concept returning group to have retreat

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

, mending 1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, expeditious retreat, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, invisibility,suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, protection from energy

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

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

single mistake can bring doom to an entire tribe, while an individual’s heroic effort can ensure the entire group’s survival. Goliaths thus place a premium on self-sufficiency and

the goliath concept of fair play. A permanently injured goliath is still expected to pull his or her weight in the tribe. Typically, such a goliath dies attempting to keep up, or the goliath slips

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

clade — a diverse group of individuals combining disparate talents in pursuit of a common goal — or a researcher on a specialized, short-term project focused on addressing an immediate

.) Simic Guild Spells Spell Level Spells Cantrip acid splash, druidcraft 1st detect poison and disease, expeditious retreat, jump 2nd alter self, enhance

Forlarren

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:At will: expeditious retreat, false life, minor illusion, prestidigitation3/day each: aid, misty step, Tasha's hideous

bound to their fey lord and unable to bargain away their souls. So rather than claim them, Fierna warped and twisted them before returning them to the Feywild, content that the corruption of the satyrs

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of purebloods and slaves are thrown at opposing forces in the hope of allowing the malisons and abominations time to escape. Survival First Yuan-ti are likely to retreat or flee from conflict if

odds aren’t in their favor. A short retreat might be just the thing to reach a better tactical position, find allies, or to allow the yuan-ti the opportunity to study their opponents and

Retreat!

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

Retreat! If the adventurers retreat from the sounds of battle, they barely escape from a partial collapse of their local section of Araumycos’s cavern complex. They race ahead of a small horde of

Araumycos’s caverns before returning to Neverlight Grove to root out any remainder of the demon queen’s infestation.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and

actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. Hidden

adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names, and instead identify the

Character Names

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

Character Names Part of your campaign style has to do with naming characters. It’s a good idea to establish some ground rules with your players at the start of a new campaign. In a group consisting

names, that’s fine. If the group would rather take the characters and their names a little more seriously, urge Bob’s player to come up with a more appropriate name. Player character names should match

Battle on the Crater Rim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

party must make a group Dexterity (Stealth) check. The DC is 23 to avoid the notice of Akaanvaerd. On a failed check, Akaanvaerd spots the characters, but he doesn’t pursue them immediately. At your

DC of the group Dexterity (Stealth) check is 16. If the characters fail this check, two fire giants break off and attack the party on the crater’s rim. Wrestlers’ Aid. If any Fireside giant wrestlers

Returning to the Silent Roar

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

Returning to the Silent Roar If the characters free Afsoun, the rebel leader accompanies them to the city to reunite with her sister. Though the Silent Roar has little money to offer, Laleh and

free treats from the Ghorbani Bakery. Afsoun must lie low now that she has defied the Brightguard, but the Silent Roar as a whole is invigorated by their leader’s recovery. The group redoubles its efforts to oppose the Brightguard and Atash.

Seek the Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

cultists. If the group contains six kobolds, one is a winged kobold (urd). Characters can fight these enemies, sneak past them, retreat to avoid them entirely, or try something clever such as bluffing. If

they fight, run the combat normally. When enemies must make a check to notice sneaking or bluffing, make a check with advantage for the group. Each time the characters retreat from an enemy group to

Chapter 15: Echoes of Delusion

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

, where they go next is up to them. Shemeshka will avoid them for the rest of the adventure. To continue with this chapter, the group should meet with R04M, either by returning to the walking castle or by

Aftermath

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

Aftermath After Gragonis and his four guards are defeated, the remaining mercenaries scatter and the battlefield encounter ends. The mercenaries’ retreat is further motivated by the arrival of their

horrified commander, Cudgel Ironsmile, along with Mayor Raven, Becklin, and several burly spectators. The group has already seen some fighting, as treacherous mercenaries tried and failed to kill

Fight or Flight

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

confronted by obviously more numerous or powerful opponents usually try to avoid battle. But brave, desperate, or devoted creatures might never retreat from a battle. If you can’t decide whether a

parley with the enemy (see “Avoiding or Ending a Fight” below). On a successful save, the creature is willing to fight. When dealing with a group of creatures, the leader makes this saving throw on

Scouting

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

Scouting A portion of the expanded party can break off in order to travel some distance ahead, scouting for the right path while remaining on the lookout for potential hazards. A smaller group might

adventurers might choose to do so as well. A smaller scouting group can make use of stealth to travel unnoticed. If a random encounter occurs during the journey, characters in the scouting party discover it

Commanders' Retreat

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

Darrett, sharing his steed. This group of twelve mounted Kalaman soldiers includes several commanders who drew off the Dragon Army forces so their allies could retreat farther to the east. Darrett

Commanders’ Retreat After the Dragon Army soldiers are dealt with, read or paraphrase the following text: A dozen mounted soldiers gallop from the tree line, rushing south toward the crossing

Retreat from Steel Springs

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

only 15 feet per round (see “Steel Springs Battlefield Events”), staying in a group and aiding the wounded among them. After all enemy forces are defeated, proceed with the “Commanders’ Retreat

