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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
restrictions caused by webs, and it knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack. The aranea makes two attacks, using Bite, Slam, or Sling in any combination.
Bite
components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At Will: Friends, Silent Image
1/Day: Hold PersonAraneas are reclusive shape-shifters. An aranea’s natural form resembles
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
speed of 1 mph in a straight line, in a direction of your choice, until the castle stops or is made to stop, or until another action is used to change its direction. If this movement brings the castle
into contact with the ground, the castle lands gently.
The castle, if it is moving, comes to a gradual stop.
The castle makes a slow, 90-degree turn clockwise or counterclockwise (turning a northerly
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At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a
the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying.
Driven Competitors
Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Forest Gnomes The reclusive forest gnomes live simply in hillside dwellings deep in the woods. A neighbor could live only a few miles from a forest gnome settlement for a lifetime and never know it
. In these communities, anonymity and stealth help to ensure protection, peace, and survival. If they are discovered and treated well, forest gnomes make fine neighbors, but they usually avoid contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
’ affinity for trade brings them in contact with other races; beyond that, there’s also a sense among shield dwarves that all of the North is their land, as evidenced by the ruins of long-lost dwarven kingdoms scattered throughout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Halflings of the Five Nations Quick and charming, many halflings put their natural talents to use as bards, barristers, merchants, and politicians throughout Khorvaire. Of course, these same talents
the criminal empire, but your past may yet catch up with you. You could also be the point of contact who has made the Boromar Clan your party’s group patron, as described later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
direction. If this movement brings the castle into contact with the ground, the castle lands gently. The castle, if it is moving, comes to a gradual stop. The castle makes a slow, 90-degree turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Eberron and the wider multiverse, Tu’narath can lie between Eberron and the planes that lie beyond; an incursion by the githyanki could be the first sign of contact with the outer multiverse. On the
. To date, the githyanki and githzerai have played no significant role in the history of Eberron, and only the wisest sage would recognize one. If you play a gith character, consider what brings you to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
players concrete options. It brings the campaign to life and seeds the area with NPCs that the characters care about. On the other hand, it can prove difficult to track and might render a contact useless
using the Carousing table. Carousing Check Total Result 1–5 Character has made a hostile contact. 6–10 Character has made no new contacts. 11–15 Character has made an allied contact. 16–20 Character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dilettantes, reclusive scholars, correspondents from other domains, and hucksters. At any time, members of the organization might call upon their contacts to uncover some esoteric secret, engage in a
you encounter a mysterious being that you want to understand? Is membership a family tradition? Are you trying to contact someone beyond the grave? Do you seek some other knowledge?
What esoteric
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
patron’s good graces, however. Salary. Your employment under a sovereign patron brings an income of 1 gp per day, or enough to maintain a modest lifestyle. At the DM’s discretion, your salary
increases or decreases depending on the sovereign’s nature, the type of work you perform, and the length of your employment. Sovereign Contact You might benefit from direct contact with your group patron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
under an aristocratic patron brings an income of 1 gp per day, or enough to maintain a modest lifestyle. At the DM’s discretion, your salary increases or decreases depending on the aristocrat’s nature
, the type of work, and the length of your employment. Aristocrat Contact Aside from a few exceptions, aristocrats prefer to have someone else handle communication with the hired help. As a result, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
nearest knight investigates, but every knight has the magical means to contact the Solar Bastion’s headquarters and request help. Even so, it’s rare for knights to work together outside their
is relevant. Characters who prove themselves competent and good-hearted might earn an invitation to become knights themselves. If the characters express interest, the knight brings them to the Solar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
People of Akros For most of Akros’s neighbors, the term “Akroan” evokes legendary warriors, trained from birth in every martial discipline known to humankind. It brings to mind songs of tight-knit
, the flamespeakers are reclusive priests of Purphoros who revere nature spirits and who inhabit fiery rifts in the mountains. The ancient practice is viewed as primitive but powerful, and Akroans of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this character’s divine connection. The Prophet is often a cleric or druid, but could also be an NPC with no real adventuring skills, who needs the group’s protection. Scholar. The Scholar brings
Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
golden ring set with a garnet and holds it aloft, saying, “A prize for the one who brings me the beast’s head!”
Merosska asks the characters to join four of his knights in the manticore hunt. He offers
. He suspects the reclusive monks could be harboring evil and wants them investigated. If the characters have been rude or proven themselves to be enemies of all the elemental cults, the knights try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that can prove useful against the vagaries of the outside world, but that is likely to be the extent of their contact. Under normal circumstances, dwarves prefer to be left alone. Interacting with
neighbors brings unpredictability and change, things dwarves prefer to avoid.
