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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Traveling to the Castle Castle Naerytar sits fifteen miles from the work camp—fifteen cold, muddy, difficult miles. It takes the characters two days to cover that ground at a moderate pace
. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the castle in this snarled, confusing maze would depend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
players, but consider raising your voice a little, and perhaps gently shaking the table to demonstrate how the earth trembles at the giant’s footsteps. Finding ways to emphasize a giant’s volume can help
creatures to speak up. 2 The giant’s thoughtful “hmm” causes a rumbling vibration in the ground and the pit of listeners’ stomachs. 3 The giant’s exclamation of surprise or anger briefly sets listeners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Blacktongue Isle Deep Water. The ground falls away at all entrances to this 30-foot-high cavern, whose water is 30 feet deep.
Island Village. A dozen crude shacks sit atop a muddy, horseshoe
burning with a mixture of dried offal and fungus.)
The shacks are made from rocks mortared with mud. The bullywugs found here are busy raising young, mending nets, cooking, or working on other domestic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description The book’s browned pages have become swollen and wrinkled due to age and exposure to moisture. Crumbling yellow lichen obscures the title on the front cover, rendering it illegible
inside the work. Joining of Two Worlds Written in Common, Xanthoria begins with a set of scientific essays about symbiotic relationships in nature before deteriorating into confusing ramblings on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thunder that make the castle shudder. Thick, cold fog swirls in this courtyard. Sporadic flashes of lightning lance the weeping clouds overhead as thunder shakes the ground. Through the drizzle, you
themselves on a flagstone floor with a hollow tower stretching high above them. The mechanisms for raising and lowering the drawbridge and portcullis fill both gate towers. The latch mechanism in each tower
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’s mother is. This practice and the communal raising of the hatchlings mean that the tribe operates like a group of cousins.
Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending
found in any sort of terrain that can support tunneling. In a swamp or along a coastline where digging into the soft ground is problematic, kobolds entrench themselves in dense woods, hills, or large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
keep’s roof, where they can be seen from the ground and where they can see through windows into the observatory. Only Rezmir and Borngray know the gargoyles are alive. If anyone enters the observatory
information. If the Dexterity check result is 5 or less, a key part of the farseer breaks off, rendering the item inoperable. When characters find it, the farseer is focused on Waervaerendor’s lair. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
keep’s roof, where they can be seen from the ground and where they can see through windows into the observatory. Only Rezmir and Borngray know the gargoyles are alive. If anyone enters the observatory
information. If the Dexterity check result is 5 or less, a key part of the farseer breaks off, rendering the item inoperable. When characters find it, the farseer is focused on Waervaerendor’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cover that ground at a moderate pace. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the
castle in this snarled, confusing maze would depend more on luck than skill. This trail doesn’t make travel easy; the lizardfolk’s trail is still treated as difficult terrain. It only shows the direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
restrained until the block is lifted (by raising the appropriate lever). Knock spells and similar magic have no effect on these gigantic barricades. 2A. Northwest Guard Room This 60-foot-square room is
featureless except for a large iron lever in the south wall. The lever is 12 feet off the ground and frozen in the up position. Pulling it down requires a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
recognizable as a myconid, it looks like a fungal larva slithering along the ground. Mold and lichen grow in hypnotic patterns along its ringed stalk, and it puffs clouds of spores from a slit resembling a
few glowing mushrooms along the edge, but even in the gloom, you can’t miss the source of the sounds. The heads of creatures of a dozen humanoid Underdark races peek from the ground, mold and fungi
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
intentions. On his first turn, he uses a bonus action to channel the power of this “shrine,” raising six skeletons to aid him. The undead assemble from the remains on the floor to form shambling, mismatched
, replace him with a carrion crawler feeding on the dead remains. Development When the monsters are defeated, the ghost of a deep gnome named Pelek pokes its head up out of the ground, blinks, and then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
impossible, because a DC 70 Strength check is required. A staircase of ice leads from the tower’s ground floor to a higher chamber, the walls and ceiling of which gleam and glitter: Jewels are everywhere in
to a loud whisper signals an end to danger.
