captives well remaining

Scrying

Spells Player’s Handbook

You can see and hear a creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target makes a Wisdom saving throw, which is modified (see the tables below) by how well you know the

Modifier Secondhand (heard of the target) +5 Firsthand (met the target) +0 Extensive (know the target well) −5 You Have the Target’s... Save Modifier

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

following day, remaining until Orcus dismisses them. Sentience. The Wand of Orcus is a sentient Chaotic Evil item with an Intelligence of 16, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and

skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well

Tashlyn Yafeera

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

":"damage","rollAction":"Greatsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if Tashlyn has more than half her hit points remaining. Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6

City Guard. In that position, she watches over traffic that passes through the gate — and ensures that her associates in the Black Network can come and go freely. Born to a well-off family in Calimshan

Swarm of Cranium Rats

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

temporary hit points. Telepathic Shroud. The swarm is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as to all divination spells.Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5

of its hit points remaining, the swarm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: command

Drow Arachnomancer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The drow magically transforms into a Large spider, remaining in that form for up to 1 hour, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are

Steel Predator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

must be fed something that identifies the predator’s target, such as a lock of hair, a well-worn glove, or a much-used weapon. The moment the newly manufactured steel predator emerges, it

bounds away in search of its prey. It senses the location of its target across planar boundaries, but such detection is accurate only to within a thousand yards; to close the remaining distance, the steel

Staff of the Forgotten One

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

. Destroying the Staff. A creature in possession of the staff can use an action to break it over one knee or a solid surface. The staff is destroyed and releases its remaining magic in an explosion that

destroys both the staff and the life force trapped within it. The staff doesn’t explode if destroyed in this manner, but its destruction causes the sphere to be destroyed as well.

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. Unless a card states otherwise, if you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly

* 65 Warrior 66 Well 67–00 Roll again *Found in the Deck of Many Things as depicted in the Dungeon Master’s Guide Aberration. You gain telepathy within a range of 90

Swarm of Cranium Rats Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

than half of its hit points remaining, the swarm can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: command, comprehend languages, detect thoughts 1/day each: confusion

temporary hit points. Telepathic Shroud. The swarm is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as to all divination spells.Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5

Scrying Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw, which is modified by how well you know the target and

Secondhand (you have heard of the target) +5 Firsthand (you have met the target) 0 Familiar (you know the target well) -5 Connection Save Modifier

Drow Arachnomancer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Change Shape (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The drow can use a bonus action to magically polymorph into a giant spider, remaining in that form for up to 1 hour. It can revert to its true

, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Web Walker. The drow ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. The drow makes two poisonous touch attacks or two bite

Minor Corruption

feats

You were exposed to the Corruption, a dark magic that’s poisoning the island. It’s now begun to alter you as well. You gain the following benefits: You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you

have less than half of your hit points remaining. You can draw upon the Corruption within you to channel your magical power. You don’t need to use a spellcasting focus for your spells, allowing

Powered Armor

Equipment

armor, even when it has 0 charges remaining. Activating the Armor. As an action, you can expend any number of the armor’s charges to activate it; the armor remains active for 1 hour per charge

any environment and withstand extreme temperatures, and you’re unaffected by harmful gases, as well as contact and inhaled poisons. Force Field. When you would take damage, you can use your

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a

field of battle centuries ago. SLOW TO TRUST Dwarves get along passably well with most other races. “The difference between an acquaintance and a friend is about a hundred years,” is

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, remaining until Orcus dismisses them. Sentience. The Wand of Orcus is a sentient, chaotic evil item with an Intelligence of 16, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and darkvision out

imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Chapter 6: The Shattered Obelisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

remaining obelisk pieces. (This map is shown on this page; you should feel free to distribute it to your players as a handout.) Further, some townspeople are still missing and could be captives at one of

these locations. To save Phandalin and its missing inhabitants, the characters must collect the remaining obelisk shards before the overlords do. Along the way, the heroes learn more about the

5. Supplies and Captives

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

four levels of exhaustion and 1 hit point remaining. Any of the captives can explain the nature of the conflict between H’slaat and S’slaar. If freed, the drow immediately flee into the Underdark, but

5. Supplies and Captives This area is held by H’slaat’s forces. One troglodyte guards the cave. A character can sneak past the guard with a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. The cave floor

The Stone Bridge

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

Tethyrian human). Cavil is armed with a +1 wand of the war mage. If the characters don’t attack immediately, Cavil tosses a few words at them before ordering the thugs to attack: “Well met!” says the

. “Not a bad place to die,” the mage says with mild amusement. The doppelganger posing as Gargosh doesn’t take part in the fight, remaining on the fringes of the battle and rooting for the characters to

