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Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected

, the hermit, and the sage. The small colonies of aarakocra are insular and remote, and few aarakocra live away from their roosts. In the Star Mounts of the High Forest in the Forgotten Realms, no more

Buying and Selling Magic Items

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

knowledge of the casting. This curse can be detected by casting an identify spell on the item and succeeding on a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. The check can be attempted once per casting

based on the item’s rarity, as given in the table below, but she might also be willing to part with an item in return for a favor. She especially wants to see Keoland’s ambitions for Saltmarsh foiled

Guests of the Temple

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

mercenary band called Bregan D’aerthe, in the hope of obtaining discounted treatments. The impostor’s disguise is easily detected by anyone who has met the real Jarlaxle. 2 A veteran of the

Flaming Fist, a ruthless mercenary company based in the city of Baldur’s Gate, has come to the temple to recover from a leg injury. The treatments and physical therapy are helping, but the mercenary is

Approaching the Outpost

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

Approaching the Outpost The duergar outpost, a recent addition to the foothills north of Kelvin’s Cairn, was carved out of a hillside. Although the duergar are based mainly in Xardorok’s mountain

entrance without being detected. ROLEPLAYING THE DUERGAR When the characters arrive, the outpost contains five duergar (including Nildar), who behave as described here. Before entering combat

Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

moderate, dangerous, or deadly threat, based on its particular details. Trigger. A simple trap activates when an event occurs that triggers it. This entry in a trap’s description gives the location of

open, and so on. This entry specifies what the trap targets, its attack bonus or saving throw DC, and what happens on a hit or a failed saving throw. Countermeasures. Traps can be detected or

Traps in Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

damage it deals can vary depending on the trap's severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by Level table for suggestions based on three levels of trap severity

might make successive attacks against intruders, create an effect that changes over time, or otherwise produce a dynamic challenge. Otherwise, the complex trap can be detected and disabled or bypassed in

Traps in Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the damage it deals can vary depending on the trap’s severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by Level table for suggestions based on three levels of trap

. It might make successive attacks against intruders, create an effect that changes over time, or otherwise produce a dynamic challenge. Otherwise, the complex trap can be detected and disabled or

Dwarves of the Multiverse

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

fallen and been forgotten, leaving behind wondrous landmarks and mysterious dungeons. Shield dwarves who occupy a stronghold can be as clannish and insular as gold dwarves, but shield dwarves are far

great empire known as Kal-Thax. They have long been split into several clans based on traditional roles that were established in Kal-Thax and its successor settlements. Yet, as with much on Krynn, the

Kobold Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Once detected, the pit can be safely avoided by sidling along its perimeter. Escaping the Pit. The pit’s walls have cracks big enough to serve as handholds, allowing trapped creatures to climb out

based on their contents. A2: Guard Nook Sam Keiser A small, bipedal reptile stands guard in this nook. A Kobold Warrior keeps watch in this nook. The guard is initially Indifferent

Sample Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

on the pit's edge and camouflaged with dirt and debris. The DC to spot the pit is 10. Anyone stepping on the cloth falls through and pulls the cloth down into the pit, taking damage based on the pit's

. Once the pit trap is detected, an iron spike or similar object can be wedged between the pit's cover and the surrounding floor in such a way as to prevent the cover from opening, thereby making it safe

Dungeon Characteristics

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

detected. Dungeon Denizens The Red Wizards, aided and abetted by their Thayan servants, hold sway over the Doomvault. In addition to battling the monstrous residents of the dungeon, the characters will

on attack rolls, ability checks, saving throws, and saving throw DCs. A reduced threat creature that is based on a creature bigger than Large is instead Large. Some specific reduced-threat creatures

The Seldarine

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

welfare of forests and prairies, the passing of the seasons, and the lives of beasts. Most of his followers and priests are elf druids. They’re just as insular and secretive as any other druids, which

moon. Above a full moon, when it is most often detected, it means that an elf of great importance and advanced age will soon journey to Arvandor. Elves who see the sign might be compelled to seek out

Goblins

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

. Family Matters A goblin tribe is organized in a four-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to

Exterior. Anyone who is skilled or fortunate enough to pass through the territory of a goblin tribe without being detected is likely to come upon some telltale signs of habitation — complete with goblins at

Vault Locations

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

relative positions of Krynn’s moons. The character gleans that, currently, Lunitari prevails over Solinari, Solinari prevails over Nuitari, and Nuitari prevails over Lunitari. Based on this deduction, the

staircase descends 30 feet to area V10. Secret Door. A section of this chamber’s western wall is hollow and set onto hinges that allow it to swing out toward the courtyard. The secret door can be detected

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

across the harbor mouth and keeping anything larger than a rowboat from entering or leaving. As for land-based attacks, the 400-foot-long causeway connecting the Seatower’s islet to the shore needs no

the tome and neighboring Mandorcai’s Mansion, a nothic lurks in the house’s passages, using them to spy on the wizards and search for the treasure. So far, none of the residents have detected it — the

Lower City Gazetteer

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

rowboat from entering or leaving. As for land-based attacks, the 400-foot-long causeway connecting the Seatower’s islet to the shore needs no gates or drawbridges, as any attackers foolish enough to

to spy on the wizards and search for the treasure. So far, none of the residents have detected it — the last person to do so was the previous owner, killed by the nothic’s rotting gaze. Though evil

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