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Returning 35 results for 'monks some with only advisors from for light'.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
":"psychic"} psychic damage.The kalashtar have bonded with good-aligned quori spirits, which communicate with their hosts through dreams and visions. Descended from monks who offered their bodies as
sanctuaries to those quori escaping the evil of Dal Quor, the kalashtar now fight to herald in a new age of light and balance.Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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At will: guidance, light, mage armor, mage hand, prestidigitationFirenewts who serve Imix, Prince of Evil Fire, live in militaristic theocracies that revere elemental fire in its most destructive
incarnation and promote aggression and cruelty. Firenewt warlocks of Imix lead these theocracies or serve as advisors to a high priest.
Firenewts
Originally from the Elemental Plane of Fire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions
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
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, levitate, light
1/day each: control weather (cast as 1 action), water breathingWhen King Hekaton disappears, Princess Serissa finds herself
would further anger Annam the All-Father, while Iymrith wants the giants and the small folk to annihilate one another.
Serissa values the counsel of her advisors, but she has her own mind. She wants to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
range of simple shapes. A point of blue light suspended within its tendrils serves as the hashalaq's sensory organ, which can be moved around to suit the creature's current shape.
The Power of Pleasure
members understand the ways of magic. In Dal Quor, the hashalaq quori are typically found as advisors to the Kalaraq Quori;kalaraq. They also serve as judges, policing the quori and ensuring that the rivalries of the Tsucora Quori;tsucora never threaten the greater plans of the Dreaming Dark.Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their incredible intellects and stores of information that many seek them out, including demon lords. Some sibriexes act as advisors and oracles, manipulating demons into serving their ends, while others
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The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open.
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A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the target’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
vibrant and translucent. When the dragon is fully mature, their scales resemble rich purple amethyst crystals, refracting light to take on an inner glow. Their pupils fade with age, making the eyes of
monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayer colony.
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An apostate community of githyanki follows the tutelage of an adult amethyst dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
outside Luiren, where the teachings available only to halflings have been opened to students of other races who are willing to follow the path laid out by Yondalla. Hin Fist monks generally follow the
matters of truth and diplomacy, the monks work hard to survive in their remote sanctuary. The monks of the Monastery of the Yellow Rose use the remorhaz to test their disciples. Young monks must prove the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, History, Insight, Religion, or Stealth Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Light property Tool Proficiencies Choose one type of Artisan’s Tools or Musical Instrument
(B) 50 GP Monks use rigorous combat training and mental discipline to align themselves with the multiverse and focus their internal reservoirs of power. Different Monks conceptualize this power in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, or Stealth Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Light property Tool Proficiencies
tool proficiency above, Explorer’s Pack, and 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP Monks use rigorous combat training and mental discipline to align themselves with the multiverse and focus their internal reservoirs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Way of Shadow Monks of the Way of Shadow follow a tradition that values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might be called ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as spies and assassins. Sometimes
another. When you are in dim light or darkness, as a bonus action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
What the Residents Know Characters who strike up a conversation with any of the monastery’s residents can learn what they know about the following topics. Dead Falcons. The monks use trained falcons
to communicate with the outside world. Shortly before the characters’ arrival, someone killed all the falcons by feeding them poisoned meat. Getting off the Island. The monks have a small boat they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Kalashtar The kalashtar have bonded with good-aligned quori spirits, which communicate with their hosts through dreams and visions. Descended from monks who offered their bodies as sanctuaries to
those quori escaping the evil of Dal Quor, the kalashtar now fight to herald in a new age of light and balance. Kalashtar
Medium humanoid (kalashtar), any alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Strength check to force open. Light. During the day, the windows provide bright light for most interior spaces. At night, no lights are lit. The mines are unlit as well. Locks. A lock requires thieves
’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check to open. Treasure. Sacred Stone monks are ascetics and don’t collect individual treasure. Their gilded tin masks are worthless. For the more worldly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
resemble tiles. Because the monks encourage inhabitants to focus on inner peace rather than outer beauty, the monastery’s construction is simple and its interior decoration sparse. Other features are
Bright Light in interior rooms. Sunlight entering the cave mouth during the day casts Dim Light through cave areas in the upper level. Caves in the lower level are in Darkness; descriptions assume the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
right direction. All outside doors are locked after nightfall. M2. Basalt Hall At night, no one is here, but during the day, two Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) are stationed here. If the monks are
fashioned in the shape of a scowling gargoyle, but the hand that opened the panel seems human enough. From beneath the mask comes a female voice: “Yes? What do you want?”
