before battle diffusing crawling reside

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

populated areas, practice cannibalism, believing it is foolish to waste good meat. In any case, kobolds that eat humanoids don’t simply start consuming corpses or prisoners right after a battle

gnomes and other humanoids, the kobolds instinctively attack the gnomes. Kobolds in battle with gnomes are much less likely to run away because their hatred overrules their sense of self-preservation

Within the Well of Dragons

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

Within the Well of Dragons As the time for the ritual draws near, the Well of Dragons is crawling with cultists and their allies. Whether using stealth or disguising themselves as cultists, the

all cultists have been ordered to patrol or prepare for battle. If the characters tarry too long in one place or wander around the Well of Dragons without purpose, add additional guard patrols based on existing encounters. Map 17.1: The Well of Dragons View Player Version

Within the Well of Dragons

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

Within the Well of Dragons As the time for the ritual draws near, the Well of Dragons is crawling with cultists and their allies. Whether using stealth or disguising themselves as cultists, the

all cultists have been ordered to patrol or prepare for battle. If the characters tarry too long in one place or wander around the Well of Dragons without purpose, add additional guard patrols based on existing encounters.

Approaching the Caer

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

. Warding the castle entrance are thick, battle-hardened wooden doors. Four cylindrical guard towers have wind-worn flags bearing the town’s heraldry fluttering above their tiled, conical roofs. These

normally reside on the ground floors of the guard towers (area C4). Two cult fanatics (a human named Huarwar Mulphoon and a tiefling named Fel Suparra), who normally guard the gatehouse (area C6).

7. Halls of Selvetarm

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

7. Halls of Selvetarm The lesser deity Selvetarm serves Lolth. Also known as the Spider That Waits, Selvetarm is worshiped and feared by drow for his battle prowess and blood lust. These rooms are

the animated drow statues are destroyed, Muiral casts wall of force to attempt to separate one character from the others before crawling down to attack his lone prey. Destroying five legs of the

Using an Overarching Story

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

two examples are, in effect, the same story (variations of the battle between good and evil) told in different ways. Example 1: The Quest of Many Parts You can tie adventures together using an

Nine Dread Princes reside, with each of these dungeons stocked with enough monsters and hazards to advance the adventurers two or three levels. The adventurers spend their whole careers fighting the

Kianna's Farmhouse Locations

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

, they see it’s stuck through the severed hand of a young woman. The characters have no way of knowing this, but the hand was once a crawling claw and was dispatched by a farmer. Sickly Crops. Wheat

soul shaker’s evil and the excavations of the crawling claws have spoiled the land around the house. If Proclaimer Ward is with the party, the Proclaimer investigates the crops and grows concerned

Old Tower: Winter

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

Old Tower: Winter The characters have learned that the Stone of Golorr is with Amath Sercent, a priest of Bane who is allied with Manshoon. She and her acolytes reside in Yellowspire, a Castle Ward

first arrive, all five have gathered in prayer on the upper floor of the tower (area O3). Three black flying snakes nest in the rafters and join any battle here. During this ceremony, Amath and her

Dwarfholds of the North

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

the North reside in the halls of the dwarves. Now, when shield dwarves invoke the name of Delzoun, they are calling upon the glory of all their past accomplishments: every feat of architectural mastery

, every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle — won or lost — in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as

Swarmkeeper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Swarm 3rd-level Swarmkeeper feature A swarm of intangible nature spirits has bonded itself to you and can assist you in battle. While you’re alive, the swarm remains in your space, crawling on you or

connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent force in battle, as

Underworld Crossing

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

instruments in sight. It’s said that living creatures that hear this song are driven to the depths of despair. A massive statue of Athreos watches over this chamber and the guardians who reside there

. Map 4.1: Underworld Crossing View Player Version Underworld Crossing Villains Mortals who adventure in an Underworld crossing are likely to battle foes trying to enter or escape the Underworld—or

M10. Treasury

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

with images of air and water elementals locked in furious battle, within which is a Galder’s bubble pipe (see appendix D). A suit of Heward’s hireling armor (see appendix D). Components of value to

