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Curse of Strahd
spell component, a ritual object, or a potion ingredient.
Barovian witches use the find familiar spell to call forth familiars. They are particularly fond of cats, though snakes and toads are also common. These animals lurk amid the clutter of the witches' lairs, seldom wandering far from their vile masters.
Strahd, and his wish is their command. Barovian witches sometimes refer to themselves as the brothers and sisters of Strahd, though never to Strahd's face.
Pack Rats with Cats. Barovian witches are
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Bugbears feature in the nightmare tales of many races — great, hairy beasts that creep through the shadows as quiet as cats. If you walk alone in the woods, a bugbear will reach out
wandering children unless they clearly have something to gain by doing so. From the viewpoint of the rest of the world, their aggression and savagery are thankfully offset by their rarity and lethargy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Story Hooks The characters could arrive at the Wandering Emporium for one or more of the following reasons: The characters need supplies, weapons, or even an infernal war machine. The characters need
a safe place to rest and perhaps get a good meal. The characters might have heard that they can sell demon ichor to a crazed wizard in the Wandering Emporium. The characters might have collected more soul coins than they feel comfortable carrying and need a place to spend them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
following reasons: In order to acquire something or someone in Endelyn’s possession, the characters might need to perform a play to put the hag in a bargaining mood (see “Bargaining with Endelyn” above
party. If that occurs, resolve what happens to these wandering characters after the play has run its course.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
wandering tinkers and minstrels. These tabaxi work in small troupes, usually consisting of an elder, more experienced tabaxi who guides up to four young ones learning their way in the world. They travel in
refuses to sell or trade it. THE CAT LORD
The deity of the tabaxi is a fickle entity, as befits the patron of cats. The tabaxi believe that the Cat Lord wanders the world, watching over them and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wish is their command. Barovian witches sometimes refer to themselves as the brothers and sisters of Strahd, though never to Strahd’s face. Pack Rats with Cats. Barovian witches are obsessive collectors
ritual object, or a potion ingredient. Barovian witches use the find familiar spell to call forth familiars. They are particularly fond of cats, though snakes and toads are also common. These animals lurk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Random Wilderness Encounters Characters exploring the North are likely to encounter wandering monsters. Such encounters can occur as often as you like — but keep in mind that too many random
–30 11–15 — — 20–22 Crag cats — — 31–35 16–32 09–13 — 23–35 Dig site 22–29 40–46 36–38 33–35 — — 36–41 Dragon — — 39–41 — 14–20 — — Elk 30–37 47–53 42–50 36–43 — — 42–54 Elves 38–53 — — — — 41–50
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Wandering through the ward can be a bewildering journey without a guide. Except in the immediate vicinity of the piers, shop signs and advertising of any kind are rare, and warehouses and other businesses
depicted as green for reasons lost to time. The folk of the Dock Ward take competition seriously, and they frequently draft their champions from the rough-and-tumble sailors who come to the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
for just one slice when you can have the whole cake. Reasons for Adventuring d6 Reason 1 Peeling taters and herding goats all the time wasn’t your cup of tea. 2 You fell asleep on a raft one day
becoming a wandering rogue for hire. 4 You talked to a nice faerie in the woods, and all of a sudden you were a thousand miles from home. 5 Your village elder told you so many stories about being a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Bugbears Bugbears feature in the nightmare tales of many races — great, hairy beasts that creep through the shadows as quiet as cats. If you walk alone in the woods, a bugbear will reach out of the
operate at night. They do take the heads of enemy leaders, but they are no more likely to eat people indiscriminately than humans are. Bugbears aren’t likely to attack lone travelers or wandering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
emerge (for meals or other reasons), they are often deep in thought and oblivious of their surroundings. In the safety of the burrow, they seldom come to harm because of this vulnerability. But even city
-dwelling gnomes can fall prey to this sort of obsession as they pursue their projects, and in such cases it’s much safer for them to stay in their homes, since a gnome wandering the streets deep in thought is liable to walk into a moat or be run over by a wagon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
more walking statues suddenly appeared in the city, wandering to wreak havoc even as the Sahuagin Humbled remained motionless. The authorities and citizens of Waterdeep succeeded in stopping three of
ALLEYS
Waterdeep has as many alleys as Baldur’s Gate has cats, and each has a name and a story. Here are a few that you might wish to see — or should know to avoid.
Ruid’s Stroll. This short avenue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, because they don’t like attending to their mother or listening to her tiresome prattle. The characters might encounter them at the Blue Water Inn (area N2) or wandering about town. The brothers are
double doors to this room are locked. Lady Wachter and her servants carry keys. This room is crawling with cats. Bookshelves hug the walls, but most of the shelves are bare. Other furnishings include a
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
have disadvantage on all saving throws except death saving throws.
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You can cast speak with animals at will, but can use it to communicate only with dogs.
All cats are automatically hostile
wandering off. The DM determines the creature’s statistics.
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You can cast the teleport spell, always arriving on target when you do. You can use this property once.
Each time you walk through a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giant retreat beneath the sea is an appropriate locale for these encounters. Elemental Air Encounters d12† Encounter
1 1d3 mist hulks* (attitude: 1d8) wandering about, wallowing in regret
suggest Undead giants are interested in a location for mysterious reasons. Giant Necropolis Encounters d10 Encounter
1 1 young red shadow dragon (attitude: 1d4 + 1) seeking treasures steeped in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sometimes hire agents that they dispatch to investigate portents and to retrieve items the giants need for their oracles. It’s dangerous work, for two reasons. The obvious one is that the task involves
lends a tempestuous, unearthly quality to their homes. Storm giants use elemental crossings for their own transplanar wandering, especially into the Elemental Plane of Air and the Elemental Plane of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hunters wandering the hills around Triboar recently, and she warns adventurers leaving town to be wary of them. T17. Uldinath’s Arms This hilltop smithy across the road from Foehammer’s Forge (area
honorary title of Royal Armorer. For that and other reasons, the Foehammer name is synonymous with top-quality goods throughout the Dessarin Valley, and Ghelryn intends to keep it that way. Ghelryn hates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
(see appendix C) and a handful of apprentice mages. Apart from their ability to fly, the tressym behave like normal house cats. If one or more characters show an interest in the tressym, Krowen offers to
Gilded Eye, Zara shares the following information: Scouts from Helm’s Hold have spotted frost giants wandering the lands to the south. The frost giants have attacked and plundered several homesteads






