monsters sudden with only after from for learn

Ranger

Classes Player’s Handbook

; or (B) 150 GP Far from bustling cities, amid the trees of trackless forests and across wide plains, Rangers keep their unending watch in the wilderness. Rangers learn to track their quarry as a

wilderness. A Ranger’s talents and magic are honed with deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants. Becoming a Ranger... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the

Find Traps Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You sense the presence of any trap within range that is within line of sight. A trap, for the purpose of this spell, includes anything that would inflict a sudden or unexpected effect you consider

would not reveal a natural weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole. This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don't learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.

Derro Raider

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

others escaped the rule of mind flayer;mind flayers. The mind flayers’ psionic power eventually transformed these forsaken dwarves into Aberrations. You can learn more about derro in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.

Derro Apprentice

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

rule of mind flayer;mind flayers. The mind flayers’ psionic power eventually transformed these forsaken dwarves into Aberrations. You can learn more about derro in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.

Vegepygmy Scavenger

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

indefinitely so long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, PiercingNimble Escape. The vegepygmy takes the Disengage or Hide action.

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing

Vegepygmy Moldmaker

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, but that piece is enough to wrack the recipient with temporary mental anguish and violent compulsions. The survivors of an allip’s attack are sometimes left with a compulsion to learn more about

remains hidden, its victim is gradually overcome by frantic energy. A scholar, driven by sudden insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents

Froghemoth Elder

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

and warp the ecosystems in which they dwell. To learn more about froghemoths, see Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.A Froghemoth Elder's Lair Froghemoth elders lair in unnatural

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

hunting evil monsters. The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich

the aid of a hat of disguise, his thoughts protected by a ring of mind shielding. He is trying to learn more about the Keepers of the Feather—a society of wereravens that oppose Strahd&mdash

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

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

protection and durability 2 Fin Clade, focused on movement 3 Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic 4 Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

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

civilization—humanoid raiders, rampaging beasts and monstrosities, terrible giants, and deadly dragons. They learn to track their quarry as a predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and

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

else is secondary. They learn new spells as they experiment and grow in experience. They can also learn them from other wizards, from ancient tomes or inscriptions, and from ancient creatures (such as

Find Traps

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

, for the purpose of this spell, includes anything that would inflict a sudden or unexpected effect you consider harmful or undesirable, which was specifically intended as such by its creator. Thus, the

. This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don’t learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.

Find Traps

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

, for the purpose of this spell, includes anything that would inflict a sudden or unexpected effect you consider harmful or undesirable, which was specifically intended as such by its creator. Thus, the

. This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don’t learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the burned-out building, a sudden cacophony erupted around us. Birds squawked, cats hissed, and dogs growled. Lidda hustled us back to the city’s safer avenues. Only when we were back within

. Every kenku is born with a desire to take to the air, and those who learn spellcasting do so in hope of mastering spells that will allow them to fly. Rumors of magic items such as flying carpets, brooms

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

never safe. Fell magic and deadly monsters are the perils one faces when traveling in the Realms. Even farms and freeholds within a day’s walk of a city can fall prey to monsters, and no place is safe from the sudden wrath of a dragon.

Derro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

of mind flayers. The mind flayers’ psionic power eventually transformed these forsaken dwarves into Aberrations. You can learn more about derro in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse. Dave Melvin

Keranos's Villains

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

. Keranos’s Monsters Keranos is associated with creatures that act as extensions of his volatile temper or his sudden, blinding insights. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with Keranos’s

agents might pit them against monsters such as these. The Keranos’s Monsters table presents just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Keranos’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 2

Sorcerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. Unlike other characters, who must actively learn, embrace, and pursue their talents, sorcerers have their power thrust upon them. Because the idea of an innately magical being traveling among them does not

cause for celebration. Other sorcerers are treated as outcasts, banished from their homes after the sudden, terrifying arrival of their abilities. Playing a sorcerer character can be as rewarding as it

