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Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
connect the flowers to reserves of acidic sap in the plant’s trunk. Purple blossoms squirt this sap at prey through the flowers’ pistils.
Snapper Saw
Snapper saws resemble ordinary bushes
and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons— wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the loose dirt around itself to catch
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
own, which giff have learned to channel through their weapons. Most giff have no idea where this so-called astral spark comes from, but they feel its presence most strongly when they are in Wildspace
determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
grasp and manipulate weapons and tools. Although most plasmoids are translucent gray, they can alter their color and translucence by absorbing dyes through their pores.
Plasmoids don’t have
weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Hobgoblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
death becomes a hero eternal.
Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins&rsquo
appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits.
Implacable Gods
Hobgoblins revere two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
their lack of proper devotion. Occasionally a god’s weapon might fall into the wrong hands or go missing entirely, sparking fantastic quests. Consult the Weapons of the Gods Adventures table for
Artifacts Miraculous relics fill the tales of Theros. Among these legendary items, none are more renowned than the weapons of the gods themselves. These artifacts embody divine will and the power of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 21: Talons This chapter presents monsters inspired by the Deck of Many Things, arranged in alphabetical order. For guidance on how to use a creature’s stat block, consult the introduction of
the Monster Manual. Some creatures have weapons with unusual damage types or spellcasting that functions in an atypical way. Such an exception is a special feature of a stat block and represents how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
guest’s weapons and gear, then spends the next hour hiding these items throughout the castle.
Otto reserves its polymorph spell for a truly dangerous adversary, turning that enemy into a frog before
the unseen servants). The servants have no weapons but can arm themselves with weapons dropped by creatures rendered unconscious by the poison gas. The living unseen servants are bound to this room and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Wererat Wererats are cunning lycanthropes that operate much like a thieves’ guild. Through its bite, a wererat can pass along the curse of lycanthropy — something it normally reserves for new gang
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CHA
8 (-1)
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +4
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons
Senses darkvision 60 ft. (rat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
reserves the right to resurrect characters as indentured servants to work off the loss. The crew that delivered the battle balloon remain with the ship, though the characters are firmly in charge and
available to operate the balloon and its weapons alongside the characters. STICKING WITH WHAT THEY’VE GOT
If the characters’ mobile headquarters is something cool enough that they would rather use it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
won’t sell weapons to anyone she thinks might be a threat to the town. If the characters talk to her, she recalls a tale told to her by one of her neighbors. Roll a d6 and consult the Phandalin Tales
about mining. If the characters talk to Toblen, he shares a brief tale told to him by one of his regular patrons. Roll a d6 and consult the Phandalin Tales table to determine which tale Toblen knows, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
reserves, or otherwise planning the fortress’s defense. Areas 1, area 5, and area 19 have particular encounters associated with them (see “Assault Encounters”). For every other area, consult the following
preparing for battle, echoing with clanging weapons and Sahuagin shouting. If the party is wily, they might use the din to their favor and catch their foes unaware. The general combat readiness of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
cup-shaped purple flowers. Tubules within the plant’s branches connect the flowers to reserves of acidic sap in the plant’s trunk. Purple blossoms squirt this sap at prey through the flowers’ pistils
. Snapper Saw Snapper saws resemble ordinary bushes and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons—wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
one encounter per goal achieved in the “Task List” section. Roll a d6 and consult the Battle of Blingdenstone Encounters table to determine each encounter. BENEFITS FOR COMPLETING TASKS
Completing
ingredients from Neverlight Grove, their metal equipment is immune to the corrosive effects of oozes. If the characters procure weapons in Gracklstugh, they can call for ranged artillery support during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Hit Die (this roll doesn’t spend that die). If desired, the character can replace one of these skill checks with an attack roll using one of the character’s weapons. The DC for each of the checks is 5
+ 2d10; generate a separate DC for each one. Consult the Pit Fighting Results table to see how the character did. Pit Fighting Results Result Value 0 successes Lose your bouts, earning nothing. 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
stronghold, the chance of a random encounter occurs on an hourly basis. At the end of each hour, roll a d6. On a roll of 1, which indicates a random encounter, consult the section below that corresponds to the
heading for the weapons room (area 13) from the great hall (area 11), intending to fight an impromptu duel The cloud giant from the great hall (area 11) heading for the front gate (area 1) The stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Planes. This chapter describes dozens of giants and related creatures for use in your game. For guidance on how to use a creature’s stat block, consult the introduction of the Monster Manual. Herein
you’ll find weapons that deal unusual damage types and spellcasting that functions in atypical ways. Such an exception is a special feature of a monster and represents how it uses the weapon or casts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Explorer, Dead Chult is strewn with the corpses and bones of those who have fallen victim to its terrors. When the characters discover one such victim, roll a d20 and consult the Dead Explorers table
fire pit and thoroughly overcooked, but not eaten. (Goblin weapons and tools are scattered around amid velociraptor tracks.) 17 A headless humanoid, hung upside down from a tree and with six Batiri
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
place for random encounters. When it suits you, roll a d20 and consult the Dark Dominion Encounters table to determine what the party encounters, or choose an encounter that you like. Dark Dominion
ledges or cling to the high ceiling, attacking with their bows while staying out of the range of melee weapons. A drider retreats if reduced to 60 hit points or fewer. Drow Patrol The characters encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Step 5: Add Flavor The events that unfold during an encounter have to do with a lot more than swinging weapons and casting spells. The most interesting confrontations also take into account the
outdoor encounters — especially the tables for obstacles, traps, and tricks. Finally, consult the random encounter tables in the next section of this book for inspiration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters have no planned encounters in the air, you can add an encounter whenever it suits you. Roll a d20 and consult the Random Aerial Encounters table. You can also use the Weather table in chapter 5
time to load and aim the ship’s weapons before the creatures get close. A downside of traveling by airship is that the vessel is easily spotted. Characters can’t surprise hostile creatures while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Blue Bear scouts and 1 Uthgardt shaman (see appendix C) bearing news from other Blue Bear clans 91–95 1 stone giant carrying a sack of nonmagical, human-sized weapons and armor collected from a distant
. For every hour that passes during the characters’ exploration, there is a chance that other creatures pay a visit to Deadstone Cleft. At the end of each hour, roll d100 and consult the Deadstone Cleft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
them the boxed text for their faction. Harpers A Harper named Zelraun Roaringhorn knows a metalsmith who will silver your weapons for free. He also provides some helpful magic. “We strive to protect
the characters’ weapons in silver. The party can have up to six weapons silvered in this manner. Twenty pieces of ammunition count as one weapon for this purpose. About the Harpers. The Harpers is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
location marked on the map of Thither or when they first arrive at a particular landmark. To determine what the characters encounter, roll a d8 and consult the Random Encounters in Thither table. Several
surrounds it, and three rusty sickles lie among the leaves. Standing next to each of these weapons is a bleating goat.
Eight tiny houses made of woven twigs are nestled among the boughs of the tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
convey information that the players might have missed earlier in the story. A random encounter occurs whenever you want one to. To determine what the characters find, roll a d8 and consult the Random
transpiring in Downfall at that very moment. Each character who looks might see something different. Roll a d8 and consult the Stream of Visions table to determine what each character sees. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins’ entire society forever stands prepared for war. Brutal Civility Hobgoblins hold themselves to high standards of military honor. The race has a long
other peoples. Hobgoblins have little appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
disposition. Roll a d4 and consult the Frost Druid Friends table to determine each creature, or just roll once and assume all the creatures are the same kind of beast or plant. (It’s okay if multiples of the
werebear assumes hybrid form and greets them in a friendly manner. It has no clothing or manufactured weapons nearby, so it prefers its hybrid form over its true goliath form. The werebear is happy to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
. Ravengard recognizes his duty to protect the city above all else, and the Flaming Fist’s tired reserves are desperately needed for reconstruction and policing. However, he would love to see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
. Ravengard recognizes his duty to protect the city above all else, and the Flaming Fist’s tired reserves are desperately needed for reconstruction and policing. However, he would love to see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. They serve as guides and advisors to the living, and members of the noble lines of Aerenal can exercise the rite of counsel to consult with ancestors in Shae Mordai. The greatest members of the Undying
Vulnerabilities necrotic
Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Island Theme Each island encountered has a theme chosen or rolled on the Island Theme table. This theme defines the island’s story in one broad stroke. Once you have a theme, consult its section
regularly raids it. 4 The island has an armory full of legendary adamantine and silvered weapons. Welcoming Welcoming islands host creatures that are friendly toward the characters. These creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
during the day or night (equal chance of each); roll a d20 again and consult the appropriate table. The Azure Sea table includes entries for several of the most notorious pirate vessels that are
slaves to clean and repair his magic automatons. Dreadnaught's crew includes twelve automatons (animated armor) brought to life by Vigr’s magic. Various tools, weapons, and implements (flying swords) flit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help
weapons and come quietly. The officers have been ordered to bring the characters before the High Courts of Sigil, where the characters must stand trial for supposed crimes against reality. Parisa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Such clerics carry a staff, but they are forbidden from wearing armor or using weapons other than that staff. To reflect this, you could remove the armor and weapon proficiencies for clerics of this
, clerics, druids, sorcerers, and wizards. For a paladin or ranger, halve the character’s level in that class and then consult the table. For a fighter (Eldritch Knight) or rogue (Arcane Trickster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
corpses yields two potions of healing in addition to 37 gp. Leather armor worn by the corpses is not salvageable, nor are the half-elves’ weapons (two shortswords and two shortbows). Secret Tunnel. A
a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check to search the area can find clues to Zikran’s whereabouts. If the characters have Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome and use it to consult with Gazre-Azam, the djinni
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
straight fight are all we dwarves need to end this little problem.”) Personality Traits: Hot tempered, suspicious Pledged Resources: Dwarf soldiers and dwarf-forged armaments and siege weapons Son of
. Ravengard recognizes his duty to protect the city above all else, and the Flaming Fist’s tired reserves are desperately needed for reconstruction and policing. However, he would love to see the