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Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

"} necrotic damage from the wound left by the shrapnel. The wound ends if the target regains any hit points or if a creature uses an action to stanch the wound, which requires a successful DC 15

weapons with which they can slaughter prey. Sharp iron fences, crushing stalagmites and blades of glass all conveniently appear in order to aid a juggernaut’s brutality. Every juggernaut considers

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain

, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power. A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a

34. Guardians Bar the Way

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

it is in contact. A paralyzed creature takes the damage again at the start of each of its turns. There is barely enough room for a Medium humanoid to crawl under the crossed polearms and between the statues. Doing so without touching the blades requires a successful DC 10 Dexterity check.

midpoint of this corridor is a 10-foot-square pressure plate (see “The Ruins: General Features” at the beginning of the adventure) that triggers if more than 30 pounds is placed on it. Shocking Blades. If

Getting Started

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

city from which Evin and Theldin hail and demanded to speak with Theldin, a legendary crafter whose blades have made the city rich and famous. Though he answered Brimskarda’s call, Theldin rejected the

so from the comfort of his own forge.” Once the players are ready to continue, proceed to the “Fireside Monastery” section below.

Example Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a

and initiative count 10. Active Elements. The Path of Blades includes a set of whirling blades along the first 80 feet of the trap, crushing pillars that slam down from the ceiling to the floor before

Sword of Answering

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

Sword of Answering Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by a creature with the same alignment as the sword) In the world of Greyhawk, only nine of these blades are known to exist. Each

Tormentor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Raking Scythes. When the Tormentor moves within 5 feet of a creature that isn’t prone or another vehicle for the first time on a turn, it can rake the creature or vehicle with its protruding blades for

succeeds on the saving throw. Action Stations Helm (Requires 1 Crew and Grants Three-Quarters Cover). Drive and steer the Tormentor. Harpoon Flinger (Requires 1 Crew and Grants Half Cover

Locations in Bryn Shander

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

threshold of 10, and immunity to psychic and poison damage. Forcing open a set of barred gates requires a successful DC 28 Strength check. Two 30-foot-tall cylindrical stone towers flank each gate and watch

Firebeard’s Firebrandy, sold only at Kelvin’s Comfort, located on yer right as you enter the market square!” (If the characters arrive at a different gate, you can relocate Augrek to that gate.) B2

Alternative Weapon Stations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

are described in this section. Acidic Bile Sprayer This hose weapon is attached to demonic organs that produce an acidic bile that dissolves flesh on contact. Acidic Bile Sprayer (Requires 1 Crew and

against demons, this weapon is great against flammable creatures and objects. Flamethrower (Requires 1 Crew and Grants Half Cover). Fire shoots out of the weapon’s nozzle in a 60-foot line that is 5 feet

Dolindar Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

sealed with a puzzle that requires pushing the right letter tiles in sequence. A pushed letter makes its whole word sink into the door with a click. The door unlocks when the correct combination is input

monster called a lonely sorrowsworn On the far side of this room rests a stone coffin. Between the door and the coffin, the floor is studded with a sharp metal blades. A person-shaped figure with

Magic Items

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

), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) The blades of these pruning shears bear many nicks and dents but still cut cleanly. The shears function as a magic dagger. The weapon has the following properties

Magic Items This section presents magic items in alphabetical order. Deck of Oracles Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) The illustrations on this deck of oracle cards move or change subtly

Moonblade

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

Moonblade Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by an elf or half-elf of neutral good alignment) Of all the magic items created by the elves, one of the most prized and jealously guarded

is a moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such blade. Over the centuries, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct

Rogue Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

plus your Dexterity modifier and Proficiency Bonus), or the attack’s damage is doubled against the target. Soulknife Strike Foes with Psionic Blades A Soulknife strikes with the mind, cutting through

expend a Psionic Energy Die, as specified in a power’s description, and you can’t use a power if it requires you to use a die when your Psionic Energy Dice are all expended. You regain one of your

Rod of Lordly Might

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

Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has

button 2, the rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you

Rod of Lordly Might

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Rod of Lordly Might Rod, Legendary (Requires Attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod

choice) that deals an extra 2d6 Fire damage on a hit. Button 2. The rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3

Rod of Lordly Might

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has

blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you press button 3, the rod’s flanged head folds down, a spear point

Rod of Lordly Might

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

Rod of Lordly Might Rod, Legendary (Requires Attunement) Conceptopolis Rod of Rulership, Rod of Lordly Might, Rod of Resurrection, Rope of Entanglement This rod has a flanged head, and it

two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. Button 3. The rod’s flanged head folds down, a

Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

can be disarmed only by someone who is exposed to the trap’s effect. For example, the mechanism that controls a hallway filled with scything blades is on the opposite end from the entrance, or a

attempt to disable it. Disabling a complex trap is like disarming a simple trap, except that a complex trap requires more checks. It typically takes three successful checks to disable one of a complex

Hell of a Ride

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

machine rules found in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Driving. The helm of an infernal war machine is a chair with a wheel, levers, pedals, and other controls. The helm requires a driver to operate

two harpoon guns and an infernal screamer, which is a writhing humanoid torso made of melting wax with a barbed hand crank between its shoulder blades. The weapons are mounted to the vehicle’s exterior

