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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Design Specialization. When the android is created, it gains one of six possible designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Design
Specialization"}): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block.
Lightning Overload. When the android takes lightning
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
saving throws until the start of Brahma's next turn.War Lute. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"War Lute"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2
part, she utilizes an instrument of dragonborn design in combat. Known as a war lute, this unique item comes replete with hidden storage and powerful weaponry.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Chill Touch","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the brain’s next turn. If the
elaborate design of their own diabolical creation. While disembodied, a brain in a jar weighs roughly 125 pounds.Poison
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
end of another creature's turn. The dragon turtle regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The dragon turtle makes one Claw or Tail attack.
Move. The dragon turtle moves
up to its speed. If the dragon turtle is swimming, this movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.
Boiling Aura (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon turtle radiates intense heat. Until the start of the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shrug off spells cast against them.
Customizing a Chimera
The Theran chimera stat block presents one possible chimera configuration. You may customize these statistics to design your own unique chimera
that area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned in this way, a target takes 35 (10d6) poison damage at the start of each of its turns. A target
backgrounds
GM can insert existing nonplayer characters into the thread to strengthen these connections. The Amnesiac Story Threads table suggests events and people who can be the start of these threads.
Amnesiac
Story Threads
1d6
Thread
1
You have recurring dreams of someone you might recognize on your adventures.
2
You absent-mindedly doodle the same design or symbol over and over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Perception 17
Languages Common plus the languages spoken by its creator
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Design Specialization. When the android is created, it gains one of six possible
designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block.
Lightning Overload. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Perception 17
Languages Common plus the languages spoken by its creator
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Design Specialization. When the android is created, it gains one of six possible
designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block.
Lightning Overload. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
: 8 lb. Utilize: Identify a substance (DC 15), or start a fire (DC 15) Craft: Acid, Alchemist’s Fire, Component Pouch, Oil, Paper, Perfume Brewer’s Supplies (20 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight: 9 lb
: Arcane Focus, Holy Symbol Leatherworker’s Tools (5 GP) Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lb. Utilize: Add a design to a leather item (DC 10) Craft: Sling, Whip, Hide Armor, Leather Armor, Studded Leather Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
: 8 lb. Utilize: Identify a substance (DC 15), or start a fire (DC 15) Craft: Acid, Alchemist’s Fire, Component Pouch, Oil, Paper, Perfume Brewer’s Supplies (20 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight: 9 lb
: Arcane Focus, Holy Symbol Leatherworker’s Tools (5 GP) Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lb. Utilize: Add a design to a leather item (DC 10) Craft: Sling, Whip, Hide Armor, Leather Armor, Studded Leather Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tell you how to design new class features. The best place to start is by looking at other class features, or at spells, feats, or any other rules for inspiration. You’re almost certainly going to have
regained after a short rest, a long rest, or some other length of time? Armed with answers to these questions, you can start designing new features that replace the ones you are removing. It’s fine if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tell you how to design new class features. The best place to start is by looking at other class features, or at spells, feats, or any other rules for inspiration. You’re almost certainly going to have
regained after a short rest, a long rest, or some other length of time? Armed with answers to these questions, you can start designing new features that replace the ones you are removing. It’s fine if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dragonborn design in combat. Known as a war lute, this unique item comes replete with hidden storage and powerful weaponry. Brahma Lutier
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 33
, attack rolls, and saving throws until the start of Brahma’s next turn.
Actions
War Lute. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Song of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dragonborn design in combat. Known as a war lute, this unique item comes replete with hidden storage and powerful weaponry. Brahma Lutier
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 33
, attack rolls, and saving throws until the start of Brahma’s next turn.
