master's sound with only are for for lack

Kenku Legacy

Species 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

Hopeless Plagiarists

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

Hopeless Plagiarists As a result of their lack of creativity, kenku function comfortably as minions of a powerful master. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at

effective planning or crafting long-term schemes. Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any sound they hear, from a halfling’s voice to the noise of rocks clattering

5b. Tower Heights

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

5b. Tower Heights The stairs along the tower’s interior lack railings and climb 40 feet into area 26. Creatures can climb the tower’s interior or exterior walls with a successful DC 14 Strength

(Athletics) check. The Leaper. Any creature that climbs the tower hears a horrified scream. The sound of the scream originates from above, passes any climbers, moves to the tower’s floor, and then repeats

Climbing the Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

. Light. All areas of the shrine are brightly lit by the continual flame spell cast on torches in sconces. Open First Level. The lack of doors on the first level of the shrine means that sound

Ideal Minions

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

creatures can put them to use. The kenku lack the talent to improvise or alter a plan, but a wise Master sets multiple plans in motion at once, confident that underlings can follow orders to the letter

noise across the city, alerting their allies to the approach of a guard patrol or signaling a prime opportunity for a robbery. Since kenku can precisely reproduce any sound, the messages they carry

25. The Nest of the Warriors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

lack the two light-emitting glands behind the eyes that are normal for such creatures. They do give off a soft glow that emanates from their abdomens but doesn’t provide significant illumination. The

it. Other beetles move toward the sound of their comrades fighting. Treasure. The shiny objects in the beetles’ nest are odd pieces of metal, polished rocks, broken crystal, three large turquoises

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

have changed over time. Some yuan-ti add more sibilants to their birth names to create an exaggerated hissing sound, based on one’s personal preference and whether an individual’s anatomy

Medium Armor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Class. Hide. This crude armor consists of thick furs and pelts. It is commonly worn by barbarian tribes, evil humanoids, and other folk who lack access to the tools and materials needed to create

better armor. Chain Shirt. Made of interlocking metal rings, a chain shirt is worn between layers of clothing or leather. This armor offers modest protection to the wearer's upper body and allows the sound

Phantom

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

tool proficiency that you lack and gain it, as a ghostly presence shares its knowledge with you. You lose this proficiency when you use this feature to choose a different proficiency that you lack

second creature takes necrotic damage equal to the roll’s total, as wails of the dead sound around them for a moment. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you

Platinum Mine

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

spontaneously manifested rather than being dug out, there are no scratch marks or signs of excavation on the walls, floor, or ceiling here. The moss muffles all sound, causing a lack of echoes and creating a

Version M1. Main Tunnel The mine is dark and damp, and you hear the sound of dripping water echoing from deep within. The light fades faster than it should as you move deeper, until you’re wrapped in

A Night to Remember

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

along the water, engulfing vessels and docks alike. As the gray miasma thickens, the creaking sound of shifting ships becomes increasingly haunting. Suddenly, you spot three shadows gliding through

plainspoken manner and lack of pretense. Alone and outside the political maelstrom, she acts more like an adventurer than a city official. If the characters inquire about the letter, she shows it to

Sprite

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

Sprite In secret groves and shaded glens, tiny sprites with dragonfly wings flutter. For all their fey splendor, however, sprites lack warmth and compassion. They are aggressive and hardy warriors

secluded area of the forest. Heart Seers. Sprites can sense whether a creature is good or evil by the sound and feeling of its beating heart. Weighing the balance of a creature’s past actions, a sprite can

47. Elemental Cells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

water or some other liquid, creatures in the cell are teleported to the water cell (area 47B). If the candle’s flame is blown out or smothered by a lack of oxygen (including being ground out against the

rate of 1 foot per round. 47C. Air Cell You immediately begin to choke as you are teleported to a room with no light, no sound, and no air. The cell’s antimagic field douses magical lights, and

Armor and Shields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on any ability check, saving throw, or attack roll that involves Strength or Dexterity, and

protection to the wearer’s upper body and allows the sound of the rings rubbing against one another to be muffled by outer layers. Scale Mail. This armor consists of a coat and leggings (and perhaps

Upper Level B1-B9

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

characters reach this area without making any sound, they find a single cult fanatic stationed at the stairs. If alerted to the characters’ intrusion (such as by combat in area B1), the fanatic flees

down the stairs, races along the tunnels of the lower level, up into area B8, and through the secret door into area B7 to alert Lord Viallis. B4. Office The lack of a door along the stairs to the

Kianna's Farmhouse Locations

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

initially harmless, their appearance and lack of reaction are unnerving. Pantry. The foodstuffs and supplies that once filled the pantry have been ransacked, and a large cupboard stands open. A trapdoor in

, issuing from the tunnel. Character who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher hear the faint sound of a woman singing farther down the tunnel. Characters who proceed 40 feet into the

Dungeon Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

passage (material and ethereal), sound, and scent. If a glyph key attuned to the zone on either side of the gate is applied to the gate’s field, the mist dissipates and the energy field becomes

repetition. Normal Doors. The Doomvault’s doors are wood reinforced with steel, and they open easily. Most doors lack latches, bars, or locks. Those that are locked require a successful DC 15 Dexterity

Brimstone Hold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

towers closest to the bridge. If the characters approach the gatehouse and give a sound reason for being here, the erinyes open the way (see “Doors” and “Portcullises” below), escort the characters to

within arm’s reach. The sound of normal movement doesn’t wake them, but they are roused by the sounds of battle or other loud noises in areas B15–area B19. The duergar are alarmed if they wake to find the

Torrents Locations

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

splits the waterway north and south. The sound of falling water is louder to the south. The current pulls to the south of the island toward the waterfall leading to area P17. Characters navigating

dead-ends in a long cavern where only the distant sound of the falls echoes off the walls. Nets divide the cavern, spanning the distance between pairs of stalagmites jutting above the water. Seven

Demon Types

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

humanoid and fly. A chasme shuffles about on four spindly legs that can find purchase on walls and ceilings. A droning sound precedes the approach of a chasme, inflicting foes with a terrible lethargy

Perception 15 Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft. Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Drone. The chasme produces a horrid droning sound to which demons are immune. Any other creature that starts its turn

Meenlock

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

and twisted are they that a palpable sense of foreboding haunts those who intrude upon a meenlock lair. Inside the warren, black moss covers every surface, muffling sound. A large central chamber

normal mind flayer. The most obvious difference is the lack of the mind flayer’s ever-present mucus coating. Without that protection, an alhoon’s skin becomes dry and cracked. Its eyes might appear

Lair Locations

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

impatient with his lack of action. They are Indifferent to the characters but leap into battle if threatened. Talking with the Giants. The giants are willing to talk with peaceable characters who know

slips and falls 20 feet. When the characters reach the cave at the bottom of the cliffs, read or paraphrase the following description: Eerie light suffuses the frigid fog with an orange glow. The sound

Chromatic Dragons

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

reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast, and every sound seems muffled. At the center of its forest, a green dragon chooses a cave in a sheer cliff or hillside for its lair, preferring an

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

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