before blocks diffusing contingent response

Introduction: Multiversal Menagerie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Introduction: Multiversal Menagerie “Morte. A self-professed ‘famous’ planar traveler who often poses as a mimir to–” –Partial mimir response on the subject “Morte” CoupleofKooks “Whoa, hey

of the Monster Manual before proceeding. That book explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster traits—information that isn’t repeated here. The Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating

L1. Stele Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

one of Bak Mei’s most senior students, Steel Crane, and four Immortal Lotus monks (see the accompanying stat blocks). They are on the lookout for trouble and spoiling for a fight. When the characters

+ 4 hit points, and all levels of exhaustion end on him. Reactions Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Steel Crane deflects the missile. The damage he takes from

Horn Enclave

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

vaults. (The stat blocks to be used for these NPCs are found when they first appear in the adventure.) Layout. The Horn Enclave map shows the layout of the fortress and its described locations. Guest

the “11:15 AM” section of the wedding itinerary). Alarm Response. If an alarm is raised, the dwarves cordon off sections of the enclave by accessing levers in hidden chambers, each of which drops a

Playing a Temporary Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

has been tracking the party’s Deck of Many Things. This character is eager to help recover the lost soul; after all, the Solar Bastion was founded in response to a mortal being imprisoned by the Void

able to put together a character during a short break with the help of online tools. If you need the new character immediately, you can turn to stat blocks; the bandit captain, berserker, cult fanatic

Daask

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

Dodge. Trigger: The underboss is hit by an attack roll. Response: The underboss halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack. Daask Enforcers Daask’s agents in Sharn include changelings

. Droaam’s gnolls are untainted by the demonic influence of Yeenoghu; many such enforcers use the stat blocks presented here. Daask Bruiser. Intimidating and powerful, bruisers lead Daask operations when

Appendix B: Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

Appendix B: Creatures This product uses stat blocks from the 2024 Player’s Handbook and the 2025 Monster Manual, presented below. Spells mentioned in these stat blocks appear in the Spells handout

mage casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting. Sprite Tiny Fey, Neutral Good AC 15 Initiative +4 (14) HP 10 (4d4

Occupied Mansion Locations

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

blocks) take meals here. They glance up at anyone who enters the room, but they pay no attention to characters dressed as Dragon Army troops. If a fight breaks out here, the soldiers resting in area O8

, Dragon Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes, isn’t in the City of Lost Names. She remained with the bulk of the army near Kalaman. The commanders Belephaion and Lohezet lead this contingent of the Red

Factions

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

courageous and disciplined when they have a leader worth following. Borngray hopes to be that leader, at least to the small contingent of lizardfolk warriors he houses in the castle and rewards with

bullywugs, but he has spoken to a few fellow tribesfolk he trusts. Their response was interested but noncommittal; they intend to take revenge on the bullywugs, but not until the omens are right. Meanwhile

The Dreaming Dark

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

Smackback. Trigger: The raider takes damage from a creature within 5 feet. Response: The raider makes one Pummel attack, targeting the triggering creature. Goals of the Dreaming Dark Building from

Dark, and a normal person possessed by a quori (see the quori stat blocks in Eberron: Rising from the Last War) uses their normal stat block. The two agents presented here are Inspired agents of the

Factions

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

, on the other hand, can be courageous and disciplined when they have a leader worth following. Borngray hopes to be that leader, at least to the small contingent of lizardfolk warriors he houses in

retribution from the bullywugs, but he has spoken to a few fellow tribesfolk he trusts. Their response was interested but noncommittal; they intend to take revenge on the bullywugs, but not until the

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

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

is released by someone remote from the group, and it can be sent out again to look for the individual that released it in order to deliver a response. Most of the army travels on foot, and wolf-riding

are thrown down, ruined, or marred. Mosaics are broken apart. Stained glass is shattered. Flags and pennants are soaked in blood. Statues are put in chains. Altars become chopping blocks where

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

working behind the black curtain, but she peeks out in response to the wights’ challenge. She whispers to order the lead wight to attack. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check

transmuter and three Thayan apprentices sleep here (see appendix B for both stat blocks). When roused, they tip the cots over and cast their spells from behind cover. They try to force or draw the

Cragmaw Castle Areas

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

question and receive a telepathic response, as though it had cast augury. Once a creature has asked its question and received a response, it can never activate the statuette again. Awarding

still has a little open space. Rotting crates and ancient barrels show that provisions were once stored here. A heavy curtain blocks a crumbling area to the south, and an intact door leads east. To

Monastery Locations

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

the front door, read: This austere hall is finished in irregular blocks of dark basalt that form natural columns along the walls. The doors of the monastery’s front entrance face south, while

fingers of light from outside. Above the altar, a triangular symbol has been chiseled into the heavy stone blocks of the wall. Anyone who looks in the northwest corner notices a small bronze lever (see

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

?” Lurg (lawful evil, human tower sage) conducts this ceremony. Two tower hands loyal to Lurg accompany him (see appendix B for both stat blocks). If allowed to run its course, the ceremony is

, so Lurg simply withdraws behind the west curtain and remains silent for 1 minute while he concocts a cryptic, meaningless answer. After he reemerges from the curtain and delivers his response, the

Exploring the Cemetery

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

up the stairs: a fiendish giant scorpion trailed by five dretches. In response, the mezzoloths (and Gideon, if present) ignore the characters completely, focusing all their attacks on the scorpion and

sundered by a deep hole in the ground, filled with a putrid purple mist. The haze filling the hole blocks any sense of how deep it might be, or of what might lie within. Gideon creates his undead

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