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Curse of Strahd
","rollAction":"Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature against which Sir Godfrey Gwilym has sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, Sir Godfrey Gwilym can grapple the target (escape DC 14) provided the target is
Revenant
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature against which the revenant has sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6
);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the revenant can grapple the target (escape DC 14) provided the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust.
Dust hulks retain their ancestors’ passion for artistry, but instead of carving stone, they view
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature against which Vladimir has sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fist
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, Vladimir can grapple the target (escape DC 14) provided the target is Large or smaller.
+2 Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Evasion. If the high fae is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Fire Rune. The giant has a fire rune inscribed on a medallion or some other object in its
.
A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from
Halfling
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Basic Rules (2014)
, even by the standards of his diminutive race, with the fluff of his curly brown locks barely cresting the three-foot mark, but his belly was amply thickened by his love of a good meal, or several, as
land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Instead, aggressive, stronger creatures register to the lizardfolk as fearsome beings to be avoided if possible. If such creatures attack, lizardfolk flee, fighting only if cornered. Lizardfolk aren
’t scared of a troll; instead, they understand that a troll is a fearsome, dangerous creature and react accordingly.
Lizardfolk never become angry in the way others do, but they act with
Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as
-Elf Variants
Some half-elves in Faerûn have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If your DM allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take the elf trait Keen Senses or a trait based on your elf parentage:
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ankylosaurus Zombie This creature is slow and barely aware of its surroundings. Ankylosaurus Zombie
Huge undead, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d12 + 16)
Speed 20 ft
damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
Actions
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Outcome In the morning, after another delicious meal, the characters are ushered back to the audience chamber. Eseldra Yeth is not there. Instead, they’re greeted by Nyh Ilmichh and one of the Red
invisible magic circle on the floor around the characters flares to life. A moment later, the adventurers are standing in an abandoned and ruined farmhouse a mile north of Waterdeep. The barely visible outline of a Thayan teleportation circle fades around them and their neatly packed belongings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Outcome In the morning, after another delicious meal, the characters are ushered back to the audience chamber. Eseldra Yeth is not there. Instead, they’re greeted by Nyh Ilmichh and one of the Red
invisible magic circle on the floor around the characters flares to life. A moment later, the adventurers are standing in an abandoned and ruined farmhouse a mile north of Waterdeep. The barely visible outline of a Thayan teleportation circle fades around them and their neatly packed belongings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, as shown in the Secret Doors table. You can instead call for an Intelligence (Investigation) check if the challenge involves deducing that a door is present from noticeable clues, rather than
spotting those clues in the first place. See “Perception” in chapter 2 for more advice. Secret Doors Secret Door DC to Detect Barely hidden secret door 10 Standard secret door 15 Well-hidden secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. It led the gnolls to Icewind Dale, promising abundant food. What the gnolls got instead was an unending winter and barely enough nourishment to sustain them. The gnolls are forced to resort to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an Archfey patron, a cleric with the Nature domain, a paladin sworn to the Oath of the Ancients, or a barbarian on the Path of the Totem Warrior or Path of the Ancestral Guardian (from Xanathar’s
Guide to Everything). Hermit and outlander are natural backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults spirits instead of books. Warriors and shamans both wear masks to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Oath of the Crown The Oath of the Crown is sworn to the ideals of civilization, be it the spirit of a nation, fealty to a sovereign, or service to a deity of law and rulership. The paladins who swear
sovereign to which their oath is sworn, but generally emphasize the following tenets. Law. The law is paramount. It is the mortar that holds the stones of civilization together, and it must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, with barely a hint of emotion left. He is above the concerns of the living. The only event that occasionally haunts him is the death of Tatyana, but his view of the past is bereft of romance or regret
offering to turn that character into a full-fledged vampire after helping Strahd destroy the rest of the party. Ultimately, Strahd doesn’t honor his promise, instead turning the character into a vampire spawn under his control.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
raid drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The
