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Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
guardians that ride flying creatures called gloamwings. They are fearsome agents of House Dimir, protecting the territory and interests of that guild — particularly the neighborhood of Nightveil, from which
of House Dimir erases a person's identity, leaving a mind so broken it can no longer live. Thus, Nightveil specters have no memory of their previous lives, and they are just clever enough to follow
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
gloamwings. They are fearsome agents of House Dimir, protecting the territory and interests of that guild — particularly the neighborhood of Nightveil, from which the specters get their name
person’s identity, leaving a mind so broken it can no longer live. Thus, Nightveil specters have no memory of their previous lives, and they are just clever enough to follow their orders with
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion
acts for bugbears. Garroting an unsuspecting creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
nothing but dust. The eastern room is another matter. If the eastern door is opened, the characters will see a low stone table upon which rests a wooden sarcophagus. Various broken and looted urns and
legendary actions (defeating it awards half XP). Magic upon the mummy lord’s wrappings makes them nonflammable, and the creature wears a ring of resistance (fire).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Several doors lead from the room.
The kitchen of the Halvhrest home now lies in shambles. The debris and broken furnishings make the entire area difficult terrain. Oven. This simple oven is little
wants to see the House of Lament destroyed, hoping that will free it from the chimney. It might aid the party in defeating the house’s other powerful spirits but grows agitated if ignored. Use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
it’s not even clear to other residents of Prismeer when a rule has been broken. For example, brigands are able to take what they want from other folk without paying for it, and nothing bad seems to
happen to them as a result, but that fact alone is not enough to encourage most others to likewise break the rules—for all they know, the brigands might be acting in the hags’ interests. If Zybilna were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Pretty Big Hate Machine Trobriand uses this 50-foot-high cavern as a testing area for his most dangerous projects. Wreckage. The cavern is charred from numerous fires and explosions. The broken
the cavern. It can’t pursue creatures beyond the cavern, because it’s too big to fit through the exit. The characters earn 11,500 XP for disabling or defeating it. Shockerstomper is a Gargantuan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Enemy Drawn from the high deck, the fourth card in the card reading determines the location of an NPC who can improve the characters’ chances of defeating Strahd. (Some cards offer two
Toranescu (see chapter 15, area Z7). She will accompany the characters if they promise to avenge her mate, Emil, by killing the leader of her pack, Kiril Stoyanovich. A. Broken One (King of Diamonds) Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and the broken stump of the tower. In the tower’s courtyard stands an old well that still delivers clean, fresh water. Old Owl Well lies eighteen miles southeast of Conyberry, in the hills south of
during combat, he temporarily calls off his zombies. The Red Wizard is not particularly aggressive, and he is willing to strike a deal that advances his interests at the same time it helps the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Old Owl Well Built thousands of years ago by a long-vanished empire, Old Owl Well is a ruined watchtower that now consists of little more than a few crumbling walls and the broken stump of a tower
courtyard of sorts, adjacent to the broken stump of an old tower. A colorful tent has been set up in the middle of the courtyard, but no one is in sight.
The ruins are currently occupied by a mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds her an overflowing font of information. But she also retains her stubborn streak and quickly repudiates anyone who tries to order her around
about Decks of Many Things than anyone else alive. She has encountered many factions that concern themselves with the decks, defeating hierophants of the Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12), dueling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
victories.
7 It doesn’t matter if the whole world’s against me. I’ll always do what I think is right.
8 I have morbid interests and a macabre aesthetic.
9 I have a personal ritual
there.
10 I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies.
11 I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
interests of that guild — particularly the neighborhood of Nightveil, from which the specters get their name. Their work can include driving off people who accidentally wander too close to a secret
shared. Limited Sentience. A Nightveil specter is created when the mind magic of House Dimir erases a person’s identity, leaving a mind so broken it can no longer live. Thus, Nightveil specters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for all sorts of nefarious purposes Street Gangs Gang Description The Broken Mirror Khoravar half-elves who often target elves with acts of violence, frequently disfiguring their victims The
veterans who present themselves as a vigilante militia that protects Cyran refugees, but some say they’re just pursuing selfish interests Muut Bugbears in Lower Dura who have been “protecting” Malleon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, Blightsteel Keep, towers over the broken town that encircles it, separated by a bubbling moat of black ichor. From within its walls, an iron-hoofed tyrant, Archlector Bex (lawful evil bariaur wanderer
outside the keep, the Fiends swear tenuous fealty to Archlector Bex so long as he furthers the interests of the Abyss. The whims of demon lords creep from the dark well to the ears of the archlector, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion. One useful trick: if ye face bugbears
creature and defeating foes in open battle are seen as acts of worship, in the same way that dwarves consider metalsmithing to be sacred to Moradin. The bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are many paths you can take. The more relics you deliver, the more paths you will have to choose from. Several evil giant lords stand ready to oppose you. You can ruin all of their plans by defeating
Well Cracked horn Kayalithica Flint Rock Mithral spear tip Sansuri Grandfather Tree Electrum nose-ring Guh Great Worm Cavern Broken shield Storvald Morgur’s Mound Gold-plated tooth Zalto One Stone Magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
ways:
By challenging the thri-kreen representative to a duel (which T’kitka declines, but the challenge alone is enough to win over Vortshu) By defeating Vortshu in a wrestling match, which
. Their leader, Zoth’ess, commands the wasp ship Gadabout.
