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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
enjoy themselves. It demands no payment but insists on joining those who bathe. Florrb likes being in its natural element, but the longer the mephit remains in the mud, the more dour it becomes. A
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the mud mephit seems to be waiting for something to happen. Florrb doesn’t want others to know what’s really going on and reveals the cause of its anxiety only if magically compelled to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Keranos’s Champions Keranos sees his champions as tools to bring insight and change to the world. He doesn’t contemplate the moral or ethical consequences of his insights, believing that such
concerns are beneath a god’s notice. This outlook might put his champions in a difficult ideological situation, stuck between the demands of a wrathful deity and uncomfortable moral choices. The Keranos’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Blade Lieutenant Blade lieutenants lead subordinates on raids on behalf of the Lord of Blades. Soldiers who fail to meet a lieutenant’s demands are harshly disciplined. Blade Lieutenant Medium
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CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Insight +6, Intimidation +7, Perception +6
Damage Resistances poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
and finesse, just as an arcanaloth who changes sides can easily turn the best-laid peace talks into all-out war. What the fiend demands in exchange for its time and talent is information, as well as
, Deception +9, Insight +9, Perception +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, poison
Condition Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
something like a long swim, where strong swimmers can help weaker ones. Social Situations. One character offends someone at a diplomatic event, and a noble demands the adventurers be escorted from the
of a passive ability check to other abilities and skills. For example, if your game features a lot of social interaction, you can record each character’s Passive Insight score, calculated in much the same way as Passive Perception: 10 plus all modifiers that normally apply to a Wisdom (Insight) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mission of the order. Yet it is widely known that he chafes at the political and bureaucratic responsibilities that his position on the Council of Cardinals demands of him. This reporter has learned that
connection to the divine. This character might be the driving force behind the group’s quests, steering them according to divine will. Proficiency in skills such as Insight and Religion can help reflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Development. Sarusanda has 30 hit points remaining and is obviously in pain. If the characters offer to heal her, she downplays her injuries. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
stares intently at a human skull clutched in her outstretched hand.
“Now tell me, servant of evil,” Sarusanda demands of the skull, “where do your fellow occultists hide?”
The skull replies, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
cave, it hides behind one of the large stone columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight (see the creature’s stat block) to discern the characters’ secrets. The nothic communicates
demands for food. The nothic knows everything the Redbrands know; see the “What the Redbrands Know” sidebar above.
Bridges. These bridges are made of wooden planks and have no rails. The south one is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
deception. Meeting with the Magister The courthouse magister is Hester Barch (LG female Turami human acolyte with Insight +4), a petite woman in her seventies. Magister Barch is slow to anger and fond of
him what he wants. The only condition under which Magister Barch will consider acquiescing to Fenerus’s demands is if the characters convince her that such a decision is good for Waterdeep. To
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
, Deception +9, Insight +5, Perception +5, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances poison
Damage Immunities psychic
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Common
. When Prisoner 13 talks about the key, each character present can make a DC 19 Wisdom (Insight) check. If the check is successful, the character notices Prisoner 13 flexing her right hand and tracing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, Deception +9, Insight +5, Perception +5, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances poison
Damage Immunities psychic
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Common
. When Prisoner 13 talks about the key, each character present can make a DC 19 Wisdom (Insight) check. If the check is successful, the character notices Prisoner 13 flexing her right hand and tracing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
demands of the nobles and guildmasters, she has settled nicely into her new role. She uses her magic sparingly and relies on trusted advisors and deputies. As time allows, she likes to venture
17(+3)
CON
20(+5)
INT
20(+5)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
19(+4)
Saving Throws Int +11, Wis +11
Skills Arcana +17, History +17, Insight +11, Perception +11, Persuasion +10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
15 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes Fel is bluffing—the tiefling secretly reckons she would be lucky to clear 1,000 gp—but she has always suspected Krux of having deep pockets and has no qualms about
Fel’s services for this purpose, the tiefling insists on a fee of 1,000 gp in addition to whatever agreement they reach regarding her other demands. If it’s obvious the party can’t pay what she’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
each brain separately. With a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check, a character talking to a brain discovers its specific knowledge (see the table below), including
knowledgeable discussion of magical matters 5 (Editha) 1 and 6 The existence of a map to Kwalish’s second lab, and its location in the treasury Prison and leather works; can lock and unlock the doors there Charisma (Performance); the brain demands entertainment to alleviate its tedium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
eagerly trades the mysteries she knows but demands a constant price: a beautiful individual to become part of her throne. Hythonia’s Lair Hythonia makes her lair on Skathos, an island where a secret
+10, Insight +9, Perception +9, Stealth +9
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
), an Undead former Knight of Solamnia who is now Lord Soth’s standard bearer. When she notices a character, she salutes them and demands they either submit and join the service of her master, Lord Soth
DC 14 Intelligence (Religion) or Wisdom (Insight) check. On a successful check, a character recalls Leedara said the power of the gods could quell the flames, and they remember the dragonlance bears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
who meet their demands. 4 Pirate Fleet. This alliance of pirate captains is unified under a ruling captain or admiral and adheres to a strict code of honor. They converge only in response to an
you. 3 Former Law Enforcement. Your contact used to be (or maybe still is) a member of local law enforcement. They have sharp insight into the law’s workings in your area and a healthy dose of paranoia
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
bozak draconian (see appendix B) named Orm, serve Lohezet and have been assigned to guard this level of the tower. Orm demands visitors state their business. A character must succeed on a DC 12
