back before decides compound related

Miros Xelbrin

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Miros is a retired carnival attraction, dubbed “the Yeti” because of his barrel-shaped body and the thick, white hair covering his arms, chest, back, and head. When Goldenfields suffers

, so does his business, so he takes strides to protect the compound. Ideal: “As does the Emerald Enclave, I believe that civilization and the wilderness need to learn to coexist.” Bond

Grinning Cat

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to. A

grinning cat is slain, 2d12;{"diceNotation":"2d12", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Whiskers"} of its whiskers can be retrieved for this purpose.Fade Back. The grinning cat becomes visible or makes part of

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and

Werevulture

Monsters The Book of Many Things

related to vrock;vrocks, vulturelike demons known for their covetousness and their capricious violence. According to these scholars, a flock of vrocks descended on a Material Plane world through a

werevulture polymorphs into a vulture-humanoid hybrid, into a vulture, or back into its humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its humanoid form if it dies.

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven

mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

adventuring. Your ideal is no doubt related to how you view the quest for knowledge and truth—perhaps as a worthy goal in itself, or maybe as a means to a desirable end. Sage d8

work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dwarf clans and brought peace. His axe ended grudges and answered slights. The clans became allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered

to poison damage. The range of your darkvision increases by 60 feet. You gain proficiency with artisan’s tools related to blacksmithing, brewing, and stonemasonry. Conjure Earth Elemental

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Regis the halfling, the only one of his kind for hundreds of miles in any direction, locked his fingers behind his head and leaned back against the mossy blanket of the tree trunk. Regis was short

more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces or one from another source.

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. 4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole

life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it

back. d6 Flaw 1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information. 2 Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy. 3

Essential Ingredients

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

transit point for the cult’s contraband coming up from the south. When wagons arrive from the south, they are brought into the compound one or two at a time for unloading, then moved back outside for

parking. The compound is crowded with food, lumber, and myriad other supplies in crates and barrels. Material that can’t be left exposed to the cold, wet weather or is especially valuable is stored in the

Essential Ingredients

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

from the south. When wagons arrive from the south, they are brought into the compound one or two at a time for unloading, then moved back outside for parking. The compound is crowded with food, lumber

characters saw in the dragon hatchery (and possibly have with them still; see area 12 in that section). When cult wagons arrive, their road-building cargo is unloaded into the compound normally, but

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device

at a time. If a third creature tries to attune to it, nothing happens. The servant’s controls are accessed by a hatch in its upper back, which is easily opened while there are no creatures

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival The following description assumes that the characters approach the lodge from the west side of the river: A thin fog surrounds a fortified compound standing in a clearing on the east side of

a narrow river. A ten-foot-high log palisade surrounds the compound, whose main building is a two-story stone-and-wood affair with a high-pitched roof, gables, window shutters, and a stone chimney

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to being distantly related to dragons. A female can

Running the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. Initial Surge The first sign that the orcs have arrived occurs when their scouts appear on the low ridges all around the compound. Soon after, small bands of orcs spread out, surrounding the buildings. With

repeat this pattern several times, perhaps breaching a spot here or there before the defenders push them back. Then they start trying different tactics. Smoke Screen Late in the day, the orcs start a

Changing Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

go back without performing some act of contrition. Your DM decides whether your new god will accept you as a champion and what you might have to do to prove your commitment. When you change gods, you

Piety

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from

. As a general rule, you can expect to increase your piety by 1 during most sessions of play, assuming that you are following your god’s tenets. The DM decides the amount of any increase or decrease

Achieving Victory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Achieving Victory If the adventurers succeed, they achieve a great victory with two demon lords banished back to the Abyss. The creatures under the demon lords’ influence eventually return to normal

afflicted by demonic corruption. The myconids also declare their intention to cleanse their home of Zuggtmoy’s lingering influence. The removal of Juiblex from the Underdark causes most oozes and related

Tattoos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

a feeling or an attitude. As with personal totems, a barbarian’s tattoos might or might not be related to an animal spirit. Each tattoo a barbarian displays contributes to that individual’s identity

. If your character wears tattoos, what do they look like, and what do they represent? Tattoos d6 Tattoo 1 The wings of an eagle are spread wide across your upper back. 2 Etched on the backs of your

Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Gromph’s disappearance, proclaiming that the archmage is hard at work investigating the demonic invasion and seeking the means to send the demon lords back to the Abyss. Quenthel doesn’t know if

adventurers are fighting to send the demon lords back to the Abyss, or that Menzoberranzan might suffer under another demon lord assault. She’s concerned only about House Baenre. By the matron

How to Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

while a second examines an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. The players don’t need to take turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides how to resolve

might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens, often

Sinister Sinkhole

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

sinkhole. Lady Dre decides to stay and figure out a way to get the wagon unstuck—she has rope in the back that might prove helpful. She insists the characters go on ahead. Proclaimer Ward stays to help Lady Dre if they’re both with the party.

