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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Hook
1
A ruthless shipping magnate has bribed a dragon turtle to attack competitorsâ vessels and drive them out of business.
2
A curious dragon turtle swam upriver from the sea
the wyrmling brings the hag âvisitorsâ by capsizing fishing boats.
2
A school of hunter shark;hunter sharks try to drive a dragon turtle wyrmling out of their waters.
3
A
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spells that create illusions, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon
generally go out of their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ruthless shipping magnate has bribed a dragon turtle to attack competitorsâ vessels and drive them out of business.
2
A curious dragon turtle swam upriver from the sea and is now stuck beneath
neighbors take precedence.
Dragon Turtle Lair Features
The underwater caves inhabited by dragon turtles are structurally similar to the seaside caverns where bronze and topaz dragons lair. When
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
crystal dragon has ripped open holes to the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures
Crystal dragons are among the
drive the yetis out.
3
An adult crystal dragon and an elf archmage have been friends for centuries and often go stargazing together on the peaks of their favorite mountains, but the dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
remaining watchful against evil. Silver dragons typically dwell amid snow-capped mountains, though aspirations and congeniality drive some to instead live among cosmopolitan societies. Disguised as
humanoids, they ally with artists, historians, knights, and humble leaders who learn from the past to create better futures. Silver dragons take inspiration from legendary heroes and have grand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Sacred Statue When an eidolon takes control of a special statue, it becomes a construct that uses its fists to drive back intruders, smashing and crushing anything it can reach. Sacred Statue
Large
appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the statue.
Inert. When not inhabited by an eidolon, the statue is an object.
Actions
Multiattack. The statue makes two slam attacks.
Slam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
: Ruined Dhakaani Fort as the basis for a fort that has been reclaimed by the Heirs, which would be in better repair and guarded by competent troops. Dhakaani Fort Adventures The Dhakaani Fort Adventures
taken prisoner and held in the fortâs dungeons. 5 Steal the fort commanderâs notes on troop movements in the surrounding areas. 6 Lead a strike force against the fort to drive out or destroy the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
guarded by four awakened zurkhwoods (use awakened tree statistics).
A svirfneblin druid inhabited this grove until a few months ago, when he felt threatened by the arrival of the aboleth and decided
damage-dealing spells. The four that remain are indistinguishable from normal zurkhwoods while they remain motionless. The awakened zurkhwoods try to kill or drive off creatures that cause harm to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, driving other monsters out of the region and straight into inhabited lands. Or a dragon could be a pawn in a greater villainâs schemes, perhaps a warlord who has acquired one of the Orbs of Dragonkind
. It might be possible to drive the dragon off or somehow change the dragonâs behavior, but sometimes killing the dragon is the only option. Reclaim the Dragonâs Lair. A dragon has displaced an entire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
believed, that he is the master of his own fate. When he was alive, Strahd could admit to letting his emotions get the better of him from time to time. Now, as a vampire, he is more monster than man
adventurers, he preys on that weakness and tries to drive a wedge between the characters by promising to help one at the expense of another. If Strahd senses evil in a person, he cultivates that tendency by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
against the griffon. Roll initiative. The characters can drive off the griffon by dealing damage to it or by succeeding on a DC 18 Charisma (Intimidation) check. If they donât drive it off, the griffon
.
Characters who can communicate with the anteaters find them to be lazy, well-fed beasts. If asked about the tall termite mound, the anteaters explain that they live in that mound but the eatingâs better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Drow congregate to throw stones at the still-dazed creature and drive it into the tunnels beyond the cityâs environs. If itâs unlucky, itâs attacked by a roper, a carrion crawler, or another drider. If
. Someone who needs a guide through the Underdark might not find a better one than a centuries-old drider that has faced every hazard those tunnels hold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
graven vessel, a statue specially prepared to house the souls of these protectors. The eidolon then animates the effigy and uses the borrowed body to drive out the intruders bent on plundering the
site. After doing so, the eidolon controls the construct as if it was its own body and uses its fists to drive back intruders, smashing and crushing anything it can reach. Undead Nature. An eidolon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
against each other to reduce the threat of the more powerful monsters. For example, in a dungeon inhabited by mind flayers and their goblinoid thralls, the adventurers might try to incite the goblins
. Dungeon Ecology An inhabited dungeon has its own ecosystem. The creatures that live there need to eat, drink, breathe, and sleep, just as creatures in the wilderness do. Predators need to be able to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Once sheâs released, she can cast the tongues spell to better communicate with her liberators. If the bottle is broken or unplugged, the dao emerges in a whirlwind of sand. She fulfills whatever
area 57.) Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Moa, Nangnang, or Papazotl receive advice when seeing the genie in the bottle: Truthful Moa advises his host not to break
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ruthless shipping magnate has bribed a dragon turtle to attack competitorsâ vessels and drive them out of business.
2 A curious dragon turtle swam upriver from the sea and is now stuck beneath
1 A sea hag has promised treasure to a dragon turtle wyrmling if the wyrmling brings the hag âvisitorsâ by capsizing fishing boats.
