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Keys from the Golden Vault
of 120 feet and has darkvision within a range of 60 feet, but it can’t see anything behind itself.
The painting can converse in Common, Draconic, and Elvish as if it were a living person
Portrait. While you are attuned to the painting, you can command it to guard its location against one or more creatures you identify as the painting’s enemies. The painting performs this function
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just
serves as a mobile rookery for a flock of pteranodon;pteranodons and eats fish they drop.
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A young dragon turtle has been enslaved by an aboleth and forced to guard the creature’s lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
moonstone dragon has partnered with an androsphinx to guard a precious treasure, taking the place of the sphinx’s slain gynosphinx partner.
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An ancient moonstone dragon is summoned to mediate a
and converse with it in its dreams. The creature remembers its conversation with the dragon upon waking.
Planar Transition. The veil between planes is thinned near a moonstone dragon’s lair
Kenku
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death.
— Gimble, Notes from a
kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thieves’ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar noise across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
humanoid it encounters, using its victim as a puppet to spy on the city and relay information back to Nihiloor. Occasionally, an intellect devourer is instructed to seek out a particular kind of target, such
as a member of the City Guard or the City Watch. Sometimes its instructions will include orders to capture specific Waterdavians and bring them to Skullport, where they can be enslaved or ransomed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
bank sports a teller’s window with a drop-down counter. A bespectacled halfling woman in a silk tabard sits behind the glass. Outside, a bored human guard stands watch.
The banker, Quink, relies on the
meet its wrath.” (True)
Jane Katsubo Yvette
Human Bank Guard
Stat Block: Guard
This corrupt guard exploits her station for selfish ends.
Bitter. Yvette thinks the world owes her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. For this reason, many kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thieves’ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar
noise across the city, alerting their allies to the approach of a guard patrol or signaling a prime opportunity for a robbery. Since kenku can precisely reproduce any sound, the messages they carry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
armor; their weapons and shields hang from hooks on the corners of their bunks. 32b. Guard Post Four hobgoblins stand guard here — two flanking the door to area 32a, and two flanking the door to area
32c. Any battle here brings reinforcements from those areas, as well as from area 20. 32c. Captains’ Quarters Two hobgoblin captains converse quietly in this room, which contains three beds. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
favor by using an approach that relies on your best bonuses and skills. If the group needs to trick a guard into letting them into a castle, the rogue who is proficient in Deception is the best bet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
thinking of how you will interact with an NPC; use an approach that relies on your group’s skill proficiencies. For example, if the group needs to trick a guard into letting them into a castle, the Rogue who is proficient in Deception should lead the discussion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
favor by using an approach that relies on your best bonuses and skills. If the group needs to trick a guard into letting them into a castle, the rogue who is proficient in Deception is the best bet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
thinking of how you will interact with an NPC; use an approach that relies on your group’s skill proficiencies. For example, if the group needs to trick a guard into letting them into a castle, the Rogue who is proficient in Deception should lead the discussion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
kobolds (those on level 1) have been burned, but the level 2 huts and both guard towers remain. Anyone can determine from tracks that the cultists trekked away in small groups in all directions. A
, so they won’t challenge characters who enter the camp, attack them, or even alert the cultists. They consider standing guard to be beneath them. They are a taciturn bunch, so they won’t be much help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
kobolds (those on level 1) have been burned, but the level 2 huts and both guard towers remain. Anyone can determine from tracks that the cultists trekked away in small groups in all directions. A
, so they won’t challenge characters who enter the camp, attack them, or even alert the cultists. They consider standing guard to be beneath them. They are a taciturn bunch, so they won’t be much help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
converse. In the course of attacking, it denigrates its foes and offers to kill them swiftly if they beg for their lives. If a manticore sees an advantage to be gained by sparing a creature’s life, it does
support for an orc horde or a hobgoblin army. Another could serve as a hunting companion for a hill giant chief, or guard the entrance to a lamia’s lair. The manticores’ greatest territorial rivals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
5. Fenthaza’s Quarters Two type 2 yuan-ti malisons stand guard in the corridor outside this room. Combat in the hallway alerts the yuan-ti broodguards in area 6, which arrive in 1 round. The room can
nightmare speaker (see appendix D), lairs here. If an alarm is raised, Fenthaza relies on her guards to protect her while she releases the creature trapped in the stone urn (see below). Fenthaza tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you gain the ability to converse with beasts and many fey. You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan. In addition, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain the ability to decipher their noises
and motions. Most beasts lack the intelligence to convey or understand sophisticated concepts, but a friendly beast could relay what it has seen or heard in the recent past. This ability doesn’t grant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
other than Undercommon, Noolgaloop casts the tongues spell so they can converse. It demands that the characters help it complete the statue by retrieving the following items: The legs and fur of a giant
carrion crawler swarming with maggots. 21b. Kuo-toa Carnage Stench. The air in this cave is fantastically foul.
