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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Flyby. The arclight phoenix doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Grounded Lightning. The first time on a turn that the arclight phoenix touches the ground, it
successful one. The explosion destroys the phoenix but leaves behind a Tiny, warm egg with a mizzium shell.
The egg contains the embryo of a new arclight phoenix. It hatches when it is in the area of a spell
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The
detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian shell, shiny black and
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The
are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian shell, shiny black and
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can
tiresome. Trespassers who are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The dragon doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can
tiresome. Trespassers who are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are engaged in continuous battles with one another.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair
stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region, even when there is no carrion to be found.
If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of the lair, that creature must
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains
of the following effects:
Charnel Realm. The air is filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region.
Undead Beasts. Dead Beasts periodically animate as
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The demilich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Flight. The demilich flies up to half its flying
its skull remains. This “demilich” contains only a fragment of the lich’s malevolent life force — just enough so that if it is disturbed, these remains rise into the air and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
two empty iron cages with rusty iron doors. Flies buzz around the crate, which contains the half-eaten corpse of an orc as well as Slub’s treasure. Treasure Lying next to the half-eaten orc is a
15. Slub’s Den This damp cave belongs to Slub the hill giant (see area 14). It contains a sleeping pallet, a half-empty barrel of pig snouts, a half-empty barrel of vinegar, an old wooden crate, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
open iron pot hangs from a hook inside the blackened fireplace. It rattles on its hook and bobs up and down, as though something is inside it. The iron pot contains an ordinary bat. When the characters get close, it flies out and flaps about the room.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. High Ground This 30-foot-high cavern contains two 10-foot ledges — a smaller one to the west and a bigger one to the south. Five gargoyles perch on the north ledge. When the gargoyles detect
intruders, one of them flies north to warn the dao (in area 11) that visitors have arrived. If this gargoyle is wounded or waylaid, all the gargoyles attack. Otherwise, the gargoyles that remain speak to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
group won’t find that satisfying, you can avoid playing through a long overland journey by making use of the following scenario. Wherever the characters are when this session begins, a raven flies up
bird brings to meet me in Waterdeep as soon as possible.”
The bird waits patiently while the leather parcel is removed from its harness. The parcel contains a carefully folded spell scroll of teleport
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
group won’t find that satisfying, you can avoid playing through a long overland journey by making use of the following scenario. Wherever the characters are when this session begins, a raven flies up
bird brings to meet me in Waterdeep as soon as possible.”
The bird waits patiently while the leather parcel is removed from its harness. The parcel contains a carefully folded spell scroll of teleport
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wardrobe, read: A plain white dress yellowed with age flies out of the wardrobe and begins to dance in the middle of the room. The dress flaps around to the music of the storm. If anyone touches the dancing
south wall, behind the hanging mirror west of the wardrobe, is a secret door. It can be pulled open to reveal a closet choked with dust and cobwebs and that contains a wooden ladder that leads up 20 feet to another secret door in the tower stairway (area K20). The staircase leads down to area K24.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
flies buzzes around him. Hruk carries a sack that contains 1d4 + 1 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. When Guh feels threatened, she yells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to the players: A gigantic sac of wet, papery material floats high above the surface of hell. Angelic figures with feathery wings stick to its surface like flies in amber, their bodies struggling
futilely underneath layers of gunk. Iron chains at the bottom of the structure tether it to the hellish landscape.
A typical hellwasp nest contains eight hellwasps, although twice this number are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
-covered spellbook contains all the spells he has prepared plus the following: confusion, counterspell, fabricate, feather fall, glyph of warding, magic weapon, seeming, and water breathing. If his
attempt to copy Wormriddle’s spell scroll was successful, Elan’s book also contains legend lore. 13b. Arch Gate to Level 6 Arch. Embedded in the south wall is a stone arch bearing images of beholders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
render the trap harmless, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. If this check fails by 5 or more, the trap flies apart as described above. Treasure. The dead dwarf was an adventuring rogue
(roll on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook). Tied to her waist is a hide pouch that contains a figurine of wondrous power (onyx dog). Teleport Trap A creature teleported by this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
commonly seen in the area. The air becomes filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region, even when there is no carrion to be found. If a humanoid spends at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
directions (true or false) 42–44 Grants a wish 45–47 Flies about to avoid being touched 48–50 Casts geas on the characters 51–53 Increases, reduces, negates, or reverses gravity 54–56 Induces greed 57–59
Contains an imprisoned creature 60–62 Locks or unlocks exits 63–65 Offers a game of chance, with the promise of a reward or valuable information 66–68 Helps or harms certain types of creatures 69–71 Casts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
wildlife are commonly seen in the area. The air becomes filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region, even when there is no carrion to be found. If a humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
immune to the planes’ effects. The Planar Effects table contains effects for various planes of existence on the train’s current route. Unless otherwise noted, each effect lasts until the train leaves
and its accompanying effect. Once a train leaves a plane, it doesn’t return to that plane for the rest of the adventure. Planar Effects d6 Plane and Effect 1 Acheron. The train flies over a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Trapped within the urn is an air elemental that obeys Fenthaza. If the urn’s lid is removed by someone other than Fenthaza, the elemental flies out and attacks. Fenthaza uses the elemental to hunt down and
prisoners in area 8. She wears a holy symbol of Dendar the Night Serpent (25 gp) around her neck. The chest is unlocked and contains 200 gp, a black leather quiver embroidered with a quartz-studded star map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
4. Residences The village contains eight cottages, each one belonging to a different local family. Half of the homes were badly damaged during the cloud giants’ bombardment. A typical cottage has a
. Characters searching through the wreckage find Semile’s crushed body. A muddy fenced-in yard next to the Southwell residence contains wooden feeding troughs and chicken coops. Unless they are drawn to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Ogre Lair Locations The following locations are keyed to map E. E1: Entrance Flies buzz around the rotting carcass of some unrecognizable beast outside the cave mouth.
