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Martial Arts Adept

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Once per turn, the adept can cause one of the following additional effects (choose one or roll a d4

each hand 5 Passage from a fighting manual 6 Beautiful but poisonous flowers 7 Two couatls swirling around each other, rendered in metallic ink 8 Detailed landscape depicting natural beauty

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Graz’zt can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Graz’zt casts

to all the targets. Smooth surfaces within the lair become as reflective as a polished mirror. Until a different lair action is used, creatures within the lair have disadvantage on Dexterity

Fractine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

mirror between 9 and 13 feet tall. Astral explorers who have encountered fractines attest that the creatures are intelligent and often allow themselves to be used as scrying sensors, their reflective

surfaces substituting for the mirror needed to cast certain divination spells. While being used in this way, the fractine siphons magical energy from the spellcaster—not enough to cause harm

Androsphinx Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

long rest, the roar is louder and the effect is different, as detailed below. Each creature within 500 feet of the sphinx and able to hear the roar must make a saving throw. First Roar. Each creature

take a lair action to cause one of the following magical effects; the sphinx can’t use an effect again until it finishes a short or long rest: The flow of time is altered such that every

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

physical state that their minds are ill equipped to deal with. Their memories of events before this interruption are often vague or absent. Occasionally, the most unexpected experiences might cause

of Dread (detailed in chapter 3): Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your

Graz'zt's Lair

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

for pageantry and pleasure. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Graz’zt can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds

the same command to all the targets. Smooth surfaces within the lair become as reflective as a polished mirror. Until a different lair action is used, creatures within the lair have disadvantage on

Graz'zt's Lair

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

for pageantry andpleasure. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Graz’zt can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in

the same command to all the targets. Smooth surfaces within the lair become as reflective as a polished mirror. Until a different lair action is used, creatures within the lair have disadvantage on

Making an Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. Resolve the Attack. Make the attack roll, as detailed earlier in this chapter. On a hit, you roll damage unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage.

Making an Attack

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

effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll. Resolve the Attack. Make the attack roll, as detailed earlier in this chapter. On a hit, you roll damage unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily

Amethyst Dragon Treasures

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

an amethyst dragon’s lair can sometimes cause items to transpose between one dragon’s hoard and the hoards of the dragon’s echoes, allowing for treasures with a surprising range of origins. Amethyst

6 A beautifully illuminated treatise on the planes of existence, bound in ebony covers with metal corner caps and a cover boss set with polished gems 7 An etched crystal that projects a star

Guildhall Locations

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

room. Paperwork full of notes and detailed schemes sits atop a desk, alongside a tiny portrait of Delour, Augustus, and Pyrite painted soon after the guild was founded. Boss Delour (see the stat

rare magic item of your choice. 8: Shrine to the Fallen This room has a small shrine with a headstone memorializing Boss Pyrite and other guild members who died when the Moonstalkers’ old guildhall was

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

lasts for 24 hours or until you break it. 3 The Golden Age of Dhakaan (golden goblin bicuspid) 10 goblin;goblins, 1 goblin boss When you are hit by an attack and an ally is within 5 feet of you

, you can use your reaction to cause them to be hit instead. You can’t use this reaction again until you finish a short or long rest. 4 The Mill Road Murders (halfling canine) 3 green hag

Day of Wonders Parade

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

before the holiday to the House of Inspired Hands, Waterdeep’s temple of Gond, to coordinate with the acolytes in charge of organizing the parade. He presents a detailed plan that commingles the

feather of diatryma summoning (see appendix A). For Jarlaxle, the parade is a chance to show off and be cheered; he has no ulterior motive for participating in the event. While the Boss Is Away As the

Story Overview

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

Story Overview Krenko is the boss of a notorious goblin mob, and he has made his fortune and built his reputation by mostly staying out of the guilds’ way. He has managed to cause no end of trouble

Programmed Illusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

cause a watchdog to appear and kindly ask intruders to leave When the trigger you specify occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion

finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes, after which the illusion can be activated again. The trigger can be as general or as detailed as you like, though it must be based on

Meeting Cudgel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

excuses herself to check on her company at the mercenary camp (detailed in the “Vogler Gazetteer” section). Ridomir “Cudgel” Ironsmile Cudgel Ironsmile (neutral, hill dwarf veteran) hails from the

. “I like a well-thought-out plan, but a well-executed one is sublime.” Bond. “Money motivates, but the right cause inspires.” Flaw. “I can be slow to leave the comforts of an inn or tavern.”

Bugbear Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Initiative. On the goblins’ turn, they attempt to scramble up the stairs and activate the rolling log trap (detailed below). The goblins then fight the characters. Rolling Log Trap. This 10-foot-long

Warrior—the self-proclaimed boss of the cave—scolds two Goblin Warriors for sleeping on the job. When they notice the characters, the bugbear commands the goblins to fight and joins them in battle. The

Fractine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

to be used as scrying sensors, their reflective surfaces substituting for the mirror needed to cast certain divination spells. While being used in this way, the fractine siphons magical energy from the

spellcaster—not enough to cause harm, but enough to make the caster take notice. A fractine needs light and magical energy to survive. It can draw sustenance from a nearby light source, spellcaster

Daask NPCs

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

Kell, she remains in Droaam. The hag stays in contact with all of her main subordinates by magic and keeps a detailed ledger of the group’s activities. Cavallah is a disciplined female oni and the

of Daask’s priests, she runs the Temple of the Six. Some worry that Ash plans to challenge Cavallah for leadership, which could cause a rift in the organization’s membership. The gnoll Keshta commands

