both block during continually race

Sidekick Stat Blocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Sidekick Stat Blocks A sidekick’s game statistics are presented in a box called a stat block, which is essentially a mini character sheet. A stat block contains things like ability scores and hit

points, as well as the actions a sidekick is most likely to take in combat. Like any character, a sidekick can use the action options in the combat rules. These stat blocks work with any character race

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Package is written for Dungeon Masters who want to know more about the Snout of Omgar. This supplement also introduces a new playable character race, the tortle, and a new adventure location: Dangwaru

, the Typhoon Palace. Tortles are intelligent, turtle-like humanoids that have a knack for wilderness survival. The race first appeared in early editions of the D&D game, nowhere more prominently than

Snail Racing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

attendees (use the commoner stat block to represent these NPCs). All the snails and their riders begin at the start line; fireworks signal the start of the race, after which the riders race their snails

, fast-paced sport that draws a lively crowd. Characters can participate in the race as snail jockeys, but it costs 1 ticket punch to enter. On the Story Tracker, jot down the names of any characters who

Roleplaying Phandalin NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

have no reason to fight ordinary townsfolk. Hence, no game statistics are provided for them. If statistics become necessary, use the commoner stat block to represent an adult NPC of any race.

The Shape of the District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

goblins, kobolds, and gnolls have taken up residence in a block of condemned tenements known as the Kennels. Aside from this, Callestan is incredibly diverse, and members of any race can be found

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

goblin is a sorcerer with the wild magic origin whose every casting, including cantrips, is accompanied by a wild magic surge. Use the mage stat block in the Monster Manual to represent this goblin, adding

NPC Stat Blocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Player’s Handbook, equipping NPCs with magic items, and swapping armor, weapons, and spells. If you want to take an NPC stat block and adapt it for a specific monster race, apply the ability modifiers

and add the features listed in the NPC Features table. If the NPC’s AC, hit points, attack bonus, or damage changes, recalculate its challenge rating. NPC Features Race Ability Modifiers Features

Magewright

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

take up to 1 hour. However long the ritual takes, it requires extra material components, usually in the form of dragonshards. Magewright Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 11

damage. Creating a Magewright The magewright stat block provides the baseline statistics for a magewright. You then add to that baseline by choosing a specialty from the Magewright Specialties table

Dark Bargains and Cursed Paintings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

score for that ability increases by 2, as does the character’s maximum for that score. Physical Transformation. A character bargaining with the hags can choose to change their race, sex, or appearance

one year older than the standard for adulthood (as noted in the traits for the character’s race). All such benefits last no longer than a year, and they end immediately if the painting of the

Freeing Miken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

Freeing Miken If the characters leave the ship and race toward the cadet quarters, they hear sounds of musket fire as they get closer to Miken’s quarters. (See the inset map in the Spelljammer

noncombatant but has found his courage and wants to help in this dire situation. The characters might have him go to get additional help or cause a distraction. If he goes to find help, a few rounds later he returns with two guards (use the veteran stat block) to aid in the fight.

Entering the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

cascade down either side of the sanctum’s entrance, casting eerie light on the vaulted ceiling. At the opposite end of the sanctum looms a towering statue of a dwarven woman. Cracks race along her arms

otherworldly green, and beckons to you. Ruxithid the Chosen The goblin standing on the sanctum mezzanine is Ruxithid the Chosen (see the accompanying stat block). Ruxithid’s psionic abilities afford him

Wild Shape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the

class, race, or other source and can use them if the new form is physically capable of doing so. However, you can’t use any of your special senses, such as darkvision, unless your new form also has

Golgari Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

undercity, beneath the layers of civilization that had built up over millennia, Mazirek found a hidden network of vaults called Umerilek, an enormous structure that would have dominated a city block

. Inside were hundreds of well-preserved corpses suffused with a latent necromantic power that Mazirek activated, bringing the corpses back to a shambling semblance of life. This new race of undead is

Wild Shape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the

class, race, or other source and can use them if the new form is physically capable of doing so. However, you can’t use any of your special senses, such as darkvision, unless your new form also has

Kobold Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

deadfalls, which the kobolds set up either to kill intruders or to block off key areas of the warren as invaders approach those places. Since the tribe is continually migrating and expanding its

following are examples of common kobold traps: Barrels or small pots of oil (to be boiled, spilled, lit, or both) Bear traps that fall on tall creatures’ heads Bells to announce intruders Block-and-tackle

Orc Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the priests of Gruumsh keep it continually burning, for it represents the rage within Gruumsh’s unblinking eye. The orcs converge on the hearth to celebrate victory and to feast after a kill. If a tribe

and one that is wholly or partly underground, an orc chieftain typically opts for the latter. If the surface location happens to be a ruin left behind by another race, orcs are more likely to use it

