choosing returning guardians to have refuse

Envy

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

guardians that Zybilna created to watch over her garden in her absence. When Zybilna became frozen in time, her guardians appeared from their respective demiplanes to perform their duty. The iron lion

commands, the lion is pleased and allows them to remain in its presence. Characters who fail to show it deference are instructed to leave the tower at once, and the lion attacks those who refuse.

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

they can to maximize the impending devastation. Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work

times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature might employ nymphs as messengers, guardians, or scouts. Immortal Nature. A nymph doesn't require food, drink, or sleep. Fire, Poison

Obzedat Ghost

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

regains hit points equal to half the amount of damage the target takes) 1/day each: sanctuary, spirit guardians (at 4th level) Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the ghost fails a saving throw, it

, they can collectively take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time, and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Obzedat

Trostani

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

","rollAction":"Wrath of Mat","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Trostani can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

. Trostani casts dispel magic. Chorus of the Conclave (Costs 2 Actions). Trostani casts suggestion. This counts as one of her daily uses of the spell. Awaken Grove Guardians (Costs 3 Actions

Undying Councilor

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

level (4 slots): bless, command, create or destroy water 2nd level (3 slots): augury, calm emotions, hold person 3rd level (3 slots): daylight, dispel magic, spirit guardians 4th level (3 slots

slot level above 5th.The councilor can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature&rsquo

Exethanter

Monsters Curse of Strahd

the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Exethanter can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can

academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including

Arcturia

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

a success.The lich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The lich

lich often haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians

Archon of Falling Stars

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

). The archon can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: command, guiding bolt, spare the dying 1/day each: crusader's mantle, spirit guardians Magic

":"radiant"} radiant damage.The archon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Lhammaruntosz regains spent legendary actions at the start of

mad. She leaves on rare occasions to hunt for food, returning as soon as possible. Members of the Scaly Eye still live within the Bronze Shrine, as Lhammaruntosz has ordered them to stay on as her

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

Valindra drops to 30 hit points or fewer, or if dispel magic is cast on her.Valindra can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time

a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair

Riverine

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At-will: control water, fog cloud 1/day: greater restorationThe riverine can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action

"} bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.More than mere waterway guardians, riverines are embodiments of particular

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

: banishment, calm emotions, create food and water, greater restoration, plane shift, protection from evil and good, revivify, wind walkThe ki-rin can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil. Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Juiblex regains spent legendary

refuse to part with any of my possessions.” 41–60 “I’ll do everything I can to get others to eat and drink beyond their normal limits.” 61–80 “I

Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

(spell save DC 24). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, dispel magic, spirit guardians 1/day each: banishing smite, blinding smite

of that form.Rak Tulkhesh can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Rak

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, command, inflict wounds, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, bestow curse, dispel magic, spirit guardians

commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until Keresta dies, or until Keresta dismisses them as a bonus action.Keresta can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

underwater doesn't grant resistance against this damage.The dragon turtle can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the

) 3 Curiosity. I want to know about everything that enters my domain, especially oddities from the surface world. (Any) 4 Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

bargained with; it keeps its side of any bargain it makes, though it might twist the wording of any agreement to suit its purposes. If attacked, or if negotiations fail and you refuse the Fiend’s

additional cards to keep, returning the other to the deck. The magic of the card you keep takes effect immediately thereafter. Tree. Your skin immediately becomes rough, like tree bark. Your base AC now

Unicorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The unicorn regains spent

a unicorn might include any of the following magical effects: Open flames of a nonmagical nature are extinguished within the unicorn’s domain. Torches and campfires refuse to burn, but

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The lich regains spent legendary

haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps

Drow Matron Mother Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

, dispel magic, spirit guardians 4th level (3 slots): banishment, death ward, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (3 slots): contagion, flame strike, geas, mass cure wounds 6th level (2

summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.The drow can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her mad. She leaves on rare occasions to hunt for food, returning as soon as possible

. Members of the Scaly Eye still live within the Bronze Shrine, as Lhammaruntosz has ordered them to stay on as her guardians.

Using This Book

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

across the tides of D&D history, returning to test heroes grown used to the predictable threats and reliable footing of dry land. Along with each adventure appear notes for setting the adventure in

also perfectly complement those in Tales from the Yawning Portal — which collects another seven famous (albeit landlocked) adventures. By picking and choosing your favorite entries in each compilation, you’ll be on your way to creating a customized campaign all your own.

