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Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Echo Spell (1/day). Pendragon can cast the spell he cast on his last turn, whose casting time becomes 1 bonus action. This bonus casting uses a spell slot as normal.
Spellcasting. Pendragon is a 4th
the Beestinger clan. Now a self-taught mage, he specializes in making use of the dangerous spells and weird trinkets he often comes across in his role as a kind of arcane archaeologist. Seeking out
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
bonus action.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the deep crow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The deep crow makes three
live alone for an unknown length of years, emerging from the lair only to hunt, to look for potential threats, and to mate. Mating is a once-in-a-lifetime urge that sees each deep crow involved in the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make
nobles she targets are made of sterner stuff, so Esvele has learned how to fight as well. She knows she's playing a dangerous game, but is satisfied that at least one member of the Rosznar family is earning the respect of Waterdeep's nobility.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
barrier of magical force. Until the end of his next turn, he gains a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack.Kelek is a greedy, narcissistic sociopath who revels in chaos but is a
coward at heart. The fact that he’s highly intelligent makes him even more dangerous. More than anything, he wants the staff of power in the possession of his most hated foe, Ringlerun (described
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. Killing a leech while it is attached to the ship is dangerous, because the trauma of its death can be felt by the ship’s spelljammer, who is weakened and incapacitated by the shock.Attach to Hull
itself as a bonus action. As an action, a creature within reach of the leech can to try to scrape it off the hull, doing so with a successful DC 18 Strength check. On a failed check, the action is wasted
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some
carrying. While reduced, the duergar is Tiny, reduces its weapon damage to 1, and makes attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws with disadvantage if they use Strength. It gains a +5 bonus to all
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
planes. Eventually, it would impress upon its owner a desire to open portals into the most cursed and dangerous worlds, including the Far Realm.
To prevent the orrery from ever being so used, Lottie
within 30 feet of you, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Into the Void. With or without its components, the attuned orrery infuses your spirit with the tumultuous energy of the planes. Over time, your
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Purphoros’s hammer works wonders and disasters, the god of the forge using it to craft ground-breaking marvels and dangerous inventions in equal measure. Purphoros rarely bestows Akmon on
a force of destruction, or forge something remarkable somewhere the god isn’t welcome.
Hammer of the Forge. This magic warhammer grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
claimed it.
2
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest
statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature has claimed it.
2
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites
any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
feats
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature) You have learned to tap into the dangerous but powerful art of Shadowsteel casting. You gain the following benefits. Ability
you have.Shadowsteel’s Bite. While holding your Shadowsteel Focus, you gain a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of your spells.Shadowsteel Weapon. If your Shadowsteel Focus is also a weapon, that weapon has a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Ethereal Jaunt. As a bonus action, a xill can magically shift from the Material Plane to the Ethereal Plane, or vice versa.
Poison Stinger. The xill injects poison into one creature it hit with its
Kerpatis's followers. Brainwashed by his magic and set to guard his many dungeons, these fanatics are among his most dangerous followers. It is telling that the xills rarely kidnap commoners. Instead, they
feats
Your deep knowledge of the dangerous creatures that inhabit the world aid you in both fighting and tracking them. You gain the following benefits:
Select two creature types of your choice
. Whenever you roll initiative at the start of a combat that has one or more hostile creatures of the chosen type, you can add your proficiency bonus to the roll. If a creature has magically altered its form
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
craft dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t
Backgrounds
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
influenced the types of mysteries you’re interested in. Why was this case so impactful, personal, or traumatic? Whom did it affect besides you? Why and how did you get involved? Was it solved? How
, tracking down dangerous supernatural phenomena and preventing them from doing harm.
