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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
course of its turn. It can choose to leave part of its body visible, such as its tail, its head, or its grinning mouth. Any equipment the cat wears or carries is invisible with it.Grinning cats are
—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to.
A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Complication
1 An angry guest with a costume identical to a character’s accuses them of stealing the idea.
2 A flirtatious guest decides these interesting characters deserve to be introduced to
loudly confesses truths that other guests pretend not to hear.
5 A scream from a different part of the estate pierces the air. Everyone hushes for a moment, then immediately carries on as if nothing had happened.
6 Duchess Saidra enters the room, and sycophants immediately surround her.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
or cooperate with demons in order to escape the clutches of the dragons. Throughout the campaign, the goals of the Chamber might not be readily apparent. Locations such as the planar observatory
for the world in the long term, or a short-term triumph that carries tremendous risk for the world in the distant (or not too distant) future. Another possibility is that the adventurers are openly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Piety Being a god’s champion carries no benefits in and of itself. Each god’s description in this chapter paints a picture of the god’s typical champion, including ideas for how a player character
. As a general rule, you can expect to increase your piety by 1 during most sessions of play, assuming that you are following your god’s tenets. The DM decides the amount of any increase or decrease
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
wagons, each pulled by two oxen and equipped with an axe, a shovel, two buckets, and a three-pointed-iron-rod fire spit that can readily be used as three improvised spears. Each wagon carries two Black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters win the gnomes’ trust, they are welcomed into Inner Blingdenstone, and to what food and comfort the locals can readily provide. ROLEPLAYING THE SVIRFNEBLIN
Deep gnomes are a dour lot
and tunnels where sound carries, eyes darting furtively, looking for signs of danger.
Despite their harsh outlook, svirfneblin are still gnomes, and many are as benevolent and joyful as their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
asks for by 100 gp. If the players ask about the Scaled Queen, the merrow says that she is a huge, two-headed merrow who carries the special blessing of the Prince of Demons, Demogorgon.
Attack the
Merrow Lots of players will attack first. Other players will decide their characters attack if other approaches fail. When a player decides that their character attacks, their character acts first in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
conversation partner—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to. A
over the course of its turn. It can choose to leave part of its body visible, such as its tail, its head, or its grinning mouth. Any equipment the cat wears or carries is invisible with it.
Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
readily converses with the characters even if their initial appearance is suspicious, asking them friendly questions with the aim of discovering if Moghadam sent them. If asked about his unusual appearance
. Stolos carries the keys to the cells in area 10. Treasure A successful DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check to search the desk uncovers a box of nine paper birds (see appendix C) used to send
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
information, since they fear the Black Spider more than they fear the characters. The bugbears also know the location of Cragmaw Castle, but again, they don’t share this information readily. A character who
interrogates a captured bugbear can pry the information loose with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. Treasure Mosk carries a belt pouch containing 33 sp and wears an eye patch made of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
form, you return to the number of hit points you had before you transformed. However, if you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. For
that sense. You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in your space, merges into your new form, or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM decides whether it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tower, the drow mage summons a quasit and instructs it to notify Rilna Freth of the new arrivals. The quasit assumes bat form and flies to area 19c to deliver the news. Rilna decides what to do with any
through the tower. They are then detained in the courtyard until Rilna Freth (see area 19c) decides their fate. Prisoners with no obvious value to the drow are sent to the slave pens (areas 18g and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
command, carries a potion of supreme healing, which she uses if she becomes grievously wounded. 7a. Arch Gate to Level 15 Light. Torches burn in iron brackets mounted to four pillars that support the 20
even commit forces to a joint operation to conquer the mind flayer colony. If Yaveklar is neutralized, Lashiir readily fills the power vacuum and behaves much like her predecessor. The illithid head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
form, you return to the number of hit points you had before you transformed. However, if you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. For
that sense. You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in your space, merges into your new form, or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM decides whether it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
elves, for example, belong to the Golgari, Selesnya, or Simic guilds, but a majority of goblins are guildless. Loxodons tend to have a strong sense of community, so they readily join guilds. And when
prerequisites can apply for the position. Ultimately, the DM decides whether a character qualifies for such a role, with a certain renown score as a minimum requirement. Several guilds provide a salary among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Master. Wherever they are initially stationed, the monks all gather together if a general alarm is sounded, or to witness an audience in the central abbey (area M3). Each monk is a cultist that carries
the control room of area M8). They readily direct characters toward the Grand Master in the central abbey (area M3). If the monks are harassed, or if the characters spend too much time exploring on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Treasure Thurl’s ring is worth 250 gp. Thurl also carries 3d10 gp and 2d6 pp in a pouch. Manticore Hunt Four Feathergale Knights join the characters on the hunt. To start, read the following text: Four
courses are open for furthering the story. The Party’s Fate. Thurl decides what to do with the characters. If they’ve been polite, Thurl tells the characters the location of the Sacred Stone Monastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
adventurers and other individuals who deal with large sums of wealth. They exchange coin for gemstones as readily as they find buyers for historical relics and recovered art. 5 Philosophical Faction
DM decides if the guild has tutors available for a given subject. Guild Contact Even as a member in good standing of the guild, you can’t simply stroll up to the guild master and demand their attention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
outside the stronghold to recuperate after difficult battles. The party can readily find defensible campsites in the forest near the Stone Tooth.
