defenders immortal are based

Character Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

their ancestor’s message. Defending the Land. Djaynai’s leaders often employ experienced adventurers to exchange knowledge and magic with Djaynaian scouts and defenders. Based on the characters

Mezro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Mezro Nothing about this Chultan city is what it seems. By all accounts, Mezro was destroyed by the Spellplague, and its ruins indicate as much. In truth, the city’s immortal defenders — the barae

she would return to Chult when the city was no longer in peril. Artus won’t endanger the Mezroans by revealing the truth about their city. Although the Ring of Winter makes him immortal, he has grown

Running the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

(s) player characters occupy, summarizing results from the other zones based on how you’d like the narrative to work. This method increases speed of play and lowers complexity. You can concentrate

repeat this pattern several times, perhaps breaching a spot here or there before the defenders push them back. Then they start trying different tactics. Smoke Screen Late in the day, the orcs start a

Assignments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

interesting stories can emerge if you decide to refuse an assignment. Even a patron that isn’t heavy-handed can significantly motivate your group. Maybe you’ll seek adventures based on what pleases your

you assignments or reward you for achieving certain objectives, but it doesn’t dictate your activities. Adventurers’ guilds, heads of state, immortal beings, inquisitive agencies, religious orders

Area Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

sun or moon is. Defenders. The potential foes in this area are varied. The fire cultists pretend to be servants of the Circle of the Scarlet Moon. Among them, only Elizar has druid capabilities. Fires

modify the damage based on the size of the fire. See the “Damage Severity by Level” table in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Slope. Within the keep walls, within

The Assault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

crush the defenders in a pincer attack. The Saltmarsh council explains that the characters’ role is to serve as a strike force, disrupting the sahuagin defenses and slaying as many foes as possible before

the main force engages the enemy. A cunning party should have the chance to take out numerous defenders, open the gate in area 1, and slay sahuagin leaders, possibly without ever raising an alert

Monster Behavior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

“Nonplayer Characters” section of chapter 3 to flesh out the details of that individual’s personality and aims. For a group of nameless monsters, you can decide on a personality based on the monsters

leader makes this saving throw on behalf of the entire group. As creatures employ reactive tactics, make notes about their new locations on your adventure map. Prepared Defenders Sapient creatures that

Flight of the Dragonnels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Flight of the Dragonnels As Clystran and the characters fly above the battlefield, read the following text: The clash between the Dragon Army and Kalaman’s defenders rages below. The city’s walls

check. The character with the highest result calculates that based on the flying citadel’s current speed, at least three hours remain before the citadel reaches Kalaman’s walls (at which point

People of Setessa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, and Kallias of Ophis Tower. The fifth member is Silverbrow, a centaur oracle who reads the Kelema Veil at the Nexuses of the Seasons and advises action based on her visions. Anthousa is the head of the

council, considered Karametra’s closest advisor and the de facto ruler of the city. Defenders and the Four Towers Karametra includes defense of the home in her domains, and the residents of Setessa

Beholder Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

catch ground-based creatures, a beholder creates or positions certain traps so that they’re effective against flying intruders. Practically any kind of trap could be a feature of a beholder’s lair. A

sends its minions to attack or draw out defenders while it flies high overhead and uses its eye rays to subdue the village, targeting leaders and other formidable foes before significant resistance can

Attack on Goldenfields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

withdrew to nurse their wounds, leaving Goldenfields’ defenders to wonder when the next attack would come. The attack hasn’t changed the mood among the residents, who place great stock in the strength of

waiting outside the wall. Lob and Ogg are the exceptions; more afraid of Guh than of the Goldenfields defenders, they hate the thought of returning to their chief without a mountain of food. But neither

Special Events in Nightstone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

bandits of various ethnicities) are mounted on seven riding horses. Known as the Seven Snakes, Xolkin’s band does “dirty work” for the Snail, a Zhent leader based in Daggerford (see the “Daggerford

. Xolkin and Kella aren’t heroes and don’t place themselves in unnecessary danger, but they are quick to raise the drawbridge or position defenders on the watchtowers as needed. Knowing that orcs are

Glasya

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

encompass the complexities of the strange relationships formed by beings of immortal evil. Coin Legions Taking a cue from the sword, shield, and dreg legions into which the devils’ armies are

them soon after to turn an incredible profit. When the truth of her dealings became apparent, she defended her actions based on the legal definition of a coin as minted in Minauros. According to law

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

six valuable tomes on underground exploration and natural history (worth 120 gp each). Glyph Key. Sarkalla has a glyph key attuned to this zone, the Immortal Caverns, the Spawning Pools, and the

Temples of Nature (in the Temples of Extraction sector). White Gate. The passage to the south has a white gate that connects with the Immortal Caverns. Immortal Caverns Horrifying by-products of the Red

Attack on Triboar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

initial volley of boulders. Their job is to distract the town’s defenders and engage enemy archers in melee combat. The axe beaks act on the orcs’ initiative count. Rules for mounted combat can be found

, because the local militia has been assembled and placed on alert. Whether or not the characters thwart the fire giants, they gain special quests and rewards based on which NPCs survived the initial battle.

