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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Crawling Claw “Makes you wonder what can be done with all those other murderer parts, doesn’t it?”
—Evangeliza Lavain, necromancer
Crawling claws are the severed hands of murderers animated by
dark magic so that they can go on killing. Wizards and warlocks of a dark bent use crawling claws as extra hands in their labors. Magical Origins. Through dark necromantic rituals, the life force of a
Orc
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serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
clearly is preparing to return to Promise for the Awakening Festival. They also share that Kianna had been behaving strangely, growing increasingly convinced that her dead friend was speaking to her
group a Heward’s handy haversack they had stashed with tools in a nearby shed. The first character to open it, however, finds that a crawling claw has gotten itself trapped within. It tries to escape as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, read or paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to
hope to stop her? Give me the mask!”
This dragon is loyal to the cult, but it has no intention of getting killed before Tiamat’s glorious return. It fights until it is reduced to 75 hit points, then flies away to recuperate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to hope to stop
her? Give me the mask!”
This dragon is loyal to the cult, but it has no intention of getting killed before Tiamat’s glorious return. It fights until it is reduced to 75 hit points, then flies away to recuperate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Since the return of the svirfneblin to Blingdenstone, the deep gnomes have studiously avoided sections of the old city that Ogrémoch’s Bane and Neheedra inhabit, blocking it off from the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
15. Wind Tunnel Carved birds soar across the walls of this corridor. Blocking the passage near its northern end is a large adamantine propeller with five sharp blades.
With a successful DC 15
is ejected north of the propeller. If the propeller is jammed for 3 consecutive rounds, it breaks down and becomes nonfunctional. At dawn the next day, Withers sends tomb dwarves to repair the damage and return the trap to its operational state.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
clear the debris blocking the way into the domains of the Pudding King. The Goldwhisker Clan Chipgrin doesn’t know about the Pudding King’s deal with Juiblex, but he knows the Pudding King can command the
Neverlight Grove. If the characters have already been in Neverlight Grove and witnessed the horror of Zuggtmoy, they can discard this idea or brave a stealthy return to the corrupted myconid haven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, and one of those ships is mine. Pity I can’t reach it. Would you be good enough to help me? I promise to return the favor.”
Captain Elaina Sartell, a chaotic good bandit captain, commands the
ten thugs blocking her path work for him. Traevus and his thugs are indifferent toward the party but turn hostile if the characters try to force their way onto the Moondancer with Captain Sartell in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in the “Background” section. The characters set out to explore the house, where they meet its crawling and hissing residents. Awaiting them is Ned, a deceptive NPC who tries to prevent the characters
of a large ship, though such a vessel is not to be found. The first part of the adventure concludes when the characters return to Saltmarsh with the truth and are rewarded for their work. The town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today. Fomorian Deep Crawler Deep crawlers are fomorians whose bodies are adapted to crawling through the tunnels of
Contortionist. The fomorian can enter a space large enough for a Large creature without squeezing.
Crawling Stance. While the fomorian has the prone condition, crawling does not cost it extra movement. In
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responsible for blocking tunnels to deter pursuit.
Kobolds feel a cool affinity or something like kinship for other members of their tribe, but they are rarely affectionate with each other. Two kobolds
protection from invaders and in return providing services such as excavating new living spaces and disposing of trash. If it’s unlucky, the tribe is enslaved by the other humanoids, and the kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
foes, at which point the deep friendships between them forge the kind of fighting force needed to overthrow tyranny and eradicate evil. Harper scouts engaged in charting and blocking off Underdark
their return from the Underdark. If a character obtains Zelraun’s shield guardian and control amulet, photocopy the Shield Guardian stat card at the end of this chapter and give it to the player whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
hair, and shiny baubles are also visible in the harpy’s nest. Harpy’s Return. When the characters arrive at the shipwreck, the harpy is out looking for another ship to lure onto the rocks. It returns
after the characters have spent some time aboard, as described in “Harpy’s Return” later in this chapter. Treasure. Characters who search through the crow’s nest find a small gold bracelet worth 25 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
Barthen’s Provisions, return to the ambush site, and find the goblins’ trail. The characters might capture one or more goblins by knocking them unconscious instead of killing them. A character can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
calls “Lefty,” was later animated as a crawling claw. The disembodied hand can play instruments and communicate using simple gestures. If Topolah is in sight, Captain Gargenhale’s posture briefly slumps
come to drive a stake through my heart, you’ll have to return it first.”
After making introductions, the vampirate captain confesses that his flagship and its crew are all that remains of his fleet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
into a pool, passing into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. To the traveler, it seems like simply moving into the Feywild. To an observer, the traveler is there one moment
Magic Tales speak of children kidnapped by Fey creatures and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their parents years later without having aged a day and with no memories of their captors or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
placed to be phosphorescent mushrooms.
