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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the signature kender weapon: the hoopak, a combination spear and sling staff.
Kender Taunts
Roll on or choose an entry from the Kender Taunts table to determine how a kender skirmisher infuriates an
this.”
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“I wish I could be like you and just not care how I look … or smell … or dress. So brave.”
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“Did the Cataclysm have a face? Because I think you
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him, and commands his servants to do likewise.
The Prince of Deception’s true form is like
that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with an extended, muscular neck and a smiling face framed by long, pointed ears and lank, dark hair, and bat-like wings are furled against his powerful
Soldier
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
bearer
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Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like)
FEATURE: MILITARY RANK
You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military
I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
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I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him and commands his servants to do likewise.
The Prince of Deception’s true form is like that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with
an extended, muscular neck; a smiling face framed by long, pointed ears and lank, dark hair; and bat-like wings are furled against his powerful shoulders. He can assume other forms, however, from the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
determine your role:
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Specialty
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Officer
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Scout
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Infantry
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Cavalry
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Healer
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Quartermaster
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Standard bearer
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Support staff (cook
strong and like breaking things.
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
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Ideal
1
Druid
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Classes
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Holding high a gnarled staff wreathed with holly, an elf summons the fury of the storm and calls down explosive bolts of lightning to smite the torch-carrying orcs who threaten her forest.
Crouching
nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
) Scroll No Spell scroll (1st level) Scroll No Staff of adornment Staff No Staff of birdcalls Staff No Staff of flowers Staff No Talking doll Wondrous item Yes Tankard of sobriety Wondrous item No
built to face each other without the help of magic items, which means that having a magic item always makes a character more powerful or versatile than a generic character of the same level. As DM, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that eventually points to Inglor, who is the only dwarf on staff inside the inn. If not, Inglor succeeds. Chalaska is discredited and removed from service. Nalaskur loses face with the Zhentarim, as do the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos God of Passage All mortals are destined to face Athreos, the River Guide, when their lives come to an end. The god of passage ferries the dead across the Tartyx River, conveying each mortal
robes and a collection of golden masks. What little can be seen of his body is unsettling, its gray flesh stretched thin over a barely human skeleton. The River Guide is never without his ancient staff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the tunnel gives way to a landing that offers a view of the citadel’s uppermost reaches. Light from a high window illuminates a set of steps that ascend to a pair of mahogany doors in the tower’s face
know why the city crashed, but she believes that the broken obelisk (see area Y21) can turn back time to repair the damage. To activate its magic, Veneranda says she needs Iriolarthas’s staff of power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of Oerth, Fraz-Urb’luu has slowly rebuilt his power in the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him, and commands his servants to do
likewise. The Prince of Deception’s true form is like that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with an extended, muscular neck and a smiling face framed by long, pointed ears and lank, dark hair, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
taunting opponents into making rash decisions. They wield the signature kender weapon: the hoopak, a combination spear and sling staff. Kender Taunts Roll on or choose an entry from the Kender
wish I could be like you and just not care how I look... or smell... or dress. So brave.”
3 “Did the Cataclysm have a face? Because I think you might be twins!”
4 Energetically points at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
woodlands and open moor. When the first forester dared put a name to the face seen in the bole of a tree or the voice babbling in a brook, these gods forced themselves into being. The Celtic gods are as
Manannan mac Lir, god of oceans and sea creatures LN Nature, Tempest Wave of white water on green Math Mathonwy, god of magic NE Knowledge Staff Morrigan, goddess of battle CE War Two crossed spears Nuada
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Oerth, Fraz-Urb’luu has slowly rebuilt his power in the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him, and commands his servants to do
likewise. The Prince of Deception’s true form is like that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with an extended, muscular neck and a smiling face framed by long, pointed ears and lank, dark hair, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
give. They have the skills to negotiate with subemployees, temporary hirelings, seasonal staff, and other humanoid (usually) resources. When staff members have problems, the secretarian is the one
. You help advance your franchise by keeping staff happy (enough), hiring competent (enough) workers, coming up with slogans and catchphrases, launching marketing schemes, and getting jingles and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
the “Franchise Tasks and Downtime” section in chapter 2. The Road to Horn Enclave Characters or staff engaging in the research, marketeering, or scrutineering activities can uncover all kinds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Vaults These chambers have 15-foot-high, flat ceilings. 9a. Hall of Staffs Mosaics. Tiled mosaics depicting a variety of magic staffs cover the walls. (Hidden behind a mosaic depicting a staff of
thunder and lightning is a secret door.)
Dead End. Part of the eastern wall has been obliterated, leaving behind a jagged dead-end tunnel.
The mosaic of the staff of thunder and lightning, unlike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
’ allies or succeed on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check with mess hall or trading post staff, they can use the facilities, too. Should the characters follow the skybridge into the camp, four sentries
horn sounds from the camp’s south gate. The sentries run toward the opposite side of the camp while the camp staff scatter. If the characters follow the sound, they see several tortured-looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
: “REWARD — Orcs near Wyvern Tor! Those of a mind to face the orc menace should inquire within.” The notice bears the town’s seal and an indecipherable signature.
