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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Tail","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The ferocious screaming devilkin are bizarre fey creatures spawned by overwhelming moments of panic. Despite their diabolic appearance and name, are
intensity and volume until it reaches a piercing crescendo. At that moment, the stone of the outcropping shatters as a small flock of screaming devilkins erupts from the earth and take to the air
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Curse of Strahd
her beloved boy, who, in her mind, is eternally blessed. Despite the horrors Strahd has wrought, Lysaga still envisions him as the perfect child she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in
Lysaga as rewards for her ceaseless devotion to Strahd. Her skin has the resilience of stone, she is resistant to harmful magic, and she is shielded against divination magic. Mother Night has also
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The Book of Many Things
her petrifying gaze, rendering her immune to its effects and allowing her to use it while not in her medusa guise. Despite her alarming appearance in serpent form, Euryale remains a healer and
creature takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition
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them from mind flayer;mind flayers, but the dragon is uninterested in meeting with them despite their repeated petitions.
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A nest of vampire;vampires has developed a taste for deep dragon blood
A deep dragon lair might share the same basic structure as the sapphire dragon lair shown on map 5.12, but instead of being formed from stone, it might consist of chambers hollowed out within a fungus
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Emerald dragons’ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach
emerald dragon has befriended a stone giant, who is teaching the dragon giant folklore.
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A young emerald dragon lairs in abandoned bandit caverns also occupied by a friendly earth elemental, which
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves.
Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures
. Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it.
Kenku adventurers, despite their relative
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
creation effortlessly, Keranos created another combination of deadlier beasts to challenge her. She slayed that beast, too. Despite countless attempts, Keranos was unable to create a beast that Renata
. A creature hit by the chimera’s head attack must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The restrained creature must repeat the saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Temple Features The features described below are common throughout Talhundereth. Dwarven Construction The temple’s stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Surviving furnishings, such as
tables and beds, are also made of stone. Wall carvings of mountain peaks and multifaceted gemstones predominate, as these images are sacred to Dumathoin. Darkness The temple’s sconces haven’t held
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Halls of the Hunting Axe These monster-haunted ruins were once a grand and important city in the shield dwarf kingdom of Besilmer. The old city was a small forest of stone roundhouses, interlaced
with gardens and joined by walls into one vast and sprawling building. It was surrounded by a moat fed by underground springs; splendid stone statues of heroic dwarves stood on high pedestals wherever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Heather House In Mordentshire, the Weathermay family are respected local paragons of virtue and good sense—despite some family members’ unfortunate proclivity for adventuring. The head of the family
, Alice Weathermay, serves as mayor of Mordentshire and maintains her family’s cliffside home, Heather House. The manor has known joy and tragedy, and reflects both in its ivy-shrouded stone and sharp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
General Features The Aeghith is in pristine condition despite existing for generations. Community members regularly repair and reinforce the Aeghith’s wooden floors and stone exterior, and its
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
treasures in a smaller chamber just above the great hall on the map.
Watery Caves. Near the bottom portion of the map, the vaults give way to natural stone caves; these caves slope down to a subterranean
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volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes
to natural stone caves; these caves slope down to a subterranean pool that connects to the caldera lake via an underwater channel. When the volcano is active, the waters here bubble up into the caves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of their long life spans, despite their low position in the ordning, other giants consider stone giants to be the wisest of all giant types, just as Skoraeus Stonebones is often seen as the wisest of
unusual among stone giants and fire giants. It’s the exception among hill giants and frost giants, most of which die violently in battle against humans, dragons, other monsters, or their own kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Gralhund Villa After fleeing Trollskull Alley with the Stone of Golorr in his clutches, the Zhent assassin Urstul Floxin returned to Gralhund Villa to confront Yalah Gralhund about sending the
nimblewright to meddle in his mission. Lady Gralhund decides she no longer likes Urstul and, taking advantage of his injuries, wrests the Stone of Golorr from him at swordpoint and orders her guards to lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the moon, the stars, and clouds, though there is no wind or breeze to speak of. During the day, the warmth of the sun can be felt, and at night the temperature drops as one would expect. Despite
appearances, the walls and ceilings are still very much in place, and a true seeing spell or similar magic reveals them. A magic calendar stone in area 6k allows one to change the time of day, the weather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the earth. Stone giants have rugged features and skin with patterns and hues similar to the rock common near their homes. This makes them adept at blending in with their stony surroundings despite
Stone Giant Giant of the Earth Habitat: Mountain, Underdark; Treasure: Armaments Robson Michel In cavernous depths and amid mountain canyons, stone giants contemplate the strength and persistence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Shelves. The curved walls are lined with stone shelves.
Smashed Jars. Hundreds of jars of body parts lie smashed on the floor.
