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Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
ordinary birds. They are fastidious about their plumage, frequently tending their feathers, cleaning and scratching away any tiny passengers they might have picked up. When they deign to descend from the
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living manifestations of a wish granted—to respond to these calls.
To friendly adventurers and weary travelers along the
, ushering them safely to the nearest staircase. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. Aberrations, Fiends, Undead, and creatures that fall due to Nafas&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes
from vibrant blue-green to deeper blue. Once the characters descend 500 feet, only dim light illuminates their surroundings. After the characters descend 3,000 feet, they enter an area of complete
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
,” “level 2,” or “level 3” in Common, and the elevator will ascend or descend to that floor, clattering noisily and taking about 6 seconds to move from one floor to the next. The elevator doesn’t respond to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. He orders the goblins to distribute the midsummer fruit each year, and the goblins obey him out of fear.
Monsters on Alert. The kobolds and the goblins respond similarly if attacked. Intruders who
redeployed to area 32 to guard against another intrusion. Keep track of such changes, so that the characters don’t encounter the same kobolds or goblins twice.
Random Treasure. Each regular kobold and goblin is likely to have 2d10 sp, perhaps in the form of various coins and crude jewelry.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
a lavish banquet takes on greater significance and imparts more status when one or more demons are in attendance. In addition, any “peaceful” gathering of drow and demons has the potential to descend
that became trapped in Lolth’s web? Or do they spring directly from the queen herself? Regardless of their origin, yochlols respond to the will of Lolth alone. No other demon or demon lord can command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragons respond to the Draakhorn’s rumbling moan and journey to the Well of Dragons—a migration that inspires alarm and panic in people across Faerûn. Characters and players should seldom be allowed to
any cause—Tiamat included. A dragon caught in a losing battle takes any escape that presents itself, most often simply soaring away. This changes during the final showdown at the Well of Dragons, however, when Tiamat can be seen clawing her way through the portal from the Nine Hells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
here, constantly mixing fresh pigments to be applied to the plaster walls. A muralist uses the cultist stat block with the following changes: It knows the thaumaturgy cantrip. It has resistance to
charge in this area causes one of the muralists to descend the southernmost pit to collect more blood from Nolzur (held in area 7). If Nolzur has been rescued, the muralists report this to Moghadam, who rallies available workers to hunt for the missing thief.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
have advantage on saving throws made to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off your mount and descend no more than 10 feet, you can land on your feet if you’re not incapacitated. Finally
turns. Vigilant Defender Starting at 18th level, you respond to danger with extraordinary vigilance. In combat, you get a special reaction that you can take once on every creature’s turn, except your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, almost as if in delight. Characters who descend to the cavern’s lower basin witness the next spectacle of unspeakable horror spawned by the Lady of Decay. Mad Dance Scores of deformed creatures dance
insist on engaging the demon lord here and now. Dozens of spore servants and myconids respond to Zuggtmoy’s telepathic call if their mistress is in danger, attacking the characters heedless of their own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
season changes, with a new constellation rising to prominence. One or more planets align inside a given constellation. Darkness falls on a moonless night. The characters take a long rest. A character
the sky. Whenever the characters are outdoors and become embroiled in combat in the region, one or more knights descend from the sky to help them, provided none of the characters is evil. Each round on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to area 13a. (The chute contains plenty of handholds and footholds. No ability check is required to descend it.)
Trenzia. After she was driven mad by her scientific and necromantic experiments
, Trenzia convinced Halaster to transform her into a flameskull, with these changes: The skull has resistance to fire damage and immunity to lightning damage. It has the lightning bolt spell prepared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
clouds begin to form underneath it and descend toward you.
Map 1.3 shows the tower. The stairs are made of firm cloud stuff and spiral downward, stopping just short of the ground. They are sized for
is a cloud giant, with the following changes: Zephyros is neutral good. He has an Intelligence score of 18 (+4) and the Spellcasting action option described below. He carries a giant-sized staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
result, some warlike triton communities respond with periodic strikes against sailors and fishing vessels. Others believe that turnabout is fair play and so venture onto land to hunt for meat, steal
life to another, or after significant life events. Leaving a home community or transitioning to live among dryfolk might constitute such life changes. Tritons also have a fluid concept of gender and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
one or more characters must have a combined Strength score of 20 or higher to push it open. 4B. Arena Gallery When one or more characters enter the shrine, read: Steps descend into a fifteen-foot-high
gladiator is a golem-like creature with a bronze spear in one hand and a wooden shield in the other. It has the statistics of a gladiator, with these changes: The clay gladiator is an unaligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, with these changes: The Sing-Alongs are lawful good. Each has a Charisma of 14 and the following skill: Performance +4. They have these racial traits: They speak, read, and write Common and Halfling
out of a stone ramp descend 40 feet to the floor of a vast natural cavern (area 30).
