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Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

creatures wouldn’t feel safe. Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even

’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending

Fallen Farmhouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Fallen Farmhouse Workers have vanished from several farmhouses that bear conspicuous X marks As the characters continue on their journey, they notice the environment changing around them after only

, causing the road ahead to ripple, but just as quickly as it started, the shaking fades away. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Nature) check realizes the tremor likely wasn’t an

Scaladar

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

Scaladar Scaladar are constructs created by Trobriand, one of Halaster’s apprentices. They move and attack like giant scorpions, grabbing prey with two large pincer claws and delivering a deadly

scaladar doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Scaladar Huge construct, unaligned Armor Class 19 (natural armor) Hit Points 94 (7d12 + 49) Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft. STR 19(+4

Spells Cast from Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Concentration. Many items, such as Potions, bypass the casting of a spell and confer the spell’s effects with its usual duration. Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time

, duration, or other parts of a spell. A magic item may require the user to use their own spellcasting ability when casting a spell from the item. If the user has more than one spellcasting ability, the

Spells

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

items, such as potions, bypass the casting of a spell and confer the spell's effects, with their usual duration. Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time, duration, or

other parts of a spell. A magic item, such as certain staffs, may require you to use your own spellcasting ability when you cast a spell from the item. If you have more than one spellcasting ability

Modifying a Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

modify existing classes to better serve your game’s needs. Changing Proficiencies Changing a class’s proficiencies is a safe and simple way to modify a class to better reflect your world. Swapping

presented as a divine blessing. Changing Spell Lists Modifying a class’s spell list usually has little effect on a character’s power but can change the flavor of a class significantly. In your world

Activating a Magic Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

as Potions, bypass the casting of a spell and confer the spell’s effects with its usual duration. Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time, duration, or other parts of

a spell. A magic item may require the user to use their own spellcasting ability when casting a spell from the item. If the user has more than one spellcasting ability, the user chooses which one to

Arriving at Blingdenstone

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

, politicians, and caretakers. Deep gnomes sometimes forget this is not the case with other races, and that males are capable of careful thought just as much as females can fight. Changing Svirfneblin

require a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the group check succeeds, the attitude of the svirfneblin shifts by one. If characters are rude or act in a way to make the deep gnomes more

Bad Data

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

the gears of Mechanus require major readjustments to restore balance to the planes. Investigating X01 A character who spends 1 minute investigating X01 finds a panel on the modron’s head leaking green

congeals into a nightmarish depiction of the Spire and the surrounding Outlands. The character with the highest Intelligence who witnesses this realizes the congealing vapor is X01’s interpretation of

Activating an Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

with their usual duration. Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time, duration, or other parts of a spell. A magic item, such as certain staffs, may require you to use your

Purphoros's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

weapons of the gods, asking nothing in return. But his infrequent though memorable bouts of destructive fury have earned him more ill will in the pantheon than he realizes. Heliod despises Purphoros’s

time. Taking revenge on Kruphix would require careful planning, however, and Purphoros is unlikely to undertake such an effort unless another god goads him into it. Ephara and Karametra are, like

Tomb of Amun Sa

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

in the boat’s bow is the star-gem of Mo-Pelar, one of the two treasures the characters require to fulfill Amun Sa’s quest. It can be removed from its niche on the floating boat with a gentle twist

. Characters might retrieve the gem by one of the following means: Flying or teleporting to the boat Grabbing the gem with a spell such as Mage Hand Lassoing the boat with a rope and shimmying across

Museum Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

of the hallway is another secret door that doesn’t require an ability check to spot from inside the hall. This secret door pulls open to reveal a similarly sized exhibit room in area V4. V4: Ancient

opens into a short hallway containing cleaning supplies. At the opposite end of the hallway is another secret door that doesn’t require an ability check to spot from inside the hall. This secret door

T13: Great Statue of Orcus

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

bizarre nature of “Orcus’s” commands can take the Search action and make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a success, the character realizes a deception is afoot. Friendly Dragon. If he becomes Friendly

the south wall lead to hallways (areas T9 and T10). The door on the west side (to area T9) is ajar and doesn’t require an ability check to locate. To the Vaults. Four secret doors hidden behind

Chwinga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

damage if it fails. Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies, it turns into a handful of flower petals, a cloud of pollen, a stone statuette resembling its former

miniature coats for themselves. They can sometimes be seen riding on arctic foxes or snowshoe hares. Others wandered into the tundra, changing their coloration to blend in with their surroundings

Creating a Race or Subrace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

without changing their racial traits at all. Creating a New Subrace Creating a new subrace is more involved than making some minor tweaks to existing racial features, but it does have the advantage of

, replacing the tiefling’s spells with spells of similar levels that more closely match the aasimar’s celestial ancestry. However, the aasimar’s expanded resistance might require limiting this trait to basic

Bandit Plans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the pair may seem sincere now, but they are less than trustworthy. Treasure. If the characters fight and defeat the two bandits, they find 60 GP

interpret information. Noticing a tripwire would be a Search action, while figuring out that the wire would pull down the stones is a Study action. In this instance, you don’t want to require both

