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Medani Inquisitive

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

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using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At Will : Guidance 1/Day Each: Detect Thoughts, See InvisibilitySpontaneous Barrier (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

Drow Mother of Rebellion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack

and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: command, dancing lights, detect magic, thaumaturgy 2/day each: banishment, blade barrier, cure wounds, hold person, plane

Drow Matron Mother Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

slots): blade barrier, harm 7th level (2 slots): divine word, plane shift 8th level (1 slot): holy aura 9th level (1 slot): gate Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on

attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The matron mother makes two demon staff attacks or three tentacle rod attacks. Demon Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

disadvantage on all ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws until the end of the creature’s next turn.An Elder Brain’s Lair The lair of an elder brain always lies deep in the heart

with which the elder brain has formed a psychic link hears faint, incomprehensible whispers in the deepest recesses of its mind. This psychic detritus consists of the elder brain’s stray thoughts

Drow Matron Mother

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack

and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: command, dancing lights, detect magic, thaumaturgy 2/day each: banishment, blade barrier, cure wounds, hold person, plane

Azuredge

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, electrum, and steel alloys whose edges constantly shimmer with a deep blue luminescence. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The shield spell provides no

defense against the axe, which passes through that spell’s barrier of magical force. When you hit a fiend or an undead with the axe, cold blue flames erupt from its blade and deal an extra 2d6

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, attack rolls, and saving throws until the end of the creature’s next turn. Tentacle (Costs 2 Actions). The elder brain makes one Tentacle attack.The ultimate expression of mind flayer domination

, incomprehensible whispers in the deepest recesses of its mind. This psychic detritus consists of the elder brain’s stray thoughts commingled with those of other creatures to which it is linked

Wave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

. Although you must worship a god of the sea to attune to this weapon, Wave happily accepts new converts. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you score a critical

initiative rolls. In addition, you and any of your companions within 30 feet of you can’t be surprised, except when incapacitated by something other than nonmagical sleep. The weapon magically awakens you

Random Obstacles

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

barrier to many characters but easily navigated by water-breathing creatures. Obstacles can affect more than one room. A chasm might run through several passages and chambers, or send cracks through

Obstacle 1 Antilife aura with a radius of 1d10 × 10 ft.; while in the aura, living creatures can’t regain hit points 2 Battering winds reduce speed by half, impose disadvantage on ranged attack rolls 3

M10. Treasury

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

exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such

sputtering engine, and is largely filled with a heaping, tangled mass of wreckage. This consists of old machine parts from other areas of the monastery, broken relics of Kwalish’s earliest experiments, dead

M6. Prison Cells

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

Barrier Peaks if left to their own devices. Immured Ones. These three unfortunate prisoners have been driven mad by their incarceration and abuse. If freed, each attacks the nearest target unless a

greataxe attack is replaced with a shackling chains attack, using the same modifiers but dealing bludgeoning damage. While in sunlight, an immured one has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

in level at the end of each section of the story. Only strong and experienced characters should adventure into these giants’ areas if the party consists of no more than four characters. The

the Thunder Peaks. Greyhawk. The giants might threaten Geoff, Sterich, or other nearby realms from out of the Crystalmists, the Jotens, or even the infamous Barrier Peaks.

Hirelings

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

can earn his release from the coffin along the way — by any means possible. Value to the Party. Originally native to an area near the Barrier Peaks, Ctenmiir has much experience with the initial route

. See appendix C for Garret’s stat block. Value to the Party. Garret can draw the maps requested by the Cartophile. He also knows several rumors (both true and false) regarding the Barrier Peaks, and

Path of the Battlerager

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

attack hits, the spikes deal 1d4 piercing damage. You use your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls. Additionally, when you use the Attack action to grapple a creature, the target takes

3 piercing damage if your grapple check succeeds. Spiked Armor Spiked armor is a rare type of medium armor made by dwarves. It consists of a leather coat and leggings covered with spikes that are

M3. Central Abbey

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

— some lost city farther into the Barrier Peaks. The devil has seen Kwalish’s notes (found in the treasury, area M10), which confirm that the inventor was intent on seeking the legendary city of Daoine

(Perception) check identifies them as such. When the devil rolls a 20 on an attack roll with a claw, the target is decapitated. (At your option, the attack can instead deal an extra 6d8 slashing damage.) A

Stand and Fight

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

her most powerful servants. The attacking drow force consists of the following: Ilvara, drow priestess of Lolth, armed with a tentacle rod in addition to the usual equipment Asha, junior drow

(Jorlan has disadvantage on attack rolls, Dexterity checks, and Dexterity saving throws) Four drow warriors If any of the named drow were killed in chapter 1, they have been replaced by other drow with

Chase Complications

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

several examples. Complications occur randomly. Each participant in the chase rolls a d20 at the end of its turn. Consult the appropriate table to determine whether a complication occurs. If it does

a failed check, the crowd counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving throw to smash through the barrier

1. The Resplendent Grotto of Ichthyglug the Voluminous

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

no farther falls to the floor inside the curtain. Spell effects that would not reasonably pass through the watery curtain are stopped by the barrier as though it were a solid wall. For example, a magic

missile spell could pass through the curtain to hit creatures on the far side of it, but the explosion from a fireball spell would not get through the barrier. A creature that passes through a watery

