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Mogis's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

unknown assailants and their temples desecrated. 6 An archmage is corrupted by Mogis and begins summoning demons to savage the population. 7 A badly wounded caravan guard (bandit captain

associated with vicious monsters bent on wholesale destruction. He isn’t at all concerned with subtlety, but rather with creating mayhem. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with agents of

Creating a Silver Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Creating a Silver Dragon Use the Silver Dragon Personality Traits and Silver Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive silver dragon characters, and use the Silver Dragon

watching over their progeny. 8 People must earn my respect—and they’re failing badly. Silver Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Sensualism. I savor the world and consume its myriad delights

One for All: The Stronghold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

other races that guard their territory by creating features that actively deter invaders, dwarves rarely use arrow traps, pit traps, and other such measures that could cause harm to clan members. They

see little sense in risking injury if a trap of that sort malfunctioned or was accidentally triggered by a dwarf. A defensive measure isn’t doing its job if it ends up hurting those it was meant to protect.

Combat Encounter Difficulty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

. Moderate Difficulty. Absent healing and other resources, an encounter of moderate difficulty could go badly for the adventurers. Weaker characters might get taken out of the fight, and there’s a

each), for 46,000 XP total Troubleshooting When creating and running combat encounters, keep the following in mind. Many Creatures. The more creatures in an encounter, the higher the risk that a lucky

26. Ancient Elven Tomb

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

blocks of stone, creating a makeshift desk at the south end of the room. Behind it is a high-backed chair made of charred wood that has one armrest missing. Wall Niches. Beyond the desk and chair

is a badly burned wizard’s spellbook that still contains the following spells: comprehend languages, crown of madness, darkvision, gaseous form, ray of sickness, remove curse, Tenser’s floating disk, and unseen servant.

Rigus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

influenced by the magic of Acheron, creating one or more of the following effects in and around the gate-town: Pulling Rank. Creatures in Rigus have advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks made to

General Braahg to implement an outdated strategy. Risking treason, the hobgoblin hires the characters to lay his superior to rest. 4 The ghost of a fallen warrior asks the party to investigate why

Creating a Combat Encounter

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

Creating a Combat Encounter When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use this section to

victorious with no casualties. One or more of them might need to use healing resources. Hard. A hard encounter could go badly for the adventurers. Weaker characters might get taken out of the fight, and

Mount Ironrot Locations

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

windmill towers above this ruined village. The windmill’s sides and blades are reinforced with badly rusted steel plates, and the attached wooden outbuilding is in shambles. Muddy roads separate the mill

founder as a gesture of respect; they are grateful to the village’s original builders for creating this space they can use to mourn. Mill. The millstones have been removed from this mill, leaving an

Combat Encounters

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

-difficulty challenge for a party of four characters whose level equals the monster’s CR. Moderate Difficulty. Absent healing and other resources, an encounter of moderate difficulty could go badly for the

this encounter: 2 Adult Red Dragons (18,000 XP each) and 2 Fire Giants (5,000 XP each), for 46,000 XP total Troubleshooting When creating and running combat encounters, keep the following in mind

More Downtime Activities

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

whirlwind romance. Roll a d20. On a 1–5, the romance ends badly. On a 6–10, the romance ends amicably. On an 11–20, the romance is ongoing. You determine the identity of the love interest, subject to your

DM’s approval. If the romance ends badly, you might gain a new flaw. If it ends well or is ongoing, your new love interest might represent a new bond. 41–80 You earn modest winnings from gambling and

Building Combat Encounters

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Chapter 13: Building Combat Encounters When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use

characters should emerge victorious with no casualties. One or more of them might need to use healing resources. Hard. A hard encounter could go badly for the adventurers. Weaker characters might get

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

stone in this room was badly weakened in the mind flayer assault. The statues fall to pieces if disturbed, creating difficult terrain across the southern half or northern half of the room, depending on

walls here, two against the northern wall and two against the southern wall. A statue of a dwarf warrior stands between each pair of sarcophagi. The statues and sarcophagi are all badly cracked, as if

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

wall of this otherwise empty closet is a badly beaten man wearing nothing but a loincloth. The iron shackles have cut into his wrists, causing blood to trickle down his hands. The man is a Vallakian

the door and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check can tell he’s badly pronouncing some kind of teleportation spell. If the characters open the door, read: Someone has taken old, mismatched

Upper Level Locations

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

circle on the floor is a permanent teleportation circle (see the Teleportation Circle spell in the Player’s Handbook). S16: Collapsed Balcony Part of the balcony has collapsed at this point, creating

will interfere. She refuses to take orders, and if the characters treat her badly, she tries to frighten them into leaving the outpost—but stops short of fighting them without provocation. Using the

Fane Locations

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

lashed to the bones, creating a makeshift staircase. Several odd backpacks lie in a pile on the floor at the foot of the stairs. The vertical tunnel leads to area A20 of the Temple of Howling Hatred

sphere is free of such debris. Several weapons on the ground seem like they might still be serviceable, although all are badly worn. If the orb is disturbed, all creatures within 10 feet of it must

Super-Secret Basement

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

replica duodrones, activated by the door opening, are tasked with maintaining circuits in this room, which have become badly corroded over time. Their second task is to remove intruders who attack them

lion head is disabled, it loses its bite attack. Prisoner. Screve held a pentadrone from Mechanus as his prisoner in this area, using the modron as a model for the constructs he was creating. The

Exploring the Cemetery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

following as the characters enter this area: This huge chamber is lined by funerary shelves along the stone walls above six bare daises, creating a display of dusty humanoid bones rising from floor to

as the characters enter this area: This rubble-strewn vault contains five marble statues atop daises. Four of the statues are unrecognizable, as their features have been badly marred by rock fallen

Spaceship Locations, Level 3

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

character to pet. If the characters treat the aurumvoraxes badly, the creatures retreat to their burrows. S50: Crew Room (Green) Off-duty crew relaxed in this break room, which features comfortable

flooded this region, creating a swamp whose waters fluctuate from 1 to 3 feet in depth. The region is difficult terrain. Eight giant leeches (use the giant constrictor snake stat block) dwell in the

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

widens, creating a cavern-like chamber. Small, two-foot-diameter holes riddle the node. A dim fiery glow shines out of one such hole. Creature. In the glowing hall rests a fire snake. Belak used magic to

plants. Ruined walls and hollow towers protrude from the briars. Creatures. Four goblins sort the specimens for Belak. They are hostile to intruders. If things go badly for them, they cry out in

Areas of the Air Temple

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

, creating giant wheels. Two robed figures whip five sorry-looking humans into pushing against the crossbeams of the westernmost wheel with all their might. As the wheel turns slowly counterclockwise

creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

from their svirfneblin neighbors. The bars are badly rusted and valueless. If a dwarf character or a character proficient in the History skill inspects the bars, they identify markings indicating they

decades ago, and it’s now completely submerged. Part of the tunnel has collapsed, creating an opening to the negotiation chamber (area G16). G8: Intersection Stalactites hang from the ceiling of this 30

Locations M - P

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

chased out of the northern Anauroch desert by Iymrith and her brood (see the “Anauroch” section). Neverwinter Once known as the Jewel of the North, the city of Neverwinter was badly damaged when nearby

, a mute stone giant named Zorkh has begun stacking the stones in pleasing ways, creating a veritable forest of piled-up stones, some as much as 20 feet tall, on the slopes where Orlbar once stood

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