barking before down creatures realizes

Faithful Hound Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions. At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts

from it. The hound is invisible to all creatures except you and can't be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you

Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions. At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts

from it. The hound is invisible to all creatures except you and can't be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

near the center of the village is slightly larger than the others, and is home to the Ice Hunter chieftain, Barking Seal. A yurt standing apart from the rest of the shelters is home to the shaman

successful DC 10 Intelligence (Survival) check, a character examining the racks realizes that the village must produce far more food than the number of villagers alone would require. Villagers If the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs. — Volo Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a

a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the center of the village is slightly larger than the others, and is home to the Ice Hunter chieftain, Barking Seal. A yurt standing apart from the rest of the shelters is home to the shaman

successful DC 10 Intelligence (Survival) check, a character examining the racks realizes that the village must produce far more food than the number of villagers alone would require. Villagers If the

Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions. At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one

is invisible to all creatures except you and can’t be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you cast this spell

Time Gates' Environments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

that of the present day, often creating unusually colored fog, erratic rain, incongruous wind, or rainbows. Nature out of Time. Long-extinct creatures, such as Mammoths or Saber-Toothed Tigers

, wander the area. Other creatures in the area might be heavily evolved and strangely shaggy or oddly patterned. Alien Features. Potent temporal magic saturates colors and exaggerates the land’s physical

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

bend, smoke rises through the trees and shouts ring out. An overturned wagon lies in the road, and through the smoke you can see people being attacked by serpentine creatures wreathed in flame. Two

the characters defend the travelers, the Elemental creatures focus their attacks on the newcomers. The area within 25 feet of the overturned wagon is obscured by smoke, which can be dispersed by a

1. False Entrance Tunnel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

burned away for someone to be able to inspect the tunnel ceiling. Anyone who does so and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes that the ceiling is unstable and in danger of

false door, and the trap is triggered. Ceiling Trap. If the ceiling is prodded with any force, or if the doors are opened, the ceiling of the tunnel collapses. Creatures under the collapse must make

Horizon's Edge Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

studies the runes and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes their rotation marks out repeating 12-hour cycles, allowing visitors to keep time with the Material Plane worlds

feet to the destination, where it hovers for 1 minute or until no more creatures or objects are on it, then returns to its original position. A creature who succeeds on this check automatically succeeds on future attempts to fly any disk to the same destination.

Examining the Owlbear

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

strange events to reveal the unseen connections between those events, Professor Totsky realizes what’s going on. She explains eldritch balm to the characters and says she believes it’s likely that the

surge of wild magic is an equally likely explanation in her mind. In any case, this corruption must have caused objects treated with the eldritch balm and creatures that came into contact with it to take

Chaos at the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Religion) check realizes the water creatures are defenders of the temple. A character who uses an action and succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check

, creatures of living water attack people trying to flee. A hostile water elemental and two water weirds with heads shaped like king cobras attack anyone who comes near the temple. A character who

Sorrow's Zenith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

thing and glows with a sickly light. A character who studies the blister and succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that the movement within the mass is the shifting of tiny, ghostly

memories corrupting its vegetation and creatures. The spirit knows stories of Pangil ng Buwan, but fears that if the bakunawa went into dormancy on the island, wicked spirits could have corrupted it

Around the Market

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Singh Night Market are family shops the owners would never consider selling. While on a trip to get more stock for Spicy Brothers, Kasem encountered a trio of rare Fey creatures called wynlings. Kasem

character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes Kasem is trying to keep them from getting involved in market politics. If confronted about this, Kasem insists he just wants them to have a delightful time at the market and departs soon after.

Purple Worm Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

through the square. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check realizes the Ashen Heirs’ devices are irritating the creature. Unaware of this, the Ashen Heirs

anarchist to drop their device. The purple worm ignores creatures that don’t have a boomhailer and that don’t threaten it. If all five boomhailers are destroyed, the purple worm retreats down the hole

Navigating the Drought Elder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

leads back to Atagua. A character who investigates the walls and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation or Nature) check realizes they’re inside some gigantic creature, though it doesn’t seem

gravity doubles the distance creatures can jump. However, any creature that jumps must make a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. On a successful check, the creature lands in the intended spot. On a

Audience with the High Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Simbon about how straining it must be to busy himself among the common rabble or visit a library. If told about the creatures in the mine, Kedjou believes the description matches that of monsters

called aurumvoraxes, but he declares this is impossible as they’re long extinct in the region. He can share the following details about the creatures: Aurumvoraxes are gold-eating predators that once

37. Winds of Pandemonium

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

addition, the winds cause creatures in the room to suffer disadvantage on all Strength-based skill checks, including checks made to jump to and from the floating platforms and checks made to climb the

walls. Statue Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that the statue depicts a nycaloth. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of transmutation magic

Trial of Trust

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

Trial of Trust Derwyth received advance notice of the characters’ arrival from woodland creatures in Cernant Valley. She has used her Tree Shape trait to disguise herself as a tree in the yard (area

web, Derwyth realizes Shalfey’s messengers intended for her to determine the star’s landing place. She tells the characters she saw the star fall and can approximate its point of impact (see the

