devote instantly are beneath

Cradle of the Cloud Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Memnor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body dissipates into cloud wisps. The scion instantly appears in the space the

a constantly overcast sky. Sapient creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the space the

standing stones, a village, or a city on a scion’s back, unaware of the mighty power beneath them. Such settlements can thrive for centuries, as the scion’s magic causes crops to flourish

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

. Your walking speed increases by 10 feet. Pit. A pit opens beneath you. You plummet 3d6 × 10 feet, take damage from the fall, and have the prone condition. Plant. You gain the ability to cast

Disintegrate spell destroys the chains instantly, freeing you. Another creature can also free you by succeeding on a DC 30 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Ring. A rare or rarer magic ring appears

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

gold to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone

’s superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe. Pride and Self-Reliance Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin

Cult Adventures

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

their users’ flesh, or fraying their users’ sanity. 6 Strange bounty hunters stalk the characters, seemingly aware of all their secrets and loved ones. Odd lumps writhe beneath the hunters’ cloaks. 7 A

crazed hermit wanders into town and commits suicide in a grisly fashion. All the food in the village spoils instantly, and aberrant creatures attack every midnight thereafter. 8 Several caravans have

M5. Engine Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

surrounding mountains into the furnaces beneath this area. The powerful fires of those furnaces keep the monastery in the air, and instantly destroy anything thrown into their open vents. If ore ceases to be

Leonin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone-shaking

superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe. Pride and Self-Reliance Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin worshiped the same gods

Ironmaster

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

Ironmaster’s only secret, however. My friend Storn wielded two silvered axes, as befits any devote follower of Clangeddin Silverbeard, but when I returned to him an axe he had thrown in the heat of battle

, I noted its remarkable weight, and Storn told me that the blade was not steel beneath, but adamantine. I questioned him more about this, and his readiness to tell me of its origin speaks to both the

Death Tyrant Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, alien skull that hung beneath them. —Journal of Jastus Hollowquill, explorer of Undermountain Death Tyrant Large Undead (Beholder), Lawful Evil AC 19 Initiative +12 (22) HP 195 (26d10 + 52

area can’t regain Hit Points until the start of the death tyrant’s next turn. An intact Humanoid corpse there instantly rises as a Zombie under the death tyrant’s control and takes its turn immediately

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

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

, beneath a frayed witch’s hat, displays studious eyes and a warm smile. “Welcome to the lost spire of Netheril,” he says. “My name is Dzaan.” Characters who watched Dzaan’s fiery execution (see “Toil

than one character succeeds on this save, the one who rolled highest is the one who catches it. If the flask shatters, its contents evaporate instantly. Only one such flask can be created, after which

23. Wormriddle's Sanctum

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

save, the student instantly drops to 0 hit points and is dying. 23c. Flesh Golem Workshop If Wormriddle the night hag is here, she’s in her natural form, searching the room for a misplaced wooden

), “Kitchen” (area 27a), and “Study Hall” (area 39). Treasure. Buried beneath the rotting body parts in the barrel is a wooden coffer with tiny air holes bored in its sides. The coffer contains an ordinary

14. Temple

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

crumbles and is destroyed instantly if she dies. If the characters make ranged attacks against her, Kayalithica casts meld into stone and hides within the stalactite. She waits until they are close

god of stone giants. In truth, the Steinfang is part of a malevolent earth primordial named Draunn, which lies trapped somewhere deep beneath the Graypeak Mountains. The primordial sleeps most of the

Landgrave's Folly

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

of the roof is gone from the belfry beneath the upthrust spire, but portions of the walls and their arched windows remain. A seaweed-tangled staircase descends deeper into the flooded tower. Warded

goals: to kill Sgothgah and to deal with the kraken, either by destroying it or capturing it. If the characters don’t instantly jump to the attack and can demonstrate that they aren’t enslaved by

Island Locations

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

ranging from 20 to 50 feet beneath the surface. Atop these shelves, lodged amid jagged spires of submerged ice, are the wrecks of several ill-fated sea galleons and ancient frost giant longships, as

: by crashing into the ice shelf that runs beneath it. As the vessel took on water, Nass alone swam to shore, only to die of frostbite on a snow-covered bluff overlooking the Wicked Eddy’s sunken hulk

Sample Traps

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

above the trip wire is in bad repair, and anyone who can see it can tell that it's in danger of collapse. When the trap is triggered, the unstable ceiling collapses. Any creature in the area beneath the

a wall. The mouth is 2 feet in diameter and roughly circular. No sound issues from it, no light can illuminate the inside of it, and any matter that enters it is instantly obliterated. A successful

Scions of Giants' Gods

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

Grolantor is often mistaken for a hill, and sometimes people erect standing stones, a village, or a city on a scion’s back, unaware of the mighty power beneath them. Such settlements can thrive for

Bonus +7 Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the

The Grand Dame

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

to deal 20 psychic damage to Lord Drylund. This damage is enough to kill Lord Drylund instantly. From dawn until dusk, the flat-bottomed wooden boat is moored at the city docks. Dockworkers come and

reef that serves as home for Lord Drylund’s pet octopus. The octopus has bonded with its owner and can survive outside of water for 30 minutes. Beneath the aquarium, built into the table, is a shelf

