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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
my sword. They beat words to hell.”
Ideal. “I expect to be paid well for my handiwork.”
Bond. “The League of Malevolence is a convenient arrangement—until something
better comes along.”
Flaw. “I don’t have a single friend I can count on.”
Combat Notes
Warduke likes to hit things with his sword; it’s as simple as that.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc.
Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
) suit of animated armor with 27 (6d6 + 6) hit points. The tin soldiers burst from their small houses and march forth if they hear combat in this room or an adjoining area, or if Skabatha or Pincushion
calls for them. If the characters witness the soldiers emerge, read: The beat of a drum erupts from out of the woodwork as all six small doors spring open at once. A troop of cask-shaped tin soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
, a combat encounter could open with a tense negotiation designed to appeal to players who enjoy social interaction. Step 5. Skim the encounters you flagged as possible. Two-Hour Preparation With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
captain. So, which one of you dung-eaters commands this barge?”
After a beat, Dagaz smiles and adds: “A bad joke on my part. I wish you swift passage through Her Majesty’s realm. My dragon and I are
misty step to board the vessel and goes after whoever is responsible. If the characters refrain from combat and inform Dagaz that they’ve encountered no mind flayers, she takes them at their word and bids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
encounter. Step 4. Consider how each definite encounter relates to the players’ motivations. Think about elements you can add to interest them. For example, a combat encounter could open with a tense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
found themselves unable to leave. The sculptors seek assistance to escape the tomb, and provide whatever information they know in exchange for aid. They can relate how the rest of the sculptors (in
one of Moghadam’s magical passes. In combat, it uses the implements it holds as weapons. Use the statistics for the girallon’s claw attack, but a hammer attack deals bludgeoning damage and a chisel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
beneath it is that of a grim, hideously scarred gladiator. Alignment. Chaotic evil. Personality Trait. “I speak with the flames and razor-sharp edges of my sword. They beat words to hell.” Ideal. “I expect
to be paid well for my handiwork.” Bond. “The League of Malevolence is a convenient arrangement—until something better comes along.” Flaw. “I would rather die than surrender.” Combat Notes Warduke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
unsettling forms to frighten foes. A doppelganger’s agenda might relate to its mysterious magical origins or to more mercenary goals. Roll on or choose a result from the Doppelganger Deceptions table
the first round of each combat), reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Bludgeoning damage.
Read Thoughts. The doppelganger casts Detect Thoughts, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Initiative Variants This section offers different ways to handle initiative. Initiative Score With this optional rule, creature don’t roll initiative at the start of combat. Instead, each creature
completed their turns. If more than two sides take part in a battle, each side rolls for initiative. Sides act from the highest roll to lowest. Combat continues in the initiative order until the battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mimics in disguise. They are magically compelled to remain in this room and adhere to creatures only when Granny Nightshade orders them to do so. The mimics are trained in nonlethal combat
to adhere to her guests and beat them unconscious while she watches with amusement. Treasure. Characters who scour the parlor for treasure find the following items: A spell scroll of speak with plants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(not including Kelim in area 36b, who had already wandered off) beat Halleth to death and threw his body into the pit. Halleth “awoke” the next day as a revenant, compelled to find and kill the three
helped him, award them XP as though they had defeated the revenant in combat. See level 2 for more information on Halleth’s killers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
holdings to the ground. Illusion Success in business, as in combat, can often hinge on split-second decisions. As an illusionist, you have mastered the art of confounding the senses, leaving enemies
franchise sees the lighter side of your magical craft. Clearly, the labor-to-paid-benefits ratio of undead interns can’t be beat, but you need to be cognizant of the potential public-relations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
completing this stage of the journey might involve combat, careful negotiation, or both. The third and longest stage might involve encounters with unexpected monsters—from a Giant Crab to a Kraken —living
giants, drow now dwell in the homes of their former masters, guarding the relics and holy sites that fate has entrusted to them. With a culture based on rebellion, magic, and combat prowess, drow are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her allies? Are they food? Unless the characters convince Guh that they are more valuable alive than dead, she assumes the latter and orders her mates and minions to beat them to death so that she can
countryside for food to bring to Guh. The ogres stand ready to serve meals to Guh as they are brought before her. While the ogres and the giants engage in melee combat, the goblins spread out atop the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
boats from Bremen but does not attack indiscriminately, trying to gauge the strength and determination of the crew before deciding what to do. Roll on the Plesiosaurus Behavior table to determine how
the surface of the water and remains submerged as it attacks the characters’ boats from below. If it ever drops below half its hit points, it disengages from the battle and dives deeper, leaving the combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc (Chee-koh-MOZ-tok, the place of seven caves) The poisonous gas is present here, affecting fire and breathing. Relate the following information to the characters gradually
tribal warriors in combat. The ten warriors of one side are painted black, while the ten others are done in red. Warriors that are animated will fight animated enemy warriors first, but once they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, each one emerging from its corresponding megalith. If combat breaks out, these six korreds help Argantle capture the characters for questioning. The other korred clan leaders are Budoc of Flint, Azil of
(Insight) check determine that Shale can beat Chalk in a single move. Making this move causes the victorious Queen Argantle to emerge from her stone, laughing and cheering. Jagu emerges grumpily to join
