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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
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale
, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their own flaws. It’s appropriate for Auril to act as though she’s
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the
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
Kobold
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provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
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A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
it brings destruction and ruin. Bedine are dark-haired and olive-skinned, with brown eyes. They wear a loose-fitting, linen robe called an aba, covered by a dark cloak called a jellaba. They carry
.” Ideal. “Life is an adventure.” Bond. “My grandfather is my best friend.” Flaw. “Sometimes I put curiosity before caution.” Shamir 64-year-old human nomad Shamir is Pesh’s grandfather. He’s cautious and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
area K9. The wide staircase leads up to area K19. If the characters are here by invitation, add the following: An elf with brown skin and long black hair descends the wide staircase, quiet as a cat. He
Tower Stair (area K21). Development After all the characters leave this room, the eight gargoyles attack any character who dares to return. The gargoyles also swoop down to fight if they are attacked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Boros Legion AARON MILLER A brown-bearded, broad-chested man clad in massive-shouldered plate armor led a battalion of soldiers, the symbol of the Boros Legion emblazoned on white cloth draped over
Boros armor floated in protective positions over its animate flame.
— Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Clad in shining armor and fueled by righteous zeal, the soldiers of the Boros
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cautious. If the party contains any character with a personal reputation for shady dealings (particularly a rogue or bard), she is unfriendly. Concession. Pick one magic item owned by a member of the
play through chapter 15. Tazmikella can even return the item the characters gave to her as a concession. (She does not covet it when it might do others good, but simply resents having had it stolen.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
alongside the characters as a sign of gratitude. Kharbek is a mountain dwarf explorer with brown skin, brown eyes, and jet-black hair. They stand just over 4 feet tall and have an athletic build
. Personality Trait. “I am a zealous worshiper of Moradin and take it upon myself to protect those in need.” Ideal. “Honesty is the best policy.” Bond. “When someone helps me, I’m bound by my honor to return the favor.” Flaw. “I am far too trusting and have a difficult time discerning a lie.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
architects of grand, heavily fortified edifices, which other folk dwell in for a price. The cultural notes in chapter 1 are the standard D&D depiction of these creatures, but by no means do they define them
tiefling wizard’s familiar, transformed by an irate archmage in return for some petty insult. The hobgoblin paladin might have been human once, but crossed the wrong hag and was cursed to take on an evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cautious. If the party contains any character with a personal reputation for shady dealings (particularly a rogue or bard), she is unfriendly. Concession. Pick one magic item owned by a member of the
chapter 15. Tazmikella can even return the item the characters gave to her as a concession. (She does not covet it when it might do others good, but simply resents having had it stolen.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the support of the crown, the King’s Citadel, and the larger Brelish army, largely summarized as the following parties: King Boranel. The king of Breland is a cautious advocate of the Redcloaks. He
values their contributions but fears their power, which is why he divided the battalion after the end of the war. Still, he rewards loyalty among the Redcloaks by showing loyalty to them in return. Again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, one of Candlekeep’s sages and the foremost expert on Xanthoria—both the book and its mysterious author: Your guide does not return. Instead, you are greeted by a robed wood elf with brown hair and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details
deadly organization such as the Guild is after you.
6 You were caught! The owner demands their property’s return, threatening death or worse, but it’s already been taken from you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6
anyone else. 5 What you stole belonged to someone other than your intended mark. Now a deadly organization such as the Guild is after you. 6 You were caught! The owner demands their property’s return, threatening death or worse, but it’s already been taken from you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Fellik to move on to his rightful afterlife in Mount Celestia. Fellik is good natured but cautious and indecisive. He’s wary of the characters and won’t do anything they say unless a character does it
coins for Fellik). If the characters agree to help, Valder encourages them to wait until nightfall, then return, collect Fellik, and head to the dump. He urges the characters to leave so he and Fellik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
few small rooms with only one door, where the characters can bar the door and reasonably expect to spend an hour or even a night resting in safety. On the flip side, cautious characters might try to
that define the environment the characters are exploring. For example, an encounter table filled with bats, wraiths, giant spiders, and zombies creates a sense of horror and suggests the possibility of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, return home to free their village from an evil hobgoblin warlord. The rakshasa master of a nearby monastery performs rituals to raise troubled ghosts from their rest. A campaign that draws on elements of
Asian martial-arts movies is a perfect match for D&D. Players can define the appearance of their characters and gear however they like for the campaign, and spells need only minor flavor changes so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
