destroyed insist are barely

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

attacker.A product of life on a small-town farm, the rogue known as Viari carries fond memories of those childhood days and his loving family. (Well, except for that thing where his parents insist on

adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a giant single-handedly — and lost

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The object regains all its hit points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed

. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

offering food and other supplies to aid their departure. If those who insist on remaining respect nature, take only what they need, and live in harmony with the wood, firbolgs explore the possibility

destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category. Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline. The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than

;t suppress. 5 I respect and emulate a great hero or ancestor. 6 An enemy destroyed something of value to me, and I will find where it lives and kill the offender. Yuan-ti Flaws

The Story Thus Far . . .

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

world is destroyed by cold, choking fumes, lightning storms, waves of acid, and horrible fire. Each time, the dream ends with ten evil eyes glaring at you from the darkness. You feel a strange

last week a gang of ruffians attacked you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie

The Story Thus Far . . .

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

world is destroyed by cold, choking fumes, lightning storms, waves of acid, and horrible fire. Each time, the dream ends with ten evil eyes glaring at you from the darkness. You feel a strange

last week a gang of ruffians attacked you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie

The Story Thus Far ...

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

is destroyed by cold, choking fumes, lightning storms, waves of acid, and horrible fire. Each time, the dream ends with ten evil eyes glaring at you from the darkness. You feel a strange compulsion

week a gang of ruffians attack you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie low in

Viari

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

where his parents insist on thinking of his older brother as the successful one.) But he can be quick to show self-consciousness when talking of where he came from, and he never speaks of the name he

vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a

Feygrove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Feygrove The southeastern side of the hill once held flourishing gardens: an idyllic refuge in an otherwise martial environment. When the abbey was destroyed, three dryads settled in the abandoned

grass and barely discernible. Recently, a young displacer beast (or displacer beast kitten from The Wild Beyond the Witchlight) exploring the bell accidentally tipped it over and got caught inside

Aftermath of War

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

. Warforged are sometimes also the targets of this sort of prejudice; a person whose friends were killed by warforged soldiers might resent all such creatures. Shortages Because the ink is barely dry on the

capacity, and Sharn is also home to a significant number of refugees from elsewhere in Breland—people whose homes and villages were destroyed during the war, and who have come to Sharn in search of

Demons

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

Demons Spawned in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, demons are the embodiment of chaos and evil — engines of destruction barely contained in monstrous form. Possessing no compassion, empathy, or

time spent fighting and surviving in the Abyss. Such elevations are rare, however, for most demons are destroyed before they attain significant power. The greatest of those that do survive make up the

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge

Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They

regains all its hit points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a fire rune on an object in its

Fire Giant Forgecaller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They

regains all its hit points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a fire rune on an object in its

Cavemouth (Areas L10–L11)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

by Tockworth’s automatons, are now unguarded. The mines are beyond the scope of the adventure. If the characters insist on exploring them, they eventually attract the attention of a wandering cloaker

at them until they leave or until the poltergeist is destroyed. The poltergeist is invisible and can’t speak. L11: Warehouse 6 Bright light seeps through cracks around the sliding metal doors of this

Dolindar Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

until destroyed. Treasure. The rubble includes the nameplates that once adorned the coffins. One reads, “Nolan Dolindar, Beloved Brother” and the other reads, “Evisha Dolindar, Beloved Sister.” Each

attack anyone who enters the room. She fights until destroyed but doesn’t pursue foes who flee. Blades. The blades on the floor are difficult terrain. When a creature moves into or through the blades on

67. Hall of the Golden Mastodon

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

, barely recognizable as the man riding the mastodon in the wall murals. He has the statistics of a revenant, but he can’t be destroyed. If reduced to 0 hit points, Ch’gakare turns to smoke, vanishes

the willing sacrifice of one character’s soul. A character who offers his or her soul to the erinyes is destroyed by fire. The character’s soul becomes trapped in the Soulmonger, the character’s

Warlock's Crypt

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

, Daerismun was not so fortunate. As we approached, this ruined cityscape seemed uninhabited. Its expanse is fairly limited, and consists almost entirely of a mess of destroyed buildings and massive

these liches do to these creatures is a question for minds far more wise than mine — I know only that the first such abomination I fought nearly killed me, and I barely escaped from the others we

Lorehold Deans' Wing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

to flee the area. If a character addresses any of the portraits, one or more of them reply and insist to know the characters’ business in the Deans’ Wing. The portraits all have the personalities of

defend the Deans’ Wing from intruders L8. Dean Tullus’s Office A bronze nameplate on the door to this room reads “Augusta Tullus, Dean of Order.” The desk in this office is barely visible beneath heaps

