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Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Wildspace has toughened you so well that you are as brave as a miniature giant space hamster when it comes to facing the terrors and other challenges of the airless night. Skill Proficiencies

pouch containing 10 gp Close Encounter You had a harrowing encounter with one of Wildspace’s many terrors. You escaped with your life, but the encounter left you with a scar or two, or perhaps a

Barrowghast

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hill giant who dies with an empty stomach, full of rage and regret, might become suffused with energy from the Negative Plane and rise as

they feast indiscriminately on any creatures they encounter. When barrowghasts drain Humanoids’ life energy, those Humanoids rise as zombie;zombies.Necrotic, Poison

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must. See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta. Arasta as a Mythic Encounter Arasta

encounter, as Arasta summons her arachnid children to protect her. While she has temporary hit points from this trait, she can choose one of her mythic actions when she uses a legendary action. Read or

Young Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

anger. This temperament, combined with their disinterest in moral quandaries, allows them to get along with—or at least abide—most creatures they encounter. They frequently enter symbiotic

. 5 A clan of gnomes pays a young dragon turtle to serve as a mobile refueling platform for their fleet of steamboats. 6 A young dragon turtle likes to feast on giant crocodile;giant crocodiles' eggs. Fire

Beyond Baldur's Gate

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

Beyond Baldur’s Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldur’s Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters

with the Guild Table L: Monsters around Baldur’s Gate d12 Encounter 1 1d6 werewolves disguised as human beggars or a pack of wolves 2 2d4 stirges 3 1d4 ettercaps and 1d4

Beyond Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Beyond Baldur’s Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldur’s Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters

Candlekeep 10 undertake a criminal venture with the Guild Table L: Monsters around Baldur’s Gate d12 Encounter 1 1d6 werewolves disguised as human beggars or a pack of wolves 2 2d4 stirges 3 1d4

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

and slow to anger. This temperament, combined with their disinterest in moral quandaries, allows them to get along with—or at least abide—most creatures they encounter. They frequently

dragon turtle wyrmling shares food with a giant octopus in exchange for the octopus pilfering baubles from passing ships. 4 A dragon turtle wyrmling lairs in a geyser inhabited by steam mephit;steam

Dhampir Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of I’Cath is overrun by vampiric jiangshi (described in chapter 5 of Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft). You were left with a cold hunger after an encounter with one of these unquiet

your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass) Legacy

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Dread are far from safe—or empty. Mist horrors are bodiless spirits of dread, entities given form by the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the

might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors

Unspeakable Horror Legacy

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a

wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor) Legacy

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist

with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction

Young Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

to temper the dragon’s mischievous spirit. 2 A young moonstone dragon fell victim to a fomorian;fomorian's curse and has elected to stay with the Giant rather than reveal this magical

expires. 6 A young moonstone dragon and a night hag repeatedly encounter each other in the dream realm, but they have never met in the flesh.

Knights of the Shield

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

Knights of the Shield The following encounter occurs only if the characters have the Shield of the Hidden Lord. Otherwise, skip ahead to the “Tale of the Hellriders” section. Read the following to

set the scene: As Wyrm’s Crossing and Baldur’s Gate disappear from view, you find yourselves heading down the Coast Way, a dirt road that leads to such distant lands as Tethyr, Amn, and Calimshan

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs) Legacy

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Mist horrors are bodiless spirits of dread, entities given form by the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes

that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs) Legacy

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

given form by the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further

group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors can’t persist for long outside the Mists: after 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType

Lycanthrope Looter

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

Lycanthrope Looter On the fourth night of their journey, the party is attacked by the wererat Mushika and three giant rats. Mushika bears nasty scars from his time in the thieves’ guilds of Baldur’s

Gate, and has since turned to easier prey along the Coast Way. While the giant rats attack, Mushika stands back in hybrid form and uses his hand crossbow. He tries to flee if he’s reduced to half his hit points or fewer or if all three giant rats are defeated.

Boo

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

Boo Boo is a hamster. More precisely, he is a miniature giant space hamster, a species native to Wildspace (see chapter 6) that is both sapient and telepathic. Boo’s adventures with Minsc, as well as the hamster’s ferocity, have given Boo legendary status, particularly in the city of Baldur’s Gate.

An Infernal War Machine

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

by their agent and thwart that archdevil’s plans. Alternatively, the Infernal War Machine might be teleported to the Nine Hells, where the characters later encounter it during the course of Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus and are required to stop it.

An Infernal War Machine For deeper integration with Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, an alternative climax could have the characters’ chosen agent complete their version of the Infernal Machine

Go to Hell

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

Go to Hell The fiery rift of area 16 allows Tarnhem to return to the Abyss. But depending on the setup of your campaign (and particularly if you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into

Avernus), you might instead have this rift lead to the Nine Hells. There, Tarnhem joins the demonic horde taking part in the Blood War. If the characters later travel through Avernus, they might encounter Tarnhem there—with his reaction to them depending on their interactions at the tomb.

Minsc

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

Minsc Minsc (MINSK) is a heroic Ranger from the land of Rashemen in the Forgotten Realms setting. Known for his good cheer, his hearty optimism, and his pet miniature giant space hamster, Boo, Minsc is particularly adored in the city of Baldur’s Gate.

