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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
failed save the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the
become part of her throne.
Hythonia as a Mythic Encounter
Hythonia serves as a potent threat against even high-level characters, but you can increase the challenge by using the Shed Skin trait. When
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target’s speed is reduced to 0 and can’t increase. On a successful save, its speed is halved. The target’s speed returns to normal
creature takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Joining Factions Word begins to spread throughout Waterdeep that a group of adventurers helped Volothamp Geddarm and rescued Renaer Neverember. Within days, faction representatives begin to approach
consequence. Each faction has a representative who serves as its primary contact. This NPC delivers mission briefings and dispenses the tangible rewards for completing a mission. An increase in renown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
combatants on a piece of paper, and keep a running tally of each creature’s distance from the party’s starting point (the party starts at 0 feet). As the characters advance, increase their numbers; as
encounter begins at a range between 100 and 1,000 feet), or use one or more d20s to show how many 5-foot or 10-foot squares the creature has advanced.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(druid) forces marriages between widows and widowers to increase the population.
6 A polis leader (soldier) begins doing sweeps of the surrounding countryside to round up non-citizens and put them to
(commoner) believes she can care for the city’s children better than their parents and works to have the other adults arrested.
2 A priest begins imposing restrictive lifestyle rules on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Getting Started The adventure begins when the characters are approached by a knight named Evin Giltall (lawful good, human knight). Evin beseeches the characters to rescue his uncle Theldin, who was
, Evin says the city can afford to offer 5,000 gp for Theldin’s safe return. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check can get Evin to increase the reward to 8,000 gp and secures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Pursuit Level The closeness of the drow pursuit is measured by a pursuit level. It begins at 4, with the drow not far behind the characters. If the pursuit level reaches 5, the drow forward scouts
again (see “Eluding Pursuit”). Characters can increase or decrease the pursuit level in the following ways: Decrease the pursuit level by 1 for each day the party travels at a fast pace. Decrease the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
coaxed to increase her offer to 300 gp each if a character succeeds on a DC 18 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the characters agree to Samira’s terms, she warns them to be discreet. The Kings of Coin
city market. Samira also gives the characters a rose-shaped token that confirms the characters are her representatives. She tells them she will be among the celebrants on the city’s main thoroughfare, the River of Gold, until the March of Vice begins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the room slowly comes to life. The carved river begins to flow, and the flowering plants by the river take on color and start to wave in a gentle breeze. The stone frame looks like a portal to this
check, you gain the following benefits:
Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22. Once you gain this benefit, you can’t use this scroll to increase your Intelligence again. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Champions and Quests Each god’s entry in this chapter begins with a discussion of the god’s champions: quests for them to undertake, how you might structure a campaign around that god’s champions
champion can expect a reward for doing so. As long as the champion is actively pursuing the quest and upholding the god’s ideals along the way, you can increase the character’s piety score, using the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
his most trusted subordinates. Bak Mei is joined by four Immortal Lotus monks (see their stat block earlier in the adventure). To increase the difficulty of this encounter, add more monks who have just
come back from foraging. They arrive in the middle of combat. When the fighting begins, read: Stroking his well-kept white beard, the old man begins to mock you as his students take up fighting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
dozens of magical floating lights that emanate from magical firework-like devices that will be set off soon after the event begins. These tube-like devices are among the decorations being set up during
orb (detailed at the beginning of this adventure). When this happens, increase the number of sick students in the “Waking Nightmares” section by one. If a character escorts the student to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Soulmonger is active, the following effects are in play: Any humanoid on the planet that has been brought back from the dead begins to waste away. Its hit point maximum is reduced by 20 (1 for each day
nothing to halt the wasting effect once it has begun. A humanoid whose hit point maximum is reduced can’t increase or restore it. This is true whether the creature’s hit point maximum is reduced by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kalakeri’s two factions. Every character begins with 0 renown score with each faction. Characters gain or lose points as they act against or in the service of either faction. As they do so, their standing
notes activities that increase or decrease a character’s renown score. Intrigue and Horror. When dealing with Kalakeri’s factions, every option or choice has ramifications. Give the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Encounter 1 Flash Fire 2 Giant Spiders’ Nest 3 Hobgoblin Patrol 4 Pine Seeds Flash Fire Your expedition stops at the bottom of a steep gorge—a dead end. As you reorient yourselves, smoke begins to
and assault the characters on sight.
