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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
level of power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons.
Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s ascension
to the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.PoisonIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary actions
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons.
Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s ascension involves
the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.AcidIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary actions.
Bite. The
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
this level of power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons.
Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s
city to the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.LightningIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons.
Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s ascension involves
the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.FireIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary actions.
Bite. The
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons.
Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s ascension involves
the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.ColdIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary actions.
Bite. The
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
aren’t a savage who follows quarry into or through the wilderness. You’re involved in a lucrative trade, in the place where you live, that routinely tests your skills and survival instincts
that I can help people in need. (Good)
4
Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
5
People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Before the Siege However the characters become enlisted in Lekar’s defense, they face a hopeless battle. They join hundreds of unprepared defenders, including commoners holding clubs or longbows for
towers grant access to the 30-foot-high walls. Parapets guard both, providing defenders with three-quarters cover from those outside the walls. Fortifications around the gates hold controls for massive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
worshipers into driders, as either a blessing or a curse. These driders often become fanatical servants of their god, or they are overwhelmed by their transformation and live only to indulge their
predatory arachnid instincts.
Driders also appear when whole communities are transformed by a wicked god’s wrath or other magical means, or driders might be part of a world’s natural population. Most dwell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gods and mortals, the instincts and impulses that govern mortal behavior, and other aspects of the way things are. Gods and mortals alike are constrained by the threads of destiny. Mortals can do little
to alter them, but more than once the arrogance and presumption of the gods have caused the strands of destiny to become tangled. The god Klothys enforces the bounds of destiny. She isn’t only the spinner of destiny’s strands but also an avenging fury, punishing the foolhardy gods who tangle them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
more of the essence of the Abyss pushes its way through. In time, a plane or a world could become a colony of the Abyss, overrun with demons and devoid of all other forms of life. Initial Infection A
incursion, the natural world recoils from the demonic presence. Plants become twisted versions of themselves. Leering faces appear in leaf patterns, vines writhe of their own accord, and trees grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Rutterkin The rutterkins, a breed of warped demon, roam the Abyss in mobs that constantly search for intruders to surround and devour. Abyssal Defenders. Rutterkins protect the Abyss from non-demons
bodies become disfigured, flesh twisting around the bones, until they transform to join the mass of abyssal wretches that follow in the wake of the rutterkin mob that laid them low. Rutterkin
Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
inside the castle’s walls and overran the defenders. Then came the Second Dragonspear War, more than a century ago, during which a strange cloak of mist settled over the castle, and the forces of
that the castle — seemingly quiescent — has become home to undead horrors of some sort, but no one seems terribly inclined to investigate such claims, so long as they don’t threaten the folk who live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
outside the city, thereby thwarting Charmayne’s ritual. Naevys provides the following additional information, which she learned with the help of mages in a nearby city: Ashen Defenders. Castle Cinis
is guarded by ashen creatures that used to be the king’s guards. The king’s dogs, Cinnabar and Sol, have become hell hounds that wander the castle’s interior. Charmayne’s Location. Charmayne spends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
mouth of Scions Sound against threats from Karrnath, but it has since become a place of meditation and retreat. Ten years before the end of the war, the fort was attacked by the Order of the Emerald
Claw. In desperation, the defenders called upon the Traveler for divine aid that seemingly saved the fort. But in the end, the god’s fickle whim saw Syrgaul and his crew transformed, and ultimately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Resolute, which binds them to defend the nation of Elturgard. I met him years ago, and my instincts told me he was a charlatan. Afterward, I grew to suspect that he had cut a deal with one or more powerful
whence it came, taking Elturel and its oath-bound defenders with it, if that is Zariel’s wish.
All this is my everlasting pledge.