Anchor. The castle holds position on the ground or in the air. The castle remains stationary despite winds, storms, and so on.
Calm. The thunderclouds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in golden ribbons marches down the thoroughfare. Emerald clouds swirl above the tree and rain down golden, spinning sycamore seeds. Fairgoers try to catch the seeds before they hit the ground. As the
), and the squirrel is its trusty companion, Red (see “Dragonfly Rides” earlier in the chapter). As Northwind encourages onlookers to catch the falling seeds before they touch the ground, Red hands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
riders toward the fires raging in Precinct Three. Soldiers on the ground will put out the flames, while it’s her job to deal with their source: the dragon she can just make out, clinging to the spire of
a distant tower. Standing in her stirrups and raising her sword, she turns her mount toward the dragon, ready to battle once again for the sake of Ravnica. Ravnica is a whole new world for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
impossible, because a DC 70 Strength check is required. A staircase of ice leads from the tower’s ground floor to a higher chamber, the walls and ceiling of which gleam and glitter: Jewels are everywhere in
to a loud whisper signals an end to danger.
Anchor. The castle holds position on the ground or in the air. The castle remains stationary despite winds, storms, and so on.
Calm. The thunderclouds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
This windowless, two-story structure has a single door tucked near a corner on the ground floor. Standing in front of the door is an eight-foot-tall, bipedal construct made of chipped stone, rusty metal
to create a new amulet, rendering the shield guardian autonomous. The shield guardian has been loyal to Tockworth ever since. It defends itself if attacked and attacks anyone who tries to slip past
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
defeated. Other Hulks. Three other umber hulk prisoners stand lifeless in corners of the pyramid, each wearing heavy metal manacles. Their stasis failed long ago, rendering them desiccated husks. W2
stone and wood of this windmill are blackened as though from a fire. Three of its four wood-and-canvas blades still turn, keeping the pungent smoke at bay. The fourth blade lies in a tumble on the ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
solid ground. Those who step on the slug without taking precautions will plunge into the moat. The slug will lead the party toward the Tomb of Hurakan (area 12) and instruct them to open the door. Once
the eastern alcove, a swarm of rats nests in the rubbish. The swarm is made up of diseased giant rats. Western Alcove. The western fountain is filled with algae, and some bullfrogs are raising a brood of tadpoles in the water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
race hard, even if it’s in the group’s best interest for a particular dinosaur to win. A race runs a length of 300 feet; this is abstract, as a race actually covers a lot more ground. Every round
fight than anything resembling a race. Raising a dinosaur to be a racer is difficult and expensive. Most owners aren’t willing to lose one — especially a fast one — in a weekly bloodfest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, they stare blankly. Then they surge forward into the celebrants, raising rusty farming implements.
Four farmers attack the festival-goers. They use the cultist stat block; their rusty, bladed
characters do the same, the attackers target them. Only one local holds their ground: a surprised woman named Aunt Dellie (commoner). She clearly recognizes some of the strange farmers and tries to reason
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
and deafened conditions scrabbles along the ground, looking for its head. The zombie attacks any creature it detects. 2 1d4 will-o’-wisps offer to guide the characters to their destination but might
planetar sneaks through a crypt in hopes of raising one of its god’s agents from the dead. The angel reveals itself to the characters and asks for help in finding its way. 5 The party unknowingly enters a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
succeeds, the magic on the parchment ends, rendering the bird inanimate and easy to unfold. If the cage door is left open, the paper birds fly out after a few seconds and try to deliver their messages
the end of the journey. (The giant crane plucks the feather from itself using its beak and places it on the ground within the character’s reach.) A feather allows the rewarded character (and no one else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, rendering magic items useless, suppressing ongoing magical effects, and preventing all spellcasting. See the spell’s description in the Player’s Handbook for full information. 47A. Fire Cell Waves of heat
water or some other liquid, creatures in the cell are teleported to the water cell (area 47B). If the candle’s flame is blown out or smothered by a lack of oxygen (including being ground out against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
above the ground in the area south of the western bridge. If the characters reached this area by using the chain ladder or otherwise descending through the chasm, read or paraphrase the following text
serpentine form moving in the darkness. The dragon takes full advantage of her aquatic environment and never offers an easy target to enemies. She begins combat at a range of 20 to 30 feet, raising only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dock Ward is unsafe. You can set the mood by reading the following to the players: Tall, densely packed tenements leave most of the neighborhood in shadow at ground level. Most of the streetlamps have
purple face-painted eyes.
