before being devising capturing remains

Yakfolk Priest

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

and acts as an ally of the summoner. It remains for 10 minutes, until it dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.Yakfolk, known among themselves as Yikaria (“the Lucky Chosen

a male Yikaria, but its face is worn smooth into a featureless mask. The deity is appeased by sacrifice, which its followers carry out by capturing Humanoids and putting them to death by fire

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; Elminster The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh

many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or restraining them in the coils of a

Quandrix Campus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

numerical possibilities. ESIX, FRACTAL BLOOM Tasked with devising an infinite equation, a group of Quandrix students accidentally created Esix, a living theorem obsessed with infinity. Over the years

, a few professors have tried to deactivate it, but all their formulas somehow end up dividing by zero and fizzling out. Esix never seems to register these would-be threats, as it remains consumed by

Where to Go?

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

escape with the party can navigate in the Underdark — or none that the characters are willing to heed at any rate — the adventurers will be forced to wander. The party remains lost until the

characters encounter creatures able to give them directions or intent on capturing them. Such creatures can include kuo-toa from Sloobludop, duergar slavers or merchants from Gracklstugh, the goblins from the Silken Paths encounter, or even their drow pursuers intent on dragging them back to Velkynvelve.

M10. Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

drawn into the jar, where it remains desperate to be reunited with its body. As with the other brains in jars, this brain can be negotiated with. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception

exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such

Horror Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. No door remains unopened in my presence. 5 I let people underestimate me, revealing my full competency only to those close to me. 6 I compulsively seek to collect trophies of my travels and

there. 10 I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies. 11 I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force

17. Lich's Study

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

out of the tower once a day so that it can catch food and scour the cavern floor for Runestone fragments (see “Capturing Ipses”). Ezzat enjoys the pseudodragon’s company but does not need its

Ezzat’s phylactery remains secure in area 23. Ipses won’t willingly betray Ezzat by divulging the phylactery’s location. ROLEPLAYING EZZAT Ezzat was a mage who had an opportunity to become Halaster’s

Shadowfell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

villainous beings become Darklords, able to exercise great power but confined to realms that twist their desires, capturing them in cycles of dread and despair. Mists surround each of the Domains of Dread

of her domain, hunting the most dangerous beasts she can find. When she grows dissatisfied with simpler prey, she draws people into a fatal contest, ensuring that the land remains steeped in blood

Green Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

green dragon is terrorizing a forest settlement, murdering and eating someone each night before depositing the grisly remains in the village square. 2 Trolls are attacking trade caravans, stealing

and killing whatever they can—all to placate a green dragon living in their territory. 3 A cult is capturing travelers to feed a newly hatched pair of green dragons. 4 A convicted murderer

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

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

during their flight from Blingdenstone to Mithral Hall. Only the memory of their valiant effort remains today — and even that is fading due to the deep gnomes’ penchant for forgetting their own history

a century ago. Believed to be sentient, it is found roaming the Rockblight section of the settlement. Elemental creatures touched by the cloud fall under its control. The cloud’s origin remains a

Greyhawk Conflicts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you

Walls” in this chapter), only to discover these toughs are agents of some greater villain. The identity of this villain remains a mystery—for now. If you use the adventure “Miner Difficulties” from

Nib's Cave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

chapter 2) and offer Nib something in return for his gifts. Nib kindly accepts whatever the character offers but isn’t looking for help to end his curse, because as long as Granny Nightshade remains

rocking horse. Granny Nightshade is obsessed with capturing Will of the Feywild, a boy who helped a handful of younger children escape from Loomlurch. Will of the Feywild’s motley group of rascals is known

Cave Locations

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

appear to be the remains of larger individuals. Half a dozen large, unlit brass lanterns stand in niches or on ledges around the cavern. The tunnel that runs south was the original entrance to Wave

ruined stone bunks and toppled weapon racks are eight corpses, including the rotting remains of two ogres. In the round after any living creature enters this chamber, the dead creatures clamber to

Talhundereth Locations

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

the most exquisite creatures she can transform into statues. She likes the carvings here and has been gradually capturing bandits and explorers to force them into kneeling poses before petrifying them

anyone using the greataxe as a weapon. T7: Armory Other than a few broken shields and warped crossbow bolts on battered shelves and hooks, nothing remains in this room. Six dust mephits lair here with

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

body of the user and trailing behind them. When so attached, the wire becomes invisible, astral, and extends to virtually infinite length. As long as the wire remains intact, the attuned user can make

remains a mystery. It is rumored that if one specific combination of controls is set, the Infernal Machine will enter a repair mode, allowing unfettered access to its inner workings—and

Redbrand Hideout Locations

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

lies amid the bones in the sarcophagus containing the female human remains. Zoltan Boros The long-abandoned crypts of Tresendar Manor now hold some deadly surprises R5: Holding Cells For months, the

Redbrands have been capturing travelers in the area and holding them until they can be ransomed. This long room is partitioned into three areas, with iron bars walling off the north and south. Filthy

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

capable of capturing glimpses of the future. They are typically employed to anticipate the actions of wanted criminals, thus aiding in their capture. GEETRA Geetra is a precognitive mage who

fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the Golgari choose within 120 feet of any member of the group. The cloud spreads around corners and remains until one of the Golgari dismisses it as an

Demon Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action. Balor Figures of ancient and terrible evil, balors rule as generals over demonic armies

that have deserted their lords. Capturing and returning such traitors allows a chasme to torment the victim without fear of reprisal. Chasme Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (natural

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

lock for 10 minutes, lowering the DCs by 10 during that time. The mechanical lock remains intact if the magical lock is bypassed, requiring another knock spell or the use of the key. The key, which

capturing the dragon, hasn’t returned to bring her under control, and the other goblins fear to enter. The wyrmling finds her current situation superior to her station as the kobolds’ pet. She is hostile to

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