A hobgoblin accidentally set off a polymorph trap and was
a rage, spilling their contents. When the hook horror drops to 0 hit points, it turns back into an unconscious hobgoblin named Jarrk. Despite his recent misadventure, Jarrk is fanatically loyal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Dock This stone dock was carved out of the asteroid. Despite its incalculable age, it’s sturdy and safe. Because the dock is built along the asteroid’s gravity plane, creatures can stand on its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, despite their relative independence, still have a tendency to seek out a companion to emulate and follow. A kenku loves to mimic the voice and words of its chosen companion. ROLEPLAYING A KENKU
If
tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
docks of the anchorage over the policed and inspected docks of the harbor, despite the shortage of dock workers and beast-powered cranes to assist in loading and unloading. Unlike Malar’s Throat and
the Old City, Tiryki Anchorage has no fortified temple or ancient stone ziggurats where residents can take shelter against undead or carnivores. Most people dash for Tiryki Gate when the alarm sounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Despite its usefulness and the safety it enjoys, Mantol-Derith has never become a proper town. Those who maintain it as a trade hub have resisted any urge for expansion, apart from installing basic
for them to reach the stone giant library of Gravenhollow (see chapter 11), whose vast lore might provide some clue as to what has brought the demon lords to the Underdark.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
old, hunchbacked duergar wearing what amounts to a dusty gray sack stirs the cauldron with an iron spoon. He is without armor or weapons.
Preparation Area. Short stone tables in the middle of the
kitchen are used for food preparation. Utensils hang from hooks above them.
Sink. A stone faucet and handle jut from the south wall, just above a semicircular basin enclosed by a 2-foot-high retaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
place feels like a graveyard, where battle and the sands of time destroyed a city and its population. It’s eerily silent except for the hissing of the sandstorm in the distance. Despite the silence, the
city that has long fallen to ruin. Scoured husks of once-magnificent stone buildings jut out of the desert like rotted teeth. Emerging from under the smothering sands, the remnants of ancient streets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
400-foot-tall cliff. Thick spider webs woven throughout the base of the tower keep it anchored to the cliff. Hurricane Tower is made of stone, but it is an unsteady structure; it’s also the only
this battle, adherents of Lolth have joined Camlash’s forces, despite the usual animosity between driders and people. All fight together in Lolth’s name.
Camlash doesn’t enjoy fighting in Pandesmos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
near the weather vane, and if the characters return Pierre to the village, Vatri gives them her Stone of Good Luck as promised. With the mayor’s help, the missing gems easily slot back into the weather
sweeps toward Respite, the clouds suddenly part around the village. Despite howling winds tearing across the surrounding countryside, nary a breeze nor a drop of rain hits Respite.
The villagers cheer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
prophets. The holy hands of such giants become the hands of the god as they work.
Graceful Athletes. Despite their great size and musculature, stone giants are lithe and graceful. Skilled rock
Stone Giant Stone giants are reclusive, quiet, and peaceful as long as they are left alone. Their granite-gray skin, gaunt features, and black, sunken eyes endow stone giants with a stern countenance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Old Tower: Winter The characters have learned that the Stone of Golorr is with Amath Sercent, a priest of Bane who is allied with Manshoon. She and her acolytes reside in Yellowspire, a Castle Ward
Trades Ward. He publishes The Targe, a broadsheet that offers up vitriolic rants on all manner of local topics, including politics. Amath has the Stone of Golorr in her pocket. She is expecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
San Citlán Gazetteer The stone-and-iron city of San Citlán stands at a confluence of ley lines, where the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thin. It’s a place suffused with magic
, where citizens commune with the dead in joyful festivals, and industrious minds create wonders of magic and technology. Despite San Citlán’s rich culture and magical marvels, economic inequality is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
travel in groups and go armed, knowing that yetis can smell living flesh from miles away. When it finds prey, a yeti moves quickly over ice and stone to claim its meal, howling to the thrill of the hunt
in avalanches and blizzards sound out in the wails of the yetis, crying warnings of ill omen. More pragmatic folk attest that the yeti’s howl is a reminder that, despite the great accomplishments of
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crumbling structures and diseased plants to dust, clearing the way for new growth and construction.
Despite being competent swimmers and making their lairs on seacoasts and in brackish marshes, topaz
surrounding a legendary topaz dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
U2. Ulrich Mansion Toward the south end of the village lie the remains of a mansion built on higher ground. It has been reduced to piles of stone and rotting timber. Empty, arched windows stare at
and his entrails hanging out like frayed ropes. Despite its intimidating presence, the apparition has a cringing light in its eyes. “Why do you invade my home? Begone, I beseech you!” Strahd refuses
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diseased plants to dust, clearing the way for new growth and construction.
Despite being competent swimmers and making their lairs on seacoasts and in brackish marshes, topaz dragons hate the water
’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Crystal Profusion. Natural stone within 6 miles of the lair grows plentiful crystal formations and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. (If necessary, use the mangonel statistics in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Conscripted by the Stone Guard If the characters are arrested, they are taken to the hold’s dungeons, where
they receive a chance to earn their freedom by serving the Stone Guard. After waiting a long while in a dungeon cell carved out of impressively thick stone, you are taken to a dark office and met by an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
assembled from scrap iron on both sides of the chamber. A spiral path circles into the center of the room, marked off by small stone pylons.
Two derro stand by a large cauldron in front of a tent near
complaining about “the master” while the other talks about something he once fished out of the Darklake.
Map 4.5: Cultist Pens The three cave bears (use the polar bear statistics) are alert, despite