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Satyr Reveler

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

—they readily defend themselves, their friends, and their homes in the Skola Vale. With diversions aside, satyrs bend their cleverness toward tactics and methods of ending conflicts as swiftly as

possible. This often means turning the same skills that make them famed celebrants toward battle, be it captivating performances or the aim developed through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.

Satyr Thornbearer

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

conflict—or diffuse it with a good-natured distraction—they readily defend themselves, their friends, and their homes in the Skola Vale. With diversions aside, satyrs bend their cleverness toward

through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

Vladeska Drakov

monsters

overrun by the dead. A cunning authoritarian, she believes any tactics—no matter how immoral—are permissible in the pursuit of victory. The Mists torment her by keeping her ever on the edge

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

;You enabled the escape of your fellow soldiers, but at great cost to yourself. Some of your past comrades may think you’re dead. 4 Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain

how you survived a particular battle. Every arrow and bolt missed you. You slew scores of enemies single-handedly and led your comrades to victory. 5 Stowaway. For days, you hid in the bilge

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids

made from dead darkmantles 20 Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry Booyahgs Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Conclusion Great heroes rebound from losses to fight even harder for the cause they believe in. Thanks to raise dead, a lost battle is a setback, not a defeat. It’s a wake-up call to any players who

assumed that the characters’ victory was assured. The Cult of the Dragon is committed to its goal and will stop at nothing to achieve it. The characters must be even more committed to theirs. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. (Any) 4 Order. An organized hoard makes me happy—and you don’t want to see me unhappy. (Lawful) 5 Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and

easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of corridors, dead ends, and steep inclines. Sapphire Dragon Lair Features The

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Conclusion Great heroes rebound from losses to fight even harder for the cause they believe in. Thanks to raise dead, a lost battle is a setback, not a defeat. It’s a wake-up call to any players who

assumed that the characters’ victory was assured. The Cult of the Dragon is committed to its goal and will stop at nothing to achieve it. The characters must be even more committed to theirs. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.

Paladin

classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

sacred glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that

Athreos's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos’s Villains Athreos’s champions readily forsake their connections to other mortals. Working among endless throngs of the dead and grieving can sap one’s empathy and harden any soul. As a

result, Athreos’s followers make grim opponents when they prioritize the needs of the dead over the living. Their mission also makes them ready foes of the Returned and their allies. Some seek to achieve

The Assault

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

. The Attack The allied forces are destined for victory, but their degree of success is yet to be determined. Success in the battle is determined by how many victory points the characters accrue

during their infiltration. Every time the party defeats a foe or achieves a strategic goal, they gain victory points, as detailed on the following table. Keep a running total of how many victory points the

Fighter

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

Fighter The best thing about blood money is that it spends just as readily as any other kind of money. Some fight to slake bloodlust. Others fight for the thrill of besting an enemy. Some fight for a

coin you’ve been promised for a job if the job leaves you dead. Keeping them Guessing No combat tactic is too down-and-dirty when your life and the welfare of your franchise are on the line. Smart

Paladin

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

watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.

Paladin

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

watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.

Xanathar Guild

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

promise to dispose of it. The bugbears don’t keep their end of the bargain, but the goblins readily will do so out of self-preservation if all the bugbears and intellect devourers are dead.

Yeonido Customs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Yeonido Customs A character who wants to understand more about Yeonido’s customs related to gwishin and the dead can learn the following by asking the city’s residents or by succeeding on a DC 12

readily assist their neighbors and help one another if asked, but also go to great lengths to ignore—or plausibly not see—things that might be embarrassing to others. To speak ill of the royal family

Drakov's Tale

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

, the dead rose against Drakov, claws scraping against Lekar’s walls before alarms could be raised. Drakov’s brilliant and desperate strategies eventually turned back the zombies during the days-long

First Siege of Lekar, but victory came at the cost of most of her veteran troops. Since then, Drakov has nearly lost her nation. Every moon, a new desperate battle unfolds. She prepares ceaselessly

Pulquería

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

characters enter the tavern, read the following: The pulquería’s walls are painted with murals that depict a series of armed conflicts, with locals celebrating victory at the end. A candlelit altar behind

(detailed in the “San Citlán” section at the end of this adventure). The altar behind the counter is an ofrenda, a memorial made to commune with the dead during the Night of the Remembered festivities

Erebos's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

enter his realm remain there for all time. Within the Underworld, only the relative paradise of Ilysia is sheltered from his influence. In the other four realms of the dead, his will is law. Mortals

sometimes sends agents to retrieve those he has particular interest in. Erebos’s Goals Erebos wants above all to maintain his position of absolute authority over the realm of the dead. He lashes out at

Clerics and Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos, god of passage LE Death, Grave* Crescent moon Ephara, god of the polis LN Knowledge, Light Urn pouring water Erebos, god of the dead NE Death, Trickery Serene face

Heliod, god of the sun LG Light Laurel crown Iroas, god of victory CG War Four-winged helmet Karametra, god of harvests NG Life, Nature Cornucopia Keranos, god of storms CN

