more some with only away for for lands

Wynling

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

mountain heights and alpine vales against trespassers. A wynling rarely engages a threat directly, preferring to deter intruders by harassing them with thefts and pranks. Many travelers return from lands

, lured by high-spirited music and sweet foods. Away from their open, wild homes, wynlings cause all manner of mysterious accidents.

Harengon Sniper

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

with these weapons. In addition, they can attack a target as far away as their weapons’ maximum range without needing to apply the usual penalty for attacking at long range. After a sniper makes

life, their disposition shaped in part by the company they keep. One harengon might travel to far lands, make friends along the way, delight in freedom and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams.

Redtooth Werefox

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

day, the elves of Redtooth Keep are agile and adept rangers, expertly patrolling the lands around one of the last elven citadels in Eldraine. But at night, terrifying howls echo from the keep’s

long ago, the garrison at Redtooth Keep turned away a group of travelers seeking shelter. Before departing, one of the travelers was revealed to be a powerful witch and cursed the elves, declaring that

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

guarding its young. A catoblepas’s stink, like the stench of death mixed with swamp gas and skunk musk, gives it away as being much more ghastly than its appearance suggests. When it is on the

proven false. In some lands, the silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body and its head held low, is a baleful heraldic figure signifying death or doom. Sages say that gods of

Polukranos

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

feet away from Polukranos.Polukranos can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s

often presage an age of menace for all civilization. What krakens are to the sea and dragons are to the sky, hydras are to the lands of Theros. Various hydras dwell at the fringes of civilization

Inquisitor of the Tome

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

10 feet away. Silver Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Silver Longsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation

;s souls. In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

relentless killers began life as innocents, any semblance of who they were is washed away in a tide of gore and rage. These killers’ grisly work swiftly becomes the stuff of legends,striking

fear into innocents across lands and over ages. Creating a Relentless Killer Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

is washed away in a tide of gore and rage. These killers’ grisly work swiftly becomes the stuff of legends,striking fear into innocents across lands and over ages. Creating a Relentless Killer

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands. Monster Hunter. The half-elf ringmaster is, in fact, a legendary human vampire hunter named Rudolph van Richten. Van

stolen away by Vistani and sold to a vampire named Baron Metus to be used as a companion. By the time van Richten found his son, it was too late: the baron had already transformed Erasmus into a vampire

Grenade, Smoke Legacy

Equipment

As an action, a character can throw a grenade at a point up to 60 feet away. With a grenade launcher, the character can propel the grenade up to 120 feet away. One round after a smoke

grenade lands, it emits a cloud of smoke that creates a heavily obscured area in a 20-foot radius. A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses the smoke in 4 rounds; a strong wind (20 or more miles per hour) disperses it in 1 round.

Duergar Despot Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must make a successful DC 17 Strength saving throw or be thrown up to 30 feet away in a straight

line. The target lands prone and then takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Iron Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Stomping Foot. Melee Weapon

Noisemaker

Equipment

This small mechanical device is a specialty of gnomish crafters. As a Utilize action, you can throw the Noisemaker into a space within 60 feet. When it lands, it makes a loud noise of some kind

, depending on the whims of the creator: a musical clash, a whistling, a whirring, a buzzing, etc. This noise can be heard up to half a mile away. A creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or less that is

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

for a treasure or two. Bandit Kings. Forced to dwell in exile in the lands of the small folk, many fog giants develop an interest in those folk. Using a combination of threats and the promise of vast

killed or driven away. Calculating Masters. When a fog giant accumulates followers, it sets them to the task of rebuilding the giant’s collection of wondrous, expensive treasures. Its favored

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

here as part of some such delegation, then decided to stay when the mission was over. Mulhorand. From the terrain to the architecture to the god-kings who rule over these lands, nearly everything

;t a native, your reason for leaving “home” probably has something to do with getting away from a bad situation. Feature: All Eyes on You Your accent, mannerisms, figures of

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

away. Once airborne, an aarakocra leaves the sky with reluctance. On their native plane, they can fly for days or months, landing only to lay their eggs and feed their young before launching themselves

ordinary birds. They are fastidious about their plumage, frequently tending their feathers, cleaning and scratching away any tiny passengers they might have picked up. When they deign to descend from the

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. Humans Transformed The

body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race, Many Forms The bodies of all

