blowing both diffusing crawling remain

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

test, and make new acquaintances. Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend

feeling homesick. Tortles embrace a simple view of the world. It is a place of wonder, and tortles see beauty in the ordinary. They live for the chance to hear a soft wind blowing through palm trees, to

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

refuse to recognize my rule over these waters suffer my displeasure. (Lawful or Evil) 5 Preservation. I am the ocean’s steward, tending reefs and waters to ensure that they remain unspoiled

plays with a pod of killer whale;killer whales, leaping into the air and blowing clouds of steam each time the whales breach. Fire

Random Encounters (A-C)

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

. Crawling Claws A mob of severed hands, their mummified flesh black with soot, skitters out of the darkness across the dusty floor. The crawling claws gang up on one party member. During the confusion

contest, the character sees the claw enter the backpack. If the claw wins the contest, it waits until the character takes a long rest before scuttling out to attack. Crawling Strahd Zombie You hear the

Life or Death

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

blowing up the star is what it takes to save the characters’ world, then Topolah is all for it. She reminds the characters that Xaryxis is dying anyway and observes that the opportunity to witness the

Gargenhale does so. If the characters allow Grimzod to sacrifice himself, he says, “I hope you all appreciate the irony of a vampirate flying into the sun.” He then entrusts his crawling claw to Topolah

Random Encounters (T-Z)

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

inspiration. On later occurrences of this encounter, the platter holds a crawling claw that attacks the nearest character. 2 A silver goblet (worth 50 gp) filled to the brim with wine. A character who drinks

the party’s allies for as long as they remain with the party, or until Strahd appears. If the characters leave the castle, the Vistani accompany them, since choosing to remain in the castle would

Fomorians

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

Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today. Fomorian Deep Crawler Deep crawlers are fomorians whose bodies are adapted to crawling through the tunnels of

Contortionist. The fomorian can enter a space large enough for a Large creature without squeezing. Crawling Stance. While the fomorian has the prone condition, crawling does not cost it extra movement. In

Cliffside Redoubt Locations

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

, keeping watch while looking innocuous among the harmless crabs native to the beach. If the characters reseal Miska in the Ruinous Citadel, Kalzak orders the phisarazus to remain on guard and then leaves to

phisarazus time to scuttle into position for an attack, uttering odd prophecies such as “When the winds blowing from chaos bring order, the lawmakers must falter.” The door opens with a noisy groan

The Cauldron Caper

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

acquire the gems, during which time he insists that the cauldron remain in Easthaven’s Town Hall, under guard in area T17. The characters can either let four members of town militia (tribal warriors

"). Any tracks they make in the snow are obliterated after 1d4 hours by blowing wind. Although they are lawful evil, the Zhents have strict orders not to kill anyone. Enemies they reduce to 0 hit points

Ice Gate Level

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

invisible as soon as they hear sounds of combat in area X13. They try to remain hidden and fight only in self-defense. Treasure. Characters who search the workshop find two sets of smith’s tools and a set

wall. Braziers heaped with hot coals do little to offset the cold air blowing into the room through arrow slits in the south wall. The duergar guard grows to Large size before entering combat

Opening the Crate

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

using the relevant entry from the table below. If any hatchlings remain alive after 6 rounds, Mirt swiftly skewers them with his rapier and brings the combat to an end. Round Behavior 1 Mirt rolls

converge on Mirt’s room. Mirt is furious! Who dares to try to have him killed? His day is ruined! He swears that heads will roll once he’s found out who’s behind this outrage. As Mirt is blowing off steam

Upper Deck

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

decks slope gently down toward the ship’s port side. The forecastle and quarterdeck are empty, and short wooden stumps are all that remain of the ship’s masts. The double doors leading to cabins fore

fire, poison, and psychic damage). Anyone who peers down into area 5 after the grate is removed and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spots several fist-sized spiders crawling along the

Feywild

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

into a pool, passing into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. To the traveler, it seems like simply moving into the Feywild. To an observer, the traveler is there one moment

the Feywild. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact but are a little hazy. Any spell that can end a curse can restore the creature’s lost memories. Time Warp. While time seems to

