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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undying"} years. Vecna’s new body appears within 100 miles of where he was slain. When the new body is complete, Vecna regains all his hit
response to being hit by an attack, Vecna utters a fell word, dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fell Rebuke", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage to
Equipment
Lord Syuul;Lord Syuul's psionic enucleator can be used to modify the body of any creature inside its tank. The device must be operated by another creature who can manifest a psionic power or who has
proficiency in Arcana. To complete a body modification, the subject must remain inside the tank while the operator touches the metal orbs outside the enucleator for 1 hour. If this work is interrupted
Triton
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the world above.
Aquatic Crusaders
Centuries ago, tritons entered the world in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Tritons waged many wars against their enemies on the Plane of Water
arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference.
This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Vogler’s Response Allow the characters, in consultation with the village leaders, to determine how Vogler should respond to the mysterious army. Becklin, Cudgel, and Raven take the following
the room, she expects the worst, but she’s trying not to panic anyone. Cudgel Ironsmile. Cudgel feels responsible for everything at High Hill. She gives the village the complete support of the Ironclad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
broad range of levels. With a little work, you can run a complete campaign using only this book. Starting with The Sunless Citadel, guide your players through the adventures in the order that they are
of your own invention or drawn from another D&D setting, provides the perfect framing device for the campaign. The characters hear rumors of each dungeon, with just enough information available to lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
action going while remaining fair, this reliquary becomes the essential time keeping device for the adventurers. Whoever is attuned to the reliquary can instinctively tell how charged up the Gith
adventurers complete a rest. The rrakkma can safely complete four short rests and still possibly achieve their objective. If they take a fifth short rest the Gith Capacitor is fully charged, and they fail to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
specific creature from the plane the gate leads to, hoping to interact with it. Or you might have a creature Kwalish previously met through the gate arrive in response to it being opened. That
characters attempting to activate or reverse the abyssal gate, you can also require that the character wearing the crown and holding the scepter must be in physical contact with the standing arch — making it impossible to activate the gate from inside the apparatus of Kwalish or any similar protective device.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and false memories. Such revelations can play out in your adventures narratively at any pace you desire. Gradual Recovery. Lost memories might gradually reveal themselves in response to events in
to their hidden memories, doled out as you deem appropriate. This might take the form of allowing the character to navigate an alien installation, operate an inscrutable device, or read an otherworldly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are sent to complete these tasks along with twenty other students. These students include individuals the characters know and classmates they’re less familiar with. Even for this number of helpers
, the work takes at least 8 hours to complete—longer if students get distracted. The work of preparing the hall might be plagued by accidents. Student recklessness isn’t entirely to blame for these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
elsewhere as she passes by. Some locals claim that the Lady’s features occasionally take on a golden or steely sheen. Whether this is in response to threats to her city or other influences is a
to her exist within the city. The Lady’s means of protecting Sigil are the dabus, the Mazes, and her complete control over the city’s portals. Martin Mottet The eternal Lady of Pain drifts through the City of Doors, extinguishing any who question her will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fortune and Bold, from the proverb “Fortune favors the bold.” Fortune’s name tag is complete, but Bold’s name tag reads B _ _ _. Second Pair. These unicorns’ names are Pride and Fall, from the proverb
“Pride goes before a fall.” Fall’s name tag is complete, but Pride’s name tag reads PR _ _ _. Third Pair. These unicorns’ names are Stone and Moss, from the proverb “A rolling stone gathers no moss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holed up in the Black Cabin, where he spent all his time assembling a weather-controlling magical device called the Summer Star, using knowledge he gleaned from a book about Netherese artifacts
. Macreadus’s device was similar in design to a mythallar (see appendix D), but much smaller. Unfortunately for him, it had a serious design flaw. When Macreadus tried to use it three days ago, it malfunctioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
courtyard. In response to your approach, the nearest jackals turn toward you and snarl.
Creatures. A jackalwere called Hamebi leads a pack of ten jackals searching the ruins for survivors and treasure
impossible to understand her. Oddly, that something is a complex clockwork device, which Gildha stuck in her mouth to keep out of enemy hands during the attack. If the device is removed, the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
magical bridge into another realm of existence. The mythal thrummed in response, the intangible pulse of the old device taking on a new and different note. Sarya ignored the mythal stone’s change and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Shield Guardian Device-Controlled Magical Bodyguard Habitat: Urban; Treasure: None An intimidating magical automaton, a shield guardian obeys its master’s commands and protects its master from
. Trigger: An attack roll hits the wearer of the guardian’s amulet while the wearer is within 5 feet of the guardian. Response: The wearer gains a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack and possibly causing it to miss, until the start of the guardian’s next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
black sphere holds the demon in place, and appears to be slowly draining away its essence.
The balor Tarnhem is bound here by the magic of Acererak, who has fashioned a device from a sphere of
the mouth of the great green devil face in this area when the Tomb of Horrors is complete. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area reverts Tarnhem to an earlier period before so much of his life force was drained, awakening him if he is unconscious.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
The Knight as Narrative Device The Dungeon Master’s Guide details how the nonplayer character summoned by the Knight card of a Deck of Many Things appears. But as discussed in chapter 2, the cards of
soon meet—and who could become a loyal ally. When the Knight card is used as a narrative device in this way, the ally it brings isn’t magically summoned or compelled to obey the characters; the deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
in the air between them. A circular clockwork device floats within the light, recognizable even at a distance as one of the components of the Orrery of the Wanderer.”
