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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The key to long-distance, virtually instantaneous communication across Khorvaire is House Sivis’s network of message stations. Each station contains at least one speaking stone, which is carved
from a Siberys dragonshard and inscribed with arcane symbols that uniquely identify it. If you’re a gnome with the Mark of Scribing, you can touch the stone and use an action to cast the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make
of her station.
In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and become frightened of Moloch for 1 minute. While frightened in this way, a creature must take the Dash action and move away from Moloch by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless
there is nowhere to move, in which case it needn’t take the Dash action. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have line of sight to Moloch, the creature can repeat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
turret has Three-Quarters Cover against attacks and other effects that originate outside it. While inside, a creature can take the Lightning Blast action to aim and fire the turret. Shield Station Large
destroyed, or until the crew member that took this action loses Concentration or leaves this station.
This station is located on the airship’s aft controls and augments the ship’s wind wards. It
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
for 1 hour, until this station is destroyed, or until the crew member that took this action loses Concentration or leaves this station.
This marvel of arcane engineering sits on the prow of an
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
;s wing, a tattered piece of a Boros banner (a souvenir from a famous battle), a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 2 gp (Boros-minted 1-zino coins)
Feature: Legion Station
You have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, it has the Grappled condition. The crew member operating this station can release a harpooned target (no action required).
Reel (Requires Elemental Core). A target Grappled by this station’s
Crew Stations In addition to a Helm, a Lyrandar Skyskiff has the following crew station. Tow Cable Small Object Armor Class: 10 Hit Points: 40
Harpoon. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 50/100 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Action Stations A creature can use an action of the station it’s occupying. Once a creature uses a station’s action, that action can’t be used again until the start of that creature’s next turn. Only
one creature can occupy each station. A creature not occupying an action station is either in a passenger seat or clinging to the outside of the vehicle. It can take actions as normal. Helm The helm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
is assigned by the captain to operate one of the ship’s systems at a crew station: either the Helm described below or a station detailed in the ship’s description. Each crew station has its own Armor
Class and Hit Points separate from the airship. If a crew station is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it becomes inoperable, and crew members can no longer access any of its actions. If a crew station is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Speaking Stone Wondrous item, very rare The key to long-distance, virtually instantaneous communication across Khorvaire is House Sivis’s network of message stations. Each station contains at least
an action to cast the sending spell from it. The target is any other speaking stone whose location or unique sequence of symbols you know. A creature within 5 feet of the stone hears the message as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Turbine Heights (Areas L4–L6) Turbine Heights is where members of the militia and their families lived. This district also contains a power station and an infirmary. When the characters first arrive
of electricity arcs from a metal tower in the middle of the district to similar towers in other districts.
The electrically charged metal tower is attached to the roof of the power station (area L6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Magical Gadgets Devils like to bedeck their infernal war machines with fiendish gadgets to bedevil foes. Such gadgets are usually activated from the helm station. Necrotic Smoke Screen The vehicle’s
driver can activate this magical device as a bonus action, causing the vehicle to expel a 30-foot cube of opaque smoke directly in front of it or behind it. The cloud is stationary and lasts for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the Demon Grinder rolls over and falls prone, it can’t right itself and is incapacitated until flipped upright.
Action Stations
Helm (Requires 1 Crew and Grants Three-Quarters Cover). Drive and
Flingers (Each Station Requires 1 Crew and Grants Half Cover). Ammunition: 10 harpoons per station. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d8) piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
grown attached to a frog, any frog reduced to 0 hit points becomes docile, and its eyes return to normal. Alternatively, a character can use an action to coax a frog into shaking off the malady
the Threat If all the characters fall unconscious, café manager Ellina Tanglewood (chaotic good elf mage) rushes onto the scene and subdues the frogs. She has two potions of healing behind the barista station and can administer them as needed if anyone gets hurt.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
attacks are magical.
Prone Deficiency. If the Scavenger rolls over and falls prone, it can’t right itself and is incapacitated until flipped upright.
Action Stations
Helm (Requires 1 Crew and
grappled (escape DC 12). If the target is a creature, it is restrained until the grapple ends.
The grappling claw can grapple only one target at a time, and the claw’s operator can use a bonus action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, ending the effect on itself on a success. The characters can sabotage the recharging station, either before or after it is repaired. As an action, a character within 5 feet of either station wall can
be deactivated to render the recharging station inert. If one wall is deactivated, any of the replica modrons within 5 feet of the wall can use an action to counteract the sabotage. It takes three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
shafts (see the “Maintenance Shaft” section). After 2d4 days of service, a detention drone must spend 24 hours resting in a rewinding station (such as those in area 7) before it can resume service
; see “Drone Patrols” below for suggestions. All detention drones have a flying speed of 30 feet, the ability to hover, and the following action option: Detention Orb. The drone launches a tiny orb of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Courtesy. Treat others with respect despite how they treat you. Give honor to those above your station. Earn the respect of those below your station. Lawfulness. Laws exist to bring prosperity to
devoted to a particular deity. The most common paladin deities are those that embody action, decision, watchfulness, and wisdom. Torm and Tyr are both popular deities for paladins, as is Ilmater, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
5 feet, though it can still hover. The airship’s Helm is still operable, but crew station actions that require the elemental core can’t be used while it is suppressed. Piloting without a Dragonmark
.
