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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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Some thirty overlords are bound in Khyber. Two are described here: Rak Tulkhesh and Sul Khatesh, both of whom remain imprisoned and can't take physical form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the
surrounding magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness.
Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, slowing their descent into the village.
As invaders sweep over the cliff into Vogler, Darrett draws his sword and asks the characters to help him defend the escaping villagers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
creation ideas inspired by the Rogue card. Then, this chapter presents tools and advice to adjudicate what happens when a character draws the Rogue card, including advice on how the villain enters the
story, suggestions for their motivations, and a rogues’ gallery of stat blocks that can represent this antagonist. Harry Conway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
of the Star Forge” draws on the ideas, maps, stat blocks, and other details in the pages of that book, standing as an example of how to put all those pieces together. You can use Glory of the Giants to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Vogler Invasion Encounters d10 Encounter 1–2 A family of four commoners gets separated from the other evacuees. Unless escorted to the wharf, they try to hide from the invaders. 3 An abandoned cat
(Perception) score of 14 or higher notice it. Unless alerted, the other characters are surprised when the kapak attacks. Direct Attack From between buildings sprint five cloaked invaders, their clawed
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two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers shows up.
Lashers. The closest thing a
Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins.
Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
surround the broken table.
Statues. Two 4-foot-tall statues of dwarves stand atop 2-foot-high blocks of stone at opposite ends of the room. The head of the southern statue has broken off and lies on the
sound when struck — and the noise draws hobgoblins from area 9c. Statues and Mithral Key The north statue depicts a smiling female dwarf raising a stone tankard. Hidden in the tankard is a flat, 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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A character who draws the Flames card from a Deck of Many Things attracts the ire of a powerful Fiend. The three malevolent beings described in this chapter can each fill that role, but you can
one of these Fiends the backbone of an entire campaign. Although these creatures span a wide level range and should be usable in most campaigns, you can always adjust these stat blocks to make the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
quickly to invaders. In well-traveled areas, ramps replace stairs, making it easier to snake-bodied yuan-ti to move between levels. A yuan-ti settlement usually has a paved plaza, and major roads are also
paved. Fountains, gardens, and carved, freestanding columns are common elements. Six-foot-high walls high divide the community into city blocks or districts, with open arches allowing traffic to pass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
draconians and two Dragon Army soldiers draws near (see appendix B for both stat blocks). The draconians are hooded and look like Humanoid soldiers from afar, but a character who engages in melee combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Arrival at the Citadel When the characters approach the imperial citadel, either as prisoners or in their own ship, read: As your ship draws closer to the citadel, you can make out thousands of
warriors and a lawful neutral astral elf honor guard named Corelleth (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie for their stat blocks), all of whom are loyal to Princess Xedalli: Stepping onto a landing, you are met by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
able to put together a character during a short break with the help of online tools. If you need the new character immediately, you can turn to stat blocks; the bandit captain, berserker, cult fanatic
character draws the card, consider taking the player aside to let them know what’s about to happen, or give their character a premonition.
If a player spends several sessions with a temporary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
one of Bak Mei’s most senior students, Steel Crane, and four Immortal Lotus monks (see the accompanying stat blocks). They are on the lookout for trouble and spoiling for a fight. When the characters
from his perch, silently landing on the ground as he draws a nine-sectioned chain whip from around his waist.
“You’ve got courage. I’ll give you that. But before you get a chance to fight Bak Mei
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
The Ruins: General Features The walls inside the ruins are constructed of blocks of unmortared stone covered by stucco. The ceilings are of the same material, supported by corbel arches. Ceilings
Tamoachan, by Harold Johnson and Jeff R. Leason, was originally published in 1980 as an adventure for the first edition of the D&D game.
The design of the temple draws heavily on Mayan and Aztec
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
deadfalls, which the kobolds set up either to kill intruders or to block off key areas of the warren as invaders approach those places. Since the tribe is continually migrating and expanding its
exceedingly narrow is a natural choke point that forces invaders to fight from a disadvantaged position. Such a location usually includes a small chamber in the ceiling that features murder holes, allowing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
: “Dragon!”
Then it comes into view. Pitching this way and that, its scales clanking like steel plates, a black beast draws near the wharf, flanked by reptilian invaders. Flames crackle from the beast’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the hermitage to the large tower along its west side. A crenellated battlement blocks the walkway in and is set with arrow slits.
This battlement served as the main point of defense for the fortress’s
postern entrance from the grotto, allowing the garrison to fire arrows or hurl rocks at invaders. It remains an excellent defensive position. The door from the open battlement into the corridor that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
berserk invaders charges through the gate.
In moments, dozens of Rigus guards and berserkers from Acheron clash in battle. Three massive projectiles—slivers of the great iron cubes that make up the
spikes. From one of its helmets glints a gray gemstone.
