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Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed or
in blended communities. Their names typically overlap with the names of other cultures in their region. Many shifters prefer to keep their personal names for their friends and use “wandering
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
creatures in one encounter. Award a party 36,000 XP for defeating Hythonia after she uses Shed Skin.
Hythonia’s Lair
Hythonia makes her lair on Skathos, an island where a secret sect of
creature has disadvantage on Intelligence checks and Intelligence saving throws, and it behaves as if under the effect of the confusion spell.
Regional Effects
The region containing Hythonia’s
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core
acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin.
The
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 21 creatures in one encounter. Award a party 66,000 XP for defeating Arasta after she uses Armor of Spiders.Arasta’s Lair
Arasta lives
The region containing Arasta’s lair is warped by her presence, which creates one or more of the following effects:
Spiders and insects within 1 mile of Arasta’s lair serve as her eyes
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn’t grant creatures resistance to this damage.
Regional Effects
The region containing a dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
for the rest of their careers. The fate of a region might depend on the adventures that characters of levels 5 to 10 undertake. These adventurers venture into fearsome wilds and ancient ruins, where
they confront brutal giants, ferocious hydras, fearless golems, evil yuan-ti, scheming devils, bloodthirsty demons, crafty mind flayers, and drow assassins. They might have a chance of defeating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Introduction The Snout of Omgar is a geographical region described briefly in Tomb of Annihilation. Not much is revealed about the location or its inhabitants in that adventure, however. The Tortle
Snout of Omgar make good homes for them. This supplement assumes that you have the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual) as well as Volo’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
which traveling historian-storytellers known as griots pass down tales from generation to generation. The most common tales are of Emperor Kassa, who founded the Sensa Empire after defeating the now
-extinct aurumvoraxes—gold-eating predators—that once plagued the region. The arid land of the Sensan Empire has inspired simple fashions, and Sensans of all genders wear loose cotton tunics, trousers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and order, civilization and discipline. It is filled with perfect cities and carefully ordered fields, with immortal courts and endless archives holding every law ever imagined. Dal Quor: The Region
experiences of dreamers. There is a dark core at the heart of the plane, shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. For reasons unknown to the general populace, Dal Quor is always remote
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hungry, the dragon hunts a vast region around the hill. He has yet to encounter anyone able to stop him. A staircase in the ruined temple descends to the catacombs but is choked with rubble. Among
Mekkalath’s hoard is a Deck of Many Things. If the characters reach the hoard by defeating the dragon in battle or through stealth—perhaps while the dragon is distracted by food, the githyanki embassy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Geographic Features The lands around Saltmarsh are filled with peril, since much of the region is untamed wilderness. Even though the Kingdom of Keoland has grand ambitions, its focus in the south
an 18 or higher, the characters have an encounter at some point during the day or night (equal chance of each). The nature of the encounter depends on which region of the forest the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
elemental prince, or an elder god trapped in a dungeon; build a stronghold above or near the dungeon; drive other inhabitants out of the region; and use a special magic item or ritual to free
’ activities in the surrounding region. While the characters are battling one cult in its headquarters, the other three cults might still be wreaking havoc nearby, forcing the characters to divide their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
outside your home screaming about the latest threat to the town, the region, or the world. In the end, all you have to show for your lineage is your name. Most of the family’s money went for consumables
few things to you.
