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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Whelm and send a shock wave out from the point of impact. Each creature of your choice on the ground within 60 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or have the Stunned
wielder doesn’t share this goal.
Destroying Whelm. Whelm can be dissolved in the acidic bile of a recently slain ancient black dragon. It can also be melted down in the forges of the Mightyhammer dwarf clan, but only by the rightful leader of that clan.
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Attack","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. After beating its wings this way, Zikzokrishka can fly up to half its flying speed.Zikzokrishka’s Phylactery
, having long ago prepared a dragon’s corpse to house her spirit upon its return to the phylactery.Lair Actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) whenever she is in the are V3
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
stewards.
If the ettin is defeated, examining the pouches around his necks reveals a collection of eyeballs and still-beating dragon hearts. The silver wires connect those living tissues to the ettin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon as Power In some places, dragons are more than monsters or masterminds. They are movers and shakers whose desires shape the course of history. A powerful dragon’s schemes impact the characters
because those schemes impact the world as a whole, not because the dragon is interested in the characters individually—at least not initially. As the characters become powers in their own right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
shambling mounds 51–55 1d10 water elementals 56–60 1d4 young black dragons 61–65 An eerie, bat-headed idol almost completely covered by vines 66–70 1d8 + 2 trolls 71–75 1d3 hydras 76–80 The sound of drums beating several miles away 81–96 1 adult black dragon 97–00 1 ancient black dragon
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears.
Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that
, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
characters are ostracized from then on. Taking the beating means Bog Luck keeps the incident between the two of them. Characters can arrange to have a room next to the Cult of the Dragon teamsters and listen
, a beating is the best they can hope for. A smart character submits to this humiliation, because fighting back means that Bog Luck calls everyone else to help him punish the thief, and all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
characters are ostracized from then on. Taking the beating means Bog Luck keeps the incident between the two of them. Characters can arrange to have a room next to the Cult of the Dragon teamsters and listen
, a beating is the best they can hope for. A smart character submits to this humiliation, because fighting back means that Bog Luck calls everyone else to help him punish the thief, and all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of a dragon can result in its power taking root in a character, whether that person is the dragon’s chosen heir or the dragon’s killer. The result of this investiture can vary widely in power and
impact, from a minor charm to a complete transformation. Sometimes, a draconic gift has an obvious visual manifestation, such as when a character is transformed into a dragonborn. Other gifts are invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
–31 2d10 gargoyles 32–34 1d6 + 2 water weirds 35–37 1d4 + 4 will-o'-wisps 38–40 Street performers putting on a puppet show, involving two puppets beating each other with sticks to the amusement of the
be a retired assassin) 81–82 1d4 young silver dragons 83–84 1d4 assassins 85–86 1d8 oni 87–88 1d4 mages with 1d4 shield guardians 89–90 1d10 vampire spawn 91–92 1 adult silver dragon 93–94 1d4 gray
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
immense dragon fills the bowels of the ship. “I smell warm flesh and hear the panic of beating hearts. Ready your spells, Meltharond! We have uninvited guests.”
If one or more characters are topside
, use the following boxed text instead: A great white dragon descends from the sky, beating its wings furiously to slow its descent. A dark, humanoid figure is mounted on the dragon’s back.
If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Gold Dragon Use the Gold Dragon Personality Traits and Gold Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive gold dragon characters, and use the Gold Dragon Spellcasting table
to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Gold Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I prefer to parley before combat. If villains can be reformed without violence, all the better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
don’t consider the impact of their actions on lesser beings; if a Chamber dragon must destroy a human village to foil the plans of a demon, it will do so without hesitation.
Chamber. A dragon in Khorvaire that isn’t part of the Chamber could be an exile driven from Argonnessen for some crime or a scholar pursuing independent research. Some orphaned dragons grow up in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a dragon’s hoard for different such items of equivalent value. Perhaps a sapphire dragon takes great pride in a hoard full of raw sapphires and jewelry featuring sapphires, or a copper dragon might
have the same origin, but it’s more likely (particularly in the hoard of an older dragon) that the coins have a variety of origins. If you aren’t interested in explaining the details of coinage from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
provides inspiration to help you turn dragon-related adventure hooks into adventures that impact the characters in your game. Cross-Purposes d6 The Dragon’s Schemes…
1 …directly target one or more
Dragon as Schemer Most of the adventure hooks in this book involve the schemes a dragon might put into motion over the course of a long life, potentially using followers as agents in the world. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, scrying, flame strike, legend lore, and raise dead can have a significant impact on their adventures. They start acquiring more permanent magic items (uncommon and rare ones) as well, which will serve them
young dragon that has established a lair but not yet extended its reach far into the surrounding territory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon need not be limited to the lair actions described in the Monster Manual and chapter 6 of this book. Chapter 5 of this book offers suggestions for additional lair actions for various kinds of
dragon, which are tailored to those dragons and the example lair maps found in that chapter. Additional lair actions that might apply to any dragon in any lair include the following: Catch Breath. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cults of the Dragon Below A paradise exists within the world, a vale bathed in the light of the Inner Sun. Earn your passage with the blood of worthy foes. Our existence is a chrysalis state
discovered a beating heart that filled an entire room, pumping blood through veins in the walls of the building. According to Allis, the staff claimed to be “creating the heart of Galifar,” apparently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
spells and wield mundane gear. The magic items they find include common consumable items (potions and scrolls) and a very few uncommon permanent items. Their magic can have a big impact in a single
characters navigate dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where they can expect to fight ruthless bandits, ferocious wolves, giant spiders, evil cultists, bloodthirsty ghouls, and hired thugs. If they face even a young dragon, they’re better off avoiding a fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
flies overhead, dropping a screaming Kalaman soldier next to a random player character as it does. The soldier dies on impact. This event is unsettling but has no other effect. 8 A hostile Dragon Army
line beyond it. Wounded Kalaman soldiers stagger from the trees, heading toward a narrow crossing that lies in your direction. Dragon Army soldiers give chase on horseback.
