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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
only action it takes is the Dodge action unless you take a Bonus Action to command it to take an action. If you have the Incapacitated condition, the defender acts on its own and isn’t limited to the
turn. You can forgo one of your attacks when you take the Attack action to command your Steel Defender to take the Force-Empowered Rend action. Level 9: Arcane Jolt When either you hit a target with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Steel Defender (p. 61) In the first paragraph, the third sentence has been changed to “See this creature’s game statistics in the Steel Defender stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in
several places.” The second paragraph has been change to read as follows: “In combat, the defender shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the defender can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge
Battle Smith Battle Smith with Steel Defender Armies require protection, and someone has to put things back together if defenses fail. A combination of protector and medic, a Battle Smith is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the defender can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge. If
repairing both materiel and personnel. To aid in their work, Battle Smiths are accompanied by a steel defender, a protective companion of their own creation. Many soldiers tell stories of nearly dying before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
throw this card to an unoccupied space on the ground within 60 feet of yourself while speaking a command word, whereupon the card magically transforms into a deck defender (see chapter 9 for its stat
block) for up to 1 minute or until you use an action to speak the command word again, whereupon it transforms back into a card. The deck defender obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
clear the debris blocking the way into the domains of the Pudding King. The Goldwhisker Clan Chipgrin doesn’t know about the Pudding King’s deal with Juiblex, but he knows the Pudding King can command the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar) Multiple command positions, some perennial (Seneschal of Castle Waterdeep, Defender of the Harbor, Master of the North Towers, Master of the South
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, one of the kraken priests triggers the ballistae trap, firing both siege weapons simultaneously, while the other casts Evard’s black tentacles, effectively blocking off the entrance to area 10. On the
following round, the other kraken priest will also cast Evard’s black tentacles, and the two of them will proceed to do whatever they can (such as casting command) to keep the characters caught up in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Running the Siege You have a few options on how to run the battle. Consider the following: You can treat each defender and orc as an individual, and run the combat as a long, complex encounter. If
the blast of a horn, they all rush the structures simultaneously. The battle is on. The war band includes forty orcs led by a lone orog and his second-in-command, an orc Eye of Gruumsh. When the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Fish Command 86–90 Weapon, +1 91–95 Weapon of Warning 96–00 Wraps of Unarmed Power, +1 Armaments—Rare 1d100 Item 01–03 Ammunition, +2 04–07 Armor, +1 08–10 Armor of Resistance 11–13 Armor of
—Legendary 1d100 Item 01–06 Armor, +3 07–12 Armor of Invulnerability 13–18 Belt of Giant Strength (cloud) 19–21 Belt of Giant Strength (storm) 22–27 Defender 28–33 Efreeti Chain 34–39 Enspelled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
provide substantial medical aid, Sister Cyas becomes their staunch defender against Commander Breakbone’s unreasonable demands. 6. Command Tent Commander Breakbone understands war well enough when it
effective warriors at any given time is usually lower due to sickness. Breakbone has two captains under his command: Ord Firebeard (LG male gold dwarf veteran) and Perne Salhana (LG female Tethyrian human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, and green copper. Its heavy iron gauntlets are clenched into fists, and the ominous helm that forms its head turns slowly from side to side.
Shield Guardian. The construct blocking passage into
, opening the door with a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) or Wisdom (Perception) check. The safe door also opens when the proper command word (“Poots”) is spoken within 5 feet of it. A knock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the command word, the only way to shrink it again is to sprinkle a handful of gravel from a petrified creature upon it. Wade Acuff Mudslick Tower Talking with Zoklork. Zoklork has spent a lot of time
secret about the odd tower: it’s a rare magic item from the Plane of Earth that seems to have been accidentally activated (Zoklork doesn’t know about the obelisk fragment). The mudslick tower’s command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, preferring to work alone. Zox carries a key that unlocks the palace doors, and he wears a scaladar control ring on the middle finger of his left hand. This ring allows him to command the scaladar on
successful DC 15 Dexterity check, whereupon the music resumes playing. Zox plans to use the Simulacrux (see area 2a) to create enough scaladar to build new things and comfortably control what he now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The zombie has been enslaved and browbeaten by the duergar and does as they command. Inside its cage, it can do no harm to anyone. If they haven’t already done so, the duergar from the bunker (area O1
pulling the lever a second time. This trap is designed to isolate a single enemy in the western part of the room, blocking it from its allies with the spikes. Creatures can see through the gaps between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Command Level The command level contains living quarters for Xardorok and his two sons, as well as halls for training and dining. X1. Entrance Moving east from the top of the stairs leads you to the
into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X4. No ability check is needed to find either secret door from inside the tunnel. DUERGAR NAMES
Here are some names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
owlbear to stop attacking. The owlbear resumes its attack if it is damaged, threatened, or commanded to do so by Claugiyliamatar or a Gnawbones druid. C3. Gnawbones Camp A small black iron cauldron
cavern. There is one phase spider plus one additional phase spider per member of the party, not including sidekicks. The spiders and druids attack when they notice the characters. The druids command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Her symbol is a mind flayer skull.
