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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
parchment. A vampirate has fangs like a vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
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Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant, and the Verdan emerged. I’m sorry, was that the question?
— K’thriss Drow’b
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
nations or major trading companies, rather than individual sellers or producers, which is enforced by its high taxes and fees. Large quantities of goods, such as entire herds of animals or tons of metal
ore, can be transported via the Concord Jewels (described below) to the Trade Discal quickly and safely. The Trade Discal is a vital outlet; if something were to happen to it, the impact would be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
nations or major trading companies, rather than individual sellers or producers, which is enforced by its high taxes and fees. Large quantities of goods, such as entire herds of animals or tons of metal
ore, can be transported via the Concord Jewels (described below) to the Trade Discal quickly and safely. The Trade Discal is a vital outlet; if something were to happen to it, the impact would be
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Human Names and Ethnicities
Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents
tall and have green or brown eyes, but these traits are hardly universal. Humans of Chondathan descent dominate the central lands of Faerûn, around the Inner Sea.
Chondathan Names: (Male) Darvin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Constitution Constitution measures health, stamina, and vital force. Constitution Checks Constitution checks are uncommon, and no skills apply to Constitution checks, because the endurance this
ability represents is largely passive rather than involving a specific effort on the part of a character or monster. A Constitution check can model your attempt to push beyond normal limits, however. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
training at a young age, and the mentor has a vital role in shaping a student’s attitudes and beliefs. If your character received training from someone else, who or what was that individual, and what
mentor was a wise treant who taught you to think in terms of years and decades rather than days or months. 2 You were tutored by a dryad who watched over a slumbering portal to the Abyss. During your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Constitution Constitution measures health, stamina, and vital force. Constitution Checks Constitution checks are uncommon, and no skills apply to Constitution checks, because the endurance this
ability represents is largely passive rather than involving a specific effort on the part of a character or monster. A Constitution check can model your attempt to push beyond normal limits, however. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 10: Descent into the Depths Having survived Mantol-Derith and obtained Ghazrim DuLoc’s ring, the adventurers and their allies continue on into the Underdark. This time, rather than escaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Living Descent Sometimes the answer to a riddle is lost beyond the inky waters of the Tartyx River. When spells and sages fail to recover some crucial bit of information, how far might heroes go to
a vital piece of information from someone who wasn’t supposed to die. This might even mean pursuing the soul of a player character, particularly if they’re somehow barred from being returned to life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
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Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Blood Sense. The vampiric mist can sense living creatures that have blood or similar vital fluids in a radius of 60 feet.
Forbiddance. The vampiric mist can’t enter a
pass through it without squeezing. Each foot of movement in water costs it 2 extra feet, rather than 1 extra foot. The mist can’t manipulate objects in any way that requires hands; it can apply simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
necessary to clear threats away from roads, investigate sabotage, and otherwise protect its vital trade. With the rise of Mithral Hall in the last century, and now Gauntlgrym, Mirabar fears its place as the
collections of unusual and rare gems, to use seals made of gems carved into signet rings, and to be investors in ventures (rather than property) up and down the Sword Coast. They are sophisticated and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
her answers are often cryptic, even when dealing with her sisters; she might give vital advice even to her enemies. There is little that can be hidden from Sora Teraza, but the question is always
the adventurers don’t work directly with the Daughters, they could have need of their assistance; Sora Teraza might hold the answer to a vital mystery, or the adventurers might need an artifact hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
effects that trigger automatically, keeping you from crushing an innocent passerby in your descent.
Many different outcomes could follow a lengthy fall. The Falling in Sharn table presents a few
between our safety and death caused by some rat who would rather spend gold on drink.
