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individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
, committed by the goliath. Goliaths assign and use nicknames with their friends of other races, and change them to refer to an individual’s notable deeds.
Goliaths present all three names when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Encounter with Iymrith This encounter takes place after the adventurers return to area 6 from area 11, having delivered one or more giant relics and chosen a giant lord to defeat. Iymrith appears as
they prepare to exit the temple for the last time. The blue dragon has come to the Eye of the All-Father to consult with the oracle and learn how far along the giant lords’ plots are. She arrives in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the
consult the “Concluding the Siege” section to guide the battle toward its climax. Zombie Siege Encounters d6s Encounter
1 Zombies rip apart a soldier, causing those nearby to freeze or flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
+ 2d10; generate a separate DC for each one. Consult the Pit Fighting Results table to see how the character did. Pit Fighting Results Result Value 0 successes Lose your bouts, earning nothing. 1
An opponent swears to take revenge on you.* 2 A crime boss approaches you and offers to pay you to intentionally lose a few matches.* 3 You defeat a popular local champion, drawing the crowd’s ire. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Facing Xanathar Roll percentile dice to determine the beholder’s location when the characters arrive, and consult the Xanathar’s Location table. Xanathar’s Location d100 Location 01–50 Xanathar is
demands that they accompany it to the Vault of Dragons and help it defeat the vault’s draconic guardian. Not fully trusting the characters to keep their part of the bargain, Xanathar brings along its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
road, headed toward Vogler. The adventure unfolds in one of two ways from here: With Mass Combat. If you are using the Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn game along with this adventure, consult the
, Darrett is reeling from Becklin’s defeat and returns with the characters to Vogler. You can run any encounters from the “Invasion of Vogler” section as the characters escape the village, or you can skip ahead to “The Final Boat” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. The book presents the monsters’ sections alphabetically, with animals gathered in appendix A. Official D&D adventures refer to the monsters in this book, and you may use these monsters—along with
the rules for monster customization and encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide—to build your own adventures. Consult appendix B for monster lists that will help your adventure building. What’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
feel as if they’re being watched even when they aren’t. While defending its cavernous lair, the tyrant avails itself of its lair actions. Treasure. If the characters defeat the death tyrant, they can
more demons encounter the party and attack. Roll a d12 and consult the Demons table to determine what the characters meet. d20 Demons 1–2 2d4 barlguras 3–4 2d4 chasmes 5–6 1d4 hezrous 7–8 1d100 manes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Ravenloft without first increasing their power will likely die. You can award experience points for the defeat of foes, use milestone awards, or a mixture of both. Given the fact that much of the
Artifacts. The characters gain a level when they obtain the Tome of Strahd, the Sunsword, or the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind. Defeating Villains. The characters gain a level when they defeat the featured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
hungry beasts, greedy bandits, or vicious monsters. Check for encounters once during the day and once at night by rolling a d20. On a roll of 17–20, an encounter takes place. Roll a d12 and consult the
Wilderness Encounters table to determine what the party meets. When an encounter occurs, the adventurers gain XP if they defeat the monsters. Each creature’s stat block has the XP value for one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
reserves, or otherwise planning the fortress’s defense. Areas 1, area 5, and area 19 have particular encounters associated with them (see “Assault Encounters”). For every other area, consult the following
sahuagin and 1 sahuagin champion (see appendix C) arrive. If the PCs manage to defeat all the sahuagin in a room (plus reinforcements) no further defenders appear. During these encounters, it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
adventure, refer to the tracking sheet in appendix C. Tally the number of secrets the party has learned, and write the sum in the Total Secrets Learned box. Then add the number of secrets the characters
traded for benefits, and write the sum in the Total Secrets Revealed box. Subtract the Total Secrets Revealed from Total Secrets Learned and write the result in the Secrets Kept Box. Consult the Power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rely on friends for the development of their social skills. In exceedingly rare cases, a birth might produce twins or — scarcer yet — triplets. These offspring, which the elves refer to as soul siblings
might grow up as opposites, each determined to seek out and defeat the other. During a young elf’s first few years, the memories evoked during trance are drawn not from current life experiences, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
15th 20 19 18 16th 21 20 19 17th 22 21 20 18th 22 21 20 19th 23 22 21 20th 24 23 22 If your encounter features multiple monsters, balancing it takes a little more work. Refer to the Multiple Monsters
. If you want to create an easier encounter that will challenge characters but not threaten to defeat them, you can treat the party as if it were roughly one-third smaller than it is. For example, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
material components of any enchantment spell of 3rd level or lower. The faerie dust has other magical effects as well. If a pinch of faerie dust is sprinkled on a creature, roll percentile dice and consult
and the cultists, Zephyros (eccentric wizard that he is) watches the chaos unfold from a safe distance. Only if the characters are near defeat does the cloud giant cast a mass suggestion spell on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
failure points earned by the party and consult the following table. Failure Points Outcome
0–2 The characters arrive first
3 The characters and the Six operatives arrive at the same
