Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'crouching ruin growing to have require'.
Other Suggestions:
crouching ruins growing to have requires
crushing rule growing to have requires
crushing rule growing to have required
crushing rune growing to have required
crushing rune growing to have requires
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
hit point. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn.
Special Equipment. Kas wears the Crown of Lies (see the Introduction of Vecna: Eve of Ruin
).
Spider Climb. Kas can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Strength of the Night. Kas doesn’t require a coffin, and he drinks
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
but otherwise uses the wererat stat block, excluding actions that require equipment the target doesn’t have. During any night when there’s a full moon in the sky, the target becomes an NPC
him dangerous. He can smile and shake someone’s hand while simultaneously plotting to ruin that person.
Expanding the guild’s activities beyond thievery was Delour’s idea. He
Monsters
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: +11;{"diceNotation
, which kills all ordinary plants growing within 6 miles of the lair if the dragon is ancient, or within 3 miles if the dragon is an adult.
Haunting Moan. A haunting sound gets louder or fainter
Monsters
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
covers the ground, which kills all ordinary plants growing within 6 miles of the lair if the dragon is ancient, or within 3 miles if the dragon is an adult.
Haunting Moan. A haunting sound gets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sinda berries growing on a bush 5 1d6 wildroots 6 2d6 zabou growing on the floor Treasure The ruin contains 1d6 Omuan art objects (jade rings, painted pottery, silver-inlaid wooden statuettes of
. Whenever the party searches a ruined building, roll percentile dice and consult the Ruin Interior table to see what, if anything, the building contains. Ruin Interior d100 Ruin Contents 01–40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
seemingly deserted chapel that has been burnt down and rebuilt a thousand times
2 A hag’s hut that stands atop a growing hill of rotten sweets
3 A whispering pit once plugged by a
monolith covered in prayer scrolls
4 A field where paths grow in corridor-like patterns leading to a ruin at the center
5 A mansion built incorporating a stone circle
6 A cavern where the glowing bones of an otherworldly being jut from the walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Sythian stop growing olives. Joster wants Sythian to use connections gained through the students’ elite families to earn their patronage. With that newfound wealth and influence, Sythian could ruin lives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
of dark gray basalt—volcanic rock originating from Sharruth’s undersea tomb. The walls provide hand- and footholds, so climbing the walls doesn’t require an ability check. Fumes. Toxic volcanic fumes
from deep below the island are slowly poisoning the fungi in the caves. A faint smell of sulfur pervades the place, growing stronger the closer one gets to area B6. If the characters take a long rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
hills northeast of the city. But Mount Hotenow erupted thirty years ago, devastating Neverwinter and erasing Corlinn Hill from the map. Instead of growing up on an estate, you were raised in a small
at all. Rebuilding Corlinn Hill is impractical, thanks to the volcano. But in the last three or four years, hardy settlers have been rebuilding another ruin near the city: the old town of Phandalin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
the centuries, various bandits, thieves, orc war bands, and others used the tower as a temporary base while it fell further and further into ruin. The Chimera Crew, a group of bandits, currently
occupies the lair. Ularan Mortus pays the criminals to guard a growing horde of undead that the necromancer stores in the towers for an imminent attack on Phandalin. The bandits have also decided to make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
check must be made every 500 yards. The stag leads hunters on a 1,500-yard chase to a moss-grown, ivy-draped ruin in the forest. There, one of three things can happen. Choose the one that best suits
with bright golden skin. The young male either is wearing an antlered headpiece or has delicate antlers growing from his head. He drops to his knees and beseeches the characters in a dialect of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
feet high.
Light. Phosphorescent moss growing on the walls fills the caves with dim green light, imposing disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Stalagmites. Medium-sized
Intelligence (History) check.
Trees. The trees outside of the lair are 1d6 + 10 feet tall and require no ability checks to climb.
Walls. Wild vines grow on the cave’s walls. Climbing the walls without equipment requires a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ruin. The soul of their eldest son, Osvaldo, was taken immediately. What was left behind was transformed into a chain devil, which the Cassalanters confined to their attic. Their two youngest children
sacrifice of one shy of one hundred unfortunate souls.” The Cassalanters have most of the coin they need, but they require the gold from the Vault of Dragons to buy their children’s salvation without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
check must be made every 500 yards. The stag leads hunters on a 1,500-yard chase to a moss-grown, ivy-draped ruin in the forest. There, one of three things can happen. Choose the one that best suits
with bright golden skin. The young male either is wearing an antlered headpiece or has delicate antlers growing from his head. He drops to his knees and beseeches the characters in a dialect of Elvish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
quell the angry spirit. As a former magistrate herself, though, Won-Ha’s spirit managed to avoid the spirit arbiters and is growing in power. Just as Won-Ha was intentionally removed from Yeonido’s
story during her lifetime, her gwishin believes she has been forgotten by the city’s people. In response, Won-Ha’s gwishin has cursed the city’s people, causing them to forget the source of the ruin she brings down upon them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
neighbors, secretly motivated by the desire to access an ancient ruin in neighboring territory. 5 Humanoids mobilize to overthrow their giant oppressors, but the Humanoids are hopelessly outmatched in
by Humanoids, marking each people’s first awareness of the other and the lands they inhabit. 8 A small but growing number of giants believe the adventurers might be the fulfillment of an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Xanthoria’s Defeat Once Xanthoria is defeated, the characters find the last few pages of her notes among her possessions. They detail her growing obsession with undead and her success at turning
. Convincing Thunderwing to give up her life should be handled through roleplaying rather than ability checks, although you can require the characters to succeed on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Band Irina Nordsol A small band of hill giants hunts
across a ruin-studded landscape
