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— bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life.
Violent downpours become frequent within 10 miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12;{"diceNotation
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the Guild or pressed into dirty and dangerous work by unscrupulous masters.
You grew up on the streets alone, orphaned, and poor. You had no one to watch over you or to provide for you, so you
a pig and have bad manners.
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I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
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I don’t like to bathe.
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I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over.
When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. You serve as one of the eyes of the house, listening for rumors and watching for dangerous cabals and conspiracies. Along the way you do your best to mediate disputes and defuse dangerous situations
. Rogue Folk Hero. You’re an inquisitive trained by your house. You grew up in a bad neighborhood, and while you could make more gold solving the problems of nobles, you’re more interested in helping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
the potential for good or evil in equal measure. He is truly undecided, and will weigh all options for action against the cult. Concession. Ileuthra believes that the dragon masks are too dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
the potential for good or evil in equal measure. He is truly undecided, and will weigh all options for action against the cult. Concession. Ileuthra believes that the dragon masks are too dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
cruel and capricious goddess who must be propitiated to avoid attracting her attention and interest in a negative way. Beshaba’s name is invoked when someone is beset by bad luck — which could be as
which good luck wouldn’t play a part but bad luck might. For example, someone rolling dice would invoke Tymora because they want random chance to fall in their favor, but someone about to cross a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
dangerous forms. Few people dare to venture into the ruined village now, and those who do so seldom stay long—with two notable exceptions. The druid Reidoth (see area U4) visits Thundertree from time
roofless ruins. Other buildings appear intact. The whole place is eerily silent.
A wooden sign is nailed to a post nearby. It reads: “Danger! Plant monsters and zombies! Turn back now!”
Reidoth placed the sign to discourage treasure seekers from stirring up the monsters in the area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Epilogue: Croc Hunt Either as a way of apologizing for making a bad first impression on the lizardfolk, or to provide some extra excitement for combat-loving characters, this encounter pits the party
dangerous. Their complacency was shattered when the giant crocodile attacked and devoured three members of a lizardfolk patrol that had paused near its lair. The difficulty facing the lizardfolk is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
known for their regenerative abilities and magic resistance.
All slaadi are dangerous and unpredictable, but red slaadi and blue slaadi are the least powerful and don’t cast spells.
Red slaadi
fireballs and magical flames at its foes.
Death slaadi are rumored to have a stench so bad it can be deadly. In reality, they can cast the cloudkill spell.
Inexperienced scholars and adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
mutated the local vegetation into new and dangerous forms. Few people dare to venture into the ruined village now, and those who do so seldom stay long—with two notable exceptions. The druid Reidoth (see
old stone houses, many of which are roofless ruins with interiors open to the weather. Other buildings appear more or less intact. The whole place is eerily silent.
A wooden sign is nailed to a post
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
was fun for a while, but the zombie started to smell real bad, so we doused it in oil and set it on fire. Beek would’ve found that hilarious.”
— Fonkin Hoddypeak, on friendship
Hideous Forms
, swollen and reeking after weeks in the water.
Mindless Soldiers. Zombies take the most direct route to any foe, unable to comprehend obstacles, tactics, or dangerous terrain. A zombie might stumble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dock Ward The Dock Ward was long considered the most dangerous district in the city, but the Field Ward has since taken that title. I don’t doubt the residents of the Dock Ward are glad of it, for in
some respects this area has never truly deserved its bad reputation. Yes, aside from the Field Ward, this is the area where most of Waterdeep’s poor reside. Yes, it is home to some of the least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Smuggling has also long been a profitable business here. The dwarven mining operation promises to bring about a rapid growth in Saltmarsh’s fortunes. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on
boats, while less well-to-do folk hire out to work as deckhands. The work is difficult and dangerous, but a smart deckhand can save money for several years and eventually buy their own boat. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Though he sees both good and bad in the lesser races, he believes that their capacity for attaining great power despite their physical limitations makes them dangerous. For all their capability, humanoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Though he sees both good and bad in the lesser races, he believes that their capacity for attaining great power despite their physical limitations makes them dangerous. For all their capability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
more violent of late. He goes on to reveal that he’s heard rumors that the once-safe caves at the base of the Thunder Cliffs have recently become more dangerous. Stand in Tar scoffs at that idea. A
that the dragonborn is nervous and hiding something. If confronted, he says that he just has a bad feeling about traveling to the Thunder Cliffs, but he is willing to do so for the payment and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
dangerous part of the ruins by far. A hidden stair—steep, long abandoned, and choked with rubble and undergrowth—leads up the western side of the hill. This secret staircase can be found with 1 hour of
the vaults. At the north end of the summit stands a gatehouse. The gatehouse’s stone roof and walls are intact, though the massive double door has collapsed. The gatehouse is home to two devas, angels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you
gift of the diviner, able to tap into the flow of time to read portents of the future. Your divinations help negate the risks for your franchise, whether in business deals or dangerous treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
