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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
. Solar dragons typically feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
. Solar dragons typically feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the
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withdrawn and moody, dwelling on the insufferable state of life.”
21–40
“I am compelled to make the weak suffer.”
41–60
“I have no compunction against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Viantha Found When the characters find Viantha, read the following boxed text aloud to set the scene: A strange, mystical chanting in a dry, crackling voice and a rank smell come from a small
manacles, she willingly goes with them to Claugiyliamatar’s lair, but says nothing unless magically compelled to do so. All the deathlock knows of Ularan Mortus’s plans is that the necromancer wants her to keep attacking the dragon’s lair.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
forces, add one or more of these traits to a monster’s stat block. Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read the minion’s thoughts, that creature must succeed on a Intelligence saving throw with a DC equal
. Minion’s Mind. The minion can’t be compelled to act in a way contrary to its master’s instructions. Sacrificial Minion. When the minion dies, its master regains hit points equal to four times the minion’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D16. Bullywug Hut The wooden door to this dwelling is barred shut from the inside. If the characters knock on the door or otherwise announce their arrival, a bullywug inside the dwelling croaks
in. Otherwise, a character can use an action to try to force open the door, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. When the characters peer inside, read: Standing just inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Wyrmdoom Crag Wyrmdoom Crag is one of two goliath settlements described in this chapter, the other being Skytower Shelter (see "Skytower Shelter"). Read both entries before running encounters in
mission.) The Wyrmdoom goliaths are willing to share their dwelling with travelers and guests, but they hold a strong dislike for the goliaths of Skytower Shelter. The characters can learn the cause of that resentment by speaking to Ogolai, chieftain of the Thuunlakalaga clan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Welcome to the Rock When the characters arrive at the Rock of Bral, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: Sunlight illuminates the rooftops and spires of a city built across the top of a
-dwelling fish scatter in front of you as your ship adjusts its heading until the docks are straight ahead and level with the ship’s main deck. Pier workers stand ready to catch ropes and tie off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Entering Candlekeep Although some visitors travel to Candlekeep by air, most arrive on foot or on horseback. When the characters arrive at the gatehouse, read the following boxed text to the players
Hearth. The Hearth In Candlekeep’s pub, guests and monks can enjoy each other’s company and a good meal. Read the following boxed text to describe the Hearth: The pub has a low ceiling supported by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Beginning the Adventure The adventure begins at Grahlista’s dwelling. Grahlista is a human sage (Medium, Neutral Good Priest) and is cordial but Indifferent toward the adventurers she has invited
into her home. Read or paraphrase the following aloud to begin the adventure: The heat is impossible to ignore. Across the land, crops have withered, streams have turned to dust, and the locals swelter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Purple Worm Attack As the altercation between the Ashen Heirs and the Brightguard comes to a head, read or paraphrase the following: Stone cracks and people scream as a massive, spiked worm erupts
.
The combination of noises from the large crowd and the disruptive vibrations of the boomhailers has enraged a purple worm dwelling deep below the city. It emerges and begins wreaking havoc on Three Sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
encounter, read the following: You crest a dune and see a rocky escarpment in the distance with small cave entrances all over its surface. Dozens of tiny humanoid creatures dash back into the caves
, sensing your presence.
The tiny creatures are desert-dwelling chwingas (see their stat block at the end of the adventure) that live in tiny caves built up on the shell of a giant dragon tortoise. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other means, unless you allow it. You can present false thoughts by succeeding on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the mind reader’s Wisdom
(Insight) check. Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would determine if you are telling the truth indicates you are being truthful if you so choose, and you can’t be compelled to tell the truth by magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, you can use your reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you. Soul of Deceit Starting at 17th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other means, unless you allow it
are telling the truth indicates you are being truthful, if you so choose, and you can’t be compelled to tell the truth by magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mimics in disguise. They are magically compelled to remain in this room and adhere to creatures only when Granny Nightshade orders them to do so. The mimics are trained in nonlethal combat
(area L2) or Pincushion (area L9) are left here for a while before the hag shows up. When Granny Nightshade arrives, read: The door creaks open, and a little old woman totters forward. She wears a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on madness. Madness of Orcus d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “I often become withdrawn and moody, dwelling on the insufferable
state of life.” 21–40 “I am compelled to make the weak suffer.” 41–60 “I have no compunction against tampering with the dead in my search to better understand death.” 61–80 “I want to achieve the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Moondancer (or after a few rounds of battle, if you decide to allow the characters and the neogi to clash), read: Suddenly, two galleons glide into view and begin pummeling the nightspider with ballista
characters allow him to do this is up to them. If Captain Sartell is compelled to refuse Daar’vik’s offer of escort (perhaps because someone is holding her ship hostage or using magic to control her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on madness. d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “I often become withdrawn and moody, dwelling on the insufferable state of life.” 21
–40 “I am compelled to make the weak suffer.” 41–60 “I have no compunction against tampering with the dead in my search to better understand death.” 61–80 “I want to achieve the everlasting existence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to dwelling in the libraries inside his iron palace. He employs a network of spies and informants to watch over anyone that might threaten him, a measure of his deep paranoia. Dispater has created an