Wait and Watch The characters might choose to observe
. Doing so can let them try to bluff their way past sentries in the dungeon, using Charisma (Deception) checks contested by the orcs’ Wisdom (Insight) checks. Treasure. Each orc carries a sack of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
” sections. View Player Version A1. Hall of the Damned The features of this hall are readily apparent: In the middle of the hall, a spiral staircase descends 20 feet to the lower level (area A3). The
portrait in a gilded frame. The picture depicts a strikingly handsome and impeccably dressed bearded man with small horns protruding from his forehead. He carries a ruby-tipped cane. Any character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
carries a set of keys to the locked storeroom doors (area 10G) and the iron strongbox in her quarters (area 10I). If the characters meet with her, she offers them one or more special quests (see the “Agents
in command to Liara Portyr, and she’s responsible for every detail of the day-to-day functioning of the fort. If a soldier breaks the rules, Gruta decides on the punishment. If a patrol is overdue from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the arrow slit is Holger, a thug who commands the gatehouse. Holger is a high-strung martinet, and no one in the gatehouse likes him. Holger decides whether to open the gate, tell the characters to
Reash carries a key to the grate in area K13. His leather saddlebag holds 70 gp, 12 pp, and six agates (worth 10 gp each). K10. Landing The keep’s eastern wall juts out into the river, forming a good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
black against the sky’s ruddy glow.
The erinyes stationed here carries a rope of entanglement, which it uses to ensnare any prisoner who tries to escape. Gruk-Gruk. Tossed carelessly on the floor of
doors at each end are readily visible from inside the hallway and don’t require an ability check to find. B13: Prison Cells The door to this chamber bolts from the outside. Inside, bundles of rags have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Giants”) cuts a swath through the icy crust over the shallow bay as it approaches and slowly grinds to a dead stop. The ship carries twenty frost giants. Twelve of them leap over the sides, walking
hovel north of town. Treasure Each giant carries a sack containing 1d4 mundane items (roll on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction). Aboard the greatship is an unlocked wooden chest, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
day, these guards and the ones on active duty operate on alternating shifts. When the castellan decides that a shift is done, he rousts these guards from their slumber and orders them to replace the
mechanism of the cage’s padlock and manually pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. Sansuri keeps the key to the padlocks in her workshop (area 2). The Countess Sansuri carries a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Guest Quarters The door to this room is usually locked. Qarbo carries the key. He is either in area M9 during the day or sleeping here at night. Eight simple bunks line the walls of this room, each with
Maximilian’s earthen grasp, and a scroll of transmute rock (see appendix B for a description of these spells). Qarbo carries the coffer key, as well as the key to the locked doors in area M21. M5. West
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
to that character’s cubicle and trunk. He carries a master key that opens all the trunks. As an action, a character can try to pick the lock on a trunk using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful
carries a floral scent. A bar takes up one corner of the room, alongside shelves of expensive wines and spirits and baskets of fresh fruit. Two tables stand along one wall, each set up as a manicure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
decides the characters are trying to string her along, she orders her reavers to attack. The reavers know that most enemies are at a serious disadvantage in the water. If they attack an enemy standing
prisoners in this makeshift jail. If the characters are defeated in the temple, they are stripped of their gear and confined here while Gar Shatterkeel decides how best to dispose of them. C6. Victory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
city’s security and decides where the output of Mirabar’s mines are sold. The city’s defense falls to the Axe of Mirabar, a well-armed garrison. All members of the Axe of Mirabar are shield dwarves. A
intimidated. He has little respect for adventurers, but he tolerates their presence if one or more of them are members or allies of the Black Network. Treasure Each mercenary carries 2d10 gp in a pouch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
is deactivated and incapacitated, although that fact isn’t readily apparent. Activating the iron golem requires one to speak the proper command word. Not even Duke Zalto knows it. Casting an identify
inches thick and spaced 4 inches apart. The cell door has a built-in lock, and Zalto carries the only key. Wrenching open the door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, while picking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the corridor outside. All these youngsters have weapons and will readily attack any intruders they spot. Noise coming from here, even shrieks and swords clashing, will be regarded by others as the
have the matron’s hoard. Treasure. The matron’s valuables are stashed in a locked iron chest under the matron’s bed. The matron carries the key to the chest; it can also be unlocked by a character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
rakshasa.
Treasure. Preeta carries a spellbook bound in lizard hide that contains all the spells she has prepared, plus animate dead, animate objects, and fabricate. 21n. Azrok’s Hall Two hobgoblins
remains of his life here. Characters who take pity on him earn his trust, and he readily tells them where to find things in Azrok’s Hold. If information is what the characters seek, Salt Nose suggests they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the room, which is guarded by an air elemental myrmidon (see chapter 7). When intruders appear, the myrmidon levels its flail at them and asks in a cold voice, “Whom do you serve?” The myrmidon decides
each prophet except the one the characters defeated on the temple level. He can describe their appearance and demeanor, and he can identify the elemental weapons that each one carries. Further, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
loyal to Ralvald; he feels committed to staying here until Ralvald decides on a course of action. If the characters are aggressive or indicate support of Aerstigga, Heldalf directs his animal
off a few tiny pieces that he keeps in the satchel he carries with him. Healing Crystal. The crystal is a natural, magical growth hanging from the ceiling, which is 40 feet above the floor. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hunting for food. They have no treasure to speak of, though each carries a sack containing 1d4 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. Reghed Nomads
expend 1 charge from each wand, triggering the effects of both wands simultaneously.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a ring of cold






