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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
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No
creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
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I
Geryon
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed.
Teleport. Geryon magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing and carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can
recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils
Geryon (Summoner Variant)
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed.
Teleport. Geryon magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing and carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can
ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils and minotaur slaves he
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win.
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A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well protected that its inner defenses have never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit
replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair
Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit
competent replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair
Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Hadozee Bard Illustration (p. 13) The illustration of the hadozee bard has been removed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Tyar-Besil’s main entrance, a well-fortified gate complex with barracks, guardrooms, armories, and stables. Enemies that managed to fight their way down the Ancient Stair from the surface above were
stopped in their tracks by the daunting defenses of the gate quarter. More than one reckless attack by orcs, trolls, or giants was driven back from the gate. In time, those savage foes found other ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
hanging from their necks, and their hands glow with divine magic. On the opposite side of camp, a human woman pores over a spellbook.
The archaeologists are investigating the ancient complex in
which a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts waits. The characters can chat with the archaeologists to learn about the complex and ask to borrow magic items to aid their quest. Laysa’s Goals At camp, Laysa is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Wards Numerous magical defenses protect the library. The most innocuous include wards to protect the library’s books from mold, weevils, and other threats. Other protections are more dramatic, as
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Basidia’s Aid As the characters approach the center of Araumycos’s great cavern complex, Basidia meets them with a small detachment of loyal myconids. The myconid sovereign explains that it can
Araumycos. Basidia’s rapport spores help facilitate the process, but Araumycos’s sleeping mind isn’t in full control of the defenses of its body, and might interpret the characters’ presence as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
slip and fall prone. The viscous fluid coats their hands, imposing disadvantage on their next weapon attack roll. This fluid can be removed by using an action to scrape off the character's hands
move quickly along the ground and walls. Objectives/Goals These creatures immediately fled the chamber with the illithids and started exploring the complex, until they became trapped here. Natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
knight only serves creatures it chooses to obey. Fheralai Stormsworn appeased it by using a kidnapped bard to sing it songs from its homeland. If the bard stops singing against Emberlost’s will or is
removed from the vessel, the dreadnaught shunts itself angrily from the rocks and withdraws to sea. At your discretion, the haunted soul of the death knight could be won over, using other means (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
40. Dragon Breath When the party reaches the bottom of the stairs, read: A staircase leads upward into the gloom. It seems as though you have found the entrance to another layer within the complex
head of the steps. The statue has the statistics, defenses, and traits of a stone golem, but it has no action options. As soon as it stops after emerging, it opens its mouth and breathes a gust of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
enough for Miska to exit, so Miska is widening it. If he can break free, he can join the battle his forces are engaged in and revel in chaos once again. If the rod is removed or knocked aside, the seal
. Miska’s other spyder-fiends (see appendix A) defend him and implement the demon lord’s complex strategies. Yet Miska’s position is precarious. While he’s a cunning general, he’s unable to command his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
in a secret vault. As a security precaution, he arranged for all knowledge of the vault’s location and defenses to be magically erased from his mind and the minds of his subordinates. The wizard who
power to prevent other dragons from entering the city. In exchange for the staff, Aurinax promised to guard the gold until such time as Neverember or his appointed vassals removed it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mirage Arcane Level 7 Illusion (Bard, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Sight
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 days
You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square look, sound
impede movement through the area. Any piece of the illusory terrain (such as a rock or stick) that is removed from the spell’s area disappears immediately. Creatures with Truesight can see through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mirage Arcane Level 7 Illusion (Bard, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Sight
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 days
You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square look, sound
impede movement through the area. Any piece of the illusory terrain (such as a rock or stick) that is removed from the spell’s area disappears immediately. Creatures with Truesight can see through the
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors.
As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Mansion Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 Minute
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature door worth 15+ GP)
Duration: 24 Hours
You conjure
this spell dissipate into smoke if removed from it. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You determine the appearance of these servants and their attire. They are invulnerable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Mansion Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature door worth 15+ GP)
Duration: 24 hours
You conjure
this spell dissipate into smoke if removed from it. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You determine the appearance of these servants and their attire. They are invulnerable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them. Silverquill Professor of Shadow
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with
Apprentice Silverquill Apprentice
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2
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
easily defeat twice their number of commoners, but with the defenses available to the ranchers, the odds improve considerably. The ranchers don’t have to defeat the orcs outright. They just have to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
removed in this way falls under a curse. While so cursed, whenever the character drops to 0 hit points, they are treated as if they had already failed one death saving throw. This curse can be removed only
throughout the lab can access the armor’s controls given enough time. Even after accessing the controls, though, no one can approach the armor without setting off its automatic defenses. See the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
capability. The goal of the adventure is to remove the psychic lock, which might take the form of a complex trap or maze in the dream. The actual objective of the adventure lies in Dal Quor. The
consequence. Of course, characters who are mere figments of a dreamer’s imagination are simply removed from the dream. But a character dies while actually dreaming, the character receives no benefit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
reinforce the defenses in the complex (see area 5 and area 14). Captured orcs can describe in some detail the general arrangement of the Mountain Door. They don’t know anything about the rest of the
Mountain Door, the orc army burrowed into the hillside to circumvent the dwarven defenses. The tunnel is still passable, but its entrance is choked with brush and debris. If the characters enter this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
usually end a fight quickly.
3 You fight with your off hand at the start of a battle, so that your opponent sets their defenses and attacks to one side. Then you quickly switch hands at the most
you’ll take that risk. If you had to choose between entering a battle without your favorite combat gear or without the party’s bard, Singy McLuteface can sit this one out. You and your equipment have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Even if would-be thieves could get around the defenses, they would have figure out how to navigate the complex classification system that marks the precise location of each bit of paperwork stored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into the lake. That water is now frozen solid, creating a floor of ice several feet thick. The fishers entered the cave complex by this route, as evidenced by tracks in the snow that clings to the ice
musings about the cave complex. Characters who examine the pages find a couple of noteworthy passages: “These caves are sacred to the frost giants. The carvings on the wall suggest that the giants came
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. If an enemy force does approach, though, these barriers do a good job of delaying any incursion until the goblinoids can rally their defenses. Inside the surrounding bulwark, the goblinoids all have
upon spikes, their eyelids removed and mouths open. These honor the bugbears’ deities, Hruggek and Grankhul, and their separate but subordinate positions in Maglubiyet’s rule.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Barbarian Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets
Bard Lute case
Cleric Hollowed-out holy tome
Druid Made from natural, organic, locally sourced woven fibers
Fighter A
betrayed by your adventuring party before, and there’s no way now that you’ll trust anyone else to hold on to the loot
3 Once, through a series of increasingly complex negotiations, you traded a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devils and
maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage it takes. If its hit point maximum drops to 0, it dies. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed.
Teleport. Geryon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0
). Geryon makes one Stinger attack.
Geryon’s Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the icy center of Stygia. He roams the passages, spitting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
–18 Neutral evil 19–20 Chaotic evil NPC Class d20 Class 1 Barbarian 2 Bard 3–4 Cleric 5 Druid 6–7 Fighter 8 Monk 9 Paladin 10 Ranger 11–14 Rogue 15 Sorcerer 16 Warlock 17–20 Wizard Dungeon
, such as a wizard, vampire, or dragon, and it is larger and more complex than a simple lair. Temple or Shrine. This dungeon is consecrated to a deity or other planar entity. The entity’s worshipers