before both during clever route

Plan of Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

. Only a special escape route—a secret passage known only to a palace’s most trusted servants, for example—should come as a surprise to the cultists and Red Wizards. Frontal Assault Because clever ruses

Plan of Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

before will be known. Only a special escape route — a secret passage known only to a palace’s most trusted servants, for example — should come as a surprise to the cultists and Red Wizards. Frontal

Assault Because clever ruses and ambush have failed in previous attacks, the cult’s third assault opts for overwhelming force. The dragons attack the characters from the air, attempting to draw them outside

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

Wards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

discussed below. Magic Restriction. Wards prevent anyone from entering Candlekeep by any route other than through the front gates. Any attempt to magically bypass these gates fails. These wards do not

fifty feet outside the gates. An intangible ward forces creatures that can fly naturally to either land or circumnavigate Candlekeep altogether. Ordinary birds are unaffected by this ward, and a clever

Cartographer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

underground, or to even more dangerous and remote places. The cartographer selects the method and route of travel for a franchise, and creates and maintains maps of the journey. As the characters travel

hidden features, acquiring rare maps, and using different modes of transportation in secure and clever ways. Noteworthy Cartographers: Rosie Beestinger (“C” Team), Brahma Lutier (“B” Team, retired

9. Guard Barracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

. If the characters are wearing scarlet cloaks taken from elsewhere, the bugbears assume that they serve Iarno. Clever characters might even persuade the bugbears to help deal with “traitors” or

ingratiate himself with the party. He doesn’t remember the route to Cragmaw Castle, but he knows it’s up north, in the forest. He also knows that Cragmaw goblins patrol around Phandalin, and he

Easthaven Ferry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

doesn’t give up any other information. His companions are similarly tight-lipped; however, threats to Durth’s life or the clever use of a suggestion spell or similar magic can persuade one or more them

to reveal the following additional information: Xardorok has a fortress hidden in the mountains. (The route to this fortress is marked on Durth’s map aboard the ferry.) Xardorok’s fortress has a forge

Hobgoblin Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Points, the barricade is destroyed. F2: Cube Route Olivier Bernard This smooth tunnel forms a rectangular circuit. A hungry Gelatinous Cube slowly loops counterclockwise through this part of the cave

Barricade” sidebar). The cube is Hostile toward all other creatures and fights them on detection. Clever characters might be able to lure the cube out of the cave through the entrance to area F1, shutting

42. The Chapel of Kukulkan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

just idle curiosity. Therefore, you will find the cure upon the stone in the middle of the dais, if you can solve the puzzle to reach it by the proper route. Choose your path wisely, and act quickly

: “So you have passed the first test. Perhaps you are not the fools you first seemed. But it will take the best tool of your most clever person to breach these crystal walls. Your time is running out

Creature Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

got lost. Roll a d6 and consult the table to determine what appears. The raiders are initially hostile toward the party, though clever characters might try bribing them for safe passage or

, the society member can’t guarantee that the route is safe. If characters are searching for something else, the society member provides whatever assistance it can. Spore Servants One or more creatures

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

. On a failed check, the climber falls 40 feet. The safer route across the bridge can be accessed only through the warehouse. The warehouse workers don’t want any trouble. If the characters bully their

cunning and clever. If combat breaks out here, he remains hidden in the water while the skum do the fighting. He makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check in an attempt to hide. As long as he remains unnoticed

Redbrand Hideout Locations

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

Glasstaff. Clever characters might even persuade the bugbears to help deal with “traitors” or “impostors” elsewhere in the dungeon. Roleplaying Droop. The goblin, Droop, is not a threat to the party

of Phandalin under control, but the Redbrands have so far managed without them. Known Route. The bugbears know the way to Wave Echo Cave. (Glasstaff does not know the route.) Magical Forge. The

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Pirates versus zombies 6 River barge crossing 7–8 The Maverick Just Cut to the End If the players are particularly clever, they might come up with novel ways to shortcut the search for

. Trade Route Maps. When the characters reach the crow’s nest, even if they raised the alarm, they have time to look around. On the main deck below the crow’s nest, a female elf dressed in green leather

Web's Edge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Wisdom (Perception) check spots a small, spider-shaped carving in the rock—a hint of this shrine’s purpose. Makubli and Torkner. Both Makubli and Torkner operate along the well-traveled route between

custody of a cyclops to the Web’s Edge prison (see area W6a). Makubli and Torkner dislike each other intensely. Neither knows many other covert Lolth operatives, so clever characters could masquerade as

N2. Blue Water Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

in the taproom (area N2c). At dusk, he leaves the inn to tend to his horse and his wagon again, then returns to his room to retire for the night. Rictavio is too clever to leave anything valuable or

creature to pass through. The wereravens can use this opening as an escape route. The strongbox is described in “Treasure” below. Two trapdoors, clearly visible on the floor, can be pulled open to reveal the

Locations on the Entrance Level

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

which screens the entrance to the queen’s private chamber. Inside this entryway are torches on the walls, and six chairs and three small tables along the hallway. At the end of the route westward is

is vacant (Obmi is very clever). He can see through the door by means of a peephole, and if he sees intruders who are battling the gnolls and winning he will yell for them to help him, claiming to be

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