before busy diffusing consult reaches

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

successful saves against the poison end it, and ending the poison removes any levels of exhaustion caused by it. Each failed save causes the target to gain another level of exhaustion. Once the target reaches

effect, you can roll percentile dice and consult the Flesh Warping table to determine an additional effect, which vanishes when Warp Creature ends on the creature. If the creature transforms into a manes

Astral Elf

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

contemplation or strike out to explore the reaches of the multiverse, astral elves tend to see things through the lens of time as having little or no meaning to them. Astral elves who don’t dwell on the

, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Sidekick Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Sidekick Level In this adventure a sidekick starts as a 9th-level character. As the characters and sidekick adventure together, the sidekick gains experience points and reaches new levels the same

way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.

Sidekick Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Sidekick Level In this adventure a sidekick starts as a 7th-level character. As the characters and sidekick adventure together, the sidekick gains experience points and reaches new levels the same

way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.

Sidekick Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Sidekick Level In this adventure a sidekick starts as an 11th-level character. As the characters and sidekick adventure together, the sidekick gains experience points and reaches new levels the same

way a player character does, using the rules in the Player’s Handbook. When a sidekick gains a level, look at the sidekick’s table below, and consult the new level’s row, which shows the sidekick’s new hit point maximum and features.

Scholarly Missions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Scholarly Missions Decide as a group, in consultation with your DM, what kind of work your group does for the university. Consult the Scholarly Missions table to determine what sort of adventures you

magical knowledge that can only be found outside the university walls. 3 Investigative Ecology. None can say how many amazing creatures make their homes in the world’s wildest reaches, but you’re

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Conclusion The chapter concludes when Sincerity confesses to her crimes or the characters’ investigation reaches a dead end. In either case, Varrel thanks the characters for their efforts and rewards

of the characters. After the characters complete their investigation, consult the “Advancing in Level” section of chapter 4 and let the characters determine their next destination. CoupleOfKooks

Meeting Elra

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

spirit manifests as a disembodied head. In this form, Elra reaches out to the characters and provides some helpful information: A ray of sunlight shines down on a tree stump by the side of road, and the

fall prey to the dangers of Delphi Mansion. Markos is using the book to conjure an otherworldly being not meant to exist in this world. Meanwhile, his purple-robed cultists busy themselves with eldritch

The Assault

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

aquatic factions of the alliance will attack through the entrances on level 3. The humans will then keep the sahuagin busy on level 1 while their allies sweep through the lower levels and eventually

reserves, or otherwise planning the fortress’s defense. Areas 1, area 5, and area 19 have particular encounters associated with them (see “Assault Encounters”). For every other area, consult the following

During the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the

deliver orders from General Drakov (likely related to the siege’s climax). As the battle reaches what you determine to be the halfway point, start rolling 2d6 on the Zombie Siege Encounters table and

Chapter 2: Character Races

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

options in the Player’s Handbook and are more rare in the worlds of D&D than the races in that book are. If you’re a player, consult with your DM before using any of the races here. Many DMs like to

. Goliaths are hulking wanderers who dwell at the highest mountain reaches. Kenku are cursed bird folk, who still pay the price for an ancient betrayal. Dwelling in human cities, they have a sinister

Group Patron Benefits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

can (as a group) issue the Research order to the university as if it were a Library special facility in your Bastion. Once your group reaches level 13, you instead can issue the Research order to the

relics, magic items, spellbooks, and the like. Additionally, you can consult with experts in various fields among the university faculty—so long as you can coax them away from their work. Training

Geographic Features

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

outer reaches of the forest periodically, while several wood elf clans dwell at its edge. The two forces are generally successful at keeping the monsters of the Dreadwood in check, but at times a

creatures and villainous monsters that seek to tap into the essence of the Shadowfell thrive deep in the forest. Its innermost reaches mingle with that dark realm, forming a warped mirror version of

Island Locations

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

, see “Tortle Guides;" for statistics, see “Tortles”). Four of the adult tortles stand watch on the ramparts (two in area 3 and two in area 9). The remainder sleep on woven mats or busy themselves with

shares one piece of useful information. Roll a d8 and consult the Ahoyhoy Lore table to determine what information is shared. Ahoyhoy Lore d8 Lore 1 There are several shipwrecks off the northern

Whirlpools

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

is restrained by the whirlpool until the start of its next turn. If the creature reaches the whirlpool’s center, the creature is pulled under the surface and either appears at a special location (see

compare that check to the DC. Determine how many of the group’s checks succeeded — the officers’ and the crew’s — then consult the Whirlpool Check Results table. Whirlpool Checks Officer Check

The Order of the Silver Dragon

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

, either. It can sense that the knights have been corrupted, and it reaches out to the characters, hoping they will help the knights find peace. If the characters retrieve the dragon’s skull from Castle

animate. To determine where the revenant’s new body rises, roll a d20 and consult the following table. d20 Corpse Location 1–4 Village of Barovia cemetery (ch. 3, area E6) 5–11 Church graveyard in

Enter Flabbergast

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

between the orrery and the enclave, word of that mystery reaches Head Office instead. Either way, the characters receive an unexpected visitor, offering some unexpected assistance. Standing before you

. At his feet is a calico cat wearing a monocle and a horned helmet. The cat is busy licking itself but pauses to look at you. It also narrows its eyes. “I am Flabbergast, gentlepersons,” the figure

Encounter Pace and Tension

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

Encounter Pace and Tension A good story hooks you in with an interesting introduction, builds tension steadily throughout the story, then reaches a climactic conclusion. It’s not always easy to mimic

fixed location. The options are often presented in a table. When a random encounter occurs, you roll a die and consult the table to determine what the party encounters. Sample random encounter tables

