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Clockwork Bronze Scout

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockworks Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed

indistinguishable from a stopped machine. 2 Sensors. The range of the clockwork’s darkvision increases by 60 feet, and it gains proficiency in Perception if it lacks that proficiency. 3

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

thoughts, and it can’t be detected by abilities that sense Fiends.Multiattack. The slasher makes two Slasher’s Knife attacks. Slasher’s Knife. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7

damage at the start of each of its turns. Each time the slasher hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

disguised as a human merchant prince. 5 An adult emerald dragon shows an emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected. 6 An adult emerald dragon keeps a

legendary emerald dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair actions; the

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, or featuring larger mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays. The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On

surrounding a legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms

Forest Gnome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

in sylvan forests, using illusions and trickery to conceal themselves from threats or to mask their escape should they be detected. Forest gnomes tend to be friendly with other good-spirited woodland

. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1. Natural Illusionist. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it. Speak with Small Beasts. Through

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays. The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing

’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6 miles

Step 3: Determine Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

increasing one score by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase three scores by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Similarly, species in older books include ability score increases

different one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Some players like to increase their class’s primary ability, while others prefer to increase a low score

Step 3: Determine Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

books include ability score increases. If you’re using a species from an older book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background. Also, if the background you choose doesn’t

; increase one of those scores by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Some players like to increase their class’s primary ability

A Deep Dragon's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays. The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when

legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6

Resting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

). Alert Level The Doomvault is an active complex. As effects of the characters’ assault grow more widespread or easily detected, the alert level of the dungeon’s inhabitants rises. This level starts at 0

and can go no lower than 0. It increases by 1 every 4 hours the characters spend inside the dungeon, including resting. The alert level affects the frequency and difficulty of random encounters. For

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

creature can examine the trapped area and make a DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check, detecting the trip wire and the unstable section of ceiling on a successful check. Once detected, the trip wire can be

. As a Search action, a creature can examine the trapped area and make a DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check, detecting the trip wire and the suspended Net on a successful check. Once detected, the trip

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

creature can examine the trapped area and make a DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check, detecting the trip wire and the unstable section of ceiling on a successful check. Once detected, the trip wire can be

. As a Search action, a creature can examine the trapped area and make a DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check, detecting the trip wire and the suspended Net on a successful check. Once detected, the trip

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

segmented body remains buried. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockwork Bronze Scout Medium Construct, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit

motionless, it is indistinguishable from a stopped machine. 2 Sensors. The range of the clockwork’s darkvision increases by 60 feet, and it gains proficiency in Perception if it lacks that proficiency

Encounters in the Villa

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

of these figures melt away, and they become three shadows until dawn. Characters who succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check can cross the yard without being detected. Otherwise, Hurv and his

neatly around the room. A mahogany desk in one corner doesn’t look like it sees much use. Books. Most of the books are fake boxes made of painted cardboard. A few have bawdy drawings and salacious poems

Relentless Killer

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

immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, and it can’t be detected by abilities that sense Fiends. Actions Multiattack. The slasher makes two Slasher’s Knife attacks

increases by 3 (1d6). The wound ends if the target regains hit points or if a creature uses an action to stanch the wound, which requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check. Legendary

Areas of the Villa

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

books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass

standing beside their teenage son, Osvaldo. (This portrait conceals a secret door.) If Terenzio and Elzerina are here, they’re playing on the sliding ladders. Books. None of the books are magical. Jars of

Vault Locations

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

trap is detected, a character can use an action to try to disarm the trap, doing so with a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check or a dispel magic spell. A character using thieves’ tools can

”). Any guard in this room carries food for the animals. T9: Library This room smells strongly of incense and paper. It has several bookshelves filled with antique books. A large, embroidered rug

Occupied Mansion Locations

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

Dragon Army commander Belephaion, bears a magical trap that can be detected by a character who casts detect magic or who searches the chest and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana or

