before better diffusing combatants revered

Cult Assets

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

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

. Mercenary companies form the backbone of the cult’s army. Better trained than the cultists, these mercenaries are capable of standing against the best warriors in Faerûn. Temple of Tiamat. The temple

Conflict without End

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

conflict is a great war of attrition — the combatants don’t often gain or lose territory as the result of battle. But on a personal scale, combat is brutal, with no quarter given or expected. The duergar

and needs that take much of their time and attention, At the same time, the never-ending state of war is never out of mind — every dwarf knows that a chance encounter with a duergar could be fatal, and every duergar would like nothing better than to have such an opportunity.

Gith Tables

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

Zar’ryth Githyanki Personality Traits d4 Trait 1 When I’m bored I make my own excitement, and I’m always bored. 2 I treat others as if they were animals that simply don’t know any better. 3 Violence is

they keep. 2 Power. The weak rule the strong. 3 Duty. It is by Vlaakith’s will alone that I act. 4 Freedom. No strong soul should be enslaved. Better to die first than live as another’s puppet

Assigning Assets

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

players that the Black Network’s expert killers can be put to better use against the cult leaders of Severin’s inner circle, while Harper agents or forces of the Lords’ Alliance help in the tunnels

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

Gond

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

Gond The Wonderbringer, the Inspiration Divine, the Holy Maker of All Things Gond is the god of artifice, craft, and construction. He is revered by blacksmiths, woodworkers, engineers, and inventors

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

Factional Assets

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

cousins. However, they cooperate with allies better than the evil dragons do, giving them a greater impact on the battlefield. Devils. Certain powerful devils don’t want to see Tiamat unleashed on Faerûn

battle. Skyreach will be assaulted by chromatic dragons the moment it appears above the Well of Dragons, drawing those powerful combatants away from defending the caldera. Arcane Brotherhood. Members

Born to Serve

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

, 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

have proven them worthy, and now only their loyalty to the Revered Queen remains to be determined. As their last test, a group of githyanki entering adulthood must slay a mind flayer as a sacred rite

Mortals and Minions

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

Mortals and Minions Devils and demons are far from the only combatants in the Blood War. Both sides exploit the Material Plane’s most abundant resource — mortal creatures, whose bodies and souls are

their victims happen to be in league with devils, so much the better. A casual observer might suppose that two forces of evil bent on exterminating each other would be an advantageous situation for

Uthgardt Lands

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

and foremost — but attribute these claims to a tribe other than their own. The strongest among the band will insist on the chance to prove him- or herself better than the stories you’ve heard, and will

followed and revered Uthgar. Thus were born the tribes of the Uthgardt, each taking the name of their totem spirit. The sites of Uthgar’s victories are marked even today with the great ancestor-mounds of

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

supposed subtleties and ruses. Often it’s better put the target to the torch, then sift through the ashes afterward. Eternal Flame Guardian Eternal Flame guardians are dullards fascinated by the power

try to douse the power of elemental fire. Melee combatants who draw too close face fires that can dance across the flamewrath’s skin and burn attackers. Flamewrath Medium humanoid (human), chaotic

Gnome Gods

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

taken lightly, and that a good laugh will serve them better than a grim attitude. When Garl cavorts with mischief on his mind, Moradin’s beard might end up woven with giggling flowers, and Gruumsh’s axe

gnomes believe that their ability to speak with burrowing animals comes from Segojan. All gnomes see Segojan as a healer of the sick and a protector of the hearth. He is also revered in his role as a

Getting Around

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

mainly used to move cargo and can be up to 30 feet in diameter. Most lifts have rails but aren’t fully enclosed; if combatants fight on a lift, someone falling or being pushed off the edge is always a

home to the few powerful families that have remained in Dura. It’s in better condition than most of Middle Dura, and Deneith mercenaries protect the streets. Middle Dura Tumbledown A poor residential

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

councillors, Thornwell, has her own reasons for wanting Mr. Dory humiliated, bankrupted, or — better yet — killed. She has been keeping an eye on her enemy as a result (see the “Adventure Hooks

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

Fortress Level 3

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

urging the combatants as they fight. From the north they hear an occasional scream from the locathah undergoing torture and the raucous noise of the torturers enjoying their pastime. This long room has

levels, with 10 feet between levels, so that the uppermost tier is 50 feet above the floor of the combatants’ area and the ceiling 10 feet higher than that. Access to the gallery is provided by short

Cragmaw Castle Locations

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

(Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of knowledge), Mystra (god of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (god of luck). Development. If combat erupts

. Four straw pallets line the east wall. The wall to the south has collapsed, but a boarded-up door in that direction is still standing. A door in better condition leads west, while a curtain hangs in

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

the svirfneblin provided better product. The door at the rear of the mine was installed later as an escape route that let many duergar flee the mind flayers during the attack. G10: Collapsed Tunnel

metal cabinet out of the way is necessary to open the shrine door, although the yochlol from area G20 can seep under the door and the cabinet in mist form. Everything here is much cleaner and better

Locations on the Fortress Level

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

collapsed, filling the southern section with rubble. The western wall is in much better shape than the other walls, and it holds a stone door with a rearing dragon carved in relief on it. The door has

else about the history of the fortress, except the name of the dragon that was once revered here, which is Ashardalon. What about the goblins/fruit/Belak? “The Outcast, he lives below. He grows the

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