Falling in Sharn d8 Result 1 You fall hundreds of feet before striking the ground at the base of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
with precious stones and metals. In truth, Lynx is an active agent of Zariel but is no longer among the living. Rather, she’s a lawful evil undead tiefling, with her skeleton specially crafted to retain
her former skills and intellect, and bonded to an equally special flesh golem that she wears as a costumed skin. (If you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, this setup was one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domains of Dread. They don’t always claim their victims bodily, though. Rather, the Mists might steal characters’ minds, placing them into survivors involved in specific terrifying scenarios. Perhaps
adventureDwindling resources contribute to terrifying situations. When a group runs out of hit points, spells, food, or other vital reserves, tension and dread increase. High-level characters, though, have such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
celebrated heroes capable of handling most danger that comes their way, yet they are so vital to the integrity of the Radiant Citadel that each is carefully protected, both magically and by contingents of
complex relationship with her homeland. While she loves Akharin Sangar, she refuses to bend to the will of its angelic ruler, Atash. Rather than oppose him directly, she plays a delicate political game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
mortals to evil, but he and his minions never breached a contract and explained the terms clearly. Had they not obeyed the rule of law in doing so? Was it not mortal ambition, rather than infernal deception
definitive judgment. He rebuked the angels for their descent into infighting, but didn’t punish Asmodeus for his evil ways. He did, however, order Asmodeus to forever carry a mighty artifact, the Ruby Rod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
celebrated heroes capable of handling most danger that comes their way, yet they are so vital to the integrity of the Radiant Citadel that each is carefully protected, both magically and by contingents of
complex relationship with her homeland. While she loves Akharin Sangar, she refuses to bend to the will of its angelic ruler, Atash. Rather than oppose him directly, she plays a delicate political game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
chapter 6 is an example of a frost giant whose devotion to the demon lord has brought great and terrible rewards. (Kostchtchie is described in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus.) Yeenoghu. Gnolls, ghouls
Elemental Eye directly rather than serving one of the subordinate cults. As described earlier in this chapter (see “Rejecting the Ordning”), membership in the cults of Elemental Evil replaces the ordning with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
potential defeat of a Darklord? Or would you rather keep a Darklord in the background and focus on other stories? Darklord Downfalls. Can a Darklord be defeated, or are they an enduring and recurring threat
status quo that’s vital to restore or a wrong that needs to be undone? Ensure you and the players agree on what makes a fulfilling end to a campaign. Don’t work toward a climax demanding a dramatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
their roofs appear progressively more inhabitable as they rise up into the polluted sky. The overall effect is that of a canyon, with walls made from the cross-section of a decaying shantytown rather
arrive. T6. Watery Descent A wide flight of slippery stairs stands at the end of this antechamber, leading down into a pool of slimy, murky water. The shape above the stairs is a rotting shark’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
choose, as long as their way of contributing combines with the others to form a grand display of reverence. Such a gathering has the atmosphere of a festival rather than of an organized worship service
undertake a quest to bring balance to the natural order by delivering a vital message or completing some other task. Sehanine Moonbow Sehanine is Corellon’s beloved; Corellon is Sehanine’s creator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
terms of “left” or “right” rather than cardinal directions. The contents of the areas between the mists are detailed below. P14a. A leather sack containing 102 gp lies against one wall of this
appendix B) and his descent into evil Answered Incorrectly. If the characters answer the riddle incorrectly, Senenura attacks and fights ferociously to the death. Trough. The circular opening at the base of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
descends 1 foot for every 10 feet of horizontal distance covered. At the end of the flight, the wearer lands on its feet and the glider is intact. If the wearer tries to accelerate the rate of descent
, the spell fails. If a creature uses the sword to wish for Strahd’s destruction, the wish doesn’t destroy Strahd but rather teleports him to within 5 feet of the sword. Crypt 30 Prefect Ciril Romulich
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
has kept this research to himself so other scholars don’t beat him to publication; Umberto knows he’s a slow writer. The gnome’s chattering should be endearing rather than irritating, and you can use
well as other people whose secrets the cult have sacrificed to Vecna, has the game statistics of a zombie. The cultist is a Humanoid rather than Undead and isn’t immune to poison damage or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The
-square vertical shaft of smooth stone that descends to the Howling Caves (see chapter 5). The updraft slows the descent of any creature that leaps or falls into the pit, as if a feather fall spell had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
images rather than viewing it. Michele Giorgi Oshundo the Alhoon Oshundo is the fanatics’ most powerful and knowledgeable ally in Illithinoch, although Oshundo’s information is predominantly about
its private chamber, the infected elder brain fights to the death. The elder brain formerly floated in a pool brimming with vital fluids, but the briny fluid is at a dangerously low level. The elder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Varakkta lives here with two githyanki warriors named Kianka and Vazzi. Varakkta is using a spare greatsword rather than her silver greatsword, so her attacks don’t count as magical. She speaks Common
creatures in the fluid if it swims nearby. If the characters are quick and careful, they can avoid the purple worm’s notice. Each mile of descent, the characters must make a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
representative from another city, and a spell scroll of raise dead. Evermoor Way The Evermoor Way has long been a vital trade route, connecting the settlements of the Dessarin Valley with those of the Silver
the town. Townsfolk who fled into the tundra rather than hide in the mines return 2d6 hours later to find their homes reduced to rubble and their supplies gone. The giants pay no mind to Dasharra’s