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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
The humanoid elephants called loxodons are often oases of calm in the busy streets of Ravnica. They hum or chant in sonorous tones and move slowly or sit in perfect stillness. If provoked to action
the Orzhov Syndicate or the Azorius Senate.
Loxodons believe that the members of a group have a responsibility to look out for each other. Once they have joined a guild or bonded with other individuals
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin.
The
. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 21 creatures in one encounter. Award a party 66,000 XP for defeating Arasta after she uses Armor of Spiders.Arasta’s Lair
Arasta lives
in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
been a persistent splinter in the Acq Inc corporate paw for ages. Suggesting that acquisition is a family business, Omin’s own sister Portentia now runs and serves a competing company called Dran
and planned expansion across the multiverse, Acquisitions Incorporated shows no signs of slowing down. (Because that would likely require self-reflection and measured responses that are historically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kill the Crocodile Another way the characters can earn points is by defeating monsters in the marsh that threaten the lizardfolk, demonstrating both their skill and their good intentions. In
particular, the great crocodile called Thousand Teeth is an ongoing problem for the tribe. If the characters are shy of 50 points and out of options, you can have the queen bring up this opportunity. See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cruel bandits planning a raid and intends to stop them. The bandits report to someone named Grimjaw in a place called Rivergard Keep. The character earns inspiration for defeating the villains in the
that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow.
Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
adventurers to the golem. The book was found by members of a tribe of nomadic people called the Bedine, who live in the desert of Anauroch. The Bedine are discussing what to do with the golem and how
Hall of Rainbows. After defeating the worm, they discover clues that lead to the ruined city of Azumar. They must navigate the ruins and find the vault where the golem’s master, Prince Hamukai, now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
called to serve a group, such as the elemental gods Akadi, Grumbar, Kossuth, and Istishia, while others serve deities that are intertwined gods, such as the elves’ Angharradh. Some clerics in Faerûn
homebodies who serve a particular community of the faithful, but adventuring clerics tend to have a certain crusading zeal to do their deity’s work in the wider world. This work may include ministering to far-flung communities, as well as seeking out and defeating threats to the civilized world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Richemulot Adventurers might be accustomed to defeating foes using sword and spell, but such weapons hold little power against a nation-spanning plague. The characters might even be
revolution against Jacqueline Renier in the valley called Assassin’s Echo. They’re convinced one among them is a traitor but don’t realize there’s a wererat in their midst.
4 A constable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 6: Blingdenstone Blingdenstone, once called the City of Speaking Stones, is a deep gnome settlement founded more than two millennia ago. The deep gnomes, insular and secretive by nature, care
caverns. Perceiving the threat the drow represented to all the peoples of the Underdark, the deep gnomes abandoned their isolation when they came to the defense of the dwarves of Mithral Hall, defeating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
as squads of zealous mind flayer prophets (see appendix A) led by militant enforcers called brain breakers. Brain breakers look like giant brains with stout legs, and they wear steel armor made from
tasks because the brain breakers fall to fractious infighting without firm leadership. Only by defeating Ghaluzesh can the characters earn a measure of peace for themselves and for the Far Realms allies that support them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Halaster orders Nalkara to slay the characters, regardless of his feelings toward them. If the characters pass the test by defeating the empyrean, Halaster again uses the throne to throw his voice
them). The characters gain no XP for “defeating” Halaster in this fashion. If they refuse to leave, Halaster becomes annoyed and attacks them. If the characters took any actions to hinder Halaster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Black Earth: area B23 Temple of Eternal Flame: area E17 Counterattack It’s dangerous to linger in a stronghold without defeating that dungeon’s prophet. If the characters try to camp in any of the four
down to the Fane of the Eye or the elemental nodes — visions and whisperings from the Eye guide their actions. (However, there are a few specific areas called out within the temple levels where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
.”
The Dryads’ Offer The three mothers offer to serve as guides, leading the characters safely through the woods to their original destination. But in exchange, they ask for assistance in defeating
to target Banrion specifically.) Crowns of the Forest The dryad-hags also lend each character a woven crown of willow branches—an uncommon magic item called a crown of the forest. They insist that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Tier 3 Locations The top tier of the gardens, which is shown on Map: The Garden of Everflowing Springs, is called the Garden of Everflowing Springs. It holds the unending sources of the water that
them capable of defeating Xabazhut and Ozzadraz. If the characters convince Duban of their strength, whether through combat or conversation, Duban enchants one of their weapons with a Charm of the Slayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
people are called the Vistani. They travel in covered wagons from world to world, luring strangers into Strahd’s domain. Barovia is a land of ghosts, werewolves, and other fell creatures. The
other visitors. Some will become undead thralls. Others will never rise again. The adventurers’ best hope of defeating Strahd is to learn his secrets, for he is no ordinary vampire. Guided by Madam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Hartsvale I have been to Hartsvale only once, and found it surpassingly beautiful each time. Its wonders are wild and untamed, with even the so-called civilization of the place exuding a kind of
, uniting them into a fighting force capable of defeating the giants who tyrannized them, and they threw the giants down, claiming the vale between the mountains for their descendants. Giants aplenty still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creatures
1 A gold dragon wyrmling bonded with a xorn over their shared love of gems and seeks to help the creature back to the Elemental Plane of Earth.