Merchants' Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

winning a dinosaur race, stopping a rampaging carnivore, or completing an expedition that made significant discoveries). The exception is Wakanga O’tamu, who welcomes any adventurers traveling in the

many artisans, craftspeople, smiths, ivory carvers, and hydro-engineers. Where most such temples have a forge as a centerpiece, this one features an immense fountain whose water jets shift continually

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

additional direction for roleplaying these individuals. Several other named guild members are highlighted in sidebars. Soldier Soldiers are found in many of Ravnica’s guilds. The soldier stat block

represents a typical member of the rank and file, though weaponry and armor can vary. Soldier Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield) Hit Points 16 (3d8

Reaching the Bottom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

giant crane (use the pteranodon stat block) previously hidden by the fog emerges and takes flight. The giant crane poses no threat, but its sudden movement alerts a band of brigands lurking nearby. After

hostile toward its keepers and indifferent toward other creatures. Characters who participated in the Witchlight Carnival’s snail race (see chapter 1) have advantage on Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks made

Emotionless Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

been encountered before, it is likely that the yuan-ti have prepared a special ambush at the end of the pursuit. Capture, Not Kill The objective of the yuan-ti as a race is to conquer and enslave

, and neither type is venomous in its yuan-ti form. For a type 4 or type 5 malison, use the yuan-ti malison stat block in the Monster Manual, but replace the Malison Type trait and the monster’s action

King Hekaton and His Daughters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

small folk. She visited them often in the years before the ordning was sundered, rising up out of the sea to meet them on the shores of the Sword Coast. Neri continually urged her husband to respect the

Recurring Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

stages of advancement. For example, the adventurers might confront a villain who uses the stat block of a mage (9th-level wizard) and then returns later as an archmage (18th-level wizard). You could

their scams, but leaves behind no proof of any crime. 2 A cowardly politician fleeces the poor of their last few coins without technically doing anything wrong. 3 A righteous zealot is continually

Gods of the Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

be broken and defeated by superior strength. Competing in Cruelty. Most young orcs that an explorer or an adventurer might encounters are followers of Bahgtru. Orcs of Bahgtru continually try to prove

bursting the orcs apart. If it was not for the followers of Luthic, it is possible that the race of orcs would be no more than small bands of warrior-nomads, scratching out a meager existence, rather

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Features” in appendix B) and uses the priest stat block with these changes: She wears half plate (AC 15). She has these racial traits: Her speed is 25 feet. She has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet

on the deck. The first time the characters are spotted, the party gains one failure point, and each character comes under attack by two crew members firing crossbows (use the bandit stat block). If

People of Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, picking up or dropping off goods, making deals, or entertaining potential partners. If he joins the franchise and the characters encourage him, you might eventually upgrade him to use the stat block of a

never puts himself in a position where his foes can kill him without severe consequences. Several bodyguards (use the thug stat block) always watch over him. He also has extensive contacts and

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

since they arrived. The goblins tried to block the rift with two lab tables, not realizing that grells from the Feeder Trenches (see the “Rift in Reality” section below) could simply float over the

is Oshundo the alhoon (see the accompanying stat block). It isn’t likely to notice intruders in Illithinoch until they enter its room. Oshundo is concentrating on several old Underdark maps and

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground

information on Splugoth. 7. Stomp When the characters can see into this chamber, read: This enormous chamber is roughly circular with a high ceiling. A huge granite block is suspended near the ceiling in

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

(Stealth) checks to hide, as they continually emit jarring music. B7: Githyanki Camp Three bedrolls around a small chest are tucked inside this alcove. Two metal rods, each about two feet long

from the ceiling above him. The digger is a disciple of Ilvaash named Shalfi Lewin. Shalfi is chaotic evil and uses the stat block of an aberrant zealot (see appendix A) but also has a +7 bonus to

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

, held in place by a block under the wheels. The cart’s metal box is still solid, but one of the axles is broken and the other screeches horribly. The supply shed (area 3) contains the parts and

race out and prepare to yank this rope, timing it so the boulder smashes down on the cart. They make an attack roll (+4 to hit) against the cart’s AC, which depends on its speed. Rolling at top speed

Meenlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

the most powerful mind flayer mages can pursue, since it requires the ability to craft a phylactery and cast the imprisonment spell. A mind flayer lich uses the lich stat block (see the Monster Manual

contents of its skull to their master, which absorbs the illithid’s brain and all the knowledge and experience contained therein. In this way the elder brain continually increases its knowledge, uniting

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god was conquered by Maglubiyet, after all

origin whose every casting, including cantrips, is accompanied by a wild magic surge. Use the mage stat block in the Monster Manual to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape

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