back before defusing capturing ranges

Spear of Backbiting

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you throw it, its normal and long ranges both increase by 30 feet, and it deals one extra die of damage on a hit

. After you throw it and it hits or misses, it flies back to your hand immediately. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with remove

Javelin of Backbiting

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you throw it, its normal and long ranges both increase by 30 feet, and it deals one extra die of damage on a hit

. After you throw it and it hits or misses, it flies back to your hand immediately. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with remove

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

Ulitharid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the elder brain can form a psychic link with any other creature the ulitharid can detect using its Creature Sense. Any such link ends if the creature falls outside the telepathy ranges of both the

staff; when the ulitharid is ready to give up its life, it attaches the staff to the back of its head, and the staff cracks open its skull, enabling its brain to be extracted. The brain and the staff

Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

that extend from their back and shoulders. Like owls, owlin are graced with feathers that make no sound when they move or fly, making it easy for them to sneak up on you in the library. Your owlin

characters, including owlin, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly

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

human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk. Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most

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

. They are inclined to be stout, weighing between 40 and 45 pounds. Halflings’ skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown and wavy. They have

Artavazda's Last Mission

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

Artavazda’s Last Mission Upon learning that the Silent Roar is merely performing a banned play that evening, characters working with the Brightguard can report back to Artavazda at the Noble Jewel

breakout. The pari asks the characters to go the Pedestal of Judgment and support the Brightguard members there in capturing alive any who attack the prison. Artavazda fears that if the Brightguard is

Spear of Backbiting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

ranges both increase by 30 feet, and it deals one extra die of damage on a hit. After you throw it and it hits or misses, it flies back to your hand immediately. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming

have disadvantage on attack rolls made with weapons other than this one. Whenever you roll a 1 on an attack roll using this weapon, the weapon bends or flies to hit you in the back. Make a new attack

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to

many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or restraining them in the coils of a

Farewell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Farewell The manner in which the Knucklebones bid farewell to the characters depends on how pleased Mad Maggie is with the characters. This attitude ranges from a near-tearful goodbye if they gave

Knucklebone without Mad Maggie’s consent, the night hag organizes a posse to run them down and get back what’s hers, plus “interest.” Mad Maggie chases after them in her Scavenger, with Mickey in the passenger

Ronnom Is Captured

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

ship to transport them back to the mainland, Devi can use her Sending Stone to contact Mirel Astafar, who sends another ship to the island. However, the characters must stop Skalanthas from sinking the

, they discover there’s a 5,000 GP reward for capturing him alive. The characters need only hand him over to local authorities to collect the reward. Joshua Raphael

Chapter 2: Growing Your Franchise

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

standing on the cutting edge of the adventuring business, the brand precedes you. And sure, sometimes the blades on the cutting edge are kind of sharp. But with Head Office at your back, you know you have

the Acquisitions Incorporated franchise and the rules for running it. Franchise benefits are organized by level tier, and include an ever-expanding business territory, wide ranges of options and

Tree Cottage of the Three Mothers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

corrupted a bridle of capturing (see appendix C), which can control the unicorn and allow it to be led back to them. (Even though the bridle normally targets only beasts, the hags’ magic allows this bridle

goodly ways. (In reality, the hags wish to capture the unicorn and force her to become their servant and mount.) Bridle of Capturing To help the characters in this task, the three mothers have

Champions of Rock Throwing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, and sport — is a tradition that goes back to the ancient times of the giants. Other races developed the sling, the spear-thrower, or the bow to artificially improve the strength and accuracy of their

far as it can. The giant who was challenged then goes to where the stone landed and hurls it back at the challenger. A challenger who is stronger wins, because the return throw will fall short, but a

Where to Go?

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

characters encounter creatures able to give them directions or intent on capturing them. Such creatures can include kuo-toa from Sloobludop, duergar slavers or merchants from Gracklstugh, the goblins from the Silken Paths encounter, or even their drow pursuers intent on dragging them back to Velkynvelve.

Where to Go? The players’ first question upon escaping from Velkynvelve is likely, “Where do we go next?” The adventurers must find a way out of the Underdark and back to the surface world. Their

Opening the Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

ominously outside the grippli village. Then the serpentfolk rush forth, capturing or killing any of the frogfolk who try to stand against them. As the village falls into disarray, the giant crabs escape

from their cages and head back into the sea. The third cylinder depicts, and briefly tells about, the aftermath of the serpentfolk’s assault. The village is vacant, most of its buildings flattened

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

is in a position where it can view its surroundings. Psychic Hauntings The Caves of Hunger have a way of capturing and holding on to psychic trauma. In certain locations, the text will ask you to check

party member can feel hot breath against the back of their neck. The effect is illusory and harmless. 5 Each party member detects a familiar scent in this cavern that reminds them of some tragic

Qitru's Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

hornlike protrusion on its head. An armored figure rides on its back. The rider says, “Hail to you. I’ve come to retrieve something that is of interest to my employer. Please produce the human named Miken

hit points remaining, Qitru orders the star lancer to retreat. On its next turn, the star lancer uses Invisibility Cloak and flies back toward the asteroid. If the star lancer dies before it can

Trouble at the Docks

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

that capturing her will help keep the crew of the Moondancer in line. If he is challenged, or if he catches one or more characters trying to get aboard the Moondancer, Traevus attacks along with six

of his thugs while the others continue to hold back the mob that has gathered at the docks. If Traevus is defeated, any remaining thugs in his employ lose their will to fight. Some are overrun by the

