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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
knows it can be off-putting to strangers, and it relies on humor to defuse tension.
Alignment. Lawful neutral.
Personality Trait. “I’m generally positive, and I make jokes when I’m
nervous or sense tension in the air.”
Ideal. “I prefer to keep moving from place to place.”
Bond. “My original head. It was perfect every way. I hope to get it back one day
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
turtle’s lair can be transformed by its presence, creating one or more of the following effects:
Diverting Currents. Underwater currents push unwanted visitors away from the lair. While
swimming in these currents, each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain), even if a creature has a swimming speed.
Elemental Portals. Crevasses on the ocean floor within 1
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
that’s both its fiefdom and its prison. It lairs within a grotesque hive dangling from a mountain-size tree of tar and flame called Gorewood.
Aurnozci relies on demonic proxies and mortal
restrained in this way takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cocoon", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. A creature can use its action to try to tear
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
failed save, the creature is charmed by the morkoth for 1 minute. While charmed in this way, the target tries to get as close to the morkoth as possible, using its actions to Dash until it is within
without notice. The environment is warm and wet, a subtropical or tropical climate that keeps the morkoth and its “guests” comfortable.
Each island glides on planar currents and is safe from
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living manifestations of a wish granted—to respond to these calls.
To friendly adventurers and weary travelers along the
favor.
The multiverse dictates that there must always be a noble djinni to preside over the Infinite Staircase. If slain, Nafas re-forms within days, coalescing from cosmic air. The only way to truly
Monsters
The Tortle Package
geonid can’t see and relies on its tremorsense to detect other creatures nearby.
Dark Lairs. Geonids live in natural tunnels and caves. They feed primarily on lizards, rats, slugs, and other
. Geonids can attune to stone in a way that lets them discern what other creatures have been in the area recently. Geonids use this ability to track prey and to determine whether other creatures have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
effects: Buoying Currents. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair that lack a Swim Speed ignore the extra cost of movement while swimming. Sun and Storms. While in its lair, the dragon can cast Control
Weather, requiring no Material components and using the same spellcasting ability as its Spellcasting action. When casting the spell this way, the dragon can control the weather within 1 mile of its lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
territory, not reliance on magic items, money, or other elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an
advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too much on them can grow complacent, a recipe for disaster in the mountains. This trait manifests most strongly when goliaths interact with other folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above
d’Ahten’khan 5th-level Grung Monk Courtier Way of the Open Hand As an orange grung, d’Ahten’khan is the highest caste member of the group, and its strategic leader. Not the most studied grung
, d’Ahten’khan relied heavily on c’Ahbülos for relevant information and lore, prior to the red grung’s untimely demise at the hands of the batiri. d’Ahten’khan now relies on b’Ang’r’Ang, whom she trusts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sandbars Waves and currents deposit sand in shallow water near the shoreline. These sandbars form a line that can be between 10 feet and 3 miles in length and width. During high tide, sandbars are
. The crew of a ship moving toward a sandbar beneath the waves must have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher or fail to see the sandbar in the way (see “Noticing Threats”). When a ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Modes of Travel The adventurers might find different ways to cross the Darklake, depending on how long they traverse it and who or what they encounter along the way. Since there is no wind in the
Underdark, all water travel involves either rowing at 1½ miles per hour, or floating with prevailing currents at 1 mile per hour. Characters can work in shifts to row more than 8 hours per day, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, the computer relies on the characters to clear the way. Once the characters deal with the behemoth, they must contend with Aphelion to safeguard the scientist from the supercomputer’s mechanical clutches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Administration The day-to-day functioning of Strixhaven relies on hundreds of laborers, clerks, coaches, administrators, and others. These personnel include folk like Mavinda Sharpbeak, the kindly
counselors to students, view it as their role to disagree with each other and guide the college by way of their arguments. Furthermore, rivalries among the deans only exacerbate this combative attitude
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
its presence, creating one or more of the following effects: Diverting Currents. Underwater currents push unwanted visitors away from the lair. While swimming in these currents, each foot of movement
costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain), even if a creature has a swimming speed. Elemental Portals. Crevasses on the ocean floor within 1 mile of the dragon turtle’s lair form two-way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living
. If slain, Nafas re-forms within days, coalescing from cosmic air. The only way to truly destroy Nafas is to take his place.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
the bottom of its shell. A geonid can draw its limbs into its shell and close the opening. When it does so, the creature looks like a small boulder. In this state, the geonid can’t see and relies on
moss. Geonids like to collect coins and gemstones, and they rarely confront creatures larger than themselves except to rob them or scare them away. Stone Tell. Geonids can attune to stone in a way that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
comparisons because of the way individual adventures are limited in scope but blend together (to some degree) to create a larger narrative. If an adventure is a single episode or season of a series, a
as you’re planning adventures. If your adventure relies on certain events, plan for multiple ways they might come about, or be prepared for clever players to prevent those events from happening as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, his rightful heir. She has taken her place on the Wyrmskull Throne, but with the ordning shattered, she doesn’t have the power to keep the evil giant lords in line. She relies on two storm giants for
affection for them. In this part of their mission, the characters use their conch of teleportation (obtained in a previous chapter) to teleport to Maelstrom. Once there, they must make their way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
the hull protects you from the the strong currents outside. Many boxes and barrels are present here, somewhat waterlogged but largely intact.
