back before duplicates contingency rerolling

Cloaker Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

causes a cloaker to merge with the rotted corpse of its last meal, resulting in a hideous puppeteering Aberration. The cloaker mutate shrouds its actions in a miasma of phantasmic duplicates. It uses the

powers they worship. Creatures that become mutates often inexplicably change back to their previous forms once the Far Realm influence abates. Forcing a transformation on creatures inexplicably fails

Gauth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

duplicates), targeting one to three creatures it can see within 120 feet of it: 1: Devour Magic Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or have one of its magic items lose

can survive on meat but prefers to sustain itself with power drained from magic objects. If starved of magic for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the burned-out building, a sudden cacophony erupted around us. Birds squawked, cats hissed, and dogs growled. Lidda hustled us back to the city’s safer avenues. Only when we were back within

common animals. Non-kenku use names that refer to the sound made or the animal a kenku mimics, such as Rat Scratch, Whistler, Mouser, and Growler. Some kenku turn their back on crime to pursue

Quest: Billy Goat Wranglin'

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

characters. Finding the Goats The goats are scattered throughout the keep. Roll 1d12 for each missing goat, rerolling duplicates. Keep these results secret. Each result corresponds to a numbered location on

. Would you track down the missin’ goats and return them to the barn?” Cornflower offers the characters 1 GP for every goat they bring back. The number of missing goats equals the number of player

Desert Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Desert Encounters For each day the characters spend in the desert, roll on the Desert of Desolation Encounters table to determine what the characters encounter, rerolling duplicates. Desert of

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

determine what the characters find, roll on the Random Tegefed Mountains Encounters table, rerolling duplicates. Random Tegefed Mountains Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Three griffons hunt the characters

21. Hall of Mirrors

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

21. Hall of Mirrors Mirrors. Niches, each 3 feet deep, line the north and south walls. Mounted on the back wall inside each one is a large, oval glass mirror in a heavy stone frame — sixteen mirrors

area of a detect magic spell. When a humanoid passes between the two westernmost mirrors, a shadowy duplicate of that creature emerges from each of those mirrors. These duplicates are hostile toward

Nothic Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

(rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. C7: Storage Room The door to this room is locked. The key can be found in the laboratory (area C5). As a Utilize action, a character can pick the lock with a

contains 100 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.

Goblin Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. If freed, Vinx discreetly fishes the item out of the barrel and keeps it on her person until the characters find her family’s

fine tapestry sewn with silver and gold threads and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. The tapestry belongs to Vinx and is

Shunned Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. G3: Tight Passage A narrow crack spans the cave wall here. The opening is only big enough for

sarcophagus holds one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.

Bugbear Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Scattered among the furs on the floor are 25 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. H6: Boss’s Chamber A heap of thick animal

furs forms a soft bed in this room, where the bugbear boss in area H5 sleeps. Treasure. Stashed in the furs are 25 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Treasure. Treasure entries like this describe loot in an area. Usually, treasure

magic items, roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Share the Wealth. Encourage players to split treasure among the characters as evenly as

Cloaker

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

of caverns the same way a stingray glides through water and hides on the ocean floor. Parallel rows of round, black eyespots run along its back like buttons, and the ivory-colored claws on its cowl

defense, cloakers can create illusory duplicates of themselves. Haunting Moan. Cloakers’ thoughts are alien to other life-forms, and they communicate with one another through subsonic moans inaudible to

Complications

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

, rerolling or ignoring results that have already occurred. FAILURE IS AN OPTION If the characters failed to recover a significant number of components from either site in the past—and assuming you don’t

want to send them back—you can work that into this final showdown. Whichever agent the characters return to is disappointed in their progress, but comes up with an alternative plan. Knowing that the

Kenku Names

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

mimics, such as Rat Scratch, Whistler, Mouser, and Growler. Some kenku turn their back on crime to pursue legitimate trades. These kenku adopt noises made as part of their craft. A sailor duplicates the

Minotaur Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

contains 120 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Wayne England

Quest: Official Errands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Katerina Ladon Elandra Elf Adviser Stat Block: Noble Elandra provides guidance to

acquired an item of arcane significance. Assist me in this effort, and the item is yours.” If the characters complete three quests within the keep and report back to Elandra, she rewards them with one

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

players to bring them to life and a DM to guide their use. The DM is key. Many unexpected things can happen in a D&D campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably account for every contingency. If

with another. When we write about the RAI interpretation of a rule, we pull back the curtain and let you know what the D&D team meant when writing that rule. RAF Regardless of what’s on the page or what

Hobgoblin Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Treasure. The chest includes stolen goods: fine furs worth 75 GP, a pouch containing 20 GP, and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the

. It takes about 1 minute for it to complete a lap. The cube occasionally meanders down the eastern tunnel toward cave D and back again, but it never crosses the spear barricades (see the “Spear

Ogre Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. The dragon fights any creature that steals from its hoard. Brian Valeza

Woods Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Woods (Sparring Sprites)

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

contingency. If the rules tried to do so, the game would become unplayable. An alternative would be for the rules to severely limit what characters can do, which would be counter to the open-endedness of

but not with another. When I write about the RAI interpretation of a rule, I’ll be pulling back the curtain and letting you know what the D&D team meant when we wrote a certain rule. RAF. Regardless of

Mephit Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

creature that comes within 5 feet of it. It fights to the death. Sam Keiser Treasure. The real treasure chest contains 150 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.