Guards. Standing guard at the top of the stairs, facing westward, are two male drow mages named Gorthax Auvryndar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
area 31. Halfway up the spiral staircase is a secret door that opens into area 23. Rough-hewn stairs in the south wall descend to area 7. Development If Nym retreats to this chamber, she raises the
sleeping in area 10 awaken and respond to any loud disturbance here. 9. Sparring Chamber Mirran uses this air-filled room to practice her sparring. A giant-sized dummy made from the mast, sails, and rigging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine
, nothing but thick fog lies beyond the city gates. The same is true for Alterdeep’s version of Undermountain; characters who descend the well in the Yawning Portal taproom find themselves enshrouded in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
without their orchid and feather find the shrine empty. Leaving and coming back with the items changes nothing; it’s too late. Characters who enter with their orchid and feather find themselves in the
. The shrine is a barren chamber every time they reenter. It’s dawn of the next day, no matter what time it was when they entered. They can descend the ziggurat with no difficulty, with or without the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-dead builder) is the only approach to the temple’s entrance. The skum lurking in the ship’s prow (area T3) keep an eye on the bridge and respond to any intruders. T2. Galley Pier The main deck of the
carcass, which hangs from the rafters on frayed, mildewed ropes. Humanoid heads in various states of decay have been crudely lashed to the shark’s flanks.
The stairs descend 20 feet into a completely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tubes are identical to those in area S2, except they require a violet key card to descend to the garden level; a blue key card still allows passage back up to the ship’s first level. It’s an 80-foot
escaped a laboratory tank in another part of the ship and made this area its lair. When the characters enter, the aboleth probes their minds telepathically. If the characters respond, the aboleth attempts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the following changes: Mirran and Nym are neutral evil. They are unarmed and unarmored (AC 12). They have the following additional skills: Deception +9, Performance +9. The sisters are entertaining
following changes: She has 200 hit points and wears hide armor (AC 14). She wields a wooden maul made from the mast of a warship, instead of a greatsword. She has a +14 bonus to hit with the weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
or disturbance in the main area draws all the monsters, although those in the northwest chamber respond most slowly. Investigating. The containers on the small tables in the main area hold mashed
steps descend sharply.
The steps descend 15 feet. An 8-foot-high stone corridor passes about 7 feet below the northern arboretum (area 49), connecting the stairways on either side. 53. Belak’s Study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, for he has made no arrangements with humans. Nevertheless, he is amiable and willing to talk. Sauriv has the statistics of a lizardfolk noble, with these changes: Sauriv is lawful neutral. His Armor
scaleshields observe eight lizardfolk and one lizardfolk render as they train for battle (see appendix C for all but the lizardfolk). Othokent is a lizard queen, with these changes: Her alignment is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to lawful evil. The change becomes permanent if the creature doesn’t leave the plane within 1d4 days. Otherwise, the
descend through all eight of the layers above it, in order. The most expeditious means of doing so is the River Styx, which plunges ever deeper as it flows from one layer to the next. Only the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
define the changes to the current configuration. Perhaps the headquarters expands in size laterally, or gains an extra floor. Perhaps a new basement is excavated — or poking around the existing basement
and strong winds. If the balloon takes significant damage, the ship could be forced to descend — or might even crash. (Appendix C features vehicle statistics for a typical battle balloon. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
yakfolk warrior with the following changes: He has 70 hit points and a challenge rating of 4 (1,100 XP). He wields a flame tongue greatsword. While the sword is ablaze, it deals an extra 7 (2d6) fire
the yakfolk village. Assuming no yakfolk are left there to oppose them, they descend the thousand steps to the foot of the mountain (possibly risking attack from the chimera in area 1). Before they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. 17. Ore Depository Characters who descend through the mines (see area 10) eventually end up here, emerging through one of two tunnels in the north wall. Rail tracks
creatures along the bucket chain (in areas 12, 18, and area 34) begin receiving empty buckets. The empty buckets don’t immediately cause concern, for shift changes and work breaks are common. But if 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is presently rampaging around inside the building. Without its head, the golem has the following changes to its statistics: The golem has 150 hit points (its hit point maximum). It has a challenge
Silksmith Mixyll. The illusion welcomes the guest to its emporium and explains the robe-making process. As it speaks, the phase spiders descend silently and use their legs to take the creature’s measurements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Wizard robes for black ones. Kaevja Cynavern is a female Mulan human mage, with these changes: Kaevja is lawful evil. She knows Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, and Elvish. She has the sending spell prepared
sacrifice themselves to ensure that his plans come to fruition. They are martial arts adepts (see appendix B), with these changes: Havia and Mookie are lawful evil. They have 49 (11d6 + 11) hit points each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
battle attract attention from areas E6, E8, and E9. The ogres in area E9 are particularly slow to respond, however. E8. Priests’ Room Three beds, each with a footlocker, take up most of this room. Sets of
disturbance here, but it takes a while. The ogres in area E9 come only if ordered to do so by the cultists. Stairs. The stairs to the south descend 30 feet to a wide, torchlit hallway west of area E11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
” while speaking near a face, the faces respond in unison. Five of the faces lie, saying, “My way is the right way.” The face marking the southeast tunnel leading to area L9, however, responds, “I
noise louder than a whisper agitates the bats and sends them into a panic, causing a number of swarms of bats equal to the number of characters in this area descend from the ceiling and attack the source
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
griffons circle above you, shrieking at your approach. They descend until they’re a few hundred feet away but come no closer.
At the end of the entranceway is a ten-foot-tall barricade made of wood and
members who show great wisdom. The goliaths don’t ride the griffons; rather, they train them to hunt like falcons. The griffons are taught to respond to goliath whistles and never stray too far from their