Eastmyr

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

formerly high-profile drow forced out of their homes and holdings. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Eastmyr district, roll a d20 and consult the Eastmyr

characters demand a reward, the noble frowns and gives them an insignia bearing the mark of his or her house, then instructs the characters to visit the noble’s estate “when the light of Narbondel reaches

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

who seeks to unite the disparate tribes. She leads the Caerilcarn, the “Council of the Wood,” which periodically gathers many tribal leaders together to share information, consult, and deliberate. Her

Trees). As yet though, the elves who believe in this vision are small in number and spread far apart over the eastern reaches of the High Forest. Fey and sylvan creatures of all sorts — including

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

audience with Manistrad can find her here when she’s not working at the mine. She sometimes has need for adventurers to help keep the mining operation secure. Roll a d6 and consult the table below to

designs. Xendros sometimes has need for adventurers. She is particularly interested in tracking down an apparatus of Kwalish. If news of one reaches her, she offers magic items to those willing to

Anvilwroughts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

hawk or an owl. Most serve as messengers and spies, flying over the busy streets or high over the land while carrying or seeking vital information for their masters. Anvilwrought Raptor Tiny

, where Purphoros has his forge, they seek out the far reaches of the world so they can witness beauty in all its forms, then later reunite with their creator, their minds filled with tales of how life’s

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

(see Morte’s Planar Parade) gnaw on the bones of a skeleton, which reaches out toward the characters for help. 4 Two dabus (see Morte’s Planar Parade) prune back a mass of razorvine that has spread

through a barred grate to the busy street above. As they trim its barbed branches, something shudders within. 5 Three sahuagin emerge from a wide pipe. “Polluters!” shouts one of them, addressing the

Sibriex

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

exhaustion caused by it. Each failed save causes the target to gain another level of exhaustion. Once the target reaches 6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes

can be twisted beyond recognition. Whenever a creature fails a saving throw against the sibriex’s Warp Creature effect, you can roll percentile dice and consult the Flesh Warping table to determine an

Sibriex

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

creature fails a saving throw against the sibriex’s Warp Creature effect, you can roll percentile dice and consult the Flesh Warping table to determine an additional effect, which vanishes when Warp

the target to suffer another level of exhaustion. Once the target reaches 6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living abyssal wretch under the sibriex’s control. The

Above the Ashen Spires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

Brynshal’duun, a young blue dragon whose lair lies in the upper reaches of the Blade Desert. The dragon, having learned what Kreffik has been trafficking to Karnath, has chosen to waylay the airship above the

the dragon gives up its chase. Dragon Chase Complications. While the chase is ongoing, each participant in the chase rolls 1d12 at the end of its turn. Consult the Dragon Chase Complications table to

Academy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

magic items, spellbooks, gear, and the like. Additionally, you can consult with the faculty of your academy as the experts in various fields. Training. Because you’re associated with the academy, you

manages the relationship between you and the academy. Academy Contact d6 Contact 1 Harried Functionary. A disinterested secretary conveys written correspondence to you from an exceptionally busy or

Underlevel Locations

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

, affording an unobstructed view of area U2 as the characters complete their descent. Wall of Stone. When the countdown timer reaches zero, a wall of stone magically appears on the stairs at the point marked

that group.) The gnome can’t take credit for building the rocket ship, but he takes great pride in having made it operational once more. “Once the countdown timer reaches zero, WHOOSH!” He also divulges

Shipwreck Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

—a ghoul—lurks in the aft part of the hold. Much more cunning than the zombies, the ghoul waits to attack until the characters are busy with the zombie. It hopes to paralyze a character with its Claw

crate in 1 minute; without a crowbar, it takes 10 minutes. When a character opens a crate, roll a d6 and consult the Crate Contents table to determine what’s inside. The characters can find each item on

Example Complex Traps

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

the jester’s coffin is opened. A magic portal opens at the northern end of the hallway and disgorges an enormous steel sphere, which hurtles down the slope. When it reaches the bottom of the slope, a

(Initiative 10). Air and gas boils from the trap. Roll a d6, and consult the following table. Tempest Effects d6 Effect 1 Hallucinatory gas scrambles the mind and senses. All Intelligence and

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Creativity blossoms in the Civic Festhall, the headquarters of the Society of Sensation. Sensates spared no expense constructing this majestic building, which reaches nearly one thousand feet in height

odd jobs are posted to a board outside the hall. For more information, interested parties can consult a directory of municipal departments and pay any applicable fee to meet with an officer of the

Howling Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

creatures are in the chasm, have them roll initiative. On initiative count 10, roll a d20 and consult the following table to determine what effect, if any, occurs in the chasm: d20 Effect 1–10 None

takes sadistic delight in torturing captives. It guards the outer reaches of the Howling Caves against intruders. Prisoners. The prisoners here are in poor condition. Each one is incoherent and has 1

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

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

library and used it to teach himself magic. He has been busy constructing a teleportation circle in the hope of escaping Barovia and leaving his parents to their doom. N3a. Entrance Hall and Vestibule

has a high-pitched ceiling that reaches its peak twenty feet above. The wooden rafters are shrouded in cobwebs. Except for an old table with a lantern on it, the room is empty. A door in the south wall

Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

of these panels are emblazoned with the castle-and-flame sigil of Candlekeep in their upper reaches. One of the two gates stands open far enough to admit visitors during the day, with the other kept

and small gathering chambers, where monks may bring individual tomes to seekers to be read, and where seekers may consult with monks on further materials to enable their research. Despite being

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

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

. Repeat step 2 until one team has eliminated all the players on the other team. Y4. Tower of Abjuration This tower reaches upward like a talon, its stonework studded in chiseled runes. A blue light

“Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Roll a d8 and consult the Magic Goblet Charms table to determine which charm is bestowed. Each charm grants its recipient the power to cast a

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