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Monster Manual
lairs frequently change or exhibit bewildering features.
The region containing an arch-hag’s lair is altered by its presence, creating the following effects:
Lapsus Linguae. Creatures
, it also casts Confusion centered on itself. The spell uses the creature’s spellcasting ability and doesn’t require Concentration.
If the arch-hag is destroyed or moves its lair elsewhere
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spider Climb. The gem stalker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The gem stalker doesn’t require food or
Underdark, hunting Aberrations, and guarding its creator’s lair. A gem stalker is imbued with life, sapience, and purpose by the mystical energy of the gem dragon’s breath, and it is dedicated to
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the
Nature. A phantom warrior doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
of their former selves, albeit twisted by their state of being. These greater death dragons scheme to achieve their ends, all the while amassing and jealously guarding treasure hoards as they did in
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Asmodeus’ might. No matter what blistering wrath Asmodeus brought to bear on Zargon, the aberration continually re-formed from its horn. Finally, Asmodeus cast Zargon’s horn from the Nine
again.
Regional Effects
The region containing Zargon’s lair is warped by Zargon’s unnatural presence, creating one or more of the following effects:
Arcane Enervation. Enemies of Zargon
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of which require charges; the wand has 7 charges to fuel these spells, and it regains 1d4 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d4 + 3", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Charges regained"} charges daily at dawn:
At
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow older, they continually renovate their lairs, using their tunneling abilities and command over stone.
Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying
dragon can shape the stone to open or close a passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 10 feet thick.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a legendary sapphire dragon’s lair
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the guild, if you are a member in good standing. Such connections might require the donation of
across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
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and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon.
Regional Effects
The region containing an
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation
contain natural springs and heat vents, wild gardens, crystal formations, magical phenomena, or an ecosystem of lesser life forms that have adapted to living with the dragon.
Regional Effects
The region
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
able to awaken psionic potential in others, and many of the greatest psi warriors in history were the dragon’s students.
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After centuries guarding the world against incursions from the Far
which version of itself is moving or acting. If an effect or attack can target both of the dragon’s spaces at the same time, the dragon is affected only once.
Regional Effects
The region
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
older, they continually renovate their lairs, using their tunneling abilities and command over stone.
Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying honeycombs of hidden passages, deceptively thin walls
through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 10 feet thick.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a legendary sapphire dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
realize they enjoy hunting together.
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A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon.
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A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin
initiative count 20 on the next round. While the infusion lasts, creatures in the lair other than the dragon can’t regain hit points.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a legendary topaz dragon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon turtle doesn't require food or drink.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes one Bite or Tail attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16
"} 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
Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
connections might require the donation of money or magic items to the guild’s coffers.
You must pay dues of 5 gp per month to the guild. If you miss payments, you must make up back dues to remain
family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling
give their children names from other languages, such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their region’s culture or to the
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Dwarfholds of the North The various dwarven communities of the North are the heirs and survivors of Delzoun, the great Northkingdom of long ago. Despite continually warring over the centuries with
the orcs and goblinoids of the region, and having to fight off assaults from below by duergar and drow, the shield dwarves have stood fast, determined to hold their halls against all threats — and
Druid
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; territory.
Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over regions of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect
used for thrown weapons, such as darts or javelins.
