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can’t be targeted by divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors.
Slimy Demise. When Zargon dies, its body dissolves into foul slime, leaving only its horn behind. Zargon re
the first inhabitants of the Nine Hells, predating even the arrival of Asmodeus, the plane’s foremost ruler. Long-lived devils and occult sages theorize Zargon and its kind were invaders from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, east of the door, hangs a framed scroll pressed flat behind a sheet of glass. Bolted to the wooden frame is a tiny metal plaque that reads, “Break glass in case of emergency.”
Maddgoth’s idea of an
orders are to slay castle invaders. The nycaloths recognize Maddgoth’s homunculus and won’t harm it; all other creatures are attacked on sight. Without its master around, the homunculus doesn’t trust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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Materials for the workshop are sewn here under the watchful gaze of Pincushion, a living doll (see appendix C for its stat block). The prancing carpet is a rug of smothering that defends Pincushion
soldiers at area L7. If satisfied, Pincushion asks the characters to wait here while it hurries to notify Skabatha of the newcomers’ presence. The rug stays behind to make sure the children don’t leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their ancient enemies. The more conservative among them want to maintain the traditions and remaining holdings of their people, isolated from the influence of outsiders and safe from invaders behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
warrior with red-orange skin and a bow stands behind a rickety barricade of interlocking spears. “Halt!” she commands. “State your business or face the wrath of our battalion—thirty hobgoblins strong
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A Hobgoblin Warrior stands guard behind a pair of spear barricades (see the “Spear Barricade” sidebar). The sentry is Hostile toward intruders and tries to delay them through interrogation until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cyclops defends itself if attacked, and killing them changes nothing. The characters still need to propel a stone farther than the cyclops did to get back to the sundial. When the characters beat the
characters attempt to leave the area without winning the contest, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
deadfalls, which the kobolds set up either to kill intruders or to block off key areas of the warren as invaders approach those places. Since the tribe is continually migrating and expanding its
exceedingly narrow is a natural choke point that forces invaders to fight from a disadvantaged position. Such a location usually includes a small chamber in the ceiling that features murder holes, allowing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cyclops defends itself if attacked, and killing them changes nothing. The characters still need to propel a stone farther than the cyclops did to get back to the sundial. When the characters beat the
characters attempt to leave the area without winning the contest, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
: “Dragon!”
Then it comes into view. Pitching this way and that, its scales clanking like steel plates, a black beast draws near the wharf, flanked by reptilian invaders. Flames crackle from the beast’s
brute in black scale armor emerges from the inn. Holding a barrel of fish under one arm, the hulking figure fills her mouth with a fistful of wriggling fish.
From behind her, two reptilian soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters; perhaps the characters saved the ally’s life or helped the ally in a significant way. This is an especially good way to bring back an ally the characters liked but left behind in their
ally might be a bit of a surprise for the characters—someone they dismiss as unrelated to the Deck of Many Things until the scholar draws a weapon and ably defends themself in battle. The studious ally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
against the pirates because he tried to rescue important books and scrolls from the burning abbey, and a collapsing hall closed a doorway behind him. He was forced to abandon the written works, and he
inspire loyalty or trust in those under him. Underlings obey him because of the hierarchical structure of the abbey’s chain of command, not because he shows any strong leadership. If attacked, he defends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
from the east and gives you a calm nod. From behind a bleached skull mask speaks a smooth voice: “Ah, welcome. Let’s get to the assessment, then.” The figure holds out a blue gem, which then shatters
using the scrying spell to monitor the characters and has judged they might be useful in ridding the ruins of the Dragon Army invaders. The gem Demelin breaks is an elemental gem. An instant later, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
drow in the courtyard, invaders must contend with the drow in the guard towers, who can target creatures both inside and outside the courtyard. Each of the guard towers (areas 18a through 18d) is
the first and second floors provide three-quarters cover to those standing behind them. The rooftop battlements provide variable cover, depending on the angle of attack. Iron ladders and trapdoors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
fraught with tests of strength, fierce competition and nothing in the way of maternal or paternal love. From the time a child can wield a stick or a crude knife, it asserts itself and defends itself while
heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the warriors go on their raids are weaker than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
encounter in area S30 proceeds here. The robot defends itself if attacked. Bones. The floor beneath the cloaker is covered with bits of rags, the bones of former crew members and various pests, and the
cautions the character against participating in activities harmful to their well-being—such as adventuring or drinking. The android defends itself if necessary and responds only to health-related
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
.”
