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The Book of Many Things
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these
attacks with Blade Storm, if available.
Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blazing Morningstar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
Kobold
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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
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
some free time to exercise your creativity as you invent compelling plots, create new NPCs, craft encounters, and think of clever ways to foreshadow story events yet to come. Part 2 of these rules is
devoted to helping you create and run great adventures. Chapter 3 covers the basic elements of a D&D adventure, and chapter 4 helps you create memorable NPCs. Chapter 5 presents guidelines and advice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Grim Champion of Bloodshed Wynemar Brack was once a farmer, but mercenaries in a local war razed her fields and sacked her village. In desperation, she yielded to the clever patter of a traveling
four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Blade Storm, if available.
Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fish and can use its reaction to make an opportunity attack against it or try to grapple the fish as it dives back into the water.
16–20 The awakened plesiosaurus makes its presence known. Run the “Clever Beast” encounter.
Adventurers encounter the monster of Maer Dualdon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. If the group contains six kobolds, one is a winged kobold (urd). Characters can fight these enemies, sneak past them, retreat to avoid them entirely, or try something clever such as bluffing. If they
fight, run the combat normally. When enemies must make a check to notice sneaking or bluffing, make a check with advantage for the group. Each time the party retreats from an enemy group, they run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cultists. If the group contains six kobolds, one is a winged kobold (urd). Characters can fight these enemies, sneak past them, retreat to avoid them entirely, or try something clever such as bluffing. If
they fight, run the combat normally. When enemies must make a check to notice sneaking or bluffing, make a check with advantage for the group. Each time the characters retreat from an enemy group to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
FESTIVAL OF THE BLAZING SUN!
Attendance and children required.
Rain or shine.
ALL WILL BE WELL!
—The Baron—
Most Vallakians have no idea whom the statue in the square represents. The
them safely returned to the characters. If the guards fall to waylay the characters, Izek (if he’s still around) flees to the burgomaster’s mansion, giving the characters the run of the town. The townsfolk lock themselves in their homes, fearful that the characters aim to murder them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. If the characters are wearing scarlet cloaks taken from elsewhere, the bugbears assume that they serve Iarno. Clever characters might even persuade the bugbears to help deal with “traitors” or
advice on how to run Droop as a member of the party. Developments The bugbears are the only ones in the Redbrand hideout who know the location of Wave Echo Cave. They won’t willingly divulge this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Canyon Shrine Aside from the other dangers of the twisting canyons of Phoberos, followers of Mogis openly worship and offer sacrifices to their dark god in these places. Twisting cave systems run
canyon shrine make excellent adversaries. The sapient beings are clever and cruel, and the monsters of animal intelligence are as savage as the god of slaughter himself. Examples of such villains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the muscle a hag might employ, mercenaries that serve the hag only so long as it benefits them. These creatures run errands and take care of roughing up enemies or patrolling areas that the hag
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->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Hill” section. Each location includes an overview that briefly describes what characters can expect to find there. This overview is followed by information you’ll need to run the encounters at that
fight to the death, your players might get bored and miss out on some fun roleplaying opportunities. Whenever possible, reward players for being clever. For example, characters who disturb the ankhegs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
blood-red marsh. Formed from hardened molten rock, the pillars alternate in spewing blazing streams of pyrophoric gas, providing light and heat to the town. Clustered buildings retreat from the
crime. Fraud, money laundering, and forgery run rampant within the once-shining branch, whose crumbling roof collapsed long ago. Pummeled and melted by fiery rockslides, the statue of Abbathor in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the surprised thugs to land in the perfect position for a sneak attack. The shifter barbarian strikes a mighty blow that knocks her enemy into the blazing hearth; the bandit shrieks as the flames
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->Curse of Strahd
carrying bundles of twigs, which are piled about the mansion’s grand foyer (area N3a) until the construction of the wicker sun for the Festival of the Blazing Sun gets under way. If the characters knock
devil Strahd” and sends twelve guards to arrest them, seize their weapons, and run them out of town. If the guards fail in their duty, the baron sends Izek to rally a mob of thirty commoners to lynch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of an entirely different set of social interactions. 3. Charisma Check When the adventurers get to the point of their request, demand, or suggestion — or if you decide the conversation has run its
to influence the target of the interaction might be fruitless or run the risk of upsetting or angering the subject creature, potentially shifting its attitude toward hostility. Use your best judgment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
disturbed. Barrels. There are thirty empty barrels, all made of iron-banded zurkhwood (a woody fungus). Most are in such poor condition that they can no longer hold liquids without leaking, but clever
characters can use them to safely avoid the pit traps in area 22d. 22d. Barrel Run Beyond a 10-foot landing, this hall gradually slopes down toward the west. Secret doors at the west end of the hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
captained by Ortimay Swift and Dark (CG female rock gnome bandit captain with darkvision out to a range of 60 feet), who is both clever and calm. The first mate is Grig Ruddell (N male Illuskan human
many vessels that come here wind up needing hull repairs — especially those that had run-ins with typhoons, pirates, or Aremag the dragon turtle (see “Bay of Chult”). It’s easy work for dinosaurs to drag ships out of the water into the drydock so holes can be patched and barnacles scraped off.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
spell that lasts for 24 hours on a successful check (no effect on a failure). The campestris aren’t clever enough to answer complex questions about Thither or offer reliable directions, and they speak
. To use an uncorrupted fairy ring as a fey crossing, a creature must hold a wand or a stick of wood above its head and run in a circle counterclockwise while saying, “Three turns widdershins, and off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mixology, Oganath serves a myriad of magic drinks at the bar: Blazing Bloody Jack (Costs 100 Talons). Motes of coagulated, red juice are suspended throughout this amber-colored cocktail, which tastes
shimmering teal robes runs this arcane jewelry store. Elegant, bejeweled accessories are displayed for sale on the counter.