Faction Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

need to show ordinary merchants that the Long Road is still safe. Later on, the alliance decides that it’s time for the legendary weapon of King Torhild Flametongue, long buried in the Halls of the

Hunting Axe, to be brought back into the light of day. The Order of the Gauntlet is worried about the Iceshield orc raids. They also want to make sure the hidden shrine in the Vale of Dancing Waters

Ruthless Reigar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

giff, reporting on his activities and contacts. When word of the recent altercation between the characters and the astral elves gets back to Hastain, the reigar decides to punish the characters for

wizard the reigar knows by reputation, Hastain decides to put an end to the characters’ meddling: Closing in from behind is a gigantic, bioluminescent, jellyfish-like creature with a flamboyantly

Godefroy's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

escaping his undead existence. However, he can’t grasp even its basic workings and is frustrated by every delay and malfunction related to the device. FOUNDATIONS OF HORROR Three years after the 1983

release of the adventure Ravenloft, the sequel adventure, Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill, debuted. The adventure pulled back the Mists on the domain of Mordent, a realm of terrors beyond Barovia

Aundair Spire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Aundair Spire Most of Aundair Spire holds student dormitories, faculty residences, and offices for the faculty and staff of the botany, agriculture, and related departments. Crowning the spire, the

academic knowledge exceeds that of many colleagues, and students call him an excellent lecturer. But his lack of significant field experience has held him back. Word is circulating that he plans a truly

Arcane Origin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

particular cause. Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t know where their power

bloodline. You are related to some powerful creature, or you inherited a blessing or a curse. 2 You are the reincarnation of a being from another plane of existence. 3 A powerful entity entered the world

Titanothere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Titanothere Titanotheres are a family of enormous mammals related to rhinoceroses. Some of them lack any horns on the face, while others have one, two, or more horns of various shapes and sizes. Some

creature. Brian Valeza I have fond memories of riding across an ice sheet on the back of a trusty, thick-furred titanothere I called Woolly. But that was thousands of years ago and many worlds away... —Diancastra

4. Southern Terraces

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

few escape plans ready, and has nutrient caches hidden along exit tunnels in case Basidia decides it is better to abandon the grove and return to a nomadic lifestyle. Characters can climb the eastern

adventurers’ best hope of finding a way back to the surface. Rasharoo knows many promising paths, but since myconids have no interest in the sunlit world, it has never followed them all the way there

Siege Weapon Sabotage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

stronghold’s most effective defenders and decides to sabotage the siege weapon, then kill the characters. Read or paraphrase the following about an hour after their previous encounter (after the

back away while we work.” “Corlie” is actually a Doppelganger, and the three human squires (Medium, Neutral Evil Scouts) are loyal to the Red Wizards. Characters suspicious of this unexpected change

Nylea as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the polis of Meletis expands, clearing new land for houses and crops, Nylea decides to punish the polis and destroy it if necessary. Animated trees topple the walls, and Nyxborn beasts invade the city

. 2 Nylea refuses to turn winter into spring unless Karametra agrees to abolish agriculture and yield all cropland back to the forest. 3 When tensions between Akros and Setessa peak, Nylea

Goldenfields Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

top of the parapet down to the compound. A set of locked, ironbound wooden doors at ground level provide access to storerooms and cellars located underneath each watch post. Picking a door lock requires

designed to amplify sound, allowing the ringing of each gong to be heard as far as two miles away. Any other watch posts within that range ring their gongs as well, putting more of the compound on

Attack on Goldenfields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

goblins that are still inside the compound, and they flee back toward the wall. During this time, inexplicably, Lob and Ogg decide to climb over the wall and enter the compound rather than flee, while the

their outer defenses and militia. Lob and Ogg spent the next month lost in the hills, trying to find their way back to Grudd Haug. When they got there, they told Guh about the “big farm.” Guh

The Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

supporting characters, breathing life into them. And as a referee, the DM interprets the rules and decides when to abide by them and when to change them. Inventing, writing, storytelling, improvising, acting

to slaughter the adventurers but to create a campaign world that revolves around their actions and decisions, and to keep your players coming back for more! If you’re lucky, the events of your campaign will echo in the memories of your players long after the final game session is concluded.

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