Government

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

ruler could be immortal or undead. Aundair and Karrnath, two kingdoms in the Eberron campaign setting, have autocrats with royal blood in their veins. Whereas Queen Aurala of Aundair relies on wizards

and other armed forces. A militocracy might be based on an elite group of soldiers, an order of dragon riders, or a league of sea princes. Solamnia, a nation ruled by knights in the Dragonlance

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

, nigh-immortal figures known to have been blessed by Mystra. (Some even say they are the goddess’s daughters.) Her spellcasting ability is impressive but is beginning to wane, and she focuses more on

Flaming Fist take a leading role in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon, if only to give the defenders of Baldur’s Gate a stature befitting the greatest city in Faerûn. This opportunity for glory

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, nigh-immortal figures known to have been blessed by Mystra. (Some even say they are the goddess’s daughters.) Her spellcasting ability is impressive but is beginning to wane, and she focuses more on

Flaming Fist take a leading role in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon, if only to give the defenders of Baldur’s Gate a stature befitting the greatest city in Faerûn. This opportunity for glory

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, nigh-immortal figures known to have been blessed by Mystra. (Some even say they are the goddess’s daughters.) Her spellcasting ability is impressive but is beginning to wane, and she focuses more on

Flaming Fist take a leading role in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon, if only to give the defenders of Baldur’s Gate a stature befitting the greatest city in Faerûn. This opportunity for glory

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of

philosophical belief states that the deities are more like mortals than they would have mortals believe. According to such philosophies, the gods aren’t truly immortal (just very long-lived), and mortals

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

travel once around Oerth. Luna waxes and wanes in fixed cycles of 28 days each, upon which the months are based, while Celene follows a path that has full moons only four times each year, coinciding with

Flanaess, ready to strike. The leader of the order is a seemingly immortal being known as the Father of Obedience, Korenth Zan. He is rumored to be a Suloise monk who walked the lands of Oerik long

Locations in Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

immortal Artus Cimber and thus carries the Cimber bloodline, not that it has ever benefited him. Artus’s immortality, it is said, comes from a magic ring — a ring that Sirac has never seen. Sirac’s

huddle next to strangers and learn what they know. She conceals a sending stone on her person and uses it once a day to pass along information to Thwip Ironbottom, a Harper agent based in Hundelstone. B8

Luskan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

for numerous defenders, in a show of strength toward the southern approach. The Ships Within the city walls and on the nearby waters, Luskan is ruled by its Ships and their five High Captains: First

cable-guided ferries at the crossing, and demand tolls based on the size and contents of the goods being ferried across. The Blackford Road still bears the ancient marks of the dwarven realm of

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

before the cart hits takes half damage, based on how far the cart descended before they jumped, but each creature must also succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or tumble over the edge of the

forge, three in each chamber. They are all that’s left of the mine’s dwarven defenders. The first character to enter either chamber is attacked by the specters in that chamber, and those from the

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

districts are governed by a justice system based in goodness, where laws help to maintain harmony. In more oppressive locations, harsh laws are imposed on the suffering populace by tyrannical devils

draws merchants and travelers from across reality. Syrania is home to a host of angels that devote their immortal lives to serene contemplation. Each angel seeks to achieve mastery of one pure concept

Fort Beluarian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

eight-hour shifts, with one corporal (gauntlet) and eighteen privates (fists) on duty during each shift. Unknown to her boss, Liara is in league with pirates based out of Jahaka Anchorage and earns a tidy

of the fort has nothing to do with ore. It’s a sally port the fort’s defenders can use to launch counterattacks against enemies assailing the main gate. It stays solidly closed and barred most of the

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

beyond it. If the characters are determined to explore the other Waterclock Guild chambers, you can invent water-themed or clockwork-based denizens and traps for them to encounter. Treasure. The clock

. Arriving cultists ring specific bells in a predetermined pattern, based on their rank, so cultists in the common room (area C14) can prepare an appropriate welcome. If the characters ring the bells

Daelkyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

vegetation might be its work. Kyrzin. The cults of the Prince of Slime are based in the Shadow Marches and are infamous for cultivating gibbering beasts. Kyrzin creates sentient slimes that can enter

more urgency than the daelkyr themselves do. The immortal daelkyr can afford to wait for another ten thousand years; the illithids aren’t so patient. CHARACTERS WITH TIES TO THE DAELKYR Player

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

House (based in Mirabar), the Silver Triangle (based in Neverwinter), and the Delvers of Brokenstone (based in Waterdeep). The settlement is made up of squat stone structures that resemble igloos

belligerently protective treants. Thus, it is best “forgotten.” An immortal druid named Pheszeltan dwells deep in the woods and is willing to offer advice to those with the skill to reach him. Fork

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

any ooze-folk (see area O3) or the clockwork kraken (see area O2) become active in response to the characters’ intrusion, those defenders do not touch or intentionally damage any of the baubles, instead

familiar to them, and feel a compulsion to find the city’s “heart.” Use a map of the actual city or town where your game is played (or where you are based if you play your game online). The

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