measured shards with only are for for like

Nintra Siotta

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

feet of her and creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of swirling glass shards centered on that point. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6

, the shards deal no damage to her.Nintra can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature

Faerie Borrower

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

shards of broken glass. Faerie borrowers often adorn themselves with purloined trophies: stolen keys and needles filed into swords, and buttons and scraps of paper fashioned into clothing. Though

’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie;pixies or Sprite;sprites.

Dullahan

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts

, like warhorse skeleton;warhorse skeletons or nightmare;nightmares. Headless Hunts Dullahans are known for seeking their lost heads, giving rise to regional legends of headless hunters and endless

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of churning elements. Regional Effects The region surrounding a scion

each of its turns. Freezing Storm. Shards of ice pelt down, and freezing wind fills the area. Each creature in the cylinder must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw or take 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation

Crystal Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between

quartz that was once the abode of an ancient crystal dragon is found deserted, with no clue as to whether its master will return or whether some other creature has claimed it. 2 Prismatic shards

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe. 2 Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the

successful save, the creature chooses the side. The wall disappears when the medusa uses this lair action again or when the medusa dies. Undulating Surface. Solid surfaces within the lair ripple like a snake

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body collapses into shards of

ice with which to combat foes. These weapons are supernaturally resilient until Auril discards them, whereupon they break and melt like normal ice. Auril the Frostmaiden Auril the Frostmaiden is a

Young Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like

Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible. 3 A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

; scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back

claimed it. 2 Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible. 3 A crystal dragon invites the greatest

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with

creature has claimed it. 2 Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible. 3 A crystal dragon invites

Eberron Dragonshard

Equipment

Eberron dragonshards are found in shallow soil, and often encased in geode-like stone shells. Eberron shards can be found almost anywhere, but the most significant deposits have been discovered

in jungle environments, notably Q’barra and the distant land of Xen’drik. In their raw form, Eberron shards are rosy crystals with crimson swirls flowing their depths. Eberron shards are

Adult White Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the ceiling to latch on like bats or slithering down icy crevasses. A legendary white dragon’s innate magic deepens the cold in the area around its lair. Mountain caverns are fast frozen by the

"} cold damage. A wind of at least 20 miles per hour disperses the fog. The fog otherwise lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon dies. Jagged ice shards fall from the

Ancient White Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the ceiling to latch on like bats or slithering down icy crevasses. A legendary white dragon’s innate magic deepens the cold in the area around its lair. Mountain caverns are fast frozen by the

":"cold"} cold damage. A wind of at least 20 miles per hour disperses the fog. The fog otherwise lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon dies. Jagged ice shards fall from the

Dragonshards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

arcane rituals. Dragonshards come in three distinct varieties, each of which are found in different environments. Eberron dragonshards are found in shallow soil, and often encased in geode-like stone

shells. Eberron shards can be found almost anywhere, but the most significant deposits have been discovered in jungle environments, notably Q’barra and the distant land of Xen’drik. In their raw form

Xeleth's Big Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

spectators and causing shards of crystal to fall like rain. A serpentine dragon with scintillating scales and nebulous wings sweeps down through the hole. Mounted on its back is an armored figure whose

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

attracted to a nearby sickly scent and are hostile 5–6 2 suits of animated armor that look like dusty, armored wizard robes 7–8 1 ochre jelly that has bits of chewed scrolls and shards of potion

Devil Traits

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

Devil Traits Common traits among devils include the following: Charm. Devils are consummate charmers. Like humans, some are better at it than others. The good ones savor the exchange of pleasantries

, speaking in measured sentences or noticing pleasant details about the environment or a character’s clothing. Patience. Devils are rarely in a rush to make a deal or sign a contract. As masters of the

Sanctum Showdown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Ruxithid’s chest and races to the massive dwarven statue. Like a parasite, the light burrows into the statue’s shattered face, seeping through its cracks. The statue lurches forward, still smiling, while

Disturbing Truth Revealed If Ruxithid is slain, read the following: Ruxithid falls to the ground, and his crystalline brain splits asunder. The sanctum fills with a cacophony, like thousands of voices crying

Gargoyle

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

cling to rocky cliffs and mountains, or roost on ledges in underground caves. They haunt city rooftops, perching vulture-like among the high stone arches and buttresses of castles and cathedrals, and

. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage. SHARDS OF

Demon Ruin

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

the Demon Wastes. Demon Ruin Features Map 4.7 what a demon ruin might look like. A demon ruin is an echo of grandeur swathed in flame and ravaged by time. Despite the rich appointments and impeccable

river of black lava that runs through the demon ruin, which is the only place where the item can be truly destroyed. 4 Gather obsidian shards from the ruin as components for a rare spell.

