measure some with only arrival from for like

Demogorgon Spawn

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

, featureless heads. A Demogorgon spawn’s head opens like a flower in bloom, revealing a gaping maw and five or more fleshy petals lined with teeth. Light flickers in the presence of these resilient predators, foretelling their arrival. Demogorgon spawns relentlessly pursue their prey.PoisonCold, Lightning

Eldritch Eddy

Monsters Netheril’s Fall

: destroy as much in their paths as possible. Before eldritch eddies manifest, telltale signs signal their arrival. Roll on or choose a result from the Eldritch Eddy Manifestations table to inspire what

happens right before an eldritch eddy arises. Eldritch Eddy Manifestations 1d6 Right Before an Eddy Manifests … 1 Brightly colored sparks fly through the air like fireworks

Jammer Leech

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

":"force"} force damage and be stunned until the end of its next turn.A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship

shell is affixed to the ship by a glue-like substance secreted by the leech. The shell grows until it’s about 1 foot in diameter. The leech inside is reddish-purple in color, with a body resembling

Death's Head

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle the

","rollAction":"Death's Head Tree"} death’s heads dangle like foul fruit. The heads detach to protect the tree if it’s threatened. Should the tree be destroyed, the heads scatter and plant

Needle Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

wrap around the corpse to animate it, causing it to rise and lurch about like a zombie. Invasive Species. When a great battle is fought in a fey woodland, the plants of the wood sometimes take on the

hobgoblins, kobolds, and other creatures willing to obey it, but it sees any alliance that casts it as a lesser partner as only a temporary measure. The needle lord betrays any allies at the first opportunity, as it believes that only one creature can claim dominion over a forest.

Earth Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

As an earth genasi, you are descended from the cruel and greedy dao, though you aren’t necessarily evil. You have inherited some measure of control over earth, reveling in superior strength and

tones of deep brown or black, eyes sparkling like agates. Earth genasi can also have smooth metallic flesh, dull iron skin spotted with rust, a pebbled and rough hide, or even a coating of tiny embedded crystals. The most arresting have fissures in their flesh, from which faint light shines.

Gladiator Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty

I love. 2 Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back. 3 I want to be famous, whatever it takes. 4 I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

who we are. (Lawful) 3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the

. 3 I want to be famous, whatever it takes. 4 I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s. 5 I will do anything to prove myself superior to my

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called

’s description. Height and Weight Player characters, regardless of race, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine

Shipwright

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

their hands and often perform feats of carpentry that others might deem miraculous. D8 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I love talking and being heard more than I like to listen. 2 I

. (Lawful) 3 Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic) 4 Perfection. To measure a being and find it lacking is the greatest disappointment. (Evil) 5

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

’ve learned that most of the real business of entertainment (or any other venture) happens behind the scenes. It’s easy for you to case what sorts of audiences attend what venue — like

. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Gore", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and a 10-foot-radius invisible sphere of antimagic, like that created by an Antimagic Field spell

the first inhabitants of the Nine Hells, predating even the arrival of Asmodeus, the plane’s foremost ruler. Long-lived devils and occult sages theorize Zargon and its kind were invaders from

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of magic

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

would prefer the position were filled by someone more like himself, but Bargrivyek was all he was left with after Maglubiyet’s conquest. Although both deities are ultimately beholden to

Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own. Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest

Pixie

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

Pixie “Petal gowns and acorn caps are so last summer!” — Rivergleam, pixie fashionista Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies

or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and can barely contain

Layers of the Outer Planes

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

portals from elsewhere reach the first layer of a multilayered plane. This layer is variously depicted as the top or bottom layer, depending on the plane. As the arrival point for most visitors, the first layer functions like a city gate for that plane.

Aarakocra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called birdfolk

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival When the adventurers come within sight of the barrow, read the following boxed text aloud: A thirty-foot-high hill rises ahead of you, its top too flat to be a natural occurrence. Jutting

from the grassy hilltop is a row of ten-foot-tall, bone-white rocks that arc toward the stormy sky like outstretched talons. Characters who climb to the top of the barrow and survey it notice its

The Silver Sliver

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

fine. But if there’s no money changing hands, how do you measure the value of the work? The Silver Sliver exemplifies what goes wrong when good people fail to grasp the complexities of the world. They

won’t sometimes do a dishonest day’s work for an honest day’s wage. I feel like making your company’s name a tongue twister is a bold move in this marketplace. I wouldn’t have done that. I’ve told the