On its turn, a creature without the Mark of Storm occupying the Helm can attempt to take the Drive or Shift Engine action and make a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) or Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
Regaining Control of the Helm A creature occupying the Helm crew station of an airship typically requires the Mark of the Storm to access the station’s actions (see chapter 7 of Eberron: Forge of the
station’s actions regardless. A character that takes the Study action and succeeds on a DC 9 Intelligence (Arcana) check recalls not only that a pilot must bear a Mark of the Storm, but also that House
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
either the River Quarter Watch Station or the Green Dragon Inn. River Quarter Watch Station. Leads to the Broken Fish. Green Dragon Inn. Leads to the Broken Fish. Otoluke’s Townhouse. Simply flavor. 1
Cargo Street used to run straight to the Selintar River, but as the city expanded, that straight path became less practical. A character who takes the Study action and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, but I obey them. 3 Ambition. The need to improve my station drives my every action. 4 Conquest. I am equal to the sum of the foes I have defeated in combat. 5 Cunning. Those who can see an advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
) doubles as a train station. Inside it is a booth containing a duodrone attendant with a built-in ticket puncher. All passengers must get their tickets punched by this duodrone before they’re
permitted to explore the rest of the train. If one or more characters refuse to get their tickets punched, the duodrone whistles (no action required), causing four tridrones to emerge from hidden compartments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
ship’s bow is pointing frantically to the northwest.
A character that takes the Search action and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check faintly sees an immense dark shape moving through the
action and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (History) check recalls the prophecy and surmises Brynshal’duun’s dedication to the prophecy’s fulfillment. Reasoning with Brynshal’duun. A character that takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
proper noble possible, partaking in lessons of etiquette, dance, and poise as befits someone of her station. In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night
Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make a
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Clerkburg Watch Station Meeting with Deputy Constable Vera Moenbrys (Medium, Neutral Good Guard Captain) proves to be a trial of patience and bureaucracy. The characters arrive at the Clerkburg Watch
Station to find a bored and Hostile attendant, Nollat (Medium Guard), idly tapping his quill on a blank square of parchment, trying to fill the void of time. When the adventurers speak to him, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, so any creature riding on the outside of the vehicle can operate a weapon. Each weapon station requires one creature to operate it. A creature operating a harpoon gun can use an action to make a
. While the Venatrix’s engine is on, the driver can use an action to propel the vehicle up to its speed (see the “Vehicle Statistics” section below) or bring the vehicle to a dead stop. While the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
who approaches a giant lizard can use an action to try to keep it from running away, doing so with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. A giant lizard that doesn’t run away can be used by
floor near the projection is a metal console with numerous switches on it.
Control Console. The console functions like the one in the power station (area L6). Magical Projection. The projection of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure Start Red Larch is a little town on the Long Road, a few days’ travel north of Waterdeep and south of Yartar. It’s a way station for caravans coming to or from the cities of the North, with
motivated by their personal calls to action. The mystery of a missing delegation might not seem to be directly connected to whatever personal goal the character brings to the adventure, but then again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
gate closes, the bas-relief reappears, and the key is ejected from its keyhole. A character can open the gate without the stone key by using an action to pick the lock, requiring a successful DC 20
located there. 34c. Scullery This room contains the smashed remains of a preparation table, a dishwashing station, and a stone cabinet. Scattered across the floor are pots, pans, and utensils, all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of his station and sentenced to death — and only the timely use of a planar portal allowed him to escape. Moloch wasted no time in preparing for his return. He amassed an army of devils and monsters
, and become frightened for 1 minute. While frightened in this way, a creature must take the Dash action and move away from Moloch by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
his advisor. Her poisonous words gradually convinced him to attempt to topple Asmodeus. The conspiracy nearly succeeded, but was ultimately thwarted. Moloch was stripped of his station and sentenced to
creature must take the Dash action and move away from Moloch by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move, in which case it needn’t take the Dash action. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Actions The beholder’s ability to use legendary actions effectively doubles the number of times it can shoot rays in a round. Each legendary action a beholder takes gives it an opportunity to react to a
change in circumstances, or to press an assault that it began on its turn. For instance, it might use its sleep ray as a legendary action against an enemy that has just been awakened. If no such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
words at the same pace they were recorded. Activating the playback of a particular recording is an action. Things Recorded in Your Whisper Jar d8 Recording
1 A live recording of the only
raucous applause, which you play back liberally
Need to Know At rank 2, your insight grants you preternatural knowledge of the creatures around you. As an action, select one humanoid you can see