Zoth’ess needs money to repair her ship’s broken leg and pay off debts to Vocath. She demands treasure in exchange for her support
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
which statue is broken. The four sarcophagi also collapse if disturbed, though each creates difficult terrain only in its square. P2: Ghostly Hall The sound of splashing water echoes from the west end
somber hall (see “Crypt Hauntings” in the “Crypt Features” section). Returning the hall to silence by defeating or driving off the creatures in the watery room at the end of the hall (area P5) puts the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
faction of the Zhentarim. Development. Sharna is thoroughly evil, but she’s a fine actor. She has the economic interests of Phandalin at heart, but only because she hopes to have a prosperous town at
her mercy when the needs of the Zhentarim become her focus. She ingratiates herself to the characters, hiring them to clear out monsters in the local area that threaten mining interests. She offers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
rebuilding it, hired sailors out of Mintarn (and profited from the endeavor). Now, the City of Splendors is on the mend. The harbor has been cleared of the broken ships that made up the former district
. More than seventy-five noble families call Waterdeep home, representing between them all manner of business interests, rivalries, and internal strife. Being a noble carries with it a great deal of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
keeps all the city’s factions at each other’s throats and out of Horgar’s way. Council of Lairds This advisory body represents the interests of the different clans that have pledged allegiance to the
. The leader of the stone giants is Stonespeaker Hgraam, a priest of Skoraeus Stonebones, the god of his people. Hgraam is wise and knowledgeable. He has sensed that some great evil has broken into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones.
Four grells lurk amid the stalactites
, resting and keeping watch in pairs. The broken stalagmites make the room difficult terrain, which doesn’t hinder the grells. Eager to defend their lair, the grells fight to the death. J4: Larder The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Caradoc was the name of an obscure knight of the Order of the Rose who died during the Cataclysm. Blood Trail. While speaking with Caradoc or after defeating him, the character with the highest passive
characters are all distracted or otherwise don’t have her in their line of sight, Leedara vanishes. If the characters later search for her in Kalaman, they don’t find her. Path Below Beyond the broken door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
an egg is broken, there is a 50 percent chance that the white dragon wyrmling inside hatches and is able to attack; otherwise, it is dead. A wooden ladder ascends 40 feet to area 1H; the rungs of the
Black Network, he reveals his allegiance to the faction but advises the characters to leave Svardborg before the Krigvind returns. Nilraun isn’t looking out for anyone’s interests but his own; he wants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
goblins by defeating the monsters in the forge (area Z7). If asked about Ruxithid, the goblins state that he’s probably in the blue room communing with the mighty gods that gave him and the other
disrepair. A character who inspects the lift and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check uncovers the lift’s broken mechanisms as well as its former power source: a dull and cracked shard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with cracks. Two leather sacks brimming with gold rest near the skeleton.
The skeleton is that of
among the irregular rock pieces are stone sculptures of various creatures, including bats, subterranean lizards, and a broken bust of a gnome with a horrified expression.
Four basilisks dwell in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
water’s surface is 40 feet below the tunnel’s exit. L5: Littered Cave This small cave is littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with
about this cave, which reeks of ammonia. Scattered among the irregular rock pieces are stone sculptures of various creatures, including bats, subterranean lizards, and a broken bust of a gnome with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Trickery Gold nugget
Gelf Darkhearth CN Frustration, destruction War Broken anvil
Nebelun CG Invention, luck Forge,* Knowledge, Trickery Bellows and lizard tail
Rill
the rest of the pantheon, Urdlen selfishly refused to set his own interests aside and contribute to the group. Every version of this story ends in some sort of tragedy — perhaps the loss of Gaerdal’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sending a slice of the pirates’ profits to Fort Beluarian, which would end the alliance with Liara Portyr and probably be self-defeating; the pirates could keep more of their profit, but they’d take
pirates who’ve seriously broken the buccaneer’s code, can be lashed to the rock. There they’ll either drown at high tide or be nibbled on by sharks and other predators until their punishment is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the main doors hang open. No sign of any other creatures in or around the building can be seen.
Characters can easily force their way into the chapel through any of its broken stained-glass windows
specter returns to join the fray. G2. Chapel of Light Read the following as the characters enter this area: The once-beautiful main area of the chapel is littered with broken furnishings and splintered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
damaged and broken down, however. Each set of doors has AC 16, 500 hit points, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The gatehouse staff operates in three daily shifts that
commitment to protecting Waterdeep’s interests. The wizard serves for one year and acts as a liaison between the city and the abbot, while also aiding in the defense of Goldenfields. The guild’s current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
defeating the construct in combat, characters can pull out its charged disks to hinder its attacks. With a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, any character fighting the mechachimera notes that
also be severed (AC 10, 15 hit points, immune to poison and psychic damage) or broken with a successful DC 20 Strength check. The manner in which Stevie is tightly bound prevents the modron from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
terrible powers to learn how to use the orrery components to open a portal to the Far Realm. The commercial interests of these liches means that all understand how destroying the world is bad for business
broken up and never used again — and sets a very real threat of dark destruction on the characters if they fail to permanently disable the relic. Franchise Opportunity. The bored liches’ thirst for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ensure that Mirabar’s interests aren’t ignored. While the marchion handles foreign policy, true power within the city rests with the Council of Sparkling Stones, a group of dwarf elders that manages the
. Skulls, bones, rusted armor, and broken weapons are all that remain of those killed by orc axes and the dragon’s icy breath. Suggested Encounter Eight Zhentarim thugs (LE male and female humans of