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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed or
world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
The Beast Within
Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within, a totemic force that shapes their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Shifters Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed
features—a state they call shifting. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. A shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shifters Geth’s ancient heritage rose up from deep within him, spreading out from the core of his being. Some shifters manifested terrible claws, others massive fangs, still others astounding speed
change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
gathered here. Most of the assembled creatures are deep gnomes, but some have ratlike features — including a fat specimen standing in front of the others, smiling at you with jagged buckteeth. “Peace
Blingdenstone”) are gathered here, making combat a dangerous proposition and likely inspiring the characters to accept Chipgrin’s peaceful parley. The wererat boss climbs a set of stairs to the top of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Halfway Isle (Area L3) Halfway Isle used to be a giant stalagmite until the gnomes sheared off the top of it to create a plateau, atop which they built the Abbey of the Deep Brother (area L3
). Bridges connect Halfway Isle to the neighboring districts of Old Lockford and Turbine Heights. L3. Abbey of the Deep Brother Next to the road stands a squat stone building capped with a stone dome. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to holding captives, these jail cells are used to hold Moonstalkers who become particularly feral during the full moon. As a result, the walls of these jail cells are lined with deep claw marks. A
rare magic item of your choice. 8: Shrine to the Fallen This room has a small shrine with a headstone memorializing Boss Pyrite and other guild members who died when the Moonstalkers’ old guildhall was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
started eating the villagers. Prisoners that the goblins haven’t eaten are doomed to meet a similar fate unless the adventurers intervene. Hark, the goblin boss, isn’t an unreasonable creature. His
instincts for self-preservation outweigh any natural animosity he feels toward his enemies or his prey. Characters can negotiate with Hark and avoid unnecessary bloodshed (see area 9), or they can kill Hark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
who snatched up Floon is deep in the city’s labyrinthine sewers. At every location where characters must make a decision about which direction to go, a symbol scrawled in yellow chalk — a stylized
Xanathar Guild boss, guards this intersection. Once the characters defeat it, they can press on, following the corridor where the chalk symbol is located; they reach the hideout after following the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Fanatic Cyclops Cyclops Sentry Deep Gnome Scout Drow Priest Acolyte Drow Elite Warrior Gladiator Drow Mage Bandit Deceiver Drow Priestess of Lolth Fiend Cultist Duergar Spy Duodrone Modron Duodrone
Skirmisher Minotaur Minotaur of Baphomet Monodrone Modron Monodrone Orc Tough Orc Eye of Gruumsh Cultist Fanatic Orc War Chief Tough Boss Orog Berserker Pentadrone Modron Pentadrone Poisonous Snake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
+ 2 magma mephits 08 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 09 2d4 darkmantles 10 2d8 + 1 drow 11 2d10 piercers 12 1d4 minotaur skeletons 13–14 3d6 deep gnomes 15 1 druid with 1 polar bear (cave bear) 16–17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Vampire Boss If the characters haven’t already encountered and defeated Keresta Delvingstone, she’s here when they arrive (see “Keresta Delvingstone”). The vampire is not alone. The room’s
by a 2-foot-deep blanket of fog. Nine vampire spawn crawl under the fog and try to remain hidden until Keresta commands them to attack.
