before both distant cautious react

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes

’t scared of a troll; instead, they understand that a troll is a fearsome, dangerous creature and react accordingly. Lizardfolk never become angry in the way others do, but they act with

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are

discussed here are all sufficiently distant from the North and the Sword Coast to justify the use of this background. Evermeet. The fabled elven islands far to the west are home to elves who have never

Cold and Calculating

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

, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants. Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties

Drow of Xen'drik

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

shadows of the distant past. When the elves fled to Aerenal, the drow remained on Xen’drik as subjects of the giants, and they were caught in the collapse of giant civilization. Today they linger on

seeking powers that can help your people in their endless war? Or are you a Sulatar pursuing a personal path to glory? How do you react to meeting members of other elven cultures during your journeys

Arrival in Elturel

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

irregular intervals. Perched atop a distant bluff, overlooking the rest of the city, is a crumbled fortress. Traxigor gazes up at the black orb nervously, utters a few arcane syllables, and

disappears in the blink of an eye. Traxigor casts time stop, giving him time to flee using his fly spell. He’s long gone before the time stop ends and the characters can react. Any character who succeeds on

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

intruders are within. How will they react? From whence will they call in guards? Where will Snurre go? Most assuredly, he will not remain seated upon his throne when an attack is in progress! You have not

miles distant from Snurre’s sooty palace. This hidden site should initially prove to be safe from detection as long as the characters leave no plain trail to it and as long as they are not followed to it

Denizens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

locations of the canyon’s inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are detected. Deadstone Cleft Roster Area Creature(s) Notes area 2 1 roc The roc

Blue Bear scouts and 1 Uthgardt shaman (see appendix C) bearing news from other Blue Bear clans 91–95 1 stone giant carrying a sack of nonmagical, human-sized weapons and armor collected from a distant

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

; otherwise, several dwarf clerks work here during the day, logging deliveries at the docks to be transported to the mine and arranging for the processed ore to be loaded on trade ships bound for distant ports

nearly 7 feet — make him an unmistakable figure in town. Keledek came to town years ago from Ket, a distant kingdom held in a mix of contempt, mistrust, and fear by the locals. Rumor around town claims

Eileanar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

by mages are frigid cracks in reality leading to the Plane of Ice, Stygia (the frozen fifth layer of the Nine Hells), Limbo, and other distant planes. Adventurers might be asked to deal with monsters

resources or governing tribunals. Adventurers looking to sway the city’s legal authority might approach Derathar, but they would do well to be cautious of her famously short temper and long memory

Journey Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones. Four grells lurk amid the stalactites

. The behir is hungry but cautious. If the characters don’t attack, the behir asks them in Draconic to drive the gricks out of the adjoining cave. If a fight breaks out, the behir tries to maneuver into

Random Encounters in Yon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the throne. An inscription in Elvish engraved around the seat of the throne reads: I am a traveler from a distant land. My name is Mazikoth

untie each bow. Another way to free Feenia is to reduce the kite to 0 hit points with a single attack or effect before it can react (see “The Kite Reacts” below). The Kite Falls. A character who

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