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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
is 60 feet tall and has a 5-foot-diameter trunk, and its branches at the top spread out in a 20-foot radius. The tree appears ordinary but radiates a faint aura of Transmutation magic that can be
discerned with the Detect Magic spell. While touching the tree and using a Magic action, you return the staff to its normal form. Any creature in the tree falls when the tree reverts to a staff
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
they root among filth. The crawlers then spread these grubs, potentially infecting whole sewers, graveyards, or battlefields with carrion stalkers. In return, carrion stalkers avoid preying on carrion crawlers.
Multiattack. The carrion stalker makes three Tentacle attacks. If it is attached to a creature, it can replace one Tentacle attack with Larval Burst, if available.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +5
Staff of the Woodlands
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
tree. The tree is 60 feet tall and has a 5-foot-diameter trunk, and its branches at the top spread out in a 20-foot radius. The tree appears ordinary but radiates a faint aura of transmutation magic
if targeted by detect magic. While touching the tree and using another action to speak its command word, you return the staff to its normal form. Any creature in the tree falls when it reverts to a staff.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
travelers. They typically make a cautious approach to stronger creatures, speaking in halting, croaking Undercommon to offer their services in return for fresh food, metal weapons, and trinkets from
of the surface rouses their anger.
Pitiable Slaves. Some Underdark creatures, particularly the drow and kuo-toa, raid blindheim settlements in search of slaves. Although the light from these creatures' eyes is a formidable threat to these raiders, a captured blindheim is a useful living weapon.
Elf
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insults with vengeance.
Like the branches of a young tree, elves are flexible in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and compromise to resolve differences before they escalate to violence. They
(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)
Subrace
Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
cities, the hatred against warforged and Cyran refugees, the calls for a return to war — all these things bear the mark of Rak Tulkhesh's malign influence.
Minions of Rak Tulkhesh. Any organization that
fosters hatred unwittingly serves Rak Tulkhesh, and countless soldiers in the Five Nations are devoted to the Rage of War. Many of the Carrion Tribes of the Demon Wastes likewise serve Rak Tulkhesh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
crawlers then spread these grubs, potentially infecting whole sewers, graveyards, or battlefields with carrion stalkers. In return, carrion stalkers avoid preying on carrion crawlers. Carrion Stalker
Carrion Stalker A carrion stalker begins life as a pale larva that infests a corpse. Over the course of weeks, this grub burrows, feeds, and grows, ultimately developing into a chitinous mass of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Drow congregate to throw stones at the still-dazed creature and drive it into the tunnels beyond the city’s environs. If it’s unlucky, it’s attacked by a roper, a carrion crawler, or another drider. If
Cities without Sunlight The drow might have not chosen to live in the Underdark, but just the same they consider it their home, not a prison. Just as the sea elves adapted to their aquatic realm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
private hunting domain. Drow warriors patrol the forest, alert for poachers and intruders. Check for random encounters in Kyorbblivvin once every hour. Roll a d20 and consult the Kyorbblivvin Encounters
d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 black pudding 12 3d6 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 13 Elite drow foot patrol 14 Exotic fungi 15 1d4 giant spiders 16 1d4 gricks 17 Hunting party 18 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Tier Breche The Great Stair of Tier Breche rises from the floor of Menzoberranzan to the cavern housing the three branches of the Academy: Melee-Magthere, a pyramid-shaped edifice where drow warriors
are trained; Arach-Tinilith, a spider-shaped cathedral where drow priestesses worship their demon goddess; and Sorcere, a magnificent tower where drow mages learn to master the magical arts. Non-drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
+ 2 magma mephits 08 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 09 2d4 darkmantles 10 2d8 + 1 drow 11 2d10 piercers 12 1d4 minotaur skeletons 13–14 3d6 deep gnomes 15 1 druid with 1 polar bear (cave bear) 16–17
4d4 hobgoblins 31–32 1d4 carrion crawlers 33–34 1 black pudding 35 1d4 ochre jellies 36–40 A patch of mold that appears yellow when light is directed toward it 41 1d4 nothics 42–43 2d8 + 1 gas spores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Ingested 150 gp Burnt othur fumes Inhaled 500 gp Carrion crawler mucus Contact 200 gp Drow poison Injury 200 gp Essence of ether Inhaled 300 gp Malice Inhaled 250 gp Midnight tears Ingested 1,500 gp
