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Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies

a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this way might find that the head will emit a shout when an enemy gets too close (in the fashion of an alarm

Special Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Special Traits A cambion descended from a demon can have the special traits conferred to that demon’s cultists, as described in the demon’s boon section. Few demons consort with mortals, and those

unborn child, yielding a cult champion who can wield special abilities; a cambion linked to Orcus replaces Fiendish Charm with Spawn of the Grave, and one linked to Baphomet replaces it with Horned

Larine Arneza

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

working on a solo synchronized swimming routine that replaces the other students with a shoal of fish. Rehearsals aren’t going well. As an employee of the Strixhaven Performing Arts Society, Larine is

Performing Arts Society ticket taker Bond Boon: Larine is an expert at creating stylized distractions. If you want to slip away unnoticed from anywhere on campus, Larine or her club members help you escape. Bond Bane: You are offered the worst tickets to performances, if any at all.

Demonic Boons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

is of the same level as the spell it replaces. A typical demon can impart boons to a number of creatures equal to the demon’s number of Hit Dice. In contrast, demon lords have no limit on the number

of creatures that can receive their boons. Boons from demons are fickle gifts. They remain in place only as long as the demon is pleased. Accepting such a boon is a damning act that corrupts the soul

Quest for the Giant Relics

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

depicting the giant lord associated with that relic (see the Lost Giant Relics table) protrudes from one of the chamber’s five bare walls. For example, if the characters offer up the cracked horn found

under the altar at Beorunna’s Well and the mithral spear tip found under the altar at Flint Rock, bas-reliefs of Thane Kayalithica and Countess Sansuri appear, leaving three walls bare. The giant bas

Shadow Crossing

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

, with a matching burial site situated in the middle of a large necropolis full of open graves, tilted headstones worn bare of inscriptions, and plundered mausoleums. The necropolis, which is roughly

a curse prevents them from leaving the place. Characters who defeat these creatures are free to continue their exploration of the Shadowfell, having survived their first brush with death in this ghastly realm.

Ground Floor

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

corridor leads into the west wing of the house. The walls are bare and bits of smashed furniture lie upon the floor. Ahead of you, another corridor leads toward the rear of the house. A staircase on

patio, the paving cracked and overrun with weeds. Other than a pile of refuse in the southeast corner, the room is bare. A secret trapdoor in the northern half of the room leads to the cellar (area 21

Yeenoghu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

continue to pursue his horrid, apocalyptic vision of a world transformed into a barren, empty ruin, with only the decaying corpses of the last few surviving gnolls left to mark its passing. As creatures

, and I knew it could never be sated. Yet I felt driven to feed my lord. I killed and devoured a goat while linked to the gnoll’s mind. I had set aside a knife for the deed but killed it with my bare

Meeting Kwalish

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

bit of special material to fuel his experiments and continue his work — a piece of the characters’ souls, extracted by his machinery. With a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check made to

additional boon to any interested character, granting the use of his laboratory to craft or summon any item or creature they desire (within any limits you set). However, the price for this service is one

Wailing Battlefield

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

be heard everywhere on the battlefield, but they have no source. Crumbling buildings, bare trees, blast craters, and jumbles of bones around spears and swords indicate an immense battle. None of the

Briny Maze. Resignation Tendered. Unwilling to continue these dangerous forays, Nellik and her mezzoloths fled while Ashripask slept. They fled in a direction Ashripask wouldn’t expect: into the Briny

Ataaz Muhahah

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

successful DC 5 Intelligence check. If it’s not cleaned first, the DC increases to 10. If it’s cleaned by scraping with bare hands, the golem interprets that as tracing the maze incorrectly and

that it has advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks to resist being pushed. It doesn’t pursue enemies off the bridge unless they continue using ranged attacks or spells against it after retreating. The

Random Encounters

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

encounter. This table replaces the random encounter tables in chapter 2 for as long as the party remains in the Labyrinth. RANDOM ENCOUNTER LOCATIONS Random encounters in the Labyrinth take place in one

, the earth has shifted horizontally, creating tunnels that end suddenly only to continue hundreds of feet away. Any rift the characters encounter has a 75 percent chance of featuring a bridge or

Bugbears

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul

heads of leaders and mighty opponents are particularly sacred, and offering up such a trophy can provide a bugbear gang with a special boon. A gang that gains the favor of Hruggek and Grankhul in this

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the stat block of the chosen form. Other effects, such as other spells, still exist. What kinds of

enhanced with Shillelagh just as it is for a normal one. Do the effects of Storm of Vengeance stack? Or do the effects change each turn? In the spell Storm of Vengeance, each new effect replaces the

Meeting the Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

has no idea. (He is wrong, but Runara finds the situation amusing and lets Mumpo continue to believe in her ignorance.) Myla (lawful good kobold tinkerer ) is a winged kobold whose brothers, Mek and

of which runs across her left eye, which is milky and blind. An elegant prosthetic made from wood and metal replaces her right leg below the knee. Varnoth was a feared general at the head of a

Mountain Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

mountains and succeed on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check, the soldiers invite the characters to camp with them for the night. On a failed check, the soldiers dismiss the characters and continue their

lands on a rocky outcropping and engages them in conversation. If the characters offend the dragon, she falls on them with bare fangs and sharp claws. What Berythrach Knows. Berythrach knows the

