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Returning 35 results for 'present aim and his cunning'.
Classes
Player’s Handbook
1d6
2
+2
Cunning Action
1d6
3
+2
Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim
2d6
4
+2
Ability Score Improvement
2d6
5
+3
Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge
3d6
6
+3
Expertise
3d6
, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Thieves' Tools, Burglar's Pack, and 8 GP; or (B) 100 GP
Rogues rely on cunning, stealth, and their foes’ vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation. They
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Gnome Cunning. Erky has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Spellcasting. Erky is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save
flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (3 slots): bless, cure wounds, sanctuary
Channel Divinity: Turn Undead. As an action, Erky may present his holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
use a combination of cunning, faith, and magic to defend their coastal home. Most of these skilled soldiers serve in the Reverent Army, the defenders of Meletis, which uses an array of proven strategies
typically work in groups and use coordinated tactics to win victories.
The three Hoplite Unit Names tables present the sorts of titles used by hoplite contingents hailing from Theros's great poleis. Consider
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
areas to help you succeed.
You might be a cunning thief-catcher, prowling the rooftops to catch one of the myriad burglars of the city. Perhaps you are someone who has your ear to the street, aware of
to a generous benefactor.
2
My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3
Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4
I will become the greatest thief that
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
might present itself as a friendly, agreeable guide that helps travelers survive the Nine Hells. Another is a howling beast that attempts to destroy all in its path. One will show mercy and empathy
, chaotic, and temperamental nature they all share. When its diabolical aspect shines through, a forlarren is a cunning, calculating, and brutal enemy. It might use its natural charm to worm its way
Rogue
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue
treasure. Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Mithral Hall (Northwest) The siege weapon in Mithral Hall’s defense zone (see Map 1.3) is a modified catapult that launches iron canisters of superheated metal that explode on impact. A cunning
Canister (Requires Aim). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point 30 to 300 feet from the launcher. Failure: 14 (4d6) Fire damage. Success: Half damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Mithral Hall (Northwest) The siege weapon in Mithral Hall’s defense zone (see Map 1.3) is a modified catapult that launches iron canisters of superheated metal that explode on impact. A cunning
Canister (Requires Aim). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point 30 to 300 feet from the launcher. Failure: 14 (4d6) Fire damage. Success: Half damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sneak Attack 1 +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant, Weapon Mastery 1d6 2 +2 Cunning Action 1d6 3 +2 Rogue Subclass, Steady Aim 2d6 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 2d6
5 +3 Cunning Strike, Uncanny Dodge 3d6 6 +3 Expertise 3d6 7 +3 Evasion, Reliable Talent 4d6 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 4d6 9 +4 Subclass feature 5d6 10 +4 Ability Score Improvement 5d6 11 +4
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
born in the wild, and your wits and your weapons helped you survive. Talenta warriors are often barbarians or rangers, relying on speed and skill. However, cunning and charisma are equally important
. Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
born in the wild, and your wits and your weapons helped you survive. Talenta warriors are often barbarians or rangers, relying on speed and skill. However, cunning and charisma are equally important
. Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
cunning. The rest are prey, creatures to be hunted and slaughtered. His aim is to transform the cosmos into his personal hunting ground. Baphomet is a savage entity, but he tempers his ferocity with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
cunning. The rest are prey, creatures to be hunted and slaughtered. His aim is to transform the cosmos into his personal hunting ground. Baphomet is a savage entity, but he tempers his ferocity with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past — or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry
Features
1st
+2
1d6
Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant
2nd
+2
1d6
Cunning Action
3rd
+2
2d6
Roguish Archetype
4th
+2
2d6
Ability Score Improvement
5th
+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Dragon, and can be counted on to be present at the Well of Dragons when Tiamat makes her triumphant return from the Nine Hells. Arauthator’s chief lair is beneath a remote peak known as Lonefang
tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Rogue As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past — or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry
Features
1st
+2
1d6
Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant
2nd
+2
1d6
Cunning Action
3rd
+2
2d6
Roguish Archetype
4th
+2
2d6
Ability Score Improvement
5th
+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
spectacles in his human and hybrid forms Marliza, a petite jackalwere whose wide eyes and long braids belie her cunning Ramah, Inbar’s outspoken brother, who prefers to spend his shift at Amberdune Books
unexpectedly questioned without Korvala present, they quickly become nervous. Though their innate ability to lie means that they can easily behave deceitfully, the pack doesn’t cope well without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
spectacles in his human and hybrid forms Marliza, a petite jackalwere whose wide eyes and long braids belie her cunning Ramah, Inbar’s outspoken brother, who prefers to spend his shift at Amberdune Books
unexpectedly questioned without Korvala present, they quickly become nervous. Though their innate ability to lie means that they can easily behave deceitfully, the pack doesn’t cope well without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Dragon, and can be counted on to be present at the Well of Dragons when Tiamat makes her triumphant return from the Nine Hells. Arauthator’s chief lair is beneath a remote peak known as Lonefang
tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
epicurean tastes is poaching game in a noble’s hunting preserve at a frightening pace.