Kuo-toa. Four poisoned kuo-toa guard this area. Two of them are using spears to cut the head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the castle without drawing suspicion. C4. Guard Towers The lower level of each tower contains three cultists at rest. The furnishings on this level include six wooden cots with furs and matching
guard while the other sleeps. These individuals are briefly described below: Huarwar Mulphoon is a brooding, pessimistic human in his late twenties, the son of Cora Mulphoon (see “Buried Treasures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
was long ago abandoned by the order of monks that built it. Since then, various outlaw gangs and monsters have claimed it as a lair. Burle Burle is a fortified outpost that is always on guard for
alongside dwarf fighters from the Copperlocks clan. Travelers in need of shelter can rest on cots in the guard towers that surround the place, but only those with business related to the mine are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(Arcana) check notes that none of these individuals is a native of the Outer Planes (a fact that matters for iron flasks). Speaking with Sincerity The headquarters of the Excelsior guard is a palatial
description when the characters arrive: In this clean but stark and undecorated room converse two figures in comfortable chairs. One is a hound archon with long, straight hair, and the other is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
means the Brightguard falls!” Among the bystanders is the well-known actor Afsoun Ghorbani. While the characters converse with Artavazda, read the following text: Two white-and-gold-clad Brightguards
question a calm elf woman with dark hair, sharp green eyes, and a pink tunic over a red dress. One guard and the blue-skinned angel Artavazda lock eyes, and the angel nods. The Brightguards place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
chapter 3) encompasses most of the ruin, and monsters guard whatever secrets the ancient castle and its dungeons might hold. Two Ford. The small village of Two Ford relies on river trade to supply its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
pose as merchants and rely on their local contacts to move goods through the region without interference from the town guard or royal agents. Smuggling has long been an easy way to make money in
families to give to dwarves and merchants. This faction relies on two council members for representation. Eda Oweland leads the faction and can count on Gellan Primewater to back her up. Anders Solmor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
guard over this cavern. It positions itself around the corner so it can’t be seen until intruders reach the top of the ramp. The empty ice floor of this chamber holds a most unexpected sight. A large
kobolds have been directed to stay with the tiefling and follow her orders, which mostly means undertaking errands to the scriptorium (area 11). She also relies on them for cooking, housekeeping, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no skill in crafting. Instead, he relies on his ability as a thief to take ownership of what he wants. Why work so hard to manufacture something when a much easier path to riches lies open? Abbathor
lead from the front. When defending a stronghold, they guard the walls and lead sorties against enemy positions. When an external threat is near, the priests plan guerrilla raids to disrupt invaders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
guard over this cavern. It positions itself around the corner so it can’t be seen until intruders reach the top of the ramp. The empty ice floor of this chamber holds a most unexpected sight. A large
. The kobolds have been directed to stay with the tiefling and follow her orders, which mostly means undertaking errands to the scriptorium (area 11). She also relies on them for cooking, housekeeping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
being the oldest tavern in town, the Wicker Goat is owned by Lankus Kurrid (NG male human guard), a retired officer of the Keoish army who caters to the dwarven miners and town guard. The two-story
determine the nature of an available task. d6 Task 1 Guard a mining shaft that was recently attacked by duergar from the Underdark. 2 Escort supply wagons moving to and from Saltmarsh. 3 Explore a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Flaming Weapon (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the guard can wreath one melee weapon it is wielding in
flame. The guard is unharmed by this fire, which lasts until the end of the guard’s next turn. While wreathed in flame, the weapon deals an extra 3 (1d6) fire damage on a hit.
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the desert heat. Each also holds a torch.
Two siblings, Atfez and Pachi (neutral good, human bandit captains), stand guard outside the pyramid’s entrance, keeping watch for creatures that might
, Iaseda and her fellow Tears defend themselves and the pyramid fiercely, decrying the characters as defilers. What Iaseda Knows. Iaseda can relay the history of Bakar (detailed in this adventure’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
out elsewhere amid the chaos of war. Glowing Signal. The kakkuus immediately return if they see the glyph glowing on the door to area Y2. Y2: Guard Hall The exterior door has an invisible glyph
section sees faint Abyssal runes in each chamber. A character who understands Abyssal can read them as Drill Field, Guard Hall, Planning Chamber, Vault, and Miska’s Prison Hall. Tower of Mystery. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
the party succeeds in getting her to converse: The doors to the north lead to halls infested with undead and cursed magic. The door to the southwest leads into the old kitchens, guarded by more
. If a threat becomes apparent, the two smiths grab their weapons, use Enlarge, and move to guard the two bridges. If the fight goes against them, they turn invisible and try to slip out to area 36
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
south. The chasm floor is fifty feet below the bridge and consists of a jumbled mass of boulders. To the west, the chasm narrows and continues for some distance.
Three gargoyles guard the area
stands 15 feet tall. Marlos Urnrayle intends to repair it, but he has not yet found anyone sufficiently skilled to do the work. Arrow Slits. The arrow slits facing this area from the guard posts at areas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
small reptilian humanoids guard this room, the walls of which have niches carved into them. Each niche is lined with moss and holds a brown egg the size of a small orange.
Seven kobolds guard this room
Strength checks because of the steep incline of the tracks. 7. Upper Landing Two kobolds stand guard near some old crates. One keeps an eye on the cart track, while the other watches the stairs to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
these Returned a vision instructing them to locate the tomb and guard it. The sentries infiltrated the crypt while it was submerged and waited here, drifting in a torpor. Expecting Varyas, the sentries
use it for their own ends, Antiophes treats this as an affront and attacks. After any resulting battle with the lampads, the party can converse with Varyas’s eidolon, who lethargically agrees to leave