Communication

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

d100 Omen of Athreos 1 01 Faintly glowing wisps of fog or mist coalesce into shapes in the air. 2 02 Ghostly whispers come from nowhere. 3 03 The ground beneath a character’s

. 3 67 The weather suddenly changes radically. 4 68 A colored arrow strikes nearby, arching from an impossible direction. 5 69 Plants sprout and grow to maturity instantly. 6 70

D: Sunward Fortress

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

D: Sunward Fortress The Red Dragon Army has unearthed the centuries-old Sunward Fortress, a pre-Cataclysm monument to the god Sirrion. While most of its ruins have sunk beneath the ground, a

reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target instantly transforms into a red slaad or, if it has the ability to cast spells of 3rd level or higher, a green slaad. Only a wish spell can

Deck of Many More Things

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

. Path. Your walking speed increases by 10 feet. Pit. A pit opens beneath you. You plummet 3d6 × 10 feet, take damage from the fall, and have the prone condition. Plant. You gain the ability to cast Speak

the chains instantly, freeing you. Another creature can also free you by succeeding on a DC 30 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Ring. A rare or rarer magic ring appears on your finger. If you have

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

nearest creature it can see. If there are no other creatures within reach, the target spends its action babbling. 55–63 Bizarre appendages squirm beneath the ground and around trees or other

the next night, one random sleeping creature vanishes and reappears approximately a foot beneath where they were sleeping—typically buried in undisturbed dirt or in a space beneath floorboards. The

Roleplaying a Giant

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

worth by its size. The small folk are beneath my concern. 7 The small folk are vermin. I enjoy torturing and killing them. 8 Good or bad, Annam’s sons represent the ideals that we, as giants, must

the humanoids that live beneath them. Such tribute is only proper from their perspective, for two reasons. First, their presence in an area benefits everyone by driving away many evils, especially

Stone Giants

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

. Young stone giants practice tirelessly, hoping to prove themselves worthy of assisting the tribe’s best carvers. A stone giant master carver might devote years to finding the best stone before

, not all stone giants have the hands of a god. Those who show little skill in carving are considered pathetic and viewed with a combination of pity and contempt. To determine the ordning beneath the

Vault Locations

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

, taking 27 (5d10) radiant damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature not in its true form has disadvantage on this save; if it fails its save, the creature instantly

in. A staircase in the southern part of the room ascends to the white tower’s lunarium (area U1). White Moonlight Mirror. Hidden in a cavity beneath the flagstone tiles is a white moonlight mirror

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

surface of the mirror while speaking the command word, “bandersnatch,” causes the surface to become a swirling vortex of mist. A creature that steps into this vortex is instantly transported to the

mirror’s surface and speaking the password again. Breaking the mirror renders it nonmagical and closes the portal instantly. The mirror is a Medium object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and immunity to

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

of the fomorians wields the roasting spit as its weapon, tearing bites off the bug-tipped skewer between swings. Treasure. Stashed beneath the fomorians’ beds are two ivory mammoth tusks (each is

swimming speed of 30 feet) lurk in the lake, which is 20 feet deep. Spotting them beneath the water’s mirrorlike surface requires a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. The ghasts ambush any

Lesser Caverns Locations

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

notice the characters, they abandon their meal and attack. One of the fomorians wields the roasting spit as its weapon, tearing bites off the bug-tipped skewer between swings. Treasure. Stashed beneath

sparkle alluringly in the presence of light. Lurking Death. Eight aquatic ghasts (each has a swimming speed of 30 feet) lurk in the lake, which is 20 feet deep. Spotting them beneath the water’s

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

can tolerate their habits. Cell 8C. The cell is empty. Cell 9C. In this cell sits a troll that is used for torture practice from time to time. It is mindless and enraged, so it will attack instantly

triangle with a Y shape enclosed in it and touching the triangle’s sides. Hanging beneath this symbol, suspended on chains from the ceiling, is a black metal triangle and cylinder. The floor of the

Keep Locations

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

river laps just beneath the arrow slits of the tower. Three Crushing Wave reavers and a fathomer named Reash (see chapter 7 for both) occupy this tower. Reash is in command and does most of the talking

. He’s a sour-faced fellow with a drooping mustache and an arrogant manner. Reash is instantly suspicious of strangers. Reash uses the curtained area as his private quarters, while the reavers make do

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

K84. Catacombs Buried deep beneath the keep of Ravenloft lie ancient catacombs, with arched ceilings supported by wide, hollow columns that double as crypts. Cobwebs hang limp in the musty air. A

creature that enters one of these 10-foot-square spaces is instantly teleported away, switching places with one of the wights in crypt 14. The wight materializes in the creature’s previous location and

Areas of the Lair

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

alcove in the north wall is a secret door.) The western wall is carved to display a scowling beholder flanked by two hooded wizards. Beneath each wizard’s cowl, one glaring eye is visible. Xanathar (see

instantly teleported to the arena (area X6). X34b. This tomb is empty except for an invisible, blue metal tile on the west wall. It functions identically to the one in area X34a. X35. Nar’l Xibrindas’s

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