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Candlekeep Mysteries
Unarmored Defense. While Jade Tigress is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, her AC includes her Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Jade Tigress makes three attacks.
Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack
’s small enough to hold in one hand and Jade Tigress has a hand free.Jade Tigress is a powerfully built woman whose body has been honed by intense physical training. She is rugged in appearance
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
attack with her claws.
Swarm (Costs 2 Actions). Arasta causes two Swarm of Insects (Spiders) ;swarms of spiders (see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces within 5 feet of her.
Toxic Web
within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must.
See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta.
Arasta as a Mythic Encounter
Arasta
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a blessed community, built on the ideals of harmony. Here, nature and civilization coexist peacefully, living and growing in accordance with the will of the Worldsoul, Mat&rsquo
finally know peace. (Any)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I would give my life in the defense of the small enclave where I first encountered Mat’Selesnya.
2
I love beasts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Investigation at Altand Altand is primarily a wood elf settlement, blending almost seamlessly into the forest around it. The village exists on two levels, with a few structures built on the ground
around an ancient monument to an elven ranger. Residences and the village temple are built into the upper boughs of the forest. The elves string rope bridges between these sites and construct circular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Investigation at Altand Altand is primarily a wood elf settlement, blending almost seamlessly into the forest around it. The village exists on two levels, with a few structures built on the ground
around an ancient monument to an elven ranger. Residences and the village temple are built into the upper boughs of the forest. The elves string rope bridges between these sites and construct circular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that faction are as welcome here as clergy of Chauntea; many of them stay for months at a time to help with the work and the vigilant defense of the farm against insects and blights, as well as would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
undercity, beneath the layers of civilization that had built up over millennia, Mazirek found a hidden network of vaults called Umerilek, an enormous structure that would have dominated a city block
like manes, acting as extra layers for their already tough hide and facilitating their regeneration. Insects and Arachnids Beetles, centipedes, spiders, and countless other insects and arachnids infest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of them stay for months at a time to help with the work and the vigilant defense of the farm against insects and blights, as well as would-be vandals and plunderers. Hired guards and adventurers
thousand people live and work in Goldenfields year round, farming more than twenty square miles of tillage in gangs of hard-working gardeners. The sprawling temple-farm is built on higher ground than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Menzoberranzan Population: 20,000 drow plus thousands of slaves (of various races)
Government: Matriarchal theocracy worshiping Lolth, the Demon Queen of Spiders
Defense: Large standing army of
city), the Church of Lolth (based in Arach-Tinilith), Bregan D’aerthe (company of drow spies, mercenaries, and assassins)
The City of Spiders is carved out of and built within a great cavern the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
strait. When the separation occurred, tortles living in the vicinity claimed the island as their domain. The strait provided a natural defense against aggressive mainland predators. The tortles of the
, and the palace fell into ruin. Descendants of the tortles who built the Typhoon Palace soon discovered evil creatures lurking within. Older tortles wisely shun the ruined palace, but younger tortles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Ruined Dhakaani Fort Ruined forts of ancient Dhakaani design are common in Droaam, and in many cases the structures have been remodeled into homes or refitted for defense. They also make ideal lairs
Dhakaani fort built into a cliff face. It consists of four tiers in varying states of ruin. The cellar, including a cistern and storage areas, is accessed by way of secret trap doors in the floor above. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Gates The Old Wall, built at Balduran’s behest centuries ago, surrounds the Upper City. Six gates pierce it, channeling the district’s visitors and commerce. Entering the Upper City requires either
to the Watch’s fortress, Citadel Gate nestles into the Upper City’s landward wall. The Watch maintains a small cavalry, nominally for defense and crowd control, but primarily for parades, honor escorts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Gates The Old Wall, built at Balduran’s behest centuries ago, surrounds the Upper City. Six gates pierce it, channeling the district’s visitors and commerce. Entering the Upper City requires either
to the Watch’s fortress, Citadel Gate nestles into the Upper City’s landward wall. The Watch maintains a small cavalry, nominally for defense and crowd control, but primarily for parades, honor escorts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Shattered Spire A broken stalagmite juts out from the Darklake about forty feet from the shore, forming the foundation of a tavern built with fungi stalks in a manner similar to a log cabin. A
alchemist (see chapter 6). The deep gnomes also recognize that Werz’s gems resemble empty spell gems, similar to those used in the defense of Blingdenstone. The gems, mundane in their current form, are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
settlements here consist of wooden structures suspended above the muck. Most are built on platforms between trees, but a few stand on stilts driven deep into the muck. No solid earth underlies the mud of
the swamp, so houses built on poles eventually sink down into it. It is said that any object cast into the Swamp of Oblivion can’t be found again for at least a century. Now and then, a desperate soul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
L2. Living Quarters Members of the order live in a modest single-story building built on raised posts. Its shingled roof provides protection from the elements, and its sliding exterior wall panels
defeated, the remaining ones flee to the training grounds (area L4) to seek reinforcements. Immortal Lotus Monk Medium humanoid
Armor Class 15 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Defense One hundred trained warriors serve in the town guard. Each of them wears studded leather armor marked with a town guard’s badge — the green reed of Saltmarsh — and is armed with a club while
patrolling in town. The guards work in pairs, operating from two guardhouses built near the road into Saltmarsh. A smaller station at the docks quells the fights that break out there nightly. The captain of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
forest of fungi, including barrelstalks, timmasks, tongues of madness, and trillimacs (see “Fungi”).
