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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
sleep is troubled by nightmares. When roused, the cradle takes on a vaguely giant-shaped form consisting of air, water, and ice whirling in fury.
If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Stronmaus
first empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
vaguely giant-shaped form consisting of air, water, and ice whirling in fury.
If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Stronmaus inside it awakens. Among the mightiest creatures of all giantkind, the
other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bathhouse was renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
6
A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea with its wielder
serves as a mobile rookery for a flock of pteranodon;pteranodons and eats fish they drop.
4
A young dragon turtle has been enslaved by an aboleth and forced to guard the creature’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
areas while the prisoners are here, each consisting of 1 dragonwing, 2 dragonclaws, and 1 guard drake. See appendix D for these creatures' statistics. If the characters pass this way while the
. Stirling can tell the character that the cultists ushered prisoners towards the caldera a few hours ago, but he knows little else. With area 16 empty, a prisoner escort consisting of 5 dragonclaws has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
areas while the prisoners are here, each consisting of 1 dragonwing, 2 dragonclaws, and 1 guard drake. See appendix D for these creatures’ statistics. If the characters pass this way while the
. Stirleng can tell the characters that cultists ushered prisoners toward the caldera a few hours ago, but he knows little else. With area 16 empty, a prisoner escort consisting of 5 dragonclaws has begun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
duergar are rooting through the collected works, and a single cloaker lurks in the shadows of the vaulted ceiling.
Ladders. Sliding iron ladders on rails allow access to the tallest shelves, which top
out at 15 feet high.
Desks. Two rows of stone desks and chairs face the entrance. The tops of the desks are angled slightly and have inkwells carved into them.
Caught off guard by the arrival of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
5. Lift Attached to the edge of the barracks platform is a winch-and-basket device consisting of a large swinging arm that carries a thin cord of strong spider silk. The cord runs through a series of
to watch for a signal from below for the basket to be lowered. They are on guard in case anyone other than a drow or one of their own kind approaches. Using the Lift Up to four Medium creatures can fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
living storehouses of history and folklore. Bards know a great deal, and they tend to be willing to share what they know, or at least barter for it. The arrival of a renowned bard is a special occasion
bard in fine style — while also being careful to guard any secrets the noble’s household doesn’t want retold or sung across Faerûn. Not all wandering performers are true bards, nor are all bards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
economy revolves around maintaining the library and meeting the needs of travelers who come to visit it. Krimnos. Renowned as the home of Anapse, the philosopher who founded the Anapsian school, the
they take special care in their sacrifices to Heliod. Oxus. Oxus is a quiet town with a notably wealthy population, consisting largely of merchants who have retired from trade with large fortunes at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Calishite inhabitants fiercely guard their home from the Guild and the rest of Baldur’s Gate. Little Calimshan is further detailed in "Little Calimshan". Norchapel. The quietest of the Outer City
overlooking the river, this perpetually foggy neighborhood hosts the Cliffside Cemetery. Twin Songs. Standing ready to welcome visitors as they cross the river, Twin Songs is renowned for its enormous diversity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Wandering Encounters The streets of Greenest are overrun by forces consisting of cultists and acolytes accompanied by monstrous allies: kobolds with ambush drakes (see appendix D) and giant lizards
Encounters d8 Encounter 1 6 kobolds 2 3 kobolds and 1 ambush drake (see appendix D) 3 6 cultists 4 4 cultists and 1 guard 5 2 cultists and 1 acolyte* 6 3 guards and 1 acolyte* 7 1d6 townsfolk being hunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Wandering Encounters The streets of Greenest are overrun by forces consisting of cultists and acolytes accompanied by monstrous allies: kobolds with ambush drakes (see appendix D) and giant lizards
d8 Encounter 1 6 kobolds 2 3 kobolds and 1 ambush drake (see appendix D) 3 6 cultists 4 4 cultists and 1 guard 5 2 cultists and 1 acolyte* 6 3 guards and 1 acolyte* 7 1d6 townsfolk being hunted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Calishite inhabitants fiercely guard their home from the Guild and the rest of Baldur’s Gate. Little Calimshan is further detailed in "Little Calimshan". Norchapel. The quietest of the Outer City
overlooking the river, this perpetually foggy neighborhood hosts the Cliffside Cemetery. Twin Songs. Standing ready to welcome visitors as they cross the river, Twin Songs is renowned for its enormous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
is the model of justice and order, of celestial grace and endless mercy, where angels and champions of good guard against incursions of evil. It is one of the few places on the planes where travelers
can let down their guard. Its inhabitants strive constantly to be as righteous as possible. Countless creatures aim to reach the highest and most sublime peak of the mountain, but only the purest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the eight great drow houses gather and meet. Each noble estate in Qu’ellarz’orl maintains its own militia, consisting of several hundred highly disciplined drow warriors and drow elite warriors, with
demand to know their business. The noble also seizes any opportunity to reverse his or her recent misfortune, perhaps by rooting out enemy spies or using the characters to dispose of a rival. This noble
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 from the east. Ancient Setessans carved an impenetrable fortress into the mountains to guard the pass. Bassara patrols from Setessa still check in on the fortress regularly, and they occupy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
a ragtag troop of Chultan hunters and scouts consisting of fifteen tribal warriors led by Lorsa Bilwatal (CN female Chultan human scout) and Niles Breakbone’s longtime friend, Wulf Rygor (CG male half
in these lower watchtower billets. Theoretically, each watchtower is staffed by two guards day and night, but personnel shortages sometimes reduce that to one guard or force the knights to take turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of
to his inner council. Dissent in the Ranks Under Severin’s leadership, most cultists are devoted to Tiamat—but not all. Some of the old guard dislike the cult’s new direction, and long for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
The Outlands’ most renowned cartographer is Melvin Manyroads, an energetic conjurer (chaotic good, gnome mage) who dwells in a turquoise tower with a marigold roof. Peppy and loquacious, he roams the
produces its currency. Run by a board of trustees consisting mainly of financially inclined dwarves, the mint is a cobalt fortress where traders can exchange virtually anything for its worth in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
upon the characters to be on their guard, or to take guards with them, if they visit. From time to time, the sound of combat rings through the tabernacle hallways, a contrast to the chanting voices of
unless attacked) 16 Patrol consisting of six shield dwarf veterans 17 1 shield dwarf priest and 1d4 + 1 shield dwarf acolytes 18 1d6 + 1 gargoyles 19 1 grick alpha and 1d4 + 1 gricks 20 1d4 rust monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
4 The sea around a wizard’s tower is too stormy for ships to sail through, but a resident dragon turtle might be convinced to ferry the characters across.
