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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
damage.Safe Descent. When it would take damage from a fall, the hadozee extends its skin membranes to reduce the fall’s damage to 0, provided it isn’t wearing heavy armor.
Uncanny Dodge. The
. A hadozee accustomed to space travel knows how to use a ship’s gravity plane to its advantage in combat, by diving off one side of the ship, gliding under the keel, and appearing on the opposite side of the ship from where it leapt off.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Safe Descent. When it would take damage from a fall, the hadozee extends its skin membranes to reduce the fall’s damage to 0
glide. A hadozee accustomed to space travel knows how to use a ship’s gravity plane to its advantage in combat, by diving off one side of the ship, gliding under the keel, and appearing on the opposite side of the ship from where it leapt off.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
False Appearance. If the doll is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the doll move or act, that creature must
living doll is a mean spirit that encourages those around it to behave badly toward others. The doll takes pleasure in tormenting the guilt-ridden and despondent, hastening their descent into depression
Battle Master
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Classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects beyond battle
such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill and knowledge.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Musket"} to hit, range 40/120 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d12 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d12+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Musket","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Safe Descent
ability comes in handy, as does their ability to glide. A hadozee accustomed to space travel knows how to use a ship’s gravity plane to its advantage in combat, by diving off one side of the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice with which to combat foes. These weapons are supernaturally resilient until Auril discards them, whereupon they break and melt like normal ice.
Auril the Frostmaiden
Auril the Frostmaiden is a
solstice, with divine power far beyond what is reflected in the stat blocks presented here.
After finishing a long rest, Auril regains any of her forms that were destroyed, provided at least one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Social Interaction During a social interaction, the adventurers usually have a goal. They want to extract information, secure aid, win someone’s trust, escape punishment, avoid combat, negotiate a
somewhere in between, balancing player skill (roleplaying and persuading) with character skill (reflected by ability checks).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Challenge Rating Challenge Rating is defined in the Player’s Handbook, while guidance on using CR to plan potential combat encounters is in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Lists of monsters organized by
is awarded for defeating the monster in combat or otherwise neutralizing it. Unless a rule says otherwise, a monster summoned by a spell or another magical ability is worth the XP noted in its stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
be accomplished without slaying it. If the characters strike a truce with a creature, award them XP as if they had defeated it in combat. The characters will most likely arrive here by way of the
begins its lengthy, tumultuous descent into the Underdark — a voyage no ordinary boat or raft can survive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Challenge Rating Challenge Rating is defined in the “Rules Glossary”, while guidance on using CR to plan potential combat encounters is in the DM’s Toolbox. Experience Points The number of Experience
Points (XP) a monster is worth is based on its CR, as detailed in the Experience Points by Challenge Rating table. XP is awarded for defeating the monster in combat or otherwise neutralizing it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
combat, carving out vicious fiefdoms for themselves. Mad Maggie is one such warlord. Mad Maggie is a night hag with the demeanor of a kindly grandmother, but her warm smile masks a cruel cunning. In
redcaps, Maggie found pieces of a beautiful tapestry that chronicled the fall of Zariel. It recounted the angel’s descent into Avernus, her betrayal at the hands of the Hellriders, and her submission
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
other dragonnels to help them escape. Floating Rocks The characters find their path impeded by a 30-foot ascent or descent between levels of the ruins. A character can jump between a series of floating
appendix B for both stat blocks) spots the characters and attacks. At the end of the first round of combat, roll a die. If you roll an even number, a random draconian is affected as if by the levitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, you’ll have to deal with me—Steel Crane!”
As Steel Crane presses his attack, the monks use the steles for cover and leap between them to engage the characters in close-quarters combat. Red Key. Steel
the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free.
Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
moments from the character’s story and how they can be reflected in the events of their final descent. Maybe they see the souls of friends, allies, or loved ones who perished, whether their fates are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
hubris. Wood elves tend to be hardier than other elves, more solid and grounded than their cousins. This attitude is reflected in their culture and traditions; wood elves tend more toward physical
the Sundering, the Crown Wars, the descent of the drow, and other calamities as the result of acts of arrogance on the part of their ancestors. Living around and amid the reminders of this arrogance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
toward others. The doll takes pleasure in tormenting the guilt-ridden and despondent, hastening their descent into depression or paranoia. Because it fears its own destruction, the doll rarely causes
Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the doll is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
possible, he begins combat using his Cataclysmic Fire action against a group of characters.
Distracting Lord Soth. If confronted with the mirror of reflected pasts (see appendix A), Lord Soth fails all
characters, use his warnings to reinforce the danger of engaging Lord Soth in outright combat. Captive Soldier. If the soldier Caradoc is possessing drops to 0 hit points, allow her to make death saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
heavily laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
might add some or all of your Dexterity modifier to your Armor Class, as described in chapter 5, "Equipment." Initiative At the beginning of every combat, you roll initiative by making a Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from this side, though three knock spells will do the trick. 19C. Sun Pool A glorious sun is carved on the ceiling, directly above a pool of still water. The ceiling reflected in the pool doesn’t show a
.
