degree insist are back

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

haul as much food and booty as possible back to the tribe’s den, every tribe has a sturdy war wagon. Since orcs are poor crafters, most of their wagons are stolen from human or dwarven

Part 1: Master of Worlds

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

have achieved this degree of consistency, you can provide an occasional change. If the adventurers come back to buy more horses at the stables, they might discover that the man who ran the place went

go back into town for supplies, they should encounter the same nonplayer characters (NPCs) they met before. Soon, they’ll learn the barkeep’s name, and he or she will remember theirs as well. Once you

Resolving the Mystery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Digressions and see the book safely back to Candlekeep, if they so desire. NIDALIA The true leader of the Amberdune Pack, Nidalia is a lamia who delights in hoarding books rather than in corruption and

loyalty, Nidalia won’t betray her allies. Restitution Even if the motives of the Amberdune Pack are revealed, the party might not excuse the jackalweres for their actions. If characters insist on bringing

23. Body Tanks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

fourth has managed to gain a degree of sentience from its proximity to the magic of the missing components of the Infernal Machine, and mouths its demand to be set free. If freed, it claims to be the

Door Located at the back of an empty tank, this locked door leads to area 9. It can be detected with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check. Without the key carried by Andras, its lock can be

Ghost Ship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

top of the cliffs to the surf below. Still, some players, as soon as you tell them they cannot do something, want to do just that. If they insist, let them. The trek from Leilon to the Thunder Cliffs

the cliffs is home to a tribe of Talos-worshipping aarakocra who act as a guard for the cult. Many will attack when the characters approach, but some will hang back and see what happens. If the

Gash the Gnoll

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

King? I can help. Yes. Trust Gash and he will see you through the maze, he will.” Any aggressive action sends Gash skittering back into the maze and to his masters. If the characters capture him

automatically successful. If the characters befriend Gash, he warns them to turn back, flee, and never return. He says his masters are vile minotaurs who wait in the maze, eager to kill all trespassers

Return to Ten-Towns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Return to Ten-Towns As the characters start to make their way back to Ten-Towns, read: Over the sound of the wind, you can hear the barking of dogs getting louder. Through the blowing snow come three

characters will help her obtain The Codicil of White once they learn to trust her. With this ulterior motive in mind, Vellynne offers the characters her sleds for traveling back to Ten-Towns and can easily

Tree Cottage of the Three Mothers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

corrupted a bridle of capturing (see appendix C), which can control the unicorn and allow it to be led back to them. (Even though the bridle normally targets only beasts, the hags’ magic allows this bridle

to target Banrion specifically.) Crowns of the Forest The dryad-hags also lend each character a woven crown of willow branches—an uncommon magic item called a crown of the forest. They insist that the

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

magic button to bring things back to the way they should be, this person you love so much restored to who they really are rather than what cancer is grinding them down into. It’s easy to give in to

many forces that insist on upsetting it. Some among the Circle of Eight counsel that sharing the lore collected in this volume is the first step to setting the Balance forever off its center. Others

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

five stones at dawn before a long journey, you will always find your way back to the war hearth. Stomping your foot three times and uttering “Gruumsh” wards off bad magic. Symbolic Communication Orcs

, grayish-white ash to represent death, and charcoal to represent darkness. The unwritten laws that govern the status of individual orcs within a tribe are manifested to a degree in how each orc uses

Giant Mushroom Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

abruptly stops screaming. A brief moment of lucidity replaces his terror, even as his eyes roll back into his head in some kind of bizarre euphoria as he goes limp and slowly sinks back down into the fungal

insist on engaging the demon lord here and now. Dozens of spore servants and myconids respond to Zuggtmoy’s telepathic call if their mistress is in danger, attacking the characters heedless of their own

9. Torture Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

owl. Like that of any owl, his head can rotate almost fully around for 360-degree vision. The prisoners are two of Moghadam’s thieves, who Andras is pressing for additional information as to their

cannot be severed or destroyed. Concealed Door Located at the back of an empty iron maiden, this locked door leads to area 23, and is used by Andras to check on the clones there. It can be detected

