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Orcsplitter

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

drop to 0 hit points. You can’t be surprised by orcs while you’re not incapacitated. You are also aware when orcs are within 120 feet of you and aren’t behind total cover, although

defend dwarves and to serve as a symbol of dwarven resolve. It hates the traditional foes of dwarves — giants, goblins, and, most of all, orcs — and silently urges its possessor to meet such creatures in battle.

Leucrotta

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu on the Material Plane. While many of the hyenas that ate Yeenoghu’s

venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the leader and might

Arcane Hand Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

hand moves with the target to remain within 5 feet of it. Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use the hand's Strength score to resolve the

command. The hand moves to stay between you and the target, providing you with half cover against the target. The target can't move through the hand's space if its Strength score is less than or equal to

Bigby's Hand Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

hand moves with the target to remain within 5 feet of it. Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use the hand's Strength score to resolve the

command. The hand moves to stay between you and the target, providing you with half cover against the target. The target can't move through the hand's space if its Strength score is less than or equal to

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her. Alignment. Neutral evil. Personality

restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside Bavlorna, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at

Attack Rolls

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

object providing cover. You can also use attack rolls to resolve noncombat activities such as archery contests or a game of darts.

Making an Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Modifiers. The DM determines whether the target has Cover (see the next section) and whether you have Advantage or Disadvantage against the target. In addition, spells, special abilities, and other

effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. Resolve the Attack. Make the attack roll, as detailed earlier in this chapter. On a hit, you roll damage unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage.

Making an Attack

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

Modifiers. The DM determines whether the target has Cover (see the next section) and whether you have Advantage or Disadvantage against the target. In addition, spells, special abilities, and other

effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. Resolve the Attack. Make the attack roll, as detailed earlier in this chapter. On a hit, you roll damage unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage.

Making an Attack

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

target within your attack's range: a creature, an object, or a location. 2. Determine modifiers. The DM determines whether the target has cover and whether you have advantage or disadvantage against the

target. In addition, spells, special abilities, and other effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. 3. Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a hit, you roll damage, unless

Aurora Luna Wynterstarr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

vegetation on the field. Extracurriculars: Strixhaven Show Band Association Job: Strixhaven Stadium groundskeeper Bond Boon: Out of respect for Aurora, fellow campus musicians will cover your

, Aurora is often found at Bow’s End Tavern performing beautiful dirges on the hurdy-gurdy for the assembled patrons. Aurora is also a member of the Strixhaven Show Band Association, though she believes

Extracurricular Options (I-Z)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

that they resolve with special rules. Mage Tower Cheer Squad Skills: Perception, Persuasion Member: Zanther Bowen With their coordinated cheers, outfits, and school spirit, these cheerleaders inspire

Gorunn These bodybuilders support each other in developing strong muscles and even stronger friendships. Strixhaven Show Band Association Skills: Sleight of Hand, Performance Member: Aurora Luna

Haunted Keeps

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

Haunted Keeps In the southwestern Sumber Hills stand four ruined keeps built centuries ago by a band of adventurers, the Knights of the Silver Horn. According to most locals, these crumbling stone

the Feathergale Knights. These “knights” affect a dashing image and are given to drinking, singing, wearing fashionable clothing, and general revelry. The club is a cover for the Cult of the Howling

Crew in Combat

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

Casualties Slaying a ship’s crew reduces the number of actions most ships can take, making the crew a tempting target in combat. Resolve individual attacks as normal, using the guidelines for

resolving many, identical attacks at once from the Dungeon Master’s Guide as needed. In the case of spells that cover an area, such as fireball or lightning bolt, you might track the exact location of the

Bandit Attack

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

Bandit Attack Bandits watch for an opportunity to waylay caravans. When the characters stop for their first night, a large gang of outlaws closes in to try its luck. The band is made up of sixteen

. They use the light of the burning wagon to target individuals. The bandits prefer to harry the caravan from cover and mount an attack once the defenders are weakened. None of the bandits is willing to die. They retreat so they can attack the caravan again later.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

chief can plan where to send raiders next. The territory that orc war parties cover can extend for many miles around the lair, and any encampment or settlement of elves, dwarves, or humans in that

rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims. On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering

Rudolph van Richten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

and recently established as a medical doctor, Rudolph ran afoul of the Radanaviches, a family using Vistani traditions as a cover for brigandage. When the doctor refused to treat one of the family’s

mortally ill members, the group’s leader, Irena Radanavich, ordered her band to kidnap Rudolph’s son and then sold the young man to the vampire Baron Metus. Rudolph pursued the Radanaviches, shattered

Bigby's Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

remain within 5 feet of it. Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use the hand’s Strength score to resolve the grapple. If the target is Medium or

you and the target, providing you with half cover against the target. The target can’t move through the hand’s space if its Strength score is less than or equal to the hand’s Strength score. If its

Relics of Besilmer

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

hit points. You can’t be surprised by orcs while you’re not incapacitated. You are also aware when orcs are within 120 feet of you and aren’t behind total cover, although you don’t know their

and serve a courageous, just wielder. It disdains cowards and any form of duplicity, deception, or disloyalty. The weapon’s purpose is to defend dwarves and to serve as a symbol of dwarven resolve

