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Returning 35 results for 'shield of rather dismal veins'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Clone, Finger of Death, Mind Blank (cast before combat), SimulacrumProtective Magic. Manshoon casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s
. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Prestidigitation
2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in
can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence.
Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps a magical soul
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
metal shield, the khargra attaches to that armor or shield. While attached, the khargra doesn't attack. Instead, at the start of each of the khargra's turns, roll a d20. On a 10 or higher, the armor or
shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. The khargra can detach itself by spending 5 feet
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This orb of granite is about the size of an adult human’s fist. The stein (stone) rune appears on it in the form of crystalline veins that run across the surface. The orb has the following
;t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Gift of Stone. You can transfer the orb’s magic to a nonmagical item — a shield or a pair of boots — by tracing the stein rune
War Caster
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
concentration on a spell when you take damage.
You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.
When a hostile creature's movement
provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light,* message,* prestidigitation, shocking grasp (see “Actions” below)
1st level (4 slots): mage armor,* shield
his criminal ventures by capturing him.
Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords' Alliance to have
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Mark of Sentinel warns and protects. It heightens senses and reflexes, allowing an heir to respond to threats with uncanny speed. It can shield its bearer from harm. Whether on the battlefield or
born in Karrnath, and war flows in its veins. For centuries, the Blademarks Guild of House Deneith has governed the mercenary trade. While warriors with the Mark of Sentinel are among its most elite
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
with dead (Simon must be holding his deathly token to cast this spell)
2/day each: fog cloud, mage armor, magic missile, spider climb
1/day each: Bigby's hand, major imageSheltering Shield (3/Day
’s own sorcerous wild magic runs uncontrolled through his veins. Simon has not yet developed the ability to harness his power, and his spells explode or fizzle seemingly at random.
Though he
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
warrior;tribal warriors, but those who hunt the servants of the gods rather than game are known as leonin iconoclasts.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Unarmed Strike or Psychic Bolt attacks. It
), telekinesisGithzerai uniters espouse wisdom and unity rather than violence. Many uniters are members of the Sha’sal Khou, a group of githyanki and githzerai who band together to reunify the gith
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
shield, stoneskin*
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, conjure elemental, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind
strong ties to the Inner Planes and the blood of genies flowing through their veins. Like the marids of the Elemental Plane of Water, Zikran is turbulent and unpredictable.
He carries a handheld magic
feats
Player’s Handbook
leaving your reach, you can take a Reaction to cast a spell at the creature rather than making an Opportunity Attack. The spell must have a casting time of one action and must target only that creature
.
Somatic Components. You can perform the Somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a Shield in one or both hands.
Madam Eva
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monsters
Curse of Strahd
through her veins.
Mother Night. Over four hundred years ago, Katarina came to Barovia and insinuated herself into Strahd’s court, working as a maid in Castle Ravenloft. She came to know the
the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesn’t seek to supplant him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to succeed him, although she has grave doubts about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Dwarf Rangers Most dwarves prefer to hunker down under a mountain, rather than roam the wilderness of the surface or the Underdark. Most often, a dwarf ranger is either a shield dwarf cast out of a
clanhold or a clanless dwarf seeking a place in the world. Sometimes dwarf rangers are prospectors who explore the world seeking new veins of ore. In any case, there are two deities who appeal to such dwarves: Marthammor Duin and Dumathoin.
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from her back and she takes to
world, and it’s unusual to find a sorcerer who is not involved in the adventuring life in some way. People with magical power seething in their veins soon discover that the power doesn’t
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
basic principles than those of warm-blooded creatures. Their dismal swamp homes might lie hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but the gap between their way of thinking and that of the
pleasurable creatures and things are ones that allow lizardfolk to assess more situations as benign rather than fearsome.
Cold and Calculating
Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in
Reborn
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Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured
sensations or visions of the past to come rushing back.
Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
proven to be a danger to them. The members of the enclave will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives in this effort.
In addition, as a guild
1
I never raise my voice or lose my temper.
2
I feel the pains and joys of everyone around me, friend or foe.
3
I would rather make a friend than thwart an enemy.
