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Geryon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils

and minotaur slaves he took from Baphomet, raging against Asmodeus's betrayal while spitting oaths of vengeance and hatching mad schemes to reclaim his standing from Levistus. Lair Actions. On

Geryon (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils and minotaur slaves he

took from Baphomet, raging against Asmodeus's betrayal while spitting oaths of vengeance and hatching mad schemes to reclaim his standing from Levistus. Lair Actions. On initiative count 20 (losing

Darklake Brewery

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

Darklake Brewery This huge, ramshackle brewery is built of stone blocks stacked to make walls between the petrified stems of a small forest of gigantic mushrooms. Big copper vats steam within

ale. This complex is the workplace and home of Clan Muzgardt, the duergar clan in charge of brewing Darklake Stout and in control of the brewing and importation of other spirits. Non-duergar aren’t welcome inside the brewery.

General Features

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

General Features The hideout consists of well-built chambers with flagstone floors and walls of dressed stone blocks. The western end of the complex is lower than the eastern end, with stairs leading

unlocked unless the text states otherwise. Glasstaff (area R12) and Nosk (area R9) each carry an iron key that locks and unlocks every door in the complex. A locked door can be picked with thieves

Running the Adventures

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

of the adventure all the way through and familiarize yourself with the maps as well, perhaps making notes about complex areas or places where the characters are certain to go, so you’re well prepared

circumstance, as described in the text. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the monsters and NPCs found in this book. When a monster’s name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing

Dimensional Seal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Dimensional Seal A dimensional seal is a massive stone slab covered with a complex pattern of runes and sigils. The seal projects an invisible field in a 2-mile radius. This field blocks all forms of

Dimensional Seal

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

Dimensional Seal A dimensional seal is a massive stone slab covered with a complex pattern of runes and sigils. The seal projects an invisible field in a 2-mile radius. This field blocks all forms of

Save Ends Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

). Behind the Design: Save Ends Effects Save ends effects are one way of saving space in stat blocks and making them less complex for GMs to run at the table. Much like how stat blocks just reference the

General Features

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

General Features The hideout consists of well-built dungeon chambers with flagstone floors and walls of dressed stone blocks. The western end of the complex is lower than the eastern end, with stairs

. They are unlocked unless the text states otherwise. Iarno Albrek (area 12) and a bugbear named Mosk (area 9) each carry an iron key that can lock or unlock every door in the complex. A locked door can

Running the Adventures

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

of the adventure and familiarize yourself with the maps as well, perhaps making notes about complex areas or places where the characters are certain to go, so you’re well prepared before the action

the text. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the monsters and NPCs found in this book. When a creature’s name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat

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

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back

moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense

Quandrix Faculty

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

beak. He is known for the unnerving habit of fully rotating his head around to address his students, while still rapidly chalking up complex theorems and equations on a chalkboard. Imbraham loves

dauntingly complex theories. He offers his students standing bounties on any of his unsolved equations. Adrix and Nev, Twincasters The twins Adrix (neutral good triton Quandrix professor of substance

Running the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

presenting a D&D adventure that was as much story-driven as location-based, featuring a villain who was complex and terrifying. Castle Ravenloft, with its amazing three-dimensional maps, remains to

Monster Manual. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the monsters and nonplayer characters (NPCs) found in this adventure. Descriptions and stat blocks for new monsters and NPCs are

Street Chase: Summer

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

on the Urban Chase Complications table on its turn. Crowded Street If Willifort flees in a hire-coach, his getaway is thwarted on the third round of the chase when a large crowd blocks the road

, who has darkvision.) Next Encounter If the characters follow the street urchins into the sewer, proceed with encounter 9, “Cellar Complex.”

Order of the Emerald Claw

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

ritual in the heart of Shae Mordai, the elven City of the Dead. The rite will destroy the islands of Aerenal and elevate Lady Illmarrow to divinity—unless the characters stop her first. Emerald Claw

, in addition to the stat blocks presented here, and they are often accompanied by Undead troops such as Skeletons, Zombies, and Karrnathi Undead Soldiers (which appear in Eberron: Rising from the Last

Combat Encounter Difficulty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

number of stat blocks you need to run the encounter. Referencing more than two or three stat blocks for a single encounter can be daunting, particularly if the creatures are complex. Powerful

critters in an encounter, use swarms instead. Number of Stat Blocks. The best combat encounters often pair one kind of creature with another, such as fire giants paired with hell hounds. Be mindful of the

Statistics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

Statistics Retainers are designed to be easy to run so their player (who is already managing a complex character) doesn’t get overwhelmed with even more details. Each retainer has a simple stat block

—though these are similar to other creature stat blocks, retainers follow a few different rules. Level A retainer’s level equals their mentor’s level. As a retainer levels up, their hit points

Useful Additions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

players exactly what they can see; others find that complex software gets in the way of the game. Use whatever works for you and your group. Card Accessories Some players and DMs find it helpful to

have information available in the form of cards. You can buy (or make) cards with individual spells, magic items, monster stat blocks, rules reference, and similar information for easy reference.

