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Princes of the Apocalypse
A flint dagger, Tinderstrike is uncommonly sharp, and sparks cascade off its edge whenever it strikes something solid. Its handle is always warm to the touch, and the blade smolders for 1d4 minutes
the following flaw: “I act without thinking and take risks without weighing the consequences.”
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Basic Rules (2014)
their target — a notorious slaver — passes the alleyway, the accomplice cries out, the slaver comes to investigate, and the assassin’s blade cuts his throat before he can make a sound
an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Fun Combat Encounters The following features can add more fun and suspense to a combat encounter: Terrain features that pose inherent risks to both the characters and their enemies, such as a frayed
and their enemies to move around, such as chandeliers, kegs of gunpowder or oil, and whirling blade traps Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive positions, so that characters who normally attack at range are forced to move around the battlefield Different types of monsters working together
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stalagmites as in the southern districts. Openness doesn’t mean welcoming, however. The duergar who ply their trades here are wary of all the foreigners confined by law to this part of the city. A wave of
restricted to the Darklake District, and the characters have better luck asking other outsiders for directions rather than trying to engage the duergar locals. They are directed to the Blade Bazaar if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
raids, she risks her best warriors and marauders becoming experienced and powerful enough to challenge her rule. Also, if she sends out too many raiding parties at one time, the security of Tu’narath
, and every such endeavor they undertake ends in this manner. A Blade Kept Sharp Despite the decadent lifestyle the githyanki indulge in, they remain in fighting shape. All are required to attend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
damage is a bad wound for the enemy, say: “You swing wildly, and the knight brings his shield up just a second too late. Your blade catches him along the jaw, drawing a deep gash. He recoils, bleeding
to incentivize the kind of behavior you want to see in your game, such as acting in character, taking risks, thinking strategically, cooperating well, or embracing the tropes of a particular genre
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
tactics and quick thinking, and the party risks defeat.
XP Thresholds by Character Level Character Level ————— Encounter Difficulty —————
Easy Medium Hard Deadly
1st 25 50 75 100
Encounters The following features can add more fun and suspense to a combat encounter:
Terrain features that pose inherent risks to both the characters and their enemies, such as a frayed rope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gemstones, a torn-up suit of gnome-sized leather armor with a tiny electrum music box (worth 50 gp) tucked inside one of its many pockets, a dagger with an obsidian blade (worth 75 gp), a gold-plated helm
the nearby barn (area 4A) is also present. One moon elf (commoner) cleans the hut during the day and is confined in a cage outside at night. Treasure. Characters who search the hut for treasure find a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
poisoned blade in the neck. His telling of the tale is loud enough to be heard by characters listening at the door. Ranaghax, T’rissa’s older brother, is subordinate to her and all other female drow
. Troglodyte Mob A horrible stench fills this chamber, the floor of which is covered with loose rocks. Twelve captured troglodytes are confined to these quarters, but the guard stationed outside their door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
slaves working in area 19 have been confined there. Development. The sahuagin in area 19 hear sounds of battle that come from this area, investigating within 5 minutes (see area 19 for more information
the northeast corner.
Unless work has been stopped and the slaves that were working in area 19 have been confined in that area, the characters hear hammering coming from the east. By instinct or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
is a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Green Wyrmspeaker. Taern “Thunderspells” Hornblade Lawful good male human wizard Ideals: Logic, greater good (“Calculated risks are necessary to win this war, and no one is likely to emerge unscathed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
gods’ favor. The flames blazing through the tombs are fire from the Cataclysm. They used to be confined to Sarlamir’s tomb, but now they run rampant. Jandin doesn’t know why (she’s unaware of Lord
Sarlamir as a skeletal knight (see appendix B). The Undead knight wears ancient Solamnic armor and wields a blade blazing with violet flame. He attacks the characters as soon as he emerges and fights until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
is a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Green Wyrmspeaker. Taern “Thunderspells” Hornblade Lawful good male human wizard Ideals: Logic, greater good (“Calculated risks are necessary to win this war, and no one is likely to emerge unscathed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Green Wyrmspeaker. Taern “Thunderspells” Hornblade Lawful good male human wizard Ideals: Logic, greater good (“Calculated risks are necessary to win this war, and no one is likely to emerge unscathed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
head tilted forward onto its chest, giving the impression that it had fallen asleep. The statue’s huge stone battleaxe still stands nearby, its haft angled upright and its blade half buried in the
temple. The locals are generally unconcerned about the risks, though, and stand watching while food vendors circulate among them.
