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Classes
Player’s Handbook
armor. Even so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical power they wield: power to heal the injured, smite their foes, and protect the helpless and those who fight at their side.
Almost by
definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world&rsquo
Giff
Legacy
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
of giff society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, every giff has a military rank. It must follow orders from those of superior rank, and it can give orders to those of lower
refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its
Minotaur
Legacy
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Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
The minotaurs of Ravnica are strong in body, dedication, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight for their various causes.
They combine a burning fury in battle with keen
the most prominent, with thousands of members descended from an ancient hero who is said to have taught minotaurs the arts of war. Other important family lines include the Kharran line (primarily
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
undead, and to protect the innocent and those who join them in the fight for justice.
Beyond the Mundane Life
Almost by definition, the life of a paladin is an adventuring life. Unless a lasting injury
has taken him or her away from adventuring for a time, every paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the militias and armies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
infighting to determine who among them will lead. The spyder-fiend battle lines falter. The characters don’t encounter any more raklupises in Pandesmos—the raklupises are too busy jockeying for power to risk
a fight with the characters. The Vampire Notices. After about an hour, Kas realizes that something is wrong. He comes to Miska’s prison-hall to find out what’s going on, and he extends his search for
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
front lines of the cosmic struggle against evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the militias and armies of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When
they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes their oaths lead them into the service of the crown as leaders of elite groups of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
front lines of the cosmic struggle against evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the militias and armies of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When
they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes their oaths lead them into the service of the crown as leaders of elite groups of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Fight for the Foundling Read the following: As you’re deep in your tasks, a shadow of another ship passes over the deck of the Flighty Foundling. The ship looks like it’s preparing to dock on the
sterncastle. Two brawny, hippo-headed Humanoids dressed for combat zip down the lines on steel loops. They land on the deck with a resounding thud. One of them points at you, snorts, and says, “Get off our ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
San Citlán Gazetteer The stone-and-iron city of San Citlán stands at a confluence of ley lines, where the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thin. It’s a place suffused with magic
commodity, as hammers ring out and forge fires roar in the city’s ironworks at all hours. Discontent among the common people has given rise to revolutionaries in the borderlands who are determined to fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
flesh out your encounter in these ways, go right ahead and finish your creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sections for some basic advice on adding flavor elements to the simple mechanics
of the fight. Monster Personality To address the question of a monster’s personality, you can use the tables in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, use the Monster Personality table below, or
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
interlocked links of Ilvaash’s runes (knots of tentacles, brains, and jagged lines reminiscent of jaws). A brain breaker uses the stat block of an infected elder brain (see chapter 7) with the following
Thought, but once the characters drain the Shallows, they can take the fight to the kraken. While exploring the Shallows, the characters learn that Ghaluzesh keeps the brain breakers focused on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical power they wield: power to heal the injured, smite their foes, and protect the helpless and those who fight at their side. Almost by definition
, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
a tall spire on the outskirts of the city and stops at one of the three airship docks jutting from its upper reaches. Without missing a beat, crewmen leap from the ship with mooring lines and secure
not one to be trifled with; his retinue move to block the characters should they threaten violence. If Kreffik remains alive, he and his Helmed Horror defend Baron Zorlan should a fight break out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
power they wield: power to heal the injured, smite their foes, and protect the helpless and those who fight at their side. Almost by definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for
every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, why didn’t you fight and what did you do instead? The following table provides ideas about how a background could reflect a connection to the Last War. Feel free to change the suggested backgrounds
, facing the enemy on the front lines of the interminable war. (Soldier)
2 You served on the open seas, whether as a marine, a naval officer, a privateer or a smuggler. (Sailor)
3 You commanded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
personal attitude and situation. For instance, devils that fight in the Blood War rely on military regulations and their officers’ directions to dictate their actions. They obey orders without
warrior who leaves mortality behind to become an ice devil, is worth more than a simple peasant likely to be consigned to existence as a lemure. Glory. All devils are required to fight in the Blood War
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to be a roiling, dark rain cloud that has been contained somehow with lines and netting.
Two darklings (see appendix C) named Trinket and Bauble look after the balloon and lurk inside the cramped
all talent for dancing. Destroying the marionette restores the buyer’s dancing ability, but Bauble won’t give up the marionette without a fight. Rain Cloud Balloon. If the characters steal this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, two chasmes fight a hezrou. All three demons are glowing.