13. Umberlee's Chosen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

entirely with a large metal claw, much like a crab’s. His body is covered with clusters of barnacles, and in his left hand he idly grasps the haft of an exquisite trident, engraved with images of

waves, shells, and sea creatures. On either side of the throne sit two massive creatures that are a strange hybrid of both fish and lion. They snarl in unison. Gar’s power has grown by no small measure

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Arrival When the characters arrive at the tower, read the following boxed text aloud: A tall, ruined tower thrusts skyward from the summit of the crag. Its uppermost floor is blackened with soot and

has been cracked open like an egg, with a fissure extending down one side of the building. Wooden scaffolds have been recently erected along this flank and work is clearly apace to rebuild the

Strahd's Presence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Strahd’s Presence Strahd has finally deemed Death House worthy of attention. Once the party retrieves the rod piece in the ritual chamber, read the following to describe Strahd’s arrival at Death

relight with dark-purple flames. The wind takes on a monstrous timbre—like screeching bats or howling wolves—and crescendos to a deafening roar. Suddenly, it stops. For a long moment, you hear

Aftermath

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

Aftermath After Gragonis and his four guards are defeated, the remaining mercenaries scatter and the battlefield encounter ends. The mercenaries’ retreat is further motivated by the arrival of their

Cudgel at Gragonis’s orders. Anyone who accompanied the characters to the hill, like Darrett, also survived the battle, but almost all of Vogler’s militia was wiped out. If all the characters are defeated

Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

that rises from the center of the disk-shaped world H’Catha), the characters encounter beholder-like creatures and might have to fight them to claim the meteorite. Part 2: Journey Interrupted. As the

, and soon after arrival, face a strike force sent by Vocath. Their graduation is tinged with loss, and an ominous future awaits.

Forest of Hands

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

Hands, read the following description: The scent of the swamp takes on the sweet stink of rotting flesh. Trees with drooping limbs stand amid the river, their branches like hundreds of gray hands and

their dangling leaves like long, leathery fingers. Characters who succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (History or Nature) check recognize the region’s notorious angul trees, plants that stink of rotting

Earth Genasi

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

Earth Genasi As an earth genasi, you are descended from the cruel and greedy dao, though you are not necessarily evil. You have inherited some measure of control over earth, reveling in superior

, with skin tones of deep brown or black, eyes sparkling like agates. Earth genasi can also have smooth metallic flesh, dull iron skin spotted with rust, a pebbled and rough hide, or even a coating of tiny

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Arrival Icingdeath and Twinkle are anchored near the shore ten miles west of Leilon. The characters can travel overland or take barges. When they can see the ships, read the following boxed text

smaller of the ships is decorated with blue, pink, and purple fabric, and has a massive figurehead shaped like a charging unicorn with a prominent gold horn. A name on the side of this ship reads Twinkle

Learning from Experience

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

hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of

Cleric

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

folk in the world who revere a deity live their lives without ever being directly touched by a divine being. As such, they can never know what it feels like to be a cleric — someone who is not only a

devout worshiper, but who has also been invested with a measure of a deity’s power. The question has long been debated: Does a mortal become a cleric as a consequence of deep devotion to one’s deity

Learning from Experience

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

hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

wandering across the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a touch of

Social Niceties

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

Social Niceties Once inside the Grand Masquerade, the characters must observe a host of unwritten rules of etiquette and act like they know exactly what they’re doing at all times. Other guests make

behavior. Use Wisdom (Perception) checks to measure how keenly they observe the partygoers’ deportment, and Intelligence (Investigation) checks to deduce the right behavior for a particular situation

Arrival at the Wreck

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

Arrival at the Wreck When the characters arrive at the wreck, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: A towering wreck rises from the scorched hellscape. It looks like a giant

Death's Head

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

person or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle

a failure, the target is petrified for 10 minutes. Death’s Head Tree In cursed wilds grow death’s head trees, awakened trees from which 2d6 death’s heads dangle like foul fruit. The heads detach to

The Great Dance

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

The Great Dance We measure ourselves by those we fight, and my company faces the greatest threat to the cosmos. — Veritus Wrath, commander, Flawless Execution The battle lines in the Blood War

undulate like a writhing snake. Each time one side gains an advantage, invariably its lines weaken somewhere else. Demons enter the Nine Hells by following the River Styx from the Abyss into Avernus

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3 checkpoints. Playing time might seem like an odd way to measure experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with how a shared campaign is meant to

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