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Returning 35 results for 'at sea encounters'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Encounters at Sea The open seas provide endless opportunities for adventure. This section supplies you with a variety of random tables, perfect for detailing the challenges awaiting your characters on and beneath the waves.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
-dimensional creature that flies through Wildspace and the Astral Sea, folding and refolding like a piece of origami. When it encounters another creature, it flattens into a plane that resembles a trapezoidal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Encounters You can generate a random encounter on the Astral Plane by rolling on either the Wildspace Encounters table or the Astral Sea Encounters table, as appropriate, or by choosing an
encounter you like. If the encounter is with a spelljamming ship, you can roll on the Ship Encounters table to determine the ship and its crew, or you can create a ship encounter of your own (see the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
useful for when a ship travels in safe waters, while the higher-level ones are suited for primeval waters, far from well-trafficked sea lanes. The tables also allow for encounters with other ships and
Random Encounters For each day of a voyage, in addition to checking for hazards, roll a d20. On a 19 or 20, the ship has a random encounter. If you roll both a hazard and a random encounter, the ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Spelljamming Ships This section provides descriptions of various spelljamming vessels and rules that can be used when running encounters aboard them. While using an astral projection spell to traverse the Astral Sea,
Mordenkainen the wizard happens upon a spelljamming ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The ogres have no treasure. Sea. If this encounter occurs at sea, the party encounters 1d4 + 1 merrow. The merrow try to harpoon characters and pull them into the water.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
encounters while passing through the forest. If the characters refuse, the elves offer no further assistance and disappear into the woods. The elves use the scout statistics, with the following changes
phenomena. They have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put them to sleep. They have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. They speak Common and Elvish. Sea. If this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
). Random Encounter The characters have at least one random encounter in the Astral Sea. Determine what they encounter by rolling on the Astral Sea Encounters table, which appears in Boo’s Astral Menagerie or choose an encounter you like.
Into the Astral Sea As the characters leave Wildspace and enter the Astral Sea, read: The colors of Wildspace grow more muted, fading into a deepening silver haze. Soon your ship is immersed in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Forsaken Deep Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Forsaken Deep or to give them missions to pursue there. Burial at Sea Restless spirits of the storm giants who died
in the Forsaken Deep create a perpetual necrotic storm on the ocean surface above. To stop it, the characters must brave creatures from the Elemental Water Encounters and Giant Necropolis Encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Underwater Encounters (Levels 1–4) d100 Encounter 01–10 3d6 quippers 11–14 2d4 steam mephits 15–18 1d4 sahuagin 19–22 2d6 merfolk 23–25 2d4 corpses of drowned sailors tangled in kelp 26–29 2d4
constrictor snakes 30–33 1d4 reef sharks 34–37 1 swarm of quippers 38–40 A bed of enormous clams 41–45 1d10 merfolk with 1d3 giant sea horses 46–50 1 giant octopus 51–55 1 merrow 56–60 1 plesiosaurus 61
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
plunder. Sea. If this encounter occurs at sea, the party encounters a frost giant greatship (see chapter 7, “Berg of the Frost Giants”) with twenty hostile frost giants aboard. If the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and the stars. Use the Wilderness Navigation table earlier in this chapter to determine whether a ship veers off course. Random Encounters at Sea You can check for random encounters at sea as often
as you would check for them on land (see chapter 3 for more information). The Random Encounters at Sea table presents a number of options and ideas. Random Encounters at Sea d12 + d8 Encounter 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Coastal Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01 2d8 giant wolf spiders 02–03 3d6 pteranodons 04–05 2d4 scouts 06–07 1d6 + 2 sahuagin 08 1 sea hag 09–10 1d4 + 1 giant toads 11–15 3d6 sahuagin 16