act kills the imp and causes its body to disintegrate before the message can be read. The lord of Dis measures everything in terms of the knowledge it contains and the secrets that can be gleaned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
-dwelling creatures. Rapport Spores A myconid’s Rapport Spores ability allows all intelligent creatures in the area to communicate telepathically with each other. The characters and the myconids are
of communication that the spores allow. Myconids’ facial expressions might be difficult to read, but their telepathic communication might carry a direct expression of the myconids’ emotional state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Aboard the Moondancer As the Moondancer leaves the characters’ world behind, read: Standing on the deck of the Moondancer, you see scores of crystalline vines erupting from the surface of your world
, some of the vines reaching high enough to break through the clouds. You find yourself sailing through a void filled with colorful gases and blinking stars. A school of space-dwelling fish swims past
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S3. Village of Krezk When the characters get past the outer wall, read: The mist-shrouded village beyond the wall is nothing more than a scattering of humble wooden cottages along dirt roads that
and coops so that they don’t freeze. Burgomaster’s Cottage. The building closest to the outer gate is the burgomaster’s cottage—the largest building in town but still a modest dwelling. Dmitri Krezkov
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Spindle Cavern If the characters follow the tracks into the cave, read: The fifteen-foot-wide passage opens into a large, rough chamber with a sunken floor. A misshapen, vaguely oblong lump of metal
learn the following information: Greelob and Orlob feel compelled to guard the meteorite because it seems like a worthwhile treasure to protect. However, neither spectator tolerates the other’s help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The first time they peer inside, read: A chandelier of wrought iron fitted with wax candles hangs above a polished wooden dining table. Around the table are seated eight women of various ages in
Gallery If the characters arrive here from the entrance hall (area N3a), read: The staircase climbs twenty feet to a beautifully appointed gallery that continues toward the west, running almost the length
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
languages, some of which you can’t read.
3 You are giving the most important presentation of your career, and the magic you are using to create an impressive visual display has gone haywire. It now
cruel, exacting or eccentric, this teacher shaped you during your apprentice days in profound and probably disturbing ways. Whether a typical mage wearing a pointy hat and dwelling in a remote tower, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is only as good as their word, and you feel compelled to keep others honest.
8 You can’t read or write, so this whole recording-and-playing-back-what-you-say-in-a-jar thing is a huge benefit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
areas in between. When the adventurers enter the warehouse, read: In the areas where the walls and ceiling didn’t collapse, this warehouse contains no crates, no boxes, no barrels, and no wares of any
character reaches the bottom of the sinkhole, read: The sinkhole fissure ends at a level floor of worked stone. Dust, debris, rocks, and pieces of wood that once made up the walls and ceiling of the warehouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of the winds, the rustle of leaves, the ingenuity of land-dwelling inventors, or any of countless other surface-world charms, every triton living beyond the waves does so for their own reasons. In some
the Depths. Adapted to even the most extreme ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. Spell: Wall of Water
3rd-level evocation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cargo hold, the flesh golem tries to beat the characters unconscious. The squidlings are compelled to try to devour the brains of unconscious characters, avoiding combat otherwise. The heavy chains and
, knobs, and levers festoon the gunner’s station, which comes with firing instructions written in Qualith (a braille-like script that illithids read with their tentacles). A character who hasn’t read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
killed the puny runt for it. When the ogre attuned to it, the headband grew in size, enabling him to wear it. With an improved ability to reason and ponder, the ogre felt compelled to appreciate the
much as he could. He’s a quiet but popular fixture in the keep, and the Avowed are always saying hello to him and recommending new books for him to read. He is currently reading Storm King’s Thunder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Witchlight Carnival. To kick off the adventure, read the following boxed text to the players whose characters aren’t part of the carnival: You have been summoned to the abode of a human warlock named Madryck
characters arrive shortly before twilight. When they arrive, lay out the poster map of the carnival for the players to see. After revealing the map, read the following boxed text to any players whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Heavens, read the following: Atop the floating island, a slender, gray obelisk rises nearly two hundred feet above the surrounding plaza. Four graceful flying buttresses curve up the tower’s entire
ceases attacking. If not attacked further, he shares his name and the following facts: He is magically compelled to serve a black-robed wizard named Lohezet. He’s wary of Lohezet’s co-commander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
balance it upright, the writing can be read as the cylinder goes around. The message wraps around the pillar like the threads of a screw, but in two alternating spirals. The first is read from top to
bottom as the cylinder rotates; then the cylinder must be flipped over to reveal the second line of script, also read from top to bottom. Speaking stones are sized to match the length of the message they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move
thanks to its Read Thoughts feature. If the character’s check fails, the character perceives that “Propha” truly wants to help the characters, but is unable to do so for some reason. The barkeep often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
unfold. Read the following text after all the scenes have played out and the characters are in this area: The violet flames waver, forming ominous images once more. The terrifying knight from the last
destroyed. Sarlamir speaks as he attacks, making it clear he’s compelled by Soth’s magic. In a hollow voice, the armored skeleton proclaims the following: The cursed knight, Lord Soth, calls to