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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
tombs, temples, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter.
Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don't use any magic items
are in awe of earth elementals, believing that they come directly from this source, and are reluctant to attack them.Cold, FireLightning
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, ideally mountain lakes, where they take advantage of existing caves and tunnels. A lair behind a cascading waterfall is ideal, and often part of that lair is submerged, allowing the dragon to rest in the
, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon can perceive everything those golems do.
Amethyst Dragon Lairs
Amethyst dragons prefer lairs near water, ideally mountain lakes, where they take advantage of existing caves and
the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex of caves and tunnels; the stone surfaces are smooth and water-worn, and
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spell created by Ivana the next time they sleep. This poison is nonmagical, and Ivana doesn’t directly communicate with those affected during the dream. Rather, she creates the illusion of
speaking with her intended target by alchemically crafting her message, predicting her target’s reactions, and chemically encoding in her responses. She wears this poison as a perfume or hides it
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Emerald Dragon Lairs
Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandoned—and ideally forgotten—by other creatures. They are most
treasures in a smaller chamber just above the great hall on the map.
Watery Caves. Near the bottom portion of the map, the vaults give way to natural stone caves; these caves slope down to a subterranean
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for a history of the gods the dragon is compiling.
Emerald Dragon Lairs
Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandoned&mdash
find a way through.
Treasury. The dragon stores the finest treasures in a smaller chamber just above the great hall on the map.
Watery Caves. Near the bottom portion of the map, the vaults give way
Ancient Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
once every hundred years, when they choose targets for a deadly hunting spree.
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Two ancient deep dragon;ancient deep dragons fight over territory. Unwilling to move against each other directly
alliances or enmities. Their lairs are highly individual. Some are woven from networks of living fungus. Others are built upon the ruins of ancient cities or carved into caves near underground lakes.
Deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. This poison is nonmagical, and Ivana doesn’t directly communicate with those affected during the dream. Rather, she creates the illusion of speaking with her intended target by alchemically crafting
her message, predicting her target’s reactions, and chemically encoding in her responses. She wears this poison as a perfume or hides it within gift bouquets, allowing it to convey her message later.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Laying Curses Curses aren’t something to throw around lightly. They should be dramatically appropriate responses to meaningful choices characters make. If every goblin or bandit coughs out a dying
lay the curse directly, the curse should be obvious in some way, such as a warning of dire consequences carved into the wall of an ancient crypt or relayed by a spell such as magic mouth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
gaps that inspire horrific implications. Fixate on a specific trait, like only describing a vampire’s eyes as it attacks. Alternatively, directly ask players to fill in details. Ask questions like
these: What does the way it moves remind you of? It emits the worst smell—what is it? Something falls free and, for an instant, what are you certain it is? Players’ responses don’t need to control the narrative; it’s up to you whether they’re true or just one perception.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
retaliation usually prevents them from trying to directly harm the gnomes, but they might spit in the milk, balance dishes on tables so they’re easily knocked over and broken, or scatter sewing
were in their presence. Kobolds fall all over themselves to obey orders from a dragon, even if they are dangerous orders. Although kobolds usually don’t worship Tiamat directly, they recognize her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
arcane secrets, the nothic hopes to regain its memories and attain enough power to rule the Caves of Chaos. Recently, a carrion crawler slithered into the cave and interrupted the nothic’s research
. Unwilling to confront the creature directly, the nothic is now trapped in its laboratory as it concocts a solution. You can add monsters, such as Stirges, to the cave to make this scenario longer and
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
crystals scattered about their lairs glow with gathered starlight, and caves or tunnels beneath the ice and snow provide protected areas for their hoards. They use their burrowing ability to dig
dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
snow structures reminiscent of castles but open to the sky. Glittering crystals scattered about their lairs glow with gathered starlight, and caves or tunnels beneath the ice and snow provide protected
dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice Passage. The dragon can open a passage through a wall of ice or snow that is up to 5 feet thick, creating an opening up to 30 feet
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points. The dragon’s most valuable treasures are stored here and in adjoining caves, and the walls of this central chamber are covered in art depicting various battles—many of which the
to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Stone Passage. The dragon touches a section of stone up to 30 feet in any dimension. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
to the adventurers. While the Uneasy Alliance was passing near the Thunder Cliffs, they spotted a great deal of wreckage, which likely came from the waters directly before the caves there. They did see
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are stored here and in adjoining caves, and the walls of this central chamber are covered in art depicting various battles—many of which the dragon took part in.A Sapphire Dragon’s Lair
issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Stone Passage. The dragon touches a section of stone up to 30 feet in any dimension. The dragon can shape the stone to open or close a passage
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lairs in caves set into sea cliffs, or beneath salt marshes where fresh water and sea water mingle, constantly grappling with their dislike of water to use flooded tunnels as secure entrances into