stoppered bottle containing an illegible note and half buried in the sand 41–43 3 sea hags 44–46 1d8 + 1 harpies 47–50 1d4 plesiosauruses 51–53 1d4 manticores 54–56 2d4 ogres 57–60 1d10 griffons 61–65 A
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Random Wilderness Encounters Characters exploring the North are likely to encounter wandering monsters. Such encounters can occur as often as you like — but keep in mind that too many random
encounters can bog down the adventure and cause players to lose interest in the story. You can roll on the Random Wilderness Encounters table or choose an appropriate encounter. Each encounter is described in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
lays a hand on it. The ship sits approximately 100 feet below the waves. Random Encounters The Coast Random Encounters table and the Azure Sea Random Encounters table provide ideas for the sort of
lizards 11–12 2d8 giant rats 13 2d6 sahuagin 14–15 2d4 lizardfolk 16 1d3 merrow 17–19 1 cyclops 20 1d3 chuuls Azure Sea Random Encounters d20 Result 1–2 1d3 giant octopi 3–4 1 plesiosaurus 5–6 1d3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Sea Voyage If the characters need further persuasion, Mitor Jans tells them that he and his ship, the Dog Ear, have made the trip from Candlekeep to the trading post and back again more times than he
(Insight) check is all it takes to verify the truth of his claims. In fact, this is the faster of the two routes. The trip takes a day and a half (36 hours), with no encounters en route. Mitor Jans
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
not important, nor is it imperative that the characters find the vessel quickly. Chapter 3 describes random encounters you can use to spice up a sea voyage. To calculate how long it takes for the
Finding the Morkoth The Morkoth is sailing around a cluster of islands in the Trackless Sea known as the Purple Rocks. The ship’s precise location changes from one hour to the next and is ultimately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nautical Adventures The Callapheia chronicles the legendary story of Callaphe, captain of The Monsoon, whose wild adventures pitted her against all manner of pirates and sea monsters. Sailors also
from complete. Yet word of their deeds has inspired generations of sailors, merely hinting at the endless treasures and adventures to be found at sea. This section provides an overview of the wonders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters against some random encounters along the way, to hint at the error of their ways in turning down the sea voyage.
Overland Voyage If the characters decline the sea voyage, they can consult a map at Candlekeep that shows the safest and fastest overland route, starting with the Way of the Lion, the road that leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Underwater Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01–02 3d6 steam mephits 03–04 1d10 sahuagin 05–06 1 giant octopus 07–08 3d6 constrictor snakes 09–10 2d10 merfolk with 1d4 giant sea horses 11–15
1d4 sea hags 16–20 2d4 swarms of quippers 21–25 A sunken galleon with a 50% chance of a random treasure hoard inside (roll on the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in chapter 7 of the Dungeon
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
scurry across its surface. All around you, the burning silence of the sea of sand is unnaturally oppressive and foreboding. Ash and dust billow around your feet and choke your parched throats. There are
ghost can take longer to appear, exposing the characters to more of the desert’s threats, which are detailed in the “Desert Encounters” section below. When you’re ready to progress the story, proceed to the “Ghost of Amun Sa” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Underwater See chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook for rules on underwater combat. Random Undersea Encounters You can check for random undersea encounters as often as you would check for them on land
(see chapter 3). The Random Undersea Encounters table presents several intriguing options. You can either roll on the table for a random result or choose whichever one works best. Random Undersea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
provides ideas for legends of—or encounters with—giant creatures that may have inspired your character to begin adventuring. Tall Tales d6 Tall Tale Connection 1 You stumbled into a giant castle in
the sky when you were younger, but no one believed your story. You aim to prove them wrong. 2 A loved one died mysteriously at sea. You swore the culprit was a sea leviathan everyone else dismissed as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Coastal Encounters (Levels 1–4) d100 Encounter 01 1 pseudodragon 02–05 2d8 crabs 06–10 2d6 fishers (commoners) 11 1d3 poisonous snakes 12–13 1d6 guards protecting a stranded noble 14–15 2d4 scouts