search of any lost lore that could help to turn a soul to Dispater’s service. Such a secret could be a lost spell sought by a mighty archmage, who pledges fealty to Dispater in return for the
reality is a contest played out under secret rules. If he can discover the principles that define the true nature of the cosmos, he can learn how to ascend to the top of the Nine Hells’ hierarchy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gracklstugh If the characters visited Gracklstugh previously, the duergar response to their return is dictated by the gray dwarves’ prior experience with the characters. The duergar are cautious — if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
instructions to bring back information and new ideas for the community. Most of these folk return to the burrow at the appointed time or even sooner, their curiosity having been satisfied. But a few
cautious, brings a sense of duty rather than a sense of humor to an adventuring group. With their grit and iron will, deep gnomes meet adversity with hammers, picks, and their dour, dry wit — or no wit at all — as their weapons of choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is cautious and patient. She has suffered more losses than her superiors would consider acceptable, so she’s waiting for reinforcements before launching any further assaults. The younger knight
attempt to forge a truce with the githyanki. Yaveklar orders them to slay the neothelid as proof of their worth. If the characters kill the neothelid but return to Yaveklar in a very weakened state, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
easily manipulated mayor of Oztocan. In his forties, Tavio has brown skin and sports short black hair, a scruffy beard, and simple clothes. Although he is smart, he has an aversion to conflict and is
, Tavio urges them to return the shard to its proper place in the tomb. He also asks them to beware his sister, whose allegiance to the Onyx Scar is absolute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
If the Characters Decline If the characters are suspicious, or if they are being particularly cautious, they might not want to hand over the Rod of Seven Parts or rest in their quarters. Below are
earlier today, so Malaina lingered in the Market Ward, waiting for the orc to return. Following the Lead. If the characters go to Velgar’s Vittles, Velgar reports that Malaina met with him briefly a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the castellan and citizens of the keep.
Cautious. When presented with a choice, Elandra typically prefers the option with the least amount of risk.
Complainer. Nothing is ever good enough for
adviser and scribe, who might have other tasks for them to complete. Heroes’ Return Katerina Ladon Castellan Winvarle and the citizens of the keep celebrate the characters’ heroic deeds If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
they don’t have an enemy to fight. Because the Northlanders are good at fighting and sailing, and perfectly willing to attack ships close to their shores, best to be cautious around any Northlander
shouldn’t return. On the day that the storm broke, I emerged from the longhouse in which I had been hosted and beheld a well-tended and organized settlement with green pastures and full fishing nets. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
arrive at the ferry. The other duergar are searching Easthaven for chardalyn. The duergar are cautious enough to turn invisible while moving through town and on the docks, but not smart enough to cover the
Durth’s companions have been scouring Easthaven for chardalyn. Their latest search has borne no fruit, and they return to the ferry 30 minutes after the characters board it. These three duergar attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
out elsewhere amid the chaos of war. Glowing Signal. The kakkuus immediately return if they see the glyph glowing on the door to area Y2. Y2: Guard Hall The exterior door has an invisible glyph
, she knows that powerful spyder-fiends can spot her. Naxa asks the characters to help her escape the citadel and return to her sister. Naxa’s Secret. When the characters talk at length with Naxa, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Contracts A fey contract is formed when a creature receives a gift (or the promise of a gift) from a Fey and is expected to give the Fey something in return. The gift can be almost anything, and
contract: Accepting a gift from a Fey (prompting the Fey to expect something of perceived equal value in return) Stealing something from a Fey (creating a metaphysical imbalance that must be rectified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
treated with cautious respect until they prove themselves undeserving of such consideration. All rooms and corridors in this part of the dungeon have flat, 10-foot-high ceilings. 24a. Hall of Smiths Decor
zerths include Yrlakka, the group’s leader, and three of his pupils: two female githzerai named Azal and Vond, and a male named Rishindar. Yrlakka’s primary concern is the safe return of his missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
materials such as various types of woods and metals, trading unusual gems and strange gold coins in return. Of their inventions, folks have seen little, but the few glimpses attained have fueled much
of Nimbral have long been known for illusion and trickery. If any isle were to vanish into thin air, it would be theirs. Likewise, Nimbral’s return is certainly within their capabilities, and perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
characters must be cautious while using area spells that deal fire or force damage. One such spell does minimal damage that can be fixed by the crew at sea after the fight ends. If two such spells are used
on an adjacent ice floe. The hunters are surly and uncommunicative if approached, knowing that they must return to the iceberg before nightfall or their kin will be punished. Captain Lerustah is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
characters must be cautious while using area spells that deal fire or force damage. One such spell does minimal damage that can be fixed by the crew at sea after the fight ends. If two such spells
on an adjacent ice floe. The hunters are surly and uncommunicative if approached, knowing that they must return to the iceberg before nightfall or their kin will be punished. Captain Lerustah is