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Candlekeep Mysteries
Unarmored Defense. While Steel Crane is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, his AC includes his Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Steel Crane makes three attacks.
Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack
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Flaw. “The monks of my old temple know my shameful history. I can never return.”Poison, Psychic
Monk
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training. Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks had performed
accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to your home? As a result of the structured life of a monastic community and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost always
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
regular shift patrolling either the Lower City or the Outer City. In return, you have access to the Flaming Fist’s fortresses and a direct line of communication with Flaming Fist officers and
regular patrol in the Upper City or take a regular shift at its gates, and must report for training in the Watch Citadel once every ten days. In return, you have access to the Citadel and a direct line of
Ranger
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of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the
defense. This fierce independence makes rangers well suited to adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far from the comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced with city-bred adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
for Prince Simbon” section, Simbon speaks out against Kirina, cutting through his excuses. If they didn’t, a character must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check to undermine
Kirina’s defense. If Kirina’s excuses are believed, he swiftly leaves the area and, soon after, returns to his home city of Niba. Otherwise, with Prince Simbon’s support, Uzoma throws status to the wind and orders her miners to lock Kirina in a nearby office while she summons the guards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
their reward. Corlie must return to the Sword Coast, but she insists Ironspine Keep needs leaders who can guarantee its defense. The fortress makes an excellent base of operations for future
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kalaman Victorious With the defeat of the Red Dragon Army, the characters return to a heroes’ welcome in Kalaman. Their allies, including Darrett and Marshal Vendri, are among the first to express
their awe and thanks on behalf of the entire city. Truly, Kalaman wouldn’t have survived were it not for the characters’ daring. The city spends the rest of the day repairing the city’s fortifications and honoring those who died in the city’s defense, but the night is filled with celebration and song.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Army converge on Kalaman. The characters must aid in the city’s defense, then infiltrate the flying citadel and bring it down. This chapter pits the characters and their allies against the
full might of the Dragon Army. The lead-up to the Dragon Army’s attack is a great time for allies to return and support the characters. Ultimately, the characters have the opportunity to infiltrate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the characters’ allies: Clystran. Clystran has seen more than enough of the city and is eager to return to Heart’s Hollow with his dragonnels. He invites the characters to visit the next time they’re in
Solamnia. Marshal Vendri. Ever pragmatic, Marshal Vendri is wary the Dragon Army might soon return, and she seeks ways to reinforce the city’s defenses. She also plans to send agents to Maelgoth and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
violent actions such as damming a river, clear-cutting a forest, or slaughtering pixies draw the Gardener’s ire. The Gardener demands an explanation for transgressions worthy of their attention, and if
amend their behavior. If the characters continue to be a problem, the Gardener forcibly ejects them from the garden, teleporting the characters to the mouth of the Cave of Echoes. If the characters later return to the garden, its residents advise them to tread lightly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the players. Wear and Tear. If you’d like to show wear and tear caused by time or the elements, collapsed passages can be commonplace, cutting off formerly connected sections of the dungeon from each
to reward players who take the time to search for them. For each door and room, consider their original purpose: were secret doors a defense against invaders, or do denizens of the dungeon scheme to keep secrets from each other? Secrets can help you develop the story of a dungeon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
floated effortlessly down from the upper reaches of the chamber, and alighted on the chamber floor near the two of them.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
House Dimir is Ravnica’s dark
weapon and its best defense, and much of the guild’s work is hidden even from other members. Dimir agents leave no trace of their covert activities, warping the memories of witnesses to their crimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
strait. When the separation occurred, tortles living in the vicinity claimed the island as their domain. The strait provided a natural defense against aggressive mainland predators. The tortles of the
Typhoon Palace, which secretly served as a temple of Umberlee. In return, the cleric and her followers left the tortles alone and were quiet neighbors. Over time, the island’s Umberlee worshipers died off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
stay out of her way, for their own safety. Simply to keep them away, she tells them how to find the thessalhydra. The thessalhydra uses the Upside Down as a way to return to its lair without being
since there are so few creatures in the Upside Down, the only source is the characters themselves. Using a weapon carefully, a character can do minor damage (cutting their palm) causing 1 hp of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
subsequent visits to the keep unless the player characters want to return to it. After the characters visit the gatehouse or whenever they return to the keep, have the players choose a location shown on
this guildhall. 11: Temple Priests offer guidance and healing in this house of worship. 12: Inner Gatehouse This fortification is the keep’s last line of defense. 13: Inner Bailey The keep’s guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
unmolested, then shambles into the forest, never to return. The cutting can be found inside one of the cookbooks in area L13. Mushrooms and Toadstools. Granny Nightshade grows many kinds of Feywild
earlier took a cutting from the shambling mound’s root stem, binding it to her service. If a character uses a speak with plants spell to communicate with the shambling mound, it tells the character that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
see more than 15 feet ahead, exactly as if they were in a circular garden with concentric paths. Cutting through hedges has no effect on how long it takes characters to get from one node to the next
. Characters who return to look for a spot previously cut through will never find it. The hedge walls are 8 feet tall, allowing the adventurers to see the tower above them from many locations. This view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
see more than 15 feet ahead, exactly as if they were in a circular garden with concentric paths. Cutting through hedges has no effect on how long it takes characters to get from one node to the next
. Characters who return to look for a spot previously cut through will never find it. The hedge walls are 8 feet tall, allowing the adventurers to see the tower above them from many locations. This view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
three-quarters cover. Big Barkless remains rooted to the spot until it’s required to act in its own defense, whereupon it uproots itself and attacks all creatures it perceives as threatening. That
severed by dealing 6 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the blight but ends the grapple.
