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Initiative Legacy

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foe who is unaware that combat is starting, that foe is surprised.Initiative Order. A combatant's check total is called their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from

highest to lowest Initiative. This is the order in which they act during each round. The Initiative order remains the same from round to round.Ties. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order among

Initiative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Initiative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Cult Assets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Cult Assets Severin. The head of the cult remains in the temple sanctuary (area 13), wearing the Mask of the Dragon Queen while the Red Wizards weave their magic. He can fight defensively or

Leaders. Wearers of Purple are venerated leaders among the cultists, and most of them are powerful combatants in their own right. Cultist Troops. The Cult of the Dragon has thousands of combatants at the

Assigning Assets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

remains in control of the player characters or was returned to the giants. Cult Assets Severin. The head of the cult remains in the temple sanctuary (area 13), wearing the Mask of the Dragon Queen

against the adventurers. See appendix D for Rath Modar’s statistics. Cult Leaders. Wearers of Purple are venerated leaders among the cultists, and most of them are powerful combatants in their own right

Battle of High Hill

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

-turning conflicts. At the edge of each mapped battlefield encounter and beyond is a region called the Fray. The Fray is an interpretation of the dangers of combat, from clashing combatants to

. The 15-foot-wide area marked by the design at the edge of the map represents dozens of clashing combatants. This area and the battlefield beyond the map are difficult terrain. A creature that enters

The Order of Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from highest to lowest Initiative. This is the order in which they act during each round. The Initiative order remains the

adversaries are—how far away and in what direction. Roll Initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter rolls Initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns. Take Turns. Each participant in the

The Order of Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from highest to lowest Initiative. This is the order in which they act during each round. The Initiative order remains the

adversaries are—how far away and in what direction. Roll Initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter rolls Initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns. Take Turns. Each participant in the

18. Nangnang's Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

the combatants. The inscriptions are written in Old Omuan. The one above the mosaic reads, “Nangnang teaches us to serve only ourselves.” The inscriptions below tell how Nangnang (a grung) stole a

treasures found in the shrine. However, if another creature in the shrine is also carrying such treasure, the doors remains closed. A knock spell also opens the doors. 18C. Puzzle Cube In the middle

26. Chipgrin's Rise

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, I can take you straight to him — he what calls himself the Pudding King.” Map 6.5: Goldwhisker Warrens The wererat leader remains civil, but he refuses to tell the characters anything more

melee combatants locked down. He doesn’t kill the characters, but makes sure they are infected with wererat lycanthropy before dumping them in the maze in Outer Blingdenstone (area 3). During any

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

hostile, Lysan and Zastra shout for help and attack the characters. After all combatants have taken a turn, all five sailors in the upper crew quarters (area Z2) join the fight. Talking with Lysan and

remains. Ilren welcomes the characters to explore the Lambent Zenith’s wreck and make themselves at home, but a character who succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Insight) check intuits that Ilren’s jolly

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Several short, iron bed frames are jumbled together in this room. Nothing remains of any bedding. An opening to the south leads to an alcove containing only two long tables and a splintered chair. To

the west, a door bearing a painted red “X” opens to a long hallway that leads deeper into the crossing. Ashes and burn marks on the floor indicate past campfires. Remains of wooden chairs in the

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

bloodstained amphitheater where spectators place bets and combatants test their mettle. The current heavyweight champion is a bloodthirsty cyclops named Akra. In addition to the typical variety of cheap

himself a priest of Aoskar, the dead god of portals, Fell now walks on the ground instead of floating above it. However, some of the dabus’s magic remains, evident in the indelible designs he weaves

21. Azrok's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

have caved in, and the space that remains is filled with piles of junk and well-worn adventuring gear. The shop’s proprietor is an oni disguised as an old hobgoblin named Kinrob. If a character is

emanating from within. Sleeping in a pile to the north are twelve goblins. Their weapons and shields lie in a heap to the south. The goblins are reluctant combatants, easily intimidated by shows of

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

longer immune to being charmed. Augmentation Chambers The magic of these chambers allows Thayans to bestow glimmers of intelligence into living oozes, making them obedient and more capable combatants

. The Ooze Master is a sort of lich. If destroyed, he remains in the red pillar but doesn’t regain consciousness. His unconscious form whispers as if dreaming. The Ooze Master dies only if the Phylactery

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

warehouse a risky place to have a fight. At the end of each round in which weapon damage or the movement of combatants might accidentally disturb a pile of crates, or if any effect deals damage in an area

cunning and clever. If combat breaks out here, he remains hidden in the water while the skum do the fighting. He makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check in an attempt to hide. As long as he remains unnoticed

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the room. The beholder zombie is all that remains of a beholder that arose from the Underdark to challenge Xanathar’s supremacy. After defeating its rival, Xanathar had the corpse animated and

ornate but inanimate suit of armor on display. It remains inert until it takes damage or is summoned to area X6 by Xanathar. (The beholder uses it to keep the spectators in the arena from getting too rowdy

Landro Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

character who examines the area and succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check notices a thick layer of powdery residue has settled across the scene, suggesting the remains have possibly

yet, Glaive and one of her blade scout companions attack the characters from both ends of this narrow tunnel. After all combatants have taken a turn, the attackers flee into Landro and hide for another

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