monsters some with only artisan for for lead

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

: Acrobatics, Athletics, 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 Armor Training None Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 5 Dagger;Daggers, Artisan’s Tools or Musical Instrument chosen for the tool

Draconian Mage

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, stinking cloudDraconians born from the eggs of bronze, green, and emerald dragons have some ability to wield magic. They often lead small groups of draconian foot soldiers, using their magic to snipe

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 seeking to transform stolen eggs

Adult Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

;s lair. The tracks lead to safe shelters and hidden water sources, while also leading away from areas that the dragon prefers to remain undisturbed. Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

appearance and attraction to ruins lead sages to believe they were created through magic to serve as guardians for some lost empire. When that empire fell ages ago, girallons turned feral and spread

out across the world. Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels

Aurak Draconian

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

exhale noxious fumes resembling those of their dragon progenitors. Auraks are masterminds and strategists that serve as commanders in the Dragon Armies. They often lead contingents of less powerful

draconians. When slain, aurak draconians unleash their inherent magic in a deadly burst of lightning. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

appear in the sand within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. The tracks lead to safe shelters and hidden water sources, while also leading away from areas that the dragon prefers to remain undisturbed

. Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land

) Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Defining Event You previously pursued a simple

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

interested in taking notes on monstrous anatomy than in fighting monsters. 3 Every social situation I’m in seems to lead to my asking rude personal questions. 4 I’m supremely

advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool

Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land) Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Goblin, or Vedalken Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools Equipment: An Izzet insignia, one set of artisan’s tools, the charred

protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful) 5 Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

aberrations (such as beholders and mind flayers) and undead (such as zombies and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids&rsquo

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. It is also not unheard of for an exceptionally strong and charismatic evil human to lead stray orcs that no longer have a tribe to call their own. When Tribes Team Up An orc tribe typically has no

battle skills. 3 I always appear like I am about to kill everyone around me. 4 I love a good brawl. 5 I drink the blood of monsters to consume their power. 6 I chant orcish war

Guild

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

represent guild patrons. A guild could even embody a more sinister group, such as one that deals in terrifying wares like deadly monsters, dangerous knowledge, or souls. Roll or pick from the Guild Types

Guild Artisan background). These dues fund the guild’s services and activities. Accommodations. You can stay at your organization’s guildhall. The rooms are comparable to those in a comfortable inn, but

Undead Attack

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

, and another door bars the way into the common room from there. The larger doors lead into the courtyard, where there are stables and a smithy. Monsters. The attacking creatures are comprised of 1

the party approaches the zombies. The zombies don’t notice the party until the adventurers are within 60 feet of them, or until the party attacks. Then all the monsters turn their focus from the

Athreos's Villains

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

. 4 A group of cult fanatics charges exorbitant prices for funeral rites, threatening to lead the dead astray unless they’re shown proper respect. 5 A priest of Athreos speaks out against healers

shouldn’t exist. Athreos’s Monsters Most creatures that serve Athreos aid the god in destroying the undead. Beyond that, the Athreos’s Monsters table presents a few creatures likely to serve the

Stage 4

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

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

, and mercenaries. The adventurers choose their own role during the battle, and might rescue sacrificial prisoners, shut down the Draakhorn, or take the lead in disrupting the magical ritual that will allow Tiamat to enter the world.

Howling Iceberg Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

round) with the tide and winds. Longhouse (A). An ancient, weathered longhouse sits on a flat plain of ice and snow. Trophy hides and horns of monsters decorate the walls and roof of this structure

. Tunnels. Openings in the ice lead to twisting tunnels, some naturally formed by wind and water, others tooled and cut, and still others melted by great heat. A creature who finishes a long rest in the

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

out while still getting decent performance out of the slaves. But humanoids and monsters that are especially capable or that provide unusual services find themselves treated like favored (though

, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on other goblins with whips

Aftermath of the Last War

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

Breland. As a renegade nation, it is a haven for war criminals and deserters, as well as brigands and mages pursuing forbidden paths of magic. The monsters of Droaam have no particular love for these

Sora Kell build their power. Graywall and the Great Crag are constantly expanding, with goblins and ogres laboring through the night. Warlords drill their troops, forcing all manner of monsters to work

18. Hallway of the Ancestors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

the air are actually withered corpses standing upright on a ledge two feet above the floor. Creatures. Once the lead character in the party reaches the midway point of the east–west passage, fifteen

took damage from the monsters must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or contract sewer plague (see “Sample Diseases” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Unlike the normal disease, symptoms of this disease manifest in an infected creature after 1 hour rather than 1d4 days.

