before barely dealing changeling received

Vertebrae Sword

Equipment

The jagged vertebrae sword of a fishfolk warrior can barely be called a sword. Locals would say it’s better described as a makeshift weapon crafted from a fish skeleton and sea trash. Its poor

vertebrae sword, you can use a bonus action to rake and twist the weapon, breaking off some of the sword’s boney barbs and dealing an extra 1d8 piercing damage. The vertebrae sword can only be used in this way 5 times before it becomes unusable as a weapon.

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

damage.Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently

contained in a cavity in the stump, beneath the rotted floorboards of the hut. The floorboards can be ripped up with a successful DC 14 Strength check or smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

clump of exotic materials, these surface components barely hint at the expertise attained after years of apprenticeship and countless hours of study. Wizards live and die by their spells. Everything

? What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for more? Have you received word of a secret repository of knowledge not yet plundered by any

Need a Lift?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

real Sergeant Vilroy and flubs any sustained questioning. If the characters realize they’re not dealing with the real Sergeant Vilroy and confront the changeling, Jas leaps out of the skycoach, uses a

Need a Lift? Jas (neutral evil changeling; see chapter 6) approaches the characters in the guise of Sergeant Vilroy sometime after they leave Mithral Tower. Read or paraphrase the following boxed

Recent Events

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

clandestine deals. The pirates grumbled about the poor treatment they received, but they issued no ultimatums to alter the arrangements. Although the two groups had their differences, the clerics never

expected the pirates to rebel, confident in their undead defenses even if they did. Unfortunately for the clerics, the pirates had enough numbers to barely make it through the skeleton horde. After

Famous Story

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

wave of misinformation that plagues public discourse to this day. 2 Hit Piece. You have revealed secrets that many famous people wanted kept under wraps. You try to keep a low profile when dealing with

ironclad proof look shaky. 4 Scandal. You reported on a massive scandal that completely upended the local political scene. 5 Buried Headline. You almost broke a story, but then received a threat or bribe

Dealing with Uldrak

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

Dealing with Uldrak Uldrak is a bitter creature who barely remembers his past. Long ago, he learned how to remove his curse, but the solution was so beyond him that he consigned himself to failure

Tyrants Campaign Themes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Tyrants Campaign Themes The primary theme of the Tyrants is mystery. In dealing with the Tyrants, there is always a question of what is real and what the true objective actually is. With the Tyrants

corpse reveals its true form to be that of a changeling. 2 A list of Tyrants agents and their identities exists somewhere in Sharn. Every legitimate and criminal organization in the city competes to

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline. The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than

get into places their normal forms couldn’t enter. Their immunity to poison gives all yuan-ti a tactical advantage in dealing with other creatures. A pureblood serving as a food taster for a

Feygrove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

of Ioun, once sacred to the knights who dwelled here. Those who drank directly from the font received visions of the past and future from this god of knowledge. Good characters who drink from the font

grass and barely discernible. Recently, a young displacer beast (or displacer beast kitten from The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) exploring the bell accidentally tipped it over and got caught inside

Getting the Quest

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

Getting the Quest The town sits quietly at the foot of Kelvin’s Cairn. A few bundled-up people shuffle between snow-battered houses, keeping their heads down, barely bothering to give you a look as

the characters inquire about a reward for dealing with the thieves, Trovus explains that the town doesn’t have the coin to pay someone to investigate the matter. Most of the valuables in the village have disappeared already, so there’s little left to use as compensation.

22. Temple

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

an altar carved with the form of a giant, open-mouthed cobra, the comatose Varram has been beaten and bound. Dealing for the Dwarf If the characters have made any mention of their search for Varram

treatment he’s received at the hands of the yuan-ti.) If the characters refuse her offer, the priestess attempts to use suggestion to sway whomever she perceives as the party’s leader. If that fails and

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

things they don’t. In a typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game

running. There are times, though, when the design intent of a rule isn’t clear or when one rule seems to contradict another. Dealing with those situations is where Sage Advice comes in. This column

22. Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

altar carved with the form of a giant, open-mouthed cobra, the comatose Varram has been beaten and bound. Dealing for the Dwarf If the characters have made any mention of their search for Varram

he’s received at the hands of the yuan-ti.) If the characters refuse her offer, the priestess attempts to use suggestion to sway whomever she perceives as the party’s leader. If that fails and combat

The Role of Rules

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

typical D&D session, a DM makes numerous rules decisions—some barely noticeable and others quite obvious. Players also interpret the rules, and the whole group keeps the game running. There are times

, though, when the design intent of a rule isn’t clear or when one rule seems to contradict another. Dealing with those situations is where Sage Advice comes in. It doesn’t replace a DM’s adjudication

Warlords of Droaam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

scattered minotaur clans, the mysterious changeling city known as Lost. But other creatures have long been commingled. The ogres, orcs, trolls, hill giants, goblins, and kobolds of Droaam have never had

found in the service of Daask. Xor’chylic. A mind flayer serves as the governor of Graywall. It’s said that the Daughters found Xor’chylic in Khyber, and received his loyalty in exchange for a pledge

Detention Bog Locations

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

magic here D3. Lonely Crate At the far end of a broken bridge is a mound of earth barely large enough for one person to stand on. A dented metal crate is partially embedded in the mound. One of the

) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Dealing with the Crate. A character who realizes the crate’s orange glow is a bad sign can gently shake the crate to rearrange

