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Volo's Guide to Monsters
scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc.
Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
villager who ran away to escape the local cult.
2 Hunt down the monster blamed for causing a blight: a unicorn meant to serve as a sacrifice.
3 Discover why anyone entering the city on
horseback is imprisoned and sentenced to death.
4 Help a cult summon a fiend to combat an impending greater evil.
5 Defeat a violent hag who’s protected by everyone in town and called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
lizardfolk shout threats and start combat. The lizardfolk are named Retta, Torm, and Vill, and they’re members of a river smuggling gang called the Swampclaws. If a Swampclaw is reduced to 20 Hit
Invisible Stalker under the Swampclaw leader’s command. Yorg has sped into another nearby alley just a block away (alley B on the map) to chase down the gnome’s siblings. The gnomes ran afoul of the gang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
had enough reserves of food and water to keep them alive for a time. When those provisions ran out, the family was forced to creep from safety to search for more. The city has been split in two
those NPCs in combat.
The easiest option is to have the NPCs stay back and out of the way, limiting their options to following the characters or hiding from enemies. During fights, you can effectively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
hero’s defining event or the specialty of a criminal or a sage, it’s best to make that determination before using the pertinent table below. Acolyte d6 I became an acolyte because … 1 I ran away
I could make them laugh or cry with my stories or songs. 3 I ran away from home to follow a minstrel troupe. 4 I saw a bard perform once, and I knew from that moment on what I was born to do. 5 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
stands against them, but it’s really all about the property — they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away. Strength Respects Strength Orcs appreciate physical prowess and formidable combat
learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the depths of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
champion jumping into combat when it looks like the characters might fail, a noble helping the party avoid a sticky situation with the law, or someone offering the characters a place to stay. This NPC
character’s backstory, someone the character wronged on a previous quest, or a relative of someone the character killed or brought to ruin. This person might seek revenge in combat or through social sabotage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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Garret’s dog, Boy, tore free of its harness and ran back to Targos to get help, leaving the other five sled dogs (use the wolf stat block) behind. The dogs are friendly, cold, hungry, and miserable. If
are not surprised by the crag cats. If one crag cat dies, the other one disengages from melee combat and tries to flee down the mountain on its next turn. Development. Assuming he survives the encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Message. A surviving hermit named Aaron spotted the characters approaching the island and ran here to ring the bell and call for aid. Unfortunately for him, the ringing bell attracted Rasp back to the
already faced it, or if it is feeding on one of the party members after besting that character in combat (see “Look Out Above”). 25. Bolt-Hole A rickety ladder leads down from the larder into a musty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
six mostly broken statues are the remains of a band of adventurers who sought shade in this cave and ran afoul of the basilisks in the promenade (area H3). All six were transformed into lightning
in the tower (area H9). They fight to the death if provoked to combat; if left undisturbed, they instead slip away to warn their boss of the intruders. H7: City Ruins These chambers were once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Constitution saving throw or contract the disease. Symptoms strike when a victim starts a long rest or next becomes excited, as during combat. A victim suffers severe cramps, and their bowels make sounds
covering the walls keep the portal active. During combat, the characters notice these sigils continuing to pulse in sync with the portal and the gibbering mouther’s blinking. As an action, a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, hellish tune erupts from the organ instead. Inspired by this cacophony, each devil the characters face in the next combat encounter in the cathedral has advantage on attack rolls during its first turn. H8
Small creatures to squeeze through. The north turret contains a traumatized male human guard named Trevick Thantorme. The other guards here ran downstairs when the attack started, only to quickly fall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
appendix B) guard the apprentices. All the Thayans attack as soon as they notice intruders. Each round of combat, the Thayans direct one giant spider and one giant centipede to join the fight
halfling named Drevin. He was a minstrel (use the spy statistics) who ran afoul of a Red Wizard transmuter. If freed of the true polymorph spell he is under, Drevin accompanies the characters until he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into much detail, Xerophon alludes to horrible magical experiments performed on prisoners by the wizard who ran the prison, saying, “I was afraid I might be next.” Once it realizes the fate that has
outmatched in combat, Scrivenscry teleports into the depths of the library and plots its revenge. Characters who agree to cooperate with the arcanaloth soon find themselves alone with Kingsport, who reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, protrude from the wall at the rear of the alcove.
Brian Valenzuela Githyanki are holed up in the Briny
Maze, trying to figure out how to
combat its evils and escape alive A githyanki knight named
expeditions from here in search of information that will allow them to leave with impressive trophies. The group suffered a setback when Varakkta, exploring by herself, ran into the intellect snare in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wishes you well in your dark dealings with mort
Kalimanzaros’s quill ran dry before he could finish writing the word “mortals.” Treasure. Kalimanzaros keeps a spellbook on his person. This spellbook
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the golem is embedded in a window and motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ransom him back, but seemingly his relatives either couldn’t pay or decided not to. (In truth, his rotten in-laws destroyed the ransom notes and told Bepis’s wife and children that he ran away with
prizes given to winners of Xanathar’s combat tournaments. Desk. The chair behind the desk has a secret compartment under its left armrest that can be found and opened with a successful DC 15 Wisdom