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Returning 33 results for 'cause construction'.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
antics sometimes cause avalanches that threaten nearby villages.
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An adult crystal dragon enjoys shaping the ice and snow near a den of troll;trolls into a labyrinth and watching the trolls try to
are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
powerful magic, walking castles cause wildlife and other travelers to scatter as they tromp across the plane. The mobile fortresses range in size and construction, from sprawling palaces haunted by royal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
uncover additional components scattered across distant places — and times. The now-lost Temple of Moloch and the construction site of the legendary Tomb of Horrors are two of those locations. However
. The now-lost Temple of Moloch and the construction site of the legendary Tomb of Horrors are two of those locations. However great the risks, finding the components demands the effort, for whoever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Briny Maze Features The following features are common throughout the Briny Maze. Spongy Construction The structure of the Briny Maze is pinkish gray, wrinkled, and slightly squishy. The material is
as tough as stone and self-healing, recovering all damage dealt to it after a few seconds. Magic can’t affect the maze’s construction. Unpleasantly Moist Everything in the Briny Maze has a thin sheen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
experienced other aberrant changes. The town’s buildings seem oddly askew, as though their once-solid construction were deteriorating. This effect is due to a warping in space, so the buildings aren’t
Rivibiddel keeps misreading the text as such. Stonehill Inn. The Stonehills closed their inn, worried that guests might cause an incident in their establishment. Townspeople. Other townspeople can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
most cases, criminals pay a fine and are let go. Those who cannot pay are required to work off their debt, usually put to work sweeping streets or helping with construction projects. If a crime
cause up to 50 gp in property damages are classified as petty crimes. The accused pays a fine of 2d6 gp, or one day of hard labor per gold piece owed. Minor Crime. Armed assault, defined as any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
march home. Upon arriving, she expected to find her homeland’s nobility ready to rise to her cause, but they’d been cowed and terrified by reports of Dranzorg entombing captives and rivals in his
Loren Halvhrest purchased the land. By then, only one of Castle Laventz’s towers remained. The frugal Halvhrest incorporated the tower into the construction of a lavish manor for his family. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, some of the cultists visit a large warehouse just inside the northern city gate, where construction supplies are stockpiled for shipment north and where wagons are gathered and loaded for the trip. If
incident; chromatic half-dragons are almost never seen, and they tend to cause alarm when they are. If the rumor is true, then the half-dragon was traveling with a strong escort of mounted guards, headed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
in lacquered wood, and a stark white mirror with a wrought iron frame. The black mirror has a distinctive earthy odor and the blackness of subterranean caverns, but it seems of crude construction and
incarnation. The image says, in Olman, “Command me to answer, and I shall.” The image of a long-dead Olman is superimposed on the character’s reflection. A command spell can cause the spirit to answer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cultists visit a large warehouse just inside the northern city gate, where construction supplies are stockpiled for shipment north and where wagons are gathered and loaded for the trip. If characters
; chromatic half-dragons are almost never seen, and they tend to cause alarm when they are. If the rumor is true, then the half-dragon was traveling with a strong escort of mounted guards, headed north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, Whispered Encyclopedia
3 Construction Permits, Whispered Warnings
4 Efficient Upgrades, Whispered Arcana
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1 loremonger, you gain one of
sideline hobby of greedily trapping ribald dwarven poetry and recipes that “honor the noble turnip.”
WHISPER JAR
Construction Permits At rank 3, your knowledge of best practices for improving an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the ship came down, it dug a furrow through the snowy valley before skidding to a stop. Its construction is partly organic, and the tentacles protruding from the ship’s bow are coated in mucus that
Vorryn for questioning. Nautiloid Features The nautiloid has the following features: Biological Construction. The ship is built of organic matter in addition to wood and iron. Walls, floors, and ceilings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
defeated foe’s head as a trophy; the foe’s family wants justice—and the head back—and asks adventurers for help. 5 Two groups of frost giants meet near a mountain pass. When their wrestling matches cause
avalanches, travelers who rely on the pass ask for help. 6 A frost giant destroys works of Humanoid construction—such as bridges, barns, and walls—as a show of strength. Affected farmers beg for help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
if doing so will cause destruction. Once every 24 hours, the servant, at the DM’s discretion, takes one action while uncrewed. If the servant loses half of its hit points or more, each creature
button presses, the servant’s two crew members can cause it to explode. The self-destruct code is not revealed to crew members when they attune to the artifact. If the code is discovered (the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Magic Item Special Features You can add distinctiveness to a magic item by thinking about its backstory. Who made the item? Is anything unusual about its construction? Why was it made, and how was it
royal regalia or as a badge of high office. Magic Item’s Minor Property 1d20 Minor Property 1–2 Beacon. You can take a Bonus Action to cause the item to shed Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of construction. They plan and then build with the goals of safety and security uppermost in mind. And the only way that a home can be truly safe and secure is if it is protected against intruders
other races that guard their territory by creating features that actively deter invaders, dwarves rarely use arrow traps, pit traps, and other such measures that could cause harm to clan members. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. The characters can instead travel to the tomb to either facilitate a prisoner exchange (offering Seodra for Thessalar’s missing sculptors), or to disrupt its construction by stealing Moghadam’s plans
