monsters some with only advisors forces for luck

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular transformations. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or forms protective barriers. Their

used across the multiverse. The closest a Wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer. Other Wizards sell their services as advisers, serve in military forces, or

Warlock of the Fiend

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dark One’s Own Luck (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When the warlock makes an ability check or saving throw, it can add a d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction

":"Dark One's Own Luck"} to the roll. It can do this after the roll is made but before any of the roll’s effects occur.Multiattack. The warlock makes three Scimitar attacks. Scimitar. Melee Weapon

Mark of Sentinel Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

massive, chimera-marked military forces of his house for his own ends, but he’s surrounded by aggressive advisors who would like to see a Deneith ruling all Khorvaire. House Deneith is also caught in an escalating rivalry with House Tharashk, as it edges into the mercenary trade.

forces, House Deneith brokers the services of a wide range of soldiers, including Valenar war bands and the goblins of Droaam. Beyond the battlefield, the Defender’s Guild provides exceptional

Draconian Mastermind

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

commanders or as advisors to those who created them. They emerge from gold, red, or amethyst dragon eggs, wingless but possessed of an arsenal of eldritch power. Like their dragon progenitors

. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from dragon eggs that have been corrupted or warped by powerful magic. Most often, this corruption is a deliberate act, the work of an aspiring tyrant

Dire Corby

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

travelers prize accurate charts illustrating the movements of these flocks, since trailing a day behind them all but guarantees that the dire corbies will have cleared out many monsters and other threats

monsters fall upon them. Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to

Barbarian Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

by the promise of riches? Did you join forces with soldiers of those lands to face a shared threat? Did monsters or an invading horde drive you out of your homeland, making you a rootless refugee

fraught with peril: rival tribes, deadly weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes

Circle of the Shepherd

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. They ward off monsters that threaten them, rebuke hunters who kill more prey than necessary, and prevent civilization from encroaching on rare animal habitats and on sites sacred to the fey. Many of

forces that threaten their charges or to seek knowledge and power that will help them safeguard their charges better. Wherever these druids go, the spirits of the wilderness are with them. Circle of the

Circle of the Shepherd (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. They ward off monsters that threaten them, rebuke hunters who kill more prey than necessary, and prevent civilization from encroaching on rare animal habitats and on sites sacred to the fey. Many of

forces that threaten their charges or to seek knowledge and power that will help them safeguard their charges better. Wherever these druids go, the spirits of the wilderness are with them. Circle of the

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

ranger’s true calling is to defend the outskirts of civilization from the ravages of monsters that press in from the wild. In some places, rangers gather in secretive orders or join forces with

trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending watch. Deadly Hunters Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in hunting the monsters that threaten the edges of

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

corpse’s ears for three days to ward off any retribution, and then bury or burn them. Three ravens is always a good sign. It is good luck to spit where you are about to sleep. Gnome bones can

ward off diseases if they are worn. Don’t stand inside a ring of stones, mushrooms, or any other kind of circle. Seeing a shooting star before a battle is bad luck. To ward it off, you must

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

. Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over

, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines. Druid spells are oriented toward nature and

House Deneith

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

House Deneith has governed the mercenary trade. While warriors with the Mark of Sentinel are among its most elite forces, House Deneith brokers the services of a wide range of soldiers, including Valenar

, selling its services to all sides of a conflict. Baron Breven d’Deneith shows no inclination of using the massive, chimera-marked military forces of his house for his own ends, but he’s surrounded by

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

-force mind control. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another, call

library or university, teaching others the secrets of the multiverse. Other wizards sell their services as diviners, serve in military forces, or pursue lives of crime or domination. But the lure of

Wandering Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

attract the attention of one or more wandering monsters determined by rolling another d6 and consulting the Wandering Monsters table. See “Security Forces” above for more information about how many

Wandering Monsters Each time one or more visible characters exit a building or enter a new district, roll a d6. On a roll of 1 or 2 (or just 1 if the characters are trying to be stealthy), they

Military Force

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

, or an ordinary squad of infantry. Perhaps you protect a nation’s people from monsters, or even continue to fight the Last War in the shadows. There is plenty of work for military forces at the edges

Military Force Your group serves as a team of soldiers in a larger military force, one dedicated to combat missions or other dangerous tasks. You could be a team of mercenaries, a special forces unit

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

. Allied forces have recently recovered it, but the fortress is in the path of a horde of monsters sent by the sinister lich Lady Illmarrow. Greyhawk. The recently reclaimed fortress stands in the northern

Halvachar is a Knight of the Crown. Lord Soth’s forces are marching from Dargaard Keep. Eberron. Dwarves built the fortress in the Mror Holds long ago but abandoned it when a local mine was depleted

Overview

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

—and the luck of the dice. Dragons of Stormwreck Isle draws the characters into the midst of an ancient war among dragons as they explore an island that has long been a battlefield in that conflict

site, Dragon’s Rest, serves as the characters’ home base during the adventure, where they can rest and get supplies between their visits to the other sites. Magic Items and Monsters. Two appendixes describe rules for magic items and monsters that characters might find in the course of the adventure.