Clockwork Dragons Each of the
clockwork creatures show no reaction to any response.) “Why have you come to Lottie’s vault?” (This can lead the characters to ask about Lottie, who the clockwork creatures know as the wizard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the name of an imaginary friend Tockworth invented in her childhood. This long-lost imaginary friend has resurfaced recently in response to Tockworth’s mounting loneliness.) L9: Tockworth’s Workshop
turn there, that creature becomes the target of a crown of madness spell (save DC 15) that has a duration of 1 minute. Fail-Safe Device. If Tockworth’s security key is inserted into the metal box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, whether the watchers on the ship are alerted to possible danger (a previous incorrect response to the signal), and whether the characters have taken all precautions to conceal their approach. Between the
very slippery. Climbing the hull without a rope or other device requires a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, the climber falls into the water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
requires that they help it complete a test (see “Test Run 221” below). If the characters perform this task well, Bazelsteen agrees to fully repair their infernal war machines. He also offers one free
assures the characters that the device is airtight and watertight. Bazelsteen asks the characters to secure themselves inside the diving bell while he uses the crane to lower them into the river. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
names, titles, and lineage carved into the stone. A number of scholars have been drawn to Gauntlgrym in response to Bruenor’s call, hoping to record a complete lineage of the great families of Gauntlgrym
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Divine Intervention As with Callaphe the Mariner’s desperate cry to Thassa, heroes in dire straits sometimes implore their gods for help. Occasionally, the gods answer. Whether a response is elicited
specific mission. When that mission is complete, they return to Nyx. While certain deities are associated with sending favored animals as their emissaries—such as the stag often associated with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cylindrical device is the Soulmonger. The malformed creature floating next to it is an atropal (see appendix D), which feeds on the captured souls of the dead. The atropal attacks any creature that
adventure) but also frees all the souls trapped within the device. Freed souls travel to the afterlife, and any creature whose soul is set free can be brought back from the dead by magical means. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
gnarly face. The Nether Oak uses the treant stat block but is neutral evil and speaks Common and Primordial. When the characters arrive, the Nether Oak is in deep slumber. To complete the Rite of the
inside the orb (see “Injuries” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on losing an eye). If asked for the whereabouts of the missing wall engraving needed to complete the Rite of the Arcane Octad (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
its choosing. Obtaining a demonic amulet is a dangerous enterprise, and simply seeking such a device risks drawing the attention of the demon that created it. A creature possessing a demonic amulet can
so to wrest information from it, press it into service, or send it on a mission that only a creature of absolute evil can complete. Preparation is key, and experienced summoners know the specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
could complete this task. The brains suspect that Kwalish traveled onward to Daoine Gloine, and though they don’t know the route, they do know that Kwalish’s journal from their original expedition can be
controls in response to any attempt by the characters to enter the treasury. However, the brains can be charmed, intimidated, cajoled, or negotiated with to keep their floating disks active. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stroking its surface. The obelisk flashes once, the glow of faerzress around the cavern flaring in response. The derro squeals with glee as she snatches an object up from the ground, then writes
when the obelisk is complete. Pliinki shouts crass obscenities at the characters in a raspy voice while commanding the spectator to dispose of them. Both she and the spectator fight to the death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Spellplague, the faithful toiled on through terrible times to complete a grand central temple for the good of the community and the glory of their god. The kindly clergy of this temple, dubbed the
women who had remained ever watchful for Helm’s return, experienced their own divine signs. In response to prayers, some were even rewarded with spells. Javen took those priests and followers from the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
Machine of Lum the Mad. Yet with Lum’s eventual defeat, his great machine was destroyed.
The Infernal Machine is a delicate, intricate, bulky, and heavy device, weighing some 5,500 pounds. It can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
finger. The runes on her fingers, known as the keystone tattoo, form the key to the vault in Gauntlgrym. The characters must acquire this key to complete their mission (see “Acquiring the Key” below
office. It contains all the names, crimes, and prisoner numbers of everyone ever incarcerated at Revel’s End. Bring me that list, and I’ll see to it that you get your key.” In response to a verbal threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
alarmed by this, his efforts to complete the spell growing more crazed as he realizes he’s lost control.
And then, madness! Rifts open in the web of energy around him. These cracks stretch and widen
weapon capable of reshaping the Underdark itself.
This vision provides a brief glimpse of the Maze Engine, an arcane device located in the heart of the Labyrinth (see chapter 14). Spawn of Yeenoghu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Despite reports that the darkhafts and the Stone Guards have received about the growing crisis outside the city’s walls, hubris and the onset of madness prevents them from mounting any sort of response or
succeed on a Constitution check or be unable to complete the spell, causing the spell to fail with no effect. The DC for each check is 10 + the creature’s current exhaustion level.
If a creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
finger. The runes on her fingers, known as the keystone tattoo, form the key to the vault in Gauntlgrym. The characters must acquire this key to complete their mission (see “Acquiring the Key” below
office. It contains all the names, crimes, and prisoner numbers of everyone ever incarcerated at Revel’s End. Bring me that list, and I’ll see to it that you get your key.” In response to a verbal threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pressing matters force the characters to complete their investigation quickly. This episode is for 1st-level adventurers, and the characters are at their most vulnerable at this level. As such, it’s
device resembling an orrery housing. The device is battered and falling apart, revealing exposed gears and spokes, and with its exterior pieces and plating scattered across the floor. Splayed on the






