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Moonblade
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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The moonblade functions as a ring of spell storing.
99
You can use an action to call forth an elfshadow, provided that you don’t already have one serving you. The elfshadow
this creature, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 hit points or you dismiss it as an action.
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The moonblade functions as a vorpal sword.
Sentience
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
honored dead. People. The inhabitants of San Citlán typically have skin of light to medium brown, black hair, and dark eyes. Humans and dwarves are the most common folk in the city. A small number of
intelligent Undead known as olvidados (detailed below) also reside here and are fully accepted as citizens. Languages. The language of San Citlán is Citlanés, which is related to Tletlahtolli (the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
doesn’t normally need to make a Dexterity check to walk across an empty room or a Charisma check to order a mug of ale. Only call for a roll if there is a meaningful consequence for failure. When
deciding whether to use a roll, ask yourself two questions: Is a task so easy and so free of conflict and stress that there should be no chance of failure? Is a task so inappropriate or impossible — such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
keep in mind the role of heroes and ensure places for light in your dark fantasy domain. If a domain holds no place for hope, there’s also little call for resistance and meaningful plots. In addition
and evil are blurred. Choices involve deciding which outcome is least bad. Corruption and suspicion flourish among organizations and individuals. Magic and magic items might be rarer or require a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
alarmed the Saltmarsh Town Council. Greatly troubled and filled with apprehension, the councillors call an emergency meeting. This adventure is designed for a group of four to six 3rd-level characters
. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL
Dave J. Brown and Don Turnbull continued the Saltmarsh series in this classic. Doubling down on TSR UK’s penchant for exploration and interaction in their work, this scenario
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
creature’s efforts. In a contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, rather than to a target number. When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that each side must use, deciding
crowd, lie to someone convincingly INTELLIGENCE CHECK VS. WISDOM CHECK
If you have trouble deciding whether to call for an Intelligence or a Wisdom check to determine whether a character notices
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is home to treants of gigantic size, stags with antlers as wide across as a wagon, brown bears bigger than large sheds, owlbears, wolves, and unicorns. Woodcutters and even outlaws on the run dare
. Shadowtop Cathedral is a key base for the Emerald Enclave. Also, characters from the Tree Ghost Uthgardt tribe call the High Forest home.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. Today no civilized place in the North has a significant population of half-orcs, although at least a few of them reside in or on the outskirts of any stable community. Ironically, it is among the largest
make up a tiny percentage of the population, yet even at that they still number in the hundreds. Half-orcs who call Waterdeep home appreciate the acceptance, or at least tolerance, they receive in the
Aarakocra
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brightly colored, with feathers of red, orange, or yellow. Females have more subdued colors, usually brown or gray. Their heads complete the avian appearance, being something like a parrot or eagle with
, a mission of vengeance, or a catastrophe typically lies at the heart of the aarakocra adventurer’s chosen path.
Two other circumstances might call an aarakocra to adventure. First, aarakocra
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
. It is also not unheard of for an exceptionally strong and charismatic evil human to lead stray orcs that no longer have a tribe to call their own.
When Tribes Team Up
An orc tribe typically has no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
monuments, tombs, and pyramids of past golden ages litter Har’Akir. These countless tombs are interconnected, forming a vast, semi-hidden underground network called the Labyrinth. Akirran death rituals call
for removing the heart, draining the body of blood, and wrapping the remains in linen. These methods preserve the body so the pharaoh might call it to service. It is a crime to burn the dead. Akirrans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Ring of Winter After reclaiming Svardborg, Jarl Storvald used rune magic to divine how best to find the Ring of Winter — what the frost giants call the Ice That Never Melts. The runes told
identifies the location of the nearest creature that has Artus’s blood flowing through its veins. Artus has many living relatives, and a few of those reside in the North. The blod stone has pointed Storvald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
bandits. Thri-kreen can often be found scavenging the ground beneath the pathways for items dropped from above. They then trade these items for panela—cones of brown sugar cooked in mills across Atagua
of Builders, the engineers and workers who repair and extend the Grassroads. Every six years they rebuild this encampment, which they affectionately call the Devil’s Hammock. The second outpost was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Rattle The zone of fertile crimson soil known as the Ribbon cuts a wide swath through the gray-brown plains that stretch from the water’s edge to the lands of the Rattle. Most inhabitants of the Ribbon
, relive their shared history through the call-and-response Awakening Song, and settle regional disputes at the communal and annual summit known as the Meet, where canny traders and powerful pacts seek to gain influence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
than describe everything down to the last blade of grass. Call attention to unusual terrain features: a waterfall, a rocky outcropping that offers a breathtaking view over the tops of the surrounding
. In another, sunlight streams through the leaves above and flower-laden vines twine up every trunk. Signs of corruption — rotting wood, foul-smelling water, and rocks covered with slimy brown moss — can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
town openly are met by a haggard orchardist named Jendon (a human commoner), who wears a cloak with a brown patch made of the same fabric as the robes the earth cultists wear. Jendon tries to persuade
“heroes” have managed to stop the catastrophes ravaging the area. Jendon knows some might call him a coward, but he is convinced that submission to the forces of elemental earth is what any rational person
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
older and more respectable.
Most kobold tribes avoid eating what they call “talking meat” — intelligent creatures — because such behavior prompts retaliation. The fear of
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
boulder is five feet tall and colored brown with dark streaks and spots. Leaning against it is what appears to be a bamboo staff.
