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Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

provides guidance for using survivors, characters designed for one- to three-session adventures focused on survival rather than saving the day. Using survivors helps create horror experiences focused on

Survivors Terror doesn’t come just for the brave and prepared—often quite the opposite. Some of the most harrowing horror stories involve the least likely heroes, individuals who find their simple

Using Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

survivors are designed to engage with terrifying circumstances, but their triumph over such threats is not assured. Players’ decisions will certainly impact the survivors’ fates, but if it seems like doom

desperate choices powerful characters can avoid. Tools for Terror Survivors allow you to control how players will engage with a horror adventure. The stat blocks in the following section are designed to

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature heavier than a kobold. On occasion, the route through a kobold lair runs along a ledge that borders a cavern or a crevasse, and the kobolds might

, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are killed, some survivors change over several months until the

Chapter 7: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

hitherto unknown to this world emerged and attacked settlements at the foot of the mountain, leaving no survivors. When these mysterious attacks were discovered, the call went out for brave souls to

launch an expedition into the mountains to determine the source of the violence. “Expedition to the Barrier Peaks” is designed for four to six 11th-level characters. Michele Giorgi Aphelion 3000, an evil supercomputer, commands a fleet of cold-hearted robots on a crashed spaceship

The Path Forward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the kenku took her to a junkyard called Fort Knucklebone, where they built and repaired infernal vehicles designed to move quickly across the blasted wastelands of Avernus. Lulu doesn’t remember who ran

to report that she can see Fort Knucklebone, and estimates it to be no more than ten miles away. Next Moves Ulder Ravengard insists on remaining in Elturel to help organize survivors to fight off the

Chuul

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

Chuul Survivors of the ancient aboleth empire, chuuls are crustaceans the aboleths modified and endowed with sentience. They follow the ingrained directives of their creators, as they have done since

collected sentient creatures and magic at the aboleths’ command. Chuuls were designed to endure the ages of the world, growing in size and strength as the eons passed. When the aboleths’ empire

Outside Combat

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

Outside Combat As described in the Monster Manual, a beholder’s use of its eye rays in combat is random, governed by die rolls instead of by choice. This rule is an abstraction, designed to keep the

usable only by a death tyrant, negative energy prevents survivors of a battle from healing and animates any dead or dying creatures as zombies under the beholder’s control. Because there is no limit

Beholder Lairs

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

Beholder Lairs The lair of a beholder is a reflection of the creature’s mind-set — designed to anticipate, and thwart, any plan that would-be invaders might devise. Each of its chambers is isolated

be mounted. One of these raids usually lasts less than an hour, after which the beholder withdraws its forces, leaving the terrified survivors to wonder when the next attack will occur. Unless they

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Adventure Hooks This adventure is designed for 3rd-level characters, but see the “Starting the Adventure” section for more options. When the players create characters, encourage each of them to

defeating or killing Bastian. Hired Hand Homesteaders who were kind to itinerant workers are now missing. The character sets out to have revenge and to rescue any survivors. Defeating the kenku in area A2 of

Test Page

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk

embroidered with badges. She designed the badges herself to recognize the studies and skills she’s completed. Junior Herald. Zerah considers herself almost as important as her “pops,” Rufus and

bandits, but they can’t find any evidence, survivors, or even a trail. Even now, Rufus, Burne’s partner and the knight commander of Burne’s Badgers, is patrolling the countryside. Given the precision

Tu'narath

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

becomes a labyrinthine maze designed to prevent attackers or visitors from gaining access to the queen. Vlaakith’s throne room, a gargantuan hall supported by obsidian pillars, sits at the center of the

get a foothold in Tu’narath by stealthily entering the district and blending in with a community of survivors.

Attack on Goldenfields

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

, ogres, bugbears, and goblins died that day. The survivors fled, only to stumble into an Uthgardt ambush. At that point, it became clear to those who remained alive that Lob and Ogg were poor guides and

projectile — but the contraption was designed to fling goblins. A goblin used as a projectile typically wears a spiked helmet, so that it deals piercing damage to the target on impact. The thirty

The Mountain Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

orcs claims leadership of the tribe. If at least half the orcs in the tribe are slain in addition to Ulfe, any survivors abandon the dungeon after the party leaves. They become roving bands of raiders

warrior holds a sword in one hand and a smith’s hammer in the other. The statue is about seven feet tall and stands on a large stone pedestal. The statue is part of another trap designed to thwart

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