Retreat from Steel Springs When the characters complete the thirty-mile trip to Steel Springs, read the following text: As the brook called the Inkwater comes into view, smoke rises over the tree

Using This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in

Absent Players

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

in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character

same XP that the other characters earned each session, keeping the group at the same level. Some groups like to work out a policy regarding how many missing players is too many to proceed. For example

The Temple of Elemental Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. At least two cultists from any group the characters interact with serve as escorts. Driving the Cults into Retreat The cultists learn and adapt as the characters attack their strongholds. The four

infiltrating the temples. Each cult’s monstrous allies rarely challenge a group of cultists that proceeds with confidence. Human members of the cult have a good chance to spot impostors at close range, but

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

actual time spent at the table. The reward for completing an adventure designed for 2 hours of play is 2 checkpoints, even if a group spends more than 2 hours playing through it. If a character

designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3 checkpoints. Playing time might seem like an odd way to measure experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with how a shared campaign is meant to

Ability Checks

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

the player how long the task takes. Alternatively, you can call for a single ability check and use the result to determine how long it takes for the character to complete the task. Group Checks Group

checks are a tool you can use when the party is trying to accomplish something together and the most skilled characters can cover for characters who are less adept at the task. To make a group

Return to Sigil

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

R04M’s story that Shemeshka is up to no good, Zaythir or another ally can suggest the group should be wary on returning to Fortune’s Wheel. When they arrive in Sigil, the characters find it unchanged

Skyriders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Skyriders Nosy heroes asking awkward questions in the towns nearby gain the attention of the Howling Hatred cult. The air cultists send a group of aerial raiders to eliminate the characters, or at

reduced to half its hit points or less, its rider disengages and retreats. If any two riders are killed or retreat, the third flees. Treasure None of the riders carry treasure, but one of them has a

Seek the Keep

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

. If the group contains six kobolds, one is a winged kobold (urd). Characters can fight these enemies, sneak past them, retreat to avoid them entirely, or try something clever such as bluffing. If they

, so it’s still possible to move through the front gate—but not for long. To reach the keep, the characters must make it past three groups of raiders. A group consists of 1d6 kobolds and 1d4 cultists

Knights' Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

courtier. “Welcome to Feathergale Spire, retreat of the Feathergale Society. I am Thurl Merosska, the lord commander.” Thurl Merosska offers the hospitality of the tower, inviting the characters

interview Merosska now, they can do so. He might answer questions on the following topics: The Feathergale Society, an “elite” group of aerial-mount enthusiasts from Waterdeep The origins of

Tracking the Raiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check: Many of the beasts’ footprints are deeper on the retreat than they were on the approach march. They were weighed down with loot on the homeward-bound trip

of the plateaus are dotted with caves and tumbled boulder fields. Characters can have two encounters during this trip. The first is with a group of raiders who have straggled behind the main body

Kraken Attack!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

from the lagoon’s depths are tentacles that lash toward the beach at a group of panicked people dressed in hiking gear. The tentacles belong to a kraken that took damage in an altercation with a

hunting boat earlier and has been reduced to 250 hit points. It was lurking off the lagoon’s coast when a group of archaeologists stopped here to fish. Hungry and irate, the kraken ambushed the people

Tracking the Raiders

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

successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check: many of the beasts’ footprints are deeper on the retreat than they were on the approach march. They were weighed down with loot on the homeward-bound trip

of the plateaus are dotted with caves and tumbled boulder fields. Characters can have two encounters during this trip. The first is with a group of raiders who have straggled behind the main body

Beliard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the Watchful Knight inn, spoke with the delegation leaders and learned they planned to head south on the Dessarin Road. They intended to visit Summit Hall next, returning the body of a knight slain

group of five warriors in sky-blue armor and white cloaks, flying on giant vultures. The aerial riders flew overhead and turned south, heading in the same direction as the delegation. Eann, a cattle

Leucrotta

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

group of these creatures lurks inside a location in the Doomvault (Dead in Thay), where they use their talent for mimicry to call for help — enticing would-be prey to come to their rescue before

. The leucrotta has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Kicking Retreat. If the leucrotta attacks with its hooves, it can take the Disengage action as a bonus action. Mimicry

Getting the Quest

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

briefly described below: Hruna speaks for the group in a voice made raspy by years of smoking. She has lost her right ear and two fingers to frostbite. Korux stares in silence and doesn’t talk much

. If the characters are interested in hearing what Hruna has to say, she presents the quest: “We’re the survivors of a group of dwarves tasked with delivering a sled of iron ingots to Bryn Shander. A

Appendix A: Shared Campaigns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

hard to keep a campaign going. Enter the concept of the shared campaign. In a shared campaign, more than one member of the group can take on the role of DM. A shared campaign is episodic rather than

take part. In order to be successful, a shared campaign needs a champion — someone who takes on the responsibility of organizing and maintaining the group. If you’re interested in learning more about

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