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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious.
Whenever the hydra takes 35 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the
lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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Whenever Polukranos takes 40 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, Polukranos dies.
At the end of its turn, it grows two heads for each of its heads that died
the minds and lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people.
Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish
;t understand the goblins’ social system are sometimes surprised by how different castes interact with them. A single human warrior might frighten away a dozen gatherers, only to be shocked when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Starting the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following text to begin: The gray mounds of the desert roll toward the horizon. Not one stone shows through the powdery sand, nor does a single insect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Starting the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following text to begin: The gray mounds of the desert roll toward the horizon. Not one stone shows through the powdery sand, nor does a single insect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Settlements The places where people live — bustling cities, prosperous towns, and tiny villages nestled among miles of farmland — help define the nature of civilization in your world. A single
settlement — a home base for your adventurers — is a great place to start a campaign and begin your world building. Consider the following questions as you create any settlement in your world: What purpose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Settlements The places where people live — bustling cities, prosperous towns, and tiny villages nestled among miles of farmland — help define the nature of civilization in your world. A single
settlement — a home base for your adventurers — is a great place to start a campaign and begin your world building. Consider the following questions as you create any settlement in your world: What purpose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons’ power is related to both age and the size of their hoards in ways that clever dragons—and would-be dragonslayers—can exploit. Wyrmlings Wyrmling dragons begin acquiring hoards as soon as they can
transition from wyrmling to young age, at around five years, they also begin to look for their first permanent lairs and amass more substantial hoards, which grow in value to many thousands of gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons’ power is related to both age and the size of their hoards in ways that clever dragons—and would-be dragonslayers—can exploit. Wyrmlings Wyrmling dragons begin acquiring hoards as soon as they can
transition from wyrmling to young age, at around five years, they also begin to look for their first permanent lairs and amass more substantial hoards, which grow in value to many thousands of gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
side of the tavern’s main dining room, the tables and chairs have been shifted to create a large, rectangular open space. On the south side of this space, a single table stands flush against the wall. On
. The sphere dissipates whenever it touches anything—a ray, a creature, or a hard surface, for example. These minor magic items have a short life span, and as they age, they begin to emit loud clucking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
side of the tavern’s main dining room, the tables and chairs have been shifted to create a large, rectangular open space. On the south side of this space, a single table stands flush against the wall. On
. The sphere dissipates whenever it touches anything—a ray, a creature, or a hard surface, for example. These minor magic items have a short life span, and as they age, they begin to emit loud clucking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
good. It attacks if threatened or if the characters begin searching the ruined mansion for treasure. If the ghost is reduced to 0 hit points, it re-forms after 24 hours. The characters receive
seek.” Characters who follow Ulrich’s directions end up at area U5. Cellar Buried under rubble inside the mansion is a stone staircase that leads down to an intact cellar. A single character can clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
good. It attacks if threatened or if the characters begin searching the ruined mansion for treasure. If the ghost is reduced to 0 hit points, it re-forms after 24 hours. The characters receive
seek.” Characters who follow Ulrich’s directions end up at area U5. Cellar Buried under rubble inside the mansion is a stone staircase that leads down to an intact cellar. A single character can clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
River Guide cares only for the single coin he’s owed by any who board his skiff. During the feast of the Necrologion, which gives its name to the eighth month in the calendar of Meletis, pious souls
specific treasures. Apocryphal writings in the Underworld library of Oneirrakthys say that Athreos was the first mortal to die. When he came to face the gods, he brought a single treasure as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the passage that lies beyond, but a crawl space can be opened in 10 minutes. Probing of the gravel and sand face can begin wherever the characters choose—east side, west side, middle, several locations
at once or merely a single one at a time. Leave this strictly to the players to decide. The best manner to handle it is to ask where they will search, once they have determined that they will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
River Guide cares only for the single coin he’s owed by any who board his skiff. During the feast of the Necrologion, which gives its name to the eighth month in the calendar of Meletis, pious souls
specific treasures. Apocryphal writings in the Underworld library of Oneirrakthys say that Athreos was the first mortal to die. When he came to face the gods, he brought a single treasure as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rafters and begin attacking the blights. Each swarm tears apart one twig blight on each of its turns. The sliding wooden doors along the north wall (leading to area W5) are chained shut from the inside
. The key to the padlock can be found in the office (area W20). The single door leading to area W5 is barred shut from the inside, as is the single door leading to area W2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rafters and begin attacking the blights. Each swarm tears apart one twig blight on each of its turns. The sliding wooden doors along the north wall (leading to area W5) are chained shut from the inside
. The key to the padlock can be found in the office (area W20). The single door leading to area W5 is barred shut from the inside, as is the single door leading to area W2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Character Objectives The following objectives can be foundations for encounters. Although these objectives focus on a single encounter during an adventure, using the same objective in multiple
its own ends. An encounter aimed at making peace might involve only social interaction, perhaps with the threat of combat if negotiations go poorly. It could also begin as a combat encounter, with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the passage that lies beyond, but a crawl space can be opened in 10 minutes. Probing of the gravel and sand face can begin wherever the characters choose—east side, west side, middle, several locations
at once or merely a single one at a time. Leave this strictly to the players to decide. The best manner to handle it is to ask where they will search, once they have determined that they will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Character Objectives The following objectives can be foundations for encounters. Although these objectives focus on a single encounter during an adventure, using the same objective in multiple
its own ends. An encounter aimed at making peace might involve only social interaction, perhaps with the threat of combat if negotiations go poorly. It could also begin as a combat encounter, with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventure locales. An area that size is likely to have one to three additional settlements as well as the home base, so give thought to them as well.
