before blinding diffusing comes replacing

Ziraj the Hunter

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

slots): blinding smite, dispel magicMultiattack. Ziraj makes three attacks with his glaive or with his oversized longbow. Glaive. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit

hulking shadow that glares from its perch, rains down death in the form of long black arrows, and slinks off without so much as a whisper. Where he comes from — if he even has a home — remains a mystery, as

Gibbering Mouther

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

, its multitudinous voices temporarily silenced as it gnaws and swallows living flesh. The monster liquefies stone with which it comes into contact, hindering creatures that overcome its gibbering and

gibbering mouther makes one bite attack and, if it can, uses its Blinding Spittle. Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 17 (5d6) piercing damage. If the target is

Planning the Heist

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

gnomes share the following useful information: Features. The gnomes can share the information in the “General Features” section. The “Bridges” and “Slagline” sections are especially important when it comes

Tockworth. The trouble began when Tockworth began performing magical procedures on herself, replacing parts of her body with machine parts. Her fellow tinkerers urged her to stop these procedures, but

Star Forge Locations

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

removing the runestone and replacing it with this medallion. Other Shelters. The other shelters around the lake have similar features and lie in different states of disrepair, but none contain any items or

doubled. 6: Star Forge Archways on the south, east, and west walls vent scorching heat from this high-ceilinged forge chamber. The heat comes from a blazing furnace set into the north wall. An enormous

Mishaps

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

. One of the vehicle’s weapons (DM’s choice) can’t be used until this mishap ends. If the vehicle has no functioning weapons, no mishap occurs. 20 (Str) 11–13 Blinding Smoke. The helm station

ability checks and attack rolls made by creatures on or inside the vehicle have disadvantage. 20 (Dex) 20 Flip. The vehicle flips over, falls prone, and comes to a dead stop in an unoccupied space

Deathlock Mastermind

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

Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit

You can customize a deathlock by replacing some or all of the spells in its Spellcasting trait with spells specific to its patron. Here are examples. Deathlock Archfey patron: blink, faerie fire

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

options are inferior). When the time comes to design the game elements of the race, such as its traits, take a look at the game’s existing races and let them inspire you. Cosmetic Alterations A simple

increasing the diversity of options for a particular race, rather than replacing some options with other ones. The following example walks through the creation of an elf subrace: the eladrin. This

The Doom Raiders

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

business deals, and he makes friends easily. Like many sun elves, Davil has an affinity for magic and is gifted with the kind of patience that comes with a long life span. Unlike most, he’s not the least

off without so much as a whisper. Where he comes from — if he even has a home — remains a mystery, as does the question of where he might show up next. Treasure. Ziraj wears +2 leather armor and

The Knucklebones Gang

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

bit when it comes time to reward them. Barnabas the Flameskull Barnabas, once a powerful wizard, had his crypt defiled by an evil nemesis who stole his skull and turned it into a flameskull. Mad

to the Tormentor, if Mad Maggie instructs them to. Replacing the armor on the Tormentor can be done as well, but only after efforts are made to salvage scrap metal from the battlefields of Avernus

Guild

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

Perks With a guild as your group’s patron, you gain the following perks. These perks require an annual contribution of 15 gp paid to the guild (replacing the 5 gp per month cost for characters with the

collector seeks, but if you fail, you’ll become part of the collection. 6 The Bill Comes Due. Your guild master achieved their vaunted position by means of an otherworldly bargain. That price has come

Tresendar Manor

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

magic might act in unpredictable ways, not recharge as often as normal, or add random effects to keep the characters on their toes. One aspect of this unpredictability comes into play in the

stand, but most have been burned or smashed to the ground. The older masonry of the manor walls had been crumbling for some time. New stonework was replacing the old, but everything has been smashed to

Verbeeg Lair

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

features of the cave include a wooden cart with a broken wheel, two old crates, and two barrels. If the characters make a lot of noise, the ogre comes running from area V5 and the verbeeg marauder (see

been drawn to area V3 by activity there, omit the opening paragraph of the following boxed text: A heavy snore comes from a fat, battle-scarred ogre sitting with its back against the west wall, its

Museum Locations

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

the front doors. To the north is a grand staircase draped in rich carpet. Two guards patrol this area. The two statues flanking the information desk animate if a character comes within 5 feet of

guards patrol this area. The statue west of the stairs depicts a winged satyr. If a character comes within 5 feet of the statue, it springs to life. The statue uses the animated armor stat block and

Areas of the Sanctum

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

now, saying that he will reward them for their discretion “when the time comes.” In exchange, he allows the characters to return to Waterdeep and promises them positions of power in his organization

devote time and resources to retrieving or replacing it. If Laeral Silverhand has the opportunity to trade for Manshoon’s spellbook, she offers the characters a sailing ship and a set of bracers of

Cultists of the Dead Three

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

and disarming when they wish, but in combat their true, bloodthirsty nature comes to the fore. Bloodletters. All cultists of Bhaal learn to call upon their god’s power to leave their victims

replacing the normal flail’s striking head. Necromites are initiates who have not yet mastered arcane magic and rely on their flails in battle. Skull lashers are spellcasters who use magic to augment their

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

AC is 17; barkskin isn’t relevant in this case. Does the blinding smite spell deal extra radiant damage on every successful attack I make while I’m concentrating on the spell, or only on the first

attack or your concentration ends, whichever comes first. Can the extra action granted by haste be used to activate a magic item? No. Activating a magic item isn’t a function of the Use an Object

Areas of the Lair

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

magical portal in area Q11 of the Xanathar Guild hideout (see chapter 1) appears here, between the columns of rock. A curling staircase in the southwest corner descends 20 feet to area X32. REPLACING

Qrr’zarq. Qrr’zarq comes from a colony of mind flayers in Undermountain that wants to implant Xanathar with an illithid tadpole and, through a magical process called ceremorphosis, turn the

Lower City Gazetteer

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

pleasantly scandalized. While some of the news — such as word of new laws passed by the Council of Four or official election results — is handed down directly by the government, most comes from freelance

deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially

Lower City Gazetteer

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

pleasantly scandalized. While some of the news — such as word of new laws passed by the Council of Four or official election results — is handed down directly by the government, most comes from freelance

experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially force

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