struggling to make their way to the sea 41–42 1d6 + 2 giant lizards 43–44 1d6 + 4 giant crabs 45–46 2d4 stirges 47–48 2d6 + 3 bandits 49–53 2d4 sahuagin 54–55 1d6 + 2 scouts 56–60 1 sea hag 61–65 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
at ease. By force or deception, the party boards the Sea Ghost and attempts to seize control. During this raid, the party encounters a captured sea elf named Oceanus and a trio of lizardfolk warriors
Adventure Summary The adventure is divided into two parts, “The Haunted House” and “The Sea Ghost.” “The Haunted House” likely plays out in the following sequence. The characters arrive in the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Candlekeep Candlekeep is a fortress perched on a spur of rock overlooking the Sea of Swords. It is reached by a single road, the Way of the Lion, which branches west off the Coast Way. Candlekeep is
finding it can probably be found in Candlekeep. The encounters in Candlekeep focus on social interaction and exploration. The following events unfold here: The characters arrive at Candlekeep, where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
breakdown of their costs. Characters who spared the green dragon Claugiyliamatar in the “Leilon Besieged” quest could compel her to fly them out to sea. She refuses to fight on their behalf but gladly
it into a trap, or scour the coastal taverns for rumors of its location. Let your players hatch their own plots and reward them accordingly. Once you (the DM) have decidedthe party knows where to look, introduce the following encounters on route.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Blibdoolpoolp the Sea Mother Bloppblippodd (“Blopp”) Ploopploopeen’s daughter, now calling herself the archpriest of Leemooggoogoon the Deep Father; demon tainted Glooglugogg ("Gloog") Ploopploopeen’s son, kuo
-toa whip, and loyal worshiper of the Sea Mother Klibdoloogut (“Klib”) Kuo-toa whip and keeper of the altar of the Deep Father ROLEPLAYING THE KUO-TOA
Though the kuo-toa are mad, at least some of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
explore more of the coast of the Azure Sea. Ghosts of Saltmarsh continues that tradition, presenting a portion of the coastal lands of Keoland, a kingdom in the Greyhawk setting. Each adventure notes where
town’s opportunities and hardships. The sea and its threats aren’t unique to Saltmarsh. To help launch explorations across the wild waves, appendix A, “Of Ships and the Sea,” presents a toolbox for ocean
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
remains on the sea. The crown does its best to make sure the roads are safe, but otherwise it is generally content to leave the monsters and vicious tribes of the wilds alone as long as they remain in
beside their mistress. Random Encounters. The Dreadwood Random Encounters table provides ideas for the sort of encounters that can take place here. Check for an encounter once per day by rolling a d20. On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
“we know of the ruinstone… that never happens” and “the Ebondeath rises but cannot fly” and “the bronze points the way to the green.” THE SEA LESS TRAVELED
The adventure assumes that the characters
access the caves of the Thunder Cliffs via the sea. Reaching the caves via the top of the Thunder Cliffs would mean a dangerous trek through hostile territory, then a long climb (or fall) from the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
encounters. They might even need to retreat and regroup a few times. Characters of 4th level or higher should be able to clear out the palace with few (if any) rests. Built by tortles, the palace is a sturdy
human survivors from the wreckage and the water, the tortles tried to make the humans feel at home.
The ship’s captain was a charismatic woman whom the tortles admired. She worshiped a sea goddess and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Wilderness Encounters While the characters are exploring or camping in the wilderness, roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and evening or
night. An encounter occurs on a roll of 16 or higher. Roll percentile dice and check the Wilderness Encounters table for the terrain appropriate to where the characters are. After determining what the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
claws. They also maintain rough maps of the Sea of Moving Ice based on reports from the Ice Hunter villagers. At regular intervals, their temporary records are transferred to more permanent form. See
“Random Encounters” (above) for guidelines on how the giant ice toads respond to intruders. The characters’ best chance to avoid a fight in this area — and to keep the toads from alerting the ice
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the waters of the Sea of Moving Ice for two hundred years. Throughout its life, the whale has faced its share of trouble, including near-fatal encounters with Auril’s roc, which left scars along the