Underworld Crossing

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

to keep the living out of the realm of the dead and the dead from returning to the land of the living. Underworld Crossing Adventures Adventures in Underworld crossings usually involve the characters

returning to their mortal home to pass into the Underworld. 11 Seek an audience with Athreos. 12 Capture an Underworld cerberus (see chapter 6). Underworld Crossing Map The Underworld

Exiting Xonthal's Tower

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

maximum effect. If the characters refuse to face it, Lennithon is happy to wreck the village and murder innocents in an effort to bring the heroes into the open. When the characters face the dragon

, read or paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to

Approaching the Canyon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

returning to its nest. If the characters approach on flying mounts, the roc attacks them only if they approach within 120 feet of its nest and it can see them. Characters above the canyon have the

option of climbing down into the jagged rift at a point of their choosing. The sounds of their descent are muffled by the wind.

Dragon Dilemma

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

—Briochebane’s favorite dessert—to coax the dragon into returning to the bakery. Fill stresses that the characters are not to eat the rolls, or the dragon might not heed their commands. If they want their own

, Fill will give each character one free roll. If the characters refuse, Fill asks only that the characters not reveal the secrets he shared with them. Before they depart, the baker mentions that

Exiting Xonthal's Tower

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

. If the characters refuse to face it, Lennithon is happy to wreck the village and murder innocents in an effort to bring the heroes into the open. When the characters face the dragon, read or

paraphrase the following. “The mask, fools! The mask is what I’ve come for. Give it to me, and I’ll leave these crawling ants with their miserable lives. The Queen is returning! Who are you to hope to stop

The Krigvind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

your choosing. Too big to fit in Svardborg’s lagoon, the ship drops anchor next to the iceberg, south of the Jarl’s Lodge (area 1) and within view of the docks south of the Drydock Lodge (area 3). The

empty holds where prisoners, slain whales, and stolen goods are kept. Storvald is returning angry from not having caught a single whale, and that anger intensifies when he realizes that Svardborg has

Riverine

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

Riverine More than mere waterway guardians, riverines are embodiments of particular rivers. These spirits of nature take shape to defend their waters and interact with those who travel along their

be in or on the surface of water. Legendary Actions The riverine can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at

Returning to Kalaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Returning to Kalaman As the characters near the gates of Kalaman, read the following text: A crowd mills at the gate ahead, dozens of commoners murmuring and excitedly looking past the closed

soldiers. They use the wight stat block with the following changes: They wear plate armor and have AC 18. They don’t have the Sunlight Sensitivity trait. The wights refuse to speak, and their armor

Getting to Avernus

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

, choosing to remain at Candlekeep for a few days before returning to Baldur’s Gate. Characters can use Candlekeep’s library to learn more about the Nine Hells. Chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

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

worship Madarua or Usamigaras, Artha tells the characters to turn back or suffer Gorm’s thunderous wrath. If the characters attack the guardians or refuse to heed their warnings, the guardians produce

to the gas, 1d4 guardians of Gorm (see appendix B) eventually discover them and deliver them to the faction’s leader in area B12. Cylinders. The three cylinders in this area are the hollow bases of the

The Direct Approach

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

laugh and orders the characters to leave at once. If the characters refuse, Sythian and Joster flee to area C15, where Sythian equips himself with Golden Axe and tries to escape out the window using the

up the demons in areas C4, area C11, and area C18 before returning to dispose of the visitors. When combat erupts, Sythian retreats to his bedroom (area C15) and grabs Golden Axe. If the characters catch up to him, he tries to escape out the window using the mandolin’s fly spell.

Getting the Quest

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

at once. Korux can cover the expense of equipping the party with snowshoes if the characters are too cheap to pay for the snowshoes themselves. If the characters refuse the quest, the dwarves leave in

a huff and do not trouble the party again. They spend a couple days searching in vain for others to help them before returning home. Treasure Hruna carries a sealskin pouch that holds six bloodstones

Maegera the Dawn Titan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

drow to infiltrate Gauntlgrym and trap Maegera in an iron flask. Zalto needs the primordial to ignite an adamantine forge beneath the Ice Spires. Returning Maegera to Gauntlgrym is one way to thwart

. Spellcasting. Maegera casts fireball (spell save DC 19), requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability. Legendary Actions Maegera can take 3 legendary actions, choosing

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