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Curse of Strahd
False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the blight move or act, that creature must
a tree blight is a particularly enormous variety. It looks like a dead tree or treant, 30 feet tall, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
connected to one another.
False Appearance. If the yggdrasti is motionless and rooted in the ground at the start of combat, it looks just like a dead tree and has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The yggdrasti has four roots, each of which can grapple one target.
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There are only a few ancient trees with roots that stretch into the deepest depths of the heart of Obojima. These roots absorb the harmonious
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Spirit root is called such because many Obojimans believe that if you leave it under your pillow at night it will remove any bad spirits&mdash
;especially those who plague children with nightmares. Some villagers also believe that spirit roots are where dara come from. Spirit root can be found growing out from between rocks in and around mountainous and seemingly desolate areas.
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Discovered by the wizard known as Karoglin the Sleepless, the sun shroom allows those who consume it to stay awake for long periods of time
grow near the roots of trees in the Wandering Forest, a fact that has led some to speculate that energizing mushrooms are what keep the trees on the move.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
coins
Feature: Undercity Paths
You know hidden, underground pathways that you can use to bypass crowds, obstacles, and observation as you move through the city. When you aren’t in combat, you
approaching or talking to me.
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I have accepted my death. Hence, I don’t fear it.
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Like roots growing through stone, I am relentless and determined in my action.
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I put my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood for sap and is so saturated with blood that it doesn’t catch fire easily. Vicious Carnivore. A tree
blight feeds on warm-blooded prey and takes perverse delight in causing carnage. It strikes with its heavy branches and crushes prey to death with its roots. It can open its gaping, tooth-filled mouth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind them. Each one has its own gravity plane and air envelope. Creatures sometimes try to hitch a ride on an yggdrasti to take
things is extremely difficult for it to suppress. Yggdrasti sometimes make landfall and disguise themselves as ordinary trees, burying their roots in the ground to pull off the deception. They can uproot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Roots of Bathalang Puno The swamps grow drier and more densely forested within a couple miles of Bathalang Puno, with vines and mangroves ensnaring ancient, overgrown ruins. A character who succeeds
hostilities break out, the dragon hunters defend themselves, using the stat blocks of five veterans (see “The Dragon Hunters” earlier in this adventure). The Bakunawa’s Lair Map 10.2: roots of bathalang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Epilogue: Croc Hunt Either as a way of apologizing for making a bad first impression on the lizardfolk, or to provide some extra excitement for combat-loving characters, this encounter pits the party
collection. If the party agrees to solve the tribe’s crocodile problem, Queen Othokent offers them a vile-tasting flask of swamp water mashed with various roots (a potion of superior healing).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
any conversation. She tells the characters she’ll savor killing them as retribution and begins combat. L4: Root Cellar Thick roots and dry, brittle twigs jut from the earthen walls of this cavern.
A
Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to Map: Death at Sunset’s Lair. L1: Guarded Tunnel The tunnel from above leads into a dank, sprawling cavern walled with dirt and twisting roots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D8. Holding Cells Rising from the soggy earth is a sturdy wooden hut with an open doorway on one side of it. At the back of the hut are two holding cells. Thick mangrove roots serve as bars, with a
, 12 feet in diameter, with a conical thatched roof that rises 18 feet from the floor at its apex. Prisoners of the Soggy Court are held here while they await trial by combat in area D9. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
resident owns a weapon and knows how to use it. A tight-knit fellowship of hardened warriors, locals revere gods of war and are distant toward visitors who have yet to prove themselves in combat or
cosmic tree that connects the Outer Planes. It appears as a mass of knotted, intertwined roots surrounded by softly drifting motes of light. The tangled roots part to form an arched portal to Ysgard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Setessan society. Experts train the renowned falcons of Setessa here, along with horses for riding and for combat. More unusual animals are found here as well: trainers work with pegasi, wolves, and
Nessian Wood is considered Nylea’s domain. Its trees are as old as the world, twining together to form an impenetrable canopy shielding the wood from Heliod’s angry glare. Their roots stretch deep into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
combat in this room hazardous. If a workbench is exposed to explosive force, such as that generated by a thunderwave or fireball spell, the bottles smash and create a 15-foot-radius sphere of poisonous
damage on a failed save. Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath or don’t need to breathe. Among the poisons is a stoppered bronze jug used for fermenting jungle roots into soporific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L3. Parlor The door to area L4 is closed but not locked. This chamber is nestled between walls of twisted roots, through gaps in which you can see the eerily beautiful woodland surrounding you. A
mimics in disguise. They are magically compelled to remain in this room and adhere to creatures only when Granny Nightshade orders them to do so. The mimics are trained in nonlethal combat
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
. The first time during a combat that a creature attacks you with a metal weapon, that creature has disadvantage on the attack roll.
Metal rusts in response to your touch—including metal armor you
stop moving for 10 minutes or more, you discover that your boots or shoes have set down roots that must be pulled free with a successful DC 20 Strength check.
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Choose a creature you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
sailors are Celestials instead of Humanoids) are lounging here. The sailors are indifferent to the characters but jump into combat to protect themselves and their fellows. These sailors were lackeys
, Cirit vouches for them when talking with Figaro in area Z5. Ekaterina Burmak Cirit Z10: Starboard Top Deck The deck’s flooring here is uneven, with roots woven around the planks. Jutting from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
greater importance than combat. Make sure your players know ahead of time that you want to run this kind of campaign. Otherwise, a player might create a combat-focused character, only to feel out of place
in addition to combat prowess. An adventure composed of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so be sure to mix up the kinds of encounters you present.
