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strange creature that had seized his sister, then created a false Auspicia in her stead. Having long attempted to simply make her peace with the loss, she was overwhelmed by the real Auspicia's dramatic
can call on her spells and abilities in times of need, and remains in constant practice with Confessor, her maul. At her core, she believes that the gods help those who help themselves, and that
Lizardfolk
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aggression toward creatures that they could defeat in a fight and that can’t be dealt with in some other manner. They are aggressive toward prey they want to eat, creatures that want to harm them, and
plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Hapless Soft Ones
At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nature as a Darklord makes permanently defeating them challenging. To defeat a Darklord, the characters should focus on undermining the Darklord’s plots and striking at the core of the Darklord’s torments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Developments This battle will likely be a challenge to run. It is designed to create an emotional low spot in the adventure, during which overall defeat for the forces of good looks like a real
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Developments This battle will likely be a challenge to run. It is designed to create an emotional low spot in the adventure, during which overall defeat for the forces of good looks like a real
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
. The follower of a god serves as an agent of that god in the world. The agent seeks to further the ideals of that god and defeat its rivals. While some folk might refuse to honor the gods, none can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Resolving the Mystery The characters’ interactions with the Amberdune Pack affect the resolution of this section, but they can discover what happened to the real books and find the original versions
regardless of their approach. Bloodbath It’s possible to kill or defeat the Amberdune Pack without ever hearing their side of the story. With no one to stop them, characters in this situation can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. What used to be a comically posed owlbear painted on wood is transforming into a real and enraged owlbear, and it’s rampaging right toward you!
The owlbear prop turns into an actual attacking owlbear
stage crew step up in the background to deal with lesser threats as other props animate and begin to fly around the stage. Once the characters defeat the owlbear, it turns back into a wooden prop and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Developments If the characters defeat Arauthator, the reactions of Oyaviggaton’s other inhabitants are dependent on whether the dragon is killed or driven off. If Arauthator is killed, the ice toads
expanse of the Sea of Moving Ice and find a new home where Arauthator can’t track them. The dragon is vengeful, but with everything else going on, Maccath believes Arauthator won’t put any real effort into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
facing the might of one of the multiverse’s most powerful good-aligned spellcasters, so the warlord devised a plot to trick Alustriel into helping him defeat Vecna. With the help of spies, Kas learned
Mordenkainen using the Crown of Lies and received Alustriel’s summons to her sanctum in Sigil, the City of Doors. Throughout this adventure, the real Mordenkainen is traveling the multiverse, unaware
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Developments If the characters defeat Arauthator, the reactions of Oyaviggaton’s other inhabitants are dependent on whether the dragon is killed or driven off. If Arauthator is killed, the ice toads
expanse of the Sea of Moving Ice and find a new home where Arauthator can’t track them. The dragon is vengeful, but with everything else going on, Maccath believes Arauthator won’t put any real effort into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Horror of Defeat A victory for the Cult of the Dragon is a real possibility in this adventure, and would be catastrophic for Faerûn. With Tiamat ascendant, the age of mortals comes to an end and
Goblin
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cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Horror of Defeat A victory for the Cult of the Dragon is a real possibility in this adventure, and would be catastrophic for Faerûn. With Tiamat ascendant, the age of mortals comes to an end and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
killed the real priest, stole his robes, and threw his body and holy symbol off the train. The slaad works for an evil, multiverse-spanning organization called the Syndicate of Terror, Extortion
The slaad’s master watches the battle unfold through an invisible scrying sensor like the one created by a scrying spell. If the characters defeat the slaad, a magically altered voice issues from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
consequential, and not just a waste of time. One of four basic approaches can help you do that: A real monster inhabits a character’s dreams and poses a real threat to that character’s mind or body. The
goal of the adventure is to defeat that monster. A dreaming character is incapable of waking communication — they might be comatose or possessed. The goal of the adventure is to communicate with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damage is real. A character free of the vision can free another character from it by using an action to shake or slap them. If the characters defeat Hexacali, their last collective memory is of pinning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. The characters are active participants in the story, and its events are real to them: they can defeat enemies and be defeated by them. But a player character who drops to 0 hit points while on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
-githyanki as a real threat. 3 I follow orders, regardless of their implications. 4 I start projects but never finish them. Githzerai Names, Male d10 Name d10 Name 1 Dak 6 Kalla 2 Duurth 7 Muurg 3
Personality Traits d4 Flaw 1 All energy must be expended to a useful end. Frivolity is the first step to defeat. 2 Patience in all things. The first step in any venture is the most treacherous. 3 Emotions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
(alternatively, you can use yeth hounds from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse). The hags use the Feygrove as their base while pursuing bloodthirsty schemes against enemies both real and
garb of a bestial cult summon demons and slay other minotaur priests in a horrific bloodbath. 3 Monks and knights travel to the hill and construct the abbey at its summit. 4 Knights defeat a hobgoblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
murders, but the real culprit is something else.