The giants most commonly encountered in the world are bands of two to four who are united by a common
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->Out of the Abyss
Arriving at Blingdenstone Blingdenstone has a reputation for being a dangerous ruin inhabited only by monsters and other undesirables. Others think of it as a budding settlement well on its way to
require a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the group check succeeds, the attitude of the svirfneblin shifts by one. If characters are rude or act in a way to make the deep gnomes more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and stay close to Narrak. Fungi Patches Fungi is rampant throughout this area, growing in large patches on the floors and walls. Two thick fungi patches grow by each wall in the western tunnel
. The crack in the floor by the east wall is surrounded by a thick fungus patch that is difficult terrain for Small and Medium characters, and provides half cover for Tiny creatures. Growing among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
ritual dedicated to the powers of death. To complete the ritual, the deathlocks require a living sacrifice—one of the characters would be perfect. 9 Four minotaur skeletons carry a palanquin of bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to cause the rise and the ruin of dynasties Adult Dragons A dragon’s transition to adulthood is measured by two milestones: a century of life and a hoard worth around 15,000 gp or more. A hoard of
losing an entire hoard in a single burglary if that hoard is spread across multiple locations—and partly to extend the dragon’s magical influence across a growing territory. The treasure cache stored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
power, the Netherese faced a growing threat. Under the heart of their empire lived spellcasting aberrations called phaerimm. Using their ability to drain magic, the phaerimm began to unravel the Weave
, without which Netheril would collapse into ruin. In −339 DR, four years after the fall of Ythryn, the empire’s most powerful arcanist, Karsus, attempted to neutralize the phaerimm threat by casting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Weeping Paths When the characters leave the Final Steps of Courage for the Weeping Paths, read the following: Beyond the camp, the ash-heavy air closes in. Decay and ruin are everywhere, from the
(Survival) check notice the haze growing thicker and more pungent. If the characters notice, they can avoid the miasma by rushing out of the area. If they don’t, a toxic, 20-foot-radius sphere surrounds a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
their toes. Rogue Tales of your past heroic deeds might be somewhat exaggerated. Ruin When you lost everything, you realized the only thing you could rely on was your martial skill. Sage Descended
attacked your hamlet, you found you had a way with weapons. Throne You honed your martial skills as a bodyguard to an important political figure. Void Slaying monsters is a welcome distraction to the growing emptiness inside you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ancient temple, sharing stories to help the couatl pass the years.
3 A lamia and a young brass dragon lair in the same desert ruin, mostly leaving each other alone—but the lamia hopes to corrupt
a weretiger have become close friends as they try to keep a region safe from a growing horde of malicious gnolls.
6 A young brass dragon allowed a group of cyclopes to shelter in the dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a life of wickedness or finds redemption can it finally escape its undead purgatory and truly perish. Undead Nature. A death knight doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Death Knight
Medium
told that he must atone for his misdeeds by completing a quest, but growing fears about Isolde’s fidelity caused him to abandon his quest. Because his mission was not accomplished, a great cataclysm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
gargoyle doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Gargoyle
Medium elemental, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
15 (+2
essence of the elemental prince, growing over long years into vaguely humanoid rock formations that resolve at last into the hard, cruel shapes of gargoyles.
Ogrémoch doesn’t create gargoyles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
such, whispers among the servants of other gods claim that there might be a way to piece the fractured god back together. Doing so would require an incredible feat, though, likely involving the
their creator and they were made in his image.
Revel in Ruin. The summer festival of the Megasphagion is a domesticated version of Mogis’s typical rites. It involves the sacrifice of many cattle to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
through the top of a dwarven ruin and couldn’t escape. This put Pip in a quandary. He needed to tell someone about the monsters, but he knew he might get in trouble for leaving town. Worse, the
dark and tells his parents about his adventure. The Stonehills ask the party to investigate the ruin their son described. Finding Pip. The most direct way to find Pip is to follow his tracks in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
might arrive inside a similar fairy ring that is hidden in an elven tomb or inside the tumbled-down ruin of an ancient tower, for example. If the creature holding the wand and running widdershins is
Thither, however, might require fulfilling a different set of conditions. For example, the fey crossing on the Material Plane side might operate only at twilight or on nights of the full moon, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
thick patches of gorse and briars. This ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse.
It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing up through its ruined foundations. The lane
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the old chest among the roots of the tree growing up through the house. The chest contains 700 cp, 160 sp, and 90 gp. Awarding Experience Points Divide 50
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing through its foundations. The lane continues south a short distance past the ruin
roots of a tree growing in the house. The chest contains 1,400 cp, 160 sp, and 90 gp. U3: The Brown Horse This was formerly the Brown Horse, a taproom renowned for its excellent ale. A weathered signboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
off by the hobgoblins one year, leading to more sheep grazing, which brings the trolls out (the local trolls enjoy mutton, it seems), which brings intrepid adventurers to deal with the growing menace
family becoming immolated in its home, but most agree the culprit was a dracolich, of all things, residing in the ruin and defending the family’s wealth. The gods only know what led to the creation of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, the crown has been offered to General Dagnabbet Waybeard, granddaughter of Bruenor’s ally, the great general Dagna. When last I visited Mithral Hall a few years ago, I passed through the rebuilt ruin
mines (where guests aren’t permitted) or the undercity (where non-dwarf visitors are prohibited). Despite its recent reputation and the growing legend surrounding its most famous king, Mithral Hall is