Circumstances cease to be normal when a clan faces an external threat. When word gets out that one of their own is in danger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reinforcements from areas 11b and 11c. If the battle is not going their way, a second whistle brings the quaggoths from area 12b. Treasure. Balryn wears an obsidian scarab bearing the insignia of House
opportunity to elevate herself in the eyes of Melith’s mother, Vlonwelv. After Melith concludes her business with the characters, Thirza prepares and casts a sending spell to contact Vlonwelv. She warns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
filled with Janyans enraptured by the low-toned, hypnotic music of a group of bards. Xoese-Addae leads the characters to a private audience suite overlooking the quad, occupied by a single Janyan wearing
two civilizations. Diplomacy. If the characters don’t want to publicly align themselves with either faction, a character brings the debate to an end civilly by succeeding on a DC 16 Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
another. The first visit to Red Larch is a good time to establish these protocols and give each character some face time with a faction contact. (See the “Important Red Larchers” section of “Red Larch
least discretion. Bards and wizards are their most prominent members. Harpers operate in small cells throughout the North. One is based in Triboar: Darathra Shendrel, the Lord Protector, belongs to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wounded and Grandolpha can kill him without putting herself in harm’s way, she seizes the opportunity. Throne. Prolonged contact with Xardorok’s chardalyn throne can warp one’s mind. A creature that
remains in contact with the throne for 1 hour gains a random form of indefinite madness (see “Madness” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). If this madness isn’t cured within 24 hours, it becomes permanent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
follow close behind the lord of entropy, delighting and furthering the destruction it brings.
Cycles of Chaos. As a personification of entropy, Ygorl is cursed to see things as they will become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
member accompanying the characters can point out that this behavior is highly unusual. Though the Ice Hunters avoid contact with outsiders, they are almost never hostile. During this interaction
Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
highly competitive price. And he can offer better prices for the other fishers in town to sell to him, since his catch brings in so much more profit. Everyone involved in the town’s fishing industry
a vial of poison he carried on to the noble’s bald scalp. He waited in his hiding place for another full day until the contact poison killed the man. Personality Traits. Skerrin is literally a man of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
crew member accompanying the characters can point out that this behavior is highly unusual. Though the Ice Hunters avoid contact with outsiders, they are almost never hostile. During this interaction
Ice Hunters go through the motions of honoring their pledge. They offer to let the characters sleep in the village storage hut, which barely qualifies as shelter. Bonecarver brings them a platter of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
-Seeing Orb brings the characters to this location. The portal is not affected by the wards against teleportation magic that fill the tomb. Stepping through the portal brings you into the center of a
make contact with a mirror. A creature that makes contact with a mirror for the first time on a turn or starts its turn in contact with one takes 22 (4d10) psychic damage. A creature that passes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
, on his statue in the City of the Dead, and atop the altars of the House of Wonder. Bards perform songs in honor of the wizard all over the city. The Open Lord visits taverns and inns throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
seemingly made of seaweed. Portal 6: River Barge Crossing This encounter brings the characters into direct contact with the operatives of the Six who are also traversing the portal network. Map 4.3 shows
Maverick” below. Portal 5: Pirates Versus Zombies Opening this door brings the characters into the middle of a battle with undead. Map 4.2 shows the setup of the dockside pirate fight.
Map 4.2: Pirate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
any creature within 10 feet of its surface, or an Engulf attack against any creature in contact with its surface. Alternatively, it can replace any of its pseudopod attacks with attempts to shove a
creature within 5 feet of its surface into contact with its surface. See “Shoving a Creature” under “Melee Attacks” in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook. To guard the entrance to Kwalish’s lab, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
can contact the star and ask it questions as if using the Contact Other Plane spell, including all the risks associated with that spell. A character who examines the starlight glow and succeeds on a
can rest here whenever and for as long as they wish. If the characters refuse to participate in Bindle’s riddle game, he flees and brings some of the dungeon’s other inhabitants (such as the talon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Creatures of Shemeshka’s choice in contact with the floor must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 22 (4d10) slashing damage and has the restrained condition until the
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stepping stones between the floating disk and the middle passage. The pillars are hot when they first rise. A creature that comes into contact with a hot pillar for the first time on a turn or starts its
covers and many pillows. An armoire stands against a side wall.
Vanifer relaxes here and brings guests along when it suits her. Treasure An elixir of health is inside the pocket of a robe hanging in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
enough. She uses a sending spell to contact Manshoon as soon as the characters arrive. Manshoon sends his simulacrum (see appendix B) to unlock the door to area E2 and greet the new arrivals. It takes 1
’ tools, but it triggers accidentally if the check fails by 5 or more. The alarm brings the following defenders, who attack all intruders in the room: Kaevja Cynavern (see area E3) The Manshoon’s