blocks before devourer contained recent

Traversing the Tunnel

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

ambush or otherwise prepare for the fight. Tunnel Encounters d20 Encounter 1–2 1d4 grells hunt for food. 3 1d6 gibbering mouthers lie in wait for prey. 4 An intellect devourer inhabits a quaggoth

; the intellect devourer seeks another host. 5 A lost and angry fomorian wanders the Underdark. 6 1d4 + 1 hook horrors climb on the tunnel ceiling. 7 1d6 quaggoths led by a quaggoth thonot are searching

Qualith

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

fade and fail. An expression in Qualith is made up of four-line stanzas packed into interlocking blocks, creating complex patterns that are indecipherable by other creatures. Someone that touches a

Qualith inscription, however, can receive fragmentary insight into the multilayered thoughts contained within it. A non-illithid that wants to understand a Qualith inscription can make an Intelligence

Stat Blocks by Creature Type

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

Stat Blocks by Creature Type Aberrations Death kiss Elder brain Gauth Gazer Mindwitness Morkoth Neogi Neogi hatchling Neogi master Neothelid Ulitharid Beasts Aurochs

Barghest Devourer Draegloth Maw demon Shoosuva Tanarukk Vargouille Giants Cloud giant smiling one Fire giant dreadnought Frost giant everlasting one Mouth of Grolantor Stone giant

Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating

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

Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating Challenge 0 (0–10 XP) Cranium rat Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Boggle Dolphin Neogi hatchling Xvart Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Apprentice wizard Cow (ox, rothé

) Warlord Yuan-ti anathema Challenge 13 (10,000 XP) Devourer Neothelid Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) Elder brain Fire giant dreadnought Challenge 16 (15,000 XP) Storm giant quintessent Challenge 22 (41,000 XP) Mind flayer lich (Illithilich)

Spaceship Features, Level 3

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

garden is a self-contained ecosystem with an artificial climate controlled by the weather machine in area S54. By default, these areas are balmy and brightly lit. Garden Encounters. When a random

harmless and use the stat blocks of familiar, earthly counterparts such as hawks, frogs, and rats. Animal calls, screeches, and whistles pervade this level’s natural chambers. Random Garden Encounters

Friends and Foes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

hydra could still destroy every human city unless it was immediately contained. Together the gods trapped the hydra inside a cavern deep under the Nessian Forest. —Jenna Helland, Godsend Arasta of the

Endless Web exacts her undying revenge upon two more champions of the gods (BRIAN VALEZA) This chapter provides stat blocks for a variety of creatures unique to Theros, including mythic monsters

10. Detention Facility

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

jewelry artist — gives that character a sapphire bracelet or pendant worth 2,500 gp as a show of her gratitude. Ahpok, the old grimlock, has an intellect devourer in her skull. She is used by the mind

flayers to lure other grimlocks to the colony to have their brains devoured. Ahpok has been unable to leave the colony in recent weeks because of the githyanki, so the illithids have stationed her here

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge

recent years, people have resettled the area. Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. More important, the Rockseeker brothers — a trio of dwarves — have discovered the entrance to Wave Echo

Chapter 1: A Dangerous Journey

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

known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a

Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has located the lost mine. In recent years, people

Meloon Wardragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

him as honest, optimistic, and extraordinarily lucky. Until recently, he was a member of Force Grey and reported directly to the Blackstaff. In recent months, Meloon has spent much of his time at the

champion of Tymora into a puppet. After finishing off his unsuspecting companions, Meloon returned to Waterdeep as a Xanathar Guild spy. The intellect devourer that inhabits Meloon’s skull was bred by

The Inventor's Sabotage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Aeghith’s community hall (area A6) is filled with small booths in which inventors display their recent flying-machine innovations. At the event’s end, a panel of kithkin judges from Burrenton’s Flying

facility’s supplies, including several brooms and a custodial cart. Staff members contained the supplies in a crate they labeled “Danger! Do not open!” Just moments after the expo began, though, Lile

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Morte explores the multiverse, but he doesn’t exactly make friends wherever he goes. On the Alt-Cover Artist Tony DiTerlizzi depicts a githyanki warrior, the most recent in a long tradition of

unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast.

