masters some with only add family for lack

Titanothere

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition if it is a creature.Titanotheres are a family of enormous

mammals related to rhinoceros;rhinoceroses. Some of them lack any horns on the face, while others have one, two, or more horns of various shapes and sizes. Some have rough, almost stony skin; some have

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

personality it has absorbed or else become uncontrolled and erratic. This act spawns a new oblex. Newly formed oblexes lack the capabilities of their older kin. They seek only to feed on memories and

plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused—or dead. When oblexes feed on thoughts, they can form weird copies of their prey to use as lures, which helps them harvest even more victims for their mind flayer masters.

Edgin Darvis

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

Words"} and add the number rolled to the total, potentially turning the failure into a success.Edgin Darvis has a talent for improvisation and strategy. He’s a musician and tale-teller who

forsworn his oath and turned to thievery to support his family. Edgin’s strong moral compass compels him to steal only from people he believes deserve to lose both coin and face. Edgin’s

Isolde

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

become the masters of hers. To appease Zybilna, this arrangement would remain in place only until the two carnivals crossed paths again. Zybilna was intrigued enough by the shadar-kai to let Isolde go

vengeance have become all-consuming. Roleplaying Isolde The Carnival is the closest thing Isolde has to a family and a home, and she expects everyone who works for her to carry their weight. She

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, but it isn’t an interdiction they must often enforce. Illithids brook no masters but members of their own kind, so it isn’t in their nature to bow to any god or otherworldly patron

difference is the lack of a mind flayer’s ever-present mucus coating. Without that protection, an alhoon’s skin becomes dry and cracked, and its eyes might appear shriveled and sunken. Both of

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

material is coughed up. Reluctant Predators. Khargras find living flesh disgusting, and they attack creatures only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever

khargras as couriers. Making use of these creatures' odd digestive systems, their masters sprinkle iron dust on a scroll or other organic item that bears a message. The khargra devours the missive

Aereni High Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the

you an exile, banished from your homeland for some crime against the Undying Court? As one of the Aereni, think about your history. What is your family known for, and how can you prove yourself to be a

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

in the guild’s good graces. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don&rsquo

family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop

Vedalken

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of blue or violet. They lack

usually choose new names for themselves as part of their transition into adulthood. They rarely use family names. Male Names: Aglar, Bellin, Dallid, Firellan, Kavin, Koplony, Lomar, Mathvan, Modar, Nebun

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

who fall short of their high expectations—which is most non-elves. Still, they can find good in just about anyone. Dwarves. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs. But what they lack in humor

might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists

Crossbow Expert

Feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

them, you can load a piece of ammunition into it even if you lack a free hand. Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with crossbows

. Dual Wielding. When you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the extra attack if that attack is with a crossbow that has the Light property and you aren’t already adding that modifier to the damage.

Dual Wielder

feats Player’s Handbook (2024)

different weapon, which must be a Melee weapon that lacks the Two-Handed property. You don’t add your ability modifier to the extra attack’s damage unless that modifier is negative. Quick Draw

. You can draw or stow two weapons that lack the Two-Handed property when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

with opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse

Aereni Wood Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the

you an exile, banished from your homeland for some crime against the Undying Court? As one of the Aereni, think about your history. What is your family known for, and how can you prove yourself to be a

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

the pain of others. 5 I enjoy testing other people’s patience. 6 I can’t stand it when things are predictable, so I like to add a little chaos to every situation. 7 I

. Flaws d6 Flaw 1 My family is prominent in another guild. I enjoy my wild life, but I don’t want to embarrass them. 2 I couldn’t hide my emotions and opinions

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the

Emerald Enclave: Maintaining balance in the natural order and combating the forces that threaten that balance is the twofold goal of the Emerald Enclave. Those who serve the faction are masters

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you. Variant Criminal: Spy Although your capabilities are not much different

everyone. (Good) d6 Bond 1 I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor. 2 My ill-gotten gains go to support my family. 3 Something

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes. Family Matters A goblin tribe is organized in a four

Proficiency Bonus Legacy

Rules

checks, saving throws, and attack rolls. Your proficiency bonus can’t be added to a single die roll or other number more than once. For example, if two different rules say you can add your

proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add the bonus only once when you make the save. Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided (doubled or halved, for

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are placed in a common tribal hatchery with no effort to keep track of who each one

, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses. Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their

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

poison children to carry out a threat against their parents, or turn one person into a broodguard in order to show her family the consequence of resistance. They might refrain from provoking others

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

. 5 I’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play. 6 I like to talk at length about my profession. 7 I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle

Kobolds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, kobolds serve draconic overlords as warriors and servants. These scrappy menaces mimic the behaviors of their dragon masters. Though their small stature and recklessness make kobolds poor imitators of

dragons, what they lack in ferocity they make up for in zeal and ingenuity. They are especially adept at creating traps and setting ambushes. Kobolds’ scales resemble those of chromatic dragons that live

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

your district. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don’t craft items yourself

but earn a living by buying and selling the works of others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be a large merchant consortium (or family) with interests

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

lair has the following features: Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take

, funneling the money through charitable fronts to help the needy. 5 You got into crime as a bored patriar looking for excitement. Your family has no idea of your activities, and neither does the

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

give up their lives as their physical skills decay. Because of their risk-taking, goliath tribes suffer from a chronic lack of the experience offered by long- term leaders. They hope for innate

assigned by the tribal chief, and a family or clan name. A birth name is up to three syllables long. Clan names are five syllables or more and end in a vowel. Birth names are rarely linked to gender

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting

the households of their genie parents. Wild and Confident Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful

Weapon Proficiency

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

attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.

to use effectively. Most warriors use martial weapons because these weapons put their fighting style and training to best use. Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

features: Connecting Passages. Because a deep dragon lacks a sapphire dragon’s ability to shape stone, add a few connecting passages or secret doors to otherwise inaccessible chambers, possibly

Sage

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

opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. Baldur’s Gate Feature: Rumor Monger Via your personal rumor

Weapon Proficiency

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

attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.

to use effectively. Most warriors use martial weapons because these weapons put their fighting style and training to best use. Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the

Sage

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

opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. Baldur’s Gate Feature: Rumor Monger Via your personal rumor

Proficiency Bonus

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

add your proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add the bonus only once when you make the save. Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided (doubled or

applies more than once to the same roll, you still add it only once and multiply or divide it only once. By the same token, if a feature or effect allows you to multiply your proficiency bonus when making

Proficiency Bonus

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

rules say you can add your proficiency bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add the bonus only once when you make the save. Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided

proficiency bonus applies more than once to the same roll, you still add it only once and multiply or divide it only once. By the same token, if a feature or effect allows you to multiply your proficiency

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