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Tortle
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The Tortle Package
, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and
Yondalla relate to tortles most of all.
Tortles believe that night and day watch over them and other creatures. The moon is the eye of night that watches over them in darkness, and the sun is the
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
knickknacks sit here and there — everyday items common to someone’s tidy and simple home.
If the characters make a point of poking around, they spot a trace of blood or other signs of violence on a
along the far wall. Judging from the smell and the decay, they died close to a tenday ago.
Checking the bodies reveals that they are all robed dwarves, likely the inhabitants of the shrine. Most were killed by the renegade dwarves’ warhammers, although some are rent by long wounds from the oni’s claws.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
antidote for a powerful affliction that resists conventional treatments.
2 Seek out a powerful beast whose blood has unique alchemical value.
3 Infiltrate the Underworld to extract a
aid they provide, Pharika’s servants are likely viewed with suspicion. In obtaining rare ingredients or defending researchers, the characters might come into conflict with those who can’t see the
Orc
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warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a
laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order.
All Are Fighters
Most of the orcs that stay behind when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Random Encounters For each day of a voyage, in addition to checking for hazards, roll a d20. On a 19 or 20, the ship has a random encounter. If you roll both a hazard and a random encounter, the ship
–67 1d4 blood hawks 68–70 1 sahuagin champion (see appendix C) 71–74 1 giant shark 75 1 young bronze dragon 76–00 A ship (generated at random) Open Water Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wilderness trek without checking for encounters along the way. Just as movies use travel montages to convey long and arduous journeys in a matter of seconds, you can use a few sentences of descriptive
spend the next three days trudging through knee-deep mud — the first two days and nights in the pouring rain, and then another day under the beating sun, with swarms of hungry insects feasting on your blood.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nylea’s Champions Nylea is one of the more active of the gods in the mortal realm, but she can’t be everywhere at once. Her heroes are her eyes, ears, and arrows on Theros, defending her interests
her or trying to find a new divine patron to protect them. Myth of Halma, Nylea’s Emissary
One day, Nylea came upon an enormous lynx lounging in the shade of an olive grove, blood on its maw, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Random Encounters Roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and evening or night. A random encounter occurs on a roll of 18 or higher. Roll a d100
— Blood hawks 16–20 — Cannibals 21–25 01–15 Chwinga 26–30 — Dimetrodons 31–35 — Dolphins — 16–30 Eblis 36–40 — Flail snail 41–45 — Flying snakes 46–50 31–40 Geonids 51–55 — Giant lizards 56–60
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
perished defending this land from evil over four centuries ago, and because of my failure, I am forever doomed. If you destroy this body, my spirit will find a new corpse to inhabit, and I will hunt you
down. You cannot free me from my damnation, nor would I wish it."
“If you have come to free this land from the creature that feasts on the blood of the innocent, know this: There is no monster I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Avernus, the characters encounter the valiant Ulder Ravengard, who has been placed in the most unusual situation of defending a city he has long opposed. The beleaguered Ravengard urges the characters to do
, as described in chapter 3. Avernus has long been a battlefield in the never-ending Blood War. Apart from clashing demons and devils, petty warlords scour the Avernian wastelands in search of treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
ignorance is an intentional part of the dungeon’s security structure. If given time, however, she can confirm Doomvault lore that the characters learn. Syranna can relate the following information to
divided into sectors dedicated to the creation and control of specific types of monsters. Each sector is subdivided into protected zones for security, defending against attack from outside and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Adventures table offers ideas for adventures in such a place. Watchtower Adventures d10 Adventure Goal
1 Guard a watchtower from assault.
2 Assault a watchtower, defeating the guards defending
Blood-toll harpies (see chapter 6) take over a watchtower and light its beacon to bring more victims to the place.
