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Neogi terrorize Wildspace in ships of their own construction, which others call nightspider;nightspiders. These vessels often wait in ambush for other ships. Once a target ship is identified, the
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Nightspiders are designed for space travel alone and can’t float on water or land safely on the ground (the weight of the ship would snap its spindly legs, destroying its weblike rigging in the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
order’s cause.
The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group
reflect the agenda, sentiment, or philosophy of one’s order.
KNIGHTLY ORDERS OF FAERÛN
Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
who study this entity claim that it is clearly evil and destructive. Others call it simply a necessary part of the cycle of death and rebirth. In the end, though, That-Which-Endures shows precious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
alarmed the Saltmarsh Town Council. Greatly troubled and filled with apprehension, the councillors call an emergency meeting. This adventure is designed for a group of four to six 3rd-level characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Using This Book Most of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide is designed to be shared with players. Think of this book’s chapters as a primer for creating characters and running adventures in the uncharted
the Rock of Bral, a city built on an asteroid, which you can use as a port of call or a campaign hub. You can situate it anywhere in Wildspace or the Astral Sea.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
hitherto unknown to this world emerged and attacked settlements at the foot of the mountain, leaving no survivors. When these mysterious attacks were discovered, the call went out for brave souls to
launch an expedition into the mountains to determine the source of the violence. “Expedition to the Barrier Peaks” is designed for four to six 11th-level characters. Michele Giorgi Aphelion 3000, an evil supercomputer, commands a
fleet of cold-hearted robots on a crashed spaceship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Nightspider Neogi terrorize Wildspace in ships of their own construction, which others call nightspiders. These vessels often wait in ambush for other ships. Once a target ship is identified, the
. Nightspiders are designed for space travel alone and can’t float on water or land safely on the ground (the weight of the ship would snap its spindly legs, destroying its weblike rigging in the process
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hit Points of monsters, as well as other useful notes. If you use this approach, you tell the players when it’s their characters’ turn. When you call out the character whose turn is starting, consider
your DM screen A virtual tabletop program you’re using or a group text chat Magnets, clothespins, or an accessory designed to represent the Initiative order spatially An open list makes everyone
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might
older and more respectable.
Most kobold tribes avoid eating what they call “talking meat” — intelligent creatures — because such behavior prompts retaliation. The fear of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Running the Adventures This is a series of three linked adventures. It is designed for a group of four or five player characters of 11th level. If the characters persevere, they are likely to advance
a reasonable chance of survival if they use their knowledge and cunning to best advantage. These adventures were designed for strategic play, so some areas of the giant settlements are very dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, opening portals to the outside only as needed. Most fortresses drift through Limbo at random, but none of them are ever isolated. When Menyar-Ag sends out a call to them, the anarchs of the other
personnel and resources as needed. Every fortress is designed to be self-sufficient, even though no two of them are ever out of psychic contact. Shra’kt’lor Shra’kt’lor is a fortress city that houses the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and suffering? The Blood of Vol teaches that we all have the potential to become divine beings—and that death is a curse, designed to kill you before you can unlock the divinity within you. The Blood
the faithful call themselves) are glad to be reanimated after death; at least they can do some good. Because of this association with necromancy, many believe the Blood of Vol embraces death and its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
two thrilling tales, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat, combining them into a single campaign- spanning Dungeons & Dragons adventure. This adventure is designed for a party of four to
you have what it takes to call yourself a true dragon slayer? The fate of the Realms hangs on your answer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
thrilling tales, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat, combining them into a single campaign-spanning Dungeons & Dragons adventure. This adventure is designed for a party of four to six
campaign. Whether this is your first time testing your mettle against the Cult of the Dragon or you’re prepared to take on Tiamat once more, Tyranny of Dragons promises a challenge like no other. Do you have what it takes to call yourself a true dragon slayer? The fate of the Realms hangs on your answer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
two thrilling tales, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat, combining them into a single campaign- spanning Dungeons & Dragons adventure. This adventure is designed for a party of four to
you have what it takes to call yourself a true dragon slayer? The fate of the Realms hangs on your answer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Legends tell how the tarrasque slumbers in its secret lair beneath the earth, remaining in a dormant state for decades or centuries. When it awakens in answer to some inscrutable cosmic call, it rises from
effects.
