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Thieves’ Gallery
when her ire is up, Holga wields anything that comes to hand—from weapons to snacks. Her unwavering loyalty makes her a fierce defender of allies, particularly her best friend, Edgin Darvis;Edgin
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After Holga was exiled from her clan, she wandered unmoored and craving connection. Now that she has forged a new home with Edgin and his band of thieves, she won’t lose another family without
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
with duties related to that rank, and all are expected to sacrifice themselves to protect the colony’s choldriths. Every chitine has spinnerets and slowly produces webbing that is used to build
tasked to dig pit traps and cover them with fragile webbing disguised with loose dirt to appear as a solid surface.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
cover up the stink of death.
The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu on the Material Plane. While many of the hyenas that ate Yeenoghu’s
venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the leader and might
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
attack, the veil keeper surrounds the creature with illusory mist, granting the creature half cover until the start of the veil keeper’s next turn.Masters of their innate illusory powers, irda
philosophies of other deities. Those irda who don’t serve the Dragon Queen live in hidden communities across Krynn, avoiding the eyes of their creator and her minions.
Distantly related to oni, ogre
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
hatch also opens it until the start of the caster’s next turn.
A creature can enter or exit through the hatch by spending 10 feet of movement. Those inside the servant have total cover from
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an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there.
Silver hair shining in a shaft
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
vegetation on the field.
Extracurriculars: Strixhaven Show Band Association
Job: Strixhaven Stadium groundskeeper
Bond Boon: Out of respect for Aurora, fellow campus musicians will cover your
, Aurora is often found at Bow’s End Tavern performing beautiful dirges on the hurdy-gurdy for the assembled patrons. Aurora is also a member of the Strixhaven Show Band Association, though she believes
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Running the Siege You have a few options on how to run the battle. Consider the following: You can treat each defender and orc as an individual, and run the combat as a long, complex encounter. If
the blast of a horn, they all rush the structures simultaneously. The battle is on. The war band includes forty orcs led by a lone orog and his second-in-command, an orc Eye of Gruumsh. When the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Haunted Keeps In the southwestern Sumber Hills stand four ruined keeps built centuries ago by a band of adventurers, the Knights of the Silver Horn. According to most locals, these crumbling stone
the Feathergale Knights. These “knights” affect a dashing image and are given to drinking, singing, wearing fashionable clothing, and general revelry. The club is a cover for the Cult of the Howling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
fearsome combatant when her ire is up, Holga wields anything that comes to hand—from weapons to snacks. Her unwavering loyalty makes her a fierce defender of allies, particularly her best friend
, Edgin. After Holga was exiled from her clan, she wandered unmoored and craving connection. Now that she has forged a new home with Edgin and his band of thieves, she won’t lose another family without a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Bandit Attack Bandits watch for an opportunity to waylay caravans. When the characters stop for their first night, a large gang of outlaws closes in to try its luck. The band is made up of sixteen
. They use the light of the burning wagon to target individuals. The bandits prefer to harry the caravan from cover and mount an attack once the defenders are weakened. None of the bandits is willing to die. They retreat so they can attack the caravan again later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
maps of their Bastions (see “Bastion Map” earlier in this chapter).
Attack A hostile force attacks your Bastion but is defeated. Roll 6d6; for each die that rolls a 1, one Bastion Defender dies
celebration, fund the research of a powerful spellcaster, or appease a domineering noble. Work with the DM to determine the details. If you seize the opportunity, you must pay 500 GP to cover costs. In
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
chief can plan where to send raiders next.
The territory that orc war parties cover can extend for many miles around the lair, and any encampment or settlement of elves, dwarves, or humans in that
rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
3. Parlor Dozens of faded portraits cover this parlor’s walls, the subjects’ eyes fixed on a circular table that bears an ornate spirit board. A wide mirror hangs over a tall fireplace set in the
these books gains advantage on their next Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check related to the undead or the history of the House of Lament. These books can also be used to identify the Mark of the Raven, the symbol of the god Ezra, and the symbol of the priests of Osybus (see chapter 3).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
about it. A legend lore spell provides no clues as to its origin, since the coin isn’t legendary. Any character who has a background, a bond, or a flaw related to gambling or festhalls knows that the
, and bribe local guilds for information. A character must spend a certain amount of gold per day to cover expenses. After 1d4 + 1 days, the character can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check. On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and recently established as a medical doctor, Rudolph ran afoul of the Radanaviches, a family using Vistani traditions as a cover for brigandage. When the doctor refused to treat one of the family’s
mortally ill members, the group’s leader, Irena Radanavich, ordered her band to kidnap Rudolph’s son and then sold the young man to the vampire Baron Metus. Rudolph pursued the Radanaviches, shattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
not be related.
7 In Good Mead, the town speaker was recently killed by a nine-foot-tall giant. Rumor has it the giant stole a shipment of honey mead, without which a handful of taverns in Ten
probably use some help.