The Well of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

lives come to the Well of Dragons to die, and have been doing so for millennia. The caldera of a long-dead volcano rises from an ashen plane ahead. Along the cinder cone’s steeply sloped sides, thousands

, but are quarreling and posturing for each other before the battle. In the past, the number of cultists at the Well of Dragons seldom exceeded one hundred. Now, with ultimate victory near at hand, their

The Well of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

lives come to the Well of Dragons to die, and have been doing so for millennia. The caldera of a long-dead volcano rises from an ashen plane ahead. Along the cinder cone’s steeply sloped sides, thousands

, but are quarreling and posturing for each other before the battle. In the past, the number of cultists at the Well of Dragons seldom exceeded one hundred. Now, with ultimate victory near at hand, their

The Tower Falls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

free to re-imprison Miska. Forces Disperse. Creatures left standing on the tower’s floor are in full view of Lolth’s forces. The nearby troops, realizing their general is dead and their only

fortification is destroyed, throw down their banners and retreat across Pandesmos. Spyder-Fiends Falter. The spyder-fiends can’t capitalize on this sudden victory, since their raklupis battle-leaders (see

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

happy—and you don’t want to see me unhappy. (Lawful) 5 Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful) 6 Companionship. Sure

trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of corridors, dead ends, and steep inclines. Sapphire Dragon Lair Features The sapphire dragon lair shown in map 5.12 is a series

Mogis's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Mogis’s Influence Mogis, like his brother, governs the sphere of warfare. But while Iroas thrives on the glory of honorable victory, Mogis revels in sadism, destruction, and the utter humiliation of

the vanquished. He drives warriors to acts of cruelty and malice in their pursuit of victory. Only those who have experienced the terror and violence of war truly understand the seductive nature of

Clash of Fallen Flames

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. She’s a fanatical follower of the Dragon Queen and vents righteous rage on the characters, including the following topics: The Dragon Queen’s victory is inevitable. Half of Ansalon already bows to

dies, Kansaldi whispers to the characters that her death is the sacrifice Takhisis wants and that victory is now assured. Treasure. Kansaldi’s gold-embossed half helmet is worth 3,000 gp, and a crimson

Yuan-ti

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

Codo Vidak Serpent Kings of Fallen Empires. The yuan-ti view their physical transformation as a transcendent moment for their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those

-ti that acts honorably or lends aid in a time of trouble does so only as part of a grander design. Yuan-ti leaders are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential

Vladeska Drakov

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

empire: Falkovnia. Then, under a moonless sky, the dead rose against the land’s invaders. The surrounding villages fell to the zombies with hardly a sound, and undead claws scraped Lekar’s walls before

veteran troops. Since then, Drakov has lost nearly her entire nation. Every month a new desperate battle unfolds. She prepares ceaselessly for each, certain of her plans and ultimate victory, but

3. Haunted Temple of Lolth

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

. A few translations include the following: "The Spider Queen blesses House Auvryndar! The battle to break House Freth’s hold on the passages below brings victory after victory. We have seized key

dead adventurers. Characters who inspect the corpses find the following: The northern corpse (that of Kravos, a tiefling rogue) wears leather armor and clutches a shortsword. Necrotic energy causes his

Keeping Combat Moving

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

chase the character. Move the monsters somewhere else. Hasten a Monster’s Demise If a combat has gone on long enough and the characters’ victory is almost certain, you can simply have the monster drop

dead. The players don’t ever need to know that it still had 15 Hit Points left after the characters’ last attack. End Hostilities Most monsters can see when a fight’s not going their way (or not going

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Battlefield Events The following events correspond to boxes marked on the Battle Flowchart. Event 1. Dawn of the Dead The battle begins when Ularan Mortus orders his ghoulish army to attack the south

, these pools of light are extinguished one by one as the dead swarm over the walls! To triumph in this encounter, the characters must hold the line against an ever-growing horde of undead. The palisade

Horror in Falkovnia

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

terror and make it clear that zombies aren’t the realm’s only monsters. Only Bad Choices There is one simple truth in Falkovnia: The dead are going to kill everyone. This sets the stage for countless

with the Dead Falkovnia’s borders are usually closed, and Vladeska Drakov has no control over when they open. Anyone who enters the Mists surrounding Falkovnia encounters endless numbers of zombies

Vladeska Drakov

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

Vladeska Drakov Darklord Who Wars Against the Dead Marianne Khalil “If you’re reinforcements, I expect you to prove you’re worth the gear you’re wearing. I need soldiers, not more bait for the

undead.” —Vladeska Drakov General of a demoralized occupying army, Vladeska Drakov rules what little of Falkovnia hasn’t been overrun by the dead. A cunning authoritarian, she believes any tactics—no

Nightspider Dead Ahead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Nightspider Dead Ahead The neogi ship bearing down on the Moondancer at the end of chapter 3 is a nightspider called the Ebonsnare. See chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide for more information

—an offer Sartell readily accepts in the wake of the nightspider’s ambush. If the Moondancer appears to be under the control of someone other than Captain Sartell (such as Traevus, the astral elves, or

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