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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships, not only as emissaries
visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
trapped in the crystal, which is immovable. If the saving throw succeeds, the crystal shatters and nothing else happens. A creature trapped in the crystal is stunned, has total cover against attacks and
thin cloak of mist forms around her. Blades of ice grow out of her body at odd angles, breaking off before they get too long. When she moves, her body crackles.
In this form, Auril creates weapons of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Classes at Morgrave Morgrave’s physical education classes cover everything from acrobatics and athletics to archery, dueling, and various other forms of combat. The arcane studies program covers the
Arcana skill, as well as honing the abilities of arcane casters. Divine magic can’t simply be taught, but Morgrave has classes in theology and religious history—essentially, the Religion skill. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
light sources or darkvision. Stalagmites. Found in many of the natural caverns, these spires of rock rise up from the floor and can be used for cover (see “Cover” in the Basic Rules). BOOMING WAVES
underground hot spring. That spring boils over continuously to produce a surge that slams into a narrow funnel, making a sound like breaking surf. Describe this sound to players on occasion. It will pique their curiosity and lure them toward its source, drawing them deeper into the mine as a consequence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
hard on new recruits.” (True)
DM Secret! Ivlis secretly leads the Cult of Chaos, an evil cult that feeds on destruction and disarray. Her supposed religious journey is a cover for her occult
for the next 24 hours.
Sanctuary. This spiritual center can accommodate dozens of worshipers. Fazzir delivers sermons from the altar each dawn. His simple lessons appeal to a variety of religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the natural caverns, these rock spires can provide cover. Booming Waves
The rhythmic thunder of pounding waves echoes throughout the mine—loud enough to make the stone underfoot vibrate. The waves
spring boils over continuously, producing a surge that slams into a narrow funnel and sounds like breaking surf. Describe this sound to players on occasion; it should pique their curiosity and lure them toward its source—and consequently draw them deeper into the mine.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
books, scrolls, or carved tablets; tapestries or woven “tomes” of embroidered cloth; complex scientific instruments; and religious icons or objects. They are fond of unique and unusual art objects
6 A beautifully illuminated treatise on the planes of existence, bound in ebony covers with metal corner caps and a cover boss set with polished gems
7 An etched crystal that projects a star
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Rangers, whose cover is that they have nothing to do with rangers or the undead
6 The Loyalists, ironically known for breaking contracts at an alarming rate
7 The Robust Vultures, who
white feet, once the pet of a rich merchant’s spoiled child. She almost blew your cover. Now she knows when to keep quiet, and she’s great at catching mice.
6 A small statue of a ballerina, broken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rules cover what happens on a natural 20 (it’s a Critical Hit) or a natural 1 (it always misses). Resist the temptation to add additional negative consequences to a natural 1 on an attack roll: the
automatic failure is bad enough. And characters typically make so many attack rolls that they’re bound to roll dozens of natural 1s over time. What might seem like an interesting consequence, like breaking the weapon used for the attack, will quickly get tiresome.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
alive, Durth Sunblight, a duergar mind master (see appendix C), leads three duergar named Klaska, Ossyl, and Zublorr to the Town Hall under the cover of night, making their way inside through the north
. After killing the guards with their war picks, the duergar finish breaking apart the figurehead. Each duergar carries one sack that can hold up to five 20-pound fragments of chardalyn. After filling their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
damage.
Provides Half Cover. A creature behind the barricade has Half Cover.
Breaking the Barricade. The barricade has AC 15, HP 4, and Immunity to Poison and Psychic damage. If reduced to 0 Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
veteran). Reporting to them is a fighting force comprised of eight veterans and twenty-four guards. This is supplemented by a religious corps of six acolytes led by Sister Cyas (LG female Chondathan
human priest of Helm). Technically, the religious templars are part of the fighting force, but in practice, they spend most of their time tending the sick and wounded. Finally, the fort is supported by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
merchants in town, but he now faces an intractable problem. Gellan made his fortune through smuggling, his textile and lumber exports serving as a cover for his illegal activities. When Saltmarsh was
it means breaking the law. Gellan secretly believes that even if he is caught, he can spend his way back into the town’s good graces by throwing the biggest, most extravagant festival Saltmarsh has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
destructive potential of the tarrasque is so vast that some cultures incorporate the monster into religious doctrine, weaving its sporadic appearance into stories of divine judgment and wrath
bite’s damage, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the tarrasque, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
rest. Spells and Attacks A chase participant can make attacks and cast spells against other creatures within range. Apply the normal rules for cover, terrain, and so on to these actions. Chase
religious procession blocks your way. Make a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check to recognize their customs and move respectfully among them. On a success, a thankful cleric casts bless on you. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
weighing 50 pounds or more steps on a pit’s cover, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing the creature to spill into the pit below and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. The lid is spring-loaded
under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell. Treasure. Each barrel contains 40 gallons of dwarven ale that has been magically preserved for centuries. Removing a barrel’s lid or breaking the barrel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
walls, not targeting anyone or anything specifically but looking to cause widespread panic. As townsfolk take cover, Drufi and her two giant bodyguards try to break down the southwest gate and fight their
can either confront the giants and the winter wolves that are breaking through the southwest gate or deal with the rock-hurling giants as they see fit. Once the characters choose their enemies, assume
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
opens into a corridor that passes under the higher tiers of the room. Breaking Glass. If any of the glass walls are broken, a weak wall of force will activate immediately in front of the door on the
