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Clockwork Oaken Bolter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

much damage on a successful one.No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward

malfunction to its stat block. You can select randomly or choose a pair of modifications that fit the temperament of the clockwork’s builder. Clockwork Enhancements d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10

Domestic Wonder

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Mechanical Wonder;Mechanical Wonders have revolutionized life in Calimport. Imagine a wound-up machine that does your laundry, washes your dishes, and cleans your house—then fulfill this dream

Domestic Wonder stat block. The wonder is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the wonder shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands

Modifying a Monster

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

Modifying a Monster Once you have an idea for a monster, you’ll need statistics to represent it. The first question you should ask yourself is: Can I use statistics that already exist? A stat block

in the Monster Manual might make a good starting point for your monster. Imagine, for example, that you want to create an intelligent arboreal predator that hunts elves. There is no such monster in the

Roleplaying Phandalin NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

impressing your players with your thespian skills (or lack thereof). Get inside the NPCs’ minds. Imagine how they might react to the characters, and strive to be realistic. Mug it up. Scowl, smile, snarl

have no reason to fight ordinary townsfolk. Hence, no game statistics are provided for them. If statistics become necessary, use the commoner stat block to represent an adult NPC of any race.

Tracking Monsters' Hit Points

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

unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three ogres. You might attach descriptions such as “the ogre with a big scar” and “the ogre with the helmet” to help you and

miniatures to represent multiple monsters, you can tag the miniatures with small stickers of different colors or stickers with different letters or numbers on them. Nikki Dawes Three ogres block a narrow

Perception

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

direction on a clear day, except where obstructions block their view. That range increases to 40 miles if they are atop a mountain or a tall hill or are otherwise able to look down on the area from a

characters encounter other creatures. The Travel Terrain table (see “Travel” below) gives suggested encounter distances for different types of terrain. Visibility at Sea. From a ship’s crow’s nest, a lookout

Miniatures

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

Miniatures Often, players can rely on your descriptions to imagine where their characters are in relation to their surroundings and their enemies. Certain combat encounters, however, can benefit from

online. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you don’t have to use a grid at all. You can track distances

M20. Paper Birds and Hidden Belfry

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

unreachable, the paper bird bursts into flames on takeoff and is instantly destroyed. The paper birds are hostile toward all creatures except the hags of the Hourglass Coven. They use the hawk stat block, with

cobwebs. Imagine what she’ll be like when she’s senile. Your favorite sister, End Dearest Skab, Mummy’s little warlock spy was happy to betray her companions and reveal that Kelek, Zargash, and the

Sanctum Showdown

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

, little one. Collect the shards from Talhundereth, the Crypt of the Talhund, and Gibbet Crossing, and bring them to us. You shall be reborn greater than you can imagine, and Phandalin shall become ours

some victims were deemed unfit and left to starve within the sanctum’s depths. There are three hostages here, and all use the commoner stat block. They are Dareth Grint, a human farmer who is

Undercroft

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

metal platters, carry-bowls, and tureens. Its ceiling is a magnificent series of vaulted arches that crisscross to hold up a stone block ceiling, pierced in many places by the hanging roots of trees

her. She says, “Those I allowed to went away disappointed. Well, disappointed once the terror wore off, I imagine.” The cults are led by self-styled prophets and are using the Haunted Keeps as their

Trolls

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

; or 4, Winged Form. This mutation determines certain traits in this stat block. Amorphous (Elastic Body Only). The mutate can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing. Magic

just keep reminding myself that the gods delight in the variety of their creations, new wonders are revealed every day, and the multiverse is much larger than I can imagine. And that’s a good thing! —Bigby Excellent. But these trolls are loathsome. —Diancastra

Running Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

your players to use Initiative scores, have them record those scores on their character sheets, and keep your own list of those scores. Initiative Scores for Monsters. A monster’s stat block includes

monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, one way to track your monsters is to assign them unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three Ogres

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

. The target takes 13 (3d8) poison damage. Oaken Bolter No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor

much from other creations. A clockwork can be customized by adding one of the following enhancements and one potential malfunction to its stat block. You can select randomly or choose a pair of

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

Creating a Monster Stat Block If you want a full monster stat block, use the following method to create your new monster. The introduction to the Monster Manual explains all the components of a

monster’s stat block. Familiarize yourself with that material before you begin. In the course of creating your monster, if you find yourself unable to make a decision, let the examples in the Monster

Outpost Locations

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

filthy creatures could imagine. You don’t understand the glory of it, the power found in the ice. None of you do. But you will learn soon enough when my father unleashes his terror upon Ten-Towns

the tribal warrior stat block, with these changes: The spore servants are unaligned plants with a walking speed of 20 feet. They have blindsight out to a range of 30 feet and are blind beyond this

Halls of the Upper Priesthood

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

corresponding effect: “Float.” Gravity in this room becomes half as strong as normal. Creatures’ jump distances are doubled in this room, and creatures and objects that fall descend at a rate of 60 feet per

block has a cleaver stuck into it. The cleaver, which is made of fine silver, functions as a silvered handaxe. P41: West Pantry This pantry is barren. As offerings to the pyramid declined, the priests of

Areas of the Vault

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

atop a raised stone block in the middle of the floor. Both fixtures are draped in cobwebs. Frescoes. A character who inspects the wall frescoes and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check notices

to be seen. Iron Anvil. If the characters clear away the cobwebs, they see an inscription on the front of the stone block. Written in Dwarvish runes, it reads as follows: “Let the hammer fall and the

Designing Simple Traps

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

check is required to disarm a simple trap. Imagine how your trap operates, and then think about how the characters could overcome it. More than one kind of ability check might be possible. Some traps are

scything blade can be broken, a sliding block can be held in place, or a net can be torn apart. A magic trap can be disabled by someone who can undermine the magic used to power it. Typically, a

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18)

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

gnarly face. The Nether Oak uses the treant stat block but is neutral evil and speaks Common and Primordial. When the characters arrive, the Nether Oak is in deep slumber. To complete the Rite of the

semiconscious state at the bottom of the well. The warped faces of the Telepathic Pentacle strain at the ends of its thick, undulating necks. The monster uses the hydra stat block, except that it has a

Magical Phenomena

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

use them even away from the colony, as shown in the Juvenile Mimic stat block. Confronting a Colony. A mimic colony’s primary goal is survival. If threatened by a force the mimics can’t overcome, they

sites on the same world or on different planes of existence. Unearthly roads allow creatures to cross great distances rapidly, moving from an entrance gate to an exit gate or visa versa. These paths

Locations on the Second Level

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

. Distances and dimensions are tricky to determine in the shifting light of rusty purple motes and lavender rays. Globs of mauve and violet seem to seep and slide around. The ceiling of the temple is

specks of lilac and orange and purple. It holds a huge stone altar block of dull, porous-looking, somewhat rust-colored black mineral. To either side of the altar are large bronze braziers whose corroded

Meenlock

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

the most powerful mind flayer mages can pursue, since it requires the ability to craft a phylactery and cast the imprisonment spell. A mind flayer lich uses the lich stat block (see the Monster Manual

brain’s intent. From across great distances, it implants subconscious suggestions or subtly influences dreams to compel creatures toward a course of action that benefits its grand plan. When its

Locations A - D

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

Encounter”). Map 3.2: Beorunna’s Well View Player Version Ancient Relic The altar is a blood-spattered stone block, 9 feet long by 6 feet wide by 3 feet tall, weighing several tons. A creature as

as Duchess Morwen distances herself from adventurers and denies them an audience. If the characters check out the fortified tower west of Orlbar, they arrive to find six stone giants dismantling it

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