being before devious changeling return

Healthy Competition

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

obstacles along the way, possibly inspiring the characters to do the same. Using the power of a mechanical guide might allow for the creation of particularly devious traps that can be set across space and

missing components, whether they steal them out from under the characters or take them directly in combat. Any stolen components will be delivered to their respective agents before the characters return from the past.

Boromar Clan Campaign Themes

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

Hook 1 Daask forces capture Boromar family members who are visiting Sharn from the Talenta Plains. The Boromars offer a reward for the safe return of their family and a larger reward for the

some Sharn Watch members use the incident as an excuse to go after the organization. 3 A changeling stole a smuggled artifact of great value from the Boromar Clan. Boromar enforcers shake down people

The Demonweb Connection

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

wants something from it, typically a means of improving one’s status or gaining leverage against enemies. A demon that answers the call wants something in return: an opportunity to spread carnage, to

curry Lolth’s favor, or to accomplish something more devious. As long as both sides get what they want, these arrangements conclude without further incident. Every so often, a demon summoning goes badly

Getting the Quest

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

a herd of moose. But today the local tavern is abuzz with news about a series of recent killings. Before the murders, the only question on everyone’s mind was, “Will summer ever return to Icewind

and Sephek found out they were cheating, so he killed them. Maybe, just maybe, Sephek is doing the Frostmaiden’s work. “I followed Torg’s for a tenday as it moved from town to town. Quite the devious

Crime in Sharn

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

to them that certain targets are to be avoided, the Little Fingers do so. In return, the Boromars ensure that the Sharn Watch in Middle Dura largely leaves the Fingers alone. So although the Boromar

see things others cannot (in fact, they are a cult dedicated to the daelkyr Belashyrra and serve a hidden beholder) The Five Faces Changeling pickpockets who work Middle Menthis The Gremlins Gnomes and

Battle Tactics

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

, requiring opponents to create light at a distance in order to return fire with any accuracy. Even intruders who don’t need light to see have to contend with the beholder’s superior senses — the monster can

vanquish invaders without directly confronting them. Devious and hidden traps are liable to be lurking around every corner, and might be blatantly obvious in some places, yet no less lethal. In similar

Mysterious Passengers

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

discuss their plans in their native tongue. 27–28 A harried dwarf tries to keep three children corralled, but the oldest one keeps sneaking away. 29–30 A bored changeling practices duplicating the

skills in return for food or spare coins. 61–62 A warforged leaning on a wooden staff carries on a conversation with the docent attached to its chest. 63–64 A human pickpocket circulates among the

Enemies All Around

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

with it in return for the promise of great wealth. Dwarves who have been touched by Abbathor might succumb to this temptation — only to find themselves imprisoned in the dragon’s lair, sentenced to a

by creatures it can catch in the open, including the travelers that enter and exit the place. On occasion, this state of (relatively) peaceful coexistence is shattered when a devious rival dragon with

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

attuned to this zone. He is willing to share the key’s attunement in return for a taste of fresh blood. Any character who agrees to this bargain suffers the effects of Issem’s bite attack. Development

that person. If the elemental sees the rift in area 7, it uses the rift to leave the Doomvault and return to the Elemental Plane of Fire. White Gate. A white gate is located east of this area at the

The Dark Seldarine

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

picked clean of flesh by the giant spiders that lurk in the web-draped stalactites overhead. In return for victims and adoration, Lolth grants signs of her favor, such as great success during a slave

Kiaransalee was driven mad by returning from death as a god so many times, but her followers aren’t discouraged by this assessment. Despite her madness, her actions are guided by a deep and devious

Lair Locations

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

lizardfolk commoners (see appendix C) fight only if they are cornered. Otherwise, they escape to the nearest barracks (area 9), whose occupants return to the kitchen in the shortest possible time. If the

they are cornered. Otherwise, they escape to the nearest barracks (area 29), whose occupants return to the banquet hall in the shortest possible time. The cupboards contain extra mugs, platters, bowls

Areas of the Air Temple

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

air cult suffers at least one loss each week to the umber hulk, which is devious enough to cover its tunnels. Treasure Searching through the ruined villa uncovers 92 gp, a miniature electrum anvil

must then perform a single task for the one who summoned him. Once that task is complete, Ahtayir is free to return to his estate on the Elemental Plane of Air and can’t be summoned again in this

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