before been defending coarse random

Bugbear

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lurking just out of sight, and many of them have sneaked away from that god’s influence. They are long of limb and covered in coarse hair, with wedge-shaped ears and pointed teeth. Despite their

randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters For each hour the party spends in the ruins, roll a d6. On a roll of 1, an encounter occurs. To determine what the characters encounter, roll on the Random Ziggurat Encounters table

same result as a previous roll, feel free to reroll or choose a different encounter. Random Ziggurat Encounters d12 Encounter 1 1 rust monster 2 2 giant centipedes 3 1 owlbear 4 1d4 hobgoblins

The Skull Dunes

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

The Skull Dunes The Skull Dunes (see map 5.2) lie beyond a beach of coarse brown sand at the southern end of the island. The dunes are desolate; only an occasional bit of scraggly grass grows here

determined square with skeletons in it. Choose a random, skeleton-occupied square that has a side in common with the last safe square the characters entered. If the party navigates its way across the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is

Random Encounters

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

Random Encounters As the characters travel toward Araumycos, use the Creature Encounters table in this section rather than the Creature Encounters table in chapter 2. Once the characters enter

Araumycos’s territory, use the Araumycos Encounters table instead of the random encounter tables in chapter 2. While the characters are in Araumycos’s domain, check for a random encounter twice per day

Mind Flayers

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

about its own future has forced Extremiton to hold off on transforming into an elder brain. Instead, it is focused on defending the colony and destroying its githyanki neighbors. With only a dozen mind

ulitharid has initiated with random Waterdavians has provided it with plenty of information, but no firsthand knowledge of how city dwellers behave and react on a daily basis. In the heart of Seadeeps, the

The Final Steps of Courage

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

random intervals. The soldiers are used to defending against spirits, but in recent weeks they’ve spotted flashes of blue lightning near Bathalang Puno, Pangil ng Buwan’s storied lair. If the

Narbondellyn

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

3d6 drow nobles and scores of slaves, 6d6 of which can be pressed into defending the house. These fighting slaves are usually bugbears, ogres, orcs, or quaggoths. Doors and windows are protected with

glyph of warding spells (spell save DC 13), and 2d6 gargoyles watch for trouble from ledges and rooftops. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the

Qu'ellarz'orl

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

one elite warrior for every ten drow warriors. In addition, an estate holds 3d12 drow nobles and scores of slaves, 10d10 of which can be pressed into defending the house. These fighting slaves are

and rooftops. These gargoyles and giant spiders have truesight out to a range of 120 feet, enabling them to spot invisible trespassers. Roll for random encounters as the characters cross this

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Random Encounters Dangers abound in the land of Barovia. Check for a random encounter after every 30 minutes that the adventurers spend on the roads or in the wilderness (don’t check if they have

already had two random encounters outdoors in the past 12 hours): If the characters are on a road, an encounter occurs on a roll of 18 or higher on a d20. If the characters are in the wilderness, an

Other Routes

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

harder than normal for non-drow to approach the city safely by any known route. While the characters are within 18 miles (three days’ travel) of the city, use the Drow Patrols table to determine random

located a mile away. Defending the drow outpost are a female drow elite warrior (the commander), a male drow mage, and sixteen drow. The outpost is a four-story tower carved out of a 60-foot-tall, 15

Tiger District

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

dents on her weapons or personally suffering inexplicable minor wounds at random—unknown to Jung-Soon, these are the results of defending her work site from creatures appearing amid the fog. Jung-Soon

Life and Outlook

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

mushrooms for food or watching over hatchlings, and they all understand that their actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair

at random from kobold eggs, even in a tribe that has no adult urds. Although being able to fly is an incredible gift, and it would be expected for kobolds to interpret the wings as a blessing from

The Stone Tooth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

2.6, the Black Lake. WILDERNESS ENCOUNTERS AND CAMPING If you want to make the trek from Blasingdell to the Stone Tooth more interesting, you can create random encounters with orc raiding parties

complex, or that it’s possible to enter through the chimney. The orcs defending the Mountain Door refuse to negotiate for their return. The characters might disguise themselves as orcs using captured gear

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

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

to get along. The pixies attempt to flee if attacked, defending themselves as necessary. They blow raspberries at the characters as they fly away. Fireworks. Each sawdust-packed crate contains ten

their allies can rest safely here and in areas B11 and area B26 without triggering random encounters. Rejecting the Guardians. If the characters reject Kanadius’s offer, he nods solemnly and politely

Locations A - D

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

. Fortunately for Harnoth, the Iron Guard — Citadel Adbar’s defending army — remains strong. What’s not generally known is that Harnoth, too, was killed by orcs toward the end of the war. To prevent

the lower slopes, guarded by crossbow-toting shepherds, as they nibble at the coarse grass that grows between rocky outcroppings. Beyond the grazing fields, the land rises to crags covered sparsely

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

infrequent and seemingly random intervals, a disembodied elven voice cuts through the crowd, its song haunting enough to magically dim the room’s lanterns and make even the bar’s most hardened customers

secret doors leading to its vaults hidden by clever mechanisms and cleverer magic. Mike Schley The Seatower of Balduran In addition to defending the city, the Seatower also serves as the local

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Gate. At infrequent and seemingly random intervals, a disembodied elven voice cuts through the crowd, its song haunting enough to magically dim the room’s lanterns and make even the bar’s most hardened

mechanisms and cleverer magic. In addition to defending the city, the Seatower also serves as the local prison of Baldur’s Gate. Three levels of dungeons extend beneath it, the lower two below sea level

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