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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
instead of the restrained condition.Stone giants believe the god Skoraeus Stonebones inspires artists to create their finest stone carvings. Sometimes a giant pursues this divine inspiration to the
exclusion of all other tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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the blood, as it once did.
Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in
many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or restraining them in the coils of a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
while a creature within 5 feet of you is granting you cover against that attack, you can use your reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you. Soul of Deceit Starting at 17th
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Mastermind Features Rogue Level Feature 3rd Master of Intrigue, Master of Tactics 9th Insightful Manipulator 13th Misdirection 17th Soul of Deceit Master of Intrigue When you choose this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, you can use your reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you. Soul of Deceit Starting at 17th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other means, unless you allow it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters to interact with the Deck of Many Things, but it rewarded them with new powers instead of punishing them and blocking all efforts to escape the deck.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies while creating art might
save, the effect ends on the target. On a failed save, the target has the petrified condition instead of the restrained condition.
Quintin Gleim
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the card doesn’t seem appropriate, use the treasure tables in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine the treasure instead. Ruins When determining ruins, the following effects are broadly appropriate
this setback: perhaps the characters became lost in the woods or encountered an obstacle blocking their path. Add two more cards to the spread. Lost Gear. The characters lose their rations or are
Orc
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, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
between two small, stone outbuildings, to either side of which stretches a five-foot-high, three-foot-thick wall of jumbled stones held together with mortar. Blocking the road are iron gates attached
feet, 9 inches tall and squats instead of standing upright. He looks like a beardless dwarf with patches of donkey flesh covering his face and body. He has one human ear and one wolf’s ear, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
to start the encounter, but the other two remain motionless until characters move close to them. You don’t need to keep track of exactly where everyone is standing in the room. Instead, rely on your
with a pungent odor of brimstone. Strange, flickering orange light illuminates the smoke. This area is free of fungal growth; instead, crystals grow from the rock. To your right, a large cluster of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
opponents than kill them. They use many methods for capturing enemies, such as poisoning, knocking out an opponent instead of making a killing blow, throwing nets, using magic such as suggestion, or
uses, either as sacrifices to the gods or as food. Depend on Deceit Yuan-ti have no sense of honorable combat. They are naturally stealthy, and if they can sneak up on enemies, either in an ambush or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
over the town through his new servants. Bringers of Woe. If the characters didn’t already fight the Bringers of Woe (see area T7), they fight them here instead. The Bringers show up late for the
jumble does collapse. Then, a 10-foot section of the tunnel is buried in the heap, blocking passage. Removing the debris takes a few hours of work. Moving Stones. This area was a large storage cellar and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
placed to be phosphorescent mushrooms.
The lights are proper lamps flanking two massive stone gates blocking the tunnel. Before you get a chance to examine the intricate carvings on the gates
didn’t say anything. If Gorglak finds the characters’ bribe appealing, he refuses to accept it then and there, instead directing them to find one Werz Saltbaron in the Darklake Docks and hand the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
Barthen’s Provisions, return to the ambush site, and find the goblins’ trail. The characters might capture one or more goblins by knocking them unconscious instead of killing them. A character can use
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
massive serpent with the upper torso and head of a hairless, horned humanoid. Mammon’s greed is legendary, and he is one of the few archdevils who will trade favors for gold instead of souls. His lair is
deceit and manipulation, and their unhindered pursuit of their own agendas make them truly terrifying foes. A descent into the Nine Hells is a journey into the heart of evil. Every shred of evil is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and blocking the exit. Alstare doesn’t immediately attack the characters but instead questions them. If it becomes clear they’re enemies of the Red Dragon Army, he offers a deal. In exchange for the
the character refuses the offer, the altar emits smoke that coalesces into a hulking figure. This hostile figure uses the clay golem stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Construct. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate Memnor’s craftiness and deceit above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand, deception, misdirection, and magic in their
pursuit of wealth. They also possess a flair for unpredictability and a wicked sense of humor. While cloud giants expect a certain amount of trickery and deceit in their dealings with others of their kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X4. No ability check is needed to find either secret door from inside the tunnel. DUERGAR NAMES
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door behind the brazier in the southwest corner. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X3. No ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X34. X30. Eastern Elevator The elevator shaft terminates in this room. A large stone wheel
, including her armors and weapons, is on the floor next to the chair. Xardorok won’t fight to the death in this area. Instead, he uses the secret door (see below) to retreat to area X30 and uses the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
wall, effectively blocking it, is a large crystal statue of a minotaur.
One ogre zombie, two ghasts, and one minotaur living crystal statue (see appendix C) guard this area. Unless a character in
, and the left arm ends in a hammer head instead of a hand. Treasure. If the characters overcome the statues and search the bags, chests, and urns, they find 480 gp and 1,200 sp. Another 1,000 gp in gems
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
blocking it out of the way. Characters attempting to hold the door become suddenly distracted, unable to remember why they were doing so. Characters who refuse to enter the inn feel oddly compelled to move
into the inn’s basement. Instead, anyone opening it glimpses a bricked-over doorway before the next stage is triggered. The door remains open when the characters return, but shows only a brick wall
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
here wander the ruins. The power of the air node imbued them with elemental energy, so their attacks deal lightning damage instead of necrotic. They attack any creature that enters the cavern. N6
movement instead of 2. The wind disperses gas or vapor, and it extinguishes candles, torches, and similar unprotected flames in the area. It causes protected flames, such as those of lanterns, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
watching clouds drift past their mountaintop homes instead of living atop those clouds as in days of yore. Family First Most types of giants live communally in large groups of clan mates, but the central
flying predators such as manticores and wyverns. Second, the giants believe they deserve to be rewarded for their forbearance; no one could stop them from simply taking what they want, but instead of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
pupil surrounded by black instead of white. The liquid nature of Ghaunadaur is symbolic of its unpredictable nature, which is what makes attracting its attention so risky. It occasionally rewards its
opponents. Deceit and taking advantage of others’ weaknesses are recurring themes in the tales of her exploits. The only figure in the Dark Seldarine immune to Zinzerena’s deceptions is Lolth, although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it
mirror’s command word (“bandersnatch”), but they can’t remember or pronounce the word accurately. Instead, they say phrases such as, “blunder scratch,” “bangle stash,” “banter catch,” “bandy crasher