Far Realm Explorers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. Ilvaash wants to punish the characters’ friends as much as the characters themselves. The characters can quell these attacks only by finding and draining the Shallows of Sudden Thought, a miles-wide dead

lake similar to the Briny Pool in chapter 8. There, a kraken named Ghaluzesh directs the attacks against the characters. Ghaluzesh is invulnerable while swimming in the waters of the Shallows of Sudden

Chapter 2: The Land of Chult

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

DM to be flexible and keep the story moving forward as best you can. If an encounter is going badly for the adventurers, you can have the monsters suddenly withdraw, demand the party’s surrender, or

deal nonlethal damage. You can have an NPC show up to lend assistance. Mindless predators might be scared off by a sudden volcanic eruption or earth tremor. In short, there is always a way to turn the party’s misfortune into a fighting chance of survival.

Caves Overview

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

all visitors away. The reason for this sudden shift in the myconids’ behavior is that a blight has spread through the caves and is poisoning the myconids, twisting their gardens, and even laying low

, visitors to Seagrow Caves must face one additional threat: the stirges that nest in the caves. These blood-sucking monsters aren’t much of a threat individually and don’t bother the bloodless myconids, but they can be deadly in large numbers.

Vegepygmies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

so long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.

Exploring

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

exciting environments and using interesting maps and props. Giving monsters secrets for the players to uncover or cultural details for them to learn.

Exploring

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

exciting environments, and using interesting maps and props. giving monsters secrets to uncover or cultural details to learn.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of crows, or a sudden gust of wind — might be a communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from

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

Conflict without End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

fight a persistent guerrilla war of sudden raids and brutal attacks against isolated groups of dwarves. Duergar often begin an attack by burrowing into a dwarf settlement from below, then bursting out

time to deal reprisals to duergar camps and fortresses. In addition to these rare offensive thrusts, dwarves sometimes send small squads of explorers or scouts into the Underdark to learn about duergar

Froghemoth Elder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

that dine on smaller, weaker hatchlings—are unmatched in strength and hunger. These ancient specimens, known as froghemoth elders, possess alien abilities and warp the ecosystems in which they dwell. To learn more about froghemoths, see Monsters of the Multiverse.

Daask Campaign Themes

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

Daask Campaign Themes On the surface, Daask appear to be nothing more complicated than a gang of violent monsters wreaking havoc in the worst parts of the city. If you want, this can be the only role

they play in a campaign: a ready source of sudden violence. Low-level characters might work with the Sharn Watch or the Boromar Clan to curtail Daask muggings and raid dreamlily houses. This crusade

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

fall prey to monsters, and no place is safe from the sudden wrath of a dragon. Icewind Dale, featured in this adventure, is located in a region called the Far North, which is dominated by the Spine of

across the world, but these paths are never safe. Fell magic and deadly monsters are among the perils one faces when traveling in the Realms. Even farms and freeholds within a day’s walk of a city can

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

patience needed to learn and practice wizardry, and they fare poorly even when given access to the necessary training and knowledge. Sorcerers are less prevalent among them than in many other races, and

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

the Thunder Boar, a primal entity that serves Talos. Like the god it serves, Gorthok delights in destruction. The orcs aren’t the only creatures thrown into upheaval by Cryovain’s sudden arrival. A

manticore driven from its mountaintop nest by the roaming white dragon has migrated to the foothills and begun terrorizing folk living on the outskirts of the mining town of Phandalin. Other monsters in the region have been similarly displaced.

Dragonmarked House Adventure Hooks

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

Adventure Hook 1 A House Cannith artificer hires adventurers to steal secrets from a forge associated with a rival branch of the house. 2 House Deneith is recruiting adventurers to oppose a sudden rise

trying to break into their vault. 6 A Lyrandar sky captain lost much of their crew in a recent attack by flying monsters, and hires hands to defend the ship on its return voyage. 7 A Medani bodyguard is

Isle of Serpents

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Isle of Serpents Characters who research the Isle of Serpents in Sigil can learn the following: Acererak’s Machinations. Long ago, the archlich Acererak visited the Isle of Serpents in his search for

activities, and most families have been here for many generations. The characters learn this when they visit the island.) Legends. Legends speak of Acererak’s infamous Tomb of Horrors, a deadly labyrinth

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