distance inspire are briefly

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Demogorgon’s cult can inspire madness in those who contemplate it for too long. All the followers of the Prince of Demons go mad, sooner or later.Demogorgon’s Lair Demogorgon makes his lair

of the next round. On his turn, Demogorgon can move the illusory duplicate a distance equal to his walking speed (no action required). The first time a creature or object interacts physically with

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Deep Dragon

. Mossy Sludge. The dragon conjures sludge-like moss that briefly covers surfaces in the lair. The ceiling, floor, and walls of the lair become difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Deep Dragon

conjures sludge-like moss that briefly covers surfaces in the lair. The ceiling, floor, and walls of the lair become difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round. Toxic Spores. The

Unreality

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

experiencing random instances of good luck. Meanwhile, Far Realm energies manifest as eyes staring from the dark, insidious insects, or misshapen silhouettes looming in the distance. The land’s

fraying planar boundaries might also allow glimpses into other planes or ghostly appearances of strange figures. Let Atagua’s place between the real and surreal inspire your descriptions.

Music and Magic

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

sidelines in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable of defending themselves in melee if necessary, using their magic to bolster their

Music and Magic

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

sidelines in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable of defending themselves in melee if necessary, using their magic to bolster their

Lore Comes to Life

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

misleading.” “When you are ready to proceed, turn the page.” When the reader turns the page, the book glows briefly, as a delayed-action gate spell is activated. Any creature within 10 feet of the

“enter” the book, their literal path through the demiplane is dictated by the story that Ecamane Truesilver penned long ago. The characters begin a short distance south of where a meadow meets the edge of

Will-o'-Wisp

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

Will-o’-Wisp Guide on the Path to Doom Habitat: Forest, Swamp, Urban; Treasure: None Vicki Pangestu From a distance, will-o’-wisps look like lanterns bobbing in the dark. Through the windows of

on or choose a result from the Will-o’-Wisp Ambushes table to inspire how a will-o’-wisp imperils its victims. Will-o’-Wisp Ambushes 1d6 The Will-o’-Wisp Tempts Victims Into... 1 An abandoned

Barrow Mound

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

the barrow mound, Wiggan and Bertram follow them. They keep their distance unless the characters invite them to come along. When the characters approach the barrow, they see the following: The barrow

briefly as he casts his gaze on you. His voice is deep, resonant, and oddly accented. He says, “I return from a warrior’s rest among the spirits to find my tomb burned and my bones desecrated. I know the

Welcome to the City of Blades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

which you have grown wearily accustomed. Eventually, stone tiles become more noticeable, turning the path into a proper road. You can see spots of light in the distance, blue-white and too regularly

characters first reached the road, six duergar watching invisibly started following them at a safe distance. Twelve more duergar soldiers are stationed in guardhouses concealed within the rocky walls of the

Detailed NPCs

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

and lowest ability scores, and combine them to inspire a persona. For example, if you find the adventurers unexpectedly arguing with a Lawful Neutral guard, you might create a cooperative but laconic

ability (Dexterity) and its lowest (Strength), you might decide that the little devil is fidgety and indirect, constantly on the move and talking in circles to get to its point Appearance Briefly

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

options are inferior). When the time comes to design the game elements of the race, such as its traits, take a look at the game’s existing races and let them inspire you. Cosmetic Alterations A simple

twilight realm of the Feywild. Their cities sometimes cross over to the Material Plane, appearing briefly in mountain valleys or deep forest glades before fading back into the Feywild. The elf

Using the Tables

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

one-sided battle. Instead, the characters could witness the giants in an altercation from a distance, foreshadowing a conflict that will threaten all the smaller folk in the region. Or you could decide

inspiration to fit the encounter into the location you’re populating. If that context doesn’t make sense for the situation you’re building, consider using the context to inspire the creature’s general

Knights' Quest

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

Knights’ Quest Savra Belabranta escorts the characters through the spire and up to the pinnacle where Thurl Merosska surveys the territory. Briefly describe any other rooms or inhabitants of the

Feathergale Knights assemble at the pinnacle, each mounted upon a giant vulture. The moon illuminates the misty canyon below Feathergale Spire. In the far distance, a single shard of darkness moves

Sovereign

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

. This includes audiences or secret meetings with the sovereign, depending on the nature of your work. Alternatively, the sovereign might purposefully want to keep their distance from you, either due to

jeopardizes a population’s way of life is likely to inspire rebellions. In such cases, a sovereign’s agents must decide where their loyalties lie. The Sovereign Quests table presents a few of the sorts of

Derro Lair Locations

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

cruel patron god. The star’s impact caused the idol to topple and shatter. The fragments are worthless. D5: Collapsed Tunnel A short distance down the corridor, fallen masonry completely blocks the

collapsed tunnel, blocked by rubble, eventually leads to a derro stronghold in the Underdark. The stronghold and its contents are beyond the scope of this story but could inspire an additional adventure if, by some means, the party reaches this tunnel.

