before blessings design continues readily

Satyr Thornbearer

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, these satyr skirmishers cooperate in loose teams, using guerrilla tactics to harass foes then melt back into the forest. The blessings of Nylea aid the satyrs in protecting their home, and a single arrow

conflict—or diffuse it with a good-natured distraction—they readily defend themselves, their friends, and their homes in the Skola Vale. With diversions aside, satyrs bend their cleverness toward

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, humanoid cultures make the fatal mistake of trusting the yuan-ti. They forget that a yuan-ti that acts honorably or lends aid in a time of trouble does so only as part of a grander design. Yuan-ti leaders

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

T1. Entry Cavern

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

coffer is a heap of damp sand from which the ends of torches protrude. Beyond the wooden door, the tunnel continues ten feet before opening into the quarry behind Albaeri Mellikho’s house. The damp

torches were extinguished by being thrust into the sand. They are hard to light but readily burn if lit with an existing fire. The coffer contains flint and steel, as well as six dry torches.

Hull Upgrades

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

rune-etched, iron chains. Raiders and pirates who operate under the blessings of a storm god sometimes make use of this upgrade. By draping the chains over a ship’s hull, the storm’s fury thrashes

every minute. Reinforced Hull A master shipwright can use superior materials and clever design to make a ship’s hull more resilient. Such reinforcement doubles the hull’s hit point maximum. Vigilant

Fortress Cities

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

Fortress Cities The monasteries of the githzerai are massive outposts of stability that sail through the chaos of Limbo. Githzerai anarchs keep the fortresses stable and control their interior design

meet here to plan or refine their strategy for battling the githyanki and the mind flayers. Shra’kt’lor is the most well defended of the githzerai outposts — no force in Limbo could readily threaten the

Keranos as Campaign Villain

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

Keranos as Campaign Villain Because Keranos doesn’t readily concern himself with quandaries of good versus evil, it is easy to use him as a villain. The god might be driven by frustration at mortals

unnerves) those who live in the areas through which Keranos’s champion travels. 4 Keranos creates a realm of his own design amid the Dakra Isles, a place where the land and its creatures obey

Wandering Monsters

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

wererats. If your game session needs a jolt, try using one of the following encounters or an encounter of your own design. Carrion Crawlers Three carrion crawlers, one creeping along the floor and

continues to make bite attacks against that character on subsequent rounds as it feeds. The carrion crawlers are too stupid and hungry to flee in the face of certain death. Goblin Skull-Hunters Pibble

Champions and Quests

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

, and blessings the god might bestow. Serving Two or More Masters Often, each of the characters in an adventuring party is the champion of a different god—or no god at all. What brings the characters

blessings, champions are expected to do the god’s bidding. The quests in each god’s section throughout this chapter provide examples of tasks the gods might assign to their champions. As long as at

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

found was his broken staff and this choker, which he always wore.” The monk’s name is Nesim Waladra. After introductions are made, he continues. “Leosin has been investigating these raiders for months. I

. The broken staff is nothing special. The choker is a braided leather neckband with a silver dragon design chased into the leather. The ends are ragged, as if it was roughly torn off.

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

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

found was his broken staff and this choker, which he always wore.” The monk’s name is Nesim Waladra. After introductions are made, he continues: “Leosin has been investigating these raiders for months

interest. The broken staff is nothing special. The choker is a braided leather neckband with a silver dragon design chased into the leather. The ends are ragged, as if it was roughly torn off.

