directed instead are banners

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

description — unless you’re directed to chapter 6 of this source instead. The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and other members of your guild (unless those guild members are

Protanther

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

members are human. Protanther can at least appreciate that the crimes of the humanoid races are usually directed against each other. He knows that the short lives of many humanoids means they might

full strength. If this puts the humanoids at risk, so be it. Attitude. Neutral. If there are humans or tieflings in the party, Protanther is instead cautious. If there are elves in the party, he is

Protanther

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

members are human. Protanther can at least appreciate that the crimes of the humanoid races are usually directed against each other. He knows that the short lives of many humanoids means they might not

strength. If this puts the humanoids at risk, so be it. Attitude. Neutral. If there are humans or tieflings in the party, Protanther is instead cautious. If there are elves in the party, he is unfriendly

Ticket Booth

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

costs 3 sp. Instead of paying money, a visitor can try to barter with the ticketer, Nikolas Midnight, a wrinkled goblin (see “Bartering for a Ticket” below). For more information on Nikolas Midnight

were purchased by Ellywick Tumblestrum, but Tumblestrum has asked Nikolas not to divulge this information. Instead, Nikolas claims that these tickets were paid for by “an anonymous benefactor.” After

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

Celebrations in Sylvania

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Celebrations in Sylvania Revelry is in no short supply in Sylvania. Characters looking for celebrations or distractions in the gate-town might stumble across or be directed to the events in this

(perhaps Jergal, an apathetic former god of death) invites Kopoha and the characters to play, but instead of normal balls, they’re using the skulls of the group’s skeletons. Kopoha is eager to play but is

Approaching the Prison

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

Revel’s End just before dawn, three days after leaving Luskan. The characters are directed off the ship, ride the elevator to the cliff top, and are admitted through the front doors. Characters

(area R8), where they report to Chef Tiny Toulaine, a hulking, jovial man who carries an enormous saucepan instead of a heavy crossbow. Small characters who stowed away in supply crates are taken to

15. Valtagar's Quarters

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

resilient sphere spell prepared instead of banishment. He has these racial traits: He speaks Common, Dwarvish, Infernal, Terran, Troglodyte, and Undercommon. His walking speed is 25 feet, and he has

hidden behind Fazrian’s throne (see area 24) and shares what he knows about Fazrian and its allies: A powerful cleric summoned a celestial being of immense power named Fazrian, then directed it to slay a

Approaching the Prison

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

Revel’s End just before dawn, three days after leaving Luskan. The characters are directed off the ship, ride the elevator to the cliff top, and are admitted through the front doors. Characters

(area R8), where they report to Chef Tiny Toulaine, a hulking, jovial man who carries an enormous saucepan instead of a heavy crossbow. Small characters who stowed away in supply crates are taken to

Baalzebul

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

failed to take into account the unpredictability of the Blood War. A sudden offensive from the Abyss struck Avernus just as Baalzebul was about to put his plan in motion. Baalzebul directed most of his

shield legions to stay out of the fight, instead of helping to hold the line against the demons, so that he could use them in staging his coup. The absence of those legions, however, enabled the horde

Korranberg Chronicle

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

lightning rail coaches at a discounted rate of 15 cp/mile (instead of the usual 2 sp/mile). House Sivis. The newspaper also cooperates closely with House Sivis to facilitate communication between the

main office and the field offices, as well as between reporters and their editors. The house bills the Chronicle directly for communications using speaking stones or sending spells directed to the

Planning to Evacuate

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

: Cudgel has directed the Ironclad Regiment to hold a position north of the village. The mercenaries believe they can, for a time, defend against a larger force. She hopes they won’t have to fight. With

lid. If the characters open the box, they find it holds a suit of Solamnic plate armor. If the characters follow Becklin’s instructions, they won’t give the box to Darrett until after the evacuation. If they instead do so before leaving town, see the “Darrett’s Armor” section in chapter 4.

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

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

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

other legions when a host forms. The warlords of rival legions don’t seek to depose the leader of the host unless the fortunes of war create the opportunity. Each legion records all the insults directed

chain shirts instead of the usual hide armor. Bugbears are never outfitted with ranged weapons (which they refuse to use) or with heavy armor (which compromises their stealthiness). If some bugbears

Solitary but Social

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

receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence

to a more directed purpose, the members have different spells available for use with their Shared Spellcasting trait, usually focusing on a theme related to that purpose. Three examples of themed hag

Scourge of Worlds

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

foul-smelling tumors instead of leaves as their branches wither and die. Bodies of water in the area become tainted and sometimes poisonous, and the weather might feature extremes of heat, cold, wind

creatures and hurling them against the ground. The environment becomes inimical to all living things. At this point, the incursion is still in a state of flux. The demons aren’t yet directed by a single will

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

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

gate, while a third tower looms behind it. Fiery orange banners hang from the towers’ parapets, rippling in the plumes of heat that rise off the river of lava. The banners are 20 feet long and

the Eye of the Efreet. These creatures are hostile unless the characters arrive with an escort, in which case the characters are directed to area B23 to make an appointment to see Jarazoun. Once the

Headquarters Features

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

statue’s head, the statue can be directed to walk across the land. The statue ignores difficult terrain, usually by simply crashing through it. However, the navigator has a limited sight line while

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

Temples of Extraction

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

overloaded, those gates will attune themselves to the location where the power of the Chosen is being directed — the vault itself. In order to create that overload, six black gates in other sectors must

attacker takes radiant damage equal to one-quarter of the greatest amount of damage it dealt to a single target. If the save succeeds, the attacker instead regains a number of hit points equal to one

Tomb Locations

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

a few days, and so likewise does not know Mayastan Sadaar’s fate. Alessia’s Aid. Alessia does not wander the temple except as directed by Valin, who sends orders to the attendant through her canopic

out Valin expecting to persuade the oracle to offer up predictions for Okuzor’s success in the arena. Instead, Valin enticed Okuzor into undergoing the ritual that transferred Valin’s eye into the

Roleplaying a Giant

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

watching clouds drift past their mountaintop homes instead of living atop those clouds as in days of yore. Family First Most types of giants live communally in large groups of clan mates, but the central

flying predators such as manticores and wyverns. Second, the giants believe they deserve to be rewarded for their forbearance; no one could stop them from simply taking what they want, but instead of

Daelkyr

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

different creature. 3 The creature produces eerie music instead of speech. 4 The creature’s skin has an unusual texture or color. 5 The creature’s hair is replaced by spines or tentacles. 6 The creature’s

specific mortals. Belashyrra’s warlocks serve as its envoys in the world and are often directed to seek out creatures and sites that the daelkyr wishes to see through their eyes. Belashyrra’s Cults. The Lord

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

Lair Locations

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

successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check by a character prevents a fight, and instead the lizardfolk take the characters in custody and take them to meet the queen. Treasure. The chests are unlocked

, but it can also be helpful to the mission’s success — because it causes the lizardfolk in the lair to pause instead of immediately attacking. During that time, the characters can take an opportunity to

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

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

area happens here instead. Secret Door. A cloth on the south wall hides a secret door to area B24. Treasure. The statuette depicts the god Madarua. It is made of bronze and worth 10 gp. B24

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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