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Candlekeep Mysteries
for dead.ā
Flaw. āMy pride wonāt let me back down from a challenge or forgive any insult.āPoisonNimble Escape. Jade Tigress takes the Disengage or Hide action.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
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out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defensesāif they do, they obviously cheated.
6
Any creature
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragonsā scales and wing membranes show varied shades of
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragonsā scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a
.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil the surrounding waterāand any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtleās defenses, magical storms manifest to
and is now stuck beneath a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers.
3
After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon turtleās defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes.
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stuck beneath a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers.
3
After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any ship that tries
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the victims unable to fight back.
Luminous Blue
Sapphire dragonsā scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defensesāif
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the surrounding waterāand any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtleās defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes
a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers.
3
After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any ship that tries to leave
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragonās horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail to mirror the
said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
2
I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
3
I like to impress visitors by
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragonās horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail
what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
2
I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
3
I like to impress
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
metal bosses adorn the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armorās left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box, from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red
ās legendary powered armor.
Automatic Defenses. Unless Kwalish deactivates the suitās automatic defenses, no one can approach the armor without setting those defenses off. Treat the
Entertainer
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Playerās Handbook (2014)
for that āspecial someone.ā
4
Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5
I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
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Bond
1
My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday Iāll get it back
Gladiator
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Playerās Handbook (2014)
defuse any amount of tension.
5
I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
6
I get bitter if Iām not the center of attention.
7
Iāll settle for nothing less than
I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday Iāll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
7
The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I canāt do it.
8
I blow up at the slightest insult.
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Ideal
1
to a generous benefactor.
2
My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3
Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4
I will become the greatest thief that
Criminal / Spy
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I canāt do it.
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I blow up at the slightest insult.
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Ideal
1
Honor. I donāt steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2
Freedom. Chains are meant to
important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4
I will become the greatest thief that ever lived.
5
Iām guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it.
6
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Guildmastersā Guide to Ravnica
Personality Trait
1
Unlike people, the beasts of the wild are friends who wonāt stab me in the back.
2
Go ahead and insult me ā I dare you.
3
I scorn those who can
siblings or ancestors.]
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
If you question my courage, I will never back down.
2
HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! [My anger in battle led to the death of a loved one
Backgrounds
Baldurās Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
2
The
work, do what needs to be done, and get paid. Anyone who pursues crime for thrill-seeking, to strike back at unjust authorities, or anything else are amateurs, and theyāre liable to get you
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
among the people as living embodiments of his power. Perhaps they needed a reminder of who they were and from whence they came. The Chosen of Uthgar led bands back to the old ways, and most of your people
fullest.
3
I remember every insult Iāve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone whoās ever wronged me.
4
I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
: slip past the planetās defenses, find the meteorite, and bring it back to Spelljammer Academy. This adventure is split into three parts: Part 1: The Spindle. While exploring the Spindle (a mountain
characters travel back to Toril, they cross paths with an asteroid and run into a githyanki agent of Vocath looking to retrieve Miken. Part 3: Homecoming. The characters return to the Spelljammer Academy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Although the forces of Avernus are occupied driving back the demonic attack from the River Styx, a few teams of devils have been ordered to infiltrate Elturel, sow chaos among the surviving
citizenry, reap the souls of any mortals they find, and test the cityās defenses. The members of some of those advance teams have noted that the High Hall appears to be the center of the cityās
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their mastersā living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in
Backgrounds
Baldurās Gate: Descent into Avernus
, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5
I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
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I get bitter if Iām not the center of attention.
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Iāll settle for nothing
me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday Iāll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
sits at Tordekās table and tries to strike up a conversation with the dwarf. Chris says, āTordek spits on the floor, growls an insult at the bard, and stomps over to the bar. He sits on a stool and
things that canāt be reasonably acted out. Going back to the example of Chris roleplaying Tordek above, hereās how the scene might play out if Chris used active roleplaying: Speaking as Tordek, Chris
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Unfortunately, they have no means of assuring the slumbering fungal entity of their intentions, and the growing threat posed by Zuggtmoy and the demon lords has roused Araumycosās defenses. The pastel
, whereupon each bursts into a cloud of sweet-smelling spores as its body dissolves back into the larger mass of fungi filling the cavern. Read the following to the players when the final creature is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
sits at Tordekās table and tries to strike up a conversation with the dwarf. Chris says, āTordek spits on the floor, growls an insult at the bard, and stomps over to the bar. He sits on a stool and
things that canāt be reasonably acted out. Going back to the example of Chris roleplaying Tordek above, hereās how the scene might play out if Chris used active roleplaying: Speaking as Tordek, Chris
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
prestidigitation to blow your hair back, making it look like you have the speed and grace of Corellon themself. Cutting Wit and Wicked Barbs When others pick on you about being a bard, you need only remind
them that you and you alone have the power to insult creatures to death. Just the other day, your harsh word about a goblinās haircut caused it to keel over, bleeding from its ears. But with such great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stopped in their tracks by the daunting defenses of the gate quarter. More than one reckless attack by orcs, trolls, or giants was driven back from the gate. In time, those savage foes found other ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to kidnap one of the leaders of the Undertakers and take that person back to Skullport to have an intellect devourer implanted in their skull, so that Xanathar can take control of the bandit gang. The
bugbears have been spying on the bandits and will shortly begin testing their defenses. They are frightened by the flesh golem, though, and will offer to grant safe passage to any adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dogsled ride back to Ten-Towns. The āDragon Scourgeā section describes how long it takes for the dragon to reach each town, the defenses each settlement musters against it, and the likely outcome if no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
several sculptors from Thessalarās temple to help construct his tomb, with false promises of vast salaries. To add insult to injury, Moghadam then sent back a party of mercenary thieves and a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
who were not born in the place. The native elves are boisterous, tempestuous, and ready to draw blood over the slightest insult or lapse of tradition. The planeās beauty is both overpowering and
an addictive drug on visitors: the longer they remain, the more likely they will never want to leave. Anyone who stays more than a month might need to be dragged back to their home plane by well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerās Guide
the Margaster family, whom they see as foes who will one day attack their home to regain it or destroy it if they canāt take it back. To most humans, Thornhold is merely the fortress above the surface
gathering supplies and reinforcing Thornholdās defenses. Stoneshaft dwarves can taste the wealth, bustling energy, and constant excitement of nearby Waterdeep, and want to share in it. They donāt want to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Zarielās Wrath If the characters fail to redeem Zariel and donāt make a deal with her (see āMaking a Deal with Zarielā), she attacks. Her first goal is to destroy the adventurers who dared insult her
Yeenoghu are fighting to claim Avernus for themselves, and Kostchtchie (assuming the characters released him in chapter 3) wants his hammer back. None of them can be trusted. Demon lords are savagery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instructive. Like bronze dragons, gold dragons often guard particularly dangerous artifacts as a form of public service, and thus prize clever magical or mundane defenses to keep their lairs safe and
hidden. Gold Dragon Art Objects d10 Object
1 A fine tapestry depicting the intermingled family trees of several royal bloodlines going back multiple generationsāand containing surprising
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flee when confronted by adventurers. If one or both goblins are captured, they can lead adventurers to the nearest Xanathar Guild watch post as well as describe its defenses, since they have observed
(level 4, area 16a). A rune on the shield guardianās head matches a rune inscribed on the back of its amulet. When the shield guardian sees the characters, it wastes its actions on feeble