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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Fiery Fangs The fire cult is less concerned with maintaining appearances than the other elemental cults. When Vanifer or her lieutenants receive word that a band of adventurers is trying to ferret
the characters are at the time, whether traveling between sites or ostensibly safe at an inn. If the characters encounter the hell hounds in the wilderness, the hounds appear a short distance behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
village whose crops are failing.
3 Defend or found an orphanage.
4 Teach a settlement to defend itself from wild beasts.
5 Reunite an orphan with living relatives.
6 Convince
the same goals. At the beginning of the campaign, the characters might discover a community in desperate straits and receive Karametra’s blessing as they restore it to a state of safety and prosperity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat them
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
) even at night. A day without rain is rare, but rain varies from a steady mist to drenching downpours. Visibility in heavy rain is limited to 50 yards. Beyond that distance, only Huge or larger objects
can be distinguished. Missile weapon ranges are halved during rain. On days that receive heavy rain, there’s a 25 percent chance of a full-blown tropical storm featuring sheets of rain, high wind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
in time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat
shrine. Characters who pray for her assistance in fighting the dragon can receive a boon at your discretion, including water breathing, bless, or other useful spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
make predictions based on rainfall, wind, thunder, and other weather measurements. In some communities, oracles actively strive to be struck by lightning, risking their lives to receive mighty messages
from their god. Oracular Conflux Adventures The player characters could come to an oracular shrine for the same reason that most other people do: to receive a prediction about the future. They also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
through town, a handful of murmuring villagers follow you at a distance. More villagers emerge from houses on all sides, and soon you’re surrounded by a small mob. A farmer carrying a pitchfork points at
situation with the villagers before they can proceed. The characters can disperse the mob in a variety of ways. They can lie about their identities or intentions; they can convince the villagers that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
distance, you can see a dingy being tossed by the bay’s choppy waters. The vessel seems to be taking on water, sinking into the waves. You can make out one small occupant on the craft.
The sailor in
arriving at Grakenok (see the “Arriving in Grakenok” section). A character who calls out to a nearby rival and succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince the rival to fight the whirlwyrm, which delay’s that hero’s arrival in Grakenok.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Towers and siege engines bristle across these rising walls, and even from a distance, you can make out regimented patrols of armored figures. Simple structures and homes squeeze between the town’s
sight of Rigus’s highest tower. Otherwise, we will defend ourselves with full martial force!”
By pleading their case and succeeding on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check, a character can convince
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and officials who receive lucrative bribes in exchange for their cooperation. Adventurers who oppose the Boromars might discover that people they think of as friends and allies are in the pocket of
bank records of a city councilor. 4 Convince a Sharn Watch captain to aggressively root out Daask operatives. 5 Retrieve a package of dreamlily that has gone astray. 6 Discover the location of a Daask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Overseer, Thavius Kreeg. Ravengard did not go eagerly, however. It took months of persuasion by his fellow dukes — the other three members of Baldur’s Gate’s ruling Council of Four — to convince
common rabble. Not long after Ravengard arrived in Elturel, the city was dragged down into the Nine Hells — wiped off the map. Given the distance between the two cities, it’s no surprise that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
The Importance of Brains Because of their dietary needs and their otherworldly biology, mind flayers must remain within hunting distance of intelligent humanoids, even if doing so makes them
acquires stray memories from its victim and shares them with the other members of its colony. Mind flayers also receive a degree of sustenance from the physical substance of a brain, but subsist
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
object or individual, as well as the distance between you and the object or individual, even if the object or individual is on a different plane of existence. If you named an individual, you know if
either decrease your number of declared draws by two or receive a rare or rarer wondrous item, which appears in your hands. The DM chooses the item.
Statue. You immediately have the petrified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
public speech.
