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Returning 33 results for 'stand struggle'.
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Choose A or B: (A) Chain Mail, Shield, Longsword, 6 Javelin;Javelins, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 9 GP; or (B) 150 GP
Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the
definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world&rsquo
Oath of the Ancients
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the side of the light in the cosmic struggle against darkness because they love the beautiful and life-giving things of the world, not necessarily because they believe in principles of honor, courage
, beauty, love, and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the forces that would render it barren.
Preserve Your Own Light
Paladin
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darkness.
Whatever their origin and their mission, paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the forces of evil. Whether sworn before a god’s altar and the witness of a priest, in a
turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
The Cause of Righteousness
A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Darguul Characters Darguun is a logical point of origin for goblin, hobgoblin, or bugbear characters. When creating a Ghaal’dar character from Darguun, consider the following: Constant Struggle
when you must. Loyal to Your Clan. Challenge your peers as you like in times of peace, but when blades unsheathe for war, you stand by your clan—or those allies you have bonded with—until death. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Darguul Characters Darguun is a logical point of origin for goblin, hobgoblin, or bugbear characters. When creating a Ghaal’dar character from Darguun, consider the following. Constant Struggle
you must. Loyal to Your Clan. While you may challenge your peers in times of peace, when blades are drawn you stand by your clan—or those allies you have bonded with—until death. Note that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
is ready to join the party in their struggle. Tritons are folk of the Elemental Plane of Water who journeyed to the Material Plane to watch over the dark places of the ocean depths. They stand guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain Mail, Shield, Longsword, 6 Javelins, Holy Symbol, Priest’s Pack, and 9 GP; or (B) 150 GP Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the
, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mail, Shield, Longsword, 6 Javelins, Holy Symbol, Priest’s Pack, and 9 GP; or (B) 150 GP Paladins are united by their oaths to stand against the forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn
every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of Kreeg, the residents of Elturel are bound by the Creed Resolute to fight and die for Zariel in her endless war. Zariel’s Struggle In some ways, Zariel is a jewel in Asmodeus’s crown — a former
displaced. By Asmodeus’s decree, Bel now serves Zariel as an advisor, though the two can barely stand to be in each other’s presence. Despite the conflict within the diabolical ranks, Zariel runs a tight
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
, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic.
This cosmic struggle was merely the first of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
oath cast their lot with the side of the light in the cosmic struggle against darkness because they love the beautiful and life-giving things of the world, not necessarily because they believe in
good, beauty, love, and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the forces that would render it barren. Preserve Your Own Light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Angels in the Outlands CoupleOfKooks “If you think you’re prepared for the ultimate struggle between good and evil, the deciding contest between all that is righteous and all that is foul, then to
. The defensive team can try to catch the ball (see the “Catching” section). Each batter can attempt this check up to three times; after three failed checks, the batter strikes out and must stand down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the order presented. Castle Dining Hall You stand at one end of an impossibly long wooden dining table in the hall of a stone keep. Gilded plates, cutlery, and goblets of blood-red wine are set for
damage and exits the haunted zone. The Crying Room The floor of this bedroom is littered with creepy dolls, monstrous stuffed animals, and misshapen toys. The two children you saw outside the house stand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Camp Locations Hc1. Druid Camp Four robed humans — two male, two female — chant as they stand around a bonfire. On the periphery of the firelight are two massive elk, placidly chewing.
The four
case in one of their tents. Hc2. Cult Camp Two human men in robes stand before the bonfire. On the other side of it, leashed to a peg pounded into the ground, is a brown bear.
The humans are two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
been summoned from the Shadowfell and forced to stand guard over a wizard’s sanctum.
Adult Shadow Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult red dragon continues to serve as
chronicles their struggle.
3 An adult shadow dragon and a death knight are both hunted by adventurers. In their previous lives, the two were sworn enemies, but now they join together against their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
guidelines than rules anyway. Right? Stand up as straight as possible. Being a paladin is mostly about posture, and most people don’t realize that. Evil drow slouch, but in this house, we are turgid
usually aren’t as high for others as they are for a paladin. If there’s any extra drama in your life, chances are it stems from a terrible secret in your background that you need to constantly struggle to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, and a drow man and a wood elf woman stand near it. Four bloated driders lounge around the room.
A drow assassin named Althein and a wood elf mage named Vendrasha, both faithful of Lolth, pray to the
about the characters’ prowess. The characters might later face Rachazz in or near the citadel. If the characters struggle to defeat the drow and driders, Rachazz joins the fight against the intruders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
before her. Confronted with the last fragment of her angelic spark, Zariel faces an internal struggle. In this moment, the characters have a chance to help the archdevil return to the light. One of the
from their hiding places to stand in the light of the mortal world once more. All eyes focus on Zariel where she stands, sword in hand. The planetar that raised Elturel out of Avernus kneels before her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
could struggle to reclaim the influence they once held, while the new head of a business dynasty might seek to catapult their fortunes to new heights. By aligning with such patrons, you stand to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet long. A number of stone mausoleums stand vacant, their doors hanging open. The interior of a mausoleum is dimly lit when its door is open and shrouded in darkness when the door is closed. As the
the dead rise to stand at his side.
