berries bite diffusing contingent recently

Otyugh Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

15 Constitution saving throw or take 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Virulent Breath", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.Multiattack. The mutate makes two Bite

or Tentacle attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Chitin Slam. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Boss Augustus

Monsters The Book of Many Things

he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Special Equipment. Augustus wields a Longsword, +2;+2 Longsword.Multiattack. Augustus makes any combination of two Bite, Claw, or

Magic Longsword attacks. Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (5d8 + 4

Yarnspinner

Monsters Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

hangs in the air. Multiattack. Yarnspinner makes two Bite attacks and uses Spellcasting or Web once. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite

"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d6+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation

Cockatrice

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Cockatrice The cockatrice looks like a hideous hybrid of lizard, bird, and bat, and it is infamous for its ability to turn flesh to stone. These omnivores have a diet that consists of berries, nuts

) CON 12 (+1) INT 2 (−4) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 5 (−3) Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages — Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Actions Bite. Melee Weapon

The Long Road

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

The Long Road This side trek begins when the characters learn from worried Zhentarim shopkeepers of Bargewright Inn that they’ve been having supply problems recently. This side trek happens only if

Zhentarim believes intrigue in Yartar is to blame: someone wants to harm the Black Network’s profits. Zhentarim agents first suspected the Harpers, but trusted spies recently reported back that an

High Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

that Grand Duke Ravengard was at the High Hall, but left recently. He took a contingent of soldiers with him to the city’s cemetery, hoping that an ancient relic found there might help save the city.

What the Prisoners Know

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

disfiguring injuries recently. Before then, he seemed more in Ilvara’s favor. Now Shoor seems to have displaced him. Jorlan used to have a wand that shot globs of sticky material able to trap targets. Now

Shoor carries it, as another sign of their change in status. It might be a matter of days or tendays before a contingent from Menzoberranzan arrives to take prisoners back to the drow city. Additionally

Thousand Teeth the Devourer

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

recently fought a number of lizardfolk and lost one of its teeth. Angered and hungry, it sulks in its lair, lost in primal dreams of rending and tearing. It is found in the deep marshes in Danger at

. Thousand Teeth makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon

Otyugh Mutate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, almost ghostly, appearance of its flesh, which provides a grotesque window into the virulent refuse the otyugh recently consumed. Otyugh Mutate Large Aberration, Typically Neutral Armor Class 16

or take 3 (1d6) poison damage. Actions Multiattack. The mutate makes two Bite or Tentacle attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Chitin Slam. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit

Village Green

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

mushrooms, berries, lichens, herbs, rabbit, venison, and other forest bounties. Fergus’s food is available to visitors for a small donation, as is the fine elven wine produced by the council-owned winery

Lightpurse (Small Commoner) recently set up shop in Redwood Watch. Sunny is a golden-haired halfling with a perpetual smile that’s true to her name. Each day in the village green, Sunny unpacks her wares

Legion of Azrok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

three decades, is in turmoil. Azrok was recently forced to give up a portion of his domain to encroaching drow, and did so with nary a fight. This has sent shock waves through his legion. What caused

this strange lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally taken its toll? In reality, a band of duergar thieves posing as merchants recently stole Azrok’s dagger of blindsight and fled

Debriefing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

history and mission of Spelljammer Academy (see the accompanying sidebar). Any character with spellcasting talent qualifies to join the Spelljammers, the contingent of those able to pilot a spelljamming

campus. Failure to stop when challenged will result in disintegration! If asked about the thefts, Tarto reveals that several navigational charts depicting Realmspace were stolen recently from the

25. Prisoner of Darkness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

25. Prisoner of Darkness The characters are not the only adventurers to have recently explored this level. One of those who came before them has succumbed to the Shadowfell’s despair. 25a. Vampiric

month ago, but Portia has lost track of time and believes she has been imprisoned in Vanrakdoom for much longer. The vampire spawn feed on Portia whenever blood is in short supply, and she has the bite

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

speaks Common, with a Bite attack identical to the shrub’s Rake attack except it deals piercing damage instead of slashing damage). Sumai wants Yamzu to stop devouring his livestock, but he doesn’t want

white and black specimens among them. Glistening spiderwebs cover the rosebushes. The webs belong to three ettercaps that recently crawled up from the forest of Thither. They lurk under the soil

Getting the Quest

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

has what looks like a large bite taken out of it, but both vessels are seaworthy. Grynsk has been waiting an hour for some fishers he hired the night before to arrive. In fact, those fishers have

approach Grynsk can see that his boats bear the names Burly Ram and Pronged Goat. The latter one sports the curious bite mark. Grynsk reminds the characters of what he calls “the agreed-upon price” of

Hag's Hovel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

she has taken most recently. The only way into the shack is through the door on the east side. When a character first peers into the room, read: The inside of the shack is in a terrible state of

casts a goodberry spell and force-feeds the berries to Hanah. If she regains even 1 hit point, Hanah becomes conscious. After she gets her bearings, Hanah says she’s able to travel. She wants nothing

Important Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently

. Augustus wields a +2 Longsword. Actions Multiattack. Augustus makes any combination of two Bite, Claw, or Magic Longsword attacks. Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to

Darkhold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

situation: the vale folk see a great deal more traffic and trade than the little hamlet would ever expect otherwise. Until recently, all the caravans bound for Darkhold could seek sanctuary only in the

shadow of the keep itself. Now the people of the vale have recently built both an inn, called the Wyvern’s Rest, and a separate tavern, called the Rookery. Some of the locals send to market bales of the

