conflicts revealed guard to have reflection

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Underdark might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of its keepers’ enclave. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a balhannoth can take

parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The

Unreflected

feats

Your image is separated from you, making you unable to cast a reflection or a shadow, but you’re able to easily slip notice. You gain the following benefits. Inscrutable. Creatures have

of Dexterity (Stealth), with no need for being behind cover or Heavily Obscured. If you are ever more than 5 feet away from at least two other such creatures while hiding this way, you are revealed.

Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a

material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight. — Brego Stoneheart, sea captain Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the

the depths revealed that krakens, sahuagin, and far worse foes had fled the Plane of Water for the Material Plane. The tritons, driven by a sense of duty and responsibility, would not allow their foes

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death. — Gimble, Notes from a

. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes. Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any

Ramya's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

her seat of power. An illusion masks Ramya’s Undead state. Her true nature is revealed only by the chill of her skin and in her withered reflection. Ramya permits no mirrors in her presence, lest her curse be revealed.

Cave Features

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

Cave Features The Cave of Shattered Reflection has the following features, as shown on map 11.5. Crystal Walls Most of the walls are made of a translucent, purple crystal that is immune to all damage

within 5 feet of the door. Brian Valeza The Cave of Shattered Reflection is dotted with diamond doors With the exception of the door in area R2, each side of each diamond door is set with a large

Learning Secrets

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

immediately loses its power and counts as revealed. It remains in the minds of every character in the party, but the characters gain no benefit from revealing the secret. Keeping Secrets When the

characters confront Vecna in the Cave of Shattered Reflection in chapter 11, they can use any number of secrets they’ve kept to help thwart the lich-god’s Ritual of Remaking. See chapter 11 for more details about how secrets the characters kept can affect their confrontation with Vecna.

Eldath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

have a pond or a glade that locals ascribe to Eldath. Tradition dictates that it be a place of quiet reflection where others are left to their thoughts. A body of water such as a pond or a spring

of Eldath avoid conflicts rather than attempting to quell them. Those who serve Eldath are happy to preside over peaceful negotiations and to certify treaties, but they can’t force others to engage in harmony.

Secrets Tracker

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

they reveal a secret they’ve learned to a nonplayer character, mark a corresponding “Secret Revealed” box. The party’s total “Secrets Kept”—equal to the number of Secrets Learned minus Secrets

Revealed—can impact the characters’ fight against Vecna in chapter 11. Downloadable PDF Valuable Secret Source Indrina knows Lord Neverember’s claim to the throne isn’t legitimate. Chapter 1

Official Status

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

follow, as well as the official you secretly report to, but must remain on constant guard against having your true loyalties revealed.

Conclusion

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

drives immediate action. The characters might join her, Simbon, and a group of guards in a surprise visit to Kedjou’s chambers, where the high priest is caught off guard. His research notes—matching the

beyond. If Kirina and Kedjou’s plot isn’t revealed, Kirina’s rise in influence continues. Knowing the depths of his rival’s treachery, Prince Simbon might request the characters’ aid in exposing the rival prince’s future plots.

The King's Citadel

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

control of any investigation and to command the service of any guard or sentinel. Typically the Citadel leaves the daily chores of law enforcement (including the conflicts between the criminal

Traveling to Luskan

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

raiding, handing down less-desirable opportunities to Fourth Ship Taerl. Fifth Ship Rethnor acts as the city’s guard — an unprofitable enough duty that many of its members look for other ways to earn

maintains its original name as a reflection of its past power — and as a sign that it seeks to restore that power once again. If you want to make Luskan a bigger part of your campaign, more information about the city can be found in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide.

Kruphix as Campaign Villain

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

judgments might have a mythic impact on the mortal world and make divine conflicts more severe rather than less. Kruphix’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme 1 Shadowy forces steal a holy artifact

from the mortal world before it does great harm. 2 Kruphix sends Nyxborn to torment a community. The locals are baffled, until it’s revealed that miners have impeded on a cave that underpins

Adventure Background

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

LaVerne and Charmayne Daymore, and a guard captain named Naevys Tharesso. Jhaeros’s rule was compassionate, just, and kind. Over the last year, however, Naevys watched with growing concern as Jhaeros

for his well-being, Naevys sought the counsel of a mage’s guild in a neighboring city. With the help of scrying spells, the mages gleaned the truth and revealed Charmayne’s treachery to Naevys. The

Yellowcrest Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

City Guard after investigating the murders hinted at some sort of cult activity, but details of the killings were never revealed. No suspects were ever identified or charged. The Yellowcrest family had

Denizens

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

protects Serissa, who retreats to area 11 if seriously threatened. Iymrith escapes through the pool if her true nature is revealed. The hill giants stand guard outside the doors at all times. 19 10 hunter

adventurers herself. If her true nature is revealed, she tries to snatch the Korolnor Scepter (see appendix B) from Serissa’s clutches before fleeing the stronghold and returning to her lair in Anauroch

Castle Locations

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

armored figure is a death knight who stands guard in this ruined hall. It is indifferent toward creatures that enter this chamber and hostile toward creatures that try to leave area K4 or area K5. As soon

fountain’s liquid, they see a glimpse of Vecna conducting his ritual in the Cave of Shattered Reflection. A character who examines the reflection sees Vecna kneeling in a crystal-lined chamber. The lich-god’s

