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Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
or clever? Whatever their nature, it’s your duty to follow their example. Is this something you proudly embrace, or do you resist it? Each patron ancestor is tied to many Valenar: do you have a
Gnome
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Basic Rules (2014)
. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with
whenever they can. Their homes are well hidden by both clever construction and simple illusions. Welcome visitors are quickly ushered into the bright, warm burrows. Those who are not welcome are
Species
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
’s superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe.
Pride and Self-Reliance
Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin
adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games.
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I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
or clever? Whatever their nature, it’s your duty to follow their example. Is this something you proudly embrace, or do you resist it? Each patron ancestor is tied to many Valenar: do you have a
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations.
In the kobolds’ version of
network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
structures that would collapse beneath a human or an orc.
Some thieves’ guilds use kenku as lookouts and messengers. The kenku dwell in the tallest buildings and towers the guild controls
a talent for learning and memorizing details. Thus, ambitious kenku can excel as superb spies and scouts. A kenku who learns of clever schemes and plans devised by other creatures can put them to use
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to mirror the dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic
defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city built in the caldera of a dormant volcano. The vaults fell into disuse
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic abilities to
(and more paranoid) dragons employing several layers of such defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rival groups. As the characters explore the ziggurat, they slowly uncover clues of the tragedy that befell Cynidicea and its people. While braving clever traps, evil cultists, and restless Undead, the
characters might learn that Zargon, the one-eyed creature that caused Cynidicea’s fall, still dwells beneath the monument. The party might even discover an entrance to the surviving Cynidiceans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
General Features The centuries have not been kind to Cragmaw Castle. The goblins have shored up the weakest areas beneath its falling towers with crude timbers, but it’s only a matter of time before
“Cover” in the Basic Rules). DISGUISED CHARACTERS
Rather than storm Cragmaw Castle with weapons in hand, clever characters might try to talk their way inside. For example, they might don the scarlet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the plaza in front of the palace known as the Hall of Divine Wisdom. Ministers interview each petitioner—and swiftly reject requests too trivial to warrant the emperor’s involvement. The plaza is
artifacts beneath their floors. Expeditions into the subterranean Old City are common, whether staged officially on behalf of the emperor or undertaken in secret by criminals and treasure hunters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the blasted landscape and flows directly beneath the city. Floating on the river are demonic barges being assailed by squadrons of winged devils under the command of a terrifying pit fiend wearing an
themselves off as fiends of a sort. Particularly clever plans should be allowed to automatically succeed. Otherwise, you can call for ability checks to determine how well a plan is executed; use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
how to resume control of the Recluse. Kreffik is clever and understands that ethics and principles serve only as obstacles to academic pursuits. He has few reservations about lying when it comes to
warforged lie beneath it. He hastily admits that Karrnath pays well for such “materials” for their use in augmenting their undead army—a old practice that the nation openly claims is no longer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. Unlike most other nereids, she is chaotic evil in alignment, and she speaks Olman instead of Common. She possesses an insidious and clever mind, concealed beneath her alien beauty and seeming naiveté
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dwell in caves hidden in coral reefs or beneath the seafloor, or along rugged stretches of coastline. If a choice cave is already inhabited, a dragon turtle attacks its current residents in an attempt to
. Clever sahuagin sometimes ally with dragon turtles, enticing them with treasure to use their blistering breath weapons in sahuagin raids against ships and coastal settlements. Elemental Might. Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe. Pride and Self-Reliance Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin worshiped the same gods
The meddling of the gods in mortal affairs makes me angry and bitter. I wish they would just leave us all alone!
3 I view the gods as worthy adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
considers beneath her personal attention. Hags prefer to employ clever, cruel creatures rather than dumb oafs. Servants d8 Servant(s) * See chapter 3 of this book for statistics. 1 1d4 flameskulls 2 1d2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. This grand vault is split into two levels: an egg-shaped upper level with a sheer ledge overlooking a sunken level 30 feet below, where a massive pile of treasure rests beneath an icy glaze. Clinging
tucking in his wings. Once outside, he alerts the rest of the castle, shouting “They’re after the treasure!” in Draconic. Clever characters can lure the dragon into a narrow tunnel where it is unable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. This grand vault is split into two levels: an egg-shaped upper level with a sheer ledge overlooking a sunken level 30 feet below, where a massive pile of treasure rests beneath an icy glaze. Clinging
tucking in his wings. Once outside, he alerts the rest of the castle, shouting “They’re after the treasure!” in Draconic. Clever characters can lure the dragon into a narrow tunnel where it is unable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of the entrance.
The ball of violet light floats to a stop beneath the center of the open shaft, beyond the foot of the stairs. It then hovers there as if waiting for you.