Keresta Delvingstone. Keresta looks like a pale woman with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Gruumsh with 1d3 orogs and 1d8 + 2 orcs 07 1d3 constrictor snakes or 1d4 tigers 08 1 goblin boss with 3d6 goblins 09 1 faerie dragon (any age) 10 1 brown bear or 1d6 + 2 black bears 11–13 1d4 giant
deep forest. The interior is empty aside from a large cast-iron oven. 26 1 couatl 27–28 1d4 ogres or 1d6 + 2 half-ogres 29–30 1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 + 1 giant hyenas 31–32 1d6 wererats 33 1d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
interrogation, they repeat the following phrases: In a deep voice with an orcish accent: “Xanathar sends its regards.” In a thin, nasally voice: “Tie up the pretty boy in the back room!” and “Follow
the yellow signs in the sewers.” (This remark refers to tunnels in the sewers that are marked with Xanathar’s symbol where they lead to the Xanathar Guild hideout.) In a scratchy voice: “No time to loot the place. Just get him to the boss.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Emerald Enclave Members of the Emerald Enclave are spread far and wide across the Sword Coast and the North. They usually operate in isolation, relying on their own abilities and instincts to
survive. Living deep in the wilderness demands great fortitude and the mastery of certain fighting and survival skills. Down in the Underdark, far from the wild lands, the Emerald Enclave must remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ogre named Nob bathes in a 5-foot-deep pool of hot mud near the cave entrance. The pool is heated by a natural vent that keeps the temperature of the mud around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Nob doesn’t
carry any javelins but keeps his greatclub in the pool with him. The mud pool is considered difficult terrain. Nob and his mate (see area 1c) work for Boss Hark, who browbeats them into service with his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
stirges 17–18 1d3 magma mephits 19–20 1d10 goblins 21–22 Orc graffiti on the walls, suggesting something rude about the mother of someone named Krusk 23–24 1 swarm of insects 25 1 deep gnome 26–28 1d8
specters 49 1d4 bugbears 50 1d10 + 5 winged kobolds 51 1d4 fire snakes 52 2d8 + 1 troglodytes 53 1d6 giant spiders 54 3d6 kuo-toa 55 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 56 4d4 grimlocks 57 1 ochre jelly 58
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
respect. These allies are often unaware that their activities are oriented around the dragon’s purposes, becoming unwitting pawns in the dragon’s plans. Deep attachments might form between the dragon and
these companions, who can become disillusioned when the dragon’s true nature is revealed. Crime Boss A dragon takes charge of a criminal enterprise, accumulating wealth through illegal activities that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
insects, vine blight, worg 1/2 (100 XP) Brown bear, bugbear, dire wolf, dryad, faerie dragon (yellow or younger), giant hyena, giant spider, giant toad, goblin boss, half-ogre, harpy, tiger, yuan-ti
, goblin boss, hippogriff, lion, scarecrow, thri-kreen, tiger 1 (200 XP) Allosaurus, ankheg, centaur, druid, giant boar, giant elk, gnoll pack lord, griffon, ogre, orc Eye of Gruumsh, orog, pegasus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dungeon deep below the Library of Korranberg. Through the use of magical transportation, heroes can reach a wide range of environments over the course of an adventure, and thus deal with a diverse
humans and lycanthropes, a union that grants them limited bestial abilities and feral instincts. The warforged are a constructed race created during the Last War, seeking to find its place in a post
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
pit descends through 20 feet of solid rock before opening into the lower cavern, which is 30 feet deep. Nightstone Villagers Boss Hark stripped the villagers of their weapons before herding them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wererats. Infected with the curse of lycanthropy, neither deep gnome has entirely embraced it yet, and they struggle to control their wererat instincts and urges. They are fearful of what potential
Jimjar Deep gnome with a gambling problem Ront Orc bully Sarith Kzekarit Drow accused of murder Shuushar the Awakened Kuo-toa hermit and mystic Stool Myconid sprout Topsy and Turvy Deep gnome wererat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stream is 2 feet deep. It’s cold and slow, and not difficult to wade across. The thicket in area H2 is impenetrable from the west side of the stream. Development. The goblins in area H2 are supposed
there right now!