Actions
War Lute. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Song of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, tending toward law and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings with which they served. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start
this way. While you live, your armor can’t be removed from your body against your will. Specialized Design. You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The behir regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13
behir’s hoard includes 6,700 gp, 4,100 sp, a gold-and-onyx scorpion brooch (250 gp), a silver music box of elven design (1,000 gp), and a dread helm. A common wondrous item, the dread helm is a fearsome steel helm that makes its wearer’s eyes glow red.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The behir regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13
behir’s hoard includes 6,700 gp, 4,100 sp, a gold-and-onyx scorpion brooch (250 gp), a silver music box of elven design (1,000 gp), and a dread helm. A common wondrous item, the dread helm is a fearsome steel helm that makes its wearer’s eyes glow red.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, tending toward law and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings with which they served. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start
this way. While you live, your armor can’t be removed from your body against your will. Specialized Design. You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Ember. The beast is terrifying, both in might and cunning, but it undermines my every design and terrorizes my forces. It’s too canny to be caught, but I’m certain some portion of the troops we’ve lost
Abyssal, Common, Draconic
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7
Calescent Aura. At the start of Ember’s turn, Ember can force any number of creatures of his choice within 10 feet of himself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
design of their own diabolical creation. While disembodied, a brain in a jar weighs roughly 125 pounds. Brain in a Jar
Small Undead
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 55 (10d6 + 20
) necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the brain’s next turn. If the target is Undead, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against the brain until the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
those memories voice once more: Varyas’s eidolon. With the aid of both the eidolon and Varyas’s mask, a character can start the process of revealing the message written on the mask. While Varyas’s eidolon
of this secret is up to you to decide, and learning more about it might color future adventures of your own design. Secrets of Phenax d6 Result
1 As a mortal, Phenax was destined to free the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
design of their own diabolical creation. While disembodied, a brain in a jar weighs roughly 125 pounds. Brain in a Jar
Small Undead
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 55 (10d6 + 20
) necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the brain’s next turn. If the target is Undead, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against the brain until the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Ember. The beast is terrifying, both in might and cunning, but it undermines my every design and terrorizes my forces. It’s too canny to be caught, but I’m certain some portion of the troops we’ve lost
Abyssal, Common, Draconic
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7
Calescent Aura. At the start of Ember’s turn, Ember can force any number of creatures of his choice within 10 feet of himself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
those memories voice once more: Varyas’s eidolon. With the aid of both the eidolon and Varyas’s mask, a character can start the process of revealing the message written on the mask. While Varyas’s eidolon
of this secret is up to you to decide, and learning more about it might color future adventures of your own design. Secrets of Phenax d6 Result
1 As a mortal, Phenax was destined to free the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Clash of Fallen Flames Dragon Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes scours the battlefield astride the red dragon Ignia When the characters start their return to Kalaman, read the following text: A streak
for details on this battlefield’s features. Kansaldi and Ignia start atop the spire, 30 feet above the characters. The characters begin amid the citadel rubble at the south of the map. Both foes use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Clash of Fallen Flames Dragon Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes scours the battlefield astride the red dragon Ignia When the characters start their return to Kalaman, read the following text: A streak
for details on this battlefield’s features. Kansaldi and Ignia start atop the spire, 30 feet above the characters. The characters begin amid the citadel rubble at the south of the map. Both foes use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Cartophile’s hirelings join the expedition. Or, instead of front-loading hirelings at the start, these NPCs can be set up as independent explorers not connected to the Cartophile. You can stagger their
ranger. The vampire has long been imprisoned within a magical iron coffin mounted atop animated golem legs (an early Kwalish design), forced to atone for his evil deeds by working for the Cartophile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Cartophile’s hirelings join the expedition. Or, instead of front-loading hirelings at the start, these NPCs can be set up as independent explorers not connected to the Cartophile. You can stagger their
ranger. The vampire has long been imprisoned within a magical iron coffin mounted atop animated golem legs (an early Kwalish design), forced to atone for his evil deeds by working for the Cartophile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in its chest. Fencing Android. This android (duelist design) is a fencing instructor that channels its Force Strikes through a rusty epee. The android exclaims “on guard!” at the start of each of its
characters’ techniques and gloat about their own martial prowess. Physical Training Androids. The androids fill the following roles: Boxing Android. This android (sentry design) is programmed to train
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in its chest. Fencing Android. This android (duelist design) is a fencing instructor that channels its Force Strikes through a rusty epee. The android exclaims “on guard!” at the start of each of its
characters’ techniques and gloat about their own martial prowess. Physical Training Androids. The androids fill the following roles: Boxing Android. This android (sentry design) is programmed to train
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
rest, provided you have smith’s tools in hand. Guardian. You design your armor to be in the front line of conflict. It has the following features: Thunder Gauntlets. Each of the armor’s gauntlets
you until the start of your next turn, as the armor magically emits a distracting pulse when the creature attacks someone else. Defensive Field. As a bonus action, you can gain temporary hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
rest, provided you have smith’s tools in hand. Guardian. You design your armor to be in the front line of conflict. It has the following features: Thunder Gauntlets. Each of the armor’s gauntlets
you until the start of your next turn, as the armor magically emits a distracting pulse when the creature attacks someone else. Defensive Field. As a bonus action, you can gain temporary hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
lives.
The characters find themselves in the middle of a battlefield. Map 3.2 depicts the characters’ location during the conflict; they start the battle adjacent to the log at the north of the map
. The 15-foot-wide area marked by the design at the edge of the map represents dozens of clashing combatants. This area and the battlefield beyond the map are difficult terrain. A creature that enters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
lives.
The characters find themselves in the middle of a battlefield. Map 3.2 depicts the characters’ location during the conflict; they start the battle adjacent to the log at the north of the map
. The 15-foot-wide area marked by the design at the edge of the map represents dozens of clashing combatants. This area and the battlefield beyond the map are difficult terrain. A creature that enters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
elements of this battle. The boilerdrak is positioned on the scorched ground. The characters start the battle anywhere on the wharf. On the first round of battle, three draconians use their actions to
its turn there must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (1d10) fire damage. Fray. The 15-foot-wide area marked by the design at the edge of the map represents draconians facing off