Mystery Conflicts. A mystery might set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
rules such as Bright Light.
Getting Started
To begin, read the following boxed text aloud:
You travel along a well-kept trail east of the Keep on the Borderlands. Gnarled tree roots and
, or Indifferent (see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules). Regardless, creatures defend themselves in combat.
Game Trail
You spot a regal elk on the trail beside a dense thicket. Startled by your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
19. Obo’laka’s Shrine A pair of needlelike columns mark the entrance to a walled ruin. In the courtyard beyond, banyan roots envelop a squat building. The stone doors that seal the entrance are
a dusty, web-filled tunnel (area 19F) beyond. 19E. Chamber of Sacraments Eight torches illuminate this room. The light washes over a floor mosaic showing two creatures locked in combat: a small bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
U3. Baba Lysaga’s Hut Someone has built a ramshackle wooden hut on the stump of what was once an enormous tree. The rotting roots of the stump thrust up from the mire like the legs of a gigantic
approaching. Only the howling of the skulls in area U2 or sounds of combat nearby are loud enough to be heard over the squawking. Inside each cage is a swarm of ravens that fiercely attacks Baba Lysaga and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
leaves, fungus, bark, and powdered roots. A character who makes a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) check identifies many common varieties of tree, shrub, and fungus, although all have a pronounced
they and Belak are quite fond of. Two goblin commoners currently stand barefoot in the mashing-tun, squashing roots and fungi into pulp. A dirty straining bin stands nearby, as well as ten 2-gallon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
less-predictable scouts and spies more.
— Volo
Iron Shadows A few hobgoblins have mastered a system of unarmed combat called the Path of the Iron Shadow. Its practitioners are known as Iron Shadows
hobgoblin society. They answer only to the priests of Maglubiyet, and use their talents for stealth, disguise, and unarmed combat to squash potential insurrections and treachery before an uprising can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
their “son.” The hags roam around this tier. Though Indifferent to the characters, as allies of Xabazhut, they interfere with whatever the characters do. If engaged in combat, the hags try to escape
powerful adventurers in combat. As soon as a hag takes damage, the hag flees, hoping to interfere with the characters’ activities elsewhere on this tier. G15: Bog of the Green Hags A murky grove grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
to create opportunities for interesting interactions. If combat statistics become necessary, a helpless Chosen has AC 10, has 5 hit points, and makes checks and saving throws with a +0 modifier. If
) has command over two dread warriors (see appendix B) here. A shadow lurks at each pillar on the shrine of binding, for a total of four. Curse of Bloodlust. If combat occurs in this area, a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Although fire giants put stock in combat skill, they recognize that success in battle or on the hunt derives mainly from the quality of one’s weapons and armor, and those that can fashion the finest
giants aren’t honing their crafting skills, they’re drilling with weapons or exercising to keep themselves fit for battle. The typical fire giant has a mastery of combat tactics that few other warriors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a giant raven, attack the characters. Rules for mounted combat appear in chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook. Suggested Encounter (Night) Characters who explore Raven Rock in the dead of night
that its magic would empower and protect the oak tree. The tree’s roots wrap around the ancient relic, which is actually a source of unrest for the Uthgardt ghosts that languish here (see “Suggested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
risk getting caught. On their first turns in combat, Draac and Taal cast Evard’s black tentacles spells. The tentacles erupt from the floor in front of the characters, filling the two 20-foot squares
Ancient Relic Many small chambers are hidden between the exposed roots of Grandfather Tree. A Medium or smaller creature can reach these chambers by crawling among the roots. Half buried in the root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
disguised as Zorhanna can command the golem to move aside. Otherwise, the golem attacks if it takes damage or if someone tries to sneak past it into area P12. In combat, the golem uses Slow on its
spacious and nicely appointed. A man wearing a rich-blue coat sits on the edge of a narrow bed. His trimmed white beard darkens at its roots, and kindly wrinkles frame his brow and eyes.
“Looking to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
determine if the blights are spotted. The blights do not attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area 2 if combat erupts there. Awarding Experience
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the old chest among the roots of the tree growing up through the house. The chest contains 700 cp, 160 sp, and 90 gp. Awarding Experience Points Divide 50
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
successful check. The blights remain perfectly still. They don’t attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area U2 if combat erupts there. U2: Blighted
roots of a tree growing in the house. The chest contains 1,400 cp, 160 sp, and 90 gp. U3: The Brown Horse This was formerly the Brown Horse, a taproom renowned for its excellent ale. A weathered signboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
contain walled-in shrines with steps leading up to them. Tangled mushrooms and roots have extended beyond a central garden to cover every visible surface.
Rising from the garden is a staircase that
Aminta’s escape. The two veterans are confident in their combat prowess and fight to the death. Revolving Stone Door. Set into the west wall is a heavy stone door that revolves on a vertical axis. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
roots stretch across the floor and coil around the large table, but not around a smaller, rectangular wheeled table that has three trussed-up giant rats on it.
The eight pixies work for Zybilna as
palace has been torn asunder by the growth of an enormous beanstalk that has lifted one of its towers high into the air. The space beyond the open doorway is choked with rubble and the thick roots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
great pleasure in lording its power over humanoids and other lesser creatures. A blue dragon is a patient and methodical combatant. When fighting on its own terms, it turns combat into an extended affair
rounds in a row: Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on a point on the ground that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. That area becomes difficult terrain, and each