. If Bracus is killed, Szorrulax flees with his living loot satchel and the orrery components at once. If the characters save Bracus, defeat the Six operatives, and force Szorrulax to flee, they gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
friend and war mount, with the power to shapechange into a golden-furred mammoth with wings. Their friendship stretches back centuries. When defeat on Avernus appeared inevitable, Zariel entrusted her
characters feels important. Any remaining memories return at once when Lulu regains all her spellcasting abilities. When the time comes for Lulu to recall a lost memory, roll a d6 and consult the Lulu’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. They talk about Brandobaris as others might refer to a mischievous and dashing uncle. They don’t beseech the gods for daily favors, and they have no sense of metaphysical distance or separation
to defeat a much larger foe. The elders know that the world outside is dangerous and that their kin must understand how to deal with those dangers. Stories about Arvoreen are told in such a way that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help
captured, as detailed below: Escape. If the characters defeat or evade their pursuers, they quickly run into Farrow, who helps them lie low in a nearby establishment as Harmonium backup arrives on the scene
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
audience with Manistrad can find her here when she’s not working at the mine. She sometimes has need for adventurers to help keep the mining operation secure. Roll a d6 and consult the table below to
his time here in his duties as commander of the guard. He sometimes has need for adventurers, and at such times he posts jobs on a board hanging by the tower’s entrance. Roll a d6 and consult the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
becomes the prevailing trait that defines the era, the characteristic for which it is remembered. Name the person (or people) whose death, defeat, or loss opened the door for this leader to take power
. This might be a military defeat, the overthrow of old ideas, a cultural rebirth, or something else. Who died, lost, or was defeated? What weren’t they willing to compromise? Was the new leader complicit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
by drow. They revere a host of divine entities, which they refer to as the Dark Seldarine in mockery of the surface elves’ deities. The Dark Seldarine are mighty, immortal beings, survivors from the
Lolth’s blessing by being the one to bring such a blasphemer to justice. In order to survive, a wild mage must defeat or elude all attackers and forge an alliance with those who can be threatened or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
disturbs the mycelium; roll a d6 and refer to the Mycelium Effects table. Fungus creatures and those that have been infected with saprophytic plague are immune to these effects and are not targeted by
character’s turn, roll a d4 and consult the Charnel Worm Effects table to see what additional danger the party faces from the worm. Charnel Worm Effects d4 Effect 1 The worm smashes a horde of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in the possession of Candlekeep. Though the monks refer to this offering as the “entrance-gift,” it is a toll to be paid, and often a quite high one. To most, this requirement might seem difficult or
and small gathering chambers, where monks may bring individual tomes to seekers to be read, and where seekers may consult with monks on further materials to enable their research. Despite being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
creatures are in the chasm, have them roll initiative. On initiative count 10, roll a d20 and consult the following table to determine what effect, if any, occurs in the chasm: d20 Effect 1–10 None
spellcasters. Aerisi refuses to flee at this point, and trying to do so through the air portal with Windvane would be disastrous. When the characters defeat her, she vanishes in a scream of wind, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the characters defeat or circumvent these guards, they arrive at Nesmé to find Zhentarim representatives awaiting the arrival of a female fire giant representing Duke Zalto (see chapter 8, “Forge of
halfling cottages and farmsteads have sprung up on both sides of the trail, and the humble rural folk who live here refer to themselves as Northfurrowers. Olostin’s Hold A fortified keep stands on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Treasure Eyon has a waterproofed leather pouch on her belt that contains 15 gp, 6 pp, five delicately carved coral gemstones worth 80 gp each, and a potion of healing. Development If the characters defeat
canals. Check for a random encounter once every per hour while the party is swimming or moving by boat anywhere on a canal. Roll a d20 and consult the following table: d20 Encounter 1 1d4 + 1 ghouls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
his fee is paid, Lurg announces he must consult the stars for the answers the visitors seek. Of course, Lurg can’t access the Books of Prophecy, since Shalfey still has them locked away in his sanctum
library (see area H5 earlier in this adventure), he uses those to quickly calculate the star’s point of impact. Piyarz. Shalfey explains that Piyarz attempted a coup. Shalfey asks the adventurers to defeat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
“Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Roll a d8 and consult the Magic Goblet Charms table to determine which charm is bestowed. Each charm grants its recipient the power to cast a
of leather are the words “Help me” in Common, which Kingsport wrote using his beak. The characters must evade, defeat, or strike a deal with Scrivenscry if they want to rescue the penguin. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
small collection that Marlos Urnrayle assembled during his life as a human aristocrat. The tomes include academic texts on the elemental planes, holy texts that refer to earth deities or elemental powers
wriggle out of the window and drop to the garden below (area M14). Hellenrae flees by this route if she is cornered and doesn’t believe she can defeat her enemies. Treasure Hellenrae has little interest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Strength (Athletics) check to defeat the arcane lock is DC 30, and the Dexterity check to bypass the magical lock using thieves’ tools is DC 25. Casting a knock spell on the door suppresses the magical
every 12 hours the characters spend in the dungeon, roll a d20 and refer to the following table if the characters are in an accessible hallway or room at that time.
d20 Encounter
1 1d6