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to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed.
The figurine has a 10 percent chance each time you use it to
ignore your orders, including a command to revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creatures and objects of the eyedrake’s choice in that area.
Eye Rays. The eyedrake shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye
defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own.
Figurine of Wondrous Power
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Steed);Obsidian Steed (Very Rare). This polished obsidian horse can become a nightmare for up to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can't be used again until
nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the nightmare reverts to figurine form.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight 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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
countryside or asked to defend the last holdout of civilization against a relentless horde. The zombies could serve as direct threats or motivate others to monstrous deeds, with the ends supposedly
side, united against the zombies. The characters might defend Drakov’s people and enact her defensive measures, but might also try to subvert her Pyrrhic strategies or attempt to smuggle survivors to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Random Encounters Characters traveling to and from Neverlight Grove encounter evidence of Zuggtmoy’s growing influence in the region. Whenever the party is within four days of Neverlight Grove, use
the Encounters around Neverlight Grove table instead of the random encounter tables in chapter 2 to determine what, if anything, they encounter. Encounters around Neverlight Grove d20 Encounter 1–8
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
possible. Three anchorites — Flenz, Narux, and Yargath — defend the hill. When not performing rituals in the circle of standing stones, they patrol the surrounding woods, forage for food, and lurk in caves
, bundled herbs, and creepy totems. In areas C2 and area C3, the anchorites have hidden treasure buried under the earthen floor in a random 5-foot square. See those areas for details of the treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
cheap but sufficiently respectful tributes of food and shiny trinkets, though their tendency to “borrow” any random object that catches their eye means a faerie dragon nest might also contain items of
harmless pranks and absurdities, such as making an enemy’s buttocks glow red and appear to sing folk tunes. When necessary, however, Nathair doesn’t shy away from fighting to defend their beloved faerie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Nevertheless, business has been booming as drow celebrate the deaths of rivals. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Duthcloim district, roll a d20 and
consult the Duthcloim Encounters table, or choose an encounter that you like. The party can avoid random encounters in Duthcloim by succeeding on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Duthcloim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
suffuses the entire grove and lends the grove a dreamlike quality.
Sentinel Mushrooms. To defend themselves, myconids have cultivated and guided the growth of awakened zurkhwoods (see appendix C) to
these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own. Eyedrake
Large Aberration
Rays. The eyedrake shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random (reroll duplicates), each ray targeting one creature it can see within 60 feet of it:
1: Freezing Ray. The target must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to Khyber. This fact dictates the primary mission of the Church of the Silver Flame: to stand ready to defend the innocent from such unnatural threats. Because the demiplanes connect to the world at
random, you never know what you might find when you venture into the depths. A newly opened chasm in the sewers could be an entirely mundane hole in the ground, or it could be a passage to the Abyssal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
minions. A paladin might have no qualms about putting a hag coven to the sword, but her conviction falters if she must first fight through a crowd of innocent farmers that the hag has compelled to defend
to fire, able to transform into a flock of crows, or able to teleport through shadows — whatever the hag thinks best defends or serves her. Random Hag Minions To determine the minions and helpers in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is present, and the characters can engage their foe. After one prophet falls, the remaining three prophets retreat to lower levels, leaving their minions to defend the temple dungeons. The characters
simple matter to order one such group to attack the characters at one of the Haunted Keeps. (See the “Random Encounters” section in chapter 2.) To rest in safety, the characters must either hide their camp or return to a nearby settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
their only other form is that of a Tiny bat. If the nursery comes under attack, the adults defend the young. If the adults are slain, the children turn into bats and flee. 16d. Werebat Treasury Werebats
priest’s pack without the rations, and a random trinket (roll on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Extremiton is also gathering thralls of every race to help defend the colony if the neothelid is destroyed or fails in its task. City of the Mind Extremiton can sense intelligent creatures within 2 miles of it
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
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
defend that square until they are destroyed. Once all the skeletons in a square have been destroyed, that square is cleared of buried skeletons (but other skeletons could still pursue the party into
Kobold
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against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
serve similar roles but under threat of death.
