before bottom deciding contingent reduces

Drowned Blade

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned blade cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned blade to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the

Drowned Ascetic

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned ascetic to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless

Drowned Assassin

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned assassin to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken

Drowned Blade

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 2 (450 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned blade cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks

communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned blade to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving

Drowned Ascetic

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

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it

sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet. Bound Together

Drowned Blade

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

languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 2 (450 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned blade cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement

of it, and can communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned blade to 0 hit points, it must make a

Drowned Assassin

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

understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no

drowned one within 1 mile of it, and can communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned assassin to 0 hit

Drowned Assassin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the

bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet. Bound Together. The

Bottom Card: Reward or Ruin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Bottom Card: Reward or Ruin Once the situation presented by the top card has been resolved, the player can flip over the bottom card. Then it’s up to you to interpret that card as either a reward or

and don’t need to consume any of their rations. They eat well that night, and each character begins the next day with inspiration. Reduced Travel Time. The characters find a shortcut that reduces the

Tracking Initiative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

player responsibility for keeping track of initiative, either on a whiteboard or on a piece of paper the other players can see. This method reduces the number of things you need to keep track of yourself

of the character whose turn it is, also mention who’s next, prompting that player to start thinking ahead. After each character or group of monsters acts, the top card is moved to the bottom of the

Let This Be Their Battlefield

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

Let This Be Their Battlefield The players can choose where their characters confront the demon lords by deciding where to set the dark heart talisman. Vizeran’s preference is anywhere in

Characters looking to double-cross Vizeran — or those with a sense of poetic justice — might hide the dark heart somewhere in the drow archmage’s tower or the surrounding cavern. This reduces the

Drowned Ascetic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement

mile of it, and can communicate its thoughts and observations to them instantaneously and without limitation. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned ascetic to 0 hit points, it must make a

Clever Beast

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

boats from Bremen but does not attack indiscriminately, trying to gauge the strength and determination of the crew before deciding what to do. Roll on the Plesiosaurus Behavior table to determine how

Events table indicates another encounter with the creature. The plesiosaurus prefers to dine on fish, not people. Characters knocked into the lake are more likely to freeze to death or sink to the bottom

Perception

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

opening the desk drawer, suggesting the presence of a hidden compartment in the back or bottom of the drawer) or obvious (clear footprints lead across the room to a blank wall that is actually a

height. Lightly Obscured conditions reduce visibility: rain reduces maximum visibility to 1 mile, and fog reduces it to between 100 and 300 feet. Outdoor terrain determines the distance at which

Example Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

gains advantage on its attack against the creature. The creature then attacks. Each blade has AC 15 and 15 hit points. Destroying a blade reduces the Whirling Blades attack bonus by 2. Dexterity check

using thieves’ tools, DC 15. Creatures can use thieves’ tools in the area attacked by the blades to foil their mechanism. A successful check reduces the Whirling Blades attack bonus by 2. Crushing

The Sinkhole

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

its submerged areas, using the river as a back door to its lair. A narrow staircase winds down along the chasm walls until reaching bottom, where it offers access to area 28. Map 2.4: The Sinkhole

the bottom of the stairs. A short flight of stone steps leads down to a wooden door that stands half-open. Dark, stagnant water pools in the small landing at the base of the steps and in the doorway

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Strength checks (to hammer in the metal solidly enough). Each successful check jams one scythe and reduces the trap’s damage by 1d8. 6C. Puzzle Floor To reach this section of hall, characters must climb a 7

can’t see the bottom row of the pattern on the door — and that’s unfortunate, because one square of that bottom row on the door glows faintly (roll a d4 to determine which square it is). Even if someone

Tomb Locations

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

ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds

sarcophagus to face her, hoping to entice the characters to approach the magically warded sarcophagus at the bottom of the pit. Canopic Gallery. The gallery below the main platform houses eight canopic jars

Black Cabin Locations

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

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If this effect reduces a creature to 0 hit points and there is damage remaining, the creature is turned to ashes if the remaining damage equals or

. Any creature standing on the floor when it collapses must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature falls to the bottom of the gorge directly below this section of the cabin

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

middle of the yard is a stone well rigged with a simple bucket winch. The well is 30 feet deep and has fresh water filling its bottom 5 feet. The well’s winch and rope are sturdy enough to bear 250

mostly empty tower chamber. A wooden staircase hugs the west wall. A thug sits near the bottom of the stairs, engrossed in a saucy novella. If this guard detects intruders, he tries to run up the

Tomb Locations

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

damage from the spikes, which turn the floor of the pit into difficult terrain. At the bottom of the pit, situated in the middle of its northeast wall, is a hidden door that leads to area T5. T4: Face of

beneath the bridge. The tiled bridge stretches over a gravity vortex 60 feet below. The force of the vortex reduces the flying speed of any creature within the room to 0 feet. Claudio Pozas Map 7.4

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

the secret door causes water to submerge the bottom 2 feet of the stairway. G17: Drow Delegation Room Two feet of water pools in this room. Rusted metal chair frames jut from the water, and delicate

to hit, reach 5 ft., one Humanoid with the stunned condition who is grappled by Qunbraxel. Hit: 55 (10d10) piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, Qunbraxel kills it by

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