tiers and cover the floor of the middle tier to a depth of about 2 feet. The water will slowly drain out of four small drains in the corners of the bottom tier, but it will take a good three hours to do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
leads to area 18 and the interior of the second level is barricaded from the inside. Breaking through it from outside requires a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Development. Unless the
. Treasure. The unlocked chest next to the cot contains a selection of threadbare garments and worn sandals. It also holds a religious icon set with fourteen small diamonds (100 gp each), two blocks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Elemental Fire. This item is warm to the touch, and any metal parts are crafted from black iron. Sigils of flames cover its surface. Shades of red and orange are the prominent colors. 13 Elemental Water
might try to steal the item, or someone who wants to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled might try to kill the item’s bearer. 6 Religious. This item was used in religious ceremonies dedicated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the first and second floors provide three-quarters cover to those standing behind them. The rooftop battlements provide variable cover, depending on the angle of attack. Iron ladders and trapdoors
connect each level of a tower, and the trapdoor in the roof can be bolted shut from below. Breaking through a bolted trapdoor requires a successful DC 27 Strength (Athletics) check. Each tower contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Temple Layers of silt cover the stone floor of the main section of the temple. Tangled mounds of collapsed scaffolding lie toward the east end of this area. The west side is dominated by a circular
full-grown kraken, so the creature should be destroyed for the aboleths’ own safety. The kraken’s substantial intellect has been hopelessly tainted by exposure to Sgothgah’s religious beliefs. All gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
cloud of inky poison colors the water around it. Galleons and warships vanish when its tentacles uncoil from the deep, the kraken breaking their masts like kindling before drawing down ships and crew
the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the kraken, and it takes 42 (12d6) acid damage at the start of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
restrained and unable to speak, and it has total cover. When Guh drops to 0 hit points, Snerk is no longer restrained and tumbles into an unoccupied space next to her, gasping for air. He isn’t one of the
15 that deals 7 or more damage. Not only does this send Guh tumbling to the floor, but on her next turn she tries to stand up and instead rolls into the nearest pit, breaking through the wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
as a spellcasting focus. Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level, square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the covered
spellbook (described later in this section). Caltrops. As an action, you can spread a bag of caltrops to cover a square area that is 5 feet on a side. Any creature that enters the area must succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
them breaking free and rampaging through the district. Hamhocks Slaughterhouse This huge complex of pens, barns, and abattoirs is the largest slaughterhouse and knackery in Baldur’s Gate. Located in the
would provide a suitable cover for the cult’s murderous activities. Since then, he’s been slowly laying off existing workers and replacing them with cultists loyal to the group’s mission. Assisting him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
votes are cast. The warden (see area R21), who always attends such meetings, sits in the middle chair and casts the tie-breaking vote, if necessary. R21. Warden’s Quarters The arcane lock on this door
the prison roof and 300 feet above sea level. Three 6-foot-high walls to the north, southwest, and southeast provide limited cover, but much of the rooftop is exposed to the elements. A wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
settles and buries creatures in it. A creature buried in this way is blinded and restrained and has total cover. The creature gains one level of exhaustion for every 5 minutes it spends buried in the snow
. It can try to dig itself free as an action, breaking the surface and ending the blinded and restrained conditions on itself with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. A creature that fails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
three-quarters cover to the beholder.) Minion Chambers The lair has rooms set aside for the beholder’s minions, where those creatures live, cook, eat, and sleep. Prison A beholder often sets aside a
flee, the beholder and its forces return night after night, each time eliminating key defenders, and ultimately breaking the morale of the survivors, at which point the beholder’s minions can capture anyone or anything worth keeping and raze the settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
creatures, many neighbors fear that Ubis doesn’t take security seriously enough, and that his desire to coddle such dangerous beasts could lead to them breaking free and rampaging through the district
engineered the death of the slaughterhouse’s former owner so that he could take over, figuring that constant blood, offal, and animal screams would provide a suitable cover for the cult’s murderous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Professors of chaos wield magic inspired by the ebb and flow of chance. They study the course history has taken, looking for breaking points in the flow of events, and focus their magic into creating
horizontal plane up to 30 feet on a side or a 10-foot-radius hemispherical dome with a floor. The wall provides total cover. It has AC 17, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The noise of breaking down the doors can be heard by all creatures on the tomb’s lower level. These creatures remain in their respective locations but are
their crossbows at intruders who traverse the hallway without an Onyx Scar escort. The arrow slits give the thugs three-quarters cover. No guards are stationed behind the eastern arrow slits. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ status to that of hunters and reducing the number of castes in the host to two. Leaders and religious figures of the tribe still maintain some of their authority, but the lowliest hobgoblin or bugbear can
, occasionally breaking off small garrisons (often of one type of goblinoid) to guard territory that needs to be held. A host usually marches at night, with outriders, who carry messenger ravens, traveling ahead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
). A Small character can squeeze into the elevator box with a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. The dumbwaiter’s rope-and-pulley mechanism can support 200 pounds of weight before breaking
behind total cover takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 22 (4d10) poison damage and have the poisoned condition for 1 hour. A character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
described in chapter 10. Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level, square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the
spellbook (described later in this section). Caltrops. As an action, you can spread a bag of caltrops to cover a square area that is 5 feet on a side. Any creature that enters the area must succeed on a DC