Gnoll Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Balzer Treasure. Among the debris is the skeleton of a human thief. The thief’s purse contains 15 GP and a large gemstone (worth 100 GP). The chest is unlocked. It contains one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.

Tamarack Stand Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

away and are destroyed at the end of the turn. Treasure. After the fight, the characters find one magic item suspended in the webs; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling

duplicates) to determine the item. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Tamarack Stand (Giant Spiders’ Nest) Hobgoblin Patrol Ahead of you, three humanoid warriors in battered armor argue in harsh

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

by Pral’s band. If the characters defeat Pral and his band, they find a sack that contains 20 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine

(rerolling duplicates) to determine the item. Zuzanna Wuzyk Region 2: Woods North of the keep sprawls a vast forest, home to hardy oaks, meaty mushrooms, and stores of primal magic. Wherever one goes in the woods, mystery and adventure abound. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Woods

Gambler

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

for every contingency. Leave nothing to chance! 2 Every copper wants to be a silver. Each bet is an opportunity. 3 I’m one of Lady Luck’s favored. Anything I try is destined to succeed

I’ll be back at the card table. d6 Ideal 1 Knowledge. Knowledge is power, and knowing which horse to back is the key to success. (Any) 2 Fate. Whatever happens is fated, regardless

Mountain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, rerolling duplicates. Mountain Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Border Patrol 2 Dragon Flight 3 Fire Giant 4 Gnome Vale 5 Hermit 6 Rockslide 7 Troll Cave 8 Wyvern Roost Border Patrol A group of human

the characters approach in a peaceful manner, one of the scouts runs back to the vale to fetch their leaders, Laira Na’Gwaylar (lawful good, gnome veteran) and Saleen Glimmershade (neutral, gnome druid

Regional Effects

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

reduced to 30 feet. Roads, paths, and trails twist and turn back on themselves, making navigation in the area exceedingly difficult. A powerful green hag creates one or more of the following additional

regional effects within 1 mile of her lair: Illusory duplicates of the hag appear in random places at random times (but never more than one in any given location). An illusory duplicate has no

Gauth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

survive on meat but prefers to sustain itself with power drained from magic objects. If starved of magic for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items to drain. A

) piercing damage. Eye Rays. The gauth shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random (roll three d6s, and reroll duplicates), targeting one to three creatures it can see within 120 feet of it

Small Stalls

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

by the goblin; two goblins working together make one check with advantage. Resolve a tie by rerolling. A victorious participant earns one roll on the Carnival Prizes table. Guess the Number of

first attempt. Outstare the Cyclops “What do you do when the eye of the cyclops falls upon you? You stare right back if you’ve got the stamina!” Winning this game requires a participant to outstare an

14. Psipod Nexus I

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

random, roll a d8 three times (rerolling duplicate results) to determine which three wires shut down that particular psipod, then roll a d8 for each wire that is disconnected to see if it’s one of the

fog with nowhere to go but back up. Extremiton, in the guise of Durnan, discourages exploration of Undermountain by claiming that the Mad Mage has magically sealed it off. Characters who are brought

Beholders

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

for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items to drain. A gauth might employ creatures to serve it by bringing it items that provide it with sustenance

. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d8) piercing damage. Eye Rays. The gauth shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random (reroll duplicates), choosing one

Little Oak

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

for duplicates. Oilcan. The oilcan is an animated Construct named Squirt (see the accompanying stat block). Squirt’s excesses and self-indulgences have left it feeling literally empty inside, and it

mill (area L12) to free the captives there. Once the children are set free, everyone will run back to Little Oak. Will’s plan is sketchy, but he likes to live by the seat of his pants. Regardless of how

Maze of Mists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

spends in the Maze of Mists, roll a d6. On a roll of 1, an encounter occurs. To determine what the characters encounter, roll on the Random Maze of Mists Encounters table, rerolling duplicates. Random

platform at the far end of this chamber, her wings folded neatly at her side. Her tail flicks back and forth as she stares at you intently. Water surges from a well in the middle of the room, flowing into

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