Boros Angels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

? For now, Aurelia has decided to let Nevena have an unprecedented degree of freedom, but if she betrays any hint of corruption, she will quickly be brought back under close scrutiny.

typically have red hair. In the heat of battle, a firemane’s hair can ignite, transforming into a mane of flames cascading over its shoulders and down its back. Firemane Angel Medium celestial

67. Hall of the Golden Mastodon

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

named Ghom. As punishment, the king’s sorcerers banished Ch’gakare and Ghom to the Nine Hells, but the two fought their way back home. On his return, Ch’gakare chopped off the king’s head and turned

the top of the statue reveals a star-shaped indentation on the back of its head. Those who have seen the gold lever in area 61 recognize the lever’s star-shaped handle as a perfect match. If the lever

Sample Ships

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

Armor Class 15 Hit Points 500 (damage threshold 20) Control: Helm Armor Class 16 Hit Points 50 Move up to the speed of one of the ship’s movement components, with one 90-degree turn. If

-degree turn. If the helm is destroyed, the keelboat can’t turn. Movement: Oars Armor Class 12 Hit Points 100; -5 ft. speed per 25 damage taken Speed (water) 20 ft. Movement: Sails Armor Class

Citadel Felbarr

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

a proud time when we welcomed the following summer with Felbarr back in dwarf hands. In the most recent war, the orcs again took Citadel Felbarr, but with the help of King Bruenor Battlehammer and an

into one family. Tithmel’s claim to the throne is the stronger by a small degree of kinship, but Morinn is a quieter, more thoughtful ruler. Queen Tithmel has ever been a warrior, and some Felbarran

Cavemouth (Areas L10–L11)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

by Tockworth’s automatons, are now unguarded. The mines are beyond the scope of the adventure. If the characters insist on exploring them, they eventually attract the attention of a wandering cloaker

back of the vehicle is the only entrance, and Ignus used a spell scroll of arcane lock to seal it. A character can use an action to try to pull open the magically sealed hatch, doing so with a successful

Warlock's Crypt

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

. Fresh as I was from Evereska, I’d never heard the warnings of the wise regarding this site. I am either extraordinarily beloved of Solonor, or stupidly lucky, to have made it back out alive. Tragically

the central towers has a great crack running along its western edge, and several of the others display a degree of damage. As we came even closer to the towers, they appeared to be anything but

Eladrin and the Feywild

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

significant amount of time on the Material Plane — adventurers and scholars, primarily — still demonstrate these attitudes, but to a lesser degree. Although eladrin have the closest connection to Corellon

when they are reincarnated. They believe that an eladrin who excels in life throughout a series of incarnations can eventually come back as a member of the Seelie or Unseelie court or, in extreme cases

Caves of Hunger Locations (H22-H31)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. H30. Vlagomir’s Spark This cavern has a fifteen-foot-high ceiling and a smaller, dead-end cave at the back of it. Sticking out of the larger cave’s floor at a sixty-degree angle is a giant-sized

the drow to deal with on their own, Yilsebek tries to summon a shadow demon to assist. If defeat is inevitable, Yilsebek casts fly on himself, heads up the ice slide toward area H24, and flees back to

Battle Balloon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

furnace and directs forward thrust by way of a propeller located at the back of the ship, helming the craft with a wheel positioned in the bow. Metal runners below the ship allow a battle balloon to

speed of the ship’s propeller, with one 90-degree turn. If the helm is destroyed, the ship can’t turn. Control: Balloon Armor Class 12 Hit Points 75 If its balloon is destroyed, a battle

Gala at the Cerulean Lyceum

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

the Billowing Patrol knows, and if there’s information the characters need, he can provide it. The two High Court members eventually insist the characters choose who they—and, by extension, Djaynai—will

philosophical debate that stretches back generations. Zisatta’s group, the Djaynaists, believe in cultivating the Janyan people’s connection to their original homeland, Djaynai. Brother Broumane’s group, the

The Assault

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

. The Attack The allied forces are destined for victory, but their degree of success is yet to be determined. Success in the battle is determined by how many victory points the characters accrue

forces. The characters are ferried back to Saltmarsh, all the while being hailed as heroes willing to sacrifice everything for the cause. Alternatively, if the characters confront Baron Kepmak, they