The carcass conceals a hidden
on his threat. E3: Dragon’s Den This spacious cavern contains battered armor, broken weapons, casks of ale and mead, and other supplies. A red-scaled dragon glowers down at the chamber from a rocky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are two 9-foot-tall statues of ogres transforming into giant flies.
Table. A large stone table stands in the middle of the room. Several curious items rest atop it, including a black cube-shaped box
discovered with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a jade circlet worth 1,500 gp (the material component for a shapechange spell) and a spell scroll of polymorph.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Flyby. The arclight phoenix doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Grounded Lightning. The
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion destroys the phoenix but leaves behind a Tiny, warm egg with a mizzium shell.
The egg contains the embryo of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
only the most powerful flinds and pack lords bother to name the groups they lead. The War Band Composition table determines how many gnolls and hyenas the band contains. The War Band Leadership table
2d4 maw demons* 19 1 shoosuva* 20 1d3 trolls Shared Physical Trait d10 Shared Physical Trait 1 Rune branded on forehead 2 Bone piercings 3 Ritual scarring 4 Surrounded by clouds of flies 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
have their names engraved on their breasts. (Example names include Glyff, Pim, and Zwee. Create others as needed.) If a creature speaks a sparrow’s name aloud and gives it a task, it flies off as though
affected by an animal messenger spell. In addition to delivering spoken messages, a mechanical sparrow can also carry written letters. Writing Desk. The writing desk contains three letters, two from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, Trepsin (see the “Four-Armed Troll” sidebar), is asking for the cult’s recognition signal. If the characters don’t know it or just don’t provide it, the troll attacks. The kennel contains six ambush
carcass hangs from the tripod by a rope: probably a young boar, though the flies make it hard to tell. Beneath it is a bowl circled by runes written in blood.
The runes are written in Giant. Trepsin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, Trepsin, is asking for the cult’s recognition signal. If the characters don’t know it or just don’t provide it, the troll attacks. The kennel contains six ambush drakes (see appendix D for
rope: probably a young boar, though the flies make it hard to tell. Beneath it is a bowl circled by runes written in blood. The runes are written in Giant. Trepsin is a follower of the demon lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sarcophagus draped in cobwebs. Its lid is carved to resemble a giant bat with folded wings. (The sarcophagus contains a vampire.) Floating above the vessel is a magic rune that glows as bright as a candle
1d8 bludgeoning damage (2d8 if the target is a giant). Hit or Miss: If thrown, the weapon flies back to Zorak’s hand after the attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
latch keeping it closed. The box contains a dozen crawling claws. If the lid is opened, the crawling claws quickly skitter out. A character who immediately tries to close the lid can make a DC 15
, straight-sided glass jar filled with clear goo. If another creature comes within 5 feet of the jug, Vargas awakens, flies out of the jug covered in goo, and erupts in emerald flames. Vargas is confused and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
connect each level of a tower, and the trapdoor in the roof can be bolted shut from below. Breaking through a bolted trapdoor requires a successful DC 27 Strength (Athletics) check. Each tower contains
tower, the drow mage summons a quasit and instructs it to notify Rilna Freth of the new arrivals. The quasit assumes bat form and flies to area 19c to deliver the news. Rilna decides what to do with any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
dining room’s west wall is a small box with the Delphi family crest (a purple eye) engraved on the lid. The box is unlocked. Inside is a bag that contains 150 gp and three potions of healing. D4: Kitchen
This large kitchen is in poor condition. Flies cover foul-smelling messes of several meals stacked on a worktable in the middle of the room.
The kitchen is in shambles. The half-eaten food on the