before barely defying contact render

Jermlaine

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

can come in tiny packages. Their tiny, foot-tall forms can barely contain the cruelty and malevolence that courses through them. Deep in the Underdark, the jermlaine lurk among the tunnels, dungeons

, and caverns inhabited by much larger, more dangerous folk. The jermlaine huddle in their small tunnels, avoiding contact with all other creatures unless they can marshal overwhelming numbers. When the

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

target. Metal objects in that area glow red-hot until the start of the giant’s next turn. Any creature in physical contact with a heated object at the start of its turn must make a DC 19 Constitution

. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from

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

. Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had

Carousing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

bear a grudge. A hostile contact works against the character, placing obstacles but stopping short of committing a crime or a violent act. Allied contacts are friends who will render aid to the

players concrete options. It brings the campaign to life and seeds the area with NPCs that the characters care about. On the other hand, it can prove difficult to track and might render a contact useless

Military Contacts

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

Military Contacts Your group’s primary contact within your hierarchy is generally your superior officer—the person who gives you orders and is responsible for your success or failure. The Commanding

mistake, and fully expects you to fail at every mission you undertake 2 A battle-scarred officer who experienced terrible horrors during the Last War and is barely capable of giving you orders through a

34. Guardians Bar the Way

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

it is in contact. A paralyzed creature takes the damage again at the start of each of its turns. There is barely enough room for a Medium humanoid to crawl under the crossed polearms and between the statues. Doing so without touching the blades requires a successful DC 10 Dexterity check.

Warforged Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal. Integrated

incorporate it into your body over the course of 1 hour, during which you remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in

Aftermath of the Last War

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

prosperity is built on an unstable foundation. The Last War may be over, but the war against the daelkyr has barely begun. The clan lords hold their reclaimed halls in the Realm Below, but no one knows the

create their own monsters. Others—notably Clan Mroranon—avoid contact with the aberrations. Such dwarves treasure the relics of their ancestors but despise those who use symbionts or form pacts with the

Jermlaine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Jermlaine Jermlaine prove that terrible things can come in tiny packages. Their tiny, foot-tall forms can barely contain the cruelty and malevolence that courses through them. Deep in the Underdark

, the jermlaine lurk among the tunnels, dungeons, and caverns inhabited by much larger, more dangerous folk. The jermlaine huddle in their small tunnels, avoiding contact with all other creatures unless

Worshiping Klothys

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

of destiny by defying nature’s order. (MAGALI VILLENEUVE) MYTHS OF KLOTHYS Klothys is barely remembered in the mortal world, having sequestered herself in the Underworld while human civilization

Random Events

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

. Spoiled Supplies The party’s provisions become infested with Underdark vermin or infected with spores that render them poisonous. Unless the characters have access to purify food and drink or similar

magic, the party must dispose of 3d6 days of rations. Vanishing NPCs One or more NPC party members go missing and are never seen again. Roll a d4 to determine how many NPCs vanish in this way. Efforts to find them or magically contact them turn up no trace.

Zariel's War

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

displaced. By Asmodeus’s decree, Bel now serves Zariel as an advisor, though the two can barely stand to be in each other’s presence. Despite the conflict within the diabolical ranks, Zariel runs a tight

simply walk out of Avernus and step onto the Material Plane, they must rely on minions such as cultists and evil wizards, who can contact them and do their bidding in exchange for wealth and power. A

44. Vault of the Beholder

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

room. Acererak cast a wish spell to render Belchorzh invisible. A successful dispel magic (DC 19) cast on the beholder or contact with an antimagic field ends its invisibility. Belchorzh reacts to

. When an untethered creature is shoved or otherwise moved across the floor, it travels in one direction and does not stop until it comes into contact with a wall or other barrier. The alcoves contain

Order in a Sea of Chaos

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

tremendous feats of magic and psionics but barely able to move a finger or lift his own eyelids. A host of servants constantly attend to Menyar-Ag and see to his every need. Although Menyar-Ag is no

. If needed, he can call upon his own psychic energy to contact his people, even across the planes. Anarchs A githzerai community works constantly to maintain a stable base of operations protected from

Lorehold Student

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

are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies

. The more obscure the historical references I can include in everyday conversation, the better. 2 By searching for these lost artifacts, I hope to find who I really am along the way. 3 I can barely go

Dungeon Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

magical field is active, it gives off shadowy energy that lightly obscures the field’s area. A creature can render a black gate’s field inactive by holding any glyph key to the field, whereupon the

stone, mostly marble. Caverns are rough-hewn stone. Ceilings rise from 20 feet to vaults of 30 feet. Caverns have natural ceilings roughly 30 feet high. Corridor ceilings are 20 feet high. Contact

Ironmaster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

centuries, following the veins of metal. This brought them into contact with duergar of the Deepkingdom a generation back, and Ironmaster has been at war with them ever since. Storn was himself a veteran

adamantite mined from their island to the smiths of Ironmaster, and they render finished works of adamantine back to the Northlanders in return. Of course, not all the adamantine makes it back to the

