mechanics search with only are from for lives

Hill Giant Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

damage.Hill giants are selfish brutes that hunt and raid in constant search of food. Their skins are tan from lives spent beneath the sun, and their weapons are uprooted trees and rocks pulled from the earth.

Hill Giant Sergeant

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

damage.Hill giants are selfish brutes that hunt and raid in constant search of food. Their skins are tan from lives spent beneath the sun, and their weapons are uprooted trees and rocks pulled from the earth.

Hill Giant (variant)

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

grapple ends, the target is prone. The grapple ends early if the giant stands up.Hill giants are selfish brutes that hunt and raid in constant search of food. Their skins are tan from lives spent

Tomb Tapper

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

they acquire, instead choosing to protect and venerate such items. Tappers spend their long lives in the search for the source of all magic, which they believe to be hidden deep in the Underdark. They

tombs, temples, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter. Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don't use any magic items

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

I needed to commune with nature, far from civilization. 7 I was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic. 8 I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of spiritual

contemplative sort of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off the land while shunning the company of other people, look at the outlander

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

until he leaves. Thus, he lives a split existence, sometimes plotting in Malbolge or other layers of the Hells and at other times wandering the planes in search of magical might or secrets that might help

time in preparing for his return. He amassed an army of devils and monsters and left them to make final preparations for invading the Nine Hells, while he ventured to the Material Plane in search of an

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

I caught a big fish. Now I search for a good friend To share my lunch with. — Tortle haiku What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure. Tortles are

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and shapes their later careers as well. Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons

pact, and how did you make contact with your patron? Were you seduced into summoning a devil, or did you seek out the ritual that would allow you to make contact with an alien elder god? Did you search

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight

scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc. Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their

Greenfast

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

cover for his sinister activities, as the characters will discover.) Viallis lives in a comfortable house (see area G3), but he is not home when the characters arrive. The village features other

places the characters might go and a number of NPCs they might talk to as they search for clues about what the evil noble is up to.

Creature Summaries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

Creature Summaries The creatures in this bestiary are briefly described in the Creature Summaries table. Creature Summaries Creature CR Summary Asteroid spider 15 Gargantuan Monstrosity that lives

Puppeteer parasite 3 Tiny Aberration that latches onto other creatures and either feeds on them or psionically controls them Star lancer 2 Large Celestial from the Astral Plane that can turn invisible and serve as a mount Yggdrasti 7 Gargantuan Plant that travels through space in search of prey

Orcs: The Godsworn

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

how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight with orcs tells of

determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc. Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their hatred of the civilized races

Ice Gate Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

bits of metal, is a half-finished exoskeletal construct like the ones you encountered in the room you came from. This room contains two duergar mechanics (one male, one female), both of whom turn

invisible as soon as they hear sounds of combat in area X13. They try to remain hidden and fight only in self-defense. Treasure. Characters who search the workshop find two sets of smith’s tools and a set

Yellowcrest Businesses

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

Viallis. The Yellowcrest businesses are all nondescript, and none of the workers or managers know Lord Viallis personally or know anything of his whereabouts, except that he lives “out in the country

them the knowledge that Lord Viallis has an overseer who comes once every second tenday to check the books of each enterprise, pay wages, and collect profits. The overseer, an elf named Faerl, lives in

North and South Poles

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

North and South Poles Frostfell At the world’s poles—Everice to the south and the Frostfell to the north—you might… Discover an ancient civilization hidden beneath the ice. Search for the survivors

knights carved from living ice. The queen lives in a glacial palace, and those who overcome her guards and the deadly weather to earn her favor can gain powerful boons. It’s also common knowledge that

Chapter 2: Icewind Dale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

through their migrations, while others dare the treacherous waters of the Sea of Moving Ice in search of fish, seals, walruses, and whales to sustain them. Dwarves dig into the earth to seek shelter and

mine for iron. Meanwhile, folk descended from foolhardy and treasure-mad immigrants eke out meager lives in Ten-Towns, which can barely hold back the wind, let alone marauding orcs, giants, and

Har'Akir

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

the City of the Dead, the Darklord watches over his domain, careless of the passage of mortal lives as he sends his servants in search of his only remaining desire: his ka, the missing piece of his

Areas of Mistshore

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

) lives here. Her ramshackle home contains an unmade bed, an alchemist’s laboratory, a small stove, a coat rack, a table, a stool, a stuffed chair in poor condition, a wash basin, and a locked wooden

successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Borrowing the Apparatus. Grinda allows the characters to borrow her apparatus of Kwalish on the condition that they first use the device to search the bottom of

Tomb Tapper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, instead choosing to protect and venerate such items. Tappers spend their long lives in the search for the source of all magic, which they believe to be hidden deep in the Underdark. They are in awe

, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter. Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don’t use any magic items they acquire

Aarakocra

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

Dukes of Aaqa, aarakocra scout the planes in search of temples of Elemental Evil. They spy on malign elemental creatures and then either take the fight to those creatures or report back to the Wind

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

Horror Atmosphere

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

what fills the pauses in the game’s action or other quiet moments. Lulls breed distractions. Subtle music, though, can fill such instances while reinforcing the game’s atmosphere. Search for ambient

. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

seawater and infested with undead. As the characters fight their way forward in search of Aubreck’s goal, the perils of the sea finally take their delayed claim on the Emperor, in the form of a

disintegrating hull in a race for their lives. If Krell or his minions are still alive, they present an additional obstacle because they also don’t want to go down with the ship. In order for the characters to

Dangwaru (The Typhoon Palace)

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

and her crew lived in the palace for the rest of their lives. The last of them perished more than fifty years ago. The palace is dilapidated and haunted. Young tortles occasionally explore the

ruins in search of treasure. Most don’t get far before strange sounds and shadowy forms frighten them away. The tortles built the Typhoon Palace to withstand storms, earthquakes, and the passage of time

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

search for treasure. 5 A commoner in a Cynidicean wolf mask believes he’s a werewolf. When he sees the party, he drops on all fours, howls, and sniffs each character. He’s friendly toward the

the characters’ faces. These Cynidiceans mimic the characters as best they can for 10 minutes, even if it costs the Cynidiceans their lives. 9 1d4 guardians of Gorm (see appendix B) try to escort the

Modes of Travel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

“Airship of a Cult” section in chapter 4), they can use it to search the Trackless Sea for the Morkoth while avoiding encounters with sea-bound creatures and vessels. Once the Morkoth is sighted, the

search for the Morkoth. Weather conditions might hinder their search, but there is no chance of the castle’s being blown off course by a storm. Flying Mounts Because the Trackless Sea is vast and its

Alley: Autumn

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

man with graying hair who looks like he has been in many fights, based on “the scars he wears on his face.” They know nothing more about him, other than that he lives alone. If the characters don’t

. Painted in blood on the kitchen wall is a circle with ten equidistant lines radiating outward from its circumference: the sign of Xanathar. A thorough search accompanied by a successful DC 12 Wisdom

City Inhabitants

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

City Inhabitants Several factions dwell within Omu, including yuan-ti, grungs, vegepygmies, and kobolds. Explorers also come here in search of gold and glory. Presently, these include Red Wizards and

capture the characters so he can question them about their mission. Grungs A small colony of grungs lives on the rooftops around Nangnang’s shrine (area 18). Ras Nsi regularly mounts raids on them to

Qitru's Arrival

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

, Qitru assumes they are either lying to protect Miken. She asks, “Why risk your lives to protect a traitor?” She then demands that they produce Miken at once. If the characters refuse or reassert the

hiding behind the asteroid has a four giff and four githyanki aboard it. Strange Sigil. Characters who search Qitru or observe her closely notice a strange sigil tattooed on the back of her right hand. A

Individual Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Dragon’s Rest seeking rest and new resolve. Runara welcomes the character and encourages them to talk to Tarak and Varnoth, who both know about escaping lives of corruption and violence. She also

Dragon’s Rest in search of a lost fortune supposedly secreted away on the island by a member of the Gilded Gallows. The thieves’ guild member in question is Tarak, who did in fact betray the guild

Bronze Dragon Adventures

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

for the rank-and-file troops. 4 A bronze dragon has conscripted a local militia into an ongoing conflict with a black dragon who lives in the waterlogged ruins of a magical academy. 5 The

Codex—and has decided to prove it by attacking the site. Connected Creatures Bronze dragons admire high-minded ambition and military prowess, seeking out those beings willing to risk their lives in

Aftermath of War

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

capacity, and Sharn is also home to a significant number of refugees from elsewhere in Breland—people whose homes and villages were destroyed during the war, and who have come to Sharn in search of

new lives. The city also has its share of other people harmed during the war, soldiers and civilians with severe physical or psychological injuries. All these folk are most likely to be found in the

Mistshore: Winter

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

Mistshore: Winter The characters head to Mistshore in search of the man they believe has the Stone of Golorr. En route to that destination, the man had his hire-coach make a brief stop in the Castle

family — his mother, who is gravely ill and lives in abject poverty. A Waiting Coach Waiting at the edge of the neighborhood is the hire-coach that bore Agorn Fuoco through the blizzard to Mistshore. Two

Moloch

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

preparations for invading the Nine Hells, while he ventured to the Material Plane in search of an artifact that would ensure his success. But while there, he became trapped, leaving his armies at the mercy of

demoted to an imp (see the Monster Manual) and can’t regain his normal powers until he leaves. Thus, he lives a split existence, sometimes plotting in Malbolge or other layers of the Hells and at other

Overlake Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

a heartbeat as the cheapest manual labor. However, I’ve learned to make much better use of adventurers like you.” Search for Droki. Errde explains that her guards have been tracking the movements of

otherwise. All the Stone Guards know is that Droki lives in the West Cleft District, a place the duergar enter only in force and where their presence would likely provoke a chaotic uprising. Errde wants the

Lost Spire Locations (P1-P8)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

group of adventurers Dzaan hired to help him search the spire removed all the books they considered valuable, including spellbooks. They left behind a few that might interest certain characters: Magical

disturbing sketches of them. Wizards in the Hollow. The birth of the Netherese empire is chronicled in this otherwise dull, plodding story about the lives of three Netherese wizards. Tunnel Down. A rough

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