Two goblins and one goblin boss are stationed here. If the goblins notice intruders in area H1, they open fire with their bows, shooting through the thickets and probably catching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Faunel where sapient animals overcome their instincts and live communally. If the characters converse with her, she shares the following information: She’s saddened to hear about Oka’s death but
their home in Eagles’ Aerie can direct the characters to their leader, Parvaz. Currently, the albatross is at a meeting place called Watcher’s Talon, deep in the forest. The most direct route to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
tense negotiation with drow, ending with the beholder agreeing to allow the drow safe passage through “the Vast Oblivium” in exchange for help ridding its lair of a deep gnome infestation 2 Chasing
to determine the nature of the creature’s madness. If cured of its madness, the creature behaves in accordance with its alignment. d4 Encounter 1 1 deep gnome 2 1 drow 3 1 duergar 4 1 stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
mercilessly eliminates the weak and the infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated
battlefield. The followers of all three gods are a tribe’s raiders and ravagers — often the only part of an orc tribe that its victims ever see. Deep within the den of a tribe, far away from the war-hearth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
encased deep in the ice of Stygia as punishment. He rules this layer all the same, communicating telepathically with his followers and servants, both in the Nine Hells and on the Material Plane
demeanor. He trades in souls, as do other archdevils, but he rarely gives his time to any creatures not worthy of his personal attention. His instincts are as razor sharp as Cania’s frigid winds, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
examines the prints at the end of the trail can tell that they’re unusually deep and can, with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check, conclude that the creature launched itself into the air at this
from the chariot by the jabberwock that frequents Zybilna’s palace (see chapter 5). The owlbear’s harness boss is engraved with a branch of the tree for which she is named: Juniper. The chariot is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
castle; it’s too inaccessible, lying deep in the swamp. But if that unlikely event ever happened, he knows that the swaggering bullywugs would desert rather than fight an organized enemy. The lizardfolk
the castle and rewards with special treatment. In exchange for their work, Borngray pays the tribe in metal weapons that are brought to the castle along with the loot. Meanwhile, the bullywugs boss and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, lying deep in the swamp. But if that unlikely event ever happened, he knows that the swaggering bullywugs would desert rather than fight an organized enemy. The lizardfolk, on the other hand, can be
special treatment. In exchange for their work, Borngray “pays” the tribe in metal weapons that are brought to the castle along with the loot. Meanwhile, the bullywugs boss and bully the lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
southeastern wall of area T5. If the characters investigate, they find cloth wrapped around the body of a young human man with short brown hair and deep cuts across his neck. This corpse belongs to Werth
Total Cover. Pools. The temple floor collapsed in these areas, creating 10-foot-deep pits filled with murky rainwater. T6: Nightfall Vestry When the characters open the door to this area, read or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
noisy activity that attracts the attention of the Redbrands in area R2. Cistern. This rectangular reservoir is clean and filled with cold, fresh water. It is 10 feet deep with a rim 2 feet higher than
here while they develop a ransom plan. The Dendrars are grateful to the characters for rescuing them, but they can’t provide much information about the hideout. All they know is that the boss is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
floating platform reveal a fifty-foot-deep shaft below. A stone staircase encircling the platform winds around the chamber and down the shaft.
As a Magic action, a creature on the floating platform or the
in the tower (area H9). They fight to the death if provoked to combat; if left undisturbed, they instead slip away to warn their boss of the intruders. H7: City Ruins These chambers were once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and Deep Speech in addition to Gith. All three githyanki are on an extended expedition to hunt mind flayers. A tenuous trail of clues brought them to the Briny Maze, and they charged into the maze
well; only creatures who venture deep into the room can see it. The hole is 6 feet across. A rope tied to one of the worktable legs descends into the hole. B17: Dragon’s Den The rope looped around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Batiri goblins consisting of two goblins per player character. Leading the group is a goblin boss named Yokka. The goblins wear wooden masks and hide in the foliage north of the camp. They believe the
. An individual who crosses this section of floor has a 50 percent chance of triggering the trapdoor and dropping into the 20-foot-deep pit, taking damage from the fall as normal. Once the pit opens, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
statues dot the hall. The first time the characters explore the hall, a deep gnome in clownish garb is dancing and cartwheeling up and down the hall, between the statues. Gnome Clown. The garishly
dressed deep gnome, Flutterfoot Zipswiggle, serves Xanathar as a jester. He carries a packet containing dust of disappearance. Unknown to Flutterfoot, the beholder has tired of the gnome and plans to turn