8 A spy in a watchtower poisons the tower’s food supply in advance of an upcoming attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc (Chee-koh-MOZ-tok, the place of seven caves) The poisonous gas is present here, affecting fire and breathing. Relate the following information to the characters gradually
don’t animate. A god, adorned in green quetzal feathers, is mixing ashes with blood to form sculptures of a man and woman, while four towering figures painted red, black, blue, and white are standing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
complex, or that it’s possible to enter through the chimney. The orcs defending the Mountain Door refuse to negotiate for their return. The characters might disguise themselves as orcs using captured gear
wood or stone. Characters can attempt various tasks before trying to open a door, including listening for sounds from the other side and checking for traps. If characters elect to listen at a door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
during a long rest, one of them experiences a waking vision that plays out like an ambient haunt. These nightmares gradually reveal details from the “Story Overview.” Relate these specifics to the
(area 25)
2 In the tub of the master bath (area 17), facing a mirror smeared with blood that repeats the words “Bloody Mara” three times
3 Inside an empty cask in the wine cellar (area 27
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
mushrooms for food or watching over hatchlings, and they all understand that their actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair
can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
rigidly ordered force or a blood-soaked throng. Roll or pick from the Military Force Types table to determine the general type of military patron you serve. Military Force Types d6 Military
invasion on the Material Plane. Warriors include conscripts pressed into service in the Blood War, fodder in the thrall of ruthless yugoloth mercenaries, or members of a glorious celestial host
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
checking visitors’ identification papers Combat behind closed doors probably doesn’t raise an alarm, but any loud disturbance in the streets is likely to put the entire settlement on alert. As it
: FREE ALUSSIARR
Preeta Kreepa knows that Arcturia uses the blood of a “magical man” named Alussiarr as a material component in her horrid transformation rituals. She suggests that the characters free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
), or they simply laugh away queries about her accommodations, explaining that she’s always in the temple, or in the library, or checking on the rest of the residents—she never seems to sleep! Kobolds
Minn, now follow Sparkrender, the blue wyrmling in Clifftop Observatory (see chapter 4). When Myla’s wings were badly injured in an attack by stirges (which she describes as “hungry, icky, blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, orc warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out
heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the warriors go on their raids are weaker than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
to go after what they want—everyone makes their own fate. At the same time, nothing’s free. It takes work, dedication, and sometimes blood to seize greatness. There’s no inherent malice in the Fated’s
animosity. They have bad blood with the Harmonium, who view the Fated as wrongheaded and dangerous, and Factol Darkwood and Factol Montgomery of the Society of Sensation are bitter rivals. Fraternity of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
maintain strongholds along the border with Ket, most of their energy is spent defending against giants and dragons in the western mountains. The Watchers are sworn to an ascetic and disciplined code
, foragers Unicorn horn Erythnul, the Many Pandemonium Raiders, bandits, berserkers Blood drop Fharlanghn, the Dweller on the Horizon Outlands Travelers Circle crossed by a curved horizon line Heironeous the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
being surprised by the behir when it attacks. The behir fights to the death, defending its hunting grounds. 13: Library Three phase spiders lair in this room and attack any creature that enters. This
circumstances of his death and goes about his business as if he were still alive. He moves from one telescope to another, occasionally consulting the astronomical charts on the table or checking the ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Emaciated Elmo is the sole survivor of a party of adventurers that penetrated the lair weeks ago. In a weak and raspy voice, he tells his story. Relate the following details: He is a wizard and the
minds.
14. Unfinished Guest Room Dark green tiles cover the floor and ceiling of this room, forming an incomplete mosaic that depicts sahuagin warriors defending an underwater city from a tentacled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a wall
6 2d6 zombies (attitude: 1d4 + 1) shuffling listlessly, following a path of Giant runes painted in dried blood
7 1 firegaunt* (attitude: 1d4 + 1) killing and destroying
, desperately hoping someone will end its existence
8 1 flesh colossus* (attitude: 1d6) marked with the Giant rune of death, defending the crumbled ruins of the place it was created to protect
9 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-inch wide channels.
Two minotaurs of the Emberhorn tribe stand guard in this chamber, defending the fire cult’s foothold in the fane. They have the Burning Breath special action (see area F14
Battle This room smells of blood and death. The debris of several recent battles is scattered throughout this rough-hewn chamber. A dozen dead warriors, clearly of the earth and water cults, lie amid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 3 (1d6) piercing damage. The center cylinder’s trap has already been triggered, and a character who examines the floor notices dried blood flecking the dust
the body and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check learns the corpse is fresh but bereft of blood. Sleeping Stirges. Four stirges, their bellies engorged with the corpse’s blood, hang asleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arms lashes a hand-tentacle across the face of a shriveled mind flayer with a single, staring eye, drawing blood. Several strange pods line the walls (area X12). A mental message rings out, “You will
clamps line the walls of this gruesome suite. Each slab bears old stains of blood and ichor. A green-and-silver rift roils on one wall, showing narrow stone corridors beyond. A mind flayer dissects a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
with blood and has a tiger’s skull surmounting it. A small stand of pine trees called the Sunken Grove grows in the middle of the cavern. Outside the perimeter of the grove, the cavern is hooded by a
Encounter”). Map 3.2: Beorunna’s Well View Player Version Ancient Relic The altar is a blood-spattered stone block, 9 feet long by 6 feet wide by 3 feet tall, weighing several tons. A creature as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
blood, and the scent of iron hangs thick in the air.
Twenty stirges hang from the ceiling of this cave. Bright light or any noise louder than a whisper disturbs the stirges, causing them to attack. L3
, defending themselves if necessary. In conversation, the pechs warn the characters about the clay golem in the slate chamber (area L3). Characters can improve the pechs’ attitude toward them by offering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
emerged. After a handful of such disappearances, a Flaming Fist squad smashed its way into the building. Only two of its members emerged, babbling about shifting rooms and blood-soaked abattoirs
secret doors leading to its vaults hidden by clever mechanisms and cleverer magic. Mike Schley The Seatower of Balduran In addition to defending the city, the Seatower also serves as the local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
squad smashed its way into the building. Only two of its members emerged, babbling about shifting rooms and blood-soaked abattoirs filled with writhing hooks and chains. With no laborers willing to
mechanisms and cleverer magic. In addition to defending the city, the Seatower also serves as the local prison of Baldur’s Gate. Three levels of dungeons extend beneath it, the lower two below sea level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
high, lit with blood-red candles, and icing white as snow”). She warns them that if they leave and return without it, she’ll gobble them up instead “to see if you taste as sweet as you look
the characters around, defending them when needed, and can easily be persuaded to use his flame tongue sword to destroy Iggwilv’s Cauldron. Neither Kelek nor Zargash will threaten or harm the






