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Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
duergar lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.
Multiattack. As a bonus action, it can make an attack with its javelin. This is in addition to a normal
male named Blork and a female named Muatha. Arcturia fused them together into a single creature by using magic that only a wish spell can undo. Both skulls merged into one bulbous head that has three
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deflection. The shard’s AC includes its Intelligence modifier.
Incorporeal Movement. The shard can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If it ends its turn
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. When it drops to 0 hit points, the shard disappears and leaves a Tiny cracked gemstone in its space. The gemstone matches the kind
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
’s Gate. You came here seeking something else, only to learn that the quest that drove you had become impossible to fulfill—its object was destroyed or its purpose was negated by some
homeless and unfortunate. You know where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Specialists
Fighters learn the basics of all combat styles. Every fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, wield a longsword or a greatsword, use a bow, and even trap foes in a net with some degree of
around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your
Dwarf
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. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove
and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Sharn.
3 You’re a refugee driven from your home by the war. You want to protect other refugees, but you’re also an opponent of the monarchies that drove the nations into war.
4 You’re
celebrated for an amazing feat of heroism, which may have happened in Sharn or during the war. The problem is that you didn’t actually do it. Can you live up to everyone’s expectations and become the hero they believe you to be?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Into the Caves of Hunger When the floating city of Ythryn plummeted from the sky into the Reghed Glacier centuries ago, the impact of the collision (and the resulting heat) drove the city deeper into
Reghed Glacier. Some of its caves and tunnels formed naturally, some formed as a byproduct of Ythryn’s fall, and still others are the work of creatures such as remorhazes that can dig or melt their way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This
Long Memory, Long Grudges Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, so the oldest living dwarves often remember a very different world. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
learn new magic. No matter how much he studies or researches new magical lore or spells, he cannot master them. He can use and prepare any spell he already knows but can no longer advance the magical
research that formerly drove his life. Vivid nightmares wherein Indreficus taunts him for his failures compound Hazlik’s frustrations, and he avoids sleeping to prevent them. By employing rare herbs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Council of War The Saltmarsh Town Council calls a meeting with the adventurers who have been approached to undertake the next mission, in the presence of as many townsfolk as can fit in the modest
town hall. The meeting is also attended by several members of each faction that has allied with Saltmarsh against the sahuagin. Unless the party’s actions in the previous adventure drove away any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This
Long Memory, Long Grudges Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, so the oldest living dwarves often remember a very different world. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
infrastructure while the government directed its attention to military matters. The Aurum also includes a number of powerful military officers and warlords. Some despise the nobles that drove them to war
; others are furious that the war ended without a decisive victory. Either way, these can provide the Shadow Cabinet with unexpected military power. Now, amid the war’s cooling ashes, the Aurum’s power is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
other nations, and goblin foundations still stand underneath many human cities. This empire collapsed into savagery, and when humans arrived from Sarlona, they drove the goblins from their ancestral
Lhesh Haruuc Sharaat’kor. Haruuc remains a brilliant strategist and tactician, but many wonder whether he can maintain the web of alliances that hold the Ghaal’dar together, and whether he and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. House Xorlarrin once held Gauntlgrym, but King Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarves recently drove out the dark elves. They know its layout well, however. Duke Zalto has given the drow an iron flask
the characters obtain Zalto’s conch of teleportation, they can use it to travel to Maelstrom, Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants.”) and advance to the next stage of the adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
the Gatekeeper druids ultimately drove the daelkyr back and held them in check, the war so destabilized the Dhakaani Empire that it soon collapsed. Ruins of cities and fortifications built during the
War also can incorporate elements of supernatural horror, including hideous monsters descended from the daelkyr’s creations. Ancient sites from the Dhakaani Empire—and the treasures within them—are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost. 4 A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. 5 There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must
Suggested Characteristics You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life. Personality Traits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
— the remains of a planar craft whose technology drove the inventor’s early research. But they discover that Kwalish has long since been exiled, and his lab converted into a monastery now dedicated to
entrance to Kwalish’s hidden laboratory — and avoid the empty city’s deadly guardians. Once they reach the lab, the characters meet with the legendary inventor and can negotiate for the assistance necessary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no questions asked. Living here
isn’t comfortable, but it’s unlikely anyone will find you — and you can stay as long as you want. Hermit Origins Any number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
devastating. Gauntlgrym was swarmed by rampaging armies of orcs, and the empire of Delzoun was overrun in the terrible fighting. Ultimately, the dwarves of Delzoun drove back the orcs, but at great cost