Stage 4

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

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

, and mercenaries. The adventurers choose their own role during the battle, and might rescue sacrificial prisoners, shut down the Draakhorn, or take the lead in disrupting the magical ritual that will allow Tiamat to enter the world.

10: Guild House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

, mercenaries, treasure-seekers, spies—even monsters can have a profession. My advice? Pay them what they ask.” (True) Guild House Features The guild house has the following features

Equipment. A character can hire an artisan to customize their equipment, such as emblazoning a Shield with a symbol of their choice or embellishing the binding of a Spellbook. The standard rate is 5 GP per

17. Vool's Refuge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

17. Vool’s Refuge Two narrow tunnels above the river’s shoreline lead to a cave usually occupied by a lonely goblin werebat named Vool. The characters might encounter him prior to finding this cave

(see “Wandering Monsters”). Vool’s cave is littered with the bones of birds, rats, and fish, as well as the exsanguinated corpses of a badger and a small deer. Treasure A character who searches the

Adventure Premise

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

enough of a premise to launch an adventure. A brewing war between two small nations, the death of a leader and the accession of a new one, a migration of dangerous monsters, the appearance of a comet

, and the opening of a portal to another plane of existence are other situations that could lead to adventure. A simple premise might also boil down to “a magic item that the characters want is hidden

Shallow Graves

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

he doesn’t know of anyone else out this way. The hills are mostly uninhabited. Grave Occupants. If the characters excavate the graves, they find one male dwarf dressed in artisan robes (a smith from

asked, Larmon identifies the tower in the distance as Feathergale Spire. All he knows about the place is that “knights out of Waterdeep come up here sometimes, riding on flying monsters.” He adds, “They keep to themselves.”

Karametra's Villains

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

much material wealth and security can make people less inclined to empathize with those who have less, or even make them believe that wealth is a sign of virtue. Ignoring these truths can lead

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

Psychological Horror

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

between what characters think and how they behave. When creating adventures rooted in psychological horror, consider common fears and anxieties. These readily become metaphors for villains and monsters

characters, this might lead to its own psychological horror adventure. Be aware that some classic psychological horror tales stigmatize mental illness. Work to avoid such tropes in your adventures as

Purphoros's Villains

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

rise to deadly rivalries. Resistance to lawful authority can become tyranny of another sort. And when passions become inflamed, giving in to them can lead to tragedy rather than triumph. Purphoros’s

) seeks inspiration in flames. The oreads leave Purphoros’s forge and conduct thorough studies of everything they burn. Purphoros’s Monsters In addition to his followers, Purphoros is associated with

Volcano Temple

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

to get lost in the temple’s twisting, never-finished halls, minor eruptions pose a constant threat, and former temples ruined by eruptions now connect to dark places that monsters call home. Despite

. 9 Destroy a near-indestructible item in the volcano’s forges. 10 Rescue an artisan lost in the temple’s twisting halls. Volcano Temple Map The volcano temple shown in map 4.14 is reached

Preserve the Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

zombies and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory. Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over

Thrane Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

corruption and greed? Are you a compassionate person who seeks to lead people to the light, or a zealot determined to crush all darkness? How will you react when you encounter monsters—minotaurs, ogres, gnolls—in a civilized setting?

Preserve the Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory. Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over regions

Kuo-toa Monitor

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

Kuo-toa Monitor Eric Belisle A kuo-toa whip and kuo-toa monitor lead a midnight raid Kuo-toa monitors control the day-to-day life of weaker kuo-toa, directing their work and worship. They also train

beasts or monsters in the kuo-toa’s service—such as chuuls or giant crabs—and command them in battle. Archpriests bless monitors with the power to control their underlings and to subdue foes with

Mythic Fantasy

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

they might have divine blood themselves. The monsters and villains they face probably have a similar origin. The minotaur in the dungeon isn’t just another bull-headed humanoid, but the Minotaur

— misbegotten offspring of a philandering god. Adventures might lead the heroes through a series of trials to the realms of the gods in search of a gift or favor. Such a campaign can draw on the myths and legends of any culture, not just the familiar Greek tales.

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