Harbor Ward

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

veteran), a hulking man whose face is almost hidden by a heavy beard streaked with gray. Other than shouting orders at the crew and conversing in low tones with Captain Ortimay, Ruddell barely speaks

guides (see “Finding a Guide”). The harbormaster is a half-gold dragon named Zindar (see appendix D). He’s seldom in this sturdy, airy building, however; most of his time is spent dealing with the

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

Blingdenstone, paying adventurers to scout and keep an eye on the territory while they organized their people across the dwarven holds and surface-world cities that had received them. After a decade of

and commanding the new settlement’s defenses. Like most svirfneblin, Dorbo is serious and aggressive when dealing with outsiders; for all of that, however, he is also a loving and caring husband and a

Demons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Demons Spawned in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, demons are the embodiment of chaos and evil — engines of destruction barely contained in monstrous form. Possessing no compassion, empathy, or

and a day. Demonic Cults. Despite the dark risks involved in dealing with fiends, the mortal realm is filled with creatures that covet demonic power. Demon lords manipulate these mortal servants into

Other Villains

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

, he was owed better than he received. When he didn’t receive the accolades, he began to see everyone in his way as the problem, trying to keep him down, and he vowed to do whatever it took to turn the

every whim. Oreioth barely recognizes his own name anymore, and he harbors dreams of founding a kingdom of undead servitors with himself on the throne. Oreioth Medium humanoid (human), chaotic evil

The Survivors

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

received no response. Nonetheless, they still hope to be sent reinforcements, laborers, and material for rebuilding the abbey. They typically keep watch on the Skull Dunes during the day, but have grown

in area 2 of the ruins. At night they stay in their rooms. The major personalities among the survivors are detailed below. Ozymandias Ozymandias (NE male human priest) barely survived the battle

N9. Vistani Camp

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

howls of a young man. Three sputtering campfires fill the tent with smoke, and through the haze you see six Vistani passed out in various places on the dead grass. A barely conscious and shirtless

remaining afterward. Dealing with Luvash. Luvash is unhappy because his seven-year-old daughter, Arabelle, has vanished. She’s been gone for a little more than a day. Because everyone in the camp was drunk

Animated Objects

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

Animated Objects Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability

smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity

Path Locations

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

flooded, with the remains of tables, chairs, and a bar barely protruding above the water’s surface. Murky water fills this room to a height of 3 feet, making the flooded area difficult terrain for

an oil slick. Characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 18 or higher notice the oil slick if they can see the water. If flames touch the water, the entire flooded area ignites, dealing

Getting Around

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

entertainment options. The Classic Theater is its most popular venue, but Smoky Towers offers a wide variety of more exotic fare. Dinner theater, changeling burlesque, and other diversions can be found in Smoky

Dragoneyes Dragoneyes tends to the needs of weary travelers, providing a wide range of lodging, food, and entertainment for tourists. It’s also the home of most of Sharn’s changeling population, and

Climbing Kelvin's Cairn

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

reach a steep, snow-covered incline dotted with jagged rocks. Lying facedown in the snow, barely conscious, is a humanoid in bloodstained cold weather clothing. The figure in the snow is Garret Velryn

part of the chasm. Characters can walk across this ice to avoid area F2 and go directly to area F3. A character can also try to collapse the ice sheet by dealing damage to it. The ice sheet has AC 13

Black Earth Cultists

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

Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage. The stonemelder can also expend a spell slot to deal extra damage, dealing 2d8 bludgeoning damage for a

weakness in any form. Therefore, she hates just about everybody, and barely tolerates the other Black Earth cultists. Hellenrae Medium humanoid (human), lawful evil Armor Class 16 Hit Points 78

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

you? Flamerule 7: Lliira’s Night Originally a celebration held only in Waterdeep, this holiday has since spread up and down the Sword Coast. It has received a recent boost in popularity from the custom

inspires misfortune rather than avoiding it. For fear of catching the bad luck of cynics, citizens do their best to avoid talking to anyone known to not have played along, or dealing with them in any way

Red Larch Locations

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

-dealing sort who knows almost nothing of the current mood and troubles in Red Larch, since he’s so rarely away from his forge. His wife Laefra, who orders metals via the merchants she deals with, hears

chapter 6). 13. Ironhead Arms Three years ago, an old sellsword and caravan guard by the name of Feng Ironhead decided to settle in Red Larch and open a shop dealing in arms and armor, both new and

Talhundereth Locations

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

Henlifel (see area T15) lead this group. The brothers have come to try to convince their father, Ontharyx, to return home. Their father said he received a psychic call, and they worry he has joined a

puzzle. The center indentation can be overloaded with psychic magic, regardless of the positioning of the dials. Dealing at least 20 psychic damage to the indentation shatters and opens the lock

Nangalore

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

-Taya. When Zalkoré is reduced to 63 hit points or fewer, she calls out to her dead lover for protection. The spirit of Thiru-Taya answers the call, appearing as a barely visible 10-foot-tall apparition

her hit points. Once per turn, when a creature within 15 feet of Zalkoré damages her, Thiru-Taya’s apparition unerringly hits the attacker with its spear, dealing 15 (2d8 + 6) force damage to it

Locations E - H

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

characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and

lid frozen shut. Dealing 5 damage or more to the lid forces it open. The chest contains 1,500 sp, 450 gp, and 1d3 magic items, determined by rolling on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

are well received by a gold dragon, as long as they aren’t bribes. Reserved Shapeshifters. Gold dragons are respected by the other metallic dragons for their wisdom and fairness, but they are the most

tail. A silver wyrmling’s scales are blue-gray with silver highlights. As the dragon approaches adulthood, its color gradually brightens until its individual scales are barely visible. As a silver dragon

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