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Returning 35 results for 'purpose about and his called'.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Whelm has ties to the dwarf clan that created it, called the Dankil or the Mightyhammer clan. It longs to be returned to that clan. Whelm’s purpose is to protect dwarves. Conflict arises if the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for that purpose.
Longstriders. Some verbeeg worship gods of nature and help defend the natural world. These even-tempered verbeeg are called longstriders and are blessed with innate spellcasting abilities.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
gather and inspire followers, protecting their people and guiding them to fulfill the medusa’s divine purpose. The Divine Purpose table offers suggestions for motivations. Roll on the table, or use
the entries as inspiration to create your own.
Divine Purpose
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Divine Purpose"}
Purpose
1
Protect a sanctuary that hides
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and when not called on to take action, they root themselves in the earth and silently take sustenance from it.
Like trees, wood woads need only sunlight, air, and nutrients from the earth to go on
living. Because they are undying, some wood woads outlive their original purpose. The site a wood woad guards might lose its power or significance over time, or those whom it was assigned to guard
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
and purpose in the structures of so-called “reality.” Still, all things considered, he is most often polite and affable. Because after a long adventuring career, he understands that he can't afford
Changeling
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
others might change clothes. A casual shape — one created on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history — is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a
specific purpose and then might never be used again. However, many changelings develop identities that have more depth. They build an identity over time, crafting a persona with a history and beliefs. This
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
their creator's madness. Pidlwick II knew that it had no purpose as long as Pidlwick remained in Castle Ravenloft, so it pushed Pidlwick down a long flight of stairs, killing him. Everyone else
thought it was an accident. In the days that followed, Pidlwick II tried its best to fill its namesake's shoes, but the effigy's mere presence was upsetting to Tatyana, and it was never called on to perform
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Empowered Attacks. Olhydra’s slam attacks are treated as magical for the purpose of bypassing resistance and immunity to nonmagical weapons.
Innate Spellcasting. Olhydra’s innate
in the black depths of vast seas or enthroned among jagged reefs. Olhydra waits for the chance to enter the Material Plane through elemental water nodes or when called by the proper rituals. Whether
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Sequestered in high mountains atop tall trees, the aarakocra, sometimes called birdfolk, evoke fear and wonder. Many aarakocra aren’t even native to the Material Plane. They hail from a world
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Great Purpose
Aarakocra enjoy peace and solitude. Most of them have little interest in dealing with other peoples and less interest in spending time on the ground. For this reason, it takes an
Wave
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wielder fails to further the weapon’s objectives in the world.
The trident has a nostalgic attachment to the place where it was forged, a desolate island called Thunderforge. A sea god
imprisoned a family of storm giants there, and the giants forged Wave in an act of devotion to—or rebellion against—that god.
Wave harbors a secret doubt about its own nature and purpose. For all
Whelm
Legacy
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
cries in Dwarvish when used in combat.
Personality
Whelm’s purpose is to slaughter giants and goblinoids. It also seeks to protect dwarves against all enemies. Conflict arises if the wielder fails
to destroy goblins and giants or to protect dwarves.
Whelm has ties to the dwarf clan that created it, variously called the Dankil or the Mightyhammer clan. It longs to be returned to that clan. It
monsters
special organs for the purpose.
Most shoggoths serve powerful cult leaders or Mythos entities directly. They are called forth to provide physical power, working to hew cities from mountains or trample
slumber in sealed vaults or ceremonial chambers waiting patiently for curious or ambitious fools to free them.
Dangerous Allies. Shoggoths grow more intelligent with age. When first created or called to
monsters
. They communicate when their masters wish, forming special organs for the purpose.
Most shoggoths serve powerful cult leaders or Mythos entities directly. They are called forth to provide physical
intelligent with age. When first created or called to serve, they are simple brutes that make excellent guardians, servitors, and laborers. As the years pass and they observe the world, they absorb
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to them, are as follows:
1st rank: Warlord
2nd rank: General
3rd rank: Captain
4th rank: Fatal Axe
5th rank: Spear
6th rank: Fist
7th rank: Soldier
A legion is organized into units called
’t serve a purpose in the legion, the warlord eliminates it from the hierarchy to maximize efficiency.
Honor Bound, By Glory Crowned
Advancement in rank comes as a result of attaining glory, but
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history—is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose and then might never be used again. However, many
Druid
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.
Druid spells are oriented toward nature and
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Sorcerer
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Basic Rules (2014)
like to stay quiet. A sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded, and it has a tendency to spill out in unpredictable ways if it isn’t called on. Sorcerers often have obscure or quixotic
to do with it? Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given this power for some lofty purpose. Or you might decide that the power gives you the right to do what you want, to take what you want from
Paladin
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Basic Rules (2014)
paladins take their work seriously. A delve into an ancient ruin or dusty crypt can be a quest driven by a higher purpose than the acquisition of treasure. Evil lurks in dungeons and primeval forests
your quests? Perhaps you stumbled into a sacred grove or a hidden elven enclave and found yourself called to protect all such refuges of goodness and beauty. Or you might have known from your
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful and good purpose, while a dull sword is a dead weight without a whetstone.
