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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon
caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow older, they continually renovate their lairs, using their tunneling abilities and command over stone.
Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
pieces across the multiverse. Recovering the pieces means gaining honor and esteem in the eyes of the vaati who forged it and could possibly restore a powerful weapon for defense against the agents of
, the hermit, and the sage.
The small colonies of aarakocra are insular and remote, and few aarakocra live away from their roosts. In the Star Mounts of the High Forest in the Forgotten Realms, no more
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
of psychic forces has begun to affect the local fauna in strange ways.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Three Moons Vault The Three Moons Vault is a remote dungeon complex in the mountainous outskirts of Lord Soth’s domain. Millennia ago, a chunk of the red moon Lunitari sheared off, broke into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
crash and spent years in a remote location until you were found. In that time, you experienced a remarkable revelation. Did you have a religious experience, or did you have an arcane insight into the
—something so big that it’s driven you from your beloved books and into a life of adventure. Is it a fragment of the Draconic Prophecy? A complex puzzle leading to an ancient treasure?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
)
Government: Absolute monarchy
Defense: Large standing army with specialized corps; every duergar is trained for battle, and the citizens of the city create a formidable militia
Commerce: Weapons and
. The Wyrmsmith’s lair and the cavern complex the stone giants of Cairngorm Clan call home both connect to these districts.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Mapping a Dungeon Titus Lunter A dungeon built by giants offers enormous adventures A dungeon can range in size from a few chambers to a huge complex of rooms and passages extending hundreds of feet
. The adventurers’ goal often lies as far from the dungeon entrance as possible, forcing characters to delve deeper underground or push farther into the heart of the complex. A dungeon is usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and the creatures that live within it. She is seen as a remote and spiritual deity — less human-like than many other gods. She’s not unmindful of people, but her attention and favor are difficult to
relationships with other deities of the natural world are more complex. Silvanus is sometimes thought of as her father and Eldath is considered her sister, but Mielikki walks her own path through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cloaker Cloakers earned their names for the resemblance they bear to dark leathery cloaks. Lurking in remote dungeons and caves, these stealthy predators wait to slay lone or injured prey stumbling
, enveloping and devouring their victims. While it feeds, a cloaker uses its swift, whiplike tail for defense, although it rarely takes a stand against dangerous foes or groups of creatures. As an added
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Temple of Mystery (RAYMOND SWANLAND) A temple of mystery is an enigmatic location full of puzzles and traps, found in remote regions of Theros. It is believed that surviving and solving the
temple and contend with a complex trap that, over time, has developed consciousness.
8 Lead dangerous individuals into the temple and ensure they never leave.
9 Question the priest to find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
more complex than merely seeking after adventure. She has long sought for ultimate meaning in the stars, and to seek justification for her belief that her bonds to her expansive family are reflected in
. Rosie Beestinger
Small humanoid (halfling), chaotic good
Armor Class 15 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 45 (10d6 + 10)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
L5. Jagged Sanctum This stone structure rises ominously above the rest of the temple complex. It resembles a giant stone flower growing in the heart of the forest. Stone steps draped with a long red
Medium humanoid (human)
Armor Class 17 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 102 (12d8 + 48)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
13 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a
blades’ attack bonus increases by 2, and their damage increases by 3 (1d6). These benefits apply until the blades hit a target, after which the values return to normal. Rune’s Defense. Tampering with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
opportunity to make the characters’ situation more complex and urgent, with more significant consequences. Successive encounters raise the tension in an adventure naturally, as characters spend their
seriously. Random Encounters Olly Lawson Mysterious lights glimmer in a remote mountain lake, drawing adventurers to explore Random encounters are randomly determined encounters that don’t occur in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
returns. It is convenient for humanoids to understand a mind flayer colony by thinking of it as a single individual — the elder brain — directing a number of subservient, remote minds, which are the
illithid remains fearful of gith attacks, and likely sets about creating a sort of colony of its own, the better to remain undetected. It gathers minions, establishes a lair, and makes defense of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Speakers’ Chamber, and they elect a Prime Speaker from among them to serve as the Simic guildmaster. Zegana, the current Prime Speaker, is the Speaker of Zonot One, which is located in a remote
tend to interpret the Holdfast as being about defense and security, and the Upwelling as a call for sudden, disruptive growth. As befits members of a guild of scientists, the Adaptationists’ preparations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
spell that lasts for 24 hours on a successful check (no effect on a failure). The campestris aren’t clever enough to answer complex questions about Thither or offer reliable directions, and they speak
we go!” If the creature performing this act is a Fey or has fey ancestry, its effort transports all creatures inside the fairy ring to a remote location on a Material Plane world of your choice. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The Scaly Death lizardfolk tribe has no leader. Pharblex killed its shaman, Suncaller, and the death left the tribe with an inferiority complex that was ripe for exploitation. When Rezmir promised
that Voaraghamanthar would reward the tribe’s labors for the cult, the lizardfolk were ready to listen. Where the bullywugs fill the role of a static defense force, the lizardfolk perform five functions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, the duergar have a culture as rich and complex as any other, and nowhere is this so evident as in Gracklstugh. Work never stops in the City of Blades, and the gray dwarves take pride in efficiency