Poisons Given their insidious and deadly nature, poisons are illegal in most societies but are a favorite tool among assassins, drow, and other evil creatures. Poisons come in the following four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
fewer drow in their party, since they have had no opportunity to replace lost members. If his mission in Gauntlgrym was successful, Draac carries an iron flask that he aims to return to Duke Zalto. The
Special Delivery Draac and Taal Xorlarrin, a pair of drow mages, arrive at Ironslag with six drow elite warriors. If the characters encountered these drow previously in Gauntlgrym, there might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
top. The Archmage of Menzoberranzan, Gromph Baenre, has fled the city in the wake of Demogorgon’s attack, leaving the task of lighting Narbondel to a host of other wizards. Drow Ruling Houses of
Menzoberranzan Rank House Matron Mother Notes 1 Baenre Quenthel Baenre Controls all three branches of the Academy (see “Tier Breche”) 2 Barrison Del’Armgo Mez’Barris Armgo Has the largest number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, although she and others from Velkynvelve might reappear when the adventurers return to the Underdark (see chapter 15, “The City of Spiders”). If you want to extend the chase, the drow could pursue the
Drow Chase If the adventurers flee from the drow, use the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to play out the pursuit. The drow are on foot. If she gets close enough to do so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
House Freth Three drow mages have infiltrated Arcturiadoom in the hope of securing powerful magic to conquer other levels of Undermountain. These drow belong to House Freth (see level 12). They avoid
creature are absorbed into its new form. The new form is hostile toward all other creatures and must attack any other creatures it can see. Roll a d10 to determine the creature’s new form:
1. Carrion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Mantol-Derith Population: Approximately 140 (drow, duergar, humans, and svirfneblin)
Government: Informal council comprised of four chief negotiators (one per enclave), recently dissolved
Defense
: Private guards
Commerce: Rare and exotic goods; see each enclave for information on the goods traded by the duergar, the drow, the svirfneblin, and the Zhentarim
Organizations: The drow, duergar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
if the characters are resting 3 Carrion crawler 4–5 Escaped slaves 6–7 Fungi 8–9 Giant fire beetles 10–11 Giant “rocktopus” 12 Mad creature 13 Ochre jelly 14–15 Raiders 16 Scouts 17 Society of
gp gems and one or more random magic items (roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) Carrion Crawler The characters encounter a carrion crawler scouring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
trail winds deeper into the trees. Heavy vines and thick layers of moss drape the branches, and the air is noticeably colder than it was in the ruined village. Rounding a bend in the trail, you see a
screen made from the warped branches of trees standing close together, woven into a domelike shelter in the shadows. A low doorway leads inside.
If the characters exercise caution and remember what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
house’s wrath. If the characters side with the house that wins, the leader of the victorious drow parleys with them to find out what they expect in return (see below). If the characters end up on the
12. Drow Battle Characters who approach this 50-foot-high cavern for the first time hear the sounds of battle ahead. Demons. In the narrower section between the north and south halves of the cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Capture The drow try to capture the escaped prisoners if at all possible, since Ilvara wants the pleasure of teaching them a lesson about disobedience. If the dark elves reduce any characters to 0
, Ilvara is obsessed enough to cast raise dead to restore them to life (assuming the character’s soul is willing to return). Captured characters are disarmed, their hands bound with spider-silk rope, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Encounters d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 drider 12 Drow hunting party 13 3d6 dwarf commoners 14 1d6 ettins 15 3d6 flumphs 16 Grick nest 17 1 purple worm 18 2d6 troglodytes 19 1d4 trolls 20 1 umber
the Monster Manual). The drider flees if reduced to 30 or fewer hit points. Drow Hunting Party A drow mage of House Melarn leads a group of 1d6 drow and 2d6 bugbear slaves through the tunnels in search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Auvryndar Hall This hall was once a market where the drow kept and sold slaves. It now serves as House Auvryndar’s main military stronghold in Undermountain. If Vlonwelv Auvryndar is here, the
drow priestess is seated on the throne in the southern alcove (area 25b), listening to tedious reports of the battles waging against House Freth. 25a. Hall of the Dark Seldarine Any character who tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