The lights are proper lamps flanking two massive stone gates blocking the tunnel. Before you get a chance to examine the intricate carvings on the gates
gate are escorted to the Darklake District by four duergar guards, two of whom are invisible. Once the party reaches the edge of the district, the guards leave and return to the posts. BUPPIDO'S
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
crystal heart pulsates with red light. Above the heart, the stairs continue upward. Have the characters and the Heart of Sorrow roll initiative. If the characters leave the tower and later return, they
tower wall at the start of the heart’s turn must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall to the base of the tower. Characters who are crawling on the staircase or who lie prone on the stairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
crawling out of the darkness and attack. Use the giant spider statistics, with the following changes: Ice spiders have resistance to cold damage. While restrained in an ice spider’s web, a creature takes 1
. Otherwise, she remains with the party until an opportunity to escape from the complex and return to Great Worm Cavern presents itself. If Noori rejoins her tribe, she shares the tale of her ordeal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
much climbing as crawling. At the end of this time, the adventurers emerge onto a shelf 15 feet up the wall of a broad, straight tunnel some 20 feet high. A curious procession of creatures marches along
for their collective fate and their failure to return home. Even if the characters have the ability to communicate with the modrons, the monodrones’ ability to communicate is all but spent (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
laboratory’s equipment to return to its original body. Instead of being thankful, however, the devil turns against the characters at the first opportunity. Kwalish’s Journal. The cover of Kwalish’s
exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
runes is etched into the ground. The symbols move, crawling in a circle. Above them hovers a mass of insectile limbs encompassing an alien light. Beyond it, a narrow passage opens into the vast void
, they must still return to Atagua. The Drought Elder does nothing to physically impede the characters, but it telepathically urges the creatures inhabiting its massive corpse to attack the intruders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to the lair is a
collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily laden wagon or after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mirror on the ceiling radiates an aura of necromancy. If the characters return Cithcillion’s bones to the slab, the reflection in the mirror is of him as he was in life. His reflected image opens its eyes
, Cithcillion was sent as the Silvanesti ambassador to Onyari with his friends Madar and Tenadria. They hoped to persuade the kingpriest to return the bones to their proper resting place. They brought with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
THE YAKFOLK
Most of the prisoners in the yakfolk village aren’t given identities. You can assign names and genders to them as needed. Prisoners of the yakfolk who are set free try to return to their
reach area 9 by climbing through the openings in the frame of the water wheel and crawling along its iron axle. This is a dangerous act, and getting from one side to the other requires a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
profuse thanks the next time they return to Redwood Watch. R5: Muddy Bog A pale redwood rises from the middle of a muddy bog. To the southwest, a trickling stream separates the mud from the solid
. They are beginning to decay, and black streaks mar their rotting flesh. One corpse leans against the tree, insects crawling around its open, blackened mouth. Another lies on its side under a blanket, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
shall leave these caves in the morning and never return.” U7. Waterfall The river used to tumble over a small waterfall in this area, following the current west toward Lac Dinneshere. The waterfall now
contains 600 gp. Buried under the gold coins are four crawling claws that leap out and attack if the gold is removed, dumped, or otherwise disturbed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to the characters if they save him, or they can loot it if things go the other way. Getting Away When the fight is done, the characters can exit through the portal, return to the portal nexus, and
leave Dangerous Business. If they want to explore The Maverick first, that enormous ship is crawling with elite Dran Enterprises operatives (use the veteran stat block), all of whom know to kill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
half-elves return to Phandalin at a later date to give the party rare herbs worth 100 gp. Franchise Opportunity. If rescued and treated well, the Splintfig sisters might become franchise business
floor, making it difficult to push open.
Opening the Door. The stone blocking the door is a small statue — a kobold petrified by a pair of undead cockatrices that dwell here. The door can be forced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
remain open, so the characters can explore the rooms beyond when they return from whatever stage is triggered by opening the door. Any treasure or other objects claimed in a stage stay with the characters
blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
have fallen prey to a pack of werewolves that spills out of the Misty Forest on nights of the full moon, cloaked in crawling mist that seems to follow them wherever they go. The beasts spread death and
return to Barovia through some kind of ancient portal. (This is a deduction on Eravien’s part, based on the werewolf prisoner’s vague description of how the pack gets to and from Barovia.) Eravien believes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
survived, however, as did the magic that binds her here. She can leave this area for only 1 minute at a time before the binding magic compels her to return. Vakketar used to demonstrate the efficacy
of tough silk over metal frames. Against the west wall stands a metal cabinet adorned with symbols of coins crawling on spider legs.
When the mind flayers attacked, the drow denizens moved the large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
slaad tadpole. Hiding in the dark corners of the hidden room are two crawling claws. If one or more characters enter the hidden room, the claws start pushing the jars with slaad tadpoles off the shelves
and onto the ground, releasing the tadpoles. On its turn, a crawling claw can move to a specimen jar and take an action to release the slaad tadpole trapped within. Treasure. On the shelf along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-Towns, Kapanuk was of little use to his captors. If released, Kapanuk tries to acquire some weapons and armor. He also invites the characters to return with him to Wyrmdoom Crag, where his kin will
-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X34. X30. Eastern Elevator The elevator shaft terminates in this room. A large stone wheel