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Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
is alive. When she dies, a creature can remove the gem as an action. The gem then functions as a gem of seeing.Multiattack. Kansaldi makes two Pike attacks and uses Flame Burst.
Pike. Melee Weapon
pursues these orders with a fanatic’s zeal. For her, there is no possibility of defeat—there is only the Dragon Queen’s will.FireDragon Queen’s Favor. Kansaldi or one creature she
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, Titivilus has manipulated everyone along his path to power, either to win them over to his cause or to remove them as a threat.
Since gaining his position, Titivilus has convinced Dispater that countless
plots are being hatched against him and that Asmodeus himself seeks to remove Dispater from power. In response, Dispater has withdrawn to his palace and left day-to-day decisions to Titivilus, even
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
. The curse lasts until ended with a greater restoration spell, a remove curse spell, or similar magic. When the curse ends, Ezmerelda takes 3d6;{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction
threatened to spill her blood. Ezmerelda convinced him that she genuinely wanted to help him find his missing son, whereupon van Richten told her the saddest of tales. He had found his son, who had been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
purpose or roll on the following table. d10 Purpose 1 Aligned: The item seeks to defeat or destroy those of a diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an item is never neutral.) 2 Bane: The item seeks
to defeat or destroy creatures of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Valin’s Vengeance If Valin’s heart is not destroyed, the mummy lord re-forms 24 hours after her defeat, appearing in the sarcophagus in area T6. If the characters are still in the tomb at that point
. If the characters bring Alessia with them but don’t remove Valin’s heart from her, the vengeful mummy lord tries to recover her heart by the most direct means.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. One of the knights turns a winch, raising the portcullis outside. Lord Bakaris is defecting to the Dragon Army and has convinced these knights to come with him. The cowardly lord is terrified of the
invasion and is convinced everyone in Kalaman is about to be slaughtered. After a moment of shock at seeing the characters, he orders the five unoccupied knights to attack the characters—while trying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Convinced that Heliod’s boundless ambition will destroy Theros, Klothys creates an artifact that will destroy the sun god once he claims it as his own. She needs mortal
convinced that mortals giving worship to the gods distorts their proper relationship to each other, and she sets out to abolish religion.
4 Now that she has left the Underworld, Klothys knows it’s only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
strategies to expand the lich’s empire. Convinced Kas was more gullible than Vecna, the sword urged Kas to kill and supplant Vecna. The sword wanted nothing less than full control of Vecna’s empire through Kas
had risen again, becoming an evil god of secrets and magic on Oerth. Vecna’s defeat of Kas grates on the warlord’s ego. Kas aches to annihilate Vecna. Meanwhile, Vecna has been building his power, though the lich yearns to finally destroy his former lieutenant.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Development Another tunnel on the opposite side of the cavern heads off in a different direction than where Yeenoghu led his pack. Characters who defeat the remaining gnolls can continue on their way
, which the characters can remove from its corpse. The massive heart is the size of a small trunk and weighs nearly one hundred pounds. Any characters close to it while it is being transported imagine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them to defeat. Rather than presenting him as a foe to be challenged in combat, portray Soth as a terrifying example of the villains in the Dragon Queen’s service—a lurking threat to be avoided. By the
adventure’s end, the characters will have opportunities to undermine Soth’s plans and remove him from the Dragon Army’s service—at least for a time. Lord Soth’s stat block appears in appendix B, and his history is summarized in chapter 4.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Ashlands. The Theriad recounts the brute’s defeat and the loss of his great axe, Goremaster. Viewing Thyrogog’s defeat as a divine sign, the warlord’s descendants retreated into the Ashlands. Burial
rites among the Felhide minotaurs involve devouring those who fell in battle, to remove their shame from memory and fuel the survivors’ revenge. Should another scavenger reach a fallen Felhide before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
first encounter deck, and when you remove cards from that deck, replace those cards with an equal number of random cards from the second deck. This method is particularly effective if the second deck
; don’t put that card into the deck until the characters defeat one or more creatures from the second deck. At that point, shuffle the goal card into the second deck.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dies by falling from a great height, not by any other means. 4 Remove the obstacles that prevent a retired adventurer from marrying the nobleman she loves, so that their child can grow up to carry
out another part of your patron’s plan. 5 Plant a magical seed in a remote location to ensure it grows into a mighty tree and bears fruit that will give power to future heroes. 6 Defeat a dragon-blooded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
.” Don’t feel bound by an encounter chain. Let the characters’ decisions and actions drive the story. You can change the order in which encounters happen, remove encounters you don’t need, or create new
this time, the characters have a chance to steal the stone from the villain’s lair. If the characters don’t steal the stone in time, the villain sends forces into the vault to defeat Aurinax and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Xanthoria’s Defeat Once Xanthoria is defeated, the characters find the last few pages of her notes among her possessions. They detail her growing obsession with undead and her success at turning
check if the scene proves difficult to roleplay. If Thunderwing is convinced to sacrifice herself, she lets out a deep sigh before flying about and kissing each character on the forehead—even the ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Kasdu’ul the marid +2 Provided proof of Kashem’s demise or convinced Kasdu’ul of the dao’s defeat +1 Additional Points Condition Points Per character death −1 One or more players thanked the DM during or after the session +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kansaldi’s command and ordered her to claim the Kalaman region in the Dragon Queen’s name. Kansaldi pursues these orders with a fanatic’s zeal. For her, there is no possibility of defeat—there is only
eye socket. The gem functions as her eye and grants her truesight (included above). The gem can’t be removed while Kansaldi is alive. When she dies, a creature can remove the gem as an action. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
defeat or destroy those of a diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an item is never neutral.) 2 Bane: The item seeks to defeat or destroy creatures of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers
, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or druids. 4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or destroy the servants of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Reckless Hate When the characters defeat a second elemental temple, the offended cult strikes back. Through divinations, spy reports, or visions bestowed by the Elder Elemental Eye, the cultists
others kneel before it.
