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Revenant
Legacy
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
to go to the afterlife and not return.
Turn Immunity. The revenant is immune to effects that turn undead.
Vengeful Tracker. The revenant knows the distance to and direction of any creature against
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
condition.
Supernatural Tracker. The hound knows the distance to and direction of any creature that has come within 30 feet of it, even if that creature is on a different plane of existence. If the
return to the Gardens of Decay with the hunt incomplete. Powerful Undead, such as vampire;vampires and death knight;death knights, might be accompanied by packs of harrow hounds.PoisonNecrotic, Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, regardless of distance, so long as it and its master are in the same body of water.Deep scions began life as people who were stolen from shore or saved from sinking ships and offered a terrible bargain
means to an end. The creature believes that their true form is the shape they take when they return to the sea they think of as home. Ironically, however, a deep scion that is killed when in their
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
another humanoid corpse on the same plane of existence and regains all its hit points. While his soul is bodiless, a wish spell can be used to force the soul to go to the afterlife and not return.
Turn
Immunity. Sir Godfrey Gwilym is immune to effects that turn undead.
Vengeful Tracker. Sir Godfrey Gwilym knows the distance to and direction of any creature against which it seeks revenge, even if
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
on the same plane of existence and regains all its hit points. While the soul is bodiless, a wish spell can be used to force the soul to go to the afterlife and not return.
Special Equipment
. Vladimir is immune to effects that turn undead.
Vengeful Tracker. Vladimir knows the distance to and direction of any creature against which it seeks revenge, even if the creature and Vladimir are on
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
them.
Tritons also have a tendency to emerge from their isolation under the assumption that other folk will welcome them as respected allies and mentors. Again, distance drives much of this attitude
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
customs.
d6
Ideal
1
Discovery. I want to be the first person to discover a lost culture. (Any)
2
Distance. One must not interfere with the affairs of another
.
2
Having lived among the people of a primeval tribe or clan, I long to return and see how they are faring.
3
Years ago, tragedy struck the members of an isolated society I befriended, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragons killed during Onyari’s fall reshaped the land. The dragonnels avoid the characters unless Clystran is with them. Clystran respectfully lays out the dried meat he brought for the dragonnels and watches them from a distance. After an hour, he’s ready to return home, his errand complete.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, gray fog shrouds this small, gloomy village. Dismal houses and outbuildings line the cobblestone streets. The sound of a child weeping echoes preternaturally from a tall house looming in the distance
.
If the characters attempt to leave or circumvent the village, the Mists return them to where they started. The third piece of the Rod of Seven Parts points toward the tall, gloomy house on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Arrival After the drama on the high seas, the party’s transport finally arrives in the vicinity of the Thunder Peaks. The tops of the cliffs are visible for a great distance, long before the party
any closer based on what they’ve learned on the trip. The characters are welcome to take a large rowboat the rest of the way. The ship will wait here until they return, or for five days, whichever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Distance Per… Pace Hour Day Effect Fast 2 miles 15 miles −5 penalty to passive Wisdom (Perception) scores Normal 1.5 miles 12 miles None Slow 1 mile 9 miles Able to use Stealth Movement with an
spent several days in the wastes and learned about its dangers, consider making encounters less frequent. The hexes on map 5.1 measure distance, but characters don’t need to explore every hex. Feel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
spread to the few travelers the party meets. Most people are headed away from Kalapang, believing the bakunawa will return. As the characters near the skybridge, read the following description: A
magnificent bridge arcs into the air, stretching high above the trees and over the sea beyond. The span soars without supports, its path bending in serpentine curves that stretch into the distance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Help! Provided the characters don’t lose their ship in the training exercise, they can make their return journey once their ship-to-ship battle ends: Your ship slows, marking the unexpected presence
of something else in the vicinity. It takes just a moment to spot another hammerhead ship in the distance. The other ship is severely damaged and adrift. Every few seconds, bands of electricity ripple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
far from the front lines suffered damage from long-distance magic weapons or terror attacks. Any time you are setting a scene, you could add some element that speaks to the ongoing impact of the Last
commodity (such as bread), a luxury item (such as wine), or an important service. 2 Demonstrators in the streets are protesting against refugees or warforged, urging a return to war, complaining about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
distorted distance and direction can be in the library (see the “Gravenhollow: General Features” sidebar). His quarters are a work of art, covered with murals and wall carvings of his own design, along
character’s taste and needs. Characters don’t need to make any check to find their guest rooms after exploring the library: they need only wish to return, and the next set of stairs they come to leads them to the appropriate level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
away from you, coming to a gradual stop until its caboose is a short distance away, pointing in your direction.
“Got your tickets?” asks Glitch. “Excellent. Now go. Show your tickets to the modron in
the caboose. This is where I leave you. Farewell, friends!”
Glitch exits the adventure at this point, using its amulet of the planes to return whence it came. Boarding the Train The Caboose (area E1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
direction as the characters and are eager to travel with the party, both for company and protection. The dancer is kind-hearted but has an over-the-top stage persona they rarely let slip. In return, they
keeps their distance only if threatened or rebuffed in extremely clear terms. Ollin Ollin is a chaotic good tiefling. They use the priest stat block but have Performance +3 rather than Persuasion, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
By Sea The distance from Saltmarsh to the lair is about ten miles as the crow flies, and a sea journey would take about three hours in normal conditions. If the characters want to travel by sea, the
characters reach their destination, instead staying with the boat to keep it under their control and guard the party’s return trip. While they are at sea, as their boat approaches the promontory, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
aboard their jolly boat and return to the Second Wind. Have Krux and each character make a DC 21 Wisdom (Perception) check. Those who fail the check are surprised when Big Momma attacks: As the jolly boat
, which is 50 feet from the end of Topolah’s dock and the same distance away from the Second Wind. On its first turn, the void scavver swims up to the jolly boat and attacks a random character. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
which you have grown wearily accustomed. Eventually, stone tiles become more noticeable, turning the path into a proper road. You can see spots of light in the distance, blue-white and too regularly
characters first reached the road, six duergar watching invisibly started following them at a safe distance. Twelve more duergar soldiers are stationed in guardhouses concealed within the rocky walls of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
arrival of four clumsy local youths, who keep their distance from the cabin once they catch a whiff of something unnatural.
