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The Korolnor Scepter is one of ten Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, forged by the dwarven gods and given to the ruling houses of the ancient dwarven empire. The Korolnor Scepter’s location was
unknown for the longest time until a storm giant queen, Neri, found it in a barnacle-covered shipwreck at the bottom of the Trackless Sea. The Ruling Scepters are all roughly the same size and shape, but
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
with one of the Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, which she had found in a wreck at the bottom of the Trackless Sea. Only a creature attuned to a Ruling Scepter and in possession of it can harness the powers
from challenging or threatening Hekaton’s leadership.
Any creature not attuned to a Ruling Scepter who sits on the throne is paralyzed and encased in a magical force field. While encased, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
connection to Lolth, which gives them divine magic. They also make up the ruling caste of most chitine colonies. A colony can support numerous choldriths, who serve as commanders, priests, and
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The dagger lasts for 1 minute. As a bonus action on later turns, the choldrith can move the dagger up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against one creature within 5 feet of the dagger.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Korolnor Scepter Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement) The Korolnor Scepter is one of ten Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, forged by the dwarven gods and given to the ruling houses of the
Ruling Scepters are all roughly the same size and shape, but their materials and properties vary. The Korolnor Scepter is a tapered mithral rod as thick and long as a dwarf’s forearm, with a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
The Role of Rules Why even have a column like Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The game’s rules
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Staff of Ruling Staff, Rare (Requires Attunement) An ornate carving of a serpent adorned with a coursing river spirals down the length of this red-and-gold staff. While you’re holding it, you can use
in an unoccupied space you can see within 60 feet of yourself. You concentrate on this orb as if concentrating on a spell. As a bonus action, you can move the orb up to 20 feet in any direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
The Role of Rules Why even have Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The game’s rules are meant to
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
further than any of his predecessors. He was paranoid of grave robbers, believing that if his tomb were plundered, it would bar his passage to paradise. To safeguard his treasures, Amun Sa commissioned a
people and cursed them, holding high his two royal implements—the Staff of Ruling (see appendix A) and the star-gem of Mo-Pelar (a Gem of Seeing). He invoked the gods and decreed that if his people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gnoll Pack Lord The alpha of a gnoll pack is the pack lord, ruling by might and cunning. A pack lord earns the best of a gnoll pack’s spoils, food, valuable trinkets, and magic items. It ornaments
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Gnoll
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Rampage. When the gnoll reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll can take a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
whatever emotion she chooses to evoke. Belial, meanwhile, doesn’t attempt to sway others with his interpersonal skills and focuses on the duties of ruling a layer of the Nine Hells. The two seem to hate and
Belial, but his contingency plans rescue him from possible disaster. Other devils might gain a brief advantage over the two lords because of their infighting, but whenever any true threat to their rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
other creatures (ogres and trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them through brute strength, insults, and superstition. Iron Token An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. The annis makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
born with a mystical connection to Lolth, which gives them divine magic. They also make up the ruling caste of most chitine colonies. A colony can support numerous choldriths, who serve as commanders
Perception 12
Languages Undercommon
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fey Ancestry. The choldrith has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the choldrith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dracohydra I once spent months trying to teach a dracohydra to perform a sixteen-bar, five-part harmony. The singing didn’t take, but the image of all its heads wearing the little hats and mustaches
Perception 19
Languages understands Draconic but can’t speak
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Multiple Heads. The dracohydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the dracohydra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Bloody Knives confront Astarion and the characters near the bar (area R2a) and begin combat. These include the leaders Bretta and Sorven (Medium, Neutral Evil Bandit Captains) and their lackeys
fall. Conclusion. If Astarion survives the adventure, each character earns a bonus 400 XP. Once the characters are at least level 4, consider running an encounter with Violet (Medium Vampire Spawn)and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
” lurking among the crowd. Astarion suspects trouble and asks the characters to help protect him. Encounters The adventure consists of these encounters. Surrounded. While sitting at the bar (area R2a
escapes. Conclusion. If Astarion escapes, he rewards the characters with a Manual of Gainful Exercise, and each character also earns a bonus 4,700 XP. If the characters are killed or knocked unconscious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
when one will do. He has a dark sense of humor and spares no pity on those who take the risk of entering Undermountain. He keeps Grimvault, his magic greatsword, within reach under the bar, and can
, using the slot level, spell save DC, attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the caster.
Actions
Multiattack. Durnan makes four melee weapon attacks.
Grimvault. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
) aren’t the only inhabitants of this room. As a bonus action on his turn, Blagothkus can summon an air elemental that’s been magically bound to the room. The elemental follows the giant’s commands but
gp total). One of the chests also contains a bag of holding, four bars of solid gold (worth 1,000 gp each), and forty bars of solid silver (worth 100 gp each). Each bar weighs approximately 5 pounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
inhabitants of this room. As a bonus action on his turn, Blagothkus can summon an air elemental that’s been magically bound to the room. The elemental follows the giant’s commands but cannot leave the
the chests also contains a bag of holding, four bars of solid gold (worth 1,000 gp each), and forty bars of solid silver (worth 100 gp each). Each bar weighs approximately 5 pounds. Developments If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. To either side on the lintel of the door are barely discernible scratches, and brown stains stipple the wall and floor.