last week a gang of ruffians attacked you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The world
week a gang of ruffians attack you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie low in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
raid drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The
last week a gang of ruffians attacked you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creature against which the revenant has sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6) bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the revenant can grapple the target (escape DC 14) provided
its mortal body and superficially resembles a zombie. However, instead of lifeless eyes, a revenant’s eyes burn with resolve and flare in the presence of its adversary. If the revenant’s original body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, one of Candlekeep’s sages and the foremost expert on Xanthoria—both the book and its mysterious author: Your guide does not return. Instead, you are greeted by a robed wood elf with brown hair and a
plain face. In her hands, she holds a book so encrusted with lichen that its covers can barely be closed around its wrinkled pages. “I believe you’re looking for this,” she says with a warm, bright smile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the scroll. 4 Due to a strange error in creating the scroll, it is instead a random spell of the same level. 5 The rare parchment you bought for your scroll has a barely visible map on it. 6 A thief attempts to break into your workroom.* *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
transformed them into Elementals. They are little more than clouds of gravel and dust, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust. Dust hulks retain
their ancestors’ passion for artistry, but instead of carving stone, they view their bodies as living works of art. As they fly, coursing along wind currents or blowing through underground tunnels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
honorable knight he presents himself as. He is secretly a warrior in the service of Bel, and has sworn vengeance against all those who would oppose Bel and the archdevil’s struggle to reclaim Avernus
are long gone. Ursas believes that an expedition should instead be sent to an earlier time in the temple’s history, when the missing components are known to be there. He further theorizes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, read the following text instead: Green-glowing wisps of steam bubble up from a fat, black cauldron in the center of this dark, oppressive room. Surrounding the cauldron are seven tall wooden stools
. The Barovian witches (see appendix D) that dwell in this area have sworn themselves to Strahd’s service in exchange for arcane power. Seven witches are present when the characters arrive, minus any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
make you miserable instead of just killing you.
— Volo
One-of-a-Kind Objects Above and beyond the items of obvious value a hag has accumulated, she also has a few bizarre and unique items in her
winking on its surface, before settling to the ground nearby. 9 A thick, dusty tome, every page filled with tiny, barely legible writing. Careful study of the book reveals it to be a written transcript
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
feet, 9 inches tall and squats instead of standing upright. He looks like a beardless dwarf with patches of donkey flesh covering his face and body. He has one human ear and one wolf’s ear, and a
protruding wolf’s snout and fangs. His arms and hands are human, but his legs and feet are leonine, and he has a donkey’s tail. He can barely speak Common, and his laugh sounds like a donkey’s bray. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
walls in the lair can conceal cunning hidden passages or might be stone or clay thin enough for the dragon to burst through them. The narrowest tunnels in a copper dragon’s lair are just barely wide
. Regional Effects Either of these effects might appear in the area around a copper dragon’s lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the Monster Manual: Distant Melodies. The ethereal music
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. The more obscure the historical references I can include in everyday conversation, the better. 2 By searching for these lost artifacts, I hope to find who I really am along the way. 3 I can barely go
falls apart someday. Lorehold Trinkets. When you make your character, you may roll once on the Lorehold Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook, for your starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
comparison.
The ship’s sails are patchworks of mended canvas, while its hull seems barely held together by thick vines that bind it like rope. Its strangest feature is the full-grown tree that sprouts
trying to gouge him. In truth, Krux has squandered most of his money and can barely afford to return the balance of Fel’s lease payment, let alone pay the extra amount she’s demanding. Negotiation is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of Gith.” Under the guidance of Gith, the githyanki stratified into a militaristic society, with a strict caste system, dedicated to the ongoing fight against the victims and sworn enemies of their
), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Fire Rune. The giant has a fire rune inscribed on a medallion or some other object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Instead, a ghost custodian named Newmy lives inside. She’s affixed a piece of paper with “Newmy’s Room” written on it in Common. If anyone approaches the slab, Newmy pops out, sputtering apologies
them again. In the Coffin. Kevetta’s coffin still bears her name, but not her body. Instead, the coffin’s bottom is a roiling swirl of silvery-purple energy. Eldon confirms what the characters might