In the mud around the base of the boulder is a moving shape, looking like
follow, but will take to marching back and forth in front of the boulder and will continue to threaten the party if they approach again. If the crayfish is attacked, it will immediately call forth its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
across the forest peninsula locals call the Harvest Peninsula. At the height of its prosperity, Kalakeri was a robust center of art, commerce, and religion, with foreign merchants spreading wild tales of
CHARACTERS
Characters from Kalakeri hail from a rich, wondrous land tainted by suspicion. They are typically dark-haired, dark-eyed, brown-skinned people with Indian- inspired names. When players create
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
living space and do other menial tasks. Most of Luthic’s faithful reside in this area, close to the whelping pens where young orcs are kept until they grow old enough to contribute to the tribe. When
Followers of Yurtrus reside on the threshold of where the deep area of the cavern system begins. They are the keepers of the dead, and the entrance to their realm is festooned with piles of bones and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
example, a fighter wants to turn a winch to raise a portcullis. This is a complex, difficult action. You could rule that it incurs a -5 initiative penalty. Rolling Initiative. After deciding on an action
, everyone rolls initiative and applies modifiers, keeping the result secret. You then announce an initiative number, starting with 30 and working down (it helps to call out ranges of numbers at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
moonblade functions as a ring of spell storing. 99 You can use an action to call forth an elfshadow, provided that you don’t already have one serving you. The elfshadow appears in an unoccupied space within
, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 hit points or you dismiss it as an action. 00 The moonblade functions as a vorpal sword. Sentience. A moonblade is a sentient neutral good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
involved.” Sometimes the rules allow for any one of two or more proficiencies to apply to a check. When deciding what check a character should make, be generous in determining if the character’s
the player how long the task takes. Alternatively, you can call for a single ability check and use the result to determine how long it takes for the character to complete the task. Group Checks Group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
deep respect for nature, and are primarily farmers, worshiping the goddess they call the Earthmother and keeping to old druidic ways. Ffolk shipwrights are well regarded, having proven their ability to
blond or dark hair and olive complexions. Black, brown, and green eyes are the most common. Halruaan Names: (Male) Aldym, Chand, Meleghost, Presmer, Sandrue, Uregaunt; (female) Aithe, Chalan, Oloma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the North reside in the halls of the dwarves. Now, when shield dwarves invoke the name of Delzoun, they are calling upon the glory of all their past accomplishments: every feat of architectural mastery
it is a call into history, for although every dwarven settlement now has its own masters, kings, and queens, they all respect the memory of the great hammer of Delzoun and the glorious kingdom it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
culminate in a journey called peregrination, where they wander the world until they find a new place to call home. The few men who reside permanently in Setessa live in the Amatrophon, training and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters search the room or call out for Naxa, she reveals herself. Naxa is Vaeve’s twin sister. She doesn’t want to fight and is looking for a safe exit from the citadel. As Vaeve feared, Naxa snuck into
troops fighting elsewhere, and Jallizanx is deciding how to give directions the dim-witted kakkuus can be reasonably expected to convey. When they see the characters, the kakkuus rush into melee while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult of the Howling Hatred The followers of elemental air call themselves the Cult of the Howling Hatred. They worship the destructive power of wind and storms, believing that those who venerate
of an old mystic with brown skin and white hair, who promised to teach her all she desired to know — a vision of Yan-C-Bin, the Prince of Evil Air. Aerisi turned her study to elemental air, learning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
(Persuasion) check persuades the cadets to call Miken over to their table, bolstering his spirits, and you can jump to part 2 of the adventure.
Miken Haverstance
Human Cadet
Miken (MICK
battered pocket notebook he always keeps on him. Miken has light-olive skin, dark-brown eyes, and short, disheveled black hair framing a round face. He wears the same uniform as the other cadets.
Quote: “I’d like to be a great spelljammer, but I don’t know if I’ve got it in me.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
— Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
vessels. If that’s not enough to bring them to heel, the call goes out for a squad of dragon-mounted knights. I have been to Tu’narath. A heaven for the githyanki it is not. Their apathy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. To the edge of the niche are two large nests made of hair, dry fungus, and refuse.
Creature. Balsag the bugbear and his two giant rat “hounds,” named Grip and Fang, reside in a natural stone
call the creature forth and hopes to train it to be a loyal servant before it matures. Treasure. Belak has already appealed to the snake’s greed with a small gift. In its nest, the adventurers find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
svirfneblin approaches cautiously. She introduces herself as Ecklash the Burrow Warden, the faction’s leader. Ecklash has a large burn across her cheek from a close call with the red dragon Grisdelfawr
successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools or wrench apart the bars with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Two hook horrors reside within, guarding the kagu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
skeletons guard this curved hallway. Beyond them, heavy, round metal doors seal five doorways. A brown stain covers the ground in front of the northernmost door.
The two minotaur skeletons attack
belongings, including his leather armor, a Potion of Healing (greater), a Spell Scroll of Stoneskin, and a brilliant-blue cloak emblazoned with the holy symbol of Habbakuk. V13: Ruined Vault Fuzzy brown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
of the early knights achieved renown for their heroics. Today, the Knights of the Unicorn continue to call the Helm and Cloak their informal headquarters. The establishment is even run by two retired
already prepared. This results in a certain degree of corruption, naturally, which is compounded by the proxy judge’s near-absolute discretion in deciding whether to accept a conviction or exonerate a