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Dungeon Master’s Guide
, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered as the First King. When he became old, he passed the weapon, which had become his badge of office
and the status it bestowed. Centuries later, the dwarves still search for the axe, and many adventurers have made careers of chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it.
Magic Weapon
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
dwarf clans and brought peace. His axe ended grudges and answered slights. The clans became allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered
adventurers have made careers of chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it.
Magic Weapon
The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Rogue People forget that the entire point of venturing down into a dusty tomb is to bring back the prizes hidden away there. Fighting is for fools. Dead men can’t spend their fortunes.
— Barnabas
Bladecutter
When brute force won’t get the job done, or when magic isn’t available or appropriate, the rogue rises to the fore. With skills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery, rogues can get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye
solution is to stop chasing the Lost Knight, turn around, and go back the way they came. Once the group goes back one room, they automatically find the Knight’s second riddle. Second Riddle. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Refrum’s Plea Shortly after their arrival in town, the characters come upon a dozen children chasing and tormenting an elderly male human — Master Refrum. The victim feebly brandishes a holy symbol
him back to his home. He provides the basic facts about the recent murders if the characters haven’t learned them from a passerby before now. If the characters don’t intervene, Master Refrum protects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
dwarf clans, ending grudges and answering slights. The clans became allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered as the First King. When
chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it. Magic Weapon. The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
are the closest to those enemies when a fight breaks out. A character might occupy the front rank, one or more middle ranks, or the back rank. Characters in the front and back ranks need enough room
party arranges its marching order with only two ranks, they are a front rank and a back rank. If there’s only one rank, it’s considered a front rank. Stealth While traveling at a slow pace, the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Further, she has cast a terrible spell over Icewind Dale, to the detriment of most of its denizens. Each night before midnight, Auril takes to the sky on the back of a white roc and weaves her spell, which
blizzards and other deterrents, visitors still come and go. Among the recent arrivals are four wizards of the Arcane Brotherhood, a powerful society of spellcasters based in Luskan. They’ve come chasing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
allies, and they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered as the First King. When he became old, he passed the weapon, which had become his badge of office
power and the status it bestowed. Centuries later, the dwarves still search for the axe, and many adventurers have made careers of chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it. Magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding. Minions of a Dark Master. A pack of yeth hounds can be created by powerful fey such as the Queen of Air and Darkness. Once it
see a hound when it bays are filled with supernatural fear and usually flee in terror. When a victim tries to run away, a hound delights in chasing after it and tormenting it before bringing the hunt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
inheritance if you can make a name for yourself as a hero. Donjon You’re stranded far from home and intend to fight your way back. Euryale A year of solitude gave you clarity and led you down the
from a family of sorcerers, you were the only one not to show magical aptitude. Skull You had a near-death experience, and you believe you saw yourself going to the Nine Hells. Star You’re chasing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the glass cabinet and fell victim to its spell. If one or more characters follow Rubin into the Hall of Illusions, see “Chasing Rubin” below. After recovering from the cabinet’s spell, Ween remains
notes for Candlefoot. A Fey Romance. When the mermaid Palasha (see “Silversong Lake” later in the chapter) joined the Witchlight Carnival, Candlefoot discovered that her songs had the power to bring back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon.
4 An item stolen from a white dragon’s hoard has been passed down to an adventurer as a family heirloom—and the dragon is coming to get it back.
5 After driving away a white dragon, a
group of adventurers discovered a mighty demon trapped in the ice in the dragon’s lair. Now the ice is melting and the demon will soon awaken—so the dragon must be lured back.
6 A white dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
10-foot-square front room that serves as a kitchen and dining area, and a 10-foot-by-15-foot back room where the residents sleep. 4a. Delfryndel Residence This cottage belongs to the Delfryndels, a
giant rock destroyed the back room of the Osstra residence, and two more rocks are embedded in the garden where the family grew wheat. Goblins searched the home for treasure and dumped everything they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, and a pat on the back for a job well done (with or without a dagger in it). In an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise, a rogue’s talents are even more in demand. Not only is the rogue the first one
the boardrooms, the taprooms, and the back alleys where business gets done. Personally, I feel that “rogue” is a little misleading as a term. It implies that those of us who follow a more … eclectic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
few years back, but they have since reversed their fortunes and restored their lucrative banking and money-lending business. Victoro and Ammalia’s eldest son disappeared three years ago when the family
C18). 51–75 They’re in the library (area C3). 76–00 They’re chasing butterflies in the garden (area C25). Terenzio and Elzerina have places in the house that their parents have forbade them from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
—flapping, severed heads spawned from the Abyss—chasing their prey. Cranium rats scurry through the tunnels, telepathically relaying their findings to their hivemind. Alone, these spies are little more
(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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
out one skill or tool proficiency for another doesn’t make a character any stronger or weaker, but doing so can change the flavor of a class in subtle ways. For example, a prominent guild of rogues in
as a proficiency. You could even mandate that skill as one of the choices for rogues who belong to this guild. You can also change armor and weapon proficiencies to reflect certain aspects of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the cradles of civilization. Urban settings afford adventurers the chance to rub shoulders with the rich and powerful, butt heads with the dregs of society, and peel back the veneer of civility to see
the monstrous evil lurking beneath. Within a medieval town or city are places as deadly as any dungeon: A clock tower that serves as a base for a guild of kenku rogues and assassins A thieves’ guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dhakaan for sale! Recovered from the ruins below!" 16–18 A man dressed in the livery of House Vadalis descends a tower wall mounted on the back of a giant spider. He shouts, "Need a ride? No faster way
you and quickly move apart. 45–46 Three shifter children run by you, yelling and chasing each other with wooden swords. They duck into a boarded-up building. 47–48 "Stop her! She stole my necklace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
not dozing off and dreaming of chasing butterflies, halflings spend time on simple creative activities, such as whittling a pipe from a branch, braiding yarn into a thick rope, or composing a jaunty
doesn’t simply announce, “We must be always ready for a goblin attack.” Instead, that advice is delivered in a story about how a village long ago turned back a goblin invasion, which both entertains the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
innate power over them. He plays with them as if they were children, chasing them through the gloomy depths.
