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provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4
Nothing can shake my optimistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Animated Staff Light. Wax candles in stone holders light the room.
Furnishings. In the middle of the room, a wooden chair faces a small wooden table upon which rests a game board topped with
if he has cause to parley with intruders. The staff can use its action to make a melee weapon attack against a creature within 5 feet of it: +5 to hit; 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage plus 1 cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
deck is used to load the cannon balls on board. A bombard can float and sail on water, but it can’t land safely on the ground (its keel would cause it to roll on its side). Bombard Summary Armor Class
(Crew: 3 Each) Armor Class: 15
Hit Points: 50
Cost: 50 gp (ballista), 5 gp (bolt)
It takes 1 action to load a ballista, 1 action to aim it, and 1 action to fire it.
Bolt. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
misty step to board the ship and attack. If one githyanki falls in battle, the other githyanki uses its next action to try to slay Miken and take his head. One hit is enough to drop Miken to 0 hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
center of this henge, a small, checkered game board with stone playing pieces rests on the ground near the dying embers of a campfire.
Each of the eight standing stones is about 20 feet tall and hewn
).
Argantle and Jagu emerge from their megaliths if the characters properly finish the korreds’ game of Crowns (see “Game Board” below). If the characters ruin the game, deface the standing stones, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Themes A group of adventurers leaves the dark, rainy city, putting its mean streets behind them. They board a flame-ringed airship for a journey across the continent, but they’re attacked
villains, and for keeping the action moving over the course of an adventure. It discusses how to use the Last War as a theme and a setting for adventures, and details the Mournland as an adventure location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
quickly overrun and subsequently abandoned and has remained that way for more than a century. The first action the soldiery of Neverwinter took in Leilon was to destroy the planar beacon inside the
outside as told by notices on the job board at the fishery.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the “Fishery” section.
Map 2: Leilon Town View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
they catch the wind. As an action, while within 5 feet of the sails, the ship’s captain can cause the sails to unleash a howl. Every creature hostile to the ship who is on board or within 300 feet of it
passed. Scything Oars Sharpened, magically reinforced oars make a vessel dangerous to approach. When the ship takes an action that moves it with these oars, any creature or object in the water within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
quickly overrun and subsequently abandoned and has remained that way for more than a century. The first action the soldiery of Neverwinter took in Leilon was to destroy the planar beacon inside the
’ favorites. While there is much work to be done within the town, there are also missions to accomplish outside the settlement, listed on the job board at the fishery.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the “Fishery” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
effects that originate outside it. While inside this station, a crew member can take the Boost action. The ship can benefit from only one increase to Fly Speed from an Elemental Thrusters station at a
time. Mark of Passage. If a creature with the Mark of Passage takes the Boost action, the ship’s Fly Speed increases by 100 feet instead. Repair Clamps (5,000 GP) Large Object Armor Class: 20 Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
, including the following: Brace, Brace, Brace! As an action, a character can make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to try to brace themself to keep from getting tossed about. If the check is a failure, no
benefit is gained, and the action is wasted. If the check is successful, the character has advantage on their next Dexterity saving throw against the trap and takes no damage if the saving throw is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
grants a ship an aura of dread. As an action, the ship can create a pulse of horrific energy. Every creature that is an enemy of the ship who is on board or within 210 feet of it must make DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you in a skycoach.
“Vilroy” urges the characters to board the skycoach and share what they have learned thus far. If the characters mention Garra’s safe house, the changeling tells them there’s no
DC 12 Intelligence check as an action gains control of the skycoach and stops it from falling. If the coach crashes, the characters are thrown from it as it hurdles down. Use the Falling in Sharn table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
day-to-day running of the guild, preferring to craft long-range plans and let underlings implement the details. Overseeing the daily operations of the guild is the purview of the Izmundi, a board of
directors that assembles teams from among the rank and file of the Izzet League to carry out research according to Niv-Mizzet’s directions. The Izmagnus is a smaller board with five to seven members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters each have a round to cast a spell or drink a potion. But otherwise, the action is continuous. Dropping out from behind a dark cloud is an airship held aloft by a large balloon — emblazoned with
the captain board the characters’ vessel, hoping to draw the characters into one-on-one combat. Round 3 A second airship drops out of the clouds! This ship has no visible crew and no weapons, but it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Townmaster’s Hall The townmaster’s hall has sturdy stone walls, a pitched wooden roof, and a bell tower at the back. Posted on a board next to the front door is a notice written in Common. It reads
’ Alliance. He speaks with those who exemplify a desire for the security of civilization through action. If a character agrees, Sildar Hallwinter awards the individual the title of Cloak.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
character can remove the ropes binding the sergeant as an action. If the characters wake up Germaine, she tells the characters to continue pursuing Garra and that she can get help for herself. T5. Lower
chair as an action. Corrin then flees the scene and tells the Boromars of his rescuers, which could lead to more adventures (see “Conclusion” at the end of this chapter). T10. Terminus Station Lift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and Slarkrethel are on the same plane of existence, Lord Drylund is considered to be within range of the kraken’s telepathy. While this telepathic link exists, Slarkrethel can use an action on its turn
armor or carrying unconcealed weapons are turned away. Those who threaten the ship or try to board it are attacked. A battle on the pier frightens off the workers and guests who aren’t aboard. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
events played out in chapter 1, the Moondancer might have the following passengers on board, in addition to the characters: Traevus and his thugs (neither Traevus nor his thugs will take orders from