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the Kagu-Svirfneblin. Combat with the kagu-svirfneblin and their maschin-i-bozorgs is likely to end poorly for the characters, and any characters who fought the maschin-i-bozorg in area F3 recognize
as much. If combat breaks out, the deep gnomes fight defensively and attempt to defuse the situation. They try to incapacitate the characters rather than kill them, hoping to resume peaceful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
players and the DM. Group Design When selecting a feature, the characters must make decisions together — meaning the players must do the same. Deciding on the features of a headquarters should be a team
, a beat-up fishing boat, a dilapidated store or farm, or any similar structure or site. The DM might direct the characters toward a single ideal location, or might provide a range of options for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the
griffons perched on the nearby slopes; these reinforcements arrive on the third round of combat. Like the other members of her clan, Rahi is distrusting of strangers and doesn’t abide intrusions. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
simple workrooms contain one combat robot and three worker robots programmed to haul, manage, and protect cargo in the adjacent cargo holds (see area S33). The robots are inactive and indifferent
toward entrants unless disturbed, at which point they activate and attack. Aphelion’s Aid. If the characters have completed at least one task for Aphelion and face combat in a cargo hold on this level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Giant. They relate the same information as Heldalf, but add that they wish Ralvald would give up his impossible quest to defeat Challidax. D5: Ralvald’s Retreat A wide river crosses this cavern
apologetic or surprised to catch her “bathing.” A mean-spirited prankster, Gelida has no wish to fight; she simply hides behind the metal box if the characters start combat. Gelida recognizes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
are not surprised by the crag cats. If one crag cat dies, the other one disengages from melee combat and tries to flee down the mountain on its next turn. Development. Assuming he survives the encounter
the characters if they also refrain from combat and get it across to her that they’ve come to rescue the halfling. Perilou thanks her rescuers but is sad to have witnessed the death of her goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cargo hold, the flesh golem tries to beat the characters unconscious. The squidlings are compelled to try to devour the brains of unconscious characters, avoiding combat otherwise. The heavy chains and
pink slurry made from humanoid brains, a crate of machine parts, a crate of weapons (see “Treasure” below), and three crates that the gnome squidlings live in. Development. Sounds of combat here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
. Use your judgement to resolve any plans that the players devise and award them appropriately (see “Narrative Combat”). If the gate is demolished, the players must hold the line alongside the defenders
Ebondeath’s possession. If the party has not yet silenced the drummers (see Event 8: “Thunder Drums”), the magic storm cloud above town unleashes targeted bolts of lightning during combat. At the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
dismembered combat robot clutter a workbench in this workshop. 6 The last page of a crew member’s journal mentions a brush with an “escaped specimen” on one of the lower decks. 7 1d4 Humanoid skeletons
. At the start of the third round of combat, a combat robot appears in the eastern hallway, sirens blaring. If the cloaker is still alive, the robot quickly moves to slay it. If the characters defeat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the clifftop above. The kakkuus rush toward any opportunity for combat, so characters can draw them away with any ruse that promises bloodshed. A badly injured kakkuu flees the area, hoping to hide
troops fighting elsewhere, and Jallizanx is deciding how to give directions the dim-witted kakkuus can be reasonably expected to convey. When they see the characters, the kakkuus rush into melee while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
before the opening to the lower deck. A crew member plays this instrument while the sailors on the lower deck row, the beat helping to synchronize the rowers’ strokes. Wheel. The ship’s wheel stands at the
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Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage.
Keelboats typically include a ballista (DMG, ch. 8) only when they are equipped for combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sunken Tammeraut. Most of the journal is moldy and illegible. The last few pages are intact, and they relate the events surrounding the coming of Tammeraut: Our worst fears are confirmed. Virgil has
already faced it, or if it is feeding on one of the party members after besting that character in combat (see “Look Out Above”). 25. Bolt-Hole A rickety ladder leads down from the larder into a musty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tomb (area P12). Disturbance. Sounds of combat or other loud, alarming noises in this area draw the attention of Juliana and Orlando in area P6 as well as Argus and Hamish, a pair of former adventurers
Garden for only two days, not the two years that have already passed on the island of Sybarate. Juliana and Orlando gladly relate their tragic tale of forbidden love with sincerity—if a touch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
called ghoul gut. No antacid in this world or any other can beat it. Ghoul Gut. Water polluted with ghoul parts carries ghoul gut. A creature drinking this tainted water must succeed on a DC 12
Constitution saving throw or contract the disease. Symptoms strike when a victim starts a long rest or next becomes excited, as during combat. A victim suffers severe cramps, and their bowels make sounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Although fire giants put stock in combat skill, they recognize that success in battle or on the hunt derives mainly from the quality of one’s weapons and armor, and those that can fashion the finest
giants aren’t honing their crafting skills, they’re drilling with weapons or exercising to keep themselves fit for battle. The typical fire giant has a mastery of combat tactics that few other warriors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
are indifferent toward the characters. Dealers abstain from combat but defend themselves if threatened. A mezzoloth pit boss watches over each group of tables, keeping an eye out for cheaters and
Bounty. Named after a god of revelry, this game is played on a long table embroidered with a flat pattern of an unfolded, twenty-sided die. The game’s dealer is also its deciding piece: a spectator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
bejeweled necklaces are conjured above it and immediately attack any creatures in the room. On their first turn in combat, the genies target intruders with their phantasmal killer spells, maintaining