Three ettins emerge through the portal. Two use the stat blocks of normal ettins, but the third is Zot and Sotu, who are an ettin with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
well after being lost in time. This foe seeks revenge against the descendants of long-dead enemies. Mythic Fantasy A mythic fantasy campaign draws on the themes and stories of ancient myth and legend
. Poorly armed and disorganized subjects of a tyrant revolt. Invaders. A militaristic nation invades its benevolent neighbors. Pawns in a Game. A war rages on for decades, its original cause all but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
wish to attend to other business before meeting the pilgrims at Ialos, Mercy draws a rough map in the mud to show the way. The pilgrims head straight to Ialos and are there when the characters arrive
appendix A for both stat blocks). The blades fight until destroyed. They remain tight-lipped if captured, but if a character demands information and succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
silk skirt. (The man is Alussiarr, a rakshasa using a disguise self spell to mask its true form.)
Braziers. Two braziers made of carved black basalt rest in the middle of the floor. Smoldering blocks
circular seal above the doors remains in place. (Spells that would transport the rakshasa away from the area simply fail.) Arcturia trapped the rakshasa here years ago and draws blood from the fiend to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their
the traits and actions of the previous form and gains those of the new form. The accompanying stat blocks detail both of the emissary’s forms.
Lesser Form A star spawn emissary’s lesser form allows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hostilities break out, the dragon hunters defend themselves, using the stat blocks of five veterans (see “The Dragon Hunters” earlier in this adventure). The Bakunawa’s Lair Map 10.2: roots of bathalang
the Bakunawa. Pangil ng Buwan isn’t currently in control of itself and can’t be reasoned with, as the spirit blisters in its lair cause it to see the party as the invaders of Lambakluha who haunt its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. A honeybee the size of an orange buzzes around the dandelion’s bright yellow head.
The elf is the first to notice you. As she points in your direction, the dandelion draws its rapier and assumes a
stat blocks). The masked figure is Gleam, a high elf acrobat (use the Selenelion twin stat block in appendix C) from the Witchlight Carnival. Whenever lightning flashes across the dark sky, it’s easy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
approaching with light draws the attention of the drow in the guard towers and the vrocks in area 17. The north end of the fortress grounds is where the drow cultivate food using the labor of
drow in the courtyard, invaders must contend with the drow in the guard towers, who can target creatures both inside and outside the courtyard. Each of the guard towers (areas 18a through 18d) is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the golem. M3: Flooded Passage This chamber transitions from natural stone to walls and a floor of worked marble blocks. The passage tilts down to the southwest, where a carving depicts a dragon in
using the scrying spell to monitor the characters and has judged they might be useful in ridding the ruins of the Dragon Army invaders. The gem Demelin breaks is an elemental gem. An instant later, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
draws all the monsters, although those in the northwest chamber respond most slowly. Investigating. The containers on the small tables in the main area hold mashed leaves, fungus, bark, and powdered
Dragon-carved granite blocks line this chamber’s walls and ceiling, though many are crumbled and broken, leaving stony debris on the floor. A huge marble statue of a rearing red dragon stands in the curve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sightless eye sockets stare up blankly, and a small silver disk is clutched in one of its skeletal hands. A horizontal crevice between two blocks in the south wall glows with faint daylight, marking a
confirm that it shows Firewatch Island, the local coastline, nearby settlements, and the invaders’ plans for an assault against those settlements. If the characters haven’t already done so, she guesses that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world. Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn’t require air, food, drink or sleep. It also
magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness. Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She empowers warlocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
handsome man in a green-and-gold tunic and fancy boots saunters out of the bushes. “Hello,” he says casually as he blocks your path. “I’m Pral. Perhaps you’ve heard of me. Who am I kidding? Of course you
have!”
Pral draws a sword. “Your money and your equipment, please. This is a robbery.”
Hazem Ameen
Pral leads a local gang of bandits. Three Bandits hide in the nearby bushes. Pral and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
successful DC 12 Strength or Dexterity saving throws to avoid losing their grip and falling if they aren’t otherwise secured. Development. If the orcs destroy the bridge but repel the invaders in doing
trap described below). Sated stirges flap off to digest their meal down in area 15a of the Glitterhame. The iron gate blocks entry from area 8 (see it for more information). The stairs in the rift lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, haunt the after-hours stalls of the Gatehouse Night Market just a few blocks from the Gatehouse. Booths unfold from pocket dimensions at last light, their dealers lit by the neon glow of indifferent will
. Save for a few stragglers, the portal and its invaders are long gone, but their devastation remains. Scavengers scour the ashen wasteland for infernal supply caches, clashing with enforcers on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dozen gatherers, only to be shocked when two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers
warlock stat blocks in appendix B to represent this goblin, adding darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins. Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg. This goblin is a sorcerer with the wild magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the light’s effect for 10 minutes. Any spell that overwhelms or blocks the light also suppresses it in the spell’s area for the duration of the spell. Glyph Key. One of the dread warriors has a glyph
Intelligence (Arcana) check to further discern that when an item is empowered, the altar also draws in the life force of creatures near it. When any magic item is placed on the altar for 1 minute, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
temple dedicated to Deep Duerra, a duergar god of conquest and psionics. Xardorok comes here to pray and draws strength from the statue’s flame. The temple’s priest, Klondorn, resides in the room to
X32, making that tunnel safe to traverse. Raising the lever reactivates the trap. X37. Treasure Vault The characters can see into this room through the bars of the portcullis that blocks its entrance