Travelers

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

shepherds guiding the remnants of their flock to safety after a harrowing hill giant encounter Mountains: 1d4 prospectors or miners who had a close call with some frost giants or stone giants and were

Travelers The characters encounter one or more travelers (use the commoner stat block) with a tale to tell: Forest: 1d6 hunters or trappers who heard something big moving through the forest and ran

The Vanthampur Family

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

hands and forearms that speak to her beginnings as a manual laborer. Her youth was spent in the cellars and sewers of Baldur’s Gate, repairing pipes and clearing out the city’s filth. Thalamra rose from

such lowly work to become the minister of the city’s sewers and waterworks. Now she dresses in the finery that suits her station as a duke of Baldur’s Gate. Thalamra orchestrated the disappearance of

Encounters

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

encounter might consist of a single giant, more typical encounters include a mix of one or more giants with other creatures. This section is loaded with inspiration to help you create such encounters

, whether you’re planning a single encounter or populating a giant-filled enclave. The tables are broken into two categories: “Giantkind Encounters” and “Connected Creatures.” The first includes tables

Strahd von Zarovich Legacy

Monsters Curse of Strahd

intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters. When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind: Strahd

has additional protection in the form of a giant crystal heart hidden inside Castle Ravenloft. Any damage that Strahd takes is transferred to the Heart of Sorrow (see chapter 4, area K20). If the

Giant Lizards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Giant Lizards The characters encounter 1d6 giant lizards sunning themselves on warm rocks. The lizards pose no threat unless they’re attacked, and they’re too set in their ways to be trained as pack animals.

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

Random Encounters Each hour the party is in the ruins, roll a d12. On a roll of 1, an encounter occurs. Then roll a d10 and see the following table to determine which monsters show up. d10 Encounter

1 1d3 swarms of rats (diseased, as giant rats) 2 1d3 swarms of bats 3 2d4 giant fire beetles 4 1d6 zombies 5 1 will-o’-wisp 6 2d4 baboons 7 1 swarm of poisonous snakes 8 1d4 giant frogs 9 1d2

Giant Wasps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

defensive protection. At the end of the encounter, any character damaged by a giant wasp must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become infected with shivering sickness (see “Diseases”).

Giant Wasps A droning sound announces the presence of 1d6 giant wasps before the characters see them. The wasps attack at once, ignoring heavily armored targets in favor of those with little or no

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

–67 1d4 blood hawks 68–70 1 sahuagin champion (see appendix C) 71–74 1 giant shark 75 1 young bronze dragon 76–00 A ship (generated at random) Open Water Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01

(generated at random) 91–00 A mysterious island (generated at random) Open Water Encounters (Levels 11–20) d100 Encounter 01–03 1 storm giant 04–07 2d6 giant sharks 08–11 1 marid 12–18 1 sahuagin

Giant Scorpions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Giant Scorpions Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 11 or higher spots 1d3 giant scorpions moments before they emerge from hiding and attack. At the end of the encounter, any

character damaged by a giant scorpion must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become infected with shivering sickness (see “Diseases”).

Kyorbblivvin

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

d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 black pudding 12 3d6 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 13 Elite drow foot patrol 14 Exotic fungi 15 1d4 giant spiders 16 1d4 gricks 17 Hunting party 18 1

Kyorbblivvin Kyorbblivvin is a spider-haunted forest of giant mushrooms that spreads across the northern portion of the Qu’ellarz’orl plateau. Members of the great houses use Kyorbblivvin as a

Where Next?

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

. MORE DEAD THREE ENCOUNTERS Characters who clear out the Dungeon of the Dead Three might encounter more servants of Bane, Bhaal, or Myrkul in other parts of Baldur’s Gate. These villains (see appendix

negotiate for his release if the characters capture him. He suggests that it would be most unwise to oppose a duke of Baldur’s Gate without leverage. If the characters decide to attack Vanthampur Villa

Lower Level: General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

cages for giant fire beetles (the latter mostly in the part inhabited by the jarl). Random Encounters On the lower level of the frost giant stronghold, the chance of a random encounter occurs on an

hourly basis. At the end of each hour, roll a d10. On a roll of 1, which indicates a random encounter, choose from the following possibilities: One frost giant, a guard making the rounds 1d4 + 1 ogres on

Second Level: General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

a random encounter occurs on an hourly basis. At the end of each hour, roll a d12. On a roll of 1, which indicates a random encounter, choose from the following possibilities: One fire giant and one

Second Level: General Features Map 6.6 shows the layout of the second level of the fire giant stronghold. The floors, walls, and ceilings throughout the area are of black, reddish-black, dark gray

Creature Lists

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

Creature Lists This section contains three guides to help you find your way to the right giant (or giant-related creature) for an encounter. First, “Giants by Kind” presents seven tables indexing the

creatures in this chapter and creatures of the Giant type from other sources. Then “Challenge Ratings” presents a table organizing the creatures in this chapter by their challenge rating, and “Creature Types” lists creatures in this chapter by type.

Spiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

characters to an encounter with 1d6 giant spiders. Otherwise, the spiders attack with surprise when the lead party member blunders into a sticky web and becomes grappled by it (escape DC 12). Hundreds of baby giant spiders crawl through the webs, but they are harmless.

Spiders Giant spider webs are easily concealed in Chult’s dense jungles and swamps. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher spots the webs in time to alert the other

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