200-pound sack, labeled “Payroll” in Draconic, that holds 10,000 sp. O11: Library Most of this library’s books have fallen to rot, but two desks beneath tall windows stand covered in papers and

Areas of the Temple

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

be detected with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Pushing against the sculpture causes a secret door to swing open into area A6. A6. Secret Vestry This room is hidden behind two secret

, feverishly chanting an infernal hymn. (During a cult gathering, the number of cultists present increases dramatically.) The walls around the statue are covered by large tapestries that depict scenes of

Redbrand Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

follows the party to other locations within the hideout, assume that it can do so without being detected as long as it remains invisible. Books and Notes. Glasstaff is a wizard of middling skill, and he is

columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight to discern the intruders’ secrets. Ssarnak communicates via telepathy. If detected, it prefers to negotiate and will betray the Redbrands

Lottie's Palace

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

(Investigation) or Charisma (Deception) check can represent careful play or cagey bluffing. The DC of any checks made to gamble increases by 1 for each drink a character consumes. If a character

trap, which sprays anyone who tries to pick the lock with a potent contact poison. The trap can be detected with a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check and disarmed with a DC

14. Psipod Nexus I

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

with each other and the fake creatures and objects around them. Alterdeep looks, sounds, smells, and feels like Waterdeep. Prolonged exposure to this alternate world, however, increases the

familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine

Areas of the Ships

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

chairs rests on the opposite side of the central pillar. Other furnishings include a glass-doored cabinet containing shelves of books, a wooden trunk sealed with a padlock, and a small writing desk

doors on the captain’s ship. Book Cabinet. Each captain keeps a modest collection of mundane books. Each hides his spellbook in a secret space under the bottom shelf, which can be found with a successful

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

finds a hidden compartment in one of the shelved books. Inside is a Spell Scroll of Protection from Evil and Good. N6: Tomb of the Knight A stone, gold-painted sarcophagus rests in the center of this

more, the character also finds a Hat of Disguise tucked beneath one of the unused cots. N14: Eldritch Library Crooked shelves filled with books and scrolls stand against the walls. In the center of the

Haven Locations

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

magical stasis until a threat is detected. The masters of the haven once knew the rituals that would summon the keys held by the golems, allowing easy passage through the door to the great library. With

time (see “Nintra’s End” below). If the characters do not speak with Zyrian for some reason, spending an hour searching the books of the library turns up references to the ritual that created The

The Foundry

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

) check to spot. If the characters detected the faint trail that leads there, a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check locates the door. Beyond is a flight of stone stairs that leads upward. The

. Bookshelves stand against the walls. Piles of books rest on a reading table in the middle of the room. The air reeks of moldy paper. Doors exit to the north, east, and south. A beautiful, slender

Ironslag: Upper Level

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

detected inside the forge, three ogres stand around the northernmost table, where two fire giants are locked in an arm-wrestling contest. The ogres are cheering on the giants and paying close attention

increases their level of exhaustion by 1. Watching over the prisoners are two ogres clad head to toe in spiked iron armor (AC 18). When the prisoners reach level 5 exhaustion, they collapse, and the ogres

Lair Locations

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

because of the general hubbub, but their presence will certainly be detected if they move into the room. Even when their intrusion is noticed, the characters will not be greeted with hostility unless

lizardfolk, the DC of this check increases by 2 for each victim. On a successful check, the minister is satisfied that the characters are not in league with the sahuagin, and gives them information

The Mountain Door

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

the Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to cross the bridge increases to 12, and characters on the bridge must immediately make a saving throw to avoid falling as described above. If both ropes are cut, the

by jamming the door open. If the trap resets, it can be activated only once more before its fiery substance is depleted. The spouts on the wall can be detected by someone who succeeds on a DC 15

Metallic Dragons

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

bronze dragon pledges to help an army wage war against tyranny, it asks for nominal payment. If such a request is beyond its allies’ means, it might settle for a collection of old books on military

DC to work free increases to 20. Regional Effects The region containing a legendary copper dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Magic

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