before blocking dense continues revere

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure

responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds

T9. Chamber of Moving Stones

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

before Red Larch was founded. None of the skeletons are intact; each has a crushed limb, chest cavity, or head. The injuries are consistent with mining accidents. The Believers revere these skeletons

jumble does collapse. Then, a 10-foot section of the tunnel is buried in the heap, blocking passage. Removing the debris takes a few hours of work. Moving Stones. This area was a large storage cellar and

Goblin Ambush

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side. If

Mystical Islands

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

. The island is magically frozen or is a floating iceberg. Perhaps something lies locked within. 2 Sargassum. The island is a dense layer of seaweed that has developed its own ecosystem of strange

or dangerous figure from legend is imprisoned on this island. 6 Tyrant. A powerful individual built a fortress on the island, and all other residents revere them. 7 Fanatics. The island’s

Miniatures

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

another space. If you can trace a line that doesn’t pass through or touch an object or effect that blocks vision—such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of fog—then there is line of sight

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

2. Forest

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

the cloaker in area 4e.) 2d. Old Grave Thin rays of sunlight or moonlight penetrate the dense canopy of this old forest, whose trees are covered with moss. At night, a will-o’-wisp lures adventurers

the grave find a human skeleton clad in tattered clothes and a fully charged wand of fireballs. 2e. Western Forest The forest continues off the map and follows the underground river for several hundred

Life in the Tribe

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

ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to the lair is a

their tribe mates or otherwise not suited for a life of battle. Worshipers of Luthic fall into this category, as do some of those that revere Yurtrus or Shargaas. But even these orcs are trained in

Outpost Locations

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

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

frozen ferry in Easthaven. From this new base, the search for chardalyn continues. Long may our father reign over this dark land! Durth Nildar Sunblight The characters can visit the ferry or give

Halfling Gods and Myths

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

Halfling Gods and Myths Halflings see their gods more as extended family members than as divine beings. They don’t worship them in the same way as elves and dwarves revere their gods, because the

rarely worship a single deity exclusively; they revere all the gods equally and pay their respects in modest ways. Halflings speak of Yondalla the way humans would describe a strong and protective parent

Using Miniatures

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

touch an object or effect that blocks vision — such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of fog — then there is line of sight. Cover To determine whether a target has cover against an attack

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

Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier?

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

what lies beyond. The door of the Dran & Courtier is neither locked nor trapped — though the building emanates strange sounds, shakes as though it’s falling apart, and continues to radiate a strange

blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move

Gods of the Orcs

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

mercilessly eliminates the weak and the infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated

is Gruumsh One-Eye, who created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the

E: Wakenreth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the platform stands a stone archway sculpted with sharp runes and the heads of five dragons. Within the arch swirls dense gray mist. The darkness beyond this room’s broken walls is only an illusion

Dungeon Master’s Guide. Any exploration of the plane beyond the portal’s immediate vicinity is beyond the scope of this adventure. Restoring the Tower After the anhkolox is defeated, Veriel continues

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

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

miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows from the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow, dry path leads into the cave on the right side of the stream. The

as much damage only. H5: Overpass The stream continues beyond another set of uneven steps ahead, bending eastward. A waterfall burbles in a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you. The goblins have

Howling Caves Locations

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

, which continues on the other side ten feet away. Fog obscures the chasm’s depths. The chasm is 50 feet deep, and the lower 40 feet of it is heavily obscured by fog. At the bottom of the chasm are

, causing bits of debris to ricochet off the walls, exploding into dust from the impact. In the middle of the cavern a stone brazier is lit with a steady green flame. Blocking the tunnel to the north

Landro Locations

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

that stretches from floor to ceiling. The cylinder of light continues upward into Landro’s leg. Within the mushroom patch are two shriekers. The shriekers’ high-pitched screams might attract the

dense mist of the Mournland, this window would afford a spectacular view. In this 15-foot-tall room, which is effectively Landro’s mouth, Glaive (see her stat block earlier in this chapter) makes her

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

thick patches of gorse and briars. This ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing up through its ruined foundations. The lane

continues south a short distance past the ruin before ending in an overgrown field. The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with eight twig blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for

Ruins Locations

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

ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing through its foundations. The lane continues south a short distance past the ruin

Paliset Hall Locations

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

, blocking a short staircase that climbs to a turret, is a ten-foot-tall marble statue of a reindeer. The statue is a stone golem that guards the way to area P12. Zorhanna, her simulacrum, or someone

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

Cave Locations

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

blocked or barred from the inside. The contents of the barrels and tuns have long evaporated. W8: Fungi Cavern Dense carpets of weird fungi cover large sections of the floor in this cavern. The growth

: a flameskull. This creature was a servant of the dwarves’ human wizard allies, and it continues to act on ancient instructions to prevent any intruders from passing through this area. This

Locations E - H

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

Adbar Road), while the other continues down a little-used path east toward Ascore. Forlorn Hills A great forest claimed by elven kingdoms once covered the Forlorn Hills. When the elves left, the forest

mountain ranges: the Spine of the World and the Ice Spires. The trees are more stunted and sparse as the altitude increases to the north. Moonwood This dense coniferous forest north of the Evermoors seems

Scions of Giants' Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the scion is always ideal for farming: sunny and warm with occasional showers. If the scion dies, these effects end immediately. Cloud Scion Andrew Mar A slumbering scion of Memnor appears as a dense

, often laughing as if it just heard a great joke. Incredibly tall and lanky, the scion towers 75 feet tall and wields a morningstar made from magically dense clouds. It tends to regard other

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