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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
toddlers can be dangerous, they’re no match for adventurers who can handle giant parents. Young giants are no more inherently evil than any other free-willed creature, so fighting and killing them
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and the choker can’t use this tentacle on another target. The choker has two tentacles. If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can’t breathe or speak until the grapple ends.The
choker is a subterranean predator far more dangerous than its small size and spindly, rubbery limbs would suggest.
Chokers have cartilage rather than a bony skeleton. This flexible internal structure
Equipment
Named after the Arch Daemon of Fear, this poison creates an extremely powerful hallucinogenic effect that evokes a victim’s worst fears. The poison is airborne, and victims need only breathe it
forbidden even by the Ebon Syndicate, deeming it too dangerous, too extravagant, and too conspicuous. Chances are that such a powerful substance wasn’t simply abandoned, however, and other
monsters
Amphibious. Biha Babir can breathe air and water.
Elemental Restoration. If Biha Babir dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, her body dissolves into brine, and she gains a new body in 1d4
whatever genie empire rises from the wreckage.
Personality
Biha Babir’s demeanor is like the ocean: seemingly placid on the surface, but dangerous and fierce deep below. Her amiable attitude hides
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing
audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe. Air genasi who don’t live in cities favor open lands such as plains, deserts, and high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
aren’t inherently EVIL. People may be afraid of you because they think you’re a dangerous bounty hunter, but there’s no immediate assumption that you’re cruel or bloodthirsty... Most of the time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Dark Six
The Dark Six
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe it one you inherently believe in the other; the only question is whether you
Sovereigns represent values tied to civilization: Law, community, trade, industry, agriculture, honor in war. The Dark Six embody dangerous concepts: Death, chaos and change, the destructive powers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Ephara as Campaign Villain A campaign with Ephara as the villain might be well suited to a wilderness-based campaign. Many people of the wilds see the patron of cities as inherently villainous—a
see cities as inherently superior to other locations, they are unmoved by simple pleas to leave the wilderness as it is, and the characters likely must stop them by force. Ephara’s Divine Schemes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is used in lamps and small stoves around which townsfolk huddle for warmth.
Ten-Towners buy their whale oil from whalers who live on the shores of the Sea of Moving Ice. Whaling is thus a lucrative (if inherently dangerous) business in Icewind Dale.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Ebony, onyx, and similar dark-hued valuables bring shadow dragons no particular joy, but they aren’t as inherently repellent as silver, platinum, and diamonds. Beauty fills shadow dragons with contempt
shadow dragon both difficult and dangerous. Shadow Dragon Art Objects d10 Object
1 An ornate scepter marred by soot and grime
2 A priceless painting badly in need of restoration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inhabitants of the district have no love for treasure hunters or adventurers, and it’s a dangerous place to explore. Shamukaar is the most successful tavern in Khyber’s Gate. The place is a safe haven for
all within it, regardless of species or politics; once you make it through the door, you can breathe easy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sometimes Medicine. The Investigator might also use divination and other forms of magic to supplement those skills, making wizards a natural fit for this role. Tough. An inquisitive’s work is inherently
dangerous, so it’s often important for their group to include someone who can physically intervene when situations devolve into combat. The Tough’s role might include fighting criminal thugs, kicking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
toddlers can be dangerous, they’re no match for adventurers who can handle giant parents. Young giants are no more inherently evil than any other free-willed creature, so fighting and killing them can raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
marking important events and successes in their lives. But unlike many other dragons, they are just as likely to prize mementos of their defeats and mistakes, believing that such reminders are inherently
instructive. Like bronze dragons, gold dragons often guard particularly dangerous artifacts as a form of public service, and thus prize clever magical or mundane defenses to keep their lairs safe and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
ceilings. After securing a high vantage point, a decapus hangs by one tentacle and attacks with the other nine. On the ground, a decapus is slower and less dangerous. It must use half of its tentacles to
the decapus is already grappling a creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained.
Marine Decapus. A marine decapus is similar to its land-dwelling cousin, except that it gains a swimming speed of 30 feet and can breathe only underwater.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm Roiling through the waters in The Final Enemy, these swarms of sahuagin hatchlings are dangerous to any creatures they encounter. Other sahuagin avoid the swarms, while the
breathe only underwater.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage, or 7 (2d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Choker The choker is a subterranean predator far more dangerous than its small size and spindly, rubbery limbs would suggest. Chokers have cartilage rather than a bony skeleton. This flexible
, the target is restrained, and the choker can’t use this tentacle on another target. The choker has two tentacles. If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can’t breathe or speak until the grapple ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. The island is inherently magical, perhaps being an intrusion from a bizarre demiplane or the dream of a sleeping demigod.
9 Promised Land. The island is a gift from a god to a favored individual
or dangerous figure from legend is imprisoned on this island.
