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Returning 35 results for 'spirit of realms dance variant'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
song dragons, are powerful dragons whose powers stem from the magic and history of fallen realms. They embody the spirit of a bygone age, and so as they grow and mature, they develop an erratic control
conditions, a spirit dragon wyrmling might hatch from the egg. Left to its own devices, a wyrmling wanders the ruins that the dragon originated from.
Spirit Dragons
Spirit dragons, sometimes called
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
understood ancient magic.
Spirit Dragons
Spirit dragons, sometimes called song dragons, are powerful dragons whose powers stem from the magic and history of fallen realms. They embody the spirit of
minute, it succeeds automatically.Curious and self-confident, young spirit dragons can cause trouble for a region’s other denizens, by either unleashing long-buried evils or misusing scarcely
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
powers stem from the magic and history of fallen realms. They embody the spirit of a bygone age, and so as they grow and mature, they develop an erratic control over time.
A spirit dragon’s
action again until the start of its next turn.Ancient spirit dragons have outgrown the petty concerns of the current age. After centuries of studying the culture and beliefs of an ancient empire, a
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, are powerful dragons whose powers stem from the magic and history of fallen realms. They embody the spirit of a bygone age, and so as they grow and mature, they develop an erratic control over time.
A
":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Prone condition. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.An adult spirit dragon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark cities from enemies and track down thieves who make off with prized treasures. In the city of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, noble houses often employ shadowblades to eliminate rivals from
-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves.
drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon
classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Wield Weapon and Wizardry in Elegant Tandem
Bladesingers master a tradition of wizardry that incorporates swordplay and dance. In combat, a Bladesinger uses intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend
experiences in their life— a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade.
Bladesinging is associated with the ancient elven societies that first mastered the art and coined the term. Even today
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
magic, glyph of warding, slow
4th level (3 slots): blight, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): dominate person, seeming
6th level (1 slot): Otto's irresistible dance
For casting these spells, each hag
with her.Three Green Hag (Coven Variant);green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
This delicate and exquisitely crafted clockwork orrery features multiple geared components whose sweeping hands and dials represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two
within 30 feet of you, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Into the Void. With or without its components, the attuned orrery infuses your spirit with the tumultuous energy of the planes. Over time, your
Entertainer
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life.
Skill
liking to you.
Variant Entertainer: Gladiator
A gladiator is as much an entertainer as any minstrel or circus performer, trained to make the arts of combat into a spectacle the crowd can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
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out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a night hag (coven variant);night hag coven are determined to prevent an adult moonstone dragon from contacting creatures in the dream realm, and the dragon has no idea why.
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An adult
round. While there, the target is stunned. When the effect ends, the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space.
Compulsive Dance. The dragon targets a creature it can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life.
Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, PerformanceTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one
occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen.
Variant Entertainer: Gladiator
A gladiator is as much an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
characters in a Forgotten Realms campaign, many of them specific to Faerûn or to the Sword Coast and the North in particular. As in the Player’s Handbook, each of the backgrounds presented here provides
proficiencies, languages, and equipment, as well as a background feature and sometimes a variant form. For personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws, most of the backgrounds in this chapter use a thematically similar background in the Player’s Handbook as their foundation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Great Dance We measure ourselves by those we fight, and my company faces the greatest threat to the cosmos.
— Veritus Wrath, commander, Flawless Execution
The battle lines in the Blood War
. By hiring skilled merrenoloth pilots to navigate the river, a demon lord can transport an invasion force of enormous size. Mimicking a complex dance, the two sides shift their attacks and trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
tradition to bring students of all our colleges together, to show the potential of our university’s mission, and to create a night of magic. Tonight, we are honored by the presence of his spirit and
wisdom once again, for history lives here at Strixhaven, and nothing is ever truly forgotten.
“Now, you’ve all been promised a starlit night, so one and all, come dance among the stars!”
