blocking before defend certain relate

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

figurine form. When the creature becomes a figurine again, its property can’t be used again until a certain amount of time has passed, as specified in the figurine’s description. Figurine

to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed. The figurine has a 10 percent chance each time you use it to

Dire Corby

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

monsters fall upon them. Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to

Conjure Woodland Beings Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The GM has

the creatures' statistics. You can see some sample creatures below. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above

Conjure Minor Elementals Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The GM has

the creatures' statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many

Conjure Animals Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

turns. They obey any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no

actions. The GM has the creatures' statistics. Sample creatures can be found below. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning

Figurine of Wondrous Power Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again while touching it. When the creature becomes a figurine again, its property can't be used again until a certain amount of time

Steed);Obsidian Steed (Very Rare). This polished obsidian horse can become a nightmare for up to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can't be used again until

Kobold

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction. Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports

of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead. Life Span The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

ranger’s true calling is to defend the outskirts of civilization from the ravages of monsters that press in from the wild. In some places, rangers gather in secretive orders or join forces with

a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds

against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for

Chapter 2: Dungeon Master's Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters

, traps, magic items, and downtime — which largely relate to how you create and stage your adventures. The material in this chapter is meant to make your life easier. Ignore anything you find here that

Oozing Royalty

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

. The characters must contend with Princess Ebonmire and Prince Livid (see the “Royal Oozes” sidebar). These dimly intelligent oozes defend their master to the death, blocking the characters from

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might have to meditate for hours or days to get a vision of its meaning. Every group of orcs has particular superstitions and recognizes certain omens

Conjure Woodland Beings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

issue to them (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics

. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.

Conjure Animals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast

this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 5th-level slot, three times as many with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 9th-level slot.

Conjure Minor Elementals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell

using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.

Conjure Animals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast

this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 5th-level slot, three times as many with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 9th-level slot.

Conjure Minor Elementals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell

using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.

Conjure Woodland Beings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

issue to them (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics

. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as many with an 8th-level slot.

Dead Gods

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

contaminate the dreadnought and induce its certain death. Arekanz is suffering the effects of the curse. It is so wracked with pain that it doesn’t defend itself except to use its Donjon Visit legendary

Dire Corby

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

song has left countless Underdark creatures and travelers unable to flee as these monsters fall upon them. Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have

learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to avoid the effect of a flock’s song, these travelers attempt to mimic the strange hooting and chirping of a dire corby, with

The Wayward Son

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

) with the characters, Astarion recognizes two Vampire Wardens from Cazador’s palace. The wardens are blocking the public exit to Rat’s Run. Certain that someone from the palace wants to kidnap him

Meeting Eldemere

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

dragon Cozmioko. She was slain recently trying to defend this land from Anthradusk, a blue dragon who seeks to resurrect his ancestors: generations of blue dragons, each an architect of untold calamities

following information: How Can We Enter Haskasori? “Ancient magic seals the city gates, and few besides Cozmioko and Anthradusk are long-lived enough to remember the passphrase. However, I’m certain

Running the Encounter

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

githyanki ship attacks, with a few examples discussed below. Use your best judgment when adjudicating these tactics, and reward players for great ideas and quick thinking. Using Magic. Certain spells can

only one ballista attack each round. The rest of the crew—six githyanki pirates using the bandit stat block, but which are resistant to psychic damage—leave their stations to defend the ship, taking the characters on in combat. See appendix C for the squid ship’s layout.

Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Faerûn and often operate in isolation from the others. This existence teaches the Enclave’s members a fierce self-reliance and mastery of certain fighting and survival skills. A ranger of the Enclave

druids who live as hermits might appear from nowhere to help defend a town against marauding orcs. Members of the Emerald Enclave know how to survive and, more importantly, to help others do the same

Ruined Dhakaani Fort

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, making certain areas difficult to reach. Arrow slits on the perimeter of this level made it instrumental to the fort’s defense, and the large rooms here were used for arms storage and mustering troops

. 5 A group of Brelish humans determined to “take Brelish lands back from the monsters” have settled and started rebuilding the ruined fort. The party is asked to help them defend the fort — or to

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

attack. The effect on the target ends early if your rage ends. Spirit Shield Beginning at 6th level, the guardian spirits that aid you can provide supernatural protection to those you defend. If you are

raging and another creature you can see within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage by 2d6. When you reach certain levels in this class, you can reduce the

Example Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

(level 1–4, dangerous threat) The crossbow trap is a favorite of kobolds and other creatures that rely on traps to defend their lairs. It consists of a trip wire strung across a hallway and connected to a

creature that steps on the pressure plate triggers the trap. Effect. An iron portcullis drops from the ceiling, blocking an exit or a passageway. Countermeasures. A successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception

Seagrow Caves Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

blight to end. The adults zealously defend their leader, immediately attacking intruders who aren’t accompanied by other myconids. Treasure. If the characters bring the glowing red fungus, called a

Elemental Plane of Fire—another dimension of reality that is the cosmic source of fiery energy. The Plane of Fire is the origin of both the orange crystal blocking the vent (which is actually an egg case

Running Allies

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

tag along for only a session or two, or limit the encounters they appear in. Maybe the ally helps the characters in only a certain region or part of town and then leaves to attend to other duties

characters off-screen. The ally could defend the characters’ base of operations from intruders while the characters are off adventuring. Or the ally might complete tedious side quests for the characters

Saga of the Whirlwyrm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

encourages the characters to recount the whirlwyrm attack. When he’s done reporting, Tyrza says the following: “Whirlwyrms! Lost villagers! Certain peril! Hear that, Glorium?” Tyrza booms. “It sounds like

and a loose poet’s shirt. He sails a swift sailboat called the Allure. Both heroes are respectful toward the characters but defend themselves if attacked. Off to Adventure Sytri and Tol want to be the

Life and Outlook

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

against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit. Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for

it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two

Sylvira Savikas

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

Resolute, which binds them to defend the nation of Elturgard. I met him years ago, and my instincts told me he was a charlatan. Afterward, I grew to suspect that he had cut a deal with one or more powerful

mazelike troughs carved into the box’s surface. She then tips the box so that the liquid flows in certain directions through the mazelike patterns — until the box’s horn inlays pop loose and it breaks

Aristocrat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

accommodations for a brief period as reward for a job well done. Such a stay typically lasts for no longer than two weeks per year, during which you maintain an aristocratic lifestyle for no cost. You must defend

tomorrow’s target. The only things that are certain are the variety of your patron’s whims and that tomorrow there will surely be more. The Aristocrat Quests table presents the sorts of work you might

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc (Chee-koh-MOZ-tok, the place of seven caves) The poisonous gas is present here, affecting fire and breathing. Relate the following information to the characters gradually

immediately, and spirits of the ancestors animate the creature and it attacks. These beings are constructs, but otherwise function according to the statistics for a certain kind of creature, as noted

Adventure Synopsis

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

, the characters defend Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, or Triboar against a giant attack. Quests gained at the end of the battle prompt them to explore more of the Savage Frontier. The characters

King’s Thunder. Character Advancement Rather than have you track experience points, this adventure assumes that the characters gain levels by accomplishing certain goals. At the end of each chapter is a

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