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Acquisitions Incorporated
skill in battle, and for his propensity to fall asleep as soon as a fight is done (as well as countless other inopportune times). More immediately notable is the unique physical trait that all members
come to realize that reinforcing Donaar's self-congratulating sense of draconic entitlement makes it remarkably easy to win his favor.
Despite his easily massaged vanity, the dragonborn sometimes shows
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.After her husband died in battle, Duchess Dorfniya Dilisnya set her sights on becoming Count Strahd von Zarovich's bride, but she failed to win his
, instead assuming that the guests had died in their sleep.
But Strahd was not fooled. He came to realize fairly quickly that the clockwork effigy had begun to display a murderous nature. Rather than have
Lizardfolk
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
in the other humanoids and makes them less helpful in battle.
Utility and Survival
The lizardfolk mindset might seem unnecessarily cruel, but it helps them survive in a hostile environment. The
you from using them at every opportunity.
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You appreciate the soft humanoids who realize they need chain mail and swords to match the gifts you were born with.
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You enjoy eating your
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
wizard Tasha). Although she was defeated, Iggwilv managed to damage the crook during the battle, infecting it with an insidious curse—and the potential for future victory. In the aftermath, the
crook was again lost. Occasionally it reappears, but the famed artifact is not what it was. Whether or not the artifact’s bearers realize its full threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao&mdash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
9. Closed Chambers What use Xonthal put these rooms to is unknown. Empty when the cultists arrived, they were quickly repurposed as barracks. Bedrolls scattered about show that between four and six
cultists use each room. The teleporter on this level is located inside a circular chamber with a closed door. The door and the walls of the room are made of thin, unpolished steel. The door swings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
behalf of the group. When creatures that are already engaged in battle realize they’re likely to lose, they usually try to exit that battle. A monster is likely to flee if either of the following is true
confronted by obviously more numerous or powerful opponents usually try to avoid battle. But brave, desperate, or devoted creatures might never retreat from a battle. If you can’t decide whether a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
9. Closed Chambers What use Xonthal put these rooms to is unknown. Empty when the cultists arrived, they were quickly repurposed as barracks. Bedrolls scattered about show that between four and six
cultists use each room. The teleporter on this level is located inside a circular chamber with a closed door. The door and the walls of the room are made of thin, unpolished steel. The door swings
Paladin
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shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement.
A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and watches
an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there.
Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
radiance shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement. A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and
watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Chapter 9: The Betrayer Revealed Cynthia Sheppard Once Alustriel and Tasha realize Mordenkainen
is a fraud, an epic battle ensues in Sigil Once the characters have all of the Rod of Seven Parts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
on the Isle of Serpents on Oerth, a world known for its legendary dungeons and magical treasures. The characters arrive on the island in time to witness a battle between a kraken and a crew of
archaeologists. The archaeologists are in dire straits, and it’s up to the characters to decide whether to help. Eventually, the characters realize that the sixth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is located
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
dragon slay the cult’s leader. Meeting the Dragon. If the characters don’t prove themselves in battle against the cult, the silver dragon tests them with commands. The characters must either fulfill three commands or realize the dragon’s deception. The dragon tells his story if the characters win his trust.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
radiance shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement. A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and
watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
area Y7), if she’s still alive. Within a few minutes, the spyder-fiends in Pandesmos instinctively realize their general has been sealed away again. They desert their posts to engage in vicious
infighting to determine who among them will lead. The spyder-fiend battle lines falter. The characters don’t encounter any more raklupises in Pandesmos—the raklupises are too busy jockeying for power to risk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklords are deadly or possess foul gifts from the Dark Powers, many pose little threat in battle. Their menace is the result of capabilities beyond physical prowess. Darklords Are Active. Darklords might
adventures rather than saving them for distant climactic plots. Darklords Don’t Realize They’re Darklords. With a few exceptions, Darklords don’t realize they occupy a special place in the world. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, though its portcullis remains closed. No guards are in sight, and beside the gate, the guardroom’s door is ajar.
On the other side of the portcullis, several figures wearing Dragon Army uniforms pace
to stay out of battle himself. Portcullis. If the knight raising the portcullis isn’t stopped within 3 rounds of the characters arriving at the Warrior’s Gate, the Dragon Army officers join the battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
. Bring forth the zodar!”
The crowd gives out a collective gasp as the guards part ranks to make way for a creature clad head to toe in a suit of obsidian armor. As it floats toward you, you realize the
the zodar to 0 hit points. The zodar wins the battle if all the characters are at 0 hit points at the start of the zodar’s turn or if the characters who are still standing concede defeat. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, though, they’re fighting a losing battle against foes whose numbers only grow. And every time a Talon falls, Lekar’s final defeat grows closer. Talon soldiers use the guard stat block, while commanders
behaves as if it’s their last day alive—because it probably is. Closing the Borders. Unlike most Darklords, Vladeska Drakov can’t open her domain’s borders, so Falkovnia’s borders are usually closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
decide whether to be outside the Nematode or inside its closed mouth. There is no light in the cave once it shuts unless the characters have light sources with them. When the mouth closes, two intellect
an entrance is all but impossible. Spells such as disintegrate and passwall can create an artificial exit, but the characters should quickly realize that the most obvious way out is the 10-foot-wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
the Mere. Characters who succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check realize the gas is present and understand its danger. A pit of snakes opens to the right of the characters as they pass, and
into the swamp, locate the hydra, capture it, and bring it back to Waterdeep to be the main attraction in the circus. Little did the mercenaries realize that one does not simply capture a hydra. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
berserk invaders charges through the gate.
