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":"Acid Spray","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hive lord rules each kruthik hive. When the hive lord dies, the surviving members of the
warning and avoid areas where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere.
Although they can feed on
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
imagination can turn on such champions almost as quickly as it anoints them.
You come from a humble social rank, but you are destined for so much more. Already the people of your home village regard you as
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Thassa’s Champions Thassa’s champions are more expressions of her desires than the means for enacting long-term agendas. She disdains the status quo but also has no interest in committing to lengthy
campaigns to overturn it. Rather, her champions’ work often serves her immediate interests or embodies her ire about some recent slight. The Thassa’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Erebos’s Champions Erebos spends most of his time and attention on the Underworld, leaving his champions to safeguard his interests in the realm of the living. He might call upon his followers to
punish those who escape the Underworld, spread despair, or thwart the schemes of other gods, particularly Heliod and Phenax. The Erebos’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Olantin, the poet tells of Medomai’s earlier prophecy of the destruction of Alephne—a tragedy that could have been averted had anyone believed the sphinx’s dire warning. The saga of Callaphe the
from tale to tale. In fact, The Theriad is a compilation of tales describing the exploits of many different champions of the sun god. It is widely believed that some tales are actually prophecies of champions yet to come.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Spirits of the Past We are the spiritual anchors of the greatest champions of our people. Through our faith, we keep their spirits from being lost to oblivion. You have been chosen by a hero. Live
of Hope’s Peak. The enlightened Havakhad—that’s what he calls himself—issued a warning that “darkness was gathering” and that “a terrible time lies just ahead.” He beseeched the assembled crowds to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Phenax’s Champions Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, monk, rogue, warlock Suggested Cleric Domains: Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Charlatan, criminal
, entertainer, sailor (pirate), urchin Most champions of Phenax are exemplars of deceit, motivated by greed, revenge, or a good swindle. They have chosen to serve a mortal who ascended to godhood, possibly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
form. Jhesiyra can exert control over Halaster’s magic gates, keeping adventurers from passing through them if she thinks they lack the might needed to defeat the perils beyond. In terms of game rules
the following telepathic warning in Common: “Turn back! You’re not prepared for the danger that lies ahead!” Characters are free to ignore her warning. She can’t and won’t elaborate on the nature of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
soft enough that characters can sink into it with no warning. Use the quicksand rules in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for such areas. Creatures that fail to escape become food for Araumycos.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and as a fair arbiter of the rules. Provide Fair Warning. Let characters face the consequences of their foolish actions, but make sure you give enough cues for the players to recognize self-destructive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
refrain from drawing attention to themselves. Some followers and champions of Kruphix travel the world in secret, searching for hidden truths. Many use secret signals to enable them to find safe
Warning. When Purphoros attacked Heliod in a destructive rage, Heliod demanded that Kruphix intervene. Kruphix constrained the forge-god’s mind and memory in punishment for his attack. He warned all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, a squabbling pantheon of arrogant and powerful beings who view mortals as pawns in their strategic games. It also provides rules and guidelines for characters who serve as champions of the gods
madness.
Great was its ruin, and slaughtered were all who did not heed my warning.
Brighter the future I now foretell, of beginnings, not endings:
Heroes are coming, who strive against fate’s stern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
quite happy with it. Their streets are safe, and as long as you play by the rules of the game, the Trust won’t target you. Outsiders find this casual acceptance of preemptive assassination to be
, it acts preemptively. If a problem can be solved without violence—by sharing a piece of information, or a whispered warning sent via message—that’s what they’ll do. But the Trust won’t hesitate to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
introduction of the Monster Manual before proceeding further. It explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster traits — information that isn’t repeated here. As with the
chapter, the lore and maps in chapter 1 might inspire you. Similarly, the racial traits in chapter 2 can be applied to the stat blocks in appendix B to create such memorable NPCs as goliath champions, kenku master thieves, and tabaxi bards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
crucial warning for the centaur’s community.
8 A faerie dragon has been magically compelled to work as an invisible assassin and is desperate for someone to break the compulsion.
Connected
branches of a tree that recently received the benefit of a druid’s awaken spell and promises to teach the awakened tree in exchange for shelter and companionship.
7 A faerie dragon rules a pack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you play by the rules of the game, the Trust ignores you. Outsiders find this casual acceptance of preemptive assassination to be terrifying, but the Zil genuinely trust the Trust. Zil gnomes live
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rules from chapter 6 of the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow you to take a feat as a variant supernatural gift. You gain one feat of your choice. This list suggests twelve feats from
, warning me of danger. (Alert)
Iroas gifted me with physical prowess, intending to see me compete in the Iroan Games. (Athlete)
I feel the vitality of the earth beneath my feet, and it refreshes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Terrain Encounters The Underdark contains dangerous hazards and wondrous terrain. Special terrain rules are explained after the table. d20 Encounter 1 Boneyard 2 Cliff and ladder 3 Crystal
stream 19 Warning sign 20 Webs Boneyard The characters come upon an eerie cavern littered with countless bones of various creatures. Whether the site is a natural graveyard for some Underdark species or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
are deeply respected in the guild, though the angels aren’t above engaging in the machinations of mortal politics. The angels include the wise, strategic warleaders; the holy champions and paragons of
rules they are charged with enforcing, cleaving to the spirit of the law when the letter no longer serves justice. Because the Guildpact — the one force on Ravnica that can keep the guilds from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
rules or once ruled, adventurers might find monuments built to honor great leaders, gods, and cultures. Use the Monuments table for inspiration, or randomly roll to determine what monument the adventurers
or cliff 5–6 Intact obelisk etched with a warning, historical lore, dedication, or religious iconography 7–8 Ruined or toppled obelisk 9–10 Intact statue of a person or deity 11–13 Ruined or toppled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Bludgeoning damage.
