busy berries diffusing certain renewal

Horrid Plant

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

; 3–4, purple blossom; or 5–6, snapper saw. This form determines certain traits in this stat block. False Appearance. If the horrid plant is motionless at the start of combat, it has

and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons— wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the loose dirt around itself to catch

Sleeping Merchant

Equipment

dried blossoms as a tea after a busy day of hocking their wares. This water lily can be identified by the nodding white blossom under a leafy umbrella. The sleeping merchant only grows in certain

Mercion

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

coming for you.” Flaw. “My friends would say I’m inflexible. The truth is, I like things done a certain way.” Combat Notes Mercion counts on her armor to protect her as she

alone determines who can become a member of this prestigious group, which has more members than those described here. (The other members, who do not appear in this adventure, are busy elsewhere

Classroom Gossip

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Classroom Gossip After the exam, the characters overhear their peers talking excitedly about certain magical and monstrous creatures’ likenesses being used in the upcoming Rose Stage Festival, an

how to magically replicate those creatures’ sounds. Black Dragon Prop. “Someone wants to summon and control a real young black dragon on stage. No way will that work!” Students keep the biblioplex assistants busy with their many requests while studying

Shipboard Tasks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

wants to keep a character busy, roll on the Shipboard Tasks table to determine what needs to be done. The time it takes to complete a task is at least 1 hour, and certain tasks might take longer at your

Actions in Exploration

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

time. A character who’s busy taking the Search action to look for a secret door can’t simultaneously take the Help action to assist another character who’s taking the Study action to find important

something during exploration, you decide whether that action requires an ability check to determine success (as described in the earlier “Resolving Outcomes” section). Certain situations might call

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

worshiped locally, by individual tribes, small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples. Deities of the Forgotten Realms Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol Auril, goddess

endurance LG Life Hands bound at the wrist with red cord Kelemvor, god of the dead LN Death Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales Lathander, god of birth and renewal NG Life, Light Road

Horrid Plant Varieties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Snapper Saw Snapper saws resemble ordinary bushes and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons—wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the

determines certain traits in this stat block. False Appearance. If the horrid plant is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t

Village Green

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

mushrooms, berries, lichens, herbs, rabbit, venison, and other forest bounties. Fergus’s food is available to visitors for a small donation, as is the fine elven wine produced by the council-owned winery

Handbook that cost 100 GP or less. However, she has a limited stock of certain items: four vials of Alchemist’s Fire, one vial of Antitoxin, and four Potions of Healing. Sunny’s Generosity. Sunny is Friendly

8. The Ruby in the Rough

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

chapters of the adventure, or they should be kept busy with other commitments and quests before returning to the surface world. These quests could come either from the deep gnomes or from earlier chapters

services (see “Changing Svirfneblin Attitudes” earlier in this chapter), as certain svirfneblin ask for their help. If the characters leave the svirfneblin without providing them assistance in dealing with

The Golden Hills

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

a certain deity, except for Callarduran, who dwells deep beneath them all in a set of caverns called Deephome: Glitterhome. Garl’s hill is no larger than the rest, but it glows more brightly than the

is a realm burnished with soothing golden light at all times. Every hour is that of a warm autumn evening. It would be the most relaxing place in the multiverse, were not the hills each as busy as a beehive on the inside.

Nonhuman Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk

, god of birth and renewal NG Life, Light Road traveling into a sunrise Leira, goddess of illusion CN Trickery Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist Lliira, goddess of joy CG Life Triangle of

Cleric Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Cleric Subclasses A Cleric subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Cleric levels, as specified in the subclass. Each Cleric subclass is named after a domain of existence that

connection to this divine domain ensures you always have certain spells ready. When you reach a Cleric level specified in the Life Domain Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells

Khea the Sage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

in dozens of languages. Khea’s a busy woman, and regardless of when the characters arrive, she initially refuses to see them until the next morning. If a character succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma

certain that they witnessed a sign from Phenax, verification of the god’s ominous interest in this enigma. Khea can also identify the name Varyas as belonging to a dangerous, rabble-rousing oracle who

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

of needles from area P8. It knows the following information about the crown: “Zybilna created the crown as a key that guests can use to reach certain areas of the palace in her absence. The crown has

gold form, either guardian can wear it without being banished. Certain doors inside the palace become unlocked or locked, depending on which guardian wears the golden crown.” (Neither Envy nor Wrath

Rock Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

blazed the trail for that journey. Alchemists Rock gnome alchemists explore the nature of minerals and chemicals, curious to see what happens when they mix certain substances with other compounds or

with raw magic. Most alchemists, even those who busy themselves with experimentation and new ideas, can produce a number of useful substances, such as alchemist’s fire, antitoxin, super slippery goo

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

immediately, and spirits of the ancestors animate the creature and it attacks. These beings are constructs, but otherwise function according to the statistics for a certain kind of creature, as noted

fear. Niche F. In a scene that shows various forms of crafting, twelve commoners are busy weaving rugs and baskets, carving totems, making pots, grinding stones for weapons, and making clothes. Treasure

Undersigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

through a barred grate to the busy street above. As they trim its barbed branches, something shudders within. 5 Three sahuagin emerge from a wide pipe. “Polluters!” shouts one of them, addressing the

pour into it. However, after repeatedly passing the same doom-filled messages scrawled onto its walls, travelers often begin to panic. The Loop isn’t beholden to the laws of time or space. At certain

Lottie's Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

would totally love to save the world, but she’s in the middle of a retreat and completely busy. It’s a lot of work keeping all these liches happy. When the characters have learned all you want them to

up to now, or are having trouble with certain plot points, you can clear them up here and set the stage for a final question-and-answer session in the boardroom. 8. Boardroom Large clockwork double

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, all of them tapped. Busy servers pour frothy mugs and serve them to the multitude of dwarves already here. As Rizwin steps into the tavern, she claps her hands once and several dwarves quickly clear

any dwarven wedding comes with a certain amount of chaos, and are keen to let the two families sort their problems out before getting involved. As such, this scene is a great opportunity for the

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