from gold, red, or amethyst dragon eggs, wingless but possessed of an arsenal of eldritch power. Like their dragon progenitors
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
inheritor of the Umbrage estate and legacy, and he did everything in his power to make life miserable for everyone around him, especially his parents. He seemed bereft of ambition and spent much of
his time playing in his room. He collected costumes and liked nothing more than to parade around Umbrage Mansion in strange garments and outlandish makeup.
Urmius first met Naeryx Krumple at a family