Useful Additions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

the players exactly what they can see; others find that complex software gets in the way of the game. Use whatever works for you and your group. Card Accessories Some players and DMs find it helpful

to have information available in the form of cards. You can buy (or make) cards with individual spells, magic items, monster stat blocks, rules reference, and similar information for easy reference. Coupleofkooks What do you do when a die lands cocked? See the end of this chapter for advice

Trades Ward

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

street and on balcony walkways that run the length of blocks and are sometimes layered five stories high. Shop signs appear to leap out from buildings, whose sides are plastered with advertisements all

colors, lamps, and chandeliers, but elaborate waxwork constructions that depict all sorts of subjects from personages of note, to dragons, to complex and abstract lattices — all represented as fantastical

Combat Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

two or three stat blocks for a single encounter can be daunting, particularly if the creatures are complex. Powerful Creatures. If your combat encounter includes a creature whose CR is higher than the

, particularly ones that are worth 0 XP, should be used sparingly. If you want to include many CR 0 critters in an encounter, use swarms from the Monster Manual instead. Number of Stat Blocks. The best

Example Complex Traps

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

wall and comes to a halt. It blocks the door to the tomb, but the characters can escape. Poisoned Tempest Complex trap (level 11–16, deadly threat) This fiendish trap was built to eliminate intruders

Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs Anarch Archon of the Triumvirate Arclight Phoenix Aurelia Battleforce Angel Biomancer Blistercoil Weird Blood Drinker Vampire Blood Witch

riders toward the fires raging in Precinct Three. Soldiers on the ground will put out the flames, while it’s her job to deal with their source: the dragon she can just make out, clinging to the spire of

Dungeon Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

blocks a passage or archway until it is raised up into the ceiling by a winch and chain. The main benefit of a portcullis is that it blocks a passage while still allowing guards to watch the area beyond

thickness of its bars. To determine an appropriate DC, see chapter 8. Darkness and Light Darkness is the default condition inside an underground complex or in the interior of aboveground ruins, but an

Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devils and

minotaur slaves he took from Baphomet, raging against Asmodeus’s betrayal while spitting oaths of vengeance and hatching mad schemes to reclaim his standing from Levistus. Lair Actions. On initiative count

Life and Outlook

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

can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as

more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other

Kobold Lairs

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

noisy activities. Mines Any chamber in the kobolds’ underground complex that isn’t immediately needed for another purpose is mined and excavated, both to extract usable ore and minerals and to provide

mine elevators rigged to fall Caltrops in shallow mud or soft dirt (light kobolds can walk on them without trouble) Collapsing ceilings Crates of centipedes Falling blocks Moats full of pitch or oil

Locations on the Upper Level

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

has an ample supply of rocks and ice blocks at hand for hurling at opponents. If the giant hears noise from area 1, he rushes there to help; conversely, if attacked, he will raise a cry to bring the

enclosing them in blocks of transparent ice. These exhibits are meant to frighten off any trespassers. The bodies are obviously hacked and very dead, not merely frozen whole. Treasure. Each of these corpses

Ruinous Citadel Locations

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

kakkuu spyder-fiends (see appendix A) drill on this beach while awaiting orders from the battle leaders in the citadel. They find marching in formation dull and are eager to rejoin the battle raging on

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

Locations on the Dungeon Level

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

. Bugbear Complex Each of the five areas of the bugbear community has a few torches and braziers burning. Hides and skins decorate walls and floors, while mounds of straw and similar litter serve for

The three chambers south of the bugbear complex are occupied by orc captives that are considered docile by their captors. As such, these rooms are not heavily guarded. Each door is barred on the outside

Lower Ward

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

tracts undermining the gods’ divinity litter the broken streets near the Shattered Temple. Defiers sometimes seed these tracts with details of scandals to discredit clerics and other worshipers. The

(detailed below), a fire-gutted building conceals a gaping hole into the ground with a single ladder leading down into darkness. Here lies the Bones of the Night, a cavern complex home to the Master of

Using Miniatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Using Miniatures In combat, players can often rely on your descriptions to visualize where their characters are in relation to their surroundings and their enemies. Some complex battles, however, are

touch an object or effect that blocks vision — such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of fog — then there is line of sight. Cover To determine whether a target has cover against an attack

Bronze Shrine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

cause enough for concern). That member then offers to escort them through the complex, convincing other members of the Scaly Eye to not attack the characters and pointing out other hazards. Scaly

sidekicks. See the “Scaly Eye Members” sidebar for more information. B5. Bronze Gate Entrance A bronze gate locked from the inside with a heavy bar blocks this entrance tunnel. A creature inside the Bronze

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

their prayers without displacing the old ones. Contemplatives and scholars adopt complex philosophical systems and practices without changing their belief in and respect for the spirits they already

can attain divinity. In fact, ascending to godhood is the ultimate goal of some philosophies. The power of a philosophy stems from the belief that mortals invest in it. A philosophy that only one person believes in isn’t strong enough to bestow magical power on that person.

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