Nightwalker

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

the Shadowfell in a place where the barrier between the planes is thin. Stepping into the Negative Plane is tantamount to suicide, since the plane sucks the life and soul from such audacious creatures

throw or take 14 (4d6) necrotic damage and grant the nightwalker advantage on attack rolls against it until the start of the creature’s next turn. Undead are immune to this aura. Life Eater. A creature

Flesh Golem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, including their creators. Flesh golems appear in varied forms. Roll on or choose a result from the Flesh Golem Characteristics table to inspire a flesh golem’s features. The barrier between the mortal

golem takes Fire damage, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. Berserk. Whenever the golem starts its turn Bloodied, roll 1d6. On a 6, the golem goes

Azuredge

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

sapphire set into the pommel. The axe head is forged from silver, electrum, and steel alloys whose edges constantly shimmer with a deep blue luminescence. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls

made with this magic weapon. The shield spell provides no defense against the axe, which passes through that spell’s barrier of magical force. When you hit a fiend or an undead with the axe, cold blue

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

a 9 or lower, it fails. In either case, the area’s description tells you what happens. Example. A Rogue tries to deceive the kobold with a Charisma (Deception) check. The player rolls a d20 and adds

consists of Gold Pieces (GP), magic items, or both. Whenever a player character finds gold, give that player Gold Pieces equal to the listed value, which is tracked on their character sheet. For

Seek the Keep

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

carrying a child has disadvantage on attack rolls and cannot wield a two-handed weapon. Unless characters interfere, the kobolds assume the characters are cultists and ignore them. Assuming

, so it’s still possible to move through the front gate—but not for long. To reach the keep, the characters must make it past three groups of raiders. A group consists of 1d6 kobolds and 1d4 cultists

Seek the Keep

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

carrying a child has disadvantage on attack rolls and cannot wield a two-handed weapon. Unless characters interfere, the kobolds assume the characters are cultists and ignore them. Assuming characters

keep, so it’s still possible to move through the front gate — but not for long. To reach the keep, the characters must make it past three groups of raiders. A group consists of 1d6 kobolds and 1d4

Relics of Besilmer

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

battle-helm consists of a sturdy open-faced steel helmet, decorated with a golden circlet above the brow from which seven small gold spikes project upward. You gain the following benefits while

: You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll with this weapon against an orc, that orc must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0

The Mortal Realm

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

unknown distance beyond that is the edge of the world, where the sea flows off the disk of the world and into the starry void. The known world of Theros consists of a long stretch of coastline forming

the eastern edge of the vast Siren Sea. Eastward from the sea, the land rises up to two ridges of mountains. The lofty peaks of the second ridge form a barrier that few mortals have passed, so only

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

known today. However, its true origins derive from a planar craft that crashed in the Barrier Peaks, for the Infernal Machine once functioned as this craft’s central command console. Explorers who

make an Intelligence check or use divination magic to learn something about a creature, that knowledge comes with added trivia of the DM’s devising. 05 You emanate a weak magnetic aura

Angels in the Outlands

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

afar. Noxious Stampede The Noxious Stampede consists of nine maelephants (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Their star pitcher, who goes by “Snot Rocket,” shoots stinking balls from its trunk like a cannon

order from home plate to first base, first base to second base, and second base back to home plate. The game has the following rules. Setup The offensive team rolls initiative to determine the

The Abyss

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

possessed character rolls a 1 on an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, the demon takes control of the character and determines the character’s behavior. At the end of each of the possessed

character’s turns, he or she can make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a success, the character regains control until he or she rolls another 1. Important Layers The layers of the Abyss are defined by the

Outside Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Outside Combat As described in the Monster Manual, a beholder’s use of its eye rays in combat is random, governed by die rolls instead of by choice. This rule is an abstraction, designed to keep the

to the number of zombies a death tyrant can animate and control, it can pack its lair so full of undead that there is little space for anyone to walk, creating a shambling barrier of cadaverous

Drow Matron Mother

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

barrier, harm 7th level (2 slots): divine word, plane shift 8th level (1 slot): holy aura 9th level (1 slot): gate Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack

rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The matron mother makes two demon staff attacks or three tentacle rod attacks. Demon Staff. Melee Weapon

Deathlocks

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

devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions, becoming the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate

Bonus +2 Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the deathlock has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Unusual Nature. The deathlock doesn’t

Encounters

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

Encounters The bulk of a typical D&D session consists of a series of encounters, similar to how a movie is a series of scenes. In each encounter, there are chances for the DM to describe creatures

situations. Combat. In combat, many situations involve attack rolls or saving throws. The rules of combat can help you determine the effectiveness of a character’s actions. The “Running Combat” section in

Encounters

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

Encounters The bulk of a typical D&D session consists of a series of encounters, similar to how a movie is a series of scenes. In each encounter, there are chances for the DM to describe creatures

situations. Combat. In combat, many situations involve attack rolls or saving throws. The rules of combat can help you determine the effectiveness of a character’s actions. The “Running Combat” section in

The Drow

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

The Drow The garrison at Velkynvelve consists of twelve drow, five drow elite warriors, a junior drow priestess named Asha (use the priest stat block in the Monster Manual, but add the Fey Ancestry

. Because of his injuries, Jorlan has disadvantage on attack rolls, Dexterity checks, and Dexterity saving throws. Drow Warriors The remaining drow males garrisoning Velkynvelve are named Balok, Bemeril

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