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Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
energy when the throne’s powers are activated.
After the fall of Shanatar, the Wyrmskull Throne fell into the clutches of less honorable creatures. A band of adventurers wrested the throne from
breaking at least five Ruling Scepters of Shanatar simultaneously on it. This fact has never been recorded or sung of among the dwarves or any bards or storytellers, and it can’t be discovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Band Irina Nordsol A small band of hill giants hunts
across a ruin-studded landscape
The giants most commonly encountered in the world are bands of two to four who are united by a common
the service of a god (whether a member of the Ordning or an interloper god) and pursuing that god’s interests in the world. A band could also be a group of young giants who want to experience the
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in the region, they’re not unheard of, and the skeleton is a well-liked member of the community. Rufina is neutral good and uses the commoner stat block, but is Undead and doesn’t require air, food
Rufina or the other villagers: Paloma is seen as a hero by the poor. Her band raids the estates and caravans of corrupt landowners and shares the captured wealth with folk who need it. She initially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
a clue to its properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched inside the band, or a feathered design might hint that it’s a Ring of Feather Falling. Wearing or experimenting with an
item can also offer hints about its properties. In the specific case of Potions, a little taste is enough to tell the taster what a potion does. Other items might require more experimentation. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a clue to its properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched inside the band, or a feathered design might hint that it’s a Ring of Feather Falling. Wearing or experimenting with an
item can also offer hints about its properties. In the specific case of Potions, a little taste is enough to tell the taster what a potion does. Other items might require more experimentation. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or
Charisma to work in the service of the state. These characters often come from a noble background and bring proficiency in skills such as Intimidation and Persuasion to their work. Bards are natural fits in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. I heard a warlock sought to magically turn the last witherlings of a destroyed gnoll war band into his own strike force against foes. That worked well until
Gnolls A gnoll war band might include one or more of the special kinds of gnolls described in this section. When gnolls are weakened, they seek out isolated settlements, maim and disable its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
in a war band. In the vanguard, they creep around, picking off isolated opposition while clearing the way for the rest of the force to advance. Hunters are particularly skilled with the longbow, and
each other, perhaps to determine who rules a war band or because of extreme starvation. Even under ordinary circumstances, gnolls that are deprived of victims for too long struggle to control their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
communicate. It simply consumes any prey it finds, then continues its silent patrol. It can’t leave the Astral Plane, nor would it want to. Titans of the Chained God. Tharizdun, the Chained God, created astral
danger of becoming extinct anytime soon. Titanic Nature. Although it eats and sleeps if it so desires, an astral dreadnought doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Astral dreadnoughts exist for one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel
admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
captured foes as offerings.
4 Yetis keep a white dragon wyrmling chained near the entrance of their lair to discourage scavengers.
5 A well-meaning druid is trying to rear a white dragon
wyrmling as a guardian of nature, training the dragon to hunt only Monstrosities. But the wyrmling keeps attacking other creatures.
6 A band of ogres keeps a white dragon wyrmling caged near their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
against a god by mortals would require the assistance of at least one other god, and ideally more than one, to have any hope of success. A group of adventurers might try to convince a group of gods
to lend their aid against a god who has become a threat to the mortal world, hoping to get the gods to band together to restrain or punish the offender. Kruphix or Klothys might be able to force a god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
warforged corpse lies at the bottom of the pit, its head struck from its shoulders. Eleven other warforged in various states of disrepair sit chained together on the pit floor. Climbing the walls of
the pit doesn’t require an ability check. If the party does not intervene, the warforged laborers simply sit until release by Garra or another member of Daask. If the party frees them, the warforged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
during the Hiring Fair or the Shieldmeet festival, each summer at least one adventuring band seems to get its start in Yartar. Most fall into obscurity, but the Smiling Company — the still-active
portion of a larger band of warriors who gathered in Yartar nearly a decade ago — still enjoys moderate success, and makes annual contributions to the Happy Hall. Yartar is ruled by a Waterbaron who is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, an adult bronze dragon, is chained to the back wall and floor of this spacious, windowless cell. Two locked manacles bind the dragon’s hind legs, preventing him from moving more than a few feet in
Shape ability, and he can’t use his Frightful Presence ability while chained up. While he is muzzled, Felgolos can speak with some difficulty, but the range of his breath weapons is reduced to 5 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stench of animals. Three chained wolves snarl and rattle their chains as you approach the cave mouth. Each wolf’s chain leads to an iron rod driven into the base of a stalagmite.