Rules for detecting and escaping the trap are as follows:
Detecting the Trap. The pit is poorly camouflaged. A character who examines the trapped area easily discovers the pit
in the text, err on the side of leniency and fun. Whenever you think a rule might be necessary, see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules.
Repeat this process for the other areas in this cave, modifying it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
guard.
Five Crushing Wave reavers and a Howling Hatred priest wearing a balloon pack watch the outer camp. (See chapter 7 for the cultists’ statistics and rules for the balloon pack.) The figures
out. If they ask about the punished cultists, the giant justifies their humiliation by saying they’re weak. If they serve as a warning to others, all the better. Haayon is a patient and perceptive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers to defend it.
Ancient Black Dragon Connections d4 Connected Creatures
1 An ancient black dragon, after studying blasphemous texts dedicated to alien gods, issues a warning that
nearing fruition. If their pact succeeds, they will unleash devastation on a continental scale.
4 An ancient black dragon rules a vast, decadent city built on artificial islands within a polluted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or be hoisted 5 feet into the air. The hoisted creature has the Restrained condition until it gets free. Rules for detecting, disabling, and escaping the trap are as
this cave while they still can. On a failed check, or if the characters don’t heed Cindertooth’s warning, he starts combat. Fighting Cindertooth. Combat here draws the attention of Oggdug, who stomps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
town of cobblestone streets and simple buildings clustered around a colorless hill. Cursed farmlands lie beyond the town. Blightsteel Keep The archlector rules from an unyielding steel fortress on a
gaping maw of the Abyss, and it won’t be the last. In years past, the Pit has expanded suddenly and without warning, swallowing the town and its inhabitants into one of the plane’s infinite layers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
minutes. Captain Redreef agrees to wait up to 24 hours before raising anchor and setting sail for Luskan. If Svardborg’s warning horn (area 2C) is sounded, the inexperienced captain panics and abandons the
5,000 gp in its present condition. (For rules on ship repair, see the “Owning a Ship” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) The longship’s bow is carved and painted to look like the head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Prone condition. Champion KATERINA LADON Champion Subclass Pursue Physical Excellence in Combat A Champion focuses on the development of martial prowess in a relentless pursuit of victory. Champions
combine rigorous training with physical excellence to deal devastating blows, withstand peril, and garner glory. Whether in athletic contests or bloody battle, Champions strive for the crown of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules. At your discretion, if the characters help Naxa return to her sister and
. Treasure. The Rod of Seven Parts is the greatest treasure here, but the spyder-fiends also left offerings to their general amid the webbing on the walls. The offerings include a Weapon of Warning (scimitar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
only during one of the less-restrained services in a temple of Loviatar. If the characters fail to leave after this warning, Rasqel gives them an ultimatum: they can walk away or face the wrath of the
down after the second warning, Rasqel orders the bugbears to attack while he hangs back. They obey reluctantly, but if it becomes clear that their lives are in danger at any point, or if the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
policy. The oligarchs utterly control their nation, but beyond the areas that each rules, their families and businesses compete with one another and with the locals of far-flung places. The use of
, Chessenta isn’t truly a nation. Each city boasts its own heroes, worships its own gladiatorial champions, and spends as much time insulting and competing with the other cities as it does on any other activity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
everything from petty disputes in other wards to groundbreaking cases in the High Courts. They adjudicate, review, and study the rules of Sigil, maintaining order according to the law as they interpret
resplendent courthouses. Headquarters of the Mercykillers, the Prison is a warning to wrongdoers of the full penalty of law. The Prison’s architecture is anathema to hope and light. During the dark and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
break them under the right circumstances. Alix Branwyn According to the Guvners, there are three types of regulations. The lowest of these are Rules, the laws that govern people’s behavior. Next
nonconformist rises from the ranks to light the path forward. The Hands of Havoc are champions of freedom and self-expression. Wreaker artists decorate bland buildings and forlorn structures throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
The door to this room is held shut with a heavy wooden bar—a subtle warning that danger lies beyond. When the bar is lifted, the creature in the room awakens and lets out a terrible roar. The arrow
stands to the south near the door. Near the table, on the floor, is an unconscious dwarf who looks badly beaten.
King Grol is a fierce old bugbear with 45 hit points. He rules the Cragmaws through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the north side. It takes a few rounds to remove the boards, which the characters should take as a warning that danger lies beyond. The arrow slits here are shuttered, leaving the room dark. The boxed
.
King Grol is a fierce old bugbear. He rules the Cragmaws through pure intimidation. His fur is streaked with gray, his shoulders are stooped, and he wears a set of jeweled silver teeth over his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
on the south balcony (area G22), who calls out, “Hey, you, get lost! Can’t you read the signs?” If this warning is ignored, the lookout shouts the same thing again, putting the guildhouse on high
alert, then shoots a crossbow bolt into the ground near the character’s feet as a final warning. Drop Box. The staircase in front of the double door to area G10 has a loose plank near the top. This plank