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Dungeon Master’s Guide
of your prison. You draw no more cards.
Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the
yourself. The knight has the same alignment as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, crying, or scowling, depending on the viewer’s mood; the dragon requires all who visit to describe the face and sends away anyone who sees an angry visage
2 A string of leaves collected from the
“noxious metal”
7 A collection of gem-encrusted pitchers, decanters, and goblets; the dragon will not consume faerie nectar unless it is served in one of these items
8 A vast bookshelf full of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Part 1: Goblin Arrows The adventure begins as the player characters are escorting a wagon full of provisions and supplies from Neverwinter to Phandalin. The journey takes them south along the High
player’s character get out of a tough scrape. This exercise is a great opportunity for the players to contribute to the adventure’s backstory. Ask the players to give you the party’s marching order and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The moaning is only the wind. Characters who examine the ceiling can, with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, spot pulleys and a rope that run the full length of the corridor along the
fanged visage, outstretched claws, and flapping black cape of a vampire bearing down on you from above! A deep, throaty chuckle fills the hall. The scraping noise is the sound of the hidden compartment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
seeing the people and places they care about threatened or destroyed. Other players gleefully detail a backstory full of beloved NPCs, fully expecting the DM to use those people as bait, tragic
victims, and unexpected villains. It’s important to understand your players’ preferences so you neither alienate the players by callously destroying what they love nor bore them by leaving their backstory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
seeing the people and places they care about threatened or destroyed. Other players gleefully detail a backstory full of beloved NPCs, fully expecting the DM to use those people as bait, tragic
victims, and unexpected villains. It’s important to understand your players’ preferences so you neither alienate the players by callously destroying what they love nor bore them by leaving their backstory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned
backstory that complements a franchise’s evolution over time. A sage might research how the franchise gains new capabilities. Or perhaps the majordomo was the pilot of a vessel capable of planar travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
no more cards. Euryale The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the Fates card can end this curse. Fates
of yourself. The knight has the same alignment as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and players develop the villain’s backstory together. As a DM, you might ask a player: When you fought in the Last War, Halas Martain served in your unit… until he betrayed you. What did he do
some other benefit. The rogue needs to cross a room full of enemies and wants to swing on the chandelier? As the DM, I’d let them make a simple Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to avoid opportunity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
no more cards. Euryale The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the Fates card can end this curse. Fates
the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC. The DM can use a different stat block to represent the knight, as desired. Moon You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the room as Aphelion’s technological visage—red and unstable, as if shaking with rage—appears on a glassy surface on the tower before you. Sinister red motes on the towers’ faces form a sea of
to 2,000 pounds without hindrance. It can carry up to twice this weight, but it moves at half speed if it carries more than its normal capacity. At full charge, a wheelie sled can operate for 24 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wall for secret doors finds it automatically. T4. Coat Closet This is the speaker’s personal coat closet. A full set of cold weather clothing is stored in the wooden trunk. T5. Privy This room contains a
Horrifying Visage. Once the ghost’s true nature is revealed, the ropes binding it to the figurehead fade away as it attacks the nearest character. If the ghost is reduced to 20 hit points or fewer, it tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
” sidebar for more information. Molten Bronze Trap. A tripwire set 3 inches off the ground is extended across the doorway at the top of the stair that leads to area B1. An iron pot full of molten bronze
through niches for items to steal, or similar actions, Telna appears before them, uses her Horrifying Visage action, then flees. If the characters make a gesture to honor the interred dead, such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
are removed, hidden springs raise the trunk’s false bottom to rise slightly, at which point the stone visage above the bed opens its mouth and belches a cloud of poisonous gas large enough to fill the
allowed to grow into a full-sized slaad. “Let Xardorok deal with it,” she says. If the characters allow this to happen, the tadpole slinks away and finds a quiet corner of the fortress in which to grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
E4). If the characters haven’t met her, don’t read the last sentence. Dolls. This room is full of pretty little dolls with powder-white skin and auburn hair, some of them dressed beautifully, others
contains a canopied bed, a low bookshelf, and a full-length mirror in a wooden frame on the wall across from the door. Set into the north wall is an arched window of leaded glass. Nothing here seems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
staff and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly.
Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always carries his magic
the scenes at Motherhorn. He also serves as the theater’s master of ceremonies.
Stagefright carries a fool’s scepter topped with a visage similar to his, and he talks to the inanimate scepter as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly.
Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always carries his magic
the scenes at Motherhorn. He also serves as the theater’s master of ceremonies.
Stagefright carries a fool’s scepter topped with a visage similar to his, and he talks to the inanimate scepter as if it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
remains under the spell’s effect for the full duration, it must make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw at the end of the hour, taking 44 (8d10) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
, U-shaped cavern appears empty at first glance, but a sudden tapping draws your attention to the west wall, within which is trapped a black-robed figure with a golden visage.
A mummy dressed in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
full deck of illusions. Crypt 10 Sir Leonid Krushkin (Sir Lee the Crusher): Bigger than life, he loved his jewelry An oversized skeleton draped in jewelry and rags lies atop an elongated marble slab
angry face. The helm has three evenly spaced visors crafted to look like human faces—one sad, one happy, and one angry. Only the angry visage is visible from the crypt’s doorway. King Troisky wore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
N2j) that overlooks the taproom. N2j. Great Balcony A wooden balcony stretches the full length of the taproom, enclosed by a wooden railing carved with raven motifs. The taproom’s many lanterns
“werehare” child (a boy who transforms into a rabbit on nights of the full moon) A half-orc woman named Gorabacha who could chew through iron chains A giant, man-eating plant that had the most remarkable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Cynidicean’s robes contain a full waterskin and two days of rations. B49: Living Room Faded wall hangings, cracked sculptures, and frayed divans decorate this ornate living room. Two rusty iron statues
worth 150 gp apiece. The sisters’ knapsack is full of counterfeit potions. B57: Entrance Hall Julie Dillon Deep within the ziggurat, a time-worn wall
mosaic depicts the rise and fall of Cynidicea Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
alongside its residents. Better yet, if you’re of an adventuresome bent, register in your favored ward and compete! Who knows? Your name or visage might soon have a place in the House of Heroes
sorts are generally full throughout the day. Eleint 21: Brightswords On this day, the City Guard, the City Navy, and the City Watch — all in glittering array — conduct parades, give demonstrations of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
represents the visage of Bhaal and has no magical properties. The humanoid entrails were left on the altar as an offering to the god of murder. Pouring a vial of holy water on the entrails causes them
bereft of decor. Carved into each of its three doors is a full-figure depiction of one of the Dead Three. A character recognizes all the figures with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check. East
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
take the Dash action and use their full swim speed without making a Strength check. A creature within 5 feet of a bank can pull itself out of the current as part of its move.
35. Chamber of Statues
walls. A stone door in the far wall is carved with the dwarf’s visage that you’ve seen elsewhere.
One gray-skinned dwarf in scale mail and shield stands watch by the far door. He shouts and raises a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a decorative gold rug laid out in front of three unlocked wooden chests. One chest is full of shoes, another contains three old bridal gowns, and the third contains seasonal hats. Treasure. The
. The padlock is cast in the shape of a horned devil’s scowling visage. Thalamra Vanthampur carries the key to the padlock (see area V28), which can be picked by a character with thieves’ tools who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
water, two empty wine barrels, and one full wine barrel. The wine barrels are emblazoned with the winery name, the Wizard of Wines, and the wine’s name, Red Dragon Crush. N4e. Back Vestibule The back
Master’s Guide). Treasure. The iron chest contains several items: A silk bag containing 180 ep, each coin bearing Strahd’s stern visage in profile A leather bag containing 110 gp A wooden pipe that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
flap-like ears, another protruding tusks, and a third drooping wattles—all are strange and doleful.
Adrián Ibarra Lugo A ghastly visage outside the entry
caverns portends the dangers within Each
cavern is full of sizable mushrooms, but the air stings with an acrid scent. Slime in sickly yellow, green, and orange shades blankets most of the fungi, as well as the walls and ceiling.
Near the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Monster Stat Block If you want a full monster stat block, use the following method to create your new monster. The introduction to the Monster Manual explains all the components of a
is meant to face characters of 10th level or lower. Grappler Mimic — Hold Breath Lizardfolk — Horrifying Visage Banshee See Frightful Presence. Illumination Flameskull — Illusory Appearance Green hag
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
along the way. If the combat robot was destroyed, Aphelion sends a friendly worker robot to accomplish the same task. If the characters refuse, Aphelion’s visage appears on a nearby screen, and the
the desk contains a full set of key cards (blue, violet, yellow, red, green, and platinum) and six crystal flasks filled with priceless liquors. East of the office is a locked storage closet secured