Connected Creatures Shadow dragons often attempt to blunt their despair by dragging others into their gloomy lives with them. These are generally
common foes.
4 An adult shadow dragon and a beholder share a precarious bond, allied against an ancient sapphire dragon neither can defeat alone.
5 An adult shadow dragon is gathering a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
this chamber draws the attention of the gnolls in area J4, which quickly join the fray. If the characters defeat all but one gnoll, the last of them surrenders. As an Influence action, a character can
. Illusory Wall. The laughing devil face is an illusory wall; it looks real to the eye but has no substance. A creature that touches the illusory wall discovers its true nature and can pass right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
might defeat that villain. Something for All Player Types As outlined in the book’s introduction, players come to the gaming table with different expectations. An adventure needs to account for the
that have been made freely available for use, as well as floor plans of real-world buildings and images that can inspire your mapmaking. You can also use software to help put your maps together.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
be successful. And alone. With lots of guards and wards between me and everyone else in the world. (Any)
6 Wisdom. Material wealth is an illusion. Wisdom is the real treasure. (Good)
d6
Flaw
1 You don’t know what I’m going through. You never can.
2 You. Fetch my cloak. And maybe rub my feet for a while.
3 My comrades are brave, but I must defeat this threat alone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hags Hags delight in bringing ruin and misery to the world. Malevolence is such a core part of a hag that it shapes her physical form and molds her magical powers. Annis Hag Annis hags lair in
winter. She is delighted when mortals make petty, pathetic attempts to survive, such as eating boots and leather scraps when no real food is to be found. Awful to Behold. When a bheur hag is fully in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Dreadwood. Years ago, the knights of Keoland helped the denizens of the forest defeat an incursion by cultists worshiping elemental evil fire. Since then, the elves, the treants, and the crown of
of darts has become an obsession among the bored miners and soldiers, and anyone with real skill at the game has a chance of talking their way past the guard at the door to engage in a match. Haunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
defeat the specters and talk to the ghost, Ruelek explains his predicament. If the characters point out the specters weren’t dwarves and probably didn’t care about the crown, Reulek admits that his
defeat Obratu. Reulek shrugs if the characters mention Obratu, saying, “It was a partnership of convenience.” Treasure The golden-spiked helm is the Lost Crown of Besilmer (see chapter 7). G9. Narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
entertaining hallmark of assignments handed down from Head Office, and plausible deniability is one of the core competencies of any successful Acquisitions Incorporated franchise.) The Backstory
of the gems are real diamonds (5,000 gp each), eight are actually finely cut smoky quartz (10 gp each). Omin knows that Oppal mixed the fakes with the real diamonds to throw off would-be thieves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
spirit confuses them. If the characters defeat Gremorly and these helmed horrors have not yet been destroyed, they become allies to the characters and defend this room on their behalf. Treasure. If a
can destroy ghosts. Patrin tells the characters that if they defeat the phase spiders, they can get the book and use it to break Gremorly’s ritual, releasing the ghosts trapped in Harrowhall. 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Long Road. It’s clear that the giants mean no harm to the townsfolk. If the characters defeat the giants or drive them off before they can grab food, Tylandar Roaringhorn (NG male Chondathan human noble
way past the gargoyles into a dragon’s lair and defeat the dragon within, they find the dragon’s hoard hidden under the sand. Roll on the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 11–16 table in chapter 7 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. At the start of the third round of combat, a combat robot appears in the eastern hallway, sirens blaring. If the cloaker is still alive, the robot quickly moves to slay it. If the characters defeat
rifles. Among the fake weapons attached to the game machines is one real, fully loaded laser rifle. A character who inspects the machines or plays the game and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Figaro and defeat Ilren, Kycera is grateful and provides all the information above willingly. Treasure. Within the pantry are 2d4 unopened casks of aged wine, each worth 500 gp. Kycera happily allows
death slaad overpowered her. She doesn’t know why Ilren kept her alive, and she’s not keen on finding out why. Cirit implores the characters to help her thwart Ilren. If the characters defeat Ilren
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
deadly adversaries, but the binding ordeal leaves most of them physically and mentally weakened to the point that they pose no real danger. The Chosen have no memory of how they came to be in the
Nature The power of nature is stripped down to its most destructive core in this zone. 105. Temple of Plague A glowing green mist drifts around a shrine of binding in this white marble chamber. To the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Onyx Scar’s resident spellcaster and has cast greater invisibility on himself. If the characters defeat the golem, Edino hides until he can sneak to area X19 and alert Aminta. Edino’s Experiments. Edino
that look exactly like Aminta. If they see three or more intruders, the doppelgangers retreat to area X19; otherwise, they stand and fight. Door to Area X17. Only the real Aminta has a key to area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters that Sansuri is looking for a lost trove of dragon magic, but they don’t know where her cloud castle is located. Treasure If the characters defeat the giants, they can plunder the giants
succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the siege is a ruse to draw attention away from the village’s east gate, where the real attack is taking place. A while back, Worvil Forkbeard told