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Marlos Urnrayle

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If the creature does so, it can’t see Marlos until the start of its next turn, when it can decide to avert its

while Ogrémoch isn’t, Marlos can take lair actions and has a challenge rating of 12. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Marlos uses a lair action to cast earthquake without using

Delayed Blast Fireball Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

A beam of yellow light flashes from your pointing finger, then condenses to linger at a chosen point within range as a glowing bead for the duration. When the spell ends, either because your

concentration is broken or because you decide to end it, the bead blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame that spreads around corners. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

people. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You decide the visual appearance of these servants and their attire. They are completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

creature’s challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The GM has the creature

’t affected by this spell. Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than

Magnificent Mansion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

people. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You decide the visual appearance of these servants and their attire. They are completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can

Death Tyrant Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

place in the initiative order and animates at the start of its next turn, provided that its body hasn’t been completely destroyed.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5

it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP). Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke

Pazrodine

Monsters The Book of Many Things

an action to wake it. Moonlight Breath. Pazrodine exhales a beam of moonlight in a 120-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 60

;s challenge rating is 22 (41,000 XP) when she’s encountered in Seelie Market. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) while in her lair, Pazrodine can take one of the following lair

NPC Stat Blocks

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

languages it knew in life * See the Player’s Handbook for descriptions of this race’s features, none of which alter the NPC’s challenge rating. Creating NPCs from Scratch If you need completely new

and add the features listed in the NPC Features table. If the NPC’s AC, hit points, attack bonus, or damage changes, recalculate its challenge rating. NPC Features Race Ability Modifiers Features

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

an action to wake it. Moonlight Breath. The dragon exhales a beam of moonlight in a 90-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 49

Plane, and the Ethereal Plane. The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative

Languages and Dialects

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

, and humans who live in one kingdom speak a common language, which is completely different from that spoken in the neighboring kingdom. This might make communication (and diplomacy) between two

kingdoms significantly more difficult. Widely used languages might have ancient versions, or there might be completely different ancient tongues that adventurers find written in tombs and ruins. Such

Skills

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Dexterity (Stealth) checks. A skill bonus is the sum of a monster's relevant ability modifier and its proficiency bonus, which is determined by the monster's challenge rating (as shown in the

Proficiency Bonus by Challenge Rating table). Other modifiers might apply. For instance, a monster might have a larger-than-expected bonus (usually double its proficiency bonus) to account for its heightened

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Psychic Step or Spellcasting. Starlight Strike (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon releases a searing beam of starlight at a creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17

blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed. The challenge rating of a legendary crystal dragon increases by 1 when it’s

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon uses Psychic Step or Spellcasting. Starlight Strike (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon releases a searing beam of starlight at a creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must

areas for their hoards. They use their burrowing ability to dig blinds and secret passages throughout their lairs, allowing them to move easily—and potentially unnoticed. The challenge rating

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

uses an action to wake it. Moonlight Breath. The dragon exhales a beam of moonlight in a 120-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw

magic portals, often splitting their time between the Feywild, the Material Plane, and the Ethereal Plane. The challenge rating of a legendary moonstone dragon increases by 1 when it’s

Character Advancement

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

. Fireball 3rd 4. Dragon Season 3rd–4th 5. Spring Madness 5th or higher 6. Hell of a Summer 5th or higher 7. Maestro’s Fall 5th or higher 8. Winter Wizardry 5th or higher If you decide to track

, roleplaying well, and surviving or avoiding deadly traps. Any such award should be no more than what the characters would earn for defeating a monster with a challenge rating equal to their level. For

2E. Rotted Floor

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

2E. Rotted Floor The second level of the northwest tower is in bad shape. There are large holes where the floorboards have completely rotted away or fallen into the muck below, and the floorboards

a beam without slipping and falling into the awfulness of area 1E. The stone steps that wind around the outer wall come to a small (approximately 3 feet by 3 feet) stone landing, then continue upward

2E. Rotted Floor

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

2E. Rotted Floor The second level of the northwest tower is in bad shape. There are large holes where the floorboards have completely rotted away or fallen into the muck below, and the floorboards

a beam without slipping and falling into the awfulness of area 1E. The stone steps that wind around the outer wall come to a small (approximately 3 feet by 3 feet) stone landing, then continue upward

