On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
While in its lair, a succulent dragon can use its deep connection to the cacti that form its home to strengthen its defenses.
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The characters can find the mundane equipment the bandits were carrying.
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Silver dragons typically lair in picturesque mountain retreats or on sculpted cloud “islands.” The region containing an adult or ancient silver dragon’s lair is changed by its magic, creating the following effects: Gentle Gusts. Winds buoy creatures that fall within 1 mile of the lair. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. Sun and Storms. While in…
Some nefarious magic-users carry out forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality to…
Tiny Dragon, unaligned AC 14 Initiative +4 (14) HP 21 (6d4 + 6) Speed 15 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 50 ft.
Large Dragon, any chaotic alignment AC 15 (natural armor) Initiative +3 (13) HP 90 (12d10 + 24) Speed 40 ft., fly 20 ft.
Dark Bargains are binding once sealed. There are tales and legends of those who have outwitted a bargainer or found a way to break a bargain’s hold on them, but the truth of such stories is left to the GM to decide.
Dark Bargains can also come about during play in a campaign. There might be times where inscrutable powers have their own designs and see an opportunity for a character to further those ends in exchange for gifts. Others might be willing to negotiate a bargain as an alternative price to death or worse. In these cases, the GM might alter terms of the bargains, such as increasing, lessening, or…
Certain disciples of Lolth don’t always kill their victims, instead putting them to sleep with Lolth’s Sting (see chapter 3 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The victim awakes cocooned in sticky webs, suspended from the ceiling of a dark temple or underground room. In a matter of hours, a swarm of tiny creatures begins to wriggle in the victim’s chest. The last feeling the victim experiences is a…
A red slaad and blue slaad, along with several slaad tadpoles, burst from a portal on the plane of Limbo Unpredictable slaadi devour and multiply across the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo. These toad-like, extraplanar beings embody the endless potentiality of their home plane of existence. While slaadi aren’t inherently evil, their impulses are wild and often destructive. Many are driven to…
Rampant banditry and piracy in the southeastern Viscounty of Verbobonc have prompted the Viscountess, Wilfrick Rejjin, to investigate. Hoping to find and eliminate the leaders of the most vicious bandit groups, she sent a veteran spy, Rezzalyn Monteview, to blend in with the fisherfolk and ne’er-do-wells in the area. She was tasked with infiltrating a bandit gang and gathering as much…
Medium Fiend (Devil), Lawful Evil AC 15 Initiative +5 (15) HP 85 (10d8 + 40) Speed 30 ft.
A young orc warrior named Dranosh Saurfang commanded the Horde’s Warsong Offensive in Northrend and led the Horde forces at the Battle of the Wrathgate. Born a Mag’har orc on Draenor, uncorrupted by demonic blood, Dranosh held firm to the ideals of honor and wisdom. He fell to the Lich King at the Wrathgate, and Arthas raised him as a death knight.
You were in service to a vampire or a small group of vampires lairing together. The Undead drank your blood more times than you can count. You might have served willingly, perhaps with aspirations of one day becoming a vampire yourself. Or you might have been magically charmed and retain only a few muddled memories of your time as a vampire familiar. In either case, your time in the vampire den…
The Mistress of the Night, the Dark Lady, Our Lady of Loss The dark twin of Selûne, Shar is a god of darkness, both in its physical form and as it exists in the minds and souls of mortals. People worship Shar as the god of night, secrets, loss, and forgetfulness. She represents hidden pain and vengeances hidden from the light. She has the power to make individuals forget their pain or become…
Large Dragon, lawful neutral AC 19 (natural armor) Initiative +2 (12) HP 115 (10d10 + 102) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
Shadow dragons lair in places of darkness and despair, such as accursed ruins, the depths of the Underdark, or the Shadowfell. The region around a shadow dragon’s lair is twisted by its presence, creating the following effects: Negative Energy Suffusion. Whenever a creature within 1 mile of the lair regains Hit Points from a spell, it subtracts 1d10 from the number of Hit Points regained.…
Medium Fiend, Neutral Evil AC 15 Initiative +3 (13) HP 71 (13d8 + 13) Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.
The adventure consists of these encounters. Dig Your Vibe. Eroso and Siobhan Manduchi approach the characters and invite them to go carousing if the adventurers agree to share tales of their exploits. The two are Friendly and flattering. Exquisite Corpse. Soon after the characters leave the siblings, they hear a scream. If they investigate, they find Eroso’s stabbed corpse surrounded by guards.…
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