3. Craft a Starting Adventure A single dungeon
the village where they grew up or a city that attracted them from points beyond. Or perhaps they begin the campaign in the dungeons of an evil baron’s castle where they’ve been locked up for various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
encounter with the help of the map, using a single token or miniature to represent the characters in the square they occupy. Each square is 150 feet on a side. Moving between squares can be done only
makes a single Wisdom (Perception) check. The check result is the number of squares along the pirates’ path that the characters travel. After that many squares, the characters stumble into a randomly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventure locales. An area that size is likely to have one to three additional settlements as well as the home base, so give thought to them as well.
3. Craft a Starting Adventure A single dungeon
the village where they grew up or a city that attracted them from points beyond. Or perhaps they begin the campaign in the dungeons of an evil baron’s castle where they’ve been locked up for various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
encounter with the help of the map, using a single token or miniature to represent the characters in the square they occupy. Each square is 150 feet on a side. Moving between squares can be done only
makes a single Wisdom (Perception) check. The check result is the number of squares along the pirates’ path that the characters travel. After that many squares, the characters stumble into a randomly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
been sewn shut. Beyond the altar, a heavy black drape hangs from an archway.
Eight emaciated, green-skinned creatures are shackled to the walls of the chapel, each one gazing toward you with a single
baleful eye. The monsters begin to gibber and drool as they shake their manacles, eager to be set free.
Once the atropal has fed on enough souls, Acererak plans to baptize it in the blood of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
seep out of the tree and begin consuming the remains. Each black pudding can devour one gnome corpse in 2 rounds or one human corpse in 4 rounds. The puddings ignore creatures that leave them alone
grateful to the characters for ridding their forest of the black puddings. Each dryad presents the party with a reward: a wooden vial containing a single dose of sweet sap that functions like a potion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rolling ladder in front of the door and pushing on the shelf 15 feet above the floor. If anyone but Xonthal opens either secret door, the papers piled throughout the room begin to ruffle as though
, History, Medicine, Nature, Performance, Persuasion, Religion, or Sleight of Hand. Multiply the total of the check by 10 to get the gp value of the single most valuable book a character can find on that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rolling ladder in front of the door and pushing on the shelf 15 feet above the floor. If anyone but Xonthal opens either secret door, the papers piled throughout the room begin to ruffle as though
, History, Medicine, Nature, Performance, Persuasion, Religion, or Sleight of Hand. Multiply the total of the check by 10 to get the gp value of the single most valuable book a character can find on that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
37. Winds of Pandemonium Two balconies face each other over a vast pit. Between the balconies hover five wooden platforms, each one a disk ten feet across. A single torch burns above each balcony. On
original up position causes the winds to abate and the statue’s fists to close. Have all party members roll initiative whenever the winds begin to howl. While the winds are howling, any creature not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
den. A statue of a halfling, her brow knitted in concentration, is seated at a stone table before you. She holds her empty palms close to her chest, her fingers cupped slightly. A single playing card
the characters to defeat monsters or overcome a test of skill. Starting with a Full Hand. To make this puzzle easier and quicker, place all five cards on the table in front of the statue so the characters can begin interpreting the clues right away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Established territories are suddenly contested or might be undefended against other perils. The dragon’s hoard represents tremendous wealth flowing through a single region. Entire populations of
riders wheeling overhead could begin the conquest of a neighboring realm. Or a dragon’s minions might launch an attack in preparation for the dragon establishing a new lair. Rebellion, Revolution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
37. Winds of Pandemonium Two balconies face each other over a vast pit. Between the balconies hover five wooden platforms, each one a disk ten feet across. A single torch burns above each balcony. On
original up position causes the winds to abate and the statue’s fists to close. Have all party members roll initiative whenever the winds begin to howl. While the winds are howling, any creature not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
been sewn shut. Beyond the altar, a heavy black drape hangs from an archway.
Eight emaciated, green-skinned creatures are shackled to the walls of the chapel, each one gazing toward you with a single
baleful eye. The monsters begin to gibber and drool as they shake their manacles, eager to be set free.
Once the atropal has fed on enough souls, Acererak plans to baptize it in the blood of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
passing down traditions and beliefs through all the generations since. Most people here begin conversations with “give a listen” or “tell me true” before exchanging stories—the more captivating, the
Most folk in Godsbreath go by a single name—often a nickname picked up in their youth instead of their given name—preceded by an honorific reflecting their age, profession, or standing in the community