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Returning 35 results for 'service of refuge drive verdan'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them excellent adventurers. Though they are self-reliant
difficult and struggle to say the right thing in social situations.
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My intensity can drive others away.
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I hold grudges and have difficulty forgiving others.
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I become irrational when
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions.
Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the
a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Amplifying Your Ideal Many characters’ ideals come directly from their service to a god. Each god’s description in chapter 2 includes a table you can use to determine your hero’s ideal if your
one of your own invention, try to state your ideal in the grandest possible terms to express your character’s heroic drive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
workshop (area L4) can see diminutive figures prowling around inside: kidnapped children and boggles. DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE
If the characters drive Bavlorna Blightstraw from her home in
chapter 2, the hag takes refuge with her sister, Skabatha Nightshade, and spends all her time in the study (area L14), poring through Skabatha’s ritual books for a clever spell to overcome the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
character’s soul might demand a service by way of compensation. Such services drive the character toward committing evil or morally questionable acts designed to make the character more amenable to
their soul, the devil might ask the character to perform a service for it instead. Archdevils are also fond of making mortals swear fealty to them. Souls When characters give up their souls to devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
your piety score. As you increase that score, you gain blessings from your god. Piety has nothing to do with faith or belief, except insofar as a person’s thoughts and ideals drive them to action in
a god’s service. Your piety score reflects the actions you have taken in your god’s service—actions that the god richly rewards. When you choose a god to worship as a beginning character, your piety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
their vast empire. The victory of the gith was short-lived. As Gith was forging her own burgeoning empire, a leader named Zerthimon challenged her. Zerthimon claimed Gith’s drive for vengeance and new
, githzerai, and any others that threaten githyanki supremacy. To slay in Vlaakith’s name is our greatest service. To die in her name is our last act of reverence.
—Meldavh, githyanki knight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Religious Order Your group acts in the service of one of Khorvaire’s most prominent or obscure religious institutions. Perhaps you’re a team of devotees pursuing a cause for your faith, or maybe
the church’s coffers. Your faith might drive you to hunt evil monsters or stave off interplanar invasions, to protect and defend the powerless from oppression and exploitation, or to spread the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gnoll Pack Lord Rising above other gnolls with their viciousness and physical prowess, gnoll pack lords terrorize weaker gnolls into their service. These brutes drive other gnolls to acts of great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
life in their service. Xeluan and his heroic friends went on to perform great deeds. When earthquakes and volcanic eruptions threatened to destroy the heroes’ homeland, Xeluan carved a citadel into a
mountainside, creating a refuge for the heroes and their people. The giant harnessed earth magic to create a protective ward around the settlement, but the devastation proved unstoppable. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
blessings to use as they see fit in service to him. Purphoros is eccentric, however, and he could suddenly appear to hand down commands to his champions after months or years of silence. Priests, other
better temperament, but in extreme cases, they could be forced to seek refuge with another god, thereafter contending with Purphoros as a villain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Angels An angel is a celestial agent sent forth into the planes to further its god’s agenda for weal or woe. Its sublime beauty and presence can drive awestruck onlookers to their knees. Yet angels
can become powerful allies dedicated to justice and compassionate service. Immortal Nature. An angel doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
raised there.
4 Ogres and ettins cowed by a young red dragon wander the foothills near the dragon’s lair, helping to drive away intruders.
5 A colony of mind flayers has captured and
artisans are bound in service to an adult red dragon, for whom they make sculptures and art objects from precious metals and gems.
3 An adult red dragon rules over a hidden valley filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
.
These three aspects drive a chimera to stake out a territory that is as large as 10 miles wide. It preys on wild game, viewing more powerful creatures as rivals to be humiliated and defeated. Its
, their draconic ego makes them susceptible to flattery and gifts. If offered food and treasure, a chimera might spare a traveler. A villain can lure a chimera into service by keeping it well fed and its treasure hoard well stocked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
defenders from here in the keep to defend it through the rest of the night, but that will take time. You’d do us a great service if you could get to the mill quickly and drive away the raiders before they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
defenders from here in the keep to defend it through the rest of the night, but that will take time. You’d do us a great service if you could get to the mill quickly and drive away the raiders before they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
its post. Should an intruder ignore its warnings, a spectator attempts to drive away the intruder with its magical eye rays. At the end of its service, a spectator might discorporate back into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
from home at an early age and found refuge in a temple. 2 My family gave me to a temple, since they were unable or unwilling to care for me. 3 I grew up in a household with strong religious convictions
. Entering the service of one or more gods seemed natural. 4 An impassioned sermon struck a chord deep in my soul and moved me to serve the faith. 5 I followed a childhood friend, a respected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. This sense couples with an innate drive that leads them to slay explorers, take their gear, and bury it in secret locales aboleths dictated eons ago. Waiting Servants. Although the aboleths’ ancient
their compulsions to the service of the aboleths’ sinister purposes. Chuul
Large aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
graven vessel, a statue specially prepared to house the souls of these protectors. The eidolon then animates the effigy and uses the borrowed body to drive out the intruders bent on plundering the
god might reward such a follower with everlasting service in the protection of a holy site. An eidolon has no purpose beyond guarding the place it was assigned to and never leaves. Animated Statues. An
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
their oaths lead them into the service of the crown as leaders of elite groups of knights, but even then their loyalty is first to the cause of righteousness, not to crown and country.