8 No risk is too great for the rewards of defeating my enemies … and taking their stuff.
d6 Ideal
1 Power. The only way to get ahead in this world is to attain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
devastated before the wider world becomes aware of a gnoll threat. ON DEFEATING GNOLLS
An excerpt from One Hundred Years of War, a famous manual of dwarven battle tactics:
Gnolls remain a threat
encroaching on dwarven territory, send reliable spies to human settlements in the region, while pulling back as many of our folk as you can manage. Instruct the spies to pass along updates each day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
outermost region of Doomspace with crystalline shards as big as asteroids. What happened next isn’t known for fact, but speculation abounds. Some say the gods appeared before the leaders of Fyreen and Malas
multicolored gas. An intense, flickering light emanates from the moon’s core, creating a sort of celestial beacon. Lesk. The largest of the nine moons of En is a dark desert. Here, clans of ssurran (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
chapters. Each chapter encompasses all the stewards who live across a wide geographical region, perhaps a continent or an entire world of the Material Plane, and is led by a chief steward. Each
adventurers discover a bastion of the stewards. 6 After defeating a terrible evil, the adventurers receive an invitation to a stronghold of the stewards, where they are welcomed warmly and offered a peaceful life in the bastion if they agree to help protect it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
on Greek myth or the Epic of Gilgamesh, and so on. Heroic Fantasy Heroic fantasy features adventurers bringing magic to bear against monstrous threats—the default subgenre presented in the core D&D
and powerful dragon moves into the region, upsetting the ecology and demanding tribute from nearby settlements. The Foe Time Forgot. An evil foe believed long dead emerges from the Feywild, alive and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core, bugbears are ambush predators
creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Intelligence checks and Intelligence saving throws, and it behaves as if under the effect of the confusion spell. Regional Effects. The region containing Hythonia’s lair is warped by her presence, which
creates one or more of the following effects: A large population of snakes dwells in the region. Trees within 1 mile of the lair are petrified wood. Plants that stay within 500 feet of the lair for 1 day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s
force is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s
force is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Xen’drik Expeditions to Xen’drik remain the core of Morgrave University’s archaeological work and the foundation of its reputation—for both good and ill. The school’s founder, Lord Lareth ir’Morgrave
important sites in Xen’drik lie in the northern region; the exact locations of most sites beyond the peninsula seem like mere speculation. Sites near Stormreach, built in the midst of a ruined giant city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Sword Coast. This band isn’t organized enough to attack all at once and provide a significant challenge to the party. Instead, it shows the increasing anarchy of the region, and the way that Tiamat’s
is their only option for defeating the cult. Death at the Council During the second or third session of the Council of Waterdeep, rumors spread of an aide from Neverwinter who killed an aide from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
brought them to her web. Arasta casts the giant insect spell (spiders only). It lasts until she uses this lair action again or until she dies. Regional Effects. The region containing Arasta’s lair is
in one encounter. Award a party 66,000 XP for defeating Arasta after she uses Armor of Spiders. (IGOR KIERYLUK)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Working alone or in small cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, discern the political dynamics within each region, and help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed, acting openly only as a
last resort. The Harpers were instrumental in defeating Tiamat and ending the tyranny of dragons, and with reports of giant attacks on the rise, they see giants as an emergent threat to peace in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
patterns, and identical cattle graze in unison. 4 A contingent of modrons is methodically deconstructing and reorganizing the zone, heedless of their effect on the other inhabitants. Dal Quor, the Region
and experiences of dreamers. The dark core at the heart of the plane is shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. The primary inhabitants of Dal Quor are the quori, enigmatic master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
somber hall (see “Crypt Hauntings” in the “Crypt Features” section). Returning the hall to silence by defeating or driving off the creatures in the watery room at the end of the hall (area P5) puts the
, one skeleton stops attacking. The characters can temporarily stop all the skeletons, though all such skeletons attack the characters again if they reenter the room. Defeating all fourteen skeletons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
region. He is brave and honest, but nearly losing his life years before caused him to doubt not only his martial skills but also his decision making. He could prove to be a valuable ally to the
whatever else you can think of. Tracking down and defeating Stuuzant is no easy task, however. She is friends with a pair of dire wolves, and is mostly successful at covering her tracks after her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and floor of this nook. An enormous creature shaped like a brain sits in a puddle of goo while four fleshy nuggets bounce nearby.
The encephalon cluster that hunts this region of the Briny Maze
progenitor’s warm slime. They’re hostile to any characters they see. Active Hunter. If the characters leave this area and return without defeating the encephalon cluster, the creature might be hunting anywhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
success. Regional Effects The region containing a Golgari lair is infested with mosses and strange fungi. This habitat accounts for one or both of the following effects in the surrounding undercity
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Borborygmos For decades, the enormous cyclops Borborygmos has commanded the respect and obedience of the Gruul Clans by defeating all who challenged him. He embodies the