before better declare construct ranging

Arrow, Ranging

Equipment

Advanced Ammunition that has the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

Sling Bullet, Ranging

Equipment

the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

Bolt, Ranging

Equipment

Advanced Ammunition that has the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

Strahd's Animated Armor

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, or sleep. The magic that animates an object is dispelled when the construct drops to 0 hit points. An animated object reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too damaged to be of much use

number of permanent spell effects on it to make the armor a better castle defender. The armor understands Common but obeys only the commands of its master. Lightning, PoisonCold, Fire

Razorvine Blight

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

on a successful one. If at least one of the creatures that failed this save isn’t a Construct or an Undead, the blight regains 9 hit points.Travelers of Sigil and the Lower Planes take care to

dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals.

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds

accomplished, and you have to appreciate their achievements. If only they could slow down and learn some refinement.” Elf Names Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the

there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

core of the warren, where the pearly matter of the island is also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most

, or it can be normal water (ranging in clarity from murky to clear). If the morkoth dies, these regional effects end immediately.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fragments that make up the island’s core are also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most of the lair

effect 1 minute later. The water can be as breathable and clear as air, or it can be normal water (ranging in clarity from murky to clear). Locate Creatures and Objects. The morkoth is aware of any new

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

odds aren’t in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the opportunity to study their opponents and

implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has been encountered before, it is likely

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe

. 3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and

14. Auvryndar Watch Post

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

14. Auvryndar Watch Post Ceiling. The ceiling and floor in this area are uneven, the distance between them ranging from 20 to 40 feet. Three natural columns of rock support the roof. Scouts. Two

better look at the characters as they approach. If the characters veer toward area 12 from here, Akora and Danafay try to get there first to warn Shindreer. Treasure. Each drow wears an obsidian scarab engraved with the insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp).

Rival Princes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

do while we bring our missing family home.” Voices in the crowd rise as they declare support for one prince or the other. Most of the folk wearing the grimy tunics of miners are impressed when Kirina

come directly from King Diara. Personality Trait. “I’m happiest when I’m working with my hands.” Ideal. “Though I might have more responsibility, I’m no better than anyone else who works in the

Size

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

Size The giants of the ordning are enormous, ranging from 16 to 26 feet tall. The size relationship between a giant and a human is roughly comparable to that between an adult human and a newborn

needles. 4 The giant carefully lifts Humanoids (cradling their heads to avoid injury) to see and hear them better. 5 The giant exclaims with admiration at the fine detail and exquisite

Spirit Statue Mascot

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

of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial tacticians. Regardless, their appearance is so common around the Lorehold campus that they have become the college’s

mascots. Spirit Statue Mascot Medium Construct, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8) Speed 30 ft. STR 14 (+2) DEX 9 (−1) CON 15 (+2

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many

02 Balance* 03 Beast 04 Book 05 Bridge 06 Campfire 07 Cavern 08 Celestial 09 Comet* 10 Construct 11 Corpse 12 Crossroads 13

Lost Mine of Phandelver

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

grasslands and foothills. You can simply declare that the party makes the uneventful journey, or you can offer some reason why they would want to visit Triboar. The town is a good place for them to resupply

the characters to deliver a letter to Darathra Shendrel, the lord protector of Triboar. In the letter, Harbin demands that the lord protector do a better job of patrolling the territory between their

Dissecting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Khorvaire, the Flotket Alps of Wildemount, or some other mountain range while preserving the plot elements. You can also strip out the story about an evil duergar building a dragon construct and have

the duergar doing something else instead. Alternatively, you could jettison everything but the map of the fortress, populating it with new creatures that better suit your campaign. Sometimes a good map is all a DM needs!

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies

new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be

Beastlands

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

Beastlands The Beastlands is a plane of nature unbound, of forests ranging from moss-hung mangroves to snow-laden pines, of thick jungles where the branches are woven so tight that no light

invigorated and more vital—their minds more alert, their reflexes sharpened, and their strides quickened. Hunger pangs are acute, but food and drink taste better than ever before. Sleep is always deep and

Life in the Styes

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

Life in the Styes In better days, the fact that the Styes was sheltered from offshore winds was one of its more desirable qualities. Now, the Alchemists’ Quarter spews a permanent miasma of acrid

Styes, ranging from large public houses to holes-in-the-wall with two tables and nothing but acrid, home-brewed rotgut on tap. The clientele are uniformly glum and morose, and brawls and fights are