9 Debate a well-loved politician or philosopher and convince the audience to take your side.
10 Recapture an escaped beast that was up for sale.
11 Stop a public
feast. On holy days, priests invite people to wash their feet in the fountain and receive blessings from the gods. Map 4.2: Agora View Player Version Agora Villains An agora villain could be almost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, giving her AC 16. She keeps her distance from the poisoned guards as she tries to kill Azra Nir using produce flame and thunderwave. She has three more doses of biza’s breath, but they are prepared for
bloodshed. Spirit of Vengeance If Kala is reduced to 0 hit points or apprehended, she calls out to the biza she made a pact with. If the characters convince Kala to call off her attack, this breaks her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
distract enemies in combat. A character who makes a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can convince the mastiff to stay out of the fight and find shelter. Hezrou. On its turn, the demon
in the distance beyond the hazy border. Next Event. As this event approaches its end, the characters hear cackling laughter far off in the distance. This laughter gets closer and louder, heralding the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
freedom, but if the characters can find the key or convince her to give it up any other way, he’ll be just as pleased. Clan Axebreaker tried to arrange her release, but the Absolution Council at Revel’s
likely has some funds hidden in her office or quarters, if the characters are inclined to seek these out. Escape Route. Varrin will have a small ship within sight of the prison but at a safe distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
freedom, but if the characters can find the key or convince her to give it up any other way, he’ll be just as pleased. Clan Axebreaker tried to arrange her release, but the Absolution Council at Revel’s
likely has some funds hidden in her office or quarters, if the characters are inclined to seek these out. Escape Route. Varrin will have a small ship within sight of the prison but at a safe distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
information about the castle’s inhabitants, treasures, or dangers other than to say that the castle doesn’t receive many guests. The illusory vampire converses with the characters for no more than 3
distance. They also hear the portcullis clang shut and the tired groan of the aged drawbridge pulling up. Finally, unless the doors to this room are being held open, they slam shut (but do not lock). If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to its distance traveled. If this added distance changes a ranged weapon attack from normal to long range, the attack roll is made with disadvantage. An object that enters the curtain and can travel
Plane of Water. The characters find Ichthyglug’s promised reward at the bottom of the drained pool. Characters who complete Ichthyglug’s quest should receive XP as if they had defeated the marid and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
than she is of the characters and won’t voluntarily help them attack Grudd Haug. She prefers to remain a safe distance away from the hill giant den (at least half a mile), but characters can convince
otherwise they keep their distance. Once the hawks attack, Moog can’t be surprised. Map 3.14: Old Tower 1. Lower Level Moog has parked a large boulder in front of the doorway. A Small character can squeeze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
decide whether they want to open the engagement at range or close to boarding distance. In either case, the Xaryxian ships are surprised at the beginning of combat. The Xaryxian Armada The enemy armada
behalf. Xedalli’s ring looks no different from her brother’s, but a successful check is enough to convince the crew that the ring was entrusted to the characters by the princess. An indifferent crew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, see area 15 in chapter 10 for modifications to her statistics. The storm giants ride whales to the Whalebones. At the islands, they mount rocs and fly the remaining distance to Anauroch. Once they
among the players in your group. If your group includes more than four players, not every player will receive a storm giant NPC to play, and that’s okay. Accompanying the giants’ stat blocks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is within sight of land, there is no chance of the vessel becoming lost. Otherwise, a ship’s navigator must rely on dead reckoning (tracking the direction and distance of the ship’s travel) or the sun
harpies 17 Iceberg (easily avoided if seen from a distance) 18 Sahuagin boarding party 19 NPC in the water (clinging to floating debris) 20 Sea monster (such as a dragon turtle or kraken) SHIPWRECKS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
bureaucracy is filled with offices, forms, modron officials, and lengthy queues. It takes 26 (4d12) hours of standing in lines and answering repetitive questions before the characters receive the
introduces himself and shares that he’s one of the town’s leaders. Read or paraphrase the following: “I don’t see the harm in admitting you to the gate. Of course, I’ll have to convince the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
over to the edge of the upper level. “Truce, or this human dies!” he shouts. Yeemik wants to oust Klarg and become the new boss. If the adventurers agree to parley, Yeemik tries to convince them to
receive an equal share of the XP earned for the encounter. (The characters receive less XP as a consequence.) NPCs have their own lives and goals. Consequently, an NPC should remain with the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
private box during the opera’s intermission, he describes the Harpers and offers membership to eligible characters. Characters who accept receive a silver pin of a harp within a crescent moon, along
find Maxeene, a draft horse with an Intelligence score of 10, with a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Maxeene speaks Common, and characters must try to convince her that they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
they receive a chance to earn their freedom by serving the Stone Guard. After waiting a long while in a dungeon cell carved out of impressively thick stone, you are taken to a dark office and met by an
to succeed once to convince Errde and complete this quest. Errde then promises to outfit the characters with supplies and gear when they leave Gracklstugh, from the Stone Guards’ own armory. Each
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
, posing as last-minute wedding guests, or masquerading as others making a vault deposit. They might attempt to convince the guards that their appointment time was somehow overlooked, pay someone off
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
object on the same plane as you and have the compass point constantly in the direction of the named target. You gain no knowledge of the distance to the target.
A specialized clockwork compass floats
functions as a familiar and has the statistics of a cat.
An exact duplicate of you appears next to you, dressed as you but lacking any gear. It loudly tries to convince all other creatures that it is you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters can attack it from a distance or fly in close. The airship can’t land on the Morkoth, but it can float in the water nearby or hover directly overhead, out of the line of fire of the Morkoth’s
Zhentarim. Members in good standing of any of those groups can contact their organizations and convince them that an expedition must be mounted to find the Morkoth, for the sake of all civilization. Roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bregan D’aerthe If one or more characters are drow, Jarlaxle Baenre has his lieutenants, three drow gunslingers, shadow these potential new recruits while keeping a safe distance. Fel’rekt Lafeen and
Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. One can also convince a noble to surrender it with a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check. The tiefling girl in the crate thanks the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the tundra, and the packing in of its people means Bryn Shander is also warmer than the other towns, both literally and in terms of the welcome you receive. I have visited only a few of the other towns
some distance away in the shadow of the Cairn. The dwarves send a representative to the council of speakers that governs Ten-Towns, but have no say in their proceedings except to declare acceptance or refusal of the decisions of the human gathering.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
it safe. She’ll even reveal her true nature to the characters if she needs to convince them she’ll be a worthy guardian, but she won’t threaten or harm them. If the characters agree to give her the egg
convince residents of Heart’s Hollow to aid them in their travels. If they do, the characters gain the following benefits: Clystran the Guide. If Clystran guides the characters in the Northern Wastes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
figure walks alone with the stride and bearing of one who knows no fear. Clad in rusty armor, it clutches a gleaming longsword in its pale hand and looks ready for a fight. From a distance, the
and dealing 15 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage on each hit. If the characters present themselves as enemies of Strahd, the revenant urges them to travel to Argynvostholt (chapter 7) and convince Vladimir