Crypt Features

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

there. These hauntings are disturbing, and the fifth and sixth options on the table below involve body horror. Check your players’ comfort level before including these hauntings in your game; you can

requires quelling all the crypt hauntings and defeating the ghosts. When this happens, a sigh like grinding stone echoes through the crypt, and each room momentarily flickers with light. No more crypt

Jahaka Anchorage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

the comfort and safety of the cabins aboard their own ships. Instead, the use of these private quarters is meted out as a reward to crew members who distinguished themselves on the latest voyage, and

pilings, and a crane on the platform serves to lift cargo up to the warehouse. Thrust into the rough-hewn back wall of the warehouse are scores of rusty blades — old longswords, shortswords, rapiers

Welcome to the City of Blades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Welcome to the City of Blades Entering the city is the first major hurdle the characters must surmount in Gracklstugh. Unless they heed Buppido’s advice to arrive by way of the Darklake (or come up

acquire new weapons of exquisite design for his growing collection. Offering Gorglak a worthy weapon for his collection gets the characters through the gate. Any other bribe requires one of the

Relentless Killer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

increases by 3 (1d6). The wound ends if the target regains hit points or if a creature uses an action to stanch the wound, which requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check. Legendary

, crushing stalagmites and blades of glass all conveniently appear in order to aid a juggernaut’s brutality. Every juggernaut considers a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all

The Remains of Tammeraut

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

seeping from the rift has suffused a 300-foot-radius hemisphere with magic similar to that of a hallow spell. The effect acts as a spell cast at 9th level, and it requires a successful DC 19 check to be

number of drowned ones that stayed behind from the most recent assault on Firewatch Island take notice. Three drowned blades, one drowned ascetic, and one drowned assassin lurk inside the ruined Tammeraut

Ironslag: Lower Level

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

door opens into a bedchamber. 26A. North Bedchamber Duke Zalto and Duchess Brimskarda sleep here, in an enormous bed with a frame made from crisscrossing iron sword blades welded together. Dangling

handmaidens, though they do nothing to comfort her. They are armed with longswords but don’t carry longbows. If the characters try to parley with Cinderhild, she demonstrates the impertinence and mood

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Oozes. One of the many experiments in the Doomvault is an effort to infuse oozes with intelligence. The Red Wizards have met with some success, though the process requires the sacrifice of many

that connects with the Augmentation Chambers. Beyond the secret door to the east is a gate that offers access to the Blood Pools. 68. Arch of Blades A large archway of worked stone stands at the

Orcs

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

blades, tactical experts who advise their chief in matters of war. Blades lead from the front, wading into combat fearlessly while barking orders at lesser soldiers. A blade knows how to use orcish

speed toward a hostile creature that it can see. Spellcasting. The orc is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It requires no

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

that lead to a two-story brick mansion and eastward toward a detached coach house. An arcane lock spell is cast on the gates. Forcing them open requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check

, while picking the lock requires a successful DC 20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The spell doesn’t bar members of the Gralhund family, their staff, their guards, or Lady Gralhund’s

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19i-Y19hq)

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

is glowing, the wall of force can’t be dispelled. Two living blades of disaster (see appendix C) guard the double door that blocks the way to area Y19l. The blades attack intruders that move in range

of their blindsight (30 feet), and the blades can pass right through the wall of force. Green Crystal. This glowing crystal sustains the wall of force but has become loose in its stone fixture

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

triggering scything blades that sweep out from concealed wall niches. Any creature in the 10-foot-square section of hall between the blades must make a DC 13 Dexterity throw, taking 18 (4d8) slashing damage

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once identified, the trap can be jammed by hammering spikes or metal blades into the niches and succeeding on four separate DC 10

Roleplaying Prisoner 13

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

her neck and across her shoulder blades reads, “Endless dreams entombed in stone.” Flames. A roiling storm of brilliant flames covers her back and ribs. Shroud. Black and gray smoke and shadows coil

or minor illusion, or even copy it with pen and ink. In any case, a character must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to correctly re-create the tattoo, which requires 10 minutes of study

Undying

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

forming a spectral shadow of the soul. The light shed by an undying doesn’t generate heat, but it provides a sense of warmth and comfort. The most powerful of the undying can separate their spirits

and is freed from one curse afflicting it (councilor’s choice). Flame Strike (5th-Level Spell; Requires a Spell Slot). The councilor chooses a point it can see within 60 feet of it. Each creature in a

Roleplaying Prisoner 13

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

her neck and across her shoulder blades reads, “Endless dreams entombed in stone.” Flames. A roiling storm of brilliant flames covers her back and ribs. Shroud. Black and gray smoke and shadows coil

or minor illusion, or even copy it with pen and ink. In any case, a character must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to correctly re-create the tattoo, which requires 10 minutes of study

Secret Grotto Locations

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

12 Wisdom (Medicine) check determines that most of the victims were killed by giant blades. A Final Courtesy. As the characters get their bearings, read or paraphrase the following: A shimmering

becoming a steep slope with metal rungs bolted to the sandstone walls. The passageway ends in an iron grate that requires a successful DC 12 Strength check to push open. If Tulao escaped using this

Example Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

disadvantage. A creature hit by the trap has its speed reduced to 0. It can’t move until it breaks free of the trap, which requires a successful DC 15 Strength check by the creature or another creature

moving blades that sweep down through a chamber, threatening anyone nearby. Typically, a scything blade trap is activated by manipulating a lever or some other simple device. Kobolds especially like

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