5 A royal bathhouse was renowned
been enslaved by an aboleth and forced to guard the creature’s lair.
5 A clan of gnomes pays a young dragon turtle to serve as a mobile refueling platform for their fleet of steamboats.
6 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Guard, the Donjon is where those judged too dangerous to serve sentences working the fields on the underside are imprisoned. The Warden of the Donjon is a plasmoid boss (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie
members, who reside in their own homes when they’re not on active duty. Led by the renowned Valkan Riogan, who heads up many of the legion’s larger operations personally, the company takes on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of Purple
council. Dissent in the Ranks Under Severin’s leadership, most cultists are devoted to Tiamat—but not all. Some of the old guard dislike the cult’s new direction, and long for the established
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of
to his inner council. Dissent in the Ranks Under Severin’s leadership, most cultists are devoted to Tiamat—but not all. Some of the old guard dislike the cult’s new direction, and long for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
presence of Moradin himself, was built by Delzoun’s dwarves — first as a mine, and then as a city. It was the dwarves of Delzoun who built Ironmaster, too, and all the great mines and renowned forges of
represented. The details in this section are drawn from the extensive teachings of Drorn Waranvil, a longbeard (dwarf elder) who is a retired veteran of the Iron Guard of Citadel Adbar and the Citadel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Eyecatcher. If a battle erupts and escape appears impossible, the drow fight to the death. A City Watch patrol consisting of six veterans arrives 1d4 minutes later to make arrests. Jarlaxle’s Letter One
for delivering the letter, cautions them to mind the City Watch and the City Guard, and heads back to the Palace of Waterdeep. The drow spies return whence they came. Conversation with Laeral If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
good people by rooting out hidden evils and severing connections with other planes. According to their members, it’s not enough to fight threats that arise. Many lives can be saved if the signs of evil
beneath the hold, bringing down the lowest vaults of the cathedral in its bloody ascension. As a result, the temple has dramatically increased guard patrols in the tunnels, perhaps as a prelude to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
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
group of wilderness survivalists who preserve the natural order while rooting out unnatural threats. The enclave works to restore and preserve the natural order by keeping the elemental forces of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
XP equally among the characters if the party destroys these twig blights. 3. The Brown Horse This was formerly the Brown Horse, a tavern renowned for its excellent ale. A weathered signboard by the
Enclave, a widespread group of wilderness survivalists who preserve the natural order while rooting out troublesome threats. The enclave works to restore and preserve the natural order by keeping the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
depression.
Overlooking the forge are four twenty-foot-tall guard towers with gray-skinned dwarves standing behind their low battlements. Stone stairs provide access to the tops of the two towers
is a clean-up crew consisting of a female duergar with a horn and six hulking bipeds, their white fur stained with soot. They are tossing scraps into a cylindrical container. In the twenty-foot-high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Unfortunately for treasure seekers, a giant crab makes its lair in the boat’s remains. Escape. This sailing ship was a renowned blockade runner before it was run down and destroyed by ships of the Sea Princes
. A convincingly crab-like apparatus of Kwalish being transported in its hold remains at the sea bottom, but a marilith bound to guard it remains and attempts to slay anyone other than Mordenkainen who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Level 1 View Player Version 1. North Entrance and Guard Post You stand on a rock ledge about thirty feet wide. Ahead, set into the vertical rock surface, is a pair of large stone doors, each ten feet
below it.
Several sahuagin glare at you as they move to attack.
Six sahuagin, two sahuagin coral smashers (see appendix C), and one sahuagin champion (see appendix C) guard the entrance. If the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
as they enter. The tapestries displayed between the torches are rendered in bloody colors and show victorious fire giants. The door guard is hidden in the alcove (area 1A). 1A. Alcove The tapestry
that covers the opening to this guard post is of loose weave, allowing the fire giant guard in the dark recess to clearly see whoever enters the corridor. If intruders are spotted, he sounds his great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wanders through the camp. Lizardfolk on patrol or standing guard are an exception. They are alert, and they assume everyone is a potential enemy. They won’t attack until they know for sure, lest they
, Voaraghamanthar and Waervaerendor intend to keep playing it safe, stick close to home, and guard their secret. Voaraghamanthar and Waervaerendor are not a true faction in the mere because they are not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
don’t really care who wanders through the camp. Lizardfolk on patrol or standing guard are an exception. They are alert, and they assume everyone is a potential enemy. They won’t attack until they
certain, however, Voaraghamanthar and Waervaerendor intend to keep playing it safe, stick close to home, and guard their secret. Voaraghamanthar and Waervaerendor are not a true faction in the mere