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K'thriss Drow'b

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telepathically speak to any creature he can see within 30 feet of him, provided the creature can understand at least one language. Fey Ancestry. K'thriss has advantage on saving throws against being

largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team's hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the essential lack of meaning

Ramya Vasavadan

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, the target can’t speak or cast spells with a Verbal component. Success: Half damage only.Ramya Vasavadan desperately fights to claim and hold power over Kalakeri in a brutal cycle of victory

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

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

, marines tend to operate best in groups, valuing camaraderie and the companionship of like-minded individuals. D8 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I speak rarely but mean every word I say

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reality, a group of nine mind flayer arcanists used their arcane magic and psionics to weave a new truth. These nine called themselves the Alhoon, and those who follow in their footsteps are referred to by

periapt can speak telepathically with the holder. A creature carrying the periapt can’t prevent communication from alhoons but can silence trapped souls.PoisonCold, Lightning, Necrotic

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

messenger, calm emotions, warding bond 3rd plant growth, speak with plants 4th aura of life, conjure minor elementals 5th awaken, commune with nature

always straining to peer into another reality that seems to be just beyond my senses. 5 I’m uneasy if I can’t see plants growing or feel soil beneath my feet. 6 Seeing illness

First World, The

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

First World, The Scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality they call the First World, which preceded the Material Plane. Many of the peoples and monsters that inhabit the worlds on the

Path of Light

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

are the tool you will use to change reality. Practiced by many kalashtar, the Path of Light seeks to change reality by first bringing change within, using meditation to focus the mind and athletic

people out of darkness. Inspire people to be better than they are. Even the smallest change is a victory, yet lightbringers—the followers of this path—hope that this is merely a step on a greater journey

Verdan

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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

— especially those designed to protect the power and wealth of the elite. When living among enlightened folk, verdan are still the first to speak out against cultural restraints on individuals

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

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, conjure fey Wish. The Infernal Machine has the ability to bend the nature of reality, with the proper combination of controls recreating the effect of a wish spell (including all side effects). Due to

150 feet but lose all other movement. You are blinded. 02 You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to speak with only one animal of your choice. All animals despise

Den of Villainy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

Den of Villainy Underneath the veneer of Rat’s Run, reality is harsh. Thieves, smugglers, racketeers, and other criminals see Rat’s Run as a haven, and for good reason. Staff members warn any patron

, and ensuring that no witnesses ever speak to the authorities. Each week, the manager gives these bribes to a hooded, ever-changing courier who, of course, knows nothing about their boss. Haven for

Adventures in I'Cath

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

Adventures in I’Cath I’Cath presents two worlds: a reality of want and desperation, and a dream of beautiful control, both dominated by Tsien Chiang. The reality of I’Cath is an inescapable ghost

about the border between dreams and reality. The characters must infiltrate the palace, find the information they need, and escape before Tsien Chiang returns at dawn. 9 A desperate veteran

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

manufactured disasters. 5 Part of a loose organization that adheres to timeless rituals and guards natural secrets. 6 A warden who minds the underpinnings of reality and protects against extraplanar

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At Will: Druidcraft, Speak with Animals 2/Day Each: Entangle, Thunderwave 1/Day Each: Animal Messenger, Longstrider, Moonbeam

Star Spawn

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

cultists hasten to gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide the blazing star spawn into the world. The cultists who blaspheme reality by

calling out to Elder Evils often speak of a Far Realm from which these entities hail. In truth, there is no one place or space from which they come. There is the multiverse of things that are, and there is the multiverse of things that shouldn’t be.

K'thriss Drow'b

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

ravenous, inscrutable, and largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team’s hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the

essential lack of meaning and purpose in the structures of so-called “reality.” Still, all things considered, he is most often polite and affable. Because after a long adventuring career, he

Material Plane

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

Material Plane Worlds of the Material Plane are infinitely diverse, but it was not always so. Some legends speak of a primordial state, a single reality called the First World, where many of the

) distortions of that original reality. Some myths describe a great tree that grew on the First World at the dawn of time. Planted and tended by the god Corellon, this tree was a seedling of Yggdrasil, the

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

energy. Or perhaps a monster’s desperation causes wild magic to warp the fabric of reality. You can use the environmental effects, hazards, and traps in chapter 3 to represent these effects. Change

The Great Old One

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

The Great Old One Your patron is a mysterious entity whose nature is utterly foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from the Far Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could be one of the

at 1st level, your alien knowledge gives you the ability to touch the minds of other creatures. You can telepathically speak to any creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You don’t need to share a

Warlock

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

Warlock No, you don’t understand. My magic exists outside of any known reality. I wield the power of an entity that dwells beyond space and time. Clearly, none of the profits created by that magic

fourth word you speak. 3 You have a second set of ears that emerge and retract whenever you are actively listening. 4 You can’t bear to touch anything valuable without wearing gloves. 5

