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Returning 35 results for 'protecting from evil and glory'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
next turn.
Shockwave of Glory. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the empyrean. Failure: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
next turn.
Shockwave of Glory. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the empyrean. Failure: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Shield Companions and Banish Foes
Your study of magic is focused on spells that block, banish, or protect—ending harmful effects, banishing evil influences, and protecting the weak. Abjurers
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bodyguards who served evil without reservation often find everlasting servitude in the Nine Hells as merregons. These faceless foot soldiers are the Hells’ legionnaires, tasked with protecting their
School of Abjuration
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
, however, that ending harmful effects, protecting the weak, and banishing evil influences is anything but a philosophical void. It is a proud and respected vocation.
Called abjurers, members of this
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
surviving populace fleeing into the wilds. A young prince, Will Kenrith, does his best to reunite the shattered realm, but a return to its former glory seems far off.
Even in the shattered remnants of
virtue. They have many responsibilities, from protecting townsfolk to embarking on adventures in the wilds. Knights are often equipped with fine armor and weapons, and they ride noble steeds of various
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
"} radiant damage.
Spellcasting. The archon casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability:
At will: detect evil and good
1/day each: aid
Mount Celestia, tasked with protecting the innocent and helpless. Loyal defenders, these bipedal warriors wield blades of shining radiance and can assume canine forms, allowing them to
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, requiring no material components:
1/day each: banishment, detect evil and good
Unarmored Defense. While the leonin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
the leonin prides.
Prides of leonin roam the plains of Oreskos, protecting the land and its creatures from interlopers, both mortal and immortal. As many leonin suffered at the hands of archon tyrants
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
banish evil forces from the lands of Krynn, Verminaard was tempted by Takhisis and her promises of glory. Corrupted by the Dragon Queen, Verminaard rose to become one of her champions, claiming
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
are raised by the community rather than by a single set of parents, and all of a community’s eggs are kept in freshwater pools until they mature. Protecting their eggs is a major concern for
grippli, since lizardfolk, yuan-ti, and other creatures are known to have a taste for them.
Close to Nature. Most grippli care more about survival than they do about abstract ideals such as good and evil
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
great evil and is unable to forgive itself, the dryad might transform into a wicked Fey monster called a deadbark dryad. Such dryads relinquish any compassion they once felt for living beings and
, it becomes stronger and more violent, and it typically gains a renewed dedication to protecting its now-fetid domain. Most deadbark dryads would rather fight to the death than allow any intrusion into
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
greatness. (Evil)
3
Dominance. I will have achieved glory when all cower before my might. (Evil)
4
Intimidation. I can get what I want from weaklings that fear me. (Evil)
5
Glory. The
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Originally from the Elemental Plane of Water, many tritons entered the Material Plane centuries ago in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Those tritons spread across the worlds&rsquo
; oceans, protecting the surface from terrors in the deep. Over time, triton have extended their stewardship over the sea floor to the ocean’s surface.
Tritons have webbed hands and feet, small
Halfling
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Basic Rules (2014)
Curious
Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers
protecting their own lands, they protect us as well.”
Exploring Opportunities
Halflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
good. She has traveled far and established safe houses across the planes—such as her sanctum in the city of Sigil. Alustriel doesn’t seek personal glory or wealth; her style of influencing
Weave favors those who act with mercy and compassion, seeks to deliver lives of security for all, and bolsters people’s efforts when they seek to right wrongs and combat evil.
Nowhere are
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
service to your hometown was to help police its populace, protecting the citizenry from lawbreakers and malefactors of every stripe.
You might have been part of the City Watch of Waterdeep, the baton
-wielding police force of the City of Splendors, protecting the common folk from thieves and rowdy nobility alike. Or you might have been one of the valiant defenders of Silverymoon, a member of the
Cleric
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Arms and eyes upraised toward the sun and a prayer on his lips, an elf begins to glow with an inner light that spills out to heal his battle-worn companions.
Chanting a song of glory, a dwarf swings
because his or her god demands it. Pursuing the goals of the gods often involves braving dangers in unsettled lands, smiting evil, or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
abandoned that path, you find yourself adrift. Or you might come from a segment of the Uthgardt that adheres to tradition, but you seek to bring glory to your tribe by achieving great things as a
. (Good)
3
Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
4
Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil)
5
Nature. The natural world is more important than all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
strength brings honor to Gruumsh. (Any) 2 Prowess. Killing all your enemies is the path to greatness. (Evil) 3 Dominance. I will have achieved glory when all cower before my might. (Evil) 4 Intimidation
. I can get what I want from weaklings that fear me. (Evil) 5 Glory. The goals of the tribe don’t concern me. Personal glory is what I crave. (Chaotic) 6 Savagery. I will not be controlled. (Chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
tools scattered about show that the site appears to be under reconstruction, though little headway seems to have been made in restoring the tower to its former glory.
