before bigger diffusing coming reclusive

Dryad

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

stays forever youthful and alluring. If the tree is harmed, she suffers. If the tree is ever destroyed, the dryad descends into madness. Reclusive Fey. Dryads act as guardians of their woodland demesnes

. Shy and reclusive, they watch interlopers from the trees. A dryad struck by the beauty of a stranger might investigate more closely, perhaps even try to lure the individual away to be charmed. Dryads

Dispater

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

discovery that could tip the scales in his favor might be enough to entice him to act against his fellow Lords of the Nine. Given his reclusive nature, gaining an audience with Dispater is difficult at

spell that could incinerate a legion of warriors, but the promise of knowing which crops will sell best over the coming years might persuade him to enter into an infernal compact. To Dispater, all of

Barthen's Well

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

low, gurgling growl coming from the well. A character who succeeds on a DC 17 Intelligence (Nature) check concludes that this growl is most likely coming from an irritated creature. Talking to Ander

vandals as “strange folk, bit bigger than me, with long flat ears, big heads, and hands that glowed with strange magic.” Dry Well. Since the attack, the well has been dry. Ander suspects the vandals dammed

M2. Amphitheater

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

intricate overhead contraption upon which several more masked goblins are perched. The sounds of chains clanking and gears turning can be heard coming from somewhere under the mountaintop. Plays and

evening sky during a royal wedding. The light grows bigger and causes lively discussion between the revelers. It turns out to be a comet that crashes into the wedding, killing everyone. 2 Lament of a

Emerald Dragon Adventures

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

the dragon’s lair in search of emeralds. 2 An adult silver dragon tries to befriend and draw out a reclusive adult emerald dragon. 3 An adult emerald dragon unwillingly serves a fire

has spent the past century collecting magic items that he hopes will enable him to survive the coming conflict. Raulothim’s drive to amass magic and his innate mistrust of anyone powerful enough to

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the ancient dance of bigger creatures consuming smaller creatures. And let’s face it, those smaller creatures probably had it coming to them. Druids are natural-born leaders. We are beasts of war and

Mausoleum of Chronepsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

castle is a mighty, pearl-colored dragon with branch-like horns. Its brilliant eyes fix on you. In a warm, slow voice that sounds as though it were coming from far away, it says, “My old friend. How good

panicked cry from outside. When a character investigates, read or paraphrase the following: A cerulean dragon—no bigger than a husky—frantically flaps its wings as it barrels toward the walking castle

Important Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently

low-hanging fruit, with extortion, kidnapping, and murder for hire being more complex challenges the guild can take on as it grows in power. His only real fear is exposure; the bigger and more active

Adventure Types

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

Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find

the adventurers find out what they must do and why. It can start with a surprise attack, or with the adventurers coming across information by accident. The best introductions arise naturally from the

Life as a Halfling

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

about the possessions of other folk they encounter — queries that can make them seem nosy to those who don’t understand where they’re coming from. Keeping History Alive. The halflings’ penchant for

reclusive by nature, they are adept at finding out-of-the-way places to settle in. It takes a combination of luck and persistence for an ordinary traveler to find such a place, and often that’s not enough

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

magical. G19. North Balcony A wooden railing encloses this balcony. Mounted on one corner of the railing is a copper spyglass. A bandit stationed atop this balcony watches for trouble coming from the

more ravens watch from the rafters. The man is an oni named Gwish. Guildmaster Dusk is the only other guild member who knows Gwish’s true nature. Gwish is reclusive and rarely interacts with the

21. Azrok's Hold

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

meeting is not optional, since tribute must be paid to the hobgoblin warlord in return for his hospitality. Afterward, characters can move freely about Azrok’s Hold, coming and going as they please

children issues from small cracks in the walls of this building. Inside, two goblin bosses are minding twenty goblin children (noncombatants). The bigger children are being taught how to bully the

Appendix D: Magic

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

smoky gray quartz about the size of a grapefruit. Close examination reveals two or more pinpricks of silver light coming from deep inside the sphere. The orb is sentient and has the personality of a

keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter. The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively

Palace Garden Locations

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

is silent save for the sounds of music and voices coming from a colorful pavilion by the front gate. This garden encompasses several other locations (areas P3 through area P8) and is lush with

scare off the characters. The ettercaps lack the courage to fight anything bigger than a pixie, but they defend themselves if attacked. An ettercap reduced to 22 hit points or fewer tries to flee by

Locations E - H

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

past few weeks helping farmers and other locals flee the vale. She doesn’t know why the normally reclusive giants are suddenly out to destroy everything. If the characters ask Silixia where the stone

and caravans along the High Road. The Gilded Eye wants the characters to find out where the giants are coming from. Characters who accept the quest and head south for 10 miles spot a frost giant walking

Lower Palace Locations

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

coming out of them. The other two hold armfuls of tiny crimson candles. Thick creepers with broad leaves encroach on the kitchen through a partially open door in the middle of a concave wall. The

Regeneration trait. The jabberwock is friendly toward Zybilna and hostile toward everything else, though it thinks twice about attacking anything bigger than itself. Throwing food at the jabberwock

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