Making an Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

target within your attack’s range: a creature, an object, or a location. Determine modifiers. The DM determines whether the target has cover and whether you have advantage or disadvantage against the

target. In addition, spells, special abilities, and other effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a hit, you roll damage

Running the Siege

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

the blast of a horn, they all rush the structures simultaneously. The battle is on. The war band includes forty orcs led by a lone orog and his second-in-command, an orc Eye of Gruumsh. When the orcs

grass fire upwind from the compound to create cover for themselves. Thick white smoke drifts through the compound and makes the area lightly obscured. Anything more than 30 feet from a viewer is heavily

Leucrotta

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

without bothering to cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu (appears in this book) on the Material Plane. While many of the

, torture, and kill. Creatures who venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the

Zariel

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

Zariel Keep wasting my time with your pointless words and die, or join my war band and live. Choose swiftly. I have a plane to conquer. — Zariel addressing emissaries from Dis Zariel was once an

a defeat that leads to her removal. For now, though, the devils are fighting with a berserker fury under her charge. Zariel leads their offensives herself, and her unyielding resolve coupled with the

Reaching the Bottom

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

giant crane (use the pteranodon stat block) previously hidden by the fog emerges and takes flight. The giant crane poses no threat, but its sudden movement alerts a band of brigands lurking nearby. After

(Intimidation) group check. If the group check succeeds, the brigands are cowed by the characters’ resolve and retreat into the swamp rather than risk getting whomped by the party. On a failed check, the

Additional Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

additional encounter also provides a sense of the wider scope of the setting. Monstrous Uprising A charismatic half-red dragon veteran leads a band of 21 kobolds and 7 lizardfolk, taking advantage of

Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s

Additional Encounters

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

additional encounter also provides a sense of the wider scope of the setting. Monstrous Uprising A charismatic half-red dragon veteran leads a band of 21 kobolds and 7 lizardfolk, taking advantage of

Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s

Bavlorna Blightstraw

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

tragic tale of woe and misery puts her in a bargaining mood. If these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of

she is grappling, ending the grapple on it. The swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside Bavlorna, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at

Wailing Battlefield

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

Wailing Battlefield This location is presented on map 8.8. Mike Schley Map 8.8: Wailing Battlefield View Player Version Crumbled remnants of an old battlefield cover the top and sides of this

locations other than the pyramid and the windmill hold anything of value. Fleeing Mezzoloths. A band of mezzoloths fled their leader in the Briny Maze and came to the Endless Void. They settled on this

Battle of High Hill

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

remains until the battle ends. Wall and Cart. Both the stone walls and the supply cart are difficult terrain. They grant half cover to creatures behind them. High Hill Battlefield Events During this

formidable battleaxe leads a band of mercenaries through the chaos. He cuts through the few remaining members of Vogler’s militia as he draws closer. The half-ogre Gragonis emerges at the west edge

Legion of Azrok

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

this strange lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally taken its toll? In reality, a band of duergar thieves posing as merchants recently stole Azrok’s dagger of blindsight and fled

cover up her husband’s blindness, but her efforts were undone by a mind flayer acting as Skullport’s ambassador. This mind flayer secretly implanted intellect devourers in the skulls of several goblins

Wiltroot Hall Locations (W1-W7)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

! I’m a free spirit!” Convincing the statue that its work on campus is important and it should wear the band requires an action and a successful DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check. The statue is one of the

to 10 hit points or fewer, it tries to flee. Treasure. Herbalism supplies cover a heavy table inside this hut—enough to assemble one herbalism kit.

Quandrix Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Multiattack. The professor makes two Spatial Blade attacks. Spatial Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit (the target can’t benefit from cover less than total cover), reach 5 ft. or range

professors tweak probability to impede attacks and strike at the minds of their foes with lancing equations that disrupt the opponent’s resolve. Professors of theory hold that altering the way a person

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

. Use your judgement to resolve any plans that the players devise and award them appropriately (see “Narrative Combat”). If the gate is demolished, the players must hold the line alongside the defenders

enemy advancing through the streets! The party must choose whether to cover the townsfolk’s retreat or advance on the House of Thalivar to confront the dragon. The characters choose to cover the

Attack on Triboar

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

commanding their underlings to cover their retreat. Defense of Triboar After receiving reports of orcs attacking ranches to the southeast, Lord Protector Darathra Shendrel sends the Twelve to

shovels, digging up the ground to reach the Vonindod fragment — a bent and broken band of 2-inch-thick adamantine roughly 11 feet long and weighing 1,000 pounds. It takes ten actions by the giants to

Gnome Gods

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

personal concerns to embark on a grand excursion or to work together toward a common goal. And according to the gnomes, it is proven that their gods can accomplish the impossible when they band together

with six-pointed star Flandal Steelskin NG Metalwork Forge,* Knowledge Flaming hammer Gaerdal Ironhand LG Protection War Iron band Garl Glittergold LG Primary god of gnomes

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

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

, and so on—the goblins in area H2 notice and attack them through the thicket, which provides three-quarters cover. H2: Goblin Guard Post When the characters cross to the east side of the stream, they

to avoid being surprised. Thickets. The thickets around the clearing are difficult terrain, but they aren’t dangerous—just annoying. They provide three-quarters cover to creatures attacking through

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