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Angel of Slaughter

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until the start of its next turn.Also known as myrmeriks, angels of slaughter serve gods of death (such as Myrkul in the Forgotten Realms setting or Nerull in the Greyhawk setting). Only three angels of

, bones, corpses, and blades. The angel often takes the illusionary form of a giant, a massive beast, or another spectral entity to survey the area the angel is about to decimate. Many mortals

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Cube of Summoning

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

until the next dawn. Cube of Summoning 1d6 Spell 1 Summon Aberration 2 Summon Beast 3 Summon Construct 4 Summon Dragon 5 Summon Elemental 6 Summon Fey Conceptopolis, Andrew Mar Daern’s Instant Fortress, Cubic Gate, Cube of Force, Cube of Summoning

Displacer Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

beasts hunt alone or in small prides that demonstrate skill at setting ambushes. A single beast will strike and withdraw, luring prey into a densely wooded area where its packmates wait. Packs of

Displacer Beast This monstrous predator takes its name from its ability to displace light so that it appears to be several feet away from its actual location. A displacer beast resembles a sleek

Half-Elf

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

Half-Elf Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight Walking in two worlds but

Half-Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Half-Elf Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

a brief instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed himself from the half-elf’s embrace. — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight Walking in two worlds but

A Wide Range of Talents

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. Even in an urban setting, a beast companion makes a solid ally, serving as a guard or a scout when you’re skulking around places you shouldn’t be. Gloom Stalker Gloom Stalkers are often best known for

an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign. Beast Master Any Beast Master understands that a beast companion is far more diligent, friendly, and reliable than most people. This might be doubly true in an

Preparations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Preparations The characters need to pick up the supplies for the loggers’ camp before setting out. Harbin Wester has made the necessary arrangements with Barthen’s Provisions in Phandalin. When the

two-wheeled cart pulled by an ox. “The ox’s name is Vincent,” says Barthen. “I’ll expect to see him and the cart returned, thanks.” The ox (use the cow stat block) is a reliable beast. Each full

Domain Details

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

elusive displacer beast, or the ghosts haunting a house in Mordent might be desperately trying to keep something worse sealed in the basement. Minor twists help setting elements feel distinct and work

Domain Details To reinforce the types of horror your adventures explore and give domains their own malicious personalities, consider these setting elements. Sylvain Sarrailh Those who enter the

Adventures in Lamordia

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

domain’s strange science. In the latter case, Lamordia’s sinister steampunk veneer offers a perfect setting for a grotesque flavor of gothic horror, focusing on lives enslaved to machines, the worth of flesh

, icy Fey spirits, or the Sleeping Beast—feel about the land’s exploitation? The monsters that roam Lamordia are lab-crafted horrors or mutated beasts, but use the statistics of creatures from the

Wyllow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

threatened. Before setting out to destroy interlopers, she rallies the green dragon and the werebats, using them to soften up her adversaries. She can also summon six awakened trees from the forest with a

whistle. Wyllow’s displacer beast companion, Crissann, is named after a human mercenary whom the elf befriended many years ago. Before this friendship could blossom into a romance, Halaster intervened and

Encounters (A-C)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence

score of 10 and the ability to speak Common or Druidic. The druids use these awakened beasts as spies and messengers. Roll a d8 and consult the Awakened Beast Encounter table to determine what kind of

Campaign Characters

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

into your adventures and setting higher stakes through play, you’ll help characters grow in exciting ways. You can use the DM’s Character Tracker sheet to keep track of key information about each

emerge during play, such as a character’s tendency to one-up a rude innkeeper or their oft-expressed fondness for displacer beast fur. Players often reveal their characters’ motivations through play. If

Cult of Malar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

known as the Beast Lord. Malar’s goal is to assume dominance over the forest—particularly the area around the Pool of Eternal Spring—and his agents have been hard at work brutally killing animals of all

werewolves. When the characters arrive on the scene, the cultists’ depredations have corrupted the water of the pool, setting the stage for Malar’s final act in his campaign of terror. Malar believes that