19. Captives' Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

D) guard the captives for Overseer Issar, a type 3 yuan-ti malison wearing a red cloth headdress. Issar is more interested in gazing at his own reflection in a hand mirror than overseeing anyone

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

notes on the great conflicts of the multiverse, I have been deluged with requests to reveal more of my hard earned, well-guarded secrets. Nonsense, I say. A secret shared is a secret no more. My

aims and achievements were revealed to me. Thus moved, I offer a few bits from my archive. Be warned. What you find here represents what I consider to be the least of my knowledge. It concerns

Battle of High Hill

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

-turning conflicts. At the edge of each mapped battlefield encounter and beyond is a region called the Fray. The Fray is an interpretation of the dangers of combat, from clashing combatants to

. The horses then dash off the battlefield. 3 An injured member of Vogler’s militia (a guard with 1 hit point) crawls onto the battlefield and begs for help, appearing in an unoccupied space adjacent to

Rigus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

training camps line its ringed districts, overseen by guard towers equipped with siege weapons. Bunkers Rigus largely forgoes inns and taverns in favor of its bunkers, an underground complex of barracks

grown stale with their desiccation, General Nagaro remains as sharp and ruthless as ever. Final Procession A monument of reflection amid a hungry machine of death, the Final Procession is dedicated to

50. Mirror of Life Trapping

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

30 feet of the mirror that sees its reflection must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be imprisoned within one of the mirror’s twelve extradimensional cells, along with anything it is wearing

) Mirror guardian Attacks all other creatures, then stands guard next to the mirror 10 — — — 11 Lukanu (N female Chultan champion; see appendix D) Bodyguard to Queen Napaka of Omu, trapped during the

Vault Locations

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

provide comfort for off-duty guards. The room includes a table and chairs for eating, a couch and several chairs for lounging, and a privy. A trunk on the east wall contains a dozen spare guard

approach (as detailed in the “Evading Guards” section), the DC of those checks decreases by 2 against the off-duty guards. Locked Door. The door to area T3 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key

Creating a Rival

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

the others might be neutral or good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks. The best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a

worried that recent misdeeds will be revealed To add the right amount of detail to a rival you want to create, give some thought to what that NPC is trying to accomplish and what resources and

Haunted Tomb

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

touched, a ghostly armored male human wielding a spectral longsword emerges from it. This minor ghost was a guard who died having failed to protect the noble interred here. (Use specter statistics

those who flee. Inner Tomb The iron door is rusted shut. A characters can force it open with a successful DC 15 Strength check. Inside, the following is revealed: Beyond the rusted door is another square

Exploring the Necropolis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

volume as they draw near. With the exception of the mastaba (see area V1), the necropolis consists of a series of ruined stone walls jutting out of the sand and patches of paved streets revealed by

dracolich, and commanded to guard her necropolis for eternity. Though their minds are warped by their current state, if the characters try to befriend the flameskulls—invoking their names and appealing

Complications and Rivals

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

the orc army camping in the characters’ territory is revealed to have been invited there by a competing franchise. Other complications might draw a rival in, as when a greedy noble decides they want

campaign story unfolds. Perhaps the characters were forced to slay an evil guard in a raid gone bad. Later, their majordomo engages in a little gambling as part of a franchise task … and finds the

Shipwright

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

that this entity revealed to you. Suggested Characteristics Shipwrights are resourceful carpenters and designers. They often have a dedicated spot at the local tavern, since shipwrights are

lacking is the greatest disappointment. (Evil) 5 Reflection. Muddied water always clears in time. (Any) 6 Hope. The horizon at sea holds the greatest promise. (Any) Shipwright Bonds d6 Bond 1 I

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

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

Precognitive Mage Rakdos Rakdos Lampooner Rakdos Performer Reckoner Rubblebelt Stalker Scorchbringer Guard Servitor Thrull Shadow Horror Sire of Insanity Skittering Horror Skyjek Roc

Dungeons & Dragons campaign to explore. A vast, sprawling city that covers the whole of the known world, Ravnica teems with intrigue and adventure, driven by the conflicts among the ten powerful guilds that

Matriculating from the Schools of Magic

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

creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you

. Many war mages feel it their duty to waste their lives (sometimes literally) on the battlefield. But you specialize in the more subtle conflicts of the marketplace, where you can take your skills to a

Spectator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. It is civil while on guard, openly discussing its orders and its summoner. However, even a brief conversation with a spectator is enough to reveal quirks in its personality brought on by its years of

enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours. Reactions Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell attack misses it, the spectator can

Yartar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

later revealed to have been her lover. His body was found in the river, with the soaked remnant of what appeared to be Nestra Ruthiol’s favorite cloak. That she loudly and publicly argued with Palyr’s

order to free up the post for one of her rivals within the city. It is conflicts and schemes such as this that keep Yartar from gaining prominence in the North. If the town can overcome its internal

20. Drow Town

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

realistic spiders are carved into its stone frame, almost appearing to twitch and crawl. When a creature approaches within 5 feet of its reflection in the mirror, the reflection disappears and is

. Troglodyte Mob A horrible stench fills this chamber, the floor of which is covered with loose rocks. Twelve captured troglodytes are confined to these quarters, but the guard stationed outside their door

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