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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most
have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most
have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
within 10 feet of Bavlorna uses at least 10 feet of movement to run in place counterclockwise, Bavlorna is overcome by a fit of sneezing and can’t cast spells until the end of her next turn. In
moment, is all that matters.”
Bond. “I’m safe in my cottage. Why should I leave it when I can make others come to me?"
Flaw. “Watching someone run widdershins makes me sneeze
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
. Black and gray smoke and shadows coil down her left arm, ending in runes on the fingers of her left hand.
Knotwork. Purple and blue knotwork and runes run down her right arm, across the back of her right
hand, and down the length of each finger. The runes on her fingers, known as the keystone tattoo, form the key to the vault in Gauntlgrym.
Mountain. Silver and brown mountain peaks cover her chest
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside Tromokratis, and it takes 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at
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The titanic monster’s carapace cracks, revealing a pulsing, red-purple heart buried amid heaps of blubber and muscle. Fissures run across the beast’s ancient shell, revealing three
Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons.
Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are
lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
. Monster stat blocks referenced in these adventures appear in chapter 3 or the Monster Manual. When play takes place in locations with NPCs described in the “Facility Staff” section, those NPCs take cover or run if combat breaks out.
Sample Adventures Each of these adventure outlines provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure, with the help of the map and location details that appear in this chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
. When encounters take place in locations with NPCs described in the “Rat’s Run Locations” section later in this chapter, those NPCs take cover or run when combat breaks out. All encounters take place
Rat’s Run Adventures This section presents short adventures in Rat’s Run. In these adventures, characters should be Astarion’s associates or infamous by reputation in the seedier parts of Baldur’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. These raiders move through town without fear, pillaging as they go. As characters travel through the embattled village, they can run into raiders and townsfolk. Use these guidelines to determine if
characters have an encounter. If characters use cover and stealth to avoid encounters, have each character attempt a DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check. For every two individual checks that fail, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
here. These mates attack anyone they don’t recognize, defending their young in area 14b. Gnawed bones cover the den’s floor. 14b. Young Cave Bears Two cave bear cubs (use the black bear statistics
) sleep and play here. Qurrok has hollowed out several large rocks for the young bears to run through and climb on.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. These raiders move through town without fear, pillaging as they go. As characters travel through the embattled village, they can run into raiders and townsfolk. Use these guidelines to determine if
characters have an encounter. If characters use cover and stealth to avoid encounters, have each character attempt a DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check. For every two individual checks that fail, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Scandal and Rebuilding If you run the “Tomb of Moving Stones” adventure in chapter 6, the exposure of the Believers leads to some big changes. Even if the Believers can avoid a murder investigation
, but he’s too busy as constable. After a month, Jalessa Ornra becomes Red Larch’s mayor. She’s liked and known for common sense, so the townsfolk rally around her. The townsfolk pitch in to cover the sinkhole and shore up walls and ceilings against future cave-ins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
near, their grayish rotting flesh becomes apparent. A pair of red-faced women in heavy armor run behind the undead crying, “Stop those zombies!”
Greater zombies (see appendix A) that escaped from
-quarters cover against outside threats. A Medium or larger creature can’t squeeze through an arrow slit, but a Small creature can with a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Tiny creatures can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mounting a supply run to Waterdeep to talk matters over with his superiors there. He needs someone to mind the inn in his absence. Nalaskur works with but doesn’t trust Chalaska Muruin, a terse, cold
her and have an easy scapegoat for anything that goes wrong. Unknown to Chalaska and Nalaskur, an ambitious Zhentarim agent named Inglor Brathren (male dwarf spy) has established a cover identity as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
adventurers over the centuries have contributed to the university’s reputation as a cover for smuggling activities and plundering the past. Run a Morgrave expeditions campaign if you want to emulate the pulp-action adventures of Professor Challenger, Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, and other explorer-scholars.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Running the Chase Participants in the chase are strongly motivated to use the Dash action every round. Pursuers who stop to cast spells and make attacks run the risk of losing their quarry, and a
attacks and cast spells against other creatures within range. Apply the normal rules for cover, terrain, and so on to the attacks and spells. Chase participants can’t normally make opportunity attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
have been watching how well you run the business, and your mission in Luskan is all anyone is talking about! Our license has been expanded to cover a broader territory around Phandalin! And even better, I’ve been crunching the profit statements, and I think we’re ready to expand this headquarters!”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Running the Siege You have a few options on how to run the battle. Consider the following: You can treat each defender and orc as an individual, and run the combat as a long, complex encounter. If
you do so, the players should control some of the NPCs. You can streamline parts of the fight. The map of the ranch has been divided into specific zones, and you can run regular battles only in the zone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
climbing apparatus made of black steel is mounted to one wall.
