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scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc.
Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
on archery-related combat styles and spells or take the Sharpshooter feat. Any Thrane could take the acolyte background to reflect a strong connection to the church, or the soldier background based on
church in politics distracts it from its true mission and invites corruption. Dealing with Darkness. The Shadow in the Flame can tempt even the most virtuous soul. How do you react when you encounter
Goblin
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appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
and know the most about the territory farthest from the tribe’s lair. These individuals hunt game in peaceful times, and in combat they serve as scouts, foot soldiers, and cavalry.
Gatherers
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
party’s mission. At a predetermined signal or after some period of time, the keelboat will return to see if the characters are ready to be collected. COMBAT NOT REQUIRED
The characters are considered
achieve the mission goals without combat, they’re playing smart and well. The intent is to get the players to think tactically and avoid unnecessary fights against a superior foe. Reward the characters
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
by taking the Magic Initiate feat. Archery is a devotional practice of the Silver Flame, so as a martial Thrane you might focus on archery-related combat styles or take the Sharpshooter feat. Any
tempt even the most virtuous soul. How do you react when you encounter corruption and greed? Are you a compassionate person who seeks to lead people to the light, or a zealot determined to crush all darkness? Cathedral of the Silver Flame
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, consideration, and attempts to engage in actions that don’t involve combat. The lizardfolk’s greatest fear is the sahuagin, and the sooner the characters realize this fact, the better. The lizardfolk population
is summarized on the Lizardfolk Roster table, which also provides information on how the occupants of various areas might react as the adventure unfolds. Patrols in the Lair The lizardfolk patrol the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
like goblins, which tend to squabble among themselves and cooperate only when threatened by a strong leader. Kobolds avoid combat on a large scale, instead sticking to hit-and-run raids using smaller
obvious places as false “treasure,” prompting intruders to open the container and release a swarm. In a combat involving large numbers of kobolds (such as ten or more), consider spreading out their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
gong in area 9. The Temple Roster table summarizes the positions of yuan-ti across the lair and indicates how they react when intruders are detected or the gong is struck.
Once an alarm is raised
the temple from area 1 or 23 and behave as you desire.
The temple is a living community. Outside combat, inhabitants move between chambers, feed, wash, rest, and engage in all the villainous deceptions of yuan-ti life. You can use the Temple Reinforcements table to simulate this.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
one trapped creature at random to accommodate the new prisoner. The Prisoners of the Mirror table lists the mirror’s current prisoners and summarizes how they react if set free or spoken to. Otherwise
the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the mirror’s statistics.) Rather than running combat with so many creatures, assume that only the invisible stalker and the troll attack the party initially. The other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
provides information on how the occupants of various areas might react as the mission unfolds. On this table, sahuagin is abbreviated as “sah.” Sahuagin Roster, Level 1 Area Occupants at Start Notes 1
aid. 2 2 sahuagin These guards go to 1 if they hear combat or if the gong is rung three times. 12 5 sahuagin, 2 sahuagin coral smashers,* 2 sahuagin priestesses These sahuagin go to 1 if the gong is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens The Grudd Haug Roster table summarizes the locations of the den’s inhabitants and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are detected. As soon as trespassers are spotted or
combat erupts, the entire den goes on alert. As a consequence, adventurers might find themselves fighting several encounters’ worth of creatures at once. Grudd Haug’s defenders lack a cohesive defense
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Monster Behavior The attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the monsters in an encounter help determine how a social interaction plays out (and whether it might erupt into combat) and influence the
course of combat. Brian Valeza Kobolds build a barricade to keep adventurers at bay Initial Attitudes A published adventure typically notes or implies whether a creature’s initial attitude toward the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, combat, and other types of encounters to create interesting and engaging pacing. Ensure that scenes are always somehow relevant to your story and move characters toward their goals. Logistics You often
to escape. Politely demand players react quickly: “There’s no time to debate—what do you do?” Parallel Scenes Occasionally encourage players to split the party. When characters are separated, cut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
combat. Even if a redcap wanted to be stealthy, its iron boots force it to take ponderous, thunderous steps. When a redcap is near to potential prey, though, it can close the distance quickly and get in
a vicious swing of its weapon before the target can react. Steeped in Slaughter. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap has to soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a redcap is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
moment redcaps awaken, they desire only murder and carnage, and they constantly seek to satisfy these cravings. Redcaps lack subtlety. They live for direct confrontation and the mayhem of mortal combat
get in a vicious swing of their weapon before the target can react. Redcaps’ desire to slay is rooted in their will to survive. To sustain their unnatural existence, they must soak their hats in the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
can be heard throughout the castle. The Lyn Armaal Roster table summarizes the locations of the inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are
detected. Any cloud giant or aarakocra simulacrum can place the castle on alert. A cloud giant does this by bellowing “To arms!” at the end of its first turn in combat. An aarakocra simulacrum does it by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hoist their greataxes when intruders appear. After the first round of combat, it occurs to one of the giants that she should sound the warning horn. She staggers up a flight of wooden stairs to blow
the horn (area 2C) while the other giants keep fighting. If the characters react quickly enough, they can prevent her from reaching the horn. If they keep the giant from sounding the horn, the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Scene. Read the boxed text aloud. Then say, “Roll Initiative!” to signal the start of combat. Roll once for both centipedes, which act on the same turn.