Patrons in the Realms

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

through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to

allied Red Wizards, but its ambitions in the region remain. Belaphoss is a demon that serves Demogorgon. It considers itself the greatest servitor of the Prince of Demons and thus a rival for

Shipwreck Locations

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

. Unless… did the skeleton just move? Small, harmless crabs are crawling over the skeletal remains, causing the illusion of movement. C6: Crew Quarters Six double bunks line the edges of this cabin

). 2nd-Level Characters. If the characters are 2nd level, add two zombies to this encounter. Treasure. Some of the goods in the crates here remain valuable. Using a crowbar, a character can pry open a

Areas of the Cauldron Caves

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

now frozen and will remain so until the Everlasting Rime ends. On clear nights, moonlight shines through an opening in the ceiling and illuminates the pool. The minerals in the ice have turned it a

contains 600 gp. Buried under the gold coins are four crawling claws that leap out and attack if the gold is removed, dumped, or otherwise disturbed.

Getting About

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

traffic to hold. A traffic warden can often be heard blowing a whistle. When you hear it, look to the warden to see if you are being signaled. Failure to take care might result not only in accident but

attendant servants or guards for a full day. Travel in Winter The folk of Waterdeep often remain indoors in the colder months, particularly when it rains or snows. The flow of trade and travelers into

Palace Garden Locations

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

representatives. They’ve been here a long time (how long they aren’t sure exactly), yet they remain patient and well fed. The guests have wandered the garden but can offer no information about the palace. They

crawling up and over the nearby palace wall. Chromatic Roses. Any character who explores the rose garden spots a magic rosebush growing near its center: In the heart of the rose garden, coiled around a

Random Encounters

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

to him. Every day and night that the characters remain in Barovia, one or more of the vampire’s spies check on them and attempt to return to Strahd with a report. When a spy appears, characters who

berserkers shun civilized folk. They try to remain hidden and withdraw if they are spotted, attacking only if trapped or threatened. Corpse This encounter occurs only if the characters are traveling

Elven Tomb Locations

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

the nearby woods. The severed hand is a trickier get but needn’t come from a living humanoid (a dead crawling claw would do). Once the brazier is functioning, the heavy lid can be lifted or pushed

peer through the western hole can see a dark, sunken chamber (area E6) beyond. A persistent magical effect heats the face of the moon dial, ensuring that the lunar symbols remain clear of snow. The

Lower Deck and Cargo Hold

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

spear and an oblong shield lean against the wall. The shield bears the symbol of a humanoid skull with spiders crawling from its eye sockets. Two weathered humanoid skulls hang from wooden pegs on the

. One fights from the ground, while the other clings to the ceiling and attacks downward, enabling both Large creatures to remain in the fray. Ending Hostilities. Krell knows that the Emperor won’t stay

Daelkyr

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

the power of Xoriat and the daelkyr at bay, and as long as those seals remain intact, the lords of madness can’t rise from the depths. Today, those seals are thousands of years old and the Gatekeepers

that roams the chasms of Khyber. Valaara. The Crawling Queen works its will on insects, arachnids, and other vermin. Swarms with malign sentience, worms that consume victims from within, cultists that

Ruins Locations

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

successful check. The blights remain perfectly still. They don’t attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area U2 if combat erupts there. U2: Blighted

before ending in an overgrown field. The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with twelve twig blights and two needle blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for example, characters rooting

Areas of the Air Temple

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

doors have opened. If any cultists remain in area A7, the hear the fighting and retreat to the palace (area A18). Treasure If the characters loot the tombs of the Tyar-Besil, they find 3d10 figurines

dwarves. The far wall is pocked and pitted with holes in the masonry where gemstones once surrounded an altar in the shape of an anvil. Now only the chipped remnants of garnets and agates remain. In

