might striving with only after for for led

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Success: Sammaster can’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization

megalomaniacal. Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization dedicated to

. Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster established himself

Bandit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

sometimes led by thugs, veterans, or spellcasters. Not all bandits are evil. Oppression, drought, disease, or famine can often drive otherwise honest folk to a life of banditry. Pirates are bandits of the

high seas. They might be freebooters interested only in treasure and murder, or they might be privateers sanctioned by the crown to attack and plunder an enemy nation's vessels.

Flabbergast

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

physical labor, Flabbergast is a bit of a bridge builder in his own way, always striving to bring people together and flexing his diplomatic muscles. A pacifist bureaucrat, he abhors violence, and rarely

Office certainly trusts him, others might wonder where his true loyalties lie. Flabbergast's familiar, Mister Snibbly, uses the cat stat block.

The Archfey Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler of the

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

patternNaiads live in and near water. They might be spotted among rivers and lakes, on isolated shores, or amid coral labyrinths and deep sea fumaroles. Wherever rivers and seas show their variety and force

, naiads gather to revel in nature’s might. Individual naiads often grow fixated with a single type or body of water, potentially preferring a deep sea trench, coastline, or river system above

Chitine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to command and create more chitines on its own. These choldriths soon led the chitines to rebel and abandon their creators, founding free colonies elsewhere in the Underdark. On occasion, though

floors, walls, structures, objects, and traps that benefit the colony. A warrior might be responsible for crafting web armor (which is as tough as hide or leather), while a group of workers might be

Brain in a Jar

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

whom it can speak. It also likes to think out loud and reflect on the events and decisions that led to its great transformation. Brain Vessels The brain floats in a jar of solution, pulsating as it

reacts to its surroundings. Some brains have been known to thump against the walls of their containers when excited or vexed. A jar’s metal casing might be rusty but serviceable, or an elegantly

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body

language to communicate with one another over distance. Each individual typically hunts alone and widely separated from the others to ensure that everyone gets adequate fodder. The leader might

Radiant Idol

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

down to the Material Plane. One sin led to their fall: the desire to be worshiped by mortals. Now in the mortal realm, most radiant idols gather cults of devoted followers. Fallen Angels. The insatiable

hunger to be adored can transform a fallen angel, physically and mentally. In its true form, a radiant idol appears to be a warped angel. It might have bloody stumps in place of its wings, or its

Grim Champion of Desolation

Monsters The Book of Many Things

, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t know for sure, as that was so long ago that she’s

. The Grim Champions The Grim Harrow is led by three powerful entities with the title of grim champion. Each champion embodies a terrible facet of death. Jyn Corvis, Grim Champion of Desolation, is

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the

living, as these aimless killers know only suffering and seek to spread it whenever the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously

them greater powers. Humanoids killed by a jiangshi rise as life-hungry corpses and might turn into jiangshi themselves if they feed upon the living.

Uthgardt Tribe Member

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much

among the people as living embodiments of his power. Perhaps they needed a reminder of who they were and from whence they came. The Chosen of Uthgar led bands back to the old ways, and most of your people

Dzaan

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Dzaan might have become a force to reckon with in the brotherhood had his quest for power not led him to Icewind Dale, where he was killed by the people of Easthaven after making a few too many enemies

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

others embrace the solitude of the hunt, striving to distance themselves from those who’d tempt their hunger. Dhampir Hungers Every dhampir knows a thirst slaked only by the living. Those who

overindulge their thirst risk losing control and forever viewing others as prey. Those who resist might find exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding

Kasimir Velikov

Monsters Curse of Strahd

led her down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation. Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina

spying on the temple for years, but he needs adventurers to help him survive its perils. He thinks that the secret to breaking Strahd's pact and freeing Barovia from its curse might be hidden there, but

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could

mark of honor. A childhood name or nickname is often used among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment. The name might recall an event or center on a habit. Male Names: Arjhan

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

necessarily commensurate from one legion to another or even between banners in the same legion. A phalanx of foot soldiers led by a captain in one legion might be two hundred strong, while in another such

a force numbers just twenty. One banner might have four warriors mounted on worgs led by a fist, while a fist in another banner of the same legion might lead ten mounted warriors. If any rank doesn

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

disaster. 3 I stood alone against a terrible monster. 4 I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor. 5 I led a militia to fight off an invading army. 6 I broke into a tyrant

after I led a symbolic act of protest against it. 9 A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin. 10 Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric

. Most adventuring clerics maintain some connection to established temples and orders of their faiths. A temple might ask for a cleric’s aid, or a high priest might be in a position to demand it

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away from society. You may, if you wish, choose or roll an origin event from the Hermit Origins table. d8 Life

While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of

Drow Matron Mother

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The drow uses Spellcasting.Among drow followers of Lolth, each noble house is led by a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god

typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice. Drow Mother of Rebellion

Barbarian Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another. These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury

stranger in the area of the campaign? Or is the campaign set in a rough-and-tumble frontier where barbarians are common? What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you lured to settled lands

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon

warlocks toward adventure. Creating a Warlock As you make your warlock character, spend some time thinking about your patron and the obligations that your pact imposes upon you. What led you to make the

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their immortality would be assured. A suitable

who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their immortality would be assured. A suitable vessel they did then

him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for

intermediaries, the priests whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their

heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the

whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they were then betrayed

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their immortality would be assured. A suitable vessel they did then find

that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they were then betrayed. Osybus had not lied; he had himself become one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had conjured up

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these

, the priests whispered hatred to the count, and when his noble heart was corrupted, they were the ones who laid the path before him that led to the Amber Temple and his fall into vampirism. But they

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

might happen. This picture isn’t wrong, but it’s incomplete: there’s more to a revel than debauchery. For satyrs, revelry is a way of life. It’s the delight in small things: the

to others. The Satyr Eccentricities table suggests a few tastes or proclivities your satyr character might possess Satyr Eccentricities d8 Characteristic 1 Flowers are the most

Meletis

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

and oppression throughout the world, and guards against hypocrisy within its own borders. For a time, Kynaios and Tiro ruled Meletis, striving to govern in accordance with the highest philosophical

and ethical principles, which ultimately led them to relinquish their power and establish a philosopher-led republic. After the kings’ deaths, the council of scholars known as the Twelve took up rule of

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