This battlefield is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
drumbeat can be heard out to a range of 60 feet. All tin soldiers that can hear the beating drum gain a +2 bonus to their damage rolls. If the drum is destroyed, every tin soldier within 60 feet of
it is stunned until the end of its next turn. Dragon-in-the-Box. The wooden box with the crank is one of the boxes where Cradlefall might be found (see “Skabatha’s Minions” earlier in the chapter). March of the Tin Soldiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
impact on both gods and mortals. The Purphoros’s Divine Schemes tables outlines a few ways the god’s explosive temper might have dire consequences for the world. Purphoros’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
appreciate his creations, Purphoros breaks the Nyx-infused chains that bind the ancient red dragon Thraxes, allowing it to go on a far-ranging rampage.
3 Gripped by sudden inspiration, Purphoros begins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
equally large impact. The adventurers find rare magic items (and very rare ones) that bestow similarly powerful abilities. The fate of a nation or even the world depends on momentous quests that such
hungry purple worms. They might encounter and even defeat a powerful adult dragon that has established a lair and a significant presence in the world. At this tier, adventurers make their mark on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
relationship between dragon and minions can impact an encounter. With these four questions in mind, you can look to the Dragon Encounter Complications table for suggestions of quirks, special effects, and
Dragon Encounters Often, a dragon who is merely hungry is perceived as angry. The outcome for the observing creatures is the same, but I think it’s important to clarify motives.
-Fizban
Whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
crime syndicate, while the others include the following groups: Voice of
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Imagine it: a long-lasting state of euphoria, a feeling of power and energy, a measurable
impact on certain magical powers, and the risk of addiction and deadly overdose with every use. That’s the thrill of the drug called dragon’s blood, which currently enjoys skyrocketing popularity in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
number of designs focused on threats integral to the Tyranny of Dragons campaign. This includes explorations of well-known Forgotten Realms villains, like the Cult of the Dragon and the Red Wizards of Thay
exploration, like the garb of the Red Wizards, the iconography of the Cult of the Dragon, and—of course—the multiple deadly aspects of one of the campaign’s central magic items, the Mask of the Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, becoming a living prison that could forever hold the darkness within. And this is the foundation of our reality. Eberron is the Dragon Between, the world on which we stand. Khyber is the Dragon Below
, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic.
This cosmic struggle was merely the first of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
number of designs focused on threats integral to the Tyranny of Dragons campaign. This includes explorations of well-known Forgotten Realms villains, like the Cult of the Dragon and the Red Wizards of Thay
exploration, like the garb of the Red Wizards, the iconography of the Cult of the Dragon, and—of course—the multiple deadly aspects of one of the campaign’s central magic items, the Mask of the Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Tiamat Skyreach Castle** Red Wizards Arcane Brotherhood Mask of the Dragon Queen * Including any free wyrmspeakers the adventurers have interacted with. ** If it survived the previous adventure and
remains in control of the player characters or was returned to the giants. Cult Assets Severin. The head of the cult remains in the temple sanctuary (area 13), wearing the Mask of the Dragon Queen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
number of designs focused on threats integral to the Tyranny of Dragons campaign. This includes explorations of well-known Forgotten Realms villains, like the Cult of the Dragon and the Red Wizards of Thay
exploration, like the garb of the Red Wizards, the iconography of the Cult of the Dragon, and—of course—the multiple deadly aspects of one of the campaign’s central magic items, the Mask of the Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
missing, the weapon flies back to your hand. Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with Whelm and send a shock wave out from the point of impact. Each creature of your choice on
ancient black dragon. It can also be melted down in the forges of the Mightyhammer dwarf clan, but only by the rightful leader of that clan. Conceptopolis Weapon of Warning (Trident), +1 Weapon (War Pick), Wind Fan, Winged Boots, Wings of Flying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Characters The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes a series of tables and guidelines designed to help you craft NPCs. This section presents alternatives to those tables, helping you transform a
dragon from a stat block and a basic description into a full-fledged character in your campaign. In chapter 5 of this book, you’ll find additional tables of personality traits and ideals that are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
d8 Adventure Goal 1 A disguised dragon requests assistance repairing a damaged orrery within the observatory. 2 One of the character’s contacts is secretly the servant of a Chamber dragon observer
acquiring knowledge and opposing the Lords of Dust can make the dragons suitable as allies, their devotion to their long-term interests can blind them to the short-term impact of their actions. Chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
). If the ettin is defeated, examining the pouches around his necks reveals a collection of eyeballs and still-beating dragon hearts. The silver wires connect those living tissues to the ettin’s own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Other Things Characters Can Do Characters who can’t harm the dragon (or choose not to) can find plenty of other things to distract them during the dragon’s attack. If a player is having trouble
restore their hit points and remove their injuries. Enlarged Duergar Panicked Ten-Towners rush past you—not to escape the dragon but to get away from a heavily armored, gray-skinned dwarf as big as