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

chip away at even a genasi’s sense of self, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft. Genasi Lands As rare beings, genasi might go their

of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink

there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sense and remarkable resourcefulness. During a bountiful summer, they store away excess nuts, fruit, and berries. When winter arrives, they scatter everything they can spare to ensure the animals of the

an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The firbolgs

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

usually limited, though a few elves make a good living by trading crafted items for metals (which they have no interest in mining). Elves encountered outside their own lands are commonly traveling

. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then you look at what they have

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat

dragons’ lairs serve as bases for the dragons’ explorations, as well as providing safe storage for their hoards. When these curious creatures are away from home searching out new

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat

underground lakes. Deep dragons’ lairs serve as bases for the dragons’ explorations, as well as providing safe storage for their hoards. When these curious creatures are away from home

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

formidable adventurer. See the “Uthgardt Lands” section of chapter 2 for details on each tribe’s territory and its activities that will help you choose your affiliation. Skill

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that

. 3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and

Anthropologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

You have always been fascinated by other cultures, from the most ancient and primeval lost lands to the most modern civilizations. By studying other cultures’ customs, philosophies, laws

; Cultural Chameleon Before becoming an adventurer, you spent much of your adult life away from your homeland, living among people different from your kin. You came to understand these foreign cultures

Decrepit Mangonel

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

Decrepit Mangonel Large Object Armor Class: 12 Hit Points: 30 Sack of Hands (Requires Load and Aim). A launched sack of writhing hands lands in a space 30 to 100 feet away from the mangonel. A

Swarm of Crawling Claws appears where the sack lands. Loading a Decrepit Mangonel requires two Utilize actions, and aiming it requires one Utilize action. Then a creature can take the Sack of Hands action.

A Brief History

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the last few centuries of Faerûn’s history. The common folk across the continent have little knowledge of, and little use for, events that have transpired far away in time and space. News does travel

, of course, so even people who live in a village along the Sword Coast might get wind of happenings in distant lands.

Zakhara

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Zakhara Far to the south of Faerûn, beyond Calimshan and even the jungles of Chult, are the Lands of Fate. Surrounded by waters thick with pirates and corsairs, Zakhara is a place less hospitable

than most, but still braved by travelers who hope to profit from its exotic goods and strange magics. Like Kara-Tur, Zakhara seems a world away to Faerûnians. It is thought of as a vast desert, sprinkled

Humans

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

enclave of Hylo and the goblins of the arid southern lands, with whom they share their island. Fewer humans make their home on Southern Ergoth, living primarily along the coast and avoiding dangerous groups

innocent and paragons of honor. Tarsis After the Cataclysm, the verdant plains of southern Ansalon wasted away, becoming the Plains of Dust. Coastlines shifted, and the city of Tarsis found itself a

Knight of Tu'narath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

initially indifferent toward the characters. If the dragon is not attacked right away, it circles the characters’ ship once as it identifies a safe place to land, then lands gently on the deck. Dagaz casts

them a safe journey to wherever they’re going. If the characters inform Dagaz of their destination, she tosses one of them a vial containing oil of sharpness and says, “Give the Xaryxian Empire my regards.” She and the dragon then fly away.

Dwarves

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

groups eke out lives in ruins or harsh lands as reclusive survivalists. As a hill dwarf, you might come from lands near the great mountain dwarf nations or from a diverse town far away. Or perhaps you come from everywhere, having been raised in a traveling community that’s seen most corners of Ansalon.

Dwarves While known for their great subterranean nations, dwarves have long traded and traveled among the peoples of Krynn’s surface. The Cataclysm devastated many dwarven lands and destroyed some of

Location Overview

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

facilitate trade and travel between Waterdeep and the lands of the north. Recently, a relatively peaceful lizardfolk tribe living in the vicinity of the High Road was forced to relocate when a group of rot

defended themselves, taking human prisoners, including the four soldiers from Leilon. The lizardfolk use most of the prisoners as a means to keep the rot trolls away from their traveling village

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

in bold colors that not only honor the gods, but keep away the many monsters haunting the cove, including giant crocodiles, shambling mounds, and green hags. Though each island has its own cultural

Rattle The zone of fertile crimson soil known as the Ribbon cuts a wide swath through the gray-brown plains that stretch from the water’s edge to the lands of the Rattle. Most inhabitants of the Ribbon

Dice Rolling

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

, encourage that player to be less secretive. When a die falls on the floor, do you count it or reroll it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the book away and see where it lands, or reroll

Legends of San Citlán

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

left scars, turning previously fertile lands barren and driving away the fey that once inhabited the region—some say forever.

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