Erasmus van Richten

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

. The ghostly son of Ingrid and Rudolph van Richten (detailed later in this section) follows his father, trying to aid him and ever wishing he could let his father know he’s okay. But the interaction of

greetings. He never pushes others to reveal his presence, though, since attempts to do so only cause Rudolph pain. Erasmus van Richten’s Traits Ideal. “I’ve been given a second chance, and I’ll make sure it

Around the Market

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

befriended them with a few sweet fruits and brought them back to the night market. He now bribes his invisible friends with fruit to cause disruptions around Tyenmo Noodles and Xungoon Family Seafood. He

lasts an hour, during which Kasem points out the stalls detailed at the start of the “Welcome to the Market” section. He tells the characters about the Market Games in the central plaza, describing

Martial Arts Adept

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

5 Passage from a fighting manual 6 Beautiful but poisonous flowers 7 Two couatls swirling around each other, rendered in metallic ink 8 Detailed landscape depicting natural beauty Martial Arts Adept

five Dart attacks. Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Once per turn, the adept can cause one of the following additional

Sequence of Events

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

flailing away at the creatures inside with its tentacles, as described above in “Thrashing Tentacles.” Round 2 The octopus’s weight and writing tentacles cause the ship to list 30 degrees to port. At the

start of this round. If Krell is present, as detailed above, he attempts to launch his ambush at this point. Rounds 15 through 19 At the start of round 15, the ship rolls over on its port side

Adirohit's Retribution

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

him to cause the flood in Sagorpur. Now that Jijibisha is gone, touching any blessed shankha to the tree stump will release him. Using either the Riverine’s Shankha or the magical shankha Plabon gifted

riverine (detailed at the end of this adventure) who looks like a muscular, middle-aged man with white hair and blue skin. He thanks the characters for their service and brings forth treasure to reward

Arrival at Korth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

Baron Zorlan d’Cannith (Medium Cannith Artificer, detailed in Eberron: Forge of the Artificer), his retinue of three warforged bodyguards (Medium Warrior Veterans), and Bastion, his personal warforged

. Unless the characters cause a problem, the meeting with Baron Zorlan proceeds simply: there’s an exchange of money (see “Treasure”), the undead soldiers load Kreffik’s seven crates on a cart on the lift

Sigil Encounters

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

them elicit it. Sensory Stone Sensations d6 Experience 1–2 Fear 3–4 Joy 5–6 Serenity Fear. A character can cause fear in a passing commoner with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check

Whether they evade the Harmonium pursuers or get caught, the characters eventually meet Farrow, detailed below. The circumstance of this introduction depends on whether the characters escape or are

The Dark Dominion

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

ever since. The slaves can provide the characters with a detailed description of the attack, confirming that the demon lord Demogorgon was behind the destruction. The slaves are desperate to escape from

hidden cave containing 1d4 mind flayers 5–6 A hidden cave in which the party can rest without having to worry about random encounters 7–8 A hidden cave containing 4d8 goblins and a goblin boss, who will

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

preventing it from restoring itself if it is attacked. Alternatively, other combinations of controls might cause the Infernal Machine to teleport its most critical components to some hiding place deep in space

You have telepathy out to a range of 120 feet. You hear the voices of creatures you can see in your head from time to time (as detailed by the DM), but you have no idea whether what you’re

Audience with the High Priest

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

Acolytes of the Faceless Prophet (detailed in the “Sensa Empire Gazetteer” section) and has long coveted power. As high priest, Kedjou does little to combat allegations of the Acolytes’ corruption—and in

priest is investigating how to summon powerful creatures and cause them to linger for longer than usual. Pushing Kedjou Characters might challenge Kedjou on his animosity toward Prince Simbon or question

Gauntlgrym

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

. The following areas within Gauntlgrym might be of some importance during this part of the adventure, although they don’t represent the full measure of the city by any means. A detailed description of

out of the way of the living. From time to time, the characters might run into a dwarven ghost who warns them away from a place of danger, or confront a less beneficial creature such as a shadow or specter. King Bruenor has decreed the restless dead be left alone for now unless they cause problems.

The Mists

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

open, the domain is still not easy to escape from. The area within the Mists remains heavily obscured, but the Mists don’t cause creatures to gain levels of exhaustion. Characters intent on passing

domains detailed in this chapter suggest Mist talismans that can be used to reach them, but these aren’t exhaustive lists. Use them as inspiration for Mist talismans of your own design.

Goals

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

the Grim Harrow’s attention (the Grim Harrow is detailed in chapter 19). Research the Deck of Many Things. When they aren’t actively pursuing copies of the Deck of Many Things, knights of the Solar

endeavor to protect those affected by curses, destroy cursed magic items, and contain evil and destructive artifacts so they can’t cause further harm or be used for wicked ends. The Solar Bastion’s

Hive Ward

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

webbing. The building belongs to the Spite Spinners, a gang of arachnid bandits and their boss, a darkweaver (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Hive Ward Factions The following factions are headquartered

into his visual rebuses. Fell’s Tattoos is a modest, oblong shack down the street from the Smoldering Corpse Bar (detailed below). A pearl lightning bolt above the door marks the parlor’s entrance

Scouting the Museum

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

the gala. If one or more characters are spotted in a restricted area or cause a public incident, a guard approaches them. Roll on the Museum Guards table to determine which guard arrives. Characters in

, arcane lock spells cause all doors leading to the room (including secret doors) to close and lock. As an action, a character can either try to unlock a door using thieves’ tools, doing so with a

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