Deciphering the Mask

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

of this secret is up to you to decide, and learning more about it might color future adventures of your own design. Secrets of Phenax d6 Result 1 As a mortal, Phenax was destined to free the

hostages—if Phenax ever remembers that they exist. 4 Phenax’s bloodline continues. The god’s many-times-over grandchildren live as master thieves and number among the few souls who might be able to

Satyr

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

individuals or pull pranks on the unwary, pastimes that can predictably lead to scuffles. If a satyr can’t talk their way out of a conflict—or diffuse it with a good-natured distraction—they readily

Vale, these satyr skirmishers cooperate in loose teams, using guerrilla tactics to harass foes then melt back into the forest. The blessings of Nylea aid the satyrs in protecting their home, and a

15. Thessalar's Laboratory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

15. Thessalar’s Laboratory Adjoining the main laboratory, Thessalar’s private lab is the site of the artificer’s most challenging experiments. Amazing instruments of complex design fill this

contempt. Thessalar The imperturbable artificer Thessalar readily converses with the characters, albeit with a domineering attitude. His starting assumption is that they’ve been sent by Moghadam, and

Armorer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Armor. The armor continues to be Arcane Armor until you don another suit of armor or you die. You gain the following benefits while wearing your Arcane Armor. No Strength Requirement. If the armor

Smith’s Tools in hand. Dreadnaught. You design your armor to become a towering juggernaut in battle. It has the following features: Force Demolisher. An arcane wrecking ball or sledgehammer projects

Yuan-ti

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

-ti that acts honorably or lends aid in a time of trouble does so only as part of a grander design. Yuan-ti leaders are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential

Miniatures

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

online. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you don’t have to use a grid at all. You can track distances

accuracy, use the following rule: the first diagonal square counts as 5 feet, but the second diagonal square counts as 10 feet. This pattern of 5 feet and then 10 feet continues whenever you’re counting

Trench of Love Lost Locations

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

a failed save, the creature takes 21 (6d6) psychic damage and telepathically hears dozens of drowning cries. Characters who inspect the hole in the ship determine it continues through the bottom of

scraps of decaying armor not of Djaynaian design. T3: Broken Entry The hole below the ship extends through the ceiling of an ancient, hidden structure. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait can tell

Meeting the Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

beard that is mostly gray, and gray-blue eyes. Faded tattoos in an abstract design peek up the side of his neck from beneath his dirt-stained robes. An avid botanist, Tarak tends the cloister’s garden

pries into his past, his attitude shifts—first to indifferent, then to hostile if the character continues to push. When he’s hostile, his demeanor becomes cold and clipped, and he avoids the

Armorer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

continues to be Arcane Armor until you don another suit of armor or you die. Armorers, a Drow Infiltrator and a Tiefling Guardian Armor Model 3rd-level Armorer feature You can customize your Arcane Armor

rest, provided you have smith’s tools in hand. Guardian. You design your armor to be in the front line of conflict. It has the following features: Thunder Gauntlets. Each of the armor’s gauntlets

Yeenoghu

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

is beauty. INSIDE THE MIND OF A GNOLL From a journal recovered from a slain cultist of Yeenoghu: Day 2: The subject continues to growl and struggle, despite the removal of its arms and legs. I

only a short time, it was a terrifying feeling to my human mind, but in a way it was also comforting to feel myself a part of a much greater design. What I felt was not the hunger of one beast, but

Black Cabin Locations

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

) can use them to gain advantage on the check. Step 2: Analyze the Problem. The device has a design flaw, obviously. Macreadus has concluded that the device’s rings are unable to contain the magical

Intelligence (Insight) check comes to this conclusion. The check is made with advantage if the character witnessed the device malfunction. Step 3: Fix the Design Flaw. To craft a third ring, a quarter-pound

Using Miniatures

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

tiles, and terrain made of sculpted plaster or resin are also fun. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you

moving diagonally on a grid, the first diagonal square counts as 5 feet, but the second diagonal square counts as 10 feet. This pattern of 5 feet and then 10 feet continues whenever you’re counting

Luskan

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

love, and go to war with each other. To join one is a mark of honor and continues a grand tradition that Luskar associate with democracy, self-determination, and individuality. Each Ship has its own

name none can place in legend, and Harbor Cross, split between the Short Span that runs from the South Bank to Blood Island, and the Long Span that continues on to North Bank. Only Ship members and those

Special Features

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

is durable and has Dwarven runes worked into its design. It might be associated with a clan that would like to see it returned to their ancestral halls. 10 Elemental Air. The item is half the normal

