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The Tortle Package
dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound
, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
build, assuming its location is clear of creatures and hazards. Multiple characters can combine their efforts to reduce the completion time. Each Underdark outpost is basically a fortified encampment
. It can take one of the following forms: A small cave, roughly 20 feet square, with one or more gated or barricaded exits A walled compound, up to 20 feet square, within a much larger cavern A island with boats or rafts A hard-to-reach ledge, pinnacle, or promontory accessed by ladders and/or ropes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound, defending their offspring, and sharing a
skills. When a tortle nears the end of its natural lifespan, it seeks out a mate and procreates. Tortles lay their eggs (numbering as few as one or as many as a dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect sunbathing beaches where they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest. Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. Mountain Born. You have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Giant). When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can also deal 1d6 Cold damage to that target and reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
Hill’s
damage, you can take a Reaction to roll 1d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total.
Storm’s Thunder (Storm Giant). When you take damage from a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you hit a target with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can also deal 1d6 Cold damage to that target and reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
Hill’s Tumble (Hill
take a Reaction to roll 1d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total.
Storm’s Thunder (Storm Giant). When you take damage from a creature within 60
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of defensive wall takes 10 days to build and costs 250 GP. If a character’s Bastion is completely enclosed by defensive walls and it comes under attack (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter
), reduce by 2 the number of dice rolled to determine how many Bastion Defenders are lost in the attack.
Doors and Windows. Each facility comes with one or more doors and shuttered windows, placed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
restrictions on who can govern; if you build up a strong base of support in a ward, you could hold the position yourself! The members of the City Council are quite diverse. Some are crooked, others are
. She hopes to reduce the influence of organized crime in her district, but it’s a dangerous game. 5 Maza Thadian (elf) represents Upper Northedge. A venerable elf and owner of one of the finest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest
. Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 13: Building Combat Encounters
When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use
Day,” below), the encounter is going to be tougher than the sum of its parts.
Building Encounters on a Budget You can build an encounter if you know its desired difficulty. The party’s XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Camp Vengeance Through the foliage, you see a crude timber fortification — a walled compound with watchtowers and tents inside it, encircled by a ditch bristling with sharpened stakes. A large
the gatehouse day and night. The rampart under the palisade impedes the camp’s drainage. The entire compound is riddled with puddles and ankle-deep mud, which make it a breeding ground for mosquitoes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
challenging to build and easy to disrupt, but any D&D game—particularly scary games—benefit from your work to cultivate an atmosphere consistent with the experience you’re trying to create. Consider the
, negotiate with non-players to reserve the space in advance. You can also reduce distracting stimuli by turning screens off, covering decorations, and moving unnecessary objects away. Music Consider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
expend a number of spell points to create a spell slot of a given level, and then use that slot to cast a spell. You can’t reduce your spell point total to less than 0, and you regain all spent spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and damage values as shown below. Purpose Before diving into the details of your trap, think about its reason for being. Why would someone build such a trap? What is its purpose? Consider the trap’s
for healing. A deadly trap might reduce a creature to 0 hit points in one shot, and leaves most creatures hit by it in need of a short or long rest. Consult the following tables when determining a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
for 300 gp apiece. Barracks Riccardo Moscatello Factol Sarin of the Harmonium Hushed streets surround the Barracks, a wide compound of cold granite at the opposite end of the Lady’s Ward from the
might and reduce them to diminutive statures. Grudges fester in bleak cells, and fights regularly break out between inmates in mess halls and common areas. Particularly dangerous criminals never leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Calling Horns and report their fire giant sighting to Tamalin, she is satisfied and gives them her letter. Carnath Roadhouse This walled compound served as a hostelry on the High Road between Waterdeep and
summon them to their throne hall for an audience. King Morinn and Queen Tithmel tell the characters about their suspicions concerning Ironslag and ask them to investigate. In return, they offer to build
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
castles that still drift across the sky. No one can build those majestic structures any longer. The methods of their construction were lost (along with much other knowledge) when Ostoria fell. Some
reduce the status of both. Wealth also changes hands between cloud giants when they indulge their obsession for gambling and wagering. Cloud giants don’t engage in betting for enjoyment; it is less a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
build other structures in the village, and its cellars and dungeons are waterlogged. A hidden chamber in the dungeon holds a permanent teleportation circle used by the Blackstaff (Waterdeep’s highest
; reduce the amount of time proportionately if other party members help. The relic is a ring of hardened magma sized for a fire giant’s finger. When a creature attunes to the ring, it magically shrinks to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
difficult on even the best of days. The forest is patrolled by wood elves, who defend the woods from poachers. Visitors who leave the inhabitants of the Misty Forest alone, and who build their campfires
disappears during the winter, buried under deep snow. Moreover, the area has few trees or hills to provide shelter. Northfurrow The Northfurrow extends from Waterdeep to the fortified farming compound of






