drawn intent are broader

Personal Goal

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

Personal Goal The precepts of a paladin’s oath provide purpose to the character and dictate an ultimate goal or an overall intent that the paladin abides by and advances. Aside from that, some

apply that goal to their actions when upholding their oaths. If your paladin character has a personal goal, it might be drawn from some life event and thus not directly tied to the oath. Personal Goals

Travelers in the Mists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

narratives that span domains can prove challenging if every realm is a world unto itself. Individuals who willfully brave the Mists to travel between domains are especially useful in your broader

. Strangers in the Mists d6 Encounter 1 Someone from another world who’s just been drawn into a domain by the Mists 2 Someone fleeing the Darklord of another domain 3 A raven

Oozes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

the searing pain of its acidic touch. Oozes are drawn to movement and warmth. Organic material nourishes them, and when prey is scarce they feed on grime, fungus, and offal. Veteran explorers know

have no sense of tactics or self-preservation. They are direct and predictable, attacking and eating without cunning. Under the control of Juiblex, they exhibit glimmers of sentience and malevolent intent. Ooze Nature. An ooze doesn’t require sleep.

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

Adventure Hooks Adventurers can find the Sunless Citadel within a remote and lonely ravine. The characters can be drawn to the dungeon for any of the following reasons. Relate the information below

, and stories indicate it is a place that holds promise for those intent on discovery, glory, and treasure! Rescue Mission. Another party of adventurers, locally based, delved into the Sunless Citadel

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

basis for comparison, domain inhabitants call those who speak of other worlds liars. For them, the following topics are standard aspects of life in their home domain or in a broader collection of

domains they call the Land of the Mists. Culture and Technology Each domain boasts its own culture, either drawn from the Material Plane or a parody manufactured to torment a Darklord. As such, a domain

Military Force

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

missions pit you against rival combatants during an active engagement, as you influence the war effort. Rival mercenary companies, armed resistance fighters, and monsters drawn to the presence of

bridge or seaport. 3 Special Forces. You are assigned to a covert operation behind enemy lines. This is similar to the work of a spy or an assassin but with a broader scope. You engage in equipment

M3. Central Abbey

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

— some lost city farther into the Barrier Peaks. The devil has seen Kwalish’s notes (found in the treasury, area M10), which confirm that the inventor was intent on seeking the legendary city of Daoine

advanced ruse — a war machine of Kwalish’s design, piloted by a particularly ingenious quasit named Whazzit. The original bone devil met its demise after Kwalish’s exile, when it was drawn into the

Redwood Grove Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Death-at-Sunset’s old lair (see “Death-at-Sunset’s Lair”), and he suspects the wyrmling is to blame for the forest’s corruption. If the characters haven’t already expressed their intent to kill the

Constitution saving throw or have the Poisoned condition until the start of its next turn. Three Mud Mephits hide in the mud, drawn here by the dragon’s latent evil magic. The mephits stay hidden until at

Annam and the Ordning

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

pray to Stonebones, the Great Creator, in a much broader range of circumstances, eager for divine insight as they carry out their daily lives. His priests undertake frequent pilgrimages into the

on the wind each morning), but their prayers often sound more like a list of grievances than honest worship. His priests are drawn from giants who occupy high positions within the ordning of their kind

Lyn Armaal, Level 3

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

grass lawn covers this rooftop, which is enclosed by 10-foot-high battlements. The soil beneath the grass is 2 feet deep. Unless they are drawn elsewhere, six aarakocra simulacra (see the “Aarakocra

conch in her tower bedchamber (area 33), though he doesn’t know exactly where. If the characters seem intent on running amok, Thullen tries to defeat them quickly for the good of his family, calling on

N9. Vistani Camp

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

many sins, and he yearns not only to free her but also to restore her to life. If the characters seem intent on destroying Strahd, Kasimir tells them about the Amber Temple. Without divulging too much

female humans) emerge from three of the surrounding wagons (area N9g) and arrive at the tent with weapons drawn in 2 rounds. Luvash won’t meddle in the characters’ affairs without Strahd’s consent

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

wall of this room bears several arrow slits. The south wall contains an enormous map drawn in charcoal, with numerous arrows and annotations. A stone throne sits against the west wall. Qunbraxel

(see the accompanying stat block) is an arrogant mind flayer warlock. Qunbraxel is either seated on the stone throne or reviewing the intricate map drawn on the wall. Qunbraxel is always attended by four

Areas of the Water Temple

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

you?” Shatterkeel hears out those who claim to bring news or gifts, and he might be persuaded to let them go if they seem intent on attacking one of the other cults. If drawn into an explanation of

nothing, or bribe them to cause trouble somewhere else. C13. Blackmaw Den A musty odor pervades the hall outside this room. The doors are marked with crudely drawn pictures of monstrous eyes and

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