The object is a devastation orb, and it’s ready to explode. The cultists remove the device from its case and wait for it to detonate. See chapter 7 for descriptions of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
must first open Sylphene’s grave and remove the coffin (see area C9). In the darkest hours of the night, fog leaches into the open grave and fills it. Any creature that lies down in the fog-filled
a curse prevents them from leaving the place. Characters who defeat these creatures are free to continue their exploration of the Shadowfell, having survived their first brush with death in this ghastly realm.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
convinced they don’t pose a threat to the gardens, it becomes Indifferent. Fruit of Life. Zumzn’s trunk forks around a githyanki skull, and a heart-shaped fruit—the fruit of life—grows inside the skull
. Zumzn can remove the fruit from the skull without harming itself, or someone can free the fruit after the treant’s death. The first time a character takes a bite of the fruit, the character’s physical age
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
spectator, but so far, the creature has easily handled the assaults of Mormesk’s zombies and ghouls while seeing nothing strange about undead roaming the mine. If the party attempts to remove anything from
this area, the spectator attacks. If the spectator is blinded somehow, it disappears back to its home plane, convinced that it can no longer perform the task for which it was summoned.
With a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
typically cooperate with one another only to defeat more powerful prey. Most demonstrate no interest in creating things or in communicating with other creatures, including their own kind. Many grells
connected to ravenous alien beings and serve as their feeding appendages. 5 Vestiges of an ancient evil that will return if grells collectively consume enough creatures. 6 Without souls, but convinced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Lady of Masks Countess Sansuri is a greedy and vainglorious giant who lives in the clouds, untethered from reality, convinced that she is the victim of a great injustice and surrounded by jealous
spell on herself, retreats to her tower (areas 31–area 33), and leaves the castle’s other denizens to fend for themselves. If her defeat seems inevitable, Sansuri bargains for her life and, under such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Meeting Rookledust Once the characters defeat the goblinoids, the gnome—Tatina Rookledust—appears through an aperture above her workshop’s door. She asks the characters who they are, what they want
, and if they’re with the Dragon Army. Once she’s convinced the characters pose no threat, she comes outside and speaks with them while she cleans up the devices in her yard. Tatina Rookledust Tatina
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
of Xia’s cult. Cultist Eleith Brittlebones has been duped into following the cult of Orcus. Xia convinced the dwarf that the world is nearing its end, the gods are dead, and the demonic forces of death
becomes Hostile toward and fights anyone who tries to remove or destroy her collection. Secret Door.. A bookshelf in the north alcove conceals a secret door (see “Temple Features”), behind which lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Though she’s an elite mage who can easily hold her own in a fight, Breena prefers to defeat her foes with words alone. An Oriq agent once trapped and attempted to recruit her, threatening her students
’ lives if she didn’t comply. Within an hour, she convinced him to free her, abandon his wicked ways, and seek wisdom from the archaics. Nils, Discipline Enforcer Nils (lawful neutral human Silverquill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
laws of nature, and sought instead to use her mind to master the world. The brain of
Baron Rudolph von Aubrecker
constructs a new body Eventually, Dr. Mordenheim became convinced that she could do
more than create life—she could defeat death! She wished to breathe sentience into dead flesh and produce sturdier shells than the bodies of fragile, temporary mortals. She added corpse theft to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
threat. Since gaining his position, Titivilus has convinced Dispater that countless plots are being hatched against him and that Asmodeus himself seeks to remove Dispater from power. In response, Dispater
his victims confused and believing he’s on their side. Through these skills, Titivilus has manipulated everyone along his path to power, either to win them over to his cause or to remove them as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
aloud to them, asking them to halt and turn around. She is strangely audible underwater. Unless convinced otherwise, Fhenimore and Whymsee do their absolute best to keep from showing themselves, and
those spell areas. Once the characters emerge from those areas, or manage to remove the spells altogether, the kraken priests cast lightning bolt and then move to use their thunderous touch attack, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
goal of the adventure is to defeat that monster. A dreaming character is incapable of waking communication — they might be comatose or possessed. The goal of the adventure is to communicate with the
capability. The goal of the adventure is to remove the psychic lock, which might take the form of a complex trap or maze in the dream. The actual objective of the adventure lies in Dal Quor. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
becomes stunned, a mark resembling three parallel lightning bolts appears on their head. It can only be removed by a remove curse spell, and its effects are noted later in this quest. Note that three
no targets to attack in melee within the storm. Aftermath. If the characters defeat the myrmidons and Emmalou is still alive, the salty and experienced survivor of many battles can relay the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Through these skills, Titivilus has manipulated everyone along his path to power, either to win them over to his cause or to remove them as a threat. Since gaining his position, Titivilus has convinced
Dispater that countless plots are being hatched against him and that Asmodeus himself seeks to remove Dispater from power. In response, Dispater has withdrawn to his palace and left day-to-day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
options for handling characters who don’t take Kas’s suggestions. The Other Wizards Kas told Alustriel and Tasha that he wishes to tinker with the complete Rod of Seven Parts. He has convinced the
on stealing the rod and using the portal to travel to Pandesmos. If the characters defeat Kas, he reveals the location of Vecna’s ritual: the Cave of Shattered Reflection in Pandesmos on the plane of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
event that the goblins defeat the adventurers, they leave them unconscious, loot them and the wagon, then head back to the Cragmaw hideout. The characters can continue on to Phandalin, buy new gear at
can be convinced to share what it knows (see the “What the Goblins Know” sidebar below). A goblin can also be persuaded to lead the party to the Cragmaw hideout while avoiding traps along the way (see