With Dean
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chased out a family trying to settle within (see area 12a). 12a. Vazuk’s Home Vazuk was a simple leatherworker who died in the drow invasion. His spirit awoke when a family moved into what used to be
his home, then began to throw fits and terrorize any creatures coming near. Vazuk is a specter (use the poltergeist variant). He can’t be turned while inside his former home. He attacks the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The Planes The various planes of existence are realms of myth and mystery. They’re not simply other worlds, but dimensions formed and governed by spiritual and elemental principles. The Outer Planes
are realms of spirituality and thought. They are the spheres where celestials, fiends, and deities exist. The plane of Elysium, for example, isn’t merely a place where good creatures dwell, and not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Variant Abilities When a beholder’s dream-imagination runs wild, the result can be an offspring that has an unusual or unique set of abilities. Rather than the standard powers of a beholder’s central
eye and eyestalks, the creature has one or more variant abilities — guaranteed to surprise any enemies who thought they knew what they were getting themselves into. This section provides several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Appendix: Class Options in Other Worlds The class options in this book are designed for the Forgotten Realms, but they can be easily transported to other official D&D worlds or to a world of your own
settings discussed. Instead, take them in the spirit of advice given from one DM to another on how to integrate these new character options into your campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The effect sounds like someone repeatedly falling through the tower. This scream is an effect created by a malicious spirit called the Leaper. While the house is dormant, the Leaper manifests as a
by a vindictive poltergeist (a variant specter) that tries to use its Telekinetic Thrust to throw characters from the stairs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
departure point. Forgotten Realms. Godsbreath could be a region in Turmish, with Promise replacing Alaghôn or Nonthal. Godsbreath could also be part of Featherdale in the Dalelands, adding its
distinctive agricultural bent to this rural dale. Ravenloft. All of Godsbreath could be a Domain of Dread. The Darklord of this domain might be a member of the family lost at Cradlelace Lake or the vengeful spirit of Culley.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
practices known as the Blackmist Way and Blackthrone Arts. Unfortunately, Djaynai’s friendly neighboring realms are more often threatened. For instance, inscrutable lizardfolk in the wetlands
they impact Djaynai. Travelers occasionally come to Djaynai to learn the Lightsea Lancers’ ways, as their heroics, dance-like martial arts, and knowledge of transmutation magic are renowned throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Elfsong At some point before Tarina’s associates arrive, the tavern is filled with the ghostly lamentation of the elf spirit known to haunt the place. However, on this one occasion, the spirit sings
not of a long-lost lover but of Elturel. This surprises everyone, including Alan Alyth, who has never heard the spirit change its tune. Characters who understand Elvish can translate the lyrics: O
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters decline, Rinaldo is disappointed and tries to get them to change their minds by saying, “We live in dark times. Perhaps the spirit of the White Lady can help. Aren’t you curious to hear
opaque, and the candles go out one by one.
Rinaldo senses that the White Lady’s spirit is close and urges the characters to reach out to it. Ask the players in turn what their characters say or do. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
aura of enchantment surrounding the clay urn. The first creature to touch the urn or disturb its contents must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by an Otto’s irresistible dance spell
to poison damage. The egg turns to dust and is destroyed if it leaves the Tomb of the Nine Gods (but see "Lost Treasures"). Nangnang’s Spirit. The spirit of Nangnang tries to inhabit any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
merchants who visit the city, and is made up of many enclaves, blocks, and streets primarily occupied by citizens who trace their ancestry to other realms. One can indulge in the finest halfling food here
to develop a unique flying style of dance — but amateur enthusiasts aren’t welcome, except on certain daylight appearances of the full moon. Even when the full moon isn’t out, the Dancing Court is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
8 I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern
migrations of the earliest humans, so that the humans of the Silver Marches have every possible variation of coloration and features. In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
—form a ring around the Material Plane. The border regions between these planes are sometimes described as distinct planes in their own right: the Para-elemental Planes. These realms exemplify the
, transformation, and destruction. Even objects of solid brass or basalt seem to dance with flame in a manifestation of the vibrancy of fire’s dominion. At their innermost edges, where they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Spring Eladrin Their hearts filled with joy, spring eladrin cavort through their sylvan realms, their songs and laughter filling the air. These playful eladrin beguile other creatures to fill them
, Otto’s irresistible dance
Joyful Presence. Any non-eladrin creature that starts its turn within 60 feet of the eladrin must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature becomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and their realms, the language used must be highly metaphorical. Their actual homes aren’t literally places at all but exemplify the idea that the Outer Planes are realms of thought and spirit. The
Outer Planes If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that make up the multiverse, the Outer Planes provide the direction, thought, and purpose for its construction. These are realms of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Master’s Guide. Mortuary Portals d6 Portal Anchor Portal Key 1 Body bag Vial of embalming fluid 2 Bone-filled ossuary Mourning dance 3 Funerary urn Spoken eulogy 4 Eye of a giant’s skull Two gold coins
pervades this solemn monument. Its cold stone walls are reminiscent of a crypt. The halls are dimly lit and uncomfortably silent, save for the occasional distant groan of undead or the plaintive call of a wailing spirit. The acrid sting of chemical odors hangs in the air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
believing they are as powerful as the gods. Some go so far as to demand that mortals of other realms — even whole continents or worlds — bow down before them. VARIANT: GENIE POWERS
Genies have a variety
offspring, as all new genies are born out of the same mysterious fusion of spirit energy and elemental power. A genie with a stronger connection to its mortal soul might choose to sire a child with a