. The once-mighty dwarven empire was left crippled, never to recover, and the great city of Gauntlgrym was left in the control of an orc horde. It was humans from nearby Illusk who finally drove the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Goals Strahd has the following goals in the adventure. Turn Ireena Kolyana Strahd’s unrequited love for Tatyana drove him to slay his brother, Sergei. Some time ago, Strahd glimpsed the
Successor or Consort Strahd can sense the arrival of new blood in his domain. When newcomers enter Barovia, he shifts his attention from Ireena Kolyana and van Richten to his new guests so that he can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Traversing Wreck Segments Characters can forgo the portals and travel between the wreck segments on their own, either by walking or by flying. The segments are 300 feet from each other. The areas
mate, Figaro, are encamped on this segment. A death slaad recently infiltrated the camp, sowing chaos and magically manipulating Figaro’s mind. This drove Figaro into a paranoid state, causing him to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
where to go in the Lower City and Outer City for anonymity. In these slums and alley camps, you can get a damp bed and a bad meal, but also a degree of privacy and no questions asked. Living here
isn’t comfortable, but it’s unlikely anyone will find you — and you can stay as long as you want. Hermit Origins Any number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 19: Skull This chapter details the Grim Harrow, doomed Undead that seek the Deck of Many Things in all its forms so they can destroy it and end their own existence. But as the Deck of Many
. Desiring a home base for their effort to destroy Decks of Many Things, the Undead killed or drove off all who dwelled there and claimed the gardens as their own. Over time, the necrotic magic of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Winged God Adventure for Level 3 Characters Situation. A few weeks ago, a Red Dragon Wyrmling drove a band of kobolds out of their warren to claim the place as its lair. Now some of the kobolds
if the adventurers drive off the dragon. Kobold Camp. If the adventurers follow fleeing kobolds, they can find the kobolds’ camp on a nearby outcropping. The kobolds there don’t fight, though, instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
warriors around you? Were you particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? What drove you to this training in the first place? A threat to your
. Your armaments are now among your most important possessions — the only things that stand between you and death’s embrace. Quick Build You can make a fighter quickly by following these suggestions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Crawling Claw “Makes you wonder what can be done with all those other murderer parts, doesn’t it?”
—Evangeliza Lavain, necromancer
Crawling claws are the severed hands of murderers animated by
dark magic so that they can go on killing. Wizards and warlocks of a dark bent use crawling claws as extra hands in their labors. Magical Origins. Through dark necromantic rituals, the life force of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
prominent role in your campaign is to apply a draconic twist to any of these events. A half-dragon conqueror acquiring an Orb
of Dragonkind can throw a world into chaos Rise or Fall of a Leader or an Era. A
powerful dragon establishing a new lair in a region can be a singularly impactful event. Likewise, the death of an ancient dragon can cause dramatic changes in the world. The balance of power shifts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Size. You are Medium. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed. Child of the Sea. You can breathe air and water, and you have resistance to cold
damage. Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. Fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
attention of the Seelie Court. With blink dog companions at their side, fey hunters drove these predators to the fringes of the Feywild, where many crossed over to the Material Plane. To this day, displacer
entertain themselves until they are ready to eat. After killing its prey using its tentacles, a displacer beast drags the corpse to a quiet place where it can feed without distraction. Displacer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
drove Davian’s family from the winery. They’ve also poisoned the fermentation vats, leaving the winery with only a few bottles and barrels of drinkable wine. Even if the characters succeed in helping
the Martikovs reclaim the winery, wine production in the valley will eventually stop as the vineyard dies off. Only by recovering the magic gems and replanting them in the soil can the characters ensure that the Barovians aren’t without wine to comfort them on dark, wretched nights.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Arcturia fused them together into a single creature by using magic that only a wish spell can undo. Both skulls merged into one bulbous head that has three ears, three eyes, two noses, and two mouths. It has
a third arm on the right side of its body, and its left leg splits into two at the knee, giving it three feet. The transformation drove the poor creature insane, and it regards all other creatures as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
were caught in the Mourning, and even though they somehow survived it, what they lived through drove them insane. Former Comrade A former comrade-in-arms can be a useful hook to draw adventurers into a
adventurer who betrayed the villain? This option can be especially interesting for a warforged villain; while searching for their own identity following the war, they have embraced a dark path. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
dangerous part of the ruins by far. A hidden stair—steep, long abandoned, and choked with rubble and undergrowth—leads up the western side of the hill. This secret staircase can be found with 1 hour of
searching and a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. Flying creatures can spot the staircase more easily, gaining advantage on the check. Climbing the steps requires no checks, but it takes 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
southwest section and ate several orcs before settling on the roof. With a terrible roar, the gorged dragon drove the remaining orcs out of Icespire Hold. Recently, evil mercenaries calling themselves
cover (see the Basic Rules) against outside threats. A Medium character can’t squeeze through an arrow slit, but a Small character can with a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check.
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