both back down confer responses

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was

relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use

T4. Antechamber

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

pinned, face down, by rocks placed atop his arms, legs, and back. He is barefoot and wears ragged clothes. Depending on what has happened in area T3, Grund (male half-orc thug) might be standing by

as responses to the characters’ questions. The Believers put him here as punishment for being disobedient. He failed to deliver a message from his father, Rotharr Hatherhand, to Ilmeth Waelvur. It

Mysterious Manifestations

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

the Fey type, has Intelligence 7, and can speak and understand simple phrases and concepts in Common. Nene has a boisterous personality but is easily distracted. He can mime straightforward responses to

questions, tap objects to get his point across, scratch simple images in the dirt, and so forth. The macaw is confused by the process of passing through the rift but is eager to get back to the

Conclusion

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

right in front of them already. Gildha Duhn, former majordomo for the Company of the Golden Mongoose, is grieving her lost employers and anxious to put her life back together. With previous experience

positions, the benefits they confer, and what they mean to the franchise. Hopefully, the players have already considered what positions are the best fit for their characters and for the franchise as a whole

5. Pagoda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the start of each of their turns. On a failed save, a creature takes 14 (4d6) poison damage, or half as much damage on a successful save. Three successful saving throws in a row confer immunity to the

returns to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back

5. Pagoda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

poison at the start of each of their turns. On a failed save, a creature takes 14 (4d6) poison damage, or half damage on a successful save. Three successful saving throws in a row confer immunity to the

to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back, making

Climbing the Spire

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

turns his head and addresses them: “Are you here to worship me?” If one or more characters say yes, the giant invites them to sit with him. If no characters say yes, he goes back to staring. Characters

who speak with the giant get lethargic responses but can eventually learn that he believes he’s a god whose followers forgot him, and now even he has forgotten who he is. The giant has no hope of

Idyllglen Events

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

demonic terrors of the Abyss. Were you in my place, would you risk it all to save others?” Zariel lets each character answer her question in turn. She thanks them for their responses, then utters a

question receive nothing. Once Zariel bestows her supernatural charms, Lulu’s Idyllglen memory ends. A flash of light brings all the characters (including dead ones) back to the Bleeding Citadel so that

Caves of Hunger Locations (H1-H10)

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

characters use the “Rime of the Frostmaiden” to cut a path to the dungeon. Reading the poem creates an opening in the ice wall that’s 100 feet high, 30 feet wide, and 20 feet deep. A tunnel at the back

examples of the questions the party might ask, and the golem’s responses: “Do you know where Ythryn is?” (No.) “Were you damaged when the city fell?” (Yes.) “Is there danger ahead?” (I don’t know.) “Have

Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier?

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

erupt and arguments break out. They go back to being quiet and happy if left alone. Anyone making it through the arguments can learn that these two came in for lunch one day and have never left (they

, but this one is blank. Behind the Bar. Propha keeps a supply of magic potions in tall, thin, color-coded bottles: three potions of invisibility, a potion of poison, and three potions that confer the

19. Spiderwatch Keep

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

the obsidian insignia scarabs of House Freth can ignore. The back wall is lined with boxes arrayed on shelves. Inside these boxes are thirty shortswords, thirty hand crossbows, and several hundred

music box worth 2,500 gp. 19k. Mother and Brother As the characters approach any of the doors to this area, they hear a female voice shouting in Elvish, followed by a male voice’s muted responses. Erelal

Journey Locations

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

chasm, but without much success. The townspeople would prefer to be escorted back to Phandalin, but they can make the trip themselves if the characters express urgency in rescuing the other kidnapped

. If the characters win, the grells confer among themselves for a few minutes, debating whether those who kill a Great Eater are themselves Great Eaters. Unless the characters interrupt this debate by

Super-Secret Basement

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

instead has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can understand Common but speaks only preprogrammed responses. If the modron has a flying speed, the replica has wings but can’t fly. The modron’s

has an easily spotted 6-inch-wide slot on its back, with the edge of a round disk protruding from it. A character within 5 feet of the buzz saw who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand

Najara

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

paladins slew all but one of the ambassadors, and sent the survivor back to Jarant’s court to communicate their answer. The other responses to the Najaran ambassadors fell somewhere in between

People of Phandalin

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

“Recent Events in Phandalin” section can guide the NPCs’ responses to the characters’ questions. But beyond being sources of information, many of the NPCs in this episode have the potential to interact

stabbing people in the back while keeping a fake grin on his face. He is cunning in the ways of business, knowing exactly who to bribe or threaten to get what he wants, but he’s careful to keep most

Lottie's Palace

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

stat block with these changes: It speaks Common, though its responses are programmed. A successful DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check notes a small clockwork device attached to the inside of a

swanky boardroom. Eight of the nine liches are here on an annual retreat, taking a break from the various exploitative and profitable enterprises they run back home. Lottie is the ninth lich. This

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