The ceiling reflected in the pool doesn’t show a moon carving, but rather a sun carving. To travel back to area 19C, a character must duck under the pool’s surface. Locked Secret Door. A secret door in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
throne by besting the heir in single combat. Currently, the monarchy is in a state of turmoil. King Anax has died, and his wife, Queen Cymede, has disappeared. An oracle of Keranos, the queen is said
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Descent into Madness. Achieving revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence, nor its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the slithering tracker has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Damage Transfer. While grappling a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
laden cart on a steep descent Steer a chariot around a tight turn Pick a lock Disable a trap Securely tie up a prisoner Wriggle free of bonds Play a stringed instrument Craft a small or detailed
, you might add some or all of your Dexterity modifier to your Armor Class. Initiative At the beginning of every combat, you roll initiative by making a Dexterity check. Initiative determines the order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Battle Master Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects
beyond battle such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
dragonmarks. Any Humanoid in the Monster Manual or another source could be a House Tarkanan agent with a mark that doesn’t affect the creature’s use in combat or that is reflected in the creature’s existing
combat abilities. The two stat blocks presented here, along with the Tarkanan Assassin in Eberron: Rising from the Last War , illustrate members of House Tarkanan who wield the power of their aberrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
up the social ladder or trying to slow the downward descent of shifting fortunes. Though this area suffered relatively little damage during Demogorgon’s rampage, its population has swelled with
wearing cloaks and cowls in the midst of kidnapping a low-ranking drow noble. If the characters kill four or more cultists, the rest flee like rats. Sounds of combat attract the attention of a drow foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
legion that is reflected in the power of its officers. For instance, the captains of the highest-ranking banners can expect their orders to be followed by the captains of any banners of lower rank. Rank
less-predictable scouts and spies more.
— Volo
Iron Shadows A few hobgoblins have mastered a system of unarmed combat called the Path of the Iron Shadow. Its practitioners are known as Iron Shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
perfect assassins.” If she and her wights have the upper hand in combat, or if all the wights are destroyed, she calls for a break in hostilities. She proudly talks of the sentient oozes that will wreak
three contain ochre jellies (O). Usually, wights use ooze prods to keep the oozes in the vats. If the wights are engaged in combat, roll a d6 at the end of every round. If the indicated ooze is still in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
intent will be reflected in future printings of the Player’s Handbook. Can a spell such as fireball go past its 20-foot radius if the point of origin is set in an enclosed space that’s less than 40 feet
the mansion when the spell ends and appear in unoccupied spaces closest to where the door was. This intent will be reflected in future printings of the Player’s Handbook. Does planar binding summon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
their attack. Think about the type of combat the players might enjoy and choose one of the following: The chuuls can pull down the floor of area T4 from below, so that all creatures in the corridor fall
arrive. T6. Watery Descent A wide flight of slippery stairs stands at the end of this antechamber, leading down into a pool of slimy, murky water. The shape above the stairs is a rotting shark’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tomb (area P12). Disturbance. Sounds of combat or other loud, alarming noises in this area draw the attention of Juliana and Orlando in area P6 as well as Argus and Hamish, a pair of former adventurers
worried families. Disturbance. Sounds of combat or other loud, alarming noises draw the attention of Argus and Hamish in area P7, who arm themselves and come quickly to investigate. The two ignore any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fight, as soon as the characters enter. Development. If the characters have avoided combat to this point, the lizardfolk in areas 2 and 3 join the officer in this room when they hear sounds of combat
. Carvings of reptiles decorate the throne, and glints of reflected light hint at the presence of inset gemstones.
The heads of several creatures hang on the walls, mounted on plaques of wood for display as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
(Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of knowledge), Mystra (god of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (god of luck). Development. If combat erupts
, praying. A bloodstained cloth covers the stone altar, the sides of which are engraved with images of the same gods reflected in the decor found in area C8. Treasure. The chalice and censer are art objects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
knowledge), Mystra (goddess of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (goddess of luck). This is an obvious sign that the builders of the castle were human. Developments If combat erupts here, the
altar, praying to their evil god. The bloodstained cloth completely covers the stone altar, the sides of which are engraved with images of the same gods reflected in the decor found in area 8. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
outside walls of the cathedral without equipment requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check.
Windows. Most of the cathedral’s windows were shattered during the descent into Avernus, but the
, hellish tune erupts from the organ instead. Inspired by this cacophony, each devil the characters face in the next combat encounter in the cathedral has advantage on attack rolls during its first turn. H8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, read the following to set the scene: The city’s descent into Avernus has taken its toll on this once beautiful chapel. Nearly all the stained glass windows along the outside walls have been smashed, and
beginning to establish a connection with Torm when a disturbance in this room brought him and his guards into combat with demonic creatures sent through the portal by Baphomet. Ravengard was subjected