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Bob

monsters

appears when the small, featureless, metal cube called the Barbarian In A Box is activated by pressing a button on one of its sides. The warrior is Bob, a single-minded barbarian. Bob carries two Battleaxes

until the wielder uses an action to press the button on the cube again to return him to the box. If the cube is activated twice in 24 hours, when Bob completes his second assignment, he is free from

Night Blade

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

upon their god’s power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal

Ruxithid the Chosen

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psi-Charged Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.Centuries ago, an abandoned duergar mining outpost called Zorzula’s Rest was

, but the goblins remained, sequestered from the rest of the world until recently when the mind flayer fanatics called on them. Some of these goblins’ descendants possess psionic powers, as

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

until they are called upon by a necromancer, hobgoblin general, or other evil warlord to bolster the ranks of a conquering army. These fearsome constructs obey their summoners until being dismissed

. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the effect on itself with a success.The ancient war machines known as collectors lumber aimlessly across the blasted plains of Acheron until they are called upon by a necromancer to bolster the ranks

wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a

Death's Head of Bhaal

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with

Reaper of Bhaal

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the cities they inhabit. They can call upon their god's power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night

Raklupis Spyder-Fiend

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

and gleaming spines. With luxuriantly furry wolf heads, powerful arms, and alluring voices, raklupises are the only spyder-fiends that might be called majestic. They create delicate web globes, which

dominating lower ranks. Spyder-fiends of equivalent rank scheme against each other for advancement and eagerly turn against one another if treachery can improve their position. Spyder-fiends loyally

College of Swords

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks. Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers

College of Swords (XGtE)

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock

troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks. Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers

Dragonborn Legacy

races Basic Rules (2014)

best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear

DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians

Hobgoblin Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

hierarchy, every hobgoblin in a legion has a rank, from the warlord down through a cadre of officers to the soldiers that make up most of its number. These ranks, using the titles most often applied

to them, are as follows: 1st rank: Warlord 2nd rank: General 3rd rank: Captain 4th rank: Fatal Axe 5th rank: Spear 6th rank: Fist 7th rank: Soldier A legion is organized into units called

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 21 creatures in one encounter. Award a party 66,000 XP for defeating Arasta after she uses Armor of Spiders.Arasta’s Lair Arasta lives

in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with

Bugbear Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The

. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a

37. Map Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

37. Map Room Four members of an adventuring party called the Fine Fellows of Daggerford rested here several days ago. An argument between them turned violent, leading three members to kill and

it. Each dungeon level has its own stylistic side view, but no names or details are included to suggest what a level is called or what it contains. Three features stand out: Next to the third level is

37. Map Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

37. Map Room Four members of an adventuring party called the Fine Fellows of Daggerford rested here several days ago. An argument between them turned violent, leading three members to kill and

it. Each dungeon level has its own stylistic side view, but no names or details are included to suggest what a level is called or what it contains. Three features stand out: Next to the third level is

37. Map Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

37. Map Room Four members of an adventuring party called the Fine Fellows of Daggerford rested here several days ago. An argument between them turned violent, leading three members to kill and

it. Each dungeon level has its own stylistic side view, but no names or details are included to suggest what a level is called or what it contains. Three features stand out: Next to the third level is

Kill the Crocodile

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Kill the Crocodile Another way the characters can earn points is by defeating monsters in the marsh that threaten the lizardfolk, demonstrating both their skill and their good intentions. In

particular, the great crocodile called Thousand Teeth is an ongoing problem for the tribe. If the characters are shy of 50 points and out of options, you can have the queen bring up this opportunity. See

Kill the Crocodile

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Kill the Crocodile Another way the characters can earn points is by defeating monsters in the marsh that threaten the lizardfolk, demonstrating both their skill and their good intentions. In

particular, the great crocodile called Thousand Teeth is an ongoing problem for the tribe. If the characters are shy of 50 points and out of options, you can have the queen bring up this opportunity. See

Kill the Crocodile

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Kill the Crocodile Another way the characters can earn points is by defeating monsters in the marsh that threaten the lizardfolk, demonstrating both their skill and their good intentions. In

particular, the great crocodile called Thousand Teeth is an ongoing problem for the tribe. If the characters are shy of 50 points and out of options, you can have the queen bring up this opportunity. See

City Watch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

City Watch Members of the City Watch are called officers. Their ranks are, from lowest to highest: Constable Sergeant (armar) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar; leader of a watch station

trouble might also have reinforcement in the form of a priest (on loan from one of the local temples) or a mage (from the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors). Members of the City Watch Ranks in the

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

cruel bandits planning a raid and intends to stop them. The bandits report to someone named Grimjaw in a place called Rivergard Keep. The character earns inspiration for defeating the villains in the

that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow. Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

cruel bandits planning a raid and intends to stop them. The bandits report to someone named Grimjaw in a place called Rivergard Keep. The character earns inspiration for defeating the villains in the

that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow. Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

cruel bandits planning a raid and intends to stop them. The bandits report to someone named Grimjaw in a place called Rivergard Keep. The character earns inspiration for defeating the villains in the

that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow. Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard

Mecha Koboldzilla

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting: Part 2

Summary Here’s the main info to digest: Which Monster? An enormous, kobold-piloted, mechanical construct called the ‘mecha koboldzilla’. It is held together by poor welding, rusty rivets, and belief

koboldzilla is several miles underneath the town of Bodrum. The koboldzilla will appear on the Bodrum Button, a hill above the town, at dawn on the equinox (the day after the party arrives). The

Initiative Legacy

Rules

foe who is unaware that combat is starting, that foe is surprised.Initiative Order. A combatant's check total is called their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from

City Watch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

City Watch Members of the City Watch are called officers. Their ranks are, from lowest to highest: Constable Sergeant (armar) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar; leader of a watch station

trouble might also have reinforcement in the form of a priest (on loan from one of the local temples) or a mage (from the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors). Members of the City Watch Ranks in the

City Watch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

City Watch Members of the City Watch are called officers. Their ranks are, from lowest to highest: Constable Sergeant (armar) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar; leader of a watch station

trouble might also have reinforcement in the form of a priest (on loan from one of the local temples) or a mage (from the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors). Members of the City Watch Ranks in the

Cleric

classes Basic Rules (2014)

his axe in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with every foe’s fall. Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a human lifts

their combat training to let them wade into melee with the power of the gods on their side. Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to

Initiative

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

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Initiative

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

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Initiative

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

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

located somewhere inside a casino called the Red Belvedere in Avernus. The Wizards Three warn the characters that finding this location might be difficult since the Nine Hells are impossible to map and

the Fiends in the casino’s highest ranks to enter the exclusive Ruby Sanctum, then fight Tiamat’s champion—or convince Tiamat to give up the final rod piece.

Initiative

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

roll for an entire group of identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at the same time. The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one with the highest Dexterity check total to the one

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

located somewhere inside a casino called the Red Belvedere in Avernus. The Wizards Three warn the characters that finding this location might be difficult since the Nine Hells are impossible to map and

the Fiends in the casino’s highest ranks to enter the exclusive Ruby Sanctum, then fight Tiamat’s champion—or convince Tiamat to give up the final rod piece.

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