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Kraul Warrior

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

metaphor or nuance. Kraul society is organized into well-defined roles and castes. The vast majority of the kraul occupy various tiers of soldiery, from commanders and elite troops down to the lowliest

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

reward once they return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to

Hobgoblin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift. On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms, vast

fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score

Bard

classes Basic Rules (2014)

experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves

. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

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

an Intelligence score of 2 or lower within 1 mile of the lair must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw when they enter the area. If the saving throw succeeds, the creature is frightened and

Warlock

classes Basic Rules (2014)

gained. Rather, the vast majority of warlocks spend their days in active pursuit of their goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive

score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the charlatan background. Third, choose the eldritch blast and chill touch cantrips, along with the 1st-level spells charm person and witch bolt. The

Gwai-Huit Center

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Gwai-Huit Center During daylight hours, the empty stalls of this vast, dismal market hide a handful of tents and shrouded booths where unscrupulous merchants sell wares and talismans for scraps of

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their

. Goliaths see females and males as equal in all things, and they find societies with roles divided by gender to be puzzling or worthy of mockery. To a goliath, the person who is best at a job should be

Types of Officers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Types of Officers If you’d like to explore running a ship, it needs officers to oversee its operations — officers who fill six different roles. Some roles aboard a ship reflect the need for trained

experts to direct a crew’s efforts. Other roles focus on keeping the crew’s health and morale in order. The roles are meant to provide a sense of the types of ability checks useful to managing a ship

Young Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Young Black Dragon Most young black dragons claim a hidden lair—typically a dismal place accessible through deadly ruins or a treacherous bog. They delight in exploiting fearful servants and might

and kuo-toa. Young Black Dragon Large Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil AC 18 Initiative +5 (15) HP 127 (15d10 + 45) Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str

Merrow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

waters, hoping to snare unsuspecting prey by bursting from the water and grabbing their quarry or by skewering victims with deadly harpoons. These hunters then drag land dwellers back to dismal

+2 (12) HP 45 (6d10 + 12) Speed 10 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +4 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 8 −1 −1

Ogres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

supernatural forces. From dismal ruins and bleak hinterlands, they raid vulnerable communities and ambush travelers. Ogres covet food and treasure, and they spitefully destroy art, books, clockwork

for food, riches, and promises of battle. Hinchel Or Ogres Ogre Large Giant, Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative −1 (9) HP 68 (8d10 + 24) Speed 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str

K6. Overlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

-facing gargoyle carvings. If a character peers over the balcony, read: A flash of lightning illuminates the dismal village of Barovia, its rooftops visible above a smothering blanket of fog one

thousand feet below. If a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher peers over the wall, add: Underneath the platform on which you stand, about one hundred feet down, a stone

Commoner

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

magical talents, extraordinary training, or a life of adventure. Some are generous, helpful sorts, while others are more cautious in sharing what they have. Use the following list of jobs and roles to

Tanner Town crier Weaver Youngster Commoner Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 10 Initiative +0 (10) HP 4 (1d8) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0

Kraul Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Kraul Warrior Kraul society is organized into well-defined roles and castes. The vast majority of the kraul occupy various tiers of soldiery, from commanders and elite troops down to the lowliest

Creating a Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be worthy of

ability score, followed by Dexterity. Second, choose the entertainer background. Third, choose the dancing lights and vicious mockery cantrips, along with the following 1st-level spells: charm person

Gargoyle Ambushes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

ceiling. 8 Statuary on a castle, mansion, or temple. Gargoyle Medium Elemental, Chaotic Evil AC 15 Initiative +2 (12) HP 67 (9d8 + 27) Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft. Ability Score Mod Save

Str 15 +2 +2 Dex 11 +0 +0 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 6 −2 −2 Wis 11 +0 +0 Cha 7 −2 −2 Skills Stealth +4 Immunities Poison

Harpy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

their deaths on harpies’ vicious claws or amid natural perils. Harpies dwell in remote, dismal places tainted by tragedy and despair. Some tales claim harpies offended the gods and were transformed as

squawking and compel only the magically enthralled. Harpy Medium Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative +1 (11) HP 38 (7d8 + 7) Speed 20 ft., Fly 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 12

Bulette

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Bulette Bulettes range under vast territories. They often threaten animal herds, and they can wipe out whole farming communities. Bulette Large Monstrosity, Unaligned AC 17 Initiative +0 (10) HP

94 (9d10 + 45) Speed 40 ft., Burrow 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 19 +4 +4 Dex 11 +0 +0 Con 21 +5 +5 Ability Score Mod Save Int 2 −4 −4 Wis 10

Elemental Plane of Earth

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

highest mountains. Most visitors to the plane arrive by way of vast caverns that honeycomb the mountains. Important features of the Plane of Earth include the following: City of Jewels The plane’s largest

cavern, called the Great Dismal Delve or the Sevenfold Mazework, is home to the City of Jewels—the capital city of the dao. The dao take great pride in their wealth and send teams across the plane in