Detention Monitors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

7). Instructor Minexes is a recent addition to the faculty who is enthusiastic about learning and team-building. Earlier in the week, a load of supply crates failed to arrive at a storage area on

contained chemical substances that, unless recovered quickly and stored properly, could become unstable. Unwilling to frighten the students, the instructor keeps this information quiet for now

Cliffside Redoubt Locations

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

, blurred by scouring sand. Rubble is all that remains of the portico’s collapsed roof. A raklupis spyder-fiend named Kalzak and three phisarazu spyder-fiends (for both stat blocks, see appendix A) keep

this unfavorable posting due to his recent failed assault at Carapace Ridge. He’s determined to follow Miska’s order that no one enter Kas’s redoubt. Kalzak engages in delaying conversation to give the

Sir Vecken of the Broken Horn

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

Manor (or asking Arnulf the butler) reveals that Vecken still lives on Immar Street, a few blocks away from the manor. All the people in the area know Vecken and speak of him as an example of bravery

information with him, he grows thoughtful, then says that he has heard from former compatriots of recent trouble along the roads in that area. South of Waterdeep, travelers are being robbed of valuable

Phoenix District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

baduk hall, a raised courtyard that’s the social center of the Phoenix District. Outside the shop, no evidence of the recent attack remains. Baduk Hall The baduk hall is three blocks away from Chin-Hae’s

named Bi Chin-Hae, greets everyone who enters, offering to prepare them a pot of buckwheat or jujube tea. Chin-Hae grows taciturn if asked about the recent attack near his shop or the troubles in the

4. True Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

for tracks discovers boot prints leading into the tomb. The tracks are not recent and belong to the last group of treasure seekers to enter here. 4A. First Puzzle Door A slab of worked stone blocks

Configuration 4B. Second Puzzle Door When the characters move past the first door, read: Another slab blocks the hallway twenty feet beyond the first door. An iron lever is set into the door’s surface, with a

Fishbone Tavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, but they can provide pointers to someone who does. Fishbone Tavern is located a few blocks from Luskan’s Open Shore docks, close enough that you can smell the sea air and hear the cries of gulls

“The Peg and Hook” below for more on Arla.) Recent word on the street is that Arla continues to be a thorn in Dran Enterprises’ side — and that she’s been marked for exile or elimination. A character

Therno Lake Locations

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

Therno Lake Locations The following locations are keyed to map 3.4. Marco Bernardini Map 3.4: Therno Lake View Player Version L1: Beaver Dam A wide dam of mud, logs, and branches blocks this section

, the creature takes half as much damage only. L2: Lake Where a mountain spur divides two branches of the valley, an elongated, V-shaped lake extends across the pass, contained by a dam to the south

Gauntlgrym

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

Gauntlgrym Gauntlgrym has a complex and contradictory history, the gist of it depending on who’s doing the telling. Humans have one story, of what they know from recent years, but for us dwarves

where the being of pure flame is contained, to harness the unquenchable fire as the dwarves of old did. THE CANTICLE OF GAUNTLGRYM Passed down by dwarves throughout the North for centuries, the

Using Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

provide information to players in the form of a self-contained adventure. Even if it doesn’t make sense for a campaign’s characters to be present for an event, survivors can provide players with

desperate choices powerful characters can avoid. Tools for Terror Survivors allow you to control how players will engage with a horror adventure. The stat blocks in the following section are designed to

Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

stat blocks). When a host is reduced to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer emerges and attempts to use its claws and Devour Intellect action to gain a character as a new host. A character can regain

D6. His Royal Majesty Gullop XIX

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

Gullop XIX, a bullywug royal (neutral) is accompanied by a baby crocodile (a Small noncombatant) named Snoodle and protected by five bullywug knights (neutral; see appendix C for their stat blocks). The

safety. Scheming King. The king has only recently come into his position, but already his reign is a troubled one. Sir Talavar’s recent escape through the theft of one of Bavlorna’s prized balloons has

Patrons in the Realms

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

Forgotten Realms include the following: Baazka is the pit fiend behind the most recent incursion of infernal forces from Dragonspear Castle. Its plans for the Sword Coast were thwarted along with those of

following: Dendar the Night Serpent, Eater of the World, is said to be the spawn of the first nightmare, devourer of foul visions, and harbinger of the end of the world. Her warlocks frequently dream

