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Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
that misses its chance to kill must make its slow way back to the ceiling. A fallen piercer excretes a foul-smelling slime when attacked, making most predators think twice about eating it.
Piercers
Cadaver Collector
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Sweeping the Dead
. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of a conquering army on the Material Plane. These fearsome Constructs obey their summoners until they are dismissed back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might
wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a
Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back
I repeat what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the back and tail to mirror the dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples
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Ranger
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of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the
whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
severely sloped, creating ice slides. Descending an ice slide is easy; climbing one is another matter. A character needs crampons or other climbing gear to ascend one of these slippery passages. Professor
appears real, the man is no more substantial than a phantom and does not respond to any interaction.
2 One party member (determined randomly) hears a stream of whispers. The character can’t make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bottom, landing prone in area P1 but taking no damage. Characters can forgo climbing and simply slide down the tunnel, with a similar result. Getting back to the surface requires climbing gear or magic.
, then winds down into the frozen earth. A character moving through the tunnel without the aid of climbing gear or magic must succeed on a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check or slide uncontrollably to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Making an Entrance The ground floor of the hermitage can be entered in a number of ways, including through the main doors (between area 2 and area 4), and through the back doors into the hermit cells
through the door of the guard tower (area 21), or by climbing the walls and forcing open one of the second-story windows. Climbing the hermitage walls requires a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check, and opening a window requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail to mirror the
said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
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I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
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I like to impress visitors by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tunnels and trenches have been worn smooth by the worm’s repeated passage. Scaling a tunnel or a trench wall without magic or climbing gear requires a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Arching
bridges of stone span the trenches at three points. A character can try to leap off a bridge onto the bore worm’s back as it passes underneath. Any character trying to do so must make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Eight great chains bind the city to jagged posts of infernal iron, which stick up out of the ground like gargantuan spikes. (See “Climbing Down” at the end of this chapter for a full description of the
infernal chains.) The bottoms of those spikes are guarded by scores of devils, making escaping the city by climbing down an arduous task. The Companion, the second sun that provided so much solace and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail
what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
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I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
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I like to impress
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Halfling, and Undercommon. Darribeth has a rope of climbing that belonged to a colleague who perished in the Underdark. She offers it as payment for getting her back to the surface. In addition, if any
wearing tattered gray robes over black pants sits on a 2-foot-tall toadstool. Her long black hair is tied back with a swatch of gray cloth that matches her robe. A quasit in toad form sits on her knee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giant lifting a rock above its head A frost giant chopping down a great pine A cloud giant flying among birds in the sky A flying storm giant hurling lightning bolts at a ship A stone giant climbing a
mountain A fire giant with chained dwarf prisoners in a cavern At the back of the dome, a 40-foot-wide, 40-foot-high hallway heads into the mountain. Wind has blown the snow far into the hallway. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
control. It typically fires after the heroes have had a chance to respond once or twice, get into position, and surround the villain. This second action helps the villain regain the upper hand. Like an
could push back a villain action if a creature is stunned or might stay alive for more than three rounds, or you could perform the recommended third action in round two after several surprise critical hits!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
tell that the cultist was killed by a dragontooth dagger (see appendix C). The balconies are set 8 feet above the floor and can be easily reached by climbing. The floor of each balcony bears a teleport
take characters only back to the main circle in this area. The decorations in the room are reminiscent of a Maztican style of architecture. Xonthal studied the culture of Maztica extensively and incorporated many Maztican motifs into his home.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Queen. These phantom flames respond to the memories of the dead and re-create illusory scenes from the moments that haunt their souls. Visions in Fire As Soth moves through the catacombs, the
first vision. They taunt him and point back the way he came. The knight slays them and turns back home in a rage. Confrontation. The knight slays his wife as the world around him crumbles and burns. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Your group’s patron might occasionally come to you and give you an assignment. This can be an easy way to get into an adventure. Of course, it’s up to you how you respond to your patron’s demands, and
for bringing it back. You have the freedom to chart your own destiny, while still letting the patron shape the nature of your group and the adventures you undertake. It might help to think of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
change them back? How will the champions’ patrons respond if she refuses?
