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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
rocs. These avians are named for the skyknights who are also part of the Wojek League, called Skyjeks. From the backs of their rocs, these mounted soldiers carry out reconnaissance missions, bombard
enemies on the ground, and engage flying foes.
The shape of a Skyjek roc's body makes it relatively easy to saddle and ride, and it is typically equipped with armor plating on its head and chest
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I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
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creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
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Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
After betraying and nearly destroying the lich Vecna, the warrior Kas found himself trapped in the Shadowfell, imprisoned in a Domain of Dread called Tovag. There, he languished as a vampire. In time
the chosen creature for the purposes of spells, traps, and other defenses that wouldn’t target the chosen creature.
While in your disguised form, any lies you tell always seem to be true, no
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lord of Cania, but he has never wavered in his support for his master—suggesting, perhaps, that Mephistopheles has some hold over him.
Outside the Nine Hells, Hutijin is a relatively obscure
assail Mephistopheles. Hutijin sends devils into the Material Plane to eradicate mention of his name and destroy those who have learned of him, but the summonings still occur. When called from his post
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and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike.
Trained for Danger
Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively
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adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
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No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win.
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A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well protected that its inner defenses have never been tested. The dragon spreads rumors of the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
called the Chill. Unlike most of their kind, the Chill refrains from raiding the people of the North and maintains relatively good relations so that they can hire themselves out as warriors. Few city
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses
abundant connections among the Simic. The guild members live in watery sinkholes called zonots, and their isolation shelters them from much contact with outsiders. Nonetheless, a fair number of Simic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Refuge Bay Refuge Bay has a reputation for being a relatively safe place to make landfall. Many explorations of Chult have begun on its white sand beach, which stretches as far as the eye can see
around the entire shore of the bay. A Chultan town called Ishau once stood at the head of the bay, but its foundations sank into the sea during the Spellplague. The town’s buildings are still largely
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, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
demesne of the lich-king Larloch himself, who has also been called the Shadow King. Threats and Defenses I warn you: do not come to this place. And if you must, do not tarry, for its defenders are
the sort one commonly sees in the wake of trebuchet blows that miss their mark. Farther in from the perimeter of this blasted land lies a scattered mess of buildings, some relatively intact, others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Appendix D: The Planes of Existence The cosmos teems with a multitude of worlds as well as myriad alternate dimensions of reality, called the planes of existence. It encompasses every world where DMs
run their adventures, all within the relatively mundane realm of the Material Plane. Beyond that plane are domains of raw elemental matter and energy, realms of pure thought and ethos, the homes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dragonmarked houses united in an inquisition called the War of the Mark. Some say this was a persecution of innocents, but most feared the aberrants and stood by as the houses hunted them down. Following the War
of the Mark, aberrant dragonmarks were few in number and relatively weak. But since the Mourning, aberrant marks have been appearing in greater numbers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cache of Dragons In Waterdeep, a gold coin is called a dragon. Before he was ousted from his position as the Open Lord of Waterdeep, Dagult Neverember embezzled half a million dragons and hid them
in a secret vault. As a security precaution, he arranged for all knowledge of the vault’s location and defenses to be magically erased from his mind and the minds of his subordinates. The wizard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Wojek League, called Skyjeks. From the backs of their rocs, these mounted soldiers carry out reconnaissance missions, bombard enemies on the ground, and engage flying foes. The shape of a Skyjek
roc’s body makes it relatively easy to saddle and ride, and it is typically equipped with armor plating on its head and chest. Skyjek rocs are headstrong and impulsive, but their bravery makes them ideal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Appendix C: The Planes of Existence Incredibly vast is the cosmos of the Dungeons & Dragons game, which teems with a multitude of worlds as well as myriad alternate dimensions of reality, called the
planes of existence. It encompasses every world where Dungeon Masters run their adventures, all within the relatively mundane realm of the Material Plane. Beyond that plane are domains of raw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Barovians built a walled village named Krezk. Between Vallaki and Krezk lie the ruins of Argynvostholt, the fallen bastion of a knightly order called the Order of the Silver Dragon, wiped out by Strahd and
his army. East of the mountains lies the village of Barovia, shrouded in mist and bereft of walls and defenses. The dark silhouette of Castle Ravenloft looks down on this village from its perch atop a 1,000-foot-high column of rock known as the Pillarstone of Ravenloft.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Castle Naerytar Over a century ago, a half-elf wizard built a castle at the edge of the Mere of Dead Men. He lived there a relatively short time before the growing swamp flowed past the castle on all
sides and made the location too remote for even his taste. After the structure sat abandoned for years, a group of astrologers called the Academy of Stargazers claimed it. They built an observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Castle Naerytar Over a century ago, a half-elf wizard built a castle at the edge of the Mere of Dead Men. He lived there a relatively short time before the growing swamp flowed past the castle on all
sides and made the location too remote for even his taste. After the structure sat abandoned for years, a group of astrologers called the Academy of Stargazers claimed it. They built an observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Gnomes Small of stature and dwelling in the corners of Faerûn away from prying eyes, gnomes are one of the least populous and influential races in the world, called the “Forgotten Folk” by some. This
wider exposure. Gnomes gladly socialize and work with humans, elves, and dwarves, but they always keep in mind that, as a small and relatively insignificant race, their interests can become secondary
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the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people.
Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish
called out as a traitor.
Status Symbols
Goblins love symbols of authority, and thus the tribe’s boss often has such trappings wherever he or she goes. Such a symbol can take a typical form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
defenses for Ballynock from her office in the doun’s central watchtower, where the city watch is based. The largest open space among the doun’s tight confines is Trapper’s Square, which is crowded
, Ballynock is called Ballyrush. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Ballynock for one of the following reasons. Demonstration. One of the merchants in Trapper’s Square requires help selling his newest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
or scroll, you decide whether the monks accept it as a gift. If the characters try to sneak or force their way into Candlekeep, the fortress’s defenses are brought to bear as described in the
“Candlekeep Defenses” sidebar. Once allowed inside, the characters are free to go where they please and stay as long as they wish. The outermost buildings include private dormitories for the monks and public
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the leasing of secure vaults to wealthy patrons, with nigh-impregnable defenses designed to keep each vault’s contents safe from thieves. Map 5.1 shows the layout of Horn Enclave.
Map 5.1: Horn
” section of the wedding itinerary for more information. Guards. Scores of dwarf guards can be called upon to defend the enclave, with most occupying the barracks adjoining the vaults. Patrols are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
serves as the home of numerous groups of goblinoids that have banded together into one tribe called the Chill. Unlike most of their kind, the Chill refrains from raiding the people of the North and
maintains relatively good relations so that they can hire themselves out as warriors. Few city-states in the North are willing to field an army alongside the Chill, but several are happy to quietly pay
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
H’Catha Features H’Catha has the following features: Dimensions and Terrain. H’Catha is a disk-shaped water world with a single large mountain called the Spindle jutting from its center. The disk
they hail. Although relatively inexperienced in comparison to some of the other instructors at the academy, Saerthe is an experienced spelljammer. Their eyes shimmer like pools of quicksilver, allowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
largest village is Caer Flur, a relatively young settlement that’s home to five hundred residents. Elves are most of the population, alongside a small number of kithkin. Structures are interspersed
called Lys Gaerlinon. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Caer Flur for one of the following reasons. Dawnglove. Taylin has heard of the planned theft of a bundle of precious dawnglove (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Bluetspur While Bluetspur’s otherworldly hazards and the mind flayers’ defenses can challenge even the highest-level heroes, the domain’s menace proves most pernicious when it intrudes
the Apparatus (see “Mordent” later in this chapter). All it needs is a relic called the Rod of Rastinon, which it wants the characters to retrieve for it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of Leilon were content to leave his tower and the monsters within alone. The Spellplague, a divine phenomenon that twisted Faerûn’s magic, corrupted the tower’s defenses. The creatures sealed within
adventurers called the Swords of Leilon. When the House of Thalivar released its monsters, the Swords fought to cover the escape of the townsfolk. They died, becoming ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
most loyal vassal, an ulitharid called Extremiton, to establish a splinter colony somewhere safe from githyanki incursions. Extremiton made its way to Undermountain with a group of mind flayers, laid
feed on, while Undermountain’s existing defenses offered an unprecedented level of security. Enemies at the Gates Through methods unknown to the illithids, the githyanki vanguard force tracked the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Domain of Dread Parolee Kas uses an artifact called the Crown of Lies to impersonate a powerful wizard and manipulate others into retrieving an item that will allow him to free a demon lord ally
nearly destroying the lich Vecna, the warrior Kas found himself trapped in the Shadowfell, imprisoned in a Domain of Dread called Tovag. There, he languished as a vampire. In time, the Dark Powers of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
maintains docks, ships, and fortified harbors on many of the islands in the Sea of Swords, and as such the city is always seeking magical and military support for these defenses. Where other cities
might use such vast mountains of coin as Mirabar possesses on shows of prosperity, Mirabarrens use it for more functional goals, making sure that the city’s defenses are new, that its gates close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dreambreaker shattered minds. The Lady of the Plague wielded disease and commanded hordes of vermin. The dragonmarked houses united in an inquisition called The War of the Mark. Some say that this was a
persecution of innocents; but most feared the aberrants and stood by as the houses hunted them down. Ever since the War of the Mark, aberrant dragonmarks have been few in number and relatively week
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
relatively thin crystal walls. The dragon can use a lair action to open or close passages through these walls throughout the lair. Cobweb-Choked Tunnels. Adventurers who manage to access the other side of
of a martial order known as the Knights of the Crescent Moon, who had fought beholders in an ancient war. Bleucorundum found the knights held in stasis, awaiting the day they would be called upon to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the Triboar Trail. The site is relatively easy to find, and any NPC in Phandalin can provide directions to the ruins. Recently, prospectors in the area have noted that someone has set up a campsite at
a land called Thay, far to the east. His is a red-robed figure with a shaved scalp and a tattoo on his forehead. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes Hamun’s