Connected Creatures Black dragons prefer the company of creatures that are easy to control and present little
Connected Creatures
1 After breaking free from captivity at the hands of a cocky mage, a cunning black dragon wyrmling claimed the mage’s amulet—and the suits of animated armor the amulet controls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
deep gnome. If the characters approach him openly and present the sack to him, he muffles a gasp as he looks around, then quickly ushers the characters into the stall, admonishing them to talk
paths until they are destroyed. The trapped svirfneblin is named Mev Flintknapper (use the veteran statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Mev the Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning, and Innate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
deep gnome. If the characters approach him openly and present the sack to him, he muffles a gasp as he looks around, then quickly ushers the characters into the stall, admonishing them to talk
paths until they are destroyed. The trapped svirfneblin is named Mev Flintknapper (use the veteran statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Mev the Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning, and Innate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
protect that creature. Great strength and a savage nature enable gray renders to be fierce guardians, but they lack even a shred of cunning. A Spreading Plague. Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules
benefit, renders are inherently chaotic. In a battle, a render fights with all the savagery it can muster and never willingly harms its master, but outside battle, a gray render might present considerable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
protect that creature. Great strength and a savage nature enable gray renders to be fierce guardians, but they lack even a shred of cunning. A Spreading Plague. Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules
benefit, renders are inherently chaotic. In a battle, a render fights with all the savagery it can muster and never willingly harms its master, but outside battle, a gray render might present considerable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
to hover above the eye level of anyone else, unfurling her wings to emphasize her intimidating and otherworldly nature. Pursuing the Fanatics The fanatics aren’t present when the characters arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
epicurean tastes is poaching game in a noble’s hunting preserve at a frightening pace.
Connected Creatures Black dragons prefer the company of creatures that are easy to control and present little
Connected Creatures
1 After breaking free from captivity at the hands of a cocky mage, a cunning black dragon wyrmling claimed the mage’s amulet—and the suits of animated armor the amulet controls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
to hover above the eye level of anyone else, unfurling her wings to emphasize her intimidating and otherworldly nature. Pursuing the Fanatics The fanatics aren’t present when the characters arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
isn’t reduced to 0 by using Steady Aim. Level 13: Envenom Weapons When you use the Poison option of your Cunning Strike, the target also takes 2d6 Poison damage whenever it fails the saving throw. This
the same turn. Level 13: Versatile Trickster You gain the ability to distract targets with your Mage Hand. When you use the Trip option of your Cunning Strike on a creature, you can also use that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
2: Cunning Action Your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. On your turn, you can take one of the following actions as a Bonus Action: Dash, Disengage, or Hide. Level 3: Fast
you these benefits. Climber. You gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. Jumper. You can determine your jump distance using your Dexterity rather than your Strength. Level 3: Steady Aim As a Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
2: Cunning Action Your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. On your turn, you can take one of the following actions as a Bonus Action: Dash, Disengage, or Hide. Level 3: Fast
you these benefits. Climber. You gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. Jumper. You can determine your jump distance using your Dexterity rather than your Strength. Level 3: Steady Aim As a Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
isn’t reduced to 0 by using Steady Aim. Level 13: Envenom Weapons When you use the Poison option of your Cunning Strike, the target also takes 2d6 Poison damage whenever it fails the saving throw. This
the same turn. Level 13: Versatile Trickster You gain the ability to distract targets with your Mage Hand. When you use the Trip option of your Cunning Strike on a creature, you can also use that