Inscriptions. Gith inscriptions cover the remaining walls. (They recount crimes perpetrated by the githzerai and the mind flayers against the
in area 15b arrives 1 round later as the other young awake. While the knight fights the characters, the githyanki young run throughout the crèche and raise the alarm.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
easier to run with visual aids, the most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If you like to construct model terrain, build three-dimensional dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you
touch an object or effect that blocks vision — such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of fog — then there is line of sight. Cover To determine whether a target has cover against an attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
took out the guards in area D2, the courtyard is unguarded, and they can hear hammering from somewhere north of the courtyard (area D7). Windows. The windows that run along the north wall, overlooking
the courtyard, are 20 feet up. They run the length of the south wall of area D7. Each window is an open rectangle 7 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Ruse. If the characters triggered the trap in area D1 or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, is best.” If the characters haven’t run into any cult leaders yet, Nighthill takes them onto the parapet and points out what he means. This is an ideal time for everyone to catch a glimpse of Frulam
can answer his questions. Leaving the keep through the front gate is out of the question—too many raiders watch it. Other options are waiting for a cloud to cover the moon before climbing down ropes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. East Caves After a few unfortunate run-ins with the monster in area 3a, the goblins avoid this tunnel. The goblins refer to the monster as the Blob. 3a. The Blob Stalactites and stalagmites crowd
is inserted into one of the stalagmite’s holes. The pudding has total cover while inside the stalagmite’s core. If left undisturbed, the pudding remains inside the stalagmite until the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
lintels run the length of the passage. The corridor abruptly widens to a cube fifteen feet on a side with a corrugated floor. In the ceiling of this area, a bronze, circular trapdoor is set. The cover is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, is best.”
If the characters haven’t run into any cult leaders yet, Nighthill takes them onto the parapet and points out what he means. This is an ideal time for everyone to catch a glimpse of
can answer his questions. Leaving the keep through the front gate is out of the question—too many raiders watch it. Other options are waiting for a cloud to cover the moon before climbing down ropes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
present. What I do now, this very moment, is all that matters.” Bond. “I’m safe in my cottage. Why should I leave it when I can make others come to me?” Flaw. “Watching someone run widdershins makes me
Bavlorna is allergic to the sight of creatures running counterclockwise in circles, a motion known as “running widdershins.” Creatures that run widdershins within 10 feet of Bavlorna cause her to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Executioner’s Run (see area 2), asks the adventurers to come with her as she collects a debt. The pay is 10 percent of whatever is collected on the 500 gp debt, which is owed by a man named Taban (N male
commander. He asks the adventurers to escort him safely to the fort and create a distraction so that he can ransack the commander’s quarters. As a reward, Rokah offers to cover the cost of a charter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
women and children, followed by a man yelling, “Giants! Run!” Perplexed residents and shopkeepers emerge from their domiciles in time to see a large rock fall from the sky and crash onto an old cart
frighten most of them away. The magmins run alongside the giants, eager to please. Whenever a fire giant points to a building or other flammable structure, a gang of magmins runs toward the target and tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, you can distribute their stat cards among the players and let them run the NPCs. Eravien knows that the Lords’ Alliance has a deep-cover operative in the Underdark. Khelessa Draga, a high elf from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
into its cover is a polished oval mirror with a delicate gold frame styled like locks of hair, which appear to spill down around the face of anyone who looks into the mirror. The book is filled with
trail marked by posts that resemble sculpted stone lilies. As the characters will discover, the portal leads to a temple and bathhouse run by three elf sisters, where all is not as it seems. The portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, you can offer to let the character succeed at the cost of a complication or hindrance. Such complications can run along any of the following lines: A character gets her sword past an enemy’s defenses
rules cover what happens on a natural 20 (it’s a Critical Hit) or a natural 1 (it always misses). Resist the temptation to add additional negative consequences to a natural 1 on an attack roll: the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
siblings that run the gang. They’ll tear apart the neighborhood to find him once they know he has escaped.” “Normally, we’d let the Azorius deal with this situation, but we suspect that Krenko might have
back alive. Then we can interrogate him and keep him off the streets for good.” “I am prepared to give you ten zinos right now to cover any expenses you might incur during your investigation. Upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
tomb’s architect, Moghadam, who oversees the site with an iron hand. The second location is the Temple of Moloch in the same era. The temple is run by Moghadam’s chief rival, Thessalar — the inventor of
statue of Moloch featured on the cover of the first edition Players Handbook from 1978. This version of the dungeon features Thessalar, a figure rumored to have created many of the game’s strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
walls, not targeting anyone or anything specifically but looking to cause widespread panic. As townsfolk take cover, Drufi and her two giant bodyguards try to break down the southwest gate and fight their
gate)
Beldora, a Harper spy (starts at area B7)
Sir Baric Nylef, a knight of Tyr (starts at area B8)
Statistics and roleplaying notes for these NPCs appear in appendix D. How the players run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Lifestyle Expenses Lifestyle expenses provide you with a simple way to account for the cost of living in a fantasy world. They cover your accommodations, food and drink, and all your other
necessities. Furthermore, expenses cover the cost of maintaining your equipment so you can be ready when adventure next calls. At the start of each week or month (your choice), choose a lifestyle from the