The Cragmaws keep a
kennel of foul-tempered wolves they’re training for battle. Three wolves are chained to a single post. They can’t reach targets standing on the steps, but all three wolves attack any creature that moves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
well as a minotaur chained to the ground. The minotaur’s horns have been sawed off, and prolonged exposure to the troglodytes’ stench has rendered the minotaur immune to its effects. The spiders attack
(2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage on a hit. Its thick chains require a successful DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check to break, or they can be attacked. The chains have AC 19, 30 hit points, resistance to fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
fighting against a wicked power structure. Criminal syndicates with a heroic bent include the band of plucky outlaws who hijack taxes from the cruel baron and return them to the downtrodden and a hard
that require the combined skills of your team. 3 Gang Warfare. You ensure that no other crime syndicate gains a significant foothold in your territory. 4 Enforcement. You keep the corrupt, headstrong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from a ruler or council. 11 Help a villain find redemption. 12 Parley with a villain. 13 Smuggle weapons to rebel forces. 14 Stop a band of smugglers. 15 Gather intelligence on an enemy force. 16 Win a
have a chest of jewels stolen from the vampire centuries ago, and the characters can use the chest as bait to trap the villain. 4. Identify Important NPCs Many event-based adventures require a well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Chained to the statue’s pedestal is an emaciated, malformed creature with rubbery, purplish-gray flesh, a bulbous head with a metal plate bolted to it, and sinister eyes.
If Xardorok Sunblight (see
extinguish this fire, Xardorok loses his Psychic Conquest trait. The creature chained to the statue’s base is a mind flayer with 9 hit points and no armor (AC 11). Klondorn, the duergar priest (see area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Forbidden Lore of Ineffable Beings
When you choose this subclass, you might bind yourself to an unspeakable being from the Far Realm or an elder god—a being such as Tharizdun, the Chained God; Zargon
: Create Thrall When you cast Summon Aberration, you can modify it so that it doesn’t require Concentration. If you do so, the spell’s duration becomes 1 minute for that casting, and when summoned, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of the world and can communicate with other creatures. In extremely rare cases, groups of these creatures band together, creating colonies. These bonded mimics cooperate to create larger objects than
in the background of everything the creature hears for 1 hour, during which the creature has advantage on saving throws against spells. 7 The creature doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep for 1d4 days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
toward an underground river far below.
The Glitterhame is now home to a band of troglodytes, dangerous reptilian creatures that haunt underground places. The troglodytes and Great Ulfe’s tribe
weapon—a freshly captured giant subterranean lizard (see appendix B). Although the lizard is chained, it can attack anyone who comes within its reach. It strikes with its tail first, hoping to knock a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
do so. Portcullises. The gatehouse’s portcullises are so large that they each require two winches to operate, one on the second floor of each adjoining tower, and the two winches must be operated
doors at each end are readily visible from inside the hallway and don’t require an ability check to find. B13: Prison Cells The door to this chamber bolts from the outside. Inside, bundles of rags have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
floor. The first 40 feet of the climb require a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks, but after that, the DC is 15. Corpses. The bodies on the floor include a water cultist (the figure with the crab-shell
roll if its target is prone. Prisoners. Three captives are chained to the walls. Two are fire cultists, while the third is a riverboat crewman captured a few days ago by Crushing Wave river bandits. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Eliander uses this cell to conduct meetings that require the utmost secrecy. The jail is used to hold prisoners with sentences of up to a year, but those facing longer terms or sentenced to hard labor are
Saltmarsh. If news of an aberration reaches him, he hires adventurers to stalk and kill the creature. 30. Standing Stones Two enormous runestones stand on this island. In ages past, a siren was chained to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
xenophobic elves that claim this area don’t hesitate to discourage uninvited guests by any means necessary. A simple group of pilgrims might be scared off with some arrows, while a band of hunters or
lizards” they blame for their time of oppression in Abeir. Gilgeam wants nothing short of a complete return to Unther’s former glory. This achievement will require utterly destroying Tymanther, of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
chambers that protect the entrance to their realm. The place is still well fortified, even to this day. This former dwarven strongpoint is now occupied by a band of orc raiders, led by a fierce ogre who
require DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks. On a successful check, a character can move at half speed. On a failed check, a character makes no progress. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character