Mount Ironrot Encounters

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

Docents from these ruins, and that the pilgrims consider the items sacred. Mercy also talks about the pilgrims’ recent run-ins with rival salvagers. Mercy mentions two other groups in particular: a

appendix A for both stat blocks). The blades fight until destroyed. They remain tight-lipped if captured, but if a character demands information and succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check

White Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon goes out hunting, a wall of ice blocks the cave’s entrance. But while in residence, the dragon leaves the cave mouth open to let the lair “breathe.” Frozen Stream. The cave’s interior is a

chamber adjoining the stream just inside the cave’s entrance is the dragon’s dining hall; it contains the horrid remnants of recent meals. Rocky Grotto. Past the topmost cascade is the grotto floor

Staff Area

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

Mister Witch and Mister Light (see their stat blocks earlier in the chapter) are in their wagon throughout the evening, except during the Big Top Extravaganza (which Light attends and Witch does not

Ethereal Plane by using an action and touching both the chest and the replica. Treasure. The chest hidden on the Ethereal Plane (which is worth 5,000 gp) contains recent earnings (210 sp and 70 gp), a

Torrents Locations

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

in the Fane of the Eye. Iron Post. The iron post is a recent addition to the cavern, planted haphazardly into the rock of the staircase. When the characters arrive in the chamber for the first time, a

P14, and area P16). The globe has a flying speed of 10 feet, and a creature contained within gains the benefit of a water breathing spell for as long as it remains in the globe. Any time during the

Upper Levels and Cellar

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

sightless eye sockets stare up blankly, and a small silver disk is clutched in one of its skeletal hands. A horizontal crevice between two blocks in the south wall glows with faint daylight, marking a

dwarf (see the “Morley’s Debt” adventure hook) All three survivors have been traumatized by the recent attacks, which were unknowingly triggered by Janore Stormswake’s arrival at the hermitage. A fourth

Ruinous Citadel Locations

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

another ogre-sized, squat around the table. A raklupis spyder-fiend named Jallizanx is here with two kakkuu spyder-fiends (for both stat blocks, see appendix A). The kakkuus are relaying orders to

, chitin, and gnashing teeth presses against the stones from the other side. The circle of stones shudders, and you realize the monstrous thing contained on the other side is expanding the circle

21. Azrok's Hold

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

pass by 6 A bugbear with an intellect devourer in its skull that tries to lure characters to area 21f 7 Preeta Kreepa (see area 21m) 8–10 Three hobgoblins and a hobgoblin captain keeping the peace and

happens, the Legion of Azrok’s military has been winnowed down by recent altercations with the drow. The current defenders of Azrok’s Hold include eight bugbears, thirty-two goblins, twenty hobgoblins

Monsters by Habitat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Monsters by Habitat The following tables organize the monster stat blocks in this book by habitat. These tables omit monsters that don’t inhabit natural habitats, such as many Celestials and Fiends

Mouther, Grick, Intellect Devourer, Mimic, Minotaur Skeleton, Myconid Sovereign, Nothic, Ochre Jelly, Ogre, Ogre Zombie, Poltergeist, Quaggoth, Swarm of Stirges 3 Basilisk, Bugbear Stalker

Giantkind Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

(attitude: 1d8 + 1) searching for a creature it killed whose soul escaped the Raven Queen’s clutches (the creature is now a revenant) 9 1 death giant shrouded one* (attitude: 1d6) debating 1 devourer

) anxiously searching for the lost goats it tends for a frost giant tribe 7 1 frost giant (attitude: 1d8 + 1) building a wind shelter from ice blocks 8 1 frost giant ice shaper* (attitude

Tier 2 Locations

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

immediately. Waterfall. The ceiling once contained a canal that channeled water from the third tier to the second. Now the water falls straight into the room, creating the bog. Treasure. Submerged in the

lines the bottoms of the cages. Mirror Menagerie. Nine of the mirror’s extradimensional cells are occupied by monsters and people who foolishly ventured into the gardens in recent years, summarized on

Clerks' Ward

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

Sensation pays well for sensations not contained in its extensive collection. Sensates reward adventurers for delivering sensory stones that contain coveted yet dangerous experiences, such as the thrill

project, especially recent ones, fetch a high price with opposing factions. Unsurprisingly, the underground compound is heavily defended. Within the campus lies a thrumming portal to Ysgard, a plane where

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