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Curse of Strahd
fishing on Lake Zarovich. On the way back to town, a dire wolf attacked Izek and bit off his right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in
grown a new arm to replace the one he had lost.
The new appendage has barbed spines, elongated fingers, and long nails. He can create fire with the snap of his fiendish fingers and has used the flames
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
are distracted by that assault, invisible nycaloths move in and attack with surprise. The mezzoloths use cloudkill to surround the characters, unconcerned about NPCs caught up in the attack. Option 2
: Outdoor Attack An attack in a marketplace, garden, or some other outdoor location opens with the black dragon and one or more flying nycaloths appearing overhead to create a panic. The cultists are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
are distracted by that assault, invisible nycaloths move in and attack with surprise. The mezzoloths use cloudkill to surround the characters, unconcerned about NPCs caught up in the attack. Option 2
: Outdoor Attack An attack in a marketplace, garden, or some other outdoor location opens with the black dragon and one or more flying nycaloths appearing overhead to create a panic. The cultists are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
local sailors and fishers for your heroics, though the newcomers to the region (primarily members of the town guard and the dwarves working the mine) know little about you. Create an event that
drink in town since. Eda Oweland, owner of several fishing boats in town, held a feast in your honor. 3 When goblins emerged from the Dreadwood to raid the area, you distracted them long enough for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
territorial dragon distracted. Work on the runic colossus is almost complete. Unless capable heroes arrive to rescue Theldin or defeat Brimskarda, it’s only a matter of time until the region is turned
to ash by an angry red dragon, a haughty fire giant, or a destructive war machine. Design Note
If you have Glory of the Giants, you can follow along with the process we used to create this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
highlight performers. Spectators watch the acts from rows of tiered wooden seats encircling the ring. You can randomly determine an act by rolling on the Big Top Acts table, or you can create new acts using
sharing a bottle of pear cider. They allow only performers and other Witchlight hands to pass through the curtain but are so distracted by their arguing that any character can slip past them unseen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in the woods and was never seen again. Unlike his sister, Izek was born without a soul. As
. He can create fire with the snap of his fiendish fingers and has used the flames to put the fear of the devil in every Vallakian. Doll Collector. Perhaps more disturbing than his fiendish arm and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters might be tempted to visit the Palace of Heart’s Desire as well (see chapter 5), but they can avoid this location and still accomplish their goals. Setting the Stage After the players create their
children, the characters inadvertently set themselves up to be robbed. Whatever thing was taken from each character as a child vanished suddenly while that character was distracted by the magic of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
20 damage, the chaos of the storm has distracted the characters and crew. In that event, all creatures on the characters’ battle balloon are surprised by the airship sent by the Six to engage the
’ battle balloon. When the needle makes contact, it automatically deals sufficient damage to the balloon to create a slow-leaking puncture. This doesn’t cause a sudden crash, but the battle balloon begins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
mounts a counterattack. The dragonclaw is in charge. The kobold guards are alert, but they are distracted when Group B passes in front of the temple. Group B consists of three cultists, ten kobolds, and
allow before the doors burst open depends on your group. What’s important is that players feel pressed. To create a sense of pressure, give the front doors 30 hit points and let each thud of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
mounts a counterattack. The dragonclaw is in charge. The kobold guards are alert, but they are distracted when Group B passes in front of the temple. Group B consists of three cultists, ten kobolds, and
before the doors burst open depends on your group. What’s important is that players feel pressed. To create a sense of pressure, give the front doors 30 hit points and let each thud of the battering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
creatures need to belong to groups. You can add as many unaffiliated creatures as you like to your encounter deck. Create groups depending on how you’d like the characters to encounter the creatures
separate from the other monsters, as far from the characters as reasonably possible and hiding if it can, attacking once the characters are distracted. Lurkers might include Humanoid foes like bandits, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
jovial voice, and she promotes physical strength and good health. Vile Sazha knows how to create a suitable canvas for the hags’ cursed paintings. This secret is tattooed on her withered arm in
with bloodshot eyes. Auntie Greenbones knows how to infuse demon ichor into the paints needed to create the cursed paintings that drive the coven’s evil bargains. This recipe is inscribed on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
unfocused and easily distracted, his potential scattered like seeds on stone. It wasn’t until a kraken rose from the ocean’s deepest depths and began a rampage that threatened Dalakos’s community that he
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a wall of water on the ground at a point you can see within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the only music is the ceaseless rhythmic hammering in the forges. The duergar consider art a frivolous pursuit, and only rarely appreciate or create it.
Merchant Council The lairds and merchants
Keepers of the Flame are currently distracted by their ongoing vendetta against the Gray Ghosts, who recently stole a valuable dragon egg that would have hatched Themberchaud’s eventual successor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.
Actions
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Boggle Oil (3 Applications). Squirt expends 1 application of boggle oil to create a 10-foot
scarecrows and thereby lure the tin soldiers into the garden. The Escape. While everyone is distracted, the characters will free the captives from the workshop (area L4) while Will climbs into the textile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other legions when a host forms. The warlords of rival legions don’t seek to depose the leader of the host unless the fortunes of war create the opportunity. Each legion records all the insults directed
weapons to create openings in enemy formations.
Bulwarks. The wild attack of a group of thugs is often followed by the charge of one or more bulwarks. A bugbear bulwark carries a spiked shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to create a map of the headquarters and its surroundings. Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide can help detail both wilderness and urban locations. LIFESTYLE EXPENSES
Whenever characters are in
limited. A foe might become distracted the first time a ghostly figure appears in a haunted tavern, but the quality of the illusion is such that it doesn’t stand up to continued scrutiny. Cosmetic effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Golem Laboratories In these formerly cursed temples and workshops, the Red Wizards create golems. Locations in the Golem Laboratories are identified on map 5.10. Map 5.10: Golem Laboratories Golems
start of each round thereafter, another random pillar transforms until all six gargoyles have emerged. Because the Red Wizards are drawing off the magic in this area to create stone golems, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
, using ooze prods to poke the mixtures. They challenge any intruders. If the undead become distracted, oozes might attack (see “Vat System” below). Sarkalla, a Red Wizard transmuter (see appendix B), is
notices Sarkalla while she does so. Quite mad, Sarkalla cares only for her experiments and her “precious children” — the oozes that she is working to imbue with intelligence in order to create “the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
between them.
The statues that surround the top of the tower were sacrifices vitrified here to create a wall around the medusa. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals areas where the
pit, it attacks at once. The medusa fights until destroyed unless distracted by any information regarding the high priest (see area O5) or any offer to help leave the temple. If the characters confirm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, forming a small stream. Pink dog-rose blossoms grow around the basin.
Caerwyn and Porphura worked together to create this miraculous fountain; over the ages, entrancing Feywild magic has permeated
Dexterity saving throw or fall into the water. The otters are easily distracted by anyone tossing them small objects; they play with such objects in their paws, pass the objects between each other, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
without knowing their significance and patterns, the cultists in area C14 are alert to trouble. C14: Common Room Tables and chairs in this crypt are arranged to create a meeting room or mess hall
Gallery (area C26) and is too focused on his work to be distracted by combat elsewhere in the catacombs. He trusts his minions to handle any trouble. If intruders reach Jerot’s personal chamber, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
contents. Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence check realize that the giants are erasing all evidence of the cottage and using its stones to create something artistic and timeless in its place
. Once they finish, the giants move on to the next ruined homestead they find. The giants are too distracted to notice anyone watching them from a distance. If the characters confront the giants or