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memory web is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the memory web move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC
3
The details of an unfinished quest
4
A revelation about an impending upheaval
FireDrain Memories. The memory web targets one creature grappled by it. The target must make a DC 12
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality
Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack
hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn them against one another and have them fight in my stead.
2
It is difficult for anyone not of dragonkind to penetrate the twisting
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
died, you had a revelation about your existence.
2
Captured. You spent months enduring thirst, starvation, and torture at the hands of your enemy, but you never broke.
3
Sacrifice.
who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them excellent adventurers. Though they are self-reliant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat
Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat
Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
fierceness, and his wits. Human ancestry was no blemish against a warrior—provided he was every bit as strong, enduring, and bloodthirsty as his full-blooded kin. Half-orcs who were weaker than their
-orcs hear the whispers of Gruumsh in their dreams, calling them to unleash the rage that simmers within them. Others feel Gruumsh’s exultation when they join in melee combat — and either
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
live births aren’t uncommon. A mating between yuan-ti of different types almost always produces eggs that hatch into yuan-ti of the weaker parent, so most choose partners of the same type in the
others can be exploited through bribes, favors, or threats.
As creatures devoid of emotion, yuan-ti exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc.
Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Combat Encounters Design your adventure for one of the four tiers, as set forth in chapter 1 of the Player’s Handbook: tier 1 includes levels 1–4, tier 2 is levels 5–10, tier 3 is levels 11–16, and
2, five 13th-level characters for tier 3, and five 18th-level characters for tier 4. Use that assumption when creating combat encounters, whether you use the encounter-building rules in the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Combat Encounters Design your adventure for one of the four tiers, as set forth in chapter 1 of the Player’s Handbook: tier 1 includes levels 1–4, tier 2 is levels 5–10, tier 3 is levels 11–16, and
2, five 13th-level characters for tier 3, and five 18th-level characters for tier 4. Use that assumption when creating combat encounters, whether you use the encounter-building rules in the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and experience from countless battles, they lead other demons to slaughter virtuous souls. They often command droves of weaker demons. Marilith Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 16 Initiative +10
on every turn of combat.
Actions
Multiattack. The marilith makes six Pact Blade attacks and uses Constrict.
Pact Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) Slashing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and experience from countless battles, they lead other demons to slaughter virtuous souls. They often command droves of weaker demons. Marilith Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 16 Initiative +10
on every turn of combat.
Actions
Multiattack. The marilith makes six Pact Blade attacks and uses Constrict.
Pact Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) Slashing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Bone Devil (Osyluth) Driven by hate, lust, and envy, bone devils act as the cruel taskmasters of the Nine Hells. They set weaker devils to work, taking special delight in seeing fiends that defy
in combat with their claws, bone devils also wield hooked polearms made of bone, which they use to subdue enemies before striking with their venomous tails. VARIANT: BONE DEVIL POLEARM
Some bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
areas 17a through 17e beyond. 18b. Fight Club Drow. In the middle of the room, a female drow elite warrior named Drinrith Auvryndar (Vlonwelv’s niece) is providing melee combat training to fourteen
smaller, weaker male drow, each one with 6 hit points remaining.
Fresco and Spiders. The eastern wall bears a cracked fresco of a drow city in the Underdark. Clinging to this wall are four giant spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Bone Devil (Osyluth) Driven by hate, lust, and envy, bone devils act as the cruel taskmasters of the Nine Hells. They set weaker devils to work, taking special delight in seeing fiends that defy
in combat with their claws, bone devils also wield hooked polearms made of bone, which they use to subdue enemies before striking with their venomous tails. VARIANT: BONE DEVIL POLEARM
Some bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Combat Encounter Difficulty Use the following guidelines to create a combat encounter of a desired level of difficulty. Step 1: Choose a Difficulty Three categories describe the range of encounter
. Moderate Difficulty. Absent healing and other resources, an encounter of moderate difficulty could go badly for the adventurers. Weaker characters might get taken out of the fight, and there’s a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
areas 17a through 17e beyond. 18b. Fight Club Drow. In the middle of the room, a female drow elite warrior named Drinrith Auvryndar (Vlonwelv’s niece) is providing melee combat training to fourteen
smaller, weaker male drow, each one with 6 hit points remaining.