The orb of magical
without Vizeran’s permission. Kleve’s control gem is a smoky crystal that Vizeran wears on a chain around his neck, beneath his robes. As long as Vizeran possesses the gem, the death slaad must obey him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cruel, an extreme narcissist who delights in surrounding himself with objects of beauty and luxurious comforts. Beneath this sneering self-assurance lies a bitter being who loathes himself and holds
Heartlands, Marlos felt drawn to the desolate Sumber Hills by troubling dreams and visions. A long stairway beneath a ruined monastery brought him to an ancient cavern with a hideous altar, upon which lay a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Ironmaster’s only secret, however. My friend Storn wielded two silvered axes, as befits any devote follower of Clangeddin Silverbeard, but when I returned to him an axe he had thrown in the heat of battle
, I noted its remarkable weight, and Storn told me that the blade was not steel beneath, but adamantine. I questioned him more about this, and his readiness to tell me of its origin speaks to both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
crosses a river of indigo water. Beneath one side of the bridge, soiled leather tents and bedrolls are arranged around a firepit.
Zuzanna Wuzyk This campsite belongs to the ex-soldier Kalyth and her
. The items are long gone, and Kalyth fears that the other veterans would reject her—or worse—if they found out she once had the money they desperately need and lost it. Regardless of the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the force of the onslaught. Condemned devils are typically trapped in cages, which are lowered on chains to hang beneath the platforms. From such a vantage, the prisoners are continually battered by
avalanches wash around the protected areas beneath. Roofed trenches and tunnels make travel between locations possible, if perilous. A Singular Iconoclast Of all the Lords of the Nine, Glasya is the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ranks. A devil of a higher rank can potentially compel those beneath it to obey its orders, but it must still abide by the law when exercising its authority. In most cases, a devil can demand the
and specific circumstances. A clever upstart that wants to annihilate its superior could manipulate events to bring about one such circumstance, then look on as the commander succumbs while it cites the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
visible beneath the hulking, potbellied giant that lies atop it, picking his teeth with a rusty sword.
Oggdug, an Ogre, reclines on the bearskins. He is initially Hostile toward the characters, but if
examples: DC 10 Charisma (Deception). The character dupes the ogre with a clever ruse or outlandish lie. DC 10 Charisma (Performance). The character amuses the ogre with a small performance, such as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sacrifices to Dendar the Night Serpent in a sprawling underground temple beneath the ruins of Omu’s royal palace (area 20); the temple is described in chapter 4. The yuan-ti guard the entrances to the
territory and are unified only in their reverence of the Great Rift. Even if the vegepygmies could communicate with the characters, they have little desire to work with them. Their chiefs aren’t clever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
dungeon beneath the Sumber Hills, the new Temple of Elemental Evil. Here, the elemental cults have established themselves in the ruins of an ancient dwarven stronghold. They are building up their
the remaining cult leaders make their stands, and here the characters face the overwhelming power of the Princes of Elemental Evil. Victory might seem doubtful against such opponents, but clever and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Clever Beast When a roll on the Lake Events table indicates that the lake monster takes an interest in the characters, read: Ripples disrupt the surface of the lake, causing your boat to bob from
nearby boats. It swims to the bottom of the lake if attacked.
2 The plesiosaurus rams a boat from beneath. (If the characters have more than one boat, randomly determine which one the monster rams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, congregating in steadings built of rough timber or in clusters of well-defended mud-and-wattle huts. Their skins are tan from lives spent lumbering up and down the hilly slopes and dozing beneath the
villagers cover themselves in blankets and stand on one another’s shoulders holding a giant-painted pumpkin head. Reasoning with a hill giant is futile, although clever creatures can sometimes encourage a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft
brothers. Most cloud giants revere Memnor, for example, but many reject him because of his deceitfulness and venerate Stronmaus instead. A storm giant living amid blizzards and icebergs in the far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
clever, impulsive, and creative. They usually see themselves as smarter, quicker, and more capable than others they meet. Howling Hatred cultists dislike open battle. They prefer to work in secret
the secret of flight and escaping Evereska to follow the deluded visions of her dreams. Aerisi’s visions led her to a strange altar in a cavern beneath the Sumber Hills, where she acquired the spear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
towers of Sharn… or the ancient goblin tunnels that lie beneath it. What Are the Stakes? What’s better than a battle on the deck of an airship? A battle on the deck of an airship that’s about to crash
ideas; interesting details to use while describing their actions. But if a player comes up with a particularly clever way to use an element, the DM could grant advantage on a check or attack roll, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
ways to cross the gap. See the sidebar called “Clever Solutions” for advice to help you determine whether these solutions work. The rhythm of the waves below echoes throughout this cramped tower. Part
entrance in the observatory tower (area D5). CLEVER SOLUTIONS
The challenges characters face in this adventure can have more than one solution. For example, to reach the isolated study (area D4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
worth by its size. The small folk are beneath my concern. 7 The small folk are vermin. I enjoy torturing and killing them. 8 Good or bad, Annam’s sons represent the ideals that we, as giants, must
the humanoids that live beneath them. Such tribute is only proper from their perspective, for two reasons. First, their presence in an area benefits everyone by driving away many evils, especially