before beast diffusing chained retreats

Encounters (A-C)

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

beast retreats to a safe distance. If it’s cornered and doesn’t like its chances of survival, it bargains or pleads for its life. An awakened beast knows its territory well and can point characters to

her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence

Cult of Malar

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

known as the Beast Lord. Malar’s goal is to assume dominance over the forest—particularly the area around the Pool of Eternal Spring—and his agents have been hard at work brutally killing animals of all

there is no better way to demonstrate his dominance than by using his cult members to help bring forth a corrupted version of the avatar of Lurue the Unicorn to serve the Beast Lord’s ends in his

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

. Mark one victory and advance to Event 2: “The Storm Breaks.” The party retreats. The undead spill into the town. Proceed to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 2. The Storm Breaks If the defenders hold

docks! The party holds the line. Mark one victory and advance to Event 6: “Rolling Thunder.” The party retreats. The cultists of Talos surge into the town. Go to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 4

The Great Old One

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

, called That Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings. Expanded Spell List The Great Old One lets you choose

whispers, Tasha’s hideous laughter 2nd detect thoughts, phantasmal force 3rd clairvoyance, sending 4th dominate beast, Evard’s black tentacles 5th dominate person, telekinesis Awakened Mind Starting

Tiger District

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

locals don’t recollect the fog and beast attacks that Wan-Ha’s gwishin uses to impede their work, they’re aware that accidents, vandalism, and missing workers delay construction. When the characters

into fog if defeated. They also vanish, along with the fog, 5 minutes after the fog appears. Before the last tiger vanishes, it retreats, heading toward the forest north of the construction site and a

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

Perception 10 Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Bonded Mount. The knight is magically bound to a beast with an innate swimming speed trained to serve as its mount. While mounted on this beast

, the knight gains the beast’s senses and ability to breathe underwater. The bonded mount obeys the knight’s commands. If its mount dies, the knight can train a new beast to serve as its bonded mount

Expanded Ziggurat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Tentacles. B67: Belly of the Beast Smooth, wet tissue coats the walls of this cave. Cankerous lumps protrude from the flesh, dribbling caustic fluid into a sickly-hued pool of gastric juices. A rough

manacles (see the Player’s Handbook) are bolted to the altar. A creature chained to the altar has the restrained condition. Cages. The cages are 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. Both are empty. As an

Warlock Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

3 Calm Emotions, Faerie Fire, Misty Step, Phantasmal Force, Sleep 5 Blink, Plant Growth 7 Dominate Beast, Greater Invisibility 9 Dominate Person, Seeming Level 3: Steps of the

Forbidden Lore of Ineffable Beings When you choose this subclass, you might bind yourself to an unspeakable being from the Far Realm or an elder god—a being such as Tharizdun, the Chained God; Zargon

Ship Locations

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

still alive when its master dies, it stops attacking and retreats to its nest. It continues to fight only if pursued. After the remaining lizardfolk are dealt with, Bimz chooses one character and bonds

most, squeezed in between the ship’s stern and the adjacent cabin, appears to be a holding cell. A slim humanoid figure cowers in the far corner, chained to the hull. The figure is that of a sea

Lair Locations

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

block of ice. Although the beast is positioned within the icy block as though rearing up to strike, severe wounds indicate that it died before being frozen. This dead remorhaz is one of Challidax’s

until the characters approach the beast, a Neutral Frost Giant named Heldalf sits on a stool behind the Mammoth, combing out the pack animal’s tangled fur. Heldalf is Indifferent to the characters and

Maelstrom Level 2

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

nowhere else to go, Mirran retreats to her quarters (area 30), refusing to abandon the stronghold she believes is rightfully hers, while Nym retreats to area 6 and wisely tries to flee Maelstrom on the

conch of teleportation in an iron box chained to her belt. Hellenhild, the frost giant, wears a cloak of white dragon scales (worth 2,500 gp and weighing 250 pounds) and has a conch of teleportation on

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

look for opportunities to push characters off the bridge. If two gargoyles are defeated, the third retreats, flying to area B2 to hide. Chasm Floor. Several skeletons lie broken or half-buried on the

the golem to defend him. He then retreats to the back of the room to cast spells. Miraj turns invisible and flees if death seems imminent. The worktables and shelves hold common alchemical ingredients

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

intact hide of any beast or monstrosity of challenge rating 3 or higher. Harvesting the hide from such a creature requires an intact carcass, an hour of work, and a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

Saltmarsh. If news of an aberration reaches him, he hires adventurers to stalk and kill the creature. 30. Standing Stones Two enormous runestones stand on this island. In ages past, a siren was chained to

Areas of the Lair

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

, Ahmaergo retreats to area X22, heads downstairs to gather reinforcements from area X28, and leads a search party to capture the interlopers. If he sees only one intruder, he draws his axe and attacks

flees through the trapdoor in the floor and retreats to area X35 while the grell covers his escape. If the party includes members of Bregan D’aerthe and Nar’l recognizes them as such, he gives them his

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