Something changes, and the oozes flow away. The deep gnome runs after them, fearful of
demonic face looking back at her. Thoughts of murder and carnage fill her thoughts as she hides the gemstone on her person, draws her shortsword, and coats the blade with poison.
Cyrog Lives! Hail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giants chasing silver dragons while riding rocs and golden sky-chariots drawn by griffons. Marble bleachers hug the walls near the entrance, across from which stands an ornate alabaster throne inlaid
at the back of the room has some giant-sized cloaks and sleeping garments hanging from bronze hooks on the wall, as well as a giant barrel of wine. Treasure Atop the wooden table are a 5-foot-tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
relentlessly, even chasing them out of the caverns. Treasure. The weapon stuck in the clay golem is a slender-bladed Giant Slayer (shortsword). The sword’s name (“Longtooth”) is engraved into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
beside it animates and warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a
attacks any creatures that enter the chamber. The golem fights to the death and pursues trespassers relentlessly, even chasing them out of the caverns. Treasure. The weapon stuck in the clay golem is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
tense negotiation with drow, ending with the beholder agreeing to allow the drow safe passage through “the Vast Oblivium” in exchange for help ridding its lair of a deep gnome infestation 2 Chasing
characters move through a series of caves, they attract the attention of a ochre jelly. The ooze follows the characters, attacking when they stop to take their next rest. Characters in the back rank of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Laskilar (NE male Tethyrian human bandit captain wearing a cape of the mountebank) is a flamboyant, rakish pirate who’s grown tired of chasing merchant ships and hearing their captains whine and plead
pilings, and a crane on the platform serves to lift cargo up to the warehouse. Thrust into the rough-hewn back wall of the warehouse are scores of rusty blades — old longswords, shortswords, rapiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
doors and windows, and servants bustle back and forth in cold-weather gear.
Kept magically cold, the Mythomian Warehouse in the Hidden Quarter is Eileanar’s main clearing house for incoming goods and
. Adventurers might evade capture amid the hubbub or be led here by those they’re chasing. Investigation. Adventurers might be hired to investigate a crime perpetrated at one of the shops or investigate a shop’s sabotage at the hands of a competitor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
see far into the room. Rogues leer from the room’s card faces. The door to the east is the Star card, while the door to the south shows the back of a card. The door to the west displays the Puzzle card
shift. A door displaying the Fool card stands on the east wall, and another—showing only the back of a card from the Deck of Many Things—is to the north.
This room is brightly lit by the gem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
them home and allows them and their companions to pass through the gate unmolested. Otherwise, Arn tells the party in a deep and gravelly voice, “Turn back. You are not welcome here.” Two 500-pound
of the ledge, and two rough-hewn tunnels at the back of the ledge lead deeper into the mountain.
Five goliath warriors (see appendix C) stand guard atop this overlook. The griffon’s nest contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Maze of Mists Encounters d4 Encounter 1 Four phase spiders 2 Two invisible stalkers 3 Eight ghouls 4 Two minotaurs chasing a scared human bandit who belongs to the Hands of Plenty (see area P16
platform at the far end of this chamber, her wings folded neatly at her side. Her tail flicks back and forth as she stares at you intently.
Water surges from a well in the middle of the room, flowing into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rounds, Urwin Martikov and two other wereravens hear the ruckus and investigate (in human form). A secret door in the back of the loft can be pushed open to reveal a bedchamber (area N2p) beyond. No
wooden clown masks, one displaying a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows chasing children through the forest A stuffed (real) bat on puppet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the townsfolk farewell and fly back to their castle, which has landed in the High Moor (and is obscured by fog). The castle has another ten cloud giants aboard — guards loyal to Nirva and Jaral. If
back over years, unless it is uprooted. Stone Trail This dirt road runs north of the Sumber Hills and connects Westbridge to Beliard. A major landmark, the Stone Bridge, lies along this route. Sumber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances
struck by these fish, which deal no damage. Whenever a fish hits a traveler and flops onto the bridge, it’s a local custom (and considered good luck) to toss the fish back into the river. Once a home