In moments, dozens of Rigus guards and berserkers from Acheron clash in battle. Three massive projectiles—slivers of the great iron cubes that make up the
During this battle, roll on the Gate to Acheron Battlefield Events table each round on initiative count 0. Also consider rolling on the table if a character tries to leave the mapped battlefield. Gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
in the next wave of the battle, as described below.) The characters start 500 feet from the priest. She has already completed enough of her ritual to summon the water elemental, and every four rounds
engaged in combat with her and the berserkers. Note that even though she performs the ritual to summon these water creatures, they do not attack or even appear until this part of the battle has ended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
chief. Keeping the Balance What most war chiefs don’t realize, or trust in, is the fact that orogs aren’t a direct threat to their rule. By nothing more than their presence, orogs serve as a balancing
by the schism. At the other extreme, an orog might accept a role in battle or leadership under special circumstances. If a tribe finds itself up against formidable or unexpected resistance, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
oath to win a battle in Iroas’s name and failing to do so is a great shame upon a warrior, thus such a promise is never uttered lightly. The fifth month of the Meletian calendar is Thriambion, named for
. Iroas carries a battle-worn bronze shield called the Bulwark of Brotherhood. It symbolizes the protective bond shared by all soldiers at war and his determination, ironically, to defeat his own brother
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
salted meats that have been cured are salvageable, as is the ale, whose barrels are coated in a thick layer of tar to keep water out. Additionally, there are twenty healer’s kits, closed in small iron
lurking outside the coral mountain, these creatures take this opportunity, joining the battle at the end of the the second round in the hopes of overwhelming the party. The giant shark is too big to get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
rises up and out of the ruins if the doors to area 39 are opened. It takes one month for the lower levels to clear completely. If the doors are closed again, the lower chambers refill with gas in two
character knows the shims aren’t properly placed. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character doesn’t realize the shims will fail to hold up the plate. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL
The Hidden Shrine of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
proficiency in the Arcana skill or who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check can interpret the runes to realize that these remains are being collected to fuel a huge ritual at a later date—one
that will ultimately require hundreds of victims. B11. Cells These two cells—one to the north and one to the south—are closed off by locked iron-bar doors. Lord Viallis carries the keys that unlock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
kakkuu spyder-fiends (see appendix A) drill on this beach while awaiting orders from the battle leaders in the citadel. They find marching in formation dull and are eager to rejoin the battle raging on
realize that the mage is unreasonably preoccupied with her cloak, absently touching it as she chats. If the characters ask Naxa about her behavior, she admits that the cloak isn’t merely a fancy magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its
at 3rd level, your confidence propels you into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the battle unfolds, however, the characters should have the chance to realize that there are other options. During the fight, Raah shrieks angry epithets in the Deep Crow tongue, such as: “I’ll kill
those are thankfully all closed in sleep.
The ancient deep crow in the nest (see appendix B) is only pretending to sleep. Any character studying the creature and succeeding on a DC 18 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
battle, and for his propensity to fall asleep as soon as a fight is done (as well as countless other inopportune times). More immediately notable is the unique physical trait that all members of his clan
realize that reinforcing Donaar’s self-congratulating sense of draconic entitlement makes it remarkably easy to win his favor. Despite his easily massaged vanity, the dragonborn sometimes shows the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in area 2 of the ruins. At night they stay in their rooms. The major personalities among the survivors are detailed below. Ozymandias Ozymandias (NE male human priest) barely survived the battle
against the pirates because he tried to rescue important books and scrolls from the burning abbey, and a collapsing hall closed a doorway behind him. He was forced to abandon the written works, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
suggestions, which you can use in concert with the material here. Barbarian d6 I became a barbarian because … 1 My devotion to my people lifted me in battle, making me powerful and dangerous. 2 The spirits
of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to the shrine stand ajar. If the tide of battle turns against Chief Yorb, he retreats into the shrine with his elite guards and bars the doors. A character can force open the barred doors with a
treasures found in the shrine. However, if another creature in the shrine is also carrying such treasure, the doors remains closed. A knock spell also opens the doors. 18C. Puzzle Cube In the middle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
to yield. Moving swiftly, she organized her allies, met her brother in battle, and captured him. She intended to execute Arijani, but her sister Reeva counseled her to be merciful. Ultimately, Ramya
that closed around Kalakeri. The storm lashed Kalakeri for weeks, and when it reached its height, Ramya emerged from her watery grave. Reborn with terrifying power, she called upon those who had been