been before denial consult retreats

Entering Candlekeep

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

writing) oversee the front gates, examining and discussing written works presented by hopefuls trying to gain entrance. If a question arises, the Avowed send a runner to consult with a sage in the

library. The runner eventually returns bearing a missive of acceptance or denial. Visiting scholars experienced in this procedure often bring a selection of possible donations to ensure admittance

1. Entry Well

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

. Upon hearing creatures enter the area, the bandit retreats to warn its confederates in areas 6, 8, and 9. Characters in the room can hear the bandit’s soft, retreating footfalls with a successful DC

dropped by a frightened adventurer. Roll percentile dice and consult the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook to determine the trinket. Shields Sixty old shields hang on the walls; they

Demon Showdown

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

battle to the death, with the only restriction being that they can’t withdraw from the combat. Brief tactical retreats are permissible, but Vizeran’s ritual has filled the demon lords with the rage

battle between the demon lords shifts dangerously close to the characters. Roll a d6 and consult the Near Miss table to determine the result. d6 Event 1–2 Explosion. Each creature within 20 feet of a

The Dark Dominion

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

place for random encounters. When it suits you, roll a d20 and consult the Dark Dominion Encounters table to determine what the party encounters, or choose an encounter that you like. Dark Dominion

ledges or cling to the high ceiling, attacking with their bows while staying out of the range of melee weapons. A drider retreats if reduced to 60 hit points or fewer. Drow Patrol The characters encounter

Day 3: The Howling Hatred

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

material components of any enchantment spell of 3rd level or lower. The faerie dust has other magical effects as well. If a pinch of faerie dust is sprinkled on a creature, roll percentile dice and consult

tower while he considers their offer. He then retreats to the second floor and casts contact other plane to determine the best course of action. If he fails the spell’s Intelligence saving throw, he

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters Twice each day that the party spends in the Labyrinth (whether traveling or resting), roll a d20 and consult the Labyrinth Encounters table to determine what, if anything, they

monodrone 19 2d6 quaggoths 20 1d4 shriekers Behir This long-bodied reptile is either prowling a tunnel or resting in a cave when the characters encounter it. The behir retreats if reduced to 80 or fewer

Dungrunglung

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

successful or failed check represents 1 minute of searching the maze. Between each check, roll a d20 and consult the Thorn Maze Encounters table to determine what, if anything, the characters

to attack them. The attacking force consists of sixteen grung elite warriors (including Roark) and forty grungs. Groak retreats to his elevated pool in the shrine and makes his final stand there.

Encounters (A-C)

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

score of 10 and the ability to speak Common or Druidic. The druids use these awakened beasts as spies and messengers. Roll a d8 and consult the Awakened Beast Encounter table to determine what kind of

beast retreats to a safe distance. If it’s cornered and doesn’t like its chances of survival, it bargains or pleads for its life. An awakened beast knows its territory well and can point characters to

Black Earth Cultists

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

taken in by a monastic order and trained to use her other senses to compensate. However, she took the monks’ philosophy of self-denial and emptiness of mind to extremes, seeking to fill herself with

loyal to him. In the Earth Node When the Temple of Black Earth is threatened, Marlos Urnrayle retreats to the Black Geode, the earth node. Within this node, Marlos gains one additional use of his

Monastery Locations

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

. After hearing out the characters, Qarbo chooses one of the following options: If the party seems ready to join the cult, Qarbo explains that they must start with a period of self-denial and reflection

(most quite obscure), and philosophical treatises on self-denial and nihilism as the response to a flawed and illogical world. Marlos’s Testament. Characters who wade through the banal “insights” and

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