4. Drow Enclave The drow use Mantol-Derith to trade exquisite and exotic goods according to their rarefied tastes. Rare perfumes, potions, distilled beverages, and other alchemical products are some
is the current drow representative. A sophisticated merchant, she deals in luxury items from drow artisans: gems of high value, incense, art objects, various magical treasures, and exotic spices and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Xanathar Guild The Xanathar Guild aims to secure this level, plunder it thoroughly, and return valuable items to Skullport to be sold, thus boosting the town’s sagging economy. There are two Xanathar
Guild watch posts on the level, and each one has a leader: a drow named Shunn “Spider Eyes” Shurreth commands the northern watch post at area 9, and a human berserker named Nadia the Unbent leads the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
transformed into a drider and is instructed to flee by way of the southern tunnel and never return, lest they be killed. Drow who pass the test return to this chamber as they were, with Lolth’s
7. Pain and Pleasure T’rissa Auvryndar has converted these temple barracks into torture chambers. The screams of the drow in areas 7d and 7e echo throughout this space. 7a. Entryway This room is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lolth’s offer of mortality in return for destiny, but then they turned against her in a pathetic effort to win back Corellon’s favor. Drow view the elves of the surface world as cowardly children who
defy their parents when they’re not around but cower in the corner when their parents return, terrified of having their bad behavior found out. Reverence for Lolth touches every aspect of drow life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Detention Cave A male drow elite warrior named Xirk Dezpeti’il is chained to one of three sets of manacles that hang from the west wall. The nagas use the manacles to bind creatures that resist
’ routine in exchange for freedom to return to the Underdark. If he is freed, he avoids combat and is not above stealing from his benefactors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Demonweb Connection Lolth’s personal realm is a layer of the Abyss known colloquially as the Demonweb Pits. Far from being intimidated by their deity’s connection to the Abyss, the drow revel in
it — sometimes literally. Drow have respect for the power of demons, but they don’t fear them the way most other mortal creatures do. A drow who calls up a demon from the Abyss into the Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Rockblight When the drow attacked Blingdenstone, Ogrémoch’s Bane retreated to the far corners of the ruined city, waiting for the time to reemerge and seek out earth elementals to corrupt. The
malevolent entity didn’t have to wait long, as the drow sent teams of scavengers to loot the treasures the deep gnomes left behind, bringing their own elemental creatures with them.
Map 6.4: Rockblight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Drow Outpost The drow of House Auvryndar established this outpost after discovering the arch gate in area 11c. All told, this area contains a drow priestess of Lolth named Melith Auvryndar, a
female drow mage named Thirza Helviiryn (Melith’s consort), two female drow elite warriors named Balryn and Talafaere, and four male drow named Altonrel, Kalanszar, Rezz, and Tsabalin. 11a. Main Cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Underdark Encounters (Levels 11–16) d100 Encounter 01–02 3d6 carrion crawlers 03–04 1d6 + 1 gelatinous cubes 05–06 1d8 + 2 gibbering mouthers 07–08 2d8 minotaur skeletons 09–10 2d6 ochre jellies
item. 81 2d4 earth elementals 82 1d3 spirit nagas 83 1d8 + 1 cyclopes 84 1d6 + 2 trolls 85 2d4 stone giants 86 2d4 wraiths 87 1d4 fomorians 88 1d3 drow mages with 1d4 drow elite warriors 89 1d10 vampire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
command words for the levitation effect. Vizeran DeVir Vizeran DeVir is one of the greatest magical talents produced by the drow city of Menzoberranzan. Unfortunately for him, his rise to power came at the
mastery of the magical arts. He has watched from afar as countless events unfolded in the Underdark and across Faerûn, gathering information and making plans for his eventual return. After waiting for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
players some opportunities to return dead characters to life during the lower levels of their progress through Out of the Abyss. A spell scroll of raise dead can turn up among some treasure, either when it
body is lost or left behind, the party’s drow pursuers find it. The drow high priestess casts raise dead on the corpse so that the character can be questioned. The character might escape later, or can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. This entrance is also used by svirfneblin from Blingdenstone and drow from Menzoberranzan. The switchback path ends at the secret door whose password is “im’yat,” a svirfneblin word meaning “darkness
.” 1b. North Entrance The password to open this secret door is “belaern,” a drow word meaning “wealth.” If the characters are being guided by members of the Black Network, they are led through this