Adjusting the Difficulty. To make this encounter easier, you can reduce the number of Hobgoblin Warriors. Conversely, add one more Hobgoblin Warrior to increase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
of the dragon relief’s tail. During high tide the jetty, the rise, and the tunnel entrance are submerged in ocean water. High tide begins at midnight and noon each day and lasts for six hours.
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hallucinations of her friends dying, her enemies triumphing, and other unspeakable horrors. Lhammaruntosz is an adult bronze dragon, with the following additional features that increase her challenge rating to 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
way, the expedition begins in area 1 of map 2.2, the Mountain Door. (B) Chimney. When the characters reach the area marked B on the map, they can discover the source of the smoke. A natural rock chimney
fissure. If the characters descend the chimney, the expedition begins in area 7 of map 2.2, the Mountain Door. (C) Orc Tunnel. On the other side of the Stone Tooth, a few hundred yards from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
device comes within 500 feet of a nimblewright other than Nim, the umbrella begins to spin, whir, and click. The spinning, whirring, and clicking accelerates as the distance to the target lessens
following nonmagical inventions: Adjustable Stilts. The stilts take 1 minute to put on or remove. They increase the height of any humanoid wearing them by 2 to 5 feet. Each stilt weighs 8 pounds and is 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, on a failed save the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the
she has grappled to see her eyes and be affected by her gaze.
(CHRIS RAHN) Hythonia as a Mythic Encounter Hythonia serves as a potent threat against even high-level characters, but you can increase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
compares the total to the Running a Business table to determine what happens. If the character is required to pay a cost as a result of rolling on this table but fails to do so, the business begins to
villain or elevate a friend. Spreading rumors is an efficient, if underhanded, way to accomplish that goal. Well-placed rumors can increase the subject’s standing in a community or embroil someone in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Lolth’s radical ideas, and their creator rewarded them with a vast increase in their divine power. When Lolth lured some of the primal elves away from Corellon with her promises, this high-ranking
some task that only the god can comprehend. Before this gathering begins, the elves who have been selected start to have powerful dreams and waking visions, urging them to travel to a certain location
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
carrying any light sources or making a lot of noise when they enter, the troglodytes in the west and southeast chambers are alerted. As soon as any fighting begins, one troglodyte attempts to escape to
a troglodyte with the following changes, which increase his challenge rating to 2 (450 XP): His AC is 13 (natural armor). He has 39 (6d8 + 12) hit points. His Charisma is 15 (+2). He can speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
increase his challenge rating to 2 (450 XP): He has 45 (7d8 + 14) hit points. His Intelligence is 14 (+2). He has an additional trait: Spellcasting. Snurrevin is a 3rd-level spellcaster. His spellcasting
duergar guard, the sounds of battle alert the leader, Nimira. She is a duergar with the following changes, which increase her challenge rating to 3 (700 XP): Her AC is 17 (splint armor). She has 52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The route begins a few miles east of Womford and hugs the northern edge of the Forlorn Hills as it travels southeast through Uluvin, crosses the Delimbiyr Vale, and ends at the town of Secomber
Equipment trait, and Spellcasting action option described below, all of which increase his challenge rating to 25 (75,000 XP): Dual Wand Wielder. If Klauth is carrying two wands, he can use an action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
territory than it is about gaining power and wealth with as little effort as possible. A green dragon is recognized by its curved jawline and the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its
, red dragons tirelessly seek to increase their treasure hoards. They are exceptionally vain, even for dragons, and their conceit is reflected in their proud bearing and their disdain for other