’ agenda, he tries to convince them he’s been forced to serve the Dragon Armies. A character can determine he’s lying with a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check. If the characters see through his lie, he tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
helpful: So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the
(+7)
WIS
26 (+8)
CHA
28 (+9)
Saving Throws Con +9, Wis +12
Skills Deception +13, Insight +12, Intimidation +13, Perception +16
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Damage Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
fickle as the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from followers. Despite having an austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following mysterious whims
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STR
13 (+1)
DEX
25 (+7)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
22 (+6)
Saving Throws Dex +12, Int +9, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills History +9, Insight +14, Perception +9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
chosen to replace him as Open Lord. Laeral Silverhand, his successor, claims her title in the second council meeting. Dagult demands order and rewards discipline, but he is pragmatic and driven by
truth, Isteval has been drafted by Cormyr to gain insight into what looks to be a war brewing on its western border. Isteval has too much respect for the other delegates to hide this information from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the workers or pose as wealthy guests. A character who wants to get aboard in this fashion must succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by Captain Storn’s Wisdom (Insight) check. A
character who wins the contest can board the ship without raising suspicion. If Storn wins the contest, he views the character as suspicious and demands an explanation for the individual’s presence. Storn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
chosen to replace him as Open Lord. Laeral Silverhand, his successor, claims her title in the second council meeting. Dagult demands order and rewards discipline, but he is pragmatic and driven by
truth, Isteval has been drafted by Cormyr to gain insight into what looks to be a war brewing on its western border. Isteval has too much respect for the other delegates to hide this information from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
chosen to replace him as Open Lord. Laeral Silverhand, his successor, claims her title in the second council meeting. Dagult demands order and rewards discipline, but he is pragmatic and driven by
truth, Isteval has been drafted by Cormyr to gain insight into what looks to be a war brewing on its western border. Isteval has too much respect for the other delegates to hide this information from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Yinark. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around it. A creature seated on the throne has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks. For information on Wyllow, see the “Wyllow” section at
done nothing aside from this to offend him, Halaster babbles about his current preoccupation (see “Halaster’s Goals”) and demands the characters do whatever they can to help him. He then teleports away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(Deception) check contested by the guards’ Wisdom (Insight) checks; if all the characters succeed, the guards are fooled and allow them to pass. If combat erupts here, two earth elementals burst up
gems into the xorn’s maw. Keltar soberly informs contributors the treasure is transported to Ogrémoch’s domain. The xorn can smell the party’s wealth, and so it demands a tribute of 500 gp in Terran
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
smaller stalagmites in the southeast section of the cavern. Any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check spots him hiding there. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight
his wand several times in your direction.
Gorkoh continues to bluff, pretending his gnarled stick of polished driftwood is a magic wand. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
2 Inscrutability. The dragon is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks
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2 A lauth becomes convinced that their goal demands the destruction of the characters.
3 A lauth unexpectedly aids the characters’ quest, which aligns with the hidecarved dragons’ goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inside a hollow red triangle.
Patrols. Four bands of hobgoblins patrol Azrok’s Hold. Each patrol consists of three hobgoblins and a hobgoblin captain, who interrogates visitors and demands to see
their stay in his settlement. Any character who interacts with him and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the hobgoblin warlord is blind but is hiding that fact, never looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
is confronted, Urstul feigns anger toward the wizard and offers to help the characters defeat him, but this ruse can be seen through by someone who makes a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check
suggests that the characters prove their usefulness to him by hunting down and killing Xanathar in its lair (see chapter 5). Manshoon also demands that they keep his presence in Waterdeep a secret for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Con +7, Int +8, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Arcana +8, History +8, Insight +7, Perception +7, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities
they’re filled with demands for tribute, oblique insults, and threats about domination from an incipient mind flayer empire. The friendship in the letters is obviously false. The stone tub is a sleeping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and the new arrivals, but Mirran orders the guards to stand down so that she and Nym can learn “what brings these puny creatures to court.” If the characters make demands, Mirran is enraged by their
important information about her father!” or “Princess Serissa told you that we were coming, or have you forgotten?” Have the liar make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the giants’ Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
stately in the eyes of his followers than he was in his youth. Elves tend to give Labelas little regard until they experience Remembrance. Like Corellon and Hanali, Labelas makes few demands on his
of memory, many artists and poets worship Sashelas. They seek his creative insight by spending time floating on the waves, then return to shore to write down or sketch out the gifts bequeathed to them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
food.
The two sprites are named Sysie and Val. Any character who converses with them and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check notices they are both uneasy. They sense something is amiss with
Oren, the head of staff (see area P3), and demands he deal with the situation, which he tries to do diplomatically. Staircase. A staircase leads to the storage cellar (area P18). This stairway is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
arrives a minute later, opens an iron slit in the door at dwarf’s-eye level, and demands to know what they want. The dwarf doesn’t open the doors unless the characters are delivering new saddles for his
DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check realizes that the giant is suggesting that the party follow the river. Zorkh won’t accompany the characters, for he believes that Deadstone Cleft is cursed. Zorkh has no