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

28. Withers's Office

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

slots): blight, wall of fire 5th level (1 slot): telekinesis When the characters arrive, Withers is working at his desk. Seven crawling claws follow him around and obey his commands. Withers is

some regret, he finally announces that it’s time for them to die. Withers would rather escape than be destroyed or captured, so he uses his spells to retreat if the battle goes against him, saving wall

Sea Ward

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

Sea Ward The Sea Ward stands proud on the high ground above Mount Waterdeep’s sunset shadow. The rich and the powerful (or those who wish you to think such of them, and can afford the rent) reside or

grand halls celebrate the city’s champions of both battle and sport. The winners of ward competitions are paraded here after their victories, often carried on shoulders or passed from hand to hand

Iymrith's Lair

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

thunderstorm is the dragon’s work — a regional effect (see the blue dragon entry in the Monster Manual) that stretches for 6 miles in every direction. The storm has no effect on the battle as it

character of giant size stands in the amphitheater and loudly challenges Iymrith, the dragon’s ego gets the better of her, and she responds to the challenge by crawling out of her lair to destroy her

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. — Omin Dran Majordomo A majordomo administers a franchise headquarters. They typically reside within the headquarters and seldom leave it, sending out communications through a dedicated messenger (at no

franchisees. Choices might be offered by the DM, as between a team of ex-militia who lost their last battle and a crew of recently released criminals who swear they were wrongly imprisoned. Names

Tower Locations

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

participate in the fight; it feigns injury and stays out of the way. If the characters look like they’re winning the battle, Rachazz tries to slip out of the tower and report back to the Ruinous Citadel

scraps of cloth atop a table made of crumbling stone. The demon is covered with countless tiny, crawling spiders that appear and disappear at random. Camlash (see the accompanying stat block) plans

Redwood Grove Locations

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

. They are beginning to decay, and black streaks mar their rotting flesh. One corpse leans against the tree, insects crawling around its open, blackened mouth. Another lies on its side under a blanket, and

ceremonial burial mound of the thirty-four elves who died in the battle against Death-at-Sunset a century ago, including the elves’ leader, Ethvarn. Ever since Sunset-Is-Nigh hatched, the spirits of

Patrons in the Realms

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

through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to

, seeking revenge. Errtu the balor has plagued Drizzt Do’Urden for more than a century, largely over possession of an artifact called the Crenshinibon. Having lost the last battle and been banished

On Board The Maverick

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

bandits with it — a pair of guards held back from previous encounters, and who are now the last survivors of the Six’s forces. In battle, Szorrulax uses Mind Blast on as many characters as possible

leave Dangerous Business. If they want to explore The Maverick first, that enormous ship is crawling with elite Dran Enterprises operatives (use the veteran stat block), all of whom know to kill

Other Religious Systems

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

. Monsters and fiends serve it, as do certain secretive cults. The myths of a dualistic religion usually predict that the good deity will triumph in an apocalyptic battle, but the forces of evil believe

that the outcome of that battle isn’t predetermined and work to promote their deity’s victory. Deities in a dualistic system maintain large portfolios. All aspects of existence reflect the dualistic

Blood Pens

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

lead to the Temple of Chaos and to the Abyssal Gate. 17. Crawling Hall Two enormous pillars on the far side of this chamber emit brilliant white light that holds the attention of dozens of giant vermin

crawling on and around them. The vermin occasionally fight among themselves, but most of these creatures move sluggishly, as if the light has subdued them. Glowing Pillars. The pillars emit magical

Roleplaying a Giant

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

clouds anymore, but most do reside atop high mountains, inside or even above a near-perpetual cloud layer. A select few — those at the apex of the clan’s ordning — claim the last of the ancient cloud

. Although fire giants put stock in combat skill, they recognize that success in battle or on the hunt derives mainly from the quality of one’s weapons and armor, and those that can fashion the finest

Cave Locations

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

Echo Cave, but it was buried by the destruction that wracked the mines centuries ago. A pitched battle was fought here when bandits stormed the mines. The dead still lie where they fell. Six stirges

from the remains of a wooden table. Six bugbears reside in this chamber. They are loyal minions of Nezznar. This room marks the front line in the Spider’s assault on Wave Echo Cave, and the bugbears