Turtle Ship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

travel underwater safely, even to great depths. If the ship takes damage while on or under the water, interior hatches can be sealed to prevent the ship from flooding completely. Standard weaponry on a

Points: 300 Crew: 16 Damage Threshold: 15 Keel/Beam: 95 ft./70 ft. Speed: fly 25 ft. (3 mph), swim 25 ft. (3 mph) Cost: 40,000 gp 3 Ballistae (Crew: 3 Each) Armor Class: 15 Hit Points: 50 Cost

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

ability determines its ability modifier, as shown in the Ability Scores and Modifiers table in the Player’s Handbook. If you can’t decide what a monster’s ability scores should be, look for comparable

ogre, give it a Strength of 19 (+4 modifier). Step 6. Expected Challenge Rating Choose a challenge rating for your monster. See step 1 under “Creating Quick Monster Stats” for more information. You will

Awarding XP

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

Awarding XP Each monster has an XP value based on its Challenge Rating. When adventurers overcome one or more monsters—typically by killing, routing, capturing, or cleverly avoiding them—they divide

NPCs made the challenge easier. (See also “Nonplayer Characters” in chapter 3.) Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award XP to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the

Creating a Sidekick

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

Creating a Sidekick A sidekick can be any type of creature with a stat block in the Monster Manual or another D&D book, but the challenge rating in its stat block must be 1/2 or lower. You take that

whether there is sufficient trust established for the creature to join the group. You decide who plays the sidekick. Here are some options: A player plays the sidekick as their second character—ideal

Gear

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

however you like, using the items in “Equipment” for inspiration. You decide how much of a monster’s equipment is recoverable after the creature is slain and whether any of that equipment is still

usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can have Attunement with magic

Dragonmarks and Backgrounds

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

dragonmarked houses. However, it’s up to you to decide on your relationship to the house. Were you brought up in the house? Or are you completely independent from it? This is best represented by your

worldly things, choosing not to pursue a connection with the houses. Whatever you decide, this is an opportunity to talk with your DM about the role you’d like the house to play in a campaign. Do you

Delayed Blast Fireball

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Delayed Blast Fireball 7th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute A beam of yellow

because you decide to end it, the bead blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame that spreads around corners. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a

Delayed Blast Fireball

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Delayed Blast Fireball 7th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute A beam of yellow

because you decide to end it, the bead blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame that spreads around corners. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

, it isn’t affected by this spell. Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than

the target’s (or its level, if the target doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the new form. It retains

True Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

isn’t affected by this spell. Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the

target’s (or its level, if the target doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the new form. It retains its

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"} Adventure Hook 1 A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue

their homes. They keep the interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry. The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On

Life or Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Life or Death When the characters have at least one ring of shooting stars in their custody, they must decide whether to destroy Xaryxis (to save their world and others like it) or to spare it (thus

three-day voyage) or via the Astral Font’s light beam (see chapter 11). It is, everyone realizes, a journey from which there is no coming back. If no characters volunteer for this mission, Grimzod

Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to 100 people. A staff of 100 near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You decide the visual appearance of these servants and their attire. They are

completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"} Adventure Hook 1 A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a

interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry. The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing

Gear

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

gear however you like, using the equipment chapter of the Player’s Handbook for inspiration. You decide how much of a monster’s equipment is recoverable after the creature is slain and whether any of

that equipment is still usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can

Dragonmarks and Backgrounds

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

, choosing not to pursue a connection with the houses. Whatever you decide, this is an opportunity to talk with your DM about the role you’d like the house to play in a campaign. Do you want them to be

your enemy? Would you prefer to avoid them completely? Or do you want to work your way into a position of power in the house, despite being an outsider?

Far Realm Explorers

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

, inimical to mortal life and sanity. If the characters decide to explore the Far Realm further, they would be well advised to seek out one of the Far Realm’s few safe harbors. Examples of these

breaker has a challenge rating of 12 (8,400 XP). These squads range throughout the Far Realm. They target not only the characters but also any Far Realms dwellers that have been aiding the characters

Social Structures

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

giants, you can use these models to help you decide how many giants are present in an area and what other creatures might live alongside them. You can use the various tables in “Giantkind Encounters” (in

several adjustments. You can craft the stat block as you see fit to match the challenge rating you’re aiming for. For a giant child of any age, you can further modify one of these stat blocks by adding the parents’ damage immunities and resistances (if any) and any inherent traits.

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