. (Other items already attuned to the bearer remain so until their attunement ends.) 11 Repulsive. The bearer feels a sense of distaste when in contact with the item, and continues to sense discomfort while

Goblins

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

sometimes makes his presence or his desires known through wrathful signs and magical blessings: the crack of a whip without a visible source, chains or ropes that move of their own accord, or a glowing

prevalent among them than in many other races, and Khurgorbaeyag seems to dislike sharing his divine power with his followers. And although many goblins would readily offer anything to have the abilities of

Exploring the Cemetery

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

tome can conclude, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check, that it’s the work of a madman. Any character who continues to read the book beyond that basic level of understanding must

the chapel, and who requested to take their final rest alongside the poor they served. The holy symbols in this area once channeled the blessings of their gods, but that trace magic has been corrupted

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

blessings of his clerics, dogging their steps with wretched weather until his attention is drawn elsewhere. Procan’s clerics reflect their deity’s chaotic nature. They seek omens of his moods in the

-dozen novitiates and laypeople who keep things running smoothly. Wellgar uses the blessings of Procan to seek out shipwrecks in order to recover the remains of sailors for a proper burial. He is

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

fell. Unlike the Mountain Door or the Glitterhame, which offer exits to the surface world, the Foundry isn’t readily accessible. The area isn’t abandoned, though. Undead horrors wait in its darkest

. Double stone doors lead into a barrel-vaulted area containing several furnaces. The eastern end of the chamber continues into a large, dark cave, from which a cold wind moans. A stream of water

The Fissure

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

above are spread across the floor. An underground passage is blocked to the south, but it continues into darkness to the north. Two pairs of human-sized boot prints, easily spotted in the dust, head

stalactites and stalagmites. It continues on to the northeast, but the uneven walls make it hard to see into that section — even as heap of bones and gear is plainly visible. Gorkoh hides behind one of the

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

blessings, magical or otherwise, clergy moved by a tale of exceptional injustice might be swayed to petition the church elders to intercede. Such happens rarely, the church being unwilling to

acclaim for the school. In the meantime, she continues to enroll young students, keeping those with promise and weeding out the rest. Some of those who failed to make the cut, embittered by their

Upper City Gazetteer

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

people often turn to Lady Luck for help. The Lady’s Hall is there to hear their pleas, and to accept their offerings in exchange. While such intercession often takes the form of blessings, magical or

meantime, she continues to enroll young students, keeping those with promise and weeding out the rest. Some of those who failed to make the cut, embittered by their perceived humiliation, nurse

Grimskalle Locations (G15-G23)

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

, Isarr might stumble upon tracks left by the characters but continues his search of the outer tents, then does the same thing with the inner ring of tents, saving the chieftain’s tent for last. By

for blessings as described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide: Blessing of the Frostmaiden. Your eyes become as cold as ice. You gain immunity to cold damage. In addition, you can cast the cone of cold spell (save DC 15) once. You regain the ability to cast this spell when you finish a long rest.

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

doors at each end are readily visible from inside the hallway and don’t require an ability check to find. B13: Prison Cells The door to this chamber bolts from the outside. Inside, bundles of rags have

demiplane until the gem is replaced or someone else accesses the room with a demiplane spell. Treasure. If removed from the wall, the gem continues to radiate magic but doesn’t otherwise function. It is

Ship Locations

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

still alive when its master dies, it stops attacking and retreats to its nest. It continues to fight only if pursued. After the remaining lizardfolk are dealt with, Bimz chooses one character and bonds

(the lizardfolk). The eight bundles here contain the following equipment: 10 morningstars 10 longswords 10 shields 20 javelins 1 shield emblazoned on the front with the design of a lizard with forked

Paliset Hall Locations

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

for the scrying spell. Inside one of the desk drawers is a set of tinker’s tools and a partially dismantled (and nonfunctional) music box similar in design to the ones used by the Golden Vault. Inside

ponders what the character said. If the check fails, Zorhanna continues her attack. Once three such checks succeed, Zorhanna concludes that the characters are not her enemies and calls for an end to

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