Lizardfolk see little need to plan more than a season or so
hide in a stand of reeds before ambushing an animal might be called Achuak, which means “green” to describe how she blends into the foliage.
Lizardfolk make no distinction between male and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
passage through their colonies. Circles and Melds. The largest myconid in a colony is its sovereign, which presides over one or more social groups called circles. A circle consists of twenty or more
into a group consciousness. Hallucination spores then induce a shared dream that provides entertainment and social interaction. Myconids consider melding to be the purpose of their existence. They use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
passage through their colonies. Circles and Melds. The largest myconid in a colony is its sovereign, which presides over one or more social groups called circles. A circle consists of twenty or more
into a group consciousness. Hallucination spores then induce a shared dream that provides entertainment and social interaction. Myconids consider melding to be the purpose of their existence. They use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of gigantic clockwork gears, interlocked and turning according to their measure. The cogs seem to be engaged in a calculation so vast that no deity can fathom its purpose. Some theories hold that
. Modrons are the primary inhabitants of Mechanus and maintain its intricate clockworks. The plane is also home to the creator of the modrons: a godlike being called Primus, whose realm is called Regulus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of gigantic clockwork gears, interlocked and turning according to their measure. The cogs seem to be engaged in a calculation so vast that no deity can fathom its purpose. Some theories hold that
. Modrons are the primary inhabitants of Mechanus and maintain its intricate clockworks. The plane is also home to the creator of the modrons: a godlike being called Primus, whose realm is called Regulus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
To the Edge of Wildspace Once the characters are aboard the Second Wind and safely off the Rock of Bral, Krux reveals his plan to them: to travel to another Wildspace system called Doomspace, where
purpose and authority, barking out orders like the military commander he once was. Any time the conversation turns to Krux’s history with the Xaryxian Empire, however, the giff becomes quiet and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
To the Edge of Wildspace Once the characters are aboard the Second Wind and safely off the Rock of Bral, Krux reveals his plan to them: to travel to another Wildspace system called Doomspace, where
purpose and authority, barking out orders like the military commander he once was. Any time the conversation turns to Krux’s history with the Xaryxian Empire, however, the giff becomes quiet and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Goals The Grim Harrow’s primary purpose is to destroy all copies of the Deck of Many Things. Its members believe destroying the decks will end the doom that binds them to an Undead existence
Harrow—fearsome Undead called grim champions—select privileged servants to leave the gardens on harrowing hunts or other key missions. Between hunts, most members of the Grim Harrow wallow in misery within the gardens, tormented by their own hateful existence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
fathom its purpose. Mechanus embodies absolute order, and its influence can be felt on those who spend time here. Modrons are the primary inhabitants of Mechanus. The plane is also home to the creator
of the modrons: a godlike being called Primus. Optional Rule: Law of Averages While on Mechanus, creatures always use the average damage result for attacks and spells. For example, an attack that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
fathom its purpose. Mechanus embodies absolute order, and its influence can be felt on those who spend time here. Modrons are the primary inhabitants of Mechanus. The plane is also home to the creator
of the modrons: a godlike being called Primus. Optional Rule: Law of Averages While on Mechanus, creatures always use the average damage result for attacks and spells. For example, an attack that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
500 feet underground. Vox excavated the nexus; now, she uses its power to summon evil elemental monsters to do her destructive bidding. By the time the characters confront her, Vox has called forth her
egomaniacal, Vox believes loosing evil elemental powers to rampage across the world will elevate her to godhood. Vox believes the Elder Elemental Eye chose her for this purpose. During combat, Vox speaks to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
something called a “straitjacket” instead. If the characters interrupt them, the gnomes realize that the new arrivals might have another solution, so they fill in what’s been happening and ask for any
inventions that serve no purpose, as well as worktables strewn with tinker’s tools. A 10-foot-high ledge overlooks the room, set with a wooden pedestal on which sits a leather-bound book. Treasure. The book
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Goals The Grim Harrow’s primary purpose is to destroy all copies of the Deck of Many Things. Its members believe destroying the decks will end the doom that binds them to an Undead existence
Harrow—fearsome Undead called grim champions—select privileged servants to leave the gardens on harrowing hunts or other key missions. Between hunts, most members of the Grim Harrow wallow in misery within the gardens, tormented by their own hateful existence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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CHA
6 (−2)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Beast of Burden. The titanothere is considered to be one size larger for the purpose of
creature.
Brian Valeza
I have fond memories of riding across an ice sheet on the back of a trusty, thick-furred titanothere I called Woolly. But that was thousands of years ago and many worlds away...
—Diancastra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
hunting party brought together for the explicit purpose of hunting mind flayers. A group of mind flayers have created a weapon of immense power called the Gith Capacitor. They intend to use this artifact
CHASE!
The initial purpose here is to set the scene and put the adventurers directly into the action. There is no point to creating an extra decision point at the beginning of the adventure when we know they’re going.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, with no depth or history—is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose and then never used again. However, many changelings develop identities that have more depth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, with no depth or history—is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a specific purpose and then never used again. However, many changelings develop identities that have more depth