D16. Bullywug Hut

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

. Illig regards Gullop XIX as a witless buffoon unworthy of the crown and plans to declare himself the rightful king. He proudly shows off a drawing on the mud floor that depicts a crude image of Gullop XIX

the dagger. If Illig views the characters as coconspirators, he’s eager to hear what they think of his cunning plan. If they have a better one, he wants to hear it. If the characters try to leave

Gond

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

a better paddock gate, dig a new well, or mend pots or furniture that might otherwise go to waste. All priests of Gond keep journals in which they record ideas, inventions, and innovations discovered

in their travels, and take great delight in meeting fellow priests and sharing their finds. In large cities, the Gondar construct temples that serve as great workshops and inventors’ labs. Wandering

Razorvine Blight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

vines to feed its bloodlust. While razorvine blights are usually dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as

feet of it must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) slashing damage on failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If at least one of the creatures that failed this save isn’t a Construct or an Undead, the blight regains 9 hit points. Christopher Burdett

Emotionless Evil

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

own lives much too highly to risk them when the odds aren’t in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the

opportunity to study their opponents and implement better tactics. Any enemy who chases a group of fleeing yuan-ti might be on the victorious side of a rout or could be heading into a trap; if the enemy has

11. Hobgoblin Base Camp

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

named Doomcrown (see level 14). 11a. Stalactites and Stalagmites Rock Formations. Stalactites ranging in height from 10 to 20 feet cling to the cave roof, while stalagmites of similar size thrust up from

are locked and magically trapped, and that Zox is protected by a tall, golem-like construct (Rex the shield guardian). Yargoth wants Zox’s scaladar control ring for her efforts; if the characters

Animated Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

require air, food, drink, or sleep. The magic that animates an object is dispelled when the construct drops to 0 hit points. An animated object reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too

claims the stone without getting bitten. On a failed save, the creature is bitten for 10 (3d6) piercing damage and fails to obtain the gem. Baba Lysaga’s Creeping Hut Gargantuan construct

Born to Serve

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

githyanki raise their young in hidden crèches that they construct in far-flung places on the Material Plane. Such measures are necessary because birth and growth are impossible on the Astral Plane

, near the end of training, a drill of the same sort might be a fight to the death — the ultimate way of weeding out all those who don’t meet Vlaakith’s standards. To the githyanki, it’s better for a

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Material Plane. But the landscape can change at a whim of the powerful forces that dwell on these planes, which can remake them completely, effectively erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill

celestial creatures, including angels, couatls, and pegasi. The Lower Planes are the home of fiends: demons, devils, yugoloths, and their ilk. The planes in between host their own unique denizens: the construct race of modrons inhabit Mechanus, and the aberrations called slaadi thrive in Limbo.

Everyone Has Regrets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bounty off your head. It’s also an opportunity to establish an element that can be part of a character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawnshop, you declare that your

settle things with House Tharashk, you’d better keep an eye out for bounty hunters. 9 You have an opportunity to join an influential secret society. But you’ve got only one month to raise the membership

Leonin of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

declare their status and ornament themselves with claws and small bones taken from defeated opponents. While intensely territorial, the Ironmanes sometimes offer their services as guards or guides

the grasslands for countless generations. They know the way of Oreskos’s beasts and seasons better than any. Both mystical and knowledgeable, the Sun Guides read the messages in plant growth and

9. Dragon Shrine

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

intervene, Cyanwrath’s group knows better than to interfere in his one-on-one matches. If the characters gang up on Cyanwrath or one of his guards, or try to leave the chamber, the guards attack. If none of

. Everyone must also succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take an extra 2d8 acid damage. Players who declare immediately that their characters are covering their faces and getting out of the chamber

Hellfire Engine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

to join the infernal legions in mere hours unless powerful magic-wielders intervene on their behalf. The archdukes would like nothing better than to modify this magic so it works against demons, too

, but that discovery has eluded them so far. Constructed Nature. A hellfire engine doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Hellfire Engine Huge construct, lawful evil Armor Class 18 (natural

Charlatan

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

kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what

mentor — a horrible person who’s probably rotting in jail somewhere. 3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and

Hellfire Engine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

in mere hours unless powerful magic-wielders intervene on their behalf. The archdukes of the Nine Hells would like nothing better than to modify this magic so it works against demons, too, but that

discovery has eluded them so far. Hellfire Engine Huge Construct, Typically Lawful Evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 216 (16d12 + 112) Speed 40 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX

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