9 In Targos, a band of adventurers is planning an expedition up the side of Kelvin’s Cairn, hoping to find Oyaminartok, a goliath lycanthrope who can transform into a polar bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
add more detail to this friendly character and establish how your friendship began. 51–70 You spent time working in a job related to your background. Start the game with an extra 2d6 gp. 71–75 You met
your DM to come up with the reason for the battle and the factions involved. It might have been a small conflict between your community and a band of orcs, or it could have been a major battle in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
throw this card to an unoccupied space on the ground within 60 feet of yourself while speaking a command word, whereupon the card magically transforms into a deck defender (see chapter 9 for its stat
block) for up to 1 minute or until you use an action to speak the command word again, whereupon it transforms back into a card. The deck defender obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
duties related to that rank, and all are expected to sacrifice themselves to protect the colony’s choldriths. Every chitine has spinnerets and slowly produces webbing that is used to build floors, walls
traps and cover them with fragile webbing disguised with loose dirt to appear as a solid surface. Chitine
Small Monstrosity, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 14 (hide armor)
Hit Points 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
without bothering to cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu (appears in this book) on the Material Plane. While many of the
, torture, and kill. Creatures who venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
research here. Books. The books in this room cover topics related to alchemy, geometry, and metallurgy. They are hard to parse, and none of them are valuable to the characters. Iron Tome. The open tome
leather-bound books line stone shelves carved into the walls of this underground library. A tome with an iron-plated cover lies open on a table near the north wall.
The nothic occasionally performs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zariel Keep wasting my time with your pointless words and die, or join my war band and live. Choose swiftly. I have a plane to conquer.
— Zariel addressing emissaries from Dis
Zariel was once an
most prevalent theory holds that her confinement is related to the end of the long war between the dragons and giants, that she was sequestered here by means of a mighty curse levied by a forgotten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
additional encounter also provides a sense of the wider scope of the setting. Monstrous Uprising A charismatic half-red dragon veteran leads a band of 21 kobolds and 7 lizardfolk, taking advantage of
Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
order and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Religious Order Member Roles Role Backgrounds Councilor Acolyte, Folk Hero, Hermit, Sage, Urchin Defender Acolyte, Criminal, Folk Hero
serve your deity. Religious Order Quests d6 Quest 1 Safe Escape. A band of the faithful wandered into territory hostile to your order. You must find them and escort them to safety. 2 Relic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
additional encounter also provides a sense of the wider scope of the setting. Monstrous Uprising A charismatic half-red dragon veteran leads a band of 21 kobolds and 7 lizardfolk, taking advantage of
Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that protected ancient elven cities. It has since been expanded to cover all manner of similar protections, from the immense floating cities of fallen Netheril to the wards of Silverymoon to the
Glaurach, Myth Nantar, and others) has, or had, a mythal protecting it. The ruins of such places are certain to have unpredictable effects related to their damaged or destroyed mythals. WEAVE-AFFECTING
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Dragon Queen live in hidden communities across Krynn, avoiding the eyes of their creator and her minions. Distantly related to oni, ogres, and other giant folk, irda have shimmering skin that ranges
targeted by an attack, the veil keeper surrounds the creature with illusory mist, granting the creature half cover until the start of the veil keeper’s next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Wailing Battlefield This location is presented on map 8.8. Mike Schley Map 8.8: Wailing Battlefield View Player Version Crumbled remnants of an old battlefield cover the top and sides of this
locations other than the pyramid and the windmill hold anything of value. Fleeing Mezzoloths. A band of mezzoloths fled their leader in the Briny Maze and came to the Endless Void. They settled on this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
remains until the battle ends. Wall and Cart. Both the stone walls and the supply cart are difficult terrain. They grant half cover to creatures behind them. High Hill Battlefield Events During this
formidable battleaxe leads a band of mercenaries through the chaos. He cuts through the few remaining members of Vogler’s militia as he draws closer.
The half-ogre Gragonis emerges at the west edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this strange lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally taken its toll? In reality, a band of duergar thieves posing as merchants recently stole Azrok’s dagger of blindsight and fled
cover up her husband’s blindness, but her efforts were undone by a mind flayer acting as Skullport’s ambassador. This mind flayer secretly implanted intellect devourers in the skulls of several goblins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
! I’m a free spirit!” Convincing the statue that its work on campus is important and it should wear the band requires an action and a successful DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check. The statue is one of the
to 10 hit points or fewer, it tries to flee. Treasure. Herbalism supplies cover a heavy table inside this hut—enough to assemble one herbalism kit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
find a map either related to your current mission or inspiring a new one. On a success, you find a map with a prominent landmark. The map has information on the natural terrain within one mile of the
advantage on Intelligence or Wisdom checks related to geographical features or locations.
CARTOGRAPHER’S MAP CASE
Greater Tale of Safe Travel Also at rank 4, your Tale of Safe Travel feature can now span
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
home. Many take part in work near and under the water that other peoples are ill-suited to, but increasingly tritons find work not related to the sea, with triton restaurants, chemists, and members of
the Reverent Army being increasingly common. Meletis maintains a fragile peace with centaurs of the Lagonna band, engaging in regular trade. It’s not uncommon for small groups of centaurs to set up






