before barrel diffusing cornered realizes

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and

7. Pain and Pleasure

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

blessing and nothing more. 7d. Water Torture Narizmar. A nude male drow named Narizmar Do’ett is strapped to a sturdy table positioned beneath a suspended 80-gallon water barrel. A spider silk hood covers

Auvryndar stands at the far end of the table, gripping a pair of ropes that cause the barrel to tilt and disgorge water when they are pulled. Sylkress is convinced that Narizmar has pledged his loyalty to

Reya Mantlemorn

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

others managed to sneak inside, but they didn’t get far before a group of Flaming Fist soldiers confronted them. The refugees scattered, and Reya soon found herself cornered by a Flaming Fist thug. She

could care less what happens to it. “I hope the rats eat it,” she says scornfully. If the characters appear valiant and forthright, Reya takes a liking to them immediately. Once she realizes that her

Tepui Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Wisdom (Perception) check realizes the voices are coming from behind the statue. The cloakers attack when a creature comes within 5 feet of the statue or it’s clear no one’s buying their lies. Statue. A

is indifferent to the characters and attempts to hide from them if they remain on deck. It tries to flee if cornered within its den. Treasure. Bones and scraps of hide litter the displacer beast’s

1. Jarl's Lodge

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

can be a powerful ally. Nilraun knows the command word to free Cryovain (“uvenfetter”), and he trades this information for his life if he is subdued or cornered. For more information about the captured

room is strewn with gnawed mammoth bones. A frost-covered barrel in the southwest corner contains dead fish. The winter wolves that normally sleep here are encountered in area 1G. 1G. Throne Room

Dark Duchess Locations

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

equipment remains. The ropes and nets are salvageable, as are the contents of the barrels. Barrels. The characters must use a crowbar or similar tool to pry open a frozen barrel. The first barrel

contains a hooded lantern, three flasks of oil, five bars of lime soap, and three sets of manacles. The second barrel holds ten torches. D8. Captain’s Cabin The aft castle is taken up by one spacious

Ironslag: Upper Level

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

Persuasion) check. The giant carries a 2-foot-long iron key that unlocks the iron trunk in area 16B. 13. Overseer’s Office The room to the south of the dressing mill contains a basalt table, a barrel of

torture, a large cask of dwarven ale, a barrel of fresh water, and a wooden trunk bound in iron and fitted with an iron padlock. The trunk is 9 feet tall, 12 feet long, and 8 feet wide, and it weighs 750

Lair Locations

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

lizardfolk commoners (see appendix C) fight only if they are cornered. Otherwise, they escape to the nearest barracks (area 9), whose occupants return to the kitchen in the shortest possible time. If the

sizes. Against the south wall are four open barrels and a lidless wicker basket. Against the west wall are three large clay jars, a wooden chest, and a sealed barrel. Against the east wall is a large

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

contain the clan’s history—four scrolls per case. The scrolls are in Dwarvish, the written language of giants. A character who can speak Dwarvish or Giant realizes that these writings tell the history of

holds a cannon mounted on a swivel. A dull blue glow emanates from the inside of the cannon’s barrel. In the middle of the room is a glimmering white crystal, eight feet tall and four feet wide. It

Maelstrom Level 2

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

realizes that her faith in the small folk has been misplaced. In effect, the killing Mirran or Nym gives Iymrith a major victory, so far as the act drives a wedge between giants and the small folk. To win

adventurers can’t be trusted, adding hastily, “For all we know, they’re the ones who murdered your mother and abducted your father!” Iymrith realizes almost instantly that she has chosen those words

Temple Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

, puny fleas.” Each character can make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check upon hearing the guardian’s challenge (this doesn’t require an action). On a successful check, the character realizes this

. Containers and Wagons. The barrels and crates hold food and digging supplies. A creature hiding behind a crate or barrel has Half Cover against attacks. A creature hiding behind a covered wagon has

Ironslag: Lower Level

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

. A giant barrel in the southeast corner serves as a stool and rests in front of a burnished, full-length mirror mounted in the south corner of the east wall. An iron brazier hangs from a hook mounted

swings of a spoiled princess. She quickly realizes that she can use the characters to keep her parents distracted while she sneaks out of the fortress. She tells them that her father spends most of

Death House Locations

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

). It contains three gold rings (worth 25 gp each) and a thin platinum necklace with a topaz pendant (worth 750 gp). D13: Bathroom This dark room contains a barrel under a spigot in the east wall, a

: Stairs Down Any character standing at the top of this 20-foot-long staircase realizes the chants originate from somewhere below. Characters who descend the stairs and follow the hall beyond arrive in area

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

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

stocked for as long as anyone can remember. The two barrels contain a fine wine called Red Dragon Crush, created by the Wizard of Wines winery—facts burned into the side of each barrel. N3i. Upstairs

to 0 hit points, the creature is disintegrated. Any character who studies the circle and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that Victor’s circle is horribly flawed and

Monastery Locations

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

wriggle out of the window and drop to the garden below (area M14). Hellenrae flees by this route if she is cornered and doesn’t believe she can defeat her enemies. Treasure Hellenrae has little interest

attack her at once, she realizes at once that this is no longer a practice session and tries her best to kill or incapacitate as many of her foes as possible. Her battered Sacred Stone monks join in as

Lair Locations

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

Perception of 15+ realizes the perilous nature of the ice. Each 10-foot square of ice is a Large object with AC 13; HP 10; and Immunity to Cold, Poison, and Psychic damage. Placing more than 100

kept for himself. Each bears healing magic, acting as a berry created by the Goodberry spell. The crystals lose their magic in 12 hours. Ed Kwong D12: Crystal Room A crystal the size of a barrel hangs

Areas of the Water Temple

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

floor mark spots where ovens once stood. Filthy, flea-infested straw pallets are arranged on the floor, alongside a water barrel and casks of provisions. An arrow slit looks out over the hallway to

and lakes on this level. Its inaccessibility makes it an ideal place for Gar Shatterkeel to hoard the better part of the water cult’s treasure. He is beyond such cares, but he realizes that wealth is

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