Adventure Start

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

people rose up to overwhelm the wizard's lackeys and marched on his keep, where, led by a powerful and good cleric and his ranger acolytes, they destroyed Keraptis's final guardians. The great wizard

barely managed to escape, accompanied only by his personal bodyguard company of fanatical evil gnomes. Keraptis fled to the cities of the south and west, but wherever he went, his reputation preceded him

Yun Dynasty Ruins Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

psychic damage, and vulnerability to fire damage. If the box is destroyed, the books within it are thoroughly scorched and rendered unreadable. If Zhong Yin sees the burned books, the scholar momentarily

on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers a single pearl hairpin worth 300 gp. Y2: Destroyed Entry Huge shards of wood showing traces of paint litter this area, along with rusted farm

Temple Locations T10-T18

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

to strike back against the hags, they sealed her in the shrine, hoping that its great mirrors would turn her to stone. For fear of petrifying herself, Sylvarie destroyed the shrine’s mirrors

petrified by her gaze accidentally. She removes the blindfold if she is forced to defend herself. The curse that transformed Sylvarie doesn’t end until her portrait in area T18 is destroyed. The

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

three rods Gremorly set up to turn Harrowhall into a ghost trap. If the rod is removed from its tripod or destroyed, the necromantic energy fades and the rod becomes nonmagical. The rod and tripod

glyph has gone off, or if it is dispelled, the ritual rod can be safely moved, destroyed, or disassembled. The glyph doesn’t activate if the rod is moved without anyone touching it or approaching it

Uthgardt Lands

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

the Uthgardt tribes today. Blue Bear. The easternmost of the Uthgardt are the Blue Bear — thought destroyed more than a century ago — who have recently emerged from inside the High Forest and

and foremost — but attribute these claims to a tribe other than their own. The strongest among the band will insist on the chance to prove him- or herself better than the stories you’ve heard, and will

The Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

. They do not hail ships or light signal fires. Trapped on the island since the pirate attack, they are unaware that the pirates have been destroyed. They are therefore hesitant to make their presence

in area 2 of the ruins. At night they stay in their rooms. The major personalities among the survivors are detailed below. Ozymandias Ozymandias (NE male human priest) barely survived the battle

Path Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the walls, missing bones and entire limbs. These creatures each use the bone naga stat block but without the Spellcasting trait. They fight until destroyed. Characters who speak Draconic understand

flooded, with the remains of tables, chairs, and a bar barely protruding above the water’s surface. Murky water fills this room to a height of 3 feet, making the flooded area difficult terrain for

Areas of the Cauldron Caves

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

cloudy, bright blue. Entombed in the ice are the remains of four frost giants, the faint outlines of their forms barely visible. U9. Ossuary This cave is higher in elevation than the tunnels leading to

summons the frost giant skeleton in area U9 to fight on her behalf, but it takes two rounds to arrive. If the skeleton is destroyed, Maud assumes her true form and takes on the characters herself. She

Tier 1 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

are barely visible. The room holds a scene of chaos: a river cascades through a bottomless abyss, suddenly transforming into a ribbon of iron. A nearby boulder blooms into fire as lightning scatters

characters wearing circlets are concerned. The monsters can be damaged or destroyed by those characters’ actions. A character can’t pierce the illusion while wearing a circlet, but simply taking off the

A Long History (in Brief)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Ahghairon turned the fortunes of war against the “everlasting ones,” which were destroyed or scattered. Ahghairon improved slowly in skill and power with the passage of the years, until he became a

most obvious of Waterdeep’s so-called splendors. After the Spellplague came the Sundering. Elf scholars insist on calling it the Second Sundering, asserting that the creation of Evermeet thousands of

Wreck of the Marshal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

) check. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of necromancy magic radiating from the dagger. Whenever an undead creature is destroyed within 500 feet of the dagger, the creature’s

on the dagger or striking the dagger with a magic or adamantine weapon will cause the dagger to break. The ghosts in area M9 know how to destroy the dagger. If the dagger is destroyed, the undead it

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

successful Wisdom (Perception) check challenged by the blights’ Dexterity (Stealth) check. These plant monsters are hungry and fight until destroyed. One round after they attack, the twig blights in area

feet (spending half their speed to do so—see the “Being Prone” section in the Basic Rules). They pursue any characters they see, attacking until destroyed. The eastern half of the building is the old

Ruins Locations