Halls of the Hunting Axe

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

one turned. All trace of the gigantic building is gone now except the foundations of its thickest, highest walls, which jut like lines of stone teeth from thickets of trees and creeping vines. For

centuries, shards from magnificent windows of stained glass that once adorned the Halls have found their way into beautiful and distinctive glass bottles blown locally. Stories in nearby Beliard warn of

Aarakocra

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

incursions, as well as for nascent threats to their home plane. Aarakocra prefer to live their lives like the wind — unburdened and ever moving — yet they watch over a region for years if that’s what

little to aarakocra. In their eyes, a creature should use what is necessary and then cast what is left on the wind for others to use. Search for the Seven Shards. The Wind Dukes of Aaqa come from a

3. Determine Ability Scores

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

what qualities are measured by each ability, what races increases which abilities, and what classes consider each ability particularly important. You generate your character’s six ability scores randomly

. Roll four 6-sided dice and record the total of the highest three dice on a piece of scratch paper. Do this five more times, so that you have six numbers. If you want to save time or don’t like the

Optional Rule: Loyalty

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

particularly like). An NPC party member who is abused or ignored is likely to abandon or betray the party, whereas an NPC who owes a life debt to the characters or shares their goals might fight to the

death for them. Loyalty can be roleplayed or represented by this rule. Loyalty Score An NPC’s loyalty is measured on a numerical scale from 0 to 20. The NPC’s maximum loyalty score is equal to the

Nintra Siotta, Princess of the Shadow Glass

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

: Princess of the Shadow Glass, Lady of Dread Omens, and Seeker of the Three Crowns. She appears as a 9-foot-tall humanoid made of smoky gray glass, wrapped in a cloak-like darkness that appears to

targets a point she can see within 60 feet of her and creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of swirling glass shards centered on that point. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving

Dragonshards

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

Eberron. Dragonshards come in three varieties, each found in a different environment. Eberron dragonshards are found in shallow soil and often encased in geode-like stone shells. Eberron dragonshards

, and elemental galleons — requires a Khyber dragonshard to hold the elemental. Khyber shards are used for phylacteries, planar binding, and other effects that trap or manipulate spirits. Khyber

Minor Alterations

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

Minor Alterations You can change the superficial details of a creature’s appearance however you like, and you can alter any of the following pieces of a monster’s stat block without impacting its

of ice or hurls shards of ice at them. Resistances and Immunities If a creature doesn’t have Resistance or Immunity to one or more damage types, you can give it Resistance or Immunity to one or two damage types. You can also change the damage type of its existing Resistances and Immunities.

Undeath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

comes into being when a metallic dragon gives up mortal life so a fragment of life essence can linger as an eternal guardian of a precious treasure or knowledge. Draconic shards are lingering psychic

dracolich’s echoes suffer a wasting affliction that spreads out from the dracolich like a contagion. Afflicted dragons grow increasingly violent and cruel, and the physical deterioration they experience from

Purphoros's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

time. Taking revenge on Kruphix would require careful planning, however, and Purphoros is unlikely to undertake such an effort unless another god goads him into it. Ephara and Karametra are, like

Purphoros, deeply involved in the project of civilization. Purphoros’s desire to overturn the established order with violence stands in stark contrast to their measured ways. As a result, Purphoros stands aloof from them.

8. Bandit Headquarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. 8a. Hall of the Bone Throne Dead Wyvern. In the middle of the room lie the bones, skull, rotted leather wing flaps, and stinger of a wyvern, intermingled with shards of clear crystal. Throne. At the

long stone table are five human bandits (members of the Undertakers, all disguised as vampires) and a doppelganger (disguised to look like a sixth human vampire). Lanterns. Two glowing oil lanterns

Weird Magic

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

ornate hand mirror, producing a cloud of glass shards that damages creatures like cloud of daggers (a 2nd-level spell). She might instead uncork a bottle of wasps that surround her and stitch up her

Cleric

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

others than to make sure the value of faith is measured in gp. In addition to your franchise’s regular operations, you always keep a sideline going in religious paraphernalia, selling specialized signature

Faith Every cleric has a uniquely personal connection to their deity. You are no exception, though you like to think you bring your own special flair to the relationship, and vice versa. Relationship

60. Cog of Blood

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

two exits, including an adamantine portcullis blocking a passage to the north. Set into a metal plate above the portcullis is a row of five red crystals shaped like drops of blood. The adamantine

around you sounds out with the roar of battle. Beyond the doors, armies fight under a blood-red sky that has an iron cube floating in it like a huge, distant moon. Clouds of ash suddenly fly out of

3. Determine Ability Scores

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

a quick reference for what qualities are measured by each ability, what races increases which abilities, and what classes consider each ability particularly important. You generate your character’s

save time or don’t like the idea of randomly determining ability scores, you can use the following scores instead: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8. Now take your six numbers and write each number beside one of

NPCs as Party Members

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

go to protect or assist the characters (even those the NPC doesn’t particularly like). An NPC party member who is abused or ignored is likely to abandon or betray the party, whereas an NPC who owes a

Score. An NPC’s loyalty is measured on a numerical scale from 0 to 20. The NPC’s maximum Loyalty Score is equal to the highest Charisma score among all adventurers in the party, and its starting Loyalty

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