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The Book of Many Things
still draws much of her power from her bond with Euryale. Asteria is foremost a protector and warrior, traveling the multiverse to uproot injustice, defend innocents, and inspire hope. She believes
discovery. She’s as likely to be found climbing trees or poring over arcane texts as she is brandishing her sword in battle. Anyone who engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
grasping and climbing. A grippli can move as quickly on all fours as it can on two legs.
Communal Effort. Grippli rely on ambushes and guerrilla warfare to defend themselves and their settlements. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
needed. A character can take a Utilize action to lower or raise a rope ladder. Walls. The fortress walls have few handholds, so climbing them requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Siege
Equipment
Siege equipment includes objects designed to assail or defend castles and other walled fortifications. Most siege weapons require creatures to move them, as well as to load, aim, and fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
propose plans to keep the Dragon Army at bay. If they don’t suggest using the Ironclad Regiment to defend the town, Cudgel suggests it. As the mercenaries are camped north of the village, bringing
. Scaling the 30-foot-tall cliffs is simple enough, but unless they are distracted, the soldiers notice anyone climbing the cliff or approaching from another direction. If the characters reach the top of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, leading characters to seek a way to end the cycle by soothing the slumbering titan’s nightmares, which might require climbing its mountainous form and carving the Giant rune for “friend” into its
giants of especially immense stature led by a hill giant avalancher (see chapter 6) venerate and guzzle the waters. They violently defend the waterfall with beasts of war from the Megafauna World Encounters or Dinosaur World Encounters table in chapter 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
defend that square until they are destroyed. Once all the skeletons in a square have been destroyed, that square is cleared of buried skeletons (but other skeletons could still pursue the party into
Dunes do not pursue characters into water deeper than 3 feet. Seawater does them no harm — they have simply not been ordered to defend that area. Thus, characters who decide to come ashore and then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
alone. Three days ago, a cloud giant castle passed over Nightstone and dropped large rocks on the settlement and its keep. Unable to defend themselves against the bombardment, villagers who weren’t
palisade’s logs rise to sharpened points, and the gaps between the logs are sealed with tar. The palisade and its stone watchtowers (see area 2) can’t be climbed without the aid of climbing gear or magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stationed inside the gatehouse, one in each tower. Four guards (male and female humans) man the adjacent walls. If the characters are seen flying or climbing over the walls, the guards assume that the
brackets. The bar can be lifted with a successful DC 15 Strength check. The doors require a siege engine to break them open. There aren’t enough people in Krezk to adequately defend its outer wall. Every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
ladder is fixed in the chute for climbing up and down, but nothing marks the position of the open, 3-foot-wide hole when it is covered by rugs. The slight depression it causes in the rug can be
fight breaks out in area 12 and four of the guards from that chamber retreat here to defend Mondath, her response is up to you. If the fight in the barracks takes a heavy toll on the characters, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
their smooth outer walls can’t be scaled without climbing gear or magic. The Mechanus chain (area 69) drives the machinery in this cavern, feeding power to the Soulmonger and to the many traps and
has the statistics of a wight, except that it wields a battleaxe and a light crossbow. The tomb dwarves ignore intruders unless they are attacked, in which case they defend themselves with their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Temple Adventures table offers plots that could occur in such a place. Sun Temple Adventures d12 Adventure Goal
1 Acquire an artifact used by a legendary hero.
2 Defend a hero being
crowd of people gathered at the temple murdered a priest.
8 Disperse a mob of people who blame Heliod and his clergy for a long drought.
9 Defend the temple’s worshipers from followers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
fixed in the chute for climbing up and down, but nothing marks the position of the open, 3-foot-wide hole when it is covered by rugs. The slight depression it causes in the rug can be noticed with a
to defend Mondath, her response is up to you. If the fight in the barracks takes a heavy toll on the characters, she might decide to confront them here. If the attackers plow through her forward guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
injustice, defend innocents, and inspire hope. She believes everyone deserves a chance to write their own story on their own terms, and her deeds have inspired countless heroic tales. Even after so
many years, Asteria maintains a joyous wanderlust and passion for discovery. She’s as likely to be found climbing trees or poring over arcane texts as she is brandishing her sword in battle. Anyone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Climbing atop the wreckage requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. N5. Siege Towers The remains of two mighty siege towers lie flattened near the moat’s edge. The scorch marks of battle
side? “He has achieved mastery over life and death. There is no better lord to command this ruined fortress.” What do you know about the ruined fortress? “We died defending it, and we defend it still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you’ll be invited to raise a glass to the Griffon; if you’re dressed in white and gold, the colors of the Hippogriff, you’d best be prepared to defend yourself.