6 Tyrant. A powerful individual built a fortress on the island, and all other residents revere them.
7 Fanatics. The island’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Choker The choker is a subterranean predator far more dangerous than its small size and spindly, rubbery limbs would suggest. Chokers have cartilage rather than a bony skeleton. This flexible
). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the choker can’t use this tentacle on another target. The choker has two tentacles. If this attack is a critical hit, the target also can’t breathe or speak until the grapple ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to the Underworld’s borders. Though Athreos ferries the dead across the Tartyx, he’s not above accepting a one-way fare from those who still breathe. Even the other fearsome Underworld guardians that
mortal life, though, and between deadly creatures and dangerous otherworldly environments, the living might soon find themselves numbering among the dead. Characters can pursue all manner of goals to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
passengers or cargo, and has AC 11, hp 20, and damage threshold 0. Swimming Swimming in the Darklake is a poor choice given the number of dangerous creatures inhabiting it. Check for a creature
the water. Some are completely submerged, navigable only by those able to breathe underwater.
Navigation. Without the sky or the stars to navigate by, any successful passage of the Darklake relies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, enveloping and devouring their victims. While it feeds, a cloaker uses its swift, whiplike tail for defense, although it rarely takes a stand against dangerous foes or groups of creatures. As an added
the target’s head, and the target is blinded and unable to breathe while the cloaker is attached. While attached, the cloaker can make this attack only against the target and has advantage on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
being vulnerable to fire to approximate the extra damage done by the swamp gas. Quicksand and Alligators As the party loses the trail for a moment, they stumble into a dangerous part of the marsh with
can escape by using its action and succeeding on a Strength check, DC 10 plus the number of feet the creature has sunk already. A creature that is completely submerged in quicksand can’t breathe (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
acts of Bahamut and Tiamat, dragons craft their eggs through painstaking labor, then breathe the gift of life into them.
5 Draconic Transformation. Enlightened non-dragons (most often Humanoids
half-dragons to secure reliable minions. Others seed half-dragons around their lairs to make the area more dangerous to interlopers. And on many occasions, half-dragons simply appear spontaneously or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, towns, and villages, which are often no less dangerous than dungeons or the wilds. The “Settlements” section in chapter 3 can help you create a settlement where an adventure can take place. Writing for
images that can inspire your mapmaking. Bringing a Location to Life An inhabited adventure location has its own ecosystem. The creatures that live there need to eat, drink, breathe, and sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
holes in the walls. Dumping the kettle into the fire reduces damage to 7 (2d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half damage on a successful save. Smoke from burning drakeswort is less dangerous than
to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back, making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dangerous than steam. Plugging the kettle’s spout or extinguishing the fire reduces the saving throw DC to 8. Damaging the tea kettle forces the dao to return to the pagoda. When the dao’s soul inhabits the
returns to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the importance of improvisation.” Ideal. “The best ideas are effective but also a little flashy.” Bond. “I’ll protect my family—their today and their tomorrow.” Flaw. “Dangerous? My plans aren’t
dangerous—you just need to know where to stand.” Grasha An Honest Mistake When Grasha approaches the characters, she isn’t threatening. Unless the characters are hostile, she deeply apologizes and helps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
25 in the Glitterhame pours down into the chamber. The pool is populated by harmless blind fish and white crustaceans but contains nothing dangerous. The outflowing stream drains into the river in
take 1d6 bludgeoning damage as it is battered by rocks. Even creatures that can breathe water aren’t likely to survive for long. The stream runs underground for about 5 miles before emerging on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
) Proficiency Bonus +2
Amphibious. The naiad can breathe air and water.
Invisible in Water. The naiad is invisible while fully immersed in water.
Magic Resistance. The naiad has advantage on saving throws
3/day: phantasmal force
1/day each: fly, hypnotic pattern
Oread Aggressive oreads number among the most dangerous nymphs, as they embody the wild might of flames, volcanism, and the hidden forces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
is perhaps the most dangerous location in the region. The trees remain standing, but they long ago lost their foliage and are little more than dead, rotting timbers projecting out of the mud
encountered in the river have swimming speeds equal to their normal speeds and can breathe both air and water. Random Encounters. The Dunwater River Random Encounters table provides ideas for the sort of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
these creatures, humanoids are animals, fit to serve as prey or beasts of burden, and wholly unworthy of respect. Dangerous Lairs. A dragon’s lair serves as the seat of its power and a vault for its
security for its hoard. Most chromatic dragon lairs are hidden in dangerous and remote locations to prevent all but the most audacious mortals from reaching them. A black dragon might lair in the heart of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
without any real information about it. The site has proven far more dangerous than they expected. Their entry from the Far Realm is now closed, and they don’t know why. The githyanki make short, careful
dangerous (it’s not). The githyanki view the characters as enemies, particularly if they’re obviously carrying Varakkta’s silver greatsword. The warriors attack as Varakkta commands. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
recesses, and dwarf-crafted traps still work perfectly well despite their age. In addition, a small number of duergar have come here to breathe life into Durgeddin’s old forges and decipher the secrets
. Otherwise, there is nothing dangerous or valuable in the area. 47. Arundil’s Chambers Arundil, the leading mage of Khundrukar and Durgeddin’s trusted advisor, lived in a spacious room close to the great hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creatures from dangerous magic. As such, powerful magic items and even evil artifacts are sometimes secreted away in a metallic dragon’s hoard. A metallic dragon can be persuaded to part with an item
., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a