The store is run by a vainglorious rakshasa lapidary named Krysocol, who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Sails. However, clever players could work to increase their own franchise’s notoriety and add a few more customers without unduly violating the terms of their contract. You might tie such attempts to
female human commoner) works as a wagon driver out of Neverwinter, and her hired help all fled after a failed bandit attack during her most recent run north. She made it safely to Luskan alone, but her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so on. Even a stupid or physically weak kobold is given a role in the tribe, whether something as simple as picking
instinctively attack the gnomes. Kobolds in battle with gnomes are much less likely to run away because their hatred overrules their sense of self-preservation. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ancient deep crow suddenly rises up. Its great wings unfurl, its multiple eyes blazing red as it lets loose a caw that shakes the cavern walls.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight
filled with humanoid dating advice. At any point at which the characters offer to cease hostilities, or if they are clever enough to negotiate with Raah from the outset, proceed as follows. Dating Advice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
challenging: Changes in Elevation. Terrain features that provide a change of elevation (such as stacks of empty crates, ledges, and balconies) reward clever positioning and encourage characters to jump, climb
combat encounters often pair one kind of creature with another, such as fire giants paired with hell hounds. Be mindful of the number of stat blocks you need to run the encounter. Referencing more than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
gods’ favor. The flames blazing through the tombs are fire from the Cataclysm. They used to be confined to Sarlamir’s tomb, but now they run rampant. Jandin doesn’t know why (she’s unaware of Lord
Sarlamir as a skeletal knight (see appendix B). The Undead knight wears ancient Solamnic armor and wields a blade blazing with violet flame. He attacks the characters as soon as he emerges and fights until
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->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
fence. When using the syndicate’s fences, you run no risk of a double-cross or other mishap in finding a buyer, but the syndicate takes 20 percent of the sale price as a finder’s fee. Safe Houses. The
under their wing when you were young and became a parental figure. 2 Clever Urchin. An innocuous person, perhaps a beggar or menial laborer, knows all the right people and shares their connections with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
more. If Yek orders the goblins into battle, they fight reluctantly. If half are killed or incapacitated, the rest flee. The goblins also run away if Yek is slain. Yek wears a gold circlet (see
a clever character can sell it for 50 gp by convincing a naive buyer that the painting depicts a figure of historical importance; doing so requires a successful DC 13 Charisma (Deception) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
greets her guests here, under the watchful eyes of her dead husband. Here three elegant couches surround an oval table made of black glass. All are set in front of a blazing hearth, above which hangs
oppose the burgomaster, Lady Wachter offers them a warm meal in the dining room as a token of her support and allegiance. N4k. Den Wood paneling, embroidered rugs, colorful furnishings, and a blazing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to the fore in every halfling’s memory. Every youth hears over and over again the stories of the hero’s bravery and cunning, his clever tactics in battle, and his ability to use speed and smallness
community practices its own version of Arvoreen’s favored tactics: Scatterstrike. The halflings run in every direction as if in a panic, but then they regroup and circle back to attack with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
judges, lawyers, and legislators, the Fraternity of Order abides by the letter of the law—and exploits it to further their interests. Dispassionate and impartial, Guvners run the city courts, ruling on
lawful neutral efreeti merchant from the City of Brass, emerges from the forge’s coals to greet potential buyers. A clever and convincing salesman, Aslan brokers deals between the Doomguard and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
influence the outcome.
Sildar Hallwinter cares about the good of the town but is wishy-washy. His lack of charisma hurts his chances for election. But a clever group of adventurers working behind the scenes
with him — and dealing with his ability to make their lives easier or harder — whether they want to or not.
Another possibility is that one of the characters could run for office as a last-minute
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
double door. The lever is directly above the doors. Z3: Mess Hall Blue-tinted lava flows through geometric carvings that run along the walls’ top edges, bathing the room in eerie light. Three
(area Z19). Mine Carts. The mine carts run along tracks atop the upper tier of scaffolding. Z16: Cesspit The acrid scent of sewage bombards your senses. The tunnel opens to reveal a cavern flooded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the tracks are set to bypass all the sidings and run straight through to the bottom. Some carts’ brakes are in better condition than others. If a brake fails, the cart races out of control round and
speech with flattery and overblown honorifics such as “your titanic, blazing majesty” and “thou unquenchable, unendurable furnace.” Third, they never, ever question the dragon’s proclamations or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
zombies 17 1d6 scarecrows 18 1d8 Strahd zombies (see appendix D) 19 1 will-o’-wisp 20 1 revenant Use the descriptions that follow to help run each random encounter. The table entries are presented in
set these traps hoping to thin out the wolf population, but Strahd’s wolves are too clever to be caught in them. If none of the characters in the front rank spots the hidden trap, one random party