Dretches

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. Dretches exist in unfathomable numbers in the depths of the Abyss, where their reeking throngs fill vast demonic hordes. Ah, the infinite wonders of the Abyss. If there’s anything you don’t like

-preservation. Mathias Kollros Dretch Small Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil AC 11 Initiative +0 (10) HP 18 (4d6 + 4) Speed 20 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 12 +1 +1 Dex 11

Mission Briefing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

to be intuitive, sensible, fair-minded, and decisive, making the Captain role a good fit for someone with a high Wisdom or Charisma score. The Assignment After roles are assigned, Saerthe provides

signals her imminent arrival. Quote: “Listen to what I tell you; it might just save your life.” Assigning Roles Saerthe explains that each team of cadets must assign crew roles to its members. This

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers. Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe

killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake. Such an event is rare in the extreme, but its consequences can lay low entire nations that are unable to

C2. Enhanced Sphinx

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

surrounded by a series of mechanical devices that function as Ioun stones, which add to its vast knowledge. The enhanced sphinx is a gynosphinx, with these changes: Its Intelligence score is 24 (+7). It

the players in advance that you’ll make use of the Internet with a 30-second time limit to mimic the sphinx’s vast knowledge base. If this is a game-world question, you can instead let the sphinx

Red Slaad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Red Slaad Red slaadi amass in vast throngs in Limbo. There they wrestle and croak-sing as they endlessly dismantle and rebuild islands of drifting planar matter. When they encounter non-slaadi, red

red slaadi implant using their claws, or other slaad curses. Red Slaad Large Aberration, Chaotic Neutral AC 14 Initiative +1 (11) HP 93 (11d10 + 33) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

backgrounds such as criminal, sage, soldier, or urchin, regardless of the role they play in a group. Consider some or all of these roles for characters in your party: Client. When a routine investigation goes

. Investigator. Investigators piece evidence into a coherent whole that explains a mystery. This character combines a high Intelligence score with proficiency in skills such as Investigation, Perception, and

Kenku

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

supernaturally re-create vast varieties of noises, from crying babies to running water and short phrases in others’ voices. Cunning kenku use their mimicry to deceive foes, lure creatures into ambushes

, and signal to allies. Kenku Medium Monstrosity, Neutral AC 13 Initiative +3 (13) HP 13 (3d8) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 16 +3 +3 Con 10 +0

Roc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Roc Avian of Unbelievable Size Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Desert, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Alejandro Pacheco Birds of prey of fantastic scale, rocs hunt over vast territories and can snatch

rearing steed. Roc Gargantuan Monstrosity, Unaligned AC 15 Initiative +8 (18) HP 248 (16d20 + 80) Speed 20 ft., Fly 120 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 28 +9 +9 Dex 10 +0 +4 Con 20 +5 +5

Exploring Curst

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Exploring Curst As the characters approach Curst, read the following text: The odor of rusty metal stings every breath. Ahead lies the gate-town of Curst, a dismal-looking community surrounded by an

maelephants (see Morte’s Planar Parade) allow the characters to enter the gate-town. As they enter, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher notice that the community’s gates

Armor and Shields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Armor and Shields D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging

reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer

Sea Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Sea Hag Hag of Despair and the Dismal Deep Habitat: Coastal, Underwater; Treasure: Arcana Lorenzo Mastroianni Sea hags loathe peace and beauty. Bitter, jealous creatures, they spread chaos

) HP 52 (7d8 + 21) Speed 30 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 12 +1 +1 Wis 12

X4. Overlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X4. Overlook A twenty-foot-wide balcony of black marble with a shattered railing overlooks a vast temple. Black marble staircases at each end of the balcony descend thirty feet to the temple floor

balcony. A similar pair stands open to the east. Anyone with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher notice arrow slits in the walls overlooking the temple (see areas X8 and X17 for more

Cloaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Underdark enclaves, but they rarely build settlements or form social structures. Most operate as solitary predators, lurking in dismal subterranean reaches or abandoned dungeons—sometimes for months at a

. Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 13 +1 +1 Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 7 −2 −2 Skills Stealth +5

Death Knight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

them to their fates. Others, like the infamous death knight Lord Soth, brood in dismal ruins for centuries, rousing themselves to action only when something reignites their deathless evil. Death

Knight Medium or Small Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 20 Initiative +12 (22) HP 199 (21d8 + 105) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 20 +5 +5 Dex 11 +0 +6 Con 20 +5 +5

Adult Black Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

terrors in the lands they claim. Wretched swamps and monster-haunted ruins grow more dismal and spread under an adult black dragon’s influence. Morbid cultists and doomsayers frequently gather in the

), Chaotic Evil AC 19 Initiative +12 (22) HP 195 (17d12 + 85) Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 23 +6 +6 Dex 14 +2 +7 Con 21 +5 +5

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