This ship served as a tender vessel, bringing supplies to
aft end on the lower deck of the caravel. As soon as any of the characters makes their way below deck, the undead attempt to ambush the party. If the characters haven’t encountered the sahuagin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
clicking of gears. Pidlwick II can’t speak and doesn’t have an expressive face, so he relies mostly on hand gestures and simple diagrams to communicate. He understands Common but can’t read or write. If
the characters show kindness to the clockwork effigy, it accompanies them and tries its best to be helpful and entertaining. It knows its way around the castle and can serve as a silent guide. If one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D1. Channel The characters will likely arrive by skiff, rowboat, or raft, by way of this channel. This waterway flows into Murky Lake (area D7). Thick fog hangs heavy in the air, obscuring the area
their way across the stepping stones (area D3), through the balloon factory (area D4), and across the bridge of chattering heads (area D5) to the gazebo where Gullop XIX holds court (area D6). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
portals, or huge explosions — all of which can be useful in their own way. The league’s most grandiose experiments typically concern public works projects and elemental experimentation. These efforts use
a methodology that relies on unexpected outcomes: all results are informative, even if they completely defy expectations. For example, an experiment that begins as the creation of a “hypermana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Symbiotic Being A second being resides within your body along with you. It manifests physically somewhere on you and relies on you for its survival. At the same time, it offers you knowledge and
, it might strive to interfere with you. There is no way to be rid of the symbiote while you have this Dark Gift. Even if you go to drastic lengths, such as severing the part of your body where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
himself and his master as a result of victory after victory over the abyssal host. Mammon relies on Bael, because of his battle acumen, to safeguard his holdings. Mammon has never been ousted during a
only if they pledge their souls and service to him. Although he is willing to corrupt almost any being in this way, he always destroys any demons he defeats. Bael also welcomes mortals into his service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
remained that way ever since. Less than a year ago, the Gralhunds were approached by agents of the Zhentarim loyal to Manshoon, and the nobles formed an alliance with them. House Gralhund gives the
him at any moment. While in Yalah’s presence, Orond becomes an altogether different person: quiet, almost timid, and happy to let his wife have the spotlight. Orond relies on Yalah to manage the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
of the action in a Ravnica campaign, it’s important not to let that tension cause too much friction in a party of adventurers. The D&D game relies on cooperation among the players, so it’s helpful
together. The DM can also use the Common Cause table in this section to find a way to bring together characters who don’t know or trust each other. Party Makeup d8 Party Makeup 1 One-Guild Party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. SWASHBUCKLERS AND TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING
The Swashbuckler relies on a good understanding of the D&D rules to realize its
at 3rd level, your confidence propels you into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack
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
Saltmarsh, and locals generally look the other way, seeing it as a victimless crime. The traditionalists would like to see the dwarves’ mining efforts fail and interest from the north wane, so that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reinforcements from areas 11b and 11c. If the battle is not going their way, a second whistle brings the quaggoths from area 12b. Treasure. Balryn wears an obsidian scarab bearing the insignia of House
over a spider-shaped bronze brazier filled with flaming coals.
If she had her way, Melith would launch a full-scale assault on the kuo-toa, wipe them out, and then deal with the aboleth. As things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Poisoned Spine. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison
damage.
Triton Master of Waves Triton masters of waves sculpt storms and change the tides, bending the sea to their will. Drawing forth living currents and the icy cold of the deep, these mages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, Levistus, both occupy strange positions in the hierarchy. Stygia is a frozen wasteland of mysterious origin, a churning, murky sea covered in a thick layer of ice. Where the ice gives way to open water
, immense icebergs drift on the unpredictable currents. Levistus is trapped within one of these bergs, imprisoned there by Asmodeus for reasons that few can even guess about. As part of Levistus’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon can take one of the following lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties): Chaotic Aura. The faerie dragon creates misdirecting currents of air and magic around itself. Until
out-of-the-way place. The dragon immediately senses the location of this gift. A creature can be affected only once by this compulsion.
Malleable Time. Time is fluid within 1 mile of the faerie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tides and currents of the plane can travel between worlds freely, but the storms also wreck ships from the Material Plane on the island’s shore. The region of the Plane of Water nearest the Swamp of
Oblivion (on the Plane of Earth) is called the Silt Flats. The water is thick with soil and sludge, and turns into muddy ground before giving way to the great swamp between the planes. At the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
their full sentences. Because of this, residents tend to live by their own creeds, carving out some semblance of order from a settlement in eternal flux. Either way, locals humor their leader—be they a
Deconstruction. Structures in Xaos dissolve and re-form at random. Glass gymnasiums melt into metallic puddles that give way to brick taverns with belching smokestacks of poison gas, and so on. These