Courthouse: Autumn

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

crime can result in a brief period of incarceration until the magister has time to render judgment. In the meantime, characters can try to speak to Fenerus. The characters can try to infiltrate the

turning over the Stone of Golorr to his Luskanite contact. Now, he plans to use the stone to escape imprisonment and wipe his criminal record clean. If the characters can get close enough to speak with

City Inhabitants

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

chapter 1 is Salida, a pureblood yuan-ti loyal to Ras Nsi. If Salida escorts the characters into the city, she’ll surreptitiously use her sending stone to contact Ras Nsi so that he can prepare an

barely aware of the kobolds’ existence. Red Wizards of Thay A group of Red Wizards entered the city a couple of days prior to the characters’ arrival. They camped in the ruined compound at area 2, but

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They

area glow red-hot until the start of the giant’s next turn. Any creature in physical contact with a heated object at the start of its turn must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a failed

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

sylvan creatures of all types lived among the trees. Even today the High Forest has barely known the tread and touch of humans, and old growth dominates its flora. Elven communities in the forest are

have no single leader and make little contact with the outside world. Travelers in the High Forest must always be wary of elves they meet for they can never be sure of their welcome, and any promises

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They

area glow red-hot until the start of the giant’s next turn. Any creature in physical contact with a heated object at the start of its turn must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a failed

The Monastery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

. Prisoners of the Monastery Some thirty humanoid prisoners (commoners) are held in the monastery. All have had their faces flayed to make them barely distinguishable from the monks. Most work in the

patronage (maps, notebooks, and so forth). Once contact has been made, they look to help the characters — especially if this also leads to their own escape. However, most of the other prisoners are former

The Village

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

crew member accompanying the characters can point out that this behavior is highly unusual. Though the Ice Hunters avoid contact with outsiders, they are almost never hostile. During this interaction

Ice Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of

The Village

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

member accompanying the characters can point out that this behavior is highly unusual. Though the Ice Hunters avoid contact with outsiders, they are almost never hostile. During this interaction

Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of

Journey Locations

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

contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones. Four grells lurk amid the stalactites

behir’s nest includes seven gold feathers worth 100 gp each, 1,520 gp in scattered coins, and a jar containing 4 doses of Keoghtom’s ointment. J7: Scavengers’ Nook This wide cave is barely five feet

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the light that is barely visible far below. 2 Characters find a coded journal in a dragon’s treasure hoard, indicating a path to a hidden paradise. 3 Adventurers find a giant-sized ring inscribed with

a realm like it) into contact and conflict with your campaign world. During the Doomskar, characters can venture into Surtland, but giants can also raid into the other world.

Platinum Room Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

in death-defying feats. Beneath, on an island of bare stone floating amid a misty expanse, stands a plain archway and a circular desk attended by a well-dressed tiefling. Luminous symbols on a

. Creatures of Shemeshka’s choice in contact with the floor must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 22 (4d10) slashing damage and has the restrained condition until the

Island Approach and First Floor

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

contact with the pile of waste (searching through it, falling into it, and so forth) must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or contract sewer plague. See “Diseases” in chapter 8 of the

larder turns up a single piece of damp, crumpled parchment showing barely legible lines and writing. This is a map dropped here by one of the drowned ones that ransacked this area, formerly a navigator on

Lair Locations

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

is meditating. He is roused by the sound of combat or any direct attempts to contact him. Unless cornered, he flees to area 20 and returns with the occupants of that room. If they are gone or slain

render (see appendix C) and a lizardfolk occupy this area, ordered to stand guard over the lair’s treasure (area 26). They do not open the gate unless commanded to do so by the queen or the subchief

Black Earth Cultists

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

stone. They don gargoyle masks and use a finely honed sense of touch to measure their surroundings by contact with the ground. They avoid speaking, or extraneous thought for that matter. They live only

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

Briny Maze Locations

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

Jomlus on subtle shifts in pronunciation for many weeks, believing his understanding to be just barely out of reach. Klaudel eventually died and was absorbed into the walls of the Briny Maze. Jomlus

defeat. She hopes someone else—perhaps the characters—might eliminate this problem for them. Wall Rip. The flumphs created the rip in the wall to enter the Briny Maze. It’s barely large enough for a

Tomb Locations

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

covered with strangling vines that render the treant sluggish and distant. A Remove Curse spell or similar effect causes the blighted vines around Abalahin to dissolve. Once the vines are gone, Abalahin

feet high—barely large enough to accommodate the two granite juggernauts (see appendix A) that trundle between the room’s pillars. The juggernauts attack any intruders they notice, but they won’t

Red Larch Locations

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

) answer. He isn’t a very good businessman and barely breaks even, but he doesn’t seem to care. 14. Mhandyvver’s Poultry This wooden building grew haphazardly for many years, shooting out single-story

asks. He is a useful, loyal informant and contact, though he’s not really cut out for any derring-do. Trouble in Red Larch. If one or more characters seem interested in helping the town with its recent

Metallic Dragons

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

opinions of humanoids based on previous contact with related humanoids. Good dragons can recognize humanoid bloodlines by smell, sniffing out each person they meet and remembering any relatives they have

come into contact with over the years. A gold dragon might never suspect duplicity from a cunning villain, assuming that the villain is of the same mind and heart as a good and virtuous grandmother. On

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