4 When multiple gods turn against her in a dispute, Thassa is enraged. She releases the locks binding every kraken in the sea, along with that of an ancient and mysterious kraken brood mother.
1 After a kraken is sighted near an inhabited island, a fleet prepares to set sail from Meletis to face it. In retribution, Thassa pulls the ocean back from the entire coastline, stranding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
tell that the cultist was killed by a dragontooth dagger (see appendix C). The balconies are set 8 feet above the floor and can be easily reached by climbing. The floor of each balcony bears a teleport
take characters only back to the main circle in this area. The decorations in the room are reminiscent of a Maztican style of architecture. Xonthal studied the culture of Maztica extensively and incorporated many Maztican motifs into his home.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
can answer his questions. Leaving the keep through the front gate is out of the question—too many raiders watch it. Other options are waiting for a cloud to cover the moon before climbing down ropes
tossed over the back wall of the keep, or using the old tunnel that exits into the stream bed. This mission can be combined with another mission, such as saving the mill or rescuing villagers from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
respond by putting things back to the way they were before. For example, if a character takes the Disengage action to move away from a group of monsters, don’t respond by having those same monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
can answer his questions. Leaving the keep through the front gate is out of the question—too many raiders watch it. Other options are waiting for a cloud to cover the moon before climbing down ropes
tossed over the back wall of the keep, or using the old tunnel that exits into the stream bed. This mission can be combined with another mission, such as saving the mill or rescuing villagers from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, the vial contains oil of slipperiness. In the east dugout, it’s a potion of climbing. A character who searches a dugout finds the relevant vial tucked underneath a back bench. A5. Bleachers These bleachers rise 30 feet in the air at the back.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Ruins What’s left of Rundreth Manor stands on a small, steep-sided wooded hill just east of the Long Road, with a carriage drive opening off the caravan road just south of the hill and climbing
its southern side to curve around and approach the back of the manor house from the east.
On the surface where the manor once stood are heaps of fallen stone blocks and the tumbled lines of walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
characters enter this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool
ladder is fixed in the chute for climbing up and down, but nothing marks the position of the open, 3-foot-wide hole when it is covered by rugs. The slight depression it causes in the rug can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
between the two areas through holes in the wall. Any characters or lizardfolk that fall off the bridge take appropriate falling damage, then are attacked by the yuan-ti young. Climbing back up to where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool, several
fixed in the chute for climbing up and down, but nothing marks the position of the open, 3-foot-wide hole when it is covered by rugs. The slight depression it causes in the rug can be noticed with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
between the two areas through holes in the wall. Any characters or lizardfolk that fall off the bridge take appropriate falling damage, then are attacked by the yuan-ti young. Climbing back up to where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Resistance The appearance of the Red Dragon Army soldiers answers many questions about the force near Vogler. Back at the Brass Crab, Mayor Raven consults with the characters, Becklin, and Cudgel
and sneak up on them. Taking a boat downriver, landing, and sneaking back is also a viable option. The area atop the cliffs is wooded, but an open field lies below and behind the soldiers’ position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. “Five gold dragons says they’re back before a tenday, minus the fighter, the wizard, and the cleric!” is the flavor of commentary often heard amid gales of drunken laughter. The walls of the well are
crumbly but have abundant handholds and footholds. They can be scaled without climbing gear with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. No check is needed to enter Undermountain by using the rope-and-pulley system.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
climbing speed, they can move anywhere on the map as easily as on the ship. The NPCs fight back, but they aren’t very effective given their exhaustion. The girallon zombies aren’t above grabbing
in the branches above. The crash could have occurred anytime within the past 3d10 days. Climbing up to the wreck is relatively easy, thanks to many vines in the trees and lines of rigging hanging from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. He orders the goblins to distribute the midsummer fruit each year, and the goblins obey him out of fear.
Monsters on Alert. The kobolds and the goblins respond similarly if attacked. Intruders who
fall back to take a long rest before dealing with the leaders of an attacked community allow the creatures time to make preparations. Alerted monsters reinforce cleared rooms with forces previously