Elven Tomb Locations

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

the nearby woods. The severed hand is a trickier get but needn’t come from a living humanoid (a dead crawling claw would do). Once the brazier is functioning, the heavy lid can be lifted or pushed

, which startles and scares away the other animals. If the frost druid in area E9 hears sounds of battle in this room, she remains where she is, preferring to make a final stand there. Statues. In addition

Encounter Locations

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

twelve legs apiece crawl across the damp ceiling. The creatures crawling across the ceiling are two behirs. When they roar or discharge their lightning breath, thousands of gray, parasitic blood worms

completely submerged in the fog is heavily obscured. The behirs avoid the fog by crawling along the walls and ceiling. When a creature enters the fog for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

. To the edge of the niche are two large nests made of hair, dry fungus, and refuse. Creature. Balsag the bugbear and his two giant rat “hounds,” named Grip and Fang, reside in a natural stone

) contain additional monsters. The closed doors and stone walls prevent sound from entering these four areas. The creatures within join the battle here at your discretion. 49. Arboretums Luminescent mist

Locations on the Lower Level

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

of battle and hunting scenes in bas-relief. These carved scenes show giants slaying enemies, hunting dragons and other fearsome monsters, and engaged in similar activities. Torches burn at intervals

to action, she joins the battle as stealthily as she can. Treasure. The female has hidden twelve gems worth 250 gp each (eight opals and four diamonds) behind her on the ledge. 3. Abandoned Storage

Cove Reef

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

statue. C4. Bleached Reef This small reef is stark white and covered by twenty crabs crawling over it. This reef marks Ogrorlo’s grave. The aboleth’s loyal slaves buried the remains after Lenth killed

in the ancient battle with Lenth’s forces. The top layer of skeletons peeks through the seafloor. The merfolk bones float if they are unearthed from their resting place. A giant white moray eel hides

Web's Edge Locations

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

battle might alert the agents in that area, prompting them to investigate. Treasure. Grottenelle’s table holds a Spell Scroll of Circle of Death, an ornate +2 Dagger, and an assortment of unguents and

area W12. W12: Sacred Web Hall An enormous web stretches across this open cavern’s center, its strands plastered over stalagmites and stalactites. Crawling on the web is a gigantic reptilian creature

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

characters enter, continue with the following: Apart from a fallen kobold statue that blocked the door, this room contains only four beds. Each is covered in torn sheets, its straw mattress crawling

prance in a way that is very unbecoming of a typical undead. If they need a break from the battle, they retreat under the locked door into area 12. Development. If the characters have Patsky or the

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. Ten of the feet in the room are stomping feet, the lesser known and smellier cousins to the crawling claw. A stomping foot uses the crawling claw stat block with these changes: Its speed is 30 feet

business of being a dragon, could provide a bit of poignant narrative in your campaign. Much later on, if the characters are ever facing long odds in an important battle, Dabshabah might swoop down from the

Locations M - P

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

Locations M - P Maelstrom The daughters of King Hekaton reside in this undersea fortress, which stands amid reefs and barnacle-covered shipwrecks in the depths of the Trackless Sea. See chapter 10

massive granite doors sealing its entrance and a host of battle-hardened defenders waiting beyond. Despite its almost mythic reputation, Mithral Hall is more of a stronghold than a city, with tunnels to

Illithinoch Locations

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

while engaging in telepathic conversation, but they aren’t expecting an attack. The fanatics have told the mind flayers to expect surface cultists, such as the aberrant zealots who reside elsewhere in

oculorb, which lairs in area L7.) 4 A mind flayer wearing a scarlet robe with a high collar directs a battle in a long, descending hall lined with dwarven statues (area T2 of Talhundereth in chapter 6

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

— through force of arms when necessary.” Bond: “The entire legion obeys my commands, and I am therefore beholden to every one of my soldiers.” Flaw: “I charge into battle with little heed for my own

predecessor, Zdenia. Izoni is known for her ability to control insects and spiders, and she is never encountered without the company of one or more swarms of insects crawling over and around her

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