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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
+ 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Heralded by the ominous, deep rumbling of their strange song, great packs of dire
corby flock, knowing of how these creatures’ bizarre song disrupts, disorients, and ultimately overwhelms their prey.
Flocks of Doom. Dire corbies wander the Underdark in vast flocks, following
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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
their urge to wander and hunt. A shifter rogue harnesses their own predatory instincts. But shifters can pursue any path or faith.
Shifter Names
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Acquisitions Incorporated
the color of any verdan’s hair, skin, and eyes can transform from their original jade tones to pale white, deep ebon, or any other shade in between. A verdan’s ears also undergo numerous
to change those names when they wander into a human area. A verdan is also not hesitant to change their name as their physical appearance changes — or, indeed, whenever the mood strikes them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
experiment. A rock gnome alchemist who discovers a new form of fungus growing in a nearby cavern might wander farther afield from the burrow, looking for knowledge about other fungi in the world. A forest
of a rare metal, willing to travel the world high and low in search of it. Even a deep gnome might be born with an irrepressible urge to leave the Underdark and join a group to pursue a life of shared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
signs of transformation as well. Some people have an unsettling tendency to babble in Deep Speech about “the coming ascendance” when their minds wander. Others have sprouted eyes in strange places or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Finding the Way Escaping the Underdark is no simple matter. Characters who try to find their own way out might wander for years without stumbling upon the right series of passages to take them to the
. Instead, the characters’ escape is made possible by a set of conditions that you can implement when the time is right. Blingdenstone The deep gnome settlement (see chapter 6) has the most dealings with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Dire Corby Heralded by the ominous, deep rumbling of their strange song, great packs of dire corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things
overwhelms their prey. Flocks of Doom. Dire corbies wander the Underdark in vast flocks, following predictable patterns of movement like migrating birds. They strip a region bare of the lichens, fungus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
sleepwalking, during which he would wander about the chalet looking for his lost hound. The servants mistook his sleepwalking for temporary delirium brought on by insomnia, and they assumed he was awake at the
shaft descends 60 feet to a flooded cistern 10 feet deep and 10 feet in diameter. Treasure. Any character who spends at least 15 minutes searching the bottom of the well’s cistern finds a holy symbol of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
nothingness or wander away, seeking to learn more of the multiverse. Spectator Medium Aberration (Beholder), Lawful Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 30 ft. (hover
Perception +6
Immunities Exhaustion, Prone
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ettercap Ettercaps are humanoid spiders that tend, feed, and watch over spiders the way a shepherd oversees a flock of sheep. They lair deep in remote forests. Fine strands of silk stream from glands
. A forest infested with ettercaps transforms into a gloomy place, choked with webs and infested with giant spiders, giant insects, and other sinister predators. Creatures that wander too far into such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, and through them come horrific fiends that scream, shriek, and howl as they are wrenched from the Abyss and cast into the Underdark.
A woman’s deep, dark laugh echoes in your mind as the drow wizard
Lord. A deep gnome spurned by others of his kind weeps as he wanders the dark tunnels, talking to the things that crawl and seep from the walls. You see him adopt two slick patches of ooze, sensing his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
there are five or more characters (including sidekicks), add a second abomination. Pit of Snakes The characters lose the trail and wander into an area where swamp gas has built up beneath the surface of
a 10-foot square, 20-foot deep pit of quicksand. Unless the character doing the tracking succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Nature) check, they lead the party into it. When a creature enters the area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
bonfire’s core.
“We come from an ancient land whose name is long forgotten—a land of kings. Our enemies forced us from our homes, and now we wander the lost roads.”
The dark shape in the fire takes the
quenched his thirst with wine. He survived. When we asked him who he was, he wouldn’t say. All he wanted was to return home, but we were deep in the land of his enemies. We took him as one of our own and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
deep rain gutters as much as 2 feet wide. Residents of Port Nyanzaru pay little attention to any but the heaviest deluge. Tabaxi minstrels wander the streets, performing for anyone who tosses them a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
few other Dragon varieties possess similar abilities (including deep dragons, described in chapter 6), and you can give any dragon the Change Shape action of an adult or ancient dragon without
metallic dragons also believe they are following the example of Bahamut, who is known to wander the worlds of the Material Plane in Humanoid guise, appearing sometimes as an elderly sage or wizard, other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
privately worship ancestral gods—deities of their family’s tradition with whom they form deep, personal connections. Divergent faiths abound, and some that begin as charlatanry inexplicably gain the power
from one domain to another might wander into the Mists hoping to be carried elsewhere, or they can employ Mist talismans to guide them. Due to the danger and unreliability of traveling the Mists, those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, while herds of bison, gazelle, and goats wander the surrounding plains. In the distance, rock formations encircle a broad crater.