Orolunga

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

feet as difficult terrain. After 10 feet, they begin getting scratched by thorns. If they continue, they take 1 slashing damage per foot climbed. After 20 feet, that increases to 2 slashing damage per

same room, but as it was centuries ago. They can enter the naga’s presence once. Someone who leaves and comes back in sees only the bare room. Read the following to players whose characters find

Fortress Level 1

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

forced open by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. Once the characters are inside, read the following: You see a bare, spartan room. Ahead, a short corridor off the

. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

end that spell, so you might not want to take them and keep the spell going instead, so as to continue benefiting from the cold damage it delivers. How does barkskin work with shields, cover, and

effects of polymorph have other spell effects on them, or are those game statistics also replaced by the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the

Holrow Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

papers and a journal; a bookshelf with books, beakers, and jars of mosses and bark; and a few decorative items along the walls. Two wooden chairs face a small, bare table. Characters who approach the

a green rind, and has doubled in size—is the salable cheese perfect for Kaga’s Stumblenoodles recipe. This is the only one that will grant a magical boon when made into a dish. 8: Storage Room This

Spaceship Locations, Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

: Dangerous Animals Exhibit (Violet) Bare fence posts line this spacious menagerie, as if to support a wide enclosure. Five small, many-legged badgers with golden fur romp amid the foliage. This former

return the lift to the level above. S55: Deadly Reptiles Exhibit (Violet) This menagerie is overgrown with vegetation. Bare fence posts spark intermittently with electrical arcs, marking the outlines of

Crushing Wave Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

powers of ice and cold. To gain the frigid power of elemental water, the shiver removes one eye and replaces it with a frosty white orb that can blast foes with an icy ray. When the orb isn’t in use, the

spells, up to 3rd level, without using components or a spell slot. He can’t cast the same spell two rounds in a row, but he can continue to concentrate on a spell he previously cast using a lair

The Mountain Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

dwarven path ascends to a cleft in the hillside and ends at the front door of Khundrukar. The path climbs up one last steep switchback toward a bare shoulder of rock. The hillside rises steeply on your

. The orcs in area 4 continue to fire at characters in areas 1 and 2. One orc from area 4 moves through the secret door leading to area 3, intending to close and bar the double doors leading to area 2

House of Cards Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

a boon to one character who answers a question truthfully. The hags are indifferent to the characters and attack only in self-defense. 10a: Future. The future fate hag appears as an older woman. The

beasts in area 7 or the spies in area 15) here to attack them. Treasure. If the characters continue to trade riddles with Bindle, answering at least one of his own while also asking one or more, the

Areas of the Earth Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Urnrayle replaces the guards in a few hours with the cultists from area B14. In a few days, he augments this force with two ogres. B5. East Guardroom The crumbling masonry in this old guardroom

cult. Southwest Tunnel. This corridor connects to area E30 in the Temple of Eternal Flame. Development If the ogres are defeated, Marlos Urnrayle replaces them with an earth elemental myrmidon (see

Monastery Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

a small trunk at the foot of the bed. A small table and several wooden chairs stand in the middle of the room near an iron stove. Five of the bunks are bare, but three are comfortably made up with

stairs descend ten feet to a landing, turn, and continue to descend beyond your sight. Several large buckets are stacked unevenly on the landing. To the north, a staircase descends ten feet to a door

Keep Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the castle gatehouse consists of a small courtyard of bare dirt and tufts of wiry grass. A stable stands to the east, the gatehouse to the west, and the main yard of the castle lies to the north. The

ghoul succeeds on a DC 20 Strength check, the boat capsizes. Some might continue to try to tip the boat later in the battle.

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

hall are scorched. Cracks in the panels reveal bare stone. Three mystic circles have been scribed in the floor, each edged with rough runes. Locked Doors. These steel double doors are locked. Tarul

1d4 rounds. A dispel magic spell cast on the orb suppresses the magic for 1 hour. In both cases, the character doesn’t know how long the suppression might last. The circles continue to glow at random

Delphi Mansion Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

save for two small, bare tables standing against the west wall and an ornate rug in front of the window. Resting next to the rug is a wooden candlestick holding the melted stump of a red candle. A long

headless body. The Celestial Codex On each of his turns in combat, Markos defends himself while taking a bonus action to continue the ritual. If he’s able to take this bonus action three more times

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

accounting, brewing, and medicine, are allowed to continue plying their trades. Skilled slaves receive better treatment, at least in the sense that an owner uses less force with a delicate tool, but as

their group. The might of a human who hunts polar bears bare-handed as frost giants do, or who wrestles a frost giant into submission, can’t be denied. Such a human could never become the chieftain of

Maelstrom Level 2

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

Neri is returned to life, she replaces Iymrith as Serissa’s advisor, and Serissa rewards the characters by giving them the magic items in the sea chest in the royal treasury (area 16). Queen Neri, like

Stronmaus, god of storm giants, standing in the middle of the room. Stronmaus looks like an imperious, bare-chested storm giant with a foamy beard, a sharp trident, and a lower body transformed into a great

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Bare counters line the walls, and a few metallic trays are scattered about. Along one wall are several metal boxes, each of which has a tinted-glass door and a dial. Toward the back of the room, a

. On a failed check, the robots continue their assault. S26a: Detention Cells. This room contains six containment cells, each protected by a permanent Wall of Force spell. The spell can be disabled or

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