if I think they’re wrong. 2 I’ll say anything to avoid having to do extra work. 3 Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation. 4 Once I start drinking
the Bad Reputation feature (see sidebar) instead of the Ship’s Passage feature. Variant Feature: Bad Reputation
If your character has a sailor background, you may select this background feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
moderate, dangerous, or deadly threat, based on its particular details. Trigger. A simple trap activates when an event occurs that triggers it. This entry in a trap’s description gives the location of
sown with too many traps, and if the characters are victimized over and over again as a result, they are likely to take steps to prevent further bad things from happening. Because of their recent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dangerous times as opportunities. When a merchant caravan needs an escort, a noble needs bodyguards, or a city needs trained soldiers, the Zhentarim provides the best-trained fighting forces money can
knows that demons at large in the world are bad for business. The organization thus views the possible presence of the demon lords in the Underdark with the same concern as any other external threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
character astray, especially if the object of the research is known to the rival. The rival might plant false information, bribe sages to give bad advice, or steal key tomes needed to find the truth. In
would have opened it. 4 A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you of a number of strange theories about reality.* 5 Your actions cause you to be banned from a library until you make reparations.* 6 You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising to complete a dangerous task in return. *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
grow up to be a powerful ally or a dangerous adversary? Most war chiefs treasure their positions so highly that they would refuse to relinquish the title, even to a clearly superior creature. Thus, a
responsibility is the safety of the tribe members that remain in the lair — ensuring that the tribe remains intact even if a raid goes badly and many warriors are killed. In times of internal strife
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
have the ability to devise and cast a ritual, similar to Gromph’s but nowhere near as dangerous or foolish, that will draw the most powerful demon lords together to the site of the original summoning
“the dark heart.” The talisman’s creation requires a number of unique components: The intact and unhatched egg of a purple worm, for channeling great physical power. The central eye of a beholder, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bureaucracy of a specific city-state can serve a similar role in a Dark Sun conversion of this adventure. The city-state most immediately concerned with the rise of a dangerous magical cult in the Great
destruction is bad for business, even by House Tsalaxa’s standards. If the house’s agents can seize the cult’s secrets in the process of eliminating the threat, so much the better.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
as best he can. Once the fight is over, Eldon shares the following information, either all at once or in fragments: “Very bad, but not surprising. I don’t know if the cultists planned to send us here
dangerous and fruitless, so you should eventually steer the party back to the market even if they venture elsewhere. The characters don’t have other encounters as they make their way through Evernight’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and therefore more dangerous when disappointed or angered by a deal gone bad. Fey are also long-lived and thus have more time to retaliate against the hag, whereas most humanoids die within a few
; despite knowing that she is evil and dangerous, they are desperate enough to risk making a bargain with her, or foolish enough to think they can persuade her to be helpful without getting something in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Example Simple Traps The following simple traps can be used to populate your adventures or as models for your own creations. Bear Trap Simple trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) A bear trap resembles
(level 1–4, dangerous threat) The crossbow trap is a favorite of kobolds and other creatures that rely on traps to defend their lairs. It consists of a trip wire strung across a hallway and connected to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that he stays near Aerisi. The character earns inspiration for reaching the air temple and again for defeating Windharrow.
Dangerous Information It’s a race against time — the character overheard
“Reaver Ambush” encounter in chapter 3 and again for defeating Jolliver Grimjaw.
Dangerous Secret The character has been assigned to infiltrate the mysterious druids of the Circle of the Scarlet Moon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
ascertain that the orange glow around the crate is a bad sign, for it suggests the crate’s contents might have been damaged in a dangerous way. The crate explodes if it is moved or jostled. If the
) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Dealing with the Crate. A character who realizes the crate’s orange glow is a bad sign can gently shake the crate to rearrange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
energy of the most potent spells. When a lucky hero manages to drop a demon in combat, the fiend dissolves into foul ichor. It then instantly reforms in the Abyss, its mind and essence intact even as
its choosing. Obtaining a demonic amulet is a dangerous enterprise, and simply seeking such a device risks drawing the attention of the demon that created it. A creature possessing a demonic amulet can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Olhydra’s presence in an elemental node creates a number of widespread effects — bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life. Violent downpours become frequent within 10
relentlessly. She delights in creating dangerous and destructive manifestations of elemental water, especially maelstroms and floods. She is eager to assert her power by smashing any vessel that dares to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
folks got a bad feeling about it. Some say it’s haunted, but there’s a gnome in Bryn Shander who claims that magical experiments are being performed there. The gnome’s name is Copper, and you’ll find
us. Vaelish Gant is behind it all, no doubt. The scoundrel is locked away in Revel’s End, but that doesn’t make him any less dangerous. Someone should find out what he knows!” (See “Revel’s End
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
show it. And that’s a good fit for you, because if you can tell others what to do and have them listen to you, it’s easier to give the most dangerous frontline tasks to them while you cast from the
attention to themselves if things go bad. Focusing with Flair All sorcerers rely on an arcane focus through which they channel their magic, but traditional focuses lack a singular style. Staffs, orbs, wands