Bonus Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature grappled by the blight. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Mantol-Derith Population: Approximately 140 (drow, duergar, humans, and svirfneblin)
Government: Informal council comprised of four chief negotiators (one per enclave), recently dissolved
Defense
. Even the chief negotiators of each enclave return to their centers of power periodically, leaving representatives to conduct business. Everyone in Mantol-Derith is there to trade, negotiate, and, of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
charmingly banters with the characters, trying to learn more about why they’re in the region. He offers little in return but is eager to hear about recent events in Kalaman. Expedition Members The elven
(Persuasion) check convinces him to converse, though most of Zhelsuel’s responses are cutting and brief: Zhelsuel shares any of the information from the “Silvanesti’s Exiles” or “Zhelsuel” sections. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
combat Dexterity and Wisdom High Paladin Defense Strength and Charisma Average Ranger Survival Dexterity and Wisdom Average Rogue Stealth Dexterity Low Sorcerer Power Charisma High Warlock Occult lore
details about your class later. Choosing your class is the most important decision you make in creating a character, and it informs many of the decisions you make in later steps. You’ll return to your class’s description in chapter 3 several more times before you’re done.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monk Unarmed combat Dexterity and Wisdom High Paladin Defense Strength and Charisma Average Ranger Survival Dexterity and Wisdom Average Rogue Stealth Dexterity Low Sorcerer Power Charisma High Warlock
in more details about your class later. Choosing your class is the most important decision you make in creating a character, and it informs many of the decisions you make in later steps. You’ll return to your class’s description in “Character Classes” several more times before you’re done.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Orlumbor to supply ships for its defense, making the island a wealthy and well-protected place in return. When Lord Neverember sank Waterdeep’s navy in his fight against pirates, he arranged to hire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sturdier than the average deep gnome, taking point on any attack. The Stoneheart Enclave Stone is a resilient defense against oozes, making earth elementals the perfect force to combat them. Nomi
Neverlight Grove. If the characters have already been in Neverlight Grove and witnessed the horror of Zuggtmoy, they can discard this idea or brave a stealthy return to the corrupted myconid haven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
4 Find a magically stolen vessel sequestered high in the mountains and return it to the ocean.
5 Capture a great beast of the land and bring it to the shore as an offering for a kraken
defense. Some citizens might hail them as heroes, while others are suspicious of them—particularly when one of the disasters they foretell seems likely to be Thassa’s doing. They might get caught up in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
have been previously accomplished by attacking the dragons or by cutting off the flow of prisoners to the area. When any of the previous events occur, the following penalties are applied to Tiamat, in
deity undercuts the whole adventure. No individual’s survival matters against the goal of stopping the Dragon Queen’s return, and heroes sometimes die for the greater good. Certainly, fallen characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
open pits.
This area is noisy with the sounds of hammering and stone cutting coming from the west (areas 8 and 10). If the umber hulks are digging, a rumbling can also be heard to the east. But even
periodically climb down into this pit, then later return with vials of bright-red blood (claimed from Nolzur in area 7) to be mixed into new pigments. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Xedalli’s defense, read: The crowd chants, “All hail Emperor Xeleth!”
Xeleth glowers at you. “Pathetic fools. Hurling yourselves into the void without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here
steps toward you, a wide smile on her face. “My ring, if you please.”
If the characters return Xedalli’s ring of shooting stars, she slides it onto her finger, clenches her fist, and gazes at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to your home? As a
Movement
Features
1st
+2
1d4
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Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd
+2
1d4
2
+10 ft.
Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd
+2
1d4
3
+10 ft.
Monastic Tradition, Deflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
stopped. This might have been previously accomplished by attacking the dragons or by cutting off the flow of prisoners to the area. When any of the previous events occurs, the following penalties are
Dragon Queen’s return, and heroes sometimes die for the greater good. Certainly, fallen characters can be raised again if Tiamat is defeated. And if she’s not defeated, dying might not be the worst option.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to rotate, instantly cutting off the exits ahead and behind. You can feel the passage sink about five feet as it turns. After a few seconds, it comes to a stop and the grinding abates.
When tunnel
counterclockwise when the trap triggers. The only way to return tunnel A to its original position is to trigger the trap from tunnel B, and vice versa. Characters trapped in a section of tunnel not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
allied forces have devised a simple but effective plan. They begin with an attack by Saltmarsh’s militia against the entrance (area 1). Once the sahuagin commit troops to the defense of the gate, the
with 1 potion of invisibility and 1 potion of gaseous form for each party member. The council makes it clear that these items are on loan to the party and that they expect the return of any unused items
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
oversees all of Blingdenstone’s mines, as well as the mining, cutting, and enchanting of spell gems (see appendix B), both for the settlement’s defense and for trade export. Stoneheart Enclave This group
granted the Pudding King the power to summon and command oozes, then ordered him to return to Blingdenstone and claim it as part of the Faceless Lord’s new domain. The Pudding King slipped back into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
believes Dalamar knows more than he says. Dalamar invites the characters to return with him to his group at the elven encampment (location B on map 5.1). Dalamar Dalamar provides a glimpse
of lost
his patience. Dalamar participated in the ill-fated defense of Silvanesti against the Dragon Armies. His desperate actions were part of the reason he and the other mages were sent to the Northern