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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
stand watch over the fringes of elven domains, keeping a keen eye out for trespassers and using magic-infused arrows to defeat monsters and invaders before they can reach elven settlements. Over the
3rd
Arcane Archer Lore, Arcane Shot (2 options)
7th
Curving Shot, Magic Arrow, Arcane Shot (3 options)
10th
Arcane Shot (4 options)
15th
Ever-Ready Shot, Arcane Shot (5 options)
18th
Arcane Shot (6 options, improved shots)
classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
stand watch over the fringes of elven domains, keeping a keen eye out for trespassers and using magic-infused arrows to defeat monsters and invaders before they can reach elven settlements. Over the
Arcane Archer Lore, Arcane Shot (2 options)
7th
Curving Shot, Magic Arrow, Arcane Shot (3 options)
10th
Arcane Shot (4 options)
15th
Ever-Ready Shot, Arcane Shot (5 options)
18th
Arcane Shot (6 options, improved shots)
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, with little grasp of metaphor or nuance.
The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon
crippling necromantic magic, and the presence of death seems to fortify them. They draw power from the defeat of their enemies and channel it to their followers, ensuring the continuation of the cycle.
The current leader of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its composition and craftsmanship
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you’re more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Variant: Investigator
Rarer
defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it.
5
Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
6
I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
d6
Flaw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
elves. They stand watch over the fringes of elven domains, keeping a keen eye out for trespassers and using magic-infused arrows to defeat monsters and invaders before they can reach elven settlements
eye rays. That’s why I stay indoors all the time. Besides, the sky is totally overrated.
Arcane Archer Features Fighter Level Feature 3rd Arcane Archer Lore, Arcane Shot (2 options) 7th Curving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Ashlands. The Theriad recounts the brute’s defeat and the loss of his great axe, Goremaster. Viewing Thyrogog’s defeat as a divine sign, the warlord’s descendants retreated into the Ashlands. Burial
rites among the Felhide minotaurs involve devouring those who fell in battle, to remove their shame from memory and fuel the survivors’ revenge. Should another scavenger reach a fallen Felhide before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Mogis and regularly hold bloody rites in his honor. Warchanters, the minotaur clergy of Mogis, whip their marauders into a near-mindless frenzy before battle; the ensuing slaughter gives glory to
when groups rose to oppose him. After one such defeat, the warrior was so filled with wrath that he murdered his entire village in Mogis’s name. The god, delighted by this display, gifted the warrior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
overlooking the trench. The hobgoblins aim to draw out Zox Clammersham, defeat him, seize the ring he uses to control the scaladar, and return the ring to Doomcrown, the hobgoblin warlord on level 14
dotted with the remains of broken machines.
Corpses. Two ogres clad in iron armor lie dead among the metal detritus, their flesh pierced by dozens of metal crossbow bolts.
The ogres served the hobgoblins until they were shot dead by Zox’s arbalests a few days ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Iroas carries a battle-worn bronze shield called the Bulwark of Brotherhood. It symbolizes the protective bond shared by all soldiers at war and his determination, ironically, to defeat his own brother
. In the myth of Rygyra the Slinger, the soldier never missed when she launched stones from her magic sling. Yet, even so, her every shot bounced off the giant minotaur, Raksolcs Ravage-Soul. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Kraul Death Priest The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic
magic, and the presence of death seems to fortify them. They draw power from the defeat of their enemies and channel it to their followers, ensuring the continuation of the cycle. The current leader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, after which she means to erase from existence all those whom she once loved. At this grim juncture, the characters’ only hope is to defeat Zariel or to bend the knee in fealty. Killing Zariel frees
supports Zariel. Bel’s aim is to let the characters try to redeem Zariel by helping them retrieve her sword. Bel knows Zariel’s redemption is a long shot, which is why he also gives characters a means to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
days equal to his or her current renown multiplied by 10, the character’s renown increases by 1. Performing Sacred Rites A pious character can spend time between adventures performing sacred rites in
a temple affiliated with a god he or she reveres. Between rites, the character spends time in meditation and prayer. A character who is a priest in the temple can lead these rites, which might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inspiration if the characters manage to defeat a powerful foe, execute a cunning plan to achieve a goal, or otherwise overcome a daunting obstacle in the campaign. Genre Emulation. Inspiration is a handy tool
your campaign is one where you let the dice fall where they may. It’s a good option for gritty campaigns or ones where the DM focuses on playing an impartial role as a rules arbiter. Variant: Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wide, with ceilings 1d8 + 3 feet high. A tunnel follows a straight path for no more than 2d4 × 10 feet before it turns.