flumph named Flapjack, who serves as the ship’s spelljammer. Flapjack has the following additional action option: Spellcasting. The flumph casts one of the following spells, requiring no material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is consistent with the character’s personality trait, flaw, or bond. The character’s action should be notable in some way. It might drive the story forward, push the adventurers into danger, or make
ghouls, but you can reward the character’s daring maneuver with inspiration. Such a reward tells the players that you want them to embrace swashbuckling action. This approach is great for campaigns that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and only then can a character use an action to try to pry open the lid of a sarcophagus, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. Using a crowbar or a similar tool grants advantage
it (worth 2,500 gp), and a jade Dragonchess board with matching playing pieces carved to resemble metallic and chromatic dragons (worth 7,500 gp for the entire set). The sixth and final sarcophagus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
uneasy, a feeling that stems from the presence of psurlons on board it. At the same time, the psurlons’ Aberrant Mind trait confounds the flumph’s Advanced Telepathy. Flapjack has the vague sense
Kralazar and has since been using the disguise to lure other victims onto the Lucent Edict. If the characters board the Lucent Edict, Benoto shows them around the ship while he spins a tale about his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
what fills the pauses in the game’s action or other quiet moments. Lulls breed distractions. Subtle music, though, can fill such instances while reinforcing the game’s atmosphere. Search for ambient
. Ravenloft in particular has a history of featuring props in its adventures (see “Tarokka Deck and Spirit Board” section later in this chapter). The world of creating custom props is endless, but don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon turtle can take one of the following lair actions; the dragon turtle can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Blasting Current
Swords in Faerûn, extracting tribute from all who enter or leave the Bay of Chult. Traders often carry chests of treasure on board expressly for this purpose—pirates are more likely to offer captives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
their boat is abandoned so as to lure the adventurers on board before they attack. Roll a d20 and consult the Duergar Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the duergar are transporting in
for the Prince of Demons!” in Abyssal. A merrow can use its action to capsize a boat or raft within 5 feet of it. Anyone in the boat can thwart the merrow by using a reaction to make a Strength check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Arlaggath prompts these NPCs to meet and determine an appropriate course of action. Together, they ask the characters to search the ferry and slay any duergar they encounter aboard it. If the characters
Durth’s companions have been scouring Easthaven for chardalyn. Their latest search has borne no fruit, and they return to the ferry 30 minutes after the characters board it. These three duergar attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
organized. A shelf holds a row of pots and pans. On one side of the fireplace, a cutting board and knife rest on a counter. Clean plates and utensils sit on a matching counter on the other side.
The
area A4. A narrow, descending passage ends in a circular chamber containing two padlocked wooden trunks.
Korvala has the keys to the padlocks. A character using thieves’ tools can use an action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
you in channeling spirits, be they historical figures or fictional archetypes. You can use the following objects as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells: a candle, crystal ball, skull, spirit board
, you can use a bonus action to expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration and roll on the Spirit Tales table using your Bardic Inspiration die to determine the tale the spirits direct you to tell. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
befits the approach. Another character can use the Help action to grant advantage on the check, but only if that character makes a meaningful contribution to the conversation. The difficulty of the check
, convincing T’kitka to join their coalition. With the thri-kreen now on board, the characters can make another attempt to convince Vortshu to join the coalition.
Faction Representatives Each faction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
magic of the portal network prevents a creature from gaining access to the headquarters on board The Maverick without a certain amount of experience traversing the network. As such, the first three
, roll a d8. Alternatively, you can allow the characters to reach the headquarters ship (see “On Board The Maverick” below) any time after they’ve returned from three other destinations. With the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
going up.
Between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Sythian’s students relax here. Three quasits lurk by the stuffed wolf and use their Invisibility action to remain unseen. They attack characters who try to break
(Religion) check realizes that it’s used by worshipers of Graz’zt to commune with the demon lord, who requires a blood sacrifice. As an action, a character can spill some of their own blood into the bowl and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
five-gallon flasks of acid (range 30/120 ft.), hurling one as an action and dealing 22 (4d10) acid damage on a hit. Each flask weighs 50 pounds, and there are twelve such flasks on wooden shelves about
of acid. The vat weighs 400 pounds when full. If enemies enter the castle through the main door (area 11), the giant can use an action to dump the contents of the vat over the murder holes, allowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to store obelisk fragments as well. Reward. If the characters bring Pip home, the Stonehills offer the characters free rooms and board at their inn for as long as they’re in the area. The characters
fallen rubble and tough bushes.
The shambling mound lurks just within the eastern cave, unable to attack the miners in the western chamber. The shambling mound has the following additional action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
equal to 5 gp per Hit Die for any aberration, elemental, or outlaw slain in the region. She keeps a bounty board just outside Burle’s gates, which occasionally offers larger rewards for the capture
House This abandoned house is the center of the action in The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. Use the description from that adventure for this place. The haunted house can be a useful location for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
area that the galeb duhr can animate using its Animate Boulders action. Mudlump the cyclops searches for his missing queen bee Cyclops Beekeeper A cyclops beekeeper named Mudlump stumbles upon the
. Three times per day, as an action, Mudlump can shake his beehive to bring forth a swarm of bees; treat each one as a swarm of insects (wasps). The swarm attacks Mudlump’s enemies. If Amidor is with