Monsters and Motivations

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

Monsters and Motivations See chapter 3, “Creating Adventures” for guidance on creating encounters with monsters. To foster variety and suspense, be sure to include encounters of varying difficulty

. A powerful creature encountered early in the dungeon sets an exciting tone and forces the adventurers to rely on their wits. For example, an ancient red dragon might slumber on the first level of a

Iroas's Villains

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

Iroas’s Villains Iroas, for all his love of justice and honor, is still a god of war. Anyone on the opposing side of Iroas’s forces can expect to face motivated, dedicated warriors. He is also quite

aid his performance at the cost of innocent lives. 4 The government of a polis fearful of impending war forces farmers to join a militia, precipitating a famine as crops are left untended. 5

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Location Overview The wizard Thalivar built a tower at the heart of Leilon as a laboratory to study the monsters of the cosmos. Using a device called a planar beacon, Thalivar lured his prey into the

the town, and the monsters lurking within the tower were released. A local adventuring party, the Swords of Leilon, died trying to stop them from spilling out into the town below. Since then, the

Adventure Conflict

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

villain or monster, a villain with lackeys, an assortment of monsters, or an evil organization. But it need not involve the forces of evil; it could be a rivalry or disagreement between two families

treasure, what conflict awaits the characters when they enter the dungeon? That might be as simple as “hostile monsters want to eat the characters” or “two rival factions of monsters inhabit the dungeon

Kill the Crocodile

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

Kill the Crocodile Another way the characters can earn points is by defeating monsters in the marsh that threaten the lizardfolk, demonstrating both their skill and their good intentions. In

attempt to succeed on the mission but have fallen victim to some bad luck (low die rolls), you can arrange for them to gain some last-ditch points by seeking out and defeating some of these other

What You'll Find Within

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

offers feats for groups that use them. Chapter 2 contains patrons who can become one of the driving forces behind your group’s adventures. Chapter 3 sparkles with new magical options, including

spells, magical spellbooks, artifacts, and magic-infused tattoos—available for both player characters and monsters to use. Chapter 4 holds various rules that a DM may incorporate into a campaign, including

Stage 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

is ready to fulfill his plans, and the combined forces of the Sword Coast must strike now if the cult is to be stopped. Tiamat’s Return At the Well of Dragons, a battle unfolds that will decide the

fate of Faerûn. The factions of the Sword Coast fight alongside new and unexpected allies, facing off against the assembled might of the dragon cultists, flights of chromatic dragons, other monsters

Stage 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

is ready to fulfill his plans, and the combined forces of the Sword Coast must strike now if the cult is to be stopped. Tiamat’s Return At the Well of Dragons, a battle unfolds that will decide the

fate of Faerûn. The factions of the Sword Coast fight alongside new and unexpected allies, facing off against the assembled might of the dragon cultists, flights of chromatic dragons, other monsters

Zombie Resurgence

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

, and he is convinced that his good luck and his “magical” dagger saved him from certain death. Tarak is unarmed, and the zombies overpower both him and Blepp if the characters don’t help. If the

characters talk to Runara about the zombies, she tells them she suspects a wrecked ship off the rocks to the north is the source of these monsters, and she asks the characters to investigate the site (see

Octopus Attack

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

Octopus Attack The octopus’s attack shakes and tilts the ship so violently that moving around the ship becomes difficult. Any surviving monsters panic and seek to escape the ship, attacking the

, though monsters aboard the ship that see characters in the water follow suit and might attempt to swarm the rowboat (see “Other Enemies” below). Thrashing Tentacles The octopus batters the ship, trying to

Dragon Armies Regroup

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

of their forces, but their patrols scour the countryside for resistance to subdue and goods to plunder. We’ve heard rumors that these monsters are called “draconians.” Even in death, these reptilian

effectively in its frozen lands. The Green and Black Dragon Armies focus on their occupied lands abroad. In Neraka, zealots and black-robed mages devise magical plans to empower Dragon Army forces. One such

Karametra's Villains

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

(druid) forces marriages between widows and widowers to increase the population. 6 A polis leader (soldier) begins doing sweeps of the surrounding countryside to round up non-citizens and put them to

work supporting the community. Karametra’s Monsters Karametra’s followers usually protect innocents from monsters, but in certain circumstances, they might oppose characters. The Karametra’s

Disaster Horror

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

and lead to scarcity of food or other resources. Scared innocents, opportunistic scavengers, and leaderless military forces all seek to survive. The hopeless acts of others might even prove more

of a terrifying weapon? Is it war or endless throngs of monsters? Was the disaster somehow manufactured? Is there a cause behind it? Is there a place that was somehow spared from the disaster? What

Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

a particular type. Lists of monsters organized by creature type appear in appendix B. The game includes the following creature types, which have no rules of their own: Aberrations are utterly alien

dragons and wyverns. Elementals are beings from the Elemental Planes, such as efreet and water elementals. Fey are creatures tied to the Feywild or the forces of nature, such as dryads, goblins, and

Using This Source

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

Using This Source Princes of the Apocalypse presents an epic campaign against the forces of Elemental Evil that can occupy you and your players for many months. Characters who are at least 3rd level

has taken root in the Dessarin Valley and that evil forces are on the loose. By exploring, the characters find the first outposts of the four elemental cults — the so-called Haunted Keeps. In chapter 4

Canyon Shrine

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

through the canyon walls, offering shelter to both fugitives and monsters, and the darkness within the caverns provides a suitable environment for the bloodthirsty deeds of the god’s most depraved

cling to the canyon’s sides. Reaching some of these natural platforms requires a dangerous climb over jagged rocks. The top of the canyon has a few scrubby plants, but is otherwise barren. Flying monsters

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

call the area home: young dragons, trolls, lizardfolk tribes, swamp beasts, and even more aberrant monsters. At best, the forces of civilization hope to keep the High Road safely passable to

Military Missions

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

d6 Missions 1 Strike Force. You are trained to make quick, strategic, devastating attacks against enemy assets. 2 Special Forces. You’re trained in covert operations, similar to the work of spies

but with more focus on combat. 3 Defensive Operations. Your focus is on protecting your allies from attackers, monsters, or deadlier enemies. 4 Reconnaissance. Your missions involve keeping track of

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