D10. Trinket, Bauble, and Charm's

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

: Very good thimble (fingertip not included) Mug of Bumble Beer (has a nice sting to it) Duskmallow pie (with decorative bite marks) Bundle of dry wood (great for starting fires) Ink portraits

knows when one might come in handy. This one recently found its way into my possession.” Payment. The darklings make one of the following demands as compensation for any single item the characters

Hags

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

: disguise self (including the form of a Medium humanoid), fog cloud Actions Multiattack. The annis makes three attacks: one with her bite and two with her claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8

the throes of combat and has recently slain one of her foes, she often forgoes a direct attack on her remaining enemies and instead takes a moment to feed on the corpse, dismembering it and tearing

Web's Edge Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Menzoberranzan and Blingdenstone, sabotaging supply caravans and generally causing mayhem. They usually kill or convert victims who survive their initial attacks, although Makubli recently turned over

(Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools to open. Treasure. Inside the chest are a +1 Dagger and a +1 Longsword confiscated from the recently deceased elf prisoner, Fernil, whose body is in area W6b

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Wisdom (Perception) check spot faint marks on the ground that indicate several creatures were recently here but exited to the left. More recently, a trio of creatures exited to the right; these are

B9 muttering about a trio of mind flayers who recently traveled through here with several human prisoners. Musician. A strange musician lurks in area B9 and sometimes makes “music that remains alive

Museum Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Exhibit Artificial plants made of wood, silk, and other materials sprout from artfully arranged planters. Tall ferns, bushes with strange berries, and slender trees are represented alongside placards

mimic recently took up residence in the centermost pile of boxes. The mimic waits to attack until a character moves within 5 feet; it then fights until destroyed. Loading Docks. The warehouse doors open

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

former trap cover the door to this room and the wall around it. This magical trap was recently triggered by a ghoul, whose outline is visible among the scorch marks. The door is ajar and safe to open

: Councilor’s Burial Room The painted walls of this room depict scenes of a throne room where a well-dressed councilor advises monarchs. In the center of the room lies a wooden coffin riddled with bite

Clerks' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, the weight of a widow’s grief, or the warm bite of a flaky pastry. Memories and longer, more complex sensations tend to cost more, but the lure of nostalgia draws repeat customers. The Society of

business that went up in its place, Fretter’s Fetters and Fritters, was destroyed when the tower suddenly reappeared. Until recently, most folk believed the Lady of Pain consigned the tower and its

The Lucent Edict

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

crew’s harrowing encounter with a group of neogi. The tale is not entirely fanciful—a band of neogi did recently board the Lucent Edict in search of salvage, but they retreated once they realized the

successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers that all the bodies have circular bite marks on them, including the neogi. Although several scimitars and crossbows are scattered about the room

Island Approach and First Floor

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

garden. Barricaded Doors. Any close inspection of the double doors leading into the hermitage reveals that they were recently broken open and have been jammed shut again. The doors were smashed by the

character who studies the blood spatters in the room and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check determines that several people were recently slain here — including one who was drowned in

Locations in Triboar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Wainwright brand name is the only thing keeping the establishment in business... for now. T6. The Lion’s Share This building was recently purchased and refurbished by the Lionshield Coster, a

Tolmara drugged him and sealed him in a barrel with a poisonous snake, which killed him with its bite. Mirak has no clue why Tolmara killed him, and Tolmara is too addled to remember the incident or

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Characters who are able to communicate with the water elemental can learn the following from it: Cult Activity. Cultists who worship a god whose symbol is a hand and an eye recently moved into nearby

C8 and area C12, opining with delight that turning the flow to maximum pressure in both areas should flood out the recently arrived cultists in short order. Waterclock Guild. Shanzezim is bound to a

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

large contingent of its City Guard here, using a nearby barracks as the base for outriders who infrequently patrol the road north as far as Amphail and south to Waterdeep. Yondral Horn (N male shield

harm. They recently found an artifact — half of a giant-sized vase — in the High Moor, and they’re widening their search for other evidence of a cloud giant castle that crashed in this area thousands

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

the following changes: A thunderbeast skeleton can attack with its bite instead of its tail. Its bite attack has a +7 bonus to hit, has a reach of 5 feet, and deals 18 (4d6 + 4) piercing damage on a hit

. Unlike its tail attack, its bite attack can’t knock a target prone. It has vulnerability to bludgeoning damage. It is undead and has immunity to poison damage, the poisoned condition, and exhaustion

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

its Petrifying Bite turns to chocolate instead of stone. Chocolate Eggs. A nest of shredded phyllo dough behind the northernmost statue contains a clutch of six crème-filled chocolate eggs, which the

long time ago and can’t eat anything without his dentures, which he misplaces frequently. Kitchen Helper. Until recently, Uncle Nibblecheek forced Asger to work as his kitchen helper, but after a

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

brown-purple stone. This magic wall is like two ropers combined into one creature, giving it two bite attacks and eight tendrils that it can employ every round (though the tendrils have a range of only 20

guard. If the jarl and his lady are not present, the room contains two frost giants, recently arrived messengers. The place is dimly lit by a few torches. It holds eight cots, a long table, two benches

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

diligently dig a staired tunnel up into the mountain, decorating its walls with carvings This tunnel has been worked recently, judging by the stone chips and dust covering the floor. Roughly carved

snake stat block. They use their reach to bite at prey from the safety of their burrows. Cave morays inside their burrows have three-quarters cover. A creature within 5 feet of a burrow can pull a

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

been worked recently, judging by the stone chips and dust covering the floor. Rough-carved images of cave-dwelling creatures decorate the smooth, stone walls. The sounds of mining tools echo from the

tunnels in the rock. The cave morays use the giant poisonous snake stat block. They use their reach to bite at prey from the safety of their burrows. Cave morays inside their burrows have three

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