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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
their caves and wait for enemies to come to them. Once they enter combat, the giants pursue enemies that attempt to flee. The Blue Bear tribe shares Kayalithica’s belief that civilization is a blight on
the land. The Uthgardt stalk the foothills of the Graypeaks and hunt wild game in Delimbiyr Vale. They also occupy several caves within Deadstone Cleft and look after the stone giants’ cave bear pets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Strength of 20 or higher can force the gate open with a successful DC 25 Strength check. The first thing you notice as you enter the room is a heavy, unpleasant musk in the air, coming from cages
complaining about “the master” while the other talks about something he once fished out of the Darklake.
Map 4.5: Cultist Pens The three cave bears (use the polar bear statistics) are alert, despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
game sessions to resolve. When strung together, these adventures form an ongoing campaign. A D&D campaign can include dozens of adventures and last for months or years. A Dungeon Master gets to wear
to slaughter the adventurers but to create a campaign world that revolves around their actions and decisions, and to keep your players coming back for more! If you’re lucky, the events of your campaign will echo in the memories of your players long after the final game session is concluded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Information. If you tell the players what the Armor Class of their opponents is, you reduce the steps of interaction needed to resolve an attack. Instead of telling you a number and asking if it hits
order to your players so they each know when their character’s turn is coming up and can think ahead about what their character will do on their next turn. Using Initiative scores (see “Running
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, the man introduces himself as Atiba-Pa, regent of the People’s Stewards, and he thanks the characters for coming as he beckons them to join him. Atiba-Pa Atiba-Pa (lawful good, human priest) is a
honor to serve my homeland. I will not pass beyond our borders for any reason.” Flaw. “I can’t let them see me when I’m like this. The melancholy in my bones is mine alone to bear.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
crowbars to open the crypt door, while Ghald keeps watch. Unferth is the group’s spokesman, although Ghald is in command. If the Kraken Society agents see the party coming, Unferth calls out a warning
citizens should find themselves engaged in an ugly bit of skulduggery involving opening a tomb. Underneath the self-deprecating manner is a stern resolve. The Kraken Society paid good money for the orb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
scrap metal.
Builders. Four scaladar (see appendix A) are hauling new pieces of metal to the arch and attaching them to it. The cavern is dark aside from the intermittent light of welding sparks coming
, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons that aren’t made of adamantine. Destroying the arch all but dooms the project, since Zox lacks the resolve to start
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
intellect devourer or 1 spectator 66 1d8 + 1 orcs 67–68 A faint tapping coming from inside a nearby wall 69 1 gibbering mouther or 1 water weird 70 1d12 gas spores 71 1 giant constrictor snake 72 1d10
polar bear (cave bear) 86 1 hobgoblin captain with 1d4 half-ogres and 2d10 hobgoblins 87 1 earth elemental or 1 black pudding 88 1 kuo-toa monitor with 1d8 + 1 kuo-toa whips 89 1 quaggoth thonot with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
greenhouse is built into the east side of the house, and a large barn is attached to the north side. Soft mooing can be heard coming from the barn. Rows of beans, garlic, shallots, cabbages, onions, and other
vegetables line the hill on all sides, along with apple, cherry, pear, and quince trees and other flourishing plants that bear a plethora of fruits, nuts, and berries. Ingredient: Mustard Seeds Near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
performs twice a week and the barbarian has a huge bar tab to resolve. This section explores three different starting points. Callestan is in Lower Dura. It’s a dangerous district riddled with crime and
of their problems. If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas, the DM can propose something and have you flesh out the details: “You’ve made an enemy of a Daask ogre named Brokentooth. How’d that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
when viewed indirectly. When you finish a long rest, you can spend 10 minutes consulting the cards for an omen of the coming day. Roll a d20 and record the number rolled. Once in the next 8 hours
), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) The blades of these pruning shears bear many nicks and dents but still cut cleanly. The shears function as a magic dagger. The weapon has the following properties
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
area has four entry points, each with its own collection of items. The shadow demons in area T3E investigate any loud noises coming from the neighboring areas. T3A. Southeast Entrance The floor of this
tucked in nooks along the west wall of this open cave. Many of the book spines and scroll cases bear the Strixhaven star.