Phandalin has no functioning
the alias Glasstaff to conceal his identity. (The Redbrands call him that because he carries a glass staff.) Once he learns the truth about Iarno, Sildar expresses a desire to have the wizard captured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Vilnius with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. Vilnius wears scorched robes, his unkempt hair is half burned away, and his face and arms are covered with blisters from magic fire. He is the
to this wretched land. If the characters try to befriend him, he is suspicious of their intentions. He would like to retrieve his dead master’s staff and spellbook, but otherwise he has no interest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
coup de grace in Quentin’s vengeance against Verity, and he is riding high on the grand-opening weekend. He secretly hopes Verity arrives to confront him herself so he can laugh in her face. Quentin
how brilliant he is otherwise? Quentin’s Location You decide where Quentin is at any given time. If he’s not chatting with patrons or boosting staff morale on the casino floor, he’s usually in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
challenge rating of a creature that the characters need to face to acquire the materials for an item. Note that facing a creature does not necessarily mean that the characters must collect items from its
staff of charming might require the cooperation of a specific arcanaloth, who will help only if the characters complete a task for it. Making a staff of power might hinge on acquiring a piece of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
door lock (see “Qualith Door Locks”). The ceiling is 10 feet high and flat. The room contains the following features: Grimlock. A stunned male grimlock is slumped in one of three stone chairs that face
seen through the eyes of its proprietor, Durnan.
Extractor Staff. A thin crystal stand near the throne holds a black metal staff shaped like a warped, alien spinal column. This is Extremiton’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
archway of red stone carved in the shape of a howling face. Crimson streaks of chipping paint run from its wide, empty eyes like pained tears on either side of an elongated mouth. It’s the only pop of
(neutral good wight) and his modest staff of neutral skeletons. A Sensate in life, Roric perished in Hopeless while touring the planes, killed by a beholder’s death ray for delighting townsfolk with his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
traveler
2 Dryad spirits
3 Shambling mounds
4 Thorn trap
Dead Traveler. The corpse of a drow rests at the end of the path, her flesh impaled by hungry vines and her face twisted in
fail to satisfy them, the three spirits attack. Shambling Mounds. Three shambling mounds arise from the brambles and attack the characters. Thorn Trap. The characters spot a hawthorn staff entangled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giants caused. Zephyros holds “small folk” in higher regard than most giants. If the characters introduce themselves to him, a wide smile settles on the cloud giant’s face as he realizes they are the ones
is a cloud giant, with the following changes: Zephyros is neutral good. He has an Intelligence score of 18 (+4) and the Spellcasting action option described below. He carries a giant-sized staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
black leather armor and robes. He clutches a black staff with a carved spider at the top and frowns as he sees you.
“It seems that I must deal with you myself. A pity it must end this way
the Lords’ Alliance can escort him to Neverwinter to face justice and interrogation. However, unless the characters post guards outside Nezznar’s cell, Halia Thornton (see Part 2) breaks him out of jail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
an aura of transmutation magic around each one: East Statue. This statue depicts a young Shou woman whose face is half ruined by acid. She clutches an orb in one hand.
South Statue. This statue
stands atop a stone dais and depicts Halaster Blackcloak in a robe covered with unblinking eyes. He clutches a staff.
West Statue. This statue depicts a long-haired woman armed with a gnarled wand. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
racks of utensils. Its more noteworthy features are as follows: Kitchen Staff. Two barbed devils prepare meals here and attack anyone they don’t recognize. Also present are three living unseen
permitted to leave until the headmaster releases her, and she’s unwilling to sneak off and face greater punishment. If the characters approach her in a friendly manner, Violence recommends that they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
up drinks, food, and gossip at the keep’s tavern.
Eavesdropper. Umbrusk listens to his patrons’ conversations.
Good Memory. Umbrusk never forgets a face or name.
Rumors
“A traveler named
disrepair.
Kitchen. In addition to hired cooks, Umbrusk’s staff includes patrons who couldn’t pay their tabs. They all work in a cramped, greasy kitchen behind a swinging door near the bar.
Stage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
of the Six! For even more chaos, each of the characters temporarily transforms into a franchise staff member using an NPC stat block, so that the players must use those NPCs to repel the attackers
their former self, the stage ends. Need to Feed Every patron seen previously in the inn has a head resembling a fleshy ball surrounded by tentacles and a gaping maw where a face should be. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to the next space at the end of each in-game hour, and turn the die so that its uppermost face shows the hour that is now beginning. Don’t worry about managing things down to the minute. If the players
starting space, the mood becomes darker: the calliope music plays discordantly, the staff is tense, and stormy weather looms in the sky above the carnival. The carnival’s mood is used to trigger an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the School of Transmutation. Marambra Nyghtsteel is a striking woman with long auburn hair and an empty, distant gaze. She wears a black robe and holds a staff topped with a rune. A successful DC 10
Intelligence (Arcana) check confirms that the rune represents the School of Evocation. Jhesiyra Kestellharp is a young, plain-looking woman dressed in yellow and blue robes. Her face betrays the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
suddenly the ground shifts beneath you. Wind lashes your face, and the air fills with screams. Your vision clears, and you find yourself above the clouds, standing at the edge of an exquisite
rival or a non-spellcasting ally steps between those trying to escape and the oncoming dragon. Unaware of the character, this rival uses the incredible magic of a glowing staff to hold off the dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
carries a glass staff.) Once he learns the truth about Iarno, Sildar expresses a desire to have Iarno captured and transported to Neverwinter to face the judgment of a higher authority. Regardless of