is tightly woven into their everyday life. Deities worshiped in Gracklstugh include the following. Laduguer. The patron of the duergar is a god of self-reliance, defense, and survival. His clerics have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
attack on sight. Lizardfolk The Scaly Death lizardfolk tribe has no leader. Pharblex killed its shaman, Suncaller, and the death left the tribe with an inferiority complex that was ripe for
exploitation. When Rezmir promised that Voaraghamanthar would reward the tribe’s labors for the cult, the lizardfolk were ready to listen. Where the bullywugs fill the role of a static defense force, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
community — designing longer-lasting or larger-scale illusions that help the community stay hidden from the world. Gnomes use illusions for practically any reason — as a game, for defense, or for
communication — and sometimes for no reason other than artistic considerations. A simple illusion can often express a complex idea, such as when the memory of a location is triggered by the illusory sound of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
hauling goods to a remote settlement of giants. 6 Venture into a desolate wasteland to find the undiscovered ruined city at the center and identify the catastrophe that devastated the region. Seer A
that inhabit a remote valley, island, or cavern. 2 Explore the effects of a planar nexus on spellcasting, creatures, and magic items. 3 Delve into an ancient ruin to discover the nature of the plague
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
property or about the dangers of the Winding Way. GOLDEN MEDALLION
This medallion is a golden disk inscribed with complex geometric designs, worth 30 gp. It is not magical, but undead of the Winding Way
-average tactician in small skirmishes. Ozymandias placed him in charge of defending the cellars. If Bayleaf is captured, killed, or bribed, defense of the cellars becomes a hectic, haphazard affair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
worship Gruumsh and Ilneval occupy the main area of the complex, a large cavern that has the war hearth at its center and a shrine to Ilneval along the perimeter. The focal point of the shrine is a blood
Followers of Shargaas Followers of Shargaas dwell within the most remote area of the stronghold, immersed in darkness and feared by the rest of the tribe. The tribe’s altar to Shargaas is a bloodstained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
thickness of its bars. To determine an appropriate DC, see chapter 8. Darkness and Light Darkness is the default condition inside an underground complex or in the interior of aboveground ruins, but an
inhabited dungeon might have light sources. In subterranean settlements, even races that have darkvision use fire for warmth, cooking, and defense. But many creatures have no need of warmth or light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
down enemies, giving a dungeon’s inhabitants time to mount a defense or flee. The hidden pit is a classic example of this kind of trap. A 10-foot-deep pit usually deals little damage and is easy to
starting point for most simple traps that deal damage. For traps with more complex effects, your best starting point is to use the Spell Equivalent by Level table to find the best match for your trap’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, peaceful realm, where many races live together for common knowledge, celebration, and defense. The city is peopled primarily by the “goodly” races (humans, dwarves, gnomes, elves, halflings, and half-elves
lost language, to learn the proper intonation of a complex song, or to better understand the cryptic writings of a long-dead sage, there is no better place to seek aid than Silverymoon. It is an easy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Construction began on enormous new creation foundries, hundreds of feet tall, carved into the sides of mountains or secretly nestled within remote canyons. The project succeeded beyond Cyre’s wildest dreams
. Some expelled blasts of elemental fire from their hands or mouths; others wielded adamantine swords they could wreathe in flame. Some colossi also used bound elementals for defense: manifesting shields
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
concentration can be concentrated on by a remote user. The Infernal Machine’s effects have a spell save DC of 14 or the attuned user’s spell save DC, whichever is higher.
Summon Monster. When first
the complex nature of its programming, this feature can be used only once per month. Each time this effect is used, there is a cumulative 10 percent chance of the Infernal Machine malfunctioning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
healed. The hands cultivate the sickness of these nurtured ones, turning them into instruments of defense and weapons of war. When orcs go to battle, a band of nurtured ones might charge in first — to
weaklings, all of them unfit for true roles in tribal life. These outsiders live in the most remote, deepest parts of the tribe’s domain. The elite among Shargaas’s followers are the assassins and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
last-ditch defense of the tribe’s home. When the mouth of Grolantor has slaughtered and eaten its fill of the tribe’s enemies, it passes out amid the gory remains of its victims, making it easy to
, the vortex that swirls around a remote island, or the thunderstorm that howls ceaselessly up and down a rugged coastline could, in fact, be the undying form of a storm giant clinging to existence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, or the severed heads of enemy leaders — a particularly holy gift. Hobgoblins operating on their own will remain in their forts, content to deal with internal politics of rank and matters of defense
is released by someone remote from the group, and it can be sent out again to look for the individual that released it in order to deliver a response. Most of the army travels on foot, and wolf-riding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
vein of iron or a powerful magic item), by fine performances (writing and performing a great ballad about the legion), by designing and constructing a great defense or monument, and through other
center where the warlord meets with banner leaders and others of high rank. Inside the complex or somewhere near it is the Way to Glory — a road, river, tunnel, or valley on either side of which the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inhabitants worship 7 Cistern or well for drinking water 8–9 Guardroom for the defense of the lair 10 Kennel for pets or guard beasts 11 Kitchen for food storage and preparation 12 Pen or prison where captives
13–14 Storage for food, as well as tools used by the maze’s guardians to keep the complex in working order 15–18 Trap to confound or kill those sent into the maze 19 Well that provides drinking water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of
Tattershade, King of the Rats. His territory is arranged entirely for defense, a tangle of tunnels adjacent to the Ditch that are big enough only for rats and shifting shadows. Tattershade is a