Items bearing the Strixhaven star were stolen from the university. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
, coming from the great hall (area 11) to get her pet cave bear from her room (see area 7) A hill giant with four dire wolves from the open yard (area 22) going to the barracks (area 4) Chief Nosnra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
lesser-known figures such as Quaal, Queen Ehlissa, Keoghtom, Nolzur, and Tuerny the Merciless — all of them known mostly for the magic items that bear their names. If you use Nolzur, the creator of
is slain — or if the characters killed it before coming to the monastery — any ability checks made to deal with the brains are made with advantage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, read the following: A crude fieldstone arch forms the entrance to the burial chamber. In three branching alcoves are three scorched altars — one of a tiger, another of an elk, and another of a bear. In
ash.
The three alcoves contain altars to beast spirits with early depictions of the Red Tiger totem (west alcove), the Elk totem (north alcove), and the Blue Bear totem (east alcove) . Red Tiger and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
possible. The contest ends when the majority of one team can’t hold their handstands and either give up or fall over. Resolve the contest using DC 10 Strength (Athletics) group checks: each team
drawn in the snow 50 feet away from them. The first team to roll its boulder across the finish line wins. Resolve the contest with a series of simultaneous DC 15 Strength (Athletics) group checks. With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the dale, she prefers the taste of reindeer, walrus, and polar bear flesh to that of humanoids. The dragon has a healthy respect for humanoids and has never threatened Ten-Towns directly, though it
doesn’t occur during a blizzard, the characters see Arveiaturace in the sky or on the ground. If she’s on the ground, she’s eating a polar bear or a herd of reindeer that she has killed with her breath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
methods the rival can bring to bear against the characters. Goals. An effective rival has a clear reason for interfering with the characters’ lives. Think about what the rival wants, how and why the
you resolve one or more workweeks of downtime, pick one of the ways a rival’s plans might be advanced and introduce it into play. Think about how a rival might operate in order to bring specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
interrupts them. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher hears the guard coming 2 rounds before the guard enters the room. Evading Guards When guards are present in an area
, characters can resolve encounters without resorting to combat. Some examples are listed below, though the characters may come up with creative alternatives: Bluffing. A character can lie their way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
furnishings: hides on the floors, a bear skin on the wall, a chair, a stool, a huge chest, and a vast bed mounted with furs. Under the furs on the bed is a sleeping hill giant. It requires successful
the corridor outside. All these youngsters have weapons and will readily attack any intruders they spot. Noise coming from here, even shrieks and swords clashing, will be regarded by others as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.
Coming from one direction are several voices joined in a marching song. The singing grows louder as six bipedal rabbits wearing clothing emerge from the fog. Two of them tug at the reins of a giant
(Intimidation) group check. If the group check succeeds, the brigands are cowed by the characters’ resolve and retreat into the swamp rather than risk getting whomped by the party. On a failed check, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
members of your franchise might panic when that crate of figurines of wondrous power you acquired turns out to all be self-activating obsidian steeds. But you have the steady nerves and earnest resolve
locales. But there’s one place you just keep coming back to. Points of Interest d8 Point of Interest