The gnome lowers a pipe and exhales a cloud of lavender smoke before raising a hand. “Hail and well met! Come browse the shelves of the most curious curiosity shop in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
questions (unless the characters use a spell for this purpose). Interpreting Omens. A degree of mystery surrounds every omen, but the more complex an omen is, the more confusing mortals might find it. In
d100 Omen of Athreos
1 01 Faintly glowing wisps of fog or mist coalesce into shapes in the air.
2 02 Ghostly whispers come from nowhere.
3 03 The ground beneath a character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
ground contains gaping craters that are portals to the other layers of the Abyss. Other portals lead to Pandemonium, Sigil, the gate-town of Plague-Mort in the Outlands, and the Astral Plane, making
would crumble and all mortals would embrace their predatory instincts. Baphomet’s layer is a never-ending dungeon with the Horned King’s enormous palace at its center. A confusing jumble of crooked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The Nether Oak is easily angered and uproots itself if driven to combat. When it attacks, four needle blights spring from the ground to assist it, acting on the same initiative count. Y11. Tower of
, studied, or dissected. The fall of Ythryn damaged the telescope beyond repair, rendering it useless. When Ythryn fell, a piece of the Tower of Divination (area Y11) crashed through the observatory roof
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
to hurl enormous, 200-pound rocks to land as close as possible to a target on the ground. If the characters refuse to play, the galeb duhr are disappointed and return to their rest. Development. The
open them. The kobolds are unaware of the secret door concealing area N16, having never visited that part of the lair.) Wyrmlings. Nakari rescued a pair of wyrmlings from the nearby forest and is raising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
when a creature sits on it. Awakened Giant Goats The characters come upon three giant goats, each of which has received the benefit of an awaken spell, raising its Intelligence score to 10 and granting
ground beneath them. This Elemental can’t speak and is a manifestation of the Feywild’s anger toward the characters. It attacks the party and fights until destroyed. There are plenty of boulders in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
(Athletics) check. The tower’s ground floor smells of old books and has walls lined with floor-to-ceiling bookcases. Wood-framed doors set with small, diamond-shaped panes of glass keep the books secure on
on a successful one. The glyph disappears once the spell is triggered, rendering the lever safe to use. The lever can be moved to fit into one of three slots, which are labeled Coop, Shed, and Stable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) work the crop fields during the day. Watching them closely is a male yakfolk warrior smoking a wooden pipe. This yakfolk stands on ground high enough to look out over the entire village. If the halflings
and 5F) before retiring to its hut (area 5F) until morning. Its mate looks after the north barn (area 4C). 8. Hall of the Yakfolk Chief Built on high ground in the middle of the yakfolk village is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the cornices and gaze down protectively; these seemingly inert statues are stone golems charged with defending the temple. If called to service, they glide gently to the ground using a programmed
clothed. Next to the workshop is an atrium where Feldmar indulges his hobby of raising silkworms and harvesting their cocoons to weave small amounts of the precious cloth. Smithy and Stables A gold dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
above the ground and are connected by a 5-foot-wide wooden plank. Pirate Ship. The ship here is the one the Corsairs sailed to Respite for their morning raid. The ship is empty of loot and crew. Its
enormous black dragon perches on a bluff that rises 40 feet above a burbling acid pool. Raising a scarred eyebrow, the dragon sneers.“Of course the Corsairs couldn’t stop you,” the dragon rumbles. “Now, are