Drow. Two opposing groups of drow are peppering one another with spells and crossbow bolts, ignoring the demons. Ten drow spread out north
losing side, the drow show them no mercy. If the characters stay out of the fight, the forces on both sides dwindle slowly until the hezrou finally defeats the chasmes. The drow mage, Spirreth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
stone walls, above which you can see the stormy sky. A team of masked goblins is preparing the stage for a play while costumed actors huddle in the wings and recite lines. Lighting is provided by an
on stage, nervously rehearsing their lines from pages of a script. All three are commoners (neutral) with proficiency in the Performance skill and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. In a pinch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in the branches above. The crash could have occurred anytime within the past 3d10 days. Climbing up to the wreck is relatively easy, thanks to many vines in the trees and lines of rigging hanging from
climbing speed, they can move anywhere on the map as easily as on the ship. The NPCs fight back, but they aren’t very effective given their exhaustion. The girallon zombies aren’t above grabbing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
makeshift crenellations on the roof lines for missile combatants. They also stockpiled weapons and caches of ammunition. Map 6.5: Dellmon RanchView Player Version The Dellmon Family Kerbin Dellmon
stay and fight, and nothing anyone has said has changed his mind. Kerbin’s daughter Dreena sent a message to the elves of the High Forest, but no one knows if or when they might respond. As far as they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. He remains hesitant to put elves in the front lines of combat, but no longer acts as a roadblock to negotiations. His pragmatism means that he no longer has any qualms against the adventurers
’ securing the allegiance of Red Wizards, giants, or even devils in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon—as long as such allies are conveniently arrayed in front of his elves in battle. Follow-Up: Metallic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
sturdy and lasts until the key is removed from the statue. D2: Rotunda Ruins Broken stone lines this plaza—fragments of elegant statues, once-magnificent pillars, and shining marble walls. At the center, a
as well as) the stirges, the kobolds fight back. Otherwise, the kobolds hang back, trying to stay out of the way until the fight is over. Once the stirges have been defeated, if the kobolds survive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-difficulty fight, perhaps against the adventure’s primary villain or another threat. Vary Threats. Build encounters using different threats. If the characters are delving into a kuo-toa temple and
invaders, lone messengers riding for the front lines, enemy war parties, and so on. A Life of Its Own. Sometimes a random encounter that starts off incidental can become important to the story. A random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
of massive square columns. The walls are coated with slime, and there are glowing silver lines etched across them. From what you can see of the chamber’s walls, the stone appears to be crudely worked
spill. A character who takes the Dash action or tries to fight while in the room must first succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. Moat. The 10-foot-wide section of floor that runs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, actors walk through their scenes and read their lines to a mostly empty theater. Watching the rehearsal from the front row while smoking a pipe is Jarlaxle Baenre (see appendix B), disguised as
Rongquan. Hidden in the shadows in various spots are four drow elite warriors ready to fight by Jarlaxle’s side. The play, Sapphiria’s Booty, is a romantic comedy about a blue-haired madam named Sapphiria
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Minotaur
WISNU TAN
The minotaurs of Ravnica are strong in body, dedication, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight for their various causes. They combine a burning
prominent, with thousands of members descended from an ancient hero who is said to have taught minotaurs the arts of war. Other important family lines include the Kharran line (primarily associated with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned, someone who has died and come back from the Underworld. A character who removes the victim’s mask finds no face beneath it—only blank gray flesh over a black-lipped mouth—and dozens of lines of
’ explanations and fight to the death. Their horses bolt if their riders are slain. If the battle turns against the characters, a patrol of three guards from the polis stumbles upon the scene. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
mercenaries are renowned for their martial training and their love of explosives. Military Organization. Every aspect of giff society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, every
serving in units composed entirely of giff; a giff hiring itself out individually is unheard of. Giff refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
betrayal. He remains hesitant to put elves in the front lines of combat, but no longer acts as a roadblock to negotiations. His pragmatism means that he no longer has any qualms against the adventurers
’ securing the allegiance of Red Wizards, giants, or even devils in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon — as long as such allies are conveniently arrayed in front of his elves in battle. Follow-Up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
total. Portal 1: Far Realm Horror A month ago, an encounter with operatives of the Six led Dran Enterprises to try to fight that group using its own dark magic. Sadly, that attempt failed, and this
characters are free to steal and later resell using the shady business practice activity). Either way, unauthorized movement in the warehouse causes a bearded devil to appear and fight the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
mercenaries, a special forces unit, or a squad of regular infantry. Perhaps you protect a nation’s people from monsters, or you fight secret battles in the wake of a war that has supposedly ended. Or the
, fighting behind enemy lines or striking into wild, unsettled lands. The force must be fast, self-sufficient, and either diplomatic or decisive to assure their survival. 4 Horde. The horde is almost a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
I: Camp Carrionclay The Red Dragon Army established this outpost to serve as a waypoint for its supply lines as it travels across the Northern Wastes. Characters might visit this location to rescue
to offer. I shall melt you to the bone!”
At this point in the adventure, the characters aren’t prepared to fight Akhviri and should be encouraged to flee. The dragon is proud and believes the