Adventuring
while you were at prayer? Did another paladin sense the potential within you and decide to train you as a squire? Or did some terrible event—the destruction of your home, perhaps—drive you to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conquering and uniting all nations under a totalitarian government that will enforce the dragon’s benevolent laws.
4 A gold dragon has been attacking travelers in an effort to drive them away from
style.
2 A young gold dragon lives in a cluster of stone spires and has secured the service of the galeb duhr who watch over the site.
3 An arcanaloth has secured a contract requiring a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of food and water has forced one group to abandon their refuge. Spotted by devils, these citizens are about to come under attack, and the characters are their only hope of survival. Read the following
was planning to take her boys to find safety. High Overseer Thavius Kreeg is the leader of the city, and Harkina hopes that he is working on a plan to rescue survivors and drive away the devils. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
performing ever greater acts of depravity, furthering the demon lord’s ambitions in exchange for magic and other boons. However, a demon regards any mortals in its service as tools to use and then
so to wrest information from it, press it into service, or send it on a mission that only a creature of absolute evil can complete. Preparation is key, and experienced summoners know the specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
steps.
1. Identify the Party’s Goals
The Dungeon Goals table provides common goals that drive or lure adventurers into dungeons. The Wilderness Goals table provides similar inspiration
disappeared in the area. 11 Slay a dragon or some other challenging monster. 12 Discover the nature and origin of a strange location or phenomenon. 13 Pursue fleeing foes taking refuge in the dungeon. 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
encompasses fiendish inventiveness and a drive to devise new tools for their mad cause. They are masters of fire and forge, taking captives to work in their infernal foundries. Fire cultists see conquest
cult’s impulse to act swiftly and show many of the same qualities of inventiveness and creativity in the service of Elemental Evil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
adventurers. These braver folk warn the characters that the “high priest,” Dreyon, is at the Harvest Inn and has a hill giant in his service. The Harvest Inn Dreyon, the leader of the cult contingent
little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giant’s appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tasks might drive the campaign. Even after a specific franchise task has concluded, the DM can make notes for how that task might tie to future tasks. For the characters running the submersible
, training to gain levels
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (chapter 2): Buying a magic item, carousing, crafting an item, crime, gambling, pit fighting, relaxation, religious service, research, scribing a spell scroll, selling a magic item, training, work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
by their superiors. They are veteran warriors who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them
and unpredictable when I drink. 2 I find civilian life difficult and struggle to say the right thing in social situations. 3 My intensity can drive others away. 4 I hold grudges and have difficulty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
eventual destruction of a humanoid city. A disguised silver dragon, cunning and subtle, works to destabilize the city and bring about its ruin. 3 A local librarian is a disguised gold dragon in the service
direction vital to the Prophecy but disastrous to the region. 6 A disguised dragon is convinced that an adventurer has a critical role to play in the Prophecy, but an agent of the Lords of Dust is determined to drive them down a different path.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
would drive the order into obsolescence or even banishment if she were in charge.
Does Lady Ofejjaia hold her lofty position because of her loyalty, her piety, and her qualifications? Or is she
entertainer background into the service of their faith. Zealot. Dedicated to smiting the foes of the faith, the Zealot focuses on combat above all. Clerics, druids, and paladins make iconic Zealots, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Rank and File While the Lords of the Nine set the overall direction of the Hells, it is the rank and file — uncounted numbers of lesser devils — that drive their schemes forward. Denizens of the
obedience of another devil only if both are in the hierarchy of the same archdevil. For example, a devil in service to Dispater can’t command a lower-ranked devil among the forces of Levistus. Lowest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
maintenance enjoy a high status and are allowed to consider their work as part of their military service. Githyanki warriors provide labor as needed. Dragon Caves. The shattered lower body of the dead god
contains an abundance of natural caves and fissures. Each of the red dragons that serve the githyanki has a lair deep within this region, jealously guarding its hoard until it is called for service. No