If Reya Mantlemorn is with the party, she is so stung by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
squad sets fires or sets off alarms to focus the defenders’ attention on one area, as another team strikes at the real target on the other side of town. Loot is a secondary goal on almost all raids
; taking prisoners is the primary objective. Some of the dark elves’ victims become slaves, some end up as food for giant spiders or other monsters that the drow have trained to serve them, and some are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
damage normal for an unarmed strike. Hunter’s Instincts. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, or Survival. Daunting Roar. As a
bonus action, you can let out an especially menacing roar. Creatures of your choice within 10 feet of you that can hear you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power. But a chromatic dragon who can outwit all rivals and overcome all potential thieves can rise to become one of the mightiest of dragons. Often a chromatic greatwyrm’s ascension involves fusing
, destroying buildings and defenders alike. Chromatic Greatwyrm
Gargantuan Dragon (Chromatic), Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 533 (26d20 + 260)
Speed 60 ft., burrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
can seem out of place among the idyllic forests and beautiful gardens and orchards, but that is the way of life in Setessa. Gender in Setessa Setessans believe that women become heroes through martial
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Gellan (NE male human noble) is a well-spoken, dapper older gentleman with a neatly trimmed beard and a fancy wardrobe. With his cunning instincts, he has positioned his family to become the most prominent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
demesne of the lich-king Larloch himself, who has also been called the Shadow King. Threats and Defenses I warn you: do not come to this place. And if you must, do not tarry, for its defenders are
sojourn into this place, I identified several creatures that likely began their lives as griffons, owlbears, trolls, and even a beholder, but they had become twisted and nearly unrecognizable. What it is
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
closer to their goal. Rangers who have encountered halflings or lived among them know of this effect, and they learn to trust their other senses and their instincts rather than relying on sight. A typical
likely to be coveted by evil wizards or to become the object of wrath for some dark force. The only enemies that a halfling village must watch for on an ongoing basis are roving bands of orcs or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, although Klax is protective of her business arrangement with Jarazoun and turns in the party to the hold’s defenders if the characters seem likely to threaten that arrangement. B7: Harbor At the stronghold’s
river without Jarazoun’s approval. The erinyes admit Klax and her traders after a cursory inspection of their cargo, although the erinyes become suspicious if the traders aren’t following their usual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hills have become filled with marauders and monsters. While the Wegwiur battle Iuz’s forces in the Howling Hills, scouts and troops from Furyondy join forces with Highfolk’s defenders to drive out the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
stronghold. If this effort succeeds and the defenders withdraw deeper inside, the dragon comes forth to lead the assault into the tunnels. In those cramped quarters, only a few dwarves at a time can be brought
reminisce over the defeat of a dragon, or weep as they recall the death of a beloved elder.
In contrast to clan gatherings, dwarves who drink alone invariably become morose and sullen — when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
would crumble and all mortals would embrace their predatory instincts. Baphomet’s layer is a never-ending dungeon with the Horned King’s enormous palace at its center. A confusing jumble of crooked
plane allows the Abyss to create tiny pockets of Abyssal evil that can eventually become so corrupted that they’re drawn into the Abyss. Thus, adventurers exploring a desecrated temple or fetid swamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their emotions and instincts rather than out of reason and logic. Only certain charismatic orcs, those who have been directly touched by the will and might of Gruumsh, have the capacity to control the
other orcs in a tribe. A Chosen Few. Orcs don’t become renowned in their tribes by choosing Gruumsh; he chooses them. An orc might claim its allegiance to Gruumsh, but only those who have proven
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
characters are likely to become their companions for a substantial part of the adventure, so it is good to lay the groundwork for those relationships early on. Some of the NPCs might not survive the initial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
, using ooze prods to poke the mixtures. They challenge any intruders. If the undead become distracted, oozes might attack (see “Vat System” below). Sarkalla, a Red Wizard transmuter (see appendix B), is
a turn, or starts its turn there, takes 5 (2d4) necrotic damage and must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become paralyzed until the start of its next turn. Six of the eight square
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
begins must end. With the fall of kings and queens, the maps of the world are redrawn. Laws change, new customs become all the rage, and old ones fall out of favor. The attitude of the citizens toward
ally Now consider these other aspects of the conflict: Name one element of the invasion or assault that the defenders didn’t expect or couldn’t repel. Something happened to the first defenders who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
watchtower stands 30 feet above “dry” land. It’s surrounded by a crenelated parapet that provides half cover to defenders. A ballista is also mounted on the tower. It can be used against vessels intruding
jungle delights — is prepared here. When leftovers become so rancid the pirates won’t eat them, they’re either fed to the deinonychus or sent to the captives in the cage (area 5). The door to the kitchen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Upper Levels and Cellar The belfry tower rises above the main levels of the hermitage, and a secret cellar below the kitchen has become a refuge for the survivors of the undead assault. The following
the undead are still following the orders they were under when Tammeraut was sunk. They intend to seize the hermitage and destroy its last defenders, then use the island as a staging ground for attacks against the settlements of the coast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
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
consistently argues for caution and more information, and nothing the adventurers say seems to make any difference. That changes when it is revealed that his lost son Neronvain has become the cult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
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
consistently argues for caution and more information, and nothing the adventurers say seems to make any difference. That changes when it is revealed that his lost son Neronvain has become the cult’s