Pharra’s Alley. This alley in the Sea Ward is named after the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Strength check. A living blade of disaster is a powerful, annihilating spell given a will of its own. Y19k. Dome The following boxed text assumes that the characters arrive by moving up the shaft from
-radius dome of translucent ice encloses the area around the shaft from which you emerge. At the far end of the hall, two blade-shaped patches of pitch darkness hover in the air to either side of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
fail in some high-profile venture, they might just find caricatures of themselves and stories of their exploits in the Mouth’s latest edition. Blade and Stars This comfortable inn was named for its
, starlike motes of light to sparkle along the saber’s blade. The former innkeeper of the Blade and Stars, a chaotic neutral half-orc bandit named Aurayaun, used to insist that the illusory effect was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
a descendant of Tasha Petrovna, a priest entombed in Castle Ravenloft (chapter 4, area K84, crypt 11). The Baronet. The baron’s miserable son, Victor Vallakovich (NE male human mage), has confined
ghost: Magic mirror on the wall,
Summon forth your shade;
Night’s dark vengeance, heed my call
And wield your murderous blade.
The entity in the mirror is the spirit of a nameless assassin who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lurks, because uttering its real name risks attracting its attention. Its actual form, if it even has one, is unknown; it’s most often represented as an ooze-like creature with many tentacles or a purple
companion nearby to hold culpable for your crimes. Gossip can be as deadly as the venom on an assassin’s blade. Use the poison of words to destroy your rivals, that you may claim for yourself all they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
blade can use an action to try to cut a subject free of the mycelium, doing so with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, the character takes 20 (4d8) necrotic damage and
.) Targeting the behir with magic that removes a disease kills off its blood parasites. Fog. The fog is confined to this chamber and covers the floor here to a depth of 2 feet. Any creature or object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
, the bars that block entry into the adjacent room (area 30) lift into the ceiling, allowing the creatures therein to emerge and attack. 30. Imprisoned Guards Four manticores are confined here by Nosnra
total of 13,000 cp). Opening the second chest triggers a scything blade trap that targets the opener (+7 to hit), dealing 10 (3d6) slashing damage on a hit. With a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
loincloth.
A chaotic neutral ogre named Yug occupies this cell. For the past three days, Yug has been confined here for breaking a duergar’s arm in anger over the theft of Gruk-Gruk, a crude rag doll
dagger with a malachite blade (250 gp). The other chest also contains a potion of resistance (fire) in a vial made from a hollowed-out dragon’s fang. B19: Storeroom Boxes, barrels, crates, and sacks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
following to that character’s player: A flash of light explodes around you, and then you are plunged into absolute darkness, suddenly lying in a confined space choked with dust. This vault contains fifteen
Baron Drüf lying atop a marble slab. Treasure. Hidden under the brown mold next to the baron’s bones is a luck blade with one wish remaining. If a creature uses the wish to try to escape from Barovia
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
whoever confined them to this wretched nursery. Characters who can read the Elvish script can identify seven different letters carved into the triangular ornaments suspended above the cradles. The
lead down to area P31 and up to area P49. Treasure. Strongheart wields Steel, a magic longsword (see appendix A). The sentient blade can’t be removed from the knight’s hand while he’s frozen in time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
blade trap. Noticing the trap requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful DC 12 Dexterity check is required to disarm the trap. Opening the chest without disarming the
trap, or failing to disarm it, triggers the trap. When the trap is triggered, a scything blade swings up, striking at any creature within 5 feet of the front of the chest. Affected creatures must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Strength check, or someone can easily stave in the side of the keg. Creatures. If the keg is breached, the ice mephit and the steam mephit confined within it are released. The creatures attack anyone who
whimpering comes from inside it.
Until recently, the kobolds confined a white dragon wyrmling in the cage and placed it under heavy guard. Those guards were not strong enough to stand against a sortie






