backs both down constantly raising

Volume

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

players, but consider raising your voice a little, and perhaps gently shaking the table to demonstrate how the earth trembles at the giant’s footsteps. Finding ways to emphasize a giant’s volume can help

everyone at the table appreciate the scale of the encounter. The Loud Behaviors table offers more suggestions. Loud Behaviors d6 Behavior 1 The giant constantly (and loudly) encourages smaller

Goblins

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

surprise their enemies. Rat Keepers and Wolf Riders. Goblins have an affinity for rats and wolves, raising them to serve as companions and mounts, respectively. Like rats, goblins shun sunlight and

sleep underground during the day. Like wolves, they are pack hunters, made bolder by their numbers. When they hunt from the backs of wolves, goblins use hit-and-run attacks. Worshipers of Maglubiyet

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Adventure Background As the settlers of Leilon bend their backs to the arduous task of creating a defensible settlement in the dangerous wilds of the Sword Coast, even larger threats loom all around

death Myrkul, and his followers are raising an army of undead to lay siege to the city of Neverwinter. The spirit of the dead black dragon Chardansearavitriol, also known as Ebondeath, aids Ularan

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

;Kurtulmak: God of Kobolds” sidebar). In the world they occupy, kobolds are often bullied and enslaved by larger creatures — or, when they live on their own, they are constantly fearful of

’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending

Fire Giant

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

fortresses constantly belch plumes of sooty smoke. In more remote outposts, fire giants burn wood to keep their forge fires lit, deforesting leagues of land in all directions. Fire Giant Huge giant

can be shrewd tacticians. Feudal Lords. Humanoids conquered in war become serfs to the fire giants. The serfs work the farms and fields on the outskirts of fire giant halls and fortresses, raising

Other Nonplayer Characters

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

and perfumes from Amn, hoping to make a huge profit from the aristocrats and dandies of Waterdeep. He talks about money constantly: how much he intends to make, how he will spend it, and how others

good chance one or more of the characters will find him nosing through their belongings when he thought their backs were turned. Noohar Serelim (Male Moon Elf Merchant). Noohar and his mute brother

Other Nonplayer Characters

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

perfumes from Amn, hoping to make a huge profit from the aristocrats and dandies of Waterdeep. He talks about money constantly: how much he intends to make, how he will spend it, and how others will

chance one or more of the characters will find him nosing through their belongings when he thought their backs were turned. Noohar Serelim (Male Moon Elf Merchant). Noohar and his mute brother, Selvek

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

ward, moving constantly to evade Sigil’s enforcers. Heralds of Dust. The Heralds of Dust are Sigil’s undertakers. They conduct funerary rites for creatures from all places, ensuring their souls pass to

distilled spirit constantly shifts in color. Made from a plant harvested on Limbo, each bottle contains a dead slaad tadpole. Eight Squared. This small-batch, amber hooch comes in a rectangular bottle

Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

system known as Tyrant’s Spiral. These gas-filled caverns change constantly, trapping the modrons in an ever-contorting circle that exposes them to the same grim visions over and over again. Tyrant’s

version of its true form, that of a constantly rotting and re-forming corpse with shifting features (chaotic evil; use the lich stat block). It revels in its freedom and shares anything it knows with

House of Cards Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

from cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Some show their intricately patterned backs, while others show their faces. Four large cards that serve as doors lead from the chamber: Rogue

. A bristling crystal formation six feet high occupies the center of the chamber, filling the room with a soft rainbow glow and faint chiming sound. The colors of the gemstone formation constantly

Forge Level (X27-X37)

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

next to the iron cage turns constantly. West of the wheel is a duergar encased in a cruel-looking exoskeletal construct, his face a mask of pain. The construct is a duergar hammerer (see appendix C

X32, making that tunnel safe to traverse. Raising the lever reactivates the trap. X37. Treasure Vault The characters can see into this room through the bars of the portcullis that blocks its entrance

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

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

-foot-diameter, circular platform made from oak beams held together by iron bands and rivets. The platform ascends and descends the shaft constantly, powered by a wooden water wheel located behind an

the lever can use its action to make a DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check, raising or lowering the lever on a success. The chains supporting the platform are rusty but large and secure. The platform can

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

their deaths, and they interrupt constantly.) The members of the Gloved Hand know nothing about the ghost trap ritual and have no advice about how they might be freed. The ghosts know that Gremorly

rod. He doesn’t notice the characters unless they interact with him or the ritual rod. If the characters draw his attention, he snickers with glee. “More fodder for my ghost army,” he says, raising his

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