The Xanathar Guild

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

objectives is to get an agent into the place that can start sending copies of that information back to the Xanathar for review. The Xanathar’s ultimate goal is to control the entire region under

its lieutenants, the Xanathar has many minions with specific jobs. These underlings don’t have as much clout as the lieutenants do, but they do hold key roles in its guild and have some degree of

Xaos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

establish a degree of order in Xaos. The modrons’ solution was a lawful outpost: a polished brass polygon called the Cube. However, the gate-town gradually corrupted the outpost, which collapsed in

Planar Parade), recruits the characters to defend the embassy from an approaching githyanki warship. 3 A merciless githyanki knight arrives in Xaos on the back of a young red dragon. He asks the

Lorehold Deans' Wing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

to flee the area. If a character addresses any of the portraits, one or more of them reply and insist to know the characters’ business in the Deans’ Wing. The portraits all have the personalities of

detailed records of Lorehold’s staff, students, and curriculum going back centuries. A character who spends 10 minutes going through the records and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check

14. Psipod Nexus I

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. Each capsule is tilted at a 45-degree angle, connected to metal floor panels with thick copper wires, and coated in a thin, slimy residue. Illithids. Four mind flayers carrying dark sheets of metal

fog with nowhere to go but back up. Extremiton, in the guise of Durnan, discourages exploration of Undermountain by claiming that the Mad Mage has magically sealed it off. Characters who are brought

Middle Level (M1-M9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

a treasure trove of information, and there’s no telling what wonders it holds! As an example, he shows the characters an intricately carved figurine of an imp that he has found and is taking back to

Candlekeep for study. Matreous explains that he would dearly like to continue to explore the mansion’s mysteries himself, but he could be much more useful back in Candlekeep. Thanks to the research he

Camp Righteous

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

rowboats are tied off to a short dock. North of the camp is a ridge, built into which is an 80-foot-tall stone statue carved to look like a man with a crocodile on his back. Between the statue’s feet is a

hillside, its entrance lies between the feet of an 80-foot-high stone statue depicting a man carrying a crocodile on his back. Any Chultan can identify this as a figure from local mythology and can

Black Cabin Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Black Cabin (see “Dying in the Black Cabin”). Don’t fret if this happens to one or more characters; as spirits, they can figure out a way back to the realm of the living. Once the Summer Star discharges

retrieve it can read Copper’s message, which is written in Common: Macreadus, I’ve had enough of this damned, relentless cold. I feel it creep into my bones, my head, my heart. I’m heading back to

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

same kind of creature are present, since the druid might favor a certain kind of beast or plant.) Running the Encounter. The frost druid aims to kill the characters or send them scurrying back to Ten

they move in for the kill. These gnolls come from the Cackling Chasm (see "Cackling Chasm"), which provides them with shelter. Gnolls that are captured can lead the characters back to their lair

Random Encounters in Hither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

character of being a dishonorable thief, and insist that the stolen items be returned to the well at once. The will-o’-wisps will also accept a different trinket as payment for one that was stolen. They

maniacally, dive back under the muck, and disappear. If no character guesses correctly, one mephit blurts out the answer as they attack. If two or more mephits are killed in the ensuing fracas, the rest

Uthgardt Lands

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

and foremost — but attribute these claims to a tribe other than their own. The strongest among the band will insist on the chance to prove him- or herself better than the stories you’ve heard, and will

holy site desecrated. Soon thereafter, their chieftain took them back into the depths of the High Forest, and they have not emerged since. The Gray Wolf tribe is taboo because of its many werewolf

Beholders

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

for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items to drain. A gauth might employ creatures to serve it by bringing it items that provide it with sustenance

the Yawning Portal tavern who had a tiny beholder pet. A gazer, she called it. When I reached to pet it, the creature struck me with one of its eye beams and flung me back against a wall with such force

The Walking Statues

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

named. Though it stands on all four legs, its back is fully twenty feet off the ground, making it a mount fit for a storm giant. Although it has shown itself to be capable of flight, with the granite

are folded tightly against its back and have never unfurled, leaving its flight capability uncertain. It was brought low during its rampage across the city, and now it tilts decidedly toward the

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