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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Borborygmos fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Poor Depth Perception. Borborygmos has disadvantage on any attack roll against a target more than
see within 60 feet of him. That creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of him for 1 minute. If the creature is already frightened, it becomes stunned instead. A
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.Multiattack. The
looking.
Tricks of that sort are hardly the limit of their artful malice, however. They don’t commit outright murder, but quicklings can ruin lives in plenty of other ways, such as by stealing an important letter, swiping coins collected for the poor, or planting a stolen item in someone’s bag.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
must repeat the saving throw. On a failed save, it has the unconscious condition instead of the restrained condition caused by the tendrils. On a successful save, the effect ends on the creature. An
curse. The Wicked Slumber affects rich and poor alike, causing them to fall into an endless sleep or roam as sleepwalkers. Animals are also affected, and even tree boughs droop as if exhausted in areas
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hulgaz fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Hulgaz has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
jokester’s poor jape.
Whatever her outward demeanor, any perceived kindness Hulgaz offers is strictly a means to her wicked agenda: the corruption of mortal souls. If she has a tell, it is her
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar) instead of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
more according to their conscience rather than risk the rebuke of the city’s guards. Rich and poor alike can instead offer something unique that might be to the liking of the Incarnates, such as a lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
more according to their conscience rather than risk the rebuke of the city’s guards. Rich and poor alike can instead offer something unique that might be to the liking of the Incarnates, such as a lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
philanthropists in the Styes, and he strives constantly to focus his research on caring for the local poor. Refrum uses the statistics of a male human priest, with these changes: Refrum is lawful good. His AC is 10, and he is unarmed. He has the speak with dead spell prepared instead of spirit guardians.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
haul as much food and booty as possible back to the tribe’s den, every tribe has a sturdy war wagon. Since orcs are poor crafters, most of their wagons are stolen from human or dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
shores of the Dagger, and Sharn can’t spread out… so instead it’s grown ever upward. Sharn is broken into five “quarters”: Central Plateau, Dura, Menthis Plateau, Northedge, and Tavick’s Landing. Each
the desperate… refugees who’ve lost everything in the war, orphans and urchins who never had anything to begin with. Modest services can be found, but overall the lower districts are squalid and poor; a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
important letter, swiping coins collected for the poor, planting a stolen item in someone’s bag. Quicklings enjoy causing suffering that transcends mere mischief, especially when the blame for their
subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
collected for the poor, planting a stolen item in someone’s bag. Quicklings enjoy causing suffering that transcends mere mischief, especially when the blame for their actions falls on others and creates
that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the character has saved children from hungry monsters, thwarted rampaging monsters in villages, and protected the poor from greedy overlords. Purpose in Neverwinter d6 Reason 1 The character is
an adult black dragon. The fight wasn’t going well, and nothingness enveloped the character as the character was about to die. Instead of dying, the character woke up in Neverwinter outside Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, such as by stealing an important letter, swiping coins collected for the poor, or planting a stolen item in someone’s bag. Quickling
Tiny Fey, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 10
disadvantage unless it is incapacitated or its speed is 0.
Evasion. If the quickling is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
can use these tables instead of the ones that appear in the Player’s Handbook, or they can mix and match them. If a rolled result doesn’t make sense for a character, the player can roll again or choose
purpose. Flaws d8 Flaw 1 I easily lose track of time. My poor sense of time means I’m always late. 2 I think the whole multiverse is out to get me. 3 I’m always operating under a tight timeline
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Ashiok and Eriette, one of the witches who helped create the curse. The Wicked Slumber affects rich and poor alike, causing them to fall into an endless sleep or roam as sleepwalkers. Animals are also
has the unconscious condition instead of the restrained condition caused by the tendrils. On a successful save, the effect ends on the creature. An unconscious creature remains asleep until it is no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
presume?” the figure asks wearily. “I still haven’t disposed of the last poor souls the so-called master of the tomb sent here.” The homunculus then pulls the alchemist’s face into an expression of wry
for crafting the jeweled skull of a demilich, as well as the remaining jeweled teeth (both in area 18a of the tomb). This will allow the captured gemsmith to complete the skull for Thessalar instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Bel has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Bel’s weapon attacks are magical.