7
You found evidence of a conspiracy underpinning society. You tried to expose this mysterious cabal, but no
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
conception of the Izzet League is based on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate, but the league is also involved with mundane tasks of
protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
5
Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
mill and articles published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or craft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
treasure from a dangerous location. Mutual Acquaintance. One of the characters’ patrons is an old acquaintance of Varrin’s and arranged the meeting. If the characters are involved with the Golden Vault
some possible ways Varrin learned about the characters: By Reputation. Varrin learned of the characters in the aftermath of a previous adventure, especially one that involved retrieving a person or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
treasure from a dangerous location. Mutual Acquaintance. One of the characters’ patrons is an old acquaintance of Varrin’s and arranged the meeting. If the characters are involved with the Golden Vault
some possible ways Varrin learned about the characters: By Reputation. Varrin learned of the characters in the aftermath of a previous adventure, especially one that involved retrieving a person or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
mill and articles published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or craft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Simic NPCs Curiosity about the manifold wonders of life — as well as the magical science involved in modifying it — leads inquisitive and ambitious minds from across Ravnica to join the Simic Combine
dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Bonus Feats Whatever background you choose for a character in a Dragonlance campaign, you gain bonus feats, as detailed below. Characters involved in the War of the Lance or other conflicts on Krynn
are changed by the dramatic experiences they face. 1st-Level Bonus Feat If you select the Knight of Solamnia or the Mage of High Sorcery background, you gain the feat specified in that background. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Ephara’s power struggles with other deities often have a ripple effect that touches the mortal followers of all gods involved. The Ephara’s Divine Schemes table presents just a few conflicts the god might
be involved in. Ephara’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Ephara tries to curry Karametra’s favor, hoping to persuade her to use her influence over agriculture to help the cities under Ephara’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Lich Spirit Jars The process of becoming a lich is involved, dangerous, and unique to each would-be lich. If the rite succeeds, the lich’s soul is bound to a spirit jar, a specially prepared magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Dangerous goods mean hazard pay. You stole four kegs of smokepowder from Felogyr’s Fireworks and sold them to a gang of revolutionaries. Your pay is already spent, but the fireworks have yet to begin. 4
them first want their booty back. They don’t know who took them, but they know you’re involved from a clue you inadvertently left behind. 6 Both the Guild and Little Calimshan’s Right Pashas wanted it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
justice.
3 Dangerous goods mean hazard pay. You stole four kegs of smokepowder from Felogyr’s Fireworks and sold them to a gang of revolutionaries. Your pay is already spent, but the fireworks have
, but now the smugglers who stole them first want their booty back. They don’t know who took them, but they know you’re involved from a clue you inadvertently left behind.
6 Both the Guild and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
involved? Was it solved? How did it set you on the path to investigating other mysteries? Roll on or choose details from the First Case table to develop the mystery that started your career as an
them, tracking down dangerous supernatural phenomena and preventing them from doing harm.
7 You found evidence of a conspiracy underpinning society. You tried to expose this mysterious cabal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
involved. The character is proficient in the Athletics skill, which covers swimming, so you allow the character’s proficiency bonus to apply to this ability check. In effect, you’re asking for a
your proficiency bonus to an ability check you make using that tool. For example, a character proficient with carpenter’s tools can apply his or her proficiency bonus to a Dexterity check to craft a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
end of each week. On a 19 or higher, you earn a bonus of 3d20 gp due to the unexpectedly dangerous nature of your most recent assignment.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
harbor and the city’s four hills. Spectators are seldom injured, but it’s a dangerous sport for the dinosaurs and their riders. A typical race day has three races: one for four-legged beasts, one for
two-legged beasts, and one no-holds-barred “unchained” race. Many of the dinosaurs involved are juveniles, since fully grown versions can be too large and too difficult for riders to manage. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manipulate and deceive, and by the time they reach adulthood most have been involved in dozens of schemes and feuds, some of which persist well into adulthood. Even a gnome with a good heart and noble
you or your family might be involved in. The Zil Schemes table offers some suggestions, but you should feel free to elaborate on these schemes, even to absurd extremes. Zil Schemes d10 Scheme 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Bleak Cabal Void Soother A void soother cares for creatures struck by curses and the negative effects of the planes. These warriors go to dangerous planes and areas torn by conflict to provide relief
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. The void soother makes two Mace or Void Bolt attacks.
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
designed for a higher-level party; the encounters there will be more dangerous and taxing, but characters can retreat if things get too rough. Characters can also leave Undermountain, adventure elsewhere
award XP for overcoming traps and for exceptional roleplaying with key NPCs. The Bonus XP Awards table provides recommended XP awards for such interactions. Bonus XP Awards Character Level
XP Award
1st–4th
50
5th–10th
250
11th–16th
1,000
17th–20th
2,500
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Handling Mobs Keeping combat moving along at a brisk pace can be difficult when there are dozens of monsters involved in a battle. When handling a crowded battlefield, you can speed up play by
needs in order to hit a target by subtracting its attack bonus from the target’s AC. You’ll need to refer to the result throughout the battle, so it’s best to write it down. Look up the minimum d20 roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in Valachan, but the domain’s dangerous wilderness threatens anyone who explores the land. In addition to natural rain-forest predators, dinosaurs and displacer beasts roam the domain. Its varied
remote groups of lizardfolk—might provide assistance to outsiders, but they don’t tolerate those who insult their ways or bring Chakuna’s wrath upon them. Parties without experience exploring dangerous