depend ingenuity are back

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven

mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the burned-out building, a sudden cacophony erupted around us. Birds squawked, cats hissed, and dogs growled. Lidda hustled us back to the city’s safer avenues. Only when we were back within

their ingenuity and skill had turned toward scheming against their patron, the spark of creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

divination (to find raw materials and foresee threats to the tribe). The main reason why kobolds depend on arcane magic rather than divine is Kurtulmak’s imprisonment, which makes it difficult for

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

The Mead Must Flow

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

The Mead Must Flow Taverns throughout Ten-Towns depend on deliveries of honey mead to satisfy their customers, and Good Mead needs the coin. Two days ago, a verbeeg (see appendix C) stole three casks

of mead as they were being loaded onto a dogsled. When the town speaker tried to prevent the theft, the verbeeg killed him. The townsfolk want revenge, but more important, they want their mead back

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to

the gods or as food. Depend on Deceit Yuan-ti have no sense of honorable combat. They are naturally stealthy, and if they can sneak up on enemies, either in an ambush or to murder them in their sleep

Medicine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

source of healing potions; the quantity and quality available will depend on the size of the healing house. House Jorasco demands payment before it renders any service. The Church of the Silver Flame and

with the power to raise the dead. But no one uses this power lightly. Regardless of the method used, it’s hard to pull someone back from Dolurrh, and it grows more difficult with each day that passes

Gods, Gold, and Clan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

wise to depend on the elves. No telling what an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc’s head, they’re as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They’re flighty and frivolous. Two things

to be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf’s good to have at your back

Gods, Gold, and Clan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

to depend on the elves. No telling what an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc’s head, they’re as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They’re flighty and frivolous. Two things to

be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf’s good to have at your back

Cities and Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

of House Cannith ingenuity and Brelish industrial might, Argonth is the largest engine of war ever built. This moving city is home to thousands of soldiers. Currently Argonth patrols the edge of the

of the Howling River at a point where the river widens, the ancestral seat of the rulers of Breland seduces visitors with its tree-lined avenues, elegant drawbridges, cleanliness, and laid-back

Giant Runes (Area J2)

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

, causing the gold key to turn back to its original position. The portal closes instantly if the gold key is removed from the chest’s lock. Treasure. The gold key is worth 25 gp. Inside the chest, held in

stack the chests on end and climb them. Other solutions might present themselves; try to reward the players’ ingenuity. The ring of keys is too heavy to lift with a mage hand spell, but the spell can

Fhenimore and Whymsee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Fhenimore and Whymsee While they’ve been voted “most likely to die before the characters even show up,” the manner of their demise may depend on whether the characters managed to befriend them. Below

combat using his claw and Wave. Round 4. Gar swims back. Round 5. Upon returning to the young kraken, Gar casts charm monster on the creature. It fails its saving throw and believes Gar to be a

Warforged Colossus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

all, and establish Cyre’s martial supremacy for centuries to come. With Cyre’s immense wealth fueling its effort, House Cannith called upon the ingenuity of its best artificers and magewrights

master docent — a true docent recovered from Xen’drik — the whole network fed information back to the operator. Several smaller “hubs” of the network gave other operators access to the relevant parts of

Death Curse

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

Soulmonger is active, the following effects are in play: Any humanoid on the planet that has been brought back from the dead begins to waste away. Its hit point maximum is reduced by 20 (1 for each day

characters are under pressure to find and destroy the Soulmonger quickly, since many lives depend on it. Time pressure aside, Chult is a land ripe with adventure possibilities, and characters might be

Demon Lords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Demon Lords The chaotic power of the Abyss rewards demons of particular ruthlessness and ingenuity with a dark blessing, transforming them into unique fiends whose power can rival the gods. These

his decaying head and glowing red eyes are as a creature already dead. Great black bat wings sprout from his back, stirring reeking air as he moves. Orcus wields a malevolent artifact known as the Wand

Waterdeep

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

. The recent disruptions began when the gods walked the Realms and slew each other before the eyes of mortals, until they walked back to their divine domains through the very streets of Waterdeep itself

to do so. Somehow, even the air seems fresher. In the words of one wise moon elf matron (whose status as my aunt has positively no bearing on her wisdom), “Waterdeep is back to where it was when I

The End of the World

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

) check to jump safely over it. Moving past the rune otherwise deals 5 (1d10) necrotic damage to a creature and teleports it back to the cavern entrance. The runes remain active until disabled. Planar

Actions” and “Using the Components” below for more information. The goblins spread out, with some hanging back to use their shortbows and others pushing forward into melee. KEEPING THE BATTLE EXCITING

Werewolves in the Mist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

mayhem, slaughtering adults and stealing children before retreating back into the woods. Others have tried to combat the werewolf menace, with little success. The Misty Forest lies thirty miles east

’ ideology is noble, and its members pride themselves on their ingenuity and incorruptibility. Order of the Gauntlet You met with the heads of the Order of the Gauntlet chapter house in Waterdeep. They’ve

Possible Visions

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

demonic face looking back at her. Thoughts of murder and carnage fill her thoughts as she hides the gemstone on her person, draws her shortsword, and coats the blade with poison. Cyrog Lives! Hail

Visions The other visions the characters might look for depend on what they experienced during their escape from the Underdark, and what you want the adventure to focus on (including the activities of other demon lords).

NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

-farm during her off-duty hours. Ideal: “If we faithfully tend to our gardens and our fields, Chauntea will smile upon us.” Bond: “Goldenfields is the breadbasket of the North. People depend on its

arms, chest, back, and head. When Goldenfields suffers, so does his business, so he takes strides to protect the compound. Ideal: “As does the Emerald Enclave, I believe that civilization and the

Roleplaying a Giant

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

them well, even though it’s not entirely deserved. Ordning of Extravagance A cloud giant’s position within the ordning doesn’t depend on talent or skill. It depends on wealth. The more treasure a

between families can go on for generations, with fortunes and estates (and the position in the ordning that goes with them) passing back and forth repeatedly. What a parent loses, a child hopes someday

Locations I - L

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances

Mirabar and continues for hundreds of miles southward through the Dessarin Valley, meeting the High Road just north of Waterdeep. Many towns and villages lie along the route and depend on the relative

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

. Creatures. Kwalish’s presence in the lab is left to your determination, and might depend on how much more adventuring you want the characters to do. See the “Meeting Kwalish” section below for more

although the powered armor is still being researched, it requires a test subject. He is thus willing to loan the armor to any character, provided they use it as their sole suit of armor and report back to

NPCs by Guild

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

soldiers of the Boros Legion depend on skilled healers to keep them on their feet. Frontline medics use a mix of magical healing and mundane medicine to keep their compatriots alive. Frontline

from Borborygmos. If the saving throw fails, that creature is knocked prone, and Borborygmos can make a stomp attack against it. TODD LOCKWOOD Borborygmos’s Traits Ideal: “We fight!” Bond: “I will bring the wilds back.” Flaw: “I don’t have to listen to anybody.”

D&D Beyond

Search Results