The monks listen to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Way of the Sun Soul Monks of the Way of the Sun Soul learn to channel their own life energy into searing bolts of light. They teach that meditation can unlock the ability to unleash the indomitable
light shed by the soul of every living creature. Radiant Sun Bolt Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can hurl searing bolts of magical radiance. You gain a new attack option that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Way of the Sun Soul Monks of the Way of the Sun Soul learn to channel their life energy into searing bolts of light. They teach that meditation can unlock the ability to unleash the indomitable light
any additional points) that you can spend on the spell equals half your monk level. Searing Sunburst At 11th level, you gain the ability to create an orb of light that erupts into a devastating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
boulders (see area M33 for details). M3: Dock Stone posts support this wooden dock from below (see area M32). Tied to the dock is a Rowboat, which the monks primarily use for fishing. The boat’s oars are
door reveals a tiny peephole situated above the knocker (for tall monks) and another one situated below the knocker (for short monks). The door is barred from the inside. The size and weight of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
them across the sea. The Dreaming Dark is an enigmatic order of monks, assassins, warlocks, and mystics. Their ultimate agenda remains unknown, but they hunt the kalashtar and some believe they can
crystal disk engraved with a labyrinthine pattern 6 A leather-bound collection of kalashtar poetry called Shards of the Light 7 A sphere of polished crystal; when you hold it in your palm, you feel that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rely on crops and livestock they appropriate from elsewhere. Plants are grown in hydroponic chambers, and livestock are raised in pens where light, temperature, and other conditions are tailored to
their needs. A community’s activity is overseen by monks who assign duties to each occupant. Everyone participates in mock combats and ongoing academic instruction, and each fortress allocates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide in the shadows. Evil must be opposed openly and vanquished in the light of day, so that all can see and be emboldened by
be a memorable experience. Clerics, paladins, and monks make up the majority of the Order of the Gauntlet, but any character of a righteous mind is welcome in the order’s ranks. Ontharr Frume Lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide in the shadows. Evil must be opposed openly and vanquished in the light of day, so that all can see and be emboldened by
be a memorable experience. Clerics, paladins, and monks make up the majority of the Order of the Gauntlet, but any character of a righteous mind is welcome in the order’s ranks. Ontharr Frume Lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide in the shadows. Evil must be opposed openly and vanquished in the light of day, so that all can see and be emboldened by
be a memorable experience. Clerics, paladins, and monks make up the majority of the Order of the Gauntlet, but any character of a righteous mind is welcome in the order’s ranks. Ontharr Frume Lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
aggression and cruelty. Firenewt warlocks of Imix lead these theocracies or serve as advisors to a high priest. Firenewt Warlock of Imix
Medium Elemental, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 10 (13 with
: guidance, light, mage armor, mage hand, prestidigitation
[Tooltip Not Found] Firenewt Warrior A firenewt warrior can spew fire. Many of these warriors have a close relationship with giant striders (in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
thousands of years working to develop rituals that tap into this energy, allowing them to preserve their greatest citizens as undying. The Face of Death. The light of Irian sustains the spirit, but it
doesn’t preserve the physical body. The undying appear as desiccated corpses, their flesh withering away over centuries. At the same time, the spirit of the undying surrounds the body—an aura of light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
shadow of evil lies within everyone, waiting for a moment when it can gain a foothold on their souls. Thus its paladins, monks, and clerics spend long hours deep in prayer to keep their inner eye
sentient beings must come to the light of reason and goodness of their own volition. That is why it is not interested in controlling minds: it focuses only on deeds, setting an example to the world in hopes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Sylvira Savikas When the characters are ready, they can make their way toward the main keep, a towering edifice housing hundreds of monks and wizards, and thousands of books and scrolls. As they
meander through the keep, helpful monks stop to offer them directions. If Falaster Fisk is with the party, he already knows the way to Sylvira’s laboratory, located in one of Candlekeep’s spires. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
through them. When the pages are held up to the light of the moon, instructions for creating the gloves of soul catching are revealed. Bak Mei knows this fact but won’t share it with anyone, not even
his most trusted subordinates. Bak Mei is joined by four Immortal Lotus monks (see their stat block earlier in the adventure). To increase the difficulty of this encounter, add more monks who have just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Chapter 2: Raiders’ Camp In the warm light of day, Governor Nighthill and other leaders want to know who was behind the attack on Greenest, and why the town was a target. The raiders retreated
monks were returning to Berdusk from the great library at Candlekeep, where Leosin was consulting the librarians and researching ancient writings on dragon folklore. Dragon cults are his special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp In the warm light of day, Governor Nighthill and other leaders want to know who was behind the attack on Greenest, and why the town was a target. The raiders retreated
many days before help arrives. Anything you can do before then would be a godsend.” Nesim answers the characters’ questions to the best of his ability, but he also urges them to move quickly. The monks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
evil and oppression. They are commanders, advisors, strategists, and soldiers. Their presence in battle inspires the mortal soldiers of the legion with righteous zeal. Most Boros soldiers assume that
Monster Manual), but their appearance is similar to other Boros angels. Battleforce Angel Battleforce angels are the radiant hosts that soar into combat, bathed in the light of Boros zeal. They lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
clues leading to the location or nature of the ritual site, or to find instructions for crafting a portalometer. Gaining lore or befriending the monks of the library could reveal that someone else
as Old Gnawbone for her habit of flying over the forest with a corpse in her jaws as a light snack — has long dominated Kryptgarden with her evil presence. The forest is also home to a dryad named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the east leads to a door.
This area contains two hidden foes. Ronnom Daamos. Aware of the trouble he’s caused, Ronnom (Medium, Neutral Evil Assassin) is hiding in the Dim Light of the hallway to the
of Oil. The oars are for the Rowboat at the dock (area M3). The fishing poles are nonmagical. Treasure. The spear is a Silvered Weapon (Spear). The monks use it as a harpoon while fishing. M28
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the planes, hoarding knowledge for when it might be useful. Such is their incredible intellect that many seek them out, including demon lords. Some sibriexes act as advisors and oracles, manipulating
, reducing its walking speed by 10 feet. 21–25 The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open. 26–30 A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the