4
I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
H12. Audience Chamber Three stirges flutter anxiously about this cold and dismal hall. The stirges are thirsty for blood and heedlessly attack any warm-blooded creature that attempts to cross the
hunger.) Painted on the stone floor is a 10-foot-diameter, shield-shaped crest that features a black tower being struck by a golden bolt of lightning — the emblem of the warlord Delsendra Amzarr. Secret
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
somatic or material components to cast its spells. The priest has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrip (at will): mage hand
1st level (3 slots): magic missile, shield
2nd level (2 slots
so, the priest is Undead, rather than Humanoid, and a priest can receive each boon only once.
Boons of Undeath
d6
Boon
1
Priest of Osybus (Dread);Dread. Eerie whispers can now be
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
missile, shield, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion
Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen of the Dead.
The Mark of Death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Thornwall Keep Veins of bronze-colored ivy cling to Thornwall Keep’s ancient three-story stone tower, the tallest structure in Vogler. From its crenelated roof rises an elaborate device resembling a
talk about the keep, the excavations she’s conducting on the grounds, and the device on the roof—all detailed in the “Vogler Gazetteer” section. The Green Shield After their breakfast, Becklin steps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Khargra The bizarre khargra is a flying creature from the Elemental Plane of Earth that devours any metals it encounters. Though normally content to eat raw veins of ore, this creature considers
only when driven by hunger and a lack of safer options. After securing a meal of whatever tasty, refined metal their victim carries, they quickly flee—and will flee before that rather than risk death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Orb of the Stein Rune Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This orb of granite is about the size of an adult human’s fist. The stein (stone) rune appears on it in the form of crystalline veins
you use this property, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Gift of Stone. You can transfer the orb’s magic to a nonmagical item—a shield or a pair of boots—by tracing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Undead Undead often lurk in the dismal reaches of the Outlands, but some wander the land, either seeking places to spend eternity or preying on the living. Outlands Undead d4 Encounter 1 The
characters find a trapped crawling claw. Rather than attacking, the severed hand can lead the characters to the thankful immortal who lost it. 2 A banshee influenced by Acheron appears as a fallen knight
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions.
Izzet Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table
protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
5
Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
search of new veins of ore and gemstones. Thanks to these expeditions, every building and significant object in the city is made from precious stones and metals, including the slender gemstone-inlaid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Dwarvish runes.
Pedestals. Six stone pedestals stand before the frescoes, surrounded by shattered glass.
The frescoes show Melair, a shield dwarf prospector, discovering veins of mithral under a
stone arches beneath a 30-foot-high domed ceiling.
Frescoes. Stone panels set into the walls bear frescoes and Dwarvish runes.
The frescoes chronicle the birth of Melair, a common shield dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you take damage. You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in
one or both hands. When a hostile creature’s movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rather than a horse’s, clad in gleaming armor and wielding a spear and shield. He speaks in a booming baritone that projects power, confidence, and courage. He has been known to appear as a burly soldier
Iroas God of Victory Iroas is the steadfast god of honor and victory in war. When soldiers march to battle, his voice is the thunder of their footsteps and the crash of spear on shield. Soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
by leaving your reach, you can take a Reaction to cast a spell at the creature rather than making an Opportunity Attack. The spell must have a casting time of one action and must target only that
creature. Somatic Components. You can perform the Somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a Shield in one or both hands.
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
necessary, using their magic to bolster their swords and armor. Their spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging knowledge of many
. 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
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
divination (to find raw materials and foresee threats to the tribe).
The main reason why kobolds depend on arcane magic rather than divine is Kurtulmak’s imprisonment, which makes it difficult for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Spirit Shield (2d6) 10th Consult the Spirits, Spirit Shield (3d6) 14th Vengeful Ancestors, Spirit Shield (4d6) Ancestral Protectors Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, spectral warriors
attack. The effect on the target ends early if your rage ends. Spirit Shield Beginning at 6th level, the guardian spirits that aid you can provide supernatural protection to those you defend. If you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
highest mountains. Most visitors to the plane arrive by way of caves and caverns that honeycomb the mountains. The largest cavern beneath the mountains, called the Great Dismal Delve or the Sevenfold
Mazework, is home to the capital city of the dao, the City of Jewels. The dao take great pride in their wealth and send teams across the plane in search of new veins of ore and gemstones to exploit