Giant Insects. Six giant centipedes and four giant fire beetles are meandering among the fungi
illumination. These creatures are not under the myconids’ control and fight only in self-defense. The myconid sprouts form an inner ring 6 feet in diameter, and the adults are in a protective ring 10 feet in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
16. The Foaming Mug The Foaming Mug was built as an inn to house foreign guests visiting Blingdenstone. It was abandoned after the drow invasion but has recently reopened. While its supply of surface
want them out, while others propose an alliance of mutual defense. A merchant from Gracklstugh says there’s an influx of surface-world coins there, but nobody knows where they come from. (See chapter 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Orlumbor to supply ships for its defense, making the island a wealthy and well-protected place in return. When Lord Neverember sank Waterdeep’s navy in his fight against pirates, he arranged to hire
built into the caverns of the island, and just as well defended as the docks that are its life’s blood. More than once down the years, Waterdeep’s protection has kept Orlumbor from falling to Mintarn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
. SUNLESS CITADEL OVERVIEW
A dragon cult that valued privacy and defense built the Sunless Citadel on the surface long ago. All record of the cult’s name has vanished, though various sources believe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Mapping a Dungeon Titus Lunter A dungeon built by giants offers enormous adventures A dungeon can range in size from a few chambers to a huge complex of rooms and passages extending hundreds of feet
to reward players who take the time to search for them. For each door and room, consider their original purpose: were secret doors a defense against invaders, or do denizens of the dungeon scheme to keep secrets from each other? Secrets can help you develop the story of a dungeon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
concern of any stronghold is defense, but older and prosperous strongholds can grow to become wondrous underground cities filled with generations of exquisite dwarven artisanship. Regardless of a
stronghold. Island of Stability A well-built stronghold is an easily managed, tranquil environment where dwarves focus on rearing their families and pursuing their craft. Since the beginnings of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
elementals Wondrous item No Bracers of defense Wondrous item Yes Brazier of commanding fire elementals Wondrous item No Cape of the mountebank Wondrous item No Censer of controlling air elementals Wondrous
, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of healing Staff Yes (bard, cleric, or druid) Staff of swarming insects Staff Yes (bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staff of the woodlands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
kind of slave or minion creature living with or near them as a defense against attackers, even if it’s just a common animal. Hags particularly delight in using mortals bound to their service as
flesh golems 3 1d2 helmed horrors 4 1 rug of smothering 5 1d6 scarecrows 6 2d4 shadow mastiffs* 7 2d4 swarms swarm of insects or swarm of rats 8 1d6 yeth hounds* Brutes d12 Servant(s) * See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
around a rectangular, stone-lined pit 15 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and 200 feet long. The original Amnian residents built it as an arena for a highly competitive ball game, and it still provides cheap
including dead bodies. It’s a festering scar of garbage, rancid water, and vermin. Rats, insects, and ravens abound. Ghouls are sometimes seen prowling through the pit in search of fresh corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
purchase their storage crates and other necessary goods from local artisans, who also make locks, latches, waxy sealants for waterproofing crates and boxes, and the like. The crates are all built to
favoring sheep, and gnomes goats, as well as artisans of all sorts. Each community has a sheriff who maintains peace and leads defense — a role most often fulfilled by a halfling, I’ve found, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, reptiles, insects, and bizarre hybrids alike) carry their loads through the streets, while untamed wild things lurk in verdant greenbelts, rubble-strewn ruins, and sewers. And interwoven throughout it all
, ten guilds vie for power, wealth, and influence: Azorius Senate. The Azorius Senate functions as the government of Ravnica, built on the three columns of a legislative, a judicial, and an executive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the staircase is a door in the wall of the gatehouse (area 10). This door is similar to others found throughout Lyn Armaal (see the “Lyn Armaal: General Features” sidebar). 10. Gatehouse Built atop
here, and a permanent unseen servant cleans on a regular basis. The ogres are docile and shun combat, fighting only in self-defense. Each one is trained to prepare a specific kind of meal: one handles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
filled completely with dead insects along with occasional bones, making it difficult terrain. Pit Traps. Scattered through the room, hidden beneath the blanket of insect bodies, are several pit traps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
branches looms out of the swamp. The floor of the hut is covered with humanoid teeth. 3 Visible from half a mile away, smoke rises from a shrine built on large stones and dedicated to Semuanya, god of the
mile away. Five swarms of insects gather around it. 10 A 50-foot-diameter pool of pure clean drinking water calls out to creatures who are within 100 feet of it. Those who understand at least one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the kenku took her to a junkyard called Fort Knucklebone, where they built and repaired infernal vehicles designed to move quickly across the blasted wastelands of Avernus. Lulu doesn’t remember who ran
devils, demons, and undead scouring the city. Though he’s willing to die fighting in Elturel’s defense, it’s up to the characters to help Lulu find the Sword of Zariel. If she’s still alive, Reya
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
presence of Moradin himself, was built by Delzoun’s dwarves — first as a mine, and then as a city. It was the dwarves of Delzoun who built Ironmaster, too, and all the great mines and renowned forges of
, every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle — won or lost — in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
curtains of moss and ivy are numerous bookshelves bearing ancient tomes, and built into one of the bookcases is a tall oval mirror in a wooden frame. Flickering candlelight emanates from the eye sockets of
consumed with self-pity. She’s in no mood to fight or have a conversation, so she mumbles and curses to herself, attacking only in self-defense. Both hags’ stat blocks appear in appendix B. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Sundabar Like Mirabar, Sundabar was a dwarven settlement atop which a human city was built. Sundabar’s recent fall should serve as an example to my fellow dwarves of what can happen when the balance
between dwarves and humans became renowned throughout the North, and the surface city of Sundabar was built up into a mighty fortress of commerce. However, as the humans flourished above, the dwarf