before being draining crossing rule

D3. Stepstone Crossing

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

D3. Stepstone Crossing A row of boulders spaced two feet apart breach the surface of the lake to form a walking path across a forty-foot-wide waterway. The water around the stepstones is only 4

who was standing atop one of the stones is dumped into the water. Predators Below. Two merrow lurk in the water east of the crossing. They dislike the taste of bullywugs and ignore them, but they

Death Curse

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

Soulmonger or by some other life-draining effect, such as the touch of a wight, wraith, or similar creature. If a humanoid dies anywhere on the planet, its soul becomes trapped inside the Soulmonger

of play, the Soulmonger gains the power to draw characters who are close to death, and the following rule applies: A death saving throw succeeds on a roll of 15 or higher (instead of 10 or higher

Patrons in the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to

Faerûn. These fiends include the Archdevils of the Nine Hells and their most powerful dukes, the Demon Lords of the Abyss, and the ultroloths who rule over yugoloth armies. Such deals need not be

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar

bored into the stone, carving a maze of meandering tunnels and draining into subterranean aquifers. Though hardly diverting enough water to impact the river’s flow, the web of submerged chambers has

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

titled “The Patriars.” 10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar. They ineffectually try to start a fight with the party, then apologize and wander off

, carving a maze of meandering tunnels and draining into subterranean aquifers. Though hardly diverting enough water to impact the river’s flow, the web of submerged chambers has become a source of

Luskan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

shields the Northlanders prefer. Each Ship accepts new candidates from time to time to fill vacancies caused by death, but as a rule, the Ships don’t expand their ranks by taking on a large number of

Sword Coast, bridging the coast with the utter north, and offers the only convenient crossing of the River Mirar for many miles, Luskan makes considerable coin as a crossroads. Merchants wishing to

Giant Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

stealing. Find out who it is, and make sure they never think about double-crossing the giant again. 4 The giant has a score to settle with a powerful foe (perhaps a dragon, a beholder, or another

remove a rival to the sovereign’s rule—an ambitious general, fanatical priest, or jealous sibling. 3 Root out corruption or disloyalty among the giants, and eliminate their abuse of their strength to

Beholders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

before the death kiss gets into melee range. Thus, out of self-preservation, a death kiss usually submits to the rule of a beholder that it encounters, though it might attempt to escape as soon as its

with its food, slowly squeezing and draining the life out of a creature. Death Kiss Large aberration, neutral evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 161 (17d10 + 68) Speed 0 ft., fly 30

Elturgard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Companion drew many to Elturgard, and the best among them was named High Observer to rule in the High Rider’s place. To maintain order among the many faiths of the paladins, a special knighthood was created

Elturgard. The knights can’t afford to be anything but vigilant, and fortunately for the folk of Elturgard, they are just that. I regard crossing the border into Elturgard as a relief, for it usually

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

over forcibly for a season or a few months at a time by bandits or Uthgardt, and a few overgrown remnants of the ancient elven kingdom of Rilithar. Whalebones Petty, warmongering kings rule over the

bank is a walled citadel under the city’s control. Between them stretches a wide stone bridge. Travelers must move through the citadel and pass inspection before continuing west to Triboar or crossing

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Horns, crossing over the Dessarin River at a place known as Dead Horse Ford. Kheldell Kheldell is a fortified logging village on the north edge of Westwood, in the shadow of the Sword Mountains. The

magical side effect: river trout attempting to swim under the bridge are propelled over it instead, which is why locals refer to it as the Flying Fish Bridge. People crossing the bridge are occasionally

Illithinoch Locations

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

the Crypt of the Talhund in chapter 6.) 6–19 Choose a random area in Gibbet Crossing and describe a short scene where 1d4 mind flayers capture and consume one of the area’s former denizens (drow

the old mind flayer empire. The fanatics made good use of Oshundo’s ancient knowledge about Talhundereth and Gibbet Crossing, and they hope the alhoon’s knowledge about other subterranean locales will

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

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

Pressure. If the characters maximize the water pressure both here and in area C12, the basins in areas C14 and area C15 start to overflow (see area C8 for more information). C13: Wall Crossing This small

Papers. Jerot’s notes on the ritual describe draining and sacrificing a victim’s secrets and knowledge to Vecna. His notes illustrate the first test of the ritual, which used a disloyal cultist as the

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

. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) bludgeoning. Chasme This loathsome demon resembles an unspeakable crossing of

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