the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Cancellation. The dragon chooses an
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Lair
Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their lairs in caves set into sea
charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Cancellation. The dragon chooses an active spell of 5th level or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Caves of Hunger Locations (H1-H10) The following locations are keyed to map 6.1. H1. Into the Glacier The light blue area shown on map 6.1 indicates the section of glacial wall that parts when the
properties. H3. Flameskulls These two 15-foot-high caves and passageways are occupied by four flameskulls—two in the caves west of area H2 and two in the caves northeast of area H2. They attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
An Amethyst Dragon’s Lair Amethyst dragons make their lairs in caves next to or under secluded pools and lakes, preferring caverns with at least one entrance submerged underwater. They prize
dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature. Imprisoning Force. The dragon casts the forcecage spell, using its spell save DC and requiring no spell components. The spell ends early if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
goblins and ogres, and they are trying to remain as quiet as possible for reasons that might not be readily apparent to the characters. Directly below this cavern is another similarly sized cavern
this cavern. The villagers fear for their lives but can’t escape the Dripping Caves until the monsters in area 1 are defeated. Every few hours, one of the ogres enters the cave, grabs a prisoner, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
caves set into sea cliffs, or beneath salt marshes where fresh water and sea water mingle, constantly grappling with their dislike of water to use flooded tunnels as secure entrances into their homes
charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature. Cancellation. The dragon chooses an active spell of 5th level or lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glow with gathered starlight, and caves or tunnels beneath the ice and snow provide protected areas for their hoards. They use their burrowing ability to dig blinds and secret passages throughout
charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature. Ice Passage. The dragon can open a passage through a wall of ice or snow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter. Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don’t use any magic items they acquire
of earth elementals, believing that they come directly from this source, and are reluctant to attack them. Tomb Tapper
Huge construct, lawful neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Brass Dragon Lairs Brass dragons prefer to make their lairs in hot, dry, rocky areas—desert canyons, caves beneath arid mesas, or ancient stone ruins. Brass dragons often compete with blue dragons
climb up but not fly through. A much larger shaft above the rear chamber allows the dragon to fly directly in and out of the lair. Hoard Chamber. The bulk of the dragon’s hoard is stored in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
particularly sapphires. Green Dragons. Dwarves and green dragons don’t often interact, and when they do, the dragon doesn’t usually threaten them directly. A typical green dragon has no burning desire
the underground passages of a fortress, potentially turning any such assault into a suicide mission. Orcs Every orc tribe dreams of overrunning a dwarven stronghold and returning to the caves with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Howling Caves Locations N1. Entrance A subterranean wind blows north, up the tunnel, carrying distant screams from the south.
The north end of the tunnel forms the bottom of a widening shaft that
takes sadistic delight in torturing captives. It guards the outer reaches of the Howling Caves against intruders. Prisoners. The prisoners here are in poor condition. Each one is incoherent and has 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
this moss-covered maze of tunnels, luring them into dead-end caves using hallucinations (such as the sound of someone calling for help). M8. Pools This dead-end cavern opens wide, and the lingering
THE FEYWILD
Meenlocks manifest where the Feywild’s influence is strong. A shallow lake on the mountainside above the meenlock lair (directly above area M8) is fed by a stream that becomes a river
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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
Freth is chastising her brother Drivvin for his repeated failures to bring the minotaurs of the southern caves under drow control. The western door has an arcane lock spell cast on it that only drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their emotions and instincts rather than out of reason and logic. Only certain charismatic orcs, those who have been directly touched by the will and might of Gruumsh, have the capacity to control the
than a force capable of great destruction. Far from the den’s war hearth, within the protective depths of the caves, the followers of Luthic tend the orc brood, raising them to be strong and cruel like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Kent Davis The first of Nine Hells, Avernus, is an eternal battlefield in the Blood War By Asmodeus’s orders, no planar portals connect directly to the lower layers of the Nine Hells. The first layer
layer break off from time to time, creating deadly, booming avalanches. The inhabitants of Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves carved into the mountainside. Malbolge’s current ruler is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
courageous adventurers can withstand the torment and horror of that journey. Avernus. No planar portals connect directly to the lower layers of the Nine Hells, by Asmodeus’s orders. As such, the first
. Parts of the layer break off from time to time, creating deadly and deafening avalanches of stone. The inhabitants of Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves carved into the mountainside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Ralvald’s ancestor, a powerful druid called Elakdras.
Sibling Betrayal. Once in the caves, Ralvald’s sister, Aerstigga, betrayed him. She wounded him and vowed to serve Shivering Death. Aerstigga hinted
Construct to fight Challidax. But before they leave the lair, Gelida wants the amulet so she can use the guardian to carry her box out of the caves and wherever else the mephit pleases. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
), respectively. H5: Sinkhole Massive crystal formations line the walls of this small cave network. Where the caves end, a sinkhole in the rock floor plunges fifty feet. At the bottom of the pit is a sandy grotto
: Anthradusk. The ancient blue dragon created a den (area H10) attached to the temple sanctum (area H15). A tunnel just north of the genie’s tower once led directly to this den, but Anthradusk collapsed part