Dewlight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Dewlight A narrow path leads north from Polvarth Plateau, wending its way between densely packed trees. Less than an hour after setting out, the characters reach their next stop: Moss-covered trees

through the forest of late, and Wheeldoli fears they are disciples of Malar the Beast Lord (see the “Cult of Malar” section later in the adventure). The disturbances to the north, he says, seem to be

Plot Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

plot point gets to add some element to the setting or situation that the group (including you) must accept as true. For example, a player can spend a plot point and state that his or her character

has found a secret door, an NPC appears, or a monster turns out to be a long-lost ally polymorphed into a horrid beast. A player who wants to spend a plot point in this way should take a minute to

Terror from the Sky

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

return with the spoils of war. The githyanki sky ships attack from above in the dead of night, gaining an instant advantage since communities on the surface rarely offer strong defenses against

mobile tactics combining psionics and magic to devastate their foes. They hit hard, setting buildings aflame and killing all in their path, to foster a panic among their victims that cripples any hope

Greyhawk Conflicts

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

Greyhawk Conflicts Although Greyhawk lends itself well to any D&D adventure you might want to run, the default setting features conflicts with three major villainous groups: chromatic dragons

transplant it into Greyhawk or any other setting. Iuz the Evil North of the Free City of Greyhawk, a demigod named Iuz has reclaimed the vast tract of land he lost after being imprisoned under Castle

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Villain 1 Beast or monstrosity with no particular agenda 2 Aberration bent on corruption or domination 3 Fiend bent on corruption or destruction 4 Dragon bent on domination and plunder 5 Giant bent on

tables that can help you establish the important elements of a dungeon, wilderness area, or urban setting. 4. Find the Ideal Introduction An adventure can begin with a social interaction encounter in which

8. Made of Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

gold. Halaster placed Haungharassk here, setting up the trap in area 8c both to confine the creature and to prevent others from killing it. The giant snail is an unaligned Huge beast with AC 6, 52

Diseases

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Diseases A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges from an ancient tomb, unopened for centuries, and soon finds herself suffering

. Sight Rot This painful infection causes bleeding from the eyes and eventually blinds the victim. A beast or humanoid that drinks water tainted by sight rot must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

. You can’t move farther than 30 feet away from the caster of compelled duel by any means, including teleportation. Is the damage dealt by a beast from conjure animals considered magical? The stat

can disintegrate you. What happens if a druid using Wild Shape is reduced to 0 hit points by disintegrate ? Does the druid simply leave beast form? The druid leaves beast form. As usual, any leftover

Magic Item Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

, you are proficient with attacks made using this shield. On a hit, it deals 1d6 slashing damage. If you throw the shield, it reappears in your hand the instant after it hits or misses a target. Bow of

Weapon (Any Bow), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This bow has multiple strings and resembles a lyre or small harp. By strumming the strings while setting an arrow to the bow, you imbue the arrow with

Mournland Environment

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

Mourning redefined the geography of Cyre. The cataclysm raised land, swallowed lakes, and moved whole cities. In some areas, the earth has been torn and gouged as if by some colossal beast. In others, it has

past the instant of their casting and start behaving as if they were independent, living creatures. A common misunderstanding about the Mournland is that healing spells refuse to work. The fact is

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

spell Animate Dead harnesses magical energy to turn a corpse or a pile of bones into an Undead creature. That necromantic magic is present for an instant and is then gone. The resulting creature now

the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the stat block of the chosen form. Other effects, such as other spells, still exist. What kinds of

The Walking Statues

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

inside of her spherical home, they’ve said nothing publicly about it. The God Catcher looking in the background The Griffon The walking statue called the Griffon is shaped like the beast for which it is

doffed its shield, setting it point down on the ground and upright by its side. It then ceased motion in this position, facing southwest toward the harbor, and looking for all the world like a castle

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

able to warn halfling adventurers of danger while in her incorporeal form. Halflings who favor Charmalaine are usually adventurers or those who pursue other risky professions such as hunting, beast

rowboat becomes the setting for a swashbuckling adventure. And for some — the youngsters who are said to “have a bit of Brandobaris in them” — that play-acting is the prelude to a life of living as

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