URDS: WINGED KOBOLDS
Winged kobolds, known as urds, hatch seemingly at random from kobold eggs, even in a tribe that has no adult urds. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the goblin stagehands behave themselves. Despite the poor treatment they receive from her, the darklings defend Endelyn and obey her commands without question. Stage. The stage is hewn from solid rock
Specklenose and Zolt, are also Feenia’s parents (see the “Evil Kite” random encounter). After Feenia was caught stealing props, her parents were forced to surrender their shadows to Endelyn as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Random Encounters in Hither Use random encounters to bring the swamp to life or to present the characters with more opportunities to interact with the setting. You can also use random encounters to
convey information that the players might have missed earlier in the story. A random encounter occurs whenever you want one to. To determine what the characters find, roll a d8 and consult the Random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
how to pronounce the town’s name. Xaos has no consistent ruler. The town’s sovereign fluctuates, chosen at random by a diadem of shifting crystals that appears atop the current ruler’s head. The crystal
Deconstruction. Structures in Xaos dissolve and re-form at random. Glass gymnasiums melt into metallic puddles that give way to brick taverns with belching smokestacks of poison gas, and so on. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) 15–17 1d6 50 gp gems 18–19 A humanoid skeleton or corpse carrying a random magic item (roll once on Magic Item Table B in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) 20 A monster hoard containing 2d6 50
gp gems and one or more random magic items (roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) Carrion Crawler The characters encounter a carrion crawler scouring
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
) This polished obsidian horse can become a Nightmare for up to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed. The figurine
instantly transported to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the nightmare reverts to figurine form. Onyx Dog (Rare) This onyx statuette of a dog can become a Mastiff for up to 6 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Reya see the three humans about to be attacked by the devils and immediately move to defend them, regardless of what the characters do. Lulu is hesitant to use her trumpet for fear of hurting the
own.
If the characters bring NPCs along, it increases the chances of having an encounter as the party moves from one location to another. Whenever you roll the d20 to determine random encounters (see “More Encounters in Elturel”), an encounter takes place on a roll of 9 or higher.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
been used, it can’t be used again until 7 days have passed. Obsidian Steed (Very Rare). This polished obsidian horse can become a nightmare for up to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend
command to revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
pottery lead up to the coffin, whose painted lid shows a leopard with serpents sprouting from its shoulders.
If intruders are heard within the tomb, the terracotta warriors rise to defend it (see
teleport is also polymorphed into a random beast, as though it had failed its saving throw against the polymorph spell. Roll a d4 to determine the new form: 1, baboon; 2, bat; 3, flying snake; 4, quipper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
obsidian horse can become a nightmare for up to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed. If you have a good
and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the nightmare reverts to figurine form. Onyx Dog (Rare). This onyx statuette of a dog can become a mastiff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
every few minutes. With each sneeze, he accidentally teleports (see the “Teleportation” section in appendix A) to a random unoccupied space within 40 feet of him that he can see. Having sneezed himself
, “Pathetic worms! The horn is mine, and none shall stand in the way of my destiny! Beasts, destroy them!”
The four wolflike creatures are Worgs who defend Kelek, a human Mage, as he reads lines of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
aura of enchantment magic around the statuette. Any creature that touches the statuette must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or suffer a random form of short-term madness, determined by rolling on
). 11f. Nylas’s Room A vile stench issues from an ogre zombie that stands against the wall opposite the door. Its orders are to defend Nylas while he is asleep in the room and to protect the Red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Fifteen drow guards are scattered throughout the room. They defend this chamber to the death.
Giant Lizards. Two giant lizards fitted with saddles, reins, and stirrups are parked in the southeast
popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for 1 minute. When the gate closes, a different random gear pops out slightly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed. The figurine has a 10 percent chance each time you use it to ignore your orders, including a command to
revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the nightmare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. If you want your campaign to move at a quick pace, run only these encounters. In doing so, you don’t have to worry about random encounters and setting up details of the journey such as who keeps
watch when the characters camp. If you prefer to emphasize the dangerous nature of the adventuring life for lower-level characters, random encounters can be used to create additional tension along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damages the cauldron, an elder rune materializes above it (see “Elder Runes”). Draw from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B) to determine which rune appears. The elder rune targets a random creature
be heard as far away as area 10c. If the hags survive, they gather reinforcements from areas 10a and 10b and rush to defend their precious treasure. Treasure. The crow’s nest contains 2,000 cp inside a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
isn’t an exact fit for one of the standard types of dungeon or if you want to mix things up. Relying on random rolls to stock an entire dungeon can lead to incongruous results. A tiny room might end up
summoning creatures used to investigate or defend the portal 40–41 Crypt where the remains of those that died guarding the portal are kept 42–47 Dining room 48–50 Divination room used to investigate