2 A gold dragon wyrmling yearns to
androsphinx, one of the few creatures able to successfully bluff the dragon.
5 An adult gold dragon living in a desert temple helps some elf oracles interpret visions bestowed by an artifact called the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Loxodon
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The humanoid elephants called loxodons are often oases of calm in the busy streets of Ravnica. They hum or chant in sonorous tones and move slowly or sit in perfect stillness
Orzhov Syndicate or the Azorius Senate. Loxodons believe that the members of a group have a responsibility to look out for each other. Once they have joined a guild or bonded with other individuals in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
(Investigation) check, decoding it on a success. The journal tells the story of two people called “K.” and “V.” who once crafted murderous battle plans together, but then parted bitterly and became
, award the characters the appropriate number of milestone level-ups so they have a fair chance of defeating the threats in the adventure’s final chapters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
might be one of these so-called Agents of Destiny (if you choose the Nyxborn supernatural gift, described in chapter 1), single-minded in the purpose for which you were made. Or you might be among the
such as these: Defeating a creature that has stepped out of its place Repairing a significant wound dealt to destiny by the gods’ ambitions Teaching people about Klothys, her nature, and her return Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Games.
5 You called upon Iroas to witness an oath of victory in battle, and he took notice.
6 Despite having been knocked down repeatedly in life, you show grit and determination in all you
the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Achieving a great victory Overcoming long odds honorably Defeating a skilled foe in single combat Winning a great feat of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
dramatically (and perhaps violently) worthy in a contest of strength, a feat of endurance, or a similar accomplishment.
5 You called on Mogis’s power to settle old scores by becoming an
the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Defeating a champion of Iroas Taking vengeance against a powerful foe Burning a polis or a settlement to the ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. This so-called garden is just a sample of the horrors that Zuggtmoy, the Demon Queen of Fungi, intends to bring to the Underdark. This plateau rises higher than the other terraces, screened by a
creature XP for this encounter, the characters earn a special award of 1,000 XP (divided equally among all party members) for defeating Yestabrod and its minions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
created the orrery.) If any character mentions the orrery, the clockwork creatures ask, “Why do you seek the orrery?” (Responses that suggest the franchise is trying to stop some great evil can result in
would prevent a great evil), they can share that Lottie lives in a cave near a destroyed town called Fortune, located amid hills to the east of the Greypeak Mountains, not far from the desert of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. To obtain Shagambi’s puzzle cube, the characters must obtain the four bronze spears from the monsters in area 4C and place the weapons in the hands of the four warrior statues. Only by defeating the
disarmed. A clay gladiator fights if attacked or when called to the gladiatorial pit (area 4D). If reduced to 0 hit points outside of the gladiatorial pit, the gladiator disappears along with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Using telepathy, Lord Volmer tells the adventurers about the so-called “Thayan Resurrection” (the attempt by Thayan exiles to supplant Szass Tam), as well as the fact that Szass Tam intends to destroy
force is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Using telepathy, Lord Volmer tells the adventurers about the so-called “Thayan Resurrection” (the attempt by Thayan exiles to supplant Szass Tam), as well as the fact that Szass Tam intends to destroy
force is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
realization that he no longer has any hope of defeating Strahd or freeing the people of the vampire’s damned realm. The Mad Mage has forgotten his name and the world whence he came. In fact, he doesn’t
and ends the madness, allowing him to remember that he is none other than Mordenkainen, an archmage of Oerth and the leader of a powerful group of adventurers called the Circle of Eight. But in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which
, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a host, bugbears believe Maglubiyet has again corralled the brothers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Using telepathy, Lord Volmer tells the adventurers about the so-called “Thayan Resurrection” (the attempt by Thayan exiles to supplant Szass Tam), as well as the fact that Szass Tam intends to destroy
is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Superiority Your experience on the battlefield has refined your fighting techniques. You learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called Superiority Dice. IGNATIUS BUDI Battle Master Subclass
reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you touch the weapon and forge the bond. The bond fails if another Fighter is bonded to the weapon or if the weapon is a magic item to which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
paladins slew all but one of the ambassadors, and sent the survivor back to Jarant’s court to communicate their answer. The other responses to the Najaran ambassadors fell somewhere in between
escape, and I know he has done likewise for others in the past. I owe him a debt I intend to repay one day. Another figure of note in the court is the cunning green dragon Emikaiwufeg, often called the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
lives in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings
in one encounter. Award a party 66,000 XP for defeating Arasta after she uses Armor of Spiders. (IGOR KIERYLUK)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
last resort. The Harpers were instrumental in defeating Tiamat and ending the tyranny of dragons, and with reports of giant attacks on the rise, they see giants as an emergent threat to peace in the
cloud giant wizard planning to cast an apocalyptic spell using a large obsidian rock called a nightstone (see chapter 1) as a material component. A fire giant duchess paying hobgoblin warlords to raze