Players React. In combat, the characters and
. Exploration is open-ended; the players don’t take turns moving around the dungeon the way they do in combat. As they explore, direct the players to freely move around on the map, but stop them when they reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
their view, whereupon they all rush to attack. The prisoners, even if they’re left unattended, won’t leave their cells willingly while combat is going on. If the characters dispose of the guards and
reason other than cruelty. All six yuan-ti are languishing on the ground between the pools and don’t react until at least one of them becomes aware of the characters. If one of the malisons remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Survivors’ Response The survivors in the abbey provide many potential social interactions and combat encounters. Use the following guidelines to decide how the survivors react to the characters
’ actions. Hostile If the characters enter the abbey with swords drawn and spells blazing, the survivors believe the pirates have returned and mount a solid defense. Once combat begins, the survivors
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
combat using his claw and Wave.
Round 4. Gar swims back.
Round 5. Upon returning to the young kraken, Gar casts charm monster on the creature. It fails its saving throw and believes Gar to be a
friend.
Round 6. Gar surprises the kraken, hitting it twice with Wave before the creature can react, and achieving a critical hit both times. The kraken is slain, and Gar begins the process of drawing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
crushing walls of ice.
The forces of Limbo react to sentience, however. Using the power of their minds, the githzerai tame the plane’s chaotic elements, causing them to settle into fixed and survivable
those githzerai who are the wisest teachers and the most skilled at physical and mental combat become leaders. The githzerai revere great heroes and teachers of the past, emulating those figures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
their caves and wait for enemies to come to them. Once they enter combat, the giants pursue enemies that attempt to flee. The Blue Bear tribe shares Kayalithica’s belief that civilization is a blight on
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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
countryside for food to bring to Guh. The ogres stand ready to serve meals to Guh as they are brought before her. While the ogres and the giants engage in melee combat, the goblins spread out atop the
wooden puppet theater with gold trim, along with gold-stringed puppets wearing bejeweled costumes (worth 2,500 gp). Development Combat and other loud disturbances in this room can be heard throughout
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
React. In combat, the characters and the bandits act on their turns. Use the D&D Beyond Basic Rules to run this encounter.
Treasure. Stashed in the bushes are the recent ill-gotten gains stolen
, or Indifferent (see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules). Regardless, creatures defend themselves in combat.
Game Trail
You spot a regal elk on the trail beside a dense thicket. Startled by your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
laugh or feel emotionally engaged and to incorporate those things into your roleplaying. Being the NPC Imagine how a character or monster you bring to life would react to the adventurers. Consider what it
those players embrace roleplaying. Still, creating combat connections to an extended interaction (such as a corrupt vizier sending assassins to kill the adventurers) is often the best way to keep action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
targets inside the area of its antimagic cone, the ability of its central eye is incredibly effective in combat — instantly crippling enemy spellcasters, revealing the exact location of anyone using
Actions The beholder’s ability to use legendary actions effectively doubles the number of times it can shoot rays in a round. Each legendary action a beholder takes gives it an opportunity to react to a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
characters you need to create, as well as how much detail you need to generate for each one. NPCs unlikely to become involved in combat don’t need full combat statistics, for example, just as characters
from those actions, think about how the adventurers are likely to react. If they can prevent an action or hamper its success, what effect does that have on the villain’s overall plan? What can the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
perfect assassins.” If she and her wights have the upper hand in combat, or if all the wights are destroyed, she calls for a break in hostilities. She proudly talks of the sentient oozes that will wreak
three contain ochre jellies (O). Usually, wights use ooze prods to keep the oozes in the vats. If the wights are engaged in combat, roll a d6 at the end of every round. If the indicated ooze is still in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
, use each nonplayer character’s NPC Card to determine how they react to the character’s words and actions.
Active Roleplaying. In active roleplaying, you speak with a character’s voice and might echo
lend their services to the keep.
Exploration and Movement. Exploration is open-ended; the players don’t take turns moving around the keep the way they do in combat. Instead, players simply say
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
threatened, the ceremorphs react with deadly intent; otherwise, they shun combat. Roleplaying the Gnome Squidlings The gnome squidlings have a blind hunger for brains that often overrides their common sense
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
talk their way past the hobgoblins, two hobgoblins escort the party to area E2. Reinforcements. Sounds of combat here attract the guards in area E2. Treasure The hobgoblin captain has a belt pouch
obsidian columns with fiery cracks in them. The air is oppressively warm.
Two razerblasts (see chapter 7) keep to the sides of the chamber. How these guards react depends on how the characters arrive
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Stairs The 5-foot-wide stairs that descend from area 1 are roughly carved. They aren’t dangerous to traverse, however, except that combat while on the narrow path can be risky. Three small landings lie
combat. One corpse stands with its back against the western wall, the spear that killed it still skewering it and holding it upright. Three wooden doors lead from this area. A hollow tower of loose
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
for a monk. If combat occurs, sleeping monks wake up and stand up during their first turn. They can each take a normal second turn. By day, four monks (the ones who drew night shift) sleep here. M4
two gargoyles, hiding in plain sight. They don’t react unless characters who don’t belong to the cult attempt to enter the shrine to the north (area M9). The gargoyles don’t interfere with anyone
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
made to pry information from them. While in the tavern, the dwarves are relaxed and won’t react negatively to a failed Charisma check. However, continued failures result in guards being called. Those
. She has the following racial trait: Feline Agility. When the tabaxi moves on its turn in combat, it can double its speed until the end of the turn. Once it uses this ability, the tabaxi can’t use it