Northern Door. Even after the bar is removed, the false door will not open. It
room beyond, fire. Two are aimed toward each door, and the last is aimed down the center of the two doors. The crossbows have a +6 bonus to hit, and each deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
shield is taken down from the wall, that act releases a spear trap that fires straight ahead to a range of 60 feet. The spear has a +10 bonus to hit and deals 10 (3d6) piercing damage on a hit. The trap
, with his shield; AC 16 without it). At his hip is his +2 longsword. The jarl has a +14 bonus to hit with the weapon and deals 23 (3d8 + 10) slashing damage on a hit. In his hand is a platinum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
seconds. C4: Captain’s Quarters The door to the captain’s quarters is barricaded from the inside, though the heavy wooden bar blocking the door is half rotten. A character who tries to force the door
neighbors. A character who lifts the floorboard triggers a trap: a tiny dart shoots up, making an attack against the character. Its attack bonus is +5. If it hits, it deals 2 (1d4) piercing damage, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Removing an iron bar takes an action. X3: Arrow Slit Hallway A narrow hallway lined with arrow slits stretches north and south, opening into brightly lit chambers at each end.
This area once
grants a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls. However, if its wielder rolls a 1 on a spell attack roll while using it as a focus, the chunk shatters and the creature takes 10 (3d6) thunder damage. Giant’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(proceed with “Agents of Order”). Agents of Order Aristimus (lawful neutral githzerai futurist; see Morte’s Planar Parade) is the captain of Automata’s guards and a member of the town’s ruling body, the
logbook, and I’ll see to it that you can use the gate as you require. And if you bring Beltha in, I’ll throw in a bonus.”
Aristimus can also offer the following information: Beltha is a githzerai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
behind a bar? Now you notice the drunk ogre sleeping in the corner… if he wakes up, this could get ugly. Player Characters Are Remarkable. Eberron is a world in need of heroes. Lingering tensions of
attacks, essentially getting a free Disengage action.
Environmental elements are always optional and largely cosmetic. As a DM, you don’t have to grant a bonus for every use of an element. But presenting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
judges, lawyers, and legislators, the Fraternity of Order abides by the letter of the law—and exploits it to further their interests. Dispassionate and impartial, Guvners run the city courts, ruling on
steal the weapons within. Heavy metal gates bar its few windows, and a relief of a menacing horned skull—the faction’s symbol—hangs over its main entrance within. Day and night, the Armory’s chimneys
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bar. The barkeep is Squid (N male half-elf commoner), so-called by the locals because of a squid-shaped birthmark on his face. If the characters ask Squid about Oppal by name, or about any
she calls Piercer, which grants her a +1 bonus to her attack and damage rolls. Moguhl flees before the adventurers can kill or capture her, using her Shapechanger trait to escape or to slip her bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
revere Silvanus, Malar, and occasionally Selûne. Given the Dambrathans’ history of domination by the Crinti, a ruling caste of half-drow, it is no surprise that they reserve their greatest hatred for
enacted by regional tharchions and bureaucrats, leaving the ruling Red Wizards to focus on magical study and more important arcane matters. For a time, living mages couldn’t hope to advance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Even though they are conjoined, the brain in a jar and the helmed horror roll initiative separately and attack as separate creatures. The brain can detach from the helmed horror as a bonus action
and his guests used to produce food and drink. Y19h. Members’ Bar These rooms are affected by the same illusion that conceals the true nature of the ballroom (area Y19b). If that illusion hasn’t been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and titled “The Patriars.”
10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar
-Calishite kingpin, Rilsa Rael, naturally objects to this insult, and each night residents bar their doors tight as a turf war of thugs and thieves rages across their rooftops. Among Little Calimshan’s most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar. They ineffectually try to start a fight with the party, then apologize and wander off
Pashas seeks to oust Guild agents from Little Calimshan’s underworld. The Guild’s popular kingpin, Rilsa Rael, naturally objects to this insult, and each night residents bar their doors tight as a turf war
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. He has a Strength score of 18, which gives him a +4 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls with his
moldy trapdoor in this area leads down into the cargo hold. It can be easily spotted (no check required). A bar has been inserted through a set of rusted brackets to keep it shut. The cultists used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Masked Lords of Waterdeep — rulers who convene in secret and whose identities are largely unknown. The public face of this ruling body is the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The current Open Lord, Lady Laeral
looms atop a hill. Womforders lock and bar their doors and shutter their windows at night, for fear of the so-called Womford Bat, a nocturnal predator that snatches folk it can catch outside after dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
from area G10 is difficult, as the door is barred. A character can remove the bar from the other side by succeeding on a DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, or by succeeding on a DC 21 Strength
(Athletics) check to shove the door hard enough to break the bar. Qunbraxel rightly believes a passage to Talhundereth is behind the door, so the mind flayer sent grimlocks to investigate. The door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the following changes: A thunderbeast skeleton can attack with its bite instead of its tail. Its bite attack has a +7 bonus to hit, has a reach of 5 feet, and deals 18 (4d6 + 4) piercing damage on a hit
great expense), and that achievement bodes well for Neverwinter’s future. Dagult Neverember is the Lord Protector of Neverwinter, ruling in the absence of a true heir to Neverwinter’s crown. At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
it is subjected to one attack at a +6 bonus to hit, dealing 11 (2d10) piercing damage on a hit. 2. Grand Hall Two ettins are always in the hall that runs east–west off the entry passage, using their
opened without the key, a blade springs from the lid and chops down at one target, with a +11 bonus to hit and dealing 13 (3d8) slashing damage on a hit. With a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception