containing refuse gnome to have required

Mage of High Sorcery

Backgrounds Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

;ve trained among the Mages, but whether you’ll face the dangerous test required to become a full member of the group remains to be determined. Your passion for studying magic has likely already

included among their ranks. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of colored ink, an ink pen, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Storm Giant Quintessent

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The fog lasts until the giant disperses it (no action required), and it can’t be dispersed by wind. Gale. The giant creates a 60-foot-long

lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a storm giant quintessent’s lair is warped by the giant’s presence, which creates one or more

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number of creatures it can see within 60 feet of it. While maintaining concentration on this effect, the aboleth can’t take other lair actions

different one. Regional Effects The region containing an aboleth’s lair is warped by the creature’s presence, which creates one or more of the following effects: Underground surfaces within

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, Demogorgon can move the illusory duplicate a distance equal to his walking speed (no action required). The first time a creature or an object interacts physically with Demogorgon (for example, by

hitting him with an attack), there is a 50 percent chance that the illusory duplicate is affected, not Demogorgon, in which case the illusion disappears. Regional Effects The region containing Demogorgon

Githzerai Anarch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fire or lightning, it doesn’t ignite flammable objects. Regional Effects. The region containing an anarch’s lair is warped by its presence, which creates one or more of the following effects

anarch remains within 1 mile of it (no action required). If the anarch dies, these effects end after 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll"} rounds. All formed substance becomes a chaotic churn

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Regional Effects A region containing a baernaloth’s lair becomes warped by the creature’s unnatural presence, which creates

Witchlight Hand

Backgrounds The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Feywild Trinkets table), and a pouch containing 8 gp Carnival Companion Over the years, you have earned the friendship of another carnival fixture. Roll a d8 and consult the Carnival Companion table

of light (no stat block required) that has a flying speed of 30 feet, can hover, and sheds bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

of the next round. On his turn, Demogorgon can move the illusory duplicate a distance equal to his walking speed (no action required). The first time a creature or object interacts physically with

doesn’t need to concentrate on the spells, which end on initiative count 20 of the next round. Regional Effects The region containing Demogorgon’s lair is warped by his magic

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

disappear or until Orcus releases their grasp (no action required). Regional Effects The region containing Orcus’s lair is warped by the Orcus’s magic, creating one or more of the following

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

or until Orcus releases them (no action required). Undead Servants. Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to rise as skeleton;skeletons, zombie;zombies, or ghoul;ghouls (all appear in the

Monster Manual). These Undead obey his telepathic commands, which can reach anywhere in the lair. Regional Effects The region containing Orcus’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

within the sphere is heavily obscured, and the sphere moves with Auril. The effect lasts until Auril drops to 0 hit points in this form, until she chooses to end the effect (no action required), or

the effect on itself on a success.Third Form Auril’s third form, called Winter’s Womb or the Queen of Frozen Tears by her most ardent followers, is a 3-foot-diameter ice diamond containing

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Specialty During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below to

your responsibilities for a month. Flaming Fist. If you serve in the Flaming Fist, once every ten days, you must report to the Seatower of Balduran for training, and you’re required to take a

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Guide) appears on a spot on the ceiling that Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour. Regional Effects The region containing Juiblex’s lair is warped by its

refuse to part with any of my possessions.” 41–60 “I’ll do everything I can to get others to eat and drink beyond their normal limits.” 61–80 “I

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

dust lasts until Nafas disperses it (no action required) or uses this lair action again, and it can’t be dispersed by wind. Regional Effects The region containing Nafas’s lair is warped

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

minute or until the target takes damage. Belashyrra can issue telepathic commands to the charmed creature (no action required), which it does its best to obey. 3. Mind-Weakening Ray. The target must

’s lair is known to touch remote areas of the Shadow Marches and caverns below Xen’drik. A region containing a passage to Belashyrra’s lair is warped by its magic, which creates one or

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

: Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner’s kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed

enjoyable arguments there. 10 I regularly pick up refuse from beneath a Simic laboratory, and sometimes I talk to the researcher who dumps it there.

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

) 3 Curiosity. I want to know about everything that enters my domain, especially oddities from the surface world. (Any) 4 Supremacy. Creatures who refuse to recognize my rule over these waters

"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn’t grant creatures resistance to this damage. Regional Effects The region containing a dragon

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the

with interests and concerns that transcend local politics and geography, the Alliance has its own cadre of individuals who work on behalf of the organizations, wider agenda. Alliance agents are required

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The aboleth casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number

","rollAction":"Conduit of Rage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. The aboleth can’t use this lair action again until it has used a different one. Regional Effects The region containing an

Storm Giant Quintessent Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

within water) centered on a point anywhere in its lair. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The fog lasts until the giant disperses it (no action required), and it can't

flames in its area. Protected flames, such as those of lanterns, have a 50 percent chance of being extinguished. Regional Effects The region containing a storm giant quintessent's lair is warped by the

Githzerai Anarch Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

advantage. The DC depends on the object’s size: DC 5 for Tiny, DC 10 for Small, DC 15 for Medium, DC 20 for Large, and DC 25 for Huge or larger. Regional Effects. The region containing an

Limbo and brought to the Material Plane for as long as the anarch remains within 1 mile of it (no action required). If the anarch dies, these effects end after 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

22. Troglodyte Turf

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

as a den. The room is unoccupied when the characters first arrive. Refuse. The floor is strewn with gnawed bones, smashed furniture, and other refuse. Gorzil’s Throne. Against the west wall is a

throne made of garbage with treasure heaped around it. Treasure. Gorzil’s hoard includes 500 cp, 350 sp, 60 gp, a healer’s kit, four torches, a rotted quiver containing seven silvered arrows, and a potion of healing in a crystal vial with a spider-shaped stopper.

A15. Dining Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

, their candles long since melted away. North of the seating area is a sooty fireplace and an alcove containing a rough-hewn pit that descends 60 feet. Abundant handholds and footholds allow a character

to climb up or down the pit with a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. The bottom of the pit contains moldy animal bones and other refuse discarded by the dwarves after their meals.

4. Gauntlet

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

. Peering through shuttered windows in each tower are four deep gnomes, eight in all. These gnomes operate winches that open and close the gate. If the characters are traveling with a deep gnome escort

, the gates open as they approach, allowing access to the tunnel beyond. If the characters arrive here unescorted, the gnomes refuse to open the gate. Tunnel The tunnel has a 30-foot-high ceiling, and

The Watch Arrives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

conclusions, which he prefers to keep to himself but might share with other members of the Watchful Order: The gnome was running from armed pursuers, of which there were three. The third person who was chasing

the gnome isn’t among the dead. The gnome and his pursuers were moving toward the tavern in Trollskull Alley (which Barnibus will soon come to realize is the characters’ property). Neither the gnome

Catching the Train

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

permitted to explore the rest of the train. If one or more characters refuse to get their tickets punched, the duodrone whistles (no action required), causing four tridrones to emerge from hidden compartments

) doubles as a train station. Inside it is a booth containing a duodrone attendant with a built-in ticket puncher. All passengers must get their tickets punched by this duodrone before they’re

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

. It is found with one energy cell attached, containing 2d10 charges. POWERED ARMOR OPTIONS Depending on where and how it appears in the adventure, you might wish to modify the features of Kwalish

Power. Powered armor originally required energy cells to fuel it, but was adapted by Kwalish to be fueled by the life energy of the creature wearing it. You might decide that the armor can also draw

Into the Underdark

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

The characters enter a small cave containing a stone throne fit for a gnome. The throne, which looks like it was carved from a stalagmite, is a mimic that attacks anyone who sits on it. 7–12 A deep

gnome named Nyx Riddlestone is on the lookout for adventurers heading to Little Lockford. Nyx speaks Common, Gnomish, Terran, and Undercommon. She greets the characters curtly and offers to escort them to Mayor Broadfoot without delay.

13. Speaking Stones

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

interest in the Speaking Stones (use the priest statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Gurnik the Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). He asks them

) containing the hallow spell and asks them to place the gem in the Steadfast Stone’s menhir (see area 22). Gurnik warns them that once they place the gem, Ogrémoch’s Bane will send its servants to stop

The Crime Scene

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

dressed in plain clothes (servants of wealthy North Ward families, killed while running errands) One male gnome (Dalakhar) wearing a burned cloak and clutching a dagger Two female halflings who were

) check reveals the following: One of the dead male humans has a black, winged snake (the symbol of the Black Network) tattooed on his right forearm. The dead gnome has dry waste on his boots and cloak

Patron Benefits

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

cost of travel when it’s required for your stories, food when you perform an interview over a meal, communication costs using courier services or message stations, and similar work-related expenses. If

your expenses are excessive, your patron might refuse to repay them. Equipment. Your group can request access to equipment owned by the newspaper, such as a printing press. With permission, you can use

Legacy of the Lost

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

lingering spirits reward the party (see “Gifts of the Deep” below). Should one or more of the characters refuse, Derek and Violette quietly fade away. Gift of the Deeps After the characters agree to return

Blackmist Way and Blackthrone Arts that ease the distinction between body and soul, this charm allows you to cast the gaseous form spell as an action, with no spell components required. Once used three times, the charm goes away.

Drazhomir Yarnask

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

spending his time in the Biblioplex, where he works as a book clerk, assisting students in finding required texts and shelving returns. He moves silently through the stacks, and he has given more

in the Biblioplex refuse to help you find any of the tomes you seek. Even the reference librarians are more cryptic.

Family Feud

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

Family Feud Kusa Xungoon intercedes between Lamai and her son, sternly telling the gnome shopkeeper, “That’s enough, Lamai! You’re behaving no better than our parents did: stealing from me and

or paraphrase the following text when she does: The arguing kobold woman notices you and turns from her son and the irate gnome shopkeeper. “You! You strangers look like capable sorts. I’m Kusa

Rival Vendors

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

conspire to exacerbate their enmity. In the course of the adventure, the characters are drawn into their conflict. Lamai Tyenmo Lamai Tyenmo (lawful good, gnome commoner) has dark, wild hair and a wide

took care of all of us; now we must take care of him.” Flaw. “I refuse to back down from a fight if the honor of my family is on the line.” Kusa Xungoon Kusa Xungoon Kusa Xungoon (lawful good, kobold

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