The crater at the center of Heart Delta is called the Hollow. Here
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->The Book of Many Things
pack of 2d6 wolves—attack, made vicious by the effect of Baphomet’s temple deep under the hill. 2 2d4 minotaur archaeologists (their stat block appears in this chapter) explore the hill, looking for
, 20-foot-high cylinder must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 17 (5d6) fire damage. 9 1d3 fire elementals drawn from the Elemental Plane of Fire by Mekkalath’s aura wander the hill. 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Afterlife Most humans believe the souls of the recently deceased are spirited away to the Fugue Plane, where they wander the great City of Judgment, often unaware they are dead. The servants of
Crossed silver battleaxes Deep Duerra, duergar goddess of conquest and psionics LE Arcana, War Mind flayer skull Dugmaren Brightmantle, god of discovery CG Knowledge Open book Dumathoin, god of buried
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
as a rock formation, and it tends to lurk in crevices and fissures, attacking smaller creatures that wander near. It has a walking speed of 20 feet and a climbing speed of 10 feet, loses its Hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
abates only when it kills and eats intelligent creatures. Other prey might provide temporary sustenance, but it does nothing to quell Yeenoghu’s hunger. Gnolls wander the land continually in search of
and are able to resist the call to violence, but a few cannot. For these rare individuals, the true lure of Yeenoghu’s promises lies not in the power they offer, but in the deep sense of belonging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
link their city’s mercantile district with the world above. The water is 15 feet deep. A character can pole a boat through a canal at a speed of 10 feet. Random Encounters. Aquatic creatures wander the
on the edge of the quay or on a boat, reavers attempt to use the “Shoving a Creature” special attack to push a character into the water. (The water is 15 feet deep near the quay.) Eyon prefers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
ceiling (see the “Dungeon Hazards” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) and drop on characters who wander in. Dangerous Joke. The back wall of one cavern has collapsed—seemingly on top of a miner
: The walls of this chamber are crudely dug and covered with scratches—particularly around seams of glistening ore. A half dozen deep alcoves circle a broad, open space. Two bodies lie in the center of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
deep in the pool. Within this room, the aboleth can use the water globes (see “Water Globes” below) to move around. The aboleth’s ordeal in the Doomvault has weakened it, making it a reduced threat. In
the aboleth to stand down and negotiate. In exchange for sparing the characters, the aboleth demands to be freed and given a glyph key. Pool. Over 350 feet deep, this pool has sheer sides that drop to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, you hear the grinding of enormous gears hidden deep below the stone floor.
Two Howling Hatred priests (see chapter 7) supervise as five commoners slowly turn the westernmost wheel (see “Stone
on the face of a coin is stamped into the flagstones that pave this plaza. An old sign bearing this same image hangs above the door of a large hall in the center of the plaza.
Seven kenku wander the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
(areas G7 through G12). The descriptions of the areas in this section are keyed to map 2.5 and map 2.6. Several graves have been dug up, leaving pits in the earth that are 6 feet deep, 2 feet wide, and 7
sundered by a deep hole in the ground, filled with a putrid purple mist. The haze filling the hole blocks any sense of how deep it might be, or of what might lie within.
Gideon creates his undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
that grows in the middle of the keep. An ancient treant named Wander Root dwells in the keep and acts as an informal ambassador between the humans of Keoland and the wood elves and good-aligned fey of
stronghold, but he can’t shake the idea of following the deeper passages for the chance of unearthing Zenopus’s lost secrets. If the characters earn his trust, he might take them into his confidence. The details of the deep dungeons are left to the DM’s invention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Guide, takes only a moment. When the heat begins, the ice cracks at the start of that round and is unable to hold any weight end of the round 3 rounds later. The lake is 12 feet deep and turns to
, which continues on the other side ten feet away. Fog obscures the chasm’s depths.
The chasm is 50 feet deep, and the lower 40 feet of it is heavily obscured by fog. At the bottom of the chasm are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, to serve as guards on the tribe’s most distant borders or as hunters that wander beyond those borders. As such, the stone giants that are first encountered by outsiders are almost always the least
one story when it’s viewed in flat, dim light, but it reveals a second, much deeper tale with the addition of proper illumination. We all know of dwarves who fell so deep in love with their craft, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
or other lizardfolk accompany the strangers or if the characters have any overtly cultish gear or clothing. This doesn’t mean characters can wander at will through the camp and the castle. Bullywug
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
farther,” he warns, “lest this cursed monument overtake you. Only death awaits you in these halls.”
The figure is the spirit of Alendria (lawful good ghost), the last king of Cynidicea. Cursed to wander
deep underground. Years ago, a thirsty dwarf explorer succumbed to its corrupted waters. A creature that drinks from the fountain or touches its waters must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
accompany the strangers or if the characters have any overtly cultish gear or clothing. This doesn’t mean characters can wander at will through the camp and the castle. Bullywug guards still challenge them
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
encourages the party to press on, eager to be freed. C2. Entrance Hall Part of this room is open to the sky, as shown on the map. The ghosts of two cloud giants wander this hall, the floor of which is made
Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome shatters and Gazre-Azam is released from the book. The djinni materializes in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of the book and lets out a deep sigh of relief. Treasure. The room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
own, the entrance to which is through the sinkhole on the eastern edge of their lair. Those unmapped lower caverns wander off into the darkness, and are barren of treasure or anything of interest aside
corridor is filled with a deep pool of water. This dark liquid is cool and wholesome to drink, and only a few albino tadpoles dwell in it. It is an emergency water supply fed from several spouting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
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Keelboats full of loot and stolen goods off-load their cargo here. The boat tied up right next to the landing is currently empty. The water in the boat basin is about 15 feet deep, although it naturally
iron grate blocks the stream mouth.
The iron grate has a swinging gate section secured by a simple lock. Reash (area K9) and Jolliver Grimjaw (area K16) carry keys. The stream is 10 feet deep and