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. The eldest acts as leader with the support of a shaman. AARAKOCRA IN THE FORGOTTEN REALMS Never well established in Faerûn, aarakocra have only four major colonies: in the Star Mounts

survivors. These aarakocra and their descendants have sworn vengeance against the dragon and may be seen scouring the lands of the North and Cormyr for signs of their foe. Their only remaining settlement

Ship Features

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

Ship Features Each ship has the statistics of a sailing ship (see the Airborne and Waterborne Vehicles table in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) as well as the features described in the

the threat. The drow prefer to take captives or render enemies unconscious rather than kill them. Captives are thrown in the brig (area J15) until Jarlaxle decides what to do with them, and their

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to

battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when

Charges

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

Charges Some magic items have charges that must be expended to activate their properties. The number of charges an item has remaining is revealed when an identify spell is cast on it, as well as when

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

characters should have magic items to help them overcome the challenges they face. For a small party, the most important qualities are experience and caution. A group of four well-played characters can expect

. The adventure contains some possible answers. Keep track of the fate of important giants and their allies or captives. Escaping adversaries will generally flee to the next higher-ranking stronghold

What the Redbrands Know

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

What the Redbrands Know If the characters charm or successfully question any of the Redbrands, they can learn the location of the main entrance to their hideout (area R1) as well as the following

). Complex Guardian. The lower part of the complex is guarded by a hideous “eye monster” (see area R8). Prisoners. The Redbrands have a handful of captives in a holding area “near the old crypts,” which are guarded by skeletons (see area R4 for details).

28. Hospital and Armory

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

rows. Resting in six of them are wounded drow (three females and three males), each with 1d12 hit points remaining. They are still clad in armor, and they keep their weapons within arm’s reach

neutral evil. Each has two 1st-level spell slots and no spell slots of higher level remaining. They have these racial traits: They speak Elvish and Undercommon. They have advantage on saving throws

Steading

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

peace in the town while they look for heroes who can help free the remaining captives. 6 A metallic dragon asks adventurers to help reclaim the dragon’s lair, which has been occupied by giants. In my

The Deep Roots of War

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

was the product of their obsession weeded out all but the best specimens for their slave pens. The illithids had no trouble overwhelming the remaining dwarves with their psionic power and soon put

made them suitable subjects for a variety of grisly experiments. Generations of psychic surgery and physical alterations mutated the captives into creatures that had special powers of their own. In

Adventure Background

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

cargo ships and engaged in minimal bloodshed. Unbeknownst to the locals, a black dragon called Sablewing has seized command of the Corsairs. Sablewing killed the pirates’ leader, as well as any other

crew who opposed the dragon’s violent ambitions. The dragon has instructed the remaining Corsairs to loot nearby coastal settlements, starting with the village of Respite. When this adventure begins

d'Ahten'khan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above

implicitly with communicating her commands to b’Leep, a green grung scout, and last remaining member of her squad. As b’Leep is well beneath her station d’Ahten’khan will not ever communicate directly

Chapter 17: Donjon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Many Things. This chapter also includes suggestions for other ways adventurers might end up in the Donjon Sphere, as well as advice for how to continue a campaign or keep it on track if the party gets

specimens from across the cosmos. They used strange magic to peer into the minds of their captives and observe them in simulated environments, curious to understand the minds of these alien creatures

What the Prisoners Know

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

way the adventure unfolds. The characters can learn the following things from talking with their fellow prisoners, some of who have been captives of the drow for a tenday or two: There are nineteen

drow at the outpost, including Ilvara, Shoor, and Jorlan, as well as another priestess named Asha. There are also a dozen quaggoths and a number of giant spiders. Three drow guards watch the slave pen

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a

comedic preparations sometimes give rescuers time to locate and free the captives before the kobolds settle down for the main course. Hatred Because the gnome god Garl Glittergold trapped the kobold

Powered Armor

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

normal plate armor, even when it has 0 charges remaining. Activating the Armor. As an action, you can expend any number of the armor’s charges to activate it; the armor remains active for 1 hour per

environment and withstand extreme temperatures, and you’re unaffected by harmful gases, as well as contact and inhaled poisons. Force Field. When you would take damage, you can use your reaction to

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

General Features The hideout consists of well-built dungeon chambers with flagstone floors and walls of dressed stone blocks. The western end of the complex is lower than the eastern end, with stairs

characters charm or successfully question any of the Redbrands, they can learn the location of their hideout under Tresendar Manor as well as the following useful information: The leader of the

Karontor's Hold Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

(see below) are immune to this effect. Psychic Well. A creature can try to harness the psychic power of the well by gazing into it for 1 minute while remaining within 10 feet of the well. At the end of

Karontor’s Hold Magic The Far Realm intrusion flowing from the well in Karontor’s Hold twists space and time in and around the keep to a range of 6 miles. The enclave has the following properties

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