Paladin Subclasses

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

following tenets: Endeavor to be known by your deeds. Face hardships with courage. Inspire others to strive for glory. Level 3: Inspiring Smite Immediately after you cast Divine Smite, you can expend one

Channel Divinity to augment your athleticism. For 1 hour, you have Advantage on Strength (Athletics) and Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks, and the distance of your Long and High Jumps increases by 10

Searching for Dran Enterprises

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

them at headquarters. (Certainly, reminding the characters of what happened to the last two franchise headquarters that held orrery components should be enough to inspire them to hold onto the

future franchise tasks or downtime incorporating the shady business practice activity, as the characters try to keep an official distance from any Luskan opportunities. Driver in Need. Dabahl (NG

Ki-rin

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

omens, then rises back into the sky. Ki-rins have also been known to appear at the sites of great battles to inspire and strengthen the side of good, or to rescue heroes from certain death. A ki-rin in

creatures are rarely aggressive toward others that aren’t normally prey. Evil creatures can’t tolerate the holy atmosphere within the same distance, and usually choose to live much farther from the

City Celebrations

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

City Celebrations At many times of year, hardly a tenday can pass in Waterdeep without the staging of some rite, race, or rousing ceremony of civic pride. Here I briefly summarize the most widely

embarrassing things done don’t sully a person’s reputation, so celebrations often descend briefly into anarchic hedonism. Misfortune is said to come to anyone who returns to their pumpkin after celebrating

Example Complex Traps

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

Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a

second portal briefly appears and teleports the sphere back to the top of the slope to begin the process again. Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 10 (but see the dynamic element below

Halfling Gods and Myths

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

. They talk about Brandobaris as others might refer to a mischievous and dashing uncle. They don’t beseech the gods for daily favors, and they have no sense of metaphysical distance or separation

artful trickery and narrow escapes, inspire many young halflings to play at roguish pursuits. In their imagination, a grain silo becomes a lofty wizard’s tower to scale in search of treasures, or a

Locations I - L

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

roofs that are covered with turf to resist burning. The homes are half-buried in the ground and from a distance can be easily mistaken for small grassy knolls. The hills north of Jalanthar are riddled

, straddling the distance between mines in the mountains and the mudflats on the coast from which its people would send out barges of ore to waiting ships. For many years, the town stood abandoned because the

Locations A - D

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

to the high, tilted saddle, waving their arms and commanding imaginary armies into battle. Within spitting distance of the statue is the Stag-Horned Flagon, a cozy tavern run by an gray-haired, middle

jagged rocks amid a sea of gravel. Anauroch’s most southerly part is the Sword — a hot, sandy desert. Use the Desert Monsters table in appendix B of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to inspire encounter ideas

Magical Phenomena

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

prevailing emotion, the land seeks to hold onto that creature and inspire it to produce more of the feeling tied to the emotional echo. The creature is targeted by a suggestion spell (DC 16), with the

operate like long tunnels, and a creature that travels on an unearthly road progresses 21 miles of distance in the time it would normally take it to travel 1 mile. While on the road, glimpses of the

Portal Encounters

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

curse, but a character who succeeds on a DC 11 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check can go through the motions to calm Incindorita and inspire the crew. Spot the Rocks. Captain Nuxoll needs someone

to mark the distance and direction to the spires of rock along the shore, allowing the ship to pilot around them and to a calmer bay beyond. A successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check allows the

Supernatural Regions

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

inspire life to propagate along alien paths. Consider rolling on the Far Realm Effects table when the following circumstances occur in a region touched by the Far Realm: A warlock whose Otherworldly

, 1d4 swarms of ravens and 1d4 swarms of rats gather and attack any other creatures in the region. On a 5–6, a treant (in forested terrain) or a galeb duhr (in rockier terrain) attacks. 28–36 Distance

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