Life and Outlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are

skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its

Resolving Interactions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. For tasks or actions that require no particular risk, effort, or cost, friendly creatures usually help without question. If an element of personal risk is involved, a successful Charisma check might

adventurers make their points, trying to frame their statements in terms that are meaningful to the creature they are interacting with. Changing Attitude. The attitude of a creature might change over

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

successful DC 10 Intelligence (Survival) check, a character examining the racks realizes that the village must produce far more food than the number of villagers alone would require. Villagers If the

Upper Floor

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

succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check while examining the bauble realizes it might be a part of a set of similar crystals used as counterweights in alchemical work. 14. Crumbling

cannot be seen from the door; they require up-close observation to be discovered. Falling Through the Floor. The tracks left on the floor by the smugglers represent the only safe places to walk in the

Cleric Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

number of spells you can prepare with this feature, but those spells otherwise count as Cleric spells for you. Changing Your Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your list

Cleric cantrip. Level 10: Divine Intervention You can call on your deity or pantheon to intervene on your behalf. As a Magic action, choose any Cleric spell of level 5 or lower that doesn’t require a

The Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

successful DC 10 Intelligence (Survival) check, a character examining the racks realizes that the village must produce far more food than the number of villagers alone would require. Villagers If the

Little Oak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

children until the hag’s sisters placed a curse on him that warmed his heart, changing his alignment from lawful evil to chaotic good. He now strives to help children escape from Skabatha’s clutches

Squirt move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that Squirt is animate. Unusual Nature. Squirt doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep

Forge Locations

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

) check. If released, the giant lizards attack any creature they don’t recognize. As an action, a character can calm a lizard with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check, changing its attitude

their shimmering dome (see area F9), but they require the star to open it. If the characters agree to their terms, the kagu-svirfneblin escort them to area F9 so the exchange can take place. Fighting

Cleric Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

number of spells you can prepare with this feature, but those spells otherwise count as Cleric spells for you. Changing Your Prepared Spells. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your list of

call on your deity or pantheon to intervene on your behalf. As a Magic action, choose any Cleric spell of level 5 or lower that doesn’t require a Reaction to cast. As part of the same action, you cast

Temple Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

, puny fleas.” Each character can make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check upon hearing the guardian’s challenge (this doesn’t require an action). On a successful check, the character realizes this

fight (Blayne must do this on her turn, but it doesn’t require an action). The characters can sneak up on Blayne with a successful DC 17 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If the characters interrupt Blayne

Golem Laboratories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

unguents and bindings used in the creation of the golems. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that these materials, which weigh 10 pounds, are worth 1,500 gp. Glyph Key

, which require divine spellcasting. The dwarf priest, whose name is Gorvan Ironheart, was recruited by the Red Wizards and offered a substantial sum of money for assistance in crafting the golems. If he

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

top of that, changing initiative can easily turn into an unwelcome chore, especially for the DM, who might have to change the initiative list over and over during a fight. Being able to delay your turn

can let you wreak havoc on the durations of spells and other effects, particularly any of them that last until your next turn. Simply by changing when your turn happens, you could change the length

Guild Membership

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

of another guild because my superiors want to help them. 6 I’ve been put at the disposal of another guild because my superiors hope I’ll fail. Changing Guilds If events in your character’s

guild. Some guilds welcome new recruits and make the process as simple as possible, while others require a demonstration of loyalty. When you change guilds, you lose all the privileges of membership in

Headquarters Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

might agree that it would be fun to use some of the effects of Bigby’s hand for such an attack. Most siege weapons (whether mechanical or magical) require two characters, crew, or skilled hirelings to

against a single large threat (such as a dragon). If siege weapons are abused by franchisees, they might be targeted by enemies, break down, or require costly maintenance each time they are employed in

Lair Locations

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

Perception of 15+ realizes the perilous nature of the ice. Each 10-foot square of ice is a Large object with AC 13; HP 10; and Immunity to Cold, Poison, and Psychic damage. Placing more than 100

proves Hostile, grabbing his weapons and commanding his pet into battle with him. Luskar isn’t as fanatical as the others who follow Aerstigga; he surrenders and calls off his pet if he or the rhino

Bathhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the surrounding limestone walls and require a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to locate. Once located, a secret door pushes open easily. Certain areas of the dungeon (as shown on map 1.3

realizes that the stench is an indicator of flammable gas in the room. This gas disperses before reaching other areas of the dungeon, and the Dead Three cultists extinguish their torches before moving

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

doesn’t require air, food, or water. Items worn or carried by the creature are unaffected. A wish spell can end the curse. The creature can end the curse on itself by giving a bouquet of eight black

what they represent. On a failed check, the character ascertains nothing. On a successful check, the character realizes that the dretches are manifestations of suppressed negative emotions belonging to

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

helmet adorned with a black feather (125 gp) P26. Changing Room The door to the adjoining hallway is sealed with a hart crown lock (see “Crown Locks” earlier in the chapter). One wall of this chamber is

at the start of the golem’s next turn. The golem is destroyed only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Unusual Nature. The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or

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