By peering through the crevice to the south, the survivors witnessed the undead gathering the slain residents into nets. The monsters walked back into the sea, dragging several of the nets behind
confirm that it shows Firewatch Island, the local coastline, nearby settlements, and the invaders’ plans for an assault against those settlements. If the characters haven’t already done so, she guesses that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
swill peddled throughout the Hive, Beatrice keeps a selection of top-shelf liquors in a chilled demiplane behind the bar for scoundrels with coin to spare: Beverages available at the Bottle and Jug
. Save for a few stragglers, the portal and its invaders are long gone, but their devastation remains. Scavengers scour the ashen wasteland for infernal supply caches, clashing with enforcers on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
killed by drow invaders less than a tenday ago. The tomb tapper chased the drow to this point before they finally killed it. (The characters might have encountered the drow already in chapter 6.) The
tomb tapper looks like a faceless, misshapen giant. It turned to stone when it died, leaving behind its big sledgehammer. Y2. Wizard Spires Several crooked spires branch off the enclave’s perimeter wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guard the secret door, which leads to a hidden room (described below). The mimic attacks if a character comes within 5 feet of it. Hidden Room. The wooden plaque behind the mimic is a lever of sorts
. D11b: Markos’s Office This room contains a black wooden desk with a cushioned, high-backed chair behind it. Two smaller chairs face the desk with their backs to the door. A niche in the northeast corner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
door behind the brazier in the southwest corner. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X3. No ability
easier for her guards to hit. The chardalyn pseudodragon defends Grandolpha to the death. Slaad Host. If a character has the Slaad Host secret (see appendix B) and has a slaad tadpole gestating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
the entrance to a cramped tunnel hidden behind some collapsed rubble to the south. A character who spends 1 minute clearing the rubble opens the entrance to a crawlspace (area N7). Making a Skiff
Hallwinter but also what it has witnessed while haunting these catacombs. The ghost can share the following information with the characters: Catacomb Invaders. A small group of Humanoids descended into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
information is offered). After meeting the characters, she has decided to modify her plan…for now. The dragon knows from questioning previous undead invaders that they are loyal to an undead mage named
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the wall is destroyed, the gas behind it immediately expands, filling all of area C13 and C14. A creature that enters or starts its turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
male and female humans of mixed ethnicity), a hired mage (N male or female Illuskan human), ten scouts (N male and female humans of various ethnicities) hidden behind arrow slits, and thirty well
invaders could scale the outer wall and enter the compound undetected if they were lucky enough to avoid the notice of the guards. G3. Earth Mother’s Bounty The first thing visitors to Goldenfields see as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. A dark-haired man in fine clothes stands up from behind the desk as he sees you.
“Welcome, friends, to the Restful Lily. Freshen yourselves in our luxurious bathhouse. Or perhaps you’d enjoy a
garden as a place to exercise and torment guests with physical training. One of the trees in the garden is an awakened tree under her control, which she uses in her workouts and which defends her if she is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly’s ghost and this golem is still intact, it becomes their ally and defends this courtyard on their behalf. 5: Crypt Entrance This room is mostly empty. One outer wall has a stained-glass
have begun to gather in the chapel, corrupting it. A statue of Istus, surrounded by a web of multicolored threads, stands behind an altar in the southern part of the room. The altar emits a pulsating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
area.
Dozens of sahuagin here are gathered in small groups or floating in the seaweed beds.
Although the sahuagin are not anticipating invaders, if the characters enter the room without taking
sahuagin. In the far west corner of the room, hidden behind some seaweed, a stack of armor plates made from shell and coral rests against the wall. One side of each plate has barbs used to affix it to an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-eyed “Senior Sword” and master of the militia. The largest inn, the Old Bargewright, was recently rebuilt as a substantial stone structure with thick walls and private chambers hidden behind secret
would-be invaders. If Adbar’s defenses should ever prove inadequate, the dwarves have created a secret evacuation tunnel that stretches for hundreds of miles, connecting to passages that lie under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
sheer walls erupting from the stone in such a way as to grant invaders from the sea few footholds. From the fortress’s five stout towers, specially made Gondan trebuchets stand ready to hurl stones three
that extends down from an entrance behind the altar, at several points piercing the city’s sewers. For a small fee, anyone can have a corpse brought down into the cramped tomb, where hordes of sewer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Gardener’s benefit, and both they and Gnarlroot use the tools to tend various plants in the garden. Characters who search the ravine and succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check find the cave behind a
with a large trestle table, cooking utensils, and fresh fruit and nuts. Three bedrooms behind it house the family, two for the children and one for their parents. The rooms are appointed with straw






