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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Chapter 6: Friends and Foes TOMASZ JEDRUSZEK Ravnica is home to a great variety of creatures, including some that are unknown on other worlds in Dungeons & Dragons. This chapter provides stat blocks
for many of these creatures, and it concludes with a collection of nonplayer characters who fill the ranks of Ravnica’s guilds. Some of the stat blocks in this source have a special feature: guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Does all magical Darkness block Darkvision? Magical Darkness blocks Darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of Darkness says it does. For example, the Darkness spell specifies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Typically, only one character is aware of a bargain, its terms, and whether or not it was accepted. The DM might have a mysterious force intervene and offer a Dark Gift whenever a desperate or thematic
instance presents itself, such as in any of the following cases: A Darklord will negotiate with a party only if a character seals the deal by accepting their Dark Gift. Time stops while a character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Proficiency Bonus Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in "Step-By-Step Characters." Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The
multiplying 0 by any number is still 0. For instance, if you lack proficiency in the History skill, you gain no benefit from a feature that lets you double your proficiency bonus when you make
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Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in chapter 1. Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used in the rules on ability
multiplying 0 by any number is still 0. For instance, if you lack proficiency in the History skill, you gain no benefit from a feature that lets you double your proficiency bonus when you make Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiency Bonus Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level, as detailed in chapter 1. Monsters also have this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used in
by any number is still 0. For instance, if you lack proficiency in the History skill, you gain no benefit from a feature that lets you double your proficiency bonus when you make Intelligence (History
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Fiend Folio published in 1981. Many of these monsters, old and new alike, are ideal for use with the earlier chapters of this book. For instance, the demons and devils presented here — lesser varieties as
organized alphabetically. A few are grouped under a banner heading; for example, the “Demons” section contains stat blocks for various kinds of demons, which are presented alphabetically within that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
blocks darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of darkness says it does. For example, the darkness spell specifies that it produces a magical darkness that obstructs darkvision. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not of magical darkness in general.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Battle Begins This section has no set timeline or specific goals beyond involving characters in Kalaman’s desperate defense. Roll on or choose the encounters you want to run from the Defending the
dragonnels (see appendix B for both stat blocks) manage to get past Kalaman’s walls. The riders throw alchemist’s fire onto the city as they circle overhead. Characters on the wall can turn a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
outside, making them ideal places for hidden temples and black markets. Swaying rope bridges provide the best avenues between the blocks of this quarter, since the old boardwalks are sinking like
that snake through the reeking expanse of mud. Still, it’s common to see desperate scavengers wallowing in the filth, scrounging for anything of value that a distracted alchemist might have carelessly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the surface—one that will spread Ilvaash’s influence and crush any creatures who would resist. The Fanatics The three fanatics are Chishinix, Hashutu, and Voalsh (see chapter 8 for their stat blocks
, and now his arms end in writhing tentacles that alert Hashutu of any movement or other threat that might lurk nearby. Voalsh. In a desperate bid to reclaim their autonomy, the other mind flayers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
personal anecdotes, and a desperate need to make himself or herself the subject of every conversation. Using Your Voice Most of what you say during a session will be at a consistent level. For dramatic
life. Experiment with different speech patterns. For instance, a barmaid and a city magistrate probably use their words differently. Similarly, peasants could speak in earthy dialects, while rich folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
punishment, Asmodeus decreed that he must offer escape and safety to the desperate, especially those who fear for their lives. A criminal might entreat Levistus on the eve of his execution, for instance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
and tells characters that Laraelra Thundreth is hiring bouncers at the Low Lantern. 10 A winding crack in the street shrieks when a specific party member steps on it. The crack runs for blocks, tracing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
street shrieks when a specific party member steps on it. The crack runs for blocks, tracing back to Mandorcai’s Mansion.