If you’re new to Sharn, you might
own goal. Obstacles such as trees, streams, and piles of rubble can be present on a hrazhak field, requiring the competitors to make full use of their jumping and climbing abilities. Idols can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
claimed one of the largest caverns as a common room and food storage area. They defend it against all intruders. Characters coming from area 16 might not be able to see everything at first. Floundering
. The females tend the colony’s eggs and raise hatchlings in the southwest cave. Six troglodytes defend the hatchery and fight to the death to defend their young. The chamber also contains two dozen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
around them. Much later, in 1479 DR, the eighth statue — the Griffon — emerged from the Ethereal Plane to defend Ahghairon’s Tower against intrusion. It roosted there for a time before flying to its
stone. Its gaze looks up toward the sphere, and the pattern of bird droppings around its eyes gives it the appearance of weeping. All about the statue, climbing up its chest and on its knee and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
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
statistics are unchanged otherwise. Members are erudite and talkative, preferring diplomacy and debate over violence (though they defend themselves if attacked). Each society member can cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Daggers, a +2 Longbow, three Potions of Poison, and a Potion of Giant Strength (stone). One banner bearing Lolth’s symbol is bordered with a thick silk rope. This is a Rope of Climbing that functions
attacks in melee while Uvonxu hangs back to cast spells. These spyder-fiends fight to the death to defend Miska. Miska Intervenes. Miska is still trapped within his prison, but the opening is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
below (area S6) to move up to defend it. For more information about the console, see “Using the Console” below. Using a Glyph Card (see “Starglass Waypoint Features”), the duodrone retreated to this
. An earthquake caused a 60-foot-deep sinkhole to form here. Scaling its walls without climbing gear requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. At the bottom of the sinkhole, a Winged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
42 (12d6) bludgeoning damage and ends up in area 50 of the Black Lake level. Climbing down the slippery stone next to the waterfall requires several successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks, or DC
). ARUNDIL'S ANIMATED OBJECTS
A century ago, the dwarf mage Arundil animated a number of objects to defend the Foundry against intruders other than dwarves. Many of these creations remain in place today
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, glinting under the purple glow of a nearby street lamp.
The stone well is 100 feet deep and lined with slippery ice and frost, making it impossible to negotiate without climbing gear or magic
climbing speed of 30 feet. The monster shudders awake if a light source penetrates more than 80 feet into the well, or if a creature sitting on one of the benches awakens it (see below). Meditation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
tried to defend Jhaeros and Regine; the sixth was Regine herself. A character who holds a figurine experiences a flash of emotion like that felt by the victim in their final moments and, in a couple
ground below it. The characters need magic or climbing gear to reach it. The northeast wall of the armory is gone, creating an opening through which the characters may enter. The armor and weapons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. If the lamias are attacked, they defend themselves until at least one of them loses half of their hit points or more, whereupon they touch the mirror in this chamber and return to the Abyss. If the
lesser beings. P48b. Characters can reach this chamber by climbing a staircase from area P14b on the palace’s lower level. An enameled white coffer rests on a black basalt pedestal in the middle of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the tracks at dangerous speeds. Other large rocks, worn nearly spherical, sit motionless throughout the gallery.
The rolling boulders are three galeb duhr, created and bound by Iggwilv to defend
(Athletics) check. If the characters fasten ropes to the boulder, the centaurs offer to help haul it down for them (no check required). Freeing the boulder clears a path through the rubble. Climbing Out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
closest to the priest quarters (area G5) instead attempts to move to that area and warn Gideon of the intruders. If warned, Gideon quickly moves to area G4 and prepares to defend the chapel, while the
the mist for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 5 (1d10) necrotic damage. Climbing the sides of the pit without equipment requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
protected against intruders by monstrous guardians. Dory lives in the suspended ship. Reaching the ship without magic requires climbing the crane, which takes a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check
minions to defend his property and himself. D1. Main Storehouse The interior of the warehouse is piled high with crates, boxes, and packages, most marked with alchemists’ personal symbols and “FRAGILE” or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
offspring here while it hunts. The baby aurumvoraxes use the badger stat block. They are indifferent toward the characters but defend themselves if necessary. When the aurumvoraxes notice the characters, they
: Squealer. This area is the territory of a squealer—a porcine-headed predator unleashed during the crash. The squealer uses the nalfeshnee stat block, but it’s a Monstrosity and has a 30-foot climbing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check.
Illumination. Areas within the cathedral are brightly lit by continual flame spells cast on wall sconces.
Walls. Climbing the
that all citizens of Elturgard take when they’re old enough to read, swearing to defend Elturel body and soul. The rest of book is filled with signatures, all of which look like they were written by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
beanstalk without needing magic or climbing gear, but doing so requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. On a check that fails by 5 or more, the creature falls. The beanstalk has AC 15
reveal them: Eight cats perch atop eight dead attending
Eight lizards flee from eight rats scavenging
Eight toads climbing meet eight dead and falling
Eight snakes sneak under eight bats screaming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
other archers continue to fire at exposed characters. The orcs in the eastern half of area 3 cut the rope bridge and prepare to defend the doors that lead to area 5.
Round 8. The orcs in area 14 arrive
that the adventurers might have to deal with later. Treasure. Great Ulfe keeps his hoard in two large wooden chests against the south wall: 440 gp, 1,600 sp, a potion of climbing, and a +1 rapier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
point of being nearly helpless. They will defend themselves if harmed, but they offer no resistance otherwise. 9. Barracks This room holds twenty-four unarmed orc captives (six orcs, eighteen orc
spot to raise their young. The adults use the statistics for giant crocodiles, except that they have a climbing speed of 30 feet, no swimming speed, and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Their four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
center, forward of the mast, a jolly boat is lashed to the deck with ropes.
Aft of the mast is a hatch to the belowdecks area and a rope ladder climbing to a crow’s nest above.
Two human figures
the combat to defend its master. Combat in this small room is hampered by its size and low ceilings. Melee attacks made with two-handed weapons have disadvantage in this room. Development. If Bimz is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the central oak. The barkburrs attack any creature that comes within 20 feet of the tree. The Gardener doesn’t punish creatures that defend themselves against the barkburrs, knowing more barkburrs
supported by wooden beams and a lintel, which are covered in the pink blossoms of climbing dog-rose plants and hanging wisteria. A well-trodden grass path between verdant shrubs and wildflowers leads to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
determined attackers. Six zombies guard this place, lying among the remains of the long-dead priests and monks who first built it. The creatures obey Renwick, who ordered them to defend the crypt against
prone. While the stairs are collapsed, climbing back up requires a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Typically, the Black Earth cultists shove victims down the stairs and pull the lever