Heroes of Destiny

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

spellcasters, but they can enrich any character’s story. When using this table, you can either choose the entries that speak to you or draw cards from the deck. Sage Destinies Card Heroic Tie

studies are driven by a desire to manipulate reality. Flames Your magical ability stems from a gamble you made with a Fiend—though you’re not sure if you won or lost. Fool You use your arcane prowess to

House Thuranni

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

fabricated by the sinister Order of the Emerald Claw? Was the schism orchestrated by agents of the Chamber to fulfill aspects of the Draconic Prophecy that speak of thirteen houses? CLAUDIO POZAS

the new political powers of Khorvaire, and the division of Thuranni from Phiarlan embodies that new reality. From his enclave in Regalport (in the Lhazaar Principalities), Baron Elar d’Thuranni rules a

March to Nowhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. Monodrones can normally relay messages up to forty-eight words long. However, years of wandering have degraded these creatures so that they can speak only a few words or phrases before sputtering off

.” The tridrone can be very communicative — provided the characters have a way to speak with it and can allay its suspicions. A character can persuade the tridrone of the party’s good intentions with a

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

speak with dead on a corpse and asks what it knows about Undermountain, the corpse shares a secret determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C).

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

Features of Meletis

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

sea wall protects the polis’s port on the Bay of Meletis, while a lengthy channel cuts through the surrounding land to reach Meletis Harbor on the Siren Sea. Pyrgnos Many Meletians speak of the “edifice

defeating his armies and striking the archon down. From their victory rose the polis of Meletis and the use of magic among mortals. Agnomakhos’s fall remains a point of honor in the minds of Meletis’s people, a moment immortalized in relief upon countless civic buildings throughout the polis.

Life in the Mists

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

everything is as it should be, must be, and always was. Those who call domain residents’ reality into question are likely to be dismissed, distrusted, or worse. Individuals who speak of other worlds are

reality. Shared Delusion Domain residents don’t see incongruities in their existence. Societal pressure and soulless individuals controlled by the Dark Powers encourage inhabitants to embrace ignorance

Meeting Darrett

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

pies from the Fishbowl for the two of them and their guests. He encourages the characters to come with him on his errand. Darrett gets few opportunities to speak with travelers and is eager to do so

The annual festival celebrates the victory of a Knight of Solamnia, Lord Decater Vogler, over the forces of the Empire of Istar. This battle occurred hundreds of years ago, long before the Cataclysm

Dragonbait

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

bread (anger), violets (danger or fear), honeysuckle (tenderness or concern), wood smoke (devotion or piety), tar (victory or celebration), and ham (nervousness or worry). Dragonbait stands 4 feet 10

) Saving Throws Wis +6, Cha +7 Skills Athletics +5, Medicine +6 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages understands Common but can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Divine Health. Dragonbait

Alkilith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can

Abyssal but can’t speak Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Abyssal Rift. If the alkilith surrounds a door, window, or similar opening continuously for 6d6 days, the opening becomes a

Magical Effects

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

conflicting flaw, is fed by delusions that are difficult for the character to distinguish from reality. Common delusions include the belief that that allies are conspiring to steal the victim’s riches or

your heart. Step 2. Summon a flame in your palm. Step 3. Speak a secret about yourself aloud. (The secrets in appendix B might come into play here and in step 4.) Step 4. Compel another to share a

Dream of the Blue Veil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

not always so. Various scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality they call the First World, which preceded the multiverse as we know it. Many of the peoples and monsters that inhabit the

3. Roost of the Conch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

is approached, it will advance waving its claws in an aggressive manner and speak. If any member of the party can understand Olman, an ancient language, the crayfish will be heard to say, “Who is this

companion. Creature. The boulder is in reality a huge shell inhabited by Kalka-Kylla (see appendix B), a giant hermit crab. The bamboo staff is one of its legs; a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature

Alkilith

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

alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can

Abyssal but can’t speak Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. False Appearance. While the alkilith is motionless, it is

Ancient Mysteries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

, becoming a living prison that could forever hold the darkness within. And this is the foundation of our reality. Eberron is the Dragon Between, the world on which we stand. Khyber is the Dragon Below

, cold war in the shadows. These tales speak of a Draconic Prophecy… hidden revelations that grant the power to shape the future. Hidden dragons, undead elves, immortal fiends; all may be fighting to

Boros Angels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

angels are paragons of goodness, wisdom, and mercy. The reality is that angels aren’t immune to the temptations of corruption, and the necessities of political machination can compromise the best of them

they have been known to accept decades of losses as a reasonable cost for a more significant victory many years later. These warleaders have the statistics of planetars or solars (as presented in the

Satyr

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

at his expense. With immortal power no longer feeling so out of reach, Xenagos set into motion a plan that would propel him to godhood. His victory shook the pantheon, but his victory was short

jump. This extra distance costs movement as normal. Reveler. You have proficiency in the Performance and Persuasion skills, and you have proficiency with one musical instrument of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. (JOHANNES VOSS)

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