According to legend, Deep Duerra stole the power of psi from the mind flayers and gifted it to her people. Her command of psionic power was so great that she
-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X34. X30. Eastern Elevator The elevator shaft terminates in this room. A large stone wheel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
seconds. C4: Captain’s Quarters The door to the captain’s quarters is barricaded from the inside, though the heavy wooden bar blocking the door is half rotten. A character who tries to force the door
command (see appendix A), sealed in a leather case C9: Hold As the cold water engulfs you, a strange undersea world is revealed. Colorful seaweed grows over the shattered hull, especially around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
wolves are forbidden from entering Paliset Hall without a command from Zorhanna or Eliphas. If someone tries to slip past the wolves, they alert the ice mephits in area P2, which attack the offender
area. Only Zorhanna, her simulacrum, and Eliphas can command the mephits to stop attacking and return to their posts. Staircases. Spiral staircases in the northern corners of the room lead to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
addition to its usual properties, the boat has an extra command word that functions only while the boat is within the Lost Caverns. A character who knows this extra command word (“Shrimpkin”)—discovered by
casting the Identify spell on the boat or by examining clues in the boat’s intricate designs and succeeding on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check—can command the boat to row itself in a particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
command word that functions only while the boat is within the Lost Caverns. A character who knows this additional command word (“Shrimpkin”)—discovered by casting the Identify spell on the boat or by
examining clues in the boat’s intricate designs and succeeding on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check—can command the boat to row itself in a particular direction at a speed of 30 feet or to hold its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
surface of the mirror while speaking the command word, “bandersnatch,” causes the surface to become a swirling vortex of mist. A creature that steps into this vortex is instantly transported to the
faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
into a dry husk. Stealing the life force of the boy enables her to cast antilife shell immediately and without visibly doing so. She continues to concentrate on the spell as she resumes her grisly work
, and fungi. He lurks at the back of the cave, awaiting Xanthoria’s command before stepping out of the shadows. Additionally, nearby lurks the rotting husk of an infected treant ready to defend its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
floor, making it difficult to push open.
Opening the Door. The stone blocking the door is a small statue — a kobold petrified by a pair of undead cockatrices that dwell here. The door can be forced
sheets and a fluffy pillow. Atop the desk are an ink pot and a quill pen.
Hoobur Gran’Shoop cleaned and set up this area as a command headquarters for the few days his forces remained in the dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
already on its target. When the spell ends, the target’s immunity goes away and the frightening effect resumes if it has not expired or been removed. Does the extra damage from hex only apply if there is
intelligible utterance that is separate from the verbal component. The command spell is the simplest example of this principle. The utterance of the verbal component is separate from, and precedes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
finding Crane’s replacement when he was lured away on a diplomatic mission to Elturel. Until a replacement is found, the Mage Defender of Wyrm’s Rock, a neutral evil shield dwarf mage named Gardak Horn, has taken command. The guards loathe Gardak because he uses a homunculus to spy on them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Ravengard was in the midst of finding Crane’s replacement when he was lured away on a diplomatic mission to Elturel. Until a replacement is found, the Mage Defender of Wyrm’s Rock, a neutral evil shield
dwarf mage named Gardak Horn, has taken command. The guards loathe Gardak because he uses a homunculus to spy on them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
described in area M21 and also releases the umber hulk in that room. Audience with Qarbo Qarbo is the second-in-command at the monastery, but the abbess Hellenrae doesn’t like to deal with visitors. It
carved across the front of the sarcophagus reads: “Here Lies Samular Caradoon, Defender of the North.” The lich prepared the tomb long ago, foreseeing the day when he could abscond with his brother’s






