beating belong defusing construct remind

Shifter Legacy

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral. Most shifters resemble a particular kind of lycanthrope. You can

’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears. Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that

, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of

Never Alone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

thessalheart construct is a strange magical-mechanical device that struts about like a chicken, and which features a human heart beating madly behind its glass front. The construct always wanders the zone

thessalhydra and another creation of Moghadam’s known as the thessalheart construct. Thessalhydra When the characters first enter the temple, roll a d4. On a 1–2, the temple’s guardian thessalhydra is

The Adventure Begins

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

side of his face and neck. Mistress Ilvara likes to impress her will with scourge in hand and remind you that your life now belongs to her. “Accept your fate, learn to obey, and you may survive.” Her

attacks the drow. The drow don’t kill any of the prisoners (leaving them unconscious at 0 hit points) but have no compunction about beating them.

Travel-Montage Approach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

(in fact, that’s a good phrase to search for) both real and fantastical. As striking as real-world scenery can be, wilderness travel can be used to remind the players that their characters are in a

spend the next three days trudging through knee-deep mud — the first two days and nights in the pouring rain, and then another day under the beating sun, with swarms of hungry insects feasting on your blood.”

Guilds and Guild Law

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the city who doesn’t belong to one or more guilds, or doesn’t work for someone who does. As a visitor to Waterdeep, you need to know this, lest you run afoul of “Guild Law.” Guild Law isn’t technically

the outsider. In Neverwinter, if you want to construct a building, you simply purchase the land and hire workers to build it. In Waterdeep, the Surveyors’, Map-, and Chart-makers’ Guild must first be

Karkolohk Locations (K1-K7)

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

ridges on either side of it by wooden bridges. Hanging off it are a pair of empty iron cages, and dangling underneath the tower’s raised platform is a nine-foot-tall, golem-like construct with a helm

hatches built into it that can be lifted away to get at the rigging underneath. Dangling Construct. The construct dangling beneath the platform is a shield guardian that survived the fall of Ythryn

D5. Chattering Heads

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

: All the heads belong to former monarchs who were deposed and killed by usurpers. Many of the former monarchs were betrayed by others whose rotting heads now also sit on spikes. The current monarch is

matter. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Clapperclaw. Clapperclaw the Scarecrow Small Construct, Lawful Neutral Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 14 (4d6) Speed 25 ft

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters With routine patrols of heavily armed gray dwarves who can turn invisible, Gracklstugh is a relatively safe place for those who know where they belong and stay there. However

duergar patrol 13–14 Mad duergar 15–16 Orc mercenaries* 17–18 Slave caravan 19 Steeder handlers 20 Themberchaud Abusive Duergar Guards The characters come upon two duergar guards beating a duergar

Temple Crypts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the character refuses the offer, the altar emits smoke that coalesces into a hulking figure. This hostile figure uses the clay golem stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Construct. If the

pieces of a mirror. The bones belong to Madar, one of Cithcillion’s companions. Madar’s bones were thrown from the marble slab when the City of Lost Names fell from the sky. The bones are now scattered

Factions

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

(see appendix D for statistics) commands the castle for Rezmir. The half-dragon needs to show up occasionally to remind the bullywugs and lizardfolk that the Cult of the Dragon is really in charge, but

). Another thirty to seventy are in the immediate area, close enough to respond within fifteen minutes to the beating of the drum in the barbican. The bullywugs already believe themselves to be lords of the

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

(see appendix D) commands the castle for Rezmir. The half-dragon needs to show up occasionally to remind the bullywugs and lizardfolk that the Cult of the Dragon is really in charge, but Borngray runs

in the immediate area, close enough to respond within fifteen minutes to the beating of the drum in the barbican. The bullywugs already believe themselves to be lords of the mere, and they act like it

Encounters (F-H)

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

slaughter beasts indiscriminately, NPCs traveling with them might remind them of this fact. Wherever large herds are encountered, characters can expect to find humans as well. Hunters in canoes pursue

characters encounter Reghed nomads, determine which tribe the nomads belong to and their initial attitude toward the characters by rolling on the Reghed Tribes table. You can make a hostile encounter with

Daoine Gloine

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

13 Intelligence (Arcana) check. They also describe Kwalish’s desire to construct a final laboratory hidden within an extradimensional space, and how he experimented with the city’s materials to

construct such spaces within baubles of glass and crystal. These notes explain how the apparatus’s biomechanical umbilicus (an atropal’s augmented umbilical cord) can be used to connect with the baubles

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

lies a child’s playroom. The garments and footwear belong to visitors who never left the cottage. C3: Bubba Wugga’s Playroom Colorful toys litter this spacious playroom. A giant, empty cradle lies

toppled on the floor. This playroom and its contents belong to Bubba Wugga, a sapient doll created by Uncle Nibblecheek. Bubba Wugga (see area C9) usually sleeps in the cradle, which is big enough to

Monastery Locations

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

two gargoyles, hiding in plain sight. They don’t react unless characters who don’t belong to the cult attempt to enter the shrine to the north (area M9). The gargoyles don’t interfere with anyone

leading them in various meditations. At any given time, four Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) practice with her. Hellenrae’s instruction consists of beating her followers senseless, so the two monks are

Tomb Locations

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

but is a Construct. This central statue controls the two cobra statues; each cobra statue uses the spirit naga stat block but is a Construct. The statues speak Common. The statues are hostile toward

, the mouths clamp down. If both arms belong to the same character, that character takes 28 (8d6) piercing damage; if the arms belong to different characters, each character takes 14 (4d6) piercing damage

Fortress Level 1

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

observation, the sahuagin have selected the coldest part of level 1 in which to construct their larder. The natural temperature here allows dead creatures to be stored for extended periods of time without

nothing of the lower levels of the fortress but are aware the place has recently been sunk. Bones. The bones in the corner belong to the final two members of Elmo’s party. A character who succeeds on a DC

Areas of the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

to Kolat Towers, they find the place cleared out and the teleportation circle in area K22 permanently dispelled. Masks of Manshoon. The masks belong to Manshoon and have been worn by him in the past

other far corner, Manshoon’s spellbook rests atop a black marble lectern protected by an invisible helmed horror. The construct attacks anyone other than Manshoon who disturbs the book (becoming visible

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 5

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

. “Kastrith” forbids the characters from opening the chests, claiming they belong to other priests. Inside each chest is a human corpse. Two of the corpses wear bright yellow robes and wooden masks, while the

adventure). It features the following events: Early Cynidiceans construct a great stone city. King Alendria and Queen Zanobis reign, and the city prospers. A ziggurat is raised in the monarchs’ honor

Areas of Kolat Towers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

and her thugs escort them wherever they ask to go. If it becomes clear that the characters don’t belong in the towers, Sidra and her thugs attack. Combat in this area draws the attention of Manafret

operation, forcing the wizard to spend time and resources defeating the fiend and replacing slain underlings. K16. Construct Workshop The invisible staircase from area K15 ends in front of a closed door

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

carrion crawler waits in the next area, resting after taking a beating from Caerhan. The creature has only 20 hit points remaining, but it’s hungry and angry. It attacks if any character enters the next

which hangs some kind of construct gearwork mechanism ending in a massive maul. The wall to the left of the altar has fallen in to spread rubble across the floor. On the floor near the altar is a golden

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

the temple, they need to talk fast, because Nartham craves an excuse to kill. The cooking fire and bedrolls belong to the hobgoblins, who have not yet been allocated better quarters in the temple. They

now stands watch in area B24, and the other is here. The ancient construct is equivalent to a stone golem with 102 hit points and no Multiattack action (challenge rating 4 instead of 8). Roleplaying

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