detection instead are banners

Creating a Dragonmarked Character

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

. For dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, the dragonmark replaces your subrace. So, if you’re making an elf character, you can choose to take the Mark of Shadow instead of being a wood elf or a high

to the dragonmark houses and can be taken by a character of any race. Dragonmarks and Their Houses Dragonmark House Race Guild Specialties Detection Medani Half-elf Bodyguards, investigation, risk

17. Lich's Study

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

gain no XP for defeating Ezzat unless they also destroy the lich’s phylactery (located in area 23). Ezzat has the forcecage spell prepared instead of plane shift, and he wears an amulet of proof against

detection and location that conceals him from divination magic and scrying sensors. Ezzat’s pseudodragon is selfish and doesn’t like sharing its master with strangers. The lich lets the pseudodragon

Knights: A Breed Apart

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

. Anything might strike a githyanki’s fancy, from a jewel taken from the pommel of a fallen opponent’s sword to colorful banners taken from a plundered castle that, preserved by the timeless nature of the

addition, if you score a critical hit with it against a creature’s astral body, you can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage. Dragon Steeds The

Tower Locations

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

, and a squad of six driders arrives a few minutes later. Once news of Camlash’s defeat becomes widely known, no one else arrives. Instead, Lolth’s followers throw down their banners and flee. Their

Goblinoid War Camp

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

and well-appointed quarters in a war camp. Each of the banners in a legion has its own group of lodges in one of the quadrants of the interior, each one facing the pathway that runs past its front door

the ground, the red-and-yellow whip of Khurgorbaeyag. Notably absent from this grouping are the symbols of the bugbear gods. Instead, severed heads hang in bunches around the block or are impaled

Lower Deck and Cargo Hold

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

5 feet away from. Many of these creatures begin encounters having already tried to hide; make checks as appropriate to determine each creature’s success at evading detection. 4. Webbed Doorway This

round. If the characters enter this passageway from area 10 instead of from area 4, the spiders wait until the characters’ attention is focused on the deck grate (see below) before attacking. Cargo

Camp Vengeance

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

involves battle lines, waving banners, trumpets, and supply trains, but this war of ambush and creeping through the jungle only mystifies and frustrates him. He spends most of his time in his command

structures are sinking into the soft ground around the pits, threatening at any moment to collapse utterly. Most soldiers in the camp avoid the latrines and instead relieve themselves in the jungle (if they

Headquarters Features

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

ridiculous speed, while arms at the back of the headquarters pick up the track as it passes. The train moves at quarter speed over difficult terrain (instead of half speed). It can pass over rivers, but

generic arcane feature could instead grant any franchisee the ability to cast a specific spell of 6th level or lower, with a limitation of one casting per day. An arcane feature should be something that

Areas of the Earth Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

walls are two openings: a wider opening to the southwest and a narrow tunnel leading southeast. If the characters are standing on the ledge at area B6 or B21, use the following text instead: Beyond the

of several small rooms linked by low archways. Brown curtains offer some amount of privacy for the different rooms, and martial displays cover the walls — shields and crossed swords, tattered banners

Areas of the Sanctum

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

instead of the fly spell, and she carries a yellow elemental gem. In battle, Kaevja breaks the elemental gem, summoning an earth elemental and commanding it to attack her enemies. E4. Pantry This

banners hanging on the back wall, each displaying the symbol of the Zhentarim — a black, winged snake biting a coin. The lower part of the room contains a black marble table surrounded by high-backed

Keep Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

“Womford Rats” section, earlier in this chapter), the genasi and his halfling servant aren’t here. Instead, the master of the keelboat is a bandit captain. Treasure A locked chest in the deckhouse holds 190

’ statistics.) They are enthusiastic converts to the cult, but they would rather be out raiding or fighting instead of stuck in the chapel listening to Drosnin rant about the unstoppable power of the

Zorzula's Rest Locations

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

stat blocks). If they notice an intruder in the mess hall, the goblins panic and attack. The goblins attempt to overwhelm any intruder with sheer numbers, aiming to subdue instead of kill. If all

following items. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character finds two items, instead of one. You can choose which item a character finds: A longsword decorated with shimmering filigree, worth 200 gp A

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

ruined temple. The altar is cracked in half, and the chamber’s once-brilliant banners, now tattered and stained, sag from its walls. Scrawled on the wall is the image of a tentacled eye with a long

. Auriga wears a bejeweled silver crown worth 100 gp and carries a Wand of Magic Detection. A character who inspects the altar and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds a hidden

Command Level

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

duergar named Dreck huddles in the southwest corner, trying to avoid detection. Despite his effort, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notices the duergar’s cold

inside them, having the tadpole burst out of the character’s chest during dinner would be excellent timing for its shock value. Grandolpha suggests not killing the tadpole and instead proposes that it be

Palace of Spires Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, though it is under no compulsion to sleep. Refreshing Rest. A creature that finishes a short rest in the bower instead gains the benefits of finishing a long rest. The creature can’t benefit from this

, which contains all his prepared spells; a Wand of Magic Detection; an ivory inlaid box (150 gp) holding five sets of spare key leaves (see the “Key Leaves” section above); two Potions of Healing

Areas of Kolat Towers

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

in black armor sit around a stone dining table, playing Three-Dragon Ante (a card game). The table is set with silver. Eight moth-eaten banners hang from the walls. Each bears an arcane sigil that

: When reduced to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead (but can’t do this again until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. Yorn

Vault Locations

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

shrine. The figure bears a moonlike sphere instead of a face. The sphere is illuminated by white light shining from a silver mirror in the crook of the statue’s left arm. Coiled around the plinth is an

with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Treasure. The back of the altar is hollow and bears a single shelf, on which sits a Wand of Enemy Detection. V36: Akaazi’s Quarters This room contains

Locations E - H

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

steeply pitched rooftops and tall spires that sport colorful banners. Two bridges span the river, which has parks and trees along its shores. Until recently, Everlund was a member of the Lords’ Alliance

antagonize them, the giants hurl rocks at them. If the characters flee, the giants don’t pursue, opting instead to continue their work. The giants carry no treasure. Great Worm Cavern The spirit mound of

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