Purphoros's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

is to make room for what could be, and to start the cycle again when what could be becomes what is. When he is inspired, the night sky glitters with new constellations, and anvilwrought creatures

weapons of the gods, asking nothing in return. But his infrequent though memorable bouts of destructive fury have earned him more ill will in the pantheon than he realizes. Heliod despises Purphoros’s

Denizens

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

Denizens The Maelstrom Roster table summarizes the locations of the inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are detected. Loud noises in one

princesses included — obey Uthor’s commands when it comes to military matters. Once Iymrith realizes that small folk have invaded the stronghold, she does everything she can to foment a war. She tries to

Magic and Metaphysics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Magic and Metaphysics Eerie vendors such as those at the Carnival’s Litwick Market deal in unique Mist talismans The Dark Powers manipulate the domains and creatures within their grasp in the most

. How these changes manifest are for you to decide and can shift from domain to domain. Do summoned creatures appear undead in one domain or violently mutated in another? Do divination spells rasp in

Caves of Hunger Locations (H11-H21)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

member of the group, and their hatred extends to other living creatures as well. Tekeli-li. If Tekeli-li is hiding in area H12, the gnoll vampire (see appendix C) attacks the characters in its Large hyena

paths that lead to the cave’s four exits—narrow tunnels to the east and south, and wider tunnels to the west and northeast. High-pitched barking and yipping echoes throughout the cave, but you can’t

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

than barking nuisances, but in swarms their combined intelligence is an ever-present danger. Meanwhile restless souls rise from musty family crypts serve Undead monarchs and contend with the living

points along its mind-bending circumference, imprisoned creatures might spot their own backs or torchlight in the distance. Rarely, through determination or sheer luck, creatures do escape the Loop

General Features

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

creature flying from one floor to land on another must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or fall prone upon landing. Ranged Attacks. Due to the weird gravity, creatures have disadvantage on

amount by which the check failed. After making one check, a character realizes that every glyph key he or she holds will grant a +1 bonus to the check. When the group disables its first sepulcher, read

Whale Hunt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

poisoning the creatures in it. The leader of the hunters, an older gray-haired man named Jendren Uruth, tries to recruit the characters, offering each of them an equal share of “the take.” Jendren is

realizes this and cannot be summoned.) While waiting for the whale, the hunters camp out on the pier or in Anga’s cabin. After three more days, they conclude that the poison didn’t work and that the

Anarchist Outcry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

function for 10 rounds before breaking. A boomhailer emits an irritating buzzing noise whenever it’s used and for a minute afterward. The noise is harmless, but creatures sensitive to vibrations find it

. A character who succeeds on a subsequent DC 14 Intelligence (Nature) check realizes something is burrowing under the square.

26. Ancient Elven Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the elf’s chest. The cat is part of the lid’s carving, not a separate sculpture. A character who inspects the sarcophagus closely and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that it’s a

activating. When the sphere is released, all creatures present roll initiative, and the sphere rolls initiative with a +8 bonus. On its turn, it moves in a straight line until it reaches a corner, then

Ilvaash's Refraction

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

overcome the characters and add their essences to his realm. Once the characters defeat the fanatics and return through the Briny Pool, the godlet realizes he must take direct action. When the characters

ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Common, Deep Speech, Undercommon, telepathy 100 miles Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5 Creature Sense. The refraction is aware of creatures

Fortress Badlands Locations (T4-T7)

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

damage on a successful one. Creatures that don’t need to breathe are immune to the gas, as are the crawling claws. A gust of wind spell or similar magic disperses the gas. Skull in a Jug. Vargas Kancia

is talked down, Vargas realizes his anger is unjustified, apologizes for his outburst, and offers to help the characters for the remainder of the adventure. Vargas’s priorities are to see Murgaxor

Master Manipulators

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

creatures of the Feywild, rather than mortals, she approaches the situation with a more respectful attitude. She realizes that the creatures of her native realm are more powerful than common humanoids

orchestrate the downfall of others is why so many hags make their homes near humanoid settlements, which gives them a ready supply of creatures to tantalize and torment. Folk with nowhere else to turn

Peylon Tree Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

the hole so Medium creatures can fit through. Alternatively, the boulder can be pushed aside by any number of creatures with a combined Strength score of 30 or more. P3: Ledge This thick, tangled mat of

and his alignment is neutral good). When Riffel realizes he has company, he jumps to his feet and draws his spear, but he doesn’t fight unless attacked. He is initially wary of the characters but is

Trench of Love Lost Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

inscribed with images of sea creatures and geometric patterns. At its center, a short platform bears a high-backed, obsidian throne sculpted with stylized images similar to those on the walls. Behind

what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the

Tepui Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

the pool, the waterfall, and the stream that feeds them in area A4 has been magically tainted, causing creatures that touch it to rapidly decay. Any creature that enters the water for the first time on

Wisdom (Perception) check realizes the voices are coming from behind the statue. The cloakers attack when a creature comes within 5 feet of the statue or it’s clear no one’s buying their lies. Statue. A

Woodland Pool

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

mare’s brow. High above the pool, a furred goblinoid bellows orders from a rocky bluff, marshaling the toad-like creatures against their unseen assailants. A glowing portal floats in the air beside the

goblinoid. The following creatures are present, as shown on the map: Uni the unicorn, who has the Restrained condition while tangled in the Net Two Sprites, Willowbrush and Knock A Bugbear Warrior

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