has no effect on Thessalar or his homunculus, but one of the experiments in the lab randomly advances as you determine. For example, using 1 charge might cause the pseudodragon to age into an undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the Talhund. Dwarven Made The crypt is solid dwarven construction. Its stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Carvings of dwarf priests are prevalent, as are carvings of mountain peaks
and multifaceted gemstones. Subtle enchantments cause the carvings of gemstones to glitter like genuine gems. Darkness The crypt isn’t illuminated, and its denizens rely on darkvision to see. Area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
less and less of their enigmatic master. Halaster continued to use fell creatures from distant planes for tunneling and other construction beneath his tower, and the wizard kept the nature of most of
, the fabric through which all magic is channeled. This knot lies deep underground and isn’t something that can be seen, felt, or undone, but it can cause madness to bloom in the minds of mortal beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
further states that Sir Ursas wants the missing components for his own lost cause of leading a war in the Nine Hells, which would invariably result in the components falling into diabolical hands. As
failed to return. Lynx believes that an expedition should instead be sent to an earlier time in the tomb’s construction, when the missing components are known to be there. She further theorizes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, and thoroughly disruptive, but also part of the natural order, and so nothing to get bothered about. Indeed, even the largest of these discoveries isn’t so lucrative as to be worth the construction
dwarf acquaintance of mine once referred to as “scratch mines” — close-to-the-surface operations, with decent yield for a small amount of digging, but not worth the construction of “proper” (by which he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
construction? Why was it made, and how was it originally used? What minor magical quirks set it apart from other items of its kind? Considering these questions is useful for turning a generic magic item, such
Beacon. The bearer can use a bonus action to cause the item to shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet, or to extinguish the light. 2 Compass. The wielder can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
true usefulness. Many an invention is celebrated just for being beautiful to behold or for being complex and intricate in its construction, and the artists who create such things are as esteemed as
. Failure is part of the eventual solution and something to be celebrated. A truly epic failure might be cause for a great celebration in the community.
Tunnel Vision When they are at work, rock gnomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ship is all that remains of a Netherese skycoach, an airship that was used to ferry people to and from the floating city of Ythryn. Any loud disturbances in this cave cause the four flameskulls in area
to be of Netherese construction. Were it not for the cracks and holes, the stone would be smooth as glass, shaped by wizardly magic!”
Seven ice mephits created by Auril cling to the ceiling, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
keyed to map 1.6. O1. Bunker This stone bunker stands fifteen feet tall. The rough edges of its construction indicate that it was cut from a single piece of stone.
A duergar named Brojk stands guard in
openings overlook the snow-covered grounds outside the stronghold.
Unless she has cause to leave the overlook and raise the drawbridge in area O2, a duergar named Urthhild stands guard here, stamping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
past century. Darkhold Vale I was curious about my source’s tale, and so when I had cause to be in the region, I made my way toward Darkhold. An enormous mountain peak called the Gray Watcher of the
claim to be heirs to the ancient thrones. Whatever the truth of the empires might be, the castle itself was definitely built for giants. Its size and construction support no other explanation. Legend has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
’ collective skill proficiencies, tool proficiencies, backgrounds, and positions within their franchise could all impact the design and construction of a headquarters. A glassblower might make beautiful
alchemical supplies. Or a carriage headquarters could gain a second cart to become a wagon train. All construction is low cost but functional, as in the following examples. Expanded Lighthouse. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
carrying bundles of twigs, which are piled about the mansion’s grand foyer (area N3a) until the construction of the wicker sun for the Festival of the Blazing Sun gets under way. If the characters knock
servants, the butler and his wife’s lady-in-waiting, have vanished without a trace in the past week, so he has good cause to be worried. The baron believes that everyone else is beneath him, and those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
help solve local problems. Given the village’s proximity to the Evermoors, few villagers have cause to complain about Tamalin’s protection racket. She keeps them safe from orcs, trolls, and other
give the adventurers a letter of recommendation (see the “Marks of Prestige” section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) if they find the root cause. Tamalin tells them that her letter can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-faced god A gold-plated statue of Gorm—a smaller version of the statue atop the ziggurat—stands in the hallway east of this room. The gold flakes easily, revealing the statue’s wooden construction
silver-plated statue at the end of the hall depicts the god Usamigaras and hides a shifting wall. Tapping on the statue reveals its hollow construction. A character who inspects the statue and succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
who examines the secret door immediately realizes they can trace the runes to cause that circular section of wall to disappear, revealing the remainder of the tunnel on the other side. The wall re
first and last pages of the log. The first page describes the six moonlight mirrors found in the original moon towers during the vault’s construction. The log notes the present location of these mirrors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
for smuggled wares. He also recruits local toughs and sailors for Gellan’s ventures, but he prefers those who are business-minded and less likely to cause trouble. 9. Green Market A strip of open land
is a sprawling collection of new construction, expansions, and additions. Each generation of the family has added to the building to accommodate the clan’s growth. The family takes in fishers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Rivibiddel can’t get the lever to move. He’s done enough tinkering to realize that the lever is tied to some vast clockwork mechanism that must cause entire rooms in the crypt to shift. The lever is
first received Dumathoin’s vision for Talhundereth and who oversaw its initial construction. As fourteen Talhund assisted her, the number fourteen became important throughout Talhundereth and the crypt