1 A secret cove a few hours’ north of town that is a known meeting spot for pirates.
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
armed soldiers marching toward Kalaman. These soldiers are at least a mile away and don’t bear the colors of either Kalaman or the Dragon Army. If the characters draw closer, it’s clear the soldiers
introduction, in the coming days, Cudgel allies herself and her remaining troops with Kalaman’s military. Other Survivors. At your discretion, other folk from Vogler who were lost during the Dragon Army’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Confronting the Keymaster Whether as a result of information gathered during stages of the Test Market, magic brought to bear while talking to “Propha,” or simply adventurers’ instinct, the
the different Test Market dimensions. It has been allowing servants of the Six into the various Test Markets and the ritual site, while trapping and eliminating anyone coming in to cause trouble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Forest Between the forest and the underground river are narrow, pebbled beaches upon which Wyllow has planted carved wooden signs that bear the following warning in Common, Draconic, and Elvish
. Moaning Forest Characters passing through this part of the forest can see Wyllow’s tower (area 6) through the trees and hear an eerie moan coming from the northwest. (The source of the incessant moaning is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Githzerai in the World Zerthimon does not expect us to wait in patience for his return. Instead, we must pave the way for his efforts, so that we can hasten the coming of our golden age.
— The
new monastery or joining an existing one. These “missionaries” are always looking for those with psionic potential who can bring those powers to bear against the githzerai’s foes. Most often, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rush through their days, scavenging what they can in hopes of enduring the coming night. Every twilight, Tsien Chiang climbs the spirit-infested Ping’On Tower and tolls the Nightingale Bell. This
jiangshi and the hungry ghosts? Did you find or lose something during your wandering? Do you bear a mark or scar from the experience?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
without coming into contact with the lava.
Eggs. Six red-speckled dragon eggs sit in the lava pool.
The lava curtain is created magically but is not itself magical. A creature that enters the lava
), three bloodstones (50 gp each), five hematites (10 gp each), an old painting of a dwarf miner (25 gp), and a bear mask made of jade (250 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in area T4 occurred. Derek and Violette have been protecting the books hidden in this chamber. Upon recognizing the characters, Derek thanks them for coming to recover the tomes he and Violette have
been guarding for so long. Derek then directs the characters’ attention to a shadowy shelf where rest two elegant tomes made from iron-bound pages of carved slate. These books bear the symbols the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Map The forest shrine shown in map 4.11 is a clearing surrounded by a grove of wild olive trees. A pond at the center is fed by streams coming from the north and south. Arches of grapevines grow up from
the ground, each creating a small, sheltered area for private conversations. Several bushes sculpted in the shape of Nylea and predatory forest animals, such as the bear and the wolf, are scattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Reaching Lyn Armaal Lyn Armaal (shown on maps 9.1 and map 9.2) hangs in the sky, rarely coming within a mile of the ground. To reach it, characters need an airship, flying mounts, or spells and magic
airship’s size, there are only a few places on Lyn Armaal that can accommodate the vessel and bear its weight: The courtyard of the aft battery (area 6) The cloud by the stairs leading up to the gatehouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holding fast against a raging blizzard.
The blizzard rages for the duration of the test and is inescapable. This camp is home to the King of the Bear Tribe, Gunvald Halraggson (see appendix C). If
Gunvald died earlier in the adventure, replace him with another Bear Tribe chieftain named Svilbrekhild Forennal (a female human gladiator in hide armor who speaks Common and has Survival +5). See “Reghed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
claimed one of the largest caverns as a common room and food storage area. They defend it against all intruders. Characters coming from area 16 might not be able to see everything at first. Floundering
opportune moment to attack intruders with surprise. The other moves east to the gate and opens it to release a brown bear, which attacks any non-troglodyte in the next round (roll initiative for the bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Locations on the Lower Level The following locations are identified on map 6.4. 1. Grand Entry Cavern The entrance to the lower level is obviously meant to be impressive, as its walls bear carvings
have enough warning, both the dragons hide and wait to see who enters. The only intruders that the dragons do not object to are frost giants coming to feed them or bearing treasure to add to the dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
is soon breached, so it doesn’t matter whether the party faces their foes on the ramparts or inside the town: more undead are always coming! In the first round, the players face three ghasts per
. Use your judgement to resolve any plans that the players devise and award them appropriately (see “Narrative Combat”). If the gate is demolished, the players must hold the line alongside the defenders