2 A school of hunter sharks try to drive a dragon turtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
? Who dares to enter the chamber of the guardian? You had better go, or I will have to discharge my sacred duty! Be off with you before I lose my temper!â If the party retreats, the crayfish will not
companion. Creature. The boulder is in reality a huge shell inhabited by Kalka-Kylla (see appendix B), a giant hermit crab. The bamboo staff is one of its legs; a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
extends off the east balcony. At the back of the west balcony, a staircase descends 10 feet to a landing and a secret door. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Iâjin or
Kubazan receive advice when entering this area: Fickle Iâjin urges her host to pull the lever. What harm could it do? Fearless Kubazan insists that his host jump to the platforms, even if others are better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
adventures, like the prisoner in the goblin lair or the innkeeper in town. Who should be the DM for your gaming group? Whoever wants to be! The person who has the most drive to pull a group together and
issues as they come up.
When in doubt, make it up! Itâs better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules.
Itâs not a competition. The DM isnât competing against the player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the
dragon attempts to drive off a clan of cyclopes who have taken up residence in a nearby cave, attacking the clanâs herd of giant goats.
6 An assassin and a young emerald dragon train together to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
to dilute the poison among several flagons. (The dilution also makes the poison unlikely to be lethal; Justran is better at making ale than he is at making poison.) A brief investigation reveals that
players to take on the challenges in this chapter in whatever order they wish â let their interests drive the story. If you want to pace the adventure, the Temple of Howling Hatred suits a 6th-level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
against the dragons, and behirs retain a natural hatred for dragonkind. A behir never makes its lair in an area it knows to be inhabited by a dragon. If a dragon attempts to establish a lair within a few
dozen miles of a behirâs lair, the behir is compelled to kill the dragon or drive it off. Only if the dragon proves too powerful to fight does a behir back down, seeking out a new lair site a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
launched the diadem into the heavens, where itâs said to have landed upon a griffin-inhabited island floating in the clouds.
Riddle of Lightning. Once, an arrogant oracle boasted of her infallible insight
nowadays, the term âRiddle of Lightningâ is used to denote a question that one is better off not knowing the answer to.
Silent Storm. Occasionally, Keranos seeks to make his will known with all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
same world as Barovia, many Vistani look toward the future, learning from their traditions and from one another to better face whatever lies ahead. Vistani bands consist primarily of one or more
now are full-fledged members of Vistani culture (see the âVistani Charactersâ sidebar for details). As they travel, members of a Vistani band walk, ride on horseback, and drive ledge wagons, stopping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
âthe Crystalmist Mountains, the Jotens, and the Hellfurnacesâare inhabited by fierce giants who launch all-too-frequent raids into the nearby lands of the Yeomanry, Sterich, and Geoff.
âBigby
scions of giantsâ gods described in chapter 6). An adventure might also challenge characters to drive the giants (and other forces of destruction) away from settled lands. The giant in a scenario like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ethics are all good. But an Acq Inc paladin knows that nothing puts food on the plates of the poor and roofs over the heads of the dispossessed better than cold, hard cash. And virtue and chastity are more
that sweet coin on your own. In your role as the partyâs bodyguard, your unmatched training and sense of honor drive you to take untold risks as you put othersâ lives before your own. Your heavy armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
their magic to drive others to do the opposite of what they desire. All the bookâs writing is backward. Pity Heâs an Elf is a collection of illustrated short stories about an elf adventurer named Aethyn
as an octopus!
Granny Nightshade
Any character who can rightfully claim this reward is better off not doing so, for it comes in the form of a potion that, if drunk, gives the imbiber a Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giantâs appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
charge of the game. Choosing a Dungeon Master Who should be the DM for your gaming group? Whoever wants to be! The person who has the most drive to pull a group together and start up a game often ends up
help you arbitrate issues as they arise. When in doubt, make it up. Itâs better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules. Embrace the shared story. D&D is about telling a story as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
come to drive a stake through my heart, youâll have to return it first.â
After making introductions, the vampirate captain confesses that his flagship and its crew are all that remains of his fleet
character who can tolerate undead allies better than he can. When the two parties come to an agreement, Gargenhale bows deeply and invites the characters aboard his ship to celebrate their alliance with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the Elemental Planes of Air and Water, creating flash glaciation that encroaches upon inhabited lands.
Connected Creatures Crystal dragons are among the most social and hospitable of dragons. They
drive the yetis out.
3 An adult crystal dragon and an elf archmage have been friends for centuries and often go stargazing together on the peaks of their favorite mountains, but the dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
is consistent with the characterâs personality trait, flaw, or bond. The characterâs action should be notable in some way. It might drive the story forward, push the adventurers into danger, or make
prefers to describe his characterâs attitude and actions. Neither style is better than the other. Inspiration encourages players to take part and make a good effort, and awarding it fairly makes the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters are hostile, the trees do what they can to drive the invaders off the hill. If the trees are not met with violence, they shepherd the characters up the hill to Jingle Jangleâs den, waving them on
.
One of the keys in Jingle Jangleâs collection is the silver key that unlocks Sir Talavarâs birdcage. If the characters want this key, Jingle Jangle offers it freely, saying, âBetter you should have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
directs at least one attack each round at such a character.
4 The dragon tries to drive the characters off by emotionally hurting or humiliating themâthreatening something they obviously care about
better.
10 When the dragon is agitated, the regional effects that alter the terrain around the lair create visible changes around the dragon each round.
11 Factions and grudges within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to catch brigands and smugglers, drive monsters from the roads, and prevent raids. The soldiers are initially suspicious of the characters. However, if the characters explain their business in the
rare or better magic item, the dragon shares this fact and points the characters in the right direction. She then advises them to follow the bats, adding a few barbs about how theyâd be doomed without