Reflective Carapace. Any time the tarrasque is targeted by a magic missile spell, a line spell, or a spell that requires a ranged attack roll, roll a d6. On a 1 to 5, the tarrasque is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, when troll parts are thrown into charnel pits or mass graves, or through twisted rituals of wicked spellcasters. Sometimes troll worshipers of Vaprak hear a call to gather in the Underdark and perform a
, stretchable bodies, resistance to magic, and a strange reflective psychic property. Many troll mutates also have small additional limbs and eyes, externalized organs, and other variations. Troll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and they are designed to be wiped clean at a moment’s notice if discovered by local authorities. The Sharn office of the King’s Citadel is in Andith Tower in the Ambassador Towers district. Though a
, possibly including Oargev himself, call for the establishment of an independent nation in what is now Brelish territory, but Boranel is determined to hold on to every acre of his land. The Dark Lanterns actively infiltrate the Cyran refugee community, rooting out those who would act against the king.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
it. You might call for an Intelligence (Investigation) check for a character to deduce what needs to be done, followed by a Dexterity check using thieves’ tools to perform the necessary sabotage. Any
the shield. Traps are often designed with mechanisms that allow them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent monsters that place traps in or around their lairs need ways to get past those traps without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. You might call for an Intelligence (Investigation) check for a character to deduce what needs to be done, followed by a Dexterity check using thieves' tools to perform the necessary sabotage. Any
shield. Traps are often designed with mechanisms that allow them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent monsters that place traps in or around their lairs need ways to get past those traps without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
— Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
vessels. If that’s not enough to bring them to heel, the call goes out for a squad of dragon-mounted knights. I have been to Tu’narath. A heaven for the githyanki it is not. Their apathy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, adult and ancient dragons are designed to be challenging encounters all on their own, but even a younger dragon can be a handful as a solo enemy. On the other hand, adding minions to a dragon encounter
, damaging their equipment, insulting them, or showing how ineffectual their attacks are.
5 The dragon has a way to call for help hidden deep inside the lair, such as a magic horn that summons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
place to record the current Hit Points of monsters, as well as other useful notes. If you use this approach, you tell the players when it’s their characters’ turn. When you call out the character whose
Initiative order across the top of your DM screen A virtual tabletop program you’re using or a group text chat Magnets, clothespins, or an accessory designed to represent the Initiative order spatially An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a talent for magic and puts them through a grueling training regimen that endows them with the ability to call down fireballs and other destructive magic on the host’s behalf. A hobgoblin devastator
ironclad commitment to Maglubiyet’s will. A candidate for admission undergoes a series of tests designed to reveal any potential for treachery. Those who fail are slain, while those who pass receive secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their way toward Ten-Towns with the gnome squidlings in tow. Roleplaying the Gnome Ceremorphs Vorryn and Dredavex want to leave Icewind Dale and return to the stars they call home with their squidling
which point the temperature begins falling 10 degrees Fahrenheit per hour until it matches the temperature outside. NAUTILOIDS
Designed to move through the Astral Plane, nautiloids are bizarre flying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of Goldenfields The guards at the gatehouse (area G1), on the wall (area G2), and at the brewery (area G9) are too far away to hear Oren’s call to arms, but adventurers in the town, the abbey, or the
projectile — but the contraption was designed to fling goblins. A goblin used as a projectile typically wears a spiked helmet, so that it deals piercing damage to the target on impact. The thirty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves
in a descending spiral. When the cylinder is turned in one’s hands (a feat impossible for any creature of human size and strength) or when it’s rotated with its base placed in a cradle designed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters search the room or call out for Naxa, she reveals herself. Naxa is Vaeve’s twin sister. She doesn’t want to fight and is looking for a safe exit from the citadel. As Vaeve feared, Naxa snuck into
35,000 gp each). A Tougher Battle
The battle in area Y7 isn’t designed to pit Miska directly against the characters, as he’s significantly more powerful than they are. However, if you think your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
youngsters are inspired to act out his epic battles. In this way, the halflings get practical experience in executing measures that are designed to help the halflings defeat kobolds and goblin raiders
out warnings, and she is accompanied by her ferret friend, Xaphan. Halflings sometimes call Charmalaine the Lucky Ghost because she can send her spirit out of her body to scout ahead, and thus she is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
call this device a geometric amplifier. It is the source of the magic required to maintain the integrity of the enlarged space. The bar seats up to twenty customers, and patrons can also be seated
when winter comes calling. The stables accommodate a wide range of mounts. Most of the stalls are designed for horses and ponies, but specialized stalls offer secure lodging and care for hippogriffs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
perform rites designed to sink ships, cause terrible floods, or summon destructive rainstorms, seeking to make all who live nearby bow to the power of elemental water. Cult lairs usually feature great pools
wounds, fog cloud, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): call lightning, sleet storm, tidal wave*
4th level (3 slots): control
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
end of the next round. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. 3 Splendor. The area shimmers, and Shemeshka’s visage appears in countless reflective surfaces. Creatures of
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the narwhal horn in this cave feels it tug toward the reflective water. P16. Hut of the Dark Tide The waterfall at the southern end of this cave is audible from the northern approach. A crude stone hut
replace Gar Shatterkeel as Olhydra’s prophet. Encounter with Gar Shatterkeel Gar Shatterkeel (see chapter 7) stands on the island before the water portal, beginning his ritual to call forth Olhydra. He is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
Flaming Fist never police the Undercellar, leaving it to a gang of masked toughs who call themselves the Cellarers to enforce order. This near-total absence of the law makes the Undercellar a popular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
Watch and the Flaming Fist never police the Undercellar, leaving it to a gang of masked toughs who call themselves the Cellarers to enforce order. This near-total absence of the law makes the