Druids from regions that lack the plants described here have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For instance, a druid of a desert region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Kingdom Scale On a kingdom-scale map, each hex represents 6 miles. A map at this scale covers a large region, about the size of Great Britain or half the size of the state of California. That’s
plenty of room for adventuring. The first step of mapping a region at this scale is to sketch out the coastlines and any major bodies of water in the area. Is the region landlocked or on a coast? A coastal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonborn Tens of thousands of years ago the dragons of Argonnessen established a garrison of dragonborn in what is now Q’barra. These warriors were assigned to protect the region against the
since, fighting the forces of the Poison Dusk and guarding against further corruption. To date the dragonborn have largely ignored the humans of Q’barra, and the few humans who’ve encountered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tens of thousands of years ago, the dragons of Argonnessen established a garrison of dragonborn in what is now Q’barra. These warriors were assigned to protect the region against the influence of the
. They have remained there ever since, guarding against corruption and fighting the evil forces of the Poison Dusk — which is sometimes described as a cult devoted to a dragon, and sometimes as an army
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
restoring the city to its former state. If the undead medusa guarding area O4 is overcome, the crown and scepter recovered from the monastery can be used to open the temple gate, as noted in the adventure
characters attempting to activate or reverse the abyssal gate, you can also require that the character wearing the crown and holding the scepter must be in physical contact with the standing arch — making it impossible to activate the gate from inside the apparatus of Kwalish or any similar protective device.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, remains a danger due to undead guarding the only safe approach: a beach called the Skull Dunes. The mariners’ guild is willing to pay 2,000 gp to the characters if they can land, explore the island
contact in the region is Major Ursa, who keeps a lighthouse on an island nearby. He will provide additional information to any group that takes on the assignment. Anyone who accepts the contract will be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
restaurant. As the characters soon discover, this is not a coincidence. The Princes of the Apocalypse adventure contains more information on Red Larch and the surrounding region. As with Phandalin
nearby. Then, of course, there’s the small force of bugbears guarding the pen and the gnolls surrounding the inn. That doesn’t look right at all.
The amount of time the characters spend skulking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the abundance of food and water in the region. Foraging DCs Food and Water Availability DC Abundant food and water sources 10 Limited food and water sources 15 Very little, if any, food and water
characters. Horses and other creatures require different quantities of food and water per day based on their size. Water needs are doubled if the weather is hot. Food and Water Needs Creature Size Food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
a require a hike to reach from the main trail that follows the gorge. One such location is known as the Shrine of the Tender Oath, a small retreat where devotees can dwell for a time and contemplate
and its allies sneaked into the shrine, used deceit and magic to overcome the few worshipers, and began digging. They have gone unnoticed by other dwarves in the region.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the orcs of the region. In her studies of the Prophecy, Vvaraak had foreseen a great threat that could be stopped only by the younger races. So she taught the orcs the secret language of the natural
, in addition to guarding the seals that bind the daelkyr and keep Xoriat at bay, the Gatekeepers remained vigilant against the possibility of worse to come. In the millennia since that struggle ended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
carries out its tasks properly. Wreathed in Flame. The fire wreathing a flameskull burns continually, giving off bright light that the creature controls. It uses those flames as a weapon, focusing them to
spell. If it can no longer fulfill its intended purpose, the re-formed flameskull is beholden to no one and becomes autonomous. Undead Nature. A flameskull doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
relics it is charged with guarding. Sacred Guardians. Creating an eidolon requires a spirit of fanatical devotion — that of an individual who, in life, served with unwavering faithfulness. Upon death, a
god might reward such a follower with everlasting service in the protection of a holy site. An eidolon has no purpose beyond guarding the place it was assigned to and never leaves. Animated Statues. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dissuade the giants from coming any closer.
2 A raiding band of giants draws disaffected citizens of the region to join its ranks. The region’s desperate despot hires adventurers to fight the giants
Devout giants live a monastic life at a sacred site with vast magical power—power the adventurers require to deal with a cosmic threat.
From the perspective of smaller people, a roving giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in the region, they’re not unheard of, and the skeleton is a well-liked member of the community. Rufina is neutral good and uses the commoner stat block, but is Undead and doesn’t require air, food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the wall, then disappear forever once a new guard assumes its post or the wall is destroyed. The period between the time it died and
. A phantom warrior doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Phantom Warrior
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, hunting Aberrations, and guarding its creator’s lair. A gem stalker is imbued with life, sapience, and purpose by the mystical energy of the gem dragon’s breath, and it is dedicated to its mission. A
stalker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The gem stalker doesn’t require food or drink.
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