Fresco and Spiders. The eastern wall bears a cracked fresco of a drow city in the Underdark. Clinging to this wall are four giant spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Combat Encounter Difficulty Use the following guidelines to create a combat encounter of a desired level of difficulty. Step 1: Choose a Difficulty Three categories describe the range of encounter
. Moderate Difficulty. Absent healing and other resources, an encounter of moderate difficulty could go badly for the adventurers. Weaker characters might get taken out of the fight, and there’s a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Combat Encounters Chris Seaman Otto's conversation with a magic mirror
is an exciting social interaction encounter The following features can make a combat encounter more interesting or
move around, such as chandeliers, kegs of gunpowder or oil, and rolling stone traps. Combat Encounter Difficulty Use the following guidelines to create a combat encounter of a desired level of difficulty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Memories d4 Memory
1 The location of a powerful magic item
2 A secret betrayal by a beloved public figure
3 The details of an unfinished quest
4 A revelation about an impending
grappled by the web takes the other half.
False Appearance. If the memory web is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Memories d4 Memory
1 The location of a powerful magic item
2 A secret betrayal by a beloved public figure
3 The details of an unfinished quest
4 A revelation about an impending
grappled by the web takes the other half.
False Appearance. If the memory web is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Emmalou to assist the characters for longer than normal by increasing her hit points. The Creeping Storm. The combat takes place at the edge of where the stormy weather rages. The air elemental myrmidons
are bolstered by the storm but are weaker when outside it. The edge of the storm expands outward at a rate of 5 feet per round, on initiative count 20. If the myrmidons are within the storm, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Emmalou to assist the characters for longer than normal by increasing her hit points. The Creeping Storm. The combat takes place at the edge of where the stormy weather rages. The air elemental myrmidons
are bolstered by the storm but are weaker when outside it. The edge of the storm expands outward at a rate of 5 feet per round, on initiative count 20. If the myrmidons are within the storm, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do. Other Lives Are Cheap Yuan
. Weaker citizens are expected to lay down their lives to protect their betters. Leaders rely on this zealotry in their plans, and although they don’t needlessly waste the lives of purebloods on futile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do. Other Lives Are Cheap Yuan
. Weaker citizens are expected to lay down their lives to protect their betters. Leaders rely on this zealotry in their plans, and although they don’t needlessly waste the lives of purebloods on futile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the depths of the
lair, and left for the followers of Yurtrus or Shargaas to accept or reject. A fully grown orc warrior is well prepared for a lifetime of combat. Search, Destroy, Repeat When a tribe is on the move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
out one skill or tool proficiency for another doesn’t make a character any stronger or weaker, but doing so can change the flavor of a class in subtle ways. For example, a prominent guild of rogues in
removing, and that the substitute class features contribute to the class’s effectiveness at social interaction, exploration, or combat just as well as those being replaced. Ultimately, a class exists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. You hid underwater to avoid detection by enemies and held your breath for an extremely long time. Just before you would have died, you had a revelation about your existence. 2 Captured. You spent
by their superiors. They are veteran warriors who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. You hid underwater to avoid detection by enemies and held your breath for an extremely long time. Just before you would have died, you had a revelation about your existence. 2 Captured. You spent
by their superiors. They are veteran warriors who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods. The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the depths of the
lair, and left for the followers of Yurtrus or Shargaas to accept or reject. A fully grown orc warrior is well prepared for a lifetime of combat. Search, Destroy, Repeat When a tribe is on the move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
out one skill or tool proficiency for another doesn’t make a character any stronger or weaker, but doing so can change the flavor of a class in subtle ways. For example, a prominent guild of rogues in
removing, and that the substitute class features contribute to the class’s effectiveness at social interaction, exploration, or combat just as well as those being replaced. Ultimately, a class exists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
its path. Aphelion ends its monologue with a chilling revelation: once its shipboard mission is satisfied, the supercomputer plans to rebuild its robot army and set the robots loose on the world to
impose its own twisted utopia. Aphelion is stalling. When the conversation flags or if the characters interrupt the monologue with combat, four combat robots pour out through the stairway access door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
its path. Aphelion ends its monologue with a chilling revelation: once its shipboard mission is satisfied, the supercomputer plans to rebuild its robot army and set the robots loose on the world to
impose its own twisted utopia. Aphelion is stalling. When the conversation flags or if the characters interrupt the monologue with combat, four combat robots pour out through the stairway access door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Combat Encounter When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use this section to
adjust the difficulty of the encounter. Combat Encounter Difficulty There are four categories of encounter difficulty. Easy. An easy encounter doesn’t tax the characters’ resources or put them in serious