Actions
Multiattack. Bel makes three
characters without mercy. Bel then steeples his fingers and watches the battle unfold. In battle, the fire giants hurl buckets, tools, and heavy chains instead of boulders. They also try to shove enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
offering hearty laughter to a jokester’s poor jape. Whatever her outward demeanor, any perceived kindness Hulgaz offers is strictly a means to her wicked agenda: the corruption of mortal souls. If she
Abyssal, Common, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hulgaz fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
remained was a blasted moor. It is a rocky wilderness infested with trolls and goblinoids and all manner of other dangers for anyone who treks across it instead of going around. As the name suggests
goats, the soil being too thin and too poor for farming. They aren’t Uthgardt or related to them, but they might have some distant ties to the Northlanders, as they seem to be of Illuskan stock. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Instead, they feign retreats, regroup, and launch new attacks, wearing down their foes like storm-driven waves eating away at a sandy beach. Almost all water cultists are excellent swimmers skilled
despises weakness in others. Gar was born in a poor fishing village in the Nelanther Isles. At a young age, he lost his family to a sahuagin attack. The sea devils slaughtered almost everyone he knew. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
multiple party members are attempting the same task, have them make a group check instead. K2. Main Gate A fiery brazier casts its flickering light on the thirty-foot-high, spiked ramparts that frame
, have them make a group check instead. A character next to the gate can use an action to reach through it and try to pick the frozen padlock using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
patriars, and started Baldur’s Mouth as a way to empower the city’s poor via what he saw as the greatest weapon of social change: information. In the beginning, he simply paid local lantern bearers
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
patriars, and started Baldur’s Mouth as a way to empower the city’s poor via what he saw as the greatest weapon of social change: information. In the beginning, he simply paid local lantern bearers
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
members regularly tattoo their faces, but instead of representing their island, the tattoos are either personal marks or tattoos of their allegiance to their Ship. Membership in a Ship is voluntary
undesirable chores to Rethnor. Ship Rethnor engages in few worthwhile activities aside from guard duty, which is a poor source of income. Rethnor toughs sometimes roam the streets of Luskan, looking for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
point before the party arrives in Luskan, ask the players whether their characters are bringing the orrery housing and any components with them, and if so, who carries the relics. If they plan instead
human commoner) has spent a rough month in Luskan. He believes that his father was once a pirate working for one of the Ships, but he’s had no luck so far tracking him down. Noriel’s poor sense of fashion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
entirely natural, something to be fostered in its own time. They don’t recklessly hasten destruction or oppose creation. Instead, they see that every act of creation is intrinsically tied to
Members: Bullies, moguls, warlords Epithet: Takers To the Fated, the multiverse belongs to those with the strength to take it. Destiny and the will of the gods are poor excuses used by folk too weak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
carry, so there is no blank space on a stone. A cylinder that turns out to be too long or too thick, so that the message ends before the entire surface of the stone is used, is considered poor
would rather not do or that they’re unable to perform, such as chasing kobolds out of a narrow cave or retrieving something from deep within a lake. (Stone giants are poor swimmers; they dislike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Isperia has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Isperia is a 15th-level
Languages all
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Aurelia fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Aurelia has advantage on saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
other guests without the Black Network’s approval. To sate his appetite at other times, he preys on rural encampments, night travelers on the Long Road, and the poor people of Womford. In Womford
ranchers and instead raid the animal pens, making off with pigs, sheep, chicken coops, and cattle. The ranch owners have pooled their resources and posted “Adventurers Wanted!” signs that promise a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Instead, they tunneled ever deeper under the mountain, never to be heard from again. So it was that the humans who came to the deepwater harbor found it empty and suitable for their own purposes
floating bones of the last person who tried to defy them. The name of this poor soul has been lost to time, but the miscreant was likely a wizard who sought to steal the magic treasures that had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kiss A death kiss is a lesser beholder that might come into being when a beholder has a vivid nightmare about losing blood. Instead of magical eye rays, it has ten long tentacles, each ending in a
lashes out and extends them to their full length to catch opponents off guard. False Tyrant. In poor lighting and with its tentacles extended, a death kiss can be mistaken for a true beholder. It might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
residence at their franchise headquarters, they can automatically benefit from a minimum lifestyle — poor at rank 1, modest at rank 2, comfortable at rank 3, and wealthy at rank 4. The normal costs
ridiculous speed, while arms at the back of the headquarters pick up the track as it passes. The train moves at quarter speed over difficult terrain (instead of half speed). It can pass over rivers, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
here wander the ruins. The power of the air node imbued them with elemental energy, so their attacks deal lightning damage instead of necrotic. They attack any creature that enters the cavern. N6
takes sadistic delight in torturing captives. It guards the outer reaches of the Howling Caves against intruders. Prisoners. The prisoners here are in poor condition. Each one is incoherent and has 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
watching clouds drift past their mountaintop homes instead of living atop those clouds as in days of yore. Family First Most types of giants live communally in large groups of clan mates, but the central
flying predators such as manticores and wyverns. Second, the giants believe they deserve to be rewarded for their forbearance; no one could stop them from simply taking what they want, but instead of