11 Two drunk sailors invite the characters to join them in singing a well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
of Extraction. Unless the dungeon is on high alert (level 6 or higher), a Thayan apprentice and 2d4 Thayan warriors (see appendix B for both stat blocks) accompany a monster in any sector or
them claim it from a defeated monster or Thayan. For instance, if you’d like to give a character a magic weapon, you can change a weapon-using monster to account for the treasure. Thayans’ Potions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
villain and improve its challenge rating to make it relevant to the higher-level characters. NPC Stat Blocks. Some of the stat blocks in the Monster Manual can reflect the same character at different
also use stat blocks in other sources to add to the sequence, so the characters could even meet this aspiring villain as an apprentice wizard and later as an evoker (both in Volo’s Guide to Monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
; despite knowing that she is evil and dangerous, they are desperate enough to risk making a bargain with her, or foolish enough to think they can persuade her to be helpful without getting something in
not hesitate to use promises or bribes to defuse the situation. For instance, most treasures in a hag’s lair are useless without her knowledge of how to identify and handle them, so she might offer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
desperate times. Ghouls and zombies threaten their existence, and grung poison is ineffective against the undead. Consequently, the grungs are strongly incentivized to use outsiders to solve their
secrecy by Krr’ook. At any given time, Dungrunglung is home to grungs representing all castes and colors. There is only one gold grung (Groak) and one red grung (Krr’ook). For grung stat blocks and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
exception of drow — are dealt with in appendix B. That appendix gives you a number of stat blocks that you can use to make various members of those races. Monstrosities are monsters in the strictest sense
certain creatures. The tags have no rules of their own, but something in the game, such as a magic item, might refer to them. For instance, a spear that is especially effective at fighting demons would work against any monster that has the demon tag.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
members of the Fraternity of Order, the Harmonium, and the Mercykillers. Immovable monuments to order, these factions’ imposing headquarters tower over the city blocks they occupy, surrounded by a
Locations” section). 4 A desperate commoner from a faction of your choice has an impending trial in the High Courts of Sigil (see the “Lady’s Ward Locations” section). Unable to secure an advocate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of the approaching Tammeraut, resulting in Oloran’s desperate prayer to Procan and the ship’s resulting demise. The wizard’s gull familiar spied the ship at sea and brought word back to him. Archais
sightless eye sockets stare up blankly, and a small silver disk is clutched in one of its skeletal hands. A horizontal crevice between two blocks in the south wall glows with faint daylight, marking a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
feet and rising 30 feet above the river’s surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridge’s piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortress’s iron
cruelty. Gruk-Gruk B4: Prison Yard Huge blocks of rough basalt lie scattered about the center of this spacious yard, where ten armored duergar oversee a large number of haggard prisoners. The prisoners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
warriors stand guard (see appendix B for all three stat blocks). They attack intruders. In a desperate battle, the Red Wizard might take the time to release hatchlings to add to the characters’ opposition
. West of it is a contact stone.
Creatures. Six Thayan apprentices and eight Thayan warriors (see appendix B for both stat blocks) are resting here, watched over by a wight. Half the warriors and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
enjoy ambushing travelers, but there haven’t been many travelers recently. The ropers don’t know that gricks have been poaching their potential prey. They’re hungry and desperate for victims. The ropers
room provides. The long-ago collapse caused desperate times for the svirfneblin enclave. The tunnel once led to several other svirfneblin communities from which these svirfneblin acquired mithral, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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Lurg (lawful evil, human tower sage) conducts this ceremony. Two tower hands loyal to Lurg accompany him (see appendix B for both stat blocks). If allowed to run its course, the ceremony is
, accompanied by four tower hands sworn to protect them (see appendix B for both stat blocks). All are loyal to the illegitimate elder sage, Piyarz, and enforce his will. When the characters enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
secures the dungeon. No spell or trait allows anyone to evade the dungeon’s security. For instance, a wizard might use a dimension door spell to teleport from one part of a zone to another, but no spell
they encounter to avoid repetition. A white gate’s misty energy field, when active, gives off dim light and renders its area heavily obscured. This field is also an impenetrable magical force that blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
moldering streets, preying on the desperate and downtrodden. Pickpockets masquerade as touts, eager to pilfer coin from stumbling sots and newcomers. Professions not outwardly criminal in nature are often
from a desperate human commoner and flees into a nearby alley. The victim cries for help from the characters. 8 Two ettercaps hiss at the characters from an abandoned tenement building cocooned in thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
these skills. For instance, you might spot hidden messages in a map, identify when the map was made to determine if geographical features have changed since then, and so forth. Nature. Your familiarity
specialized knowledge of the methods used to produce glass objects. Components. The tools include a blowpipe, a small marver, blocks, and tweezers. You need a source of heat to work glass. Arcana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the front door, read: This austere hall is finished in irregular blocks of dark basalt that form natural columns along the walls. The doors of the monastery’s front entrance face south, while
fingers of light from outside. Above the altar, a triangular symbol has been chiseled into the heavy stone blocks of the wall.
Anyone who looks in the northwest corner notices a small bronze lever (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
instance, traveling from Lower Menthis to Upper Central involves passing through three wards (taking a bridge from Lower Menthis to Lower Central, then ascending two levels) and can take 90 minutes or
, providing miserable housing for desperate people. Lower Dura Malleon’s Gate A poor district originally inhabited by goblins, Malleon’s Gate has become a haven for monstrous immigrants from Droaam and Darguun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
blocks and rubble. 19. Natural Cavern In their excavations, the ancient builders of the stronghold stumbled upon an enormous expanse of natural caves and caverns. The southern part of this network is
and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. The door can be forced open by someone who succeeds on a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. 25. Wine Cellar A padlocked door identical to the one at area 24 blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
trap described below). Sated stirges flap off to digest their meal down in area 15a of the Glitterhame. The iron gate blocks entry from area 8 (see it for more information). The stairs in the rift lead
as soon as they’re aware of intruders. If the battle goes poorly for the orcs, Old Yarrack orders an orc to break off and summon help from area 9. If things get desperate, he sends for help from the