Rifts. The Labyrinth is shot through with rifts and chasms formed by upheavals in
party regardless of its size. If there are five or more quaggoths in the group, one of them is a quaggoth thonot (see the “Variant: Quaggoth Thonot” sidebar in the “Quaggoth” entry of the Monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
completed. 5 The villain and two or three lieutenants perform separate rites in a large room. The adventurers must disrupt all the rites at the same time. 6 An ally betrays the adventurers as they’re about
they can hope to defeat that villain. 6. Plan Encounters After you’ve created the location and the overall story of the adventure, it’s time to plan out the encounters that make up that adventure. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich
attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
summon other yugoloths (as described in the “Variant: Yugoloth Summoning” sidebar in the “Yugoloths” entry in the Monster Manual) and tries to do so if reinforcements are needed. Characters who defeat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
spore servants. When the myconid sovereign became uncooperative, Krob tore off one of its arms. Thonot Krob uses the quaggoth stat block with the modifications noted in the “Variant: Quaggoth Thonot
, including Xardorok if he’s present, use Enlarge before joining the fight. If defeat seems likely, Xardorok retreats to area X22 and uses the elevator to make his way toward area X8, where he hopes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
ward, moving constantly to evade Sigil’s enforcers. Heralds of Dust. The Heralds of Dust are Sigil’s undertakers. They conduct funerary rites for creatures from all places, ensuring their souls pass to
often belch a small flame after taking a shot. Swamp Water. Bottled locally by a green hag with six teeth and an infectious laugh, this murky, sour gin causes the drinker to break out in a harmless rash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
bolted to the wall across from some sort of large glass device hints at the horrid rites that must once have taken place here.
The wall murals can be deciphered with a successful DC 12 Wisdom
information. If the steam mephits are released, they might try to immediately escape (a 50 percent chance), but they otherwise attack everyone in the lab. A mind flayer arcanist (a variant creature in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their worldly goods to the cult’s coffers and the hardiness of their bodies to the cult’s emaciating rites. Cultists that survive their initiation usually gain all the things the cult promised — at the
cost of their free will. The Cult of the Howling Hatred relies upon deception and trickery both to recruit its members and defeat its enemies. Even so, those that underestimate the air cult for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
can shoot down a flying fruit by hitting it with a ranged attack roll; each fruit has Armor Class 18. Once plucked from the air or shot down, a flying fruit becomes inanimate. A creature that eats a
rites. He was keeper of the tomes of Terbakar, the greatest library in all lands of the golden age.
“Nafik searched, too, for life eternal, and some say he sought to rob the pharaohs of their right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
uniforms of Baldur’s Gate and Elturel. The swirling water of the pool roils with shadow, and is shot through with patches of black ichor where demons have fallen here. An armored man with a shield
defeat the minotaurs, they can carry Ravengard back to the High Hall. If Gideon has not been destroyed, he might question the characters as they leave the chapel or the cemetery. See area G4 for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a character to recognize a flaywind 1 minute before it strikes, allowing time to seek shelter. A flaywind typically lasts 1d4 × 10 hours. Flame Storm. Sooty thunderclouds shot through with red and
are willing to bargain. Mimic colonies have learned that adventurers they can’t defeat can be bought off with information about nearby creatures or locations, hidden treasure (which the colony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Cards.
The starlight glow is a conduit to a living star (see the “Variant: Servants of Living Stars” sidebar in chapter 21 for examples). A creature that spends 10 minutes concentrating on the glow
of a white, porcelain mask shot through with golden cracks that resemble veins.
This room is the heart of the House of Cards. The mask contains the soul of the character who drew the Void card. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with etchings of funerary rites in honor of Moradin (150 gp), and an immovable rod. A9. Tombs Gigantic stone doors covered in twin reliefs of dwarven gods in profile loom fifteen feet high. The dwarven
of the spells she has prepared (see her statistics in chapter 7). Development If the characters defeat the djinni and her cultists, Aerisi (and Windharrow, if he is present) flee to the Howling Caves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. At the start of the third round of combat, a combat robot appears in the eastern hallway, sirens blaring. If the cloaker is still alive, the robot quickly moves to slay it. If the characters defeat
fire 20 shots before its energy cell is drained. After its last shot is expended, the weapon becomes inoperable. The energy cell can’t be removed or recharged. S20b: Dressing Room. Two intact security