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

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

archmage Hoobur Gran’Shoop. The constructs remain motionless until the adventurers move close or attack. These scarecrows can cut the rope holding them with their claws, but they prefer to remain hanging

characters enter, continue with the following: Apart from a fallen kobold statue that blocked the door, this room contains only four beds. Each is covered in torn sheets, its straw mattress crawling

N4. Wachterhaus

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

double doors to this room are locked. Lady Wachter and her servants carry keys. This room is crawling with cats. Bookshelves hug the walls, but most of the shelves are bare. Other furnishings include a

cover debts, and the books that remain aren’t particularly valuable. Use the Random Books table (see chapter 4, area K37) to determine the subject matter of a particular book. A section of the

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

all that remain in this large room. Words are carved into a double door that leads south. Doors also exit to the east and west; the one to the west bears a large “X” in dark red. The tunnel from the

unless the attacker doesn’t rely on sight, as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as with truesight. G13: Private Rooms Half a dozen rough chambers along an L-shaped passage remain mostly

Delphi Mansion Locations

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

slaad tadpole. Hiding in the dark corners of the hidden room are two crawling claws. If one or more characters enter the hidden room, the claws start pushing the jars with slaad tadpoles off the shelves

and onto the ground, releasing the tadpoles. On its turn, a crawling claw can move to a specimen jar and take an action to release the slaad tadpole trapped within. Treasure. On the shelf along the

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

pact with Zybilna of Prismeer (mimics the sound of the wind blowing through willows and faraway tinkling bells).” Flaw. “I have a volatile temper (mimics the sound of a kettle boiling over

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

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

, grace, and the power of the sun. She wears a sun mask and is one-half of an acrobatic duo called the Selenelion twins, alongside Gleam, her shy twin. Glister is content to remain Endelyn’s “guest” in

fey pact with Zybilna of Prismeer (mimics the sound of the wind blowing through willows and faraway tinkling bells).” Flaw. “I have a volatile temper (mimics the sound of a kettle boiling over

City Celebrations

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

, Oberon, and Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools. Those inclined to remain sullen in the face of such frivolity had best stay home, for celebrants do their utmost to evoke a smile from those they meet. Ches 21

to find it unlit, so buy a candle of good quality and put your gourd beyond reach of the wind. Intentionally blowing out someone else’s candle or smashing someone else’s pumpkin is taboo, and risks

Upper Palace Locations

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

Perrenland.” P37. Dretch Nursery Flies buzz throughout this chamber, and the grimy marble floor is crawling with maggots. Eight wicker cradles stand upright in the filth. Lashed to each cradle is a three

. Destroyed Study Splinters of wood, along with some loose papers and two halves of a shattered blowing horn, are suspended in the air. Whatever caused this unfortunate scene also punched a hole in the

The Fissure

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

Sergeant Teeshe and Constable Boot. Doing so requires one character to succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check. On a successful check, the characters remain safely on the trail. On a failed check

. Ten of the feet in the room are stomping feet, the lesser known and smellier cousins to the crawling claw. A stomping foot uses the crawling claw stat block with these changes: Its speed is 30 feet

Supernatural Regions

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

, fauna, structures, and inhabitants might remain unaffected, the land’s innate character takes on new qualities. A supernatural region is permeated by a preternatural force in an area as large or small as

worlds, the biomass of insects radically outweighs that of higher organisms. Mass migrations and deadly insect species can imperil larger creatures, but most insects remain nothing more than an annoyance

Locations E - H

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

across ice or wading through frigid waist-deep water toward the docks, eager to raid and pillage. The remaining eight frost giants remain aboard the ship. As townsfolk retreat to the mines or flee across

assault) regroup and launch a second attack 1d4 + 1 hours later, this time leaving no giant behind. The frost giant raid occurs whether the characters remain in town or not. If the characters aren’t

Maelstrom Level 2

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

guards to escort the adventurers to the guest quarters (area 3), where they are to remain until summoned. If the characters allow themselves to be taken to area 3, the storm giants stand guard in area 2

wave — all carved from stone. The walls of this temple are etched with images of storm giants riding whales, battling dragon turtles, and blowing conch shells to summon giant crabs, giant octopi

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