This area of the chapel was used for funeral services for esteemed political and military leaders of Elturel. If a creature kneels before the damaged window and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
struggle. Rainwater on the floor around the broken window indicates the struggle occurred within the last few hours. A character who examines the area and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check finds
’ Quarters A wooden table and four chairs stand at the east end of this room. Four alcoves containing straw pallets open off the west half of the room. D25: Cultist Quarters and Well This area centers on a 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
allied troops using spears and bows to fend off a horde of ghouls swarming from the darkness. All along the ramparts, burning torches struggle to provide illumination for your forces. As you watch
the Dragon The dragon attacks the forces gathered in the town square. Read the following boxed text aloud: Chaos reigns in the town square. On one side, Leilon’s defenders make a valiant stand against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
and corn struggle to grow in the fields surrounding the house. Any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Nature) check can tell the plants around this farm are sickly because something’s
streaks the floorboards.
In the center of the room, four enchanted farmers stand facing each other, their crimson eyes unblinking. Each holds a sharp knife or farming implement. They don’t react
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
take 31 (7d8) psychic damage, have the prone condition, and become cursed for 1 hour. While cursed this way, the target can't stand up and end the prone condition on itself.
Christopher Burdett
I have met are so utterly unrepentant and so unmoved by the plight of their cursed kindred that I struggle to embrace them as my cousins.
—Diancastra
Fomorian Noble Huge Giant (Wizard), Typically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
oni acts as her personal messengers and enforcers. She keeps three consorts, powerful vampires that struggle among themselves for her favor. Outer Fringe. The outermost reaches of the Dreadwood are
total is 20 or higher, the group’s journey passes safely. Otherwise, if more of the party’s check totals are less than 10 than greater than 10, the party accidentally stumbles across and awakens a stand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
characters first enter the area: This roughly circular room is made of pitted bone. Along its perimeter stand several alcoves, four of which hold swirling portals. Two large hollows provide a view of vast
conclude an eons-long struggle: Bowolg the Cosmic Rot and Volsheez the Ever-Empty. Amber notes that a character can place a bet of 1 platinum chip on either of these primordials. If the chosen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
a drow hang suspended from hooks connected to chains. Blood pools on the floor beneath them. Beetles scurry along the floor, walls, and down the chains and onto the victims, which faintly struggle
an uneven floor covered with toadstools. The toadstool caps are spotted white, purple, green, and blue. Some are as low and wide as forest ferns while others stand as tall as humans, their stems thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a period of struggle or turmoil. Sometimes it’s a war or uprising; other times it’s an election, the death of a tyrant, a prophecy fulfilled, or the appointment of a hero. Conversely, the new leader
three benefits they stand to gain from this discovery. This discovery directly harms another person, group, or faction. Who is harmed the most? This discovery has consequences. Name three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, ending in open, rusty manacles. Three fish-like humanoids with jagged teeth stand around the altar. One wears a headdress of kelp and seashells, and it holds aloft a trident with tines shaped like
are 180 pp, 1,700 ep, and a tentacle rod. P7. Quipper Pit Stairs rise to a small, damp cave where five loathsome fishfolk stand around a pit, choking and muttering.
The pit is 10 feet wide and 40 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
about the Mysteries of Arvandor struggle for the right words, but they all say in one way or another that experiencing the Mysteries is a way for elves to join with Corellon, gifting the god with their
groves where such trees stand as silent witnesses to the events of the world. At the base of such a tree, amid its immense, gnarled roots, the druids of Rillifane place their offerings. Carvings of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
-wide area along the east wall is outside the trap’s area and safe to stand in. Doors’ Secret. The doors at the end of the hallway are fake and can’t be opened. Tiny text is scrawled on the doors’ front
character who walks across the floorboards realizes that the only way past this room is through the thin gaps between the floorboards. If the characters still struggle, allow them to make a DC 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters who are assisting Aphelion or who present a red key card and succeed on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check to command the robots to stand down. Otherwise, the robots warn the characters to
this spotless white clinic. Along the wall stand a pair of metal examination tables separated by a rubbery green curtain, as well as steel countertops and chrome-plated cabinets.
A friendly android
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
chromatic dragons are evil, but black dragons stand apart for their sadistic nature. A black dragon lives to watch its prey beg for mercy, and will often offer the illusion of respite or escape before
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Vain and Deadly. A blue dragon will not stand for any remark or insinuation that it is weak or inferior, taking