before blocking diverse continue reborn

Cairnwight

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

exclusion of all other tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies

while creating art might rise as a cairnwight and continue the work. Once the artwork is completed, the cairnwight remains as its undying guardian. A cairnwight looks much like an emaciated stone

Dracolich

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Dracolich Draconic Tyrant Reborn Habitat: Any; Treasure: Any Slawomir Maniak The vilest dragons seek to escape the grip of death, employing ageless secrets and blasphemous magic to become horrors

called dracoliches. These deathless dragons bind their spirits to gems and magically animate their rotting corpses. Eventually becoming skeletal horrors, dracoliches continue the centuries-spanning

Cairnwight

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

tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies while creating art might

rise as a cairnwight and continue the work. Once the artwork is completed, the cairnwight remains as its undying guardian. A cairnwight looks much like an emaciated stone giant. Its form is caked with

Trouble at the Docks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

ten thugs blocking her path work for him. Traevus and his thugs are indifferent toward the party but turn hostile if the characters try to force their way onto the Moondancer with Captain Sartell in

of his thugs while the others continue to hold back the mob that has gathered at the docks. If Traevus is defeated, any remaining thugs in his employ lose their will to fight. Some are overrun by the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

who study its ebb and flow to expect the stalemate to continue. A different view is put forth by the archmage Tzunk, who notes that Maglubiyet has never faced a foe as ferocious and protective as

serve as a battering 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

U2. Ulrich Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

to let Burgomaster Ulrich’s spirit find rest because of what he did to poor Marina. The ghost recounts Marina’s sad tale if prompted. Only by convincing Ulrich that Marina has been reborn in the form

pen. If the characters try to set the goats free by dismantling or damaging part of the fence, the skulls atop the fence posts begin howling and continue to howl for 1 minute. The racket attracts

Life in San Citlán

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

this event are marked by colorful citywide parades that display San Citlán’s diverse culture. Olvidados In rare circumstances, the deceased remain in San Citlán as Undead following the Night of the

the populace lives in poverty. The seat of Councilor of the Foundry remains vacant following Doña Estela’s recent death, as it has become clear that the oligarch intended to be resurrected to continue

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

event that the goblins defeat the adventurers, they leave them unconscious, loot them and the wagon, then head back to the Cragmaw hideout. The characters can continue on to Phandalin, buy new gear at

Setessa's Surroundings

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

forested region at the northwestern edge of Setessan territory, and it provides a safe haven and training ground for the diverse range of animals that occupy an honored place as natural protectors in

worthy mortals, blessing them with the long lives of mighty trees. The grown seedlings of Nikaia and Nylea’s other favored continue to share their wisdom and protect Setessa to this day.

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

Toril were one people dwelling in the mountains where three continents — Faerûn, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara — met. A gradual diaspora over millennia spread them across the world, giving rise to diverse

crafters, and that clan continues to rule despite its increasingly autocratic policies. Although the subservient clans continue to perform their traditional roles in the hierarchy, they have largely

Dragon Organizations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

protection into their scales. Common Purpose. Dragons most often form a lauth when they identify a shared goal whose completion requires the sustained effort of a diverse group of dragons. The Lauth

dragon centuries ago Diverse Dragons. The hidecarved dragons of a lauth share a goal but often have little else in common. By design, each member of a lauth is usually a different kind of dragon

Shipwreck Locations

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

follows: 19 Tarsakh Our journey is ended, though I fear my own is to continue in the most horrible way imaginable. Compass Rose wrecked on a shoal south of Neverwinter. Many sailors perished with

Areas of Terminus

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

adventure. T1. Skycoach Platform A large platform at the top of a tower is crowded with a diverse crew of humanoids. A prominent dock juts out from the tower, overlooking the crowded bridges and

character can remove the ropes binding the sergeant as an action. If the characters wake up Germaine, she tells the characters to continue pursuing Garra and that she can get help for herself. T5. Lower

World-Shaking Events

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

1 A criminal enterprise 2 Monsters or a unique monster 3 A planar threat 4 A past adversary reawakened, reborn, or resurgent 5 A splinter faction 6 A savage tribe 7 A secret society 8 A traitorous

event on a grand scale, since it will take time to come true (or be averted). Imagine that a world-shaking prophecy comes to light. If events continue on their present course, the prophecy will come

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

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

characters enter, continue with the following: Apart from a fallen kobold statue that blocked the door, this room contains only four beds. Each is covered in torn sheets, its straw mattress crawling

Delphi Mansion Locations

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

represent the casks in area D23, the crossed-out one representing the cask blocking a secret door.) A bubbling green potion contains a Far Realm surprise D20: Component Storage This walk-in closet contains

headless body. The Celestial Codex On each of his turns in combat, Markos defends himself while taking a bonus action to continue the ritual. If he’s able to take this bonus action three more times

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