“Dang if they ain’t goin’ inside!” exclaims one youth.
“Shut up, or Frody
. The two halflings had local accents. Someone in Toadhop might know where to find them. Frody agrees to return peacefully to his grave if the characters find and retrieve his stolen mandolin. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of the fort: In the distance, a squat stone fortress rises from one of the last patches of green before the rocky scrubland of Estwilde. Its tall wooden gates are flanked by crenelated battlements and
character is spotted, and after 10 minutes, a squad of six Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B) leaves the fort to investigate the character’s position. If the soldiers find the character or don’t return, the fort goes on alert (see the “Wheelwatch Alert” section).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Weather at Wayside Quest This quest is triggered when the town notices that, on an otherwise fair day, a terrible storm rages in the distance, directly above the Wayside Inn. The town council
party encounters soldiers fleeing from the House of Thalivar in fear. The soldiers are too afraid to return, asking the party to investigate and check on the well-being of Gallio Elibro, the wizard in
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
the transformation early. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the same state you were in when you initially transformed.
Book. You gain the ability to speak, read, and write 1d6 + 2
object or individual, as well as the distance between you and the object or individual, even if the object or individual is on a different plane of existence. If you named an individual, you know if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
eyeless helm and clutching a battle standard.
The demons and the devils are too focused on one another to concern themselves with adventurers who keep their distance. The devils are commanded by
the pit fiend gives up willingly. Development. The characters encounter Lucille again at the end of the adventure when they return to liberate Elturel (see “Endgame in Elturel”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, beating the tree-lined paths with heavy winds. The storms pass within minutes and leave behind warm arcs of sunlight filtering through the forest canopy. Music always seems to be playing in the distance
Arborea and then leave sometimes experience a desperate desire to return—a yearning so intense that it can interfere with day-to-day life. What secrets lie buried in the sands of Mithardir? An expedition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
discover a lost culture. (Any) 2 Distance. One must not interfere with the affairs of another culture — even one in need of aid. (Lawful) 3 Knowledge. By understanding other races and cultures, we
would devastate me. 2 Having lived among the people of a primeval tribe or clan, I long to return and see how they are faring. 3 Years ago, tragedy struck the members of an isolated society I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
a valley, they see the following: The woods give way to a ledge overlooking a shallow valley. In the distance, dozens of low fires illuminate hundreds of red tents. Among them move patrols of shadowy
camp is alerted to the characters’ presence, the draconians don’t follow the characters to Vogler. Ultimately, when the characters or other scouts return to Vogler, they should have learned the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
few walled enclosures that contain several such dwellings can occasionally be found a short distance away from the roads and rivers that run through or near the Fields. The folk of this land are kind
but wary, usually willing to share their wells or cisterns, and part with the goods they store away in return for goods in trade. I have met a few who show greater hospitality, letting strangers make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
before her. Confronted with the last fragment of her angelic spark, Zariel faces an internal struggle. In this moment, the characters have a chance to help the archdevil return to the light. One of the
takes on the task of saving the besieged city of Elturel. If Zariel must travel some distance to reach Elturel, make sure the characters have the ability to keep up with the angel, or have her bring them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the following text: Waves crash against jagged rocks along the shore. Beyond, red-hued canyons carve their way through a harsh landscape. In the distance, mountainous crags and strange formations jut
believes Dalamar knows more than he says. Dalamar invites the characters to return with him to his group at the elven encampment (location B on map 5.1). Dalamar Dalamar provides a glimpse
of lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a creature pursued by a revenant, which always knows the direction and distance between it and the target of its vengeance. In cases where the revenant seeks revenge against more than one adversary
, a wish spell can be used to force the soul to go to the afterlife and not return.
Turn Immunity. The revenant is immune to effects that turn undead.
Vengeful Tracker. The revenant knows the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
goes first, and the characters act in descending order. The bandits act on Initiative 11.
Take Turns. On each of their turns, the characters and bandits can move up to a distance equal to their
human woman), are in the cavern ahead. The pair sold the bowl to the goblins, then stealthily followed them back to this lair. They hope to steal the bowl back and return it to the keep for a reward so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the distance the entrance to the cave of the giant lizards (marked C on the map, area 22 of the lair). The Bullywug Ambush If the characters’ route takes them through the marsh, they eventually pass
close to the temporary lair of a band of bullywugs. Bullywug scouts patrol the area and, unless spotted, return to the larger group after identifying the adventurers to organize an ambush. Bullywug
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is within sight of land, there is no chance of the vessel becoming lost. Otherwise, a ship’s navigator must rely on dead reckoning (tracking the direction and distance of the ship’s travel) or the sun
harpies 17 Iceberg (easily avoided if seen from a distance) 18 Sahuagin boarding party 19 NPC in the water (clinging to floating debris) 20 Sea monster (such as a dragon turtle or kraken) SHIPWRECKS