As the characters draw closer, it
the tower, a stone staircase leads down into darkness. The cultists, overconfident after years of having their operations ignored, have set no guards protecting access to what lies below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Elemental Evil. Perhaps Invido has used the Cult of Evil Fire as a way of consolidating his support and influence. If you have access to Glory of the Giants, you can replace the commander of the fire giant search party with a fire giant of evil fire.
arrival of such enormous adversaries; even in the basement, the giants’ heavy footfalls can be felt. ALTERNATIVE ENEMIES
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants describes giants who have joined cults of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Triton Originally from the Elemental Plane of Water, many tritons entered the Material Plane centuries ago in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Those tritons spread across the worlds
’ oceans, protecting the surface from terrors in the deep. Over time, triton have extended their stewardship over the sea floor to the ocean’s surface. Tritons have webbed hands and feet, small fins on their calves, and coloration that favors blues and greens.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Lords' Alliance The Lords’ Alliance is an association of rulers from cities and towns across Faerûn (primarily in the North), who believe that solidarity is needed to keep evil at bay. The rulers of
the glory and security of their people, and for the lords who rule over them. However, Alliance operatives are often glory hounds, looking to gain a leg up on their counterparts from other Alliance
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
exceptional circumstance for an aarakocra to leave his or her tribe and undertake the adventurer’s life. Neither treasure nor glory is enough to lure them from their tribes; a dire threat to their people
elemental evil.
Second, aarakocra are sworn foes of elemental earth, in particular the gargoyles that serve Ogrémoch, the Prince of Earth. The Aarakocra word for gargoyle is loosely
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
;We weren’t born tame or domesticated, so we shouldn’t have to live that way. (Neutral)
4
Might. The strongest are meant to dominate the weak. (Evil)
5
Rage.
manipulated by people I find attractive.
6
I’m not actually all that angry.
Contacts
The members of the Gruul Clans rely on each other even as they vie for territory and glory. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
spared these yugoloths and destroyed the others is uncertain, but one could speculate that the planetar didn’t want to seem entirely ungrateful. The survivors wormed their way into Fazrian’s evil
graces, coming to believe that the fallen angel is destined for glory. In Fazrian they see the potential for great rewards — or, at least, compensation beyond the modest sum the Mad Mage promised them. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Fine Fellows of Daggerford Characters who explore this level might encounter three members of the Fine Fellows of Daggerford, an evil adventuring party. If Halleth the revenant (see level 1, area 37
have forced her to take refuge in area 11b. Rex the Hammer, a human warrior, seeks fortune and glory, and doesn’t care whom he steps on to achieve it. The characters find him at the mercy of the mezzoloth in area 13g.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
who need to remain watchful for enemies or danger. Helm is a favorite deity of people who make a living by protecting someone or something, such as bodyguards, members of the city watch, and the guards
of a treasury vault. Helm embodies the spirit of watchfulness without regard to good or evil. In legends, he is honorable and keeps his word to a fault, such as when he guarded the celestial
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Merregon The souls of fallen soldiers, mercenaries, and bodyguards who served evil without reservation often find everlasting servitude in the Nine Hells as merregons. These faceless foot soldiers
are the Hells’ legionnaires, tasked with protecting their infernal plane and its rulers against intruders. Merregons have no individuality and hence no need for faces. Every merregon legionnaire has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the NPC or object the characters are trying to protect. If the characters are protecting an NPC, this objective can add an element of social interaction to a combat or exploration encounter. Retrieve
an Object The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, often with a time limit. This might be a combat encounter, with monsters protecting the object, or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Paladin Subclasses A Paladin subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Paladin levels, as specified in the subclass. This section presents the Oath of Devotion, Oath of Glory
always have the listed spells prepared.
KATERINA LADON Oath of Devotion Subclass
Oath of Devotion Spells Paladin Level Spells 3 Protection from Evil and Good, Shield of Faith 5 Aid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
two examples are, in effect, the same story (variations of the battle between good and evil) told in different ways. Example 1: The Quest of Many Parts You can tie adventures together using an
organization, for example. Wherever their allegiance lies, the adventurers are motivated by loyalty and the goal of protecting whatever it is they serve. The characters’ overarching mission might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
workers, the horn belonged to Zargon, a timeless evil entombed in the obelisk eons ago. The moment the Cynidiceans pried the horn from the monolith, their city was doomed. Materializing from its severed
following wish:
“I have heard the distressed prayers of a fallen people ensnared by an ageless evil. They whisper the names of long-forgotten gods in a city beneath the desert, hoping to rekindle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Spellplague, the faithful toiled on through terrible times to complete a grand central temple for the good of the community and the glory of their god. The kindly clergy of this temple, dubbed the
horrors unleashed on the world in Helm’s Hold, he found his own order at fault. The Order of the Gauntlet doesn’t punish the criminal before the crime is committed. When evil arises, members of the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Merregon The souls of fallen soldiers, mercenaries, and bodyguards who served evil without reservation often find everlasting servitude in the Nine Hells as merregons. These faceless foot soldiers
are the hells’ legionnaires, tasked with protecting the realm and its rulers against intruders. Masks of Uniformity. Merregons have no individuality, and hence no need for faces. Every merregon