A Wide Range of Talents

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

A Wide Range of Talents No matter whether a ranger ranges in the crowded city streets, the trackless wilderness, or the most desolate and confounding planes, all ranger archetypes can find a place in

their work in the Underdark, but shadows are shadows wherever they occur. As a Gloom Stalker ranger, you find solace and refuge in dark alleys, dimly lit back rooms, and the shadowy corners of any

5. Slave Pens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

5. Slave Pens For the past two months, the Redbrands have been capturing travelers in the area and holding them in these pens until they can be sold into slavery. This long room is partitioned into

decide to explore the ruins of Thundertree, see part 3 of the adventure. Awarding Experience Points Divide 200 XP equally among the characters if the party defeats the ruffians. Divide 100 XP equally among the characters if the Dendrars make it back to town alive.

4. Myconid Colony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

ceiling of which is uneven and ranges in height from 15 to 30 feet. The cave’s other features are as follows: Moss. Thick moss grows on the walls and the ceiling. Fungi. The earthen floor gives rise to a

from the earthen floor. The walls are lined with ripplebark (see “Fungi”). Sovereign. A 9-foot-tall myconid sovereign stands near the back of the cave. Its bioluminescent cap sheds bright light in a 10

Nib's Cave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

coachman looming in the shadows at the back of the cave. Other possible apparitions include a long-faced woman dabbing at her tears with a handkerchief and a rail-thin waif wearing an eye patch. Quick as

-gotten gains were put to good use, my bad deeds would remain behind me. You are beholding the restless apparitions of those I hurt. They lurk behind my back, tormenting me with pokes at my ribs and

Trek To H'Catha

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Trek To H’Catha After securing the tyrant ship and capturing the cadet saboteur Miken, the characters wait for the hammerhead ship Flighty Foundling to double back and take Miken into custody. Two

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

careful and determined planning, the Diggermattocks led a force back to Blingdenstone to reclaim it. While they have not yet been crowned, everybody treats them as the de facto rulers of the settlement

part of the first settler mission led by the Diggermattocks, but the other svirfneblin soon shunned him for his many disturbing habits, among them his preoccupation with capturing and studying oozes, and

Behir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

eaten alive. A behir’s monstrous form resembles a combination of centipede and crocodile. Its scaled hide ranges from ultramarine to deep blue in color, fading to pale blue on its underside. Cavern

dozen miles of a behir’s lair, the behir is compelled to kill the dragon or drive it off. Only if the dragon proves too powerful to fight does a behir back down, seeking out a new lair site a great

Ulitharid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, it attaches the staff to the back of its head and uses the staff to crack open its own skull and peel it apart, enabling its brain to be extracted and placed in a brine pool, where it can grow into

Creature Sense. Any such link ends if the creature falls outside the telepathy ranges of both the ulitharid and the elder brain. The ulitharid can maintain its psychic link with the elder brain regardless

Hartsvale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

young ranger who has recently returned from a three-year journey to explore the North. He came back with a wife, the sorceress Ylienna of Silverymoon, and has begun to take on more of his father’s

behavior. The Ogres For reasons I can’t fathom, Harstvale and its surrounding mountain ranges host many tribes of ogres — indeed, not mere family groups, but whole tribes of them! Whereas elsewhere ogres

Caves of Hunger Locations (H22-H31)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

“Psychic Hauntings”). Each cave has a ceiling that ranges in height from 10 to 20 feet. TO THE UNDERDARK West of area H24, a remorhaz tunnel leads down to the Underdark. The slide extends for a

the drow to deal with on their own, Yilsebek tries to summon a shadow demon to assist. If defeat is inevitable, Yilsebek casts fly on himself, heads up the ice slide toward area H24, and flees back to

Sinister Sunbeams

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

’ reactions as you see fit. For example, if the characters are too wary to follow Mother Stag back to the cottage, she can make her appeal immediately and give them the bridle and the crowns in the woods

. Or if the characters travel to the cottage and suss out the hags’ true nature, the hags might try to threaten the characters into capturing Banrion, or claim that the unicorn is a greater evil—one

Northern Flanaess

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

horse riders of Baklunish descent who dwell on the steppes north of the Yatil Mountains and Lake Quag. The climate in the steppes and pine forests ranges from cool to frigid. Both peoples maintain

traditions of their people, many of which can be traced back to the ancient Baklunish empire. The Baklunish nomads favor bright pastel colors in gowns and robes. When traveling or at war, though

Other Nonplayer Characters

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

long distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing

endlessly. Radecere Perethun (Male Rock Gnome Traveler). No one knows where Perethun is ultimately headed or why. He eats alone, seldom speaks, and always rides in the back of the wagon, staring wistfully

Other Nonplayer Characters

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

distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing arguments

. Radecere Perethun (Male Rock Gnome Traveler). No one knows where Perethun is ultimately headed or why. He eats alone, seldom speaks, and always rides in the back of the wagon, staring wistfully at

Factions in the North

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

cities of the Sword Coast in the process. When Iymrith reached out to its agents for assistance, Slarkrethel instructed its devotees to humor the dragon by capturing Hekaton, the storm giant king, after

to take place sometime after 1485 DR, the Year of the Iron Dwarf’s Vengeance, during which a horde of orcs waged war on the North before being driven back into the mountains. This conflict is referred

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